A Single-Stage Isolated Battery Charger Using Nonbridged Positive Cuk Converter Configuration by Tanmay Shukla, N. P. Patidar, Apsara Adhikari

“…The usage of the Cuk converter garnishes the system with input and output inductances, which lessens supply current harmonic distortion and, thus supply terminal low pass filter requirement is eradicated. …”
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Reaction of the Liver upon Long-Term Treatment of Fluoxetine and Atorvastatin Compared with Alcohol in a Mouse Model by Zhiliang Chen, Tony C. H. Chow, Shicong Wang, Gigi C. T. Leung, Sharon L. Y. Wu, David T. Yew

“…Comparisons of animals treated with the three drugs were carried out: serum aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), and albumin were measured; liver tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta-1) levels were evaluated; proliferative cells were detected via immunohistochemistry (IHC) targeting on proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and minichromosome maintenance complex component 2 (MCM2); for apoptosis, IHC targeting on activated caspase-3 and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) were employed; and histopathology was also documented in all groups. …”
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The prognostic value of ferritinemia level in patients with chronic hepatitis C by N. C. Sargsyants, E. H. Grigoryan

“…In 32 patients, who received PEG-IFN α-2a and RBV, it was determined on starting point, on the 12th week and after termination of therapy. Logistical regression has been applied to study effect of ferritin and other variables on frequency of sustained virologic response (SVR). …”
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End of the world brane dynamics in holographic 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SU(N) with 3d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 boundary conditions by Jesús Huertas, Angel M. Uranga

“…They describe solutions with an asymptotic AdS5 × S 5 terminating at AdS4 End of the World boundary configurations, whose rich dynamics reproduces the above physical properties. …”
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Spatially Varying Relation between Built Environment and Station-Level Subway Passenger-Distance by Hongtai Yang, Zhihao Zhao, Chaozhe Jiang, Yi Wen, Malik Muneeb Abid

“…The accessibility of the station, station type, such as transfer or terminal, number of bus stops, number of restaurants, density of building area, density of the national road network, and density of the provincial road network, all have a positive correlation with SLPD. …”
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Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases in Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury during Heart Transplantation by Giuseppe Vassalli, Giuseppina Milano, Tiziano Moccetti

“…The four best-characterized MAPK subfamilies are the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal- regulated kinase-1/2 (ERK1/2), p38 MAPK, and big MAPK-1 (BMK1/ERK5). …”
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Pan-Cancer Analyses of the Tumor Microenvironment Reveal That Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme E2C Might Be a Potential Immunotherapy Target by Guang-zhao Huang, Ze-qun Chen, Juan Wu, Ting-ru Shao, Chen Zou, Yi-long Ai, Xiao-zhi Lv

“…In our study, the higher UBE2C expression level meant a terminal clinical stage in 8 cancer types and the expression level of UBE2C was related to TMB in 20 cancer types. …”
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Caveolin-1 Scaffolding Domain Peptide Regulates Colon Endothelial Cell Survival through JNK Pathway by Kai Fang, Christopher G. Kevil

“…AP-Cav + VEGF-A treatment also significantly increased c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation at 2 hours. AP-Cav + VEGF-A treatment significantly downregulated retinoblastoma (Rb) protein levels, upregulated cleaved caspase-3 protein levels at 4 hours, and induced apoptosis. …”
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Harlequin Ichthyosis: Case Series by Huriye Ezveci, Sukran Dogru, Fatih Akkus, Kazim Gezginc

“…The remaining two cases refused to opt for the option of prenatal invasive testing. The termination option was not accepted in three cases with an intrauterine diagnosis. …”
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Gestation complications in women with metabolic syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention (literature review) by L.P. Shelestova, L.F. Ushullu

“…It has been proven that the components of metabolic syndrome are associated with the development of pregnancy complications, such as pre-eclampsia, fetal growth retardation and macrosomia, gestational diabetes, preterm labour, fetal death, habitual early termination of pregnancy. On the basis of joint pathogenesis, the above-mentioned complications belong to the group of «the great obstetrical syndromes». …”
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Binary decision diagram‐based synthesis technique for improved mapping of Boolean functions inside memristive crossbar‐slices by Anindita Chakraborty, Vivek Maurya, Sneha Prasad, Suryansh Gupta, Rajat Subhra Chakraborty, Hafizur Rahaman

“…Abstract Memristors are two‐terminal nano‐electronic devices that make it possible to design non‐volatile memory and logic circuits with high integration density. …”
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Diabetic Gait Is Not Just Slow Gait: Gait Compensations in Diabetic Neuropathy by Adrienne D. Henderson, A. Wayne Johnson, Sarah T. Ridge, Jonathan S. Egbert, Kevin P. Curtis, Levi J. Berry, Dustin A. Bruening

“…First, increased triceps surae stretch in terminal stance may be used to increase proprioception and/or energy storage, while a prolonged hip extension moment in midstance compensates for a limited push-off. …”
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The co-occurrence of the SAVA syndemic, depression and anxiety as barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among sub-Saharan Africa population groups: A scoping review protocol... by Anton Delport, Hanani Tabana, Lucia Knight, Edwin Wouters

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The scale-up of access to antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV from an acute, terminal disease to a manageable chronic illness. Yet, sustaining high levels of antiretroviral therapy adherence remain a challenge, especially in the sub-Saharan Africa region which is disproportionately affected by HIV. …”
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Assessment of potential winter hardiness in winter bread wheat cultivars and genotypes by analyzing autofluorescence in seedling tissues by I. V. Karkhardin, A. A. Konovalov, N. P. Goncharov

“…One of such markers of high winter hardiness is an increased lignin content in plant tissues. The terminal enzyme in the phenylpropanoid pathway of metabolism, wherein lignin components are formed, is cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD, EC 1.1.1.195). …”
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5-Methoxytryptophan Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis by Inhibiting the Intestinal Epithelial Damage and Inflammatory Response by Yanling Wang, Jun Li, Qinyuan Yang, Zhenhang Zhu, Fang Cheng, Xiangyan Ai, Yang Liu, Dongbao Zhao, Futao Zhao, Peng Cheng

“…Intestinal epithelial cell tight junction damage and apoptosis were investigated by WB analysis, immunofluorescence, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling staining. …”
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Endoscopic Delivery Method Using a Retrieval Net for Patients with Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy Stagnation in the Stomach by Akihiko Sumioka, Shiro Oka, Akiyoshi Tsuboi, Issei Hirata, Sumio Iio, Hidenori Tanaka, Ken Yamashita, Takahiro Kotachi, Ryo Yuge, Yuji Urabe, Shinji Tanaka

“…The entire small bowel could be observed in 19 patients (66%), and CE reached the terminal ileum in the remaining patients. A history of gastrointestinal surgical resection was significantly more frequent in the group where the entire small bowel could not be observed. …”
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The Effect of Long-Term Exercise on the Production of Osteoclastogenic and Antiosteoclastogenic Cytokines by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and on Serum Markers of Bone Metabol... by J. Kelly Smith, Rhesa Dykes, David S. Chi

“…We also measured lymphocyte phenotypes and serum markers of bone formation (osteocalcin), bone resorption (C-terminal telopeptides of Type I collagen), and bone homeostasis (25 (OH) vitamin D, estradiol, testosterone, parathyroid hormone, and insulin-like growth factor 1). …”
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Influence of University Education on Changes in Students’ Value Orientations by Z. V. Puzanova, Т. I. Larina

“…Rokich about instrumental and terminal values, as well as Yu.A. Zubok’s and V.I. …”
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Efectividad de las intervenciones de mente-cuerpo en pacientes oncológicos al final de la vida: ¿qué dice la literatura? by Yusley Katerine Pabón-Salazar, Daniela Burbano Mellizo, Angela Portilla Ceballos, Ana Sofía Perdomo Moncayo, Ana Maritza Benavides Toro

“… Objetivo: Describir los efectos de las intervenciones basadas en mente-cuerpo en el manejo de los pacientes con enfermedad oncológica en fase terminal de acuerdo con la literatura. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio cualitativo de tipo bibliográfico, que incluyó ensayos clínicos controlados aleatorizados y revisiones sistemáticas; la búsqueda fue realizada en las bases de datos PubMed, WOS, Cochrane y Scopus. …”
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<italic>C&#x2099;</italic>&#x00B2; Modeling for Free-Space Optical Communications: A Review by Florian Quatresooz, Claude Oestges

“…Therefore, this work provides important insights into optical turbulence model selection, enabling accurate site characterization and informed optical terminal design.…”
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