Role of transforming growth factor-β1 in down-regulating TNF production by alveolar macrophages during asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis by Irma Lemaire, Sophie Ouellet

“…We investigated the mechanisms involved in TNF suppression, notably the role of other AM-derived mediators including prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), and interleukin 6 (IL-6). The action of PGE2 and TGF-β1, on AM was different. At physiologically relevant doses (25–300 pg/ml), PGE2 did not cause significant inhibition of Hpopolysaccharide (Lps)-induced TNF release by AM in vitro but stimulated IL-6 (up to six fold), an inhibitor of AM-derived TNT. …”
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The practice of quality assurance in the TVET system of the state of Amhara as perceived by major stakeholders by Melaku Mengistu Gebremeskel

“…To rescue the quality assurance efforts, it requires taking an immediate action by the government that enables to effectively finance TVET institutions in any way possible, including the realization of the intentions of cooperative training. …”
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Bioinformatics exploration of identified garlic-derived antimicrobial peptides: a food-based approach to quorum sensing inhibition in foodborne pathogens by Mahmoud Dahab, Mohammed Aladhadh

“…Even though VS-9 showed more anti QS activity than F3-3-c, more research is needed to fully understand their mechanisms of action and maximize their therapeutic potential. …”
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Pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity of selected pharmaceutical agents by Hamdan Imad I., Kasabri Violet N., Al-Hiari Yusuf M., El-Sabawi Dina, Zalloum Hiba

“…Compounds that exerted inhibitory action through surface activity were of different profile from the rest of compounds. …”
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Establishing the Institute of Independent Evaluation of Higher Education in the Russian Federation by V. A. Bolotov, G. N. Motova, V. G. Navodnov

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Mini Review: Anticholinergic Activity as a Behavioral Pathology of Lewy Body Disease and Proposal of the Concept of “Anticholinergic Spectrum Disorders” by Koji Hori, Kimiko Konishi, Misa Hosoi, Hiroi Tomioka, Masayuki Tani, Yuka Kitajima, Mitsugu Hachisu

“…Moreover, based on a case report of a patient with mild AD and slightly deteriorated ACh, we also speculate that AA can appear endogenously in Lewy body disease due to the dual action of the downregulation of ACh and hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. …”
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Mechanical and Failure Criteria of Air-Entrained Concrete under Triaxial Compression Load after Rapid Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Feng-kun Cui, Huai-shuai Shang, Tie-jun Zhao, Guo-xi Fan, Guo-sheng Ren

“…The experimental data is useful for precise analysis of concrete member or concrete structure under the action complex stress state.…”
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Effects of Fungi-Mediated Solid-State Fermentation on Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Activity of Brown and White Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) Grains by Yoseph Asmelash Gebru, Desta Berhe Sbhatu

“…This is also believed to be caused by the action of fungal polyphenol oxidases that catalyze the oxidation of a variety of phenolic compounds including flavonoids to o-quinones.…”
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À quel corps appartient cette voix ? Quelle voix est parlée par ce corps ? La disjonction de la voix et du corps comme fondement de la performance dans les spectacles Spectacular,... by Charlotte Bouteille-Meister

“…This can be the gap between the incongruous presence of bodies on stage and the "vocal action" the actors perform, between the vocal but motionless bodies and the moving but silent and pointless image projected on the screen, or between actual sweating bodies and their technically-distorted and therefore artificial voices. …”
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Inhibitory Effects of Apigenin on Tumor Carcinogenesis by Altering the Gut Microbiota by Shichang Bian, Hongjuan Wan, Xinyan Liao, Weisheng Wang

“…This study uses an azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sodium sulfate- (DSS-) induced colon cancer mouse model to investigate apigenin’s potential mechanism of action exerted through its effects upon gut microbiota. …”
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The Effect of Freeze-Thaw Damage on Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete by Xiao-Chun Lu, Bin Guan, Bo-Fu Chen, Xin Zhang, Bo-bo Xiong

“…Steel reinforcement corrosion mass, ultimate pull-out force, corrosion rate, and bond slippage were chosen as characteristic parameters in the experiments, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis was used to explain the mechanism of action of freeze-thaw damage on corrosion. The results showed that, under identical corrosion conditions, the mass of steel reinforcement corrosion and corrosion rate increased by 39.6% and 39.7% when comparing 200 freeze-thaw cycles to 0 cycles, respectively. …”
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Motor Imagery and Mental Practice in the Subacute and Chronic Phases in Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review by Enrique Villa-Berges, Ana Alejandra Laborda Soriano, Orosia Lucha-López, José Miguel Tricas-Moreno, Mar Hernández-Secorún, Miguel Gómez-Martínez, César Hidalgo-García

“…Motor imagery and mental practice can be defined as a continuous mechanism in which the subject tries to emulate a movement using cognitive processes, without actually performing the motor action. The objective of this review was to analyse and check the efficacy of motor imagery and/or mental practice as a method of rehabilitating motor function in patients that have suffered a stroke, in both subacute and chronic phases. …”
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Reflections on Korea in 2010: Trials and prospects for recovery of common sense in 2011 by Paik Nak-chung

“…The main reason behind this 'snatching' action apparently was to push on with the Four Great Rivers Project and to pass the related pernicious legislation known as the "Water-Friendly Region Law." …”
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Upholding United Nations Global Legitimacy in Human Rights Protection and Humanitarian Assistance within the European Union: A Legal Overview of the EU-UN Natural Partnership by Nives Mazur Kumrić

“…The research builds on Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, which sets the basis for the EU´s action on the international scene in line with the principles of the Charter of the UN and international law, including the promotion of multilateral solutions to common issues in the area of human rights and humanitarian assistance. …”
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In-Silico Evaluation of Binding Interaction and ADME Properties of Novel Pyrazoline and Pyrimidine Derivatives Targeting Cyclooxygenase-2 Enzyme by Sarmad Abbas Fadhil, Karima Fadhil Ali, Wesen Adel Mehde

“…The results of using this approach are series of products content of pyrazoline and pyrimidine derivatives that had greater potency as anti-inflammatory action and binding in the active location inside the COX-2 protein may potentially serve as a lead for the identification of novel anti-inflammatory medications to decrease the side effects and toxicity that produced from some NSAIDs. …”
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Stability Analysis and Simulation of Diffusive Vaccinated Models by Mohammed M. Al-Shamiri, N. Avinash, P. Chellamani, Manal Z. M. Abdallah, G. Britto Antony Xavier, V. Rexma Sherine, M. Abisha

“…This information will be helpful in further studies to determine the ideal strategy of action for preventing or stopping the spread disease transmission.…”
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Efficient fault-tolerant implementations of non-Clifford gates with reconfigurable atom arrays by Yifei Wang, Yixu Wang, Yu-An Chen, Wenjun Zhang, Tao Zhang, Jiazhong Hu, Wenlan Chen, Yingfei Gu, Zi-Wen Liu

“…Specifically, we consider a series of different strategies, including magic state distillation, concatenated code array, and fault-tolerant logical multi-controlled-Z gates, leveraging key platform features such as nonlocal connectivity, parallel gate action, collective mobility, and native multi-controlled-Z gates. …”
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Multiagent Reinforcement Learning-Based Taxi Predispatching Model to Balance Taxi Supply and Demand by Yongjian Yang, Xintao Wang, Yuanbo Xu, Qiuyang Huang

“…Besides, in order to reduce computational complexity, we propose several methods to reduce the state space and action space of reinforcement learning. Finally, we compare our method with another taxi dispatching method, and the results show that the proposed method has a significant improvement in vehicle utilization rate and passenger demand satisfaction rate.…”
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Le conflit renaissant de la figure et de l’abstraction dans Labyrinthe, journal mensuel des Lettres et des Arts (octobre 1944-décembre 1946) by Blandine Delhaye

“…This article comprehends the logic of his undertaking and also aims to communicate the scope of an individual action that was part of the growing awareness of cultural heritage in the nineteenth century.…”
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Inflammation, impaired motor function and visceral hypersensitivity: the main mechanisms of functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (materials of the Expert Council and... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Sheptulin, T. L. Lapina, V. I. Simanenkov, K. A. Sokolov

“…One of these drugs is Iberogast®, which normalizes gastrointestinal motility and visceral sensitivity, has an anti-inflammatory action and is highly effective in treatment of FD and IBS.Conclusion. …”
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