Myeloperoxidase Promoter Polymorphism −463G Is Associated With More Severe Clinical Expression of Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Disease by Wanda F. Reynolds, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Valérie Gausson, Marie-Noëlle Feuillet, Jean-Paul Bonnefont, Gérard Lenoir, Béatrice Descamps-Latscha, Véronique Witko-Sarsat

“…Identification of agents modulating inflammation constitutes a relevant goal. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is involved in both microbicidal and proinflammatory neutrophil activities. …”
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Historical overview of the dementia syndrome's emergence and evolution by Eslaidi Mendoza Clavel, Juana Adela Fong Estrada, Ariadna Céspedes Moncada

“…The first phenomenological descriptions of dementia date back to very remote times, and today its study constitutes an enriching experience for medical practice. …”
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DOES HIGHER GEOPOLITICAL RISK LIMITS TURKISH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS ? by Muharrem Afşar, Başak Özarslan Doğan, Emrah Doğan

“…Lack of capital in developing countries such as Turkey, constitute obstacles to investment. In this context, foreign direct investments that will come to the country are important in terms of eliminating the negativities caused by the lack of capital. …”
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Identification of Nonlinear Dynamic Behavior and Failure for Riveted Joint Assemblies by B. Langrand, E. Markiewicz, E. Deletombe, P. Drazétic

“…A numerical procedure based on FE modeling and characterization of material failure constitutive models is proposed herein with the aim of limiting the costs of experimental procedures otherwise necessary to obtain these data. …”
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The Persian light verb dādan ‘to give’: Causation and more by Reza Soltani, Mohammad Amouzadeh, Hadaegh Rezaei

“…In addition, a significant number of the LVCs express certain causation meanings, suggesting that Persian speakers tend to use the LV dādan to convey causative notions as newly emerged LVCs. This stance will constitute our line of argument to analyze the data in this study. …”
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The Role of T Helper (TH)17 Cells as a Double-Edged Sword in the Interplay of Infection and Autoimmunity with a Focus on Xenobiotic-Induced Immunomodulation by Nasr Y. A. Hemdan, Ahmed M. Abu El-Saad, Ulrich Sack

“…In this context, heavy metals constitute a prominent category of xenobiotic substances, known to alter divergent immune cell responses in accidentally and occupationally exposed individuals, thereby increasing the susceptibility to autoimmunity and cancer, especially when accompanied by inflammation-triggered persistent sensitization. …”
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Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma in a 22-Year-Old Maiden Female: A Rare Case Report from Syria by Lana Nseir, Georget Mansour, Junior Makhoul, Luna Skaf, Mohammad Ziad Dahhan, Zuheir AlShehabi

“…Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a rare and challenging type of endometrial tumor, constituting only about 0.2% of all uterine malignancies and occurring in women 42–58 years of age. …”
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Engineering soft-hard tissue interfaces in dental and craniofacial system by spatially controlled bioactivities by Hun Jin Jeong, Lan Anh P. Hoang, Neeve Chen, Elen Zhu, Albert Wang, Bozhi Chen, Emma Y. Wang, Christopher L. Ricupero, Chang H. Lee

“…The interface between soft and hard tissues is constituted by a gradient change of cell types and matrix compositions that are optimally designed for proper load transmission and injury protection. …”
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Adenine, a key player in biology and medicinal chemistry by Fillion, Alexandra, Vichier-Guerre, Sophie, Arimondo, Paola Barbara

“…In addition of being one of the four nucleobases constituting DNA and RNA, adenine is also contained in many biological molecules (ATP, SAM, NAD, cAMP, coA ...) that have fundamental roles in the functioning of living systems, e.g. energy source, cofactors of enzymes and proteins. …”
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Study on Impact Behavior and Impact Force of Bridge Pier Subjected to Vehicle Collision by Deyuan Zhou, Ruiwen Li, Juan Wang, Changtuan Guo

“…Nonlinear material constitutive laws considering the strain-rate effect were used. …”
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Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand by Vartika Sharma, Rodrigo Ramalho, Rachel Simon-Kumar, Shanthi Ameratunga, Kristy Kang, Renee Liang, Arier Lee, Roshini Peiris-John

“…Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African ethnic origins) constitute 20% of the youth population in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and yet their experiences remain invisible in the mainstream discourses. …”
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Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Wind Blown Sand Morphology under Complex Wind-Flow Field by Xamxinur Abdikerem, Lei Wang, Afang Jin, Mamtimin Geni

“…The flow field and the sand flow field constitutive equations are analyzed at first, then the different desert highway numerical models are established by considering the crossroad and by changing the road surface height and air stream flow field, then three kinds of different models with different complex air flow fields are made for simulating the sand ripple formation process by weak coupling of air and sand flow field, and finally the numerical simulations of these models are conducted and the affect process of sand morphology under complex air flow fields are discussed. …”
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Study of dynamic recrystallization behavior of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Er-Zr alloy during isothermal compression by Liang Hong, Xiaolan Wu, Xiangyuan Xiong, Kunyuan Gao, Shengping Wen, Wu Wei, Li Rong, Hui Huang, Zuoren Nie, Yang Dong, Yugang Wang, Xuejing Mao, Mao Rao

“…The stress-strain curve, constitutive model, and thermal process map were applied to characterize the flow behavior of the alloy. …”
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The Dynamic Interplay between the Gut Microbiota and Autoimmune Diseases by Huihui Xu, Meijie Liu, Jinfeng Cao, Xiaoya Li, Danping Fan, Ya Xia, Xiangchen Lu, Jingtao Li, Dahong Ju, Hongyan Zhao

“…In addition, treatment optimization while minimizing potential adverse effects in autoimmune diseases remains essential, and modulation of the gut microbiota constitutes a potential clinical therapy. Here, we present evidence linking gut microbiota dysbiosis with autoimmune mechanisms involved in disease development to identify future effective approaches based on the gut microbiota for preventing autoimmune diseases.…”
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Sugarcane leaf-derived metabolites play important role in Saccharum officinarum–Spodoptera frugiperda interactions by Liangyinan Su, Chunyu Hu, Chaoqi Wang, Baoshan Chen, Yang Zhao

“…In this study, we identified 46 non-volatile organic compounds (NOCs) and 15 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that differed significantly between the resistant and susceptible sugarcane lines. Phenolic acids constituted the majority of differential NOCs, with approximately 66.7% of these phenolic acids being more abundant in the susceptible line. …”
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Myoepithelial Cell-Rich Pleormorphic Adenoma of Minor Salivary Gland of Parapharyngeal Space by Digvijay Singh Rawat, Divij Sonkhya, Nishi Sonkhya, Shubha Gupta

“…Parapharyngeal space tumors are rare and constitute only 0.5–1.0% of head and neck tumors. Minor salivary gland tumor is still rare in parapharyngeal space. …”
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Mycobacterium bovis in Swine: Spoligotyping of Isolates from Argentina by Soledad Barandiaran, Marcela Martínez Vivot, Eduardo Vicente Moras, Angel Adrián Cataldi, Martín José Zumárraga

“…This spoligotype also grouped 362 (43%) out of 841 isolates from previously typed cattle and, thus, constitutes the most frequent in our country. In addition, 135 (94%) isolates revealed spoligotypes identical to those of cattle, showing an epidemiological link. …”
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Unexpected Liver Embryonal Sarcoma in the Adult: Diagnosis and Treatment by Maurizio Pinamonti, Federico Vittone, Francesco Ghiglione, Andrea Borasi, Stefano Silvestri, Sergio Coverlizza

“…We present a case of embryonal sarcoma of the liver in a 60-year-old woman without significant medical history who presented to our attention with constitutional symptoms. Preoperative assessments did not show alterations in blood chemistry or tumor markers. …”
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A novel approach for solving bi-level mono-objective and multi-objective programming problems using evolutionary algorithms by Wafa Bouguern, Smail Addoune, Hanene Debbiche

“… Bi-level programming problems (BLP) constitute an important class of non-convex optimization problems, which makes it challenging to find a global optimal solution. …”
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Lower Mass Bound on the W′ Mass via Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay in a 3-3-1 Model by A. C. O. Santos, P. Vasconcelos

“…The discovery of neutrino masses has raised the importance of studies in the context of neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ), which constitutes a landmark for lepton number violation (LNV). …”
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