Tear Film Proteome of Healthy Domestic Cats by Jéssica Fontes Veloso, Paula Elisa Brandão Guedes, Luciana Carvalho Lacerda, Juliano Oliveira Santana, Irma Yuliana Mora-Ocampo, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Arianne Pontes Oriá, Alexandre Dias Munhoz, Renata Santiago Alberto Carlos

“…Schirmer tear test strips were used to collect tear samples of twelve healthy cats, which were mixed, centrifuged, and placed in a single 1.5 mL microtube that was frozen at −20°C, until analysis by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel and mass spectrometry associated with high-performance liquid chromatography. …”
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Rendimiento de aceite esencial a partir de madera de Bursera graveolens: Aprovechamiento de astillas, viruta y aserrín by Miguel Antonio Puescas Chully, Eber Leopoldo Herrera Palacios, José Antonio Moscol Ortiz, Jose Luis Solis Veliz

“…Finalmente, de las cinco muestras el mayor rendimiento en aceite esencial fue para la viruta y aserrín con 13,76 y 14,53 mL/kg, respectivamente. Se concluye que al existir mayor superficie expuesta de la madera seca de palo santo al vapor permite acarrear mayor aceite esencial e influyendo directamente en el rendimiento.…”
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(-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate Reduces Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB-Stimulated Interleukin-6 Synthesis in Osteoblasts: Suppression of SAPK/JNK by Shinji Takai, Rie Matsushima-Nishiwaki, Seiji Adachi, Hideo Natsume, Chiho Minamitani, Jun Mizutani, Takanobu Otsuka, Haruhiko Tokuda, Osamu Kozawa

“…EGCG significantly reduced the IL-6 synthesis and IL-6 mRNA expression stimulated by PDGF-BB, EGCG reduced the PDGF-BB-stimulated IL-6 synthesis also in primary-cultured osteoblasts. …”
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Designing multi-function rapid right angle set slurry compositions for a high pressure-high temperature well by Pooria Kianoush, Mostafa Gomar, Nasser Keshavarz Faraj Khah, Seyednooroldin Hosseini, Ali Kadkhodaie, Shahaab Varkouhi

“…A cement slurry was developed for two liner intervals in the first exploratory well in the Minoo field, SW Iran, at a depth of over 6000 m. The thermal gradient was 1.62 °F/100 ft, significantly impacting cement performance; elevated temperatures can accelerate hydration reactions, potentially causing strength retrogression. …”
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Breeding value of prolific maize varieties with nicking of parental lines by E. B. Khatefov, R. A. Kudaev, R. S. Kushkhova

“…The sterile single-ear maize line GK26M bred at the Lukyanenko Institute of Agriculture was used as a tester. …”
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in relation to weight change and the risk of weight gain in adults of normal weight at baseline: the Norwegian HUNT cohort study by Yi-Qian Sun, Yue Chen, Xiao-Mei Mai, Adaline Heitz

“…Objective We sought to investigate the relationship of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level with weight change and the risk of weight gain in an adult population who had normal weight at baseline and were followed up for 11 years.Design A population-based prospective cohort study.Setting Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.Participants The study included 1501 adults who participated in the second and third surveys of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT2 (1995–1997) and HUNT3 (2006–2008)) and had a normal body mass index ≥18.5 and <25.0 kg/m2 at baseline.Primary and secondary outcome measures Relative weight change (%) was calculated as ((HUNT3 weight−HUNT2 weight)/HUNT2 weight×100). …”
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Nuclear and Star Formation Activities in Nearby Galaxies: Roles of Gas Supply and Active Galactic Nucleus Feedback by Huynh Anh N. Le, Yongquan Xue

“…While both the radio luminosities ( L _1.4 GHz ) and Eddington ratios correlate with SFRs, their trends differ on the SFR−stellar-mass ( M _* ) plane, with the radio luminosities increasing with stellar mass along the MS line and no direct connection between the radio luminosities and Eddington ratios. …”
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Investigating Postoperative Urinary Retention: Risk Factors and Postsurgical Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty by Madeleine J.F. Powers, MSIII, Zachary T. Grace, MD, Barrett B. Torre, MD, Dorothy B. Wakefield, MS, Laura Sanzari, MS, BSN, RN, Matthew J. Grosso, MD

“…Results: Among the 17,220 TJA patients identified, POUR incidence rates varied from 20% (catheterization), 25% (postoperative bladder scan > 500 mL), to 29% (catheterization and/or bladder scan). …”
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The key role of the NUDT3 gene in lung adenocarcinoma progression and its association with the manganese ion metabolism family by Deyong Ge, Xinyu Xu, Liyi Fang, Huihui Tao

“…Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was conducted to evaluate the relative mRNA expression of NUDT3 in A549 lung adenocarcinoma cell lines compared to BEAS-2B normal bronchial epithelial cell lines. …”
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Case report: Long-term GPS tracking throughout the breeding and non-breeding seasons of the streaked shearwater Calonectris leucomelas by Taito Kamata, Masaki Shirai, Kazuhiko Hirata, Takahiro Sato, Haruka Mukai, Maki Yamamoto, Tsuneo Sekijima

“…In the South China Sea, SS preferred sea areas with an average SST of 26 °C and high Chl-a concentrations (> 0.8mg/m3), whereas off northern New Guinea, SS preferred an area with an average SST of 29 °C. …”
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Assessing dynamic coastal vulnerability to climate hazards: A geospatial approach in Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh, India by Ganni Satya Venkata Sai Aditya Bharadwaz, Indrajit Pal, Chitrini Mozumder, Mokbul Morshed Ahmad

“…Significant coastal erosion was identified, with shoreline changes ranging from 604.35 to 1016.25 m over the past two decades, particularly in the southern district. …”
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IL-33 Protects Mice against DSS-Induced Chronic Colitis by Increasing Both Regulatory B Cell and Regulatory T Cell Responses as Well as Decreasing Th17 Cell Response by Jun-feng Zhu, Ying Xu, Jian Zhao, Xue Li, Xinrui Meng, Tian-qi Wang, Ben-yao Zou, Peng-yan Zhao, Qi Liu, Chang-long Lu, Fang-liang Zheng, Hong-sheng Liu

“…The T and B cell subsets were measured by flow cytometry. The expression of mRNA of transcription factors was measured by quantitative real-time PCR. …”
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Study on the Regulation Effect of Optogenetic Technology on LFP of the Basal Ganglia Nucleus in Rotenone-Treated Rats by Zongya Zhao, Yanxiang Niu, Peiqi Chen, Yu Zhu, Liangliang Shi, Xuewei Zhao, Chang Wang, Yehong Zhang, Zhixian Gao, Wenshuai Jiang, Wu Ren, Renjun Gu, Yi Yu

“…Then, for the optogenetic manipulation, we injected adeno-associated virus expressing channelrhodopsin to stimulate the globus pallidus and the striatum with a 1 mW blue light and collected LFP signals before, during, and after light stimulation. …”
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Decreased Cardiovascular Risk after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Chinese Diabetic Patients with Obesity by Xue Zhao, Wenyan Duan, Chenglin Sun, Zhuo Li, Yujia Liu, Xianchao Xiao, Gang Wang, Xiaokun Gang, Guixia Wang

“…In subgroup analysis, Chinese diabetic patients who were women, <45 years old, with BMI < 35 kg/m2, and DM duration > 5 years, using noninsulin therapy presented more obvious improvements in the 10-year cardiovascular risk after RYGB surgery. …”
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Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Neopterin Concentration Is Associated with Disease Severity in Acute Puumala Hantavirus Infection by Timo Hautala, Terhi Partanen, Tarja Sironen, Saara-Mari Rajaniemi, Nina Hautala, Olli Vainio, Olli Vapalahti, Heikki Kauma, Antti Vaheri

“…The neopterin levels were elevated (>5.8 nmol/L) in 22 (96%) NE-patients (mean 45.8 nmol/L); these were especially high in patients with intrathecal PUUV-IgM production (mean 58.2 nmol/L, P=0.01) and those with elevated CSF protein concentrations (mean 63.6 nmol/L, P<0.05). …”
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A Novel Gel Polymer Electrolyte by Thiol-Ene Click Reaction Derived from CO2-Based Polycarbonate for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Wenhan Luo, Kuirong Deng, Shuanjin Wang, Shan Ren, Dongmei Han, Yufei Wang, Min Xiao, Yuezhong Meng

“…The battery delivers a good reversible charge-discharge capacity close to 140 mAh g-1 at 1 C rate and 25°C with only 0.022% per cycle decay after 200 cycles. …”
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Factors Determining the Removal Efficiency of Procion MX in Waters Using Titanate Nanotubes Catalyzed by UV Irradiation by Vo Nguyen Xuan Que, Tran Tien Khoi, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Ta Thi Minh Dung, Dao Thi Thanh Binh, Nguyen Nhat Huy

“…Particularly, the PMX degradation using titanate nanotubes was optimized under the UV-A intensity of 100 W/m2. The dye was degraded by more than 95% at the TNTs concentration of 75 mg/L and pH 8.0 after 90 min. …”
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Merger and Acquisition as Drivers of Financial Performance by Padam Bahadur Lama, Prem Bahadur Budhathoki, Rita Subedi, Janga Bahadur Hamal, Mukund Kumar Chataut, Samjhana Thapa

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Silymarin as a Therapeutic Agent for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multi-Approach Computational Study by Ouided Benslama, Sabrina Lekmine, Hamza Moussa, Hichem Tahraoui, Mohammad Shamsul Ola, Jie Zhang, Abdeltif Amrane

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Mediating effects of social detachment in young and middle-aged stroke patients between stigma and ability to return to work by Jinping Dong, Xueying Ding, Yating Wen, Shujie Sun, Jingliang Wu, Jianhua Wang, Yang Fan, Guojing Hu, Zhang Xin, Jiayin Li, Xiaoyan Sun

“…Multiple linear stepwise regression analysis indicated that stroke type, duration of illness, mRS score, stigma, and social isolation are significant factors affecting work ability in young and middle-aged stroke patients. …”
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