Ethyl Caffeate Ameliorates Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Suppressing Th1 Immune Response by Shikui Xu, Aixue Zuo, Zengjun Guo, Chunping Wan

“…Th1 cell differentiation assay was performed, and mRNA expression in interferon-γ-related signaling was examined by q-PCR analysis. Results. In vitro, ECF markedly inhibited the proliferation of splenocytes in response to ConA and anti-CD3. …”
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Searching for effective strategies to reach boys and young men; a mixed-methods study protocol for youth clinics in Sweden by Mazen Baroudi

“…Thirdly, case studies in two regions in Sweden – chosen for their demographic and geographic diversity – will be conducted interviewing healthcare providers, managers, policymakers, and boys and young men. Lastly, Q-methodology will be used to rank all identified strategies. …”
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Myricetin exposure reduces PC differentiation in vitro in primary human B cells by Shabirul Haque, Betty Diamond

“…The expression of mRNA was measured by qPCR. Ig secretion in culture supernatant was measured by ELISA. …”
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Downstream Effects of a Hydroelectric Reservoir on Aquatic Plant Assemblages by Ivan Bernez, Jacques Haury, Maria Teresa Ferreira

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Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA) for Thiotetrazole Alkynylacetanilides, a Non-Nucleoside Inhibitor of HIV-1 Double Mutant K103N/Y181C Reverse Transcriptase by Sivan Sree Kanth, Kotla Sai Abhishake, Manga Vijjulatha

“…The developed model based on training set containing 20 molecules gave Q2 value of 0.587 and non cross validation R2 value of 0.961 and standard error of estimate 0.098 for CoMFA. …”
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The Regulation of the CNS Innate Immune Response Is Vital for the Restoration of Tissue Homeostasis (Repair) after Acute Brain Injury: A Brief Review by M. R. Griffiths, P. Gasque, J. W. Neal

“…Phagocytic receptors (CD14, CD36, TLR–4) clear “not self” pathogens; neurons and glia express “death signals” to initiate apoptosis in T cells.The complement opsonins C1q, C3, and iC3b facilitate the clearance of apoptotic cells by interacting with CR3 and CR4 receptors. …”
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Orthogonal Capsule Network with Meta-Reinforcement Learning for Small Sample Hyperspectral Image Classification by Prince Yaw Owusu Amoako, Guo Cao, Boshan Shi, Di Yang, Benedict Boakye Acka

“…Learning a meta-policy with a Q-learner generalizes across different tasks to effectively select discriminative features from the hyperspectral data. …”
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Idiopathic CRMO and MEFV Gene Variant Alleles: Is There Any Relationship? by Farhad Salehzadeh, Hassan Anari, Sepehr Sarkhanloo

“…There were two positive MEFV gene mutations (22%), as E148Q/wt and K695R/wt both in the heterozygote form. …”
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A Standardized Approach to Quantitative Analysis of Nicotine in e-Liquids Based on Peak Purity Criteria Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Vinit V. Gholap, Leon Kosmider, Matthew S. Halquist

“…The method has been validated as per ICH Q2(R1) and USP <1225> guidelines. The method is specific, precise, accurate, and linear to analyze nicotine in e-liquids with 1 to >50 mg/mL of nicotine. …”
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Unraveling the potential of zinc protoporphyrin-forming lactic acid bacteria for replacing nitrite and their role in quality characteristics of Harbin dry sausage by Qianhui Yang, Zhiqiang Feng, Yaru Yuan, Xiufang Xia, Qian Liu, Qian Chen, Baohua Kong

“…This study evaluated the effects of zinc protoporphyrin-producing lactic acid bacteria specifically Weissella viridescens JX11, Weissella viridescens MDJ8, and Lactobacillus pentosus Q on nitrite substitution and the quality characteristics of Harbin dry sausage. …”
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miR-224-5p Attenuates Allergic Responses in Mice with Allergic Rhinitis by Modulating the Th1/Th2 Response by Yuxiao Li, Ran An, Mingjin Wu, Jiayan He, Xiaoguang He

“…Human nasal epithelial cells (HNEpCs) were used to establish an AR cell model induced by Der P1, and C57BL/6 mice were used to establish an AR animal model induced by OVA (ovalbumin). RT-qPCR was used to determine the level of miR-224-5p; western blot analysis was used to determine GATA3; ELISA was used to determine the levels of OVA-specific IgE, IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13; flow cytometry was used to determine the differentiation of Th1 and Th2 cells; and HE and PAS staining was used to observe the histopathological alterations in the mouse nasal mucosa and spleen. …”
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Association between dietary components and gut microbiota: a Mendelian randomization study by CHEN Haimiao, MA Yan, LIU Mingqi, MA Shanshan, LI Jun, XU Laichao

“…Heterogeneity was evaluated using Cochran's Q test, horizontal pleiotropy and exclude outliers were tested using MR-Egger regression and MR-PRESSO test. …”
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Beyond the Comfort Zone: Strenuous Sports as a Preventive Tactic Against Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Wei Zhang, Gang Li, Chengya Hao, Aijun Cheng

“…Heterogeneity of the results is assessed using Cochran’s Q -statistic, while horizontal pleiotropy is evaluated using MR-Egger. …”
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Treatment of Bullous Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Lihua Duan, Liying Chen, Shan Zhong, Ying Wang, Yan Huang, Yan He, Jie Chen, Guixiu Shi

“…Furthermore, immunofluorescence examination showed linear deposition of lgG, lgA, C3, and C1q along the basement membrane zone. BSLE patients with corticosteroids treatment constantly do not receive a marked improvement, while dapsone generally dramatically improved the skin condition. …”
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The Efficiency of Direct Maturation: the Comparison of Two hiPSC Differentiation Approaches into Motor Neurons by Catherine Schaefers, Simone Rothmiller, Horst Thiermann, Theo Rein, Annette Schmidt

“…The identity of hiPSC, neuronal progenitors, and mature MNs was continuously verified by the detection of specific markers at the genetic and protein level via qRT-PCR, flow cytometry, Western Blot, and immunofluorescence. …”
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Voltage Stability Analysis of Front-End Speed Controlled Wind Turbine Integrated into Regional Power Grid Based on Bifurcation Theory by Kaide Ren, Hongwei Li, Shuaibing Li, Haiying Dong

“…The greater the disturbance of the bifurcation parameter Q1, the shorter the time of voltage collapse and the smaller the stable operation area of the system. …”
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Thermally Affected Zone (TAZ) Assessment in Open-Loop Low-Enthalpy Groundwater Heat Pump Systems (GWHPs): Potential of Analytical Solutions by Martina Gizzi, Glenda Taddia, Elena Cerino Abdin, Stefano Lo Russo

“…When fixing the constant thermal difference (ΔT) between the injection and abstraction wells at 5°C, results revealed that a rather reliable assessment of the TAZ of Politecnico di Torino GWHPs, in Turin shallow aquifer, can be performed by plotting the cumulative distribution function of the injected discharge rate (Q) and setting 63% as a steady value.…”
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Influence maximization under imbalanced heterogeneous networks via lightweight reinforcement learning with prior knowledge by Kehong You, Sanyang Liu, Yiguang Bai

“…Additionally, the node embedding vectors are input into a Deep Q Network (DQN) to commence the lightweight training process. …”
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Rapid Identification and Simultaneous Quantification of Aristolochic Acids by HPLC-DAD and Confirmations by MS in Aristolochia chilensis Using a Limited Biomass by Michael Araya, Samantha García, Marcia González-Teuber

“…The fractions of each signal were collected and injected directly into an Orbitrap mass detector model Q Exactive Focus (Thermo Scientific). The acids extraction was done with 0.10–0.50 g of lyophilized and pulverized sample and concentrated in Soxhlet extraction equipment. …”
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DIVIDEND POLICY AND MARKET VALUE OF NIGERIAN LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS by Oyewole Oladunni AJIBOYE, Yemisi F BOSUN-FAKUNLE, Johnson Kolawole OLOWOOKERE

“…Detailed information as regards market value (Tobin Q and share price) as well as dividend policy (dividend payout, dividend per share, dividend yield) of Nigerian listed banks was obtained from their annual reports together with accounts that were made public between 2011 and 2022 as well as Nigerian Exchange Group Fact Book, 2022. …”
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