Release of Inflammatory Mediators by Human Adipose Tissue Is Enhanced in Obesity and Primarily by the Nonfat Cells: A Review by John N. Fain

“…Inflammatory adipokines [IL-6, IL-10, ACE, TGFβ1, TNFα, IL-1β, PAI-1, and IL-8] plus one anti-inflammatory [IL-10] adipokine were identified whose circulating levels as well as in vitro release by fat are enhanced in obesity and are primarily released by the nonfat cells of human adipose tissue. In contrast, the circulating levels of leptin and FABP-4 are also enhanced in obesity and they are primarily released by fat cells of human adipose tissue. …”
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Digital fiber length determination for injection molded glass fiber reinforced composite materials by Andreas Grießer, Nelly Nunheim, Oliver Rimmel, Erik Glatt, Anne Blumer, Hans Hagen, Andreas Wiegmann

“…Traditional methods for determining fiber length are labor-intensive, prone to user bias, and time-consuming. In contrast, CT-scan-based approaches offer a novel, non-destructive, and reproducible method to assess fiber length distribution. …”
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Lymphoma Presenting as Acute-Onset Dysphagia by Daniel B. Simmons, Andrew W. Bursaw

“…CSF analysis showed elevated protein and a normal cell count; contrast-enhanced MRI of the brain was normal. He was treated with IVIG for a presumed bulbar-variant AIDP and gradually improved. …”
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Enhancing the Critical Thinking Skills of Grade 8 Chemistry Students Using an Inquiry and Reflection Teaching Method by Nathalie Farah, Zalpha Ayoubi

“…In contrast to traditional science instruction, which encourages students to memorize facts from textbooks, today’s science instruction emphasizes the adoption of scientific process skills by students, as well as the teaching of critical thinking skills.  …”
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Hepatocyte growth factor stimulates neutrophil degranulation but not respiratory burst by I. C. Kowanko, A. Ferrante, T. Nakamura

“…The release of specific granule contents in response to N-formyl-methionyl-leucylphenylalanine was also increased by HGF. In contrast there were no significant effects of HGF on neutrophil respiratory burst, adherence or locomotion. …”
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The linguistic, conceptual, and pragmatic challenges of communicating Galatians 3:1-14 in Chewa by Ernst Wendland

“…This forms the basis, in turn, for a comparative analysis of how this passage has been translated into Chewa in an old missionary-produced version (1922) in contrast to a more recent meaning-centered rendering (1998) as well as a special oral-poetic translation that was prepared as part of this study. …”
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The critique of Gikuyu religion and culture in S.N. Ngubiah's A Curse from God by F. Hale

“… The relationship between missionary Christianity and traditional African cultures was a prominent theme in post-colonial literature during and for many years after the era of decolonisation. In contrast to the nostalgic defensiveness of many Kenyan and other post-colonial African writers, perhaps most notably Ngugi wa Thiong’o, the Gikuyu novelist S.N. …”
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Atraumatic Acromioclavicular Dislocation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nasrat Sadeghi, Pieter Stijn Haen, Ron Onstenk

“…Acromioclavicular dislocation (AC dislocation) is a common injury of the shoulder. In contrast to a traumatic cause, nontraumatic dislocation is very rare. …”
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Cuteness and aggression in military picturebooks by Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer, Jörg Meibauer

“…In military picturebooks, there is a contrast between cuteness and aggression that is astonishing when regarding the typical pedagogical demands on the accommodation of picturebooks to the child’s cognitive abilities. …”
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Martin Codax: a história que a música conta by Manuel Pedro Ferreira

“…Finally, those stylistic aspects that in the Vindel MS may betray an earlier tradition, in contrast to those that can be attributed to the artistic initiative of Galician jongleurs, are tentatively identified.…”
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La morale sexuelle, la famille et les droits reproductifs vus par le réseau transnational des femmes communistes dans les années 1920 by Daria Dyakonova

“…Prostitution was also seen as a social phenomenon linked to the economic inequality of sexes present in a capitalist system and not as a sin. In contrast, the discourse on sexual freedom was quite complex. …”
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Multiobjective Programming Strategy of Small- and Medium-Sized Microenterprise Credit Based on Random Factors by Zhuoran Fan, Jilong Xu, Yuchen Li

“…In this paper, we select eight indicators from the aspects of an enterprise’s bill transaction information, namely, whether the enterprise’s loan is in breach of contract, effective invoice rate, total utilization rate of price and tax, negative invoice rate, strength of enterprise, coefficient of variation, flow efficiency of assets, and influence of upstream and downstream enterprises; then, we construct an evaluation index system. …”
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Analysis of graphical user interfaces of music services taking into account universal design principles by Damian Mydlak, Kacper Adamiak, Maria Skublewska-Paszkowska

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of contrast, font size and Universal Design principles on the usability of music services. …”
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Data-Driven Bearing Fault Diagnosis for Induction Motor by Aqib Raqeeb, Fahim Shah, Zaheer Alam, Subhashree Choudhury, Bilal Khan, R. Palanisamy

“…Traditional methods rely on manual feature extraction, which is time-consuming. In contrast, our work leverages deep learning, particularly convolutional neural networks, to automatically extract fault features from raw data. …”
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Dangers of Residual Dependency in State-permeated Capitalism: The Case of Brazil during Labor Party Rule by Christian May, Andreas Nölke

“…In contrast to China and India, Brazil shows some marked deviations from the model of a state-permeated economy. …”
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Alcance del derecho a la estabilidad reforzada en Colombia: Sentencia SU-049 de 2017 by Nelson Jair Cuchumbé-Holguín, Sergio Molina-Hincapié

“…Se describen los argumentos a partir de los cuales los magistrados de la Corte Constitucional colombiana respaldaron la solución al problema sobre si la estabilidad reforzada se circunscribe a personas calificadas con pérdida de capacidad laboral, e incorporadas al mundo del trabajo mediante contrato laboral; se muestran los argumentos desde los cuales los magistrados de la Corte justificaron su respuesta al asunto sobre si la vulneración a la estabilidad reforzada conlleva la aplicación de las prestaciones fijadas en la Ley 361 de 1997 aún en un contexto de prestación de servicio y sin que el trabajador posea calificación de pérdida de la capacidad laboral; y se concluye que en la sentencia SU-049 de 2017 dichos magistrados actualizaron el alcance del derecho a la estabilidad reforzada acorde con principios constitucionales de igualdad, solidaridad, dignidad y protección de las diferentes modalidades de trabajo, concediendo indemnización de 180 días de salario y reintegro del trabajador sin importar la tenencia del certificado de calificación de pérdida de capacidad laboral ni la forma de vinculación contractual. …”
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La empleabilidad interna percibida como estrategia clave del comportamiento de ciudadanía organizativo y la intención de abandonar la empresa by María del Carmen Saorín‐Iborra, Ángela María Sánchez Sánchez‐Manjavacas

“…Como conclusiones se presenta un fortalecimiento del contrato psicológico, motivado por un mayor reconocimiento profesional y mejores niveles de comunicación; además de una mayor implicación e iniciativa profesional.…”
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El “caso ex bracero” en México: un movimiento social amparado en el despojo y fortalecido por la memoria by Abel Astorga Morales

“…Esta concepción es retomada por dos motivos.En primer lugar, debido a que diversas fuentes documentales permiten exponer cómopara consumarse el despojo coadyuvó la ingenuidad de los migrantes, la omisión, elincumplimiento del contrato y las irregularidades del gobierno federal que no regresóel ahorro en su totalidad. …”
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A POLÊMICA REVISITADA: Regionalismo e modernismo by Moema Selma D'Andrea

“… A intenção é de analisar os pontos de antagonismo, c também, os de contato, entre os dois grandes formuladores da plataforma intelectual do país na década de vinte: Gilberto Freire e Mário de Andrade. …”
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Early impairment of magnocellular visual pathways mediated by isolated-check visual evoked potentials in primary open-angle glaucoma: a cross-sectional study by Yangfan Yang, Minbin Yu, Zidong Chen, Qiaona Ye, Yanmei Fan, Pingping Liu, Zitian Liu, Kezheng Xu

“…MC visual pathway showed a non-linear response function, while PC visual pathway was a linear response function as contrast increased. Early POAG eyes exhibited significantly weaker initial contrast gains and lower maximum responses in the MC visual pathway (p=0.001, p=0.004, respectively). …”
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