Transcriptional Regulation of Δ6-Desaturase by Peroxisome Proliferative-Activated Receptor δ Agonist in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells: Role of MEK/ERK1/2 Pathway by Maryam Darabi, Shima Byagowi, Shabnam Fayezi, Masoud Darabi, Shahab Mirshahvaladi, Mehdi Sahmani

“…Changes in mRNA and protein expression of Δ6D were then determined using real-time RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. The expression of Δ6D (P<0.01) increased following treatment with PPARδ agonist both at mRNA and protein levels, whereas no significant change was observed after treatment with MEK/ERK1/2 pathway inhibitor. …”
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Iranian Pediatric COVID-19 Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics by Shahnaz Armin, Mohammadreza Mirkarimi, Zahra Pourmoghaddas, Marjan Tariverdi, Azadeh Jafrasteh, Noushin Marhamati, Armin Shirvani, Abdollah Karimi, Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Roxana Mansour Ghanaei, SeyedAlireza Fahimzad, Fariba Shirvani, Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini-Alfatemi

“…In this study, most of the children who died had an underlying disease, so timely care and action is important in them. Most children admitted to our study received antibiotics and were prescribed antivirals and steroids for a smaller number. …”
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Flow Cytometric Analysis of T, B, and NK Cells Antigens in Patients with Mycosis Fungoides by Serkan Yazıcı, Emel Bülbül Başkan, Ferah Budak, Barbaros Oral, Şaduman Balaban Adim, Zübeyde Ceylan Kalin, Güven Özkaya, Kenan Aydoğan, Hayriye Saricaoğlu, Şükran Tunali

“…TNMB and histopathological staging of the cases were retrospectively performed in accordance with International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas/European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer (ISCL/EORTC) criteria at the time of flow cytometry sampling. To determine prognostic value of cell surface antigens, cases were divided into two groups as stable and progressive disease. 17 flow cytometric analyses of 17 parapsoriasis (PP) and 11 analyses of 11 benign erythrodermic patients were included as control groups. …”
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Ｅｘｅｎａｔｉｄｅ对多囊卵巢综合征大鼠胰腺组织ＳＩＲＴ１表达的影响

“…连续给药４周后检测各组大鼠血清空腹胰岛素（ＦＩＮＳ）、并进行糖耐量试验（ＯＧＴＴ），计算ＨＯＭＡ－ＩＲ指数。采用免疫组化及Ｒｅａｌ－ｔｉｍｅ ＰＣＲ法测定各组大鼠胰腺ＳＩＲＴ１的表达情况。【结果】①免疫组化 和Ｑ－ＰＣＲ在蛋白水平和ｍＲＮＡ水平表明ＳＩＲＴ１表达于正常的胰腺内分泌组织中。…”
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Prevalence, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome of Tuberculosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal by Ravi R. Pradhan, Mahesh Raj Sigdel

“…Special attention must be given to these people for timely diagnosis and treatment as the presentation is different and diagnosis can be missed.…”
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Utility of Free Fibula Flap With an Extended Banana-shaped Skin Paddle for Oro-mandibular Reconstructions by Atsumori Hamahata, MD, PhD, Hisato Konoeda, MD, PhD, Satoshi Shirakura, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Yagihara, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Sakurai, MD, PhD

“…All flaps’ microcirculation was confirmed with intraoperative indocyanine green imaging; the average time was 3 minutes 59 seconds. Postoperative complications included 1 surgical site infection and 1 minor salivary leak. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of Two Computationally-Characterised Affective Bias Tasks by Alexandra C. Pike, Katrina H. T. Tan, Hoda Tromblee, Michelle Wing, Oliver J. Robinson

“…For such trials to be informative, we must have reliable ways of measuring affective bias over time, so we can detect how and whether they are altered by interventions: the test-retest reliability of our measures puts an upper bound on our ability to detect any changes. …”
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Fully Automated Bone Age Assessment on Large-Scale Hand X-Ray Dataset by Xiaoying Pan, Yizhe Zhao, Hao Chen, De Wei, Chen Zhao, Zhi Wei

“…Because the manual method is time-consuming and prone to observer variability, it is attractive to develop computer-aided and automated methods for BAA. …”
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Wide Anterior Maxillary Reconstruction with Equine Bone Xenograft: A Case Report of 24-Month Follow-Up by Davide De Cicco, Giuseppe Colella, Gianpaolo Tartaro, Nicola Zerbinati, Romolo Fragola, Raffaele Rauso

“…Bony reconstruction was planned to achieve implant and dental prosthetic rehabilitation at a second surgical time. Primary surgery was carried out without complications. …”
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Formulation of Cefdinir Ternary Solid Dispersion and Stability Study under Harsh Conditions by Naamaa A. Naama, Ghaidaa S. Hameed, Dalya Basil Hanna, Zainab H. Mahdi

“…The capsule formulas were subjected to pre-formulation and capsule evaluation tests, which included weight variation, drug content, disintegration time, and In-vitro dissolution tests. The selected optimum capsule formula was subjected to further antibacterial activity test. …”
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Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Admissions to COVID-19 Free UAE Tertiary Center during Pandemic by Shoroogh Marei, Dalia Ra’a Said, Raya Almazrouei, Walid Kaplan, Noura Al Hassani

“…Overall, there was no significant difference in symptoms duration, DKA severity, or time to DKA resolution, but there was a difference in the median (IQR) HbA1C, 11% (9.4–12.95) vs. 10.15% (9.27–11.80) (p = 0.0297) in the pandemic and pre-pandemic groups, respectively. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on HIV care: a comprehensive analysis of patient and healthcare providers experiences at the largest HIV treatment center in Ghana by Peter Puplampu, Justice K. Baah, Karl Osei Afoduo, Bright A. Adjei, Araba Abaidoo-Myles, Victor G. Davila-Roman, George B. Kyei, Collins S. Ahorlu

“…However, the fear of infection, transportation costs, and fear of stigma impeded clinic attendance. Patients spent less time in the clinic because stable patients received medication refills without seeing the doctor. …”
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Laser-induced spin dynamics in the iron-yttrium garnet film doped with Si ions by S. V. Ovcharenko, M. S. Gaponov, N. A. Ilyin, M. V. Logunov, Anhua Wu, E. D. Mishina

“…The studies were carried out using the pump – probe technique over a time range of up to 800 ns. The spot size was 30 μm, the optical pulse duration was 35 fs, and the pump fluence was about 50 mJ/cm2. …”
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Aplicación del modelo de evaluación de proyectos habitacionales para la medición de la satisfacción de las necesidades del usuario Applications of a housing project evaluation mode... by Adalberto Pandolfo, José W Rojas, Juliana Kurek, Luciana Pandolfo, Rafael Lublo, Jalusa Guimaráes, Renata Reinehr

“…The application of the model enables to identification and the measurement of the satisfaction, of the expectations and the necessities of the user of this sectorand, at the same time, it generates information that can be used during the process of project of housing. …”
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Effects of Biostabilization on Engineering Properties of Geomaterials by Shengting Li, Chenyi Luo, Yi Yang, Lvzhen Yang, Lijian Wu, Tuo Huang, Zhuangji Wang

“…From unconfined compression, sample strength performance was improved by the biostabilization treatments; the benefits of biostabilization were pronounced by a relatively long culturing time and an oven-dry procedure; the liquid culturing medium containing NH4Cl performed better than the medium containing (NH4)2 SO4. …”
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Reduction of Ascaridia galli Pathology by Salmonella typhimurium in Broiler Chicken by Eric Igor Sop Foka, Cedric Yamssi, Ben Enyetornye, Christelle Noumedem Anangmo, Mpoame Mbida, Theodore B. Mayaka

“…We observed that T500 increased the colonization time and prolonged the duration of S. typhimurium secretion. …”
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Serum glutathione peroxidase-3 concentration at diagnosis as a biomarker for assessing disease activity and damage of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis at d... by Jihye Chung, Jang Woo Ha, Yong-Beom Park, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee, Sang-Won Lee

“…However, serum GPX-3 concentration at diagnosis was not significantly associated with poor outcomes during follow-up in patients with AAV.ConclusionIn this study, we demonstrated for the first time that serum GPX-3 concentration at diagnosis correlates with vasculitis activity and damage at diagnosis in patients with AAV, suggesting a possible role of serum GPX-3 as a complementary biomarker for assessing AAV activity in real clinical practice.…”
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Chronology and Typology of Wallpaper in the World until the 19th Century A. D. and the Encounter of Qajar Courtiers with it by Zahra Babaei Kalemasihi, Melika Yazdani

“…Also, besides the evolution in the methods of producing, implementing, and renovating, as well as the complexity and ambiguity of the developments related to this decoration, the sources of its evolution and production methods have been limited and scattered. At the same time, how wallpaper entered Iran, the pioneers of wallpaper in Iran, and their style of choosing types of wallpaper have been largely neglected. …”
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Beneficial haemodynamic effect of indomethacin during endotoxin shock in anaesthetized pigsputative involvement of nitric oxide? by T. Mózes, E. M. van Gelderen, E. J. Mylecharane, P. R. Saxena

“…In a group of nine pigs indomethacin (2 mg/kg, i.v.)was inected 20–25 rain after the start of LPS infusion at which time mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) had decreased below 40 mmHg indicating imminent death. …”
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Automatic Morpheme Segmentation for Russian: Can an Algorithm Re-place Experts? by Дмитрий Алексеевич Морозов, Тимур Александрович Гарипов, Ольга Николаевна Ляшевская, Светлана Олеговна Савчук, Борис Леонидович Иомдин, Анна Валерьевна Глазкова

“…The conducted research revealed that further research should be aimed at addressing the key identified issues: poor performance with unknown roots and acronyms. At the same time, when a small number of unfamiliar roots can be assumed in the test dataset, an ensemble of convolutional neural networks should be utilized. …”
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