Split-Cre-mediated GFP expression as a permanent marker for flagellar fusion of Trypanosoma brucei in its tsetse fly host by Ruth Etzensperger, Mattias Benninger, Berta Pozzi, Ruth Rehmann, Arunasalam Naguleswaran, Gabriela Schumann, Jan Van Den Abbeele, Isabel Roditi

“…Specifically, we engineered trypanosomes to contain a GFP gene flanked by Lox sites in the reverse orientation to the promoter. …”
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Proximate and distant determinants of maternal and neonatal mortality in the postnatal period: A scoping review of data from low- and middle-income countries. by Preston Izulla, Angela Muriuki, Michael Kiragu, Melanie Yahner, Virginia Fonner, Syeda Nabin Ara Nitu, Bernard Osir, Farahat Bello, Joseph de Graft-Johnson

“…A rigorous, systematic search of four electronic databases was undertaken to identify studies published within the last 11 years containing data on risk factors among nationally representative samples. …”
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Effect of Planting Systems on the Physicochemical Properties and Bioactivities of Strawberry Polysaccharides by Qiuqiu Zhang, Renshuai Huang, Guangjing Chen, Fen Guo, Yan Hu

“…Monosaccharide composition analysis revealed that EP-SP contained higher levels of rhamnose (12.33%) and glucose (49.29%), whereas GP-SP was richer in galactose (11.06%) and galacturonic acid (19.12%). …”
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A systematic review with narrative synthesis on medical robotics and laboratory automation in the control of SARS-CoV-2, Ebola and H1N1 (Swine Flu) viruses by Shantani KANNAN, Kannan SUBBARAM, Sheeza ALI, Hemalatha KANNAN

“…Discussion and Conclusion: Medical robotics and lab automation may be utilized as a strategic approach in containing the spread of infectious diseases like SARS-CoV-2, Ebola and Swine Flu Pandemic (H1N1). …”
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Expression and delivery of HA1-M2e antigen using an innovative attenuated Salmonella–mediated delivery system confers promising protection against H9N2 avian influenza challenge by Ram Prasad Aganja, In-Shik Kim, Hyun-Jin Tae, John Hwa Lee

“…Birds immunized with attenuated SG harboring pJHL270 (JOL3025) or pJHL305 (JOL3027) containing HA-M2e showed significant increases in serum IgY and mucosal IgA antibodies, indicating strong humoral and mucosal immune responses, comparable with inactivated commercial vaccine. …”
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Artificial neural network with incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics for exothermic chemical reaction on heat and mass transfer in a rectangular annulus by Alaa Allakany, Noura Alsedias, Abdelraheem M. Aly

“…The complex rectangular annulus contains two ellipses and two triangles on the walls’ vertical sides. …”
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Effect of Cannabis seeds on Some biomedical parameters in male rats by Karwan Anwar Hassan

“…Each 100 gm of the seeds used in the study contains 26, 37 and 20 gm of protein, fat and carbohydrate respectively. …”
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SPDEF ameliorates UUO-induced renal fibrosis by transcriptional activation of NR4A1 by Hongshuang Wang, Ziheng Wei, Chang Xu, Fang Fang, Zheng Wang, Yan Zhong, Xiangting Wang

“…Previous research has shown that the SAM pointed domain containing Ets transformation-specific transcription factor (SPDEF) can activate NR4A1, but its mechanism of action in renal fibrosis is not yet clear. …”
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By-Products of Olive Oil in the Service of the Deficiency of Food Antioxidants: The Case of Butter by Hind Mikdame, Ezzahra Kharmach, Nour Elhouda Mtarfi, Karima Alaoui, Mohamed Ben Abbou, YAhya Rokni, Zineb Majbar, Mustapha Taleb, Zakia Rais

“…The results obtained show that butters containing olive by-products have undergone less marked oxidative deterioration than those of the control (without additives). …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Cholinesterase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Enhydra fluctuans Relevant in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease by Simin Shabnam Lopa, Md. Yusuf Al-Amin, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Md. Salim Ahammed, KM Monirul Islam, A. H. M. Khurshid Alam, Toshihisa Tanaka, Md. Golam Sadik

“…Phytochemical analyses revealed that the chloroform extract contained 19.16 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g extract of phenolics and 41.84 mg catechin equivalent (CE)/g extract of flavonoids, which appeared to be the highest among the extracts. …”
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Fisher Discriminant Analysis for Extracting Interpretable Phenological Information From Multivariate Time Series Data by Conor T. Doherty, Meagan S. Mauter

“…FDA is useful because it can be applied to multivariate input data and produces a transformation that is physically interpretable. This article contains both theoretical and applied components. First, we use FDA to demonstrate the time dependence of information contained in remotely sensed data. …”
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Averting War in Northeast Asia: A Proposal by Mel Gurtov

“…Even though China-Taiwan relations have improved, U.S. naval activity in the Pacific has picked up, with a number of exercises conducted alone and with allies leading some Chinese analysts to conclude that containment is again prominent on the U.S. policy agenda. …”
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Isolation of Aspergillus from edible-nest swiftlet feces in bird houses of Central Java by Siti Gusti Ningrum, Eykel Arief Fortuna Ginting, Indra Rahmawati

“…The samples were obtained using a sterile container to maintain aseptic conditions. Subsequently, the samples were mixed thoroughly in a tube containing sterile saline and allowed to incubate for a duration of 30 minutes. …”
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Preliminary analysis of the role of small hepatitis B surface proteins mutations in the pathogenesis of occult hepatitis B infection via the endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced UP... by Huang Chengrong, Zhang Hao, Wang Jing, Li Jianfei, Liu Qian, Zong Qiyin, Zhang Yunyun, Wang Qin, Zhou Qiang

“…Huh7 and HepG2 cells were transfected with plasmids encoding wild-type (WT) or OBI-related SHB mutation-containing sequences, after which a chemiluminescence approach was used to detect HBsAg levels in cell culture supernatants. …”
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Natural Language Processing (NLP): Identifying Linguistic Gender Bias in Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) by Site Xu MPH, Mu Sun MD

“…Descriptions of female patients contained fewer judgmental linguistic features but more fudging-related linguistic features compared to male patients (judging: OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.54-0.88, p < 0.01; fudging: OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.09-1.75, p < 0.01). …”
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Adaptive Finite-Time Disturbance Observer Based Sliding Mode Control for Dual-Motor Driving System by Tianyi Zeng, Xuemei Ren, Yao Zhang

“…The overall system containing both the observer and the controller is proven to be stable. …”
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Growth and Flowering Responses of Cut Chrysanthemum Grown under Restricted Root Volume to Irrigation Frequency by Viyachai Taweesak, Thohirah Lee Abdullah, Siti Aishah Hassan, Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman, Wan Abdullah Wan Yusoff

“…Chrysanthemum cuttings (Chrysanthemum morifolium “Reagan White”) were grown in seedling tray which contained coconut peat in volumes of 73 and 140 cm3. …”
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A Proinflammatory Effect of the β-Glucan from Pleurotus cornucopiae Mushroom on Macrophage Action by Ken-ichiro Minato, Akihiro Ohara, Masashi Mizuno

“…These two compounds are majorly contained in the P. citrinopileatus mushroom. Therefore, these results suggested that the P. citrinopileatus mushroom might contain other immune regulative compounds, such as vitamin D2, as well as PCPS.…”
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The Government Periodical Press of Western Siberia as source on personnel changes in local institutions (late XIX–early XX centuries) by V. V. Germizeeva

“…The author draws attention to the fact that the information contained in the provincial lists is limited in comparison with the form lists. …”
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The Sediment Profile and Heavy Metal Content of Lead (Pb), Copper (Cu), and Silver (Ag) in The Waters of Saparua Island by Jaicson G. Anakotta, Yusthinus T. Male, Serly J. Sekewael, Nelson Gaspersz

“…The level of lead metal contained in the sediments in the waters of Saparua Island ranges from <12–26 ppm. …”
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