The Aporia of Reality/Imagination: Uncertainty in Selected Iranian Monodramas and Surrealist Dramas by Mohammad Bagher Ghahramani, Rahmat Amini, Sahar Meshginghalam

“…This research explores how the aporia of reality and imagination functions as a rhetorical tool that renders drama as self-deconstructive. …”
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A ROLE OF ARGININE DEIMINASE FROM STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES M49-16 IN PROMOTING INFECTION AND INHIBITION OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL PROLIFERATION by E. A. Starikova, A. B. Karaseva, L. A. Burova, A. N. Suvorov, A. V. Sokolov, V. B. Vasilyev, I. S. Freidlin

“…., inhibits proliferation and other endothelial cell functions related to angiogenesis. To confirm a leading role of arginine deiminase, as a factor responsible for the anti-proliferative effect, we have constructed an isogenic S. pyogenes M49-16 mutant unable to express arginine deiminase. …”
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p53 enhances elesclomol-Cu-induced cuproptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma via FDXR-mediated FDX1 upregulation by Xiao Liu, Honglin Qu, Jingmin Li, Xuhong Sun, Zhenlin Wang, Dong Wang, Xianyong Bai, Xiaoyan Li

“…In mutant p53-R249S cells, CP-31398 functioned synergistically with elesclomol-Cu to suppress proliferation. …”
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Vulvovaginal atrophy: modern approaches to diagnostics and management by V. H. Siusiuka, N. V. Avramenko, M. I. Pavliuchenko, M. Yu. Serhiienko, A. O. Kniazieva

“…The pathogenesis of vulvovaginal atrophy is associated with hypoestrogeny which results in structural and functional abnormalities of the genital organs such as mucus thinning, loss of elasticity, changes in microbiota and increased pH. …”
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CD8 T cell-mediated depletion of HBV surface-antigen-expressing, bilineal-differentiated liver carcinoma cells generates highly aggressive escape variants by Na Qiu, Akshaya Srikanth, Medhanie Mulaw, Umesh Tharehalli, Shanthiya Selvachandran, Martin Wagner, Thomas Seufferlein, Katja Stifter, André Lechel, Reinhold Schirmbeck

“…HBV developed immune-suppressive functions to escape from the host immune system, but their link to liver tumor development is not well understood. …”
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Identification of QTLs for early maturity-related traits based on RIL population of two elite cotton cultivars by Xiaoge Wang, Fanjin Kong, Liying Gao, Guifang Shen, Bing Duan, Zongwen Wang, Dongdong Xu, Degang Fan, Yongsheng Deng, Zongfu Han

“…One particular QTL cluster, which had the largest number of QTLs, ranged from 108.5 cM to 109 cM on Dt3, and contained 39 genes. Through functional analysis, we highlighted two early maturity-related candidates of GH_D03G1554 and GH_D03G1541, which were annotated as a BEL1-like homeodomain protein 8 and a homeobox-leucine zipper family protein, respectively. …”
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Targeting the dual miRNA/BMP2 network: LncRNA H19-mediated temozolomide resistance unveils novel therapeutic strategies in glioblastoma by Qiudan Chen, Shihao Zhuang, Shuying Chen, Biying Wu, Qingyu Zhou, Weifeng Wang

“…Notably, lncRNA H19 functions as a molecular decoy for hsa-miR-138-5p and hsa-miR-22-3p, and these miRNAs can reverse the acquired TMZ resistance induced by lncRNA H19 in GBM cells. …”
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Identification and validation of a lenvatinib resistance-related prognostic signature in HCC, in which PFKFB4 contributes to tumor progression and lenvatinib resistance by Jinfeng Wang, Jianfei Shi, Lili Mi, Ning Li, Xin Han, Man Zhao, Xiaoling Duan, Guangjie Han, Jiaojiao Hou, Fei Yin

“…Lenvatinib is the first-line therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its effectiveness is limited by rapid development of resistance. …”
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The Soviet Military Microbiologists’ Contribution to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War by A. S. Tumanov, I. V. Darmov, M. K. Bakulin, A. A. Leshchenko, D. A. Sharov, S. V. Bagin, I. V. Kosenkov

“…Scientific publications and papers that are related to epidemic prosperity state at the front line and rear areas the Great Patriotic War neglect the importance of military microbiologists. …”
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Rapid method for identification of transgenic fish zygosity by . Alimuddin, G. Yoshizaki, O. Carman

“…In this experiment, we applied a quantitative real-time PCR (qr-PCR) method to analyze zygosity in a stable line of transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio) carrying masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou D6-desaturase-like gene. …”
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Health promotion and cardiovascular risk reduction in people with spinal cord injury: physical activity, healthy diet and maintenance after discharge— protocol for a prospective na... by Nicolaj Jersild Holm, Tom Møller, Lis Adamsen, Line Trine Dalsgaard, Fin Biering-Sorensen, Lone Helle Schou

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Kinin B₁ Receptor Agonist Enhances Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Healthy and Glioblastoma Environments by Carolina Batista, João Victor Roza Cruz, Michele Siqueira, João Bosco Pesquero, Joice Stipursky, Fabio de Almeida Mendes

“…The effect of DBK on enhancing paracellular molecule transport was evaluated using Evans blue dye (EB) quantification in a cell culture insert assay and in an in vivo model, where mice with and without brain tumors were treated with DBK. To assess the functional impact of the transient BBB opening induced by DBK, the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (DOX) was administered. …”
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Early and Late Responses of Cultured Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) to Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction by Elena M. Malinovskaya, Natalia N. Veiko, Elisaveta S. Ershova, Larisa V. Kameneva, Marina S. Konkova, Svetlana V. Kostyuk

“…Potentially, ami-cfDNA can influence the functional activity and direction of stem cell differentiation. …”
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Effects of smoking on the level of sp-a and sp-d surfactant proteins in the blood of patients without bronchopulmonary diseases by O. S. Kharlamovа, K. Yu. Nikolaev, Yu. I. Ragino, M. I. Voevoda

“…Respiratory epithelium is the first line of defense against exogenous invasion, in particular, harmful inhaled particles, pathogens and allergens. …”
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Reconfigurable and Highly-Miniaturized Low-Noise Amplifiers Based on Tunable Filtering Loads by Andres Fontana, Steven Matthew Cheng, Dimitra Psychogiou

“…The proposed LNAF concepts are based on complex-terminated bandpass filter (BPF)-type output matching networks that facilitate quasi-elliptic transfer functions that can be tuned in terms of bandwidth (BW), center frequency (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$f_{cen}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>), and can be intrinsically switched-off. …”
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Pharmacologic inhibition of CSF-1R suppresses intrinsic tumor cell growth in osteosarcoma with CSF-1R overexpression by Cheng Dai, Bin Shen, Shenyan Liu, Cong Li, Shuqun Yang, Jie Wang, Jie Zhang, Manqi Liu, Zhixuan Zhu, Wan Shi, Qi Zhang, Zhui Chen, Nannan Zhang

“…The CSF-1/CSF-1R signaling pathway is essential for the physiological functions of myeloid lineage cells, including osteoclasts and monocytes/macrophages. …”
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Single-cell technology reveals the crosstalk between tumor cells and immune cells: driving immune signal transduction and inflammation-mediated cardiac dysfunction in the tumor mic... by Wenyang Nie, Wangzheqi Zhang, Zhikai Xiahou, Yuxuan Meng, Yuhang Liu, Jingwen Zhang, Zhen Wang, Yong Wang

“…Immune infiltration and drug sensitivity were evaluated by CIBERSORT, ESTIMATE, xCell, TIDE, and pRRophetic. Functional validation encompassed siRNA knockdown, qRT-PCR, Western blot analysis, and cellular assessment in CRC cell lines.ResultsWe discovered four categories of tumor cells exhibiting variations in cell cycle, stemness, and differentiation. …”
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Heme Oxygenase-1 Modulates Macrophage Polarization Through Endothelial Exosomal miR-184-3p and Reduces Sepsis-Induce Lung Injury by Chen W, Zhang Y, Chen J, Dong S, Wu X, Wu Y, Du Z, Yang Y, Gong L, Yu J

“…Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), an early stress-responsive enzyme with inherent protective functions, has been implicated in acute lung injury (ALI) mitigation. …”
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Development of a machine learning-based predictive risk model combining fatty acid metabolism and ferroptosis for immunotherapy response and prognosis in prostate cancer by Zhenwei Wang, Zhihong Dai, Yuren Gao, Zhongxiang Zhao, Zhen Li, Liang Wang, Xiang Gao, Qiuqiu Qiu, Xiaofu Qiu, Zhiyu Liu

“…In vitro experiments showed that overexpression of CD38 in the PC-3 cell line led to elevated lipid peroxidation (C11-BODIPY) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), suggesting increased cell ferroptosis. …”
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Association between taurine transporter SLC6A6 and breast cancer development and prognosis: a Mendelian randomization analysis by Xinping Huang, Hailong Shu, Man Xu, Weixiao Ke, Wanting Chen, Wenbin Huang, Hai Wang, Yifan Zhu, Yongxia Yang

“…Molecular docking, functional analysis, and immune infiltration analysis were employed to explore the mechanism of SLC6A6. …”
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