Geometric structure of parameter space in immiscible two-phase flow in porous media by Håkon Pedersen, Alex Hansen

“…In this endeavor, we will encounter two interpretations of the velocities of the fluids: as tangent vectors (derivations) acting on functions or as coordinates on an affine line. The two views are closely related, with the former viewpoint being more useful in relation to the underlying geometrical structure of equilibrium thermodynamics and the latter being more useful in concrete computations and finding examples of constitutive relations. …”
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The Contributions of Party System to Democratic Development in Africa: A Historical Perspective by Ameen Abdulkadir

“…It is important to bear in mind that most of the electoral systems, laws, institutions and constitutions that govern elections in Africa were inherited from colonialism. …”
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Peculiarities of perioperative intensive therapy in patients with an acute calculous cholecystitis by A. I. Denysenko, V. I. Cherniy

“…The first one have consisted of 63 patients, in whom intensive therapy, directed on support of vital functions, was conducted, while in a second group (68 patients) the data of indirect calorimetry were used additionally. …”
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Characterization of BAFF and APRIL subfamily receptors in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Potential role of the BAFF / APRIL axis in the pathogenesis of proliferative kidney d... by Aitor G Granja, Jason W Holland, Jaime Pignatelli, Christopher J Secombes, Carolina Tafalla

“…Finally, to gain further insights on the functional role that these cytokines play during the course of PKD, we have studied their effect on the survival of kidney IgM+ B cells and on immunoglobulin transcription. …”
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Sample Size for Agreement Studies on Quantitative Variables by Bruno Mario Cesana, Paolo Antonelli

“…We generalized a restricted null hypothesis that constitutes a particular case in finding the supremum of the probability of rejecting the equivalence under the null hypothesis (H0) and which, obviously, limits its applicability. …”
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The value attitude of a person to their psychological health: approaches to the definition by V. M. Miniyarov, A. A. Shakurova

“…The article is devoted to identification of the main characteristics that constitute the concept “value attitude of a person to their psychological health” that was conducted on the basis of the analysis of domestic and foreign literature. …”
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Water use optimization through alternative water depths in the Formoso Irrigation District by Jorge L. C. dos Santos Júnior, José A. Frizone, Vital P. da S. Paz

“…Based on the studied crops and their respective water response functions, on the constraints of cultivated area, prices and production costs, the maximization of the net revenue in the FID was equal to R$ 68,384,956.53, using the following cultivation pattern: 30 ha of pumpkin, 30 ha of Phaseolus beans, 977 ha of watermelon, 1868 ha of banana, 1200 ha of papaya and 300 ha of Tahiti lime. …”
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Internet of Things (IoT) of Smart Homes: Privacy and Security by Tinashe Magara, Yousheng Zhou

“…The Internet of Things (IoT) constitutes a sophisticated network that interconnects devices, optimizing functionality across various domains of human activity. …”
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State sanctions policy: Historical and legal review by Aleksey A. Malinovsky, Elena N. Trikoz

“…The sanctions practice of modern states is introducing increasingly sophisticated methods of political, economic, trade, organizational and legal restrictions, which constitute an institutional strategy of multi-vector impact on the "target state". …”
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The status of artisanal coal mining in Afghanistan: Using remote sensing to assess remaining artisanally mineable Jurassic coal resources by Christopher Wnuk

“…Coal mining is critical to the functioning of the current Afghan economy providing jobs, tax revenue, and foreign exchange. …”
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Authenticity in S, M, L, XL scale of Thessaloniki by Sotiria Alexiadou

“…The city's building blocks [L scale] are constituted by a diverse assemblage of built and internal free space. …”
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Searching for the cellular underpinnings of the selective vulnerability to tauopathic insults in Alzheimer’s disease by Justin Torok, Pedro D. Maia, Chaitali Anand, Ashish Raj

“…Using gene ontology analysis, we found that the genes that are directly correlated to tau pathology are functionally distinct from those that constitutively embody the vulnerable cells. …”
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ATM-deficient murine thymic T-cell lymphoblastic lymphomas are PTEN-deficient and require AKT signaling for survival. by Joseph B An, Karen S Hathcock, Seth M Steinberg, Hyoyoung M Choo-Wosoba, Richard J Hodes

“…The present study demonstrates that the majority of established cultures of ATMKO T-LBLs isolated from ATMKO thymi have a variety of genomic Pten alterations and fail to express functional PTEN protein. In addition, all T-LBLs demonstrate constitutive expression of pAKT, indicating the presence of activated AKT signaling, and are sensitive to treatment with the pan-AKT inhibitor MK-2206, suggesting that these lymphomas are dependent on pAKT signaling for their survival. …”
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Insulin and IGF1 receptors are essential for XX and XY gonadal differentiation and adrenal development in mice. by Jean-Luc Pitetti, Pierre Calvel, Yannick Romero, Béatrice Conne, Vy Truong, Marilena D Papaioannou, Olivier Schaad, Mylène Docquier, Pedro Luis Herrera, Dagmar Wilhelm, Serge Nef

“…In consequence, embryos lacking functional insulin/IGF signaling exhibit (i) complete agenesis of the adrenal cortex, (ii) embryonic XY gonadal sex reversal, with a delay of Sry upregulation and the subsequent failure of the testicular genetic program, and (iii) a delay in ovarian differentiation so that Insr;Igf1r mutant gonads, irrespective of genetic sex, remained in an extended undifferentiated state, before the ovarian differentiation program ultimately is initiated at around E16.5.…”
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Systems biology approaches reveal a specific interferon-inducible signature in HTLV-1 associated myelopathy. by Sonja Tattermusch, Jason A Skinner, Damien Chaussabel, Jacques Banchereau, Matthew P Berry, Finlay W McNab, Anne O'Garra, Graham P Taylor, Charles R M Bangham

“…We used gene expression microarrays followed by flow cytometric and functional assays to investigate global changes in blood transcriptional profiles of HTLV-1-infected and seronegative individuals. …”
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Chromosome-level assembly and annotation of the yellow-shelled fish (Barbodes Wynaadensis) by Qi Shen, Junjie Wu, Chunxiang Yang, Qiang Sheng, Mei Xu, Shaokui Yi, Jianyu Song

“…Genome annotation identified 46,121 protein-coding genes, with a functional annotation rate of 99.76%. Repetitive elements constituted 48.26% of the genomic sequences, including lineage-specific expansions of DNA transposons (29.26%) and LTRs (6.36%). …”
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The Role of Alternate Oxic–Anoxic Cycles in Full-Scale Sludge Stabilization for Energy Savings by Marta Domini, Giorgio Bertanza

“…Sludge management constitutes a significant share of the operational costs in wastewater treatment. …”
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Students' mathematical errors in solving literacy and numeracy problems by Alfiani Athma Putri Rosyadi, Anisa Kafifah, Yus Mochamad Cholily, Siti Inganah

“…Numeracy literacy constitutes one of the core domains evaluated in an assessment administered by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, referred to as AKMI. …”
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Pedestrians' attributions of risk and safety in traffic: case of Türkiye by Gizem Findik, Haluk Oğuz Öngören, Bahar Öz

“… Pedestrians constitute between 17%–33% of all road traffic deaths depending on the region. …”
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Modern methodic of power cardio training in students’ physical education by A.Yu. Osipov, M.D. Kudryavtsev, I.E. Kramida, S.S. Iermakov, V.A. Kuzmin, L.K. Sidorov

“…We used methodic of power and functional impact on trainees’ organism (HOT IRON). …”
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