Outcome of therapy in biopsy proven lupus nephritis with cyclophosphamide or mycophenolate: Registry data from a South Indian tertiary care center by Keerthi Talari, Rajendra Varaprasad Irlapati, Megha Uppin, Liza Rajasekhar

“…Background: Cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate are the currently proposed first-line agents for induction in lupus nephritis (LN). …”
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Role of Ketamine in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders by Sahar Derakhshanian, Maxine Zhou, Alexander Rath, Rachel Barlow, Sarah Bertrand, Caroline DeGraw, Christopher Lee, Jamal Hasoon, Alan D. Kaye

“… # Recent findings MDD is a mental illness that puts an enormous strain on the affected and a high socio-economic burden on society. The illness is complex and combines genetic, pathophysiologic, and environmental factors that combine to negatively affect neurotransmitter balance in the brain. …”
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Hybrid Power Generation Supply Chain Financing and Purchasing Strategies with Option Hedging against Disruption by Guoshu Dong, Qing Xia, Bo Xu, Ziguang Dong

“…We find that for the power grid, high self-owned funds level or affluent credit line encourages procurement. …”
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Effective anti-inflammatory phenolic compounds from dandelion: identification and mechanistic insights using UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS, fluorescence quenching and anisotropy, molecular docki... by Hui Zou, Tingting Ben, Ping Wu, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Yilun Chen

“…Chicoric acid, chlorogenic acid, methylophiopogonone A, caffeic acid, gallic acid monohydrate and 4'-O-demethylbroussonin A had relatively high binding energies and contents in all extracts. …”
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Relationship of Workload with Work Stress among Nurses during The Covid-19 Pandemic in East Lombok District by Agusnawadi Alipurman, Sastrawan Sastrawan

“…Background: Nurses as the front line in dealing with COVID-19 are at risk of contracting COVID-19 along with the current increase in COVID-19 cases. …”
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Increased RTN3 phenocopies nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by inhibiting the AMPK–IDH2 pathway by Hao Huang, Shuai Guo, Ya‐Qin Chen, Yu‐Xing Liu, Jie‐Yuan Jin, Yun Liang, Liang‐Liang Fan, Rong Xiang

“…We found an increased expression of RTN3 in NAFLD patients, high‐fat diet mice, and oxidized low‐density lipoprotein‐treated L02 cells. …”
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Extensive Growth of an Anaplastic Meningioma by Hajrullah Ahmeti, Homajoun Maslehaty, Athanasios K. Petridis, Alexandros Doukas, Mehran Mahvash, Harald Barth, H. M. Mehdorn

“…Due to the aggressive and destructive growth with a high rate of recurrence and tendency of metastases, anaplastic meningiomas can be termed as malignant tumors. …”
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Modeling the contour arc based on Dezargues configuration by E. V. Konopatskiy, I. G. Balyuba

“…The analysis has shown that the obtained contour arc has interesting geometric properties, which can potentially be used for modeling one-dimensional and multidimensional outlines of high order smoothness, which constitutes a prospect for further research. …”
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Outcome of autologous bone marrow transplant in patients with relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in relation with prognostic factor: A single-center experience by Fawaz Salim Yousif, Bassam Francis Matti, Zina Ali Al-Bakri, Safa A. Faraj, Mazin A. Mohammed, Zahraa S. Shakir, Mahmood W. Khalid, Saba H. Al Hlali, Sarah M. Saeb, Kareem K. Khanjar, Maryam R. Humadi

“…BACKGROUND: Currently, about 50% of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients are relapsed following their complete response to first-line therapy. The treatment strategy for fit patients with relapsed refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) has been done with salvage therapy with non-cross resistant combination chemo-immunotherapy regimens followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). …”
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HIF-1α Is Associated with Resistance to Hypoxia-Induced Apoptosis in Ameloblastoma by Katherine Julissa Palma Valladares, Karolyny Martins Balbinot, Antonia Taiane Lopes de Moraes, Maria Sueli da Silva Kataoka, Aline Maria Pereira Cruz Ramos, Rommel Thiago Jucá Ramos, Artur Luiz da Costa da Silva, Ricardo Alves Mesquita, David Normando, Sérgio de Melo Alves Júnior, João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro

“…Ameloblastoma (AMB) is a benign odontogenic tumour, with an aggressive local behaviour and a high rate of recurrence. Previous studies have demonstrated that hypoxia-induced factor alpha 1 (HIF-1α) and activated caspase-3 contribute to tumour invasiveness and cytogenesis in ameloblastoma. …”
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Transformer Outage Contingency in the Southern Interconnected Grid of Cameroon Based on Dynamic Power Flow Simulation by Chu Donatus Iweh, Wirnkar Basil Nsanyuy, Nde Donatus Nguti, Emmanuel Tanyi

“…The results will be very useful to utility operators in prioritizing transformers in the network with high risk of causing huge impact on the network in case of an outage.…”
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Concordance between Immunohistochemistry and Microarray Gene Expression Profiling for Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and HER2 Receptor Statuses in Breast Cancer Patients... by Ghina B. Fakhri, Reem S. Akel, Maya K. Khalil, Deborah A. Mukherji, Fouad I. Boulos, Arafat H. Tfayli

“…Conclusion. Our results are in line with the available evidence with the concordance rate being the lowest for the progesterone receptor. …”
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Case report: Near-complete response to neratinib-based treatment in HR-positive HER2-amplified metastatic breast cancer refractory to trastuzumab deruxtecan by Ünal Metin Tokat, Ashkan Adibi, Ashkan Adibi, Esranur Aydın, Şevval Nur Bilgiç, Eylül Özgü, Onur Tutar, Mutlu Demiray

“…The backbone of first-line treatment in HR+/HER2+ BC is dual anti-HER2 blockade combined with taxane chemotherapy. …”
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Effect of In Vitro Exposure of Corticosteroid Drugs, Conventionally Used in AMD Treatment, on Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Raffaele Nuzzi, Monica Gunetti, Deborah Rustichelli, Barbara Roagna, Francesca Fronticelli Bardelli, Franca Fagioli, Ivana Ferrero

“…In conclusion, this in vitro study demonstrated that high doses of corticosteroid drugs have a negative effect on MSCs, reduced in the presence of a conditioned media.…”
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Adapted physical activity: Benefit on oxidative, functional capacity and exercise tolerance of elderly people in Kinshasa by Constant Nkıama, Samuel Biduaya Bamu, Carel Busano Nduakulu, Siloé Ntumba Tshiyamba, Godefroid Kusuayi

“…They were divided into high shooting rate (n: 7) and low shooting rate (n: 8) groups. …”
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Multicenter Study of Antibiotic Resistance Profile of H. pylori and Distribution of CYP2C19 Gene Polymorphism in Rural Population of Chongqing, China by Ran Han, Hong Lu, Ming-Wan Jiang, Ke-Wen Tan, Zhong Peng, Jia-Li Hu, Dian-Chun Fang, Chun-Hui Lan, Xiao-Ling Wu

“…Amoxicillin, gentamicin, and furazolidone are recommended as the first-line empiric regimen.…”
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Optimization of Construction Parameters and Deformation Characteristics of Large-Section Loess Tunnel: A Case Study from Xi’an Metro by Mingji Zhao, Yun Cheng, Zhanping Song, Tong Wang, Yuwei Zhang, Baichao Liulian

“…Based on the excavation of large-section loess tunnel from Xi’an Metro Line 4, the optimal excavation face distance is determined based on Midas numerical model. …”
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Revisiting ice-marginal positions north-east of Feldberg, southern Black Forest, south-west Germany by F. M. Hofmann, F. Preusser

“…Since detailed geomorphological and chronological investigations must precede such a study, this work aims to re-examine these landforms with the aid of high-resolution remote sensing data and field mapping. …”
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Efficacy of single dose praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Miseganaw Sisay, Tadesse Hailu, Destaw Damtie, Kindu Geta, Lamesgen Zelalem, Degisew Misganaw

“…Praziquantel (PZQ) is the first line drug to treat human schistosomiasis. However, there is scarcity of pooled and summarized data on PZQ efficacy to policymakers. …”
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Long-term dynamics of placozoan culture: emerging models for population and space biology by Daria Y. Romanova, Alexander A. Povernov, Mikhail A. Nikitin, Simkha I. Borman, Yana A. Frank, Leonid L. Moroz, Leonid L. Moroz

“…Here, we report the dynamic of Trichoplax cultures over 11 years of observations from a starting clonal line, including 7 years of culturing under antibiotic (ampicillin) treatment. …”
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