Impact of 3D printing technology for the construction of a prototype of low-cost robotic arm prostheses by Maxwell Salazar, Ricardo Rosero, Oscar Zambrano, Paola Portero

“…The research begins with a thorough analysis of the robotic arms currently available on the market, with the aim of identifying their characteristics, costs, and limitations. …”
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Esmolol improves sepsis outcomes through cardiovascular and immune modulation by Da Jing, Li Xiong, Rong Zhang, Hong Fang, Lin Chen

“…Data were collected from electronic health records, including survival rates, inflammatory markers (IL-6, PCT), and immune function markers (CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell counts). Statistical analyses included multivariate regression, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, and Generalized Estimating Equations.ResultsThe Esmolol group demonstrated significantly higher survival rates at both 14 days (80% vs. 41.67%, p < 0.01) and 28 days (75.38% vs. 30.00%, p < 0.01) compared to the control group. …”
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Ectopic pregnancy as a model to identify endometrial genes and signaling pathways important in decidualization and regulated by local trophoblast. by W Colin Duncan, Julie L V Shaw, Stewart Burgess, Sarah E McDonald, Hilary O D Critchley, Andrew W Horne

“…The endometrium in early pregnancy undergoes decidualization and functional changes induced by local trophoblast, which are not fully understood. …”
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Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on equinus foot deformity in post-stroke patients with triceps surae spasticity: A scoping review. by Isabella Campanini, Maria Chiara Bò, Maria Chiara Bassi, Benedetta Damiano, Sara Scaltriti, Mirco Lusuardi, Andrea Merlo

“…TS spasticity was assessed by manual maneuvers performed by clinicians (mainly using the Ashworth Scale), functional tests, mechanical evaluation through robotic devices, or instrumental analysis and imaging (such as the torque-angle ratio, the H-reflex, and ultrasound images). …”
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Network and atomistic simulations unveil the structural determinants of mutations linked to retinal diseases. by Simona Mariani, Daniele Dell'Orco, Angelo Felline, Francesco Raimondi, Francesca Fanelli

“…Sub-microsecond molecular dynamics (MD) simulations coupled with Functional Mode Analysis improve the resolution of information, showing that such impairment is likely due to disruption of the PDEγ binding cavity in transducin. …”
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CX3CR1 upregulation modulates microglial activation and preserves synapses in the hippocampus and frontal cortex of middle-aged mice by Jinfeng Liu, Zhongqing Sun, Xin Liu, Kin Chiu, Kin Chiu, Lan Ma, Lan Ma, Lan Ma, Jiantao Wang

“…IntroductionThe aging brain shows alterations in microglial function, morphology, and phenotype, reflecting a state of chronic activation. …”
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Reactive Spark Plasma Sintering and Oxidation of ZrB₂-SiC and ZrB₂-HfB₂-SiC Ceramic Materials by Elizaveta P. Simonenko, Eugeniy K. Papynov, Oleg O. Shichalin, Anton A. Belov, Ilya A. Nagornov, Tatiana L. Simonenko, Philipp Yu. Gorobtsov, Maria A. Teplonogova, Artem S. Mokrushin, Nikolay P. Simonenko, Nikolay T. Kuznetsov

“…The phase composition and microstructure of the obtained ceramic materials have been subjected to detailed analysis, their electrical conductivity has been evaluated using the four-contact method, and the electron work function has been determined using Kelvin probe force microscopy. …”
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Polysaccharides of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz alleviate bursa of Fabricius involution in Magang geese by inhibiting the Wnt signaling pathway by Weijun Liang, Zhuokun Liu, Peixi Xie, Luyi Cen, Xiang Zhou, Longsheng Hong, Shuying Gong, Wanyan Li, Nan Cao, Yunbo Tian, Danning Xu, Bingxin Li

“…Immunoglobulin and oxidative stress results revealed that PAMK can increase the levels of immunoglobulins and reduce oxidative stress in involuting Magang geese. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that the Wnt signaling pathway plays a significant role in alleviating the involution of the BF in Magang geese. …”
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Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics during gestation and lactation impaired skeletal growth in progeny mice by inhibiting neutrophil extracellular trap formation by Shiyi Xiong, Han Zhao, Qianqian Sun, Xing Li, Hao Qiu, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel, Liang Cao, Shanshan Wang, Jing Li, Guangquan Chen

“…Exposure to 100 mg/L PS-NPs resulted in a significant reduction in the thickness of the femoral growth plates. …”
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Analytical methods for assessing the quality of sugarcane bagasse compost and improving the physicomechanical properties toward densification by Ehsan Sarlaki, Mohammad Hossein Kianmehr, Marzieh Ghorbani

“…Changes in functional groups from FT-IR spectra demonstrated that the microbial-biological degradation of lipids and carbohydrates, as well as dissociation of lignin and polyphenols occurred in SBCs. …”
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RESULTS OF BLOOD FLOW’S INVESTIGATION IN THE MICROVASCULAR PULP AT PATIENTS WITH CARIES AND PULPITIS REQUIRING TREATMENT WITH ANESTHESIA by V.N. Kulygina, O.V. Muntian

“… Recently in dentistry for determination of microcirculation in different tissues of the maxillofacial area became widespread using functional method of laser Doppler fluometry (LDF). …”
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Baoshentongluo Formula relieves podocyte injury in diabetic kidney disease through regulating mitophagy via PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway by Yanyu Pang, Lei Tian, Yufei Liu, Yifan Guo, Jingwen Zhao, Yutong Wang, Mengdi Wang, Wenjing Zhao

“…A group of m/m mice served as the control. Renal function, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), histopathological analysis, apoptotic, and mitophagy-related protein levels were evaluated. …”
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Reduced blood EPAC1 protein levels as a marker of severe coronary artery disease: the role of hypoxic foam cell-transformed smooth muscle cells by Eduardo Garcia, Lene Claudi, Maria Teresa La Chica Lhoëst, Anna Polishchuk, Valerie Samouillan, Aleyda Benitez Amaro, Janet Pinero, Joan Carles Escolà-Gil, Eduard Sabidó, Ruben Leta, David Vilades, Vicenta Llorente Cortes

“…Real-time PCR and Western blot analysis revealed that human foam-SMCs under hypoxic conditions exhibited a significant reduction in EPAC1 mRNA (p = 0.013) and protein (p < 0.001) levels. …”
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Cytogenetic abnormalities in thymus cells as a possible side effect of combined skeletal muscle laser therapy (experimental study) by N. V. Bulyakova, V. S. Azarova

“…Objective: the functional analysis of the thymus during a course of laser therapy of the calf muscles of adult rats. …”
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Quantitative assessment and Kirschner-wire fixation of an isolated sustentaculum tali fracture in a 7-year-old girl—a case report by Fengyong Mao, Lei Ni, Li Ju

“…This case study documents the youngest reported patient (7-year-old female) and introduces the first comprehensive morphometric analysis of fracture characteristics and clinical outcomes following surgical management via open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) utilizing Kirschner wire (K-wire) stabilization.Case presentationA 7-year-old female patient presented with right foot pain following a jumping trauma. …”
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Astaxanthin attenuates DNA fragmentation and cognitive decline in type 2 diabetic rats by Sohair A. Saleh, Gergess S. Hanna, Sobhy H. El-Naby, Suzy F. Ewida, Rasha S. A. Elseadawy, Basma S. Ghoneim, Shaimaa M. Motawea

“…Astaxanthin as monotherapy or in combination with metformin improved cognitive functions with reduction of hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, oxidative stress, hyperphosphorylation of tau, and DNA fragmentation.…”
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Pedunculoside alleviates cognitive deficits and neuronal cell apoptosis by activating the AMPK signaling cascade by Liwei Li, Jinfeng Sun, Fan Chen, Li Xiong, Lingyu She, Tang Hao, Yuqing Zeng, Luyao Li, Wei Wang, Xia Zhao, Guang Liang

“…Cognitive function was assessed using the Morris Water Maze and Novel Object Recognition tests. …”
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Effect of the S100A9/AMPK pathway on PM2.5-mediated mouse lung injury by Yunxia Li, Yunxin Bai, Shiyu Tang, Ye Sun, Zhe Wang, Biao Yang, Guangyan Liu

“…Objective(s): Particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 µm, affect lung function and increase respiratory disease incidence and mortality rate. …”
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Whole exome sequencing identifies FANCM as a susceptibility gene for estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer in Hispanic/Latina women by Jovia L. Nierenberg, Aaron W. Adamson, Donglei Hu, Scott Huntsman, Carmina Patrick, Min Li, Linda Steele, Shu Tao, Yuan Chun Ding, Barry Tong, Yiwey Shieh, Laura Fejerman, Stephen B. Gruber, Christopher A. Haiman, Esther M. John, Lawrence H. Kushi, Gabriela Torres-Mejía, Charité Ricker, Jeffrey N. Weitzel, Elad Ziv, Susan L. Neuhausen

“…We tested the association of loss of function (LoF) variants with overall, estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, and ER-negative BC risk. …”
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Development of Integrated Neural Network Model for Identification of Fake Reviews in E-Commerce Using Multidomain Datasets by Saleh Nagi Alsubari, Sachin N. Deshmukh, Mosleh Hmoud Al-Adhaileh, Fawaz Waselalla Alsaade, Theyazn H. H. Aldhyani

“…Finally, a sigmoid activation function as the last layer of the proposed model receives the input sequences from the previous layer and performs binary classification task of review text into fake or truthful. …”
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