Treatment of a mutant KRAS lung cancer cell line with polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors activates the MAPK pathway, inhibits cell migration and induces apoptosis. by Matthew D Gregory, Kweku Ofosu-Asante, Jassy Mary S Lazarte, Pablo E Puente, Nada Tawfeeq, Nadine Belony, Yong Huang, Ite A Offringa, Nazarius S Lamango

“…Here we determine the effects of PCAIs on the viability, G-protein levels, downstream mediators, and apoptosis-related proteins on the KRAS-mutated, Black American-derived lung adenocarcinoma cell line, NCI-H23. …”
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Exosomal miR-222-3p derived from dermal papilla cells inhibits melanogenesis in melanocytes by targeting SOX10 in rabbits by Yang Chen, Tingting Lu, Yingying Dai, Yu Xue, Bohao Zhao, Xinsheng Wu

“…Results Increased levels of miR-222-3p were observed in the skin and DPCs-exos of white Rex rabbits compared to those of black Rex rabbits. Effective internalization of CM-Dil-labeled DPCs-exos by MCs was observed. …”
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La racialisation des espaces urbains à La Nouvelle-Orléans post-Katrina : étude des représentations fictionnelles dans la série télévisée Treme by Catherine DESSINGES, Dominique GENDRIN

“…It demonstrates how the series' creators reveal a type of territorialism grounded in racialized practices that we have labeled « urban restrictions », « urban visibility/invisibility » and « urban redevelopment ».…”
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Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention on head circumference and length at birth: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) tri... by Hina Raheel, Sheela Sinharoy, Anaité Diaz-Artiga, Sarada S. Garg, Ajay Pillarisetti, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Marilu Chiang, Amy Lovvorn, Miles Kirby, Usha Ramakrishnan, Shirin Jabbarzadeh, Alexie Mukeshimana, Michael Johnson, John P. McCracken, Luke P. Naeher, Ghislaine Rosa, Jiantong Wang, Joshua Rosenthal, William Checkley, Thomas F. Clasen, Jennifer L. Peel, Lisa M. Thompson

“…Particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5), black carbon (BC) and carbon monoxide (CO) 24-hour personal exposures were measured three times during pregnancy. …”
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Forbryder vs. offer by Beth Grothe Nielsen

“…Taking its point of departure in Vagn Greve's contention (1972) that everybody is a criminal but only a certain group of people are punished and Greve's proposal that the explanation may be found in the relationship between offender and victim, this article looks into that relationship. The labelling of offenders as well as victims will take place according to certain stereotypes. …”
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A Clinically-Reasoned Approach to Manual Therapy in Sports Physical Therapy by Steven Short, Matthew Tuttle, Dillon Youngman

“…Symptom modification techniques have been recently dichotomously labeled as either passive or active therapies. Active therapy such as exercise has been rightfully advocated for while "passive" therapies, mainly manual therapy have been regarded as low value within the physical therapy treatment spectrum. …”
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Quantifying glucose uptake at the single cell level with confocal microscopy reveals significant variability within and across individuals by Joel D. Paprocki, Patrick J. Macdonald, Yongjin Xu, Alan Cheng, Timothy C. Dunn, Sergey Y. Tetin

“…For the first time, we demonstrate that intracellular/extracellular tracer percentages can be measured at the single cell level using the fluorescently labeled glucose analog, 2-NBDG. A small donor panel study indicates that the characteristic intracellular 2-NBDG percentages can statistically differ based on race (i.e., Caucasian/Hispanic vs Black). …”
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Quando as ruas abrigam a arte: a cena hip hop no Recife (1980-2014) by Cristiano Nunes Alves

“…The contemporary scene, stirred up by rap, indicates that the Recife region, especially its suburbs, serves as home to about 70 groups, plus two small recording labels and seven phonographic studios specialized in the production of street culture music. …”
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Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles to promote seed germination of Zea mays under salinity condition by Hiba Fouad Abdulfatah, May Fahmi Abdulrahman, Enas Fahd Naji

“…The synthesis of Fe NPs was confirmed by a significant color change from yellow to black. Then Fe NP production is confirmed by a UV–Visible peak at 301 nm. …”
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A prospective multi-site study to evaluate the performance and usability of an oral fluid-based HIV self-test in Canada by Richard A. Galli, Darshanand Maraj, Kristin McBain, Jason M. Lo Hog Tian, Abbey McFarland, Wangari Tharao, Nontobeko P. Nkala, Arlene Chan, Mark da Silva, Rejean Thomas, Anne-Fanny Vassal, Martin Lepage, Laurie Ireland, Mike Payne, Jared Starr, Chris Fraser, Marion Selfridge, Mona Loutfy, Roberta Halpenny, Nirubini Jeyarajah, Vanessa Tran, Tony Mazzulli, Sean B. Rourke

“…With respect to sociodemographics: 84% of participants were between 18–45 years of age, 73% had at least a college education, 48% were Cis-male, 45% were employed; and 26% identified as White, 23% as African, Caribbean or Black, 5% as Indigenous [First Nations, Métis or Inuit], 33% as Asian, and 6% as LatinX. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…[xx] Low-income Medicaid patients are 2.6 times more likely to be labelled non-compliant as privately insured patients.…”
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