Lysosome and plasma membrane Piezo channels of Trypanosoma cruzi are essential for proliferation, differentiation and infectivity. by Guozhong Huang, Mayara S Bertolini, Justin Wiedeman, Ronald D Etheridge, Teresa Cruz-Bustos, Roberto Docampo

“…Contact of T. cruzi infective forms with their host cells or with the extracellular matrix increases their intracellular Ca2+ concentration suggesting a mechano-transduction process. …”
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SITUATIONAL FACTORS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN THE B2C MARKET by Michael OKLANDER

“…The main changes in the social environment due to the emergence of COVID-19 are highlighted: the need to take precautions: minimize contact with other people and, if possible, stay at home; transformation of almost all communications into online and elimination of complex unique trade offers in communications; growing demand for video content as potential customers have more time; increasing the number of queries in search engines; growing share of mobile traffic. …”
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Percutaneous Spinal Needle–Assisted Suture Passing in Medial Meniscal Posterior Root Tear Repair by Ahmet Emin Okutan, Ph.D., Serkan Surucu, Ph.D., Kerim Öner, Ph.D., Lokman Kehribar, Ph.D.

“…MMPR tears lead to significant alterations in knee joint kinematics, increasing tibiofemoral contact pressure and accelerating knee osteoarthritis. …”
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The Immune Microenvironment: New Therapeutic Implications in Organ Fibrosis by Xiangqi Chen, Chuan Wu, Fei Tang, Jingyue Zhou, Li Mo, Yanping Li, Jinhan He

“…Immune cells are increasingly recognized as crucial regulators in the pathological process of fibrosis by releasing effector molecules, such as cytokines, chemokines, extracellular vesicles, metabolites, proteases, or intercellular contact. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…Bioethics has become an increasingly public enterprise which seeks political persuasion and impact in the regulatory sphere. …”
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High‐Throughput Nanorheology of Living Cells Powered by Supervised Machine Learning by Jaime R. Tejedor, Ricardo Garcia

“…In fact, the regressor increases the throughput by 50‐fold. The training and the validation of the regressor are performed by using theoretical curves derived from a contact mechanics model that combined power–law rheology with bottom effect corrections and functional data analysis. …”
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Subperiosteal abscess developed from acute otitis media caused by Group A Streptococcus in a child with cochlear implant by Yohei Morita, Masamitsu Kono, Takuma Okada, Taku Fujishiro, Hideki Sakatani, Daichi Murakami, Makiko Ohtani, Shunji Tamagawa, Yusuke Koizumi, Muneki Hotomi

“…Introduction Infections with Group A Streptococcus are currently increasing in number worldwide as a result of lifting of contact restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.Case presentation We report a case of temporal subperiosteal abscess that developed from severe acute otitis media in a child with cochlear implant. …”
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Sustainable Asphalt Mixes: Use of Additives and Recycled Materials by Elsa Sanchez-Alonso, Daniel Castro-Fresno, Angel Vega-Zamanillo, Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez

“…In order to achieve this objective, mixes that can be produced and compacted at lower temperatures are becoming increasingly popular to bring about a reduction in gas emissions and obtain improvements in working conditions for employees in contact with them, without losing the mechanical characteristics of the conventional asphalt mixes (manufactured and compacted at 160 °C and 130 °C, respectively). …”
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Wind load equivalence method and structural response analysis of large-span space steel structures by Yonggang Chen, Jianming Ceng, Zhiming Yu, Yukai Wang, Li Gong, Tengteng Yang

“…Maximum displacement in the truss grid’s overall structure primarily occurs in the windward corner contact area. Network truss deformation linearly increases with the load standard. …”
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Optimizing heavy crude oil conversion: Catalytic thermolysis with TiO2@α-Fe2O3 nanocomposite and surfactant dynamics by Asmaa S. Morshedy, Tahany Mahmoud

“…Currently, as the production of light crude oil is reaching its peak, the focus of the petroleum industry is shifting towards significant amount of heavy oil to meet the increasing need for energy and fuels. …”
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Production of potassium hydroxide-activated biochar and its use as a filler in polylactic acid for food packaging by Serhat Balcı, Zeynep İrem Özyörü, Filiz Uğur Nigiz

“…The hydrophobicity of films was improved with increasing BC ratio. Also, the film shows good antimicrobial activity toward gram-negative bacteria.…”
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Prescription of a THC/CBD-Based Medication to Patients with Dementia: A Pilot Study in Geneva by Barbara Broers, Zacharie Patà, Aline Mina, James Wampfler, Christian de Saussure, Sophie Pautex

“… Background: Dementia is increasing worldwide. No effective medication is currently available for the treatment of the underlying disease and accompanying behavioral symptoms. …”
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Study on surface deformation induced by shield excavation due to coarse particle content in strongly weathered rock layers. by Puzhen An, Baoxin Jia, Qinglei Yuan, Lei Chen

“…The results show that as the coarse particle content increases, the force transmission mechanism in the strongly weathered rock shifts from compressive deformation typical of fine-grained soils to point-contact force transmission between coarse particles. …”
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Improving the Wear and Corrosion Resistance of Titanium Alloy Parts via the Deposition of DLC Coatings by Alexander Metel, Catherine Sotova, Sergey Fyodorov, Valery Zhylinski, Vadzim Chayeuski, Filipp Milovich, Anton Seleznev, Yuri Bublikov, Kirill Makarevich, Alexey Vereschaka

“…The application of (Zr,Hf)N, ZrN, and DLC coatings on the Ti-6Al-4V alloy significantly inhibits dissolution currents (by 30–40%) and increases polarization resistance 1.5–2.0-fold compared to the uncoated alloy in 0.9% NaCl at 40 °C. …”
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How Two English Primary Schools Promote Wellbeing by Jane Jones

“…No longer a privileged space for adults, wellbeing is increasingly a concern for children who, today, are subject to considerable stress. …”
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ANALYSIS OF BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF MATERIALS FOR NON-REMOVABLE AESTHETIC PROSTHETIC STRUCTURES by P.Z. Ozhohan, Z.R. Ozhogan

“… Background. Currently, zirconium dioxide and metal-free ceramics are widely used in orthopedic dentistry. …”
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The role of metabolic syndrome in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis: a new view on the problem by G. V. Poryadin, A. N. Zakhvatov, T. V. Tarasova, V. O. Timoshkin

“…It is proven that the intra-articular infrapatellar fat pad increases significantly in obese patients. Due to proximity to the articular cartilage and synovial membrane, the adipose tissue is in close contact with them. …”
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It’s not merely a struggle, the way we live, it’s wonderful, too! The Changing Life and Role of Women Herders in the Last 120 Years in Hungary by Ibolya Sáfiánné, Márta Sófalviné Tamás, Zsófia Osvald, Margit Dobó, Erzsébet Szalai, Eszter Fodor, Margareta Lelea, Zsolt Molnár

“…In 2021 the “Hungarian Women Herders” group was established, which currently has over 60 members. The group was founded with the aim of self-help and knowledge sharing, but they also participate in festivals, events and international conferences, and they are in contact with the association of Spanish women herders. …”
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High Impedance Fault Location in Distribution Systems: A Novel Approach With Enhanced Metrics and Intelligent Algorithms by Gabriela Nunes Lopes, Pedro I. N. Barbalho, Jose Carlos Melo Vieira, Denis V. Coury

“…Among the various fault types in DSs, high impedance faults (HIFs) are particularly difficult to address due to their low fault currents and erratic behavior, often resulting from contact between a conductor and a low-conductivity surface. …”
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DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN MARKET OF TECHNICAL SERVICING AND REPAIR IN THE СONTEXT OF A PANDEMIC by O. A. Tettsoeva

“…Currently, at a time of decreasing automotive production caused by the suspension of the plants in the period of lockdown, the reduction in purchasing power of communities connected with the risk of unemployment occurrence in consequence of business failures, the decline in wages and lower vacancy rates, is foreseen reduced demand for new cars against the background of significant increase in sales volumes in the used cars market segment and, therefore, sharp increase in demand for car services performing technical servicing and repair. …”
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