Experimental study on tensile performance of horizontal joint bolted connections in fully assembled modular construction reinforced concrete by RAN Mingming, KOU Guangyun, XIONG Feng, ZHANG Dongdong, LI Wei

“…Larger bolt-hole diameters and smaller steel washer dimensions led to a reduction in the contact area between the washer and concrete, thereby decreasing the peak load-carrying capacity and initial stiffness. …”
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Mortality impact, risks, and benefits of general population screening for ovarian cancer: the UKCTOCS randomised controlled trial by Usha Menon, Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj, Matthew Burnell, Andy Ryan, Jatinderpal K Kalsi, Naveena Singh, Anne Dawnay, Lesley Fallowfield, Alistair J McGuire, Stuart Campbell, Steven J Skates, Mahesh Parmar, Ian J Jacobs

“…The no-screening group contained 101,359 women. Those in the blood and scan groups had screening every year until December 2011. …”
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Supporting antiretroviral therapy uptake and adherence: the SUPA research programme and RCT by Rob Horne, Caroline Sabin, Trudie Chalder, Vanessa Cooper, Lucy Campbell, Elizabeth Glendinning, Iris Mosweu, Paul McCrone

“…We interviewed 52 men and women from Black African and Caribbean communities in London who had been identified as having previous or current problems adhering to their medication. Two separate analyses were conducted. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…This paper describes the current transplant system’s use of subjective evaluation criteria, particularly psychosocial support and compliance. …”
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Application of biomedical cell products in the treatment of congenital epidermolysis bullosa by Arfenya E. Karamova, Kseniya M. Aulova, Vadim V. Chikin, Аlexey A. Kubanov

“…Congenital epidermolysis bullosa is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous group of genodermatoses, which are characterized by decreasing of skin’s structural protein production up to complete absence or violation of the structure as a result of mutation. …”
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Effect of partial substitution of wheat flour (Triticum spp) with vetch flour (Vicia sativa) on the technological and sensory properties of bread by Lucía Buitrón, Cecilia Dini, Pedro Gustavo Maldonado-Alvarado

“…Vicia sativa (common vetch) seeds contain valuable nutrients but are currently unsafe for human consumption. …”
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Arginine–NO pathway modulated energy metabolism in the hepatopancreas and muscle of female Litopenaeus vannamei by Haitao Fan, Xin Zhang, Yanan Yin, Lefei Jiao

“…Currently, the regulational effect of arginine on the energy metabolism is unknown in broodstock shrimp nutrition. …”
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The Effect of Adzuki Bean Extract on Antioxidant and Inflammatory Indices in Diabetic Rats by Ewelina Król, Halina Staniek, Zbigniew Krejpcio, Dawid Szczepankiewicz, Małgorzata Gumienna, Barbara Górna

“…In order to achieve this goal, plant materials that contain compounds with high antioxidant potential, exhibit digestive enzyme inhibiting activity, or contain substances that improve insulin sensitivity are selected. …”
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Study of nicotine content in the aerosols of ENDS of various designs by T. A. Zaitseva, T. A. Perezhogina, S. N. Medvedeva, L. V. Kokorina

“…Currently, a unified approach to the regulation of NCP and control of the content of toxic substances in the aerosol has not been developed, which leads to the use of various modes of aerosol collection on laboratory smoking machines. …”
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Accelerated weathering of PP based nanocomposites: Effect of the presence of maleic anhydryde grafted polypropylene by N. Tz. Dintcheva, M. Morreale, F. P. La Mantia

“…Polymer nanocomposites are currently a topic of great interest. The increasing importance they are gaining also in the standpoint of industrial applications, is giving concerns regarding their environmental stability and, in general, their behaviour in outdoor applications, under direct solar irradiation. …”
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Is social theory losing its relevance? A call for social impact and cocreation from dialogic sociology by Elisabeth Torras-Gómez, Mar Joanpere, Carmen Elboj, Mengna Guo, Esther Oliver, Ane Lopez de Aguileta, Marta Soler-Gallart

“…Abstract Currently, the interest in and use of social theory by policy-makers, organizations, and citizens have decreased worldwide. …”
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<i>MAGE-C1</i> gene and mage-c1 protein expression comparison in primary multiple myeloma patients by E. A. Makunina, L. P. Mendeleeva, V. L. Surin, M. V. Soloviev, M. V. Firsova, A. M. Kovrigina, A. A. Sherstnev, I. V. Gal’tseva, Y. O. Davydova, S. M. Kulikov

“…Single factor analysis showed that patients with decreased MAGE-C1 gene and mage-c1 protein expression levels achieved a significantly higher antitumor response to bortezomib-containing regimens, while high expression was accompanied by refractoriness to bortezomib.…”
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Natural Compounds with Beneficial Effects on Skin Collagen Type I and Mechanisms of Their Action by Wioleta Żynda, Agnieszka Ruczaj, Anna Galicka

“…Currently, when the average life expectancy increases, the esthetic aspect and maintaining healthy skin are particularly important. …”
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Parentage assignment in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) using genotyping-by-sequencing by Guyllaume Dufresne, Catherine Bolduc, Christopher Warburton, Grant Vandenberg, Marie-Hélène Deschamps, Nabeel Alnahhas

“…However, this is not currently feasible in mass reared insects like BSF. …”
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SFX-01 is therapeutic against myeloproliferative disorders caused by activating mutations in Shp2 by Hyun-Ju Cho, Joy Smith, Christopher H Switzer, Eleni Louka, Rebecca L Charles, Oleksandra Prysyazhna, Ewald Schroder, Mariana Fernandez-Caggiano, Daniel Simoes de Jesus, Seda Eminaga, Xiaoke Yin, Xiaoping Yang, Steven Lynham, Manuel Mayr, Valle Morales, Katiuscia Bianchi, Vinothini Rajeeve, Pedro R Cutillas, Adam J Mead, Philip Eaton

“…SFX-01, an α-cyclodextrin-stabilized sulforaphane complex currently in clinical development, covalently adducts cysteine residues. …”
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HIGH VOLUME BRICK POWDER CONCRETE SYNERGISTIC WITH METAKAOLIN: PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND DRYING SHRINKAGE by Mahmood Fawzi Ahmed

“…The workability of the mixes containing 10%MK:40%BP and 20%MK:30%BP has slightly decreased, while the mechanical properties were increased and the drying shrinkage were declined. …”
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Molecular identification of Moniliophthora roreri isolates from cocoa orchards in Norte de Santander, Colombia by Liliana Yanet Suárez Contreras

“…The disease destroys the cocoa pod and crop production decreases, the losses reach up to 60% in the department of Norte de Santander. …”
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Exercise Promotes Hippocampal Neurogenesis in T2DM Mice via Irisin/TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB-Mediated Neuroinflammation Pathway by Haocheng Xu, Xin Tian, Yuanxin Wang, Junjie Lin, Baishu Zhu, Chen Zhao, Bin Wang, Xin Zhang, Yu Sun, Nan Li, Xun Sun, Fanxi Zeng, Mingzhi Li, Xiquan Ya, Renqing Zhao

“…Moreover, exercise markedly increased the levels of fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5)/irisin protein while decreasing the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differential protein-88 (MyD88), and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) in the hippocampus of T2DM mice. …”
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The Profile of Multidrug Tuberculosis Regimen and Treatment Outcomes in Pulmonary MDR-TB Patients at the Tertiary Referral Hospital Dr. Soetomo, East Java, Indonesia: A Seven-Year... by Muhamad Frendy Setyawan, Ni Made Mertaniasih, Soedarsono Soedarsono

“…The treatment outcome profile of MDR-TB patients shows the average percentage of cured (15%), died (12%), lost-to-follow-up cases (27%), moved to an individualized regimen or a different health facility (42%), and currently in the evaluation stage (4%). Overall from January 2017 to July  2022, the number of LTFU cases decreased (42, 46, 29, 19, 8, 4)%. …”
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Factor-H-related protein 1 (FHR1), a promotor of para-inflammation in age-related macular degeneration by Andjela Sekulic, Sarah M. Herr, Kelly Mulfaul, Inga-Marie Pompös, Silvia Winkler, Carola Dietrich, Benedikt Obermayer, Robert F. Mullins, Thomas Conrad, Peter F. Zipfel, Florian Sennlaub, Christine Skerka, Olaf Strauß

“…Polymorphisms in complement factor-H increase, while absence of factor-H-related protein-1 (FHR1) decreases the AMD risk, currently explained by their opposing relationship. …”
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