Effect of a multispecies probiotic on reducing the incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Hania Szajewska, Jan Łukasik

“…We aim to assess the effectiveness of a specific MP preparation (Winclove 612) in reducing the incidence of AAD in children.Methods and analysis A total of 350 children aged 6 months to 18 years, undergoing antibiotic treatment, will be randomly allocated to receive either a MP consisting of two strains of Bifidobacterium (B. bifidum W23 and B. lactis W51) and six strains of Lactobacillus (L. acidophilus W37, L. acidophilus W55, L. paracasei W20, L. plantarum W62, L. rhamnosus W71 and L. salivarius W24) at a total dose of 1010 colony-forming units daily, or a placebo, from the first day of antibiotic treatment until 7 days after antibiotic cessation, up to a maximum of 17 days. …”
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The Influence of Aging on the Regenerative Potential of Human Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Monika Marędziak, Krzysztof Marycz, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Katarzyna Kornicka, Brandon Michael Henry

“…The hASCs were characterized according to the number of fibroblasts colony forming unit (CFU-F), proliferation rate, population doubling time (PDT), and quantified parameters of adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic differentiation. …”
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Diversity of Stemphylium spp. of onion and garlic revealed the differential pathogenicity and in vitro efficacy of different growth suppressors by Md. Morshedul Islam, Sabmira Showkat Silvi, Shila Chakraborty, Md. Atiqur Rahman Khokon

“…Prominent diversity was also found in colony textures, elevations, shapes, and colors of the conidia. …”
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Characterization of Ant Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Twigs in the Leaf Litter of the Atlantic Rainforest and Eucalyptus Trees in the Southeast Region of Brazil by Debora R. de Souza, Tae T. Fernandes, José R. de Oliveira Nascimento, Silvia S. Suguituru, M. Santina de C. Morini

“…In the present study, we characterized the ant communities that nest in twigs in the leaf litter of dense ombrophilous forests and eucalyptus trees. The colony demographics associated with the physical structure of the nest were recorded. …”
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Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Producing Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein by Reiko Yamada, Kyosuke Tanaka, Hiroyuki Inoue, Takashi Sakuno, Tetsuro Harada, Naohiko Yoshizawa, Hiroshi Miura, Toshihumi Takeuchi, Misaki Nakamura, Masaki Katsurahara, Yasuhiko Hamada, Noriyuki Horiki, Yoshiyuki Takei

“…Her serum concentration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was highly elevated. Forty-five days after initiating chemotherapy, she was readmitted because of a neuropsychiatric disturbance and hypercalcemia. …”
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Hypermutability bypasses genetic constraints in SCV phenotypic switching in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by Romina A. Tobares, Román A. Martino, Claudia A. Colque, Gaston L. Castillo Moro, Alejandro J. Moyano, Andrea G. Albarracín Orio, Andrea M. Smania

“…This study explores the adaptive mechanisms behind the phenotypic switching between Small Colony Variants (SCVs) and revertant states in P. aeruginosa biofilms, emphasizing hypermutability due to Mismatch Repair System (MRS) deficiencies. …”
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Generalizability of machine learning models for diabetes detection a study with nordic islet transplant and PIMA datasets by Dinesh Chellappan, Harikumar Rajaguru

“…Researchers utilizing a hybrid feature extraction method such as Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) followed by metaheuristic feature selection algorithms as Harmonic Search (HS), Dragonfly Algorithm (DFA), Elephant Herding Algorithm (EHA). …”
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E3 Ubiquitin Ligase CHIP Inhibits the Interaction between Hsp90β and MAST1 to Repress Radiation Resistance in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Stem Cells by Bo Tan, Jingwei Zhang, Wen Wang, Haibo Ma, Yuanyuan Yang

“…Sphere formation assay, colony formation assay, and flow cytometry were performed to examine self-renewal ability, survival, and apoptosis of NSCLC stem cells. …”
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Efficiency of Stem Cell (SC) Differentiation into Insulin-Producing Cells for Treating Diabetes: a Systematic Review by Marzieh Nemati, GolamHossein Ranjbar Omrani, Bahareh Ebrahimi, Aliakbar Alizadeh

“…This search was done in PubMed, Web of Science (WOS), and Scopus using keywords “insulin-producing cell (IPC),” “pancreatic B cell,” “insulin-secreting cell,” “stem cell,” “progenitor cells,” “mother cell,” and “colony-forming unit.” Among more than 3646 papers, 32 studies were considered eligible for more evaluations. …”
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Novel platinum nanoclusters (Pt NCs) induce mitochondrial apoptosis and damaging autophagy for the treatment of osteosarcoma—from the perspective of P53 mutation status in differen... by Jialin Wang, Haodi Yue, Xin Huang, Hongjian Liu, Mengjun Zhang

“…The findings revealed that Pt NCs exerted an inhibitory effect on proliferation, migration, and colony formation while promoting apoptosis in both MG-63 (P53−) and U2-OS (P53+) cells. …”
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Spatio-temporal variation in pollen collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in rural-urban mosaic landscapes in Northern Europe. by Yoko L Dupont, Thorsten J S Balsby, Mette B Greve, Luna K Marcussen, Per Kryger

“…Pollen diversity may impact colony health, and hence foraging decisions by honey bees, especially in late summer. …”
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MABC: Power-Based Location Planning with a Modified ABC Algorithm for 5G Networks by Ruchi Sachan, Zahid Muhammad, Jaehoon (Paul) Jeong, Chang Wook Ahn, Hee Yong Youn

“…This paper proposes an improved Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm which uses the set of variables such as the transmission power and location of each base station (BS) to improve the accuracy of localization of a user equipment (UE) for the efficient energy consumption at BSes. …”
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The Underlying Mechanism Involved in Gefitinib Resistance and Corresponding Experiment Validation in Lung Cancer by Puwei Song, Jianghui Zhou, Kaiqin Wu, Wenli Wang, Shaorui Gu

“…Open-accessed data of lung cancer patients were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas Program and Gene Expression Omnibus databases. CCK8, colony formation, and 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine assays were utilized to evaluate the cell proliferation ability. …”
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Transcription Factor FXR Activates DHRS9 to Inhibit the Cell Oxidative Phosphorylation and Suppress Colon Cancer Progression by Jinlai Zhao, Yigang Wang, Yang Wang, Jianchao Gao, Haichao Yang, Xiaotang Wu, Hua Li

“…The effects of FXR on the biological function of colon cancer cells were measured by Cell Counting Kit-8, colony formation, and transwell assays. The downstream target gene of FXR was predicted by bioinformatics analysis and found to be associated with cellular oxidative phosphorylation. …”
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AEBP1 Promotes Glioblastoma Progression and Activates the Classical NF-κB Pathway by Kai Guo, Lei Song, Jianyong Chang, Peicheng Cao, Qi Liu

“…The expression of AEBP1 in GBM was assessed by bioinformatics analysis and qRT-PCR; the effects of AEBP1 on GBM cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and tumor growth in vitro and in vivo were detected by a CCK-8 assay, colony formation assay, scratch assay, Transwell assay, and subcutaneous tumor formation, respectively. …”
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Antimicrobial Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma against Porphyromonas gingivalis by Thuy Anh Vu Pham, Thao Thi Phuong Tran, Ngan Thi My Luong

“…The round, smooth, and black colony appeared in the agar disk after 7–10 days of incubation under anaerobic conditions. …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of Proliferation and Migration Behaviour of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Presence of Platelet-Rich Plasma by Anh Thi Mai Nguyen, Ha Le Bao Tran, Thuy Anh Vu Pham

“…The proliferation of hBMSCs was examined by 2 methods: cell-number counting with the haemocytometer method and the colony-forming unit-fibroblast (CFU-F) assay. Cell migration was evaluated using the scratch wound healing (SWH) assay; after that, the recorded digital images were analysed by the Image-Analysis J 1.51j8 software to compare the cell-free areas between groups after 0, 24, and 48 hours. …”
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A pharmacoinformatic approach for studying Atractylodes Lancea DC’s anticancer potential and control ROS-mediated apoptosis against prostate cancer cells by Chi-Hoon Ahn, Ji Soo Myong, Kazi Rejvee Ahmed, Md Ataur Rahman, Md. Maharub Hossain Fahim, Min Choi, Muntajin Rahman, Jinwon Choi, Kiryang Kim, Seungjoon Moon, Seungjoon Moon, Mohammed Dalli, Mohammed Dalli, Rony Abdi Syahputra, Sang-Won Shin, Abdel Halim Harrath, Moon Nyeo Park, Bonglee Kim, Hwa-Seung Yoo

“…Cell viability was assessed using the EZ-Cytotoxic kit, while colony formation assays and TUNEL staining were used to meas-ure proliferation and apoptosis, respectively. …”
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La datation des aqueducs lyonnais : un état des lieux by Aldo Borlenghi, Catherine Coquidé

“…The dating of the Roman aqueducts which served Colline de Fourvière, site of the Roman colony of Lugdunum, is a subject regularly addressed in the scientific literature. …”
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