Fracture Mechanics Models for Brittle Failure of Bottom Rails due to Uplift in Timber Frame Shear Walls by Joergen L. Jensen, Giuseppe Caprolu, Ulf Arne Girhammar

“…Since the force in the anchor bolts and the sheathing-to-framing joints do not act in the same vertical plane, the bottom rail is subjected to tensile stresses perpendicular to the grain and splitting of the bottom rail may occur. …”
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Synthesis, Antibacterial and Antioxidant Evaluation of Novel 1-(5,7-Dichloro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline Derivatives by N. D. Jayanna, H. M. Vagdevi, J. C. Dharshan, T. R. Prashith Kekuda

“…The compounds 8a and 8e showed potent antibacterial activity, whereas the compounds 8e and 8f act as antioxidants.…”
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Tag7 (PGLYRP1) Can Induce an Emergence of the CD3+CD4+CD25+CD127+ Cells with Antitumor Activity by T. N. Sharapova, E. A. Romanova, L. P. Sashchenko, D. V. Yashin

“…The Hsp70 stress molecule on the surface of the tumor cells is used as a recognition target, while the Tag7 protein on the lymphocyte membrane acts as a receptor for Hsp70. We have also demonstrated that this subpopulation of the CD4+CD25+ cells is CD127 positive and hence is not the Treg cells. …”
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Preparation of magnetic rice husk carbon nanocomposite for efficiently extracting aflatoxin B1 from rice followed by time-resolved fluorescent immunochromatographic assay by Di Yuan, Bin Hong, Shan Zhang, Shan Shan, Jingyi Zhang, Chuanying Ren

“…Cost-effective rice husks were carbonized and combined with nanomaterials to make magnetic nanocomposites that acted as effective adsorbents in MSPE. Under optimal conditions, the entire process was completed in 15 min with a visual detection limit of 0.16 μg/kg. …”
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Effects of Sodium Fluoride on Water and Acid Secretion, Soluble Mucus and Adherent Mucus of the Rat Stomach by Kamel Gharzouli, Smain Amira, Seddik Khennouf, Akila Gharzouli

“…The absence of a correlation between soluble glycoproteins and adherent mucus suggests that sodium fluoride does not stimulate mucus secretion, but rather acts as a barrier-breaking agent by its accumulation, together with acid, into the mucosa.…”
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Antecedents of an Inclusive Leader in Public Organizations: A Macro and Micro Perspective by Namrta Sharma, Meghna Sabharwal

“…As public administration struggles to further the goal of social equity, part of the problem is leaders who do not know what characteristics can help them act more inclusively. The role of a leader to establish and promote social equity cannot be overemphasized. …”
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A Route Well Travelled. The archaeology of the A14 Huntingdon to Cambridge Road Improvement Scheme by Emma West, Claire Christie, Debora Moretti, Owain Scholma-Mason, Alex Smith

“…This monograph is intended to act as gateway to the project's findings, synthesizing the results in a series of period-based chapters and linking back to the detailed site and specialist reports and the entire digital archive of the project hosted by the Archaeology Data Service.…”
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A model for phenotype change in a stochastic framework by Graeme Wake, Anthony Pleasants, Alan Beedle, Peter Gluckman

“…If the optimal waiting time is considered to act over thepopulation, there are implications for the expected value of themean fitness in that population. …”
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Dire ce qui n’est pas encore là. Le statut logique de l’usage dans les énoncés de conception architecturale by Louis Vitalis

“…The use would thus be simulated by speech acts mimicking normal assertions in the manner of fictional speech. …”
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Modulation of Toll-Like Receptor Activity by Leukocyte Ig-Like Receptors and Their Effects during Bacterial Infection by Louise E. Pilsbury, Rachel L. Allen, Martin Vordermeier

“…One family of immunoregulatory proteins which can provide a balancing effect on TLR activity are the Leukocyte Ig-like receptors (LILRs), which act as innate immune receptors for self-proteins. …”
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Terminologie militante et changement social : le cas du terme femicide dans le discours de l’ONU sur la violence envers les femmes by Célia Atzeni

“…We observed the predominance of the term “femicide” compared to other terms designating acts of violence resulting in the death of one or several women, with a significant increase in its use in the 2010’s. …”
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Children in institutional re-socialisation and education – on the edge of contemporary trends by Justyna Kusztal, Sławomir Przybyliński

“…The system of juvenile re-socialisation in Poland, regulated by the Act on Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings of 1982, covers children and adolescents in connection with their depravation or with committing a punishable offence and it provides for institutional educational measures and reformatory measures in the form of sending a minor to a juvenile detention centre. …”
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De Sen à la pratique ergonomique : conditions et moyens pour une intervention ergonomique capacitante by Anne Raspaud, Pierre Falzon

“…In this constructive framework, the ergonomist acted as a conversion factor, transforming individual and collective capacities into the ability to actually “perform better together.” …”
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The challenges of aviation communication: Aspects of using aviation English by Rankov Dragana, Jovanović Tomislav, Kapor Nenad

“…On the other hand, adequate communication requires that the recipient receives appropriate information, understands it and, based on it, can act appropriately. Communication is part of the technological process of providing air transportation services in a safe manner. …”
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Receptors That Inhibit Macrophage Activation: Mechanisms and Signals of Regulation and Tolerance by Ranferi Ocaña-Guzman, Luis Vázquez-Bolaños, Isabel Sada-Ovalle

“…This review analyzes the function of some of these proteins in monocytes and macrophages and as well as their participation as inhibitory molecules or elements of immunological tolerance that also act in innate defense mechanisms. We chose the receptors TIM-3, PD-1, CD32b, and CD200R because these molecules have distinct functional characteristics that provide examples of the different regulating mechanisms in monocytes and macrophages.…”
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CURRENT TRENDS IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SERVANTS by N. A. Chetverikova, M. A. Kolmykova

“…The professional development of state civil servants is an important part of state policy, and this process has been already sufficiently regulated by the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation. Therefore, at the present stage, it is necessary to develop such a system for training civil servants, that would take into account all the existing potential of the personality of a civil servant. …”
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The socio-cultural contexts of development communication at the Tswaing Crater by C.W. Malan, A. Grossberg

“…These approaches rely on normative goals and standards set by host communities in the development of a community's cultural identity, and act as a vehicle for people's self expression. Socia-cultural contexts of the developmental and communication process are therefore specifically discussed. …”
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SAWUBONA. A theo-ethic for everyday decolonial gestures by C.J. Kaunda

“…Pentecostalicity is grounded in the Spirit’s freedom to greet (Sawubona) creation as happened on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2) with pneumatic gestures of redemption, liberation, emancipation and recognition of the singularity of life and co-becoming of all things in the universe. …”
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Liver Fibrosis and Protection Mechanisms Action of Medicinal Plants Targeting Apoptosis of Hepatocytes and Hepatic Stellate Cells by Florent Duval, Jorge E. Moreno-Cuevas, Maria Teresa González-Garza, Carlos Rodríguez-Montalvo, Delia Elva Cruz-Vega

“…Treatment strategies should take into account the versatility of its pathogenesis and act on all the cell lines involved to reduce liver fibrosis. …”
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The Guidebook and the Medicine Pole: Staging Memory at a Nineteenth Century Battle Site in the American West by Wendy Harding, Jacky Martin

“…In following the self-guided tour, visitors engage in a quasi-theatrical performance that encourages them to «emplace» themselves in the present through a commemorative act that reconstructs the past in order to conciliate conflicts in the contemporary community and to define the nation in the present. …”
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