Explanation and design of mentoring in order to promote human resources activities in the National Company of Southern Oil-bearing Regions by Ali Ghasemi Ghasemvand, Vahid Chenari, Mehrdad Hamari, Seyyed Ali Akbar Ahmadi

“…Organizational development and culture change; Mentoring can help establish a connection between the organization's values, mission and duty. …”
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Pirfenidone Inhibits Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension through the NADPH/ROS/p38 Pathway in Adventitial Fibroblasts in the Pulmonary Artery by Song Zhang, ZongXiu Yin, WeiDong Qin, XiaoLi Ma, Yao Zhang, EnXiu Liu, YanBiao Chu

“…This study is aimed at determining the role and mechanism of PFD in HPH in human pulmonary artery adventitial fibroblasts (HPAAFs), which were cultured under normal or hypoxic conditions. NOX4 and Rac1 were inhibited or overexpressed by shRNA or pcDNA3.1, respectively. …”
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An Automatic Approach for the Identification of Offensive Language in Perso-Arabic Urdu Language: Dataset Creation and Evaluation by Salah Ud Din, Shah Khusro, Farman Ali Khan, Munir Ahmad, Oualid Ali, Taher M. Ghazal

“…Therefore, to foster a culture of respect and acceptance, a prompt response is needed to combat offensive content. …”
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Antiretroviral Treatment-Associated Tuberculosis in a Prospective Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients Starting ART by William Worodria, Marguerite Massinga-Loembe, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Jane Namaganda, Andrew Kambugu, Yukari C. Manabe, Luc Kestens, Robert Colebunders

“…In conclusion, with systematic TB screening (including culture and chest X-ray), the incidence of ART-associated TB is relatively low in settings with high HIV and TB prevalence.…”
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Biocompatible Heterogeneous Packaging and Laser-Assisted Fluid Interface Control for In Situ Sensor in Organ-on-a-Chip by Yu-Hsuan Lin, Shing-Fung Lau, Yen-Pei Lu, Kuo-Cheng Huang, Chien-Fang Ding, Yu-Hsiang Tang, Hsin-Yi Tsai

“…By integrating precise biological and fluid condition sensing with microfluidics and electronic components, long-term dynamic closed-loop culture systems can be achieved. This study aims to develop biocompatible heterogeneous packaging and laser surface modification techniques to enable the encapsulation of electronic components while minimizing their impact on fluid dynamics. …”
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Development and use of indirect liquid-phase ELISA test system for detection of PRRS virus antigen during in-process control of raw materials intended for vaccine production by Ye. P. Baborenko, O. P. Byadovskaya, D. A. Biryuchenkov, A. V. Konstantinov, R. V. Yashin

“…Results of development of the test system based on indirect liquid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for PRRS virus antigen detection and activity testing in infectious and inactivated virus-containing cell cultures at intermediate stages of the vaccine production process are described in the paper. …”
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Hepatic Stellate Cell-Derived Microvesicles Prevent Hepatocytes from Injury Induced by APAP/H2O2 by Renwei Huang, Qunwen Pan, Xiaotang Ma, Yan Wang, Yaolong Liang, Bingyan Dai, Xiaorong Liao, Mingyi Li, Huilai Miao

“…Liver injury indicators, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in culture medium were also assessed. Results showed that (1) HSC-MVs derived from LX-2 and HST-T6 were positive to CD90 and annexin V surface markers; (2) HSC-MVs dose-dependently improved the viability of hepatocytes in both injury models; (3) HSC-MVs dose-dependently inhibited the APAP/H2O2 induced hepatocytes apoptosis and activated caspase-3 expression and leakage of LDH, ALT, and AST. …”
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Two new species of Plagiostomum (Prolecithophora, Plagiostomidae) from China with its morphology, phylogeny, and reproductive strategy by Leyuan Feng, Shiyan Zhang, Ming Tao, Ting Sun, Antai Wang

“…The reproductive studies indicate that in natural environments or larger mating groups, these two new species tend to invest resources in male reproductive functions to enhance fertilization success, while in smaller or single-individual cultures, they shift resources toward complete female reproductive functions. …”
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Improving fluoroprobe sensor performance through machine learning by D. Lafer, A. Sukenik, T. Zohary, O. Tal

“…FP limitations in the lake stem from the fact that the FP is calibrated based on only a few species and mostly on cultures, and that different taxonomic groups possess similar or the same pigments. …”
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Advancing the Taxonomy of the Diatom <i>Pseudo-nitzschia</i> Through an Integrative Study Conducted in the Central and Southeastern Adriatic Sea by Tina Bonačić, Jasna Arapov, Ivana Bušelić, Ivana Lepen Pleić, Blanka Milić Roje, Tina Tomašević, Mia Bužančić, Marija Mladinić, Silvia Casabianca, Antonella Penna, Sanda Skejić, Živana Ninčević Gladan

“…<i>Pseudo-nitzschia</i> species cell cultures isolated from the study areas were morphologically and molecularly analysed. …”
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Whole-Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genome Analysis Provided Insight into the Predatory Features and Genetic Diversity of Two Bdellovibrio Species Isolated from Soil by Omotayo Opemipo Oyedara, Aldo Segura-Cabrera, Xianwu Guo, Temidayo Oluyomi Elufisan, Rafael Alejandro Cantú González, Mario A. Rodríguez Pérez

“…SKB1291214 shared 99% identity with that of an uncultured Bdellovibrio sp. clone 12L 106 (a pairwise distance of 0.008) and 95–97% identity (a pairwise distance of 0.043) with that of other culturable terrestrial Bdellovibrio spp., including strain SSB218315. …”
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Purification, Characterization and Antibacterial Mechanism of Plantaricin 2-1 by Mengyang LI, Xiaoxue CHE, Qingshen SUN

“…To explore the basic properties and antibacterial mechanism of bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum L3, the strain was sub-cultured in MRS medium, and the broth was extracted by ethyl acetate extraction, followed by purification serially through dextran gel chromatography, cation exchange chromatography and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), and finally identified by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). …”
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Bamboo waste recycling using Dictyophora indusiata mycelia cultivation by Haruthai Thaisuchat, Weeranuch Karuehanon, Pornanan Boonkorn, Jumnian Meesumlee, Sarayut Malai, Kanjana Ruttanateerawichien

“…After that, the mycelia from all three cultures were used as inoculum for cultivating D. indusiata through two procedures, including in-field direct cultivation and spawn production before cultivation. …”
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Rifabutin and Furazolidone Could Be the Candidates of the Rescue Regimen for Antibiotic-Resistant H. pylori in Korea by Youn I Choi, Sang-Ho Jeong, Jun-Won Chung, Dong Kyun Park, Kyoung Oh Kim, Kwang An Kwon, Yoon Jae Kim, Seol So, Jeong Hoon Lee, Jin-Young Jeong, Sun-Mi Lee

“…However, microbiological culture data on drug-resistant H. pylori is lacking. …”
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Illicium verum Extract and Trans-Anethole Attenuate Ovalbumin-Induced Airway Inflammation via Enhancement of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells and Inhibition of Th2 Cytokines in Mice by Yoon-Young Sung, Seung-Hyung Kim, Dong-Seon Kim, Ji-eun Lee, Ho Kyoung Kim

“…IVE and AET reduced IL-4 and increased IFN-γ production in the supernatant of splenocyte cultures (p<0.05). Histological studies showed that IVE and AET inhibited eosinophilia and lymphocyte infiltration in lungs (p<0.01). …”
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<i>Agrobacterium rhizogenes</i>-Mediated Hairy Root Transformation in <i>Rosa</i> by Jun Lu, Yuwen Huang, Yuhan Guo, Chunguo Fan, Guozhen Yuan, Rui Zhou, Jingjing Sun, Mengjuan Bai, Kun Wang, Jinyi Liu, Changquan Wang

“…We explored the factors affecting the induction and transformation of hairy root cultures in rose by screening different types of explants, <i>Rosa</i> genotypes, <i>Agrobacterium</i> strains, media, and infection and co-cultivation times for genetic transformation under aseptic conditions. …”
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Instance maps as an organising concept for complex experimental workflows as demonstrated for (nano)material safety research by Benjamin Punz, Maja Brajnik, Joh Dokler, Jaleesia D. Amos, Litty Johnson, Katie Reilly, Anastasios G. Papadiamantis, Amaia Green Etxabe, Lee Walker, Diego S. T. Martinez, Steffi Friedrichs, Klaus M. Weltring, Nazende Günday-Türeli, Claus Svendsen, Christine Ogilvie Hendren, Mark R. Wiesner, Martin Himly, Iseult Lynch, Thomas E. Exner

“…Application of the InstanceMaps tool (described herein) to research workflows of increasing complexity is presented to demonstrate its utility, starting from (i) documentation of a nanomaterial’s synthesis, functionalisation, and characterisation, over (ii) assessment of a nanomaterial’s transformations in complex media, (iii) description of the culturing of ecotoxicity model organisms Daphnia magna and their use in standardised tests for nanomaterials ecotoxicity assessment, and (iv) visualisation of complex workflows in human immunotoxicity assessment using cell lines and primary cellular models, to (v) the use of the instance map approach for the coordination of materials and data flows in complex multipartner collaborative projects and for the demonstration of case studies. …”
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Near-Peer Coaching to Enhance Operative Learning: An Educational Innovation for Surgical Training by Alexander J. Papachristos, MSurgicalEd, Elizabeth Molloy, PhD, Juanita N. Chui, MD, Monica Ghidinelli, PhD, Simon Kitto, PhD, Debra Nestel, PhD, Benjamin P. T. Loveday, PhD

“…On a broader scale, trainees noticed an improvement in the teaching culture of the unit, describing that the use of the model legitimized the importance of perioperative learning conversations and increased consultant enthusiasm for teaching. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Meningococcal Meningitis (2016 to 2018) Four Years after the Introduction of Serogroup A Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Benin by Togbemabou Primous Martial Godjedo, Alidehou Jerrold Agbankpe, Moussiliou Noël Paraiso, Tamegnon Victorien Dougnon, Marie Hidjo, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Honore Bankole

“…The samples, thus, taken were sent to the laboratory for culture and identification of Neisseria meningitidis in accordance with WHO standards. …”
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Reproductive and growth performances in female giant freshwater prawn following inhibition of gonadal maturation using dopamine and medroxyprogesterone hormone by Megawati Wijaya, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Imron

“… ABSTRACT One of the main problem in giant river prawn (GFP) culture is early gonadal maturation in female resulting a reduced growth performance. …”
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