Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Oriented PLGA/ACECM Composite Scaffolds Enhance Structure-Specific Regeneration of Hyaline Cartilage in a Rabbit Model by Weimin Guo, Xifu Zheng, Weiguo Zhang, Mingxue Chen, Zhenyong Wang, Chunxiang Hao, Jingxiang Huang, Zhiguo Yuan, Yu Zhang, Mingjie Wang, Jiang Peng, Aiyuan Wang, Yu Wang, Xiang Sui, Wenjing Xu, Shuyun Liu, Shibi Lu, Quanyi Guo

“…Previously, we fabricated oriented PLGA/ACECM (natural, nanofibrous, articular cartilage ECM) composite scaffolds. …”
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Non-Linear Vibrations of Graphene Nanoplatelet-Reinforced Composite Beams using Non-Local Strain Gradient Theory by Ahmad Haghani

“…Finally, the outcomes of varying the graphene plates (GPLs) weight fraction, the GPLs distribution, and the proportional ratio of length to thickness of the beam regarding the non-linear natural frequency (NF) were investigated where one of the important results of this paper is that the highest non-linear NF occurs first in the <em>X-GPLRC</em> distribution, then in the <em>A-GPLRC</em> distribution, and finally in the <em>O-GPLRC</em> distribution.…”
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THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES ON ENHANCING HEDONISTIC CONSUMER ATTITUDES by Radosław Mącik, Monika Nalewajek

“…Virtual communities, particularly social networking sites (in paper mainly Facebook.com and Pinterest.com were considered), and blogs (for this case particularly fashion and other life-style ones), are natural places for young consumers to view, communicate, share and create own content. …”
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Community Use and Perceptions of Climate Shelters in Schoolyards in Barcelona by Marta Sanz-Mas, Marta Sanz-Mas, Xavier Continente, Xavier Continente, Xavier Continente, Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo, Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo, Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo, María José López, María José López, María José López, María José López

“…Participants reported that shade provided coolness and comfort, vegetation offered pleasant and naturalized environments, and water features were enjoyed for their cooling capacity and play opportunities. …”
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Management of Maillard reaction-derived reactive carbonyl species and advanced glycation end products by tea and tea polyphenols by Yue Luo, Jianan Zhang, Chi-Tang Ho, Shiming Li

“…Therefore, tea polyphenols can serve as promising natural candidates in the treatment and/or prevention of nephropathy, retinopathy, hepatopathy, hyperglycemia and obesity among others, by their potent antiglycation effect. …”
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Representaciones del turismo desde los dibujos y explicaciones de las jóvenes generaciones by Anna María Fernández Poncela

“…Algo que salta a la vista en el análisis es la claridad que tienen las jóvenes generaciones sobre la realidad y potencial turístico de su entorno patrimonial cultural y natural. Otro hallazgo es como, al parecer, el turismo es ya una parte constitutiva que caracteriza su identidad social como huasquenses. …”
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Potential Human Models of Infammatory Bowel Disease by Stephen B Hanauer

“…Provocation with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be useful in selected patients because NSAID mucosal damage may induce or mimic IBD. Alternative natural history or interventional studies in patients with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 spondylarthropathy may be useful. …”
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The Effect of Organomineral Fertilizers on the Yield and Quality of Apples After Long-Term Storage by Zoya E. Ozherelieva, Andrey L. Nikitin, Pavel S. Prudnikov

“…The goal of this work is to study the effect of the Natural Plant Complex (NPC) “White Pearl” on the yield and marketability of apples after long-term storage. …”
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Crosstalk between Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in Tumor Growth and Immunosuppression of Breast Cancer by Jarupa Soongsathitanon, Pranisa Jamjuntra, Nuttavut Sumransub, Supaporn Yangngam, Marjorie De la Fuente, Glauben Landskron, Peti Thuwajit, Marcela A. Hermoso, Chanitra Thuwajit

“…The immune cells including tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) (cytotoxic T cells (CTLs), regulatory T cells (Tregs), and helper T cell (Th)), monocyte-infiltrating cells (MICs), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), mast cells (MCs), and natural killer cells (NKs) play an important part in the immunological balance, fluctuating TME between protumoral and antitumoral responses. …”
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Sexual Inversion, Smoke, and Mirrors: The (In)Visibility of John Addington Symonds’s Homosexuality in his Autobiographical Writings by William Fize

“…Reading Sexual Inversion through the lens of his autobiographical writings allows us to see a posthumous portrait of Symonds on the path to acceptance and eventually vindication of his natural homosexuality.…”
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Vascular injury in glomerulopathies: the role of the endothelium by Géssica Sabrine Braga Barbosa, Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara, Felipe Lourenço Ledesma, Amaro Nunes Duarte Neto, Cristiane Bitencourt Dias

“…The endothelial cell, which naturally has anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic regulatory mechanisms, is particularly susceptible to damage caused by various etiologies and can become dysfunctional due to direct/indirect injury or a deficiency of protective factors. …”
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How to support recovery phase for landslide through livelihoods? case study: Kulon Progo Regency, Indonesia by Setyawati Dewanti Diah, Jaenul Haq Jejen, Viviani Nurhanifah Nita, Bi Chuanchen

“…The study examines the impact of human, social, physical, natural, and financial capital, as well as transformations in structure and process (TSP), on the recovery phase. …”
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Seismic Response Reduction of Megaframe with Vibration Control Substructure by Jun-Qi Huang, Xun Chong, Qing Jiang, Xian-Guo Ye, Han-Qin Wang

“…The results indicated that (1) the proposed MFVCS could provide a considerable seismic response reduction under frequent earthquake and showed a strong robustness; (2) the optimized values of the frequency ratio (ratio of tuning frequency to the megaframe’s natural frequency) and damping scale factor (ratio between the investigated damping and a standard value) were 0.96 and 1.0, respectively; and (3) the seismic response reduction of the MFVCS under rare earthquake was lower than that under frequent earthquake.…”
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Prototype Pendeteksi Kebakaran Hutan Berbasis Internet by Gizan Guswan, Budi Rahmadya

“…Currently,forest fires have been designated as a national natural disaster by the government because theyhave caused significant losses across various sectors. …”
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Adaptation of climate change and environmental pollution in Cirebon’s coastal community by Mulyadi Asep

“…Communities whose lives depend on natural resources have felt many negative impacts from both. …”
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South African indigenous chickens' genetic diversity, and the adoption of ecological niche modelling and landscape genomics as strategic conservation techniques by Reneilwe Rose Mogano, Takalani Judas Mpofu, Bohani Mtileni, Khanyisile Hadebe

“…This review explores the impact of natural selection on indigenous chicken, genetic diversity, population size, and the advancement of technologies in understanding local adaptation drivers. …”
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Alternative Usage of Raw Material and Fuel in Cement Plants: Case Study by Şeyma Ordu, Ebru Öztürk

“…Increasing use of alternative fuels and raw materials is very important in terms of eliminating environmental pollution, saving natural material resources and energy. Alternative fuels can generally be gathered under the groups of sewage sludge, waste oil, worn out tires, solvent and paints. …”
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The phase I RELEASE clinical trial to evaluate the safety of NK cells in COVID-19 by Clara Hernández-Blanco, Karima Al-Akioui-Sanz, Lara Herrera, Cristina Aguirre-Portolés, Daniel Lozano-Ojalvo, Leticia Pérez-Rodriguez, Jordi Cano-Ochando, Pilar Guerra-García, Alejandro Martín-Quirós, José Luis Vicario, Silvia Santos, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Vaquero, Miguel Ángel Vesga, Alberto M. Borobia, Antonio J. Carcas, Antonio Balas, Miguel Ángel Moreno, Rebeca Pérez de Diego, Mercedes Gasior, Bernat Soria, Cristina Eguizabal, Antonio Pérez-Martínez

“…Summary: The severity of COVID 19 symptoms has a direct correlation with lymphopenia, affecting natural killer (NK) cells. SARS-CoV-2 specific “memory” NK cells obtained from convalescent donors can be used as cell immunotherapy. …”
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Procedure of Active Residual Heat Removal after Emergency Shutdown of High-Temperature-Gas-Cooled Reactor by Xingtuan Yang, Yanfei Sun, Huaiming Ju, Shengyao Jiang

“…After emergency shutdown of high-temperature-gas-cooled reactor, the residual heat of the reactor core should be removed. As the natural circulation process spends too long period of time to be utilized, an active residual heat removal procedure is needed, which makes use of steam generator and start-up loop. …”
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The different faces of GATA2 deficiency: implications for therapy and surveillance by Luca Vinci, Brigitte Strahm, Carsten Speckmann, Carsten Speckmann, Miriam Erlacher, Miriam Erlacher

“…We conclude that a better characterization of the natural disease course, a better understanding of the prognostic significance of somatic aberrations and a thorough evaluation of patients´ perspectives and preferences are required to achieve a personalized approach aimed at improving the care of these patients.…”
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