Reading from the Guts: of Text and Disgust by Solveig Dunkel

“…Is it worth it?” A good question indeed. How can a text, which relies on words on a page and not images, provoke such violent reactions? …”
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Les installations portuaires romaines d’Irun/Oiasso (Pays basque, Espagne) : entre équipement fonctionnel et façade urbaine by Mertxe Urteaga

“…Archaeological endeavors were not limited to the port area; indeed, they were undertaken across the entirety of the historic center of Irun according to the tenets and methods of rescue archeology. …”
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THE ROLE OF US IN CHINA – TAIWAN CRISIS by EDGAR AGUBAMAH

“…China is fond of calling this crisis a remnant of China’s civil war and a relic of the cold war. Indeed it is. However, the crisis has evolved substantially from this historical context over the years, making the Taiwan crisis in some ways even more relevant and immediate today than ever. …”
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Promoted Catalytic Properties of Acetone over Cerium-Modified Mullite Catalyst YMn2O5 by Xiaotian Mu, Wenhuan Wang, Kai Zhang, Honglei Ding, Weiguo Pan

“…Manganese species with higher chemical states are indeed more favorable for oxidation reactions on manganese-based catalysts. …”
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Gene Expression Analysis of Deduced Protein Sequence from the FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) Homolog during Vegetative and Reproductive Phases in Lepidium sativum L. by Parissa Jonoubi, Farkhondeh Rezanejad, Fatemeh Mahyapoor

“…Results showed that LsFLC expression levels were very high in the root and relatively high in leaves and stems, whereas no expression was allowed in flowers. Indeed, the mRNA levels were much higher during the vegetative phase compared to the transition to flowering, therefore agreeing with the known role of FLC as a promoter of vegetative growth and an inhibitor of flowering. …”
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Multiple Roles of the Y Chromosome in the Biology of Drosophila melanogaster by Roberto Piergentili

“…This is due to the intrinsic nature of this genetic element, namely, (1) its molecular composition (mainly transposable elements and satellite DNA), (2) its genetic inertia (lack of recombination due to its heterochromatic nature), (3) the absence of homology with the X (with the only exception of the nucleolar organizer), (4) the lack of visible phenotypes when it is missing (indeed, except for their sterility, X0 flies are normal males), and (5) its low density as for protein-coding sequences (to date, only 13 genes out of approximately 14,000 have been mapped on this chromosome in D. melanogaster, i.e., ~0.1% of the total). …”
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Reactive dye extraction utilizing regenerated bleaching earth by M. Shahi, M.R. Sabour, G.A. Dezvareh

“…Bentonite bleaching earth is utilized for purifying used motor oil through a recovery process in order to improve the quality and stability of the final product. Indeed, spent bleaching earth is generated due to adsorbing oil impurities. …”
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pH-induced conformational changes in the selectivity filter of a potassium channel lead to alterations in its selectivity and permeation properties by Carlos Coll-Díez, Ana Marcela Giudici, Alberto Potenza, José Manuel González-Ros, José Antonio Poveda

“…This increases intersubunit interactions and confers a higher stability to the channel against thermal denaturation. Indeed, the fit of dehydrated K+ to its binding sites is fundamental to define K+ selectivity, an important feature of these channels. …”
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Comparing Two Seawater Temperatures For Human Norovirus Depuration From Oysters by Françoise S. Le Guyader, Joanna Ollivier, Sylvain Parnaudeau, Mathias Gauffriau, Mathias Papin, Christophe Stavrakakis, Virginie François, Françoise Vincent-Hubert, Pascal Garry

“…Despite regulations set up to monitor the microbiological quality of shellfish in producing areas, shellfish-borne gastroenteritis outbreaks still occur. Indeed, oyster depuration practices that are efficient to eliminate bacteria, fail to eliminate human norovirus from oyster flesh. …”
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An Updating Method for Finite Element Models of Flexible-Link Mechanisms Based on an Equivalent Rigid-Link System by R. Belotti, R. Caracciolo, I. Palomba, D. Richiedei, A. Trevisani

“…The aim is to correct mass, stiffness, and damping matrices of dynamic models, usually based on nominal and uncertain parameters, to accurately represent the main vibrational modes within the bandwidth of interest. Indeed, the availability of accurate models is a fundamental step for the synthesis of effective controllers, state observers, and optimized motion profiles, as those employed in modern control schemes. …”
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A Fractional-Order Model of Biopolyester Containing Naturally Occurring Compounds for Soil Stabilization by Nadka Tzankova Dintcheva, Marilena Baiamonte, Rosalia Teresi, Gioacchino Alotta, Emanuela Bologna, Massimiliano Zingales

“…Certainly, several experimental tests conducted on polymeric- and biopolymeric-based materials, such as rubbers, foams, and hydro/aero gels, show that the relaxation time spectra are a continuous function, and as a consequence, multiple relaxation times are involved in the rheological description of the materials, yielding the need for nonconventional relaxation functions. Indeed, in this work, the considered fractional-order model could be considered a powerful tool to describe and to predict the melting properties of the complex polymer-based systems containing different additives.…”
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Targeting protein synthesis pathways in MYC-amplified medulloblastoma by Devendra Kumar, Ranjana Kanchan, Nagendra K. Chaturvedi

“…MTOR signaling-driven deregulated protein synthesis is widespread in various cancers, including medulloblastoma, which can promote the stabilization of MYC. Indeed, our previous studies demonstrate that the key components of protein synthesis machinery, including mTOR signaling and MYC targets, are overexpressed and activated in MYC-amplified medulloblastoma, confirming MYC-dependent addiction of enhanced protein synthesis in medulloblastoma. …”
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Are Chemicals a Useful Tool for Glass Eel Traceability? by Pedro Reis, Mafalda Fernandes, Luís Pereira, Carlos Antunes

“…According to European reports, the population of <i>Anguilla anguilla</i> has declined to unsafe biological limits in most areas and current fisheries are unsustainable. Indeed, the European eel has been listed as a critically endangered species since the 1970s and has been on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species since 2010. …”
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The Numerical Predominance and Large Transcriptome Differences of Neutrophils in Peripheral Blood Together Inevitably Account for a Reported Pulmonary Tuberculosis Signature by Kang Wu, Ka-Wing Wong, Wang-Long Deng, Hao Zhang, Jing Li, Douglas B. Lowrie, Xiao-Yong Fan

“…We show that, because of their predominance in peripheral blood and their larger transcriptional responses, neutrophils were indeed almost exclusively responsible for PTBsig. …”
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Combined Effects of Microgravity and Chronic Low-Dose Gamma Radiation on <i>Brassica rapa</i> Microgreens by Sara De Francesco, Isabel Le Disquet, Veronica Pereda-Loth, Lenka Tisseyre, Stefania De Pascale, Chiara Amitrano, Eugénie Carnero Diaz, Veronica De Micco

“…An analysis of the harvested microgreens revealed that growth was moderately reduced under chronic irradiation combined with altered gravity, likely due to oxidative stress, primarily concentrated in the roots. Indeed, an accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was observed, as well as of polyphenols, likely to counteract oxidative damage and preserve the integrity of essential structures, such as the root stele. …”
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A Voice Sweeter than Salt: Toyin Falola and the Construction of Subaltern Narrative Space by Ben Weiss

“…While Spivak concludes that the subaltern cannot speak be­cause of the subaltern's placement within existing knowledge production, Fa­lola's "Mouth" articulates a formation that says otherwise. Indeed, in A Mouth Sweeter than Salt, Falola's status In the subalternlty of a decolonlzlng Nigeria depicts a powerful subaltern voice with deep implications for knowledge, rep­resentation, authorial location, multifaceted identity paradox, and most of all, the tendrils of modernity. …”
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Comparison of Immunosuppressive and Angiogenic Properties of Human Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells between 2D and 3D Culture Systems by Vitale Miceli, Mariangela Pampalone, Serena Vella, Anna Paola Carreca, Giandomenico Amico, Pier Giulio Conaldi

“…The secretion of potential therapeutic factors by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has aroused much interest given the benefits that it can bring in the field of regenerative medicine. Indeed, the in vitro multipotency of these cells and the secretive capacity of both angiogenic and immunomodulatory factors suggest a role in tissue repair and regeneration. …”
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‘The Apex of Hipster XML GeekDOM’ by Lynne Siemens, Ray Siemens, Hefeng (Eddie) Wen, Cara Leitch, Dot Porter, Liam Sherriff, Karin Armstrong, Melanie Chernyk

“…As an interdiscipline, humanities computing has always well-understood its methodologies; indeed, the digital humanities (of which digital literary studies is a part), more generally, have made a virtue of the way in which they render explicit and tangible the theoretical models that govern the representative and analytical endeavour of their fields via computational application.  …”
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Interspecific differences in the response of autotrophic microorganisms to atrazine and S-metolachlor exposure by Laura Malbezin, Nicolas Mazzella, Sébastien Boutry, Isabelle Lavoie, Soizic Morin

“…The effect of the mixture of compounds depended on the descriptor considered. Indeed, atrazine seemed to explain the toxicity of the mixture for photosynthetic parameters, while certain lipid classes showed intermediate responses between compounds. …”
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IM-OFDM ISAC Outperforms OFDM ISAC by Combining Multiple Sensing Observations by Hugo Hawkins, Chao Xu, Lie-Liang Yang, Lajos Hanzo

“…The simulation results show that IM-OFDM ISAC is indeed capable of outperforming its OFDM ISAC counterpart for both sensing and communication. …”
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