Social learning in bonobos: Learning of individual food preferences and copying despite better knowledge by Gladez Shorland, Emilie Genty, Klaus Zuberbühler

“…In order to manipulate the demonstrators’ food preferences we used pink and blue artificial colouring and sweetening or bittering agents. In experiment 1, the ‘simple social learning’ task, two demonstrators consistently made a biased food colour choice (pink) in front of the subjects who were subsequently presented with the two, coloured, but palatable food items to choose from. …”
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Nurses Practice of Hand Hygiene in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study by Nefsu Awoke, Biftu Geda, Aseb Arba, Tiwabwork Tekalign, Kebreab Paulos

“…Lack of training, conveniently located sink, hand washing agents, and lack of time were major reasons for not practicing hand hygiene. …”
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Potential Antioxidant Activity of New Tetracyclic and Pentacyclic Nonlinear Phenothiazine Derivatives by Godwill Azeh Engwa, Eugene Lekem Ayuk, Benardeth Ujunwa Igbojekwe, Marcellus Unaegbu

“…The global increase in oxidative stress related diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, and inflammatory diseases caused by overwhelming level of free radicals in the body has encouraged the search for new antioxidant agents. Based on the ability of newly synthesized phenothiazine derivatives (6-chloro-11-azabenzo[a]phenothiazine-5-one and 6-[4-bromophenyl]-10-methyl-11-azabenzo[a]phenothiazine-5-one) to oxidize H2O2, a known free radical to sulfoxide, this study assessed the in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activity. …”
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Caracterización preliminar de frutos de granada china (Passiflora ligularis Juss.) en Hueyapan y Teziutlán, Puebla by Omar Franco Mora, J. Refugio Tobar Reyes, Reyna Quijano Ruiz, Andrés González Huerta

“…El análisis de conglomerados, a una distancia euclidiana de 12.6, formó cinco grupos; en los grupos 2, 3 y 4 se observaron frutos de mayor tamaño (+ 75 g), con altos porcentajes de pulpa (60%) y valores aceptables de SST (14 ºB); éstos fueron los colectados en Talzinta y Nexpan. …”
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Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of kaffir lime essential oils and their active constituents against Staphylococcus aureus focusing on sortase A by Chayapol Pontanayodsakorn, Chatchakorn Eurtivong, Pimsumon Jiamboonsri

“…This study aimed to evaluate the potential activities of kaffir lime essential oils and their active compounds as alternative anti-S. aureus biofilm agents. The compositions of the essential oils were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), and their antibacterial activity was determined through broth-microdilution and time-kill assays. …”
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Non-invasive electroencephalogram-based anesthesiological monitoring in geriatric patients in the ent-surgery by Medhat H. Altoufaili, Tatiana V. Klypa, Irina A. Mandel, Maria S. Orekhova

“…CONCLUSION: Anesthesiology monitoring based on electroencephalogram parameters, optimizing the dosages of the medicinal agents, decreases the rates of hemodynamic disorders, of intraoperative awakenings and of postoperative nausea and vomiting. …”
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A Postura de Trânsito aprovada pela Assembleia Municipal de Maputo à luz dos princípios do direito by Zélio Ivan Banze

“…Como resultado, a pesquisa concluiu que a Postura de Trânsito vigente no Município de Maputo viola o princípio da presunção de inocência pelo facto de, constatada a infracção por parte do Agente da Polícia Municipal, que consiste no estacionamento em lugar proibido, o cidadão é presumidamente considerado culpado e obrigado a pagar imediatamente a multa, sob pena de ver sua viatura removida, sem espaço para abertura de um processo de averiguação. …”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis – An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India: A PULM MUCOR Study by Ashwin Oliver Arul, K. Rajiv Karthik, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher

“…However, only four patients (11%) underwent combined surgical treatment along with appropriate antifungal agents. The overall mortality in this study was 15/37 (41%). …”
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Advancing skeleton-based human behavior recognition: multi-stream fusion spatiotemporal graph convolutional networks by Fenglin Liu, Chenyu Wang, Zhiqiang Tian, Shaoyi Du, Wei Zeng

“…First and foremost, in response to the complex task of capturing distant interdependencies among nodes within graph convolutional networks, we incorporate a spatial attention module. This module adeptly encapsulates long-term node interdependencies via precision-laden positional information, thus engendering interconnections that span diverse temporal and spatial contexts. …”
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Bacteria-Inspired Synthesis of Silver-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites: A Novel Synergistic Approach in Controlling Biofilm and Quorum-Sensing-Regulated Virulence Factors in <i>Pseu... by Abirami Karthikeyan, Manoj Kumar Thirugnanasambantham, Fazlurrahman Khan, Arun Kumar Mani

“…This study underscores the potential of Ag-ZnO NCs as promising agents for combating quorum sensing-mediated virulence in chronic infections caused by multidrug-resistant <i>P</i>. …”
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«Se nos salió de las manos…». Memorias de empresarios sobre el conflicto armado en el Valle del Cauca by Luis Fernando Barón

“…Se evidencia también una racionalidad que superpone lo económico a los procesos sociales y políticos, y un debilitamiento de lo político (de los políticos) como agente(s) mediador(es) entre los procesos regionales y nacionales, favoreciendo el uso de vías directas para tramitar y resolver los conflictos locales. …”
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Activities of Some Medicinal Plants on the Proliferation and Invasion of Brain Tumor Cell Lines by Saidu I. Ngulde, Umar K. Sandabe, Roger Abounader, Ying Zhang, Isa M. Hussaini

“…It was concluded that these medicinal plants have antiproliferative and anti-invasive activities and possess good prospects as source of anticancer agents especially S. longepedunculata which induced apoptosis in U87 cell line.…”
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The Endocannabinoid, Anandamide, Acts as a Novel Inhibitor of LPS-Induced Inflammasome Activation in Human Gastric Cancer AGS Cell Line: Involvement of CB1 and TRPV1 Receptors by Sahar Sadat Sedeighzadeh, Hamid Galehdari, Mohammad Reza Tabandeh, Mehdi Shamsara, Ali Roohbakhsh

“…Endocannabinoids, such as anandamide (AEA), are emerging as new anticancer therapeutic agents; however, their effects on inflammasome components and underlying mechanisms have not been well elucidated. …”
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Update on Pulmonary Toxicity Induced by New Breast Cancer Treatments by Belluzzi L, Martinelli G, Medici B, Farina A, Martinelli E, Canino F, Caggia F, Molinaro A, Barbolini M, Tamburrano F, Moscetti L, Piacentini F, Dominici M, Omarini C

“…Data provided here show that pulmonary toxicity is a quite frequent side effect and underline that early recognition and prompt treatment are crucial for the best outcome of patients, whose overall prognosis is being improved by the availability of these new anticancer agents.Keywords: breast cancer, lung toxicity, Pulmonary toxicity, interstitial lung disease, pneumonia, trastuzumab deruxtecan, CDK4/6i…”
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CALIDAD MICROBIOLÓGICA DE PROPÓLEO CRUDO Y SÓLIDOS SOLUBLES DE EXTRACTOS DE PROPÓLEOS DE Apis mellifera EN COLOMBIA by C. Talero, D. Hernández, J. Figueroa

“…Para la norma más exigente, que corresponde a la brasileña, se hallaron porcentajes de cumplimiento del 53,4 y 56,1% para ee P 70 y 96%, respectivamente, y para la norma de Japón se encontraron aceptables 75,9 y 69,7% de los ee P 70 y 96%, respectivamente. …”
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PARP inhibitors as therapy for small cell lung carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials by Samuel Pratama, Lowilius Wiyono, Martien Silviandy Setiawan, Brigitta Cindy Lauren

“…Poly ADP-Ribose Polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) are novel anti-cancer agents that induce DNA damages and cause cell death in tumor cells with impaired DNA repair, known as the synthetic lethality concept. …”
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Design and evaluation of bromelain-encapsulated alginate beads reinforced with gum Arabic: Formulation, characterization, and stability in simulated gastrointestinal conditions by Methavee Peanparkdee, Phornphimon Janchai, Tanwarat Aksornsri, Pilanee Vaithanomsat

“…Hydrogel beads containing purified, crude extract and commercial bromelain preparations were developed using encapsulation technique with two carrier agents, sodium alginate and gum Arabic in various ratios of 2:0, 1.5:0.5 and 1:1 (w:w). …”
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Elucidating the role of pyrimidine metabolism in prostate cancer and its therapeutic implications by Liang Huang, Yu Xie, Shusuan Jiang, Kan Liu, Zhihao Ming, Hong Shan

“…Drug sensitivity analysis further demonstrated that tumors with elevated pyrimidine metabolism displayed increased responsiveness to several chemotherapeutic agents, including BI-2536, JW-7-24-1, and PAC-1, suggesting that targeting pyrimidine metabolism may enhance treatment efficacy. …”
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Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: the course and treatment methods in Russian Federation (Results of multicenter population-based one-stage observational study) by L. . Khalif, M. V. Shapina, A. O. Golovenko, Ye. A. Belousova, Ye. Yu. Chashkova, A. V. Lakhin, O. V. Knyazev, A. Yu. Baranovsky, N. N. Nikolayeva, A. V. Tkachev

“…At the moment of enrollments to the study patients received maintenance therapy, most frequently - by the drugs containing 5-aminosalicylic acid (72.0% for UC, 59.5% for CD) and immunosuppressors (28.0% for UC, 42.6% for CD); biological agents are prescribed rarely (11.75% for UC, 20.4% for CD). …”
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Phenotypic effects of different doses of physical and chemical mutagens in cotton plants by H.M Winkler, A.E. Cereijo, G.J. Scarpin, P.N. Dileo, R.J. Muchut, R.A. Roeschlin, F.G. Lorenzini, M.J. Paytas, Alejandra M. Landau

“…El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la sensibilidad de diferentes agentes mutagénicos en semillas de algodón de la variedad Guazuncho 3. …”
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