sB7H3 in Children with Acute Appendicitis: Its Diagnostic Value and Association with Histological Findings by Xiaochen Du, Yan Chen, Jie Zhu, Zhenjiang Bai, Jun Hua, Ying Li, Haitao Lv, Guangbo Zhang

“…We aimed to determine the diagnostic capacity of soluble B7H3 (sB7H3) in acute appendicitis (AA) and its accuracy as a predictor of the severity of appendicitis. …”
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Isolation and characterization of ɸEcM-vB1 bacteriophage targeting multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli by Rania Abozahra, Dina Shlkamy, Sarah M. Abdelhamid

“…Abstract Objectives The aim of this study is to screen for, isolate and characterize a bacteriophage designated ɸEcM-vB1 with confirmed lytic activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) E. coli. …”
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Identification and Characterization of Two Novel RNA Editing Sites in grin1b Transcripts of Embryonic Danio rerio by Pedro Pozo, Barry Hoopengardner

“…We here report the discovery of two novel RNA editing events in grin1b transcripts of embryonic zebrafish. The frequency of these editing events and their locations within the grin1b transcript are also described.…”
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Thermal and Electronic Conductivity in Normal and Superconducting Erbium Nickel Borocarbide (ErNi2B2C) by Habtamu Tesfaye

“…In this work, the total electronic energy, the electronic thermal conductivity, and the heat capacity of erbium nickel borocarbide, ErNi2B2C, in the normal and superconducting states are calculated using Boltzmann transport equations (BTEs) and energy dispersion relation function. …”
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Clinical Significance of ErbB Receptor Family in Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yuh-Shyan Tsai, Hong-Lin Cheng, Tzong-Shin Tzai, Nan-Haw Chow

“…The prognostic importance of examining ErbB receptor family expression in human bladder cancer remains uncertain. …”
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Protocol for predicting the single-cell network-based gene activity landscape during human B cell development by Xin Huang, Xuetong Hou, Yizhen Li, Jun J. Yang, Jiyang Yu

“…Summary: Owing to inconsistencies in human B cell classification and the difficulty in distinguishing heterogeneous subpopulations, we present a protocol to construct gene regulatory networks and gene activity landscapes for human B cell developmental stages. …”
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Korelasi nilai mean platelet volume dengan derajat fibrosis hati pada pasien hepatitis B kronik by Sri Wayati Yuza

“…Nilai Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) yang terdapat dalam pemeriksaan darah rutin dapat dijadikan penanda keparahan fibrosis hati pada pasien hepatitis B kronik. Tujuan:  Menilai korelasi nilai MPV dan derajat fibrosis hati pada pasien hepatitis B kronik. …”
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Religion Behind Bars: Faith-based Programs in the Rehabilitation of Offenders in the Medium B Westville Correctional Center, Durban by Sultan Khan

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Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement by Atif Zafar, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Sahrish Abdin, Muhammad Taimoor Khan

“…We present the case of an elderly male who was diagnosed with transient global amnesia (TGA), only to be diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma with central nervous system involvement a few weeks later. …”
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Impact of Hepatitis B Exposure on Sustained Virological Response Rates of Highly Viremic Chronic Hepatitis C Patients by Ioannis S. Elefsiniotis, Christos Pavlidis, Elena Vezali, Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos, Sotirios Koutsounas, George Saroglou

“…To evaluate the impact of hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) seropositivity in sustained virological response (SVR) rates in treatment-naïve, chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients with high pretreatment viral load (>800000 IU/mL). …”
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Sensitive ratiometric detection of Fumonisin B1 using a reusable Ag-pSi SERS platform by Narsingh R. Nirala, Sudharsan Sadhasivam, Rohit Kumar Singh, Edward Sionov, Giorgi Shtenberg

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Global Bifurcation Structure of a Predator-Prey System with a Spatial Degeneracy and B-D Functional Response by Xiaozhou Feng, Changtong Li, Hao Sun, Yuzhen Wang

“…In this paper, we investigate a predator-prey system with Beddington–DeAngelis (B-D) functional response in a spatially degenerate heterogeneous environment. …”
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Crack initiation and fracture features of Fe–Co–B–Si–Nb bulk metallic glass during compression by S. Lesz, A. Januszka, S. Griner, R. Nowosielski

“…The raw materials used in this experiment for the production of BMGs were pure Fe, Co, Nb metals and nonmetallic elements: Si, B. The Fe–Co–B–Si–Nb alloy was cast as rods with three different diameters. …”
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miR-21 and cathepsin B in familial Mediterranean fever: novel findings regarding their impact on disease severity by Emrah Yucesan, Mehmet Yildiz, Ramila Hajiyeva

“…Serum miR-21-5p expression levels were assessed by qRT-PCR, while serum pyrin, IL-1β and cathepsin B levels were determined by ELISA.Results Serum miR-21-5p was significantly downregulated in FMF patients compared with the control group (p<0.001), while serum pyrin, IL-1β and cathepsin B levels were markedly elevated (p<0.001 for each). …”
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The Feature of Distribution and Clonality of TCR γ/δ Subfamilies T Cells in Patients with B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Liang Wang, Meng Xu, Chunyan Wang, Lihua Zhu, Junyan Hu, Shaohua Chen, Xiuli Wu, Bo Li, Yangqiu Li

“…To further characterize the γδ T-cell immune status in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL), we investigated the distribution and clonality of TCR Vγ/Vδ repertoire in peripheral blood (PB), bone marrow (BM), and lymph node (LN) from patients with B-NHL. …”
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Lactococcus lactis D4 Decreases NF-κB and α-SMA in Rat Models of Obstructive Jaundice by Avit Suchitra, Alvarino Alvarino, Eryati Darwin, Harnavi Harun, Muhammad Iqbal Rivai, Ade Sukma

“…Some inflammatory mediators like nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are important in this process. …”
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Association of HLA-B Gene Polymorphisms with Type 2 Diabetes in Pashtun Ethnic Population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Asif Jan, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Hussain Afridi, Fazli Khuda, Muhammad Shabbir, Hamayun Khan, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Hassan, Samiullah, Rani Akbar, Zakiullah

“…This study has evaluated the association of HLA-B (class I gene) variants with T2D in Pashtun ethnic population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. …”
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Perspective: Use of protein S100B as a quality assurance marker for endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke by Franziska Lieschke, Christian Foerch, Christian Foerch

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Rapamycin Improves Palmitate-Induced ER Stress/NF κ B Pathways Associated with Stimulating Autophagy in Adipocytes by Jiajing Yin, Liping Gu, Yufan Wang, Nengguang Fan, Yuhang Ma, Yongde Peng

“…Furthermore, rapamycin decreased PA-induced nuclear translocation of NFκB P65 subunit, thereby NFκB-dependent inflammatory cytokines MCP-1 and IL-6 expression and secretion. …”
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Association between intrahepatic cccDNA and the severity of liver inflammation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection patients by Suxian Zhao, Chen Dong, Chudi Chang, Jiaming Zhang, Jing Li, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Weiguang Ren, Ying Zhang, Yuemin Nan

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