Long-Term Effects of Metformin and Lifestyle Modification on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Obese Adolescents by Lian Tock, Ana R. Dâmaso, Aline de Piano, June Carnier, Priscila L. Sanches, Henrique Manoel Lederman, Regina M. Y. Ernandes, Marco Túlio de Mello, Sérgio Tufik

“…Repeated ANOVA measures were used to compare changes over time and between groups, and Spearman's correlations were used to identify an association between insulin and the degree of steatosis at US. …”
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Retained Barium in the Appendix Is Difficult to Distinguish from Surgical Remnants following Laparoscopic Surgery by Masakazu Sato, Minako Koizumi, Takahiro Hino, Yu Takahashi, Natsuki Nagashima, Nao Itaoka, Chiharu Ueshima, Maki Nakata, Yoko Hasumi

“…Barium can be retained in the appendix for long periods of time, and retained barium in the appendix can be captured radiographically and can mimic the appearance of surgical remnants, appearing as a cord-like material. …”
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Research on the hazards of gas leakage and explosion in a full-scale residential building by Chengjun Yue, Li Chen, Zhan Li, Bin Feng, Ruizhi Xu

“…By fitting the dimensionless buoyancy as a function of dimensionless height and dimensionless time, a distribution model of gas in large-scale spaces is established, and the mechanism of inhomogeneous distribution of methane is also be revealed. …”
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The effect of a hybrid coating of porous silicon and WS₂ and MoS₂ quantum dots on the electrical characteristics of photosensitive structures by Natalia A. Poluektova, Daria A. Shishkina, Danil P. Grigoriev

“…The dependence of the increase in saturation current values on the etching time and the depth of the quantum dots is revealed. …”
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Amarogentin suppresses cell proliferation and EMT process through inducing ferroptosis in colorectal cancer by Chao Wang, Zihao You, Guoqing Zhou, Juanjuan Dong, Sihao Tong, Guoping Sun

“…Methods and results In this study, it was demonstrated that AG weakened CRC cell viability in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. In addition, AG accelerated cell apoptosis by triggering ferroptosis. …”
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FABRICATION OF MAYNE’S SPACE MAINTAINER FOR PREMATURE LOSS OF DECIDUOUS TEETH by Sianiwati Goenharto, M. Kautsar Haula Robbi, Eny Inayati, Okti Setyowati, Endang Kusdarjanti, Mia Laksmi Lita Rosa, Sujati, Sri Wahjuni, Sri Redjeki, Anisa Nur Halimah

“…Background: Premature loss for deciduous teeth is defined as the teeth that fall out before approaching the time of eruption of their replacement permanent teeth regardless of the reason for the loss of the teeth. …”
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Effect of isolated compounds from Combretum trifoliatum on toxicity and detoxification enzymes in Nilaparvata lugens by Nutchaya Kumrungsee, Saksit Nobsathian, Worakawee Chumworathayee, Poonnanan Phankaen, Benjawan Dunkhunthod, Opender Koul, Chatwadee Saiyaitong, Vasakorn Bullangpoti

“…The C. trifoliatum crude extract and both allelochemicals showed insecticide potential (24 h-LC50 ~ 8.83–95.96 mg/L against each instar for crude extract), and their toxicity depended on the time of exposure. Camphor showed the higher efficacy (LD50 ~ 4.43 mg/L) and not different compared to Finopril. …”
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Wafer-Level Characterization and Monitoring Platform for Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes by Samuel Parent, Frederic Vachon, Valerie Gauthier, Steve Lamoureux, Alexandre Paquette, Jacob Deschamps, Tommy Rossignol, Nicolas Roy, Philippe Arsenault, Henri Dautet, Serge A. Charlebois, Jean-Francois Pratte

“…The platform gives full access to SPAD characteristics in Geiger mode such as the dark noise, photon detection efficiency and timing resolution. The integrated circuit and its configuration are described in detail as well as results obtained on different SPAD test structures. …”
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Application of Cancer Genomics to Solve Unmet Clinical Needs by Se-Hoon Lee, Sung Hoon Sim, Ji-Yeon Kim, SooJin Cha, Ahnah Song

“…Indeed, the genomics approach has a strong advantage for analyzing multi-factorial and complicated problems, such as cancer. It is time to think about the actual usage of cancer genomics in the clinical field. …”
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Ticks and tick-borne pathogens on Belle-Île-en-Mer: An exploratory study in a western French island environment by A. Haidar-Ahmad, C. Barthel, P. Boyer, G. Joncour, B. Degeilh, N. Boulanger

“…Haemaphysalis punctata (27 %) was also prevalent on the island, and Ixodes ricinus (12 %) was detected for the first time on Belle-Île-en-Mer. Both Dermacentor species harbored either Rickettsia slovaca (24 %) or Rickettsia raoultii (20 %), whereas I. ricinus carried Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Anaplasma phagocytophilum but not Borrelia miyamotoi or Neoehrlichia mikurensis. …”
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Pyrolysis of Golden Snail Shells (Pomacea canaliculata L.) for Phosphorus Removal from Aqueous Solutions by M. T. Vu, L. Hoang, M. Dao

“…The effects of pyrolysis temperature and time on adsorption capacity were investigated. The biochar pyrolyzed at 800 °C for 90 min (B800) exhibited the best adsorption performance. …”
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Spatial Transcriptome and Single Nucleus Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals Tetrahydroxy Stilbene Glucoside Promotes Ovarian Organoids Development Through the Vegfa‐Ephb2 Pair by Chunlan Mu, Xiaoyong Li, Jiamei Yang, Geng G. Tian, Hepeng Bai, Wenhui Lin, Linhui Wang, Ji Wu

“…Single nucleus transcriptome sequencing and spatial transcriptome sequencing are used to establish a comprehensive spatiotemporal map to elucidate the role of TSG in ovarian organoid development, encompassing cell types and subtypes, transcription factors, pseudo‐time sequence, and cell communication dynamics. This analysis indicates that TSG promotes ovarian organoid development through the vascular endothelial growth factor A‐Eph receptor B2 ligand‐receptor pair between granulosa cells and oocytes. …”
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Convolutional Neural Network-Based Fish Posture Classification by Xin Li, Anzi Ding, Shaojie Mei, Wenjin Wu, Wenguang Hou

“…As such, how to detect the actual posture of fish in real time is a new and meaningful issue. Considering that in the actual situation, we only need to determine the four postures which are related to the head, tail, back, and belly of the fish, and we transfer this task into a four-kind classification problem. …”
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Analytical and numerical calculation and simulation of heat transfer in a composite wall made of polyethylene terephthalate bottle by Martial Ngnihamye Nde, Seydou Youssoufa, Fabien Kenmogne, Elvis Mbou Tiaya, Thierry Simo, Leaticia. Ekoro Ottou, Michel Mbessa, Emmanuel Yamb Bell

“…As boundary conditions, a constant temperature (Text) is applied at one end of the wall, and the constant temperature (T0) is applied at any other point at the initial time. The effect of PET bottles filling on the thermal behaviour of the wall was then carried out to determine the optimum design that would give the wall better thermal inertia. …”
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Persistent Cryptococcal Brain Infection despite Prolonged Immunorecovery in an HIV-Positive Patient by Tom Wingfield, Jo Baxter, Amit Herwadkar, Daniel du Plessis, Tom J. Blanchard, F. Javier Vilar, Anoop Varma

“…This unusually protracted case highlights the difficulties in differentiating relapsing cryptococcal meningitis from immune reconstitution and raises questions concerning the optimum timing of initiation of combined antiretroviral therapy in such patients.…”
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Oral Administration of Polymer Hyaluronic Acid Alleviates Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study over a 12-Month Period by Toshiyuki Tashiro, Satoshi Seino, Toshihide Sato, Ryosuke Matsuoka, Yasunobu Masuda, Naoshi Fukui

“…The symptoms of the subjects as determined by the JKOM score improved with time in both the HA and placebo groups. This improvement tended to be more obvious with the HA group, and this trend was more obvious with the subjects aged 70 years or less. …”
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The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) in Veterinary Medicine: A Focused Review in Dogs and Cats by Daniela Diamanti, Carolina Pieroni, Maria Grazia Pennisi, Veronica Marchetti, Eleonora Gori, Saverio Paltrinieri, George Lubas

“…The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measures the rate at which erythrocytes aggregate and sediment in a fixed time in an anticoagulated blood tube and is expressed as a speed (mm/h). …”
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Variations in Postprandial Blood Glucose Responses and Satiety after Intake of Three Types of Bread by Marianne S. H. Lunde, Victoria T. Hjellset, Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen, Arne T. Høstmark

“…Intake of an amount of pea fibre-enriched bread containing 25 g CHO attenuated, the postprandial peak glucose value, the incremental area under the glucose versus time curve during 15 to 75 min, and the glycemic profile, and increased duration of satiety (𝑃<.05), as compared with intake of regular bread with 25 g carbohydrate. …”
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Public Employees Adherence to Life Quality Program and Nutritional Intervention by Taciana Maia de Sousa, Ana Maria dos Santos Rodrigues, Bárbara Danielle Liberato Ferreira Campos, Ana Cláudia Porfírio Couto, Dirce Ribeiro de Oliveira

“…The main reason for abandonment were dissatisfaction with the time of activities (44,4%), lack of motivation (27,8%), and health problems (22,2%). …”
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Safety Improvements for Personnel and Vehicles in Short-Term Construction Sites by Daniel Rau, Jonas Vogt, Philipp Schorr, Juri Golanov, Andreas Otte, Jens Staub, Horst Wieker

“…Focusing on defining the exact dimensions of static construction sites, this method employs high-precision Real-Time-Kinematics-GNSS for localizing traffic cones and deriving the construction site geometry through respective algorithms. …”
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