Leaf-Methanolic Extract of Pseudopanax arboreus (Araliaceae) (L. F. Phillipson) Reverses Amitriptyline-Induced Sexual Dysfunction in Male Rats by Egbe B. Besong, G. Ateufack, Smith B. Babiaka, Albert Kamanyi

“…The extract-treated rats registered significant decrease in mount latency (ML) and intromission latency (IL); nonsignificant increase in mount frequency (MF), intromission frequency (IF), and penile licking (PL); significant decrease in postejaculatory interval (PEI); contrasting effects in ejaculation latency (EL); and mean intromission interval (MII). Both doses of the extract also provoked a significant increase in relative weight of testes, but had no significant effect on the plasma hormonal profile. …”
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Clay Shoveler's Fracture: A Pain in the Neck by Marc Boutros, Maria R. Karam, Maria El Asmar, Emmanuelle Wakim, Labib Chebli, Pierre Maurice Doumit Bader Tarabay, Sami Roukoz

“…Although this fracture was initially associated with clay shoveling, it occurs in modern-day sports and activities such as paddling, weightlifting, volleyball, Wii gaming, and many more. A rare occurrence, clay shoveler's fracture is frequently misdiagnosed. …”
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A Contraction Fixed Point Theorem in Partially Ordered Metric Spaces and Application to Fractional Differential Equations by Xiangbing Zhou, Wenquan Wu, Hongjiang Ma

“…We generalize a fixed point theorem in partially ordered complete metric spaces in the study of A. Amini-Harandi and H. Emami (2010). We also give an application on the existence and uniqueness of the positive solution of a multipoint boundary value problem with fractional derivatives.…”
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Role of Na+/H+ Exchanger Isoform-1 in Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Islam Khan, Iqbal Siddique, Farida M Al-Awadi, Krishna Mohan

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A Metabolic Study on Colon Cancer Using 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy by Zahra Zamani, Mohammad Arjmand, Farideh Vahabi, Seyed Mahmood Eshaq Hosseini, Sadegh Mohammad Fazeli, Ayda Iravani, Parastoo Bayat, Akbar Oghalayee, Mahshid Mehrabanfar, Reza Haj Hosseini, Mohammad Tashakorpour, Mohsen Tafazzoli, Sedigheh Sadeghi

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Expression of some circulating microRNAs as predictive biomarkers for prognosis and treatment response in glioblastoma by Elham Ali, Marwa Adel Ahmed, May A. Shawki, Lobna R. Ezz El Arab, Mohamed K. Khalifa, Menha Swellam

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Unveiling gratitude in Javanese Muslim hajatan traditions: Cultural wisdom and social cohesion in the midst of modernization by Rizky Andana Pohan, M. Ramli, Adi Atmoko, Sa'dun Akbar, Fattah Hanurawan

“…While many studies have explored the role of cultural traditions in maintaining social stability and cultural identity, a significant gap remains in understanding how the hajatan tradition functions as a holistic mechanism for expressing gratitude amid rapid social changes. This research employs a qualitative approach with a participatory ethnographic design conducted over seven months in Kelurahan Mulyorejo, Kecamatan Sukun, Kota Malang. …”
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Water Quality Assessment of Rivers in Aquatic Eco-environmental Function Regions in Changzhou City by WANG Xuesong, ZHANG Ge, LI Ying, XU Jinqian, CAI Yongjiu

“…In 2018,57 monitoring sections were arranged for a quarterly water quality survey in Changzhou,which can help grasp the water quality of 13 aquatic eco-environmental function regions.The current situation,characteristics of spatial heterogeneity,and seasonal changing laws of main water quality indicators are evaluated by multiple methods such as the water quality grade analysis,comprehensive water quality identification index (WQII) method,redundancy analysis,and principal component analysis.In this way,we can explore the major influencing factors of water quality.The results are as follows:① In 2018,the water quality of rivers in Changzhou City was mainly classified as Grade IV according to the Environmental Quality Standards for Surface Water (GB 3838—2002),which indicates the poor water quality.② The results show significant spatio-temporal difference in the concentration of main water quality indicators,and the water quality in the western hills is better than that in the eastern plains.The grade of water quality is higher in summer and autumn than in spring and winter.③ From the perspective of aquatic eco-environmental function regions,the water quality of III-09 (ecologically Grade III), IV-02 (ecologically Grade IV),and IV-03 (ecologically Grade IV) regions in the eastern urban area is poor,while the water quality of I-02 (ecologically Grade I), II-01 (ecologically Grade II),III-08 (ecologically Grade III) regions in the west is good.The grades of aquatic eco-environmental function regions are highly consistent with the water quality,which proves that the function regions can provide scientific reference for the monitoring, assessment,and environmental management of water quality.④ The redundancy analysis shows that the land for construction is the main influencing factor in the deterioration of water quality.The increase in the relative proportion of arable land and the decrease in the aquatic area closely correlate with the deterioration of water quality when the scale is over 2,000 m.⑤ The principal component analysis indicates that the five-day biochemical oxygen demand,COD,and permanganate index have high interpretation rates.This shows that the water quality of rivers in Changzhou City is mainly affected by organic pollution and eutrophication. …”
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Does a priming warm-up influence the incidence of [Formula: see text] during a ramp test and verification phase? by JianBo Qiao, Paul Rosbrook, Daniel K Sweet, Riana R Pryor, David Hostler, David Looney, J Luke Pryor

“…The first visit required a normal warm-up (cycling at 50 W for 10 min) followed by the ramp test (30 W.min-1) and supramaximal verification phase with 30 min rest between tests. …”
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Colocar-se em palavras: memórias de um percurso íntimo by Regina Dalcastagnè

“…Based on a rapprochement between the award-winning novel Nur na escuridão (Nur in darkness), by Salim Miguel, which tells his family’s saga during his immi- gration from Lebanon to Brazil, and the unpublished manuscripts of Jose Miguel, the author’s father, who tells the same story, this article discusses the reasons for writing and the use of narrative resources to build a meaning for his life. …”
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The Africa of 2022: Crisscrossing Crises by Siphamandla Zondi, Joseph Keutcheu, Tinuade Ojo

“…The AU marked a realisation that the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) established in 1963 had fulfilled its mandate of ridding the continent of overt colonial rule and a new platform was needed to drive Africa towards full prosperity. Conceived amid the revisiting of the discourse of African Renaissance, the AU was meant to respond to both historical and contemporary imperatives. …”
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Generalizations of p-valent functions via the hadamard product by Anil K. Soni

“…The classes of univalent prestarlike functions Rα, α≥−1, of Ruscheweyh [1] and a certain generalization of Rα were studied recently by Al-Amiri [2]. The author studies, among other things, the classes of p-valent functions R(α+p−1) where p is a positive integer and α is any integer with α+p>0. …”
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Spermatic Cord Knot: A Clinical Finding in Patients with Spermatic Cord Torsion by Abdullatif Al-Terki, Talal Al-Qaoud

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A Storyteller’s Autobiographical Analysis of Himself by Gábor Biczó

“…Lajos Ámi (1886–1963) was one of the most talented Gipsy storytellers in Hungary whose repertoire includes more than 250 tales. …”
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Les lettres de Newman by Jacqueline Clais-Girard

“…It has taken the Birmingham Oratory almost fifty years and seven editors to complete a task that Newman himself had started as early as 1825 and that his friends and/or biographers had attempted at different times.This collection — « the finest collection (of letters) in the English language » — comprises about 20,000 letters in 32 volumes, making it necessary for the average reader to refer to selections ; two have been published in the last fifty years and the more recent one, translated under the aegis of the Association Française des Amis de Newman, was published for the centenary of Newman’s death that the French public may get to know the person of the cardinal in the context of the time.…”
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A note on Mawlāy ‘Abd al-Qādir b. Muḥammad al-Sanūsī and his relationship with the Caliphate of Ḥamdallāhi by Mohamed Diagayété

“…The article provides a biography of this scholar, who acted as Timbuktu judge and amīr of the city on behalf of Ḥamdallāhi, and introduces his correspondence with the caliphate’s capital. …”
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Can Strategic Litigation Backfire? Challenging the Crackdown on Migration NGOs in Greece Through EU Law by Elli Kriona Saranti

“…In 2020, amid aggressive and inflammatory political discourse and an unprecedented wave of violent attacks against migration Non-Governmental Organizations and their staff, the Greek Government sought to establish a new legal framework for the registration of Non-Governmental Organizations active in the fields of international protection, migration and social inclusion, and their members. …”
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Comparisons of Esophageal Function Tests between Chinese and British Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Feng Gao, Samantha Leach, Jian Yu Hao, Zhan Min Shang, Anthony Robert Hobson

“…Patients with GERD were selected from the functional gut clinic, London, and digestive department, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, after taking the examinations of High-resolution Manometry and Impedance (HRiM) and 24-hour Multi-Channel Intraluminal Impedance and pH Recording (MII/pH) between 2013 and 2014. Chinese healthy volunteers who undertook HRiM were also selected as control group. …”
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Exergames podem ser uma ferramenta para acréscimo de atividade física e melhora do condicionamento físico? by Jorge Gomes, Raphael Melo, Saulo Oliveira, Manoel Costa

“…Foram selecionados 19 estudos. Destes EXGs o mais utilizado foi o Boxe (63% dos estudos). Foram observadas elevações significativas nas variáveis hemodinâmicas proporcionando intensidade de leve a vigorosa. …”
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Global disparity in synergy of solar power and vegetation growth by Shi Chen, Yuhan Wang, Xi Lu, Kebin He, Jiming Hao

“…The impacts of large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power on local vegetation are pivotal in the context of widespread solar deployment for net-zero goals, amid escalating land fragility and use competition. …”
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