All-Trans Retinoic Acid Inhibits Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Commitment to Adipocytes via Upregulating FRA1 Signaling by Linjun Xie, Liying Zou, Jie Chen, Youxue Liu

“…All-trans retinoic acid (atRA, the active form of vitamin A) inhibits the adipogenic differentiation of BMSCs through its receptor RARG. …”
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Is there a sound democratic case for raising the membership of young people in political parties and trade unions through descriptive representation? by Thomas Tozer

“…I argue that a dependent conception of democracy interested in substantive equality, not merely formal equality, would support addressing this problem through descriptive representation. …”
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Challenges Faced by Nurses in Transitioning Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients to Adult Care by Gifty Enyonam Amoaku, Delali Adwoa Wuaku, Vivian Efua Senoo-Dogbey

“…Conclusion Nurses at the regional health facility have inadequate education on transitional care of adolescent patients, in-service training and workshop on transitional care on the management of patients, and formulating a policy on transitional care to guide nurses at the pediatric unit.…”
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Avaliação de cultivares de alho no município de Governador Dix-sept Rosado-RN, Brasil by Alinne Menezes Soares, Maria Zuleide de Negreiros, Francisco Vilela Resende, Welder de Araújo Rangel Lopes, José Francismar de Medeiros, Leilson Costa Grangeiro

“…As características avaliadas foram: percentagem de plantas emergidas, altura de plantas, número de folhas vivas, diâmetro de bulbos (DB), massa fresca total das plantas (MFTP), estande final de plantas (EF), massa média de bulbos diferenciados (MMBD), percentagem de bulbos diferenciados (PBD), produção total de bulbos (PTB), classificação dos bulbos, número de bulbilhos por bulbo (NBB), classificação dos bulbilhos e índice de chochamento. …”
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The provision of higher- and lower-skilled immigrant labour to the Canadian economy by Garnett Picot, Tahsin Mehdi

“…More recent results from the March 2024 Labour Force Survey are provided in some cases. The share of recent immigrants in lower-skilled or labourer jobs (35%) was almost as high as the share working in higher-skilled occupations (40%) in May 2021. …”
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A Critical Review of the Hydrometallurgy and Pyrometallurgical Recovery Processes of Platinum Group Metals from End-of-Life Fuel Cells by Sinikiwe A. Mvokwe, Opeoluwa O. Oyedeji, Mojeed A. Agoro, Edson L. Meyer, Nicholas Rono

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Unsupervised and Semisupervised Machine Learning Frameworks for Multiclass Tool Wear Recognition by Maryam Assafo, Peter Langendoerfer

“…The underlying methods include Laplacian score, sparse autoencoder (SAE), stacked SAE (SSAE), self-organizing map, Softmax, support vector machine, and random forest. For the semisupervised frameworks, we considered designs where labeled data influence only feature learning, classifier building, or both. …”
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Оцінювання якості та ефективності процесу підготовки авіаційного персоналу by М. В. Гудков, П. Я. Джебженяк, В. В. Дуров

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Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an ACT and compassion-based intervention for women with breast cancer: study protocol of two randomised controlled trials {1} by Inês A. Trindade, Andreia Soares, David Skvarc, Diogo Carreiras, Joana Pereira, Óscar Lourenço, Filipa Sampaio, Bruno de Sousa, Teresa C. Martins, Paula Boaventura, Joana Marta-Simões, Mind Project Team, Helena Moreira

“…Both interventions will be delivered weekly via an 8-session face-to-face or online group format. Data will be collected at baseline, post-treatment and 6-month follow-up. …”
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5D Hyperchaotic Image Encryption Scheme Based on Fibonacci Q-Matrix by Geeta Biban, Renu Chugh, Anju Panwar, Mohammad Sajid

“…In the confusion step and diffusion step, the placement of the plain image pixels is replaced by a 5D hyperchaotic map and pixel values are changed using the FQ-matrix, respectively. The fortitude of the designed encryption scheme is concluded by countering the algorithm on statistical analysis like histogram analysis, chi-square test, correlation coefficient analysis, information entropy analysis, differential attacks (NPCR, UACI), and NIST suite test. …”
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Application of PDCA cycle management to improve the nursing quality and work enthusiasm of nursing staff in the Geriatric Department (运用PDCA循环管理法提升老年病科护理人员护理质量和工作积极性)... by LIU Yang (刘洋)

“…Methods Totally 29 nurses form two clinical wards of the Geriatric Department were recruited and divided into the observation group (n=15) and control group (n=14). …”
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El impulso de la instrucción constitucional en España y Argentina: análisis comparado y propuestas de mejora by David Parra Gómez

“…Y así lo ha entendido recientemente el gobierno Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia a raíz del exitoso proyecto Olimpiada Constitucional, pionero en España, puesto en marcha hace siete años por profesores del área de Derecho Constitucional de la Universidad de Murcia con el fin de acercar el ideario constitucional y la Constitución española de 1978 a los alumnos de la educación secundaria obligatoria de esta región mediante la fórmula de la olimpiada científica, y que muy bien podría inspirar proyectos semejantes en la República Argentina como medio para reforzar la cultura constitucional en este país hermano. …”
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Study on the Braking Efficiency and Optimal Design of the Drum Brake in Engineering Vehicle by Liu Li

“…For the issues of braking efficiency of the brake drum of engineering vehicle decline during use,taking the bi-directional-servo brake as research subjects,the calculation formula of brake braking efficiency is deduced.On this basis and combining with the actual object of key parameters and considering the interference of each parameter and manufacturing tolerances factors,the design of the model is optimized through robust optimization theory.Finally,the optimization model is validated through the finite element calculation.…”
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SIGNIFICADOS DO DIREITO AO VOTO POR PARTE DE PRESOS PROVISÓRIOS E ADOLESCENTES INTERNADOS by Eder Aparecido de Carvalho, Alexandre da Silva de Paula, Sergio Kodato

“…Referenciando-se no método monográfico, buscou-se uma revisão bibliográfica de textos e documentos referentes aos aspectos atuais do Código Eleitoral Brasileiro e a relação entre o direito ao voto, formação da cidadania e reinserção social de encarcerados. …”
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SVR Prediction Algorithm for Crack Propagation of Aviation Aluminum Alloy by Jincai Chang, Zhihang Wang, Qingyu Zhu, Zhao Wang

“…Furthermore, the crack growth between three holes was predicted accurately through the model of the crack law between two holes under the same load form.…”
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CALCULATION AND SIMULATION OF THE CLEARANCE FOR FLEXIBLE HIGH-SPEED BEATING-UP SYSTEM CONSIDERING RESISTANCE EFFECT by QIU HaiFei

“…The results of contact dynamics simulation with different clearance states show that there are obvious differences between flexible body simulation and rigid body simulation, and the former can better reflect the real situation of beating-up; The clearance of 0.03 mm and 0.06 mm has a great influence on sley vibration which is not conducive to reduce vibration and noise for loom system; 0.09 mm clearance will not only cause high-frequency reaction force on main shaft bearing, but also aggravate contact and collision between crank and connecting rod; There are many overlaps between centroid trajectory of flexible main shaft with clearance and ideal trajectory, because of that, multi-point contact collision occurs in the crank bearing. …”
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Linear Diophantine Uncertain Linguistic Power Einstein Aggregation Operators and Their Applications to Multiattribute Decision Making by Tahir Mahmood, Izatmand, Zeeshan Ali, Kifayat Ullah, Qaisar Khan, Ahmed Alsanad, Mogeeb A. A. Mosleh

“…Ultimately, the supremacy and advantages of the elaborated operators are also discussed with the help of the geometrical form to show the validity and consistency of explored operators.…”
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TRENDS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CROWDFUNDING AS A WAY OF FINANCING INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN RUSSIA by K. L. Neopulo, I. S. Popov, A. S. Kuksov

“…The factors have been reflected and the main vectors of the development of crowdfunding as a full-fledged financing mechanism in modern conditions have been formulated.…”
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Environmental Estimation of Radiation Equivalent Dose Rates in Soils and Waters of Northern Calabria (Italy) by Ilaria Guagliardi, Tommaso Caloiero, Ernesto Infusino, Giovanni Callegari, Nicola Ricca

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THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL MARKETING ON MODERN BUSINESS AND ADVERTISING by Isidora Milošević, Milica Grbić, Biljana Bjelica

“…All of these represent elements of a new form of business. Electronic commerce is a broad concept encompassing all business transactions or information exchanges conducted using information and communication technology between: businesses, businesses and their customers, or businesses and public administrations.…”
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