Blocking AGE-RAGE Signaling Improved Functional Disorders of Macrophages in Diabetic Wound by Qi Wang, Guanya Zhu, Xiaozan Cao, Jiaoyun Dong, Fei Song, Yiwen Niu

“…Macrophage, which plays important roles in wound healing, highly expresses RAGE. Therefore, we investigated whether RAGE-expressing macrophages might be responsible for impaired wound healing on diabetes. …”
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A CONDITION FOR LOCAL INTEGRABILITY OF NEGATIVE POWERS OF SMOOTH FUNCTIONS IN TWO VARIABLES by Thi Thao Nguyen

“… Let f(x,y) be a smooth real-valued function defined in a sufficiently small neighborhood U of the origin such that f(0,0) = 0.  …”
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A multi-functional imaging approach to high-content protein interaction screening. by Daniel R Matthews, Gilbert O Fruhwirth, Gregory Weitsman, Leo M Carlin, Enyinnaya Ofo, Melanie Keppler, Paul R Barber, Iain D C Tullis, Borivoj Vojnovic, Tony Ng, Simon M Ameer-Beg

“…Functional imaging can provide a level of quantification that is not possible in what might be termed traditional high-content screening. …”
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Genetic analyses and functional validation of ruminant SLAMs reveal potential hosts for PPRV by Xi Wei, Kejia Lu, Zhengwu Chang, Hanwei Guo, Qinfeng Li, Binxuan Yuan, Chen Liu, Zengqi Yang, Haijin Liu

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Construction of Caco-2 cell hollow fiber bioreactor for the study on functional substances by XU Dongdong, CHU Qiang, YANG Yunyun, LÜ Xiangmin, ZHANG Yanzhen, ZHENG Xiaodong

“…The parental cell line undergoes a process of spontaneous differentiation that leads to the formation of a monolayer of cells, expressing several morphological and functional characteristics of the mature enterocyte. …”
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Clinical and laboratory comparison in postmenopausal osteoporosis with normal and enhanced function of the parathyroid glands by K. A. Saveleva, S. M. Kotova, N. A. Karlova, V. A. Koloskov, I. Yu. Matezius

“…All patients underwent clinical and laboratory examination including a functional test for evaluating the enteral absorption of calcium. …”
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The Role of Stearoyl-coenzyme A Desaturase 1 in Liver Development, Function, and Pathogenesis by Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh, Vahid Hosseini, Alireza Alihemmati, Amir Mehdizadeh, Maghsod Shaaker, Gholamali Mosayyebi, Masoud Darabi

“…In this review, the role of SCD1 in hepatic development, function and pathogenesis is discussed. Additionally, emerging novel therapeutic agents targeting SCD1 for the treatment of liver disorders are presented.…”
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Modelling of cutting force relationship as a function of cutting conditions and tool wear by Pavel Kovač, Borislav Savković, Branislav Dudić

“…The relationships between cutting force components versus cutting conditions and tool wear parameters were mathematically expressed by models in powder form. Individual relationships of machining parameters as a function of cutting force changes are presented in graphical form, as well as a tabular presentation of the relationship between tool wear and cutting force components. …”
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Next-to-next-to-leading order threshold soft function for tW production by Jia-Le Ding, Hai Tao Li, Jian Wang

“…These master integrals are analytically evaluated using the method of differential equations, yielding results expressed in terms of multiple polylogarithms. Additionally, we analyze the asymptotic behavior of the soft function in the low and high energy limits. …”
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An Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS Method Based on an Improved Score Function by Zhi-yong Bai

“…This paper proposes an improved score function for the effective ranking order of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IVIFSs) and an interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy TOPSIS method based on the score function to solve multicriteria decision-making problems in which all the preference information provided by decision-makers is expressed as interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision matrices where each of the elements is characterized by IVIFS value and the information about criterion weights is known. …”
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Carrot and stick: how RNase R contributes to function and destruction of the translation machinery by Helge Paternoga, Lyudmila Dimitrova-Paternoga

“…In this review, we discuss the pivotal contribution of the 3’ exonuclease RNase R to bacterial RNA homoeostasis. We focus on its functions in regulating and degrading components of the translation machinery, including the trans-translation system, and we take a look at recent structural studies that shed new light on the activities of this important enzyme.…”
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Slovenian cataloguing practice and Functional requirements for bibliographic records : a comparative analysis by Zlata Dimec

“…Abstract IFLA study Functional requirements for bibliographic records (FRBR) set a new frame for both cataloguing codes and subject analysis. …”
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The Functional Imperative: The Practical Role of Christian Angelic Beliefs in the Ming and Qing Dynasties by He Sun

“…As intermediaries bridging the sacred and the secular, angels were endowed with crucial functions in core sacraments such as baptism and the Mass, including the purification of sins, protection, and the connection between God and humanity. …”
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Intestinal-region-specific functions of AHR in intrinsic enteric neurons during infections by Zijia Sun, Yingsheng Wang, Shaorui Liu, Hui Li, Danyang He, Heping Xu

“…Together, our findings demonstrate the region-specific functions of AHR in neurons in response to infections.…”
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Effects of Growth Hormone on Adult Human Gonads: Action on Reproduction and Sexual Function by Xin-Yi Zhou, Jia-Ni Ma, Ya-Yin Shen, Xue-Rui Xie, Wei Ren

“…Growth hormone (GH), which is commonly considered to be a promoter of growth and development, has direct and indirect effects on adult gonads that influence reproduction and sexual function of humans and nonhumans. GH receptors are expressed in adult gonads in some species including humans. …”
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IL-23 tunes inflammatory functions of human mucosal-associated invariant T cells by Laetitia Camard, Tharshana Stephen, Hanane Yahia-Cherbal, Vincent Guillemot, Sébastien Mella, Victoire Baillet, Hélène Lopez-Maestre, Daniele Capocefalo, Laura Cantini, Claire Leloup, Julie Marsande, Katherine Garro, Juan Sienes Bailo, Ambre Dangien, Natalia Pietrosemoli, Milena Hasan, Huimeng Wang, Sidonia B.G. Eckle, Anne M. Fourie, Carrie Greving, Barbara Joyce-Shaikh, Raphaelle Parker, Daniel J. Cua, Elisabetta Bianchi, Lars Rogge

“…In conclusion, our findings indicate that MAIT cells are key mediators of IL-23 functions in immunity to infections and chronic inflammatory diseases.…”
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The myth of community value: the enacted curriculum function in schools in rural communities in Spain by Dennis Beach, Maria Begoña Vigo-Arrazola

“…Using meta-ethnographic synthesis, the present article asks if schools in rural areas fulfil an educational function in the interests of rural community sustainability. …”
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Evidential Modification of a Statement in a News Discourse: A Functional Aspect by A. I. Chepurnaya

“…A classification is proposed that includes eight functions: three functions of the evidential framework (meta-informing, increasing the recipient's trust in the reliability of the message and delegation of responsibility) and five functions of quoted and reported speech (informative, synthesizing, expressive-evaluative, nominative, argumentative). …”
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Distinct developmental and degenerative functions of SARM1 require NAD+ hydrolase activity. by E J Brace, Kow Essuman, Xianrong Mao, John Palucki, Yo Sasaki, Jeff Milbrandt, Aaron DiAntonio

“…We developed transgenic Drosophila lines that express SARM1 variants with normal, deficient, and enhanced NADase activity and tested their function in NMJ development. …”
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The Association of Obesity with Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Thyroid Function-Possible Mechanisms of Bilateral Interaction by Agnieszka Baranowska-Bik, Wojciech Bik

“…Interestingly, thyroid hormones might influence the activity of adipose tissue as metabolic alterations related to fat tissue are observed under pathological conditions in which there are deficits or overproduction of thyroid hormones. Functioning TSH receptors are expressed on adipocytes. …”
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