Shear properties of jointed dual-pylon of the cable-stayed bridge with separated unequal-width decks under asymmetric load by Chao Luo, Jingzhou Xin, Jiafeng Yang, Yan Jiang, Lei Huang, Jianting Zhou

“…The calculation results further reveal that under the combined action of dead load, full-span moving load, and lateral wind load, the minimum calculated nonlinear stability coefficient of the dual-pylon connectivity node is 1.65. …”
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Progress of CCL20-CCR6 in the airways: a promising new therapeutic target by Ya -Jing Li, Wan-Li Geng, Chen-Chen Li, Jia-Hao Wu, Fei Gao, Yong Wang

“…Despite the promising research prospects surrounding the CCL20-CCR6 chemokine axis, the precise mechanisms underlying its action in respiratory diseases remain largely elusive. …”
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Phase-Amplitude Coupling of Neural Oscillations Can Be Effectively Probed with Concurrent TMS-EEG by Sarah Glim, Yuka O. Okazaki, Yumi Nakagawa, Yuji Mizuno, Takashi Hanakawa, Keiichi Kitajo

“…Despite the widespread use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), knowledge of its neurophysiological mode of action is still incomplete. Recently, TMS has been proposed to synchronise neural oscillators and to thereby increase the detectability of corresponding oscillations at the population level. …”
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Presenting a comprehensive multi-scale evaluation framework for participatory modelling programs: A scoping review. by Grace Yeeun Lee, Ian Bernard Hickie, Jo-An Occhipinti, Yun Ju Christine Song, Adam Skinner, Salvador Camacho, Kenny Lawson, Adriane Martin Hilber, Louise Freebairn

“…The framework consists of four categories (Feasibility, Value, Change/Action, Sustainability) with 30 evaluation criteria, broken down across project-, individual-, group- and system-level impacts.…”
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Analysis of Several PLA2 mRNA in Human Meningiomas by Yves Denizot, Rafael De Armas, Karine Durand, Sandrine Robert, Jean-Jacques Moreau, François Caire, Nicolas Weinbreck, François Labrousse

“…In view of the important oncogenic action of phospholipase A2(PLA2) we investigated PLA2 transcripts in human meningiomas. …”
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Behavior of eco-friendly concrete reinforced with hybrid recycled fibers by Radwa Defalla Abdel Hafez1, Raghda Osama Abd-Al Ftah, Bassam Abdelsalam Abdelsalam, Ibrahim Saad Agwa

“…The emission of greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by landfills is well-known to be harmful to both people and the environment. Urgent action is required to address the pressing social and environmental issue of how to dispose of used tires. …”

Three-axis electrical induction sensor of electric field strength in form of three mutually perpendicular disks by S. V. Biryukov

“…The existing wide variety of strain gauges of various shapes (cubic, cylindrical, spherical), the principle of action (directional and non-directional reception) and design features (case, bodyless) do not provide the desired metrological characteristics. …”
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Exendin-4 Protects MIN6 Cells from t-BHP-Induced Apoptosis via IRE1-JNK-Caspase-3 Signaling by Wen-Jia Chen, Lin-Xi Wang, Yan-Ping Wang, Zhou Chen, Xiao-Ying Liu, Xiao-Hong Liu, Li-Bin Liu

“…This study aimed to explore the effect of exendin-4 on t-BHP-induced apoptosis in pancreatic β cells and the mechanism of action. Methods. Murine MIN6 pancreatic β cells were treated with exendin-4 in the presence or absence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP). …”
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Interdisciplinary participation in climate-adapted urban land-use planning – findings of two gaming simulations in the city of Bottrop, Germany by Marisa Fuchs, Madeleine Loren Kirstein

“…Findings – The gaming simulations show that interdisciplinary participation can lead to an increased awareness of climate adaptation requirements in particular and a mutual understanding of different logics of action in the context of comprehensive and sustainable urban planning in general. …”
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Complications during chest tube drainage for iatrogenic pneumothorax by Birgitte Siem Joensen, Uffe Bodtger, Christian B. Laursen, Rob J Hallifax, Beenish Iqbal, Søren Helbo Skaarup

“…The primary outcome was the incidence of life-threatening events that required urgent medical action. Incidences of serious adverse events, adverse events, serious device-related events and whether outpatient ambulatory treatment would be safe were recorded based on the review of the medical charts.Results In 97 patients, 6 (6%) life-threatening events occurred, including episodes of respiratory failure and an urgent need for new chest tube insertion. …”
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Effect of WC on the microstructure and wear resistance of Invar-WC coatings prepared by laser fusion cladding by Yuheng Li, Qiyu Gao, Xiaohu Guan, Feixiang Tian, Binbin Li, Xiaohong Zhan

“…The Invar-WC coating was strengthened by fine grain reinforcement and the second phase reinforcement under the action of WC particles, which led to the increase of the hardness of the Invar-WC coating, and the enhancement of the wear-resistant property. …”
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In Vitro and In Silico Cytotoxic and Antibacterial Activities of a Diterpene from Cousinia alata Schrenk by Almira Zhanzhaxina, Yerlan Suleimen, Ahmed M. Metwaly, Ibrahim H. Eissa, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Raigul Suleimen, Margarita Ishmuratova, Kydyrmolla Akatan, Walter Luyten

“…The presence of the essential pharmacophoric features of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors in the structure of grindelic acid encouraged us to run a molecular docking study against the HDAC enzyme to understand its mechanism of action on a molecular level. Grindelic acid showed a binding mode of interaction similar to that of the cocrystallized ligand and exhibited good binding affinity against HDAC with the binding free energy of −18.70 kcal/mol. …”
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Psychobiotics, Novel Therapeutic Agents for the Psychiatric Disorders by Praveen Reddy P., K. Sandhya, Aparna Srikantam

“…The aim of the current review is to investigate the concept of psychobiotics, detailing their mechanisms of action and discussing their potential applications in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders. …”
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A Modern Approach to Analyzing the Flowing Pressures of a Two-Phase CBM and Water Column in Producing Wellbores by Xinfu Liu, Chunhua Liu, Jianjun Wu

“…The flowing pressures of a two-phase column fully reflect the dynamic flowing performance due to the combined action of the water level, CBM, and water flow rates. …”
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Dust Deposition and Associated Heavy Metal Contamination in the Neighborhood of a Cement Production Plant at Konongo, Ghana by Prince Baffour Awuah, Albert Amatey Adjaottor, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Douglas Siaw Baah

“…According to the conclusions of this research, this paper suggests an approach to investigate the areas contaminated with heavy metals to call out the attention of local authorities to take action.…”
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Resistin Regulates Pituitary Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation In Vivo and In Vitro by F. Rodriguez-Pacheco, M. G. Novelle, M. J. Vazquez, E. Garcia-Escobar, F. Soriguer, G. Rojo-Martinez, E. García-Fuentes, M. M. Malagon, C. Dieguez

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the possible action of resistin on the lipid metabolism in the pituitary gland in vivo (rats in two different nutritional status, fed and fast, treated with resistin on acute and a chronic way) and in vitro (adenopituitary cell cultures treated with the adipokine). …”
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Neutrophil membrane biomimetic delivery system (Ptdser‐NM‐Lipo/Fer‐1) designed for targeting atherosclerosis therapy by Wei Li, Chang Liu, Sichuan Wang, Naifeng Liu

“…Inspired by the fact that neutrophils can be recruited to arterial plaques under the action of adhesion molecules and chemokines, the authors developed a neutrophil membrane hybrid liposome nano‐mimetic system (Ptdser‐NM‐Lipo/Fer‐1) that delivers Ferrostatin‐1 (Fer‐1) to the atherosclerotic plaque effectively, which is composed of Fer‐1‐loaded Ptdser‐modified liposomes core and neutrophils shell. …”
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ICT Enabled Learning and Teaching Innovations in Higher Education by G. Kabatangare, Tumuhairwe

“…The conclusion arrived at was that efficient ICT enabled learning and teaching innovations’ integration into higher education is of critical positive significance to sustainable development of higher education in the developing world, however, it is hard to use video materials for the electronic learning contents and provide the video meeting system since the internet infrastructure in these countries is not good enough for applications requiring high speed network and policy intervention is a prerequisite for remedial action to this challenge among other interrelated challenges to the efficient integration of ICT enabled learning and teaching innovations into higher education.…”
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Tourist Road Experiences Around Lake Bunyonyi In Kabale, South Western Uganda by Atuheire, Timothy

“…The study further brought to the fore some action oriented recommendations towards improvement of road experiences in order to realize tourist satisfaction such as the need for improving the road conditions through constant renovation. …”
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The Challenges of Social Work and Social Administration on Rural Development: A Case Study of Kabale District. by Sembure, Edson

“…There was critical review of the issues that have explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on of social work and social administration as an independent variable and rural development as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. The research used 45 respondents as the sample size, both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis were employed. …”
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