Application of Shear-Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Hamstring Stiffness in Young Basketball Athletes by Paige Cummings, Nathan D. Schilaty, Takashi Nagai, Luca Rigamonti, Ryo Ueno, Nathaniel A. Bates

“… # Methods Six-hundred forty-two lower extremities from 321 high school and collegiate basketball athletes (177 F: 139 M) were examined for hamstring stiffness prior to the start of their competitive basketball season. …”
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Ribosomes: An Exciting Avenue in Stem Cell Research by Zhenzhen Han, Qi Zhang, Yanbo Zhu, Jingcheng Chen, Wei Li

“…Majority of living organisms possess ribosomes that are involved in the translation of mRNA into proteins and promote cellular proliferation and differentiation. …”
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Comparison of Low-Pass Filters for SPECT Imaging by Inayatullah S. Sayed, Siti S. Ismail

“…SPECT data were acquired by scanning a phantom with an insert composed of hot and cold regions. A Technetium-99m radioactive solution was homogenously mixed into the phantom. …”
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Wolbachia, Spiroplasma, and Rickettsia symbiotic bacteria in aphids (Aphidoidea) by D. A. Romanov, I. A. Zakharov, E. V. Shaikevich

“…The second Wolbachia strain from A. pomi belongs to the supergroup M, recently described in aphid species. Spiroplasma, which we observed in A. pisum, is genetically close to male killing Spiroplasma from aphids, ladybirds and moths. …”
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Comparison of IgG and Neutralizing Antibody Response After Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Among Iraqi Individuals by Najat Saeed Hussein, Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi, Salwa S. Muhsin, Redhwan Abdul Kareem Alameer

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the vaccinations adverse effects as well as determine the immunogenicity of the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) BNT162b2 vaccines through the production of IgG and neutralizing antibodies against the protein s subunit. …”
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Metformin Ameliorates Podocyte Damage by Restoring Renal Tissue Podocalyxin Expression in Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Limin Zhai, Junfei Gu, Di Yang, Wei Wang, Shandong Ye

“…In addition, protein and mRNA expression of renal tissue PCX were highly decreased. …”
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A comprehensive study to optimize organic/inorganic ETL and HTL materials on double perovskite layer Cs2AgBiBr6 solar cells with SCAPS 1D simulator by Jabir Hakami

“…The novelty of this work lies in identifying the double-perovskite Cs2AgBiBr6 as an eco-friendly, lead-free absorber and demonstrating that the configuration FTO/TiO2/Cs2AgBiBr6/NiO/Au achieves a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 26.71 %, with an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 1.30 V, a short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 23.72 mA/cm2, and a fill factor (FF) of 86.61 %. These results highlight the strategic potential of combining specific material choices and layer optimizations in advancing PSC performance. …”
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Rosiglitazone and Pioglitazone Alter Aromatase Kinetic Properties in Human Granulosa Cells by Takako Araki, Miroslava Varadinova, Michael Goldman, Zev Rosenwaks, Leonid Poretsky, Donna Seto-Young

“…We have previously reported that, in human granulosa cells, thiazolidinediones rosiglitazone and pioglitazone inhibit estrogen synthesis by interfering with androgen binding to aromatase, without an effect on aromatase mRNA or protein expression. In the current paper, we explore the effects of rosiglitazone and pioglitazone on the aromatase enzyme kinetic properties in human granulosa cells. …”
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Influential Factors of the Static Shear Properties of Coral Mud in the South China Sea by Yang Shen, Xiaoxi Rui, Long Yang, Shaoyu Li, Xue Shen

“…The value of parameter λ was determined incrementally by a larger initial void ratio, while the value of parameter M decreased smoothly first and then rose slightly; the selection of parameter κ was approximately 0.0035. …”
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Climatology of waterspouts in Mexico and numerical modeling of a particular case by Daniela Monterde, Noel Carbajal, José Francisco León-Cruz, Luis Felipe Pineda-Martínez

“…The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model was used for modeling this event at a resolution of 250 m. The results showed the instability, a cyclonic disturbance (misocyclone) that caused the waterspout. …”
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Evaluación financiera de la industria de fabricación de papel, cartón y derivados en Colombia 2010-2015 by Jorge Alberto Rivera-Godoy, Stephanny Lopeda-Quiceno, Néstor David Oviedo-Álvarez

“…Los resultados encontrados podrían complementarse con estudios similares para grupos de empresas más homogéneos en cuanto a la edad, tamaño y ubicación geográfica.CÓDIGOS JEL G10, M40, L73…”
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Nonperturbative and Thermal Dynamics of Confined Fields in Dual QCD by H. C. Chandola, Deependra Singh Rawat, Dinesh Yadav, H. C. Pandey, H. Dehnen

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Introducing Ce ions and oxygen vacancies into VO2 nanostructures with high specific surface area for efficient aqueous Zn-ion storage by Mingying Bao, Zhengchunyu Zhang, Xuguang An, Baojuan Xi, Shenglin Xiong

“…It delivers a capacity of 158.5 mAh g−1 at the current density of 5 A g−1 after 1000 cycles and exhibits an excellent energy density of 312.8 Wh kg−1 at the power density of 142 W kg−1. …”
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Analysing the Impact of Traffic Incidents on the Travel Time Reliability of Freeway High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes by Xianzhe Chen, Yajie Zou, Jinjun Tang, Yichuan Peng, Lingtao Wu, Yuming Jiang

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The Polymorphisms with Cataract Susceptibility Impair the EPHA2 Receptor Stability and Its Cytoprotective Function by Jin Yang, Dan Li, Qi Fan, Lei Cai, Xiaodi Qiu, Peng Zhou, Yi Lu

“…The cataract-associated missense mutations resulted in the destabilization of EPHA2 receptor without altering the mRNA transcription. The cytoprotective and antiapoptotic function of EPHA2 in lens epithelial cells was abolished by the functional polymorphisms. …”
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The Effect of Temperature on Physicochemical Properties of Moringa Leaf Ethanolic Extract (Moringa oleifera L.) Patch and Anti-Inflamatory Test by Dian Eka Ermawati, Astri Hidayati, Meta Kartika Untari

“…Mice were divided into three groups: blank patch, brand patch product, and moringa leaf patch. Mice were given 0.05 mL of carrageenan suspension intraplanar on the sole of the left foot, and the edema volume was measured using a plethysmometer. …”
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Antidiabetic Potential of Senna siamea: α-Glucosidase Inhibition, Postprandial Blood Glucose Reduction, Toxicity Evaluation, and Molecular Docking by Suthinee Sangkanu, Armad Heemman, Sathianpong Phoopha, Thanet Pitakbut, Wandee Udomuksorn, Sukanya Dej-adisai

“…The ethanolic extract of S. siamea heartwood exhibited activity against α-glucosidase enzyme with IC50 values of 54.4 μg/mL. Moreover, S. siamea extract (250–1000 mg/kg BW) was tested using normal rats with and without sucrose of 3 g/kg BW administration. …”
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Isolation, identification and optimization of fermentation conditions against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum strains in high salt Doenjang by Xian Zhang, Hongmei Li, Xiaoyu Kang, Seongil Lim, Fanzhu Li

“…The living bacteriostatic test showed that SP-14 strain had good inhibitory effect on S. sclerotiorum and the inhibitory effect was more significant when the bacteria concentration was 1.2 × 1011 CFU/mL.…”
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Psychosocial Characteristics and Gestational Weight Change among Overweight, African American Pregnant Women by Kelly C. Allison, Brian H. Wrotniak, Emmanuelle Paré, David B. Sarwer

“…African American women (n=120) with a pregravid body mass index ≥25 kg/m2 completed measures of eating, sleep, and depressed mood between 14 and 24 weeks of gestation. …”
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Investigation of the Content and Dynamics of Nutrients In The Surface Water of Lake Mulehe In Kisoro District, South-Western Uganda. by Saturday, Alex

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the content and dynamics of nutrients in the shallow (max. 6 m) Lake Mulehe. We collected 54 water samples from nine sampling stations between the wet season March–May 2020 and the dry season (June–August 2020). …”
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