Investigation of the Normal Blowing Approach to Controlling Wingtip Vortex Using LES by Yubiao Jiang, Wanbo Wang, Chen Qin, Patrick N. Okolo, Kun Tang

“…Large eddy simulation (LES) technique applied to a straight NACA0012 wing having a chord length (c) of 0.4 m is adopted for this study. The Reynolds number based on the chord length is 1.6×106 and the angle of attack is 12°. …”
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Efficacy of a simple intravitreal perfluoropropane injection in treating unclosed idiopathic macular holes following vitrectomy by Zexia Dou, Jindong Han, Shaozhen Zhao

“…Results The minimum linear diameter (MLD) of the macular holes (MHs) 1 week before C3F8 injection was 335.1 ± 74.3 μm. Following C3F8 tamponade, the closure rate of the MHs was 100%. …”
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Artemisia capillaris with two novel active compounds, Kawarayomogin I and II, inhibits HYBID (KIAA1199) expression as well as hyaluronic acid degradation by Kazal Boron Biswas, Yuka Kawai, Satoshi Nakagawa, Kyoko Kanai, Hiroyuki Kojima, Teruaki Masutani, Masayoshi Oyama, Arunasiri Iddamalgoda, Kotaro Sakamoto

“…Screening of various plant extracts was performed for the inhibition of histamine-induced mRNA expression of HYBID in normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF). …”
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Association of HLA-B27 Gene and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of Potential Role as a Predictive Biomarker by Karzan Ghafur Khidhir, Baban Ahmad, Dana Khdr Sabir

“…The gene-gene interaction network revealed that KIR3DL1, KIR3DS1, LILRB1, B2M and LILRA1 were the leading genes showing the highest correlations with the HLA-B27. …”
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Measles Outbreak among Previously Immunized Adult Healthcare Workers, China, 2015 by Zhengyi Zhang, Yuan Zhao, Lili Yang, Changhong Lu, Ying Meng, Xiaoli Guan, Hongjin An, Meizhong Zhang, Wenqin Guo, Bo Shang, Jing Yu

“…Fifty-one patients (85%) tested positive for IgM antibodies against the measles virus and 50 patients (83.3%) tested positive for measles virus RNA. …”
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Differential Gene Expression Analysis in a Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Rat Model via RNA Sequencing: Identification of Key Molecular Pathways and Therapeutic Insights by Jin Young Hong, Wan-Jin Jeon, Hyunseong Kim, Changhwan Yeo, Hyun Kim, Yoon Jae Lee, In-Hyuk Ha

“…Gene ontology analysis highlighted critical molecular functions such as mRNA binding and integrin binding, as well as cellular components such as contractile fibers and the extracellular matrix, which were significantly affected by LSS. …”
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Raised Serum Adenosine Deaminase Level in Nonobese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Vineet Kumar Khemka, Debajit Bagchi, Arindam Ghosh, Oishimaya Sen, Aritri Bir, Sasanka Chakrabarti, Anindita Banerjee

“…The preliminary case control study comprised of 56 cases and 45 healthy controls which were age and sex matched. 3 mL venous blood samples were obtained from the patients as well as controls after 8–10 hours of fasting. …”
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Makroekonomiczna ocena Polski w rankingu krajów Unii Europejskiej w obliczu pandemii COVID-19 by Paweł Błaszczyk

“…Polska na tym tle wypada lepiej niż średnia dla UE. Jest to m.in. zasługa prowadzonej w tym czasie ekspansywnej polityki gospodarczej (fiskalnej i pieniężnej). …”
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Occurrence of Tetracampos sp. (Cestoda) and Paracamallanus sp. and Rhabdochona sp. (Nematoda) in the catfish Clarias gariepinus in Ouémé River in Benin (West Africa) by Nounagnon Darius Tossavi, Sabbas Attindéhou, Vincent Oké, Bernadin Bouko, Nestor Sakiti

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MiR-25-3p regulates pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after Glenn procedure in patients with univentricular heart via the PHLPP2-HIF-1α axis by Junpei Kawamura, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Kentaro Ueno, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yasuhiro Okamoto

“…HIF-1α and VEGF-A expression levels were increased in HMVEC-L transfected with miR-25-3p mimic compared to the control cells in a PHLPP2/Akt/mTOR signaling-dependent manner after hypoxic stimulation. …”
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Comparative study of thermohydraulic performance in mini-channel heat sink systems: Multi-objective optimization and exergy considerations by Zouheyr Noui, Mohamed Si-Ameur, Nabil Bessanane, Amel Djebara, Adnan Ibrahim, Muhammad Amir Aziat Bin Ishak, Raheem K. Ajeel, Sharul Sham Dol

“…The optimal inlet velocity (Uin = 0.21 m/s) is determined on the basis of the pumping power and thermal resistance profiles. …”
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Improving Individualized Salbutamol Treatment: A Population Pharmacokinetic Model for Oral Salbutamol in Virtual Patients by Lara Marques, Nuno Vale

“…Relationships were identified between gender and mean transit time (M_tt) and clearance (C<i>l</i>), as well as the effects of weight and BSA on the volume of distribution of the central compartment (V1) and C<i>l</i>, and a significant impact of health status on C<i>l</i>. …”
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Osiguranje odgovornosti marine – pogled iz prakse by Ines Bezić

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Effect of Antrodia camphorata on Inflammatory Arterial Thrombosis-Mediated Platelet Activation: The Pivotal Role of Protein Kinase C by Wan-Jung Lu, Shih-Chang Lin, Chang-Chou Lan, Tzu-Yin Lee, Chih-Hsuan Hsia, Yung-Kai Huang, Hsiu-Chuan Lee, Joen-Rong Sheu

“…In the present study, Antrodia camphorata treatment (56–224 μg/mL) inhibited platelet aggregation induced by collagen, but not U46619, an analogue of thromboxane A2, thrombin, and arachidonic acid. …”
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DNA methylation of ACADS promotes immunogenic cell death in hepatocellular carcinoma by Ze Qian, Yifan Jiang, Yacong Wang, Yu Li, Lin Zhang, Xiaofeng Xu, Diyu Chen

“…Methylation of ACADS MS-2 was associated with worse survival, and mutation of MS-2 increased ACADS mRNA levels in five HCC cell lines. Sustained overexpression of ACADS not only suppressed the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HCC cells but also promoted immunogenic cell death (ICD) via the upregulation of calreticulin. …”
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Leptin Modifies the Rat Heart Performance Associated with Mitochondrial Dysfunction Independently of Its Prohypertrophic Effects by Edna Berzabá-Evoli, Cecilia Zazueta, Jarumi Hishel Cruz Hernández, Nancy Patricia Gómez-Crisóstomo, Isela Esther Juárez-Rojop, Erick Natividad De la Cruz-Hernández, Eduardo Martínez-Abundis

“…Rat hearts were perfused continuously with or without 3.1 nM leptin for 1, 2, 3, or 4 hours. Homogenates and mitochondria were prepared by centrifugation and analyzed for cardiac actin, STAT3, and pSTAT3 by Western blotting, as well as for mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, membrane potential, swelling, calcium transport, and content of oxidized lipids. …”
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Application of effective microorganisms to reduce mineral nitrogen for feeding wheat by Bajagić Marija, Cvijanović Vojin, Đurić Nenad, Šević Biljana, Cvijanović Gorica, Ivetić Aleksandra, Algrei Hassan Omran S.

“…The research was carried out in the field in the period 2017-2019 (factor A) in Serbia, by growing the bread wheat variety Ratarica, in two different sowing densities (400 and 500 grains per m 2) (factor B). Factor C, fertilization treatments: F1 control = NPK (15:15:15) 400 kg ha-1 + 150 kg ha-1 UREA (46% N); F2 = F1 + 1 foliar treatment with EM preparation; F3 = NPK + 100 kg ha-1 UREA + 2 foliar treatments; F4 = NPK + 50 kg ha-1 UREA + 3 foliar treatments. …”
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Evaluation of Minds in Motion, a fitness program for people living with dementia and their caregivers by Pria Nippak, Jocelyn Badali, Julien Meyer, Housne Begum, Nalini Sen, Mya Rana-Nippak

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Digestive Fermentation, Antioxidant Status, and Haemato-Biochemical Indices of Growing Rabbits Fed on Diets Supplemented with Ziziphus spina-christi Leaf by Suha Hashim Abduljawad

“…Significant differnces in serum immunoglobulins were observed between the groups, while the high levels of ZL supplement led to a significant (P<0.05) increase in the serum IgA, IgG, and IgM levels. Antioxidants expressed as T-AOC, GSH-Px, T-SOD, and CAT in the blood of animals fed on diets containing high levels of ZL were significantly higher. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using STEAM Projects in Teaching Physics: Student Interest in the Field of Solar Energy by Amin Pattayev, Naci Genc, Sherzod Ramankulov, Serik Polatuly, Meirbek Tuiyebayev, Indira Usembayeva, Gulnara Rizakhojayeva

“…The study was attended by 212 second-year students from the Kazakh-Turkish University named after Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and the South Kazakhstan University named after M. Auezov. Research work was carried out in both groups during the training of the course "Alternative energy sources". …”
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