The role of morphological adaptability in Vibrio cholerae’s motility by Jun Xu, Keigo Abe, Toshio Kodama, Marzia Sultana, Denise Chac, Susan M. Markiewicz, Hideyuki Matsunami, Erika Kuba, Shiyu Tsunoda, Munirul Alam, Ana A. Weil, Shuichi Nakamura, Tetsu Yamashiro

“…Furthermore, the presence of filamentous cells in bile-supplemented medium underscores their relevance in natural infection scenarios.IMPORTANCEThis study highlights the enhanced motility of filamentous Vibrio cholerae in viscous environments, an adaptation that may provide a survival advantage in the human gastrointestinal tract. …”
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The molecular receptor NKBB enhances the persistence and anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activity of GPC3 CAR-T cells by Minghao Sui, Tiantian Liu, Xuanli Song, Ji Li, Han Ding, Yuqian Liu, Xinyu Wang, Huimin Liu, Yuchan Xue, Jianni Qi, Miao Zhang, Songbo Zhao, Qiang Zhu

“…Therefore, to treat HCC more effectively, we connected the molecular receptor NKBB to a second-generation glypican-3 (GPC3) CAR to construct GC3328z-NKBB CAR-T cells, which have double specific targets of GPC3 and NKG2DLs (natural killer group 2, member D ligands), dual co-stimulation of CD28 and 41BB, and a single CD3ζ chain. …”
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Ecological status assessment of the rivers in Slovenia – an overview by Gorazd Urbanič

“…A special emphasis is laid on ecological river typology. 74 ecological river types were defined using bioregions or large rivers, and nine natural environmental descriptors recognised in literature as being important for river community composition in Slovenia. …”
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Altered NKp30, NKp46, NKG2D, and DNAM-1 Expression on Circulating NK Cells Is Associated with Tumor Progression in Human Gastric Cancer by Bin Han, Fang-yuan Mao, Yong-liang Zhao, Yi-pin Lv, Yong-sheng Teng, Mubing Duan, Weisan Chen, Ping Cheng, Ting-ting Wang, Zhong-yuan Liang, Jin-yu Zhang, Yu-gang Liu, Gang Guo, Quan-ming Zou, Yuan Zhuang, Liu-sheng Peng

“…Natural killer (NK) cell activity is influenced by a complex integration of signaling pathways activated downstream of both activating and inhibitory surface receptors. …”
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Characterization and molecular biological identification of tick species in Nanjing city by Luyao SUN, Xuemin CHEN, Bingdong SONG, Yan ZHANG, Yanqun SUN, Yue MIN, Shougang ZHANG

“…The highest number of free-living ticks in different habitats was collected in suburban parks (50), followed by those around rural natural villages (47) and barren grasslands (33), and then in forest areas (2). …”
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Legionella pneumophila subverts the antioxidant defenses of its amoeba host Acanthamoeba castellanii by Alban Hay, Willy Aucher, Romain Pigeault, Joanne Bertaux, Alexandre Crépin, Quentin Blancart Remaury, Yann Héchard, Ascel Samba-Louaka, Romain Villéger

“…Among these amoebae, Acanthamoeba castellanii is a natural host in water networks and a model commonly used to study the interaction between L. pneumophila and its host. …”
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Inhibitory effects of estetrol on the invasion and migration of immortalized human endometrial stromal cells by Akihiko Wakatsuki, Yinzhi Lin, Shiori Kojima, Hiroshi Matsushita, Kosei Takeuchi, Kazuo Umezawa

“…Although estetrol (E4), produced by human fetal liver, is also a natural estrogen, it may have the opposite effects on endometriotic cells. …”
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Thermal Characteristics and Kinetics of the Thermal Degradation of Sugar Beet Waste Leaves and Pulp in Relation to Chemical Composition by Sanja Ostojić, Darko Micić, Josipa Dukić, Iva Sabljak, Ayça Akyüz, Seda Ersus, Anet Režek Jambrak

“…The kinetic parameters of the degradation, obtained by Ortega and Friedman non-isothermal isoconversional methods did not significantly differ between models: Ea-activation energy at a conversion degree 0.1–0.9 ranged 50–200 kJ/mol; lnA- the natural logarithm of the pre-exponential factor 8–48; kp₁-thermal degradation rate constant at a conversion extent of 0.5 ranged of 0.19–2.55 min⁻¹. …”
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The Dweller on the Threshold: Whiteness, the Family and the End of Classical Cinema by Conall Cash

“…Once whiteness and the family become explicit objects of protection, the myth of their naturalness and goodness is rendered problematic, and in these films, the protector themselves must be excluded in order for the myth to function. …”
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LEGO, fishbowls, and collaboration by Rebecca Edgerley, Russell Crawford

“…Furthermore, collaboration often falls to so called ‘third-space’ professionals, as they occupy a natural (but not always comfortable) confluence between academics, researchers, professional services, and learner communities (Veles, Carter and Boon, 2018). …”
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Sustainable alternative of palm wine analogue from different tiger nut milk-sugar syrup blends for local production by Adindu O. Onyeodili, Gabriel I. Okafor, Chigozie F. Okoyeuzu, Onyekachukwu Chukwuebuka Nduka, Queency N. Okechukwu, Mouandhe Imamou Hassani, Szymon Juchniewicz, Katarzyna Leicht, Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala, Małgorzata Korzeniowska, Raquel P.F. Guiné

“…Conclusions: Potentially, the (palm wine) analogue produced from tiger nut milk and sugar syrup blends using (palm wine) dreg as inoculum could be embraced by the market as natural palm wine. Indeed, the emergent product should serve as an alternative sustainable promise for palm wine, which could help fill the market supply gap, especially in the seasons of reduced supply/yield.…”
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Cybersecurity of the municipal infrastructure by S. V. Kaliakin, Yu. M. Onishchenko, V. V. Nosov

“…A modern city is a complex system that requires a unified systematic approach to ensuring public safety, law and order and environmental safety in the face of high levels of both man-made and natural risks. Due to the growing role of information technology in the functioning of a modern city, the threat of cyberattacks on critical municipal infrastructure has increased. …”
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Development of organizational healing scale: validity and reliability study by İsmail Karsantık, Semih Çayak

“…The occurrence of negative or traumatic events in organizations can be attributed to a range of factors, including natural adversities, as well as intentional or human-induced crises. …”
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Pharmaceuticals as emerging pollutants: Implications for water resource management in Malaysia by Asvinidevi Arumugam, Khai Ern Lee, Pei Yuen Ng, Aida Soraya Shamsuddin, Aziemah Zulkifli, Thian Lai Goh

“…Analysis revealed 65 active pharmaceutical compounds spanning major therapeutic classes such as NSAIDs, antidiabetics, antihypertensives, antibacterials and natural and synthetic estrogens. Surface water was the most frequently studied matrix (n = 23), followed by sewage treatment plant effluent (n = 10), tap water (n = 11) and surface sediment (n = 7). …”
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A verdade do mercado e os juros na Constituição de 1988 by Marcel Mangili Laurindo, Luana Renostro Heinen

“…O estudo permitirá concluir que, no caso, José Sarney e o STF atuaram como guardiões de uma ordem econômica natural que, recusando a política, prescindiria de qualquer soberano.…”
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Striking a balance between aesthetics and safety: a comparative study on the maternal and neonatal outcomes of mini-incision cesarean section by ChunLan Yuan, ShiMei He, WenQian Jian, MeiRong He, HuiFang Huang, JianChun Huang, MeiPing He, KaiSun Zhao

“…Abstract Objective and significance The pursuit of aesthetic outcomes is a natural tendency for individuals, particularly for women undergoing cesarean sections, who seek to minimize abdominal scarring. …”
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Domownik Workbook. A Resource for Shaping Children’s Cultural Identity in Grades I–III by Kinga Lisowska

“…It combines the cultural identity conferred in the family with the identity naturally conveyed through religion. This paper presents a qualitative analysis of the secondary source in the form of the workbook Domownik – a supplement for the family, which accompanies the school catechesis textbooks of the Catholic Church in the first educational stage. …”
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Pseudomonas evades immune recognition of flagellin in both mammals and plants. by Bart W Bardoel, Sjoerd van der Ent, Michiel J C Pel, Jan Tommassen, Corné M J Pieterse, Kok P M van Kessel, Jos A G van Strijp

“…AprA effectively degrades the TLR5 ligand monomeric flagellin, while polymeric flagellin (involved in bacterial motility) and TLR5 itself resist degradation. The natural occurring alkaline protease inhibitor AprI of P. aeruginosa blocked flagellin degradation by AprA. …”
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Um atendente ou uma ferramenta? A produção do Chatbot como um dispositivo moral by Olga Christina de Oliveira Zunino

“…Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa sobre o processo de criação de chatbots, interfaces comunicacionais que utilizam linguagem natural, analisados pela perspectiva da sociologia da crítica (Boltanski e Thévenot, 2020; 1999) e da sociologia econômica (Muniesa e Callon, 2007). …”
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Plastome data provides new insights into population differentiation and evolution of Ginkgo in the Sichuan Basin of China by Liyun Nie, Fangling Liu, Meixia Wang, Zhuying Jiang, Jiali Kong, Luke R. Tembrock, Shenglong Kan, Penghao Wang, Jie Wang, Zhiqiang Wu, Xiaoli Liu

“…Ancient trees (314–784 years) provided evidence for interaction between natural processes and historical human dispersal in shaping current genetic patterns. …”
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