A paradoxical population structure of var DBLα types in Africa. by Mun Hua Tan, Kathryn E Tiedje, Qian Feng, Qi Zhan, Mercedes Pascual, Heejung Shim, Yao-Ban Chan, Karen P Day

“…Furthermore, we observed that every isolate repertoire, whether mono- or multiclonal, comprised DBLα types occurring with these frequency ranges implying a common genome structure. …”
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A History of The Six-Year Primary Project in the Use of Yoruba as the Medium of Primary Education by Toyin Falola, Michael Oladejo Afolayan

“…The Hague, Paris: Mouton, 1968. 2 Angelina Kioko, “Why Schools Should Teach Young Learners in Home Language,” British Council, January 16, 2015, https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/ why-schools-should-teach-young-learners-home-language. 238 Toyin Falola and Michael Oladejo Afolayan benefts of children’s maintaining their native language, which I summarize below and will expand upon throughout the essay: 3 1. …”
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High performance synthetic fiber-reinforced concrete mixed with nanoparticles: A proof-of-concept green railway sleeper product by Radhika Sridhar, Satjapan Leelatanon, Monthian Setkit, Thanongsak Imjai, Elhem Ghorbel, Boksun Kim

“…The mechanical property tests revealed that hybrid nanoparticles enhanced compressive strength by 15% compared to control and mono nanoparticle composites. Durability tests, including water absorption, rapid chloride penetration, and water penetration, showed that adding 5% hybrid nanoparticles and 0.5% fibers resulted in high strength (17.81%) and significant pre refinement. …”

On the reduction of imaging time-points for dosimetry in radionuclide therapy by Johan Gustafsson, Jan Taprogge

“…The formulae were derived under the assumptions of fixed coefficients of variation for estimated activities, and underlying mono-exponential curves. Analytical predictions were compared with results from numerical simulations and data for kidneys, liver, and spleen from a data-set of 18 patients treated with 177Lu-DOTA-TATE. …”
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Large-scale prospective serum metabolomic profiling reveals candidate predictive biomarkers for suspected preeclampsia patients by Yan Cao, Lanlan Meng, Yifei Wang, Shenglong Zhao, Yuanyuan Zheng, Rui Ran, Jie Du, Hongqiang Wu, Jiaqi Han, Zhengwen Xu, Yifan Lu, Lin Liu, Lu Chen, Jing Wang, Youran Li, Yanhong Zhai, Zhi Sun, Zheng Cao

“…Moreover, a panel of seven predictive biomarkers including 2-methyl-3-hydroxy-5-formylpyridine-4-carboxylate, gamma-glutamyl-leucine, 2-hydroxyvaleric acid, LysoPC(16:1(9Z)/0:0), PC(DiMe(13,5)/MonoMe(13,5)), ADP-D-glycero-beta-D-manno-heptose and phenylalanyl-tryptophan were identified for PE development by performing multiple statistical analysis and LASSO regression analysis. …”
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Impact of Agro-forestry on Soil Conservation in Kayonza Subcounty: A Case Study of Rutendere Parish. by Ayebale, Anxious

“…The study recommended that farmers should be highly sensitized and mobilized to attend seminars and agricultural talks, the government should encourage the farmers in Rutendere Parish the formation of farmer groups through which grants could be given inform about seedlings and other useful inputs, and adult education should be encouraged to enhance conservation and diversify farming system as against mono-cropping system which compromise soil to nutrient loss and soil degradation.…”
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Creatividad rebelde feminista. Tejiendo la colectividad a través de la reivindicación del cuerpo y la apropiación de la performance “Un violador en tu camino” del Colectivo Lastesi... by Kasumi Iwama

“…Este artículo es un avance de trabajo de una investigación sobre arte activismo feminista en Sudamérica con un enfoque en la obra performática Un violador en tu camino del colectivo Chileno Lastesis, que forma parte del cuerpo total de mi Tesis de la Maestría en Estudios de la Cultura de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar-Sede Ecuador. Debido a su calidad contestataria contra la violencia patriarcal, el video de la performance subido al YouTube se viralizó en muy poco tiempo, luego de lo cual fue asumido como propio por numerosos grupos de mujeres y colectivos feministas en todo el mundo. …”
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UV-Vis spectroscopy and chemometric: a simple method to differentiate honey, partially ripe honey and nectars by L. M. Maldonado, K. Marcinkevicius, A.R. Álvarez, V.M. Salomón, M. Gaggiotti, N. Messina, M.A. Palacio, S. Medina, M.M. Maldonado, E. Orellano, E. L. Bedascarrasbure

“…Se recolectaron muestras de diferentes orígenes geográficos y botánicos en dos localidades de Argentina; un ensayo se realizó en Tucumán (en el flujo principal de néctar de limón) y el otro en Entre Ríos (floración de eucaliptos). …”
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Crinum jagus (J. Thomps. Dandy): Antioxidant and protective properties as a medicinal plant on toluene-induced oxidative stress damages in liver and kidney of rats by Mariama, Salihu, Gaber, El-Saber Batiha, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, George D., Zouganelis, Souty M.Z., Sharkawi, Eman, Ibrahim Ahmed, Ibe Michael, Usman, Halima, Nalugo, Juma J., Ochieng, Ibrahim, Ssengendo, Olatayo Segun, Okeniran, Theophilus, Pius, Kyobe Ronald, Kimanje, Eric Simidi, Kegoye, Ritah, Kenganzi, Fred Ssempijja

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Improving the survival under gastric conditions of a potential multistrain probiotic produced in co-culture by Marcelo Fernando Valle-Vargas, Yesica Vanesa Rojas-Muñoz, Ruth Yolanda Ruiz-Pardo, Luisa Villamil-Díaz, María Ximena Quintanilla-Carvajal

“…Co-culture of L. lactis A12 with Priestia species improved significantly (p < 0.05) the antagonistic activity (10.41 mm) against S. agalactiae compared to mono-culture (7.70 mm). Our results suggested that was possible to produce a potential multistrain preparation in a lab bioreactor with high viability of L. lactis A12 (9.33 Log10 CFU/mL), high survival to gastric conditions (> 85%), and with antagonistic activity against fish pathogen. …”
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Discovery of phloridzin as a new antagonist for Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-induced male reproductive toxicity based on the adverse outcome pathway network and drug-target gene set... by Huan Gao, Xue Zhang, Ziqi Liu, Xiaoge Yang, Yajie Li, Mengxing Cui, Han Wang, Xiaoyu Chen, Weiying Zhang, Zhihan Liu, Yongjiang Yu, Liping Chen, Daochuan Li, Yongmei Xiao, Wen Chen, Qing Wang

“…The male reproductive toxicity (MRT) from exposure to DEHP and its main metabolite, mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP), has been well documented. …”
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Endometrial polyps with bizarre stromal cells: a Benign or a low-grade lesion? by Musen Wang, Fei Gao, Hongkai Zhang, Wenxin Zheng

“…Higher magnification revealed eosinophilic cytoplasm in the stromal cells, which exhibited both mono- and multinucleation, hyperchromasia with coarse chromatin, and an absence of conspicuous nucleoli and mitotic figures. …”
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Antimicrobial and ADME properties of methoxylated, methylated and nitrated 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1 carboxanilides by Lucia Vrablova, Tomas Gonec, Tereza Kauerova, Michal Oravec, Izabela Jendrzejewska, Peter Kollar, Alois Cizek, Josef Jampilek

“…Experimental approach: This study includes a series of twenty-seven mono-, di- and trisubstituted 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1-carboxanilides designed as multitarget agents. …”
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Impact of Land Degradation on Irish Potato Production in Hamurwa Sub-County Rubanda District. by Ahimbisibwe, Columbus

“…The study finding indicates that there were land use practices such as mono-cropping, deforestation, overgrazing, and settlements, which have affected Irish potato production. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…In the book review section, we continue the theme of political participation and representation of the young. Simon Pistor reviews the book Youthquake 2017: The Rise of Young Cosmopolitans in Britain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) by James Sloam and Matt Henn. …”
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Enhancing CO₂ selectivity in MOFs through a dual-ligand strategy: Experimental and theoretical insights by Amir Kazemi, Akram Karbalaee Hosseini, Mahyar Ashourzadeh Pordsari, Mohsen Tamtaji, Saber Keshavarz, Faranak Manteghi, Azadeh Tadjarodi, Ahad Ghaemi, Sohrab Rohani, William A. Goddard

“…This study focuses on the synthesis and characterization of mono and heterometallic Cd and Zn MOFs [Zn₂(DPTTZ)(OBA)₂] (IUST-2), [Cd(DPTTZ)(OBA)] (IUST-3), and [Cd₂Zn(DPTTZ)₀.₅(OBA)₃(H₂O)(HCOOH)] (IUST-4). …”
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Assessing the Effects of Land Use Practices and Environmental Conservation in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Hamurwa Sub-County. by Mutesigensi, Samuel

“…The study findings indicates that there were activities that degrades the environment which include; overpopulation with 16%, housing/settlement with 8%, land tenure with 4%, overgrazing with 12%, bush burning with 10%, over cultivation with 22%, mono cropping with 20% and other factors with 8%. …”
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Migration in Elista during the Restoration of the Kalmyk ASSR and the Return of Kalmyks from Places of Deportation. 1957–1963 by Sergey S. Belousov

“…The population of Elista has increased dramatically, especially among young people, which has improved the demographic indicators of citizens, their social composition has changed, which has transformed into an urban one, the city has turned from a mono-national into a multi-national one. …”
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Exploring the antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity of two Iranian medical-grade kinds of honey on multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Mustafa Riyadh Alshaybawee, Shahrzad Asgari, Paria Ghadersoltani, Ahmadreza Mehrabian, Parastoo Saniee

“…Abstract Introduction Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a prominent multidrug-resistant and biofilm-forming bacteria. Mono-floral honey, enriched with a variety of biological compounds, can be categorized as medical-grade honey due to its notable pharmacological benefits. …”
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Diurnal variation in brain injury after cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Fei Peng, Fei Wang, Bowen Gao, Ping Sun

“…C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC) count, and monocyte (MONO) count levels in the plasma were also analyzed.ResultsOur study included 138 patients, of whom 68 were subjected to CA/CPR during daytime (8:00 to 20:00) and the remaining 70 were subjected to CA/CPR during nighttime (20:00 to 8:00). …”
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