Community-based sero-prevalence of hepatitis B and C infections in South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. by Adugna Endale Woldegiorgis, Woldearegay Erku, Girmay Medhin, Nega Berhe, Mengistu Legesse

“…The sero-prevalence for HBV infection was 8.0% as detected using one step HBsAg test strip, while it was 7.2% using Alere DetermineTM HBsAg test. …”
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Targeting Death Receptor 5 (DR5) for the imaging and treatment of primary bone and soft tissue tumors: an update of the literature by Zakareya Gamie, Anja Krippner-Heidenreich, Craig Gerrand, Kenneth Samora Rankin

“…BackgroundDeath Receptor 5 (DR5) is expressed on the surface of primary bone and soft tissue sarcoma cells, and its activation induces cell death primarily through apoptosis. …”
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Thiol-amine co-solvents aided direct synthesis of ZnTe thin films by spin coating for low cost optoelectronic applications by Sheikh Noman Shiddique, Syeda Samiha Nushin, Bipanko Kumar Mondal, Ahnaf Tahmid Abir, Md. Mahbubor Rahman, Mainul Hossain, Jaker Hossain

“…The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is used to observe the surface smoothness of the films. Moreover, elemental compositions of ZnTe thin film have been determined by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) study. …”
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Comparison of Rectal and Gastrointestinal Core Temperatures During Heat Tolerance Testing by Melissa J. Crowe, Michael T. Meehan, Rhondda E. Jones

“…Importantly, the two measures only agreed on heat tolerance outcome in 80% of trials with T_gi failing to detect heat intolerance identified by T_re in 6 of 8 trials. …”
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In silico analysis and high-risk pathogenic phenotype predictions of non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in human Crystallin beta A4 gene associated with congenital cata... by Zhenyu Wang, Chen Huang, Huibin Lv, Mingzhou Zhang, Xuemin Li, Xuemin Li

“…ConSurf, SOPMA, GETAREA and HOPE online tools were used to predict the evolutionary conservation of amino acids, solvent accessible surface areas, and the physical and chemical properties and changes of protein structure. …”
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Particle correlated characteristics of coal rock crushed by disc cutters by XU Peng, LIU Chunsheng, CHENG Shuo, DANG Zhenqian

“…We used laser particle size analyzer to detect the dust particle size distribution of floating dust in the process of crushing coal rock by disc cutter to analyze the characteristics of dust production. …”
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Degradation of bisphenol A using a MOF@COF-modified polyacrylonitrile ultrafiltration membrane by Chloe G Hahn, Soraya P Malinga, Thollwana A Makhetha

“…The composite was successfully synthesised using solvothermal synthesis and structurally analysed via XRD and FTIR, confirming crystal structure and covalent bonding between MIL-101-NH₂ and TpMA via the adsorption bands detected at 765 and 1247-1257 cm−1 (N-H wagging band and C-N stretching bands). …”
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Removing Cardiac Artifacts From Single-Channel Respiratory Electromyograms by Eike Petersen, Julia Sauer, Jan GraBhoff, Philipp Rostalski

“…Electromyographic (EMG) measurements of the respiratory muscles provide a convenient and noninvasive way to assess respiratory muscle function and detect patient activity during assisted mechanical ventilation. …”
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Volatile dimethyl disulphide emission from Burkholderia cepacia LS-044 suppresses metabolism and budding in caspofungin-resistant Nakaseomyces glabratus NT2 by Nishmat Abdul Kadar Rahmath, Shih-Yao Lin, Chiu-Chung Young, Asif Hameed

“…We identified a gene encoding L-methionine-γ-lyase (mdeA) catalysing DMDS formation in LS-044 and detected volatile DMDS as one of the VSCs (12% peak area) emitted by LS-044 through solid-phase microextraction followed by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometry. …”
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The impact of neutrophil extracellular traps induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa on dendritic cells by Xiaotong LIU, Jin LUO, Jinling TANG, Yuting HUANG, Shihao YANG, Jinliang KONG

“…Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression levels of co-stimulatory molecules (CD40, CD86, CD80) on DC surfaces, while reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RTqPCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were employed to measure the transcription and secretion levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-12 (IL-12), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). …”
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Smart hydrogels for sensing and biosensing – Preparation, smart behaviours, and emerging applications – A comprehensive review by Devulapalli Revathi, Subhasree Panda, Kalim Deshmukh, Nisha Khotele, V.R.K. Murthy, S.K. Khadheer Pasha

“…This review also focusses on various types of hydrogel sensors such as, fluorescent, colorimetric, electrochemical, electrochemiluminescence, surface-enhanced Raman scattering along with their sensing mechanisms. …”
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The development of functional glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic connections between vestibulo-ocular projection neurons and oculomotor motoneurons in the chicken embryo by Hiraku Mochida, Joel C. Glover

“…Responses were first detected in a fraction of preparations at d7 of development, and from d8 in all preparations. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cells from periapical lesions modulate cytokine production by local immune cells by Marković Milan, Tomić Sergej, Đokić Jelena, Mihajlović Dušan, Vučević Dragana, Gazivoda Dragan, Duka Miloš, Čolić Miodrag

“…Their phenotype was analyzed by flow cytometry by detecting MSC surface markers. Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of PL-MSCs were examined by measuring cytokine production in direct co-culture experiments with mononuclear cells (MNCs) isolated from asPLs and syPLs, respectively. …”
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Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection and Obstinate Biofilm Producers by Govinda Maharjan, Priyatam Khadka, Gomik Siddhi Shilpakar, Ganesh Chapagain, Guna Raj Dhungana

“…Biofilm-forming uropathogens were detected by the tissue culture plate (TCA) method. …”
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Atypical migratory reactive arthritis related to Hepatitis C Virus by Clara C. Sánchez-Rodríguez, Ana M. Mendoza-Martínez, Héctor R. Sánchez-Nuncio, Jorge H. Luna-Domínguez

“…Active infection with HCV was detected and the patient was discharged with 14 more days on prednisone 10 mg every 24 hours. …”
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EXPRESSION OF CD44 AND CD24 MARKERS IN BIOPSY SAMPLES OF TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS BEFORE TREATMENT by S. G. Smirnova, N. V. Orlova, I. A. Smirnova, N. Yu. Dvinskikh, A. A. Charitonova, M. V. Kiseleva, I. A. Zamulaeva

“…In addition, the proportion of cells with all possible combinations of expression of these surface proteins was estimated. Results. Cells with CSC immunophenotype were detected in all patients with a wide individual variability of CSC proportion from 0.4 % to 77.0 % (median – 10.9 %). …”
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Biological and Physical Environmental Drivers of Diet Variation in Northern Fur Seals by Elizabeth A. McHuron, Jeremy T. Sterling, Katie Luxa, James Thorson, Rod Towell, Rolf R. Ream, Tonya Zeppelin

“…The frequency of occurrence (FO) of all eight fur seal prey groups detected from hard parts analysis of samples collected from 1987 to 2012 was affected by interannual variation in at least one of the three environmental variables. …”
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LT-1 SAR Satellite Constellation for Rock Glacier Topography Mapping and Deformation Monitoring Over the Tibetan Plateau Periglacial Environment by Xuefei Zhang, Xinming Tang, Tao Li, Min Feng, Jing Wang, Xiang Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhou, Jing Lu

“…The LuTan-1 (LT-1) satellite successfully detected the activity of rock glaciers and captured more detailed spatial deformation characteristics compared to medium-resolution SAR data. …”
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Qualidade da água subterrânea para irrigação na bacia hidrográfica do Rio Piauí, em Sergipe Groundwater quality for irrigation purposes in Piauí River Basin in the State of Sergipe... by Julio R. A. de Amorim, Marcus A. S. Cruz, Ronaldo S. Resende

“…In part, this problem is due to lack of studies on characterization of water resources, including availability and quality of groundwaters, detecting the spatial distribution of viable sources of groundwater for different uses. …”
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A Study of Evaluation of Finish Line of Die in Fixed Prosthodontic Laboratory by Md Alamgir Kabir, Mohammed Mahbub Zaki, Jannatul Ferdous, Atique Mahmud, Alimul Rajii, Md Masudur Rahman, Md Mahbubur Rahman

“…Finish line design helps in measuring the surface detail recording ability of an impression material. …”
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