Effects of Short Naps on EEG Microstates: Improving Sleep Deprivation-Induced Cognitive Impairment by Ma C, Peng J, Li Y, Ouyang A, Huang Y, He W, Zhu Y, Fang P

“…This study aims to explore the effects of napping on cognitive impairments cause by SD and the potential mechanisms of cognitive recovery.Patients and Methods: We recruited forty-two healthy volunteers and recorded their EEG signals and psychomotor vigilance task (PVT) data at three time points: rested wakefulness, post-SD, and post-nap. EEG microstates analysis was used to explore changes of brain dynamic network. …”
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Dietary Probiotic <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> AAHM-BS2360 and Its Postbiotic Metabolites Enhance Growth, Immunity, and Resistance to Edwardsiellosis in <i>Pangasianodon hypophthalmus<... by Nugroho Wiratama, Pakapon Meachasompop, Benchawan Kumwan, Yosapon Adisornprasert, Prapansak Srisapoome, Phornphan Phrompanya, Patcharapong Thangsunan, Pattanapong Thangsunan, Kanokporn Saenphet, Supap Saenphet, Wararut Buncharoen, Anurak Uchuwittayakul

“…After 30 days of feeding treatment, biochemical serum analysis revealed a significant increase in the AST/ALT ratio in the Postbiotic group. …”
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Early integration of palliative care in cervical cancer: Experiences from a pilot study by Treshita Dey, Anindya Mukerjee, Bhavana Rai, Minni Arora, Divyesh Kumar, GY Srinivasa, Sushmita Ghoshal

“…However, only 42 and 45 patients in EPIC and standard oncological care arm were evaluated in the final analysis. Comparing QoL scores between the two time points in each arm, the mean pre-treatment scores in EIPC arm was significantly higher than post-treatment scores in the domains of physical and emotional well-being, whereas social and functional well-being scores improved significantly after treatment as compared with that as baseline. …”
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State Research Institutions: Outlines of Future Reforms by Galina Kitova

“…An article provides detailed analysis of resources and productivity of state R&D institutions in Russia and describes potential directions of their restructuring. …”
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FACTORS OF FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION RISK ASSESSMENT IN THE MODERN WORLD by A. A. Ivanov

“…The unconventional nature of the threat to peace and stability of the New World Order requires an equally innovative response which transcends the formal constraints of international law and the traditional doctrine of deterrence. An analysis of the U.S. foreign policy concepts suggests that today’s academic and political community has promoted consensus of neoliberals and neoconservatives, supporters of the institutional functionalism and representatives of the school of Realpolitik. …”
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Where Are All the Welfare Queens? Negotiating the Conditions of Wageless Life in Contemporary American Film by Petra Požgaj

“…Observing a recent departure from the figure of the “welfare queen” as the privileged site at which anxieties related to welfare are organized, and linking this change to the neoliberal transformations of welfare in the United States introduced by the 1996 reform, this paper adopts a Foucauldian approach to the issue of government in order to set the ground for an analysis of contemporary films which negotiate the conditions of wageless life in what has often been termed a post-welfare society. …”
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L’inadéquation entre l’offre et la demande d’éducation au Nord Cameroun : le cas du Département du Logone- et- Chari by Collins Etienne Kana

“…This dynamic has helped to improve the supply / demand ratios of education, precisely in the primary cycle, without, however, engendering any genuine community membership for schooling of children. Through the analysis of the functioning of educational institutions and a survey on perception carry out on households, the study highlights that the promotion of education is inseparable from that of development. …”
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Analyse d'une formation plurilingue à distance : actions et interactions by Jean-Jacques Quintin, Monica Masperi

“…Galanet" learning schemes assemble large groups of students (from one to two hundred in general) who are geographically located in different universities and committed to completing common tasks the final objective of which is to create a quadrilingual press file publication online.The present study will be developed along two complementary axes:1. a quantitative analysis of the messages posted on the forum page of the platform for each session.2. a qualitative analysis of sample interventions generated in one of these sessions.On the one hand, the quantitative approach will allow for the highlighting of certain salient features of the e-learning experience as a whole, including how sessions function and their impact on both students and tutors.On the other hand, the qualitative approach will allow to examine and understand more fully the discursive practices elicited by the learning scenario and the plurilinguistic dimension of the forum exchanges.…”
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Lexical Creativity in Online Music Reviews by Karolina Ryker

“…The aim of this study is to analyse hyphenated compound occasionalisms and neologisms in Pitchfork music reviews in terms of their meaning, structure and function. The analysis features compounds obtained from the corpus of music reviews created for the purpose of the study. …”
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Loss of serine/threonine protein phosphatase 6 severely impairs sexual stage development in malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. by Yonghui Feng, Wenyan Gao, Chengqi Wang, Shuangrui Shi, Dan Zhou, Lin Sun, Liying Zhu, Liwang Cui, Yaming Cao, Xiaotong Zhu

“…Here, we performed a functional analysis of the Plasmodium berghei Ser/Thr protein phosphatase 6 (PbPP6), which is associated with the plasma membrane of macrogametes and ookinetes. …”
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Urban modelling experiences for the representation of the historical city in Holy Land by Sandro Parrinello, Francesca Picchio, Raffaella De Marco

“…In particular, the paper will present the model of a portion of San Giovanni of Acre, relating to the area of Al-Jazzar Mosque, for the analysis of the historical stratification of religious and urban environments; a portion of Jerusalem adjacent to the monumental walls, for which it was built an interactive platform for the fruition in AR of the survey database; and a portion of the historical center of Bethlehem, for which an analysis of the characteristics of the ahwash quarters and buildings is addressed, useful for a semantic decomposition of the urban structure functional to the creation of an intelligent model for the monitoring of structural risk.…”
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Unique lymphocyte transcriptomic profiles in septic patients with chronic critical illness by Evan L. Barrios, Leandro Balzano-Nogueira, Valerie E. Polcz, Christine Rodhouse, Jack R. Leary, Dijoia B. Darden, Jaimar C. Rincon, Marvin L. Dirain, Ricardo Ungaro, Dina C. Nacionales, Shawn D. Larson, Ashish Sharma, Gilburt Upchurch, Shannon M. Wallet, Todd M. Brusko, Todd M. Brusko, Tyler J. Loftus, Alicia M. Mohr, Robert Maile, Rhonda Bacher, Rhonda Bacher, Guoshuai Cai, Michael P. Kladde, Clayton E. Mathews, Lyle L. Moldawer, Maigan A. Brusko, Maigan A. Brusko, Philip A. Efron

“…Differential gene expression and pathway analyses were performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes at both a population and annotated cell subset level. Cellular function was assessed via enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISpot), cytokine production analysis, and T-cell proliferation assays on an additional cohort of septic patients (19 healthy, 68 acutely septic, 27 rapid recovery and 20 classified as CCI 14-21 days after sepsis onset).ResultsSepsis survivors that developed CCI exhibited proportional shifts within lymphoid cell populations, with expanded frequency of CD8+ and NK cells. …”
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Adaptation and piloting of an integrated intervention model for alcohol use disorders in primary healthcare in rural Tanzania: a study protocol by Charlotte Hanlon, Solomon Teferra, Dorothy Peter Mushi

“…The evidence-based packages of care for AUD from the WHO mental health Gap Intervention Guide will form the basis of intervention. The situation analysis will use publicly available data to identify existing resources and system functioning. …”
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Combination of Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook F With Antiretroviral Therapy Delayed Viral Rebound in A Patient of Acute HIV-1 Infection by Wei Cao, Yizhi Cui, Huiling Weng, Yongsong Yue, Zhibiao Mai, Yang Han, Zhifeng Qiu, Xiaojing Song, Jing Xie, Wei Lyu, Gong Zhang, Jianhua Wang, Jean-Pierre Routy, Tong Wang, Taisheng Li, Haijuan Wang, Wei Zhao

“…Prolonged antiretroviral therapy (ART)-free remission post-treatment has been observed and reported in human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection. …”
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STUDENTS' SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL MOBILITY AS A PREREQUISITE OF DYNAMIC CAREER PROSPECTS by Evald F. Zeer

“…The paper is devoted to the problems of students' social and professional mobility in the post-industrial society, given the dynamism and uncertainty of future career prospects, and variability and multidimensionality of individual career trajectories.The research is aimed at defining the phenomenon of social and professional mobility, determining factors of professional growth, and functional structural characteristics of mobility development.The scientific novelty involves the author's interpretation and conceptual analysis of students’ socio-professional mobility, and its contribution to the future professional growth. …”
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Shikonin Inhibits Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Apoptosis to Attenuate Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Activating the Sirt1/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway by Qian Huang, Zilu Shi, Dandan Zheng, Huiqin Chen, Qiuhong Huang

“…Methods: Renal tissues and blood were collected from experimental renal I/R injury models. Kidney functions, structural injuries, and cellular death were assessed. …”
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Design of an Underwater Robot System for Detecting Defects in Hydraulic Structures at Hydropower Stations by ZHANG Yi, ZHU Jun, YUAN Qingqing, WENG Yewei, PENG Shidong, SHEN Weige

“…Using methodologies such as hydrodynamic simulation, and hydrostatic analysis and stability analysis, the system optimizes propulsion and layout structure, shape selection and design, solving problems inherent to body floating and caterpillar track hybrid control modes, adhesive technology for irregular dam surfaces, multi-degree of freedom attitude flipping, movement, and precise location of defects. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA in plasma and long-term physical recovery of critically ill patients: an observational study by Maryory Galvis-Pedraza, Lise F. E. Beumeler, Elisabeth C. van der Slikke, E. Christiaan Boerma, Tim van Zutphen

“…Abstract Background Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) poses a notable public health concern, with survivors of critical illness experiencing long-term physical, psychological, and cognitive challenges. …”
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Phenolics from grapefruit peels inhibit HMG-CoA reductase and angiotensin-I converting enzyme and show antioxidative properties in endothelial EA.Hy 926 cells by Ayokunle O. Ademosun, Ganiyu Oboh, Sabina Passamonti, Federica Tramer, Lovro Ziberna, Aline Augusti Boligon, Margareth Linde Athayde

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Design and Application of Reliability Calculation Program Based on Secondary Development of ABAQUS by ZOU Hong, WU Jian, XU Zhichun, YANG Li

“…As a kind of finite element analysis software,ABAQUS is widely used in nonlinear simulation field,but there is no universal and mature reliability calculation module.Therefore,it is necessary to establish a general reliability calculation program for Monte Carlo simulation based on finite element model to meet the automation requirements of reliability calculation of various structures in ABAQUS.This paper firstly puts forward the design idea and main functions of reliability calculation program in ABAQUS,including random number generation,model batch building,automatic result extraction and so on;then,develops the pre-processing and post-processing modules of ABAQUS with Python language for modularizing the main functions of the program;finally,introduces the application method of this reliability calculation program in detail taking the reliability calculation process of the finite element model of a simply supported steel truss bridge as an example.This reliability calculation program can effectively improve the degree of automation in the process of structural reliability calculation,and reduce the calculation time,which has great reference value in engineering application.…”
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