Media and the Socio-cultural Aspects of Society

This research paper attempts to reach some of the prevailing social and cultural characteristics of American society through the sociological analysis of some scenes of the episodes of the American cartoon series The Simpsons.This is because this series is one of the most popular animated series inside and outside the United States of America.It ta

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Early-Onset Oligohydramnios Complicated with Hypertension, Hyperthyroidism and Coexisting Elevated Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid of Unknown Origin, Mimicking a Pheochromocytoma

Objective: Oligohydramnios is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality.It may be due to a variety of conditions, including rupture of membranes, fetal urinary tract abnormalities such as megacystis caused by posterior urethral valve, and prerenal abnormalities involving uteroplacental insufficiency possibly due to hypertension, a

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High level of intrinsic phenotypic antimicrobial resistance in enterobacteria from terrestrial wildlife in Gabonese national parks.

Data on the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae in African wildlife are still relatively limited.The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of phenotypic intrinsic and acquired antimicrobial resistance of enterobacteria from several species of terrestrial wild mammals in national parks of Gabon.Colony culture and iso

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TRPC1 expression and distribution in rat hearts

Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) proteins have been identified as a family of plasma membrane calcium-permeable channels.TRPC proteins can be activated by various stimuli and act as cellular sensors in mammals.Stretch-activated ion channels (SACs) have been proposed to underlie cardiac mechano-electric feedback (MEF), although the mole

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