MiR-25-3p regulates pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after Glenn procedure in patients with univentricular heart via the PHLPP2-HIF-1α axis by Junpei Kawamura, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Kentaro Ueno, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yasuhiro Okamoto

“…HIF-1α and VEGF-A expression levels were increased in HMVEC-L transfected with miR-25-3p mimic compared to the control cells in a PHLPP2/Akt/mTOR signaling-dependent manner after hypoxic stimulation. …”
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Osiguranje odgovornosti marine – pogled iz prakse by Ines Bezić

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Evaluation of Minds in Motion, a fitness program for people living with dementia and their caregivers by Pria Nippak, Jocelyn Badali, Julien Meyer, Housne Begum, Nalini Sen, Mya Rana-Nippak

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Al2O3/Al hybrid nanolaminates with superior toughness, strength and ductility by Paul Baral, Sahar Jaddi, Hui Wang, Andrey Orekhov, Nicolas Gauquelin, Alireza Bagherpour, Frederik Van Loock, Michaël Coulombier, Audrey Favache, Morgan Rusinowicz, Johan Verbeeck, Stéphane Lucas, Jean-Pierre Raskin, Hosni Idrissi, Thomas Pardoen

“…Here we show that alumina layers below 100 nm thickness when stacked with aluminum interlayers exhibit exceptional performances including toughness equal to 300 J.m−2 determined by on chip nanomechanics. This is almost two orders of magnitude higher than bulk alumina and higher than any other thin hard coatings. …”
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Protein hydrolysate as an efficient and environmental-friendly swelling inhibitor in clay formations by Yahya Dashti-Rahmatabadi, Hamid Saeidian, Javad Mokhtari, Zohreh Mirjafary

“…The adsorption of the HPC onto bentonite (Bent) particles leads to a significant change in the zeta potential, shifting from − 32.5 to + 58.0 mV. Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that when temperatures surpass 200 °C, the Bent powder obtained from the aqueous solution of the HPC undergoes a notable increase in mass loss, quantified at 20.40%. …”
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The Impact of Lockdown on eBC Mass Concentration over a Semi-arid Region in Southern India: Ground Observation and Model Simulations by Surya Nagi Reddy Palle, Chakradhar Rao Tandule, Raja Obul Reddy Kalluri, Balakrishnaiah Gugamsetty, Rama Gopal Kotalo, Lokeswara Reddy Thotli, Bhavyasree Akkiraju, Siva Sankara Reddy Lingala

“…The mean eBC mass concentration was observed before lockdown (01st–24th March 2020) and during the lockdown (25th March–30th June 2020) period and was about 1.74 ± 0.36 and 1.11 ± 0.14 μg m−3, respectively. The sharp decrease (~35%) of eBC mass concentration observed during the lockdown (LD) period as compared with before lockdown (BLD) period, was mainly due to the reduction of anthropogenic activities and meteorology. …”
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Association of dietary niacin intake with all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease: A retrospective cohort study of NHANES. by Meijuan Xiang, Jianyun Peng, Zhihong Gui, Ju Jin, Jinling Meng

“…The association also found in subgroups of age ≥65 years old (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.53-0.88), males (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.51-0.92), BMI <25 kg/m2 (HR = 0.63, 95%CI: 0.39-0.99), smoking (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.49-0.94), dyslipidemia (HR = 0.71, 95%CI: 0.56-0.91), and non-hyperphosphatemia (HR = 0.73, 95%CI: 0.58-0.91).…”
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Asociación entre algunos índices de sequía e impactos socio-productivos en el Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica by Luis Eduardo Quesada-Hernández, Hugo G. Hidalgo, Eric J. Alfaro

“…Estos datos se compararon con los siguientes 6 índices mediante una regresión logística: el Índice Normalizado de Precipitación a escalas de 6 y 12 meses (conocidos como SPI 6 y SPI 12 respectivamente), el Índice de Severidad de Sequía y el Índice Hidrológico de Palmer (conocidos como PDSI y PHDI, respectivamente), el Índice de Reconocimiento de Sequía (conocido como RDI) y el Índice Modificado de Anomalía de Lluvia (conocido como mRAI), todos previamente aplicados en América Central. …”
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Adaptability assessment of the whitecap statistical physics model with cruise observations under high sea states by Yongfang Shi, Yongfang Shi, Yongzeng Yang, Yongzeng Yang, Jinpeng Qi, Jinpeng Qi, Haili Wang

“…The model's performance was assessed across multiple sites under wind speeds exceeding 15 m/s and significant wave heights (SWH) up to 10 meters. …”
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Microstructural analysis and preliminary wear assessment of wire arc additive manufactured AA 5083 aluminum alloy for lightweight structures by Prasanna Nagasai Bellamkonda, Maheshwar Dwivedy, Kaushik N.Ch

“…The WAAM AA 5083 aluminum part exhibits a maximum wear rate of 5.22 × 10⁻³ mm³/m and a coefficient of friction of 0.52 at a load of 3.5 kg and 450 rpm. …”
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Estructura factorial, invarianza de la medida y propiedades psicométricas del Inventario de Sexismo Ambivalente en Costa Rica by Vanessa Smith-Castro, Catalina Argüello-Gutiérrez

“…La muestra estuvo conformada por 968 participantes, con edades entre 16 y los 92 años (M = 23 años, DE = 11.62 años) de los cuales el 58.7% fueron mujeres. …”
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A Study Exploring Relationship between Risk Factors and Resilience among Youth by Fenny Leferty Kharpuri, Ramya Bhaskar

“…Methodology: One thousand seven hundred and ten youth studying in various schools and colleges (F = 799 and M = 911) aged between 18 and 22 years were selected randomly for this study. …”
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Enhancing grape juice with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CWKu-12: Assessing probiotic viability, physicochemical changes, sensory characteristics, and quality kinetics throughout st... by Shaghayegh Echresh, Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Fereshteh Falah, Mohammad Noshad, Salam A. Ibrahim

“…At the end of the storage period, the juice containing 2 % probiotic and stored at 4 °C had the highest viable cells (7.92 log CFU/mL). Moreover, grape juices that had been cold-stored and added probiotics had the highest level of sensory acceptance. …”
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Effect of pore throats on the reservoir quality of tight sandstone: A case study of the Yanchang Formation in the Zhidan area, Ordos Basin by Wei Fanrong, Yan Xinzhi, Bai Yubin, Bai Yanjun, Zhou Kai

“…Large pore throats, which account for less than 15% of all pore throats, contribute more than 90% of the permeability, while pore throats less than 0.8 μm in diameter are major contributors to the reservoir space, and both the porosity and permeability decrease as the pore-throat diameter decreases.…”
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Effects of Biogas Slurry Drip Irrigation on Growth Performance of Brassica chinensis L. and Soil Nutrient Dynamics by DongXue Yin, Jiajun Qin, Dongdong Chen, Baozhong Wang, Wei Liu, Yingxian Wang, Weijuan Lan, Zhihao Wang, Jiachen Wang

“…The radius of drip irrigation was 1.2 m, and the dripping speed was 2 L/h. The highest plant height, fresh weight, dry weight, soluble sugar content, and protein content of 25.2 cm, 16.7 g, 1.10 g, 0.61 g/100 g, and 1.90 mg/g, respectively, were obtained under the BS-5 treatment. …”
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The development and validation of an UV-Vis spectrophotometric method for the determination of ciprofloxacin in raw material and dosage forms by Timothé Mavanga Mabaya, Jocelyn Mankulu Kakumba, Mannix Mayangi Makola, Adelard Mbenza Puati, Didi Mana Kialengila, Jean Mavar Tayey Mbay, Jeremie Mbinze

“…Methods An appropriate wavelength was selected by scanning a ciprofloxacin HCl standard solution in 0.1M hydrochloric acid between 200–400 nm. The absorption maximum at 277 nm was chosen for further analysis. …”
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Flexible Dual Fe-based Catalyst: MIL-53(Fe) Loaded with Deep Eutectic Solvent for Discontinuous Selective Oxidation of H2S by Fengke Wang, Chaofan Li, Weizhen Kong, Shucan Qin, Qianqian Peng, Lihua Zang, Yunqian Ma, Yi Nie, Guihuan Yan

“…According to the result, MOF (MIL-53(Fe)) incorporating 30 wt% DES (ChCl/FeCl3) exhibited the best H2S removal performance at 180°C, with the H2S removal capacity of 2527 mg mL−1 (3744 mg g−1). And the H2S removal capacity reduced by 9% after two cycles of thermal regeneration. …”
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HEAL-Dengue: Hospital- based Exploration, Analysis and Learning about Dengue Outcomes (HEAL-D-ALDO) by Aijaz Zeeshan Khan, Omer Sabir, Adnan Hussain Shahid, Muhammad Bilal Basit, Syeda Arzinda Fatima Shah, Qamar Sajad

“…Methodology: A total of 215 patients presenting with characteristic symptoms and NS1 antigen and IgM. Anti Dengue antibodies positivity were included in current study. …”
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Monoclonal anti-CD38 therapy in human myeloma: retrospects and prospects by Alberto L. Horenstein, Angelo C. Faini, Angelo C. Faini, Fabio Morandi, Erika Ortolan, Paola Storti, Nicola Giuliani, Nicola Giuliani, Paul G. Richardson, Fabio Malavasi, Fabio Malavasi

“…CD38 was selected early on as a target for mAb-mediated therapy for MM, driven by findings from an early Cluster of Differentiation (CD) Workshop. …”
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The unique activity of the bone morphogenetic protein TGH4 affects the embryonic development of Trichinella spiralis and the establishment of vaccine protection by Wenjie Shi, Yi Liu, Yan Liu, Xue Bai, Yue Liang, Yaming Yang, Fangwei Wu, Mingyuan Liu, Ning Xu

“…The BMP homologue TGH4 was identified from Trichinella spiralis (T. spiralis), and recombinant C-terminal mature rTGH4-m had BMP activity and exerted regulatory effects on both mouse fibroblast and T. spiralis embryonic development. …”
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