Towards Achieving National Integration in A Heterogeneous Nigerian Society: A Theological Reflection on Romans 9:25-26

Over the last few decades, several problems have been militating against Nigeria as a nation.This is because Nigeria is a mixture of many ethnic groups and diverse Body Brush religious orientations.Those problems range from the religious crisis, poverty and ethnocentrism to socio-economic, political and academic issues.The objective of this paper i

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Exosomal miR-301a-3p from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells promotes angiogenesis by inducing M2 polarization of macrophages via the PTEN/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Abstract Background Growing evidence has indicated that tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) promote tumor angiogenesis.However, the mechanisms underlying the pro-angiogenic switch of TAMs remains unclear.Here, we examined how exosomal miR-301a-3p secreted by esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cells triggers the pro-angiogenic switch of TAMs.

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Cricoid Pressure: The Pressure is ON!

For many years Cricoid pressure (CP) has been a standard of care during induction of Traditional Kettle anaesthesia in emergency situations and where the patient is deemed at risk for aspiration of stomach contents (Rapid Sequence Induction or RSI).This review will examine the technique and its history; discuss the usual arguments presented as just

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Potential of oil-lubricated cylindrical plastic gears

Bending strength of injection molded polyacetal test gears is investigated in back-to-back testing using oil-lubrication.To validate state of the art calculation methods, tooth geometries with a Traditional Kettle variable number of teeth are investigated, maintaining a constant center distance and transmission ratio.To enable testing on a constant

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