Malaria prevalence, transmission potential and efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy in the Kenyan Central highlands: a zone previously characterized as malaria-free by Francis T. Kimani, Kelvin K. Thiongó, Maureen A. Otinga, Lewis K. Mbabu, Mary N. Ombati, Stanley K. Kitur, Sarah A. Ochieng’, Lucy N. Wachira, Damaris K. Matoke-Muhia, Luna Kamau

“…Abstract Background The current study sought to re-evaluate malaria prevalence, susceptibility to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), transmission patterns and the presence of malaria vectors in the Kikuyu area of the Kenyan Central highlands, a non-traditional/low risk malaria transmission zone where there have been anecdotal reports of emerging malaria infections. …”
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Management of a Ruptured Pseudoaneurysm of Common Hepatic Artery Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy by M. Abu-Hilal, M. J. Hallam, B. A. Zeidan, N. W. Pearce

“…The pseudoaneurysm was successfully managed by under-running of the bleeding point combined with the direct application of hemostatic products to the bleeding surface (TachoSilTM and TisseelTM to act as a barrier from the pancreatic secretions.…”
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PPARγ and PPARδ as Modulators of Neoplasia and Cell Fate by Robert I. Glazer, Hongyan Yuan, Zhihui Xie, Yuzhi Yin

“…PPARγ and PPARδ agonists represent unique classes of drugs that act through their ability to modulate gene transcription associated with intermediary metabolism, differentiation, tumor suppression, and in some instances proliferation and cell adhesion. …”
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Optimization of Leaky Integrate-and-Fire Neuron Circuits Based on Nanoporous Graphene Memristors by Kannan Udaya Mohanan, Seyed Mehdi Sattari-Esfahlan, Eou-Sik Cho, Chang-Hyun Kim

“…Artificial neurons form the core of neuromorphic computing which is emerging as an alternative for the von Neumann computing architecture. …”
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Osteoblastic and Vascular Endothelial Niches, Their Control on Normal Hematopoietic Stem Cells, and Their Consequences on the Development of Leukemia by Bella S. Guerrouahen, Ibrahim Al-Hijji, Arash Rafii Tabrizi

“…Whereas the vascular niche, which consists of sinusoidal endothelial cell lining blood vessel, provides an environment for short-term HSC proliferation and differentiation. Both niches act together to maintain hematopoietic homeostasis. …”
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Deployment of Agriculture 4.0 with the Integration of IoT by Sheila Maria Muniz

“…Smart Agriculture (SA) is an emerging concept, because IOT sensors are capable of providing information about agriculture fields and then act upon based on the user input. …”
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‘’Ah, uhm, yeaaaah, maybe.’’ Developing a New Data Collection Instrument to Explore the Gendered Realisation of Refusals by Young Adult Speakers of Irish English by Eimear O'Riordan, Anne Marie Devlin

“…The results indicate that the social need to avoid threatening face played a greater role than gender in realising the speech act of refusal; however, gender-based differences emerged when the age of the prompter was taken into account.   …”
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Decolonizing Literary Studies: Unveiling Postcolonial Narratives in Post-Yugoslav Academic Curricula* by Sara Vukotić, Darko Ilin

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The Short Dramatic Form in the Works of Kostas Ostrauskas and Juozas Erlickas by Neringa Klišienė

“… Short dramatic forms have become theatrical objects that are not easily identifiable. They act as a symbol of questioning the foundations of the conventional drama and a reflection on the dramatic genre in general. …”
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Conversions to Catholicism among Fin de Siècle Writers: A Spiritual and Literary Genealogy by Claire Masurel-Murray

“…The Tractarian theologian’s religion may at first sight have little in common with the aesthetic religion of the fin de siècle poets, and yet his view of the act of faith as founded on the senses, the emotions and the imagination was certainly an element that they were keen to appropriate, and his focus on the human conscience as the centre of religious experience is implicitly present in the solitary and highly subjective piety that emerges in the works of Gray, Johnson and Dowson.…”
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Toxicity of Ulva lactuca and green fabricated silver nanoparticles against mosquito vectors and their impact on the genomic DNA of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti by Al Thabiani Aziz

“…The crude extract and synthesised silver nanoparticles exhibited a notable larvicidal effect, and very effective inhibition of pupal and adult emergence. Inhibition of adult emergence of Ae.aegypti was 97.7% and in Cu.pipiens, it was 93.3%. …”
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Application of adoptive cell therapy in malignant melanoma by Qianrong Hu, Jiangying Xuan, Lu Wang, Kangjie Shen, Zixu Gao, Yuhong Zhou, Chuanyuan Wei, Jianying Gu

“…Thus, adoptive cell therapy (ACT), employing immune cells with specific tumor-recognizing receptors, has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach to display on-tumor toxicity. …”
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Mechanics of cell sheets: plectin as an integrator of cytoskeletal networks by Zuzana Outla, Magdalena Prechova, Katerina Korelova, Jakub Gemperle, Martin Gregor

“…The constant stresses acting at this interface require that epithelial sheets are mechanically robust and provide a selective barrier to the hostile exterior. …”
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Custom YOLO Object Detection Model for COVID-19 Diagnosis by Noor Najah Ali, Aseel Hameed, Asanka G. Perera, Ali Al_Naji

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Ukraine-Russian Federation Relations within the Concepts of Security Dilemma and Responsibility To Protect (R2P) by Tuba Taşlıcalı Koç

“…Since the early ages of history, the need to feel safe in human beings has emerged and the instinct to act collectively for the purpose of self-protection has settled. …”
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Cultivating Slow Curating in Times of Acceleration by Alice Semedo, Fabiana Dicuonzo

“…We will argue that slow curating processes cultivate ‘slower’ ways of knowing, act as seedbeds of emergence and as catalysts to transformation that recuperate the pieces of a fragmented territory while also helping to re-locate its existence—its past, its present and its future—in balance with and within a constellation of living networks. …”
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A «necklace» of large clusters of strategic raw materials over a stagnant oceanic slab in East Asia by Natalia Boriskina

“…Decompression and advection, which are particularly active near the natural boundaries of the slab, act as triggers for the intense interaction of under and over subduction asthenospheric fluids with adjacent sections of the mantle and for the directed upwelling of powerful flows of matter and energy into the lithosphere. …”
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Concentration and Diversification of Production by Example of Major Indian Business groups by M. A. Vorobyeva

“…The factors which condition the absence of industrial concentration in the Indian business groups are: the activity of managing agencies and other specifics of primitive capital accumulation, state regulations and licensing policy, state limitations on the scale of production, tough Monopoly Act, various market distortions etc. The paper also postulates that heterogenic industrial structure predetermines organizational and managerial forms big business takes. …”
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Recent Advances in Pathogenesis and Anticoagulation Treatment of Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy by Man C, An Y, Wang GX, Mao EQ, Ma L

“…Meanwhile, the non-anticoagulation effects of anticoagulants, especially heparin, which act in the pathogenesis of coagulopathy in septic patients, have been partially revealed. …”
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« Moments of Vision » : l'écriture de Thomas Hardy by Stéphanie Bernard

“…At the same time, the one who watches often loses himself or herself in the act of watching, by being absorbed into the object of his or her gaze. …”
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