Analyses of the Spatial Pattern of Drought Risk in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia by A.S. Tefera, J.O. Ayoade, N.J. Bello

“…The study has also revealed high and very high drought risk levels largely clustered in the western, eastern and southern zones of the study area. …”
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Assessing the influence of matcha green tea extract on NF-κB/MAPK signaling pathway activation in rats: A study on irradiation-induced acute hepatic inflammatory response by Noha Sayed Hamed, Eithar K. El Adham, Amal I. Hassan

“…Next, a series of biochemical experiments were conducted to examine the impact of M on lipid peroxidation levels, antioxidant enzyme activities, and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α) in liver tissue. The Western blot method was employed for this analysis. …”
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Rapid Built-up of PM10 in the Ambient Air of the Leeward Side Resulting from Strong Pressure Gradient Force Associated with Density Current by Wei-Kuo Soong, Chung-Hsuang Hung

“…A large horizontal pressure gradient was still formed in central western Taiwan between the cold flow originating from northern Taiwan and the warm flow by subsidence warming. …”
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Expression of protein phosphatase 4 in different tissues under hypoxia by Yanyan Ma, Jing Hou, Dengliang Huang, Yaogang Zhang, Zhe Liu, Meiyuan Tian

“…Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and western blot were used to detect the changes of protein phosphatase 4 catalytic subunit (PP4C) gene and protein in heart, lung, and brain tissues. …”
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Medicalização do parto: a apropriação dos processos reprodutivos femininos como causa da violência obstétrica by Kenia Martins Pimenta Fernandes, Carlos Mendes Rosa

“…Childbirth, conducted in western societies exclusively by midwives until mid-16th century, became medicalized and institutionalized in the second half of the 20th century. …”
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Effects of 0.01 mM strontium on human periodontal ligament stem cell osteogenic differentiation via the Wnt/-catenin signaling pathway by Tongke Sun, Dan Ma, Yang Song, Jing Hu, Ziqing Yang, Xu Wang, Jun Zhang

“…Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and western blots were used to examine the expression levels of relevant factors, such as collagen I (COL-1), ALP, and Runx family transcription factor 2 (RUNX2). …”
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Challenges and strategies in meeting urban tree canopy targets: A scenario discovery analysis to guide urban forest planning in new developments by Raymundo Marcos Martinez, Natthanij Soonsawad, Mariana Dias Baptista, Stephen Cook, Guy Barnett, Joseph Chee, Tim Field, Tim Muster

“…This study explores strategies for achieving a 40 % tree canopy cover target in a new development within the Western Sydney Aerotropolis Precinct, NSW, Australia, using scenario discovery analysis. …”
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Towards Sustainable Preservation: Revitalising Indigenous African Instruments and Craftsmanship by Ntshengedzeni Evans Netshivhambe

“…The purpose of the research is to critique the prevalence of the long-prevailing academic approaches employed by Western scholars in African music studies, particularly their failure to emphasise the preservation, modification, and integration of indigenous African instruments in educational settings. …”
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Advances in antiviral strategies targeting mosquito-borne viruses: cellular, viral, and immune-related approaches by Ayyaz Khan, Zakirullah, Shahid Wahab, Seong-Tshool Hong

“…., Chikungunya, Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis viruses), also transmitted by Aedes and Culex; Bunyaviridae (recently reorganized), containing viruses like Rift Valley Fever and Oropouche virus, transmitted by mosquitoes and sometimes sandflies; and Reoviridae, which includes the genus Orbivirus (e.g., West Nile and Bluetongue viruses), primarily affecting animals and transmitted by mosquitoes and sandflies. …”
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The Official Lithuanian Language in the Interwar Years by Aldonas Pupkis

“…Reform of the economy, development of culture and education, the choice of the Western way of life, and formalising Lithuanian as the official language in the 1922 Constitution, created favourable conditions for the Lithuanian language and culture to function independently in the entire public life. …”
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Indigenous food sovereignty: Pathways for Native scholars by Mapuana Antonio, Joseph Brewer, Richard Elm-Hill, Michael Johnson, Tabitha Robin, A-Dae Romero-Briones, Lois Stevens, Keith Williams

“…As an intro­duction to the IFSEC, this column will briefly outline the centrality of food, place, and learning in Indigenous lifeways, the main differences between Indigenous and Western approaches to the food system, and some thoughts on the role of Indige­nous ways of knowing and being for the collective flourishing of humanity and all our relations, human and otherwise. …”
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Dynamic changes of extracellular vesicles during zebrafish organogenesis by Linda-Marie Mulzer, Tim Felger, Luis E. Muñoz, Gesa Engl, Heiko Reutter, Mario Schiffer, Leila Pourtalebi Jahromi, Fanni Annamária Boros, Friederike Zunke, Philipp Arnold, Alina C. Hilger

“…EVs were isolated and characterized using flow cytometry, negative staining transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), and Western Blot. Flow cytometry and TEM showed a high purity of the samples. …”
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Há diferenças que fazem diferença? Lutas identitárias e conflitos ambientais nas dinâmicas de expansão capitalista da Amazônia by Wendell Ficher Teixeira Assis, Anabelle Santos Lages

“…To try to account for this tangle universe that plasma at the junction between culture, territorial fights, socio-legal recognition and environmental preservation, the article is anchored in fields works conducted in the western region of Pará, which over the last decade has been locus of intense conflicts of lands involving new areas of capitalist accumulation and traditional populations, indigenous and peasant populations. …”
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Post-rectectomy choice of preventive intestinal stoma formation method: prospective multicenter randomized clinical trial protocol by P. V. Tsarkov, I. A. Tulina, P. B. Tsugulya, V. S. Kochetkov, S. V. Khmelik

“…However the choice of preventive stoma formation method is under discussion yet and remains to be an urgent issue. In the western countries the preferred method is double barreled ileostomy due to more rapid formation and closure, as well as due to lower rate of stoma-related morbidity. …”
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) induced bone loss by inhibiting FoxO1-mediated defense against oxidative stress in osteoblast by Liming Xue, Jiale Xu, Ping Xiao, Yiping Jiang, Yuanjie Lin, Chao Feng, Yu’e Jin, Zhijun Zhou, Guoquan Wang, Dasheng Lu

“…Vation of important genes and protein expression was accomplished using RT-PCR and Western blot methods, respectively. The results show that PFOS can reduce bone formation markers and improve oxidative stress and cell apoptosis. …”
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Impact of Soil Erosion on Agricultural Production in Muramba Sub - County Kisoro District. by Ndagijimana ,Vallence

“…This study establishes the effect of soil erosion on agricultural activities in Muramba Sub¬County, Kisoro District, South Western Uganda. The research objectives included establishing the evident forms of soil erosion in the sub-county, the main causes of soil erosion in the sub-county, and ways in which soil erosion affects agricultural production in the area. …”
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The role of protective factors disorders of acid-related diseases pathogenesis (Advisory council resolution, March 12-13, 2016) by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, K. V. Ivashkin, N. V. Korochanskaya, O. D. Lopina, T. L. Lapina, Ye. A. Poluektova, D. Ye. Rumyantseva, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, A. A. Sheptulin

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Apprehension-Based Training: A Novel Treatment Concept for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation – A Case Report by Alon Rabin, Livneh Noyman, Noa Yaakobi, Efi Kazum

“…The subject underwent a 17-week exercise program involving gradual exposure to increased anterior instability loads based on the SMAT movement pattern. The Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI), Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PFPS), Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, SMAT, shoulder internal and external rotation muscle strength were measured via hand-held dynomometry before and after training…”
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Inflammation, impaired motor function and visceral hypersensitivity: the main mechanisms of functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (materials of the Expert Council and... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Sheptulin, T. L. Lapina, V. I. Simanenkov, K. A. Sokolov

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Machine Learning with Tunicate Swarm Optimization for Improved Disc Herniation Prediction by Theofilos Gofas, Argyros Maris

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