The Involvement of Angiotensin Type 1 and Type 2 Receptors in Estrogen-Induced Cell Proliferation and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in the Rat Anterior Pituitary by Hanna Lawnicka, Dorota Ptasinska-Wnuk, Slawomir Mucha, Jolanta Kunert-Radek, Marek Pawlikowski, Henryk Stepien

“…Both the AT1 and AT2 receptors appear to mediate the estrogen-dependent mitogenic and proangiogenic effects in rat pituitary.…”
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Predictive Model for Deformation of Adjacent Pipelines Caused by Tunnel Boring in Twin-Lane Tunnels in Soft Ground Layers by Kezhong Wang, Qianjiang Zheng, Maowen Hang

“…The calculated deformation characteristics primarily appear as the adjacent pipeline’s deformation due to the double tunnel boring exhibiting a “mono-peak shape” with a large middle and small ends, which is consistent with the actual situation. …”
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An Improved Form of 2D SPH Method for Modeling the Excavation Damage of Tunnels Containing Random Fissures by Xuhua Ren, Shuyang Yu, Jixun Zhang, Haijun Wang, Zhaohua Sun

“…Different tunnel shapes, fissure geometries, and locations are considered during the simulation of tunnel excavation, and results show that (1) the typical “V”-shaped shear damage zones appear after the tunnel excavation, which is consistent with engineering practice. …”
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Microstructure Evolution and Strengthening Mechanism of 2 100 MPa Grade Cold-Drawn Steel Wires for Bridge Cables by Yang　Xu, Bao　Siqian, Kang　Xiaolong, Hu　Jiarui, Liu　Chen, Tian　Renming

“…The pearlite colonies turn to the drawing direction to form a fiber texture， and shear bands （S-bands） appear in cementite lamellae with a large angle to the drawing axis. …”
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Design and Implementation of Multifunction Relay Based on Microcontroller by Ali Abdulsattar Hameed, Ahmed Jasim Sultan, Mehdi F. Booneya

“…Furthermore, the results obtained after each test appear on it and LCD screen. The multi-function relay which is designed can work as (OCR, OVR/UVR, DFR) in the case of a single-phase source. …”
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Environmental Metagenomic Analysis of "ESKAPE" Pathogens in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of General Hospital Yogyakarta Indonesia by Ludhang Pradipta Rizki, Indah Kartika Murni, Abu Tholib Aman, Titik Nuryastuti

“… Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that occur while receiving health care, develop in a hospital or other healthcare facility, and first appear 48 hours or more after hospital admission, or within 30 days after having received health care. …”
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Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants by Anwar Ali Shad, Shabir Ahmad, Riaz Ullah, Naser M. AbdEl-Salam, H. Fouad, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Hidayat Hussain, Wajid Saeed

“…These four plants' fruits are good sources of iron, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, and chromium. It was also observed that these fruits are potential source of antioxidant agent and the possible reason could be that these samples had good amount of phytochemicals. …”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Cu-Doped ZnO Photocatalyst for the Removal of Organic Dye by Biruktait Ayele Lemecho, Fedlu Kedir Sabir, Dinsefa Mensur Andoshe, Noto Susanto Gultom, Dong-Hau Kuo, Xiaoyun Chen, Endale Mulugeta, Temesgen D. Desissa, Osman Ahmed Zelekew

“…In the preparation process, different amount of copper precursors such as 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5% of molar ratio were added to zinc nitrate precursors and abbreviated as Cu-ZnO (1%), Cu-ZnO (2%), Cu-ZnO (3%), Cu-ZnO (4%), and Cu-ZnO (5%), respectively. …”
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Smelting process of direct reduction iron bearing Ni and Cu to prepare Fe-Ni-Cu ternary alloy by Zhu D.-Q., Pan L.-T., Guo Z.-Q., Pan J.

“…The smelting behavior of direct reduction iron powder containing Ni and Cu from co-reduction followed by a magnetic separation of copper slag and nickel laterite was investigated in this paper. …”
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Neuropsychological Changes in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) by Monika Halicka, Axel D. Vittersø, Michael J. Proulx, Janet H. Bultitude

“…We suggest that many of these symptoms appear to be consistent with a broader disruption to parietal function beyond merely what could be considered “neglect-like.” …”
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Mutual coordination of behaviors in human–chimpanzee interactions: A case study in a laboratory setting by Akira Takada

“…Analyses of the accumulated interactional histories revealed that most captive chimpanzees and humans in GARI appear to have formed mutually coordinated interaction patterns despite the differences in available semiotic resources between the two species. …”
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Challenges, dilemmas and success criteria of recycling coal mining landscapes by Frantál Bohumil, Pasqualetti Martin J., Brisudová Lucia

“…In the background of conflicts are diverging preferences for post-mining land uses from the perspective of various stakeholders. This paper examines key issues and dilemmas in post-mining transformation, including terminological inconsistencies, technical reclamation versus natural succession, heritage preservation choices, authenticity concerns, and success criteria issues. …”
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Polycarbonate Microchip Containing CuBTC-Monopol Monolith for Solid-Phase Extraction of Dyes by Eman Alzahrani

“…The resultant coating underwent coating using CuBTC nanocrystals in ethanolic solution of ethanolic solution of 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (H3BTC, 10 mM) and 10 mM copper(II) acetate Cu(CH3COO)2. This paper reports enhanced extraction, characterization, and synthesis studies for porous CuBTC metal organic frameworks that are marked by different methods including SEM/EDAX analysis, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). …”
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Microstructure and texture development in (FeCoCrNi)94Al2Ti4 alloy processed by asymmetric hot-rolling by Guojun Cai, Yanru Huang, Yongquan Qing, R.D.K. Misra

“…The high cross-shear under ASHR condition produced a positive shear strain throughout the entire thickness, and the increase in velocity ratio of working rolls led to intense Brass {011}<211> component which was retained after annealing. Meanwhile R-Copper {112}<110> and R-Cube {001}<110> orientations were changed into Brass {011}<211> orientation and γ-fiber textures such as {111}<110> and {111}<112> components. …”
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The Effect of Ga2Se3 Doping Ratios on Structure, Composition, and Electrical Properties of CuIn0.5Ga0.5Se2 Absorber Formed by Thermal Sintering by Chung Ping Liu, Ming Wei Chang, Chuan Lung Chuang

“…Chalcopyrite compounds of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) absorber were fabricated by using binary-particle (Cu2Se, In2Se3, and Ga2Se3) precursors with thermal sintering method. …”
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Self-Renewal Signalling in Presenescent Tetraploid IMR90 Cells by Anda Huna, Kristine Salmina, Elina Jascenko, Gunars Duburs, Inna Inashkina, Jekaterina Erenpreisa

“…All of these markers initially appear and partially colocalise in the perinucleolar compartment. …”
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Seismic Response Analysis of an Isolated Structure with QZS under Near-Fault Vertical Earthquakes by Dewen Liu, Yang Liu, Dongfa Sheng, Wenyuan Liao

“…A seismic isolation system including quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) and vertical damper (VD) is used to control NF vertical earthquakes. …”
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Nutritional and Anti-nutritional Levels of Some Local Vegetables(<i>Vernomia anydalira, Manihot esculenta, Teiferia occidentalis, Talinum triangulare, Amaranthus spinosus</i>) from... by PO Agbaire

“…The mineral contents were; sodium 4.83 ± 0.29ug/g, calcium 2.18 ± 1.54ug/g, potassium 0.97 ± 0.04ug/g, magnesium 1.61 ± 0.20ug/g, iron 0.34 ± 0.21ug/g, zinc 0.04 ± 0.03ug/g, phosphorus 1.43 ± 0.81ug/g, copper 0.09 ± 0.13ug/g. The antinutrient compositions are oxalate 1.43 ± 0.61mg/l, phytate 9.15 ± 2.31mg/l and hydrocyanide 0.15 ± 0.1mg/l. …”
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The Problem of Environmental Security of Russia by O. I. Bashlakova

“…In order to make this happen the state's priorities should be altered from economic to ecological ones. …”
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Orbital angular momentum light interacted with double quantum dot-metal nanoparticle hybrid structure under spontaneous coherence by Mohanad Ahmed Abdulmahdi, Amin Habbeb Al-Khursan

“…While the results that compare the weak and strong coupling appear for the first, others compare well to the literature.…”
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