Measuring Chinese negative emotion towards climate change: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Climate Change Anxiety Scale by Sam SS Lau, Kubi Appiah, Cherry CY Ho, Marco CH Cheng, Bo-Yi Yang

“…The CCAS was translated, back-translated, cross-culturally adapted and pilot-tested. We performed descriptive, scale reliability, exploratory factor and confirmatory factor analyses. …”
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Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exert In Vitro Immunomodulatory and Beta Cell Protective Functions in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice Model by Hossein Rahavi, Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi, Masoud Soleimani, Jamal Mohammadi, Nader Tajik

“…MSCs were extracted from abdominal adipose tissue of normal mice and cultured to proliferate. Diabetic mice were prepared by administration of multiple low-doses of streptozotocin. …”
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TLR2 Elicits IL-17-Mediated RANKL Expression, IL-17, and OPG Production in Neutrophils from Arthritic Mice by Viktoriya Milanova, Nina Ivanovska, Petya Dimitrova

“…IL-17, RANKL, and OPG amounts in SF, serum, or cell cultures were determined by ELISA. The development of arthritis was associated with increased secretion of IL-17, RANKL, and OPG in serum and SF, elevated frequencies of Ly6G+CD11b+ cells in BM, blood, and SF and upregulated RANKL expression. …”
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Environmental Hazard of Polypropylene from Disposable Face Masks Linked to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Possible Mitigation Techniques through a Green Approach by Selvakumar Vijayalakshmi, Preethi Gopalsamy, Karnan Muthusamy, Dinesh Kumar Sundarraj, Steffi Pulikondan francis, Thiyagarajan Ramesh, Deog-Hwan Oh, Duong Ly Thi Thuy, Tuyet Thi Anh Truong, Huu Tap Van, Shankar Karuppannan

“…The mask pieces were incubated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa VJ 1 culture in three different solid and liquid media for 30 days at 37°C. …”
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Prevalence, Dispersion and Nature of Bioaerosols over a Solid Landfill Site in Central India by Priyanka D. Bhoyar, Pooja Kamdi, Amit Bafana, Panuganti C. S. Devara, Saravanadevi Sivanesan, Amrit Kumar, Kannan Krishnamurthi

“…Measurements were made using an Airmetrics MiniVol air sampler and bioaerosols were analyzed by adopting the culture-based method. A total of 23 fungal and 17 bacterial morphotypes were found in this study. …”
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Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle in the Highlands of Cameroon: Seroprevalence Estimates and Rates of Tuberculin Skin Test Reactors at Modified Cut-Offs by J. Awah-Ndukum, A. C. Kudi, G. S. Bah, G. Bradley, S. F. Tebug, P. L. Dickmu, H. N. Njakoi, W. N. Agharih

“…The importance of defining TST at modified cut-offs and disease status by post-mortem detection and mycobacterial culture of TB lesions in local environments cannot be overemphasised.…”
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பாரதியாரின் பார்வையில் கல்வி / Education in the Viewpoint of Bharathiyar by முனைவர் பா. விக்னேஷ்குமார் / Dr. P. Vignesh Kumar

“…Moreover, education holds a key role in preserving and transmitting a nation’s culture and traditions to future generations. There exists a profound connection between civilization, development and education. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Chinese First-Generation Migrants and Italians in Prato, Italy: The CHIP Study by Pietro A. Modesti, Maria Calabrese, Ilaria Marzotti, Hushao Bing, Danilo Malandrino, Maria Boddi, Sergio Castellani, Dong Zhao

“…Implementation of specific, culturally adapted health programs for the Chinese community is now needed.…”
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Garlic Powder Evaluation as Feed Additive on Nile Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> L.) Growth Performance, Feed Utilization, Gill Parasitic Treatment, and Monogenean Diversity by Socorro Marisa Salgado-Moreno, Ranferi Gutiérrez-Leyva, Carlos Alfredo Carmona-Gasca, Sergio Martínez-González, José Carmen Ramírez-Ramírez, Carlos Omar De La Cruz-Moreno, Juan José Fernando Borrayo-González

“…Thus, a trial was performed under controlled conditions with 84 juvenile Nile tilapia, <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> (39.8 ± 8.8 g initial weight), from culture ponds with monogenean parasite presence for 30 days. …”
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A Direct and Sensitive Method for Determination of 5-Fluorouracil in Colorectal Cancer Cells: Evaluating the Effect of Stromal Cell on Drug Resistance of Cancer Cells by Fengjing Xu, Zhipeng Wang, Xinhua Song, Mengwei Zhang, Lili Cui, Yanping Liu, Hongxia Yan, Shouhong Gao, Yan Liu, Wansheng Chen

“…The method was applied to detect the concentration of 5-FU inside cells and cell culture medium. The preliminary results present that NIH3T3 could enhance the drug resistance of MC38 to 5-FU with a decreased intracellular concentration of 5-FU in MC38, which showed a positive relationship with NIH3T3 number.…”
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Associations Between Both Adaptive and Maladaptive Personality Constructs and Emotional Load and Content of Adult Dreams by Saeid Komasi, Amin Nazari, Behrooz Faridmarandi, Mozhgan Saeidi, Mostafa Bahremand, Taherh Shadman, Atefeh Mirani, Parisa Nazarpour, Zhaleh Kiani, Ali Zakiei

“…Background: It seems that personality and dreams are relatively stable interwoven constructs that show many shared characteristics across cultures. The present study aimed to predict the emotional load and content of dreams using both original constructs and two extracted spectrum factors of adaptive and maladaptive personalities. …”
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Generation of transgenic chicken through ovarian injection by Jinghua Jiang, Caiying Wang, Xuguang Du, Fei Gao, Sen Wu

“…This technique simplifies the transgenic process for chickens and has the potential to be adapted for other avian species, especially those without established PGCs culture systems.…”
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The cholesterol metabolite 25-hydroxycholesterol suppresses porcine deltacoronavirus via lipophagy inhibition and mTORC1 modulation by Jia-lu Zhang, Xue-fei Wang, Jia-lin Li, Cong Duan, Jiu-feng Wang

“…In the present study, 25HC was applied to porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV)-infected LLC-PK1 (Lilly Laboratories Culture-Porcine Kidney 1) cells and piglets to explore its antiviral capacity and underlying mechanism. …”
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Fluoroquinolone-specific resistance trajectories in E. coli and their dependence on the SOS-response by Lisa Teichmann, Sam Luitwieler, Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Benno ter Kuile

“…Ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, and moxifloxacin exposures led to the most evident reliance on the SOS response for resistance, whereas levofloxacin exposed cultures showed less dependency. Whole genome analysis indicated distinct genetic changes associated with each fluoroquinolone, highlighting potential different pathways and mechanisms involved in resistance. …”
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Non-formal education in university museums linked to Geosciences in Paraná. e2421428 by Camila Priotto Mendes, Antonio Liccardo, Carla Silvia Pimentel

“…The identification and selection of the museums that are part of this research was carried out in 2020 on the Museusbr platform (website belonging to IBRAM) and on the website of the Coordination of the State Museum System (COSEM), linked to the Secretariat of Social Communication and Culture of the State of Paraná. In 328 museums and similar spaces located in Paraná, seven of them are linked to universities and correspond to this thematic section of research. …”
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How Do Teachers Perceive Limiting Factors?: Remote English Teaching Context by Ni Luh Adelia Suarnadi Suardana, I.G.A. Lokita Purnamika Utami, Kadek Sintya Dewi

“…Therefore, the obstacles in remote teaching must be identified to be used for improving the learning process itself, for the government (Ministry of Education and Culture), for the school, teachers, and students. …”
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Occurrence, risks, and mitigation of antibiotic pollution in Bangladeshi aquaculture systems by Umma Salma, Anwar Hossain, Md. Shafiujjaman, Yuri Nishimura, Masahiro Tokumura, Rumi Tanoue, Tatsuya Kunisue, Kozo Watanabe, Mohammad Raknuzzaman, Kazushi Noro, Takashi Amagai, Masakazu Makino

“…Stripped catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) culture ponds exhibited the highest contamination levels, with 12 antibiotics quantified. …”
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Infection-Related Stillbirths: A Detailed Examination of a Nine-Year Multidisciplinary Study by Liliana Gabrielli, Matteo Pavoni, Francesca Monari, Federico Baiesi Pillastrini, Maria Paola Bonasoni, Chiara Locatelli, Maria Bisulli, Alessandra Vancini, Ilaria Cataneo, Margherita Ortalli, Giulia Piccirilli, Alessia Cantiani, Simone Ambretti, Fabio Facchinetti, Tiziana Lazzarotto

“…Methods: Between 2014 and 2022, microbiological investigations on maternal, placental and fetal samples of SB cases were performed according to a standardized protocol including serology, cultures, and molecular biology. Autopsies and placental examination were mandatory in all SB cases. …”
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Peer Critiquing in Scientific Inquiry: Enhancing Preservice Teachers' Reasoning, Epistemic Knowledge, and Scientific Argumentation through Innovative Teaching Strategies in an Unde... by Esther Kataate Namakula, Valarie L. Akerson

“…This study showcased implementing these strategies in which the preservice teachers actively critique and evaluate each other's work, fostering a culture of constructive feedback and reflection. Data were collected from 38 preservice teachers from three data sources that included a group argumentation of an assigned environment scenario of the endangered species, a peer critique of a video presentation of the scientific explanation of an individual environmental science topic, and finally a peer critique on someone else’s scientific inquiry study that could either be observational or experimental. …”
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Lymphoid Progenitor Cells from Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Are Functionally Deficient and Express High Levels of the Transcriptional Repressor Gfi-1 by Jessica Purizaca, Adriana Contreras-Quiroz, Elisa Dorantes-Acosta, Eduardo Vadillo, Lourdes Arriaga-Pizano, Silvestre Fuentes-Figueroa, Horacio Villagomez-Barragán, Patricia Flores-Guzmán, Antonio Alvarado-Moreno, Hector Mayani, Isaura Meza, Rosaura Hernandez, Sara Huerta-Yepez, Rosana Pelayo

“…By phenotype analyses, in vitro proliferation assays, and controlled culture systems, the lymphoid differentiation potentials were evaluated in BM primitive populations from B-cell precursor ALL pediatric patients. …”
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