The feasibility study of natural pigments as food colorants and seasonings pigments safety on dried tofu coloring by Wei-Sheng Lin, Pei Hua He, Chi-Fai Chau, Bo-Kang Liou, Shiming Li, Min-Hsiung Pan

“…Furthermore, the results from the PC12 cell suggested that dietary exposure of methylglyoxal (<50 μM) in soy sauce did not affect neuron cellular morphology and cell cycle significantly. …”
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Heads-Up 3D Surgery under Low Light Intensity Conditions: New High-Sensitivity HD Camera for Ophthalmological Microscopes by Celso Soiti Matsumoto, Masayuki Shibuya, Jun Makita, Takuhei Shoji, Hisato Ohno, Kei Shinoda, Harue Matsumoto

“…The illuminance from the surgical microscope was set to be dimmer (Leica M822F40 main light 2%; otto-flex 6%) than the usual setting to minimize the discomfort and glare for the patient. …”
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Energy intake insufficiency due to underestimated energy requirement by common predictive formulas can be identified by urinary amino acid levels in advanced heart failure by Yoko Sakamoto, Tomohito Ohtani, Kei Nakamoto, Fusako Sera, Shungo Hikoso, Yasushi Sakata

“…The mean REEBW was 25 kcal/kg/day, while that for the underweight (&lt;18.5 kg/m2) was 28 kcal/kg/day. We found a significant negative correlation between REEBW and body mass index (BMI), but no significant correlation between REEBW and HF-related parameters. …”
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Phenolic Content and Antioxidant, Antihyperlipidemic, and Antidiabetogenic Effects of Opuntia dillenii Seed Oil by Mohamed Bouhrim, Nour Elhouda Daoudi, Hayat Ouassou, Amina Benoutman, El Hassania Loukili, Abderrahim Ziyyat, Hassane Mekhfi, Abdelkhaleq Legssyer, Mohammed Aziz, Mohamed Bnouham

“…ODSO had the highest total phenolic content (518.18 ± 14.36 mg EAC/kg) and DPPH scavenging activity (IC50 = 0.38 ± 0.08 mg/mL). Furthermore, ODSO showed a significant antidiabetogenic effect by reducing bodyweight loss, blood sugar level rise, and mortality rate caused by alloxan in albino mice. …”
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Effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation with 3D-printing and ultrasound localization for treating neurogenic bladder in patients with pelvic structural anomalies by Runze Liu, Yuxuan Zhou, Qiang Hao, Yaoguang Zhang, Peng Zhang, Guoqing Chen, Yong Zhang

“…X-ray exposure was eliminated in the study group, in contrast to 11.51 ± 4.62 mAs in the control group(P < 0.01). The phase two implantation rates were 67.8 % for the study group and 57.1 % for the control group(P = 0.04). …”
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Identification of natural and anthropogenic factors in the spatial pattern of Pb in the surface soil of the Nanliu River Basin by Xu Liu, Zhongfang Yang, Huading Shi, Tiansheng Wu, Tao Yu, Bo Li, Lei Wang, Yuxiang Shao, Zexin He, Minghui Xie, Chenning Deng

“…When the distance band of the Local Moran's I is set at 8000 m, the most reasonable spatial partitioning characteristics are exhibited. …”
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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: short- and long-term results from a cohort in Brazil by Fabio Solano de Freitas Souza, Marcelo Gottschald Ferreira, Iury Andrade Melo, Marta Ferreira Leite de Sá, Camila Melo Coelho Loureiro, Rosalvo Abreu, Paulo Henrique Alves de Carvalho, Mateus dos Santos Viana, Valdemar Oliveira Jr, Luiz Eduardo Fonteles Ritt

“…Results: After a mean of 5.6 ± 1.3 sessions and 11 ± 2.8 treated segments/patient (at a mean of 6.7 ± 2.9 months post-BPA), there was a 26% decrease in mean pulmonary artery pressure (51 ± 11 vs. 38 ± 11 mmHg; p < 0.0001), a 43% decrease in pulmonary vascular resistance (10 ± 3.7 vs. 5.7 ± 3.3 WU; p < 0.0001), and a 22.5% increase in the cardiac index (2.38 ± 0.6 vs. 2.95 ± 0.6 L/min/m2; p < 0.0001). There was an increase in the six-minute walk distance and an improvement in functional class. …”
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Defining the sensitivity of cosmic ray muons to groundwater storage changes by Tramontini, Matías, Rosas-Carbajal, Marina, Zyserman, Fabio Iván,  Longuevergne, Laurent, Nussbaum, Christophe, Marteau, Jacques

“…In this work we employ for the first time, the muography method to investigate groundwater variations at the scale of 100 m. We study a mountainous karstic aquifer in the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory (URL), Switzerland. …”
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Long-Term Anatomic and Functional Outcomes after Macular Hole Surgery by Karolina Kaźmierczak, Joanna Stafiej, Joanna Stachura, Paweł Żuchowski, Grażyna Malukiewicz

“…Generally, the functional outcomes were better in eyes with short-time duration of the MH, when a smaller diameter (<400 μm) of the hole was measured and a V-shaped closure of the MH and the restoration of the ELM line on OCT were present. …”
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Factors Associated with Mortality in Severe Acute Cholangitis in a Moroccan Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis of 140 Cases by Soumaya Touzani, Abderrahim El Bouazzaoui, Fatima Bouyarmane, Kaoutar Faraj, Nawfal Houari, Brahim Boukatta, Nabil Kanjaa

“…Average age was 61. Sex ratio M/F was 0.59. Lithiasis etiology was dominant (69%). …”
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Pear Juice Clarification Using Polygalacturonase from Beauveria bassiana : Effects on Rheological, Antioxidant and Quality Properties by Ayodeji Emmanuel Amobonye, Prashant Bhagwat, Faith Matiza Ruzengwe, Suren Singh, Santhosh Pillai

“…The optimization of the juice clarification process led to 137% improvement in clarification compared to control, under optimal conditions of 39.37 U/mL enzyme load, 36.87°C temperature and 2.75 h treatment time. …”
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Cuidado enfermero en paciente adulto con traumatismo de médula espinal y sobrepeso by Camila Calderón Céspedes, Yenifer Huamani Maruri, Lesly Sánchez Mauricio, Karla Segura Hidalgo, Susan Haydee Gonzales Saldaña

“…Caso clínico: Adulto de 46 años, con iniciales C. B. M., cuidado enfermero aplicado durante 3 días debido a un accidente automovilístico. …”
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The Oil-Bearing Strata of Permian Deposits of the Ashal’cha Oil Field Depending on the Content, Composition, and Thermal Effects of Organic Matter Oxidation in the Rocks by Galina P. Kayukova, Anastasiya N. Mikhailova, Igor P. Kosachev, Dmitry A. Emelyanov, Mikhail A. Varfolomeev, Boris V. Uspensky, Alexey V. Vakhin

“…The features of the oil-bearing capacity of the productive strata of Permian deposits in the interval of 117.5-188.6 m along the section of individual wells of the Ashal’cha field of heavy superviscous oil (Tatarstan) were revealed depending on the content, composition, and thermal effects of organic matter (OM) oxidation in the rocks. …”
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Receipt of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy among people with HIV in Southern US states: an assessment using electronic health records and claims data by Yiyang Liu, Rebecca J. Fisk-Hoffman, Maitri Patel, Robert L. Cook, Mattia Prosperi

“…All achieved viral suppression (< 50 copies/mL) before starting LAI ART. Of a subset of patients with HIV viral load test records, only 1 record of virologic failure (viral load > 200 copies/ml) was observed after the initiation of LAI ART. …”
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Association between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Elastographic Parameters of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis: Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurements by Ivana Mikolasevic, Goran Poropat, Tajana Filipec Kanizaj, Nadija Skenderevic, Marko Zelic, Marija Matasin, Luka Vranic, Andrea Kresovic, Goran Hauser

“…The mean body mass index (BMI) of the study population was 30.95 ± 5.45 kg/m2. The prevalence of increased CAP was 82.6% (774/937). …”
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Conservation networks do not match the ecological requirements of amphibians by Matutini, Florence, Baudry, Jacques, Fortin, Marie-Josee, Pain, Guillaume, Pithon, Josephine

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Effect of the adhesive added of copper applied with electric current on the ceramic/resin cement bond by Gabriel Augusto Silveira Sousa, Marcos Henrique Ramos da Silva, Lourenço Correr-Sobrinho, Rafael Pino Vitti, Evandro Piva, Rafael Leonardo Xediek Consani

“…Adhesive photoactivation was made with 1,200 mW/cm² irradiance for 20 s. A tube-shaped silicone matrix was placed on the ceramic and filled with photoactivated resin cement. …”
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Effects of genetic ablation and pharmacological inhibition of HuR on gene expression, iron metabolism, and hormone levels by Nathalie Idlin, Sivakumar Krishnamoorthy, Magdalena Wolczyk, Mouad Fakhri, Michal Lechowski, Natalia Stec, Jacek Milek, Pratik Kumar Mandal, Jaroslaw Cendrowski, Christos Spanos, Magdalena Dziembowska, Katarzyna Mleczko-Sanecka, Juri Rappsilber, Gracjan Michlewski

“…Abstract Background HuR/ELAV1, a ubiquitous RNA-binding protein, belongs to the RNA-binding protein family and is crucial for stabilizing and regulating the translation of various mRNA targets, influencing gene expression. Elevated HuR levels are associated with multiple disorders, including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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CD154 Induces Interleukin-6 Secretion by Kidney Tubular Epithelial Cells under Hypoxic Conditions: Inhibition by Chloroquine by Antoine Dewitte, Julien Villeneuve, Sébastien Lepreux, Marion Bouchecareilh, Xavier Gauthereau, Claire Rigothier, Christian Combe, Alexandre Ouattara, Jean Ripoche

“…Both intracellular IL-6 expression and secretion were stimulated by CD154 and associated with a strong upregulation of IL-6 mRNA and increased transcription. Searching for inhibitors of CD154-mediated IL-6 production by HK-2 cells in hypoxic conditions, we observed that chloroquine, a drug that has been repurposed as an anti-inflammatory agent, alleviated this induction. …”
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Molecular dynamics simulation of temperature and concentration distribution at liquid-gas interface during liquid air storage process by Zhanping You, Menghan Cheng, Changjie Ma, Yufei Xiao, Xuemin Zhao, Camila Barreneche, Xiaohui She

“…As the heat flux increases from 0.0 to 2.4 W/m2, evaporation rate rises from 0.13 to 0.2 % and the oxygen concentration at the liquid-gas interface reaches 22.3 %. …”
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