Background and objectiveChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation of the lower airways, and COPD patients show two to five times higher risk of lung cancer than smokers with normal lung function.COPD is associated with increased oxidative stress, which may cause DNA damage and lung carcinogenesis.Our aim
Luther/an(d) Feminist Intersectional Theology
This article will offer some criteria for evaluating a contemporary feminist engagement with Martin Luther’s work.The key theory and method is intersectionality: where Luther’s theology has resonance GLOSSY LIPSTICK PEONY DEW #505 with intersectionality is where his work continues to have potential for feminist theological engagement.In
The Potential of Pressurised Water Reactors to Provide Flexible Response in Future Electricity Grids
The electricity market is undergoing significant change with the increasing deployment of Variable Renewable Energy Sources (VRES) and the adoption of policies to electrify transport, heating and industry, which will continue to increase demands on all conventional power plants including nuclear.The increase in VRES also puts additional emphasis on
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This article considers the phenomenon of emotional evaluation in sports media discourse, with a particular focus on its stylistic features in the English and Italian languages.The topic has received much attention recently due to the growing interest both in sports and in the ways emotional evaluation is Knife Sharpening Stones expressed in differe
Molecular Characterization and Nutritional Regulation of Two Fatty Acid Elongase (elovl8) Genes in Chinese Perch (Siniperca chuatsi)
Proteins for elongation of very long-chain fatty acids (ELOVLs) are critical for the synthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), and they are GLOSSY LIPSTICK PEONY DEW #505 one group of the rate-limiting enzymes responsible for the initial condensation reaction within the fatty acid elongation.Elovl8 is a newly identified member