Etyczne aspekty wykorzystywania zwierząt w procedurach doświadczalnych by Zuzanna Gądzik

“…Wyniki powyższych procedur mogą z jednej strony mieć bowiem znaczenie dla rozwoju nauki (m.in. nauk medycznych i weterynaryjnych), techniki czy przemysłu, z drugiej natomiast wiążą się niejednokrotnie z bólem lub cierpieniem żywych organizmów, mają negatywny wpływ na ich zdrowie lub nawet życie. …”
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Effects of Volatile Components on Mixing State and Size Distribution of Individual Black Carbon Aerosols by Kangning Li, XiaoFei Wang, Xiaohui Lu, Hong Chen, Xin Yang

“…However, several low-volatile non-BC substances remained, namely organic species, potassium chloride, potassium nitrate, and other nonvolatile substances. The extremely strong photochemical reaction may have produced large amounts of secondary organic carbon on the BC surface in the afternoon, with the high temperature volatilising the whole particle. …”
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Phylogenomics of North American cybaeid spiders (Araneae, Cybaeidae), including the description of new taxa from the Klamath Mountains Geomorphic Province by Marshal Hedin, Martín J. Ramírez, Rodrigo Monjaraz-Ruedas

“…Our UCE phylogenomic results support the monophyly of recognized cybaeids, with strongly supported internal relationships, and evidence for five primary molecular subclades. …”
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Prognostic Value of Invasion, Markers of Proliferation, and Classification of Giant Pituitary Tumors, in a Georeferred Cohort in Brazil of 50 Patients, with a Long-Term Postoperati... by Juliano Coelho de Oliveira Zakir, Luiz Augusto Casulari, José Wilson Corrêa Rosa, João Willy Corrêa Rosa, Paulo Andrade de Mello, Albino Verçosa de Magalhães, Luciana Ansaneli Naves

“…Parasellar invasion prevails as strong predictive factor of tumor recurrence. Severe suprasellar extension should be considered as invasion parameter and could impact prognosis. …”
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Perceptions and Experiences of Caregiver-Employees, Employers, and Health Care Professionals With Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Policy in Hong Kong: Thematic Analysis by Maggie Man-Sin Lee, Eng-kiong Yeoh, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Xue Bai, Nelson Chun-Yiu Yeung, Catherine French, Henock Taddese

“…In addition, the two facilitation-related themes (“role struggle” and “inadequate support”) identified in this study exhibit how the dual role had positive and negative spillover effects on each other and the inadequacy of social welfare and health care support systems. ConclusionsWe strongly recommend exploring and adopting potential CFWP in Hong Kong, considering the complexity of factors identified in this study.…”
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Genome‐wide association study of tuberculosis in the western Chinese Han and Tibetan population by Hao Bai, Mengyuan Song, Shikun Lei, Lin Jiao, Xuejiao Hu, Tao Wu, Jiajia Song, Tangyuheng Liu, Wu Peng, Zhenzhen Zhao, Zirui Meng, Binwu Ying

“…Accumulated evidence has demonstrated that human susceptibility to TB has a strong genetic basis. And different susceptibility single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) have been reported in different studies. …”
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Monitoring N : P Ratio and Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn Contents in Different Types of Anaerobic Digestates: A Six-Year Study Case by Christina-Luise Roß, Kerstin Nielsen, Jorita Krieger, Marieke Hoffmann, Karen Sensel-Gunke, Frank Ellmer, Timo Kautz

“…Copper content of Cattle slurry before digestion was 897.7 mg kg−1 DM in one case, and zinc content of DG Pig reached 590.2 mg kg−1 DM also once during the investigation. As a result, we strongly recommend to monitor especially phosphorus, copper, and zinc contents in digestates very closely and in short intervals.…”
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lncRNA IGHCγ1 Acts as a ceRNA to Regulate Macrophage Inflammation via the miR-6891-3p/TLR4 Axis in Osteoarthritis by Pengjun Zhang, Jianmei Sun, Caihong Liang, Bingjie Gu, Yang Xu, Hongying Lu, Bo Cao, Hao Xu

“…Luciferase reporter assay was adopted to validate the ceRNA role of IGHCγ1 as miRNA sponge. lncRNA IGHCγ1 was primarily localized in macrophage cytoplasm and upregulated in OA. miR-6891-3p inhibited macrophage proliferation, migration, and inflammatory response by targeting TLR4, while lncRNA IGHCγ1 promoted TLR4 expression by functioning as a ceRNA for miR-6891-3p through the NF-κB signal in macrophages. This study strongly supports that lncRNA IGHCγ1 regulates inflammatory response via regulating the miR-6891-3p/TLR4/NF-κB axis in macrophages.…”
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Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Type 1 Gaucher's Disease by Mirta Koželj, Samo Zver, Vesna Zadnik

“…But, the E/Em ratio showed a strong statistical correlation with the most sensitive indicators of heart failure, NT-proBNP. …”
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Characteristics and circulation of archipelagic waters with the three-dimensional hydrodynamic model approach by Suhaemi ., D.G. Bengen, C.P.H. Simanjuntak, A.F. Koropitan

“…Intensification of tidal currents occurs along the shallow part in northeastern and part of the channel between Misool Islands and the mainland of Papua.CONCLUSION: The interaction of barotropic tides, geomorphology, and coral reef triggers the unstratified water mass. Strong currents and turbulence on the northeast side produce homogeneous waters. …”
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Parkinson’s Disease Activities of Daily Living Scale by Stina B. Jonasson, Peter Hagell, Gun-Marie Hariz, Susanne Iwarsson, Maria H. Nilsson

“…PADLS scores were more strongly associated (rs>0.5) with perceived functional independence, ADL dependency, walking difficulties, and self-rated PD severity than with variables such as PD duration and cognitive function (rs<0.5). …”
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Analysis of Workaholism and Burnout Among Employees of Administrative Units and Two Selected Banks in Slovenia by Tatjana Kozjek, Anja Bandelj

“…However, the research uncovered a strong positive correlation between workaholism and emotional exhaustion, a weak positive correlation between workaholism and depersonalisation, and a slight negative correlation between workaholism and personal efficiency. …”
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TDOA-based WSN localization with hybrid covariance matrix adaptive evolutionary strategy and gradient descent distance techniques by V.G. Saranya, S. Karthik

“…The method thus offers a strong, effective approach for improving TDOA-based localization in noisy settings.…”
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Preparation and Properties of OMMT/PU Composites by Chen Yufei, Han Yang, Dai Qiwang, Zhang Xiwang, Qingyu Zhang

“…SEM and AFM indicated that the OMMT dispersed evenly in the PU matrix and had a good transition with PU matrix, and the interface effects between two phases were strong. The results of the mechanical properties showed that OMMT could significantly help to improve properties of OMMT/PU adhesive, and the shearing strength, fracture tensile strength, and peel strength of 4 wt% OMMT/PU adhesive were 7.24 MPa, 2.14 MPa, and 451.2 N/m, respectively; the water absorption quantity was 2.82%. …”
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Discontinuist and continuist approaches of language evolution… and beyond by Lise Habib-Dassetto, Alban Lemasson, Cristel Portes, Marie Montant

“…We propose to enrich the conception of communication systems by considering them as comparable flexible interactional systems that produce a variety of combined multimodal signals, whose organization is strongly shaped by the environmental and social constraints.…”
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The Appearance of Antiphage Antibodies in Sera of Patients Treated with Phages by Marzanna Łusiak-Szelachowska, Beata Weber-Dąbrowska, Maciej Żaczek, Ryszard Międzybrodzki, Andrzej Górski

“…In parallel to these results, it has been shown that a strong antiphage humoral response does not prevent a positive outcome of phage treatment. …”
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Impact of Physical and Psychological Strain on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Construction Industry by Abdul Kadir MSc, Riza Yosia Sunindijo PhD, Baiduri Widanarko PhD, Dadan Erwandi PhD, Sjahrul M. Nasri PhD, Bangga Agung Satrya MKM, Stevan Deby Anbiya Muhamad Sunarno PhD, Hardy Atmajaya MT, Popy Yuniar PhD, Tubagus Dwika Yuantoko MKKK, Lailatul Qomariyah PhD, Cynthia Febrina Maharani PhD

“…Psychological distress emerged as a particularly strong predictor to these disorders. The findings underscore the importance of implementing targeted interventions and safety policies to mitigate WMSDs risks and improve occupational health within the construction industry.…”
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Population genetics of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern Chad by Ravel, Sophie, Mahamat, Mahamat Hissène, Ségard, Adeline, Argilés-Herrero, Rafael, Bouyer, Jérémy, Rayaisse, Jean-Baptiste, Solano, Philippe, Guihini Mollo, Brahim, Pèka, Mallaye, Darnas, Justin, Belem, Adrien Marie Gaston, Yoni, Wilfrid, Noûs, Camille, De Meeûs, Thierry

“…The trapping samples were characterized by a strong female biased sex-ratio, except in Timbéri and Dokoutou that had high tsetse densities. …”
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Dimensions of Rational Decision-Making during the Demographic Transition; Aranjuez (Spain) Revisited by David Reher, Glenn Sandström

“…As expected, controls for the survival status of the previous-born child were important though they did not diminish appreciably the overall effect of the number of surviving offspring. This article offers strong proof for the existence of active decision-making during the demographic transition and applies a method to model these behaviors over the full reproductive history of the couple.…”
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Validation of the Italian Sense of Agency Scale and Its Relevance to Well-Being: An Iterative Bootstrap Approach by Simone Di Plinio, Claudia Greco, Simone Arnò, Marco Innamorati, Sjoerd J. H. Ebisch

“…The revised scale demonstrated strong internal consistency, with McDonald’s omega values of 0.79 (SoNA) and 0.87 (SoPA). …”
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