The Role of IL-33 in Gut Mucosal Inflammation by Luca Pastorelli, Carlo De Salvo, Maurizio Vecchi, Theresa T. Pizarro

“…Interleukin (IL)-33 is a recently identified cytokine belonging to the IL-1 family that is widely expressed throughout the body and has the ability to induce Th2 immune responses. …”
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"All places equally estranged": A comparative reading of Veljko Milićević's The Pathless Land and Dinko Šimunović's The Stranger by Todorović Sofija D.

“…These existentially "homeless", resigned melancholics are characterized by a particular kind of uprootedness: they cannot determine themselves, neither in relation to their native soil (which remains factual, but not emotional "homeland"), nor in relation to any other place, or any other aspect of life that could potentially gain satisfaction and a sense of belonging. Firstly, interpersonal relationships and love (Made in The Stranger and Irena in The Pathless Land) prove to be insufficient to overcome the feeling of estrangement; secondly, the protagonists are alienated from their own memories and personal history; and, finally, in the case of The Stranger, the weak will of the aesthetically sensitive protagonist prevents him from creatively producing his intuitive artistic ideas. …”
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Experiences of meaningful occupation among diverse populations – A qualitative meta-ethnography by Christel Leufstadius, Lisbeth Nilsson, Pia Hovbrandt

“…The other four categories were 2) Cultivating valued feelings 3) Spiritualising by being energised or disentangled 4) Connecting and belonging 5) Rhythmizing and stabilising by being occupied.Conclusion and significance The synthesis provided novel insights into how people experience meaning in occupation in various contexts as part of their process of constructing identity and self-actualisation throughout life. …”
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Caroli's Disease: Current Knowledge of Its Biliary Pathogenesis Obtained from an Orthologous Rat Model by Yasunori Sato, Xiang Shan Ren, Yasuni Nakanuma

“…Caroli's disease belongs to a group of hepatic fibropolycystic diseases and is a hepatic manifestation of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). …”
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Deformation Monitoring and Stability Analysis of Shaft Lining in Weakly Cemented Stratum by Xianzhou Lyu, Weiming Wang

“…The shaft lining deformation increment fluctuates in certain range, which belongs to elastic deformation. Finally, we inverse the stress state according to the deformation value of the shaft lining, and the obtained additional stress is found to be lower than the ultimate compressive strength. …”
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Effects of Bahir Dar Textile Factory Effluents on the Water Quality of the Head Waters of Blue Nile River, Ethiopia by Abrehet Kahsay Mehari, Shewit Gebremedhin, Belayneh Ayele

“…A total of 836 aquatic macroinvertebrate individuals belonging to 21 families were collected. The Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index, the Hilsenhoff family-level biotic index, family richness, and percent dipterans were calculated. …”
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Les grandes guerres du XXe siècle dans No pasarán le jeu de Christian Lehmann : écrire et réécrire l’histoire pour les adolescents, du roman à la bande dessinée by Eléonore Hamaide-Jager

“…However, they make it possible for one to feel closer to individuals belonging to family, social and political history; and they succeed in confronting readers with the characters’choices in these double-layered novels, in order to finally make them embrace humanist values and to encourage them to become committed citizens.…”
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Study of Life Events and Quality of Life in Patients of Major Depressive Disorder by Alkesh Patil, Aparna Sengupta, Ashwini Mule, Sagar Karia

“…Patients from psychiatry outpatient department who fulfilled the criteria for major depressive disorder and belonging to the age range of 18–75 years were shortlisted and requested to participate in the study. …”
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Variations in Postpartum Hemoglobin Values in Maternal Patients Residing at High Altitude by Jhofre Vinicio Prado Quilambaqui, Ximena Elizabeth Trujillo Romero, Olga Cristina Solis Solis

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on patients treated at a health center in the province of Tungurahua, belonging to a hospital in the Ecuadorian mountains between January and December 2022. …”
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The Comparative Analyses of Six Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Morphologically Diverse Chenopodium album L. (Amaranthaceae) Collected in Korea by Jongsun Park, Juhyeon Min, Yongsung Kim, Youngjae Chung

“…Chenopodium album sensu stricto belonging to C. album aggregate is an annual cosmopolitan weed displaying the diversity of morphologies. …”
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Procurement at Local Government Level – Issues and Controversies by Marija Kaštelan Mrak, Nenad Vretenar, Jelena Jardas Antonić

“…Local government, as administrative units, performs a broad range of services that require to establish relations with outside partners, including those belonging to the private sector. Public procurement, due to the size of the involved financial flows, is government activity especially exposed to inefficiencies, corruption and dishonesty. …”
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Ethnomedical Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine for Wound Healing in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, DR Congo by Bashige Chiribagula Valentin, Okusa Ndjolo Philippe, Manya Mboni Henry, Bakari Amuri Salvius, Masengu Kabeya Suzanne, Félicien Mushagalusa Kasali, Lumbu Simbi Jean Baptiste

“…Most of these taxa are shrubs (33%), belonging to 48 botanical families dominated by the Fabaceae (16%). …”
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"So Much Potential:" Latino/a Immigrant Emerging Adults, Legal Status, and Educational Participation by Laura M. Gonzalez, Isabelle Ong Gaffney, Yesenia Mejia

“…Three key themes emerged from participants’ narratives: The first, self/identity, encompasses both experiences of belonging and backlash from the local community. The second, descriptions of context, details the supports and barriers to integration that were present. …”
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Intercultural and Intertextual Crossings in Sarah Howe’s Loop of Jade (2015) by Yasna Bozhkova

“…This article explores the notion of intercultural and intertextual crossing (in the combined senses of migration and intersection) in Sarah Howe’s poetry collection Loop of Jade (2015). Born in Hong Kong to a Chinese mother and British father, Howe grew up in the UK. …”
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Title of Lithuanian Ruler Vytautas: When did Vytautas Start to Title Himself as the Grand Duke? by Loreta Skurvydaitė

“…The formation of the title belonging to the local Lithuanian ruler Vytautas was closely related to the title of patrimonial Lithuanian ruler - Jogaila. …”
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Long-Term Variations of Temperature and Precipitation in the Megacity of Istanbul for the Development of Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change by Hüseyin Toros, Mohsen Abbasnia, Mustafa Sagdic, Mete Tayanç

“…In this regard, both of the temperature and precipitation series had higher mean values (13.9°C and 878 mm) for the final period (1965–2016) compared to the mean values (13.6°C and 799 mm) belonging to the first period (1912–1964).…”
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Discussion on the production mechanism of deep coalbed methane in the eastern margin of the Ordos Basin by Lizhu Yu, Dameng Wang, Xin Feng, Xianfeng Gu, Ming Chen, Xiaolei Wu, Jintao Kong

“…Theoretical analysis suggests that CBM adsorption belongs to liquid–solid interfacial adsorption, encompassing four stages: liquid phase adsorption—liquid phase desorption—composite desorption—gas phase desorption. …”
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Studi Etnobotani pada Masyarakat Suku Jawa dalam Memanfaatkan Tumbuhan Obat di Desa Sumber Makmur by Yetty Hastiana, Wulandari Saputri, Desy Apryyanty

“…The calculation of the culturally important value index shows that there are 6 plant species that fall into the medium category with the highest value being 30 and 7 plant species belonging to the low category with the smallest value being 6.…”
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The effect of preliminary body weight of the limousin cattle on the economic fattening performance by Mehmet Saltuk Arıkan, Emin Ertan Gökhan

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods: </b>The material of the research was composed of the data belonging to the 270 days of fattening about 6-12 month-old 60 male Limousin cattle, imported from abroad. …”
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CITIZENSHIP AND INDIGENOUS CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA: DRAWING INSIGHTS FROM BEST PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES by AUWALU MUSA

“…The study utilizes secondary data and content analysis to explore the complex interplay of belonging, rights, and identity in American citizenship, highlighting the role of birthright citizenship as stipulated by the 14th Amendment. …”
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