All-Trans Retinoic Acid Improves the Effects of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis: An In Vitro Study by Deng Li, Peng Wang, Yuxi Li, Zhongyu Xie, Le Wang, Hongjun Su, Wen Deng, Yanfeng Wu, Huiyong Shen

“…The secretion and the mRNA level of key cytokines were measured with cytometric bead array and quantitative real-time PCR, respectively. ATRA pretreatment increased interleukin-6 (IL-6) secretion of MSCs. …”
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Lung and blood early biomarkers for host-directed tuberculosis therapies: Secondary outcome measures from a randomized controlled trial. by Robert S Wallis, Sibuse Ginindza, Trevor Beattie, Nishanee Arjun, Morongwe Likoti, Modulakgotla Sebe, Vinodh A Edward, Mohammed Rassool, Khatija Ahmed, Katherine Fielding, Bintou A Ahidjo, Mboyo D T Vangu, Gavin Churchyard

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) was measured at multiple time points.<h4>Results</h4>All PET/CT parameters showed highly significant reductions from baseline to day 56; however, only maximal or peak glycolytic activity showed further experimental reduction compared to controls, and only in everolimus recipients. …”
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Lidocaine Infusion for the Management of Postoperative Pain and Delirium (LIMPP): protocol for a randomised control trial by Matthias Behrends, Marc Alan Buren, Alekos Theologis, Ariadne Zuraek, Aaron J Clark, Jacqueline M Leung

“…Secondary outcomes include delirium severity, changes in cognition, pain scores, opioid use, incidence of opioid related side effects and functional benefits including time to discharge and improved recovery from surgery. …”
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Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness for Predicting Future Cardiovascular Events in Patients with ST Segment Elevation and Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Oguz Akkus, Durmus Yildiray Sahin, Abdi Bozkurt, Kamil Nas, Kazım Serhan Ozcan, Miklós Illyés, Ferenc Molnár, Serafettin Demir, Mücahit Tüfenk, Esmeray Acarturk

“…Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), aortic augmentation index (AI), systolic area index (SAI), heart rate, and pulse pressure were higher; ejection fraction, the return time (RT), diastolic reflex area (DRA), and diastolic area index (DAI) were significantly lower in patients with major cardiovascular events. …”
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Evaluation of Zenith Tropospheric Delay Derived from Ray-Traced VMF3 Product over the West African Region Using GNSS Observations by Samuel Osah, Akwasi A. Acheampong, Collins Fosu, Isaac Dadzie

“…The IGS provides highly accurate and highly reliable daily time-series Zenith Tropospheric Delay (ZTD) products using data from the member sites towards the use of GNSS for precise geodetic, climatological, and meteorological applications. …”
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Quasi‐Static Closed‐Loop Wind‐Farm Control for Combined Power and Fatigue Optimization by Ishaan Sood, Christophe del Fosse et d'Espierres, Johan Meyers

“…ABSTRACT To counteract detrimental turbine–turbine aerodynamic interactions within large farms and increase overall power production, closed‐loop wind‐farm control strategies such as wake steering have emerged as a popular means to facilitate real‐time wind‐farm flow control. The optimal wake steering set points to maximize farm power production for a given inflow condition are generally determined using fast engineering models. …”
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Advanced Optimization Algorithm Combining a Fuzzy Inference System for Vehicular Communications by Teguh Indra Bayu, Yung-Fa Huang, Jeang-Kuo Chen, Cheng-Hsiung Hsieh, Budhi Kristianto, Erwien Christianto, Suharyadi Suharyadi

“…The FIRL sequence generates adaptive configuration parameters for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi><mi>k</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and MCS index values each time the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) packet is generated. …”
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Dissecting the Molecular Mechanism of Wang-Bi Capsule in the Treatment of Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Synovial Tissue Proteomic Analysis by Haiyang Shu, Yingjie Shi, Li Li, Ning Zhao, Cheng Lu, Aiping Lu, Xiaojuan He

“…In this study, collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats were used to observe the therapeutic effect of WB used at different time points, and the proteomic analysis of synovial tissue was applied to reveal its basic molecular mechanisms. …”
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An Electronic Frailty Index Based on Deficit Accumulation May Predict Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression by Duy W, Pajewski N, Williamson JD, Thompson AC

“…Multivariable linear regression models adjusting for demographic and clinical variables were used to assess the association between eFI and mean deviation at baseline and the change in mean deviation over time in each eye.Results: Being pre-frail or frail was not associated with baseline MD, except in the right eye where being pre-frail was associated with a higher baseline MD. …”
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Prevalence and Genetic Characteristics of Human Bocaviruses Detected in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infections in Bulgaria by Neli Korsun, Svetla Angelova, Ivelina Trifonova, Silvia Voleva, Iliana Grigorova, Iren Tzotcheva, Sirma Mileva, Penka Perenovska

“…From October 2016 to September 2019, nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs were prospectively collected from 1842 patients of all ages and tested for 12 common respiratory viruses using a real-time RT-PCR. Phylogenetic and amino acid analyses of the hBoV VP1/VP2 gene/protein were performed. …”
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Anticancer properties of Dillenia suffruticosa (Griffith Ex. Hook. F. &amp; Thomsom) Martelli by Ika Rahayu, Susana Elya Sudrajat, Kris Herawan Timotius

“…These extracts exhibit cytotoxic effects on the MCF7 breast cancer cell line in a dose- and time-dependent manner. They can induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. …”
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Penerapan Metode K-Means Berbasis Jarak untuk Deteksi Kendaraan Bergerak by Yuslena Sari, Andreyan Rizky Baskara, Puguh Budi Prakoso

“…Whereas for data processing time exposes that the Braycurtis distance has more advantages   …”
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Data sharing: experience of accessing individual patient data from completed randomised controlled trials in vascular and cognitive medicine by Philip M Bath, Alan A Montgomery, Lisa J Woodhouse, Polly Scutt

“…Eighty-seven (28%) researchers declined to share data; justifications were recorded. The median time from first request to accessing data in one study was 241 (IQR 383.3) days. …”
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About the national work of Saint Sava by Bodrožić Đuro

“…He knew how important it was that his father Stefan Nemanja, the creatoir of the Serbian state from which the Serbs count their historical time, would join him there. And so it was, Nemanja stepped down from power, became a monk and followed in his son's aootsteps to Mount Athos. …”
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A Comparison of the Braking and Propulsion Phase Characteristics of Traditional and Accentuated Eccentric Loaded Back Squats in Resistance-Trained Women by Brookelyn A. Campbell, Conor J. Cantwell, Lauren K. Marshall-Ciochon, Zachary S. Schroeder, Adam E. Sundh, Jack B. Chard, Christopher B. Taber, Timothy J. Suchomel

“…The aim of this study was to compare the braking and propulsion force–time and barbell velocity characteristics between back squat sets performed using traditional (TRAD) or accentuated eccentric loading (AEL) in resistance-trained women. …”
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Wind Turbine SCADA Data Imbalance: A Review of Its Impact on Health Condition Analyses and Mitigation Strategies by Adaiton Oliveira-Filho, Monelle Comeau, James Cave, Charbel Nasr, Pavel Côté, Antoine Tahan

“…Moreover, algorithm-level strategies are predominant in analyzing SCADA data because these strategies do not require the costly and time-consuming task of data labeling. An extensive public SCADA database could ease the problem of abnormal data scarcity and help handle the problem of data imbalance. …”
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Optimising the secondary use of primary care prescribing data to improve quality of care: a qualitative analysis by Robert A Verheij, Niek Klazinga, Erica Barbazza, Lotte Ramerman, Dionne Kringos

“…Five main themes were identified as areas for optimising data use: (1) measuring what matters, (2) increasing data linkages, (3) improving data quality, (4) facilitating data sharing and (5) optimising fit for use analysis.Conclusions To make primary care prescribing data useful for improving quality, consolidated patient-specific data on the indication for a prescription and dispensed medicine, over time, is needed. In the Netherlands, the selection of indicators requires further prioritisation to better signal the appropriateness and long-term use of prescription drugs. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Falls and Fractures Following Prescription of Opioids Among Privately Insured Patients with Osteoarthritis by Stuart Silverman, Patricia Schepman, J. Bradford Rice, Craig G. Beck, William Pajerowski, Alan G. White, Sheena Thakkar, Rebecca L. Robinson, Birol Emir

“…Spine (15.8%) and hip (12.5%) fractures were most common. Median time to fall or fracture was 18.6 and 13.9 months, respectively. …”
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Depression, Substance Use, and Demographic Correlates among University Students: A Cross- Sectional Study among Students in Higher Educational Institution by Bala Ganesh Pichamuthu, Kalpana Kosalram, Sathya Thennavan, Sharmila Govardhanan

“…Students studying in higher education institutions are in an important life stage. It is usually the time when many students face pressures, which may lead to substance use disorders and mental health issues. …”
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Interfacial charge transfer on hierarchical synergistic shell wall of MXene/MoS2 on CdS nanospheres: heterostructure integrity for visible light responsive photocatalytic H2 evolut... by Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith, Ali Mohammadi, Ganji Seeta Rama Raju, Yun Suk Huh, Young-Kyu Han

“…X-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopies validated the electronic states, energy band alignment, and work function of the heterostructures, whilst time-resolved photoluminescence measured the carrier lifespan to evaluate the effective charge migration in the CdS-MXe/MoS2 heterostructure. …”
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