The Association between the Activin A Serum Level and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Ade Yonata, Zulkhair Ali, Taufik Indrajaya, Erial Bahar, Ian Effendi, Novadian Suhaimi, Suprapti Suprapti

“…The median serum activin A level in these patients was 236.17 (116.33–283) pg/mL, while the median cIMT was 0.8 (0.6–1.45) mm. …”
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Pharmacological Inhibition of Caspase-1 Ameliorates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity through Suppression of Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Mice by Jung-Yeon Kim, Jae-Hyung Park, Kiryeong Kim, Jungmin Jo, Jaechan Leem, Kwan-Kyu Park

“…Administration of Ac-YVAD-cmk inhibited caspase-3 activation as well as caspase-1 activation and attenuated apoptotic cell death, as assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling, in the kidneys of cisplatin-treated mice. Cisplatin-induced G2/M arrest of renal tubular cells was also reduced by caspase-1 inhibition. …”
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Novel Intuitionistic Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis for Effective Infectious Medical Waste Management by Rocky Khajuria, Komal, Morteza Yazdani

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The Impact of Lockdown on eBC Mass Concentration over a Semi-arid Region in Southern India: Ground Observation and Model Simulations by Surya Nagi Reddy Palle, Chakradhar Rao Tandule, Raja Obul Reddy Kalluri, Balakrishnaiah Gugamsetty, Rama Gopal Kotalo, Lokeswara Reddy Thotli, Bhavyasree Akkiraju, Siva Sankara Reddy Lingala

“…The mean eBC mass concentration was observed before lockdown (01st–24th March 2020) and during the lockdown (25th March–30th June 2020) period and was about 1.74 ± 0.36 and 1.11 ± 0.14 μg m−3, respectively. The sharp decrease (~35%) of eBC mass concentration observed during the lockdown (LD) period as compared with before lockdown (BLD) period, was mainly due to the reduction of anthropogenic activities and meteorology. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Prospects of Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma by Lin Zhong MM, Anqing Lu MB, Xiyue Lu MM, Xiaoyin Liu MD, Lujia Cao MM, Shihong Zhu MM, SiJun Diao MM, Xu Cheng MM, Hongwei Wu MB, Jing Chen MD

“…With a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of PCNSL, various therapies, including CD20 monoclonal antibodies, Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs, immune checkpoint inhibitors, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3 K)/mammalian target of rapamycin(mTOR) inhibitors, and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) -T cells are increasingly being applied and have demonstrated considerable efficacy. …”
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Numerical Analysis on the Load Sharing Performance of Long-Short CFG Pile Composite Foundation Subjected to Rotation of Adjacent Retaining Wall by Bantayehu Uba Uge, Yuancheng Guo, Yunlong Liu

“…For the foundation having 3 × 3 long and short piles placed at 3.0–15.0 m away from the wall, the location resulted in a reduction of soil bearing capacity ranging between 1.4 and 7.5% of the total imposed load while the corresponding increase in the % load borne by the long and short pile range was 0.83–4.15 and 0.59–3.36%, respectively. …”
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The prevalence of thiamine deficiency among elderly nursing home residents: A cross‐sectional study by Nozomu Uchida, Mayumi Ishida, Izumi Sato, Akira Yoshioka, Takao Takahashi, Daisuke Furuya, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Hiroshi Ito, Hideki Onishi

“…Blood thiamine concentrations were measured using a high‐performance liquid chromatography method, with TD defined as a concentration of <21.3 ng/mL. Basic data (age, sex, height, weight, and BMI), dietary intake for the previous 3 weeks, degree of care (DOC), degree of independence in daily life for elderly with dementia (DIDLED), and comorbidities were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. …”
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Lietuviškų knygų leidyba Heidelberge by Domas Kaunas

“…Das erste hier erschienene Buch war „Die lettischen Sprachreste auf der Kurischen Nehrung“ von M. J. A. Voelkel (1879), das letzte das monumentale, von einem Autorenteam herausgegebene fünfbändige Werk „Wörterbuch der litauischen Schriftsprache“ (1932-1968). …”
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Association of dietary niacin intake with all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease: A retrospective cohort study of NHANES. by Meijuan Xiang, Jianyun Peng, Zhihong Gui, Ju Jin, Jinling Meng

“…The association also found in subgroups of age ≥65 years old (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.53-0.88), males (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.51-0.92), BMI <25 kg/m2 (HR = 0.63, 95%CI: 0.39-0.99), smoking (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.49-0.94), dyslipidemia (HR = 0.71, 95%CI: 0.56-0.91), and non-hyperphosphatemia (HR = 0.73, 95%CI: 0.58-0.91).…”
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Effect of the application of compost as an organic fertilizer on a tomato crop (Solanum lycopersicum L.) produced in the field in the Lower Valley of the Río Negro (Argentina) by Graciela Pellejero, Julieta Palacios, Emanuel Vela, Omar Gajardo, Luis Albrecht, Gabriela Aschkar, Amelia Chrorolque, Francisco J. García-Navarro, Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta

“…The experimental design was completely randomized, with 4 m2 plots with ten plants each as an experimental unit and with three replications per treatment (2 years). …”
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A Comparative Study of the In Vitro Intestinal Permeability of Pinnatoxins and Portimine by Rachelle Lanceleur, Vincent Hort, Marion Peyrat, Denis Habauzit, Andrew I. Selwood, Valérie Fessard

“…Therefore, we investigated the impact of PnTX analogs (PnTX-A, -E, -F, -G, and -H) and portimine (8, 16, and 32 ng/mL) on intestinal barrier integrity and their oral bioavailability using human Caco-2 cell monolayers treated for 2, 6, and 24 h. …”
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Maize transcriptome profiling reveals low temperatures affect photosynthesis during the emergence stage by Manja Božić, Dragana Ignjatović Micić, Violeta Anđelković, Nenad Delić, Ana Nikolić

“…The data was filtered, mapped, and the identified mRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs were quantified. Expression patterns of the RNAs, as well as the interactions between them, were analyzed to reveal the ones important for low-temperature response.Results and DiscussionGenes involved in different steps of photosynthesis were downregulated in both genotypes: psa, psb, lhc, and cab genes important for photosystem I and II functioning, as well as rca, prk, rbcx1 genes necessary for the Calvin cycle. …”
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Experience with the use of glucocorticosteroid implants in patients with macular edema associated with sarcoidosis. by V.A. Pavlov, E.V. Kryukov, D.V. Davydov, A.A. Zaytsev, V.E. Kurnosov

“…Average visual acuity after 6 months. was 0.7±0.1, the thickness of the retina in the central zone was 331±15 μm. Conclusion.According to the results of the study, it was found that intravitreal injection of dexamethasone implant in its effectiveness surpasses the previously used peribulbar injections of betamethasone in terms of the quality of restoration of visual functions, the effectiveness of reducing macular edema and the duration of remission of the chronic inflammatory process.…”
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Pandemi Sürecinde ve Sonrasında Küçülme Nedeniyle Fesih by Fatih Akpınar, Özlem Demir

“…Bu çalışmada işverenin küçülmeye gitmesi nedeni ile iş sözleşmesi feshinin 4857 Sayılı İş Kanunu’nun iş sözleşmesi feshi hükümleri karşısındaki durumu hem Covid-19 pandemi süreci hem de pandemi sonrası döneme ilişkin doğuracağı hüküm ve sonuçlar açısından inceleme yapılmıştır. İş Kanunu’nun m.18 gereğince “iş güvencesi” kapsamında olan işçinin iş sözleşmesi feshi, haklı bir nedenin varlığı olamadığı durumda geçerli bir nedene dayandırılmak zorundadır. …”
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Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Artery Dissection: Clinical and Angiographic Follow-Up by Reza Mohammadian, Ali Akbar Taheraghdam, Ehsan Sharifipour, Reza Mansourizadeh, Ali Pashapour, Mohammad Shimia, Ghaffar Shokouhi, Moslem shakeri, Ali Hashemzadeh

“…Patients were followed up for 17 months, and their final outcomes were assessed by the modified Rankin Score (mRS) and angiography. Results. Sixteen (53.3%) patients had a dissection of the anterior circulation, whereas 14 (46.7%) had a posterior circulation dissection. …”
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A Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenoma Presenting as Cyclical Vomiting and Severe Hyponatremia in a Young Female by Dinuka S. Warapitiya, Dimuthu Muthukuda, W. A. H. P. Sanjeewa, Kushalee Poornima Jayawickreme, Shyama Subasinghe

“…Examination findings showed a low body mass index (BMI) (16 kg/m2) with normal system examination. Investigations showed severe hyponatremia (110 mmol/L) with hypokalemia (3.2 mmol/L) and hypochloremia (74 mmol/L). …”
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Immobilization of resin photocatalyst in removal of soluble effluent organic matter and potential for disinfection by-products by E.N. Hidayah, R.B. Pachwarya, O.H. Cahyonugroho

“…This study aims to characterize organic matter by resin immobilized photocatalyzed titanium dioxide and zinc oxide and to determine its effectiveness in removing organic matter and potential for disinfection by-products in treated wastewater compare with resin only.METHODS: The bulk parameters, including total organic carbon, aromatic organic carbon as ultraviolet at 254 nm wavelength and specific ultraviolet absorbance value, and disinfection by-products formation potential, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids concentration was measured.FINDINGS: The results present that all materials could remove organic carbon in the range 58.18% - 93.45%, aromatic organic carbon removal 48.77% - 76.51%, and specific ultraviolet absorbance value decreased into less than 2 L/mg-m after longer contact time. Disinfection by-products formation potential concentration removal decreased and indicated the consistency results with bulk parameters removal. …”
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Estimating the Effectiveness of Pfizer and Sinopharm Vaccines and their Relationship to Occupation, Residence, Smoking, and Body Mass Index During Pregnancy Smoking by Shahad Th. Jameel, Asmaa Haseeb Hwaid, Abdulrazak SH. Hasan

“…The study concluded that the overall protective rate of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among participants in Diyala Governorate after twelve to seventeen months of vaccination was good, and that the Pfizer mRNA vaccine had a better outcome compared to the inactivated Sinopharm vaccine. …”
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Synthesis and in silico ADMET evaluation of new thiazole and thiazolidine-4-one derivatives as non-ulcerogenic analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents by Nassiri Koopaei Mansur, Monavari Mahshid, Vousooghi Nasim, Moshirabadi Sadaf, Assarzadeh Mohammad Javad, Amini Mohsen, Almasirad Ali

“…The abdominal constriction (writing) test was selected to evaluate analgesic activity and the results showed that nearly all of them were active, and the most potent was 10m with 96 % inhibition when compared to the control. …”
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Effects of Dual Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors α and γ Activation in Two Rat Models of Neuropathic Pain by Mohammad Alsalem, Mansour Haddad, Sara A. Aldossary, Heba Kalbouneh, Belal Azab, Aala Dweik, Amer Imraish, Khalid El-Salem

“…The higher dose of tesaglitazar (20μg/kg) significantly restored PWT in both neuropathic pain models (P<0.05). 10μM capsaicin produced a robust cobalt response in DRG neurons. …”
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