Curcumin-loaded nanostructured lipid carrier induced apoptosis in human HepG2 cells through activation of the DR5/caspase-mediated extrinsic apoptosis pathway by Wang Fengling, Ye Xi, Zhai Dandan, Dai Wenting, Wu Yifan, Chen Jin, Chen Weidong

“…Our previous study demonstrated that the curcumin-loaded nanostructured lipid carrier (Cur-NLC) exhibits superior anti-cancer activity in inhibiting proliferation as well as inducing apoptosis of human HepG2 cells compared to native curcumin. This study aims to unveil the mechanisms underlying the pro-apoptotic effect of Cur-NLC on HepG2 cells. …”
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Anthocyanin profiles and color properties of red wines made from Vitis davidii and Vitis vinifera grapes by Yanlun Ju, La Yang, Xiaofeng Yue, Yunkui Li, Rui He, Shenglin Deng, Xin Yang, Yulin Fang

“…Spine grape (Vitis davidii Foex.) is an important wild grape species native to China. Fifteen red spine grape clones and three red Vitis vinifera grape varieties were used to evaluate the differences in the anthocyanin profiles and color properties of wines made from V. davidii and V. vinifera grapes. …”
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Efficacy of SMART Stent Placement for Salvage Angioplasty in Hemodialysis Patients with Recurrent Vascular Access Stenosis by Shingo Hatakeyama, Terumasa Toikawa, Akiko Okamoto, Hayato Yamamoto, Kengo Imanishi, Teppei Okamoto, Noriko Tokui, Yuichiro Suzuki, Naoki Sugiyama, Atsushi Imai, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Shigemasa Kudo, Takahiro Yoneyama, Takuya Koie, Noritaka Kamimura, Hisao Saitoh, Tomihisa Funyu, Chikara Ohyama

“…Twenty-five stents each were deployed in native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and synthetic arteriovenous polyurethane graft (AVG) cases. …”
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Providing a pattern for managing complex mega-projects in the aircraft design and construction industry by Saeed Abdollahi Khoshmardan, Manochehr Manteghi, Abbas Khamseh

“…Finally, the most crucial main component was strategy management.Originality/Value: In this study, considering the importance of aerial projects and the fact that the country has moved towards the design and construction of native birds and several projects in this field have been defined and completed, the characteristics of complex mega projects in the aircraft design and construction industry are determined, and has designed an appropriate model for evaluating the management of complex megaprojects in the aircraft design and construction industry for the first time.…”
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Environmental and Socioeconomic Indicators for Bioenergy Sustainability as Applied to Eucalyptus by Virginia H. Dale, Matthew H. Langholtz, Beau M. Wesh, Laurence M. Eaton

“…Eucalyptus is a fast-growing tree native to Australia and could be used to supply biomass for bioenergy and other purposes along the coastal regions of the southeastern United States (USA). …”
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Interactive Response Systems (IRS) in online English classes: Voices of foreign university teachers in Thailand by Kiki Juli Anggoro, Nurmala Nurmala

“…The study involved 10 non-native English university teachers, 7 females and 3 males, aged 27 to 35, with 3 to 6 years of teaching experience in Thailand. …”
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Shoprite Holdings LtdCase Study: Challenges for Expansion in Africa by Kaori Cambaza

“…Shoprite pursued mergers and acquisitions within its native country but established wholly owned subsidiaries as its preferred entry route for expanding into other African states. …”
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ARCTIC DEVELOPMENT VECTOR OF NORTH-EASTERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER M.K. AMMOSOV by Anatoly N. Sleptsov

“…Ammosov including the projects in the sphere of environmental protection in the Arctic, on development of original culture, native languages of peoples of the North, protection of traditional nature use of the territories.…”
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Recombinant Pvs48/45 antigen expressed in E. coli generates antibodies that block malaria transmission in Anopheles albimanus mosquitoes. by Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Andrés F Vallejo, Kelly Rubiano, Yezid Solarte, Catherin Marin, Angélica Castellanos, Nora Céspedes, Sócrates Herrera

“…Sera from both immunized animal species recognized native P. vivax protein in Western blot (WB) and immunofluorescence assays. …”
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Student perceived effectiveness of task-based instructional design of data-driven synonym learning featuring “mini-lecture” by Yang Yingying, Chen Lin, Tian Xumin

“…Learners often used their native language to explain key concepts in the “mini-lecture” presentation. …”
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Cross-Linguistic Influences of Learning German in Finnish and German Upper Secondary Schools by Esa M. Penttinen, Heiner Böttger

“…German students spoke German either as their mother tongue (n=40) or as a second language (n=60), but they studied German as a native language. The survey data consisted of students' answers to one identical question that they were asked in the school years 2017-2020: 'How does the knowledge of the languages studied at school (Swedish, English, French, Spanish, Latin – cross-linguistic learning) affect their learning of German?' …”
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When spatial agency bias and the advantage of the first mention are in contradiction: Evidence from Czech, German, and Spanish by Anna Marklová, Renate Delucchi Danhier

“…To determine if this pattern is also present when the less common syntax is used, we asked native German, Spanish, and Czech speakers (N=300) to draw situations representing ten sentences varying in syntactic structure. …”
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A STUDY ON ACEHNESE EFL LEARNERS’ PHONETICS: PRONUNCIATION ERRORS IN PRODUCING ENGLISH CONSONANT SOUNDS by Fera Busfina Zalha, Fachrizal Lefiandi

“…The present study attempts to identify errors made by non-native students of English, especially Acehnese, in pronouncing English consonant sounds. …”
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Articular Cartilage Repair Using Marrow Stimulation Augmented with a Viable Chondral Allograft: 9-Month Postoperative Histological Evaluation by James K. Hoffman, Sandra Geraghty, Nicole M. Protzman

“…The chondral allograft is comprised of native viable chondrocytes, chondrogenic growth factors, and extracellular matrix proteins within the superficial, transitional, and radial zones of hyaline cartilage. …”
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Proverbs and African Modernity: Defining an Ethics of Becoming by Oyekan Owomoyela

“…Another evidence of the interest the subject has enjoyed among African scholars is the wealth of publications they have produced in recent years, for example, Adeleke Adeeko’s monograph Proverbs, Textuality, and Nativism in African Literature; Ambrose Adikamkwu Monye’s Proverbs in African Orature: The Aniocha-Igbo Experience; Kwesi Yankah’s The Proverb in the Context of Akan Rhetoric: A Theory of Proverb Praxis; and my Yoruba Proverbs. …”
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Crosslinked Decellularized Porcine Pericardium as a Substrate for Conjunctival Reconstruction by Fangyuan Chen, Jingyue Deng, Lishi Luo, Ying Zhu, Yuying Dong, Yuanting Yang, Rijia Zhang, Jian Chen, Qing Zhou

“…In vitro DPP showed lower apoptosis, highly desirable, well preservation of extracellular matrix components, and favorable macro-microstructure, which was confirmed by histology, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, collagen and DNA quantification, and cytotoxicity assay, compared to the native porcine pericardium (NPP). The crosslinked efficacy of the DPP-Asp-hEGF was furtherer verified by in vitro experiments with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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The African Nationalist Idea of Africa by Tlhabane Mokhine Dan Motaung

“… This paper probes the impact of colonial designs in the fabrication of native subjectivities, which eventuated in toxic political identities that would later undermine the post-colonial nationalist project. …”
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Application of Synthetic Polymeric Scaffolds in Breast Cancer 3D Tissue Cultures and Animal Tumor Models by Girdhari Rijal, Chandra Bathula, Weimin Li

“…Finally, cancer cell-laden polymeric scaffolds support consistent tumor formation in animals and biomarker expression as seen in human native tumors. Our data suggest that the porous synthetic polymer scaffolds satisfy the basic requirements for 3D tissue cultures both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Phonological Processes in Ekegusii Borrowing: A Constraint-based Approach by Edinah Mose

“…Further, three adult native proficient Ekegusii speakers who were neither too young nor too old and had all their teeth were purposively sampled.  …”
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Osmopriming duration in Araçá-boi seeds germination by Marcela Liege da Silva, Edvan Alves Chagas, Elias Ariel de Moura, Pollyana Cardoso Chagas, Oscar José Smiderle, Rosemary Vilaça Vilaça

“…The Araca-boi is a native fruit of the Amazon region and its fruits have great potential for agro-industrial use due to the intrinsic characteristics of the pulp. …”
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