Sulfur Fixation by Chemically Modified Red Mud Samples Containing Inorganic Additives: A Parametric Study by Yang Liu, Yang Li, Feng-shan Zhou, Ying-mo Hu, Yi-he Zhang

“…Bayer red mud modified by fusel salt and waste mother liquor of sodium ferrocyanide as the main sulfur fixation agent and the calcium based natural mineral materials as servicing additives; the experimental results showed the following: (1) Through 10 wt% waste mother liquor of sodium ferrocyanide modifying Bayer red mud, sulfur fixation rate can increase by 13 wt%. (2) Magnesium oxide can obviously improve the sulfur fixation performance of Bayer red mud and up to a maximum sulfur fixation rate of 47 wt% at adding 1 wt% magnesium oxide. (3) Dolomite enhanced the sulfur fixation performances with the sulfur fixation rate of 68 wt% in optimized condition. (4) Vermiculite dust reduced sulfur dioxide during the fixed-sulfur process of modified Bayer red mud, and the desulphurization ration could reach up to a maximum 76 wt% at 950°C. (5) An advanced three-component sulfur fixation agent was investigated, in which the optimized mass ratio of modified Bayer red mud, dolomite, and vermiculite dust was 70 : 28 : 2 in order, and its sulfur fixation efficiency has reached to a maximum 87 wt% under its 20 wt% dosage in the coal.…”
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Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1-Induced Protein 1 Is Highly Expressed in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Negatively Regulates Neutrophil Activities by Jian Lin, Gengfeng Li, Chunjin Xu, Huiying Lu, Cui Zhang, Zhi Pang, Zhanju Liu

“…Here, we found that MCPIP-1 was markedly increased at both the transcriptional and translational levels in inflamed mucosa of IBD patients compared with healthy controls, which was mainly expressed in neutrophils. Interestingly, MG-132, a proteasome inhibitor reducing the degradation of MCPIP-1, further facilitated neutrophils to express MCPIP-1 in vitro. …”
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Impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on epileptogenic networks: a functional connectivity study by Lisa-Dounia Soncin, Sara Simula, Nicolas Hemmer, Hélène Mourre, Marie Arthuis, Julia Makhalova, Christian Benar, Sylvane Faure, Fabrice Bartolomei

“…Resting state functional connectivity (FC) was evaluated on SEEG signals to analyze network characteristics. We mainly focused on brain regions involved in PTSD (amygdala, orbitofrontal cortex, hippocampus, insula, rhinal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex). …”
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Aggressive Disease Course of Multiple Myeloma with Concomitant ALK-Negative Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report with an Unusual Presentation by Michela Staderini, Lara Mannelli, Elisabetta Antonioli, Benedetta Puccini, Valentina Berti, Francesco Mungai, Federica Vergoni, Valentina Carrai, Luigi Rigacci, Alberto Bosi

“…Few cases of concomitant multiple myeloma and T-cell neoplasm are described in the literature, mainly regarding primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma. …”
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Maintenance of a Schwann-Like Phenotype in Differentiated Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Requires the Synergistic Action of Multiple Growth Factors by Alice E. Mortimer, Alessandro Faroni, Mahmut A. Kilic, Adam J. Reid

“…However, GGF-2 alone increased the expression of Krox20, the main transcription factor involved in myelination, relative to those cells treated with all stimulating factors. …”
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Wind Field Characteristics of the 13 June 2014 Downburst Event in Beijing Based on Meteorological Tower Records by Shi Zhang, Yibo Wang, Zengzhi Qian, Kexin Guo, Xiaoda Xu, Daxing Zhou, Qing Cao

“…The fluctuating wind speeds of the downburst exhibit significant non-stationary characteristics, with their energy mainly distributing in the period of rapid change of wind speed in the time domain and concentrating in the vicinity of 0–0.1 Hz in the frequency domain. …”
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Investigations on the Wear Rate of Sintering Diamond Core Bit during the Hole Drilling Process of Al2O3 Bulletproof Ceramics by Lei Zheng, Chen Zhang, Xianglong Dong, Shitian Zhao, Weidong Wu, Zhi Cui, Yaoqing Ren

“…Based on experimental data, the influences of the main bit performance and machining process parameters on the overall wear rate of the bit have been analyzed. …”
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Extraordinary ductility enhancement of Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy achieved by electropulsing treatment by Xiang Wang, Baoxue Zhou, Hua Huang, Jialin Niu, Shaokang Guan, Guangyin Yuan

“…The elongation to failure (EL) increased obviously for the homogenized and pre-tensile deformed JDBM alloy samples after electropulsing treatment, accompanying with no obvious sacrifice of the yield strength (YS) for the former and an evident decrease of YS for the latter, mainly due to the reduction of the dislocation density. …”
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The Parenteral Vitamin C Improves Sepsis and Sepsis-Induced Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome via Preventing Cellular Immunosuppression by Yu-Lei Gao, Bin Lu, Jian-Hua Zhai, Yan-Cun Liu, Hai-Xia Qi, Ying Yao, Yan-Fen Chai, Song-Tao Shou

“…The negative immunoregulation of Tregs was inhibited, mainly including inhibiting the expression of forkhead helix transcription factor- (Foxp-) 3, cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen- (CTLA-) 4, membrane associated transforming growth factor-β (TGF-βm+), and the secretion of inhibitory cytokines [including TGF-β and interleukin- (IL-) 10], as well as CD4+ T cells-mediated cellular immunosuppression which was improved by parenteral Vit C in WT and Gulo−/− septic mice. …”
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Olive Oil Total Phenolic Contents and Sensory Sensations Trends during Oven and Microwave Heating Processes and Their Discrimination Using an Electronic Tongue by Rafaela Prata, José A. Pereira, Nuno Rodrigues, Luís G. Dias, Ana C. A. Veloso, Susana Casal, António M. Peres

“…Olive oil has unique organoleptic attributes and its consumption is associated with nutritional and health benefits, which are mainly related to its rich composition in phenolic and volatile compounds. …”
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LINC02282 promotes DNA methylation of TRIM6 by recruiting DNMTs to inhibit the progression of Parkinson's disease by Lu Han, Chuansheng Zhao, Feng Jin, Rongfeng Jiang, Hao Wu

“…In addition, LINC02282 overexpression using an adeno-associated virus reduced neuronal damage in PD mice. LINC02282 was mainly localized in the nucleus, and LINC02282 promoted the methylation of the tripartite motif-containing protein 6 (TRIM6) promoter to inhibit TRIM6 expression. …”
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How to Distinguish Patients with pSS among Individuals with Dryness without Invasive Diagnostic Studies by Agata Sebastian, Maciej Sebastian, Maria Misterska-Skóra, Patryk Woytala, Katarzyna Jakuszko, Piotr Wiland

“…In the course of pSS, inflammatory cell infiltration consists mainly of lymphocytes infiltrating exocrine glands, which leads to their impaired function. …”
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Long-Term Dynamic Monitoring of Post-Tensioning External Tendons: Temperature Effect Evaluation by Luis Chillitupa-Palomino, Carlos M. C. Renedo, Jaime H. García-Palacios, Iván M. Díaz

“…However, for long-term monitoring assessment, two main challenges have to be addressed regarding practical applications: (i) double-peak spectra and other spurious factors that affect the frequency estimation, and (ii) temperature dependency, which needs to be carefully treated since frequency/tension variation may be explained by temperature variation, thus masking potential structural anomalies. …”
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Pregnancy and cardiovascular outcomes among patients post Fontan surgery: a 25-year single-centre retrospective cohort study by Ran Kornowski, Eran Hadar, Daniel Yehuda, Omri Soudry, Eyal Schwartz, Ilan Richter, Alexander Dadashev, Shahar Vig, Shimon Kolker, Ohad Houri, Rafael Hirsch, Nili Schamroth Pravda

“…Intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus was common, observed in 23% of all pregnancies and 50% of live births. The main fetal complication was prematurity, observed in 43% of all pregnancies and 90% of live birth. …”
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Selecting habitats to reintroduce the endangered species Ardisia gigantifolia (Primulaceae) based on growth and physiological traits by Rong Liu, Dan Xie, Mengling Li, Yanmei Ping, Dongmei Li, Shupeng Dong, Yongjie Yu, Jinguo Zhang, Zulin Ning

“…The results revealed that relative irradiance would be the main factor influencing the photosynthesis and growth of transplanted plantlets. …”
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Identification of a metabolic brain network characterizing essential tremor by Solange Volnov, Hamzah Baagil, Oliver Winz, Hans-Juergen Kaiser, Sanne Katherina Meles, Joerg Bernhard Schulz, Kathrin Reetz, Felix Manuel Mottaghy, Florian Holtbernd

“…The ET related metabolic spatial covariance pattern (ETRP) was characterized by relatively increased metabolism in the cerebellum, brainstem, and temporo-occipital cortices, accompanied by relative metabolic decreases mainly in fronto-temporal and motor cortices. Network expression showed inverse correlations with tremor severity and disease duration and positive correlations with cognitive dysfunction. …”
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Profiling the Secretome of Glioblastoma Cells Under Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Using Mass Spectrometry by Aline Menezes, Yara Martins, Fábio Nogueira, Denise De Abreu Pereira, Katia Carneiro

“…A label-free, mass spectrometry–based quantitative proteomics has been developed to identify and characterize proteins that are differentially expressed in GBM to gain a better understanding of the interactions and functions that lead to the pathological state focusing on the extracellular matrix (ECM). The main challenge in GBM research has been to identify novel molecular therapeutic targets and accurate diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers. …”
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Changes in T-Cell and Monocyte Phenotypes In Vitro by Schistosoma mansoni Antigens in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients by Aline Michelle Barbosa Bafica, Luciana Santos Cardoso, Sérgio Costa Oliveira, Alex Loukas, Alfredo Góes, Ricardo Riccio Oliveira, Edgar M. Carvalho, Maria Ilma Araujo

“…Taken together, we show that S. mansoni antigens, mainly rSmTSP-2 and PIII, are able to decrease the activation status of monocytes and also to upregulate the expression of modulatory molecules in T lymphocytes.…”
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Investigating the effects of sintering additives and heating regimes on the performances of glass–ceramic proppants derived from industrial wastes by Jincai Zhang, Yueting Fan, Xubo Zhai, Vishnu Vijay Kumar

“…Glass-ceramic-based proppants were successfully fabricated using fly ash and kaolin, as main raw, matching other raws and additive such as TiO2 and Fe2O3, in lab. …”
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An Experimental Study on Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Excessive Secretion after Submandibular Gland Transplantation in Rabbits by Shang Xie, Hui Xu, Bo Lin, Kan Wang, Xiao-Feng Shan, Zhi-Gang Cai

“…Immunofluorescence results showed that AQP5 protein was mainly expressed in the cytoplasm after BTXA injection for 2 and 4 weeks, which might indicate that BTXA promoted AQP5 expression from the cell membrane to cytoplasm. …”
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