Operational Risk Assessment for the Pollination Service with Apis mellifera Bees in Cashew Crops in Vichada, Colombia by Lizeth Castro Mercado, Juan José Bravo Bastidas, Juan Carlos Osorio Gómez

“…Such losses have far-reaching consequences, affecting the livelihoods of peasant beekeepers in the region and potentially discouraging the maintenance of bee colonies and forests.…”
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“Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together”?: the Crisis of the World Sports Movement in the Context of the Pandemic and the Problem of Racism by E. V. Khakhalkina, A. V. Munko

“…The principle of “political correctness” widespread in the West makes it difficult to discuss and deal with historical and colonial traumas, as well as with the crisis in the values of “fair play” in professional sports, caused by its commercialization and politicization.The article concludes that the observed facts stem, among other things, from the revival of the Black Lives Matter movement in the spring of 2020, which spread beyond the borders of the United States, the formation and expansion of the “cancel culture”, as well as the growing influence of social networks and media on world public opinion. …”
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Anlotinib Inhibits Cisplatin Resistance in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells by Inhibiting MCL-1 Expression via MET/STAT3/Akt Pathway by Lile Wang, Lu Xu, Shuhua Han, Xiaoli Zhu

“…Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were determined using the colony formation assay and transwell assay. The mRNA expression levels of mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) and myeloid cell leukemia-1 (MCL-1) were measured by quantitative real-time PCR. …”
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El giro a la derecha en América Latina. La crueldad y el gobierno de los cuerpos-Otros en la etapa neoliberal del capital by Alejandra del Rocío Bello Urrego

“…Es esencial decir que ese gobierno se sustenta en una circulación de la crueldad de matriz colonial en la que el sufrimiento se canaliza hacia los cuerpos relegados al lugar de Otro: los no blancos, no binarios, no masculinos, entre otros. …”
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Shionone Relieves Urinary Tract Infections by Removing Bacteria from Bladder Epithelial Cells by Hao Yin, Jiaoli Zhu, Yi Jiang, Yijing Mao, Chenquan Tang, Hui Cao, Yufang Huang, Huijun Zhu, Jianping Luo, Qingjiang Jin, Qinglei Jin, Yi Xue, Xin Wang

“…The results of immunofluorescence analysis in both in vivo and in vitro experiments revealed that Shionone reduced bacterial load and the number of E. coli colonies growing on the plates was greatly reduced. …”
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Legislação militar na guerra de Independência do Brasil: Província de Santa Catarina (1821-1824) by ÂNDERSON MARCELO SCHMITT

“…RESUMO Este artigo analisa a legislação militar do nascente Império do Brasil e como ela foi aplicada na província meridional de Santa Catarina entre 1821 e 1824, período que abarca os primeiros anos de estruturação do estado que surgia da crise colonial. O argumento defendido é que, enquanto ocorriam disputas armadas naquele período – que podem ser chamadas de guerra de independência –, ocorria, concomitantemente, a montagem de uma legislação militar que desse conta das necessidades bélicas frente a tropas fiéis a Portugal. …”
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Pollution Abatement of Heavy Metals in Different Conditions by Water Kefir Grains as a Protective Tool against Toxicity by Giorgio Volpi, Marco Ginepro, Janeth Tafur-Marinos, Vincenzo Zelano

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the concentration of heavy metal ions in several Water Kefir solutions during the fermentation process under various conditions. Two colonies of Water Kefir grain were used, and the concentrations of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Ba, and Ca were measured in Water Kefir grain solutions at different contact times (0, 24, 48, and 72 hours), different pH values in citric and acetic buffers, and different Water Kefir grains/metal solution ratios, with and without sucrose (5%). …”
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The Development and Intellectualisation of African Languages Revisited. by Ndoleriire, Oswald Kyamulesire

“…The case of India is of particular interest to Africa due to a common colonial heritage and the multiplicity of languages because the Indian experience has been relatively successful. …”
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Portrayal of Corruption in the Novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. by Natumanya, Blessed

“…Critical works relevant to the area of representation of corruption in post-colonial African countries were also considered. The data that was collected for the study was analyzed through close reading and textual analysis and I identified the forms of corruption in the novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa'Thiongo. …”
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Portrayal of Corruption in the Novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o. by Natumanya, Blessed

“…Critical works relevant to the area of representation of corruption in post-colonial African countries were also considered. The data that was collected for the study was analyzed through close reading and textual analysis and I identified the forms of corruption in the novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa'Thiongo. …”
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Periódicos científicos do sul epistemológico: desafios decoloniais e desobediências epistêmicas by Adriana Aparecida de Oliveira, Frederico Braida

“…Este artigo traça um panorama dos desafios da comunicação científica em países do “Sul epistemológico” – termo cunhado por Boaventura para designar as nações do sul geográfico do globo (África, América Latina e Ásia), onde se posicionam formas de dominação colonial e capitalista. O objetivo do artigo é apresentar desafios impostos pelo colonialismo e decolonialismo à produção científica nesses países, especialmente aos periódicos científicos, em busca de espaço, visibilidade, reconhecimento e impacto, diante do monopólio epistêmico do Norte global. …”
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First Report on the Emergence of <i>Neopestalotiopsis rosae</i> as a Severe Economic Threat to Strawberry Production in Germany by Tom E. Schierling, Ralf T. Voegele, Abbas El-Hasan

“…Morphological examination of conidia and mycelium revealed key characteristics including the presence of versicolorous median cells, conidial appendages, black spherical conidiomata formation as well as changing colony color and fluffy texture. These properties align with the established descriptions for the species. …”
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Diisooctyl phthalate (DIOP) exposure leads to cell apoptosis to HUVEC cells and toxicity to Caenorhabditis elegans through increasing the oxidative stress by Siyuan Luo, Junnan Li, Yuqing Zhou, Zihang Zhai, Qiang Li, Zhenglin Huang, Wencan He, Kejun Zhong, Bo Kong, Zanxian Xia, Hang Fai Kwok, Lipeng Zhu

“…Our results demonstrate that DIOP markedly decreases the viability and colony-forming ability of HUVECs. Moreover, this cytotoxicity correlates with elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), causing cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase and the induction of cell apoptosis. …”
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Effect of Sterilization Methods on the Storage Quality of Soybean Protein-based Small Crisp Meat and Its Shelf Life Prediction by Ying SUN, Bin ZHOU, Long WANG, Shen LIU, Binglin LU, Lianzhou JIANG, Juyang ZHAO, Xiuqing ZHU

“…The study compared the effects of microwave sterilization and water bath sterilization on the total number of colonies, and investigated the impact of different storage temperatures on the physical and chemical properties and texture characteristics of the product. …”
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Production of Biosurfactants by Soil Fungi Isolated from the Amazon Forest by Hellen Holanda Sena, Michele Alves Sanches, Diego Fernando Silva Rocha, Walter Oliva Pinto Filho Segundo, Érica Simplício de Souza, João Vicente Braga de Souza

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the production of biosurfactants by soil fungi isolated from the Amazon forest. Fungi colonies were isolated from soil samples and screened for biosurfactant production in submerged fermentation. …”
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CCDC154 knockdown inhibits growth of liver cancer via suppressing expression of Snail by Rulan Ma, Hongmei Nie, Caijing Mo, Dawei Yuan, Kun Zhu, Kang Li

“…The proliferation and apoptosis of LC cells was evaluated by cell counting assay, colony formation assay and flow cytometry. The migration and invasion of LC cells were investigated using scratch wound-healing assay and Transwell assay. …”
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Hypercalcemia and co-occurring TBX1 mutation in Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ib: case report by Zakaria Kasmi, Imane Ain El Hayat, Zahra Aadam, Abderrahmane Errami, Ibtihal Benhsaien, Jalila EL Bakkouri, Dalal Ben Sabbahia, Meryem Atrassi, Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha, Fatima Ailal

“…Initial management included a lactose-free and galactose-free diet, multivitamin supplementation, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) therapy to address neutropenia. …”
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Temporal Requirements of cMyc Protein for Reprogramming Mouse Fibroblasts by Corey Heffernan, Huseyin Sumer, Luis F. Malaver-Ortega, Paul J. Verma

“…Purification and delivery of semisoluble/particulate pTAT-mcMyc maintained Oct4-GFP+ colony formation (i.e., reprogramming efficiency) whilst supporting pluripotency by various criteria. …”
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Evaluation of a Simple Antibiotic-Free Cryopreservation Protocol for Drone Semen by Sophie Egyptien, Jérôme Ponthier, Fabien Ectors, Brice Thibaut, Stéfan Deleuze

“…Survival rates until egg-laying onset and female brood production were similar for both groups; however, colonies with queens inseminated with fresh semen were more likely to go into wintering. …”
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Structural and Functional Characterization of Deceased Donor Stem Cells: A Viable Alternative to Living Donor Stem Cells by Prakash N. Rao, Dayanand D. Deo, Misty A. Marchioni, Rouzbeh R. Taghizadeh, Kyle Cetrulo, Sharyn Sawczak, Jacob Myrick

“…For the first time, we show that deceased donor femur BM grew cell colonies. Our introduction of new technology for nonenzymatic AT processing significantly increased cell recovery over the traditional enzymatic processing method. …”
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