M-Sec promotes the accumulation of intracellular HTLV-1 Gag puncta and the incorporation of Env into viral particles. by Masateru Hiyoshi, Youssef M Eltalkhawy, Randa A Abdelnaser, Akira Ono, Kazuaki Monde, Yosuke Maeda, Reem M Mahmoud, Naofumi Takahashi, Yasuyoshi Hatayama, Akihide Ryo, Satoshi Nozuma, Hiroshi Takashima, Ryuji Kubota, Shinya Suzu

“…We have demonstrated that the cellular protein M-Sec promotes the transmission of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Assessing the Economic Burden and Benefit-cost of Treating Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Germany by Nikolaos Kotsopoulos, Mark P. Connolly, Esther Sobanski, Maarten J. Postma

“…**Methods:** Observational ADHD evidence was collated with demographic and human capital economics methods to quantify ADHD’s impact on educational attainment and long-term labour outcome in Germany. …”
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Dynamic distribution and accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Pueraria lobata during growth based on field experiment by Qing-xiang Jiang, Zhi-xin Wang, Xiang Zhou, Qiu-Fang Cao, Si-qi Hu, Jiang-nan Luo, Wen-wen Deng, Hui Li

“…The regulation investigation of the uptake, distribution, and accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the crop growing is essential for human health risk assessments. As an important crop with Chinese medicine homologous food function, Pueraria lobata (P. lobata) was selected as the model crop with rhizome as the products to explore the absorption, and distribution of PAHs under the natural field environment for the first time. …”
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Effects of exogenous selenium application on quality characteristics, selenium speciation, and in vitro bioaccessibility of rice pancakes by Feiran An, Kun Zhuang, Lingling Shangguan, Lan Yao, Jun Dai

“…Selenium is an essential trace element for human health. To date, a hotspot of functional foods is strengthening the content of organic Se in food using biological Se enrichment. …”
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EVALUATION SUBSTATION PROTECTION SYSTEM FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES AT 150KV JATIGEDE SUBSTATION by Taryo Taryo, Ostadz Al Karim, Jajang Nur Sapaat

“…The touch voltage for humans weighing 50kg and 70kg is 133.39304 V and 180.54060 V, and the step voltage results in 185.5770 V and 251.1690 V. …”
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Bioaugmentation strategies in co-composting anaerobically digested food waste with agricultural by-products: Enhancing fertilizer quality and microbial communities by Xuezhi Wang, Guyu You, Chenchen Liu, Yuan Sun

“…The RFM group exhibited the highest humic acid content compared to other groups. Additionally, microbial analysis revealed key species such as Clostridium, Moheibacter, Bacillus, Thermobacillus, and Pseudogracilibacillus as major contributors to the composting process. …”
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES: ANALYZING THE PROPINQUITY AND CONTRIBUTIONS by MUBASSHIRU SALISU MOHAMMED

“…In order to carry out this work, data were obtained largely from secondary sources from books, articles journals, Nigerian constitution, published and unpublished materials available as well as internet sources and it was analysed through discourse analyses from different perspectives of disciplinary evolution, development, scope, boundary, research, theory and practice, interrelationship among social sciences, It has been discovered inter-alia that the study and practice of public administration has been significantly influenced and shaped by various social science disciplines like political science, law, sociology, psychology, economics as it incorporates various ideas, concepts and principles in terms of policy formulation, implementation, evaluation as well as general human resource management. The paper recommends that in view of the increasing concern for effectiveness and efficiency in the act of administration, good understanding of the various social science disciplines is very desideratum for administrators especially with expanding demand for public policy reforms related to satisfaction of needs and aspiration of the people. …”
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The Effect of a Training Program (Retention) on the Clinical Competence, Self-Efficacy, and Occupational Stress of Undergraduate Students of Anesthesia: The Transition from Student... by Ali Khalafi, Shahla Assadi Hovyzian, Nooshin Sarvi-Sarmeydani

“… Background: Transferring students from university to the workplace due to facing many challenging and stressful factors is one of the important stages that, if the educational authorities do not pay attention, it leads to low efficiency and an increase in the number of resignations from the workplace, which leads to financial and human losses for the system. Purpose: Investigating the effect of a training program on the clinical competence, self-efficacy, and occupational stress of Anesthesiology undergraduate students, in their transition from the studenthood to the clinical workforce. …”
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A comprehensive environmental index for monitoring ecological quality of typical alpine wetlands in Central Asia by Jiudan Zhang, Junli Li, Changming Zhu, Anming Bao, Amaury Frankl, Philippe De Maeyer, Tim Van de Voorde

“…Furthermore, the driving factors behind these changes were analyzed by combining meteorological precipitation data with human activities. Long-term monitoring results indicate that the Bayanbulak Wetland has experienced significant expansion, with its ecological quality improving remarkably over the past 45 years, particularly in the Big Urdus basin. …”
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Divine aseity and the paradox of divine self-limitation by Aku S. Antombikums

“…Given the foregoing, open and relational theists conceptualised the notion of divine self-limitation in which, as a result of the creation and human libertarian freedom, God cannot maximally exemplify his great-making properties upheld in traditional theism. …”
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Introduction risk of fire ants through container cargo in ports: Data integration approach considering a logistic network. by Shota Homma, Daisuke Murakami, Shinya Hosokawa, Koji Kanefuji

“…Unlike natural dispersal, methods to address these issues have not yet been established, because the spatial correlation between ports based on the geographical distance is not assumed for human-mediated species introduction through container cargo. …”
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AI-Based Screening Method for Early Identification of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in Breast Cancer by Dominik Jánošík, Sila Yavuz

“…The objective of this work is to develop an efficient technique for the early recognition of breast cancer through precise and rapid screening, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in the medical field to minimize human error and enhance the likelihood of early intervention, thus potentially increasing life expectancy and reducing mortality rates. …”
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Establishment and characterization of ovarian clear cell carcinoma patient-derived xenografts by Joseph J. Caumanns, Shang Li, Gert J. Meersma, Evelien W. Duiker, Ate G. J. van der Zee, G. Bea A. Wisman, Steven de Jong

“…Cyclophilin A staining depicted the replacement of human stroma by mouse stroma in PDX.F2, while PAS/PAS-D staining confirmed cellular glycogen accumulation in OCCC tumors and PDXs. …”
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Training for tomorrow: Establishing a worldwide curriculum in online adaptive radiation therapy by Meegan Shepherd, Elizabeth Joyce, Bethany Williams, Siobhan Graham, Winnie Li, Jeremy Booth, Helen A. McNair

“…Despite its potential to improve patient outcomes, the application of oART is hindered by notable barriers, particularly in human resources. A global shortage of skilled radiation professionals such as radiation therapists or therapeutic radiographers (RTTs), medical physicists and radiation oncologists, along with training challenges in online adaptive techniques, hinders oART implementation and sustainability. …”
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Fish consumption patterns and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in fried and grilled fish products and mitigation strategies by Abhishek, S. Chakkaravarthi, Tripti Agarwal

“…The concentration of ∑13PAHs and ∑6PCBs in these samples varied from 20.80 ± 2.06–947.65 ± 40.85 µg kg−1 and 2.86 ± 0.16–46.52 ± 0.46 µg kg−1, respectively. Dietary exposure and human health risks due to the consumption of fried and grilled fish products for flexitarians, fish-eating population and the entire population were assessed. …”
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Sociological approach in managing high school violence in Serbia in the COVID - 19 postpandemic period by Milosavljević-Stević Milena, Radosavljević Života, Anđelković Aleksandar

“…There are few studies that delve into the sociological aspect of violence, despite sociology being a social science which examines human relationships and interactions. Given that sociology has developed specialized branches such as cultural sociology, rural sociology, sociology of religion, business sociology, sociology of labour, sociology of sport, etc., there is a need to consider introducing sociology of violence as a branch of study that comprehensively addresses the issue of violence. …”
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Mechanical resistance comparison between interlocking micro-nail and tension band for fractures subject to muscular flexion forces by Alois Foltran Müller, Silvio Henrique de Freitas, Renata Gebara Sampaio Dória, Julia Belotto Guaraná, Fábio de Souza Mendonça, Atanásio Serafim Vidane, Lázaro Manoel de Camargo, Rachel Santos Bueno Carvalho, Antônio Carlos Shimano, Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio, Bruno Watanabe Minto

“…ABSTRACT: The ulna, humerus, femur, tibia, and calcaneus fractures repair, which are under constant tension due to exerted forces by the muscle groups adhered thereto, play a key role in the clinical-surgical routine, both in veterinary and human medicine. Therefore, the need for repairing orthopedic procedures is clear. …”
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Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia by Fasika Belay, Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen

“…However, households that own eucalyptus plantations demonstrate a lower index for human capital than those without eucalyptus plantations. …”
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Reconstruction of climatic events from the 16th century in Transylvania: interdisciplinary analysis based on historical sources by Ovidiu Răzvan Gaceu, Tudor Caciora, Ștefan Baias, Cezar Morar, Mihai Dudaș, Marius Stupariu, Maria Maxim

“…Finally, the manuscript emphasizes the significant role of the climate in shaping the historical and socio-economic landscape of Transylvania in the 16th century, offering perspectives on the complex interactions between the climate and the human component.…”
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Language writ large: LLMs, ChatGPT, meaning, and understanding by Stevan Harnad

“…These convergent biases are related to (1) the parasitism of indirect verbal grounding on direct sensorimotor grounding, (2) the circularity of verbal definition, (3) the “mirroring” of language production and comprehension, (4) iconicity in propositions at LLM scale, (5) computational counterparts of human “categorical perception” in category learning by neural nets, and perhaps also (6) a conjecture by Chomsky about the laws of thought. …”
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