Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C: is there a time to change existing standards? by D. T. Abdurakhmanov

“…According to published data viremia dynamics has important prognostic value during treatment, which allows to consider it as one of important factors determining duration and efficacy of treatment along with virus genotype. …”
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Calculation of Reinforced Concrete Frames for a Special Design Situation with Discrete Crack Modeling by S. Yu. Savin, T. A. Iliushchenko

“…As a result of cracking, there was a redistribution of bending moments in the beam of the frame: the moments in the structural nodes decreased by 148 % and increased in the span by 37.5 % compared to the results obtained using the traditional finite element method approach. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and the Financial Security of the State on the Example of Poland by Elżbieta Feret

“… The changing reality of the surrounding world has made us realise the value and potential resulting from the use of modern technologies. As it turned out during the pandemic, the use of technical devices enabling the implementation of public tasks without the direct cooperation of people has become indispensable to ensure the functioning of every country. …”
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Sex and gender differences in the molecular etiology of Parkinson’s disease: considerations for study design and data analysis by Samantha L. Schaffner, Kira N. Tosefsky, Amy M. Inskter, Silke Appel-Cresswell, Julia M. Schulze-Hentrich

“…In this review, we summarize known contributors to sex differences in PD etiology across the life course, with a focus on neurological development and gene regulation. Sex differences that are established at conception and heightened during adolescence and midlife may partially embed future PD risk, due to the complex interactions between gonadal hormones, gene regulation, lifestyle factors, and aging. …”
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Structural basis of inhibition of human NaV1.8 by the tarantula venom peptide Protoxin-I by Bryan Neumann, Stephen McCarthy, Shane Gonen

“…Abstract Voltage-gated sodium channels (NaVs) selectively permit diffusion of sodium ions across the cell membrane and, in excitable cells, are responsible for propagating action potentials. …”
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Targeting Nrf2/KEAP1 signaling pathway using bioactive compounds to combat mastitis by Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Liangliang Li, Yandong Zhan, Huang Binjiang, Xiaotong Liu, Xiyan Kou, Adnan Khan, Abdul Qadeer, Qudrat Ullah, Khalid J. Alzahrani, Tongtong Wang, Changfa Wang, Muhammad Zahoor

“…Elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) followed by oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammatory changes and suppressed immunity are considered the key biomarkers observed during mastitis. The Nrf2/KEAP1 signaling pathway plays a critical role in regulating antioxidant responses and cellular defense mechanisms. …”
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Harmonizing the Assessment of the Impacts of Natural Disasters to Florida Agriculture by Christa Dean Court, Alan W Hodges, Matthew Lollar

“…Timely provision of credible estimates of agricultural losses after a disaster is critical to an official disaster declaration and to timely provision of disaster relief and recovery, but collecting data on agricultural losses can present challenges. This 15-page fact sheet written by Christa Court, Alan Hodges, and Matt Lollar and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department describes the online survey instrument, explains how to use it, and communicates how the data collected will be used in analyses of economic losses. …”
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Metabolomics reveals the effect of vacuum packaging combined with moderate-temperature preservation on quality changes of tender ginger by Ying-Ying Jing, Fan-Bing Meng, Zhen-Yu Peng, Qing-Zhou Li, Ya-Ting Lei, Yun-Cheng Li

“…Tender ginger is often used a fresh vegetable but hard to storage due to the delicate skin, high moisture content and prone to spoilage. …”
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Innovative bean sprouts basket (iBSB): A conceptual paper on a new dimension of low-cost bean sprout cultivation among agro-community by Yusuf Munifah Siti Amira, Takrim Aiman, Lazim Siti Saripa Rabiah Mat

“…Sprouts are tiny seedlings that are produced during seed germination and have a short growth period. …”
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Sergei Eisenstein’s System Thinking: Influences and Inspirations by Bulgakowa Oksana

“…Eisenstein’s system thinking was inspired and defined by his basic hypotheses: the structure of an artwork is perceived as a form that equates to multi-layered consciousness in the transition from the pre-logical, sensual to logical thought that the recipient experiences during the ecstatic perception of an artwork. Essential principles of modernist art – fragmentation, montage, visualization and rhythmic recurrence, the object of Eisenstein’s analysis, – determined the new form of Eisenstein’s writing and thinking and revolutionized the theory and the form of its rendition. …”
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Effect of Low Dose Aspirin in Low Risk Pregnant Ladies with Abnormal Uterine Artery Doppler Results, and the Evaluation of Maternal and Fetal outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Parzhin Jalal Ali, Chro Najmaddin Fattah

“…16 weeks of gestation) in Sulaymaniyah Maternity Teaching Hospital during January 2017 to January 2018. The participants were randomly enrolled into two groups; the participants in the first group were given 100 mg of aspirin tablet each but the other group was given nothing. …”
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Research Note: Novel reassortant avian influenza A(H9N2) Viruses in Wild Birds in Shanghai, China, 2020–2023 by Jie Hu, Yuting Xu, Min Ma, Chenyao Zhao, Yue Yuan, Guimei He

“…The H9N2 subtype of avian influenza virus poses significant challenges to global poultry and human health. During the active surveillance of avian influenza virus in wild birds in Shanghai from 2020 to 2023, a total of nine H9N2 viruses were identified. …”
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Seasonal Variation and Sources of Elements in Urban Submicron and Fine Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic by Hana Cigánková, Pavel Mikuška, Jitka Hegrová, Petra Pokorná, Jaroslav Schwarz, Jozef Krajčovič

“…Fine (PM2.5) and submicron (PM1) aerosol was collected at 2-week campaigns during four seasons in 2018. The total concentration of 21 elements accounted on average for 3.5% of the total PM2.5 mass concentration and 2.0% of the total PM1 mass concentration. …”
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Infectious disease phylodynamics with occurrence data by Leo A. Featherstone, Francesca Di Giallonardo, Edward C. Holmes, Timothy G. Vaughan, Sebastián Duchêne

“…With the increasing genomic surveillance of pathogens, especially during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, new practical questions about their use are emerging. …”
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Analysis of airborne germ concentrations and Covid 19 transmission at Port Health Office of Semarang by Dewi Windy Cintya, Raharjo Mursid

“…Efforts have been made to control the development of airborne germs in the room, including the placement of a humidifier, maintenance of air conditioners/fans, and the obligation to use PPE (masks) in the room to minimize the transmission of Covid 19 during activities.…”
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Wood analyses helped to determine the location and approximate construction period of the Roman bridge over the Drava River in ancient Poetovio (Ptuj, Slovenia) by Andrej Gaspari, Katarina Čufar, Maks Merela

“…The dating of the wood has thus confirmed that the remains examined do indeed belong to a Roman bridge, probably built or renovated during the reconstruction of the road network in the area of the colony of Poetovio under Hadrian or one of his successors. …”
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Cloning a Chloroplast Genome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli by Emma Walker, Bogumil Karas

“…Prior to our work, the chloroplast genomes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (204 kb) and Zea mays (140 kb) had been cloned using bacterial and yeast artificial chromosome (BAC/YAC) libraries, respectively. …”
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A Review on Element Doping in Li-Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Luo Zhenyu

“…Despite their potential, LRMs suffer from challenges like voltage decay, poor rate performance, and safety problems during cycling. This review discusses the use of element doping, such as the introduction of Al, Cr, and Ti, to improve the structural stability and electrochemical properties of LRMs. …”
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Approche historique de l’agriculture urbaine au Dahomey (Bénin) by Dominique Juhé-Beaulaton

“…The history of the agriculture in the cities of the Gulf of Guinea remains this day little explored. …”
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A Hermeneutic Analysis of Selected Yorùbá Pentecostal Songs by George Olusola Ajibade

“…Different types of songs collected during the worship among the selected African Indigenous Churches and those produced by some artists were analyzed through the lens of textual exegesis. …”
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