Transcriptome Analysis of Long Noncoding RNAs in Toll-Like Receptor 3-Activated Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Shihua Wang, Xiaoxia Li, Robert Chunhua Zhao

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) possess great immunomodulatory capacity which lays the foundation for their therapeutic effects in a variety of diseases. …”
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Outcomes of Vitrectomy in Pediatric Retinal Detachment with Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy by Robert Rejdak, Dominika Nowakowska, Katarzyna Wrona, Ryszard Maciejewski, Anselm G. Junemann, Katarzyna Nowomiejska

“…Preserving vision in children with RD is of great importance for their future motor and intellectual development. …”
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Ileal volvulus secondary to postsurgical adhesion syndrome. A case report by Paolo Martini, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Annalisa Noemi Garrini, Biagio Di Trani

“…The surgical intervention was performed when his state of health improved, finding: great distention of thin loops, change in color of a segment of the terminal ileum, strong flange or adhesion, which caused twisting of said segment, and peritoneal fluid. …”
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Analysis on the Vertical Additional Force of Shaft and Drainage Settlement Characteristics of Topsoil Containing Multiaquifers by Tao Han, Tingting Luo, Tao Zhang, Yong Yan, Xiaoxu Hu, Tao Yan, Weihao Yang

“…Thus, studying the vertical additional force law of the shaft when drainage settlement occurs in its surrounding topsoil containing multiaquifers is of great significance to predicting the shaft stress and guarantying shaft safety. …”
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Bridge-inspired lattice materials with superior strength, toughness, and fatigue resistance by Heng Zhang, Junhua Ke, Jingjing Diao, Jiaqian Zheng, Naru Zhao, Yudi Kuang, Yingjun Wang

“…Proof-of-concept demonstration results indicate that our designed BA-LMs have a great potential application in bone defect repair.…”
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Course “History & Philosophy of Science” for Doctoral Programs in Education and Pedagogical Sciences by Albina R. Sadyikova, Eleonora K. Nikitina, Andrey V. Korzhuev, Yuliya B. Ikrennikova

“…Our conclusion is that despite their poor logical conditions, pedagogical science and research methods benefit from the ideas of philosophy of science that also contributes greatly to the subfield of pedagogical methodology. …”
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Phase, Microstructure, Thermochromic, and Thermophysical Analyses of Hydrothermally Synthesized W-Doped VO2 Nanopowder by Hamdi Muhyuddin Barra, Soo Kien Chen, Nizam Tamchek, Zainal Abidin Talib, Oon Jew Lee, Kar Ban Tan

“…Vanadium dioxide (VO2) has great potential as an intelligent architectural glazing system as it can control the amount of light, heat, and solar energy relative to the temperature in the environment. …”
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The Personalization of Clopidogrel Antiplatelet Therapy: The Role of Integrative Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacometabolomics by Arwa M. Amin, Lim Sheau Chin, Dzul Azri Mohamed Noor, Muhamad Ali SK Abdul Kader, Yuen Kah Hay, Baharudin Ibrahim

“…Although many genetic and nongenetic factors are known, great portion of clopidogrel variable platelets reactivity remain unexplained which challenges the personalization of clopidogrel therapy. …”
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Interface dipole evolution from the hybrid coupling between nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots and polyethylenimine featuring the electron transport thin layer at Al/Si interfaces by Sasimontra Timjan, Ta-Cheng Wei, Kuan-Han Lin, Yi-Ting Li, Po-Hsuan Hsiao, Chia-Yun Chen

“…In this work, the hybrid design of ETL, obtained from the solution-processed nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (NCQDs) incorporated with organic polyethylenimine (PEI) demonstrates the feasible contact characteristics for the modification of Si/Al contacts, which greatly facilitates the transport and collection of photoexcited electrons in the Si-based optoelectronics. …”
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Study on Reasonable Roadway Position of Working Face under Strip Coal Pillar in Rock Burst Mine by Hengze Yang, Zhongping Guo, Daozhi Chen, Chao Wang, Fuyu Zhang, Zhaowen Du

“…It is of great significance to study the reasonable position of mining roadway under strip coal pillar for increasing the stability of mining roadway, reducing the waste of resources, and realizing the safety production of working face. …”
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Community Structure of Leaf-Litter Ants in a Neotropical Dry Forest: A Biogeographic Approach to Explain Betadiversity by Rogério Silvestre, Manoel F. Demétrio, Jacques H. C. Delabie

“…The assessment of the structure of the diversity of litter-dwelling ants is the first step in understanding the beta diversity patterns in this region of great biogeographic importance.…”
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Long-Term Oncological Outcomes Related to Lymphadenectomy in Clinical Stage I NSCLC: A Multicenter Retrospective Experience by Beatrice Manfredini, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa, Alessandro Stefani, Gaetano Romano, Greta Alì, Riccardo Morganti, Ilaria Ceccarelli, Federico Davini, Pier Luigi Filosso, Franca Melfi

“…Background: Lymphadenectomy is considered a key part of the radical treatment of resectable lung cancer, although its appropriate extension in early stages is a debated topic due to the great heterogeneity of studies in the literature. …”
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High-performance laser speckle contrast image vascular segmentation without delicate pseudo-label reliance by Shenglan Yao, Huiling Wu, Suzhong Fu, Shuting Ling, Kun Wang, Hongqin Yang, Yaqin He, Xiaolan Ma, Xiaofeng Ye, Xiaofei Wen, Qingliang Zhao

“…Our study has the potential to efficiently segment and evaluate blood vessels in both normal and disease situations. This would greatly benefit future research in life and medicine.…”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Using Cassava Starch as a Partial Replacement of Cement Used in Mortar: A Case Study Moyo District (Palorinya Refugee Settlement Camp). by Ongom, Samuel

“…Therefore, there is a need to investigate the strength of cassava starch mortar, compared to cement mortar because this will greatly reduce the cost of construction and impact positively on the environment.…”
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Instructional materials and pupils’ reading skills in primary schools in Serere town council, eastern Uganda. by Edoru, John Michael, Ijangu, Dinah.

“…I.M.S therefore, are of great importance for the teaching and learning of reading in primary schools especially at lower levels of education. …”
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Electroacupuncture Relieves Suppression of Autophagy in Interstitial Cells of Cajal of Diabetic Gastroparesis Rats by Xing Wei, Yaping Lin, Dongfeng Zhao, Xiaojuan Xiao, Qiao Chen, Siyi Chen, Yan Peng

“…Both EA and MP groups found autophagy. (5) When coming to LC3 II/LC3 I, compared with the NC group, the ratio was enhanced in the DGP and EA groups (P<0.01, P<0.05); compared with the DGP group, LC3 II/LC3 I was dramatically decreased in the MP and EA groups (P<0.01). (6) As the substrate of degradation, the expression of P62 in the other three groups was significantly increased (P<0.01) compared with the NC group; compared with the DGP group, the amount of P62 in the EA and MP groups was reduced greatly (P<0.01). Conclusion. The impaired autophagy flux in ICCs is the pathological basis of diabetic gastroparesis, blaming to fusion dysfunction of autophagosome and lysosome and electroacupuncture (EA) could ease the suppression of autophagy to improve gastric motility.…”
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Research progress of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and zinc in the mechanism of diabetic kidney disease by Wei Qin, Ping Nie, Xuejun Hui, Fei Chen, Xingbao Hu, Wenjiao Shi, Manyu Luo, Bing Li

“…Therefore, studying the mechanisms of its occurrence and development is of great significance for the prevention and treatment of diabetic kidney disease. …”
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A new strategy for measuring tourism demand features by Asensi Descals-Tormo, María-José Murgui-García, José-Ramón Ruiz-Tamarit

“…Understanding tourist behavior, demand elasticities, and the purchasing power of regular tourists visiting a destination is of great interest to the tourism industry for business strategy and to governments for tourism public policy. …”
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Développer le désert : anciennes et nouvelles utopies by Jean-Robert Henry, Jean-Louis Marçot, Jean-Yves Moisseron

“…The former aimed at mobilizing water resources in the desert to “make it grow green again” and expand cultivated areas; they sparked great interest among scientists and politicians in the late 19th century but were only finalized, like the trans-Saharan railway, in novels. …”
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Clinical observation of VR virtual reality rehabilitation training combined with acupuncture in the treatment of mild cognitive impairment by Ying Fu, Hui Wang

“…Therefore, the use of VR virtual reality technology combined with acupuncture is of great significance for the rehabilitation and treatment of patients with mild cognitive impairment.…”
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