Plants and Fungal Products with Activity Against Tuberculosis by Marcus Vinicius Nora De Souza

“…In this context, due to the importance of nature in the development of new drugs, the aim of the present review is to highlight a series of new and promising anti-TB agents derived from plants and fungi discovered between 2001 and 2005.…”
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A Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva) (Insecta: Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) by Maria C. Carrasquilla, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Several phlebotomine species are vectors of the protozoan parasites in the genus Leishmania, that are the causal agents of leishmaniasis. Visceral leishmaniais is the most severe form of the disease, and is fatal to the human or dog host if untreated. …”
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Clinical Outcome of a Novel Anti-CD6 Biologic Itolizumab in Patients of Psoriasis with Comorbid Conditions by Vinay Singh

“…However, long term uses of these agents are associated with unwanted effects and toxicities. …”
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Seeding the Spatial Prisoner’s Dilemma with Ulam’s Spiral by Tim Johnson

“…The classic spatial prisoner’s dilemma (PD) reveals pathways to cooperation by presenting a model of agents interacting on a grid. This paper brings these tools together via a deterministic spatial PD model that distributes cooperators at the prime-numbered locations of Ulam’s spiral. …”
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Pharmacological management of chronic insomnia disorder in Singapore: Recommendations from an expert panel by Roger Ho, Chau Sian Lim, Phern Chern Tor, Cyrus Su Hui Ho, Jason Wui Chi Pang, Beng Yeong Ng

“…Results and Conclusion This document further summarises the properties and safety profiles of various pharmacological agents and provides guidance for their use across patient profiles. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Microplastics by Maia McGuire, Yun-Ya Yang, Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Gurpal S. Toor, Alexander J. Reisinger

“…This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil and water scientists, consulting engineers, Extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) provide guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health. …”
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Fungicidas a partir de extractos vegetales: una alternativa en el manejo integrado de hongos fitopatógenos by V. A. M Mesa, P. A. Marín, O. Ocampo, J. Calle, Z. Monsalve

“…Por último, se presentan las recomendaciones para clasificar la potencialidad de un extracto vegetal sobre un hongo fitopatógeno con el fin de establecer un enfoque prometedor para el descubrimiento de nuevos agentes antifúngicos en el control etológico y manejo integrado de hongos.…”
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Does Smoking Reduce Infliximab’s Effectiveness against Crohn’s Disease? by Neeraj Narula, Richard N Fedorak

“…CD symptoms are treated using an array of medicines, including biological agents such as infliximab. However, infliximab therapy is expensive; therefore, identifying variables that can help predict response to infliximab is worthwhile. …”
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An Unusual Psychiatric Emergency: Herpes Simplex Encephalitis by H. Doyle, J. Varian

“…Early treatment with anti-viral agents can reduce mortality and morbidity, but accurate early diagnosis may be very difficult. …”
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A Review of the Mechanism of Injury and Treatment Approaches for Illness Resulting from Exposure to Water-Damaged Buildings, Mold, and Mycotoxins by Janette Hope

“…This paper reviews the scientific literature as it relates to commonly used treatments such as glutathione, antioxidants, antifungals, and sequestering agents such as Cholestyramine, charcoal, clay and chlorella, antioxidants, probiotics, and induced sweating.…”
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Hyperferritinemia at the patient with chronic hepatitis C by Ye. N. German, A. O. Buyeverov, M. V. Mayevskaya, Ch. S. Pavlov, V. T. Ivashkin, A. A. Levina

“…Retrospective evaluation of developed clinical situation allows to assume, that ferritin in this case acted as acute-phase protein. On the other hand, taking into account high level of serum transaminases and lymphadenopathy (developed at the 20-th week of treatment), atypical side effect of the antiviral agents of idiosyncrasy type can be suspected. …”
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Hip Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor without Recurrence in a 9-Year Follow-Up by Seyyed-Morteza Kazemi, Seyyed-Mohsen Hosseininejad

“…Open synovectomy and tumor resection through surgical dislocation of the hip without adjutant radiotherapy could be a reliable choice for the localization of the hip.…”
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La subjetividad como factor determinante en el sentido de una sentencia penal by Ricardo Colín García, Eloy Monterrubio Cordero

“…El objetivo es analizar la forma en que una sentencia es emitida por los agentes intrínsecos del resolutor, lo que determina de manera definitiva el sentido de la misma. …”
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Penser l’apport du care à l’évaluation et à la gestion des pratiques enseignantes by Manon Bouchareu

“…It attempts to demonstrate two ideas: first, combine “new public management” and attentiveness is challenging for the institution and its agents; but then it is nevertheless essential to reach integrate these seemingly contradictory logics. …”
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Bipartite Consensus Control of Multiagent Systems on Coopetition Networks by Jiangping Hu

“…We investigate two bipartite consensus strategies for multiagent systems such that all the agents converge to a final state characterized by identical modulus but opposite sign. …”
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The Savvy Survey #12: Telephone Surveys by Glenn D. Israel, Jessica L. Gouldthorpe

“…In the right situation, telephone surveys can be a valuable tool for Extension agents and specialists. This 7-page fact sheet was written by Glenn D. …”
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Factors that influence the use of birth control by Brazilian adolescents by Diogo Fajardo Nunes Hildebrand, Andres Rodriguez Veloso

“…For this purpose, we developed and tested a theoretical model that reflects the interrelationships between assessments of self-efficacy of youths and the influences of the partner, socializing agents and adolescents’ goals in life. The results indicate that the intention to use and actual use of contraceptive methods is directly affected by perceptions of self-efficacy, life goals related to stability and education, and the respondent’s sex (boys intend to use birth control methods more than do girls). …”
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Smart Grid Information Management System Relying on MAS Technology and Complex Scientific Management Thinking by Jing Tong

“…Subsequently, the framework structure of the smart grid information management system based on multiagent technology is put forward, focusing on expounding the design and functions of agents at the equipment level, subsystem level, and total system level in the system. …”
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Danser et être dansé by Maria Acselrad

“…I dance, she dances, we dance: an agentive dimension characterises the act of dancing. …”
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Eigenvalue Based Approach for Global Consensus in Multiagent Systems with Nonlinear Dynamics by Wei Qian, Lei Wang

“…This paper addresses the global consensus of nonlinear multiagent systems with asymmetrically coupled identical agents. By employing a Lyapunov function and graph theory, a sufficient condition is presented for the global exponential consensus of the multiagent system. …”
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