Roles of Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation in the Development of Ectopic Fat Deposition by Lulu Liu, Mei Mei, Shumin Yang, Qifu Li

“…Decreased capacity of fat storage in adipose tissue may result in ectopic fat deposition in nonadipose tissues such as liver, pancreas, and kidney. As a critical biomarker of metabolic complications, chronic low-grade inflammation may have the ability to affect the process of lipid accumulation and further lead to the disorder of fat distribution. …”
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Roles of Retinoids and Retinoic Acid Receptors in the Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation by Louise E. Purton

“…While many key factors involved in regulating HSC/progenitor cell differentiation and cell death are known, the critical regulators of HSC self-renewal are largely unknown. …”
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Proportionality–Progressivity of Biological Assets for Agricultural Prosperity by Enriqueta Mancilla Rendón, Carmen Lozano Arizmendi

“…The Suits index was applied to measure the progressivity and regressivity of taxes applied to agribusinesses through a critical hermeneutic analysis of the tax burden by biological assets. …”
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New Regulations on Supplementary Income for Transfer Recipients: a Great Challenge by Kerstin Bruckmeier, Jürgen Wiemers

“…In doing so, it takes up a frequently voiced criticism of the design of the basic income support for job-seekers under Book II of the Social Code. …”
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The Politics of Voice in Duke Ellington’s Beggar’s Holiday (1946) by James O’Leary

“…Drawing upon the writings of such critics as Clement Greenberg, Dwight MacDonald, and Archibald MacLeish, my paper revives a 1940s aesthetic discourse that imposed strong divisions between highbrow and lowbrow art. …”
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High Time for a Gas Price Cap: An Important Instrument in the Fight Against Energy Price Burdens by Sebastian Dullien, Isabella M. Weber

“…In this article, we respond to some criticisms, provide details on the feasibility of our proposal, and urge for swift political action.…”
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Fibroin-Hybrid Systems: Current Advances in Biomedical Applications by Matheus Valentin Maia, Eryvaldo Sócrates Tabosa do Egito, Anne Sapin-Minet, Daniel Bragança Viana, Ashok Kakkar, Daniel Crístian Ferreira Soares

“…However, in vivo studies have revealed critical challenges, including rapid enzymatic degradation and limited stability. …”
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The Savvy Survey #7: Formatting Questionnaires by Jessica O'Leary, Glenn D. Israel

“…Developing a high-quality questionnaire is critical for collecting useful data. After selecting the best questions, the next step is to format them to produce the most effective questionnaire possible. …”
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W sprawie techniki dla zrównoważonego rozwoju by Zbigniew Łepko

“…The debate shows the initial confrontation of the antagonized positions. The radical critics of technology rejected the then-contemporary technical and industrial system and supported “alternative technology”, whereas the radical promoters of this system represented a naive belief in the unlimited progress of science and technology. …”
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Limb Body Wall Complex: First Trimester Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of a Case with Exencephaly and Megacystis by Mert Turğal, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Özgür Özyüncü, M. Sinan Beksaç

“…Prenatal detection of the anomaly is critical since offers an option of pregnancy termination.…”
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Safe Harbor Agreement: A Regulatory Assurance under the Endangered Species Act by Melissa M. Kreye, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Raoul K. Boughton, Lindsey Wiggins

“… The involvement of the private sector is critical for the conservation and recovery of many species, but landowners’ fears that increased management restrictions could keep them from enjoying their land can present a challenge to securing their trust and assistance in conservation efforts. …”
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Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester as a Protective Agent against Nephrotoxicity and/or Oxidative Kidney Damage: A Detailed Systematic Review by Sumeyya Akyol, Veli Ugurcu, Aynur Altuntas, Rukiye Hasgul, Ozlem Cakmak, Omer Akyol

“…In this review, we summarized and critically evaluated the current knowledge regarding the protective effect of CAPE in nephrotoxicity induced by several special medicines such as cisplatin, doxorubicin, cyclosporine, gentamycin, methotrexate, and other causes leading to oxidative renal injury, namely, I/R models and senility.…”
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"...but the poor opted for the evangelicals!" - Evangelicals, poverty and prosperity by Gideon van der Watt

“…In an appreciative, but critical enquiry, this article reflects on the radical claim of dispensing “health and wealth” to the desperately poor. …”
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Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation causing lung sequestration and media infarction: a case report by Raffaella Griffo, Laura V. Klotz, Laura V. Klotz, Lena Brendel, Romina Rösch, Benedikt Niedermaier, Kai Schlamp, Mark Kriegsmann, Mark Kriegsmann, Martin M. Eichhorn, Martin M. Eichhorn, Hauke Winter, Hauke Winter

“…Despite timely multidisciplinary treatment of the malformation, a potentially fatal pulmonary complication occurred, highlighting the critical importance of early, interdisciplinary management and ongoing follow-up of PAVMs, particularly in preventing life-threatening outcomes.…”
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Natūrfilosofinės subjekto ir gamtos apibrėžtys: F. W. J. Schellingas ir I. H. Grantas by Domas Junelis

“…It is explained that naturephilosophy, which treats the subject as produced by nature, and nature itself as absolute productivity, at the same time critically reacts against the inclination of I. Kant’s transcendental idealism to hypostasize the subject by separating it from nature. …”
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Computational Modelling of Thermal Stability in a Reactive Slab with Reactant Consumption by O. D. Makinde

“…The crucial roles played by the boundary conditions in determining the thermal ignition criticality are demonstrated.…”
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The Role of Lipid Rafts in Cancer Cell Adhesion and Migration by Toshiyuki Murai

“…Recently, it was demonstrated that lipid rafts play critical roles in cancer cell adhesion and migration. …”
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Immunomodulation by allograft endothelial cells by Sayantan Bose, Sayantan Bose, Sayantan Bose, Sayantan Bose, Vicki Do, Vicki Do, Chiara Testini, Chiara Testini, Chiara Testini, Chiara Testini, Suchita S. Jadhav, Suchita S. Jadhav, Suchita S. Jadhav, Suchita S. Jadhav, Nicolas Sailliet, Nicolas Sailliet, Nicolas Sailliet, Nicolas Sailliet, Alvin T. Kho, Alvin T. Kho, Alvin T. Kho, Alvin T. Kho, Masaki Komatsu, Masaki Komatsu, Masaki Komatsu, Masaki Komatsu, Leo Boneschansker, Leo Boneschansker, Leo Boneschansker, Leo Boneschansker, Sek Won Kong, Sek Won Kong, Sek Won Kong, Sek Won Kong, Johannes Wedel, Johannes Wedel, Johannes Wedel, Johannes Wedel, Johannes Wedel, David M. Briscoe, David M. Briscoe, David M. Briscoe, David M. Briscoe

“…We also discuss evidence that long-term graft survival is critically dependent on adaptive interactions among immune cells and endothelial cells within the transplanted tissue microenvironment.…”
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Protezione dei dati personali, etica, proprietà intellettuale e antropologia culturale e sociale in Italia by Francesca Declich

“…Cultural and social anthropology, characterized by methods such as field work, ethnography, participatory observation, often involved in information and social criticism tasks, shapes its space in the folds of a regulation whose applicative practices are conceived for other disciplinary fields. …”
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Type A Behaviours and Heart Disease: Epidemiological and Experimental Foundations by Paul Bennett, Douglas Carroll

“…This paper critically examines three strands of evidence that concern the relationship between type A behaviours and coronary heart disease; prospective epidemiological studies of healthy populations, studies of those at high risk for coronary heart disease, and angiographic studies of atherosclerosis. …”
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