Att lära om naturen från naturen och i naturen by Sara Planting-Bergloo, Emma Rova, Charlotte Lennartsdotter, Per Rohlin, Maria Andrée

“…Studien kan vidare fungera som ett stöd för lärare hur man explicit kan adressera dessa fältpraktiker i undervisningen – inför, under och efter genomförande av fältstudier. …”
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Doença de chagas e seus vetores: Conhecer para prevenir! by Flavia dos Santos, Jairo Torres Magalhães-Junior, Ianei de Oliveira Carneiro, Ellenise Elsa Emidio Bicalho, Maurício dos Santos Conceição, Carlos Roberto Franke

“…Todas as atividades desenvolvidas na execução deste estudo, contribuíram para o esclarecimento da transmissão de T. cruzi no distrito, apontando os principais fatores associados a esta zoonose, o que permitiu uma abordagem mais holística da doença, bem como se mostraram possíveis de aplicação metodológica e, assim, ajudam  a subsidiar futuras atividades nas áreas de educação, infraestrutura (com a reativação do Posto de Identificação de Triatomíneos) e comportamento (com a sensibilização da comunidade para notificarem os triatomíneos), o que pode resultar na prevenção e controle da DC em regiões com subnotificação de triatomíneos. …”
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Ẹlẹ́nu Rírì ati Àmù Ìyá Rẹ̀. by Mọyọ̀ṣọ́rẹ Òkédìjí

“…Kóko ó rò ̣ ti ̣̀ ó jé yọ ni ̣ nú í we ̀ Ba ́ ̀ba Abi ́ ó dụ́ n, ́ lehi ̣́ n i ̀ wa ̀ ́di ti ̌ wo ́ n s ̣́ e fu ̣ n n ́ ̀kan aà ́dota o ̣́ dụ n, ni wi ́ pe ́ ó ś e pa ̣ tà ̀ki là ti ni ́ ran ́ awò n i ̣ ̀jinle ̀ ọ̀ rọ̀ ti ̣̀ ó ́jẹ́ iye ̀kan ati o ̀ mọ ị yà iś ẹ ó nạ à wò n Yoru ̣ ̀ba ni ́ gba ́ tì a ba ́ ́ n peri ́ á won is ̀ ẹ ó nạ ì sè ṇ̀ ̀bayé wo ́ nyi ̀ ̣ . …”
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Introducing ‘trident’: a graphical interface for discriminating groups using dental microwear texture analysis by Thiery, Ghislain, Francisco, Arthur, Louail, Margot, Berlioz, Emilie, Blondel, Cécile, Brunetière, Noël, Ramdarshan, Anusha, Walker, Axelle EC, Merceron, Gildas

“…It also ranks any number of variables using five different methods, displays the results in multivariate analyses, and exports the results into R, providing access to its large asset of libraries. …”
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Characterization of the Collagen Extraction Manufacturing Process Using Markov Chains and Artificial Neural Networks by Rosa Trasvina-Osorio, Sergio Alonso-Romero, Juan de Anda-Suarez, Valentin Calzada-Ledesma, Javier Yanez-Mendiola, Luis Fernando Villanueva-Jimenez, Erick Rojas-Mancera

“…Modelling a process requires a priori knowledge of the possible causal relationships between the study variables and the response, especially when the raw material is waste. …”
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A multistage drug delivery approach for colorectal primary tumors and lymph node metastases by Yihang Yuan, Quanjun Lin, Hai-Yi Feng, Yunpeng Zhang, Xing Lai, Mao-Hua Zhu, Jue Wang, Jiangpei Shi, Yanhu Huang, Lele Zhang, Qin Lu, Zeli Yuan, Jonathan F. Lovell, Hong-Zhuan Chen, Peng Sun, Chao Fang

“…Furthermore, through translocation into metastatic LNs via tumor lymphatics, metastatic tumor cells in LNs are eradicated. Metastases to other major organs are also suppressed, which can be ascribed to the inhibition of colorectal cancer metastasis-associated TGF-β, Wnt, and Hippo signaling pathways in metastatic LNs. …”
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Removal and adsorption kinetics of copper(II) ions from aqueous media on activated carbon in dynamic adsorption on a fixed-bed column by Mve Mfoumou, Charly, Tonda-Mikiéla, Pradel, Ngoye, Francis, Bouassa Mougnala, Spenseur, Mbouiti, Berthy Lionel, Feuya Tchouya, Guy Raymond

“…Results of dynamic adsorption experiments showed that particle size (x) of the column bed, flow rate (D) and bed height (h) influence adsorption capacities at saturation (Qsat) and removal percentages (E) of Cu2+ on the prepared AC. …”
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Acid-Unlocked Two-Layer Ca-Loaded Nanoplatform to Interfere With Mitochondria for Synergistic Tumor Therapy by Zheng Y, Williams GR, Hu R, Tong S, Xu J, Wang T, Zhang Y, Wu J, Li F, Cai Y, Zhu LM

“…Yilu Zheng,1 Gareth R Williams,2 Ran Hu,1 Sen Tong,3 Jianxiang Xu,1 Tong Wang,1 Yanyan Zhang,1 Junzi Wu,3 Fan Li,4 Yingyu Cai,4 Li-Min Zhu1 1College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China; 2UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, WC1N 1AX, UK; 3The Key Laboratory of Microcosmic Syndrome Differentiation, Education Department of Yunnan, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yingyu Cai, Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China, Email yingyu.cai@shgh.cn Li-Min Zhu, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China, Email lzhu@dhu.edu.cnBackground: The development of selective formulations able to target and kill tumor cells without the application of external energy has shown great promise for anti-tumor therapy.Methods: Here, we report a “nanobomb” that explosively increases Ca content within cells. …”
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Multi-omics unveils strain-specific neuroactive metabolite production linked to inflammation modulation by Bacteroides and their extracellular vesicles by Basit Yousuf, Walid Mottawea, Galal Ali Esmail, Nazila Nazemof, Nour Elhouda Bouhlel, Emmanuel Njoku, Yingxi Li, Xu Zhang, Zoran Minic, Riadh Hammami

“…EVs from WT and ΔgadB attenuated inflammatory immune response of LPS-treated RAW264.7 macrophages, with reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and IL-6), downregulation of TNF-α, and upregulation of IL-10 and TGF-β. …”
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A logistic regression model to predict long-term survival for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients with upfront surgery by Jin-Can Huang, Shao-Cheng Lyu, Bing Pan, Han-Xuan Wang, You-Wei Ma, Tao Jiang, Qiang He, Ren Lang

“…Abstract Background The machine learning model, which has been widely applied in prognosis assessment, can comprehensively evaluate patient status for accurate prognosis classification. …”
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Implementation of a genotyped African population cohort, with virtual follow-up: A feasibility study in the Western Cape Province, South Africa [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Robert J Wilkinson, Francisco Lakay, Nicki Tiffin, Joel A Dave, Catherine Riou, Peter Raubenheimer, Anna K Coussens, Tsaone Tamuhla, Melissa J Blumenthal, Maleeka Abrahams

“…Background There is limited knowledge regarding African genetic drivers of disease due to prohibitive costs of large-scale genomic research in Africa. Methods We piloted a scalable virtual genotyped cohort in South Africa that was affordable in this resource-limited context, cost-effective, scalable virtual genotyped cohort in South Africa, with participant recruitment using a tiered informed consent model and DNA collection by buccal swab. …”
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Efficacy of TIPS plus extrahepatic collateral embolisation in real-world data: a validation study by Chao Chen, Feng Zhang, Hao Wu, Wei Wu, Hui Xue, Yuzheng Zhuge, Chunqing Zhang, Guangchuan Wang, Zhengjie Li, Qiong Wu, Bo Wei, Jun Tie, Xiubin Sun, Lianhui Zhao, Yifu Xia, Jiao Xu, Peijie Li

“…Objectives The efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) plus extrahepatic collateral embolisation (TIPS+E) in reducing rebleeding and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) post-TIPS was recently reported in a meta-analysis, but further validation is essential. …”
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Establishing a radiomics model using contrast-enhanced ultrasound for preoperative prediction of neoplastic gallbladder polyps exceeding 10 mm by Dong Jiang, Yi Qian, Yijun Gu, Ru Wang, Hua Yu, Zhenmeng Wang, Hui Dong, Dongyu Chen, Yan Chen, Haozheng Jiang, Yiran Li

“…CEUS is an examination based on conventional ultrasound, and conventional two-dimensional ultrasound still poses significant challenges in differential diagnosis. CEUS has a high accuracy rate in diagnosing the benign or malignant nature of gallbladder space-occupying lesions, which can significantly reduce the preoperative waiting time for related examinations and provide more reliable diagnostic information for clinical practice. …”
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Modeling Portfolio Optimization based on behavioral Preferences and Investor’s Memory by vahideh mousavi kakhki, Sanaz Khatabi

“…GA is a robust optimization technique that can effectively handle complex problems with multiple constraints. …”
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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

“…The DEGs in PFOS-treated groups were involved in multiple pathways, including FoxO, HIF-1, Rap1, Hippo, and sphingolipid signaling. …”
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