Neuroinflammation and Cerebrovascular Disease in Old Age: A Translational Medicine Perspective by Mario Di Napoli, Imtiaz M. Shah

“…With the increasing use of reperfusion therapies, inflammatory pathways and oxidative stress remain attractive therapeutic targets for the development of adjuvant neuroprotective agents. This paper will discuss these molecular aspects of acute stroke and senescence from a bench-to-bedside research perspective.…”
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Sex-Change Chemicals and their Influence on the Brain by Catherine A. Harris

“…However, the causative agents for many of these effects are difficult to specify, due to the extensive mixtures of chemicals — each of which may act via different pathways — to which wild populations are exposed, together with the wide variability observed even in natural (uncontaminated) habitats. …”
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Bone Marrow Stem Cell as a Potential Treatment for Diabetes by Ming Li, Susumu Ikehara

“…Curative therapies mainly include diet, insulin, and oral hypoglycemic agents. However, these therapies fail to maintain blood glucose levels in the normal range all the time. …”
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L’appropriation négociée de l’espace public par les balayeuses de Casablanca by Leila Bouasria

“…Furthermore, this negotiated appropriation of space can only emerge through lived experiences shaped by the emotions that the sweepers encounter as both agents and subjects. These appropriation dynamics operate on both semantic and emotional levels (the feelings associated with them). …”
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Turismo de segundas residencias y turismo de naturaleza en el espacio rural mexicano by David Vargas del Río

“…La posmodernidad y los imaginarios urbanos son aspectos que contribuyen a la hegemonía de la ciudad sobre el campo. El turismo es un agente fundamental en este proceso y dos aspectos importantes son el turismo de segundas residencias y el turismo basado en la naturaleza; sin embargo, la relación entre ambos no es clara. …”
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Colistin: The phoenix Arises by JM Conly, BL Johnston

“…The emergence of bacteria resistant to most classes of commercially available antibiotics and the shortage of novel antimicrobial agents with activity against gram-negative microorganisms have led to the reemergence of polymyxins as a valuable addition to the therapeutic armamentarium. …”
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Funcionarios públicos de elite. La creación del Cuerpo de Administradores Gubernamentales en Argentina by Natalia Rizzo

“…Se reconstruyeron las trayectorias de diferentes agentes clave, sus vínculos políticos y personales. …”
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Evidencias científicas para la formación inicial del profesorado en prevención y detección precoz de la violencia de género by Lena de Botton, Ignasi Puigdellívol, Irene de Vicente

“…La comunidad científica internacional señala la necesidad de incluir en la formación inicial del profesorado, contenidos sobre prevención y detección precoz de la violencia de género ofreciendo orientaciones que garanticen su calidad. s e destaca el papel que puede jugar el profesorado en el contexto doméstico. t ambién ofrece orientaciones para capacitarlo en la coordinación con los diferentes profesionales y agentes implicados en el trabajo con la infancia, la adolescencia y las mujeres. s e incide que la violencia de género es un problema social. …”
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Termite Species Distribution in Florida and UF Termite Identification Services by Thomas Chouvenc, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Lyle Buss

“…This publication highlights where each termite species is known to be established, so that Florida residents, pest control companies and UF/IFAS Extension agents can easily learn the termite risk at any given location within the state. …”
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Memorable Tourism Experience (MTE): scale proposal and test by Mariana de Freitas Coelho, Marlusa de Sevilha Gosling

“…The proposed instrument initially contained 49 tested items organised into 12 dimensions: environment, culture, relationships with companions, relationships with tourists, relationships with local agents (i.e. residents and service providers), novelty, emotions, dream, meaningfulness, refreshment, hedonism and involvement. …”
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Luces y sombras en la formación sobre prevención y violencia de género. Valoración y percepción del profesorado, estudiantado y movimientos sociales by Marta Capllonch Bujosa, Rosa M. Alegre Beneria, María Dolores Pérez Grande

“…A través del trabajo de campo realizado con estudiantado, profesorado de Facultades de Formación del p rofesorado de diferentes universidades españolas y agentes sociales se han identificado las barreras que impiden la implementación de estrategias orientadas al aprendizaje de conocimientos y habilidades para la prevención y detección precoz de la violencia de género en la formación del futuro profesorado; así como también se han identificado experiencias que han superado estas barreras. s e recogen las percepciones acerca de las realidades que se viven en los centros educativos respecto a los casos de violencia de género y las opiniones sobre una formación de calidad en este tema.…”
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Soviet Diplomacy: Waging and Winning Its Own War – Introduction to the Forum by K. M. Barsky

“…Secondly, it discusses the adeptness in striking a careful balance between steadfastly maintaining one's stance and employing flexibility and pragmatism to achieve the ultimate objective of victory over the enemy. …”
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Heroines of Health: Examining the Other Side of the “Splendid Little War” by Ingrid Gessner

“…The article argues that the experiences of McGee and Maass as active agents during the war exemplify struggles for successful emancipation during and after wartime and enable new ways of cele­brating and commemorating female heroism.…”
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Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Preparing a Firewise Plant List for WUI Residents by Anna L. Behm, Alan J. Long, Martha C. Monroe, Cotton K. Randall, Wayne C. Zipperer, Leslie Annie Hermansen-Baez

“…It includes a step-by-step method for determining whether or not a particular plant is appropriate for firewise landscaping. Extension agents, nursery personnel, landscape architects, or urban foresters may use this publication for preparing local firewise plant lists in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). …”
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"Preleções", "teorias" e as dinâmicas da formação dos polícias civis em Lisboa, 1867-1910 by Gonçalo Rocha Gonçalves

“…Neste contexto, o papel central desempenhado pelos chefes de esquadra na formação dos agentes policiais traduziu-se, a partir da década final do século XIX, num reforço da identidade profissional da corporação e no extravasar do saber produzido para além dos limites da instituição policial. …”
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A DEA approach for measuring healthcare efficiency in medical, clinical and obstetric specialties by Fabrício da Silva Santos, Susane de Farias Gomes

“…The present study develops an efficiency analysis of several public and private hospitals located in the state of Alagoas using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as a tool, aiming to obtain efficiency indices to support the decision making of public agents. The data used refer to the period from August 2018 to July 2019, in which the specialties of Medical Clinic, Surgical Clinic and Obstetrics were selected to compose the analysis inputs and outputs. …”
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El estatuto de la tradición en la literatura china by Cecilia Bettoni

“…Partiendo de la degradación contemporánea de la "tradición" como modo de orientación del individuo en el mundo, se recurre al trabajo de rehabilitación que Hans-Georg Gadamer impulsa a partir de las nociones de prejuicio y autoridad, se verifica esta cuestión en las propuestas avanzadas por Walter Benjamin en torno al narrador como custodio de la tradición y agente de experiencia, y se examina el lugar de la tradición en el pensamiento chino, considerando el trabajo de François Jullien. …”
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Study of Neem Fiber Composite Toothbrush – Latest Approach for the Prevention of Oral Disease by Thandavamoorthy Raja, N. Thirumalaivasan, Chitra Shivalingam

“…Results: Results reveal the FTIR analysis confirms a sharp peak at 1737 cm−1 indicating the C═O vibrations and from the XRD analysis it was confirmed more amorphous region of 82% which is used to improve the bonding strength of fiber with other bonding agents. Conclusion: Based on the results and requirements the neem fiber toothbrush was developed to improve the teeth quality and reduce the oral disease for human health.…”
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Bacterial Exopolysaccharides: From Production to Functional Features by Chouhra Talbi, Salma Elmarrkechy, Mourad Youssfi, Sarah Bouzroud, Meryem Belfquih, Aicha Sifou, Nezha Bouhaddou, Bouabid Badaoui, Abdelaali Balahbib, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Ilhame Bourais

“…They also can be used as thickening agents in the industry or as additives to improve soil quality in agriculture. …”
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Microbes from Peat Swamp Forest — The Hidden Reservoir for Secondary Metabolites? by Kuan-Shion Ong, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Catherine M. Yule, Sui-Mae Lee

“…This has urged researchers to bio-prospect for new bioactive agents from microbes originating from untapped environments, as well as to explore the potential of other microbial genera apart from the wellknown Streptomyces. …”
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