Delayed Tibial Osteomyelitis after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstrings Autograft and Bioabsorbable Interference Screw: A Case Report and Review of the Literat... by Kevin S. Weiss, Justin M. Weatherall, Jen Eick, James R. Ross

“…While the most common biologic complications include pretibial cysts, granuloma formation, tunnel widening, and inflammatory reactions, infection is exceedingly rare. …”
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Finite element models of intervertebral disc: recent advances and prospects by Tianze Sun, Junlin Wang, Xin Liu, Huagui Huang, Jinzuo Wang, Moran Suo, Jing Zhang, Zhonghai Li

“…As more advanced methods, More and more models which involve penetration parameters were used to simulate the biological behavior and biomechanical properties of IVD.Conclusions Personalized modeling should be carried out in order to better provide accurate basis for the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. …”
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Sol-Gel Derived Mg-Based Ceramic Scaffolds Doped with Zinc or Copper Ions: Preliminary Results on Their Synthesis, Characterization, and Biocompatibility by Georgios S. Theodorou, Eleana Kontonasaki, Anna Theocharidou, Athina Bakopoulou, Maria Bousnaki, Christina Hadjichristou, Eleni Papachristou, Lambrini Papadopoulou, Nikolaos A. Kantiranis, Konstantinos Chrissafis, Konstantinos M. Paraskevopoulos, Petros T. Koidis

“…The results showed that conversely to their bioactive response in SBF solution, Zn-doped scaffolds proved to respond adequately regarding their mechanical strength and to be efficient regarding their biological response, in comparison to Cu-doped scaffolds, which makes them promising candidates for targeted dental stem cell odontogenic differentiation and calcified dental tissue engineering.…”
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Extraction of Catechins from Aegle marmelos Fruit Pulp: Statistical Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Networks by Divya Kurimilla, Meena Vangalapati, Venkata Ratnam Myneni

“…Aegle marmelos is a medicinal herb that has a variety of biological constituents. “Catechins” are a class of phenolic compounds that have therapeutic value. …”
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A multiple time-scale computational model of a tumor and its micro environment by Christopher DuBois, Jesse Farnham, Eric Aaron, Ami Radunskaya

“…The diffusion of these nutrientsis modeled using a novel variation of random-walk techniques.Furthermore, we detail the effects of three boundary updateruleson simulations, describing their effects on computationalefficiency and biological realism. Qualitative and quantitative resultsfrom simulations provide insight on how tumor growth is affected byvarious environmental changes such as micro-vessel density or lower pH,both of high interest in current cancer research.…”
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Bioinspired Blockchain Framework for Secure and Scalable Wireless Sensor Network Integration in Fog–Cloud Ecosystems by Abdul Rehman, Omar Alharbi

“…In this work, we propose a bioinspired blockchain framework aimed at addressing those challenges through the emulation of biological immune adaptation mechanisms, such as the self-recovery of swarm intelligence. …”
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New Record of <i>Encarsia protransvena</i> and Confirmed Occurrence of <i>Encarsia hispida</i> (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) as Parasitoids of <i>Singhiella simplex</i> (Hemiptera: Al... by Giuliano Cerasa, Luigi Tomasello, Gianluca Melone, Elia Russo, Gaetano Siscaro, Carmelo Cavallaro, Annamaria Ienco, Francesca Laudani, Vincenzo Palmeri, Orlando Campolo, Francesca Garganese, Francesco Porcelli, Paolo A. Pedata, Vittorio Farina, Giovanni Gugliuzza, Roberto Rizzo, Stefania Laudonia, Gabriella Lo Verde

“…An identification key is included for all <i>Encarsia</i> species associated with <i>S. simplex</i>, which provides a valuable tool to distinguish these aphelinid wasps for future research and applications in biological control programs.…”
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Multiple Functions of Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Enhancer (PIKE) by Chi Bun Chan, Keqiang Ye

“…Thus, PIKE possesses multitudinous biological functions rather than solely acting as an apoptosis inhibitor. …”
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Specific Roles of MicroRNAs in Their Interactions with Environmental Factors by Juan Wang, Qinghua Cui

“…Extensive studies have shown that miRNAs are critical in various important biological processes, including cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, development, and apoptosis. …”
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Innovative nanoparticle-based approaches for modulating neutrophil extracellular traps in diseases: from mechanisms to therapeutics by Haisong Li, Can Li, Cong Fu, Yizhuo Wang, Tingting Liang, Haitao Wu, Chenxi Wu, Chang Wang, Tianmeng Sun, Shuhan Liu

“…This review explores the biological mechanisms of NET formation, their interactions with NPs, and the therapeutic applications of NP-based drug delivery systems for modulating NETs. …”
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SLC29A1 and SLC29A2 are human nicotinamide cell membrane transporters by Mingyang Chen, Luexiang Yuan, Binxin Chen, Hui Chang, Jun Luo, Hengbin Zhang, Zhongjian Chen, Jiao Kong, Yaodong Yi, Mengru Bai, Minlei Dong, Hui Zhou, Huidi Jiang

“…Together, ENT1 and ENT2 act as both cellular nicotinamide-level keepers and nicotinamide biological regulators through their NAM transport functions.…”
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Bariatric Endocrinology: Principles of Medical Practice by J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy, Bruce Richardson, Conor Richardson, David Gonzalez-Cameron, Ayesha Ebrahim, Pamela Strobel, Tiphani Martinez, Beth Blaha, Maria Ransom, Jessica Quinonez-Weislow, Andrea Pierson, Miguel Gonzalez Ahumada

“…Obesity, is a chronic, biological, preventable, and treatable disease. The accumulation of fat mass causes physical changes (adiposity), metabolic and hormonal changes due to adipose tissue dysfunction (adiposopathy), and psychological changes. …”
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Pulse protein quality and derived bioactive peptides by Matthew G. Nosworthy, Matthew G. Nosworthy, Bianyun Yu, L. Irina Zaharia, Gerardo Medina, Nii Patterson

“…The protein content and quality of pulses vary across different pulse classes and processing methods. The biological properties of the protein and the physiologically active peptides make pulse crops attractive as potentially functional or health-promoting foods. …”
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Dynamics of the Exponential Population Growth System with Mixed Fractional Brownian Motion by Weijun Ma, Wei Liu, Quanxin Zhu, Kaibo Shi

“…To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper to investigate how the Hurst index affects the exponential stability and large deviations in the biological population system. It is interesting that the phenomenon of large deviations always occurs for addressed system when 1/2<H<1. …”
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The Effect of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate on the Periapical Tissues after Unintentional Extrusion beyond the Apical Foramen by Pradnya S. Nagmode, Archana B. Satpute, Ankit V. Patel, Pushpak L. Ladhe

“…The results of these cases suggest that extrusion of MTA into the periapical tissues does not cause any detrimental effect, which could be attributed to the biologic properties of MTA.…”
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Polar stations as testing platforms for space analogue simulations – Case study for Polish potential by Agata Maria Kołodziejczyk, Marek Lewandowski, Adam Nawrot, Ireneusz Sobota

“…Existing infrastructure in the Arctic and Antarctica could be used not only to conduct a wide range of physical, geographical, biological, and oceanic studies but also to enable space analogue missions. …”
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Agroforestry and the Improvement of Soil Fertility: A View from Amazonia by Rachel C. Pinho, Robert P. Miller, Sonia S. Alfaia

“…Soil carbon, in the form of organic matter, is considered as an indicator of biological activity as well as in relation to policy issues such as carbon sequestration and climate change. …”
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Glucoraphanin conversion into sulforaphane and related compounds by gut microbiota by Tetiana R. Dmytriv, Tetiana R. Dmytriv, Oleh Lushchak, Oleh Lushchak, Volodymyr I. Lushchak, Volodymyr I. Lushchak

“…Glucosinolate glucoraphanin, common in cruciferous vegetables, is a biologically stable precursor of isothiocyanates, such as sulforaphane and erucin, potent activators of Nrf2 signaling coordinating an adaptive response to oxidative stress. …”
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Coprecipitation Method of Synthesis, Characterization, and Cytotoxicity of Pr3+:LaF3 (CPr = 3, 7, 12, 20, 30%) Nanoparticles by Maksim S. Pudovkin, Pavel V. Zelenikhin, Victoria Shtyreva, Oleg A. Morozov, Darya A. Koryakovtseva, Vitaly V. Pavlov, Yury N. Osin, Vladimir G. Evtugyn, Albert A. Akhmadeev, Alexey S. Nizamutdinov, Vadim V. Semashko

“…It was revealed that hydrodynamic radii of the Pr3+:LaF3 (CPr = 7%) nanoparticles in water, DMEM, and RPMI-1640 biological mediums were 18 ± 5, 41 ± 6, and 186 ± 8 nm, respectively. …”
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Formation and Repair of Tobacco Carcinogen-Derived Bulky DNA Adducts by Bo Hang

“…The bulky DNA adducts, which usually have complex structure, are particularly important because of their biological relevance. Several known cellular DNA repair pathways have been known to operate in human cells on specific types of bulky DNA adducts, for example, nucleotide excision repair, base excision repair, and direct reversal involving O6-alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferase or AlkB homologs. …”
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