AKRASIJA IR SUBJEKTAS EGONOMIKOJE by Zenonas Norkus

“…He redescribes the relationship between Me and I in the vocabulary used by new institutional economics to analyse the relations between principal and agent. When the self in the neobuddhist perspective is fragmented into the temporally successive "subselves", their relations can be described in terms of bargaining theory, collective action theory, social choice theory, game theory, and the theory of distributive justice. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists: What Is the Quality of the Evidence? by Faith Donald, Kelley Kilpatrick, Kim Reid, Nancy Carter, Ruth Martin-Misener, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Patricia Harbman, Sharon Kaasalainen, Deborah A. Marshall, Renee Charbonneau-Smith, Erin E. Donald, Monique Lloyd, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Jennifer Yost, Pamela Baxter, Esther Sangster-Gormley, Pamela Hubley, Célyne Laflamme, Marsha Campbell–Yeo, Sheri Price, Jennifer Boyko, Alba DiCenso

“…Incomplete reporting of study methods and lack of details about NP or CNS education, experience, and role create challenges in consolidating the evidence of the cost-effectiveness of these roles.…”
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Nicotine’s impact on platelet function: insights into hemostasis mechanisms by Xiayu Wu, Xiayu Wu, Yongjun Liu, Changhao Zou, Changhao Zou, Fuqin He, Fuqin He, Fang Guo, Fang Guo, Sijia Liu, Sijia Liu, Yi Fan, Yi Fan, Xuedong Zhu, Xuedong Zhu, Qianyi Zhou, Qianyi Zhou, Dan Shu, Dan Shu

“…These findings suggest the potential utility of nicotine as a hemostatic agent.…”
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Pre-operative DNA methylation marks as predictors of weight loss outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy by Guillermo Paz-López, Teresa M. Linares-Pineda, Andrés González-Jiménez, Raquel Sancho-Marín, Luis Ocaña-Wilhelmi, Francisco J. Tinahones, Sonsoles Morcillo, Carolina Gutiérrez-Repiso

“…Objective: Although DNA methylation has been suggested to be a potential predictor of the progression of obesity and obesity-related diseases, little is known about its potential role as predictive marker of successful weight loss after bariatric surgery. …”
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The anti-circumsporozoite antibody response to repeated, seasonal booster doses of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E by M. Sanni Ali, Lisa Stockdale, Issaka Sagara, Issaka Zongo, Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga, Almahamoudou Mahamar, Frédéric Nikièma, Amadou Tapily, Frédéric Sompougdou, Modibo Diarra, Duncan Bellamy, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Charles Zoungrana, Djibrilla Issiaka, Alassane Haro, Koualy Sanogo, Abdoul Aziz Sienou, Mahamadou Kaya, Seydou Traore, Oumar M. Dicko, Youssouf Kone, Hama Yalcouye, Ismaila Thera, Kalifa Diarra, Paul Snell, Opokua Ofori-Anyinam, Chris Ockenhouse, Cynthia Lee, Katie Ewer, Halidou Tinto, Abdoulaye Djimde, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Alassane Dicko, Daniel Chandramohan, Brian Greenwood

“…However, there is little information about the immune response to repeated booster doses of RTS,S/AS01E. …”
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HIV self-testing alone or with additional interventions, including financial incentives, and linkage to care or prevention among male partners of antenatal care clinic attendees in... by Augustine T Choko, Elizabeth L Corbett, Nigel Stallard, Hendramoorthy Maheswaran, Aurelia Lepine, Cheryl C Johnson, Doreen Sakala, Thokozani Kalua, Moses Kumwenda, Richard Hayes, Katherine Fielding

“…Women were interviewed at 28 days about partner testing and adverse events. Cluster-level summaries compared each intervention versus SOC using eligible women as the denominator (intention-to-treat). …”
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Investigation and analysis of the demand for smart home automation in patients with ischemic stroke and functional impairment (脑梗死伴功能障碍患者对智慧居家模块需求的调查分析)... by FEI Cailian (费才莲), XIE Juan (谢娟), ZHANG Jingyi (张静怡), WANG Yu (王瑜), GAO Liandi (高连娣)

“…Results The results of the questionnaire survey involving 100 individuals revealed that only 43. 00%(43/100)of the respondents were familiar with intelligent home systems, and a mere 21. 00%(21/100)had previous experience with similar smart systems. When asked about their willingness to accept a smart home automation system that could be installed and customized to provide convenience in daily life, including monitoring vital signs and medication usage, as well as aiding in rehabilitation training, 46. 00%(46/100) of the participants expressed their willingness of acceptance. …”
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The Effect of Adding Surfactants on Appearance Specification and Nutrients Content of Processed Corn Grain using Steam-Flaked Technique by Farzaneh Mohamady, Mohsen Danesh Mesgaran, Seyed Alireza Vakili, Abdolmansour Tahmasebi, Mohammadreza Hosseindokht

“…Introduction[1]: Corn grain is one of the main sources of energy in the dairy cow diets; about 70% of corn's weight is due to starch. The starch granule is the basic unit of starch in corn endosperm and is a part of the starch–protein matrix. …”
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Student Engagement and Feedback on Online Learning and Facilitation: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria by Adewale Adesina, Dorothy Ofoha, Olufemi A. Peters, Isaac S. Butswat

“…Il est important que NOUN s'attaque à ces problèmes en proposant des horaires plus souples, en explorant les possibilités de réduire les coûts de facilitation et en veillant à ce que les étudiants aient accès à une connexion Internet stable afin d'améliorer leur engagement dans les facilitations en ligne. …”
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Study of hereditary non-syndromic ophthalmic pathology of child population of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic: features and structure of nosological spectrum by V.V. Kadyshev, A.V. Marakhonov, S.I. Kutsev, R.A. Zinchenko

“…Russian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology. 2019;19(1):7–12.<br> <br> <b>About the authors:&nbsp;</b><br> ¹Vitalii V. …”
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Metabolic reprogramming of macrophages by PKM2 promotes IL-10 production via adenosine by Juliana Escher Toller-Kawahisa, Paula Ramos Viacava, Eva Margareta Palsson-McDermott, Daniele Carvalho Nascimento, Mariana Patricia Cervantes-Silva, Shane Myles O'Carroll, Alessia Zotta, Luis Eduardo Alves Damasceno, Gabriel Azevedo Públio, Pedro Forti, João Paulo Mesquita Luiz, Bruno Marcel Silva de Melo, Timna Varela Martins, Vitor Marcel Faça, Annie Curtis, Thiago Mattar Cunha, Fernando de Queiroz Cunha, Luke Anthony John O'Neill, José Carlos Alves-Filho

“…Here, we report that PKM2 activation with the pharmacological agent TEPP-46 increases IL-10 production in LPS-activated macrophages by metabolic reprogramming, leading to the production and release of ATP from glycolysis. …”
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HPLC-MS standardization and validation methods for determination of calactin content in dichloromethane fraction of Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. (Niu jiao gua) stem bark and it... by Naphat Kaewpaeng, Sudaporn Wongwan, Khemmachat Pansooksan, Chanakan Chailom, Pattaraporn Chaisupasakul, Dumrongsak Pekthong, Nitra Nuengchamnong, Zhi-Hong Jiang, Li-Ping Bai, Piyarat Srisawang, Supawadee Parhira

“…This phytochemical has gained recognition for its potential as an anticancer agent and a marker for anticancer properties. Our previous reports demonstrated the remarkable anti-liver and anti-colon cancer activities both in vitro and in vivo of the dichloromethane fraction from the stem barks of C. gigantea (CGD). …”
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Macrophage Dvl2 deficiency promotes NOD1-Driven pyroptosis and exacerbates inflammatory liver injury by Xiaoye Qu, Dongwei Xu, Tao Yang, Yizhu Tian, Christopher T. King, Xiao Wang, Mingwei Sheng, Yuanbang Lin, Xiyun Bian, Changyong Li, Longfeng Jiang, Qiang Xia, Douglas G. Farmer, Bibo Ke

“…However, little is known about the role of macrophage Dvl2 in modulating NOD1-mediated pyroptosis and hepatocyte death in oxidative stress-induced inflammatory liver injury. …”
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Effect of Zhuanggu Jianxi Decoction on Synovitis in Knee Osteoarthritis Rabbits via LXRs/NF-κB Pathway by CHEN Peng, GUO Jiemei, XIAO Yan, WANG Jianhui, SU Youxin

“…After the model was identified successfully, the synovial tissue of the right hind limb knee was cut into small pieces with a size about 1-2 mm³ under aseptic operation, 60 pieces were collected and randomly divided into model group, Zhuanggu Jianxi decoction group, LXRα inhibitor group and N-CoR inhibitor group with 15 pieces each, the synovial tissue pieces in each group were cultured in 6 well plates with every 3 pieces in each well, the four groups were intervened with 10% blank serum, 10% drug-containing serum, 10% drug-containing serum+5CPPSS-50 and 10% drug-containing serum+ML-792 respectively; the synovium of the blank group was prepared by the same method and cultured with 10% blank serum for 5 wells. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association and Russian association of coloproctology by V. T. Ivashkin, Yu. A. Shelygin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, Ye. A. Belousova, A. G. Beniashvili, S. V. Vasilyev, A. O. Golovenko, O. V. Golovenko, Ye. G. Grigoryev, N. V. Kostenko, T. L. Lapina, I. D. Loranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, I. V. Mayev, Ye. A. Poluektova, V. G. Rumyantsev, V. M. Timerbulatov, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, E. Yu. Chashkova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. V. Yanovoy

“…Enterokinetic agent prucalopride may be prescribed at inefficacy of laxatives. …”
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Therapeutic efficacy of LysGH15 against necrotising pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus in a rabbit model by Bowei Zhang, Liran Song, Yongran Wang, Meimei Zhang, Chong Chen, Hui Ning, Li Wang, Cao Qiu, Xinwu Wang, Changjiang Sun, Xin Feng, Wenyu Han, Wenyu Han, Bin Wang, Yalu Ji, Jingmin Gu, Jingmin Gu

“…In addition, LysGH15 treatment alleviated lung tissue damage in infected rabbits and significantly reduced the levels of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), alpha-toxin (Hla), and the cytokines IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-8 in their lung tissues, similar to those in rabbits treated with linezolid.DiscussionThese results suggest that LysGH15 has the potential to be used as a novel antimicrobial agent for the treatment of necrotising pneumonia caused by S. aureus.…”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH THYROID FUNCTION by Nataliia Kuz, Tetiana Solomenchuk

Subjects: “…acute coronary syndrome…”
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Effect and Mechanism of Action of Pushing Method on Rats with Skeletal Muscle Overuse Injury based on Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Pathway by DUAN Miaomiao, HUANG Bo, RUAN Lei, MU Pangpang, CHEN Yiming, PENG Liang

“…In the blank and model groups, the right hind limb gastrocnemius muscle and adjacent muscles were coated with petroleum jelly, but no pushing intervention was performed; in the intervention group, the right hind gastrocnemius muscle was pushed (the pressure was about 2 N, the frequency was 80 beats/min, and the intervention was performed once a day in the morning and once a day in the afternoon, lasting for a total of 3 d. …”
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Lycium barbarum glycopeptide ameliorates aging phenotypes and enhances cardiac metabolism by activating the PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy pathway in D-galactose-induced mice by Tianchan Peng, Jian Xiang, Yun Tian, Xiaogen Tang, Lina Wang, Lijuan Gao, Oscar Junhong Luo, Li’an Huang, Guobing Chen

“…These findings underscore its potential as a therapeutic agent for aging and aging-related cardiovascular diseases.…”
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Poverty Dynamics and the Fundamental Root Causes in Iran by Zahra Azari, Parviz Mohamadzadeh, Davoud Behboudi

“…This method is a tool to show cause and effect relationships about a problem in society. This approach maps the relationships of a set of variables involved in a system. …”
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