Burden and challenges in managing TB infection among people with occupational exposure to silica in India by B. Kalottee, P. Mahajan, A. Nuken, D. Nair, P. Thekkur, A.M.V. Kumar, V. Rai, M. Parmar, H. Solanki, R. Rao, S.K. Mattoo, R. Kumar

“…The low uptake of IGRA was attributed to the stigma associated with TB and reluctance to undergo any medical evaluation. …”
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Predictive value of gemstone spectral imaging for chemotherapy response in colorectal cancer liver metastases: A retrospective study by Hou-Fa Ning, Yun-Long Qin, Kui-Tao Yue, Shuai Wang, Wei-Guang Shao, Guang-Zhi Wang

“…The iodine concentration value and computed tomography (CT) value on VMIs and slope of spectral attenuation curves of all lesions were compared. A logistic regression analysis was used to determine the predictor of chemotherapy response. …”
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Effect of Baoshenfang Formula on Podocyte Injury via Inhibiting the NOX-4/ROS/p38 Pathway in Diabetic Nephropathy by Fang-qiang Cui, Long Tang, Yan-bin Gao, Yue-fen Wang, Yuan Meng, Cun Shen, Zi-long Shen, Zhi-qiang Liu, Wen-jing Zhao, Wei Jing Liu

“…The Chinese herbal formula Baoshenfang (BSF) shows therapeutic potential in attenuating oxidative stress and apoptosis in podocytes in DN. …”
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Exploring salivary gene expression clusters: A bioinformatics approach for advanced diagnosis and prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Rajesh Parsanathan, Rishaba Byju, D.S. Prabakaran

“…Materials and methods: A comprehensive keyword search was conducted to extract 74 salivary gland secretion genes from the Human Protein Atlas. GeneMANIA and STRING databases were employed to analyse protein-protein interactions and predict functional partners. …”
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Cinemas and Spectators of International Development by Molly Geidel

“…It explores how development institutions, theorists, and filmmakers made connections between the experience of spectatorship and the odd mixture of passivity and striving that constituted the ideal “developing” subject. However, it attends not only to the ideal spectators these films attempted to create, but also to the experiences of spectators themselves, concluding that audience reactions to development films, particularly among non-experts, were often skeptical of the universal modernization trajectories on which the films insisted.…”
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Geometry and dynamics of representations in a precisely balanced memory network related to olfactory cortex by Claire Meissner-Bernard, Friedemann Zenke, Rainer W Friedrich

“…Unlike classical memory models, networks with E/I assemblies did not show discrete attractor dynamics. Rather, responses to learned inputs were locally constrained onto manifolds that ‘focused’ activity into neuronal subspaces. …”
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Mechanisms for stable coexistence in an insect community by Meng Fan, Bingbing Zhang, Michael Yi Li

“…In this paper, we formulate a three-speciesecological community model consisting of two aphid species ( Acyrthosiphon pisum and Megoura viciae) and a specialistparasitoid ( Aphidius ervi) that attacks only one of the aphids( A pisum). The model incorporates both density-mediated andtrait-mediated host-parasitoid interactions. …”
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Evaluation de la qualité de vie des femmes souffrant d’une fistule obstétricale à Kinshasa [Evaluation of the quality of life of women with obstetric fistula in Kinshasa] by Jonathan Enguta Mwenzi, Ruth Bukabau Babuya, Francine Manyonga Sabowa

“…Les résultats de l’étude indiquent que les femmes atteintes de la fistule obstétricale font preuve d’un état de mal-être général prononcé (Moyenne = 1,00 ; Ecart-type= 0,00) et d’un sentiment de mal-être psychologique (Moyenne= 2,40 ; Ecart-type = 1,15). …”
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Confirmatory Virucidal Activity of Ionised Active Water S-100® on the SARS-CoV-2 Virus by Nathalie Wurtz, Issam Hasni, Audrey Bancod, Bernard La Scola

“…Ionised active water S-100® has been proposed as an original solution for use in dermocosmetics and for the treatment of wounds such as burns and atopic dermatitis. Among the mechanisms of action that are not completely understood, an antimicrobial activity would appear to be important. …”
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Hans Kelsen et la théorie de l’État chez Dante by Maurizio Cau

“…Elle manifeste, en attribuant plus particulièrement les caractères de « l’État de droit » à l’État universel de Dante, une projection d’éléments typiquement modernes sur la tradition du droit public médiéval, ainsi qu’une utilisation simplement fonctionnelle de la réflexion historico-juridique elle-même. …”
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Prospects for cooperation between the financial corporation and companies, working in the field of digital technologies by V. S. Efremov, A. S. Pilishvili

“…Positive examples of world experience in cooperation between the two types of these organizations and the attitude of the main regulator of the Central Bank of Russia to the development and implementation of financial technologies in the country’s economy have been adduced.The problems and opportunities of high competition in the struggle for the modern consumer, which lead to the rapid development of the entire financial industry market, have been analyzed. …”
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Simulation Study of Sensitivity Performance of MEMS Capacitive Bending Strain Sensor for Spinal Fusion Monitoring by Muhammad Irsyad Abdul Mokti, Inzarulfaisham Abd Rahim

“…The cantilever structure of the sensor consists of two parallel substrate plates which constitute the electrodes, attached to an anchor made of silicon dioxide. The sensor was able to monitor bending strain value ranging from 0 to 1000 με. …”
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Les graffiti figuratifs, moyen d’appréhender l’identité des prisonniers de la fin du Moyen Âge by Audrey Ségard

“…Some prisoners left traces of their passage by “inserting their own images”, in the form of drawings or carvings, on their cell walls. This article will attempt to analyse the means of figurative expression in the late-medieval prison environment, to make them meaningful, to account for the sociocultural practices of those men and to grasp their unveiled identity. …”
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Quem cala, consente? Um estudo com trabalhadores terceirizados em uma Universidade Pública by Adolfo de Alencar Melo Júnior, Diogo Henrique Helal, Síria Freire de Paula

“…Os dados foram analisados por meio de Análise de Conteúdo associada à Análise Lexicométrica com o auxílio do software IRaMuTeQ, deixando evidente que a aceitação da regra (ou norma) se dá apenas enquanto norteadora da atividade. A submissão inerente ao consentimento não se mostra entre os participantes da pesquisa e, para a amostra utilizada, não se acredita ser possível falar em consentimento, ao menos nos termos do construto aceitos até aqui. …”
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Cost‐Effective Synthesis of Fe5C2 Catalyst From Nanosized Zero‐Valent Iron to Achieve Efficient Photothermocatalytic CO Hydrogenation to Light Olefins by Yuqing Xu, Yuan Li, Ruizhe Li, Hua Xu, Shuxin Ouyang, Hong Yuan

“…Experimental characterizations revealed that NZVI obtained from the reduction of iron salts can catalyze the cracking of octadecylamine to form a carbonized atmosphere, thus realizing the phase transition of Fe into Fe5C2. …”
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Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Are Increased in Young Healthy Nonobese Subjects with Positive Family History of Type 2 Diabetes by Agnieszka Nikołajuk, Natalia Matulewicz, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Monika Karczewska-Kupczewska

“…Low-grade chronic inflammatory state is associated both with insulin resistance and atherosclerosis. An increased circulating level of proinflammatory proatherogenic factors and biomarkers of endothelial activation was observed in diabetes and CVD. …”
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Des généraux contre la transition démocratique. Armée, anticommunisme et déstabilisation de la démocratie en Espagne (1975-1982) by Matthieu Trouvé

“…This anticommunism was visible in four areas: their hostility to the political reforms carried out by the Suárez government; their strong opposition to the legalization of trade-unions and the PCE; the politicization of a few generals who had close ties to the extreme right-wing; and finally, the involvement of several officers in acts of political violence and coup attempts. The anticommunism of parts of the Spanish armed forces—which resulted from an overestimated fear of seeing the PCE return to power—can be understood as a way to justify their resisting the process of democratization. …”
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Potential effects of adenosine triphosphate and melatonin on oxidative and inflammatory optic nerve damage in rats caused by 5-fluorouracil by Ahmet Mehmet Somuncu, Busra Parlak Somuncu, Ahmet Duhan Ozbay, Ibrahim Cicek, Bahadir Suleyman, Renad Mammadov, Seval Bulut, Tugba Bal Tastan, Taha Abdulkadir Coban, Halis Suleyman, Aliyev Aydin

“…ATP prevented histopathological damage better than melatonin (P<0.05). …”
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The Visible Aspect of Things: Towards a Synchronic Reading of Donald Barthelme by Surya Bowyer

“…First, there is a scarcity of analysis of fragments in works apart from Snow White. Second, almost no attention has been paid to the formal intricacies of Barthelme’s fragments, nor to why their visible aspects might be significant. …”
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CORPORATE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL STABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM ISLAMIC, SOCIAL AND CONVENTIONAL BANKING MODELS by Syed Alwi Bin Mohamed Sultan, Wan Marhaini Binti Wan Ahmad, Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha, Roslily Ramlee

“…Using a cross-country sample of 117 financial institutions from 36 countries over an 8-year period (2013-2020) and the System Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation method, it finds that banking models significantly affect the CSP-FS relationship. This is attributed to diminishing marginal benefits of economic growth beyond a certain level of financial intermediation, which increases financial risk. …”
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