Ultraviolet Radiation and the Slug Transcription Factor Induce Proinflammatory and Immunomodulatory Mediator Expression in Melanocytes by Stephanie H. Shirley, Elizabeth A. Grimm, Donna F. Kusewitt

“…Microarray studies revealed that both UVR exposure and Slug overexpression altered transcription of a variety of proinflammatory mediators by normal human melanocytes; some of these mediators are also known to stimulate melanocyte growth and migration. …”
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CAREER ADMINISTRATION AS A DETERMINANT OF PROACTIVE BEHAVIOR by Azman Ismail, Wan Aishah Wan Mohd Nowalid, Azmawaty Mohamad Nor

“…By addressing the duo problem of organizational development and the human aspect of organization, career administration considers as expedient, having proactive individuals who assist in moving the organization forward. …”
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PGC-1α activation to enhance macrophage immune function in mycobacterial infections. by Joel R Frandsen, Zhihong Yuan, Brahmchetna Bedi, Zohra Prasla, Seoung-Ryoung Choi, Prabagaran Narayanasamy, Ruxana T Sadikot

“…Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) are a heterogeneous group of environmental microorganisms with distinct human pathogenesis. Their incidence and prevalence are rising worldwide, due in part to elevated antimicrobial resistance which complicates treatment and potential successful outcomes. …”
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Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing Strategies on Retention of Antioxidant Phenolic Bioactives in Foods and Beverages – a Review by Tokuşoğlu Özlem

“…Phenolic compounds, especially flavonoids have health-promoting benefits that play some important roles in foods as visual appearance, taste, aroma and represent an abundant antioxidant component of the human and animal diet. High hydrostatic pressure processing (HHPP) conditions (300–700 MPa) at moderate initial temperatures (around ambient) are generally sufficient to inactivate vegetative pathogens for pasteurization processes, some enzymes, or spoilage organisms to extend the shelf-life. …”
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RELIABILITY OF INTUITIVE MORAL DECISIONS by V. V. Nadurak

“…The main kinds of intuitive moral decisions are identified: 1) intuitively emotional decisions (i.e. decisions made under the influence of emotions that accompanies the process of moral decision making); 2) decisions made under the influence of moral risky psychological aptitudes (unconscious human tendencies that makes us think in a certain way and make decisions, unacceptable from the logical and ethical point of view); 3) intuitively normative decisions (decisions made under the influence of socially learned norms, that cause evaluative feeling «good-bad», without conscious reasoning). …”
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The Comet Assay for the Evaluation of Genotoxic Potential of Landfill Leachate by Kamila Widziewicz, Joanna Kalka, Magdalena Skonieczna, Paweł Madej

“…Genotoxic assessment of landfill leachate before and after biological treatment was conducted with two human cell lines (Me45 and NHDF) and Daphnia magna somatic cells. …”
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Multimodel Anomaly Identification and Control in Wet Limestone-Gypsum Flue Gas Desulphurization System by Xiaoli Li, Quanbo Liu, Kang Wang, Fuqiang Wang, Guimei Cui, Yang Li

“…Sulphur dioxide, as one of the most common air pollutant gases, brings considerable numbers of hazards on human health and environment. For the purpose of reducing the detrimental effect it brings, it is of urgent necessity to control emissions of flue gas in power plants, since a substantial proportion of sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere stems from flue gas generated in the whole process of electricity generation. …”
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Les Allemands à l’Exposition universelle de Paris en 1900 ou l’expérience d’un patriotisme mal compris by Philippe Alexandre

“…This event could actually be said to have been a mass movement, either in terms of people moving, ideas, or productions in all areas of human activity. The Exhibition was a place of intense cultural exchange, fierce rivalry and competition and hectic dynamism made even more so by national newspapers and magazines of the time. …”
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The Sounds of Horseshoe a Zoopoetic Reading of Yılkı Atı by Abbas Sayar by Özlem Akyol

“…By extension, an increasing scholarly interest in the relation between humans and nonhuman animals and the agentive role of the latter result in the emergence of “zoopoetics.” …”
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Espaço vivido e espaço mental: Dalton Trevisan e a dicotomia social do urbanismo curitibano by Nelson H. Vieira

“…Besides illustrating how Trevisan’s short stories tend toward the universal, due to their highly conscious dialog with the reader and in spite of its regional focus, we underscore how the contradiction between the sardonic and the affective uncovers the sentimental yet disturbing side of this Human Comedy. With allusions to his stories and haikus as “thinking images” (coined by Walter Benjamin), this reading also emphasizes the performative aspect of his work that serves to unmask the hidden hypocrisy within the urban consciences of his protagonists and those of his readers. …”
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Integrating Satellite Data and In-situ Observations for Trophic State Assessment of Renuka Lake, Himachal Pradesh, India by Sujit Kumar Jally, Rakesh Kumar and Sibabrata Das

“…The sustained eutrophic condition is attributed to escalating human-induced activities surrounding the lake, particularly in the western region.…”
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The Influence of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Suit on the Bomb Squad Safety by Michał GMITRZUK, Lech STARCZEWSKI, Krzysztof SZCZEŚNIAK, Dariusz DANIELEWICZ, Robert NYC, Leszek KOSMALA

“…The use of ATD allowed for determining parameters of damage to the human body as a result of the impact of overpressure wave. …”
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Targeting heparan sulfate proteoglycans as an effective strategy for inhibiting cancer cell migration and invasiveness compared to heparin by Lorenzo Depau, Jlenia Brunetti, Chiara Falciani, Elisabetta Mandarini, Marta Zanchi, Maria Francesca Paolocci, Marta Garfì, Alessandro Pini, Luisa Bracci

“…We exploited our anti-heparan sulfate branched peptide NT4 to test the opposite approach, namely, targeting HSPGs to interfere with their functions, instead of using heparin as a soluble competitor in human cell lines from pancreas adenocarcinoma, colon adenocarcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and two different breast cancers. …”
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The Redox Process in Red Blood Cells: Balancing Oxidants and Antioxidants by Dala N. Daraghmeh, Rafik Karaman

“…While their antioxidative capabilities are essential to their physiological functions and delivering oxygen to tissues, their pro-oxidant behavior plays a part in several human pathologies. The redox-related changes in RBCs can have an impact on their function and fate. …”
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Correspondência espacial entre a suinocultura intensiva e a incidência de COVID-19 nos EUA, Brasil e Alemanha by Larissa Bombardi, Immo Fiebrig, Pablo Luiz Maia Nepomuceno

“…On the other hand, several researchers have indicated that certain similarities in the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems of animals and humans, especially in the case of pigs, may favour the possibility of interspecific virus transmission. …”
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TRPM7 and TRPM8 Ion Channels in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Potential Roles as Cancer Biomarkers and Targets by Nelson S. Yee, Ada S. Chan, Julian D. Yee, Rosemary K. Yee

“…Growing evidence has revealed that TRP ion channels play important roles in a wide range of human diseases, including malignancies. In light of recent discoveries, it has been found that TRP melastatin-subfamily members, TRPM7 and TRPM8, are required for normal and cancerous development of exocrine pancreas. …”
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Quantitative analysis of the effect of microtubule-targeting drugs on the microtubule cytoskeleton of breast cancer cells with different invasive properties by Michallet, Sophie, Bosc, Lauriane, Lafanechère, Laurence

“…An ideal application of this test could be the comparative analysis of the response of human tumor samples to different microtubule targeting drugs, to optimize therapeutic treatment.…”
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Zoning the villages at flood risk in the Varkesh-Chai drainage basin by GIS and HEC - RAS software and HEC- GEO - RAS extension by Asdollah hejazi, fatemeh khodaie geshlag, leila khodaie geshlag

“…Lack of knowledge and attention to the above-mentioned cases and river bed manipulation has increased the vulnerability of villages, agricultural land or other human facilities of the flood risk in the catchment area. …”
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Avicenna's optimistic theodicy by T.K. Ibrahim

“…In this perspective, he argued also about the possibility of afterlife's spiritual (intellectual) perfection, which helps a human being the achievement of the highest degree of happiness. …”
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The Effect Analysis of Carrier Gas Flow Rate on the Rapid Gas Chromatographic Separation System by Xu Zhang, Sixiang Zhang, Wei Zhou, Yang Qi

“…Odor pollution did not only disturb the human normal life but also aroused the attention of environmental researchers and environmental protection departments. …”
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