Gene Expression Analysis of Deduced Protein Sequence from the FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) Homolog during Vegetative and Reproductive Phases in Lepidium sativum L. by Parissa Jonoubi, Farkhondeh Rezanejad, Fatemeh Mahyapoor

“…The transition of the shoot apical meristem from vegetative to reproductive phases is a critical stage in the plant life cycle. In contrast, the success of reproduction depends on the flowering initiation timing. …”
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Comparison of two plates and screw osteosynthesis configurations in a rat model of critical sized femoral defects to reduce implant related failures by Marc Saab, Anne-Sophie Drucbert, Nicolas Blanchemain, Feng Chai

“…This study suggests that, in rat models of critical-sized femoral defects (7 mm) to study the induced membrane technique, fixation plates with a thickness of 1 mm and four screws (2 mm in diameter) provide stable fixation without implant failure. In contrast, thinner plates (< 1 mm) combined with screws of smaller diameter (1.5 mm) result in a high rate of implant failure.…”
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Une reconstruction progressiste du passé : Renaissance et Risorgimento dans « Old Pictures in Florence » de Robert Browning by François Crampe

“…This dimension of Browning’s work echoes a reflection on the role of the past in politics, which he opened in Sordello (1840) : instead of looking for a Golden Age in contrast to which the present could be criticised, he adopted the viewpoint of the past itself, which allowed him to reconsider the contemporary situation in the perspective of a longer evolution, symmetrically opposed to such reactionary nostalgia. …”
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Nutritional state-dependent modulation of insulin-producing cells in Drosophila by Rituja S Bisen, Fathima Mukthar Iqbal, Federico Cascino-Milani, Till Bockemühl, Jan M Ache

“…Refeeding flies with glucose or fructose, two nutritive sugars, significantly increased IPC activity, whereas non-nutritive sugars had no effect. In contrast to feeding, glucose perfusion did not affect IPC activity. …”
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Extensive Growth of an Anaplastic Meningioma by Hajrullah Ahmeti, Homajoun Maslehaty, Athanasios K. Petridis, Alexandros Doukas, Mehran Mahvash, Harald Barth, H. M. Mehdorn

“…Neuroimaging revealed an extensive growing, contrast enhancing lesion expanding at the supra- and infratentorial convexity, infiltrating and destroying large parts of the skull, and infiltrating the skin. …”
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Iron metabolism in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma by Dilay Yilmaz, Umesh Tharehalli, Rossana Paganoni, Paul Knoop, Andreas Gruber, Yuexin Chen, Rui Dong, Frank Leithäuser, Thomas Seufferlein, Kerstin Leopold, André Lechel, Maja Vujić Spasić

“…We show that all mutant mice developed liver cancer by 36-weeks of age in contrast to 3.4% tumors identified in control mice. …”
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Pancreatic Tail Schwannoma in a 44-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Ayman Azzam, Hussam Abou Al-Shaar, Abdullah M. Alshammari, Tarek Amin, Shamayel Mohammed

“…All laboratory tests were normal. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan showed a 9.2 × 9.5 × 11.5 cm, huge, and well-defined left suprarenal mass arising either from adrenal gland, pancreas, or retroperitoneum. …”
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Texts by Petrus Wilhelmi de Grudencz in the context of the late medieval ars poetriae by Bartosz Awianowicz

“…The relatively few departures from the rules of poetria can be interpreted as either products of the author's invention (the abab rhyme pattern in Probitate eminentem and the aaab cccda aeae pattern in Presulem ephebeatum) or as a result of some degree of carelessness on the part of either Petrus Wilhelmi himself or the copyist (irregular versification in Pergrata era, Pontifices ecclesiarum and Probitate eminentem). By contrast, in his longest work, titled Pontifices ecclesiarum, Petrus employs stylistic measures crucially advocated by Geoffrey of Vinsauf: ‘elaborate arrangement’ (ordo artificialis) and ‘difficult decorativeness’ (ornatus difficilis). …”
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Simulation of the Operation of a Borehole Groundwater Intake with an Annular Prefabricated Conduit by V. V. Veremenyuk, V. V. Ivashechkin, V. I. Krytskaya

“…It is shown that in an annular prefabricated conduit, in contrast to a linear one, in which the direction of movement of water flows is unambiguously known, there is always a point of separation of two flows directed along the ring to the prefabricated unit clockwise and counterclockwise, which makes it difficult to calculate such water intakes. …”
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Profiling Serum Cytokines and Anticytokine Antibodies in Psoriasis Patients by Dan Hong, Xiuting Liu, Xiaonan Qiu, Siyao Lu, Yanyun Jiang, Guozhen Tan, Zhenrui Shi, Liangchun Wang

“…In summary, our finding suggested that the levels of circulating bioactive IL-17A were associated with disease activity in psoriasis patients. In contrast, the titers of ACAAs were not significantly altered nor correlated with disease severity. …”
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The piRNA protein Asz1 is essential for germ cell and gonad development in zebrafish and exhibits differential necessities in distinct types of germ granules. by Adam Ahmad, Yoel Bogoch, Gal Shvaizer, Noga Guler, Karine Levy, Yaniv M Elkouby

“…We further showed that in contrast with piRNA granules, Asz1 is dispensable for Bb granule formation, as shown by normal Bb localization of Buc and dazl. …”
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Early-life gut mycobiome core species modulate metabolic health in mice by Mackenzie W. Gutierrez, Erik van Tilburg Bernardes, Ellen Ren, Kristen N. Kalbfleisch, Madeline Day, Ewandson Luiz Lameu, Thaís Glatthardt, Emily M. Mercer, Sunita Sharma, Hong Zhang, Ali Al-Azawy, Faye Chleilat, Simon A. Hirota, Raylene A. Reimer, Marie-Claire Arrieta

“…R. mucilaginosa and M. restricta increased adiposity in mice fed SD, while only R. mucilaginosa exacerbated metabolic disease. In contrast, C. albicans resulted in leanness and resistance to diet-induced obesity. …”
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A relação literária dos leitores e as Humanidades Públicas. Reflexões a partir de um livro-álbum para crianças by Cláudia Pereira

“…Indo ao encontro da temática do presente dossiê, o espaço cultural em que a biblioteca pública tem por missão construir-se e que, não uniformemente, pratica como espaço de convívio entre pessoas e livros em que estes são, simultaneamente, trampolins e alvos, modificou-se durante os dois períodos de confinamento entre 2020 e 2021. O contacto com o livro enquanto objeto manipulável que facilita a aproximação ao ato de ler em consonância com a linguagem visual que a arquitetura dos livros infantis contempla com especial cuidado, parece ter obrigado a regressar à audição como sentido primeiro para estes pré-leitores. …”
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Evaluation and comparison of drying models in open sun drying and photovoltaic and LPG burner assisted hybrid solar drying system by Tubagus Rayyan Fitra Sinuhaji, Suherman Suherman, Hadiyanto Hadiyanto, Ardi Ardan, Sulistia Rahmawati

“…OSD, a traditional and cost-effective method, faces limitations such as extended drying times, susceptibility to environmental contamination, and inconsistent quality. In contrast, HSD integrates solar energy with auxiliary heat sources, providing controlled drying conditions and improved efficiency. …”
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Computational investigation of thermal behaviors of the automotive radiator operated with water/anti-freezing agent nanofluid based coolant by Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Daniel Ejike Ewim, Joshua Kolawole Gbegudu, Adekunle Omolade Adelaja, Olayinka Omowunmi Adewumi

“…Also, it was found that at a Reynolds number of 8 000, using the hybrid mixture as a base fluid increased the Nusselt number by 55.6% in contrast to pure water. However, further suspension of 4% Vol. …”
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Surface roughness of composite resins subjected to brushing with whitening toothpastes: an in vitro study by Nicolle Madruga Ramos FERREIRA, Vinicius Funghetto LIPPERT, Amanda Baptista da Silva HECK, Ana Maria SPOHR, Marcel Ferreira KUNRATH, Carlos Alberto FELDENS, Paulo Floriani KRAMER

“…However, no significant difference was found among the resins in terms of final roughness values (p = 0.690). In contrast, a significant difference among dentifrices was found with respect to roughness measurements (p < 0.001). …”
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Myocardial Perfusion and Function Are Distinctly Altered by Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rats by Charissa E. van den Brom, Chantal A. Boly, Carolien S. E. Bulte, Rob F. P. van den Akker, Rick F. J. Kwekkeboom, Stephan A. Loer, Christa Boer, R. Arthur Bouwman

“…Rats were fed a western diet (WD; n=18) or control diet (CD; n=18) for 8 weeks and underwent (contrast) echocardiography to determine perfusion and function during baseline and sevoflurane exposure. …”
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Study on the Tribological Behavior of Laser Surface Texturing on Silicon Nitride Ceramic Under Water Lubrication by Hong-Jian Wang, Jing-De Huang, Bo Wang, Yang Zhang, Jin Wang

“…Our results indicated that symmetrical textured patterns were more beneficial for decreasing the coefficient of friction (COF) at lower reciprocating frequencies. In contrast, better surface wettability played a more important role in reducing the COF at higher reciprocating frequencies. …”
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The Serum Expression of Selected miRNAs in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis with/without Löfgren’s Syndrome by Eva Novosadova, Alzbeta Chabronova, Vitezslav Kolek, Martin Petrek, Zdenka Navratilova

“…We therefore assessed serum miRNAs in sarcoidosis classified according to the presence of Löfgren’s syndrome (LS) as a hallmark of good prognosis in contrast to more advanced disease course. Methods. …”
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Individual variability in cortical representations of tonic pain by Bettina Deak, Anne Stankewitz, Astrid Mayr, Viktor Witkovsky, Pauline Jahn, Enrico Schulz

“…In an individual approach, we compared the cortical processing pattern of each individual with the overall group findings.The results revealed a large discrepancy between the group results that are usually reported in publications and the 4-session individual processing patterns: the group findings corroborated previous work localising tonic pain encoding to the secondary somatosensory cortex. By contrast, this region was shadowed by a variety of activity patterns across individuals, represented by a low spatial correlation between group statistics and individual results.The current findings challenge the usefulness and applicability of group results. …”
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