Delineating the environmental justice implications of an experimental cheetah introduction project in India by Yashendu C. Joshi, Stephanie E. Klarmann, Stephanie E. Klarmann, Louise C. de Waal

“…The concerns raised by the international community suggest that the project may not solely focus on conserving the African cheetah, which is classified as “Vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but could be guided by other agendas outside of conservation. Several cheetahs have died in the project’s couple of years, raising ethical concerns regarding the cheetahs’ welfare and high mortality rates demonstrated thus far, in addition to the perceived unjust social impacts on local stakeholders. …”
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Metodologia MFA: análise da percepção da qualidade percebida pelo cliente em uma empresa do setor metalomecânico by Juan Pablo Silva Moreira, Henrique Pereira Leonel, Laércio José Vida, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…Com base na verificação desenvolvida ao longo deste trabalho, verificou-se que a aplicação da metodologia MFA permite evidenciar, com o auxílio das opiniões do cliente, as melhorias de modo a garantir que o produto atenda as necessidades dos consumidores. …”
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Investigation of new exopolysaccharides produced by strains of donkey milk by Arevik Israyelyan, Tsovinar Balabekyan, Lara Aleksanyan, Inesa Sahakyan, Anna Gasparyan, Flora Тkhruni

“… Background and Objectives: It has been shown that strains of the genus Enterococcus isolated from donkey milk from different regions of the Republic of Armenia have antimicrobial activity, synthesize different polysaccharides and produce disaccharide polymers (glucose and galactose). …”
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Botanicals in human nutrition: focus on bioactive food-derived compounds on gut microbiota in gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases by Emanuele Rinninella, Giordana Galeazzi, Elisa Gianferrari, Sabrina Putzu, Pauline Raoul, Marco Cintoni, Francesca Bugli, Maria Cristina Mele, Maura Di Vito

“…We carry out a research on Pubmed – using MeSH terms – on the role of nutraceuticals such as Punica granatum (pomegranate), Ribes nigrum (blackcurrant), Vaccinium myrtillus (blueberry), Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry), Olea europea, Aronia melanocarpa (chokeberry), and inulin. We found preclinical and clinical studies confirming a striking potential role of these nutraceuticals in reducing gut inflammation in such conditions through gut eubiosis restoration. …”
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Exploring glycolytic enzymes in disease: potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in neurodegeneration, cancer and parasitic infections by Maura Rojas-Pirela, Diego Andrade-Alviárez, Verónica Rojas, Miguel Marcos, Daniel Salete-Granado, Marirene Chacón-Arnaude, María Á. Pérez-Nieto, Ulrike Kemmerling, Juan Luis Concepción, Paul A. M. Michels, Wilfredo Quiñones

“…It has great relevance at a physiological level because it is responsible for generating ATP in the cell through the conversion of glucose into pyruvate and reducing nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) (that may be fed into the electron chain in the mitochondria to produce additional ATP by oxidative phosphorylation), as well as for producing intermediates that can serve as substrates for other metabolic processes. …”
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Gene Polymorphisms of the antioxidant enzymes NOX, GSTP, and GPX and diabetic nephropathy risk in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes by Samar Sultan, Meshari Alharbi, Nuha Alrayes, Nehad Makki, Amani Alhozali, Reham Abdulnoor, Aloof Alsawat, Haitham Khalil, Noha Jawi, Ahmed Makeen

“…This case–control study comprised two groups with 100 participants (50 T2D and 50 DN patients) and aimed to examine the association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes encoding nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NOX), glutathione S-transferase P (GSTP1), and glutathione peroxidase 1(GPX1) and diabetic nephropathy (DN) risk in patients with T2D. …”
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Haroldo de Campos, tradição e paralelismos com a poética borgiana by Jorgelina Rivera

“…El presente artículo se propone realizar una lectura atenta de los textos críticos más significativos del escritor, poeta y ensayista Haroldo de Campos, especialmente su ensayo “Poética sincrónica” (1969). …”
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A patient with probable rare blood Group B(A) phenotype by Avineesh Chandra, P. M. Bala Bhasker, Romesh Jain, Rakesh Kumar, Subodh Srivastava

“…We here report a case of the B(A) phenotype in a patient who was diagnosed with chronic liver disease with acute pancreatitis, requiring packed red blood cells due to anemia. The blood group discrepancy was resolved using serological testing and adsorption–elution technique. …”
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Acquisition of Fc-afucosylation of PfEMP1-specific IgG is age-dependent and associated with clinical protection against malaria by Mary Lopez-Perez, Zakaria Seidu, Mads Delbo Larsen, Wenjun Wang, Jan Nouta, Manfred Wuhrer, Gestur Vidarsson, Michael F. Ofori, Lars Hviid

“…We report here that selective Fc-afucosylation of PfEMP1-specific IgG1 increases with age in P. falciparum-exposed children and is associated with reduced risk of anemia, independent of the IgG levels. A similar association was found for children having PfEMP1-specific IgG1 inducing multiple effector functions against IEs, particularly those associated with antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) by NK cells. …”
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Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy by Kazuhiko Morikawa, Hirokazu Ashida, Yosuke Nozawa, Kenji Motohashi, Takao Igarashi, Hiroya Ojiri, Yuji Kanaoka, Takao Ohki

“…Hematemesis did not recur postoperatively and anemia gradually improved. The patient died from pneumonia 33 days later.…”
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Contexto contiguo y operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz en Argentina, Chile y Venezuela: ¿alianzas estratégicas? by María Elena Lorenzini

“… Este artículo examina la relevancia del contexto contiguo y la visión y participación en operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz en las agendas externas de Argentina, Chile y Venezuela durante la primera década del siglo XXI. …”
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Bifidobacterium adolescentis-derived nicotinic acid improves host skeletal muscle mitochondrial function to ameliorate sarcopenia by Zeng Zhang, Quan Guo, Zhihan Yang, Yukai Sun, Shuaiming Jiang, Yangli He, Jiahe Li, Jiachao Zhang

“…Mechanistically, nicotinic acid restores nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels in muscle, inhibits the FoxO3/Atrogin-1/Murf-1 axis, and promotes satellite cell proliferation, reducing muscle atrophy. …”
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Probing the Clinical, Laboratory, and Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Malaria: A Case-Control Study by Ritesh Upadhyay, Annasaheb J. Dhumale, Chanchlesh Dehariya, Renu Waghmare, Amit Rangari

“…Background: The National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) has helped reduce the mortality from malaria in India, and there are alarmingly high mortality rates from anemia in certain geographical regions. Aim: To assess the clinical, laboratory, and sociodemographic factors associated with malaria from P. falciparum and P. vivax. …”
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Surgical Management of Uterine Fibroids at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital by Abiodun Omole-Ohonsi, Francis Belga

“…Menorrhagia (86.7%) was the commonest symptom, while post operative anemia and pyrexia showed significant association with myomectomy. …”
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Review of celiac disease in the pediatric population by Aleksandra Strawińska, Maria Wydro, Magdalena Grotowska, Martyna Łukasiewicz

“…Older children and adolescent patients may frequently present atypical, vague symptoms such as fatigue, failure to thrive, weight loss, short stature, behavioral changes and anemia. Diagnosis involves primarily serological tests in patients presenting symptoms or in patients with high-risk of developing CD. …”
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Nutritional Composition and Health Benefits of Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) by Yoseph Asmelash Gebru, Desta Berhe Sbhatu, Kwang-Pyo Kim

“…The grain is linked to several health benefits including prevention and treatment of diseases such as celiac disease, diabetes, and anemia. These call for huge research opportunities to explore the nutritional and functional properties of the grain.…”
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Centro de cálculo, redes de circulação e história da geografia: o caso da Revista Brasileira de Geografia do IBGE (1939-1996) by Guilherme Ribeiro, André Santos da Rocha, Leandro Dias de Oliveira, Marcio Rufino Silva, Tatiana Tramontani Ramos, Glauco Bruce Rodrigues, Leonardo Arantes

“…Therefore, we selected four axes of analysis: (i) transnational networks and knowledge circulation: the role of translations; (ii) scales of urbanization: the Rio-São Paulo megalopolis; (iii) geopolitics of the environmental issue: Brazilian perspectives; and (iv) social movements, activism and struggles: other agendas.…”
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Cultura científica: questões de marginalização, legitimação e avaliação das Humanas by Rita Terezinha Schmidt

“…Teniendo en cuenta la creciente marginación de las Humanidades en las universidades del país y en el exterior debido a la tecnificación del saber bajo el signo de la innovación científica, la competitividad y de la internacionalización, presento las posiciones en defensa de las Humanas y de las Letras por parte de algunos pensadores contemporáneos y propongo algunas reflexiones sobre: el sentido dominante del término "ciencia" en el contexto de los vínculos entre universidades y políticas de estado; la fijación de parámetros de validación de la producción científica por parte de las agencias de fomento que regulan bajo el cálculo de la razón eficiente; los efectos de tales parámetros cuando miden la producción en el campo de los estudios literarios; la necesidad de evaluación de mérito que no descaractericen la relevancia y singularidad de los estudios de literatura, en términos de actividades de enseñanza y de investigación. …”
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As percepções dos atores sociais da economia solidária na formação do circuito econômico by Silvio Cezar Arend, Alonso Nunes Coelho, Cidonea Machado Deponti

“…A partir dos dados coletados por meio da pesquisa documental, bibliográfica e entrevistas semiestruturadas observou-se que a essência da Economia Solidária é produzir, a partir dos territórios e suas realidades locais, processos de organização social e econômica que articulem os diferentes Atores e Agências presentes no território, em uma perspectiva de solidariedade entre iguais.…”
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«Adaptación a la constante movilidad y progreso de la ciencia bélica». Misiones de Estados Unidos para la modernización del Estado colombiano, 1959-1962 by Juan Carlos Vélez Rendón

“…En el escenario internacional de confrontación de proyectos hegemónicos durante la Guerra Fría, se analiza la puesta en práctica de tales misiones y sus efectos en el rediseño de aquellas agencias estatales. Con base en bibliografía y documentos del Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos de América, el análisis historiográfico muestra cómo a partir de diagnósticos, planes de acción, asesoría, capacitación, apoyo logístico y financiero se buscó incidir en la planeación estratégica, táctica y operacional de fuerzas centrales en el relacionamiento Estado-sociedad civil en Colombia en la década de 1960. …”
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