The curated Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM genome provides insights into strain specificity and microevolution by Meichen Pan, Sarah O’Flaherty, Ashley Hibberd, Svetlana Gerdes, Wesley Morovic, Rodolphe Barrangou

“…Of particular interest is Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, an extensively studied strain that has been widely commercialized for decades and is being used for the delivery of vaccines and therapeutics. …”
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The Prospects of Russia and India Jointly Leading a New Non-Aligned Movement by A. Korybko, V. M. Morozov

“…However one chooses to describe the present world order, it's clear that the US and China are the main global players, which places Russia and India – decades-long strategic partners – in a junior position vis-a-vis both of them, especially their mutual Chinese neighbor with whom they share membership in BRICS and the SCO. …”
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Helicobacter pylori infection recurrence in developed versus developing countries – a systematic review and meta-analysis by M. Schechter, Y. Niv

“…Conclusions: No significant change in the recurrence rate between developed and developing countries was demonstrated, possibly due to better hygiene status in developing countries as achieved in the last decade.…”
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Gut Bacterial Microbiome Profiles Associated with Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Narrative Review and Meta-Analysis by Christian A Russ, Nicholas A Zertalis, Veronica Nanton

“…A wide array of research into this topic was performed over the past decade, illustrating a keen interest in the potential causal relationship between the gut microbiome and CRC. …”
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Through attraction to the deterrence: Issues and possibilities of the Western Balkan countries by Subotić Milovan

“…The chance that the Republic of Serbia has (again) - to replace the role of decades long deterrence factor with the progressive one, attraction - should not be missed.…”
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Performance Characterisation of High RA Asphalt Mixes – A Laboratory and Field Study by Csaba Toth, Laszlo Petho, Szabolcs Rosta

“…Despite limited RA utilization in Hungary in the past decades, the project demonstrates the feasibility of manufacturing HMA with significant RA content using advanced technology. …”
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Ecofriendly remediation of cadmium, lead, and zinc using dead cells of Microcystis aeruginosa by Mohamad S. Abdelkarim, Mohamed H. H. Ali, Doaa A. Kassem

“…Abstract The utilization of cyanobacteria toxin-producing blooms for metal ions adsorption has garnered significant attention over the last decade. This study investigates the efficacy of dead cells from Microcystis aeruginosa blooms, collected from agricultural drainage water reservoir, in removing of cadmium, lead, and zinc ions from aqueous solutions, and simultaneously addressing the mitigation of toxin-producing M. aeruginosa bloom. …”
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RECEPTION OF THE BIOGRAPHICAL METHOD IN HISTORICAL AND ANTHROPOGICAL STUDIES by T. I. Vlasova, G. G. Krivtchik

“…The historiosophical transformations of the last decades, with their radical change in concepts, methods and techniques, return the researcher to the improvement of the biographical methodology that today represents anthropocentrism, which fills the science with humanistic content. …”
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Age Determination of Gem-Quality Green Vanadium Grossular (Var. Tsavorite) from the Neoproterozoic Metamorphic Mozambique Belt, Kenya and Tanzania by Siyi Zhao, Bo Xu, Yi Zhao

“…Gem-quality garnets, with their high closure temperature (750–800 °C), high transparency, uniform composition, and purity, offer promising prospects for U-Pb dating. Despite decades of recognition that garnets can be dated using the U-Pb method, direct dating remains extremely limited. …”
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Fibromyalgia syndrome—a bodily distress disorder/somatic symptom disorder? by Winfried Häuser, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Peter Henningsen

“…The debate addressing the classification of chronic widespread pain as a physical disorder (fibromyalgia syndrome) [FMS] or a somatoform disorder according to psychiatric classification systems has continued for decades. Objectives:. The review aims to line out the new perspectives introduced by the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11) of the World Health Organization (WHO). …”
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A low-cost printed circuit board-based centrifugal microfluidic platform for dielectrophoresis by Nicklas Rondot, Songyuan Yan, Dario Mager, Lawrence Kulinsky

“…Abstract In recent decades, electrokinetic handling of microparticles and biological cells found many applications ranging from biomedical diagnostics to microscale assembly. …”
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Z. Ivinskis: the first objective researcher of St. Casimir's life by Jonas Boruta

“…Casimir was written by an Italian bishop, Zacharias Ferreri, already in the first decade of the 16th century. Later, authors—not excepting even the fairly critical and soberly-thinking famous bishop of Samogitia of the 19th century, Motiejus Valančius—merely repeated the poor information gathered by the first biographer. …”
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Plant genome modification: from induced mutagenesis to genome editing by A. B. Shcherban

“…The snowballing growth of scientific data obtained using modern techniques of genome editing (GE) calls for their critical evaluation and comparison against previously applied methods such as induced mutagenesis, which was a leading method of genome modification for many decades of the past century, and its application has resulted in a huge diversity of cultivars. …”
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A European Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management by Michel Delvaux, Jacques Frexinos

“…Most of these drugs were developed several decades ago, and studies showing their efficacy have not reached the level of quality that is now required of randomized controlled trials. …”
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Additive Manufacturing and Augmented Reality as New Production Technologies in the Aviation Industry by M. G. Yevtodyeva

“…Though the research and development in the field of AM an AR began in the 1980s, only in the last decade AM and AR technologies have reached the necessary level of maturity to be widely used in design, manufacturing and assembly processes in aeronautics, including civil and military aircraft. …”
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The efficacy of parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhuoqi Cheng, Yumeng Chai, Zhongbao Zhou, Yong Zhang

“…AimDespite the presence of published evidence in recent decades suggesting an improvement in overactive bladder (OAB) with the utilization of parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PTENS), there is currently a lack of consensus guidelines for therapy. …”
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Russia-China Relations: An Asymmetrical Partnership? by Sergei Lukonin

“…China has been Russia's largest trading partner for over a decade, importing mainly mineral products while exporting advanced technical products. …”
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Adaptation of the sulfophosphovanillin method of analysis of total lipids for various biological objects as exemplified by <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by M. A. Eremina, N. E. Gruntenko

“…Lipid metabolism is crucial in physiology. In recent decades the model object Drosophila melanogaster has been actively used in the study of the fundamental issues of lipid metabolism and its disorders, including obesity, as well as in the search for therapeutic goals for the treatment of metabolic disorders in humans. …”
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Effect of temperature control on tribological and corrosion properties of copper in cathodic cage plasma nitriding by Muhammad Bilal Khalid, Syed Salman Hussain, Ameeq Farooq, Muhammad Shafiq, Yasin Khan, Muhammad Shoaib

“…Cathodic cage plasma nitriding (CCPN) is a proficient and cost-effective technique for surface modification of metallic samples that has been in use for the last two decades. The effectiveness of CCPN depends upon different controlled parameters. …”
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Comparing Cisplatin Dosing Schedules in Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Head-and-Neck Cancer: A Comprehensive Review of Weekly Versus 3-Weekly Regimens by Oscar Chi-Yu Yang, Nai-Wen Su, Yi-Shing Leu, Yi-Fang Chang

“…Data Sources: The review of current literature included randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses, and retrospective studies within the past decade, comparing weekly, and 3-weekly cisplatin CCRT regimens for LA-HNC. …”
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