Financing of municipal current expenditure through local taxes: a systematic review by Henry Bernardo Garay Canales, Julio Mayorga Challco, Wilson Eduardo Vargas Cubas, Fredy Roger Flores Flores

“…Findings indicate that local tax autonomy, diversified tax structures, economic cycles, tax culture, effective enforcement, and local political commitment significantly affect municipalities' self-financing capacity. …”
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Microbial Isolates from Vegetable Foreign Bodies Inhaled by Dogs by Sara Flisi, Manuel Dall’Aglio, Costanza Spadini, Clotilde Silvia Cabassi, Fausto Quintavalla

“…Bacteriological and mycological cultures, strains identification, and antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vitro Drug Delivery Capabilities of (Zn, Al)-Based Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles by Vinay J. Nagaraj, Xiaodi Sun, Jiten Mehta, Mac Martin, Thi Ngo, Sandwip K. Dey

“…Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and valproate (VP) were intercalated into (Zn, Al)-LDH nanoparticles to study cellular uptake, biocompatibility, and drug delivery capabilities using cultured pancreatic adenocarcinoma BxPC3 cells. Fluorescence measurements indicated that FITC-intercalated LDH nanoparticles showed a greater degree of energy-dependent uptake rather than passive uptake by BxPC3 cells, especially at high concentrations of nanoparticles. …”
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The Performance of Direct Disk Diffusion for Community Acquired Bacteremia due to Gram-Negative Bacilli and Its Impact on Physician Treatment Decisions by Peter Daley, Adam Comerford, Jurgienne Umali, Carla Penney

“…Retrospective observational study of all positive blood cultures with Gram-negative Bacilli, collected over one year. …”
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Th17: A New Participant in Gut Dysfunction in Mice Infected with Trichinella spiralis by Yu Fu, Wenfeng Wang, Jingjing Tong, Qi Pan, Yanqing Long, Wei Qian, Xiaohua Hou

“…When jejunual smooth muscle strips were cultured with IL-17, contractions elicited by Ach were enhanced in a concentration-dependent manner. …”
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MicroRNA-22 Promotes Renal Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis by Targeting PTEN and Suppressing Autophagy in Diabetic Nephropathy by Yingying Zhang, Siqi Zhao, Depei Wu, Xingmei Liu, Mingjun Shi, Yuanyuan Wang, Fan Zhang, Jing Ding, Ying Xiao, Bing Guo

“…Moreover, microRNA-22 (miR-22) was upregulated and associated with reduced expression of its target gene phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in both the kidneys of DN rats and high glucose-cultured NRK-52E cells. Intriguingly, induction of autophagy by rapamycin antagonized high glucose-induced collagen IV (Col IV) and α-SMA expression. …”
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Deciphering the significance of neutrophil to lymphocyte and monocyte to lymphocyte ratios in tuberculosis: A case-control study from southern India [version 2; peer review: 2 appr... by Poorva Bakshi, Shikha Jayasheelan, Rakshatha Nayak, Sharada Rai

“…However, this method has low sensitivity due to suboptimal sampling and techniques. While AFB culture remains a gold standard for diagnosing TB and other mycobacterial infections, its limitations include slow turnaround time, and the requirement for specialized resources and expertise. …”
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Genotypic Investigation of Clostridium difficile in Prince Edward Island by H Martin, LP Abbott, DE Low, B Willey, M Mulvey, J Scott Weese

“…One hundred twenty-six C difficile ELISA toxin-positive stool samples were obtained and cultured using an enrichment protocol. C difficile was isolated from 105 of 126 (83%) samples. …”
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Authenticity" About Ferdowsi Neighborhoods Of Tehran with Historical Textures with the Phenomenological Approach by Samaneh Dousti, Zohreh Davoudpour, Leila Zare

“…Urban neighborhoods are one of the vital elements of each city and the culture of urban residents is concealed in the texture and sinew of that .The advent of new technologies in urban life and percipitance of designers for construction of buildings led to reduce of fixation sense about their living environment and decrease social interaction. once the historical districts are regarded as symbols of security, comfort and authenticity of the residents, due to inefficiency and interruption of their structures, suffer instability and displacement of their residents.According to this, instability and displacement of inhabitants to districts of historical value are known as the main problem in these neighborhoods. …”
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Exploiting Cancer Dormancy Signaling Mechanisms in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Through Spheroid and Organoid Analysis by Emily J. Tomas, Yudith Ramos Valdes, Jennifer Davis, Bart Kolendowski, Adrian Buensuceso, Gabriel E. DiMattia, Trevor G. Shepherd

“…Here, we present novel findings from direct comparisons between cultured EOC spheroids and organoids. Our results indicated that AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity was significantly upregulated and protein kinase B (Akt) was downregulated in EOC spheroids compared to organoids, suggesting a clear differential phenotype. …”
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TGFβ1-Induced Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow-Derived MSCs Is Mediated by Changes to the Actin Cytoskeleton by Mona Elsafadi, Muthurangan Manikandan, Sami Almalki, Mohammad Mobarak, Muhammad Atteya, Zafar Iqbal, Jamil Amjad Hashmi, Sameerah Shaheen, Nehad Alajez, Musaad Alfayez, Moustapha Kassem, Raed Abu Dawud, Amer Mahmood

“…To identify the mechanisms underlying this TGFβ-mediated enhancement of lineage commitment, we compared the gene expression profiles of TGFβ1-treated hMSC cultures using DNA microarrays. In total, 1932 genes were upregulated, and 1298 genes were downregulated. …”
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Enhanced Production of Xylitol from Corncob by Pachysolen tannophilus Using Response Surface Methodology by S. Ramesh, R. Muthuvelayudham, R. Rajesh Kannan, T. Viruthagiri

“…Optimization of the culture medium and process variables for xylitol production using corncob hemicellulose hydrolysate by Pachysolen tannophilus (MTTC 1077) was performed with statistical methodology based on experimental designs. …”
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Effect of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Synthetic Consortium on Growth, Yield, and Metabolic Profile of Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> L.) Grown Under Suboptimal Nutrient Re... by Renée Abou Jaoudé, Francesca Luziatelli, Anna Grazia Ficca, Maurizio Ruzzi

“…These findings provide valuable insights into the intricate metabolic dialog between plants and beneficial microbes and demonstrate that the integration of soilless culture with an analysis of the ecophysiological, anatomical, and metabolomic plant responses can be a powerful approach to accelerate the design of new PGPR consortia for use as microbial biostimulants.…”
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SOLARIS project: a portable 3D-printed bioaerosol sampler for environmental bacterial collection by Pedro Henrique Dobroes Fonseca, Filipe Miguel Borgas Henriques Duarte, Frederico Silva de Sousa Alves, Jose Alberto de Jesus Borges, Susana Isabel Pinheiro Cardoso, Vania Cristina Henriques Silverio, Wilson David Talhao Antunes

“…Collected samples were found suitable for downstream analysis methods such as culturing, mass spectrometry, molecular detection and electron microscopy. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Usefulness of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth by Adrian Martyniak, Magdalena Wójcicka, Iwona Rogatko, Tomasz Piskorz, Przemysław J. Tomasik

“…There are two main methods for diagnosing SIBO: breath tests and bacterial culture. The most commonly used method is a breath test, which enables the division of SIBO into the following three types: hydrogen-dominant (H-SIBO), methane-dominant (CH₄-SIBO), and hydrogen/methane-dominant (H/CH₄-SIBO). …”
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Effect of Stretching Force on the Cells of Epithelial Rests of Malassez In Vitro by Teruyoshi Koshihara, Kenichi Matsuzaka, Toru Sato, Takashi Inoue

“…Material and Methods. ERM-cultured cells were stretched for 1 hour, at the cycle of 18% elongation for 1 second followed by 1-second relaxation. …”
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A versatile cell line for establishing potency of cell type-specific AAV transgenes by Refugio A. Martinez, Yemeserach M. Bishaw, Meagan A. Quinlan, Erin L. Groce, Bryan B. Gore, Ed S. Lein, John K. Mich, Boaz P. Levi

“…Potency assays are essential for adeno-associated virus (AAV) therapy development, allowing simple and quantitative assessments of therapeutic activity, target engagement, vector stability, and activity per batch. However, cell culture-based AAV potency assays are generally hampered by two limitations: (1) commonly used cell lines have low AAV transduction efficiency due to their lack of appropriate surface receptors, and (2) cell type-specific AAV transgenes are often not expressed because their regulatory elements (enhancers, promoters, etc.) may not be active in the cell lines used for testing. …”
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Mitigation of Social Impacts of Alternative Road Development Plans Based on Local Wisdom in West Sumatra, Indonesia by null Priyambodo, Kristian Buditiawan, Agung Budi Irawan, Dendy Setyawan, Herrukmi Septa Rinawati, null Afriyanni, null Momon, Elsa Yolarita, Vivi Ukhwatul Khasanah Masbiran, Imbang Dananjaya

“…Therefore, further models are needed in the form of mitigation based on culture and local wisdom to avoid conflicts and land disputes and changes in their use. …”
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Focal Hyperhidrosis Associated with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections by Dina Ismail, Vidya Madhwapathi, Evmorfia Ladoyanni

“…Each time his symptoms worsened he was found to have culture positive urine samples for Escherichia coli (E. coli). …”
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Therapeutic effect of selective interleukin-2-inducible tyrosine kinase inhibitor in orbital fibroblasts from patients with Graves’ orbitopathy by Yeonjung Yoon, Hyun Young Park, Min Kyung Chae, Sun Young Jang, Jin Sook Yoon

“…ITK mRNA expression in orbital tissues from GO and normal controls was compared using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry. Primary cultured orbital fibroblasts from each group were pretreated with BMS and stimulated with interleukin (IL)-1β to induce inflammatory reaction. …”
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