Does Frankie Go to Hollywood? From American influence to articulatory phonetics: the singing pronunciation of 1980s pop artists by Coline Caillol, Emmanuel Ferragne

“…A quantitative study of word internal intervocalic /t/ pronunciation as a marker of an American accent (where a flapped alveolar realization is considered typically American as opposed to a more characteristically British alveolar stop) was carried out on a database of 350 randomly sampled songs from top 10 albums for each year of the decade. Despite some variation, most singers realize a majority of their /t/ as a flap in sung productions, something that is not seen in their spoken productions. …”
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Differential Effects of Angelicin Analogues on NF-κB Activity and IL-8 Gene Expression in Cystic Fibrosis IB3-1 Cells by Ilaria Lampronti, Maria Giulia Manzione, Gianni Sacchetti, Davide Ferrari, Susanna Spisani, Valentino Bezzerri, Alessia Finotti, Monica Borgatti, Maria Cristina Dechecchi, Giorgia Miolo, Giovanni Marzaro, Giulio Cabrini, Roberto Gambari, Adriana Chilin

“…These findings encouraged us to analyze new synthetic analogues of TMA in order to evaluate their biological activities on human bronchial epithelial CF IB3-1 cells and to find more potent anti-NF-κB agents exhibiting only minor antiproliferative effects. …”
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Regulation of Hypoxia-Induced Cell Death in Human Tenocytes by Min Liang, Hannah R. Cornell, Nasim Zargar Baboldashti, Mark S. Thompson, Andrew J. Carr, Philippa A. Hulley

“…As a protective strategy for tenocytes at risk of hypoxic death we added prosurvival growth factors insulin or platelet rich plasma (PRP). Both agents strongly protected tenocytes from hypoxia-induced death over 48 h, suggesting possible efficacy in the acute postrupture tendon or integrating graft.…”
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CMACGSA: Improved Gravitational Search Algorithm Based on Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller for Optimization by Nazmiye Ebru Bulut, Emre Dandil, Ugur Yuzgec, Alpaslan Duysak

“…By employing the CMAC neural network, CMACGSA dynamically learns the masses of particles/agents of GSA, enabling a learning-driven approach to mass computation. …”
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Understanding the behavioral intention of rural women to engage in green poultry farming: A psychological analysis by Pouria Ataei, Hamed Ghadermarzi, Hamid Karimi, Meysam Menatizadeh, Nasim Izadi

“…By leveraging the psychological dimensions of HBM and fostering community-based approaches, policymakers can design interventions that not only promote sustainable practices but also empower rural women as agents of change in advancing food security and environmental sustainability. …”
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Real-world pharmacovigilance study of drug-induced autoimmune hepatitis from the FAERS database by Bu-kun Zhu, Si-ying Chen, Xiang Li, Shu-yun Huang, Zhan-yang Luo, Wei Zhang

“…Disproportionality analysis identified 22 drugs significantly associated with AIH risk, including 4 antibiotics, 3 antivirals, 4 cardiovascular drugs, 5 antitumor agents, 2 immunomodulators, 2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and 1 drug each from the respiratory and nervous system categories. …”
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Supramolecular discrimination and diagnosis-guided treatment of intracellular bacteria by Jia-Hong Tian, Siyuan Huang, Ze-Han Wang, Juan-Juan Li, Xianhui Song, Ze-Tao Jiang, Bing-Sen Shi, Ying-Ying Zhao, Hui-Yan Zhang, Ke-Rang Wang, Xin-Yue Hu, Xinge Zhang, Dong-Sheng Guo

“…Abstract Pathogenic intracellular bacteria pose a significant threat to global public health due to the barriers presented by host cells hindering the timely detection of hidden bacteria and the effective delivery of therapeutic agents. To address these challenges, we propose a tandem diagnosis-guided treatment paradigm. …”
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Influence of the use of gum Arabic or OSA starch and the drying process on the quality of the fava bean (Vicia faba) pod flour by María del Mar Camacho, Narcisa Fernández-Vargas, Eva García-Martínez, Nuria Martínez-Navarrete

“…The influence of the drying process applied, hot air drying (AD) or freeze-drying (FD), and the incorporation of gum Arabic (GA) or sodium octenyl succinate starch (OSA) as potential carriers and encapsulant agents, on the composition, antioxidant activity and on some techno-functional properties of the powder was compared. …”
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Fungal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comprehensive Narrative Review by Maria Mazzitelli, Federico Nalesso, Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Vincenzo Scaglione, Lucrezia Furian, Annamaria Cattelan

“…Future research is needed to optimize diagnostic tools, identify novel antifungal agents, and develop better prophylactic strategies for high-risk transplant recipients.…”
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Chemical Changes of Enamel Produced by Sodium Fluoride, Hydroxyapatite, Er:YAG Laser, and Combined Treatments by Alma Yadira Ceballos-Jiménez, Laura Emma Rodríguez-Vilchis, Rosalía Contreras-Bulnes, Jesús Arenas Alatorre, Rogelio José Scougall-Vilchis, Ulises Velazquez-Enriquez, María de los Angeles Moyaho-Bernal

“…Enamel demineralization can be prevented by applying remineralizing agents, and their absorption increases with prior irradiation. …”
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Electrical Stimulation Promotes Cardiac Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Damián Hernández, Rodney Millard, Priyadharshini Sivakumaran, Raymond C. B. Wong, Duncan E. Crombie, Alex W. Hewitt, Helena Liang, Sandy S. C. Hung, Alice Pébay, Robert K. Shepherd, Gregory J. Dusting, Shiang Y. Lim

“…In this study, we aim to determine whether acute electrical stimulation of human iPSCs can promote their differentiation to cardiomyocytes. …”
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Nitrogen source orchestrates pH modulation and secondary metabolism in Trichoderma harzianum by Stefania Vitale, Felice Salzano, Alessia Staropoli, Roberta Marra, David Turrà, Matteo Lorito, Francesco Vinale

“…Abstract Background The efficacy of biocontrol agents depends critically on their environmental adaptability, with nutrient availability being a key determinant of their success. …”
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Biological Response Modifiers in Combination with Antivirals against Experimentally-Induced Virus Infections by Robert W Sidwell, John H Huffman, Donald F Smee, John Gilbert, Roland K Robins, Meir Kende, John Huggins

“…Biological response modifiers (BRMs) have particular promise when used in combination with more standard antiviral agents for treatment of viral diseases. Reported here are a series of studies which have used two BRMs in combination with the antiviral drug, ribavirin (l-β-o-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide) in treatment of experimentally-induced phlebovirus (Punta Toro virus) infections in mice. …”
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Decellularized Liver Matrices for Expanding the Donor Pool—An Evaluation of Existing Protocols and Future Trends by Marcin Morawski, Maciej Krasnodębski, Jakub Rochoń, Hubert Kubiszewski, Michał Marzęcki, Dominik Topyła, Kacper Murat, Mikołaj Staszewski, Jacek Szczytko, Marek Maleszewski, Michał Grąt

“…The main objective of this review is to present the existing techniques of producing decellularized livers, with an emphasis on the assessment and definition of acellularity. Decellularization agents are discussed, and the standard process of acellular matrix production is evaluated. …”
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Facile Synthesis of Functional Mesoporous Organosilica Nanospheres and Adsorption Properties Towards Pb(II) Ions by Liping Deng, Shichun Gu, Ruyi Wang, Yapeng He, Hairong Dong, Xue Wang

“…We successfully synthesize monodisperse sulfhydryl-modified mesoporous organosilica nanospheres (MONs-SH) via one-step hydrolytic condensation, where cetyltrimethylammonium chloride and dodecyl sulfobetaine are employed as dual-template agents with (3-mercaptopropyl)triethoxysilane and 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane as the precursors and concentrated ammonia as the alkaline catalyst. …”
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Ru(II) Complexes Bearing O, O-Chelated Ligands Induced Apoptosis in A549 Cells through the Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway by Jincan Chen, Jie Wang, Yuanyuan Deng, Tao Wang, Tifang Miao, Chengpeng Li, Xianhong Cai, Ying Liu, Justin Henri, Lanmei Chen

“…The obtained results suggest that these new synthetic complexes have the potential to be developed as low-toxicity agents for lung cancer treatment.…”
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Comparative study of mouse models of atopic dermatitis by Siqi Ye, Lian Zhu, Tao Ruan, Jinjing Jia, Xiumei Mo, Fenggen Yan, Junfeng Liu, Yu Zhang, Dacan Chen

“…Animal models are important for studying disease mechanisms and identifying new therapeutic agents. However, owing to AD heterogeneity and complexity, there is currently no mouse model that can fully simulate human AD. …”
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Highly corrosion-resistant and photocatalytic hybrid coating on AZ31 Mg alloy via plasma electrolytic oxidation with organic-inorganic integration by Talitha Tara Thanaa, Mohammad Aadil, Alireza Askari, Arash Fattah-alhosseini, Mohammad Alkaseem, Mosab Kaseem

“…The PEO process typically generates a porous oxide layer, which can reduce corrosion protection by allowing corrosive agents to penetrate the substrate. To address this limitation, phenopyridine (PHEN) and 2-methylimidazole (2-IMD) were incorporated into the PEO surface to form a robust organic layer on the Mg alloy. …”
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Marcadas pela resistência: os casos das livrarias Jinkings (PA) e Palmarinca (RS) by Lúcia Tormin Mollo

“…Lejos, a unos cuatro mil kilómetros de distancia, en Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Rui Gonçalves abrió Palmarinca, que funcionó entre 1972 y 2020. …”
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Artificial intelligence on the agro-industry in the United States of America by Jahanara Akter, Sadia Islam Nilima, Rakibul Hasan, Anamika Tiwari, Md Wali Ullah, Md Kamruzzaman

“…By comprehensively understanding the opportunities and obstacles entailed in AI integration, stakeholders can navigate the agricultural landscape adeptly, fostering a more sustainable and resilient food system for future generations.…”
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