The formation and the study of a collection of the Miscanthus resource species gene pool in the conditions of the West Siberian forest steppe by O. V. Dorogina, O. Yu. Vasilyeva, N. S. Nuzhdina, I. V. Buglova, E. V. Zhmud, G. A. Zueva, O. V. Kominа, I. S. Kuban, A. S. Gusar, R. V. Dudkin

“…According to the results of the ISSR-analysis, 16 samples of three Miscanthus species were divided into two clades: Sinensis and Sacchariflorus, the former including two subclades. For the samples of M. purpurascens_I and II, a hybrid origin of this species was confirmed by ISSR data. …”
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Depression Increases Stroke Hospitalization Cost: An Analysis of 17,010 Stroke Patients in 2008 by Race and Gender by Baqar Husaini, Robert Levine, Linda Sharp, Van Cain, Meggan Novotny, Pamela Hull, Gail Orum, Zahid Samad, Uchechukwu Sampson, Majaz Moonis

“…Three groups of patients were compared: (1) stroke only (SO, n=7,850), (2) stroke + depression (S+D, n=3,965), and (3) stroke + other mental health diagnoses (S+M, n=5,195). Results. Of all adult patients, 4.3% were diagnosed with stroke. …”
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Preparation and characterisation of ciprofloxacin‐loaded silver nanoparticles for drug delivery by Samer Hasan Hussein‐Al‐Ali, Suha Mujahed Abudoleh, Qais Ibrahim Abdallah Abualassal, Zead Abudayeh, Yousef Aldalahmah, Mohd Zobir Hussein

“…The zeta potential for Cipro‐AgNPs nanocomposites exhibited a positive charge with a value of 6.5 mV. The TGA for Cipro‐AgNPs nanocomposites showed loss of 79.7% in total mass compared to 57.6% for AgNPs which is due to the Cipro loaded in the AgNPs. …”
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Development and Cross-Validation of Anthropometric Predictive Equations to Estimate Total Body Fat Percentage in Adult Women in Sri Lanka by Nirmala Rathnayake, Gayani Alwis, Janaka Lenora, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…TBFP (%) was quantified with total body DXA (TBFPDXA). Height (m), weight (kg), and skinfold thickness (SFT, mm) at six sites and circumferences (cm) at five sites were measured. …”
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Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced DNA Damage and Repair through the Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Mahara Valverde, Jonathan Lozano-Salgado, Paola Fortini, Maria Alexandra Rodriguez-Sastre, Emilio Rojas, Eugenia Dogliotti

“…DNA repair capacity of hADMSCs was affected in cells exposed to 150 and 200 μM of hydrogen peroxide. An increase in the basal levels of DNA breaks and oxidative DNA lesions was observed through adipocyte differentiation. …”
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Influencing Factors of Snow Melting and Deicing on Carbon Fiber Embedded in Bridge Decks by Yan Tan, Shuang Zheng, Henglin Xiao, JiaMing Xing

“…Under certain conditions, to ensure the rapid melting of snow and ice layers on the surface of road bridges, a heating power of 400 W/m2 is selected. At this time, the heating effect is the best, and this method is economical and practical. …”
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Static Magnetic Field Accelerates Diabetic Wound Healing by Facilitating Resolution of Inflammation by Wenlong Shang, Guilin Chen, Yinxiu Li, Yujuan Zhuo, Yuhong Wang, Zhicai Fang, Ying Yu, Huiwen Ren

“…Notably, SMF promoted the wound healing by skewing the macrophage polarization towards M2 phenotype, thus facilitating the resolution of inflammation. …”
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Object-Place Recognition Learning Triggers Rapid Induction of Plasticity-Related Immediate Early Genes and Synaptic Proteins in the Rat Dentate Gyrus by Jonathan Soulé, Zsuzsa Penke, Tambudzai Kanhema, Maria Nordheim Alme, Serge Laroche, Clive R. Bramham

“…RT-PCR analysis from dentate gyrus tissue collected shortly after training did not reveal learning-specific changes in Arc mRNA expression. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry were therefore used to assess possible sparse effects on gene expression. …”
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Highly Efficient White Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Controllable Excitons Behavior by a Mixed Interlayer between Fluorescence Blue and Phosphorescence Yellow-Emitting Layers by Chun-Hong Gao, Xiao-Bo Shi, Dong-Ying Zhou, Lei Zhang, Zhao-Kui Wang, Liang-Sheng Liao

“…It is found that the HWOLED with a ratio of 3 : 2 exhibits a current efficiency of 34 cd/A and a power efficiency of 29 lm/W at 1000 cd/m2 with warm white Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage (CIE1931) coordinates of (0.4273, 0.4439). …”
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Subthreshold Kink Effect in Gate-All-Around MOSFETs Based on Void Embedded Silicon on Insulator Technology by Yuxin Liu, Qiang Liu, Jin Chen, Zhiqiang Mu, Xing Wei, Wenjie Yu

“…In particular, the SS of the device reaches the minimum ~0.1mV/dec with no discernable hysteresis window at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$V_{\mathrm { d}} {=} 4.5$ </tex-math></inline-formula>V under ambient condition. …”
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The Roots of Single Parenting and Its Influence on the Socioeconomic Trajectories of Young Adults in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria by Ngozi U. Nwonye, Victoria V. Nkan, Ann E. Dijeh

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Impact of Combined Antiretroviral Treatment (cART) on Latent Cytomegalovirus Infection by Aura Temereanca, Luminita Ene, Gratiela Tardei, Camelia Grancea, Cristian L. Achim, Simona Ruta

“…Patients with immunological treatment success (CD4 > 350 cells/mL) had significantly lower CMV IgG titers compared to those with suboptimal immune response to cART. …”
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Acinetobacter baumannii Lipopolysaccharide Influences Adipokine Expression in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by Yuka Unno, Yoshinori Sato, Satoshi Nishida, Akiyo Nakano, Ryuichi Nakano, Tsuneyuki Ubagai, Yasuo Ono

“…We tested the effect of increasing concentrations of A. baumannii-derived LPS (10, 100, or 1000 ng/mL) on the 3T3-L1 adipocyte cell line. Exposure to LPS was found to increase the expression of several adipokines (e.g., MIP-2, MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-6, lipocalin-2, and FABP4) in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and significantly reduced the expression of leptin and adiponectin. …”
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IL-33 Aggravates DSS-Induced Acute Colitis in Mouse Colon Lamina Propria by Enhancing Th2 Cell Responses by Junfeng Zhu, Fangli Yang, Lixuan Sang, Jingbo Zhai, Xiaoqing Zhang, Dan Yue, Shengjun Li, Yan Li, Changlong Lu, Xun Sun

“…Modulation of IL-33/ST2 signaling by monoclonal antibody (mAb) could be a novel biological therapy in DSS-induced acute colitis.…”
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Tidally Distorted Stars Are Triaxial Pulsators by Jim Fuller, Saul Rappaport, Rahul Jayaraman, Don Kurtz, Gerald Handler

“…We compute the mode frequencies and geometries of tidally distorted stars using perturbation theory, accounting for the effects of the Coriolis force and the coupling between different azimuthal orders m of a multiplet induced by the tidal distortion. …”
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Multiple Myeloma and B Cell Lymphoma. Investigation of IL-6, IL-6 Receptor Antagonist (IL-6RA), and GP130 Antagonist (GP130A) Using Various Parameters in an In Vitro Model by Eva Kovacs

“…Our results showed that (1) all five MM cell lines (OPM-2, RPMI-8226, U-266, KMS-12-BM, MOLP-8) expressed surface IL-6R and gp130, the B cell lymphomas (WSU-1, DOHH-2, U-698) expressed only gp130; (2) exogenous IL-6 markedly up-regulated the expression of membrane IL-6R (up to 186%) and down-regulated the gp130 receptor (down to 4%) in MM cell lines, the membrane expression of gp130 in B cell lymphomas was not altered; (3) IL-6 markedly increased the spontaneous proliferation (up to 151%) in all MM cell lines, that of B cell lymphomas was not affected; (4) IL-6 increased the DNA synthesis in the S cell cycle phase of MM cells and arrested the stage G2/M, IL-6 was ineffective in any cell cycle phase of B cell lymphoma; (5) IL-6RA inhibited the membrane IL-6R partially, the proliferation was decreased only slightly; and (6) although gp130A inhibited the membrane gp130 completely, the proliferation was decreased 81—78% in MM and B cell lymphoma cell lines. …”
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Identifying novel heterozygous PI4KA variants in fetal abnormalities by Chen Cheng, Fan Yang, Xinlin Chen, Sheng Zhao

“…The PI4KA variant c.2802_2863-40del resulted in the production of three distinct mRNA isoforms. The PI4KA variant c.2819 C > T (p.Ala940Val) significantly reduced the enzyme activity. …”
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MicroRNA-221 protects myocardial contractility in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through phospholamban. by Hongyu Li, Jimiao Qiu, Chang Liu, Guobing Yu, Danyu Wu, Yichun Chu, Kai Wang

“…Quantitative RT-PCR analysis was performed to observe the variation in miRNA 221, PLB, SERCA2, RYR2, NCX1, Cyt C and caspase 3 mRNA levels in myocardium, while Western blot assessed the levels of PLB, p-PLB (Ser16), p-PLB (Thr17), SERCA2, RYR2, NCX1, Cyt C and caspase 3 proteins. …”
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Analysis of somatic piRNAs in the malaria mosquito Anopheles coluzzii reveals atypical classes of genic small RNAs by Sergei Funikov, Alexander Rezvykh, Natalia Akulenko, Jiangtao Liang, Igor V. Sharakhov, Alla Kalmykova

“…Small RNAs derived from repetitive elements constitute a minor fraction while most small RNAs process from long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and protein-coding gene mRNAs. The majority of small RNAs derived from repetitive elements and lncRNAs exhibited typical piRNAs features. …”
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Study of the Intrinsic Factors Determining the Near-Threshold Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior of a High-Strength Titanium Alloy by Huan Wang, Yongqing Zhao, Ping Guo, Fei Qiang, Lei Zhang, Zhongli Qiao, Shewei Xin

“…The fatigue threshold value (Δ<i>K_th</i>) was 4.4 MPa·m^1/2 for F-BW, 3.6 for BW, and 3.2 for EM. …”
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