Numerical simulation of fracture evolution behaviors in deep roadway surrounding rock containing discontinuous joints by Chengjun Hu, Gang Song, Jiyu Wang, Baofu Zhao, Zhengya Tao, Fan Wen, Bo Meng

“…To explore the internal bearing characteristics and fracture evolution laws of discontinuous jointed rock mass in deep roadways, the −600 m main roadway in Xin ’an Coal Mine was used as the research background. …”
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Epicardially Placed Bioengineered Cardiomyocyte Xenograft in Immune-Competent Rat Model of Heart Failure by Ikeotunye Royal Chinyere, Pierce Bradley, Joshua Uhlorn, Joshua Eason, Saffie Mohran, Giuliana G. Repetti, Sherry Daugherty, Jen Watson Koevary, Steven Goldman, Jordan J. Lancaster

“…The epicardially placed tissue graft therapy improved (p<0.05) in vivo and ex vivo cardiac function compared to the untreated CHF cohort. Total IgM and IgG increased for both the untreated and graft-treated CHF cohorts. …”
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Implementation and comprehensive investigation of gate engineered Si0.1Ge0.9/GaAs charged plasma based JLTFET for improved analog/ RF performance by Pranita Soni, Aditya Jain, Kaushal Kumar, Lokesh Kumar Soni, Ajay Kumar, Neha Gupta, Amit Kumar Goyal, Rakesh Saroha

“…The subthreshold swing (SS) is below 60 mV/decade, marking a 3 times improvement, while the threshold voltage (Vth) is 16.86 % and 28.06 % lower compared to VLSD-GSE-HJLTFET and Con-Si-JLTFET, respectively. …”
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Comparison of Osteogenesis between Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Sheets on Poly-ε-Caprolactone/β-Tricalcium Phosphate Composite Scaffolds in Canine Bone Defects... by Yongsun Kim, Seung Hoon Lee, Byung-jae Kang, Wan Hee Kim, Hui-suk Yun, Oh-kyeong Kweon

“…The ALP, runt-related transcription factor 2, osteopontin, and bone morphogenetic protein 7 mRNA levels were upregulated in O-MSCs and OCS as compared to U-MSCs. …”
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Study on the driving factors of watershed runoff change in Zuli River by Budyko hypothesis and soil and water assessment tool model by Yun Zhao, Rui Zhang, Heping Shu, Yaxian Li, Zhi Xu, Qiang Wang

“…The results indicate that the annual runoff of Huining, Guochengyi, and Jingyuan decreased at rates of −0.03 × 108, −0.06 × 108 and −0.15 × 108 m3·(10a)-1, respectively. The sensitivity of land use to runoff changes was the most pronounced from 2000 to 2020, the land use categories most sensitive were grassland, cultivated land, forest land, and building land. …”
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Effect of acupuncture on primary hypothyroidism and irregular menstruation in infertile women: a randomised controlled study by Eman Sedky Abdullah, Abeer Mohamed ElDeeb, Eman Ahmed Sultan, Hassan Omar Ghareib, Salwa Mostafa EL-Badry

“…They were between the ages of 20 and 35, with a BMI between 30 and 34.9 kg/m2. They were divided at random into two equal groups. …”
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An Integrating Approach for Genome-Wide Screening of MicroRNA Polymorphisms Mediated Drug Response Alterations by Xianyue Wang, Hong Jiang, Wei Wu, Rongxin Zhang, Lingxiang Wu, Huan Chen, Pengping Li, Yumin Nie, Jiaofang Shao, Yan Li, Xue Lin, Sali Lv, Qh Wang, Jie Hu

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of evolutionarily conserved small noncoding RNAs, ~22 nt in length, and found in diverse organisms and play important roles in the regulation of mRNA translation and degradation. It was shown that miRNAs were involved in many key biological processes through regulating the expression of targets. …”
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Humanized Mouse Models for Immuno-Oncology Research: A Review and Implications in Lung Cancer Research by Cheol-Kyu Park, MD, PhD, Maryam Khalil, BSc, Nhu-An Pham, PhD, Stephanie Wong, BSc, Dalam Ly, PhD, Adrian Sacher, MD, FRCPC, Ming-Sound Tsao, MD, FRCPC

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Kemampuan Membaca, Menulis, dan Membuktikan Siswa dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Kesebangunan Dua Segitiga by A. Fuad Abd Al-Baqie, Mega Teguh Budiarto, Susanah

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Curcumin nanoparticles alleviate brain mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular senescence in γ-irradiated rats by Omnia A. Moselhy, Nahed Abdel-Aziz, Azza El-bahkery, Said S. Moselhy, Ehab A. Ibrahim

“…Moreover, CNPs administered to irradiated rats significantly reduced brain β-galactosidase activity and the expression levels of p53, p21, and p16 genes (P < 0.05) while concurrently inducing a significant increase in AMPK mRNA expression compared to the irradiated group. …”
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Short-term Outcomes of Intracorporeal Versus Extracorporeal Totally Stapled Anastomosis after Laparoscopic Colectomy: A Propensity Score-matched Cohort Study by Yoshiaki Fujii, Kenji Kobayashi, Hirozumi Sawai, Seiya Yamamoto, Shuhei Uehara, Hirotaka Miyai, Hiroki Takahashi, Shuji Takiguchi

“…The TSIA group had significantly lesser blood loss than did the TSEA group (10 versus 20 mL, p=0.002), although this result was not clinically significant. …”
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Clinical Response Predictive Model for Omalizumab in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma Patients by Ruiqi Qian, Lingyi Yang, Xurui Shen, Cheng Chen, Jianan Huang, Xiuqin Zhang, Cuiping Fu

“…Patients recruited were treated with omalizumab once per four weeks; at the beginning of each injection, blood eosinophils and the level of total serum IgE (IU/mL) were tested. After four injections of omalizumab, asthma control test (ACT), the 15-item Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (MiniAQLQ), global treatment effectiveness (GETE), and lung function of all patients were evaluated in the 16th week. …”
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Total Phenolic, Flavonoid, Tomatine, and Tomatidine Contents and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Extracts of Tomato Plant by Norma Patricia Silva-Beltrán, Saul Ruiz-Cruz, Luis Alberto Cira-Chávez, María Isabel Estrada-Alvarado, José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz, Marco Antonio López-Mata, Carmen Lizette Del-Toro-Sánchez, J. Fernando Ayala-Zavala, Enrique Márquez-Ríos

“…The Pitenza variety extracts inhibited the growth of pathogens such as E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria ivanovii, yielding inhibition halos of 8.0 to 12.9 mm in diameter and MIC values of 12.5 to 3.125 mg/mL. These results suggest that tomato plant shows well potential as sources of various bioactive compounds, antioxidants, and antimicrobials.…”
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Pretransplant Immune- and Apoptosis-Related Gene Expression Is Associated with Kidney Allograft Function by Dorota Kamińska, Katarzyna Kościelska-Kasprzak, Paweł Chudoba, Oktawia Mazanowska, Mirosław Banasik, Marcelina Żabinska, Maria Boratyńska, Agnieszka Lepiesza, Agnieszka Gomółkiewicz, Piotr Dzięgiel, Marian Klinger

“…Immediate posttransplant graft function (14-day GFR) was influenced negatively by TGFB1 (P=0.039) and positively by IL-2 gene expression (P=0.040). Pretransplant blood mRNA expression of apoptosis-related genes (CASP3, FAS, and IL-18) and Th1-derived cytokine gene IFNG correlated positively with short- (6-month GFR CASP3: P=0.027, FAS: P=0.021, and IFNG: P=0.029) and long-term graft function (24-month GFR CASP3: P=0.003, FAS: P=0.033, IL-18: P=0.044, and IFNG: P=0.04). …”
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Phylogenetic analysis and detection of positive selection in the SIRT gene family across vertebrates by Qiuxi Zhou, Xiongtao Yang, Da Li, Jing Li, Ling Peng, Wenwu He

“…Seventy-three amino acid sequences and full-length mRNA sequences from 22 vertebrate species and one invertebrate were retrieved from public databases. …”
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Demographic Associations of Diabetes Status by Both Fasting Plasma Glucose Concentration and Glycated Hemoglobin in a Community Survey in Galle District, Sri Lanka by Keddagoda Gamage Piyumi Wasana, Anoja Priyadarshani Attanayake, Thilak Priyantha Weerarathna, Kamani Ayoma Perera Wijewardana Jayatilaka

“…Mean age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), FPG, and HbA1C of the participants were 48.4 ± 7.2 years, 25.1 ± 4.0 kg/m2, 88.8 ± 9.0 cm, 139.4 ± 30.1 mg/dL, and 6.4 ± 0.7%, respectively. …”
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Novel Antibacterial 4-Piperazinylquinoline Hybrid Derivatives Against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>: Design, Synthesis, and In Vitro and In Silico Insights by Gabriele La Monica, Annamaria Gallo, Alessia Bono, Federica Alamia, Antonino Lauria, Rosa Alduina, Annamaria Martorana

“…Notably, <b>5k</b> exhibited potent and selective activity against <i>S. aureus</i> (MIC 10 μM), with a dose- and time-dependent response and capability to affect cell membrane integrity. …”
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Modulation of the Microstructure and Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Performance of g-C3N4 by Thermal Exfoliation by Xinshan Zhao, Junwei Yu, Tingyu Meng, Yuanyuan Luo, Yanzhen Fu, Zhao Li, Lin Tian, Limei Sun, Jing Li

“…The photocatalytic mechanism for reducing Cr(VI) by CN-540 was elucidated based on the active species •OH and •O2– and Mott-Schottky (M-S) tests. This study provides experimental data for optimizing the photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 and paves a new way for developing efficient photocatalysts. …”
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Sex-specific differences in the efficacy of renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension depending on visceral obesity and kidney function by Irina Zyubanova, Nadezhda Ryumshina, Victor Mordovin, Musheg Manukyan, Valeriya Lichikaki, Ekaterina Solonskaya, Anna Gusakova, Tatjana Suslova, Stanislav Pekarskiy, Simzhit Khunkhinova, Anastasia Popova, Veronika Rudenko, Alla Falkovskaya

“…In women, the eGFR remained unchanged only in those with chronic kidney disease (CKD) (n = 10) and decreased in the absence of CKD (n = 23) from 79.7 ± 14.1 to 72.1 ± 12.0 ml/min/1.73 m2 (p = 0.011). Men had larger visceral fat depots, and women had larger subcutaneous fat depots. …”
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Sustained Intraocular Pressure Rise after the Treat and Extend Regimen at 3 Years: Aflibercept versus Ranibizumab by Alper Bilgic, Laurent Kodjikian, Jay Chhablani, Anand Sudhalkar, Megha Trivedi, Viraj Vasavada, Vaishali Vasavada, Shail Vasavada, Samaresh Srivastava, Deepak Bhojwani, Aditya Sudhalkar

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