Experimental Investigation of Dry and Cryogenic Friction Stir Welding of AA7075 Aluminium Alloy by A. Praveen Raj Navukkarasan, K. Shanmuga Sundaram, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, M. A. Muthu Manickam

“…A decrement of 21.68% is observed in the grain size in the cryogenic condition with correlation to the dry FSW process, indicating a drop in the coarse structure. …”
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Understanding the impacts of dual methionine oxidations in complementarity-determining regions on the structure of monoclonal antibodies by Bo Zhao, Joy Yoon, Bojie Zhang, Youmi Moon, Yue Fu, Yinyin Li, Yunlong Zhao, Hui Xiao, Ning Li

“…A mechanism is proposed to elucidate these observations in this particular antibody. Furthermore, binding assays confirm that both CDR methionine oxidations do not compromise antigen binding, which alleviates concerns about potential loss of therapeutic efficacy.…”
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Evaluation of Condyle–Fossa Relationships in Adults with Various Skeletal Patterns Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography by Alice Choi, Jae Hyun Park, Curt Bay, Jong-Moon Chae

“…In adults, statistical differences in condyle–fossa relationships were observed based on gender, age, sides, and skeletal patterns, but no differences were identified according to race.…”
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Interfacial Microstructure and Cladding Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel/Carbon Steel Clad Plates at Different Rolling Reduction Ratios by Jie Chen, Yixin Zhu, Xia Chen, Xiaoli Ma, Bin Chen

“…Optical microscope (OM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), electron backscatter diffractometer (EBSD), electrochemical test, and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were employed to conduct interface microstructure observation and cladding corrosion resistance analysis on 304 SS/CS clad plates that have four different reduction ratios. …”
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The Evaluation of Thyroid Diseases in Patients with Pemphigus Vulgaris by Mukaddes Kavala, Esra Kural, Emek Kocaturk, Ilkin Zindanci, Zafer Turkoglu, Burce Can

“…Positive titers of antithyroid antibodies (anti-TPO and anti-Tg) were observed in 7 patients (9%) with PV and one in the control group (1,2%). …”
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Search for clinical, genetic, morphological and immunohistochemical predictors of parathyroid cancer recurrence by Ekaterina I. Kim, Anna K. Eremkina, Alina R. Elfimova, Natalia G. Mokrysheva

“…We performed a retrospective observational study of 85 patients with verified PC divided into remission (n=61) and recurrence (n=19) groups after primary surgical treatment for the period 2004–2023. …”
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Development and Application of Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Model to Predict Systemic and Organ Exposure of Colorectal Cancer Drugs by Sara Peribañez-Dominguez, Zinnia Parra-Guillen, Iñaki F. Troconiz

“…The percentage of observations falling within the two-fold error bounds ranged between 94 and 100%. …”
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Towards personalized immersive virtual reality neurorehabilitation: a human-centered design by Salvatore Luca Cucinella, Joost C. F. de Winter, Erik Grauwmeijer, Marc Evers, Laura Marchal-Crespo

“…Methods We used a human-centered design approach to help define the characteristics of suitable virtual training environments for ABI patients. We conducted (i) observations, (ii) interviews with eleven neurorehabilitation experts, and (iii) an online questionnaire with 24 neurorehabilitation experts to examine how therapists modify current training environments to promote patients’ recovery in conventional sensorimotor neurorehabilitation settings. …”
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Dentinal Crack Formation and Quality of Obturation Using Two Single File Systems and Two Obturation Techniques: A micro-CT Study. by Shaban Shaban Omar, Bahar Jafaar Selivany

“…The highest percentage of filling material was observed in GC groups. There were significant differences between the obturation groups in the number of voids present after obturation (P < 0.001). …”
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Peroxiredoxin 5 Acts as a Negative Regulator of the Sodium-Chloride Cotransporter Involved in Alleviating Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension by Hoon-In Choi, In Ae Jung, Soo Wan Kim

“…Recent studies have shown that the reduction of peroxiredoxin 5 (Prdx5) accelerates kidney fibrosis, a hallmark of CKD. This study aims to observe whether the deficiency of Prdx5 also contributes to the worsening of CKD-related hypertension. …”
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Customizing the optical, electronic and transport attributes of lead-free hybrid FASnBr3 perovskites triggered by spin-orbit coupling and strains by Nusrat Jahan, Farah B.H. Pritu, Md Rasidul Islam, Budrun Neher, M Mahbubur Rahman, Farid Ahmed

“…The maximum loss occurred at a photon energy of 21.88 eV. It was also observed that the tensile strain increases the loss to 1.46 at 20.20 eV. …”
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Polymorphisms within Genes Coding for IL-17A and F and Their Receptor as Clinical Hallmarks in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Joanna Wielińska, Jerzy Świerkot, Katarzyna Kolossa, Bartosz Bugaj, Monika Chaszczewska-Markowska, Sławomir Jeka, Katarzyna Bogunia-Kubik

“…Moreover, some relationships between IL-17F rs763780 and IL-17RA rs4819554 polymorphisms with clinical parameters related to the disease activity and anti-TNF treatment outcome were observed. IL-17F rs763780 G allele was found to be associated with high disease activity and BASDAI after 6 months and poor response to the treatment while higher VAS values were more common among IL-17RA rs4819554 G variant carriers. …”
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Intramedullary Stress and Strain Correlate with Neurological Dysfunction in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy by Mahmudur Rahman, Karthik Banurekha Devaraj, Omkar Chauhan, Balaji Harinathan, Narayan Yoganandan, Aditya Vedantam

“…Similar correlations were observed with intramedullary stress. Patients with severe DCM exhibited significantly greater stress during flexion than those with mild/moderate disease (<i>p</i> = 0.03). …”
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Performance Evaluation of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes for Yield and Related Traits at Areka, Southern Ethiopia by Simon Yohannes, Gobeze Loha, Mesfin Kebede Gessese

“…Heritability in broad sense (H2) ranged from 0.52% to 95.33% with the highest value observed for HSW. The present study revealed significant variation among genotypes for traits considered except few insignificant traits. …”
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Effects of Tocotrienol on Cardiovascular Risk Markers in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Liana Trugilho, Lívia Alvarenga, Ludmila Cardozo, Bruna Paiva, Jessyca Brito, Isis Barboza, Jonatas Almeida, Juliana dos Anjos, Pramod Khosla, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves, Denise Mafra

“…In HD patients, significant reductions were observed in LDL cholesterol (p=0.04) and total plasma cholesterol levels (p=0.01) after TRF intervention. …”
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Targeting Endothelial Adhesion Molecule Transcription for Treatment of Inflammatory Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study by Liam M. Ashander, Binoy Appukuttan, Yuefang Ma, Dione Gardner-Stephen, Justine R. Smith

“…Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) mediates leukocyte migration across the retinal endothelium in noninfectious posterior uveitis. We observed an increase in the transcription factor, nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells 1 (NF-κB1), in parallel with ICAM-1, in human retinal endothelial cells treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and identified putative binding sites for NF-κB1 within the ICAM-1 regulatory region. …”
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Study on the insulation performance of C5F10O gas mixture in cold climates by Runlong Zhang, Xiaohui Zhang, Zhilei Xu, Keliang Dong, Jinfeng Zheng, Shicheng Feng, Zhaolin Zhou, Hui Zhu

“…In addition, experiments are conducted with C5F10O gas mixtures at different temperatures to observe the variation patterns of breakdown voltage at various temperatures. …”
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Effects of levothyroxine therapy on bone and mineral metabolism in hypothyroidism: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaotao Li, Taotao Zhang, Hongling Zhang, Shanshan Liu, Limin Tian

“…Conclusion This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated that there is a slight adverse effect of LT4 replacement therapy on bone and mineral metabolism in patients with OH, while no observed effect was found in SCH patients.…”
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Energy-Optimized Monitoring System for Underground Cave Environments Based on Long Preamble LoRa by Mattia Ragnoli, Gianluca Barile, Alfiero Leoni, Stefano Ricci, Vincenzo Stornelli

“…Underground environments represent a hostile environment. The observation of underground cave systems is fundamental to protecting and understanding the dynamics of these delicate environments. …”
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Maternal Rat Diabetes Mellitus Deleteriously Affects Insulin Sensitivity and Beta-Cell Function in the Offspring by Abdel-Baset M. Aref, Osama M. Ahmed, Lobna A. Ali, Margit Semmler

“…Vacuolation and necrosis of the islets of Langerhans were also observed throughout the experimental period. The carbohydrate content in liver of offspring of diabetic dams was at all-time intervals lower than that in control. …”
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