The Role of miRNAs as Biomarkers for Pregnancy Outcomes: A Comprehensive Review by Martina Barchitta, Andrea Maugeri, Annalisa Quattrocchi, Ottavia Agrifoglio, Antonella Agodi

“…To achieve this goal, exposure to xenochemicals, endogenous agents, and diet should be assessed. This study has the aim to provide a comprehensive review on the role of miRNAs as potential biomarkers for adverse pregnancy outcomes and prenatal environmental exposure.…”
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Efficient production system for hydrogel-based transparent soil for plant root observation by Naoyuki Sotta, Wenhao Li, Toru Fujiwara

“…One of the approaches to overcome this technical limitation is the use of “transparent soil” (TS), hydrogel-based beads produced by spherification of gelling agents. However, the production of TS by natural dripping of gelling solution can be labor intensive, time consuming and difficult to maintain consistent product quality. …”
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Living Shoreline Monitoring—How do I evaluate the environmental benefits of my living shoreline? by Laura Reynolds, Natalie C. Stephens, Savanna C. Barry, Ashley R. Smyth

“…In this new 11-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Soil and Water Sciences, we provide homeowners, land managers, and Extension agents materials lists, protocols, and data sheets for measuring change in ecosystem function. …”
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Heterotopias da escrita e deslocamentos do literário by Rejane Pivetta de Oliveira, Cláudia Luiza Caimi

“…Se examina el universo de esta escritura a partir de la colección Exercícios de uma escrita menor: um olhar atelial (Farina; Garavelo; Fonseca, 2014), conjunto de textos producidos por pacientes del Hospital Psiquiátrico São Pedro, en Porto Alegre.…”
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Review and Clinical Perspectives for the Use of Infliximab in Ulcerative Colitis by Remo Panaccione, Richard N Fedorak, Guy Aumais, Edmond-Jean Bernard, Charles N Bernstein, Alain Bitton, Ken Croitoru, Levinus A Dieleman, Robert Enns, Brian G Feagan, Denis Franchimont, Gordon R Greenberg, Anne-Marie Griffiths, John K Marshall, Pierre Pare, Sunil Patel, Robert Penner, Craig Render, Ernest Seidman, A Hillary Steinhart

“…Although the etiology of ulcerative colitis (UC) differs from that of Crohn’s disease, randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that infliximab is also beneficial for the treatment of moderate to severe UC in patients who are either intolerant of or refractory to immunosuppressant agents or steroids, or those who are steroid-dependent. …”
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Distributed nash equilibrium seeking for heterogeneous second-order nonlinear noncooperative games with communication delays by Rui Yu, Li Li, Qianyao Wang, Xianchao Zhang, Sixu Lu

“…Compared with existing noncooperative games, a class of noncooperative games that are more aligned with practical systems is discussed, where all agents have uncertain heterogeneous second-order nonlinear dynamics. …”
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Las redes sociales en la enseñanza universitaria: Aprovechamiento didáctico del capital social e intelectual by Pilar COLÁS-BRAVO, Jesús CONDE-JIMÉNEZ, Ángela MARTÍN-GUTIÉRREZ

“…Los resultados obtenidos muestran el potencial de lasredes sociales en la amplificación de las funciones docentesy discentes, así como en el aprovechamiento del capital social/intelectual de los agentes educativos.…”
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Virtuous integrative social robotics for ethical governance by Anshu Saxena Arora, Arlene Marshall, Amit Arora, John R. McIntyre

“…Virtue ethics is explored as a means for programming social robots as artificial moral agents, placing human values as the basis of robot design. …”
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Complete Whole Genome Sequence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus RP0132 Strain Isolated from Shrimp in Malaysia by Ke-Yan Loo, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Kah-Ooi Chua, Priyia Pusparajah, Learn-Han Lee, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…The findings will facilitate the development of effective anti-Vibrio agents to manage V. parahaemolyticus infections.  …”
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Anaerobic external combustion thermal engines by V. I. Karagusov

“…In open and underwater facilities, anaerobic nuclear-powered engines are used, as well as diesel engines with internal combustion with fuel reserves and oxidizing agents, often in cryogenic form. Internal combustion engines with all their advantages have several disadvantages. …”
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Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure of (1E)-1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-N-hydroxy-3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propan-1-imine by Mohamed I. Attia, Hazem A. Ghabbour, Maha S. Almutairi, Soraya W. Ghoneim, Hatem A. Abdel-Aziz, Hoong-Kun Fun

“…Compound 4 is a useful intermediate for the synthesis of new imidazole-containing antifungal agents.…”
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Natural compounds from medicinal plants against COVID-19 by Anton Kolodnitsky, Nikita Ionov, Irina Gravel, Vladimir Poroikov

“…The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), known to cause the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was declared a pandemic in early 2020. …”
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El Instituto Cinefotográfico de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (ICUNT) como centro de producción pionero en el NOA (1946-1976) by Germán Luis Azcoaga, Verónica Alicia Ovejero

“…En el presente artículo indagaremos los distintos modos de producción del Instituto, atendiendo a las transformaciones tecnológicas del medio, las formas de trabajo implementadas, como así también a los cambios políticos y económicos que se sucedieron en sus primeros treinta años de existencia, considerando especialmente las vinculaciones del ICUNT con otras instituciones y agentes a nivel tanto intra como extrarregional.…”
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Modulation of Toll-Like Receptor Activity by Leukocyte Ig-Like Receptors and Their Effects during Bacterial Infection by Louise E. Pilsbury, Rachel L. Allen, Martin Vordermeier

“…Here we describe the LILR family, their inhibitory effect on TLR activity in cells of the monocytic lineage, their signalling pathway, and their antimicrobial effects during bacterial infection. Agents have already been identified which enhances or inhibits LILR activity raising the future possibility that modulation of LILR function could be used as a means to modulate TLR activity.…”
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Wildlife-Friendly Landscaping: Connecting Professionals and the Public by Dharmendra Kalauni, Laura A. Warner, Emily Marois, John M. Diaz, Adam Dale, Jaret Daniels

“…This publication is intended for program planners, educators, Extension agents, green industry professionals, policymakers, and researchers working to promote pollinators and biodiversity in urban and residential landscapes.   …”
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The Management of Infection and Colonization due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM Position Paper by Andrew E Simor, Mark Loeb, the CIDS/CAMM Guidelines Committee

“…Treatment of MRSA infection is complicated by the fact that these organisms are resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents, so treatment options are limited. The effectiveness of decolonization therapy (attempting to eradicate MRSA carriage) is also uncertain. …”
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Antioxidants in Kidney Diseases: The Impact of Bardoxolone Methyl by Jorge Rojas-Rivera, Alberto Ortiz, Jesus Egido

“…However, randomized and well-powered trials on these agents in CKD are scarce. We now review the biological bases of oxidative stress and its role in kidney diseases, with focus on diabetic nephropathy, as well as the role of the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway and recent clinical trials targeting this pathway with bardoxolone methyl.…”
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Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Management of Primary Hypertension: The Role of the Kidney by Francesca Viazzi, Giovanna Leoncini, Roberto Pontremoli

“…Detecting the presence of subclinical organ damage at the cardiac, vascular, and renal levels is key for stratifying cardiovascular risk and may also be helpful in choosing antihypertensive agents and in monitoring the effectiveness of treatment. …”
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Effect of Sisal Fiber Surface Treatment on Properties of Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polylactide Composites by Zhaoqian Li, Xiaodong Zhou, Chonghua Pei

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties of polylactide (PLA) composites as a function of modification of sisal fiber with two different macromolecular coupling agents. Sisal fiber reinforced polylactide composites were prepared by injection molding, and the properties of composites were studied by static/dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). …”
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Gené, M. (2019) La rosca política. El oficio de los armadores delante y detrás de escena (o el discreto encanto del toma y daca). Siglo XXI Editores, 270 pp. by Iva\u0301n Federico Basewicz Rojana

“…Esto es realizado desde una doble perspectiva: la ministerial y la de los agentes. Por ello, la metodología utilizada corresponde con un enfoque prosopográfico propio de los estudios cualitativos. …”
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