Population Dynamics of the Crocodile Shark, <i>Pseudocarcharias kamoharai</i>, in the Tropical Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Ecuador by Marcos Douglas Calle-Morán, Eugenio Alberto Aragón-Noriega, Ana Rosa Hernández-Téllez, Emigdio Marín-Enríquez, Javier Tovar-Ávila, Juan Francisco Arzola-González, Jorge Payán-Alejo

“…Thirty similar and different models were applied to determine all these rates. These equations were obtained from studies on teleost and chondrichthyan fish. …”
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Human-Centered Design of an mHealth Tool for Optimizing HIV Index Testing in Wartime Ukraine: Formative Research Case Study by Nancy Puttkammer, Elizabeth Dunbar, Myroslava Germanovych, Mariia Rosol, Matthew Golden, Anna Hubashova, Vladyslav Fedorchenko, Larisa Hetman, Liudmyla Legkostup, Jan Flowers, Olena Nesterova

“…The study involved 3 steps: formative HCD, including in-depth individual interviews with clients, such as men who have sex with men and people who inject drugs, and internet-based design workshops with HCWs from rural and urban HIV clinics in Chernihiv and Dnipro; software platform assessment and heuristic evaluation, including assessment of open-source mHealth platforms against CASI-Plus requirements, prototype development, and testing of the REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) prototype based on usability heuristics; and usability walk-throughs, including simulated cases with HCWs and clients. …”
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Lactococcus lactis NCC 2287 Alleviates Food Allergic Manifestations in Sensitized Mice by Reducing IL-13 Expression Specifically in the Ileum by Adrian W. Zuercher, Marietta Weiss, Sébastien Holvoet, Mireille Moser, Hélène Moussu, Laurence van Overtvelt, Stéphane Horiot, Philippe Moingeon, Sophie Nutten, Guénolée Prioult, Anurag Singh, Annick Mercenier

“…Lactococcus lactis NCC 2287 significantly decreased relative expression levels of the Th-2 cytokine, IL-13, and associated chemokines CCL11 (eotaxin-1) and CCL17 (TARC) in the ileum. …”
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PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOLOGICAL TOURISM IN WEST KAZAKHSTAN by Jamilya B. YAKUPOVA, Rysty A. KHALELOVA, Ainur K. KHAIRULLINA, Nursulu S. ZHARMAGANBETOVA, Gulbakhit Zh. ABDUSHEVA

“…A description of the main locations of natural locations of fossils of invertebrate and vertebrate organisms is given, such as the village of Pogodaevo, the Aktolagai Cretaceous Plateau, Akkegershin, the Kara Bala-Kan Temir necropolis, the Koi-Kara, Iman-Kara mountains, the Sululy Kapy gorge, the tracts of the Mangistau region, and places are given storage of fossils, inspection and study of paleontological finds. …”
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Evaluating local wisdom's impact on financial success: social capital in building economic resilience during covid-19 by Ida Bagus Teddy Prianthara, I Wayan Sunia, I Gusti Ayu Wirati Adriati

“…Respondents in this study were Village Credit Institutions (LPD) throughout Bali. The technique of taking respondents in this study uses the Non-Probability Sampling technique with the method used purposive sampling, which means that the respondent's sampling technique is based on specific criteria such as 1) LPD health status, 2) level of capital owned. …”
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Regulatory Effect of Melatonin on Cytokine Disturbances in the Pristane-Induced Lupus Mice by Ling-ling Zhou, Wei Wei, Jun-feng Si, Dong-ping Yuan

“…In the present study, 0.5 ml pristane were used to induce SLE in female BALB/c mice. Melatonin (0.01, 0.1, 1.0 mg/kg) was orally administered immediately after pristane-injection for 24 weeks. …”
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Postplanting Nutritional Augmentation of Jeffrey Pine Seedlings on an Infertile Sierran Site by Roger F. Walker

“…Broadcast fertilization with an array of amendments was investigated for its capacity to stimulate growth and enhance nutrition of a three-year-old Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf.) plantation growing on an acidic Sierra Nevada surface mine. …”
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Pituranthos chloranthus Oil as an Antioxidant-Based Adjuvant Therapy against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity by Aida Lahmar, Zaineb Dhaouefi, Rihab Khlifi, Fairouz Sioud, Leila Chekir- Ghedira

“…Overall, this study provides, for the first time, that PC can be applied as an antioxidant-adjuvant treatment to mitigate cisplatin-induced renal failure.…”
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Development of gastronomic tourism in the Bakas Klungkung tourism village by I Putu Yoga Jaya Kesuma, Moch Nur Efendi, I Wayan Eka Mahendra

“…Bakas Village is located in Klungkung Regency, Bali, Indonesia, and is known as a tourist village. …”
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Tumor Protective Activity of CD4+ but Not of CD8+ T Cells in DNA-Vaccinated Mice Challenged with bcr-abl-Transformed Cells by Martina Petráčková, Vincent Lučanský, Vladimír Vonka

“…It was therefore of interest to test their activity in an animal model using bcr-abl-transformed cells. BALB/c mice were four times immunized with a DNA vaccine carrying the bcr-abl fusion gene. …”
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Systemic and Local CC Chemokines Production in a Murine Model of <emph>Listeria monocytogenes</emph> Infection

“…The ratio of brain-to-serum concentration of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) remained the same as in the control animals, while it was lower in the infected mice, both in the case MIP-1<mml:math> <mml:mi>&#x03B1;</mml:mi> </mml:math> and in the case of regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES). …”
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IL-10 in Antilipopolysaccharide Immunity Against Systemic Klebsiella Infections by Tomislav Rukavina, Brigita Ticac, Vanja Vasiljev

“…This study was undertaken in order to determine whether anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 is responsible for a previously described protection against Klebsiella infection mediated by antilipopolysaccharide antibodies. Methods. BALB/c mice were infected intraperitoneally with a lethal challenge of Klebsiella pneumoniae Caroli. …”
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Mast Cell-Derived Exosomes Promote Th2 Cell Differentiation via OX40L-OX40 Ligation by Fei Li, Yuping Wang, Lihui Lin, Juan Wang, Hui Xiao, Jia Li, Xia Peng, Huirong Dai, Li Li

“…In this study, we demonstrate that mast cells and CD4+ T cells colocated in peritoneal lymph nodes from BALB/c mouse. …”
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Effects of alcohol on digestion, absorption and metabolism of sea cucumber saponins in healthy mice by Wenxian Dang, Rong Li, Jinyue Yang, Changhu Xue, Qingrong Huang, Yuming Wang, Tiantian Zhang

“…The effects of alcohol on digestion, absorption and metabolism of sea cucumber saponins in BALB/c mice were investigated after gavage and tail intravenous injection. …”
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Case report: The value of early application of mNGS technology in the diagnosis and treatment of severe Legionnaires’ disease: reports of two cases with different outcomes by Jianqing Fang, Zhe Wang, Yu Shen, Xuenong Wu, Hao Fang, Xiaokui Sun, Ting Yu, Qingqing Zhang

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Strategic adoption: unveiling the impact of e-Bupot application in government agencies by Kadek Surianingsih, Maria M Ratna Sari, I Ketut Yadnyana, Ni Made Adi Erawati

“…The aim of this reseach were analysed the taxpayer’s acceptance and satisfaction levels, and also improved the understanding of taxpayer’s compliance among users of the e-Bupot application, which comprising all government agencies that registered as taxpayers in Bali Regional Office of the DGT. …”
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Is the BCG Vaccine Safe for Undernourished Individuals? by Larissa Lumi Watanabe Ishikawa, Larissa Camargo da Rosa, Thais Graziela Donegá França, Raphael Sanches Peres, Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci, Sofia Fernanda Gonçalves Zorzella-Pezavento, Alexandrina Sartori

“…An experimental model of undernutrition was established by subjecting BALB/c mice to dietary restriction. These animals received 70% of the amount of food consumed by the healthy control group and exhibited physiological alterations compatible with malnutrition, including body weight loss, reduced levels of triglycerides and glucose, and reduced lymphocyte numbers. …”
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El hiphop como forma de resistencia frente al juvenicidio: la experiencia de Casa Kolacho by Carles Feixa, Fulvia Márquez, Nele Hansen, Jeison Castaño

“…Para ello se analiza el caso de Casa Kolacho, un centro de arte y cultura situado en la Comuna 13 de Medellín, que abrió sus puertas en 2013 como culminación de la toma de conciencia de los jóvenes del barrio contra la violencia ejercida por agentes estatales, paramilitares, guerrilleros y grupos criminales. …”
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Factors Related to Nurses' Anxiety Regarding the Omicron Covid-19 Variant in Bangli Regency by I Made Agus Budi Wijaya

“…Methods: This study was conducted in the Bangli Regency of Bali, Indonesia. The sampling technique used was snowball sampling. …”
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Recognition of partial discharge in GIS based on image feature fusion by Ziqiang Xu, Honghua Xu, Chao Yuan, Shoulong Chen, Yini Chen

“…The fused features were classified using a bald eagle search algorithm combined with differential evolution (IBES)-optimized SVM, achieving a recognition accuracy of 99.38%. …”
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