Fálétí’s Philosophical Sensibility by Adeshina Afolayan

“…They also create awareness of possibilities for change (Okolo 2007, 1). Compared to Ọlátúnjí’s exploratory unraveling of Fálétí’s poetry, my objective is to enlist Fálétí as a poet that has not been given his due as one who is sensitive to the requirements of political philosophy and its objective of ensuring the imagination of a society that is properly ordered according to the imperatives of justice.   …”
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Guías impresas en 3D: ¿mejoran el control local y la supervivencia global en el tratamiento de los sarcomas pélvicos? Estudio de validación clínica by T. Fernández-Fernández, L. Mediavilla-Santos, M. Cuervo-Dehesa, E. Gómez-Larrén, R. Pérez-Mañanes, J. Calvo-Haro

“…Conclusions: The use of 3D guides in resecting primary pelvic tumors not only achieves a higher rate of free margins compared to conventional techniques but also shows a trend towards higher local, distant, and overall disease-free survival. …”
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Aerosol layer height (ALH) retrievals from oxygen absorption bands: intercomparison and validation among different satellite platforms, GEMS, EPIC, and TROPOMI by H. Kim, H. Kim, X. Chen, X. Chen, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Lu, Z. Lu, Z. Lu, M. Zhou, G. R. Carmichael, G. R. Carmichael, S. S. Park, J. Kim

“…Intercomparisons between three passive retrievals indicate that GEMS retrievals have a limited consistency with EPIC and TROPOMI of 0.3–0.4 <span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i></span>, while GEMS underestimates with ALHs of <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 0.3 and <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 0.6 km compared with TROPOMI and EPIC, respectively. The correlations improve under conditions of higher absorbing aerosols (UVAI <span class="inline-formula">≥</span> 3), as the signal in the oxygen absorption band (O<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>–O<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> used by GEMS) is enhanced. …”
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Analysis of the Rights and Obligations of Stakeholders in China’s National Park Concession System by Le ZHONG, Zhicong ZHAO

“…It eschews micro-level methodologies while in favor of a macro-level comparative analysis, which encompasses a comprehensive examination of the related initiatives in all national parks and pilot national parks. …”
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The high-resolution global shipping emission inventory by the Shipping Emission Inventory Model (SEIM) by W. Yi, X. Wang, T. He, H. Liu, Z. Luo, Z. Lv, K. He

“…Due to the implementation of fuel-switching policies, global ship emissions of SO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> and primary PM<span class="inline-formula">_2.5</span> saw a significant reduction of 81.3 % and 76.5 % in 2021 compared to 2019, respectively. According to the inventory results, the composition of vessel types contributing to global ship emissions remained relatively stable through the years, with container ships consistently contributing <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 30 % of global ship emissions. …”
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Predicting Insemination Outcome in Holstein Dairy Cattle using Deep Learning by Mohammad Alishahi, Mahdi Ravakhah

“…We tuned the parameters and hyperparameters of each model and upon finalizing the optimal architectures for our models, we initiated training experiments by fitting the models to the prepared datasets.Results and Discussion: Our experimental findings reveal that the proposed LSTM model significantly improved prediction accuracy compared to the MLP and XGBoost models. The LSTM model, with its architecture of three consecutive LSTM layers, was able to demonstrate the best performance across all evaluation metrics on average over the 10 training runs. …”
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A Study on the Yield and Related Traits of some Forage Low-Tannin Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) Genotypes by Hamidreza Ghorbani, Mohamad Taghi Feyzbakhsh

“…Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed on recorded yield data and yield components, and the mean of treatments was compared with the least significant difference (LSD) method using SAS 9.0 software. …”
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Species Composition and Community Characteristics of Typical Intertidal Shellfish in Qingdao, China by Dashan YUAN, Zhihong LIU, Peizhen MA, Xiujun SUN, Liqing ZHOU, Zhuanzhuan LI, Dong XU, Biao WU

“…The composition of shellfish species, dominance patterns, and community structure parameters, including the Shannon-Wiener diversity index, Margalef richness index, and Pielou evenness index, were compared and analyzed at each station. Community clustering analyses were performed using similarity coefficient clustering and non-metric multi-dimensional scaling techniques. …”
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Effect of modified Morita therapy combined with motor imagery training on pulmonary rehabilitation of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (改良森田疗法结合运动想象在老年慢性... by ZHOU Chunxiang (周春香), SUN Renjuan (孙仁娟), ZHOU Ru (周茹), TANG Jinghua (唐静华), DING Yexia (丁叶霞), ZHANG Xiaofeng (张晓枫), ZHANG Jianxia (张剑霞)

“…The changes of lung function, negative emotion and quality of life before and after intervention were compared between the two groups. Results After intervention, the value of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced expiratory volume in one second/predicted value ratio(FEV1%pred), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC of the observation group were higher than those of the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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BRICS expansion in the news coverage of member countries: a political economy perspective by Fedaa Mohamed Abdelaziz Abdeldayem, Sarah Francis Wadie Kswat

“…They consistently highlight the cooperative and multilateral nature of BRICS, focusing on collaboration among member nations. …”
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Antispermatogenic Activity of the Benzothiazoline Ligand and Corresponding Organoantimony(V) Derivative in Male Albino Rats

“…Significant (<mml:math> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x003C;</mml:mo><mml:mn>.01</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>) alterations were also found in biochemical parameters of reproductive organs in treated male rats as compared to the control group. Production of preleptotene, pachytene, and secondary spermatocytes was decreased by 42%, 43%, 39%, and by 44%, 49%, 55% in the ligand, <mml:math> <mml:mtext mathvariant="bold">1a</mml:mtext> </mml:math>, and organoantimony(V) derivative, <mml:math> <mml:mtext mathvariant="bold">1b</mml:mtext> </mml:math>, treated rats, respectively. …”
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Sexual dimorphism in lung transcriptomic adaptations in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders by Vishal D. Naik, Dylan J. Millikin, Daniel Moussa, Hong Jiang, Alexander L. Carabulea, Joseph D. Janeski, Jiahui Ding, Kang Chen, Marta Rodriguez-Garcia, Sunil Jaiman, Stephen A. Krawetz, Gil Mor, Jayanth Ramadoss

“…Differentially expressed genes indicated a sex-linked gene regulation dichotomy with a significantly higher number of genes altered in the female fetal lungs compared to the male. Network analysis plot of downregulated genes in the females exposed to alcohol in utero showed a negative impact on T cell activation and regulation, T cell differentiation, decrease in CD8+ T cell number etc. …”
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Effects of Electroacupuncture at Zusanli and Quchi on Neurological Function Recovery in Rats with Cerebral Infarction by Jiangcong HONG, Yingzheng WANG, Guangwen WU, Yulong ZOU

“…At the 1st day, there was no significant difference in the population of BrdU-positive cells between the EA group and model group(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05), however, at the 7th and 14th day, the population in the EA group increased more significantly compared with the model group(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Psychological discomfort in carriers and non-carriers of the Huntington disease mutation and its relationship with disease burden by Y. Rodríguez-Agudelo, M. Chávez-Oliveros, A. Ochoa-Morales, L. Martínez-Ruano, A. Camacho-Molina, F. Paz-Rodríguez

“…By means of mathematical formulas, the disease burden and proximity to the manifest stage in the PEH group were obtained and it was correlated with the results of the SCL-90-R. Results: Comparing the results obtained in the SCL-90-R of the PEH and NPEH, the difference is observed in the positive somatic male index, where the PEH obtains higher average scores. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…Why in this region number of deceased and infected people are not even comparable with those in other parts of the world? Why the death rate is not showing significant evidence of a slow down despite Lombardy has been put in lockdown for a very prolonged amount of time now? …”

Therapeutic Potential of Clove Oil in Mitigating Cadmium-Induced Hepatorenal Toxicity Through Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antiapoptotic Mechanisms by Inas M. Elgharib, Fatma M. Abdelhamid, Gehad E. Elshopakey, Hatem Sembawa, Talat A. Albukhari, Waheed A. Filimban, Rehab M. Bagadood, Mohamed E. El-Boshy, Engy F. Risha

“…Cadmium toxicity caused elevated expression of liver apoptosis markers, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and caspase-3, and inflammation. CLO ameliorated the oxidative effects of Cd through decreasing urea (27.4%), creatinine (41.6%), liver enzymes, and hepatic apoptotic markers while increasing levels of total protein, albumin, and hepatic values of SOD (60.37%), CAT (64.49%), GSH (50.41%), and GST (9.16%). …”
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High BMP7 Expression May Worsen Airway Disease in COPD by Altering Epithelial Cell Behavior by Dong W, Xie M, Ming C, Li H, Xu X, Cui L, Wang W, Li Y

“…BMP7 overexpression promotes apoptosis in human bronchial epithelial cells, through regulating MKK7/JNK2 signaling pathway and activating the caspase-3 pathway.Conclusion: High expression of BMP7 in the bronchial epithelia may play a crucial role in airway disease of COPD through inhibiting proliferation and promoting abnormal differentiation and excessive apoptosis of human bronchial epithelial cells.Keywords: COPD, BMP7, airway disease, remodeling, apoptosis…”
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NLRP3: a key regulator of skin wound healing and macrophage-fibroblast interactions in mice by Jiamin Zhao, Shuangyi Zhang, Zhiguo Gong, Wei Mao, Wenhui Bao, Qianru Li, Yunjie Bai, Feifei Gao, Shuang Feng

“…Deficiencies in apoptosis were evident through altered expression of cysteine-aspartic acid protease 3 (Caspase-3), P53, and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2). Furthermore, critical growth factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were significantly decreased at the excisional skin wound sites. …”
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Black posterior vitreous detachment: A 10-year historical cohort of pigmented uveal tumors by Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai, Hila Goldberg, Michael Ostrovsky, Ofira Zloto, Rachel Shemesh

“…The dispersion of pigment from the tumor collars the vitreous in black, yet the black PVD does not necessarily indicate tumor recurrence or vitreous spread.…”
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Public assistance in patients with acute heart failure: a report from the KCHF registry by Yuji Nishimoto, Takao Kato, Takeshi Morimoto, Ryoji Taniguchi, Hidenori Yaku, Yasutaka Inuzuka, Yodo Tamaki, Erika Yamamoto, Yusuke Yoshikawa, Takeshi Kitai, Moritake Iguchi, Masashi Kato, Mamoru Takahashi, Toshikazu Jinnai, Tomoyuki Ikeda, Kazuya Nagao, Takafumi Kawai, Akihiro Komasa, Ryusuke Nishikawa, Yuichi Kawase, Takashi Morinaga, Kanae Su, Mitsunori Kawato, Yuta Seko, Moriaki Inoko, Mamoru Toyofuku, Yutaka Furukawa, Yoshihisa Nakagawa, Kenji Ando, Kazushige Kadota, Satoshi Shizuta, Koh Ono, Koichiro Kuwahara, Neiko Ozasa, Yukihito Sato, Takeshi Kimura

“…Conclusions The AHF patients receiving public assistance as compared with those not receiving public assistance had no significant excess risk for all‐cause death at 1 year after discharge or a heart failure hospitalization within 180 days after discharge, while they did have a significant excess risk for heart failure hospitalizations beyond 180 days after discharge. …”
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