Chronic hepatitis B in hospitalized rheumatologic patients: problems of screening and reactivation of infection by G. I. Gridneva, E. S. Aronova, B. S. Belov

“…Cases of HBV reactivation/seroverion, both in anamnesis and during observation, were detected in 9 (11 %) patients, and most frequently (n = 5) they were registered during methotrexate therapy.   …”
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Signature of Vertical Mixing in Hydrogen-dominated Exoplanet Atmospheres by Vikas Soni, Kinsuk Acharyya

“…While current state-of-the-art observations have detected its signatures, the effect of vertical mixing on atmospheric spectra varies widely based on planetary parameters. …”
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Extraction and characterization of phenolic compounds of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) by innovative techniques by Işık Hazal Küpcü, Kader Tokatlı

“…Different amounts of catechin, succinic acid, cyanidin chloride, rosmarinic acid, salicylic acid, routine, oxalic acid, and quercetin dihydrate were detected in the extracts.…”
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Effects of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids Pollution on the Permeability and Microstructure of In-Filed and Laboratory Soaked Contaminated Clay Soils by Yanbin Gao, Jiadan Liu

“…Volatile organic pollutants were detected in both field and indoor contaminated clay samples. …”
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PR3 and elastase alter PAR1 signaling and trigger vWF release via a calcium-independent mechanism from glomerular endothelial cells. by Samantha P Tull, Anne Bevins, Sahithi Jyothsna Kuravi, Simon C Satchell, Bahjat Al-Ani, Stephen P Young, Lorraine Harper, Julie M Williams, George Ed Rainger, Caroline O S Savage

“…Both proteases interacted with and disarmed surface GEC PAR1, but there was no detectable interaction with cellular PAR2. …”
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Ultrasonographic assessment of diaphragmatic excursion and its correlation with pulmonary function tests in pediatric cystic fibrosis by Eman Mahmoud Fouda, Neven Mahmoud Fouda, Marwa Ahmed Kamel

“…Abstract Background Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease that occurs due to a mutatioxn of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein, resulting in aberrant ion transport and dehydration of the epithelial surface lining, which causes thick mucus buildup, persistent inflammation, and recurring infections, ultimately causing tissue damage and remodeling. …”
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Unnoticed Women Architects in the Spanish (South)Eastern Mediterranean Region by Ana Gilsanz-Díaz, Manuel Blanco Lage

“…This paper thus consists of a historiographical review open to new contributions and to fill the gaps detected to date.…”
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The Effects of Insufflation Conditions on Rat Mesothelium by Andrew K. Davey, Jessica Hayward, Jean K. Marshall, Anthony E. Woods

“…Mesothelial cells were rounded and showed crenation on the exposed surface. Group 4: specimens showed little change from the control group. …”
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Microbiological Surveillance of Air Quality in Cardiac Operation Theatres: Comparison of the Conventional Settle Plate Technique vs Use of an Air Sampling Device by Alok Kumar, Prashant Patil, Abhinay Ankur, Nihar Ameta, Monika Aggarwal

“…Sampling was done both passive and actively using a Surface Air System air sampler. Muller Hinton Agar plates incubated at 36 °C were used, and total viable count assessment was calculated using Koch’s sedimentation method. …”
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3D culture of neural progenitor cells in gelatin norbornene (GelNB) hydrogels: mechanical tuning and hypoxia characterization by Sandra Dienemann, Ole Jacob Wohlenberg, Jan Georg Gerstenberger, Antonina Lavrentieva, Iliyana Pepelanova

“…At 3 × 106 cells/mL, hypoxic response was detected only after 7 days of cultivation, whereas at 8 × 106 cells/mL, hypoxic response was already observed within 24 h, illustrating the importance for using adequate cell numbers to avoid or achieve in situ physiological hypoxia. …”
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Obesity-induced activation of NADPH oxidase 2 prolongs cardiac repolarization via inhibiting K+ currents. by Bin Li, Yating Chen, Maoxiang Zhao, Zhijie Chen, Zhuhui Lin, Jie Liu, Xueping Wang, Jiancheng Zhang, Yang Li

“…Wild-type, KO, and Flox littermate mice were randomized to either the control or high-fat diet (HFD) groups. Surface electrocardiograms were recorded to analyze repolarization in vivo. …”
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Influence of Tropical Fruit Beverages on Color Stability and Roughness of Resin Composites by Ana Carolina Freitas Ribeiro, Fabiana Mantovani Gomes França, Flávia Lucisano Botelho do Amaral, Cecília Pedroso Turssi, Roberta Tarkany Basting, Waldemir Francisco Vieira-Junior

“…The greatest changes in resin composite color were detected from muruci and açai beverages, and these effects were greater in the nanofilled resin composite. …”
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Comparison of Paraquat Herbicide Removal from Aqueous Solutions using Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron-Pumice/Diatomite Composites by Abbas Khodabakhshi, Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam, Mohammad Mehdi Amin, Sara Hamati, Shakila Hayarian

“…The residual concentration of paraquat in aqueous solution was detected by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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Honeybee colony disorder in crop areas: the role of pesticides and viruses. by Noa Simon-Delso, Gilles San Martin, Etienne Bruneau, Laure-Anne Minsart, Coralie Mouret, Louis Hautier

“…Three acaricides, 5 insecticides and 13 fungicides were detected in the analysed samples. A significant correlation was found between the presence of fungicide residues and honeybee colony disorders. …”
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Use of Different Statistic Approaches on Variability in Hydrologic Variables by Kadri Yürekli, Müberra Erdoğan, Ömer Faruk Karaca

“…Yesilirmak River basin area is approximately 5% of surface area of Turkey. Yesilirmak River is one of the major rivers of Turkey and its long is 519 kilometers. …”
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Microbial Profile and Safety of Chicken Eggs from a Poultry Farm and Small-Scale Vendors in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia by Abraham Damena, Abraham Mikru, Million Adane, Beyene Dobo

“…Accordingly, the mean aerobic mesophilic bacterial load of the shell surface rinsate of the egg samples ranged from 1.22 log10 CFU/ml to 9.7 log10 CFU/ml, while that of the internal contents ranged from 1.52 log CFU/ml to 9.36 log CFU/ml. …”
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Nanostructure Zinc Oxide with Cobalt Dopant by PLD for Gas Sensor Applications by A.A. Yousif, N.F. Habubi, A.A. Haidar

“…The root mean square (RMS) surface roughness of Co doped ZnO thin films was estimated using atomic force microscopy (AFM) found to be 50.95 nm, 55.78 nm, 56.94 nm and 67.88 nm for pure,1 wt. %, 3 wt. % and 5 wt. % Co doping concentrations respectively. …”
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Understanding the Slow Motion of the Wangjiashan Landslide in the Baihetan Reservoir Area (China) from Space-Borne Radar Observations by Mingtang Wu, Xiaoyu Yi, Jiawei Dun, Jianyuan Yang, Wei Cai, Guoqiang Zhang

“…Combined with an analysis of field deformation signs, these findings suggest that the upper landslide mass formed a local sliding surface, which caused serious deformation of the road. …”
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Growth and Characterizes of PbI2 Films By Vacuum Evaporation Method by Mohammed S. Mohammed, Ghassq Dawood Salman, Khaleel I. Hassoon

“…The UV-VIS measurements illustrated that the lead iodide has a direct optical band gap and Urbach energy to be 0.677 eV2. Raman peaks are detected at 70, 96, 99.5, 188 and 202 cm-1 which corresponding to characteristic of PbI2 at (E21, A11, 2E11 and A1g). …”
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Assessing changing baleen whale distributions and reported incidents relative to vessel activity in the Northwest Atlantic. by Hannah Solway, Boris Worm, Tonya Wimmer, Derek P Tittensor

“…Areas of high habitat suitability for multiple baleen whale species were intrinsically linked to sea surface temperature and salinity, with multispecies hotspots identified in the Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf, Laurentian Channel, Flemish Cap, and Gulf of St. …”
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