Microplastics in a Traditional Turkish Dairy Product: Ayran by Serkan Kemal Buyukunal, Sanae Rbaibi Zipak, Karlo Muratoglu

“…Microplastics were detected in all examined filters except for the starter culture samples. The samples with the highest MP number were salty water (43 MP number/100 mL), salt (33 MP number/100 g), and milk samples taken from homogenization and pasteurization phases (26 MP number/100 mL). …”
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Wnt1 Accelerates an Ex Vivo Expansion of Human Cord Blood CD34+CD38− Cells by Kamonnaree Chotinantakul, Patcharee Prasajak, Wilairat Leeanansaksiri

“…In this study, umbilical CB-CD34+ cells were cultured in two different cytokine cocktails: 4 factors (4F = Flt3-L, SCF, IL-6, and TPO) and 5 factors (5F = Wnt1 + 4F) in both serum and serum-free media. …”
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International Heart Valve Bank Survey: A Review of Processing Practices and Activity Outcomes by Wee Ling Heng, Helmi Albrecht, Paul Chiappini, Yeong Phang Lim, Linda Manning

“…The similarities included (1) use of sterile culture media for procedures, (2) antibiotic decontamination, (3) use of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as a cryoprotectant, (4) controlled rate freezing for cryopreservation, and (5) storage at ultralow temperatures of below −135°C. …”
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Induction of MAP Kinase Homologues during Growth and Morphogenetic Development of Karnal Bunt (Tilletia indica) under the Influence of Host Factor(s) from Wheat Spikes by Atul K. Gupta, J. M. Seneviratne, G. K. Joshi, Anil Kumar

“…In order to determine the roles of such regulatory genes in Tilletia indica, the causal pathogen of Karnal bunt (KB) of wheat, semi-quantitative and quantitative RT-PCR was carried out to isolate and determine the expression of MAP kinase homologues during fungal growth and development under in vitro culture. Maximum expression of TiFus3 and TiPmk1 genes were observed at 14th and 21st days of culture and decreased thereafter. …”
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Origin of Serum Affects Quality of Engineered Tissues Produced by the Self-Assembly Approach by Stéphane Chabaud, Melissa Simard, Isabelle Gendreau, Roxane Pouliot, Stéphane Bolduc

“…Despite the emergence of serum-free media for cell culture, the use of serum to supplement the culture media is still essential in order to produce engineered urologic tissues using the self-assembly approach, not only for the stromal compartment but also for the uroepithelium. …”
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Nosocomial Infections in Burned Patients in Motahari Hospital, Tehran, Iran by Leila Azimi, Abbas Motevallian, Amirmorteza Ebrahimzadeh Namvar, Babak Asghari, Abdolaziz Rastegar Lari

“…All of patients had at least 1 positive culture with Pseudomonas and/or with Acinetobacter. …”
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Unveiling the Influencing Factors of the Residual Life of Historical Buildings: A Study of the Wuhan Lutheran Missions Home and Agency Building by Bo Huang, Xueqi Liu, Lanjun Liu, Zhiyong Li, Zhifeng Wu, Bin Huang, Zimo Jia

“…The development of a city needs the accumulation of culture, and historical buildings are the most direct witness of the rise and fall of a city. …”
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Principles of Organizing Self-directed Learning of First-year Students within the Flipped Classroom Technology by T. A. Borzova

“…In teaching the “Russian Language and  Culture of Speech” course, the following interactive and electronic tasks are  used to form skills and abilities in a reproductive, reconstructive, and creative performance: essays, glossary, mutual reviews, business games, projects, etc. …”
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NGUYEN DU’S PERCEPTION ABOUT CHINA UNDER THE QING DYNASTY THROUGH BAC HANH TAP LUC by Lê Quang Trường

“…His “trivial notes” revealed his complicated thinking and feelings about the Chinese landscape, people and culture under the rule of the Jiaqing emperor. This article analyzes Nguyen Du’s rational and emotional perceptions of China, especially Chinese culture as implied in “Bac hanh tap luc”, to better understand a case of direct interaction of a Vietnamese Confucian scholar with imperial China.…”
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Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its Drug Resistance by Targeted Nanopore Sequencing Technology by Chen Tang, Feng Xu, Xiaoqun Zheng, Guangxin Xiang

“…Our method for MTB drug resistance assessment offers the benefits of being culture-free, efficient, high-throughput, and highly accurate, which could significantly aid in clinical patient management and the control of TB infections.…”
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SERPINA1 mRNA as a Treatment for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency by Brendan Connolly, Cleo Isaacs, Lei Cheng, Kirtika H. Asrani, Romesh R. Subramanian

“…Our data demonstrates increased SerpinA1 protein in culture media from treated AAT patient fibroblasts and AAT patient fibroblast-derived hepatocytes. …”
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Aetiologies and Management of Retropharyngeal Abscess in Paediatric Age Group by Prem Kumar, Abhilasha Somashekhar

“…Initial antibiotics should be a broad spectrum until the pus culture sensitivity reports are available. There is a recent trend is Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus especially in younger children.  …”
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Preparation and transfer of Burkholderia mallei production strain 5584 in accordance with the biosafety requirements by E. A. Artemeva, L. A. Melnikova, A. P. Rodionov

“…As the work progressed, Burkholderia mallei strain 5584 culture was isolated and freeze-dried. Before the transfer, biological properties of the freeze-dried Burkholderia mallei strain 5584 were studied for their compliance with the passport data. …”
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An Overview of the Skin Microbiome, the Potential for Pathogen Shift, and Dysbiosis in Common Skin Pathologies by Anita Smith, Roberta Dumbrava, Noor-Ul-Huda Ghori, Rachael Foster, James Campbell, Andrew Duthie, Gerard Hoyne, Marius Rademaker, Asha C. Bowen

“…Further research using culture-independent techniques is needed for conditions involving microbial dysbiosis to advance our knowledge of skin disease pathophysiology and guide future management.…”
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Effect of bending load on electrical conductivity of carbon/epoxy composites filled with nanoparticles using design of experiment and artificial neural networks by Ali Sadollah, Seyed Morteza Razavi, Abobakr Khalil Al-Shamiri

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Кінофестивалі в Україні як об’єкт наукового вивчення by Яна Зарічна

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Working Environment and Staff Performance In Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Musiimenta, Dan

“…Lastly, that the study of the factors that affect employee performance; experience at work, organizational Commitment, goals and expectations of an employee, organizational Culture, and motivation. The study recommended that to promote a good working environment and good performance of employees, employee motivation, experience at work, organizational culture, organizational commitment, goals, and expectations of an employee, tools, and equipment should be considered.…”
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Translation of Folktales from Runyankore-Rukiga into English: by Tumuheirwe, Kizito

“…This study aims at translation of Runyankore-Rukiga folktales into English, identifying cultural and linguistic challenges and suggesting strategies to aid cross-cultural translation. …”
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Translation of Folktales from Runyankore-Rukiga into English: by Tumuhairwe, Kizito.

“…This study aims at translation of Runyankore-Rukiga folktales into English, identifying cultural and linguistic challenges and suggesting strategies to aid cross-cultural translation. …”
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Translation of Folktales from Runyankore-Rukiga into English: A Case Study of Challenges and Strategies. by Tumuhairwe, Kizito

“…This study aims at the translation of Runyankore-Rukiga folktales into English, identifying cultural and linguistic challenges and suggesting strategies to aid cross-cultural translation. …”
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