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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<i>Limosilactobacillus reuteri</i> ZY15 Alleviates Intestinal Inflammation and Barrier Dysfunction via AKT/mTOR/HIF-1α/RORγt/IL-17 Signaling and the Gut Microbiota in ETEC K88-Chal... by Xin Xu, Hongwei Zhang, Kun Meng, Hongying Cai, Weiwei Liu, Liye Song, Zihan Zhang, Qijun Zhu, Xiling Han, Yunsheng Han, Peilong Yang

“…<i>L. reuteri</i> ZY15 enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating mucin 1, mucin 2, <i>occludin</i>, <i>zonula occludens-1</i> (<i>ZO-1</i>), and <i>claudin-1</i> expressions in protein and mRNA levels. It significantly alleviated intestinal inflammation by reducing the proinflammatory cytokines <i>interleukin-1β</i> (<i>IL-1β</i>), <i>interferon-γ</i> (<i>IFN-γ</i>), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-17 (IL-17) mRNA and protein levels. …”
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AlphaFold-based AI docking reveals AMPK/SIRT1-TFEB pathway modulation by traditional Chinese medicine in metabolic-associated fatty liver disease by Lulu Zhang, Yi Zheng, Mingyan Shao, Aiping Chen, Meiyi Liu, Wenlong Sun, Tianxing Li, Yini Fang, Yang Dong, Shipeng Zhao, Hui Luo, Juan Feng, Qi Wang, Lingru Li, Yanfei Zheng

“…QGJZF upregulated the expressions of phosphorylated -Adenosine 5‘-monophosphate (AMP) - activated protein kinase (p-AMPK), Sirtuin deacetylase 1 (SIRT1) and Transcription factor EB (TFEB), accompanied by the changes in autophagy-related proteins. …”
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Tools for the Analysis of Quantum Protocols Requiring State Generation Within a Time Window by Bethany Davies, Thomas Beauchamp, Gayane Vardoyan, Stephanie Wehner

“…Since it is difficult to obtain general closed-form expressions for statistical quantities describing the expected waiting time <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbb {E}(\tau _{(w,s)})$</tex-math></inline-formula> and the distribution <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$X_{(w,s)}$</tex-math></inline-formula>, we present two novel results that aid their computation in certain parameter regimes. …”
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Al-Takrar Fii Daw'i Al-Dirasat Al-Uslubiyah Al-Haditsah by Aiyub Berdan

“…The phenomenon of repetition is an expressive device used by poets and writers to generate meaning and create rhythm, which is central to the poetic nature of their works. …”
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Designing a Conceptual model for Evaluating the Performance of Software Developers in Fintech Organizations by Hassan Javadi, Fereshteh Amin

“…The statistical population during the fuzzy Delphi phase comprised 10 software engineering experts, who were selected through purposive sampling based on their expertise and experience in the field.ResultsThis research identified 197 primary codes from the semantic expressions gathered during the interviews, which were subsequently categorized into 12 sub-themes. …”
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An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Text Classifier for Suicidality Prediction in Youth Crisis Text Line Users: Development and Validation Study by Julia Thomas, Antonia Lucht, Jacob Segler, Richard Wundrack, Marcel Miché, Roselind Lieb, Lars Kuchinke, Gunther Meinlschmidt

“…The Shapley Additive Explanations model identified language features predictive of SIBs, including self-reference, negation, expressions of low self-esteem, and absolutist language. …”
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Bases cérébrales de la motivation chez le singe rhésus : études pharmacologiques et neurophysiologiques by Chiara Varazzani, Aurore San‑Galli, Caroline Jahn, Nicolas Borderies, Sébastien Bouret

“…Nous mesurons plusieurs variables comportementales (choix, temps de réaction, force exercée, expressions faciales) et végétatives (diamètre pupillaire). …”
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Legal Disputes of Emigrant Periodical Publishers from the End of the 19th Century to 1904 by Remigijus Misiūnas

“…Conversely, the press opposing “Saulė” presented the case as a matter of great significance, serving Lithuanian interests, and depicted the initiator of the case almost as a hero sacrificing for the good of the emigrant community, using colourful epithets and emotional expressions (similar to “Saulė”). The fight for community interests and justice was echoed in the descriptions of the cases of Olšauskas and priest Kriaučiūnas. …”
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Dose effects of iron on growth, antioxidant potential, intestinal morphology, and intestinal barrier in yellow-feathered broilers by J. Chen, K.W. Lei, S.Y. Li, D.P. Li, Y.L. Wang, X. Wang, X. Bai, Y.L. Huang

“…Furthermore, the mRNA expressions of ZO-1 (P < 0.001), occludin (P = 0.004), and claudin-1 (P = 0.007) in jejunal mucosa decreased linearly with increased dietary Fe concentration. …”
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Ginsenoside Rg1 alleviates chronic testicular damage caused by cranial irradiation through the SCF/PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in mice by Qiuhua Zhou, Yiquan Ou, Xiangsheng Tian, Yujun Ning, Yuwei Mao, Weichao Zhao, Dingxin Long

“…Additionally, quantitative PCR and Western blot showed that Rg1 downregulated SCF, p-PI3K, p-Akt, and mTOR protein expressions in irradiated mice. Conclusions: Ginsenoside Rg1 potentially alleviate chronic testicular structural and functional damage by inhibiting germ cell apoptosis through the modulation of the HPG axis and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, suggesting that it is a potential therapeutic agent for reproductive disorders induced by cranial irradiation.…”
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Gravitational wave luminosity distance for Starobinsky gravity in viscous cosmological models by Jia-nan Chi, Ya-Bo Wu, Yu Sang, Xue Zhang, Yi-liang Hu, Wen-zhong Liu, Bo-hai Chen

“…Concretely, on the basis of the propagation equation of the metric perturbation derived by using transverse-traceless gauge for the linear perturbation of the metric in FRW background, we obtain the analytical expressions of the modified friction term $$\delta (z)$$ δ ( z ) and the ratio $$d_L^{GW}(z)/d_L^{EM}(z)$$ d L GW ( z ) / d L EM ( z ) of GW to electromagnetic (EM) wave luminosity distance, and find that they only depend on the SG model parameter $$\alpha $$ α and the shear viscous coefficient $$\eta $$ η , regardless of the bulk viscous coefficient $$\zeta $$ ζ . …”
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Regarder au-delà des élections : l’historicité complexe de la participation politique dans la Libye contemporaine by Chiara Loschi, Chiara Pagano

“…Hence, they do not represent the mere resurgence of conflicts allegedly inherent to Libyan society labelled according to certain orientalist expressions as "traditional", incapable of any form of political organisation capacity, characterised by "anarchy", "disorder" or "political immaturity". …”
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Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species trigger metformin-dependent antitumor immunity via activation of Nrf2/mTORC1/p62 axis in tumor-infiltrating CD8T lymphocytes by Kazuhiro Kakimi, Hirokazu Matsushita, Masaaki Komatsu, Eiryo Kawakami, Mikako Nishida, Nahoko Yamashita, Taisaku Ogawa, Keita Koseki, Eiji Warabi, Tomoyuki Ohue, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Heiichiro Udono

“…Consequently, we studied the mechanism of the Met-induced antitumor effect. Expressions of glucose transporter (Glut)-1, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS), interferon (IFN)-γ, Ki67, autophagy markers, activation markers for NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), and mammalian target of rapamaycin complex 1 (mTORC1) in CD8+ tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes (CD8TILs) were examined by flow cytometry analysis. …”
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Dynamic Profile of CD4+ T-Cell-Associated Cytokines/Chemokines following Murine Myocardial Infarction/Reperfusion by Dongsheng Yuan, Jinjun Tie, Zhican Xu, Guanya Liu, Xinyu Ge, Zhulin Wang, Xumin Zhang, Shiyu Gong, Gang Liu, Qingshu Meng, Fang Lin, Zhongmin Liu, Huimin Fan, Xiaohui Zhou

“…Compared with the protein expressions in injured heart tissues at day 7, IFN-γ, IL-12P70, IL-2, IL-18, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, IL-17A, IL-23, IL-27, IL-10, eotaxin, IP-10, RANTES, MCP-1, MCP-3, and GRO-α were reduced, while IL-1β and MIP-2 were elevated at day 14. …”
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