ANGPTL4 Attenuates Ang II-Induced Atrial Fibrillation and Fibrosis in Mice via PPAR Pathway by Xi Zhu, Xiaogang Zhang, Xinpeng Cong, Luoning Zhu, Zhongping Ning

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the more significant portion of arrhythmia in clinical practice, with inflammation and fibrosis as its central pathological mechanisms. This study aimed to investigate angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) effects on angiotensin II- (Ang II-) induced AF and its related pathophysiological mechanisms. …”
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Ecological drift during colonization drives within-host and between-host heterogeneity in an animal-associated symbiont. by Jason Z Chen, Zeeyong Kwong, Nicole M Gerardo, Nic M Vega

“…To understand how this heterogeneity arises, we utilize the squash bug, Anasa tristis, and its bacterial symbionts in the genus Caballeronia. …”
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Vliv sezónní dynamiky jakostních ukazatelů na výkupní cenu mléka v kontextu situace na trhu (Influence of the Season Progress of the Quality Characteristics on to the Purchase Pric... by Kateřina Kovářová, Kateřina Procházková

“…The paper investigates progress of the basic quality characteristics of the fresh cow milk on its purchase price in concrete agriculture enterprise. …”
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Mais je ne suis pas un monument ! by Muriel Prieur

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Ventricular Tachycardia Possibly Originated From the His‐Purkinje System May Result From Aconitine Poisoning by Honglin Ni, Changlin Zhai, Haihua Pan

“…ABSTRACT Accurate diagnosis of wide QRS complex tachycardia (WCT) with the earliest ventricular origin potentially located in the His‐Purkinje system, and exploration of its etiology are helpful for further diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Aquagenic Pruritus among Medical and Pharmacy Students in Lomé (Togo) by Julienne Noude Teclessou, Koussake Kombate, Abla Sefako Akakpo, Abas Mouhari-Toure, Julie Zoua, Panawe Kassang, Bayaki Saka, Palokinam Pitche

“…The data collection questionnaire was anonymous composed of sociodemographic variables, bathing habits, and history of allergy responding to the concept of aquagenic pruritus and its characteristics. Results. In our study, 129/591 medical students had AP, giving a prevalence of AP to 21.8%. …”
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Improving Airport Flight Prediction System Based on Optimized Regression Vector Machine Algorithm by Baraa Yousif Salman, Jaber Parchami

“…The SVR algorithm has hyperparameters that play a key role in its performance and setting these parameters is very important. …”
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A remote sensing-based strategy for mapping anthropogenic urban surface ecological poorness zones (AUSEPZ): A case study of Lisbon City by Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei, Naeim Mijani, Peter M. Atkinson

“…This study introduces a methodology for assessing the spatiotemporal fluctuations of Anthropogenic USEPZ (AUSEPZ), using Lisbon city and the Setúbal district as a case study to demonstrate its effectiveness. By integrating data from various surface characteristics through the Comprehensive Ecological Evaluation Index (CEEI), Surface Ecological Condition (SEC) maps were developed, and their spatial and temporal variations were analyzed. …”
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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Radiological Findings by Emanuele Sinagra, Dario Raimondo, Domenico Albano, Valentina Guarnotta, Melania Blasco, Sergio Testai, Marta Marasà, Vincenzo Mastrella, Valerio Alaimo, Valentina Bova, Giovanni Albano, Dario Sorrentino, Giovanni Tomasello, Francesco Cappello, Angelo Leone, Francesca Rossi, Massimo Galia, Roberto Lagalla, Federico Midiri, Gaetano Cristian Morreale, Georgios Amvrosiadis, Guido Martorana, Marcello Giuseppe Spampinato, Vittorio Virgilio, Massimo Midiri

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Cracks path growth in turbine blades with TBC under thermo – mechanical cyclic loadings by T. Sadowski, P. Golewski

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Hükümet Programlarında Demokratikleşme Politikalarının Değerlendirilmesi (1923-1980) by Fuat Uçar

“…Şükrü Saraçoğlu hükümetinde yer verilmiş ve çok partili hayata geçilmesiyle demokratik rejim kavramı ön plana çıkmaya başlamıştır. 1960’lı yıllardan itibaren “Demokratik Cumhuriyet” kavramı ilk kez kullanılmış, daha sonraki dönemlerde demokratikleşme kapsamında, sivil-toplum, hak ve özgürlüklerin artırılması önem kazanmaya başlamıştır. …”
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Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Developing a Code of Ethics for your Organization by Elizabeth B. Bolton, Anna Guest-Jelley

“…Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. …”
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La revista Destino (1939-1980) y la reconstrucción de la cultura burguesa en la España de Franco by Blanca Ripoll Sintes

“…In addition, this work will study the magazine’s evolution through its trajectory (1939-1980), from the perspective of its sections and its ideology, and it will pay special attention to the role played by cultural and literary information.…”
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RELEVANT FACTORS FOR BUILDING COMPETITIVENESS OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Merim Kasumović, Vildana Altumbabić

“…This paper examines relevant factors of competitiveness of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) manufacturing industry in the period 2010-2017 as basis for its successful long-term growth and development. …”
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European Wool Carder Bee, Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) by Samantha Gallagher, Andrea Lucky

“…This species has been called the most widely distributed unmanaged bee in the world (Strange et al. 2011) because of its expansive native and non-native range. This document describes its synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, economic importance, and includes selected references. …”
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Testing the Reciprocal Effect between Value of Education, Time Investment, and Academic Achievement in a Large Non-Western Sample by Meimei Liu, TuongVan Vu, Nienke van Atteveldt, Martijn Meeter

“…In conclusion, the reciprocity between of motivation and achievement are more elusive than previous research suggested; further studies should be dedicated to scrutinizing its existence with various statistical models.…”
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Ghrelin Increases Beta-Catenin Level through Protein Kinase A Activation and Regulates OPG Expression in Rat Primary Osteoblasts by Emanuela Mrak, Lavinia Casati, Francesca Pagani, Alessandro Rubinacci, Guido Zarattini, Valeria Sibilia

“…Since canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway is critically associated with bone homeostasis, we investigated its involvement in mediating ghrelin effects in osteoblasts and in osteoblast-osteoclast cross talk. …”
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Alienation and emancipation at the university through performing arts by Ramiro Tau, Laure Kloetzer, Aneth Sacher, Anna Zolotareva, Yemariam Abebayehu

“…Based on a discussion of the phenomenon of learners' alienation in formal education systems, and its restrictive effects frequently pointed out in the specialized literature, we address the problem of the opening towards autonomy in the definition of an original research problem. …”
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STOCHASTIC BIFURCATION OF A CURRENT CARRYING THIN RECTANGULAR PLATE IN A MAGNETIC FIELD by WANG Ping, WEI Xing, WANG ZhiRen

“…The local stochastic stability of the system was judged using the maximum Lyapunov index. Its global stability of the system was also judged using the singular boundary theory.Finally the influences of the system parameters on the stochastic Hopf bifurcation were researched through the steady probability density function. …”
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Nanocrystalline Cellulose/Polyvinylpyrrolidone Fibrous Composites Prepared by Electrospinning and Thermal Crosslinking by Katrina M. Hatch, Jana Hlavatá, Katherine Paulett, Tatsiana Liavitskaya, Sergey Vyazovkin, Andrei V. Stanishevsky

“…Particles with the smallest size improved the strength of the membrane but decreased its mass swelling capacity, whereas the larger particles led to a more porous and flexible, but mechanically weaker, membrane structure with a higher swelling ability. …”
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