Sex differences in features of atherosclerotic plaques as revealed by various imaging techniques: historical review by Dalya Laban, Alice Kattan, Lamia Ait-Abdellah, Hema Krishna, Hema Krishna, Elizabeth Le Master, Irena Levitan

“…These findings unequivocally show that men are more likely to develop plaques with larger lipid-rich necrotic cores, thinner fibrous caps, and stronger inflammatory responses, resulting in increased vulnerability at a younger age. …”
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STING agonists as promising vaccine adjuvants to boost immunogenicity against SARS-related coronavirus derived infection: possible role of autophagy by Aysa Rezabakhsh, M. Reza Sadaie, Alireza Ala, Yousef Roosta, Solomon Habtemariam, Adeleh Sahebnasagh, Mohammad Rafi Khezri

“…This approach is of major significance for boosting immune responses most likely through an autophagy-dependent manner in susceptible individuals against infection induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (SARS‑CoV‑2). …”
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Probing the Kinematics of Multiple- and Single-protostar Systems in Perseus with N2H+ by Erica Behrens, Adele Plunkett, Zhi-Yun Li

“…We examine the hyperfine structure of the N _2 H ^+ J = 1–0 transition by combining 3″ (900 au) Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array measurements with 9″ (2700 au) measurements from the Green Bank Telescope. …”
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A comprehensive UHPLC-MS/MS and extraction method reveals flavonoid profile and concentration are diverse in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) by Michael P. Dzakovich, Elaine A. Le, Alvin L. Tak, Shaji K. Chacko

“…IntroductionSpinach produces an array of unique flavonoids not commonly found in other fruits and vegetables. …”
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Static Clathrin Assemblies at the Peripheral Vacuole-Plasma Membrane Interface of the Parasitic Protozoan Giardia lamblia. by Jon Paulin Zumthor, Lenka Cernikova, Samuel Rout, Andres Kaech, Carmen Faso, Adrian B Hehl

“…Taken together, our data provide strong evidence for giardial CHC as a component of highly stable assemblies at PV-PM junctions that likely have a central role in organizing continuities between the PM and PV membranes for controlled sampling of the fluid environment. …”
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Deciphering the transcriptional-regulatory network of flocculation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. by Eun-Joo Gina Kwon, Amy Laderoute, Kate Chatfield-Reed, Lianne Vachon, Jim Karagiannis, Gordon Chua

“…Here, we systematically screened an array of transcription factor deletion and overexpression strains for flocculation and performed microarray expression profiling and ChIP-chip analysis to identify the flocculin target genes. …”
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A PTK7/Ror2 Co-Receptor Complex Affects Xenopus Neural Crest Migration. by Martina Podleschny, Anita Grund, Hanna Berger, Erik Rollwitz, Annette Borchers

“…Neural crest cells are a highly migratory pluripotent cell population that generates a wide array of different cell types and failure in their migration can result in severe birth defects and malformation syndromes. …”
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Patient Preferences with Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema: A Multinational Discrete Cho... by Alfredo García-Layana, Gloria C. Chi, Laurent Kodjikian, Mariacristina Parravano, David Chow, Timothy L. Jackson, Carl Danzig, Liliana P. Paris, Mirela Mirt, Mickael Henry-Szatkowski, Hannah B. Lewis, Brittany Gentile

“…Individual treatment preferences should be identified and given key consideration when helping patients select from an expanding array of treatment options. …”
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Modelling the Interplay between Lifestyle Factors and Genetic Predisposition on Markers of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk. by Celia G Walker, Ivonne Solis-Trapala, Christina Holzapfel, Gina L Ambrosini, Nicholas R Fuller, Ruth J F Loos, Hans Hauner, Ian D Caterson, Susan A Jebb

“…Despite this, many studies do not consider the relative contributions of this complex array of factors to identify relationships which are important in progression or prevention of complex diseases. …”
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Improving SNR and Sensitivity for Low-Coupling EMT Sensors by Zili Zhang, Ziqi Chen, Jianxin Xu, Wuliang Yin

“…An EMT system consists of a coil array, a data acquisition system, and an imaging reconstruction computer. …”
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Identification of potential groundwater sources using Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI) method in Jambu Lawar, Machang, Kelantan by Sulaiman Noorzamzarina, Mohamad Rapi Nur Azlin, Sulaiman Nursufiah, Sulaiman Fazrul Razman

“…Each of the survey lines extends over a length of 200 meters, incorporating 41 takeouts positioned at 5m spacing, and adopts the Schlumberger array electrode configuration. Both surface water and groundwater are essential resources in Kelantan for daily life; nevertheless, ongoing groundwater exploitation causes depletion. …”
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Molecular mechanisms of CAND2 in regulating SCF ubiquitin ligases by Kankan Wang, Lihong Li, Sebastian Kenny, Dailin Gan, Justin M. Reitsma, Yun Zhou, Chittaranjan Das, Xing Liu

“…Here, we investigate the role of CAND2 in human cells and its distinct mode of action compared to CAND1. Using an array of quantitative assays, we demonstrate that CAND2 promotes SCF-mediated protein degradation as an F-box protein exchange factor. …”
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Recurrent chromosomal copy number alterations in sporadic chordomas. by Long Phi Le, G Petur Nielsen, Andrew Eric Rosenberg, Dafydd Thomas, Julie M Batten, Vikram Deshpande, Joseph Schwab, Zhenfeng Duan, Ramnik J Xavier, Francis J Hornicek, A John Iafrate

“…Deficiency of CDKN2A and PTEN expression, although shared across many other different types of tumors, likely represents a key aspect of chordoma pathogenesis. …”
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What Horses and Humans See: A Comparative Review by Jack Murphy, Carol Hall, Sean Arkins

“…Individual variation in visual ability, which is routinely taken for granted in humans, is also likely to occur in the horse. Such variation would undoubtedly affect equine performance, particularly in terms of expectation of athletic competitive outcomes in modern equitation. …”
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The Senescence Program is Reduced in Proteasome Inhibitor Bortezomib-Resistant PC3 Prostate Cancer Cell Line by Ertan Kanbur, Semih Şeker, Ferah Budak, Azmi Yerlikaya

“…In addition, the senescence-associated secretory phenotype was analyzed by Human Cytokine Antibody Array. Results: It is reported that the basal level of senescence was lower in resistant cells compared to non-resistant cells. …”
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Cbf11 and Mga2 function together to activate transcription of lipid metabolism genes and promote mitotic fidelity in fission yeast. by Anna Marešová, Michaela Grulyová, Miluše Hradilová, Viacheslav Zemlianski, Jarmila Princová, Martin Převorovský

“…Interestingly, Mga2 binding appears to be dependent on the presence of Cbf11 and Cbf11 likely acts as a tether to DNA, while Mga2 is needed to activate the target genes. …”
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The Textural Motif of Foliated Calcite in Ostreoidea (Mollusca) by Erika Griesshaber, Anna Sancho Vaquer, Antonio G. Checa, Carmen Salas, Elizabeth M. Harper, Wolfgang W. Schmahl

“…The result is a ring-like distribution of c- and a*-axes orientations in the pole figures; nonetheless, the orientation rings are substructured by c- and a*-axes orientation clusters. …”
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What do arc magmatism trace-element patterns and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic data reflect? Insights from the Urumieh–Dokhtar magmatic arc of Iran by M. R. Ghorbani, M. Akbari, M. Akbari, I. T. Graham, M. Benoit, F. Sepidbar

“…The mafic volcanic rocks, which extend from the mantle array (i.e., the NHRL; Northern Hemisphere reference line) toward an enriched mantle, on the Pb–Pb isotopic plots, further support this finding. …”
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Allometric Variation in Modern Humans and the Relationship Between Body Proportions and Elite Athletic Success by Tesla A. Monson, Marianne F. Brasil, Leslea J. Hlusko

“…While variation in body proportions has been explored across an array of scientific disciplines, studies focusing on humans of tall stature outside of clinical cases are limited. …”
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Potential use of DNA methylation in cervical swabs for early ovarian cancer diagnosis by Edyta Biskup, Joanna Lopacinska-Jørgensen, Claus Høgdall, Estrid V. Høgdall

“…Methodology Using Infinium EPICv2 array, we interrogated methylation profiles of 77 cervical swabs. …”
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