Ranakinestatin-PPF from the Skin Secretion of the Fukien Gold-Striped Pond Frog, Pelophylax plancyi fukienensis: A Prototype of a Novel Class of Bradykinin B2 Receptor Antagonist P... by Jie Ma, Yu Luo, Lilin Ge, Lei Wang, Mei Zhou, Yingqi Zhang, Jinao Duan, Tianbao Chen, Chris Shaw

“…Using a preconstricted preparation of rat tail arterial smooth muscle, a single dose of 10−6 M of the peptide effectively inhibited the dose-dependent relaxation effect of bradykinin between 10−11 M and 10−5 M and subsequently, this effect was pharmacologically-characterized using specific bradykinin B1- (desArg-HOE140) and B2-receptor (HOE140) antagonists; the data from which demonstrated that the antagonism of the novel peptide was mediated through B2-receptors. …”
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Multichannel Enhanced Millimeter-Wave SAR Imaging via Low-Rank Tensor-Train Decomposition by Bangjie Zhang, Gang Xu, Xiang-Gen Xia, Jianlai Chen, Rui Zhou, Shuai Shao, Wei Hong

“…Finally, tensor-train nuclear norm is used to relax the NP-hard problem with low-rank constraint and the minimization problem is solved in the framework of alternating direction method of multipliers for enhanced imaging. …”
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Sealing Performance of New Solidified Materials: Mechanical Properties and Stress Sensitivity Characterization of Pores by Chao Zhang, Gaohan Jin, Chao Liu, Shugang Li, Junhua Xue, Renhui Cheng, Hua Liu

“…Fracture has the strongest stress sensitivity in three pore types, and its T2 map relaxation area has a larger compression than adsorption pore and seepage pore under the same pressure. …”
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Protective role of 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (MPST) in the development of metabolic syndrome and vascular inflammation by Paraskevas Zampas, Zhen Li, Antonia Katsouda, Aimilia Varela, Stelios Psarras, Constantinos H. Davos, David J. Lefer, Andreas Papapetropoulos

“…Pharmacological restoration of H2S levels ameliorated the comorbidities of MetS; GYY4137 administration reduced body weight and blood pressure, attenuated cardiac fibrosis and improved glucose handling and endothelium-dependent relaxation. In conclusion, this study found that reduced MPST/H2S exacerbates the pathological changes associated with MetS and contributes to vascular inflammation. …”
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Greater residential greenness is associated with reduced epigenetic aging in adults by Andrey I. Egorov, Shannon M. Griffin, Jo Klein, Wei Guo, Jennifer N. Styles, Jason Kobylanski, Mark S. Murphy, Elizabeth Sams, Edward E. Hudgens, Timothy J. Wade

“…Abstract Potential pathways linking urban green spaces to improved health include relaxation, stress alleviation, and improved immune system functioning. …”
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Nowcasting of a Warm‐Sector Rainfall Event in Southern China With the TRAMS Model: Sensitivity to Different Radar Reflectivity Retrieval Methods and Incremental Updating Strategies... by Xiaoxia Lin, Yerong Feng, Yuntao Jian, Daosheng Xu, Jincan Huang, Haowei Chen, Banglin Zhang

“…These findings are beneficial for further improving the forecast accuracy of precipitation intensity. Extending the IAU relaxation time from 4 to 10 min has almost no impact on the actual forecasting. …”
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Effect of a Yogic Breathing Technique on Immune Parameters among Healthcare Workers: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study by Archana Balasubramanian, Priyathersini Nagarajan, Mathangi Damal Chandrasekar, Kaviraja Udupa, Emmanuel Bhaskar, Divya Kanchibotla, Saumya Subramanian

“…An increased focus on their physical and mental well-being is strongly warranted. Relaxation techniques such as yoga, pranayama, and meditation have great potential to promote health and prevent diseases. …”
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A Novel Copolymer-Based Functional SPECT/MR Imaging Agent for Asialoglycoprotein Receptor Targeting by Pu Zhang MS, Zhide Guo MS, Deliang Zhang MS, Chang Liu MS, Guibing Chen MM, Rongqiang Zhuang PhD, Manli Song MS, Hua Wu PhD, Xianzhong Zhang PhD

“…After labeling with 99m Tc and Gd simultaneously, the radiochemical purity, toxicity, relaxivity (r 1 ), and in vivo SPECT/MR imaging in mice were evaluated. …”
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Machine learning Hubbard parameters with equivariant neural networks by Martin Uhrin, Austin Zadoks, Luca Binci, Nicola Marzari, Iurii Timrov

“…We target here the prediction of Hubbard parameters computed self-consistently with iterative linear-response calculations, as implemented in density-functional perturbation theory (DFPT), and structural relaxations. Remarkably, when trained on data from 12 materials spanning various crystal structures and compositions, our model achieves mean absolute relative errors of 3% and 5% for Hubbard U and V parameters, respectively. …”
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Model-Free Change Point Detection for Mixing Processes by Hao Chen, Abhishek Gupta, Yin Sun, Ness Shroff

“…The MMD-CUSUM test also achieves strong performance under exponentially <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha$</tex-math></inline-formula>/<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta$</tex-math></inline-formula>-mixing processes, which are significantly more relaxed than existing results. The MMD-CUSUM test statistic adapts to different settings without modifications, rendering it a completely data-driven, dependence-agnostic change point detection scheme. …”
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Rapid Improvement in Neck Disability, Mobility, and Sleep Quality with Chronic Neck Pain Treated by Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling: A Randomized Control Study by Ching-Hsuan Huang, Lung-Hung Tsai, Mao-Feng Sun, Zhonghua Fu, Jian Sun, Li-Wei Chou

“…FSN was able to relieve pain and relax muscle tightness. Notably, FSN significantly improved neck disability and mobility and enhanced sleep quality. …”
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Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania. by Laura S Mkumba, Fortunata Nasuwa, Blandina T Mmbaga, Aisa M Shayo, Coleen K Cunningham, Karen E O'Donnell, Dorothy E Dow

“…Participants described how SYV helped them have "more confidence", accept themselves, and incorporate positive coping skills such as relaxation (deep breathing) when they felt stressed. …”
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Everyday life and boredom of people living with dementia in residential long-term care: a merged methods study by Doris Gebhard, Julia I. Frank

“…Conclusions Although people living with dementia follow almost the same daily routine in residential long-term care, they experience everyday life very differently, ranging from no boredom, to feelings of pleasant relaxation when bored to strongly negative feelings such as hopelessness and frustration. …”
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The Effect of Ivabradine on the Human Atrial Myocardial Contractility in an In Vitro Study by Ryan Chaban, Katja Buschmann, Anna Krausgrill, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Christian-Friedrich Vahl

“…There was no change in other contraction parameters, such as passive tension force (97.1 ± 5.1%, p=0.368), duration of contraction (99.1 ± 4.3%, p=0.816), time to peak (96.6 ± 3.0%, p=0.536), and time to relaxation (101.2 ± 7.0%, p=0.564). Conclusions. Ivabradine did not interfere with the contractile behaviour of human atrial tissue when it was used in therapeutic dosages in vitro. …”
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Radiological Staging of Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy: Comparison of T1 Mapping with Conventional MRI by Lu Chen, Wen Chen, Huan-Huan Chen, Qian Wu, Xiao-Quan Xu, Hao Hu, Fei-Yun Wu

“…“Hot spot” and “cold spot” T1 relaxation times (T1RTHS and T1RTCS) of EOMs, as well as conventionally applied highest signal intensity ratio (SIR) of EOMs, were measured and compared between active and inactive groups. …”
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Patients´ experiences of TENS as a postoperative pain relief method in the post-anesthesia care unit after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a qualitative study by Eva Angelini, Charlotta Josefsson, Cecilia Ögren, Paulin Andréll, Axel Wolf, Mona Ringdal

“…Results Participants expressed that TENS provided reassurance and relaxation, calmed them, and gave them a sense of control over their pain. …”
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Nicotine-free vape liquids containing essential oils of peppermint, lavender, and tangerine: safety and efficacy profiles by Rahmad Aji Prasetya, Djamilah Arifiyana, Zain Budi Syulthoni

“…Hence, we created a nicotine-free liquid vape using essential oils (EOs) like peppermint (Mentha piperita), lavender (Lavandula latifolia), and tangerine (Citrus reticulata) to substitute the nicotine in inducing relaxation without addiction. Thus, this study aimed to examine (1) the safety profile of this nicotine-free liquid vape by observing chemical characteristics using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and (2) its efficacy in reducing short-term anxiety in healthy volunteers who had previously used nicotine vape. …”
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Regional Elastic Properties of the Achilles Tendon Is Heterogeneously Influenced by Individual Muscle of the Gastrocnemius by Jiping Zhou, Jiafeng Yu, Chunlong Liu, Chunzhi Tang, Zhijie Zhang

“…A significant correlation was found between the elastic modulus of AT and the elastic modulus of the MG (r=0.668 and p=0.001 at the relaxing position and r=0.481 and p=0.032 at the neutral position). …”
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Solvothermal synthesis of polyvinyl pyrrolidone encapsulated, amine-functionalized copper ferrite and its use as a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent. by Fatemeh Heydari, Ágnes M Ilosvai, Noémi Kovács, Domokos Máthé, Ferenc Kristály, Lajos Daróczi, Zoltán Kaleta, Béla Viskolcz, Miklós Nagy, László Vanyorek, László Forgách, Krisztián Szigeti

“…Both samples produced comparable results during in vitro MRI measurements, showing similar T2* relaxation and signal characteristics. Further in vivo studies demonstrated that both samples induced significant hypointense changes. …”
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Modeling COVID-19 dynamics in the Basque Country: characterizing population immunity profile from 2020 to 2022 by Bechir Naffeti, Zeineb Ounissi, Akhil Kumar Srivastav, Nico Stollenwerk, Joseba Bidaurrazaga Van-Dierdonck, Maíra Aguiar

“…In the intermediate phase, multiple smaller outbreaks emerged as restrictions were relaxed and new variants, such as Alpha and Delta, appeared. …”
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