Interleukin-6 stimulates gene expression of extracellular matrix components in bovine mesangial cells in culture by C. Zoja, A. Benigni, G. Piccinini, M. Figliuzzi, L. Longaretti, G. Remuzzi

“…The effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) on gene expression of extracellular matrix components in bovine mesangial cells in culture has been investigated. IL-6 (100 U/ml) time dependently increased the steady state expression of mRNAs coding for α1 collagen III and fibronectin, both transcripts being 1.5- and 2.5-fold higher than basal level at 24 and 48 h, respectively. …”
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A Digital Archaeology of Early Hispanic Film Culture: Film Magazines and the Male Fan Reader by Anna Torres-Cacoullos, Elizaveta Senatorova

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Optimization of Liquid Culture Condition of a Novel Fungus Hygrophoropsis sp. and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts by Liang Huang, Chunxia Li, Ning Sun, Yu Wang, Hongpeng Yang, Yiting Li, Litong Ban

“…And the water extracts of cultured Hygrophoropsis sp. mycelia and the fermentation broth were analyzed for their antioxidation activity by using four different assay methods such as hydroxyl radical scavenging, superoxide radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, and reducing power. …”
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Empowering women on screen: exploring the influence of female protagonists on contemporary culture and gendered enjoyment in film by Fokiya Akhtar, Azmat Rasul

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Rearing of Humpback Grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) Fed on Pellet and Trash Fish in Cage Culture System by I.A. Fauzi, I. Mokoginta, D. Yaniharto

“… This experiment was conducted in order to have comparative description about the growth of humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) fed by artificial diets compare to the trash fish in cage culture system. The protein level of the artificial diet was 42.5%, and the trash fish was 51-70%. …”
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THE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS DIMENSION OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF RUSSIA AT THE TURN OF 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES by A. V. Skizhenok

“…The author focuses on the foreign policy of the Russian state built on cultural and religious values in I7th-I8th centuries. …”
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Ethno-cultural particularity of English, French and Russian phrasiological units with components of names of domestic animals by E. N. Belaya

“…The article reads about ethno-cultural particularity of English, French and Russian phraseological units (P.U.) with components of the names of domestic animals: «horse», «cow», «ass» on the basis of sources of cultural interpretation. …”
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Cultural industries, nation and state in the work of Renato Ortiz: A view from inside the Anglosphere by Philip Schlesinger

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Effect of Wild Strains Used as Starter Cultures on Free Fatty Acid Profile of Urfa Cheese by Kirmaci H. Avni

“…The control cheese (cheese D) was produced from raw ewe’s milk without starter culture. The basic composition of ripened cheese samples was not significantly affected by wild type strains. …”
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Le coton, sa culture et son utilisation selon les sources arabes médiévales by Jean-Charles Ducène

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Collective Awareness and Lyrical Poetry: The Emergence of Creole Literary Culture in the Archipelago of São Tomé and Príncipe by Ewa A. Łukaszyk

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“Culture Is So Interspersed”: Child-Minders’ and Health Workers’ Perceptions of Childhood Obesity in South Africa by Roger Figueroa, Jaclyn Saltzman, Jessica Jarick Metcalfe, Angela Wiley

“…Conclusions. Culture plays a pivotal role in explaining obesogenic outcomes, and the results of this study demonstrate the need for further research investigating how obesity perceptions are shaped by cultural frames (e.g., social, political, and historical). …”
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Evaluating the utilization of public art capabilities in cultural-led regeneration (Case study: Oudlajan neighborhood) by mahmood ARVIN, Mahsa ghaneh, ahmad pourahmad

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Processos culturais e relações com a desigualdade: Contribuições teóricas da sociologia cultural by Lucas Hertzog Ramos

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Large-Scale Plantlet Conversion and Ex Vitro Transplantation Efficiency of Siberian Ginseng by Bioreactor Culture by Jingli Yang, Shicheng Zhao, Changyeon Yu, Chenghao Li

“…For plantlet conversion, inoculation of torpedo-shaped secondary SEs was more effective than heart-shaped SEs. TS2 (culture of torpedo-shaped SEs in a bioreactor with a 2-week subculture interval) plantlets had a higher root number and leaf number and larger leaf area than did HS3 (culture of heart-shaped SEs in a bioreactor with a 3-week subculture interval) and HS2 (culture of heart-shaped SEs in a bioreactor with a 2-week subculture interval) plantlets. …”
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The Influence of Cochlear Implant-Based Electric Stimulation on the Electrophysiological Characteristics of Cultured Spiral Ganglion Neurons by Na Shen, Lei Zhou, Bin Lai, Shufeng Li

“…In this study, we want to know whether cochlear implant-based electrical stimulation can induce the change of electrical activity in cultured SGNs. Methods. Spiral ganglion neuron electrical stimulation in vitro model is established using the devices delivering cochlear implant-based electrical stimulation. …”
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Constructing a Dual Cultural Space: Protests and Adaptations in Nineteenth Century Black American Nationalism by Tunde Adeleke

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Pathways for Social Equity: An Audit of Bureaucratic Representation, Diversity, and Cultural Competency in Florida Nursing Homes by Austin M. McCrea, Kenicia Wright, Xiaoyang Xu, Noah Pruitt

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The Role of Lithuanian Heritage Language Schools in Cultural Identity and Language Learning: Perceptions of Parents and Teachers by Daiva Jakavonytė-Staškuvienė, Justina Ardzijauskienė

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Mexican Pointy Boots and the Tribal Scene: Global Appropriations of Local Cultural Practices in the Virtual Age by Helena Simonett, César Burgos Dávila

“…In this essay, we examine music and its performative power by engaging in issues such as the localization of global cultural practices, the embracing of cultural practices based on a shared sense of marginalization and peripheralization, as well as the appropriation and resignification of “odd” cultural practices for global consumption, resulting in a cultural mutation of such practices and their objects from “low” to “art.” …”
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