Inhibitory Substances Produced by Native Lactobacillus plantarum UTNCys5-4 Control Microbial Population Growth in Meat by Gabriela N. Tenea, Juan Martin Guaña

“…This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of antimicrobials produced by the Cys5-4 strain in raw meat applied as pure cell cultures, cell-free supernatant (CFS), and partially purified peptides. The bacteriological results indicated the presence of commensal microbes exhibiting resistance to several antibiotics in meat samples purchased from the local market. …”
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Sensitivity of Self-reported Opium Use in Cancer Patients: Implications for conducting epidemiological studies by Vahideh Mohseni, Maryam Hadji, Mina Khaki, Omid Nabavian, Kazem Zendehdel, Hamideh Rashidian

“…Additionally, the sensitivity of self-reported opium use was higher among alcohol users and participants with low socioeconomic status compared to their counterparts, although these differences were not statistically significant. …”
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Optical and Radiative Properties of Aerosols over Two Locations in the North-West Part of India during Premonsoon Season by Yogesh Kant, Atinderpal Singh, Debashis Mitra, Darshan Singh, P. Srikanth, A. S. Madhusudanacharyulu, Y. N. V. Krishna Murthy

“…The average mass concentrations of particulates (PM10; PM2.5; PM1) were found to be 118±36, 34±11, and 19±10 µgm−3 and 140±48, 30±13, and 14±06 µgm−3 over Dehradun and Patiala, respectively. …”
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Network representations of drum sequences for classification and generation by Daniel Gómez-Marín, Daniel Gómez-Marín, Sergi Jordà, Perfecto Herrera

“…Complex networks have emerged as a powerful framework for understanding and analyzing musical compositions, revealing underlying structures and dynamics that may not be immediately apparent. This article explores the application of complex network representations to the study of symbolic drum sequences, a topic that has received limited attention in the literature. …”
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Association of immunoglobulin G N-glycosylation with carotid atherosclerotic plaque phenotypes and actual clinical cardiovascular events: a study protocol for a longitudinal prospe... by Gehendra Mahara, Hongxia Zhang, Cuihong Tian, Xuerui Tan

“…Therefore, this study aims to understand whether IgG glycosylation traits are correlated with actual clinical CVD events and plaque phenotypes.Methods and analysis Designed to verify the efficacy of IgG glycosylation as a risk for CVD events and screen potential biomarkers of CVD to prevent atherosclerosis occurrence, this longitudinal prospective cohort study will be conducted at the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, China. In total, 2720 participants routinely examined by carotid ultrasound will be divided into different groups according to plaque phenotype characteristics. …”
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Construction of Gender Identity in Political Discourse by E. D. Butsyk

“…The article regards the phenomenon of political communication from the perspective of the particularities of constructing gender identity by politicians. …”
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A comparison of force adaptation in toddlers and adults during a drawer opening task by Laura Faßbender, Johannes Falck, Francisco M. López, Yee Lee Shing, Jochen Triesch, Gudrun Schwarzer

“…This study investigated a naturalistic force adaptation task in 1.5-, 3-year-olds, and young adults. Participants opened a drawer with temporarily increased resistance, creating sensory prediction errors between predicted and actual drawer dynamics. …”
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Survey on Tunisian Dentists’ Anti-Inflammatory Drugs’ Prescription in Dental Practice by Line Berhouma, Amira Besbes, Abdellatif Chokri, Jamil Selmi

“…Two hundred dentists participated to the survey. The female gender was predominant (70%). …”
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ESTUDO DO PERÍODO DE PERMANÊNCIA NAS LISTAS DE ESPERA NACIONAIS POR CIRURGIA – APLICAÇÃO DA ANÁLISE DE DURAÇÃO NÃO PARAMÉTRICA POR ARS by CÂNDIDA MACHADO, ALCINA NUNES

“…Constituindo as listas de espera para cirurgia um problema na prestação de cuidados médicos nos países mais desenvolvidos é importante que se conheça, e perceba, a realidade que enquadra esta problemática de forma a melhorar o processo de implementação de medidas de gestão de listas de espera, já em prática ou a desenvolver, e a compreender o impacto das mesmas sobre os tempos de espera a que os utentes estão sujeitos. …”
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A novel carbon emission monitoring method for power generation enterprises based on hybrid transformer model by Yuqiong Jiang, Zhaofang Mao

“…Abstract Accurate carbon accounting is essential for power generation enterprises to participate in carbon markets and implement carbon reduction strategies. …”
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Public Perception of Environmental Pollution in Warri, Nigeria by AA Obafemi, OS Eludoyin, BM Akinbosola

“…Environmental resources were believed to be partially and totally damaged suggesting that the degree of pollution was high. …”
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Stress and Anxiety Levels of International Nursing Students: Case of Northern Cyprus by Samineh Esmaeilzadeh, Kemal Elyeli, Sandra Chıkwana

“…Data were collected through online Google Forms using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and Sociodemographic questionnaire in December 2022 and January 2023.Results: Of the students participating in this study, 182 (81.6%) were female and 41 (18.4%) were male. …”
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Children and providers’ perspectives on once-weekly rifapentine and isoniazid TB preventive therapy by A.J. Marthinus, D.T. Wademan, Z. Saule, Y. Hirsch-Moverman, L. Viljoen, J. Winckler, L. van der Laan, M. Palmer, S.L. Barnabas, R. Boyd, A.C. Hesseling, G. Hoddinott

“…RESULTS: Of those with experience using both 3HP and 6H, caregivers and healthcare providers preferred 3HP, and study participants reported that the 3HP formulation was more palatable and easier to prepare and administer. …”
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‘Alexa, play metal’: exploring music selection and personal information management via voice assistants by Jochen Steffens, Jesse David Dinneen, Sascha Donner, Tom Potthoff

“…To explore the implications of voice assistants for personal music listening and management we surveyed 248 participants online and in a lab setting to investigate (a) in which situa-tions people use voice assistants to play music, (b) how the situations compare to established activities common during non-voice assistant music listening, and (c) what kinds of com-mands they use. …”
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DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE ON WOOD FUEL IN RURAL SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA: A CASE IN ABELA ABAYA DISTRICT. by Deginet Berhanu, Biruk Birhan, Gemedo Furo, Gezahegn Seyoum

“…Wood fuel production was regarded as the most favourable primary means of making a living among the participants, despite the fact that it has a negative impact on the environment. …”
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Technological Properties of Model System Beef Emulsions with Encapsulated Pumpkin Seed Oil and Shell Powder by Slaviša Stajić, Ana Kalušević, Igor Tomasevic, Biljana Rabrenović, Anđelija Božić, Petar Radović, Viktor Nedović, Dušan Živković

“…The aim of this research was to examine the technological properties of beef emulsions in which fatty tissue was partially substituted with pumpkin seed oil (PSO) encapsulated in alginate or pectin matrix, and where phosphates (F treatments) were simultaneously substituted with shell powder (C treatments). …”
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Effect of Baoshenfang Formula on Podocyte Injury via Inhibiting the NOX-4/ROS/p38 Pathway in Diabetic Nephropathy by Fang-qiang Cui, Long Tang, Yan-bin Gao, Yue-fen Wang, Yuan Meng, Cun Shen, Zi-long Shen, Zhi-qiang Liu, Wen-jing Zhao, Wei Jing Liu

“…High glucose-induced upexpression of NOX-4 was normalized by BSF, and NOX-4 siRNAs inhibited the phosphorylation of p38, suggesting that the activated p38 pathway is at least partially mediated by NOX-4. In conclusion, BSF can decrease proteinuria and protect podocytes from injury in DN, in part through inhibiting the NOX-4/ROS/p38 pathway.…”
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Personalized allele-specific antisense oligonucleotides for GNAO1-neurodevelopmental disorder by Inna Shomer, Nofar Mor, Shaul Raviv, Noga Budick-Harmelin, Tanya Matchevich, Sharon Avkin-Nachum, Yoach Rais, Rebecca Haffner-Krausz, Ariela Haimovich, Aviv Ziv, Reut Fluss, Bruria Ben-Ze’ev, Gali Heimer, Denis N. Silachev, Vladimir L. Katanaev, Dan Dominissini

“…We established a Gnao1-E246K mouse model that shows a neurological phenotype, which partially recapitulates the human condition. Due to sequence similarity, the mouse can be treated with the selected ASO to test treatment efficacy in animal models, as shown in vitro using murine neural progenitor cells. …”
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Whistler et l’esthétisme avant l’ouverture de laGrosvenor Gallery by Isabelle Énaud-Lechien

“…Si l’on s’accorde à penser que l’ouverture de la Grosvenor Gallery en 1877 marque une date essentielle de l’affirmation du courant esthétique, la participation de James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) à cette exposition inaugurale pointe également un moment-clé de sa carrière, déjà étudié, en particulier au regard du procès qui s’ensuivit opposant le peintre d’origine américaine au grand critique d’art victorien John Ruskin (1819-1900). …”
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Resting-state BOLD temporal variability of the default mode network predicts spontaneous mind wandering, which is negatively associated with mindfulness skills by Sara Sorella, Cristiano Crescentini, Alessio Matiz, Alessio Matiz, Minah Chang, Alessandro Grecucci, Alessandro Grecucci

“…Therefore, resting-state MRI scans from 76 participants were analyzed with group independent component analysis to decompose brain networks into independent macro-networks and to see which of them predicted specific aspects of spontaneous and deliberate MW or mindfulness traits. …”
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