Sperm activate TLR2/TLR1 heterodimerization to induce a weak proinflammatory response in the bovine uterus by Alireza Mansouri, Mohamed Samy Yousef, Mohamed Samy Yousef, Rasoul Kowsar, Nonoka Usui, Ihshan Akthar, Akio Miyamoto

“…Additionally, the in-silico analyses showed that the existence of bridging ligands is essential for heterodimer stability in bovine TLR2 with either TLR1 or TLR6. …”
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Methods of payment for oral health care in Yaoundé by Ashu Michael Agbor, Kaptue Bruno, Tedong Leonard, Reine Bahaya, Lumneh Alice, Sudeshni Naidoo, Fokunang Charles

“…Direct payments covered treatments such as scaling, restorations, root canal therapy, and dental extractions while prostheses (dentures, crowns, bridges, and implants) were only afforded by very few patients. …”
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Exploring EFL Teachers’ Teaching Process in Reading PISA-Like Reading Texts by Karima Putri Rahmadina, Emi Emilia

“…The result of the study shows that some teachers had bridged the students’ access to text by activating their prior knowledge to help them understand the text. …”
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I Manifesti UNESCO sulla biblioteca pubblica, 1972-2022 by Franco Neri

“…I cittadini non sono solo fruitori, ma costruttori di saperi; le biblioteche hanno un ruolo essenziale nella costruzione di saperi bridging e comunità aperte. Il Manifesto IFLA/UNESCO 2022 è probabilmente un testo di transizione. …”
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Linking urban rhythms to emotions: the inevitable emergence of emotions in the covid-19 daily life’s arrhythmia by Olga Tzatzadaki

“…Studying urban rhythms and their frequency, could alarm us for eventual malfunctions (micro or macro) and prepare us for their correspondent emotions. Bridging emotions to urban policies seems rather inevitable today. …”
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More than mcr: canonical plasmid- and transposon-encoded mobilized colistin resistance genes represent a subset of phosphoethanolamine transferases by Ahmed Gaballa, Martin Wiedmann, Laura M. Carroll, Laura M. Carroll, Laura M. Carroll, Laura M. Carroll

“…MEME suggested that positive selection played a role in the diversification of several residues in structurally important regions, including (i) a bridging region that connects the membrane-bound and catalytic periplasmic domains, and (ii) a periplasmic loop juxtaposing the substrate entry tunnel. …”
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Interpreting the magnetic signatures and radiometric indicators within Kogi State, Nigeria for economic resources by A. Adetona Abbass, I. Kwaghhua Fidelis, B. Aliyu Shakarit

“…The analysis targeted bridging the gap of insufficient geophysical information of sub-crustal resources that could be of economic value within the area of study. …”
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4f-Metal Clusters Exhibiting Slow Relaxation of Magnetization: A {Dy₇} Complex with An Hourglass-like Metal Topology by Konstantinos N. Pantelis, Panagiota S. Perlepe, Spyridon Grammatikopoulos, Christos Lampropoulos, Jinkui Tang, Theocharis C. Stamatatos

“…Complex <b>1</b> is the first structurally characterized 4f-metal complex bearing the chelating/bridging ligand nacbH₂ at any protonation level. …”
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BITS: A Bayesian Isotope Turnover and Sampling model for strontium isotopes in proboscideans and its potential utility in movement ecology by Deming Yang, Gabriel J. Bowen, Kevin T. Uno, Katya Podkovyroff, Nancy A. Carpenter, Diego P. Fernandez, Thure E. Cerling

“…In the case study, the model suggests an abrupt pattern of change in, and a much wider range of, intake 87Sr/86Sr values than expressed in the woolly mammoth dentine data themselves. Our framework bridges the gap between environmental 87Sr/86Sr variation and data measured in tusk dentine or other incrementally grown tissues. …”
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eHealth usage among parents to premature or surgically treated neonates: associations with eHealth literacy, healthcare satisfaction or satisfaction with an eHealth device by Mariette Derwig, Rose-Marie Lindkvist, Inger Kristensson Hallström, Björn A. Johnsson, Pernilla Stenström

“…Abstract Background A specific eHealth device, a surf tablet, was developed for bridging between advanced in-hospital care and children’s homes. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF SULFONATED REFINERY PRODUCTS ON THE PROPERTIES OF WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS by Irina N. Kulyashova, Oksana G. Mamaeva, Sergey E. Burganov, Arthur R. Khalikov, Yulia V. Valova

“…Due to the presence of water-insoluble substances, sulfonated bitumens are considered to be hydrophobic bridging agents of clay rocks, though the proportion of water-soluble substances in their composition is much higher (~70 %). …”
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Structure, Vibrational Spectra, and Cryogenic MatrixPhotochemistry of 6-Bromopyridine-2-carbaldehyde: From the Single Molecule of the Compound to the Neat Crystalline Material by Anna Luiza B. Brito, Susy Lopes, Gulce Ogruc Ildiz, Rui Fausto

“…As a whole, this study provides fundamental data to understand the physicochemical behavior of the compound, bridging the properties of the isolated molecule to those of the neat crystalline com-pound. …”
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Role of fibrinogen–erythrocyte and erythrocyte–erythrocyte adhesion on cardiovascular pathologies by Filomena A. Carvalho, Ana Filipa Guedes, Luís Sargento, J. Braz Nogueira, Nuno Lousada, Carlos Moreira, Nuno C. Santos

“…In conclusion, fibrinogen promotes erythrocyte adhesion, leading to its aggregation, probably by transient simultaneous binding of the protein to two cells, bridging them. Our results may be relevant for potential future drug interventions to reduce aggregation and enhance microcirculatory flow conditions in cardiovascular patients.…”
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Shared decision making between patients with Fabry disease and physicians in Japan: An online survey by Natsuko Inagaki, Mio Tsuchiya, Kazuki Otani, Takeo Nakayama

“…To improve the SDM process in Fabry disease management and treatment, practical solutions for bridging these gaps should be considered.…”
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Estrategias de movilidad social: el desarrollo de redes para el progreso personal. by Silvia Domínguez

“…While heterogeneity in social networks emerged as the most significant factor in social mobility, findings suggest that leverage ties work more effectively to create opportunities when they act as bridges connecting the women to networks in higher levels of the social structure, and when the women have support towards advancement within their strong ties.  …”
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Synthesis of [{AgO2CCH2OMe(PPh3)}n] and theoretical study of its use in focused electron beam induced deposition by Jelena Tamuliene, Julian Noll, Peter Frenzel, Tobias Rüffer, Alexander Jakob, Bernhard Walfort, Heinrich Lang

“…The coordination geometry at Ag+ is of the [3 + 1] type, whereby the carboxylate anions act as bridging ligands. The formation of PPh3–Ag(I) coordinative bonds results in distorted T-shaped AgPO2 units, which are stabilized further by an additional O–Ag dative bond. …”
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Crystal Structure, Raman Spectrum and Tl⁺ Lone-Pair Luminescence of Thallium(I) Dodecahydro-Monocarba-<i>closo</i>-Dodecaborate Tl[CB₁₁H₁₂] by Kevin U. Bareiß, David Enseling, Thomas Jüstel, Thomas Schleid

“…Due to the different atoms in the [CB₁₁H₁₂]⁻ anion, Tl[CB₁₁H₁₂] features interesting C–H^δ+ ∙∙∙ ^δ−H–B interactions near to non-classical hydrogen bridges (“dihydrogen bonds”) and exhibits considerably different luminescence properties compared to regular <i>closo</i>-hydroborates, such as Tl₂[B₁₀H₁₀], Tl₂[B₁₂H₁₂] and Tl₃Cl[B₁₂H₁₂]. …”
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Medical education system (re)building in a fragile setting: Northwest Syria as a case study by Yamama Bdaiwi, Safwan Alchalati, Ammar Sabouni, Munzer Al-Khalil, Omer Abdrabbuh, Ahmad Kejah, Abdulhadi Shaban, Mohammad Almousa, Hasan Almarei, Abdalhakem Haj Asaad, Abdulhaseb Alkdro, Mohammed Almoayyad, Omar Waled Habboush, Preeti Patel, Abdulkarim Ekzayez

“…Building on our findings, to improve this approach and build bridges of trust among stakeholders and the MEHPT community, further studies are needed to determine feasible approaches to increasing the role of internal governance structures in the MEHPT system through: 1-Formalisation of efforts through establishing a MEPHT technical coordination unit. 2-Further shifting of power from external supporting NGOs and funders to internal governance structures. 3- Working towards achieving sustainable long-term partnerships.…”
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Cine, videoclip americano y videoclip japonés: la dirección de arte como hilo conductor. El caso de Not another teen movie by Francisco Vegas Molina

“…Thus, the analysis will focus on how all these "bridges" (technical, cultural, visual, narrative) between the two end up condensing the service image and symbolism, to go to repeat with a purely artistic motif for Promotional third foreign actor visual kei group The Gazette, with the title track to his video Inside Beast (Toshihiko Imai, 2013). …”
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Sustained and intermittent hypoxia differentially modulate primary monocyte immunothrombotic responses to IL-1β stimulation by Casper J.E. Wahlund, Safak Çaglayan, Paulo Czarnewski, Paulo Czarnewski, John-Bjarne Hansen, John-Bjarne Hansen, Omri Snir, Omri Snir

“…Venous thrombi are primarily formed in the valve pockets of deep veins, where activated monocytes play a crucial role in bridging innate immune activation and hemostatic pathways through the production of inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and tissue factor (TF) – a principal initiator of coagulation. …”
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