Macrophage MST1 protects against schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis by promoting the PPARγ-CD36 pathway and suppressing NF-κB signaling. by Jianyang Li, Xinyuan Cai, Yan Yang, Yulin Mao, Lin Ding, Qian Xue, Xunhao Hu, Yan Huang, Cong Sui, Yuxia Zhang

“…Schistosomiasis is characterized by egg-induced hepatic granulomas and subsequent fibrosis. Monocyte-derived macrophages play critical and plastic roles in the progression and regression of liver fibrosis, adopting different polarization phenotypes. …”
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Systemic inflammatory indices as a non-invasive grading modality for endometriosis: a comparative study versus exploratory laparoscopy by Ahmed Sabra Ibrahim Mohammed Sabra, Shreen Naguib Aboelezz Moselhy, Ahmed Kasem Mohamed Zain Eldin

“…Abstract Objective: Included evaluation of the possibility of using the systemic inflammatory indices for preoperative screening for the presence and severity of endometriosis (EM) in comparison to the findings of the exploratory laparoscopy Methods: 88 women with clinical manifestations suggestive of EM were evaluated clinically and by US and gave blood samples for estimation of serum cancer antigen-125 (CA125), platelet and total and differential leucocytic counts for calculation of inflammatory indices; the Systemic Immune-Inflammation index, the Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI), the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte ratio (NLR), the Neutrophil-Monocyte ratio, the Neutrophil-Platelet ratio and the Platelet-Lymphocyte ratio. …”
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The Influence of a Tuition Fee Increase on the Drop-out Rate of the Nursing Program by Rumyana Stoyanova, Slaveyah Goranova

“…We used an SPSS17.0 to analyze data from an anonymous survey of 160 Nursing students from March of 2016. …”
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The Impact of Upward Social Comparison on Social Media on Appearance Anxiety: A Moderated Mediation Model by Jinrui Tian, Boxuan Li, Ronghua Zhang

“…Based on the Stress-Vulnerability Model, the Stress and Coping Model, Objectification Theory, and Self-Compassion Theory, the study constructs a moderated mediation model. An anonymous survey was conducted of 397 young adults (mean age = 21.6 years, <i>SD</i> = 2.12 years). …”
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The Self-Perception and Usage of Medical Apps amongst Medical Students in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Cara Quant, Lisa Altieri, Juan Torres, Noah Craft

“…To determine (1) the usage, reliability, and popularity of mobile medical apps and (2) medical students’ perceptions of app usage effect on the quality of patient-provider interaction in healthcare settings. Methods. An anonymous web-based survey was distributed to medical students. …”
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Prediction of Trolling behavior from sadism and Internet addiction in young adults of Buenos Aires by Pablo Christian González Caino, Santiago Resett

“…Conclusion: Sadism is an important predictor for trolling behavior over the internet, where individuals with these characteristics take advantage of anonymity to carry out their aggressive behaviors.…”
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ROBO-SPOT: Detecting Robocalls by Understanding User Engagement and Connectivity Graph by Muhammad Ajmal Azad, Junaid Arshad, Farhan Riaz

“…The trust score of the callers is then used along with machine learning models to classify them as legitimate or robo-caller. We use a large anonymized dataset (call detailed records) from a large telecommunication provider containing more than 1 billion records collected over 10 days. …”
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Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Cardiac Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: (Re)evaluation of the Current State in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland 2010 by Dirk Bandorski, Ralf Jakobs, Martin Brück, Reinhard Hoeltgen, Marcus Wieczorek, Martin Keuchel

“…Overall 580 questionnaires were sent to the users. 26/5% (Germany/Austria + Switzerland) of the questionnaires were sent back anonymously to the authors. 114 centers (82 hospitals, 11 surgeries, 21 without specification) replied. …”
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Role of Pore-Forming Toxins in Neonatal Sepsis by Andreas F.-P. Sonnen, Philipp Henneke

“…Amongst these toxins are pore-forming exotoxins that are expressed as soluble monomers prior to engagement of the target cell membrane with subsequent formation of an aqueous membrane pore. …”
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Vastly different energy landscapes of the membrane insertions of monomeric gasdermin D and A3 by Viktoria Korn, Kristyna Pluhackova

“…To unveil the process of their pore formation, we examine the energy landscapes upon insertion of the gasdermin D and A3 monomers into a lipid bilayer by extensive atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. …”
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Hsp27-Actin Interaction by Philip Graceffa

“…Upon interaction with F-actin the pyrene-Hsp27 excimer fluorescence was largely lost, suggesting that Hsp27 interacts with F-actin as a monomer, consistent with the acrylodan-Hsp27 results. …”
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Ion Exchange Properties of Resins Derived from p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde, Resorcinol and Formaldehyde by V. V. Hiwase, A. B. Kalambe, K. M. Khedkar, S. D. Deosarkar

“…Resin obtained by molar monomer composition, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde: resorcinol: formaldehyde as 1:1:3 was abbreviated as PHBRF-I and that prepared by 1:2:4 composition was abbreviated as PHBRF-II. …”
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The Role of Deubiquitinating Enzymes in Synaptic Function and Nervous System Diseases by Jennifer R. Kowalski, Peter Juo

“…While some DUBs counter the action of specific ubiquitin ligases by removing ubiquitin and editing ubiquitin chains, other DUBs function more generally to maintain the cellular pool of free ubiquitin monomers. The importance of DUB function at the synapse is underscored by the association of specific mutations in DUB genes with several neurological disorders. …”
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Synthesis of a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer on Silica-Gel Surfaces for the Selective Adsorption of Indole from Fuel Oil by Yang Cao, Wanzhen Xu, Xiangyang Wu, Yuan Li, Hui Li, Weihong Huang

“…The indole–MIP molecule has a high adsorption and elution rate due to the presence of hydrogen bond between the functional monomer (4-vinylpyridine) and the template molecule (indole). …”
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Biomimetic insulin-imprinted polymer nanoparticles as a potential oral drug delivery system by Paul Pijush Kumar, Treetong Alongkot, Suedee Roongnapa

“…This approach was employed to create a welldefined structure within the nanospace cavities that make up functional monomers by cross-linking. The obtained MIPs exhibited a high adsorption capacity for the target insulin, which showed a significantly higher release of insulin in solution at pH 7.4 than at pH 1.2. …”
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Anti-aging and anti-inflammatory fulfilled through the delivery of supramolecular bakuchiol in ionic liquid by Beibei Lu, Zhenyuan Wang, Ying Xu, Yue Liu, Bo Ruan, Jichuan Zhang, Jianglin Zhang, Jiaheng Zhang, Tao Zhang

“…This study used matrine and lauric acid to prepare an ionic liquid to enhance transdermal permeability and solve irritation. The results of the monomer of bakuchiol showed that the ionic liquid-loaded bakuchiol significantly improved the skin permeability of bakuchiol and completely solved the problem of low irritation of bakuchiol. …”
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Chemical Functionalization and Characterization of Cellulose Extracted from Wheat Straw Using Acid Hydrolysis Methodologies by Chemar J. Huntley, Kristy D. Crews, Michael L. Curry

“…The nonuniform distribution of cellulose into many composite materials is attributed to the hydrogen bonding observed by the three hydroxyl groups located on each glucose monomer. As an alternative, chemical functionalization is performed to disrupt the strong hydrogen bonding behavior without significant altering of the chemical structure or lowering of the thermal stability. …”
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Removal of Cadmium (II), Chromium (III), and Lead (II) Heavy Metal Ions from Water by Graft Copolymerization of Acrylonitrile onto Date Palm Fiber Using H2O2/Fe++ as an Initiator by Faraj Ahmad Abuilaiwi

“…The study involved examination of the radical polymerization and graft polymerization parameters such as reaction period, reaction time, monomer volume, amount of the catalyst, and concentration of initiator to obtain the maximum yield of graft polymerization. …”
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Development status of electrocatalytic hydrogenation of biomass small molecules and prospects for industrial production by Yuchen Lei, Fuhai Zhang, Wenbin Zhang, Wei Zhao

“…Currently, depolymerizing biomass macromolecules into small organic monomers via thermocatalytic pyrolysis is a well-established technique. …”
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Adsorption of Polymeric Additives Based on Vinyl Acetate Copolymers as Wax Dispersant and Its Relevance to Polymer Crystallization Mechanisms by Ayman M. Atta, Rasha A. El-Ghazawy, Fatma A. Morsy, Ali M. S. Hebishy, Abdullah Elmorsy

“…In this respect, maleic anhydride ester-co-vinyl acetate copolymers with varied monomers feed ratios and different alkyl ester lengths, namely, dodecyl, stearyl, and behenyl alkyl chains, were prepared. …”
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