Generation of Mature Nα-Terminal Acetylated Thymosin α1 by Cleavage of Recombinant Prothymosin α by Bo Liu, Xin Gong, Shaohong Chang, Peng Sun, Jun Wu

“…Nα-terminal acetylated thymosin α1 (Tα1), a 28-amino-acid peptide, is an immune modifier that has been used in the clinic to treat hepatitis B and C virus (HBV/HCV) infections. We previously documented Nα-terminal acetylation of recombinant prothymosin α (ProTα) in E. coli. …”
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Association between nutritional status, daily nutrition delivery and clinical outcomes of critically ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a protocol for Isfahan... by Awat Feizi, Sabrina Schlesinger, Nafiseh Shokri-Mashhadi, Somayeh Rajaii, Milad Nasiri Jounaghani

“…Patient data recorded in the electronic survey will be documented pseudonymously using de-identified patient ID codes, and authorised staff at each participating site will have access to only their identifiable data. …”
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Boosting the thermal efficiency of a flat-tube parabolic trough solar collector with the introduction of innovative slashed triangular prism turbulators by Sultan Alshehery, Qasem Al Mdallal, Ahmed A. Altohamy, Lotfi Ben Said, Mohamed Bouzidi, Turki Alkathiri, Lioua Kolsi

“…This adjustment resulted in a pressure drop and heat transfer enhancement of 360 % and 464 %, respectively, yielding the highest PEC of 3.37 documented in this study.…”
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Weight Maintenance with Litramine (IQP-G-002AS): A 24-Week Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study by Barbara Grube, Pee-Win Chong, Felix Alt, Ralf Uebelhack

“…A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial on overweight and obese patients was conducted over two sites in Germany for 24 weeks. Subjects with documented previous weight loss of 3% over the last 3–6 months were randomised to groups given either Litramine (3 g/day) or a matching placebo. …”
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Ensemble automated approaches for producing high‐quality herbarium digital records by Robert P. Guralnick, Raphael LaFrance, Julie M. Allen, Michael W. Denslow

“…We therefore developed an ensemble approach that leverages the strengths of each individual method and documented that ensembling strongly reduced overall information extraction errors. …”
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Studi Fenomenologi: Pengalaman Interaksi Sosial Lansia Dengan Sesama Lansia Dan Pengasuh Di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha ‘Sabai Nan Aluih’ Sicincin Kabupaten Padang Pariaman Tahun 20... by Debby Sinthania, Emil Huriani, Gusti Sumarsih

“…Data collection techniques included in-depth interviews, documentation study, and observation. Data collection tools included the interview guide and a tape recorder (recorder). …”
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Nomenclatural standards for the spring oat cultivars (<i>Avena sativa</i> L.) developed in the Urals and Siberia by I. V. Varganova, V. Е. Kardashina, L. V. Bessonova, R. I. Vyatkina, N. V. Lebedeva

“…According to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP), a cultivar is regarded as documented when its nomenclatural standard has been formalized and published. …”
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Additive Effect of Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Prenatal Ultrasonography in Fetal Congenital Anomalies by Emine Kirtis, Gul Alkan Bulbul, Hulya Kandemir, Cem Yasar Sanhal, Kamil Karaali, Ibrahim Inanc Mendilcioglu

“…CONCLUSION: In fetuses undergoing detailed ultrasonography and specialized neurosonography by experienced professionals, additional fetal anomalies exclusively detected through MRI are now found to be lower than previously documented. However, fetal MRI is presently employed to offer supplementary information, and advice, and assist in clinical decision-making. …”
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O curso de licenciatura em espanhol e sua interface com a educação profissional: análises dos PPC de 2005, 2012 e 2014 by Wigna Eriony Aparecida de Morais Lustosa, Francisco das Chagas Silva Souza, Olivia Morais de Medeiros Neta

“…Para isso, utiliza-se a hermenêutica, fundamentado em Minayo (2013), e a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental como metodologia de pesquisa. Como resultados de análise, encontrou-se um PPC (2005) que refletiu uma concepção de Educação Profissional marcada pelo entendimento da legislação vigente e das políticas neoliberais que guiavam a sociedade capitalista, configurandose como um currículo baseado na pedagogia das competências e que se interessa por atender as demandas de mercado. …”
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Case report: A novel 11-bp deletion in exon 11 causing a frameshift in the C-terminal of the ALAS2 gene leading to X-linked sideroblastic anemia—a family study by Salam Al kindi, Salam Al kindi, Altaf Al-Mamari, Shoaib Al-Zadjali, Mohamed Al-Rawahi, Ali Al Madhani, Anil V. Pathare

“…The proband was a 29-year-old man with moderately severe microcytic hypochromic anemia with splenomegaly and increased ring sideroblasts in the bone marrow with considerable iron overload. Sanger sequencing documented a missense mutation leading to a frameshift with an elongated polypeptide of 614 AA instead of the normal 587 AA protein c.1743_1753 del (p.Gln581Hisfs*35). …”
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Loss-of-function variant in MAGT1 leading to XMEN disease in a Colombian patient with a common variable immunodeficiency by Sebastián Gutiérrez-Hincapié, Julio César Orrego, José Luis Franco, Claudia M. Trujillo-Vargas

“…Serologic and viral load studies for Epstein-Barr virus were positive, but no B-cell malignancies have been documented. The patient presented a nonsense variant in the exon 3 of the MAGT1 gen (c.409C>T, rs387906724) in the X chromosome, resulting in an amino acid substitution of arginine for a stop codon in the position 137 of the protein (R137X). …”
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Sex and authorship in global cancer research by Deborah Mukherji, Ophira Ginsburg, Grant Lewison, Richard Sullivan, Verna Vanderpuye, Winnie K W So, Miriam Mutebi, Nazik Hammad, Julie Torode, Erica Liebermann

“…Imbalances in science and technology in terms of lack of female participation have been well documented. However, there is little evidence about country-level female participation in cancer research.Methodology Through a complex filter, cancer research papers were identified and grouped by countries and sex of the first and last authors of each paper and analysed by the percentage of females in these positions alongside other parameters.Results Our analysis of 56 countries’ outputs, in 2009, revealed that females were the first authors in 37.2% and last authors in 23.3% of papers. …”
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Vínculo afetivo pessoa-ambiente em desastres: análise barthesiana de imagens de atingidos by Maísa Hodecker, Maíra Longhinotti Felippe, Andréa Barbará da Silva Bousfield

“…Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa do tipo documental que adota um caráter descritivo-exploratório. …”
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Unveiling urban biodiversity: An interdisciplinary hands-on project that catalyzes awareness by Ana Paula Oliveira, António Bajanca, Ana Paramés

“…Involving 75 students from ISEC Lisboa, the project effectively demonstrated the efficacy of the PBL methodology in promoting student engagement and yielding concrete outcomes, such as a comprehensive survey documenting 71 species (39 fauna and 32 flora). To amplify the project's impact, the findings were disseminated through a well-structured communication strategy, that actively involved the students, including an on-campus exhibition and the publication of both a book and an e-publication. …”
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Más allá de la Conexión: Evaluación Cuantitativa de la Conectividad Significativa en Estudiantes Universitarios de ciencias sociales bajo el Modelo A4IA (Beyond Connection: Quantit... by Paulo Gomez Zanabria, Manuel Higueras Matos, Eick Lazarte Lazarte Vera, URSULA ANGELA NOELIA PODESTÁ SÁNCHEZ

“…Objetivo: Medir la conectividad significativa de los estudiantes universitarios de la Facultad de Ciencias Histórico-Sociales de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa. Método: Estudio documental con enfoque cuantitativo, basado en la guía de conectividad significativa. …”
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Primary pulmonary meningioma — a rare lung tumor by Galust A. Baksiyan, Alexander A. Zavialov, Sergey V. Lishchuk

“…CONCLUSION: This clinical case represents the first documented experience of surgical resection of primary pulmonary meningioma in Russia.…”
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Improving the Reporting of Primary Care Research: Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care—the CRISP Statement by Phillips William R., Sturgiss Elizabeth, Glasziou Paul, olde Hartman Tim C., Orkin Aaron M., Prathivadi Pallavi, Reeve Joanne, Russell Grant M., van Weel Chris

“…Prior CRISP studies documented opportunities to improve research reporting in this field. …”
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Anatomical alterations: biparietal thinning in antiquity. Review of published cases and a new case by Nicol Rossetti, Roberta Fusco, Arianna Vanni, Francesca Garanzini, Alessandra Mazzucchi, Marta Licata

“…These findings align with documented cases in the literature and contribute new data to the limited corpus of biparietal thinning cases. …”
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Fatores críticos de sucesso na implantação do sistema eletrônico de informações em universidades federais by Leandro Duarte de Assis, Custódio Genésio da Costa Filho

“…A coleta de dados foi realizada a partir de análise documental e de oito entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas com gestores e membros das Comissões de Implantação, analisadas por análise de conteúdo. …”
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Changes in public awareness of the social determinants of health over 15 years in Wisconsin, United States by Stephanie A. Robert, Amy Yinan Liu

“…Conclusions: Despite consistent research documenting the social determinants of health, growing health care and policy attention to the social determinants of health, and population exposure to a variety of social determinants during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is little or no increase in public recognition of the social determinants of health, and notable increasing partisan divides.…”
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