Primary Adrenal Failure due to Antiphospholipid Syndrome by Murat Sahin, Ayten Oguz, Dilek Tuzun, Serife Nur Boysan, Bülent Mese, Hatice Sahin, Kamile Gul

“…Cortisol (1.91 µg/dL) and adrenocorticotropic (550 pg/mL) hormone levels were also evaluated. The patient was hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute adrenal crisis due to primary adrenal insufficiency. …”
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Long-term Follow-up of Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy for Urolithiasis by Thiago Augusto Cunha Ferreira, Alexandre Danilovic, Samirah Abreu Gomes, Fabio Carvalho Vicentini, Giovanni Scala Marchini, Fábio César Miranda Torricelli, Carlos Alfredo Batagello, William Carlos Nahas, Eduardo Mazzucchi

“…Age was associated with a 15% increase in the odds of developing stage 3 CKD per year (p=0.01), while higher preoperative eGFR was protective (OR=0.84, p<0.01). DMSA-99mTc values below 15% were less likely to lead to renal function deterioration. …”
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Reduced Expression of VAMP8 in Lacrimal Gland Affected by Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease by Masaki Fukui, Yoko Ogawa, Shin Mukai, Mizuka Kamoi, Teru Asato, Yutaka Kawakami, Kazuo Tsubota

“…Next, serial changes of tear secretion and VAMP8 expression at both protein and mRNA level of LG in an animal cGVHD model compared with the syngeneic control. …”
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Potential resources through the suitability and tourism carrying capacity of Kurenai Beach, Bone Bolango Regency by Sri Nuryatin Hamzah, Sri Fitriani Monoarfa, Veggy Arman

“…Kurenai Beach has some potential resources that are very suitable for beach tourism, amounting to 15,379 m2 and the total visitors of Kurenai Beach has not exceeded the carrying capacity of the Kurenai Beach tourist area so optimizing its use and management is highly possible. …”
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Interleukin-17A Exacerbates Ferric Chloride-Induced Arterial Thrombosis in Rat Carotid Artery by Francesco Maione, Antonio Parisi, Elisabetta Caiazzo, Silvana Morello, Fulvio D'Acquisto, Nicola Mascolo, Carla Cicala

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Effect of Orexin-A on Cortisol Secretion in H295R Cells via p70S6K/4EBP1 Signaling Pathway by Xiaocen Chang, Yuyan Zhao, Lei Guo

“…We reported the first evidence that orexin-A stimulated p70S6K and 4EBP1 in human H295R adrenocortical cells in a concentration and time-dependent manner. 10−6 M orexin-A treatment for 1 hour was the most potent. …”
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Preliminary Studies on Liquiritin, Deoxyschizandrin, and Tanshinone II A as Potential Anti-Neurodegenerative Disease Agent: Determination by Reverse-Phase Liquid Chromatography in... by Dan Xu, Sicen Wang, Xiaofang Hou, Changshan Sun

“…Finally, a Kromasil C18 column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) thermostated at 30°C, mobile phase as 0.2% phosphoric acid solution (eluent A), and 0.1% phosphoric acid-acetonitrile solution (eluent B) were used. …”
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Muzeum Zgromadzenia Zmartwychwstania Pana Naszego Jezusa Chrystusa w Rzymie. Założenia programowe i realizacja by Beata Skrzydlewska

“…Kajsiewiczu – współzałożycielu zakonu, uczestniku powstania listopadowego, spowiedniku m.in. C.K. Norwida, Z. Krasińskiego. Istotną część zajmują materiały pozostałe po historyku, ks. …”
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Effect of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Electroless Copper Plating on the Tensile Behavior of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers by Gia Toai Truong, Jiho Kim, Kyoung-Kyu Choi

“…The mechanical properties of the CFRP test specimens were derived by tensile tests according to KS M ISO 527-4. According to the morphology taken by SEM, the carbon fiber surface was significantly rough with copper ions. …”
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Significance of Apoptosis in the Process of Tumorigenesis in Colorectal Mucosa and Adenomas in FAP Patients by Hildegard Weiß, Karl‐Heinz Jacobasch, Wolfgang Haensch, Brigitte Streller, Brigitte Hieke

“…In a follow‐up group, the mucosa is characterised by a balance between proliferation (S % + G2M % = 19) and apoptotic cells (% = 17). The percentage of Ki67 positive cells (16%) corresponds to the percentages mentioned above. …”
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Energy-Momentum for a Charged Nonsingular Black Hole Solution with a Nonlinear Mass Function by Irina Radinschi, Theophanes Grammenos, Farook Rahaman, Andromahi Spanou, Sayeedul Islam, Surajit Chattopadhyay, Antonio Pasqua

“…In all these prescriptions, it is found that the energy distribution depends on the mass M and the charge q of the black hole, an additional parameter β coming from the gravitational background considered, and the radial coordinate r. …”
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Monascus red pigment influence on hydroxyapatite nanoparticles-mediated renal toxicity in rats by Nasser N. Alqurashy, Mokhtar I. Yousef, Ahmed A. Hussein, Maher A. Kamel, Abeer El Wakil

“…This was confirmed by pronounced improvement in the measured parameters along with the histological structural enhancement in a dose dependent manner compared to controls. To sum up, RP from M. purpureus has potential protective benefits in mitigating the adverse effects of HANPs.…”
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DNA Nanotweezers with Hydrolytic Activity for Enzyme-Free and Sensitive Detection of Fusion Gene via Logic Operation by Yongjie Xu, Xiangrong Luo, Nana Geng, Mingsong Wu, Zhishun Lu

“…Taking BCR/ABL fusion gene as an example, the tweezer-based assay system showed not only excellent distinguishing capability towards different input targets but also high sensitivity with a detection limit of 5.29 pM. In addition to good detection performance, this system was simple and enzyme-free, offering a powerful nanometer tool as a smart nanodevice for sensing fusion detection.…”
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Postmortem Interval Influences α-Synuclein Expression in Parkinson Disease Brain by Alexandra Dumitriu, Carlee Moser, Tiffany C. Hadzi, Sally L. Williamson, Christopher D. Pacheco, Audrey E. Hendricks, Jeanne C. Latourelle, Jemma B. Wilk, Anita L. DeStefano, Richard H. Myers

“…We examined expression of the full-length SNCA transcript (140 amino acid protein isoform), as well as total SNCA mRNA levels in 165 frontal cortex samples (101 PD, 64 control) using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. …”
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Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Ureterolithotomy for Proximal Ureteral Calculi in Selected Patients by Qingfeng Hu, Weihong Ding, Yuancheng Gou, Yatfaat Ho, Ke Xu, Bin Gu, Chuanyu Sun, Guowei Xia, Qiang Ding

“…All procedures were performed successfully and the mean operating time and estimated blood loss were 87 min and 64 mL. The clearance rate was 98.5% and the rates of urine leak and ureteral stricture were 2.5% and 1.0%. …”
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Effect of the Application of Cold Plasma Energy on the Inactivation of Microorganisms, Proteins, and Lipids Deterioration in Adobera Cheese by Blanca Rosa Aguilar Uscanga, Montserrat Calderón Santoyo, Juan Arturo Ragazzo Sánchez, Mario Iván Alemán Duarte, Julia Aurora Pérez Montaño, Edgar Balcázar-López, Josué Raymundo Solís Pacheco

“…Plasma as a nonthermal inactivation technique has been a current research topic for food preservation, so the objective of this work was to study the effect of plasma energy against microorganisms in Adobera cheese (traditional Mexican cheese) as well as evaluate the possible degradation of lipids and protein. 108 CFU/mL of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Salmonella ATCC13076, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 were inoculated at 0.5 g of Adobera cheese and were subjected to an energy of 30 volts, in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor (DBDR) at intervals of times 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 15 min. …”
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A New Experimental Infection Model in Ferrets Based on Aerosolised Mycobacterium bovis by Lyanne McCallan, David Corbett, Peter L. Andersen, Claus Aagaard, David McMurray, Claire Barry, Suzan Thompson, Samuel Strain, Jim McNair

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Incidence of Tooth Loss in Adults: A 4-Year Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study by Manoelito Ferreira Silva-Junior, Marília Jesus Batista, Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa

“…The dependent variable was cumulative incidence of tooth loss, assessed by difference between missing teeth (M) of decayed, missing, and filled tooth index (DMFT) in 2011 and 2015. …”
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Prototype of a Spring-Loaded Module for Axillary Crutches by Dalia Danely Méndez-Gómez, Arturo Minor-Martínez, Salvador Montoya-Alvarez, Fernando Pérez-Escamirosa, Jessica Cantillo-Negrete

“…Two participants with different weights completed a 15-m route using both the designed spring-loaded and standard crutches. …”
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Holocellulose from a Winemaking By-Product to Develop a Biopolymeric System for Bacterial Immobilization: Adsorption of Ochratoxin A in Wine Model Solutions (Box–Behnken Design) by Verónica Carrasco-Sánchez, V. Felipe Laurie, Marcelo Muñoz-Vera, Ricardo Ignacio Castro

“…The results showed that at pH 3.0, 75.39 min, and a complex concentration of 43.82 mg mL⁻¹, the best OTA removal (53.68%) took place. …”
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