Competing Partisan Regimes and the Transformation of the Voting Rights Act, 1965-2015 by Jesse H. Rhodes

“…Consequently, Republicans turned to lower-profile administrative and especially judicial venues, which offered conservative elected officials chances to circumscribe voting rights enforcement while simultaneously maintaining a public facade of support for the norm of racial equality. …”
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La criminalidad durante el dominio del radicalismo en el Estado Soberano de Santander (1863-1878) by Gloria Constanza Rey Vera

“…Las fuentes son fundamentalmente primarias: la Gaceta de Santander, legislación, documentos oficiales y expedien tes criminales. Santander como “laboratorio” del liberalismo radical se caracterizó du rante esta época por los profundos cambios en el sistema penal, un catalogo poco extenso de conductas punibles, el juzgamiento pronto y la suavidad de las penas. …”
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Effect of different 1-methylcyclopropene formulations and dosing on the ripening profile of Tommy Atkins mango fruits by Geoffrey Chomba, Jane Ambuko, Cecilia Onyango, John Robert Ouko

“…Overall, the findings of this study suggest that 2.0ppm of the ‘powder’ formulation and 4.0ppm of the ‘Inbox Sachet’ formulation of SmartFresh™ would offer optimal effects at 24hrs and 12hrs exposure respectively. …”
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The Growing Challenge of Chronic Kidney Disease: An Overview of Current Knowledge by Rikke Borg, Nicholas Carlson, Jens Søndergaard, Frederik Persson

“…Causes of CKD are multifactorial and diverse, but early-stage symptoms are often few and silent. Progression rates are highly variable, but patients encounter both an increased risk for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) as well as increased cardiovascular risk. …”
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PINK1 modulates Prdx2 to reduce lipotoxicity‐induced apoptosis and attenuate cardiac dysfunction in heart failure mice with a preserved ejection fraction by Hao Zhang, Tianyu Xu, Xiyuan Mei, Qiming Zhao, Qiling Yang, Xianghui Zeng, Zhuang Ma, Haobin Zhou, Qingchun Zeng, Dingli Xu, Hao Ren

“…Notably, PINK1, in addition to its role in mitochondrial autophagy, can increase Prdx2 expression, effectively remove ROS and attenuate cardiomyocyte apoptosis by modulating the JNK and p38 pathways, thereby alleviating myocardial lipotoxicity and improving HFpEF cardiac function. Our studies offer valuable insights, opening avenues for the development of innovative therapeutic strategies in the prevention and treatment of HFpEF.…”
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Knowledge and occupational practices of beauticians and barbers in the transmission of viral hepatitis: A mixed-methods study in Volta Region of Ghana. by Silas Adjei-Gyamfi, Abigail Asirifi, Clotilda Asobuno, Felix Kwame Korang

“…An in-depth interview was used to collect data from five environmental health officers who were selected as key informants in the qualitative stage. …”
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Determinants of Market Liquidity of Shares Traded on the BM&FBOVESPA by Laíse Ferraz Correia, Hudson Fernandes Amaral

“…The greater the difference between the price offered and the demanded on a security (bid-ask spread), the greater its illiquidity. …”
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On the Ionosphere–Atmosphere–Lithosphere Coupling During the 9 November 2022 Italian Earthquake by Mirko Piersanti, Giulia D’Angelo, Dario Recchiuti, Fabio Lepreti, Paola Cusano, Enza De Lauro, Vincenzo Carbone, Pietro Ubertini, Mariarosaria Falanga

“…This work investigates an offshore Mw 5.5 earthquake that struck off the Marche region’s coast (Italy) on 9 November 2022, with a focus on the potential coupling between the Earth’s lithosphere, atmosphere, and magnetosphere triggered by the seismic event. …”
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Genetic Testing as a Prenatal Diagnostic Tool for Thalassemia: A Single-Center Study From Central Thailand by Malasai K, Jittikoon J, Udomsinprasert W, Talungchit P, Youngkong S, Sangroongruangsri S, Mahasirimongkol S, Chaikledkaew U

“…Kwandao Malasai,1,2 Jiraphun Jittikoon,3 Wanvisa Udomsinprasert,3 Pattarawalai Talungchit,4,5 Sitaporn Youngkong,5,6 Sermsiri Sangroongruangsri,6 Surakameth Mahasirimongkol,7 Usa Chaikledkaew5,6 1Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy (SEAP) Graduate Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Social Pharmacy Research Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand; 3Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 5Mahidol University Health Technology Assessment (MUHTA) Graduate Program, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 6Social and Administrative Pharmacy Division, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 7Information and Communication Technology Center, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, ThailandCorrespondence: Usa Chaikledkaew, Social and Administrative Pharmacy Division, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, 447 Sri-Ayudhaya Road, Rachathewi, Phayathai, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand, Email usa.chi@mahidol.ac.thPurpose: This study aimed to evaluate the costs and benefits of genetic testing, specifically mutation analysis and prenatal diagnostic testing, for the confirmation of thalassemia in at-risk pregnancies in Thailand, providing crucial insights to inform public health policy decision-making.Patients and Methods: We analyzed the costs and benefits of following standard screening guidelines, which included a sequence of tests such as mean corpuscular volume (MCV)/mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) with dichlorophenol indophenol precipitation (DCIP), hemoglobin (Hb) typing, genetic testing, and amniocentesis. …”
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Protocolo de actuación psicológica ante la COVID-19 en centros asistenciales. Cienfuegos. Cuba by Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, Marianela Fonseca Fernández, Anais Marta Valladares González, Laura Magda López Angulo

“…<br /><strong>Objetivo:</strong> ofrecer a los psicólogos que asisten a personas en riesgo o que padecen de la COVID-19 y a los prestadores asistenciales, las pautas de actuación psicológicas.…”
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Ola Demkowicz, Rebecca Jefferson, Pratyasha Nanda, Lucy Foulkes, Jo Lam, Steven Pryjmachuk, Rhiannon Evans, Bernadka Dubicka, Liz Neill, Laura Anne Winter, Georgina Nnamani

“…Conclusions The study offers a critically important contribution to evidence on gendered inequalities in low mood and anxiety, drawing attention to the interwoven and complex nature of girls’ lives and illuminating various aspects that would benefit from greater research. …”
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The potential for gene-editing to increase muscle growth in pigs: experiences with editing myostatin by A. C. Dilger, X. Chen, L. T. Honegger, B. M. Marron, J. E. Beever

“…Sequencing of cloned pigs indicated that off-target effects did not explain this poor viability. …”
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Repeated Successful Nest Sharing and Cooperation Between Western Kingbirds (Tyrannus verticalis) and a Female Western Kingbird × Scissor‐Tailed Flycatcher (T. forficatus) Hybrid... by Alexander J. Worm, Emily R. Donahue, Than J. Boves, Andrew D. Sweet

“…Genomic data from the females revealed that they were unrelated, and parentage analyses revealed that both females contributed genetically to at least one of the offspring, and at least two fathers were involved. …”
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Interaction of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance Exacerbates the Occurrence of Diabetes Mellitus in Healthy Individuals by Baomin Wang, Yumei Yang, Xiaomu Li

“…Patients with hypertension often show insulin resistance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlations between different blood pressure levels and different degrees of insulin resistance, as well as their interactions, with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus. …”
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Real-time discrimination of earthquake signals by integrating artificial intelligence technology into IoT devices by Zhi Geng, Yanfei Wang, Wenyong Pan, Caixia Yu, Zhijing Bai, Hongzhou Zhang

“…This model encodes the discrimination process as a single numerical value, offering interpretability with only 2693 parameters. …”
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ESPACIO PÚBLICO Y PARTICIPACIÓN CIUDADANA: RESIGNIFICACIONES EN TIEMPOS DE COVID-19 by Romina Valeria Schroeder, Mariana Elena Vilo

“…; ¿reproducen las desigualdades del espacio material u ofrecen una alternativa frente a las urgencias que se suscitan? …”
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Detection of Vertical Root Fractures Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in the Presence and Absence of Gutta-Percha by Ehsan Hekmatian, Mitra Karbasi kheir, Hossein Fathollahzade, Mahnaz Sheikhi

“…Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) offers better visualization of VRF than conventional radiography. …”
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The Potential Role of Surprisal in Predicting Pronunciation Problems in L2 English Phonology by Monika Pukli

“…In an analogy of the (native) phonologization model by Hume and Mailhot (2013), it was expected that one would encounter more mistakes in high surprisal words (i.e. uncommon words whose articulation is complex) than more familiar, average surprisal words, and that low surprisal words (i.e. the most frequent and simple words) would be likewise more often mispronounced than the average. The analysis of pronunciation mistakes in French speakers of English does not indicate a significant correlation between word surprisal categories (low/mid/high) and the presence of errors. …”
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Analyzing Performance of Banks in India: A Robust Regression Analysis Approach by Mohammad Athar Ali, Asif Pervez, Rohit Bansal, Mohammed Arshad Khan

“…For this, the relationship between return on assets and net interest margin with bank performance determinants has been discussed using robust regression. Robust regression offers a better and more realistic analysis owing to reducing the impact of outliers and influential data, and it is recommended for more precise results.…”
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Peculiar index relations, 2D TQFT, and universality of SUSY enhancement by Matthew Buican, Linfeng Li, Takahiro Nishinaka

“…By writing these quantities in the language of 2D topological quantum field theory (TQFT), we easily read off the S-duality action on the flavor symmetries of the AD quivers and also find expressions for the Schur indices of various classes of exotic AD theories appearing in different decoupling limits. …”
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