Preparation of Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Peptide from Black Bean Protein by Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Its Uric Acid-Lowering Activity in Vitro by SUN Jingru, SUN Mingshuang, LÜ Wenqing, CAO Rong’an, DIAO Jingjing, WANG Changyuan

“…The XOD inhibitory activity of F3, obtained from ultrafiltration of the hydrolysate, was the highest (with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 8.76 mg/mL), with the molecular mass ≤ 1 500 Da. In F3, hydrophobic and basic amino acids accounted for 56.66% and 20.16% of the total amino acids, respectively. …”
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Risk of Fungal Infection to Dental Patients by Jaqueline Lopes Damasceno, Rafael Aparecido dos Santos, Amir Horiquini Barbosa, Luciana Assirati Casemiro, Regina Helena Pires, Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins

“…The high-revving engine contained the largest average amount of fungi, 14.93 ± 18.18 CFU/mL. The main fungal species verified in this equipment belonged to the genera Aspergillus spp., Fusarium spp., Candida spp., and Rhodotorula spp. …”
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Recombinant production platform for Group A Streptococcus glycoconjugate vaccines by Sowmya Ajay Castro, Ian J. Passmore, Didier Ndeh, Helen Alexandra Shaw, Alessandro Ruda, Keira Burns, Sarah Thomson, Rupa Nagar, Kathirvel Alagesan, Mark Reglinski, Kieron Lucas, Sherif Abouelhadid, Ulrich Schwarz-Linek, Fatme Mawas, Göran Widmalm, Brendan W. Wren, Helge C. Dorfmueller

“…Purified RhaPS glycoconjugates elicited carbohydrate-specific antibodies in mice and rabbits and bound to the surface of multiple Strep A strains of diverse M-types, confirming the recombinantly produced RhaPS glycoconjugates as valuable vaccine candidates.…”
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Detection of The TNFSF Members BAFF, APRIL, TWEAK and Their Receptors in Normal Kidney and Renal Cell Carcinomas by Vassiliki Pelekanou, George Notas, Katerina Theodoropoulou, Marilena Kampa, Dimitrios Takos, Vassilia-Ismini Alexaki, Jelena Radojicic, Frank Sofras, Andreas Tsapis, Efstathios N. Stathopoulos, Elias Castanas

“…Therapeutic modalities targeting VEGF, PDGF, and c-kit using tyrosine kinase inhibitors and m-TOR using specific biologic factors are in development. …”
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OBNOVA GRADSKE VIJEĆNICE – LOŽE U SENJU REZULTATI ZAŠTITNIH ARHEOLOŠKIH ISTRAŽIVANJA NA LOKACIJI GRADSKE VIJEĆNICE – LOŽE by BLAŽENKA LJUBOVIĆ, DAMIR MARTINOV

“…Ukupna istražena površina podruma iznosi nešto manje od 50 m.2 Pokazalo se da je podrum osnovne građevine srednjevjekovne gradske lože izvorno funkcionirao kao prizemlje. …”
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How Long, Narrowly Constructed Wetlands Purify Irrigation Return Water: A Case Study of Ulansuhai Lake, China by Xufeng Mao, Donghai Yuan, Liansheng He, Xiaoyan Wei, Qiong Chen, Libo Bian, Junqi Li

“…The results indicated that surface-flow constructed wetlands can effectively change the physical characteristics of return water and lead to a sharp decrease in pollutant concentrations. The 1200 m long, narrowly constructed wetland resulted in the average reduction rates of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) of up to 22.1% and 21.5%, respectively. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Method for Simultaneous Hydrolysis and Extraction for Preparation of Geniposidic Acid from Eucommia ulmoides Bark Using Basic Imidazolide Ionic Liquid by Lili Li, Yupin Guo, Chunchao Zhao, Mengxia Wei, Junling Liu, Yuangang Zu, Fei Wang, Lei Yang

“…And the independent parameters optimized by Box-Behnken design (BBD) based on single-factor tests were as follows: microwave irradiation time of 20 min at power of 415 W and liquid-solid ratio of 15 mL/g. Yield of geniposidic acid was increased to 3.41±0.17 μmol/g. …”
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Use of Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy for Recurrent Secondary Hyperparathyroidism after Subtotal Parathyroidectomy by Walter G. Douthat, Gabriela Cardozo, Gabriela Garay, Santiago Orozco, Carlos Chiurchiu, Jorge de la Fuente, Javier de Arteaga, Pablo U. Massari

“…After ethanol injection PTH decreased significantly (1897 ± 754 to 549 ± 863 pg/mL (P<.01)). There was also a reduction in serum calcium, phosphorus and calcium-phosphorus product. …”
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Peatland Hydro-Climatological Parameters Variability in Response to 2019–2022 Climate Anomalies in the OKI Regency by Muhammad Irfan, Mokhamad Yusup Nur Khakim, Wijaya Mardiansyah, Netty Kurniawati, Awaluddin, Albertus Sulaiman, Iskhaq Iskandar, Rujito Agus Suwignyo, Hyunyoung Yang, Eunho Choi

“…In addition, an empirical equation was derived to express the relationship between GWL (m) and SM (%) as SM = 49,044 GWL + 59,142. The findings of this study provide valuable in-sights for all stakeholders involved in efforts to mitigate the impact of natural disasters on peatlands.…”
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Impact of Tunnel Groups on Pupil Diameter of Drivers on Mountainous Freeway in China: A Real-World Driving Study by Jianping Gao, Sijie Zhang, Yunyong He, Qi Zhang, Lu Sun, Chang Lu, Yi Wu, Enhuai He, Changfeng Yang

“…The PPDV of drivers was negatively correlated with the length of the connecting zone of tunnel groups, and 100 m is the recommended safety length threshold for the connecting zone of tunnel groups.…”
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Foxp3 Expression in Liver Correlates with the Degree but Not the Cause of Inflammation by Matthaios Speletas, Nikoletta Argentou, Georgios Germanidis, Themistoclis Vasiliadis, Konstantinos Mantzoukis, Kalliopi Patsiaoura, Pavlos Nikolaidis, Vaios Karanikas, Konstantinos Ritis, Anastasios E. Germenis

“…Liver biopsies obtained from 69 individuals (26 chronic HBV hepatitis, 14 chronic HCV hepatitis, 11 nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 8 autoimmune diseases, 2 methotrexate-related toxicity, and 8 controls) were examined, by qRT-PCR, for the mRNA expression of Foxp3, IL-10, TGF-β1, Fas, FasL, TRAIL, caspase-3, TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-1β. …”
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Gas Seepage along the Edge of the Aquitaine Shelf (France): Origin and Local Fluxes by Livio Ruffine, Jean-Pierre Donval, Claire Croguennec, Laurent Bignon, Dominique Birot, Anne Battani, Germain Bayon, Jean-Claude Caprais, Nadine Lantéri, Denis Levaché, Stéphanie Dupré

“…The resulting values are extremely heterogeneous between seeps, ranging from 35 to 368 mLn·min−1. Assuming a steady discharge, the mean calculated methane emission for the nine seeps is of 38 kmol·yr−1. …”
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Molecular Mechanism of Macrophage Activation by Red Ginseng Acidic Polysaccharide from Korean Red Ginseng by Se Eun Byeon, Jaehwi Lee, Ji Hye Kim, Woo Seok Yang, Yi-Seong Kwak, Sun Young Kim, Eui Su Choung, Man Hee Rhee, Jae Youl Cho

“…RGAP-induced NO production was accompanied with enhanced mRNA levels of iNOS and increases in nuclear transcription factors such as NF-κB, AP-1, STAT-1, ATF-2, and CREB. …”
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Laser Writing of GaN/Ga2O3 Heterojunction Photodetector Arrays by Pengxiang Sun, Xun Yang, Kexue Li, Zhipeng Wei, Wei Fan, Shaoyi Wang, Weimin Zhou, Chongxin Shan

“…The GaN/Ga2O3 heterojunctions exhibit good reproducibility, uniformity, and ability to operate under zero bias, with a responsivity of 110.22 mA W−1, a detection rate of 5.56 × 1011 jones, and an external quantum efficiency of 42.34%. …”
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Implementation of a Targeted Technologic Screening Tool to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health-System Retail Pharmacies: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Annika Skogg, Alicia Zagel, R. May O'Donnell, Ann Philbrick, Mary Nelson, Allyson Schlichte, Kassie Klasen

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A nonlinear correlation between the serum uric acid to creatinine ratio and the prevalence of hypertension: a large cross-sectional population-based study by Ru Wang, Shuxing Wu, Jing Wang, Wenting Li, Jian Cui, Zhuhua Yao

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that the correlation between the UA/Cr ratio and hypertension risk was stable in all subgroups except for the subgroup with diabetes and the subgroup with a BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 (p < 0.05). Sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of the relationship between a higher UA/Cr ratio and a higher risk of hypertension (p < 0.05). …”
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Biliary Atresia Treatment: Can Shear Wave Elastography Predict Kasai Procedure Outcomes? by Sekarsari Damayanti, Gema Ramadhan Muhammad, Rinaldhy Kshetra, Prihartono Joedo

“…The optimal cut-off point of shear wave elastography value to predict the success of Kasai procedure is 2.21 m/s or 14.4 kPa (sensitivity 88.9%, specificity 83.3%, accuracy 85.7%, PPV 87.65%, NPV 84.91%), with an AUC of 0.889 (95%CI = 0.75-1.00), OR = 10.50 (1.360-81.053). …”
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Agro‐waste areca nut husk and bagasse fiber reinforced epoxy‐based hybrid composite for thermal insulated false ceiling application by Rois Uddin Mahmud, Mir Shahidul Islam, Shahin Hossain, Jannatul Nasrin, Ayub Nabi Khan

“…The composite containing 23.06% fiber exhibited the lowest thermal conductivity at 0.1631 W/m K and demonstrated excellent thermal insulating properties at 0.03629%. …”
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Lower circulating mitochondrial DNA and increased mitokines suggest significant mitochondrial dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus with renal involvement by Camillo Ribi, Kristina Sundquist, Matthieu Halfon, Manuel Pascual, Ashfaque A Memon, Anna Hedelius

“…Biomarkers were compared in patients with and without renal involvement (defined by estimated glomerular filtration rate &lt;60 mL/min or proteinuria &gt;0.5 g/day) and in those with active and inactive SLE.Results Compared with HV, patients with SLE displayed lower mtDNA/nucDNA ratios, especially in the case of renal involvement. …”
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Deciphering the regulatory programs of RNA binding proteins in rheumatoid arthritis through single-cell transcriptome analysis by Hongbin Luo, Qunya Zheng, Youzheng Zhou, Weipeng Lai, Nanwen Zhang, Peng Chen

“…Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from published datasets were obtained to investigate the expression and dysregulation of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), which are critical for alternative mRNA splicing and translational control in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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