The Conceptual Domain of Hunting and Its Negative Representation in Love: A Cognitive-Cultural Analysis by Raheleh Gandomkar, Masoomeh Hashemi

“…These metaphors employ linguistic expressions such as hunting, snapping, enthralling, grabbing, snatching, ensnaring, catching, trapping, capturing, enslaving, and harnessing to convey a negative emotional connotation, regardless of whether the subject is a man or a woman. …”
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Periplanta americana extract regulates the Th17/Treg cell balance via Notch1 in ulcerative colitis by Yanqiu Zheng, Yanqiu Zheng, Huibiao Li, Shiyu Qi, Fan Xiao, Jinbin Song, Shiyin Liu, Xinlin Chen, Yanwu Li, Muyuan Chen

“…After notch1-activated Jurkat T cells were co-cultured with HCoEpic cells, the expressions of Occludin, ZO1 were higher in the HCoEpic cells.ConclusionPAE could alleviate colon inflammation and mucosal barrier damage in UC, which are related to the inhibition of Notch1 and the regulation of the Th17/Treg balance. …”
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Gut microbiota modulation via fecal microbiota transplantation mitigates hyperoxaluria and calcium oxalate crystal depositions induced by high oxalate diet by Lingyue An, Shujue Li, Zhenglin Chang, Min Lei, Zhican He, Peng Xu, Shike Zhang, Zheng Jiang, Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal, Xinyuan Sun, Hongxing Liu, Xiaolu Duan, Wenqi Wu

“…Furthermore, FMT treatment could significantly decrease the urinary oxalate excretion and CaOx crystal depositions in rat kidneys via, at least in part, upregulating the expressions of intestinal barrier proteins and oxalate transporters in the intestine. …”
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Exendin-4 Improves Diabetic Kidney Disease in C57BL/6 Mice Independent of Brown Adipose Tissue Activation by Shu Fang, Yingying Cai, Fuping Lyu, Hongbin Zhang, Chunyan Wu, Yanmei Zeng, Cunxia Fan, Shaozhou Zou, Yudan Zhang, Ping Li, Ling Wang, YaomingXue, Meiping Guan

“…In vitro, we investigated the role of exendin-4 in the differentiation process of 3T3-L1 and brown preadipocytes and its effect on the rat mesangial cells induced by oleate. Results. The expressions of UCP-1, PGC-1α, ATGL, and CD36 in BAT of DM mice were all downregulated, which could be upregulated by exendin-4 treatment with significant effects on ATGL and CD36. …”
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Effect of Drying Methods on the Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of <i>Pithecellobium dulce</i> (Roxb.) Benth. Aril and Its Inhibitory Properties on Human SW480 Colon Aden... by Ángel Félix Vargas-Madriz, Aarón Kuri-García, Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo, Roberto Augusto Ferriz-Martínez, Teresa García-Gasca, Carlos Saldaña, Haidel Vargas-Madriz, Salvador Horacio Guzmán-Maldonado, Jorge Luis Chávez-Servín

“…The <i>P. dulce</i> extract augmented p53 and decreased KRAS gene expressions. Results suggested pro-apoptotic mechanisms in colon cancer cells in vitro linked to <i>P. dulce</i> bioactive compounds, which are better preserved when oven-dried plants are subjected to methanolic extraction.…”
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High clinical burden of classical homocystinuria in the United States: a retrospective analysis by Mahim Jain, Mehul Shah, Kamlesh M. Thakker, Andrew Rava, Agnes Pelts Block, Colette Ndiba-Markey, Lionel Pinto

“…To obtain a study population most likely to have HCU, stratifications by tHcy levels, clinical characteristics, and phenotypic expressions were applied to refine the cohort. Included patients were then stratified by highest tHcy level. …”
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Shock reaction model for impact energy release behavior of Al/PTFE reactive material by Bao-yue Guo, Ke-rong Ren, Xia-yin Ma, Gan Li, Cai-min Huang, Zhi-bin Li, Rong Chen

“…The shock reaction model can describe the chemical reaction behavior of materials during shock compression. The mathematical expressions, programming implementation principles, and methods for obtaining model parameters of the shock reaction model are elaborated. …”
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Poly-Systemic Analysis of Military Students’ Discipline by L. Ya. Dorfman, A. V. Dubrovsky, A. P. Andrunik, E. A. Tsariev, V. N. Lyadov

“…To provide more effective assessment of students’ professional suitability, it is recommended to pay attention to discipline diagnostics in the process of selection of entrants for admission to military educational institutions, and in particular, to determine the expressiveness of indicators of self-restraint and obedience from childhood.…”
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 3; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…Blinded assessments pre- and immediately post-intervention and at 6 months follow up, will measure the primary outcomes of children’s receptive and expressive language and functional impact, and secondary outcomes of quality of life. …”
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Segmentasi Citra Wajah dengan Implementasi Adaptif Threshold- Integral Image by Maryam Ummul Habibah, Muchamad Kurniawan

“…Abstract Face segmentation is an important in digital image processing to find out the object's face in the image before detecting facial expressions. Adaptive Threshold - Integral Image is a pixel-based segmentation technique, which is local thresholding. …”
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Le tourisme et l’imaginaire érotique à Paris durant la guerre : Français et Allemands pendant l’Occupation, 1940-1944 by Bertram M. Gordon

“…Cet essai explore quelques-unes des nombreuses expressions du sentiment érotique dans le Paris occupé. …”
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ApWD40a, a Member of the WD40-Repeat Protein Family, Is Crucial for Fungal Development, Toxin Synthesis, and Pathogenicity in the Ginseng Alternaria Leaf Blight Fungus <i>Alternari... by Jinling Lan, Shengjie Mei, Yingxue Du, Meili Chi, Jiayi Yang, Shuliu Guo, Mingliang Chu, Ronglin He, Jie Gao

“…Taken together, our findings highlight that <i>ApWD40a</i> played crucial roles in different biological processes and the pathogenicity of <i>A. panax</i> through modulating the expressions of genes involved in various primary and secondary metabolic processes.…”
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Developing a virtual reality application for online arts and psychomotor therapies using action research by Nathalie Jans, Nathalie Jans, Hans Wouters, Joep Kolijn, Suzanne Haeyen, Suzanne Haeyen, Suzanne Haeyen

“…As these therapies use bodily experiences, expressive/artistic media, materials, movement, music, and (role) play, VR is more suitable than online/video consultations.ObjectivesThis study was set up to improve VR possibilities for arts and psychomotor therapies, with the primary aim of redeveloping and rebuilding a VR application.MethodsUsing Lewin’s paradigm of Action Research in conjunction with the Lean Start up Method to develop Minimal Viable Products, we developed and built the Virtual Reality Health Experience (VRhExp), a full body multiplayer VR space providing online arts and psychomotor therapies. …”
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The Effective Compound Combination of Bufei Yishen Formula III Improves the Mitochondrial Dysfunction via Inhibiting JNK/Sab Pathway in COPD Mice by Song M, Han M, Zhang H, Yang Y, Tian Y, Li J, Zhao J

“…Furthermore, ECC-BYF III ameliorated mitochondrial dysfunction by restoring the mitochondrial membrane potential, increasing mitochondrial complex I activity, and decreasing tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) level and protein expressions of SH3BP5 (Sab), Phospho-JNK (P-JNK), and cleaved CASP3.Conclusion: The results suggest that the potential therapeutic benefit of ECC-BYF III against mitochondrial dysfunction in COPD is due to the inhibition of the JNK/Sab pathway, which will help to further understand the potential mechanisms of ECC-BYF III in the treatment of COPD. …”
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Polynomial Identities for Binomial Sums of Harmonic Numbers of Higher Order by Takao Komatsu, B. Sury

“…In this paper, we find several different expressions of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="script">D</mi><mi>r</mi></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>j</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>.…”
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Main topics in assisted reproductive market: A scoping review. by Janaina Ferreira Aderaldo, Beatriz Helena Dantas Rodrigues de Albuquerque, Maryana Thalyta Ferreira Câmara de Oliveira, Mychelle de Medeiros Garcia Torres, Daniel Carlos Ferreira Lanza

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>The analysis indicates a market with expressive complexity. Most terms were associated with more than one topic, indicating the synergism of this market's behavior. …”
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Approximation and the Multidimensional Moment Problem by Octav Olteanu

“…Secondly, applications to the bidimensional moment problem are derived in terms of quadratic expressions. As is well known, in multidimensional cases, such results are difficult to prove. …”
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The Art and life of Alàgbà Fálétí – A Pic torial, Art and Artifacts Exhibition in Honor of Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí (1921- 2017) curated by Akinsola Adejuwon and Seyi Ogunjobi... by Akinsola Adejuwon

“…Represented also are years of adolescence and expressions of early youthful forays under various tutelary influences, variegated working periods, writing and acting plus public service careers. …”
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The Malayan Landscape Paintings by Sarena Abdullah, Yuen Beng Lee

“…Landscape can be considered the most significant and intrinsic pictorial form in modern Malaysian art, as it was one of the earliest mediums of visual impressions and expressions. This article explores the evolution of the representation of Malaysia in landscape paintings from the early 19th century to mid-20th century by examining selected works and discussing how these artistic renditions reflect the changes that were happening in Malaya, from the types of landscapes produced by British artist-officers to how the British government mooted the Malayan cultural strategy to gain public trust and confidence in their ability to combat insurgency. …”
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Piloting creative engagement strategies to explore themes of parenthood with fathers by Iryna Culpin, Iryna Culpin, Catherine Lamont-Robinson, Mark Billington, Matthew James, James Prewett, Gareth Ward, Mireia Bes Garcia, Giovanni Biglino, Giovanni Biglino

“…Two further shorter sessions followed as fathers' key messages emerged, and the final forms of their own creative expressions crystallised.ResultsThe final pieces included a musical composition around sharing vulnerability as a new father, a word cloud to represent gendered language of parenthood, an animated graphic image representing the bond between father and child, a combination of short poetic stanzas highlighting assumptions around fatherhood, an experiential photographic record of a father and a son in the early years, and a cartoon strip around emotional intelligence in parenting.DiscussionArts-based participatory engagement enabled to capture deep-rooted experiences of being a father in modern society, illuminating common cultural and intergenerational perspectives, while also tapping into unique individual experiences. …”
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