Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2, Angiotensin-(1-7), and Receptor Mas Axis in the Kidney by Sergio Veloso Brant Pinheiro, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva

“…In the past few years the understanding of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has improved, helping to better define the role of this system in physiological conditions and in human diseases. Besides Angiotensin (Ang) II, the biological importance of other Ang fragments was progressively evidenced. …”
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Did God Cause the World by an Act of Free Will, According to Aristotle? A Reading Based on Thomistic Insights by Carlos A. Casanova

“…In such passages, Aristotle holds that (1) God’s causal power must be exercised not in proportion to the magnitude of divine power, but to the requirements of the effect; (2) such a way of acting is similar to human power; (3) nature is subject to teleology because it is caused by an intellectual power; (4) God is the highest intelligible and the highest good, totally autarchic; and (5) just as the highest intelligible is simultaneously also intellect, so too is the highest good simultaneously also will.…”
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An Indexical Approach to Architecture by Anne Bordeleau

“…In the past two hundred years, from the first age of historicism, marked by nineteenth-century historical relativism, to our second age of historicism, characterised by the recognition of relative historicity, there always were architects who sought the essence of architecture at a fundamentally human and experiential level. It is significant that in a period that wavered between eclectic relativism and rigid objectivism, a situation still felt today, the experience of architecture was consistently considered as an essential means to architecture. …”
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Structural Characterization, Antioxidant Activity, and Biomedical Application of Astragalus Polysaccharide Degradation Products by Jian-Min Wang, Xin-Yuan Sun, Jian-Ming Ouyang

“…Only APS2 with moderate molecular weight showed the greatest antioxidant activity and ability to repair human kidney epithelial (HK-2) cells. Therefore, APS2 can be used as a potential antistone polysaccharide drug.…”
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RELIGINIS INTERESAS IR TIKĖJIMAS by Kęstutis Dubnikas

“…Existential phenomenology serves as a basis to claim about the religious dimension in the common human experience which is limit relationship to the world. …”
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Jere COVID-19: Pwodwi jaden ak izin anbalaj yo by Laurel Dunn, Michelle Danyluk, Emmanuel Duvalsaint

“…This new 2-page publication of the UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department is the Haitian Creole translation of FSHN20-25/FS366: Handling COVID-19: Produce Farms and Packinghouses. …”
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Enhancing Smart City Maturity Through Digital Transformation: A Success Factors Analysis by Widya Listianingsih, Tony Dwi Susanto

“…The study results reveal six factors influencing Smart City maturity: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure, data integration, government policies and strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, environmental sustainability, and innovation and human resource development. Unlike previous studies, this study synthesizes global best practices and success factors, offering actionable insights for policymakers and practitioners to design inclusive, sustainable, and forward-looking digital transformation strategies. …”
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Streptomyces at the Heart of Several Sectors to Support Practical and Sustainable Applications: A Review by Oumaima Beroigui, Faouzi Errachidi

“… This article emphasizes the various contributions of actinobacteria to the well-being of human life on our planet. Agrarian virtues begin with the substitution of chemical fertilizers with bio-fertilizing microorganisms which have a versatile potential for the benefit of soil and plants by playing complementary and interconnected roles. …”
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A Framework for Informing Complete Street Planning: A Case Study in Brazil by Ashiley Adelaide Rosa, Fernando Lima

“…The concept of Complete Streets prompts a re-evaluation of the road design paradigm of the past century, which prioritized vehicles over human-centered use. It seeks to integrate land-use planning with urban mobility, focusing on a safer, more accessible allocation of street space that supports diverse transportation modes, stimulates local economic development, encourages active mobility, and reinforces place identity while recognizing each street’s unique purpose. …”
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Os direitos humanos no pensamento de James Griffin by Gabriel Costa Val Rodrigues

“…Resumo Em On Human Rights, James Griffin defende persuasivamente a tese jusnaturalista de que direitos humanos devem ser concebidos como proteções da personalidade, isto é, da capacidade inerente a membros da espécie humana de agir enquanto agentes morais autônomos e livres. …”
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La Seguridad en la Producción de Alimentos en la Granja: Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas y Buenas Prácticas de Manejo – Salud e Higiene de los Trabajadores by Federico G. Caro, Alexandra Chang, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Keith R. Schneider

“…Schneider, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, February 2013.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_series_spa_food_safety_on_the_farm  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs220   …”
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Understanding Ecosystem Complexity via Application of a Process-Based State Space rather than a Potential Surface by C. Gaucherel, F. Pommereau, C. Hély

“…Ecosystems are complex objects, simultaneously combining biotic, abiotic, and human components and processes. Ecologists still struggle to understand ecosystems, and one main method for achieving an understanding consists in computing potential surfaces based on physical dynamical systems. …”
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VALUE CHAIN IN AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION by Sanja Franc, Vlatka Bilas, Lana Trifunić

“…Focusing on the food system analysis as the key factor of sustainability and analyzing demand and supply of the food system, the main aim is to bring conclusions regarding the state and strategic role of agriculture, especially in the times of crisis when basic human needs are compromised. Scientific methods of analysis, compilation and deduction have been applied in this paper. …”
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Un référentiel nouveau de gestion de la chose publique éducative française by Michel Warren

“…Will the new management reference of public education policies, defended by the republican ideal and the EU, be able to promote a principle of socio-human solidarity on a territory spread from local to global?…”
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Cissus quadrangularis: A comprehensive review as an emerging biomaterial for periodontal regeneration by H Nilofer Farjana, G. Mohan Valiathan

“…Plant extracts can be used as bioactive scaffolds for regeneration. CQ can differentiate human-derived mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblast and regenerate bone. …”
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Fatal Outcome of Disseminated Strongyloidiasis despite Detectable Plasma and Cerebrospinal Levels of Orally Administered Ivermectin by Charles E. Rose, Christopher A. Paciullo, David R. Kelly, Mark J. Dougherty, Lawrence L. Fleckenstein

“…Those people most susceptible to infection are those with an immunocompromising condition, such as cancer or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Local disease may spread throughout the body of the host, causing a condition termed disseminated strongyloidiasis. …”
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Balance recovery schemes following mediolateral gyroscopic moment perturbations during walking. by Omid Mohseni, Asghar Mahmoudi, Vahid Firouzi, Andre Seyfarth, Heike Vallery, Maziar A Sharbafi

“…Maintaining balance during human walking hinges on the exquisite orchestration of whole-body angular momentum (WBAM). …”
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Evaluation Comparison Image Quality of Breath Hold (SSTSE) and Respiratory Triggering (TSE) Technique to the Examination of Magnetic Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) by Nikky Anis Suroiyah, Risalatul Latifah, Sri Andreani Utomo

“…Background : Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is MRI examination to visualize to visualize a disorder in part biliary or of the human bile. The artefact in the image MRCP is often happened due to the movement of respiratory system. …”
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NEBULA101: an open dataset for the study of language aptitude in behaviour, brain structure and function by Alessandra Rampinini, Irene Balboni, Olga Kepinska, Raphael Berthele, Narly Golestani

“…Abstract This paper introduces the “NEBULA101 - Neuro-behavioural Understanding of Language Aptitude” dataset, which comprises behavioural and brain imaging data from 101 healthy adults to examine individual differences in language and cognition. Human language, a multifaceted behaviour, varies significantly among individuals, at different processing levels. …”
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Antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia: Toxicologic mechanism and the increased breast cancer risk by Steven B. Bird

“…The objective of this study was to review the extant literature on hyperprolactinemia due to antipsychotics, and to determine the risk imposed by those drugs on human breast cancer. A summary risk of breast cancer with use of any antipsychotic was found to be 1.19 (95 % confidence interval 1.10–1.30). …”
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