La «catena calda»: un’etnografia dell’allattamento a partire dai margini by Martina Riina

“…Breast milk, in the same way, conveys meanings, belongings, alliances and symbols, well beyond its function as a food that nourishes and fortifies, also becoming a “place” in which beliefs and knowledge are discerned that guide its use and circulation. …”
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Genome-Wide Analysis of Genes Encoding Methionine-Rich Proteins in Arabidopsis and Soybean Suggesting Their Roles in the Adaptation of Plants to Abiotic Stress by Ha Duc Chu, Quynh Ngoc Le, Huy Quang Nguyen, Dung Tien Le

“…Among the MRP genes with a known function, the majority of the abiotic stress-responsive genes are involved in transcription control and calcium signaling. …”
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Supervised optimal control in complex continuous systems with trajectory imitation and reinforcement learning by Yingjun Liu, Fuchun Liu, Renwei Huang

“…Reinforcement learning (RL) automatically learns complex decisions through trial and error, but it requires the design of precise reward functions combined with domain knowledge. For complex scenarios where the reward function cannot be achieved or is only with sparse rewards, we proposed a novel supervised optimal control framework based on trajectory imitation (TI) and reinforcement learning (RL) in this paper. …”
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Monosodium glutamate (MSG) consumption is associated with urolithiasis and urinary tract obstruction in rats. by Amod Sharma, Vitoon Prasongwattana, Ubon Cha'on, Carlo Selmi, Wiphawi Hipkaeo, Piyanard Boonnate, Supattra Pethlert, Tanin Titipungul, Piyapharom Intarawichian, Sakda Waraasawapati, Anucha Puapiroj, Visith Sitprija, Sirirat Reungjui

“…Both MSG-treated and control animals were sacrificed after 9 months when renal function parameters, blood and urine electrolytes, and tissue histopathology were determined.…”
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Cognitive dysfunction in diabetes – the ‘forgotten’ diabetes complication: a narrative review by Åke Sjöholm, Louise Bennet, Peter M. Nilsson

“…Although the link between diabetes and cognitive dysfunction was discovered more than 100 years ago and has important clinical implications, this diabetes complication remains relatively unknown. …”
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Memantine inhibits calcium-permeable AMPA receptors by Elisa Carrillo, Alejandra Montaño Romero, Cuauhtemoc U. Gonzalez, Andreea L. Turcu, Santiago Vázquez, Edward C. Twomey, Vasanthi Jayaraman

“…Our findings unlock potential exploitation of this site to design more specific drugs targeting CP-AMPARs.…”
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Current basic and preclinical research for treatment of radiation therapy–induced hyposalivation by Olga J. Baker, DDS, PhD, Harim Tavares dos Santos, DDS, PhD, Kihoon Nam, PhD

“…Treatments include saliva substitutes and secretory agonists that provide only temporary relief and can result in significant adverse effects. To find more permanent and clinically viable solutions, alternative strategies are being developed that may restore salivary gland function in patients with head and neck cancer. …”
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The “Exo hand-2” complex in the rehabilitation of the upper limb in cerebral palsy using the non-invasive interface “brain-computer” by N. V. Larina, L. L. Korsunskaya, S. V. Vlasenko

“…The level of motor activity according to the criteria of classification of large motor functions (GMFCS) was not more than III. All patients received a standard course of spa rehabilitation for 21 days. …”
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Suppression of scant identifies Endos as a substrate of greatwall kinase and a negative regulator of protein phosphatase 2A in mitosis. by Hélène Rangone, Eva Wegel, Melanie K Gatt, Eirene Yeung, Alexander Flowers, Janusz Debski, Janusz Debski, Michal Dadlez, Veerle Janssens, Adelaide T C Carpenter, David M Glover

“…Here we show that mutations in either the catalytic or regulatory twins/B55 subunit of PP2A act as enhancers of gwl(Scant), a gain-of-function allele of the Greatwall kinase gene that leads to embryonic lethality in Drosophila when the maternal dosage of the mitotic kinase Polo is reduced. …”
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Interpreting the rich dialogue between astrocytes and neurons: An overview in Rett syndrome by Francesca M. Postogna, Ottavia M. Roggero, Fabio Biella, Angelisa Frasca

“…MECP2 mutations have profound impacts on neurons, which exhibit morphological, synaptic and functional impairments. However, more recent evidence highlights a crucial role of astrocytes in RTT pathogenesis. …”
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Impact of dietary astaxanthin sources on growth performance, antioxidant status, immune response, and intestinal morphology in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Xiaoxue Meng, Fumei Yang, Lingli Zhan, Toru Numasawa, Junming Deng

“…In conclusion, dietary astaxanthin, particularly from WBHPA, positively influenced intestinal digestion and absorption capacities as well as intestinal mucosal barrier function in rainbow trout, suggesting its applicability as a functional feed additive in aquaculture.…”
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Translational error in mice increases with ageing in an organ-dependent manner by Erik C. Böttger, Harshitha Santhosh Kumar, Adrian Steiner, Emmanuel Sotirakis, Kader Thiam, Patricia Isnard Petit, Petra Seebeck, David P. Wolfer, Dimitri Shcherbakov, Rashid Akbergenov

“…To study whether spontaneous changes in the rate of ribosomal error occur as a function of age, we first determined that stop-codon readthrough is a more sensitive read-out of mistranslation due to codon-anticodon mispairing than missense amino acid incorporation. …”
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Widespread mortality of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) throughout interior Alaskan boreal forests resulting from a novel canker disease. by Roger W Ruess, Loretta M Winton, Gerard C Adams

“…Warmer early-season temperatures and prolonged late summer drought are leading to larger and more severe wildfires throughout interior Alaska that are favoring a shift from black spruce to forests dominated by Alaska paper birch and aspen. …”
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Hypothyroidism: playing the cardiometabolic risk concerto by George J. Kahaly, Youshuo Liu, Luca Persani

“…Abstract Background Thyroid hormones influence the function of essentially every system of the body, including the cardiovascular and metabolic system. …”
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Durability Evaluation of Concrete with Multiadmixtures under Salt Freeze-Thaw Cycles Based on Surface Resistivity by Shibin Luo, Wei Liang, Hua Wang, Wensheng Wang, Rongjun Zou

“…Moreover, surface resistivity of concrete has a good exponential function relationship with strength and a good power function relationship with rapid chloride permeability. …”
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Investigating the Compatibility of Various Components in Marine Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil by Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Daping Zhou, Haijun Wei, Shuye Xue, Ye Qiu, Shen Wu, Haijie Yu

“…Specifically, asphaltene is more likely to self-aggregate, as shown by the increase in peak height in the radial distribution function of the asphaltene-asphaltene pair. …”
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Gut Microbiome Development in Rock Pigeons: Effects of Food Restriction Early in Life by Maurine W. Dietz, Bin-Yan Hsu, Marco van der Velde, B. Irene Tieleman

“…The gut microbiome (GM) is important herein, affecting digestive capacity and immune function. Diet impacts the GM, but wild nestlings may experience resource limitations, which may also affect the GM. …”
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Independent association between subjective cognitive decline and frailty in the elderly. by Tsung-Jen Hsieh, Hsing-Yi Chang, I-Chien Wu, Chu-Chih Chen, Hui-Ju Tsai, Yen-Feng Chiu, Shu-Chun Chuang, Chao A Hsiung, Chih-Cheng Hsu

“…Compared to those with normal cognition, elders with SCD were more likely to have pre-frailty (odds ratio [OR]: 1.36, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.10-1.67, p = 0.004) or frailty (OR: 1.78, 95% CI: 1.23-2.58, p = 0.002) after adjusting for age, gender, education level, comorbidity, nutritional status, kidney function, and biochemical-related factors.…”
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An improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm for the design of foundation pit of rail transit upper cover project by Jinyan Shao, Yuan Lu, Yi Sun, Lei Zhao

“…Additionally, an acceleration factor based on trigonometric functions and an adaptive Gaussian mutation strategy are incorporated, improving the exploration ability of the particles in the search space and facilitating their movement towards the global optimal solution more effectively. …”
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RISK FACTORS OF EROSIVE ULCER LESION OF STOMACH AND DUODENUM IN THOSE SUFFERING FROM SEVERE THERMAL INJURY by D. O. Vagner, I. V. Shlyk, V. N. Yurina

“…The value of changes in the acidogenic function of stomach as well as blood circulation disorders in the genesis of erosive ulcer lesions of gastrointestinal tract were evaluated in those suffering from severe thermal injury. …”
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