The Analysis of e-banking use by commercial bank customers in Bukavu, DRC by Crispin Jean Chris MUKAMBA BYAMUNGU

“…Method: A conceptual framework based on the UTAUT model was developed, followed by flat sorting and econometric analyses of data from a survey based on a sample of 215 customers. …”
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Afferent Connections to the Rostrolateral Part of the Periaqueductal Gray: A Critical Region Influencing the Motivation Drive to Hunt and Forage by Sandra Regina Mota-Ortiz, Marcia Harumi Sukikara, Luciano Freitas Felicio, Newton Sabino Canteras

“…To have a deeper understanding on the putative paths involved in the decision-making process between foraging, hunting, and other behavioral responses, in the present investigation, we carried out a systematic analysis of the neural inputs to the rostrolateral PAG (rlPAG), using Fluorogold as a retrograde tracer. …”
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Selective Modulators of PPAR-γ Activity: Molecular Aspects Related to Obesity and Side-Effects by Fang Zhang, Brian E. Lavan, Francine M. Gregoire

“…The identification of putative natural and synthetic ligands and activators of PPAR-γ has helped to unravel the molecular basis of its function, including molecular details regarding ligand binding, conformational changes of the receptor, and cofactor binding, leading to the emergence of the concept of selective PPAR-γ modulators (SPPARγMs). …”
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The Role of −786T/C Polymorphism in the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene in Males with Clinical and Biochemical Features of the Metabolic Syndrome by Blazej Misiak, Marta Krolik, Anna Kukowka, Anna Lewera, Przemyslaw Leszczynski, Joanna Stankiewicz-Olczyk, Ryszard Slezak

“…Our study indicates the putative role of −786T/C polymorphism in the development of hypercholesterolemia, in patients with MS, which might be enhanced by cigarette smoking.…”
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Memory Effects of Benzodiazepines: Memory Stages and Types Versus Binding-Site Subtypes by Miroslav M. Savic, Dragan I. Obradovic, Nenad D. Ugrešic, Dubravko R. Bokonjic

“…This minireview concentrates on the putative subtype selectivity of the acquisition-impairing action of benzodiazepines. …”
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Do Young Schizophrenics with Recent Onset of Illness Show Evidence of Hypofrontality? by O. Gureje, O. Olley, R. A. Acha, B. O. Osuntokun

“…It would also appear that these impairments are not artefacts of age, chronicity or of institutionalization, and are present even in schizophrenic patients who may have an illness with putative better outcome than those studied in previous reports.…”
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Modeling Cu(II) Binding to Peptides Using the Extensible Systematic Force Field by Faina Ryvkin, Frederick T. Greenaway

“…The utility of the extensible systematic force field (ESFF) was tested for copper(II) binding to a 34-amino-acid Cu(II) peptide, which includes five histidine residues and is the putative copper-binding site of lysyl oxidase. To improve computational efficiency, distance geometry calculations were used to constrain all combinations of three histidine ligands to be within bonding distance of the copper and the best results were utilized as starting structures for the ESFF computations. …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha Target Genes by Maryam Rakhshandehroo, Bianca Knoch, Michael Müller, Sander Kersten

“…Here, we present an overview of the involvement of PPARα in lipid metabolism and other pathways through a detailed analysis of the different known or putative PPARα target genes. The emphasis is on gene regulation by PPARα in liver although many of the results likely apply to other organs and tissues as well.…”
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Exploring Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam.: Cytotoxic, proapoptotic and antiferroptotic effect of acetone extract on JAR choriocarcinoma cell line by Milojević Sara D., Nikodijević Danijela D., Milutinović Milena G., Kosanić Marijana M., Petrović Nevena N., Jovanović-Krivokuća Milica G., Nacka-Aleksić Mirjana M.

“…The cytotoxic effect of Amanita muscaria acetone extract on the JAR choriocarcinoma cell line was evaluated using MTT assay and analysis on two selected programmed cell death pathways. The putative ferroptotic effect was evaluated by measuring the main redox parameters and relative expression of key antiferroptotic genes. …”
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Monoamines, BDNF, Dehydroepiandrosterone, DHEA-Sulfate, and Childhood Depression—An Animal Model Study by O. Malkesman, T. Asaf, L. Shbiro, A. Goldstein, R. Maayan, A. Weizman, N. Kinor, E. Okun, B. Sredni, G. Yadid, A. Weller

“…Basal levels of monoamines and DHEA in four main limbic brain regions were measured in prepubertal Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats (a putative animal model of childhood depression). Basal levels of “Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)” were also determined in two regions in the hippocampus, compared with Wistar strain controls. …”
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The Domestic Cat as a Large Animal Model for Characterization of Disease and Therapeutic Intervention in Hereditary Retinal Blindness by Kristina Narfström, Koren Holland Deckman, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond

“…The second model addressed in this paper is the autosomal dominant early onset rod cone dysplasia, putatively caused by the mutation found in the CRX gene. …”
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Daratumumab, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone (DRD), an Active Regimen in the Treatment of Immunosuppression-Associated Plasmablastic Lymphoma (PBL) in the Setting of Gorham’s Lymph... by Matthew Lee, Beth A. Martin, Haifaa Abdulhaq

“…Gorham’s lymphangiomatosis or Gorham–Stout disease (GSD) is a rare skeletal condition of unknown etiology characterized by progressive bone loss and nonmalignant proliferation of vascular and lymphatic channels within the affected bone. …”
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Media immersion and acceptance of technologies: Exploring the influence of virtual reality, video, and photo-based presentations using the case of air taxis by Mikael Bagratuni, Jan Silberer, Patrick Planing, Patrick Müller

“…This study applied factors from the UTAUT2 model to explore how these media conditions trigger performance expectancy, effort expectancy, hedonic motivation, social influence, and reliability. …”
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Suspected Spontaneous Aqueous Humor Misdirection Syndrome in a Boston Terrier by Ashley E. Zibura, Michael G. Davidson, Hans D. Westermeyer

“…These examination findings led to a putative diagnosis of spontaneous aqueous humor misdirection syndrome (AHMS). …”
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Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the world’s highest aquatic environments from the Western Himalayas, India by Pardhi Samadhan, Kokila Thiruvalan, Thacker Mital, Alakananda B., Karthick Balasubramanian

“…Further analysis and putative novel species from this high-altitude environment will be described in future publications.…”
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Temporal and spatial co-occurrence of pacific oyster mortality and increased planktonic Vibrio abundance by Elliot Scanes, Nachshon Siboni, Jaimie Potts, Shivanesh Rao, Maurizio Labbate, Justin R. Seymour

“…Our findings provide evidence for the role of Vibrio in oyster mortality events and indicate that ocean warming and elevated phytoplankton may stimulate putative pathogens in the Vibrio genus.…”
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Preprocessing optimization algorithm based on partial channel information feedback in wideband OFDM systems by WANG Xia1, ZHANG Guo-mei1, XUE Tao2

“…To mitigate inter-block interference（IBI） and inter-carrier interference（ICI） in an orthogonal frequency divi-sion multiplexing（OFDM） system,pre-processing approaches at transmitters based on full channel state information（CSI） had been proposed,the performance improved and receiver simplied.However,feeding full CSI back would oc-cupy scarce bandwidth and was impractical sometimes for the systems with high real-time demand.To deal with this problem,a preprocessing optimization based on partial CSI feedback was investigated and three selected preprocessing approaches of optimization matrix were developed and tested.Computer simulation results showed that the proposed op-timization algorithm can effectively cancel IBI and ICI and significantly improve the performance in wideband OFDM systems.Compared with the pre-processing approaches at transmitters based on full CSI,under the condition of meeting the demand for quality of services（QoS）,the proposed scheme has high spectral efficiency and low feedback and com-putation complexity.…”
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Gençlerin siyasal ve toplumsal katılımı ölçeğinin geliştirilmesi by O. Nejat AKFIRAT, Figen ÇOK

“…Flanagan, Syvertsen ve Stout (2007) tarafından geliştirilen ölçme aracındaki kültürel öğeler ayıklanıp, kültüre özgü yeni maddeler yazılarak ölçek uyarlanmıştır. …”
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Control of virulence by small RNAs in Streptococcus pneumoniae. by Beth Mann, Tim van Opijnen, Jianmin Wang, Caroline Obert, Yong-Dong Wang, Robert Carter, Daniel J McGoldrick, Granger Ridout, Andrew Camilli, Elaine I Tuomanen, Jason W Rosch

“…Using this approach, we have identified 89 putative sRNAs, 56 of which are newly identified. Furthermore, using targeted genetic approaches and Tn-seq transposon screening, we demonstrate that many of the identified sRNAs have important global and niche-specific roles in virulence. …”
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Functional Comparison between Healthy and Multiple Myeloma Adipose Stromal Cells by Nicolas Espagnolle, Benjamin Hebraud, Jean-Gérard Descamps, Mélanie Gadelorge, Marie-Véronique Joubert, Laura Do Souto Ferreira, Murielle Roussel, Anne Huynh, Luc Sensébé, Louis Casteilla, Michel Attal, Hervé Avet-Loiseau, Frederic Deschaseaux, Philippe Bourin, Jill Corre

“…However, the changes observed in MM ASCs and the supportive property of ASCs on MM cells question their putative and safety uses at an autologous or allogenic level.…”
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