A Pharmacological and Toxicological Profile of Silver as an Antimicrobial Agent in Medical Devices by Alan B. G. Lansdown

“…Metallic silver and most inorganic silver compounds ionise in moisture, body fluids, and secretions to release biologically active Ag+. The ion is absorbed into the systemic circulation from the diet and drinking water, by inhalation and through intraparenteral administration. …”
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COMBATTING CULTISM IN NIGERIA’S DIGITAL SOCIETY BY LEVERAGING YOUTHPRENUERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT by CHIDI FRANKLIN UZOIGWE, OZINNA OKOYE

“…It traces the historical roots of cultism and secret societies in Nigeria to the pre-colonial era, with particular focus on their emergence in university settings in 1952. …”
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An Efficient Multiparty Threshold ECDSA Protocol against Malicious Adversaries for Blockchain-Based LLMs by Jing Wang, Xue Yuan, Yingjie Xu, Yudi Zhang

“…Our approach relies on discrete logarithmic zero-knowledge proofs and Feldman verifiable secret sharing, reducing complexity by forgoing multiplication triple protocols. …”
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The refractory form of gastroesophageal reflux disease: clinical and endoscopical, functional and morphofunctional criteria by M. A. Osadchuk, A. M. Osadchuk, D. V. Balashov, I. M. Kvetnoy

“…In contrast to NFGERD and EFGERD, at RFGERD higher grade of hyperplasia of esophageal neuroendocrine cells secreting neurotensin, and esophageal epithelial cells expressing р53 was observed.Conclusions. …”
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On the Spaces of Guerre Moderne: The French Army in Northern Algeria (1954–1962) by Samia Henni

“…Its theories, known as the guerre moderne, were secretly transferred to North and South America in the sixties. …”
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Diverse Roles of Inhibitor of Differentiation 2 in Adaptive Immunity by Lucille Rankin, Gabrielle T. Belz

“…In the innate immune system, Id2 is required for the development of mature natural killer (NK) cells, lymphoid tissue-inducer (LTi) cells, and the recently identified interleukin (IL)-22 secreting nonconventional innate lymphocytes found in the gut. …”
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Stego on FPGA: An IWT Approach by Balakrishnan Ramalingam, Rengarajan Amirtharajan, John Bosco Balaguru Rayappan

“…The Haar-IWT was used to separate the subbands namely, LL, LH, HL, and HH, from 8×8 pixel blocks and the encrypted secret data is hidden in the LH, HL, and HH blocks using Moore and Hilbert space filling curve (SFC) scan patterns. …”
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Extracellular Enzyme of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Ziziphus spina Leaves as Medicinal Plant by Sumaiya Naeema Hawar

“…Some of the isolates showed great activity in secreting particular enzymes, indicating that the enzymes of these fungi could be used in a variety of applications.…”
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Melatonin and Ischemic Stroke: Mechanistic Roles and Action by Syed Suhail Andrabi, Suhel Parvez, Heena Tabassum

“…Melatonin is a neurohormone secreted by pineal and extra pineal tissues responsible for various physiological processes like sleep and mood behaviour. …”
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The role of the Holy Spirit in Calvin's doctrine of the sacraments by I. J. Hesselink

“…The Word and faith are requisites for any  efficacious experience of the sacraments, but “whatever God offers us in the sacraments depends on the secret operation of his Spirit” (Calvin). Baptism signifies the forgiveness of our sins and regeneration, although the beginning of that regeneration may precede or follow the act of baptism. …”
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Happiness Issue – Moral Aspects of its Biochemical Enhancement by Zlatica Plašienková, Martin Farbák

“…The search for happiness is something that constitutes human existence from its beginning, and even though people have achieved unimaginable progress in science and technologies, they still have not found the secret of being happy. Transhumanist authors, headed by Mark Walker, believe we can reach happiness biochemically using specific drugs and without considerable side effects. …”
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Le Phare de Bayonne et La Sentinelle des Pyrénées : regards croisés de deux journaux français sur l’actualité espagnole de 1838 by Alain Pauquet

“…On one hand, coming secretely from Austria, the arrival of the princess of Beira in the basque provinces and her wedding with the pretender Don Carlos of Borbon (Charles V of Spain). …”
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Melatonin: biological significance and therapeutic properties by V. Rimšaitė, K. Bogdanavičienė, G. Gudavičiūtė, E. Pajėdienė

“… Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland that is important for various neurological and endocrine processes in the body. …”
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ILMU SABUKU, A LOCAL TAREKAT PRACTICED FOR CENTURIES BY THE BANJAR SOCIETY, SOUTHERN KALIMANTAN by Ahmad

“…Some groups even openly keep teaching through religious meetings, through oral and written learning, as well as through visual audio, while others promote it secretly through traditional medicine and exorcism.…”
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Funding of the Papal Army’s Campaign to Germany during the Schmalkaldic War by Petr Vorel

“… This article is based on the recently discovered text of accounting documentation led by the Papal secret accountant Pietro Giovanni Aleotti. He kept records of income and expenses of Papal chamber connected with the campaign of Papal army that was sent from Italy to Germany by Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) in the frame of the first period of so called Smalkaldic War (1546–1547). …”
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Exosomes in Oral Diseases: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications by Miao Q, Li S, Lyu W, Zhang J, Han Y

“…Qiandai Miao, Shaoqing Li, Weijia Lyu, Jianxia Zhang, Yan Han Department of Stomatology, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, 100091, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yan Han, Email hy1352111@163.comAbstract: Exosomes, small extracellular vesicles secreted by various cells, play crucial roles in the pathogenesis and treatment of oral diseases. …”
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Understanding the Immune System in Fetal Protection and Maternal Infections during Pregnancy by Tarique Hussain, Ghulam Murtaza, Dildar Hussain Kalhoro, Muhammad Saleem Kalhoro, Yulong Yin, Muhammad Ismail Chughtai, Bie Tan, Anjaleena Yaseen, Zia Ur Rehman

“…The trophoblast cells not only give an active response against external stimuli but are also involved in secreting most of the cytokines. These cells have an essential function in fetal acceptance or fetal rejection. …”
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Early precursor-derived pituitary gland tissue-resident macrophages play a pivotal role in modulating hormonal balance by Henna Lehtonen, Heli Jokela, Julian Hofmann, Lauriina Tola, Arfa Mehmood, Florent Ginhoux, Burkhard Becher, Melanie Greter, Gennady G. Yegutkin, Marko Salmi, Heidi Gerke, Pia Rantakari

“…Microglia-like macrophages (ml-MACs) are enriched in the posterior pituitary, while other pitMØs in the anterior pituitary exhibit close interactions with hormone-secreting cells. Importantly, all pitMØs originate from early yolk sac progenitors and maintain themselves through self-renewal, independent of bone marrow-derived monocytes. …”
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Menopause mysteries: the exosome-inflammation connection by Aarushi Sultania, Subhashini Brahadeeswaran, Aparna Eledath Kolasseri, Sivaraman Jayanthi, Ramasamy Tamizhselvi

“…Follicular fluid exosomes or extracellular vesicles (FF-EVs) secreted by ovarian granulosa cells are critical mediators of ovary growth and maturation. …”
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Introducing carbon assimilation in yeasts using photosynthetic directed endosymbiosis by Yang-le Gao, Jay Cournoyer, Bidhan C. De, Catherine L. Wallace, Alexander V. Ulanov, Michael R. La Frano, Angad P. Mehta

“…Particularly, we engineer carbon assimilating and sugar-secreting photosynthetic cyanobacterial endosymbionts within the yeast cells, which results in the generation of yeast/cyanobacteria chimeras that propagate under photosynthetic conditions in the presence of CO2 and in the absence of feedstock carbon sources like glucose or glycerol. …”
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