Regime Change: The Need for Scientific Critical Consciousness by Usama Javed Mirza

“…These misleading ideas include Eurocentrism, viewing religion as irrational and Western science as superior to indigenous knowledge systems. …”
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Predicted distribution of curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. by Robert E Kissell, Michael T Tercek, David P Thoma, Kristin L Legg

“…Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius), an important browse species used by ungulates as forage and cover across the western US, is thought to be moderately to highly vulnerable to climate change this century, and a reduction in curl-leaf mountain mahogany occurrence may negatively impact ungulates reliant upon it. …”
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An evaluation of RBM implementation in not-for-profit sector of Zimbabwe during COVID-19 by Wellington Mushayi, Javaid Dar, Mubanga Mpundu

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Orden dentro del desorden: circulación de libros de derecho en Nueva España, 1585–1640 by Idalia García

“…These books contributed to the recreation of a Western normative order in American societies and thus played a key role in the emergence of a new legal culture. …”
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Grasping Variance in Word Norms: Individual Differences in Motor Imagery and Semantic Ratings by Emiko J. Muraki, Sydney Born, Penny M. Pexman

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A Novel an All-Optical Refractive Index Biosensor Based-on Glass Cylinder Cavity Resonance for Detection of Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells by Gregory T. MacLennan

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Diagnostics and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: clinical guidelines of the Russian Scientific Liver Society and the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, Marina V. Mayevskaya, Ch. S. Pavlov, I. N. Tikhonov, Ye. N. Shirokova, A. O. Buyeverov, O. M. Drapkina, Yu. O. Shulpekova, V. V. Tsukanov, S. N. Mammayev, I. V. Mayev, L. K. Palgova

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Demographics, aetiology and outcome of paediatric acute liver failure in Singapore by Fang Kuan Chiou, Veena Logarajah, Christopher Wen Wei Ho, Lynette Suk-Hui Goh, Sivaramakrishnan Venkatesh Karthik, Marion Margaret Aw, Kong Boo Phua

“…Conclusion: The aetiologic spectrum of PALF in Singapore is similar to that in developed Western countries, with indeterminate aetiology accounting for the majority. …”
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An examination of changes in autumn Eurasian snow cover and its relationship with the winter Arctic Oscillation using 20th Century Reanalysis version 3 by G. J. Marshall

“…The associated spatial pattern of September tropospheric height anomalies closely matches the positive phase of the western Pacific teleconnection pattern. As many other factors are known to impact the winter AO, and these predominantly occur in October or November, the residual September SC signal-to-noise ratio in the winter atmosphere is small. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Solar Thermal Dryer for Fruits. by Amanya, Sylus

“…The write-up presented in this report focused on the design and manufacture of a solar thermal dryer for fruits that dries 5Kg of fruit slices, 5mm thick per batch, and can be used for small-scale farmers that grow fruits in western Uganda following a challenge they face like pests and disease infestation during open sun drying, nutrient loss and among others. …”
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Dispensing antiretrovirals during Covid-19 lockdown: re-discovering community-based ART delivery models in Uganda by Henry, Zakumumpa, Christopher, Tumwine, Kiconco, Milliam, Spicer, Neil

“…Methods: We conducted a qualitative case-study of eight districts purposively selected from Eastern and Western Uganda. Between June and September 2020, we conducted qualitative interviews with district health team leaders (n = 9), ART clinic managers (n = 36), representatives of PEPFAR implementing organizations (n = 6).In addition, six focus group discussions were held with recipients of HIV care (48 participants). …”
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University e-learning methodologies and their financial implications: evidence from Uganda by Eton, Marus, Rest, Chance

“…Research limitations/implications – The research was limited to three districts in western Uganda, and thus, it may not be possible to extrapolate the results to the entire nation. …”
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Informing grassland ecosystem modeling with in-situ and remote sensing observations by Johny Arteaga, Melannie D Hartman, William J Parton, Maosi Chen, Wei Gao

“…We simulated historical grassland aboveground plant productivity (ANPP) across the midwestern and western contiguous United States using the DayCent-UV ecosystem model. …”
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Pregnancy Loss Was Associated With the Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Middle-Aged Women: Evidence From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiaoyan Yang, Qingling Fan, Can Shen, Ruirui Hou, Ruoling Chen, Jiaqian Yin, Huifeng Xiang, Yunxia Cao, Xiaoqing Peng

“…Objectives: Significant associations between pregnancy loss and risk of future maternal cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been found in Western countries, but the association in China is still unclear. …”
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Investigation of the effects of combined exercises and self-management education, with and without functional exercises, on pain and functional outcomes in patients with avascular... by Zohreh Gholami, Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi, Elham Madreseh, Raghad Mimar

“…Secondary outcomes will include the Harris Hip Score, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) for hip osteoarthritis, the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, the 30 s Chair Stand Test, active range of motion, muscle strength and the 10-metre walk test. …”
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Aircraft Measurements of Physicochemical Evolution of Atmospheric Aerosols in Air Pollution Plumes over a Megacity and Suburban Areas by Taehyun Park, Yongjoo Choi, Jinsoo Choi, Junyoung Ahn, Jinsoo Park, Yonghwan Lee, Jihee Ban, Gyutae Park, Seokwon Kang, Kyunghoon Kim, Beom-Keun Seo, Jongho Kim, Soobog Park, Hyunjae Kim, HaEun Jeon, Taehyoung Lee

“…Abstract As part of the Megacity Air Pollution Studies (MAPS)-Seoul campaign, three types of research flights were conducted over the Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA) from May till June 2015 to measure the spatial distribution of a pollution plume near a power plant and petrochemical complex, the vertical profiles of pollutants on the western coast of Korea, and the pollutant distribution in the SMA. …”
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GIS-based multi-criteria decision making for identifying rainwater harvesting sites by Waqed H. Hassan, Karrar Mahdi, Zahraa K. Kadhim

“…To address the severe issue of water scarcity in the western region of Iraq, this study identifies optimal potential rainwater harvesting (RWH) locations. …”
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FTO effects the proliferation, invasion, and glycolytic metabolism of colon cancer by regulating PKM2 by Kongyan Zhang, Fei Zhang, Jiahe Wang

“…In vitro experiments utilized five human colon cancer cell lines and a normal colon epithelial cell line, with Western blotting and RT-PCR for protein and mRNA quantification, respectively, and lentiviral transfection to modulate FTO expression. …”
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Tumor-associated macrophage-derived exosome miR-194 confers cisplatin resistance in GC cells by Yi Zhou, Yang-cheng Sun, Qiong-yan Zhang, Jing Wang, Xian-ya Zhu, Xiang-yu Su

“…Cellular uptake experiments demonstrated that miR-194 can transfer from macrophages to GC cells and exert functional effects. Western blotting and PCR analysis further confirmed that macrophage-derived miR-194 inhibits apoptosis in GC cells and enhances cisplatin resistance by downregulating PTEN. …”
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Filling the Atlantic coastal tree-ring reconstruction gap: A 195-year record of growing season discharge of the Sainte-Anne River, Gaspésie, Québec, Canada by A.V. Pace, J.-M. St-Jacques, D.D. Noel, G. Fortin

“…While energy-limited tree-ring chronologies are well-known in western North America, they are poorly known in eastern North America. …”
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