Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir-Based Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents Treatment for Patients with Genotype 3/6 Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Yong-yu Mei, You-ming Chen, Yuan-kai Wu, Xiao-hong Zhang, Wen-xiong Xu

“…Baseline HCV RNA was 6.29 ± 0.89log10 IU/mL. The numbers of GT 3a, 3b, and 6a patients were 10, 12, and 32, respectively. …”
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Antibacterial and Mosquito Repellent Potential of Eight Citrus Cultivars and Their Chemical Composition by Mehwish Nawaz, Bait Ullah, Muhammad Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Binyameen, Violeta Apšegaitė, Raimondas Mozūraitis, Muhammad Azeem

“…<i>C. limon</i> peel EO exhibited the highest antibacterial activity among all citrus peel EOs with the minimum inhibitory concentration of 312 μg/mL against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. The <i>C. aurantium</i> and <i>C. sinensis</i> var. …”
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Adaptation variation of easiness on environmental, social, and governance components in the selected sustainability developments by F.R. Sutikno, N.A. Sasongko, I.N. Djarot, H.S. Dillon

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Effects of Elemental Mercury Vapor Inhalation on Arterial Blood Gases, Lung Histology, and Interleukin-1 Expression in Pulmonary Tissues of Rats by Liqaa A. Raffee, Khaled Z. Alawneh, Ruba A. Alassaf, Abdallah Alzoubi, Musa A. Alshehabat, Nadeem Alabdallah, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi

“…A short-term group (STG) and a long-term group (LTG) were exposed to 500 μg/m3 of mercury vapor 2 hrs/day for 21 days and 65 days, respectively. …”
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A Synoptic- and Remote Sensing-based Analysis of a Severe Dust Storm Event over Central Asia by Parya Broomandi, Kaveh Mohammadpour, Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis, Aram Fathian, Sabur F. Abdullaev, Vladimir A. Maslov, Amirhossein Nikfal, Ali Jahanbakhshi, Bakhyt Aubakirova, Jong Ryeol Kim, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Alireza Rashki, Nick Middleton

“…The extremely high PM concentrations (PM10 > 10,000 µg m−3 in Tashkent) could endanger both human health and the environment, especially in a region suffering from high susceptibility to wind erosion and significant land degradation and desertification. …”
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The effects of Bifidobacterium animalis QC08 on reducing uric acid level and providing renal protection in mice with hyperuricemia by Huijia Mao, Yang Fan, Fang Tan, Xingyao Long

“…Additionally, Bifidobacterium animalis QC08 was found to regulate the mRNA transcription of renal uric acid transporters, leading to significantly upregulation of the expression levels of UAT, ABCG2, and OAT1 genes (p &lt; 0.05).ConclusionBifidobacterium animalis QC08 demonstrates certain uric acid-lowering, anti-inflammatory, and renal protective effects, which are associated with the inhibition of XOD activity and the modulation of the expression levels of uric acid transporter genes (UAT, ABCG2, and OAT1).…”
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TCAD Simulation Study of Cylindrical Vertical Double-Surrounding-Gate a-InGaZnO FETs and Geometric Parameter Optimization by Yue Zhao, Lihua Xu, Chuanke Chen, Xufan Li, Kexin Shang, Di Geng, Lingfei Wang, Ling Li

“…These results will boost a design technology co-optimization flow of the future DSG-a-IGZO-FET-based extremely large-scale and high-density M3D memory.…”
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A Refined Terrace Extraction Method Based on a Local Optimization Model Using GF-2 Images by Guobin Kan, Jie Gong, Bao Wang, Xia Li, Jing Shi, Yutao Ma, Wei Wei, Jun Zhang

“…Finally, we utilized multi-source RS data along with terrain elements for correction and optimization to generate a 1 m resolution terrace distribution map in the Zuli River Basin (TDZRB). …”
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Production of recombinant norovirus VP1 protein and its antigenic and immunogenic properties by Vladislav A. Lapin, Dmitry V. Novikov, Ekaterina V. Mokhonova, Dmitry A. Melentyev, Maria I. Tsyganova, Dmitry E. Zaitsev, Viktor V. Novikov

“…When evaluating antigenic properties, it was shown that human IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies interact with recombinant VP1. …”
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Application of the hypoplastic model for validating direct shear tests to investigate the impact of fines on the behavior of chlef sand by Benali Nougar, Abdelkader Brahimi, Djamel Edddine Bouri, Abdallah Krim, Omar Safer, Kamel Menad, Ahmed Arab

“…The soils used for the preparation of the samples were the Chlef sand, Chlef silt and M’zilla clay and a mixture composed of 50% of silt and 50% of clay. …”
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Structure and immunomodulatory activity of Lentinus edodes polysaccharides modified by probiotic fermentation by Jingjing Liang, Meina Zhang, Xiaohan Li, Yuan Yue, Xiaowei Wang, Mengzhen Han, Tianli Yue, Zhouli Wang, Zhenpeng Gao

“…NF-LEP and F-LEP improved immune organ indices, immunoglobulin (IgG and IgM) and cytokines concentrations; restored the antioxidation capacity of liver; and maintained the balance of gut microbiota. …”
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Environmental sustainability profiles assessment of HPLC stability indicating method for quantitation of piracetam and vincamine in pharmaceutical medications by Samya Sh. Alenezi, Ayman A. Gouda, Ragaa El Sheikh, Niaf A. Badahdah, Muneer E Alzuhiri, Ali H. Magrabi, Asim L. Jilani, Ahmed S. Darwish

“…The mobile phase consists of 0.05 M potassium dihydrogen phosphate buffer pH 3.5:ethanol absolute (60:40, by volume), at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. …”
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Pre-sowing treatment of vetch hairy seeds, viсia villosa using ultraviolet irradiation by A. Semenov, T. Sakhno, O. Hordieieva, Y. Sakhno

“…The most effective dose of ultraviolet irradiation applied to vetch hairy seeds; vicia villosa was 1000 J/m2. At this dose the seed vigour increases by 23.6%, germination by 15.1%, the mass of germinated seeds by 17.3%, the content of a- and b-chlorophyll by 12.4%, and 17.5%, respectively, the carotenoid content increased by 13.9%. …”
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A randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of a diabetes self-management app in Bangladesh by Bilkis Banu, Nasrin Akter, Sujana Haque Chowdhury, Nusrat Hossain Sheba, Md. Abdul Hakim Majumder

“…Adherence to self-management components improved significantly(P<0.01) more in the intervention group than in the control group. Conclusions: The m-Health intervention, using smartphone application, demonstrated a noteworthy enhancement and positive impact on patients’ knowledge and adherence. …”
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糖代谢异常与Ⅰ期子宫内膜样腺癌临床病理及预后的相关性 by 刘畅浩, 林海雪, 吴妙芳, 李晶, 王丽娟

“…多因素COX回归分析提示，CA125水平（≥ 35 U/mL）、淋巴脉管间隙浸润（LVSI）阳性是5年生存率的独立危险因素；脂代谢异常、LVSI阳性、深肌层浸润是5年无进展生存率的独立危险因素。…”
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CFTR氯通道调控小鼠内毒素血症血小板活化及炎症因子生成 by 胡瑞, 周仪, 李梅, 王冠蕾

“…结果<italic>Cftr</italic>^+/+小鼠静脉注射LPS后，外周血血小板TLR4和P-selectin表达增加、血小板数目减少、血小板表达促炎炎症因子mRNA水平升高，而CFTR全基因敲除加重之（<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）。…”
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) nanomechanical characterization of micro- and nanoplastics to support environmental investigations in groundwater by Massimiliano Galluzzi, Michele Lancia, Chunmiao Zheng, Viviana Re, Valter Castelvetro, Shifeng Guo, Stefano Viaroli

“…Advanced spectroscopic techniques can detect the polymer type and quantify the number of MNP particles but are affected by large uncertainties in case of particles smaller than 10 μm in size and MNP heteroaggregates. To advance in the morphological and mechanical characterization of MNPs, a new protocol based on multifrequency Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is proposed with the support of the custom open software “MultiFreq AFMSuite”. …”
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Combined effect of exercise and curcumin on inflammation-associated microRNAs and cytokines in old male rats: A promising approach against inflammaging by Zahra Shargh, Keyvan Asghari, Morteza Asghariehahari, Leila Chodari

“…During an 8-week period, the Exercise group underwent running on the treadmill (17 m/min), while those in the Curcumin group were supplied with daily curcumin doses (50 mg/kg) through gavage. …”
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Oncology Clinicians' Perspectives of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program: Multi-Modal Case Study Approach by Ann Marie Mazzella-Ebstein, Robert Daly, Jennie Huang, Camila Bernal, Clare Wilhelm, Katherine S Panageas, Jessie Holland, Rori Salvaggio, Jill Ackerman, Jennifer Cracchiolo, Gilad Kuperman, Jun Mao, Aaron Begue, Margaret Barton-Burke

“…MethodsThe sample included 30 of 98 clinicians (31% response rate) managing at least 5 patients in the RPM program and responding to the mHealth usability between March 2021 and October 2021. …”
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Association between individual occupational noise exposure and overweight/obesity among automotive manufacturing workers in South China by Jiaheng Yu, Jiaxin CUI, Haijuan Huang, Jingwen Zhang, Xin Li, Yanmei Ruan, Zejin Ou, Zhi Wang

“…Results In continuous models, each 1 dB-year increase in CNE was significantly associated with a 0.03 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.00, 0.05) kg/m² increase in BMI. In categorical models, higher CNE levels were significantly associated with BMI (β = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.16, 0.92) and overweight/obesity (odd ratio (OR) = 1.57, 95%CI: 1.21, 2.04). …”
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