The Link Between Venous and Arterial Thrombosis: Is There a Role for Endothelial Dysfunction? by Marco Paolo Donadini, Francesca Calcaterra, Erica Romualdi, Roberta Ciceri, Assunta Cancellara, Corrado Lodigiani, Monica Bacci, Silvia Della Bella, Walter Ageno, Domenico Mavilio

“…Additionally, we discuss novel research avenues, such as the potential of endothelial colony-forming cells and other innovative methodologies, to further unravel the complex mechanisms of thrombosis. …”
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Intervening Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Progression by Cell Membrane Coated Platycodin D via Regulating Hsa-miR-1246/FUT9/GSK3β Pathway by Zheng S, Xie Z, Zhou Z, Wang S, Xin Y, Lin J, Cheng K, Lu T, Qi R, Guo Y

“…Furthermore, a homologous cell membrane-based PD delivery system was established to improve the biosafety and efficacy of PD in vivo.Results: Hsa-miR-1246 was upregulated by PD treatment, and functional experiments demonstrated that the miR-1246-mimic enhanced PD’s suppressive effects on NSCLC cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, and invasion, while the miR-1246-inhibitor abrogated these effects. …”
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Geographically widespread and novel hemotropic mycoplasmas and bartonellae in Mexican free-tailed bats and sympatric North American bat species by Daniel J. Becker, Kristin E. Dyer, Lauren R. Lock, Beckett L. Olbrys, Shawn A. Pladas, Anushka A. Sukhadia, Bret Demory, Juliana Maria Nunes Batista, Micaela Pineda, Nancy B. Simmons, Amanda M. Adams, Winifred F. Frick, M. Teague O'Mara, Dmitriy V. Volokhov

“…We here describe novel (and in some cases panmictic) hemoplasmas and bartonellae across three colonies of Mexican free-tailed bats and sympatric bat species. …”
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Predicting the effectiveness of omalizumab in patients with refractory chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps comorbid with asthma based on inflammatory biomarkers by Yutong Sima, MD, Ming Zheng, MD, Yan Zhao, PhD, Siqi Ge, PhD, Chengyao Liu, MD, Ping Wang, BS, Xiangdong Wang, MD, PhD, Luo Zhang, MD, PhD

“…The concentrations of T2 inflammatory biomarker, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), T3 inflammatory biomarkers, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL)-1, and chemokine (C–C motif) ligand-20 (CCL-20), T1 inflammatory biomarker, IP-10 (CXCL-10), and granzyme B in nasal secretion and serum periostin were significantly decreased. …”
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Chemotherapy-induced cellular senescence promotes stemness of aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma via CCR7/ARHGAP18/IKBα signaling activation by Yangyang Wang, Fan Wu, Yang Wan, Huiping Wang, Linhui Hu, Qianshan Tao, Zhimin Zhai, Jiyu Wang, Keke Huang, Anwen Ren, Jinlan Li, Liuying Yi, Yanjie Ruan, Zhixiang Wanyan, Chaohong Liu

“…The stemness of cells was evaluated through colony and sphere formation assays. Transwell assays assessed cell migration and invasion. …”
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The Enduring Conflict in Somalia: Analyzing the Dynamics of Instability and the Path to Sustainable Peace by Zoia Malik

“…This essay examines the origins and dynamics of the Somali conflict, analyzing its historical, political, economic, and social dimensions. Rooted in colonial legacies and clan-based divisions, the conflict intensified under Siad Barre’s authoritarian regime and escalated into civil war following his ousting in 1991. …”
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Intervención social en contexto mapuche y descolonización del conocimiento by Gianinna Muñoz Arce

“…Los hallazgos del estudio sugieren que existe un espacio de discreción profesional que puede ser utilizado por los profesionales para quebrar la matriz colonial. Por otra parte, el estudio deja en evidencia la necesidad de analizar críticamente el rol de las universidades en la formación de profesionales dedicados a la intervención social, y el desafío de fortalecer las organizaciones y movimientos mapuche para que vigilen la manera en que su cultura es subsumida en la política social hegemónica.…”
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Investir un territoire de frontière : le culte des Matronae dans la Civitas Ubiorum en Germanie Inférieure by Audrey Ferlut

“…Other social groups, inserted in the curiae, participated in the municipalisation of the cult while those social groups became civic institutions in the civitas then.Born in rural communities in the 1st century CE. before reaching the Roman colonies at the very end of that century, the cult to Matronae spread on a double scheme: some very local cults to some Matronae in small sanctuaries which sometimes revealed a massive amount of inscriptions and a provincial cult to the Matronae Aufaniae that spreads from Bonn and Köln. …”
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Trajectoires territoriales d’un nouveau centre extractif mondialisé. L’exemple des Andes argentines septentrionales by Marie Forget

“…Latin America’s renewed focus on primary industries, involving the extraction and export of unprocessed natural resources, could be viewed as a step back to colonial-style exploitation. As such, it raises questions about North-South relations and the development of mountain territories, which are often peripheral, poor and sparsely populated. …”
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El trabajo doméstico y de los cuidados como “nicho laboral” para mujeres inmigrantes latinoamericanas en España by Manuela Pahde Barragán

“…El objetivo de esta investigación es visibilizar la relación directa entre: una legislación de extranjería española discriminatoria, una herencia neo-colonial de amo y sirviente y una feminización del trabajo precarizado en el sector doméstico y de los cuidados. …”
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THE EVOLUTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES AND MOVEMENTS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF LABOUR PARTY OF NIGERIA by Toye Manuwa

“…The paper explores how the LPN has adapted to the changing political, economic and social contexts in Nigeria, from the colonial era to the present day. It also examines how the LPN has maintained or transformed its ideological identity, vision and agenda over time, reflecting its commitment to social justice, democracy and national development. …”
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Trajectoire mémorielle entre continuités et ruptures : l'exemple de la communauté grecque à Marseille au XIXe siècle by Michel Calapodis

“…During this period, the sociological bonds between the different Greeks suggest a nuclear and an individual-based colony. The wave of new-comers from the Island of Chios precipitated some major changes in the Marseille Greek's social morphology: these individuals, members of the historic leading class (Archons) indeed turned their individual itineraries into a social crystallization process which helped them develop multiple belonging relationships. …”
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La ruine angkorienne et le fromager : une mise en cloche d’un paysage fantasmé synonyme d’inaction ? by Sébastien Preuil

“…In the specific case of Angkor, the architectural jewel of Khmer civilization, certain representations of landscapes forged during the colonial era, and which are now relayed by the media and social networks, have repercussions on the way certain temples are managed. …”
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Les Femmes anishinaabeg (Canada), la santé et l’eau : des savoirs traditionnels aux mobilisations contemporaines by Castelli Tania, Thinel Myriam, Cantin Alex-Andrée, Patrick Cloos

“…Our article aims more specifically at : 1) showing the importance of the lack of availability of drinking water for Indigenous nations ; 2) describing the traditional role of Anishinaabeg women as water protectors ; 3) situating the water issue in its colonial context ; and 4) exploring the various mobilizations led by Indigenous women in response to this historical and political problem.…”
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A Dynamic Multistage Hybrid Swarm Intelligence Optimization Algorithm for Function Optimization by Daqing Wu, Jianguo Zheng

“…The DM-PSO-ABC combined the exploration capabilities of the dynamic multiswarm particle swarm optimizer (PSO) and the stochastic exploitation of the cooperative artificial bee colony algorithm (CABC) for solving the function optimization. …”
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Florida's Bats: Florida Bonneted Bat by Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, Emily H. Evans

“…Additional concerns include the species’ small population size and restricted range, the small number of known colonies, their slow reproduction, and the relative isolation of separate populations of bonneted bats. …”
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A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12 by Keshni Naidu, Ilisapeci Nabose, Sharan Ram, Kerri Viney, Stephen M. Graham, Karen Bissell

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Optimizing the Synthesis of Novel Calcium Carbonate/Cobalt Oxide Nanocomposite With Highest Antifungal Activity by Nima Fallahnia, Mohammad Salmani Mobarakeh, Hasti Sarabikia, Mohsen Safaei

“…Thus, nine experimental designs using the Taguchi technique were utilized to discover the greatest combination of parameters for antifungal activity. The colony-forming unit (CFU) method was used to test the produced nanocomposites’ antifungal properties against C. albicans. …”
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Expéditions scientifiques dans les déserts iraniens et le mont Elbourz entre 1925 et 1939 by Dominique Lévy-Jahanbakht

“…We will study the travel writings of Austrian and German geographers and biologists who went on scientific expeditions between 1925 and 1939 to define the European scientists’ position regarding Iran. Referring to post-colonial theories, we will try to understand to what extent the attractiveness of new findings may have influenced the image of Persia among these scientists, and we will question the opportunity to actually foster academic exchange between Iran and Europe at that time of history. …”
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As estatísticas localizadas no Brasil: um caleidoscópio das categorias territoriais by Cathy Chatel, Maria Encarnação Beltrão Sposito

“…The large number of territorial categories of official statistics of present-day Brazil reveals a great wealth of data, provided they are not considered as a "turnkey" material for research.From a pre-statistical European model inherited from the colonial period to the rationality of the state, then to the liberal and post-modern context that spread in the globalized world, the IBGE categories reveal the paradoxes due to the superposition of different points of view on how to characterize the urban space. …”
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