Anesthetic Isoflurane Posttreatment Attenuates Experimental Lung Injury by Inhibiting Inflammation and Apoptosis by Jun-tang Li, Hui Wang, Wei Li, Li-feng Wang, Li-chao Hou, Jing-lan Mu, Xin Liu, Hui-juan Chen, Ke-lang Xie, Nan-lin Li, Chun-fang Gao

“…., tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin- (IL-) 1β, IL-6, and macrophage inflammatory protein-2) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and of their mRNA expression in lung tissues. ISO also inhibited ZY-induced expression and activation of nuclear factor-kappaB p65 and inducible nitric oxide synthase in pulmonary tissue. …”
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A modeling study to define guidelines for antigen screening in schools and workplaces to mitigate COVID-19 outbreaks by Yong Dam Jeong, Keisuke Ejima, Kwang Su Kim, Shoya Iwanami, William S. Hart, Robin N. Thompson, Il Hyo Jung, Shingo Iwami, Marco Ajelli, Kazuyuki Aihara

“…If high sensitivity antigen tests (Detection limit: $$6.3\times {10}^{4}$$ 6.3 × 10 4 copies/mL) are deployed, it reaches 69.3% (95% CI: 66.5–72.5). …”
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Effect of bleaching and repolishing on whiteness change and staining susceptibility of resin-based materials by Sultan Aktuğ Karademir, Samet Atasoy, Beyza Yılmaz

“…Methods In this study, a total of 96 samples (8*8*2m) were prepared using a nanohybrid composite resin (Neo SpectraTM-ST (NS)), a subtractive-manufactured nanoceramic resin (CerasmartTM270 (CS)), and an additive-manufactured permanent resin (Saremco print Crowntec (CT)). …”
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Nerve‐Inspired Optical Waveguide Stretchable Sensor Fusing Wireless Transmission and AI Enabling Smart Tele‐Healthcare by Tianliang Li, Qian'ao Wang, Zichun Cao, Jianglin Zhu, Nian Wang, Run Li, Wei Meng, Quan Liu, Shifan Yu, Xinqin Liao, Aiguo Song, Yuegang Tan, Zude Zhou

“…A double network structure is adopted to allow the HOWS sensor to exhibit high stretchability of the tensile strain up to 600% and sensitivity of 0.685 mV %−1. Additionally, the flexible smart bionic fabric embedding the HOWS sensor, produced through the warp and weft knitting, significantly enhances wearing comfort. …”
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The Efficient Integration of Dust and Numerical Weather Prediction for Renewable Energy Applications by Xi Chen, Mei Chong, Shian‐Jiann Lin, Zhi Liang, Paul Ginoux, Yuan Liang, Bihui Zhang, Qian Song, Shengkai Wang, Jiawei Li, Yimin Liu

“…Using iDust, global 12.5‐km 10‐day hourly dust storm forecast simulations initiated at 00UTC can produce results by 06UTC, enabling timely forecasting of severe dust storms with concentrations exceeding 1,000 μg/m3. This novel capability of iDust can meet the urgent forecasting needs of the renewable energy industry for extreme dust conditions, supporting the green energy transition.…”
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Wet Feeding Promotes Growth without Affecting Hypothalamic Peptide Gene Expression in Growing Broiler Chicks by Tomoya Matsunami, Yuhui Zhang, Yuji Taniguchi, Sei-ichi Hinomoto, Takaoki Saneyasu, Hiroshi Kamisoyama, Kazuhisa Honda

“…No significant changes were observed in mRNA levels of the genes encoding appetite-regulatory peptides (neuropeptide Y and α melanocyte-stimulating hormone), osmoregulatory peptides (vasotocin and mesotocin), or stress-related peptides (corticotrophin-releasing factor) in the chicken hypothalamus. …”
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Systolic blood pressure response during exercise testing in symptomatic severe aortic stenosis by Kristofer Hedman, Anna Carlén, Eva Nylander, Éva Tamás, Carl Bellander, Henric Nilsson

“…The SBP response was categorised according to the last measurements of SBP during exercise, in relation to workload (the SBP/watt-slope) as ‘normal’ (>0.25 mm Hg/watt), ‘flat’ (0–0.25 mm Hg/watt) or ‘drop’ (<0 mm Hg/watt).Results 45 patients (28 male, 66±9 years, left ventricular ejection fraction 59%±5%, aortic jet velocity 4.6±0.5 m/s) were included, with pairwise comparison available in 31 cases. …”
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Entomological assessment of hessian fabric transfluthrin vapour emanators for protecting against outdoor-biting Aedes aegypti in coastal Tanzania. by Nicodem J Govella, Alphonce Assenga, Amos T Mlwale, Nosrat Mirzai, Eimear Heffernan, Jennie Moriarty, John Wenger, Vincent Corbel, Justin McBeath, Sheila B Ogoma, Gerry F Killeen

“…Air samples collected immediately downwind from an emanator treated with the highest transfluthrin dose (15g), contained 12 to 19 μg/m3 transfluthrin vapour.<h4>Conclusions</h4>It appears unlikely that the moderate levels of pyrethroid resistance observed in wild Ae. aegypti can explain the modest-to-undetectable levels of protection exhibited. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: LRPPRC regulates malignant behaviors, protects mitochondrial homeostasis, mitochondrial function in osteosarcoma and derived cancer stem-like cells by Ziyi Zhao, Yingwei Sun, Jing Tang, Yuting Yang, Xiaochao Xu

“…Effects of LRPPRC on CSCs were accessed after LRPPRC knockdown by introducing lentivirus containing shRNA targeting to LRPPRC mRNA. Results we found that LRPPRC was highly expressed in several osteosarcoma cell lines and that LRPPRC knockdown inhibited malignant behaviors, including proliferation, invasion, colony formation and tumor formation, in MG63 and U2OS cells. …”
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Serum Apelin Levels and Correlation with illness Severity in Nonobese Patients with Bronchial Asthma by Rohan Pattanaik, Pratima Kumari Sahu, Monalisa Mohapatro, Jeetendra Kumar Patra, Nirjharini Dhal

“…Body mass index of cases and control subjects was calculated by weight (kg) per height (m2). Pulmonary function tests of the cases were done using spirometry. …”
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Parametric analysis on the transient two-phase wellbore model applied to the Yangyi high-temperature geothermal field by Chaofan Chen, Hongwei Zhou, Thomas Nagel, Theo Renaud, Dmitri Naumov, Olaf Kolditz, Haibing Shao

“…The flash point location in the wellbore moves upwards for 112 m along with the decrease in fluid enthalpy by 200 kJ/kg. …”
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Proton motive force generated by microbial rhodopsin promotes extracellular electron transfer by Wenqi Ding, Tong Lin, Yun Yang, Wen-Wei Li, Shaoan Cheng, Hao Song

“…Among these, the recombinant strain expressing rhodopsin cR-1 exhibited the highest output power density of 0.87 W/m2, 3.49-fold increase over the wild-type S. oneidensis MR-1. …”
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Combining ability and gene action for resistance to Fusarium ear rot in tropical maize hybrids by Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Patrick Rubaihayo, John Bosco Sempiira, John Bosco Sempiira, Emmanuel Amponsah Adjei, Isaac Onziga Dramadri, Isaac Onziga Dramadri, Bonny Michael Oloka, Julius Pyton Sserumaga

“…The narrow-sense heritability estimate was 0.22, while the broad-sense heritability was 0.73, and the additive genetic effects, as represented by GCA (m+f), were more significant than non-additive effects. …”
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Associação entre prática de atividade física e aptidão cardiorrespiratória em adolescentes by Márcio Botelho Peixoto, Thiago Terra Borges, Felipe Fossati Reichert

“…A atividade física moderada (AFM), vigorosa (AFV) ou moderada-vigorosa (AFMV) de lazer foi avaliada por meio de questionário e a ACR foi medida com o teste de vai-e-vem de 20m. Foram utilizados modelos de Regressão Poisson para análises. …”
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Infection control of Aeromonas hydrophila in catfish (Clarias sp.) using mixture of meniran Phyllanthus niruri and garlic Allium sativum in feed by Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Eka Hidayatus Solikhah, Tatag Budiardi, Mia Setiawati

“…Challenging test was carried out by intramuscularly injecting of 0,1 mL A. hydrophila (108cfu/ml)  into the fish. The results indicated that preventive treatment with a mixture of extracts 5 ppt meniran and 20 ppt garlic was more effective in preventing infection of A. hydrophila than curative treatment.   …”
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Teor de ácido ascórbico em suco misto funcional by Kariny Pereira da Silva, Luana Costa de Souza, Virlane Kelly Lima Hunaldo

“…Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a formulação de 100 mL de suco misto funcional com 69,15% de água de coco, 15,0% de maracujá, 10,0% de inhame, 5,0% de limão, 0,8% de stevia (adoçante natural isento de restrições) e 0,05% de gengibre, avaliando o teor de vitamina C encontrado. …”
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Self-perceived middle-distance race pace is faster in advanced footwear technology spikes by Montgomery Bertschy, Victor Rodrigo-Carranza, Ethan W.C. Wilkie, Laura A. Healey, Jeremy Noble, Wayne J. Albert, Wouter Hoogkamer

“…Methods: We introduce a novel approach to assess the benefits of AFT spikes, consisting of a series of 200-m runs at self-perceived middle-distance race pace with 10 min recovery, and conduct 4 experiments to evaluate its validity, sensitivity, reproducibility, and utility. …”
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Trichinella spiralis excretory/secretory proteins mediated larval invasion via inducing gut epithelial apoptosis and barrier disruption. by Qi Qi Lu, Wen Wen Zheng, Zhao Yu Zhang, Pei Kun Cong, Xin Guo, Yao Zhang, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Shao Rong Long, Ruo Dan Liu, Zhong Quan Wang, Jing Cui

“…The results of trans-epithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and FITC-dextran showed that IIL ESP decreased the TEER, increased FITC-dextran flux in Caco-2 monolayer. qPCR, Western blot and immunofluorescence test (IFT) showed that IIL ESP decreased the mRNA and protein expression of TJs (ZO-1, E-cad, Occludin and Claudin-1). …”
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Effect of Continuous Feeding of Ayu-Narezushi on Lipid Metabolism in a Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome by Takeshi Nishida, Koichi Tsuneyama, Yasuhiko Tago, Koji Nomura, Makoto Fujimoto, Takahiko Nakajima, Akira Noguchi, Takashi Minamisaka, Hideki Hatta, Johji Imura

“…Serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels were significantly lower in the Ayu-narezushi group than in the control group at 24 weeks of age. Furthermore, hepatic mRNA levels of carnitine-palmitoyl transferase 1 and acyl-CoA oxidase, which related to fatty acid oxidation, were significantly increased in the ayu-narezushi group than in the control group at 24 weeks of age. …”
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Development and Application of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> PSCPL13 Probiotics in Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) Farming by Muhammad Aleem Abbas, Hae-Jung Kim, Ga-Yeong Lee, Hae-Yeon Cho, Syed Al Jawad Sayem, Eon-Bee Lee, Seung-Jin Lee, Seung-Chun Park

“…Regarding haematological parameters, the treated groups exhibited lower eosinophil counts and higher IgM levels, suggesting enhancement of the immune system. …”
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