Germination and establishment of Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng plants are affected by scarification treatment used by Yanier Acosta, Sershen, Jorge A. Sánchez, Inaudis Cejas, Dayamí Fontes, Marcos E. Martínez-Montero

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Chinese Scholars on the Progress and Outcomes of the Military Reforms in Russia (from the 1990s till Present) by Shiying Han

“…Nevertheless, according to Chinese assessments these reforms still have certain drawbacks, particularly, associated with hasty and misguided attempts to copy the Western military models at the turn of the 2000s — 2010s. …”
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Identification and Verification of Hub Mitochondrial Dysfunction Genes in Osteoarthritis Based on Bioinformatics Analysis by Hui Niu, Xingxing Deng, Qian Zhang, Yijun Zhao, Jinfeng Wen, Wenyu Li, Huan Liu, Xiong Guo, Cuiyan Wu

“…The expression of hub genes in OA and normal chondrocytes was verified by external datasets, qRT-PCR and western blotting. Results. A total of 31 DEMDFGs were identified, with 15 genes upregulated and 16 genes downregulated. …”
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Rapamycin Alleviates 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Colitis through Autophagy Induction and NF-κB Pathway Inhibition in Mice by Zhen Ni, Hao Li, Dong Mu, Juanni Hou, Xiaoyan Liu, Shanhong Tang, Shumei Zheng

“…The expressions of p65, ATG16L1 and LC3 were detected by western blot and immunohistochemistry staining. The monodansylcadaverine (MDC) staining and transmission electron microscopy were developed to study the autophagy in LPS-induced HT-29 cells. …”
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Neurofilament light chain levels in neuronal surface antibody-associated autoimmune encephalitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Qi-Lun Lai, Meng-Ting Cai, Er-Chuang Li, Gao-Li Fang, Chun-Hong Shen, Yong-Feng Xu, Song Qiao, Jia-Jia Wang, Qin-Jie Weng, Yin-Xi Zhang

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Effects of Ginsenoside Biopolymer Nanoparticles on the Malignant Behavior of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Weizheng Zhou, Chengliang Cai, Hui Shi, Hai Jin, Xiaowei Wang

“…Cell scratch test was used to determine the migration ability of H125 cells, and Western blotting was used to measure the expression level of PTEN in H125 cells; the expression level of miR-192 in H125 cells was measured via RT-qPCR, and the apoptosis level of H125 cells was detected by Tunel assay. …”
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In Vitro Study on the Regulation of Annexin IV and VEGF by hCG in the Human Endometrium by Shaoyuan Xu, Jie Li, Xiaoyan Chen, Beiyu Liu

“…Annexin IV and VEGF were analyzed by qRT-PCR (mRNA), western blot (proteins), and immunohistochemistry (proteins). …”
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Households Sociodemographic Profile as Predictors of Health Insurance Uptake and Service Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Municipality of Ghana by Eric Badu, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Isaac Ofori Acheampong, Maxwell Preprah Opoku, Kwasi Addai-Donkor

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Analysis of Air Pollution Data in India between 2015 and 2019 by Disha Sharma, Denise Mauzerall

“…., 2020), with the exception of the western desert region prior to 2018 when surface measurements exceeded satellite retrievals. …”
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Diverse pathways to decarbonization: cluster-specific impacts of energy sources on CO2 emissions in the European Union by Jana Chovancová, Igor Petruška, Ugur Korkut Pata, Peter Adamišin

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Public-Private Partnership and Early Childhood Education in Kasese District, Uganda. by Kategaya, Raymond Mwesigye, Adyanga, Akena Francis, Ocan, Johnson

“…The target population of the study was stakeholders for early childhood education in Kasese District, Western Uganda. To ensure fair representation, research subjects were selected from each stratum of stakeholders. …”
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Debt Management and Financial Performance of SACCOs in Karamoja Region: A Case of Kamukoi, Thurr and Lotuke SACCOs. by Apio, Brenda

“…This study examined the effect of debt management on the financial performance of SACCOs in the western belt of the Karamoja sub-region. SACCO's financial performance in the region has been alarming. …”
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An Assessment of The Contribution of Community Social Support System in Promoting to the Wellbeing of the Elderly in Hamurwa Sub-County. by Atuheire, Enid

“…Conducted across seven parishes in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda, the research employed a case study design, allowing for an in-depth exploration of individuals and groups involved. …”
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Communication and Delivery of Project Activities: A Case Study of Selected Organisations in Kabale Municipality by AINE, ONAN

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Communication and Delivery of Project Activities: A Case Study of Selected Organisations in Kabale Municipality by Aine, Onan

“…The study findings indicated findings on communication channels used by Non-Governmental Organizations as emails, websites, television such as TV west in Western Uganda, letters, telephone, meetings, Newspapers, financial reports, brochures, posters, notice board and memos, The study findings indicated findings on effect of communication on delivery of project activities in Non- Governmental Organizations are physical barriers, system design, staff shortage, negative attitude among the staff in an organization, psychological factors, individual linguistic ability, lack of sensitivity, lack of skills, lack of knowledge, duties overload, emotional interference and organizational culture. …”
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Inflammatory adhesion mediates myocardial segmental necroptosis induced by mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein in acute myocardial infarction by Lijiang Wei, Naifu Wan, Wentong Zhu, Chenchen Liu, Zeyu Chen, Wuwei Rong, Lujun Zhang, Meifeng Xie, Yueqi Qin, Ting Sun, Qing Jing, Ankang Lyu

“…The role of MLKL in regulating myocardial morphological necroptosis was evaluated using immunofluorescence staining, flow cytometry, qRT-PCR, Western blot, CCK-8 assay, and ELISA. Results Our findings revealed that myocardial segmental necroptosis (MSN), a unique morphological characteristics of cell death observed post-AMI, was promoted by intercellular inflammatory adhesion mediated by MLKL. …”
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Body weight gain and development of reproductive tract in crossbred Murrah × Mediterranean water buffalo heifers by Oswaldo J. González, Amílcar Acuña, Solaine Bradley, Ysis Cañizalez, Jorge Espinoza, Cindy Paniagua, María Virginia Suárez, Mónica Fuentes

“… The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation that include a Saccharomyces cerevisiae commercial yeast culture (Nutrit Yeast®, Barquisimeto, Venezuela) on average daily gain (ADG) and development of the reproductive tract in crossbred Murrah x Mediterranean water buffalo heifers with poor weight gain in the central-western region of Venezuela, Lara state. The buffalo heifers (middle age: 710 days old and middleweight: 237 Kg) were randomly assigned to one of two treatments for 174 days. …”
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SNORA37/CMTR1/ELAVL1 feedback loop drives gastric cancer progression via facilitating CD44 alternative splicing by Banghe Bao, Minxiu Tian, Xiaojing Wang, Chunhui Yang, Jiaying Qu, Shunchen Zhou, Yang Cheng, Qiangsong Tong, Liduan Zheng

“…Alternative splicing and gene expression was observed by real-time quantitative RT-PCR and western blot assays. In vitro and in vivo studies were performed to investigate biological effects of snoRNAs and their protein partners in gastric cancer. …”
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Population genetics studies of <i>Puccinia striiformis</i> f. sp. <i>tritici</i> in Dagestan and Northwestern Russia by E. L. Shaydayuk, D. R. Yakovleva, K. M. Abdullaev, V. P. Pyukkenen, E. I. Gultyaeva

“…Significant yellow rust in cidence has systematically been registered on VIR’s experimental fields in Derbent (Dagestan) and Pushkin (North western Russia). Resistance assessment and subsequent selection of resistance sources for breeding require proper monitoring of the virulence in the pathogen’s local populations. …”
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Xiaoyao Pills Attenuate Inflammation and Nerve Injury Induced by Lipopolysaccharide in Hippocampal Neurons In Vitro by Yang Fang, Boyu Shi, Xiaobo Liu, Jie Luo, Zhili Rao, Rong Liu, Nan Zeng

“…To further validate, protein expression was determined by western blot and immunofluorescence. Lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammatory state resulted in the release of IL-6, TNF-α, and IDO and a decrease of BDNF, NGF, TrkB, TrkA, CREB, p-CREB, p-CREB/CREB, and SYP and inhibited hippocampal neurogenesis in the hippocampal neuron. …”
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