Ascaroside expression in Caenorhabditis elegans is strongly dependent on diet and developmental stage. by Fatma Kaplan, Jagan Srinivasan, Parag Mahanti, Ramadan Ajredini, Omer Durak, Rathika Nimalendran, Paul W Sternberg, Peter E A Teal, Frank C Schroeder, Arthur S Edison, Hans T Alborn

“…Thus, ascarosides have multiple functions. Until now, it has been generally assumed that ascarosides are constitutively expressed during nematode development.…”
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Language and ethnicity in Central and Eastern Europe: Some theoretical aspects by George Schopflin

“…The author concludes that language has played both a symbolic and a functional role in the centralisation of Central and Eastern Europe. …”
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The VapBC-4 Characterization Indicates It Is a Bona Fide Toxin-Antitoxin Module of <i>Leptospira interrogans</i>: Initial Evidence for a Role in Bacterial Adaptation by Bruna Oliveira Pigatto Azevedo, Deborah Kohn Damiano, Aline Florencio Teixeira, Ana Lucia Tabet Oller Nascimento, Luis Guilherme Virgilio Fernandes, Alexandre Paulo Yague Lopes

“…To date, only VapBC-3 and VapBC-1 have been experimentally characterized and considered functional modules. This study shows that the VapBC-4 module is a novel bona fide TA system constituted by VapB-4 antitoxin and VapC-4 toxin. …”
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A comprehensive dataset of morphological traits for Indian climbersZenodo by Abhishek Pujari, Nidhi Vastrad, Vivek Pandi, Vishnu Shreekara Bhat, Gayathri Rajendiran, Mahim Bhat, Vaishnavi Pai, Sruthi Raghavendra, Naveen Babu Kanda, Munisamy Anbarashan, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy

“…In India, climbers including both lianas and herbaceous vines constitute approximately 12 % of the country's total angiosperm flora. …”
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Substantial Heritability Underlies Fairness Norm Adaptation Capability and its Neural Basis by Yuening Jin, Dang Zheng, Ruolei Gu, Qingchen Fan, Martin Dietz, Changshuo Wang, Xinying Li, Jie Chen, Yuanyuan Hu, Yuan Zhou

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El Coliseo del Buen Retiro. Una hipótesis arquitectónica a partir del levantamiento de René Carlier de 1712 by Juan Ruesga Navarro, Vicente Palacios Galán

“…The purpose of this article is to formalise a hypothesis concerning the Coliseum of the Buen Retiro and to express it by means of a virtual reconstruction of the theatre itself in order to explain the functioning of the hall and its relationship with the Palace. …”
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State update algorithm for associative elastic-plastic pressure-insensitive materials by incremental energy minimization by N.A. Nodargi, E. Artioli, F. Caselli, P. Bisegna

“…This work presents a new state update algorithm for small-strain associative elastic-plastic constitutive models, treating in a unified manner a wide class of deviatoric yield functions with linear or nonlinear strain-hardening. …”
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State update algorithm for associative elastic-plastic pressure-insensitive materials by incremental energy minimization by N.A. Nodargi, E. Artioli, F. Caselli, P. Bisegna

“…This work presents a new state update algorithm for small-strain associative elastic-plastic constitutive models, treating in a unified manner a wide class of deviatoric yield functions with linear or nonlinear strain-hardening. …”
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Spacecraft for well-being. Heritage, design, renewable sources for new lifestyles by Francesca Castanò, Luigi Maffei, Maria Dolores Morelli, Raffaella Marzocchi

“…They are designed to support the functions carried out in public buildings with specific uses, such as hospitals, social centres and retirement homes. …”
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STRAIGHTMORPH: A Voice Morphing Tool for Research in Voice Communication Sciences [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by P Belin, H Kawahara

“…STRAIGHTMORPH consists of a set of Matlab functions allowing the generation of high-quality, parametrically-controlled morphs of an arbitrary number of voice samples. …”
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Perspectivă comparată asupra regimului indemnităţii parlamentare/Comparative Perspective on the Parliamentary Indemnity by Cosmin ŢUGUI

“… It is of the essence of a functioning democratic regime that those citizens who become public office holders, acquired by the will of the nation through direct, secret, free and periodic voting, should benefit from a series of guarantees to protect them from politically motivated harassment or abuse. …”
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A Skeleton-based Approach to Analyze and Visualize Oculomotor Behavior when Viewing Animated Characters by Thibaut Le Naour, Jean-Pierre Bresciani

“…The functionalities of our system are illustrated through two use case experiments on 2D and 3D animated media, respectively.…”
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Quand les loisirs s’invitent au « Far West », la grande zone commerciale mature de Metz Actisud by Colette Renard-Grandmontagne

“…How does this development modify the organization, the functioning (including its temporality) and the image of the zone? …”
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Paysages, usages et images de la nature dans une grande ville du Sud : quels enjeux à Antananarivo (Madagascar) ?  by Catherine Fournet-Guérin

“…After having identified and located the forms of nature in the city, their uses are examined: leisure, sanctification and privacy are the main functions attributed by city dwellers to natural spaces. …”
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Les institutions et les acteurs en santé au travail au Québec et en France : regard croisé by Nathalie Ferre

“…It encompasses all the constitutional prevention and repair functions. It is assisted by an inspection body and is supported by the public health network. …”
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Appeal against court judgement (decision) in Polish civil procedure: Selected problems by Ja. Turłukowski

“…In addition to the discussion of the selected problems related to reviewing the court decisions, the judicial system of Poland and the mechanism of its functioning have been overviewed. It has been concluded that the legislator should interfere by consistent changing of the Polish Code of Civil Procedure rather than introducing amendments based on the verdicts of the Constitutional Tribunal of Poland.…”
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Pathogenesis and management of high molecular risk myeloproliferative neoplasms by Victoria Y. Ling, Florian H. Heidel, Megan J. Bywater

“…In this review, we will outline the current hypotheses regarding how clonal evolution in MPN is thought to occur and the functional mechanisms as to how concomitant somatic mutations (i.e. mutations in genes other than the ‘driver’ genes) contribute to disease progression. …”
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Successful treatment of PGAD/GPD with leuprolide: a case report by Wang Rong, Wang Rong, Hongwen Zhou, Hongqi Fan

“…PGAD/GPD exerts a profound negative impact on patients’ physical and mental health, severely impairing daily functioning and, in some cases, leading to suicidal ideation. …”
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Las galerías drenantes de la provincia de Almería by Jorge Hermosilla Pla, Emilio Iranzo García, Juan Antonio Pascual Aguilar, Miguel Antequera Fernández, Alejandro José Pérez Cueva

“…The cultural heritage constitutes one of the research lines with more projection among geographers. …”
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The Contemporary System of German Economic Diplomacy by R. O. Raynkhardt

“…The article deals with the description and analysis of functioning of the German national system of economic diplomacy. …”
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