Cytotoxic Effect of the Genus Sinularia Extracts on Human SCC25 and HaCaT Cells by Guey-Horng Wang, Tzung-Han Chou, Rong-Jyh Lin, Jyh-Horng Sheu, Shih-Hao Wang, Chia-Hua Liang

“…The cell adhesion assay indicates that extracts reduce the cell attachment. Extracts exhibit a dose-dependent cytotoxic effect using MTS assay.Treatment of extracts to observe the morphological alterations in cells, membrane blebbing, nuclear condensation, and apoptotic bodies is demonstrated. …”
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Functional analysis of the type II toxin-antitoxin system ParDE in Streptococcus suis serotype 2 by Qibing Gu, Xiayu Zhu, Jiale Ma, Tao Jiang, Zihao Pan, Huochun Yao

“…In the mouse infection model, the deletion of ParDE in ZY05719 significantly attenuated virulence. ΔparDE also exhibited a reduced anti-oxidative stress ability, and ΔparDE was more susceptible to phagocytosis and killing by macrophages. …”
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Differential Sensitivity of Nitrogen-Fixing, <i>Azolla Microphylla</i> to Organochlorine and Organophosphate Insecticide by W Raja, P Rathaur, R Ashiq

“…Using chemical products as nutrients, fertilizers and pesticides, we believe that we attack our safety and we must know the effects of pesticides from these compounds. …”
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The Ordinary Legislative Procedure in the EU as an Example of Cooperative Practices by N. Yu. Kaveshnikov

“…However, game theory reveals that the ordinary legislative procedure breeds competition between two co-legislators - the Council and the European Parliament - that seek to reflect their preferences within the legislative draft. This study attempts to assess the development of cooperative practices in the ordinary legislative procedure (since its establishment under the name “codecision procedure”) and the importance of these practices for the effectiveness of the legislative process. …”
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A Diet Enriched in Docosahexanoic Acid Exacerbates Brain Parenchymal Extravasation of Apo B Lipoproteins Induced by Chronic Ingestion of Saturated Fats by Menuka M. Pallebage-Gamarallage, Virginie Lam, Ryusuke Takechi, Susan Galloway, John C. L. Mamo

“…This study investigated in wild-type mice if a PUFA diet enriched in docosahexanoic acid (DHA) restored blood-brain barrier integrity and attenuated parenchymal apo B abundance induced by chronic ingestion of SFA. …”
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'Which treatment do you believe you received?' A randomised blinding feasibility trial of spinal manual therapy by Javier Muñoz Laguna, Astrid Kurmann, Léonie Hofstetter, Emanuela Nyantakyi, Julia Braun, Lauren Clack, Heejung Bang, Mazda Farshad, Nadine E. Foster, Milo A. Puhan, Cesar A. Hincapié, the SALuBRITY Blinding Clinician Group

“…Adults were randomised to active SMT (n = 40) or placebo SMT (n = 41). Participants attended two study visits for their assigned intervention, on average seven days apart. …”
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Smart life and sustainable development: a comparative analysis on energy and water efficiency in China and the EU by Ina VIRTOSU, Chen LI

“…The difference of rules in these two jurisdictions reflects that China and the EU have their own principles and objectives: China attempts to balance the demand of developing smart city infrastructures and the consumption on natural resources, but the EU has strong ambition on low carbon emission in the whole Union. …”
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Are We Overlooking Anatomical Contributions to Dynamic Knee Valgus? by Matt Dewald, Madison Andersen, Laura Higgins, Emma Porter, Alex Wickersham

“…# Background Dynamic knee valgus (DKV) is widely considered a risk factor for injuries, despite contradictory research. Consequently, athletic performance and injury rehabilitation cueing has primarily focused on keeping the "knees out"…”
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Analisis Perbandingan Pengalaman Pengguna pada Aplikasi Investasi dengan Menggunakan UX Curve (Studi pada Bibit dan Ajaib) by Griscipta Yosefanita, Buce Trias Hanggara, Retno Indah Rokhmawati

“…The direction of the improving curve in Bibit is attractiveness, while Ajaib is general UX and ease of use. …”
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Accommodation intersubjective et générique dans le forum du Madman’s Café by Stéphane Kostantzer

“…Our hypothesis is that, in the exchanges, generic accommodation takes precedence over intersubjective accommodation, which will undoubtedly pose a problem for the expression of identity.In line with Giles’ theories, accommodation is broken down into four subtypes, whether it describes a movement of convergence or divergence, and whether this movement is predominantly ideological or stylistic in kind. Close attention to the observable linguistic material reveals the multiple strategies that contributors use in order to converge toward the generic norms of this forum all the while expressing their identity via necessary divergences. …”
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Enhanced Forecasting and Assessment of Urban Air Quality by an Automated Machine Learning System: The AI‐Air by Jiayu Yang, Huabing Ke, Sunling Gong, Yaqiang Wang, Lei Zhang, Chunhong Zhou, Jingyue Mo, Yan You

“…Abstract An automated air quality forecasting system (AI‐Air) was developed to optimize and improve air quality forecasting for different typical cities, combined with the China Meteorological Administration Unified Atmospheric Chemistry Environmental Model (CUACE), and used in a typical inland city of Zhengzhou and a coastal city of Haikou in China. …”
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Physicians’ moral distinctions between medical assistance in dying (MAiD) and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in Canada: a qualitative descriptive study by Midori Matthew, Kieran Bonner, Andrew Stumpf

“…The bioethical literature has attempted to differentiate MAiD from withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (WLT) in an effort to examine the nature of the moral difference between the two. …”
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Position Paper by Canadian Dental Sleep Medicine Professionals Regarding the Role of Different Health Care Professionals in Managing Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring with Oral A... by Luc Gauthier, Fernanda Almeida, Patrick Arcache, Catherine Ashton-McGregor, David Côté, Helen Driver, Kathleen Ferguson, Gilles Lavigne, Philippe Martin, Jean-François Masse, Florence Morisson, Jeffrey Pancer, Charles Samuels, Maurice Schachter, Frédéric Sériès, Glendon Sullivan

“…OAs offer an effective, first-line treatment option for patients with mild to moderate OSA who prefer an OA to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, or for severe OSA patients who cannot tolerate CPAP, are inappropriate candidates for CPAP or who have failed CPAP treatment attempts. The purpose of the present position paper is to guide interdisciplinary teamwork (sleep physicians and sleep dentists) and to clarify the role of each professional in the management of OA therapy. …”
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Breves notas sobre a política de assentamentos do crédito fundiário no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul - Brasil by Leonardo Borges Reis

“…A essência da RAM está em desconstruir a noção de reforma agrária redistributiva, concebida até então como uma política pública para atender às reivindicações históricas de luta pela terra no país. …”
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Preparation of a Natural Candy from Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.), Olive (Olea europaea L.), and Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Fruits by Abdellaoui Radia, Aissa Boukhiar, Khenchla Kechadi, Salem Benamara

“…Until the early 1960s, the traditional recipe “Arkouy” from the mixture of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) powder and olive (Olea europaea L.) oil represented a sought-after food product in some localities of the Kabylian region (Northeastern Algeria). The present work attempted to improve this traditional recipe to obtain a natural candy from date (Phoenix dactylifera L.), olive (Olea europaea L.), and carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) fruits. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Sniffing Position with Simple Head Extension for Laryngoscopic View and Intubation Difficulty in Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery by Smita Prakash, Amy G. Rapsang, Saurabh Mahajan, Shameek Bhattacharjee, Rajvir Singh, Anoop R. Gogia

“…There were significant differences between groups with regard to intensity of lifting force, external laryngeal manipulation, alternate techniques used, number of attempts, and the stance adopted by anesthesiologist. …”
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Distance to Specialist Medical Care and Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Rural Saskatchewan by Catherine M. Spagnuolo, Michael McIsaac, James Dosman, Chandima Karunanayake, Punam Pahwa, William Pickett

“…This study aimed to (1) determine whether the proportion of adults reporting OSA symptoms in the absence of a sleep apnea diagnosis in rural populations varied by travel distance to specialist medical care and (2) assess whether any distance-related patterns were attributable to differences in the frequency of diagnosis among adults who likely required this specialist medical care. …”
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Effectiveness of a resilience, gender equity and mental health group intervention for young people living in informal urban communities in North India: a cluster randomized control... by Varadharajan Srinivasan, Miguel San Sebastián, Samson Rana, Pooja Bhatt, Greg Armstrong, Smita Deshpande, Kaaren Mathias

“…Objective This study aimed to evaluate whether the Nae Disha 3 group intervention could improve youth resilience, mental health and gender equal attitudes among disadvantaged young people from low-income urban communities in India. …”
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Efficient skyline query processing with user-specified conditional preference by Senfu Ke, Xiaodong Fu, Jie Li

“…In the realm of multi-attribute decision-making, the utilization of skyline queries has gained increasing popularity for assisting users in identifying objects with optimal attribute combinations. …”
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Global scenario of silica-associated diseases: A review on emerging pathophysiology of silicosis and potential therapeutic regimes by Prasad Sherekar, Sanvidhan G. Suke, Archana Dhok, Srikant Malegaonkar, Shrikrishna A. Dhale

“…In recent periods, a lot of attention has been focused on the development and fabrication of suitable nanocarriers for improved and sustained drug delivery in the pulmonary system. …”
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