Chinese Funding: A Curse to Africa by Chido T Chipfakacha

“…Africa is endowed with natural resources yet it has the poorest population per Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. …”
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Isolation of Mesophyll Protoplasts from Leaves of <i>Dalbergia sissoo</i> Roxb by I Mukhtar, R Bajwa, G Nasim

“…In case of die back, Dalbergia is facing the threat of destruction in its natural habitats due to lack of potential pathogenicity test which is the major bottleneck in pathogen assessment and tree improvement programmes. …”
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Investigating spatially varying relationships between the distribution of rural settlements and related influences by Chenzhao Yuan, Guanglong Dong, Zheng Liu

“…The distribution of rural settlements is a complex outcome of human adaptation to natural conditions and socioeconomic development throughout history. …”
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Combination of Human Leukocyte Antigen and Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor Genetic Background Influences the Onset Age of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Male Patients with He... by Ning Pan, Jie Qiu, Hang Sun, Fengqin Miao, Qian Shi, Jinhuan Xu, Wei Jiang, Hui Jin, Wei Xie, Youji He, Jianqiong Zhang

“…Our findings also suggest an important role of natural killer cells (or other KIR-expressing cells) in the progress of HBV-related HCC development.…”
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A systematic review of corpus-based instruction in EFL classroom by Dandan Li, Nooreen Noordin, Lilliati Ismail, Dan Cao

“…Corpus-based instruction is a teaching method based on actual data from natural language use, representing an important branch of corpus research. …”
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Assessment of environmental degradation and conservation in the Maracanã River Basin, eastern amazon by Lucas Lima Raiol, Yuri Antonio da Silva Rocha, Aline Maria Meiguins de Lima, Andrés Velastegui-Montoya

“…The correlation analysis indicates that natural vegetation cover shows a significant correlation with annual precipitation, rainy and dry quarters. …”
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Influence of Roughness on the Asymmetric Flow Field of a Slender Body by Kai Wei, Shaosong Chen, Yihang Xu, Dongdong Tang

“…Low speed and high angle of attack are problems that must be faced in vertical launching missiles. A natural asymmetric vortex phenomenon occurs at a low speed and high angle of attack of a slender body. …”
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Evaluation of Some Aspects of the Growth Parameters and Exploitation Rates of Deep-Water Rose Shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) from the Sea of Marmara by Habib Bal, Ömerhan Dürrani

“…The estimated mortality rates were: total mortality = 0.83 year⁻¹, fishing mortality = 0.65 year⁻¹, natural mortality = 0.18 year⁻¹, and exploitation rate = 0.78. …”
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Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid Attenuates Angiogenesis and Inflammation in Experimental Colitis by Munkhtugs Davaatseren, Jin-Taek Hwang, Jae Ho Park, Myung-Sunny Kim, Shuaiyu Wang, Mi Jeong Sung

“…Poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA), naturally secreted from various strains of Bacillus, has anti-inflammatory activity. …”
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IgG4-Related Autoimmune Prostatitis: Is It an Unusual or Underdiagnosed Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease? by María T. Bourlon, Mónica Sánchez-Ávila, Fredy Chablé-Montero, Ricardo Arceo-Olaiz

“…Currently, there is insufficient data about the natural history and outcome. Whether steroids, transurethral resection, or both are the treatment of choice needs to be elucidated.…”
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Borax and Boric Acid Combination As Fire Retardant and Anti-termite Agents on Red Meranti Wood by Mahdi Santoso, Sutjipto A. Hadikusumo, Abdul Aziz

“…Woods have properties which are easy to be ignited by fire and most of them have a low natural durability. Therefore, it is required to improve the quality of wood by impregnating the fire-retardant and anti-termites possessed chemicals. …”
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Influence of Caprock Morphology on Solubility Trapping during CO2 Geological Sequestration by Pradeep Reddy Punnam, Balaji Krishnamurthy, Vikranth Kumar Surasani

“…The simulation results show that the naturally available heterogeneous formations with anticline and without anticline structure influence the solubility fingering phenomena and solubility entrapment percentage over a geological time scale. …”
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Modelling And Simulation Of Hydrogen Production Plant for Minimum Carbon Dioxide Emission by Folake B. Olanrewaju, Innocent O. Oboh, Olusola A. Adesina, Chidebe Stanley Anyanwu, Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim

“… Abstract The use of coal as a source of energy for hydrogen production is desirable because it is widely available, inexpensive, and guarantees long-term availability compared to natural gas. In this study, modeling and simulation of a hydrogen production plant from coal gasification was carried out. …”
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Optimization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Process, Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Analysis of Gastrodia elata Polysaccharide by Yunfei HU, De ZHOU, Qinglan ZENG, Jinsong HE, Ming ZHAO, Qingyan TANG

“…Polysaccharides are attracted much attention because of their diverse biological activities. However, natural polysaccharides tend to have high molecular weights, resulting in their low solubility and bioavailability. …”
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Structure- and Ligand-Based Virtual Screening for Identification of Novel TRPV4 Antagonists by Atefeh Saadabadi, Linda Wilkman, Marja Rantanen, Ari-Pekka Koivisto, Outi M. H. Salo-Ahen

“…All tested compounds inhibited hTRPV4 at 30 µM, with compound Z1213735368 showing an IC₅₀ of 8 µM at a concentration of 10 µM. Furthermore, natural stilbenoids, known to modulate other TRP channels, were evaluated for their hTRPV4 binding and inhibitory potential. …”
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Relationship between landscape and river ecosystem services by M. Dede, S. Sunardi, K.C. Lam, S. Withaningsih

“…As representations of the natural landscape, forests and grasslands have a positive and significant contribution to river ecosystem services. …”
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Effect Observation of Comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapy combined with Acupoint Application in Elderly Patients with COPD by Houmei TANG, Xiaohong GU, Juan DENG

“…The control group was treated with comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation therapy, the observation group was treated with comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation therapy combined with acupoint application therapy on the basis of control group.After treatment for three years, the immune functions of natural killer cells (NK), interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in two groups were evaluated; the clinical symptoms of cough, expectoration and dyspnea were evaluated by visual simulation score (VAS);the quality of life was evaluated by BODE index;and observe the adverse reactions.Results:Compared with treatment before, NK, FEV₁percentage of predicted value, 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) in the two groups increased significantly, IFN-γ, TNF-α, cough, sputum and dyspnea scores reduced significantly, and the improvement degree of the observation group was significantly better than that of the control group, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation therapy combined with acupoint application can improve the immune function of elderly patients with COPD, alleviate clinical symptoms, and improve exercise endurance and quality of life..…”
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MELHORIAS HABITACIONAIS E ERGONOMIA COMUNITÁRIA: ANÁLISE DE MORADIAS AUTOCONSTRUÍDAS NO BAIRRO ALTO DO CÉU by Mayk Ravandiere Souza de Morais, Maria Christine Werba Saldanha

“…Identificou-se que muitas construções não seguem normas técnicas mínimas, resultando em problemas como falta de ventilação e iluminação natural, afetando a saúde dos moradores. A análise ergonômica revelou barreiras significativas como falta de conhecimento técnico e recursos financeiros. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of the Dynamic Deformation of a Rod-Strip Fixed on a Double-Sided Support Element through Elastic Interlayers by V. N. Paimushin, V. M. Shishkin, S. F. Chumakova

“…These solutions were employed in the numerical experiments to determine the natural modes and frequencies of bending vibrations, as well as the dynamic response during the resonant vibrations of the rod-strip made of a unidirectional fibrous composite based on ELUR-P carbon tape and XT-118 binder. …”
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Until you have something to lose! Loss aversion and two-factor authentication adoption by Ahmad R. Pratama, Firman M. Firmansyah

“…Purpose – In this study, the authors seek to understand factors that naturally influence users to adopt two-factor authentication (2FA) without even trying to intervene by investigating factors within individuals that may influence their decision to adopt 2FA by themselves. …”
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