A Survey on the Understanding and Viewpoints of Renewable Energy among South African School Students by Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim, Sogo Mayokun Abolarin, Temiloluwa Olatunji Scott, Chidebe Stanley Anyanwu

“…Therefore, the government must take swift action to address these issues, by promoting the deployment of renewable energy sources in schools. …”
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Concerns arise: wheat allergy risk in pre-packaged food products from China by Wenfeng Liu, Jian Wang, Zhongliang Wang, Fangfang Min, Yong Wu, Juanli Yuan, Jinyan Gao, Hongbing Chen

“…According to voluntary incidental trace allergen labelling 3.0 (VITAL® 3.0) program, the number of products belonged to Action Level 2 were 303. Integration of precautionary allergen labeling (PAL) analysis indicated that 9.57% products would pose a potential risk to wheat allergic individuals. …”
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Bodies at risk: Ambiguous subjectivities in Arlington Park.A Beauvoirean perspective by Maria TANG

“…This contradiction is the focus of Cusk’s “women’s writing,” which is less concerned with questions of “female identity” than with questions of action and choice that limit women’s freedom in ambiguous and contradictory fashions, producing an alienating split in their subjectivity. …”
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Activation of Glycine and Extrasynaptic GABAA Receptors by Taurine on the Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons of the Trigeminal Subnucleus Caudalis by Thi Thanh Hoang Nguyen, Janardhan Prasad Bhattarai, Soo Joung Park, Seong Kyu Han

“…In this study, using whole-cell patch clamp technique, we investigated the direct membrane effects of taurine and the action mechanism behind taurine-mediated responses on the SG neurons of the Vc. …”
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Sustainable mobility in India: advancing domestic production in the electric vehicle sector by Ratchagaraja Dhairiyasamy, Deepika Gabiriel

“…The objective of the research is to develop actionable strategies for enhancing domestic EV production capabilities and sustainability. …”
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Brain neurons internalise polymeric micron-sized capsules: Insights from in vitro and in vivo studies by Olga Kopach, Olga A. Sindeeva, Kaiyu Zheng, Eleanor McGowan, Gleb B. Sukhorukov, Dmitri A. Rusakov

“…Importantly, the presence of internalised microcapsules did not impair neuronal function, as neurons maintained normal firing activity and action potential characteristics. Furthermore, no adverse effects were observed after a week of microcapsule presence in the mouse brain. …”
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Independent Modal Variable Structure Fuzzy Active Vibration Control of Cylindrical Thin Shells Laminated with Photostrictive Actuators by R.B. He, S.J. Zheng, H.T. Wang

“…Generally, the membrane control action plays a major role in vibration control of flexible thin shell structures. …”
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Agent-Based Modeling of Harvest Decisions by Small Scale Forest Landowners in Maine, USA by Jessica E. Leahy, Erika Gorczyca Reeves, Kathleen P. Bell, Crista L. Straub, Jeremy S. Wilson

“…These three scenarios were analyzed using ANOVA and MANOVA tests on harvested hectares and landowner goal scores to assess landowner behavior and priorities by action. We conclude by reviewing implications for future modeling efforts.…”
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Mechanical Properties and Mesostructure Evolution of Fibre-Reinforced Loess under Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Longfei Zhang, Zaiqiang Hu, Hongru Li, Haicheng She, Xiaoliang Wang, Xiaoning Han, Xi Yang

“…Results show that a lower freezing temperature indicates a more evident decrease in strength after thawing. Under the action of the first five freeze-thaw cycles, the degree of decrease is more prominent. …”
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Inhibition of MEK1 Signaling Pathway in the Liver Ameliorates Insulin Resistance by Atsunori Ueyama, Nobuhiro Ban, Masanori Fukazawa, Tohru Hirayama, Minako Takeda, Tatsuo Yata, Hiroyasu Muramatsu, Masaki Hoshino, Marii Yamamoto, Masao Matsuo, Yuka Kawashima, Tatsuhiko Iwase, Takehisa Kitazawa, Youichi Kushima, Yuichiro Yamada, Yoshiki Kawabe

“…Although mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) is a key signaling molecule and a negative regulator of insulin action, it is still uncertain whether MEK can be a therapeutic target for amelioration of insulin resistance (IR) in type 2 diabetes (T2D) in vivo. …”
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Analysis of No.1 Flood Disaster in Poyang Lake Basin in 2020 Based on Natural Disaster System Theory by LIAN Yuechen, GAO Lu, MA Miaomiao, WANG Lan, LIN Hui

“…China is one of the countries most hit by flood disasters in the world.Flood disasters have the highest frequency,are distributed in the widest scope,and cause the largest loss in China.It is of great guiding significance to analyze the characteristics of disaster system elements for a better understanding of the evolution process of flood disasters.This study collects the disaster-formative environment (topography and river network),disaster-bearing body (socioeconomy),disaster-inducing factor (daily rainfall),and disaster losses in the core area of the Poyang Lake Basin.Moreover,it investigates the disaster mechanism and evolution process of the No.1 flood disaster in the Poyang Lake Basin in 2020 and discusses the flood prevention and control measures for the Poyang Lake Basin.The results show that the high-intensity rainfall since June was the precondition of the No.1 flood disaster in 2020 in the Poyang Lake Basin,which led to almost saturated soil moisture.Under the joint action of extremely heavy rainfall from 1 to 8 July (strong disaster-inducing factor) and low elevation (high sensitivity of disaster-formative environment) in the core area of the Poyang Lake Basin,the floods spread quickly and flooded the socioeconomic system (disaster-bearing body) of the lake area in a short time.Case analyses of typical flood disasters from the perspective of disaster systems will help improve the capabilities for risk identification,disaster prevention,and disaster mitigation of regional flood disasters.…”
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Temporal-spatial evolution and formation mechanism of energy consumption carbon footprint at county scale in the Yellow River Basin by Liyan Zhang, Mei Song, Yan Gao

“…Abstract The development and implementation of county carbon control action plans in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) are crucial for realizing the “dual carbon” goals and modernizing national governance. …”
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Enabling Innovative Governance: Ethical Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities in Government Digital Transformation by Xiangyu Bian, Bin Wang

“…By exploring these complex dynamics, the findings provide actionable insights for advancing public sector innovation, emphasizing the importance of ethical leadership and organizational readiness in navigating digital transformation.…”
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ANALYSIS FOR SOLENOID VALVE FAILURE BASED ON MULTI-PHYSICS FINITE ELEMENT MODEL by LI JianFeng, XIAO MingQing, TANG XiLang, SHI WeiWen, WANG RuoAn

“…Then, the temperature is added to the mechanical stress field as the new load and the coupling stress is received based on the combined action of thermal stress and mechanical stress. Finally, a kind of degradation failure mechanism of the solenoid valve, through the comparison of experimental data and simulation results, is obtained based on the comprehensive analysis of temperature and coupling stress. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Novel Self Disinfectant Solution in Irreversible Hydrocolloid Impression Material - An Experimental Study by Sunantha Selvaraj, Alarmelu, Dorairaj Jayachandran, Shanmuga Priya

“…Conclusion: The self disinfection method using a pioneer solution of hypochlorous HOCl (100 ppm) to mix the alginate impression material rather than the water with the same powder-liquid ratio prescribed by the manufacturer had the same dimensional stability with improved antimicrobial action.…”
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Factors Improvement of Sustainable livelihoods from the Perspective of Local People, Case Study: Ardabil County by vakil heidari sarban, Alireza Abdpour

“…In order to analyze the data, factor analysis model was used and the results of this model showed the most important factor improvement of sustainable livelihoods from the perspective of local people in studied region includes four components (entrepreneurship and fortification of economical infrastructures, support of demand- side and governmental interventional action, fortification of social capital and social empowerment and environmental management and fortification of physical infrastructures) that explained variance and the cumulative variance by the five factors 60.66. …”
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Vinegar Consumption Increases Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake by the Forearm Muscle in Humans with Type 2 Diabetes by Panayota Mitrou, Eleni Petsiou, Emilia Papakonstantinou, Eirini Maratou, Vaia Lambadiari, Panayiotis Dimitriadis, Filio Spanoudi, Sotirios A. Raptis, George Dimitriadis

“…Vinegar’s effect on carbohydrate metabolism may be partly accounted for by an increase in glucose uptake, demonstrating an improvement in insulin action in skeletal muscle. This trial is registered with Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02309424.…”
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An empirical investigation of the underlying factors of recently declining air pollution in China by Emrah Eray Akça, Tayfun Tuncay Tosun

“…Although it is commonly accepted that the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan implemented by the Chinese State Council has been effective, the underlying factors of declining air pollution aren’t clear. …”
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Réflexions sur la déchéance de nationalité en contexte terroriste – (pluri)appartenance et (sous)citoyenneté en France et au Maghreb by Delphine Perrin

“…The form of terrorism which had affected Europe during the Cold War (the Red Army Fraction in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Red Brigades in Italy, or Direct Action in France) had been handled from an endogenous angle, without bringing the issue of nationality into question despite a similar transnational political situation. …”
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Gastrodin Suppresses the Amyloid β-Induced Increase of Spontaneous Discharge in the Entorhinal Cortex of Rats by Peng-zhi Chen, Hui-hui Jiang, Bo Wen, Shuan-cheng Ren, Yang Chen, Wei-gang Ji, Bo Hu, Jun Zhang, Fenglian Xu, Zhi-ru Zhu

“…Moreover, whole-cell patch clamp results indicated that the protective function of GAS on abnormal hyperexcitability may be partially mediated by its inhibitory action on Aβ1−42-elicited inward currents in EC neurons. …”
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