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. Changes in the structural integrity of the mouse heart were identified with HE and MASSON staining, while TUNEL staining was used to evaluate the TUNEL-positive cells of cardiomyocytes. …”
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Process-Dependent Evolution of Channel Stress and Stress-Induced Mobility Gain in FinFET, Normal GAAFET, and Si/SiGe Hybrid Channel GAAFET by Chiang Zhu, Xiaona Zhu, Shaofeng Yu, David Wei Zhang

“…This work gives a comprehensive picture of the process-dependent evolution of channel stress and its mobility gain in different advanced device structures, and offers new insights into the mobility balance in GAAFET from the perspective of stress.…”
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Study on the Preparation and Fracture Behavior of Red Mud-Yellow Phosphorus Slag-Based Concrete by Xianhai Li, Qin Zhang, Song Mao, Longjiang Li, Jingbo Wang

“…In addition, the cementitious materials were more interlaced, and there was more disorder in the crystals of the RM-YPS-CC, which formed a more complex spatial structure than the YPS-CC did. Without RM, the initial cracking strength on the surface of the concrete was 5–6 MPa, the maximum crack width was 3.96 mm, and the crack number was 8. …”
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Preparation of Silicon-Carbon-Graphene Composites and their Application to Lithium Ion Secondary Battery by Sun Kyung Kim, Chan Mi Kim, Hankwon Chang, Hee Dong Jang

“…The effects of the size of the silicon particles in Si-C-GR composites on the material properties including the morphology and crystal structure were investigated. Silicon particles ranged from 50 nm to 1 µm in average diameter were employed while concentration of silicon, graphene oxide and glucose was fixed in the aerosol precursor. …”
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Clinicians’ experience with infographic summaries from the BMJ Rapid Recommendations: a qualitative user-testing study among residents and interns at a large teaching hospital in S... by Thomas Agoritsas, Per Vandvik, Tiffany Hirschel

“…The BMJ Rapid Recommendations explore innovative ways to enhance dissemination and uptake, including multilayered interactive infographics linked to a digitally structured authoring and publication platform (the MAGICapp). …”
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Two Imported Malaria Cases with Delayed Response to Treatment in Hatay by Tuğba Kaya, Mehmet Çabalak, Gülnaz Çulha, Ceren Ünal

“…In the blood preparations of the first case, dot-shaped nucleus structures were identified in the erythrocytes, which looked different from the classical erythrocytic forms. …”
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Effects of compulsive buying on debt avoidance and self-esteem: Can brand addiction serve as a socially responsible mediator? by Alić Adi, Kadrić Ahmed

“…Upon gathering online data in Bosnia and Herzegovina, partial least squares analysis was performed to analyze the data using structural equation modeling. Findings/conclusions: The study's findings show that brand addiction and compulsive buying are positively associated. …”
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Its Associated Factors among Mothers of Infants Less Than Six Months of Age in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Getachew Arage, Haileyesus Gedamu

“…Data were collected using pretested and structured questionnaire through face-to-face interview. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Influence of Selected Physical Factors on the Level of Pain in the Course of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders by Łukasz Kopacz, Żaneta Ciosek, Helena Gronwald, Piotr Skomro, Roman Ardan, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…But they are often a source of pain, myopathy, myoarthropathy, and malfunction of their surrounding or internal structures. The treatment of a patient’s discomfort associated with masticatory system dysfunctions strongly depends on their cause. …”
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Impact of the information and communication sector on spatial development and post-war recovery of creative industries in Ukraine's economy by Marianna Kichurchak

“…The processes of digitalization concerning households, firms and state institutions facilitate to the rapid development of the information and communication sector (ICS) enhancing the position of creative industries at the regional level and fostering structural changes in the national economy. The purpose of the article is to explore chief trends in the economic and social development of the ICS by region in order to determine its role in the post-war recovery of creative industries in Ukraine’s economy. …”
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Application of Fly Ash and Slag Generated by Incineration of Municipal Solid Waste in Concrete by Cong Zeng, Yan Lyu, Dehong Wang, Yanzhong Ju, Xiaoyu Shang, Luoke Li

“…The main components include SiO2, CaCO3, and Ca2SiO4, and they are similar to those present in the coal fly ash. The slag structure is loose as well as irregular, and its main component is SiO2. …”
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Aquatic plants and benthic biodiversity: A comprehensive study of community interactions in Aneuk Laot Lake, Sabang by Nurfadillah Nurfadillah, S Darmarini Ananingtyas, Kamal Ahmad, Annisa Annisa, Ediansa Putra Nanta, Maulida Siti

“…The value of the commodity structure of aquatic plants and macrozoobenthos shows that water conditions are stable and the diversity index of aquatic plants and macrozoobenthos is classified as moderate, uniformity is still evenly distributed and there are no dominant species.…”
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Detection of gene clusters for biodegradation of alkanes and aromatic compounds in the Rhodococcus qingshengii VKM Ac-2784D genome by Yu. A. Markova, I. S. Petrushin, L. A. Belovezhets

“…The R. qing­ shengii VKM Ac-2784D genome contains four out of eight known central metabolic pathways for the destruction of aromatic compounds. The structure of the gene clusters is similar to that of the known strains R. jostii RHA1 and R. ru­ ber Chol-4. …”
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OPEN BORDERS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN IDENTITY ON THE EXAMPLE OF CERTAIN EU MEMBER-STATES by E. V. Khakhalkina, K. P. Andreev, G. V. Grosheva, I. A. Kochev

“…Ever since the emergence of supranational structures, freedom of movement, capital, goods, services and labor has all been the principal focus points of the EU countries cooperation. …”
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Treatment of hospital wastewater by anodic oxidation using a new approach made by combining rotation with pulsed electric current on Cu-SnO2–Sb2O5 rotating cylinder anode by Falah H. Abd, Ali H. Abbar

“…The effects of operating variables such as rotation speed (50–250 rpm), pulsed current density (5–20 mA/cm2), and electrodepostion time (30–60 min) on the morphology and activity of Cu-SnO2–Sb2O5 anode were investigated. The structure of Cu-SnO2–Sb2O5 anode was examined by SEM, EDS, and XRD techniques. …”
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Auditory effects of autologous fat graft for TORP stabilization in the middle ear: a cadaveric study by Margaret Aron, Thomas G. Landry, Manohar Bance

“…Abstract Background Total ossicular replacement prostheses (TORP) are often used to re-establish ossicular coupling of sound in an ear lacking a stapes supra-structure. The use of TORPs, however, is associated with a 2/3 five year failure rate due to their anatomic instability over time in the middle ear. …”
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Sensation seeking and risk adjustment: the role of reward sensitivity in dynamic risky decisions by Yin Qianlan, Chen Shou, Hou Tianya, Dong Wei, Taosheng Liu

“…Understanding these links could significantly enhance our ability to predict individual differences in risk preferences and develop targeted interventions for managing risky behaviors across different contexts.MethodWe developed a task to measure RA through a structured yet uncertain environment modeled after the Balloon Analog Risk Task. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-TiO2/SiO2-Acrylic Composite Resin by Bin Du, Feng Chen, Rubai Luo, Shisheng Zhou, Zhengneng Wu

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) were applied to investigate the structure and morphology of the modified nano-TiO2/SiO2 composite particles. …”
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Preparation and Performance Evaluation of Polymeric Microspheres Used for Profile Control of Low-Permeability Reservoirs by Fajun Zhao, Hongbao Zhang, Yanping Wu, Dawei Wang, Yufei Zhang

“…A distillation–precipitation polymerization method was adopted to prepare nanometer-sized polymeric microspheres, whose structure, apparent pattern, thermal endurance, particle size, hydration, and swelling capacity were tested and analyzed by a series of techniques, including infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetry, high-pressure and high-temperature rheometry, and dynamic light scattering. …”
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Resnet-1DCNN-REA bearing fault diagnosis method based on multi-source and multi-modal information fusion by Xu Chen, Wenbing Chang, Yongxiang Li, Zhao He, Xiang Ma, Shenghan Zhou

“…At the same time, the time-frequency statistical features of the fused 1D signal were extracted from the integrated perspective of time and frequency domains and inputted into the improved 1D convolutional neural network model based on the residual block and attention mechanism (1DCNN-REA) model to realize fault diagnosis. Finally, the tree-structured parzen estimator (TPE) algorithm was utilized to realize the integration of two models in order to improve the diagnostic effect of a single model and obtain the final bearing fault diagnosis results. …”
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