Enhanced effect of the immunosuppressive soluble HLA-G2 homodimer by site-specific PEGylation by Chisato Yamada, Kimiko Kuroki, Naoyoshi Maeda, Hiroshi Watanabe, Ami Takahashi, Katsumi Maenaka

“…A conventional HLA-G isoform, HLA-G1, forms a heterotrimeric complex composed of a heavy chain (α1-α3 domains), β2-microglobulin (β2m) and a cognate peptide. One of the other isoforms, HLA-G2, lacks a α2 domain or β2m to form a nondisulfide-linked homodimer, and its ectodomain specifically binds to LILRB2 expressed in human monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. …”
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The effect of trait anxiety on success in individual athletes by Ahmet Sanıoglu, Mihriban Ulker, Zehranur Sanıoglu Tanıs

“…Many athletes are not able to show their performances in their training sessions under stressful competition conditions. One of the important reasons for this problem is the anxiety level of the athletes. …”
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Retracted: VR Technology in Marketing From the Perspective of Customer Experience by Xiangxi Kong, Dewen Liu, Liangyu Min

“…Virtual reality technology is a new media technology. On the one hand, virtual reality technology has brought a brand-new impact on people’s production and life. …”
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Engaging Distance Learners in Cooperative Extension by Austen Moore, Amy Harder

“…This 4-page fact sheet discusses how to incorporate the best practices for engaging learners in online distance education programs. Written by Austen Moore and Amy Harder, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2013. …”
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Multi-View Collaborative Training and Self-Supervised Learning for Group Recommendation by Feng Wei, Shuyu Chen

“…Unlike individual recommendation, group recommendation must consider both individual preferences and group dynamics, thereby enhancing decision-making efficiency for groups. One of the key challenges facing recommendation algorithms is data sparsity, a limitation that is even more severe in group recommendation than in traditional recommendation tasks. …”
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Variation of fatty acid composition in seed oil in the collection of induced oil flax (Linum humile Mill.) mutants by A. V. Tigova, A. I. Soroka

“…The method of experimental mutagenesis is one of the ways to solve this problem. This method allows mutant lines with an array of morphometric and biochemical traits to be created from a single species and within a relatively short period of time. …”
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Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) radio occultation climatologies mapped by machine learning and Bayesian interpolation by E. Shehaj, E. Shehaj, S. Leroy, K. Cahoy, A. Geiger, L. Crocetti, G. Moeller, G. Moeller, B. Soja, M. Rothacher

“…By projecting the original and the inferred maps at 2 km in iso-height onto spherical harmonics, we find that the BI-only technique can resolve refractivity in the horizontal up to spherical harmonic degree 8, while BI&ML can resolve maps of refractivity using the same input data up to spherical harmonic degree 14.…”
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Hazır Gıda ve İçecek Reklamları Neye Odaklanıyor? Kristal Elma Ödüllü Reklamlar Üzerinden Bir Analiz by Aslıhan Zenginbaş

“…İkna ve hegemonya üretme kabiliyetinde olan reklam olgusuna kitlelerin maruz kalma oranları göz önünde bulundurulduğunda hazır gıda reklamlarının hangi temaları odağına alarak kitleleri manipüle etmeye çalıştığı literatüre önemli katkılar sağlamayı hedeflemektedir. …”
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Discrete versus continual description of solid state reaction dynamics from the angle of meaningful simulation by A. Korobov

“…It seems that this may be of interest not only for chemists but also in the broad context of developing and employing discrete dynamical models.…”
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Global analysis on a class of multi-group SEIR model with latency and relapse by Jinliang Wang, Hongying Shu

“…In this paper, we investigate the global dynamics of a multi-group SEIR epidemic model,allowing heterogeneity of the host population, delay in latency and delay due torelapsedistribution for the human population.Our results indicate that when certain restrictions on nonlinear growth rate and incidence are fulfilled, the basic reproduction number $\mathfrak{R}_0$ plays the key role of a global threshold parameter in the sense that the long-time behaviors of the model depend only on $\mathfrak{R}_0$. The proofs of the main results utilize the persistence theory indynamical systems, Lyapunov functionals guided by graph-theoretical approach.…”
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Uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and contraception in South African hair salons: a study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Christina Psaros, Ingrid Bassett, Sabina Medal Govere, Jana Jarolimova, Joyce Yan, Sthabile Shezi, Lungile M Ngcobo, Shruti Sagar, Dani Zionts, Nduduzo Dube, RA Parker

“…Salons serving primarily female clients will be randomised either to an SRH service package (offer of PrEP, contraception, STI screening and health education) or to health education only. Interested female salon clients≥18 years old will be referred by trained stylists. …”
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EFFECT OF MICRO CREDIT FINANCE ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN CROSS RIVER STATE by Helen Walter Mboto, Takon Samuel Manyo, Nkamare Stephen Ekpo, Effiong Okon Asuquo

“…Adopting this approach is one of the most important steps in making micro finance gender sensitive. …”
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C-Reactive Protein in Human Atherogenesis: Facts and Fiction by Oliver Zimmermann, Kefei Li, Myron Zaczkiewicz, Matthias Graf, Zhongmin Liu, Jan Torzewski

“…Specific CRP inhibition followed by use of CRP inhibitors in controlled clinical trials may be the only way to prove or disprove a causative role for CRP in cardiovascular disease.…”
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„Podłe życie miałem”. "Puszczyk" Stefana Grabińskiego wobec modernistycznego dekadentyzmu by Aleksandra Lesińska

“…The research is placed in the context of selected approaches to decadence as one of the leading philosophical movements of the era and one which perfectly reflected the mood and melancholic attitudes of the time when the literary work was created. …”
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Abbas Kiarostami Filmlerinde Gerçekçilik: Yakın Çekim (Nema-ye Nazdik – 1990) Filminin Nokta Metaforuyla Yeni Bir Okuması by Murat Şahin

“…Nokta metaforu, gerçeğin bir nüvesi, gerçekliğe ulaşma çabasının bir izdüşümü ve kendinden hareketle gerçeğin çoğaltılması bakımından önem taşımaktadır. Bu bakımdan nokta metaforunun sağladığı anlam zenginliğinden yararlanılarak filmin sinematografik ögeleri olan yakın çekim kullanımı, senografik ögelerin tercihi ve ses kullanımı gibi unsurlar üzerinden analizi yapılmıştır. …”
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High-performance laser speckle contrast image vascular segmentation without delicate pseudo-label reliance by Shenglan Yao, Huiling Wu, Suzhong Fu, Shuting Ling, Kun Wang, Hongqin Yang, Yaqin He, Xiaolan Ma, Xiaofeng Ye, Xiaofei Wen, Qingliang Zhao

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Preparation and Electronic Property Investigation of Zinc(II)-Schiff Base Complexes in the Confined Space by Peng Shang, Lei Zhang

“…The marked shift of the absorption onset was associated with a band-gap reduction between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). …”
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LRP11 facilitates lipid metabolism and malignancy in hepatocellular carcinoma by stabilizing RACK1 through USP5 regulation by Litao Liang, Wenbo Jia, Jinyi Wang, Yanzhi Feng, Deming Zhu, Wenhu Zhao, Chao Xu, Xiangyu Ling, Qingpeng Lv, Xiaoming Ai, Lianbao Kong, Wenzhou Ding

“…Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide and a major public health challenge. …”
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Fiabilité et fidélité : les logiques humaines et matérielles à l’œuvre dans les agences d’architecture de Pierre Dufau (1908-1985) by Hugo Massire

“…Active from the late 1930s to the 1980s, Pierre Dufau (1908-1985) is one of the leading performers in the French architecture during the Trente Glorieusesperiod, due to the quantitative importance of his built production. …”
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Racism in German healthcare: uncovering the construction and silencing of the “other” by Tanja Gangarova, Melike Yildiz, Lina Kabangu

“…The data analysis developed iteratively, with inductive and deductive steps complementing one another. The study results illustrate how the collaboratively developed concepts of being treated as “other” and being made inaudible can advance our understanding of the forms, dynamics, and effects of racism in healthcare encounters. …”
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