The effect of lavender inhalation aromatherapy on systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with prehypertension by Amir Musarezaie, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Sedigheh Farzi, Tahere Momeni-Ghale Ghasemi, Amir Hossein Saeidi, Maryam Sadat Shahshahani

“…The intervention included inhalation aromatherapy using two drops of 100% pure lavender essential oil for 20 minutes in a single session. …”
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Response surface methodology for the design of malachite green dye removal by γ-Fe2O3 dispersed on reduced graphene oxide sheets by Liu Zhu, Anam Sana, Muhammad Tariq Qamar, Ali Bahadur, Guocong Liu, Mohammad Aslam, Ammar Zidan, İsmail Seçkin Çardaklı, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Saad, Khalid M. Alotaibi

“…The optimal adsorption parameters obtained from the within-range numerical optimization based on 0.923 Derringer’s desirability function were 200 mg/100 mL dose, 80 ppm dye solution, 7.99 pH and 112.68 min. contact time for ~ 90% MG dye removal and 40.64 mg/g adsorption capacity (qm) by rGO/γ-Fe2O3. …”
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Development and Validation of an UHPLC-MS/MS Method for Quantification of DMAG in Rat Plasma and Its Application in a Preliminary Pharmacokinetic Study in Thrombocytopenia Rats by Yan Li, Yuqing Wang, Zhiqiang Zhao, Yunxia Li, Cheng Peng, Jianming Wu

“…DMAG and hispidulin (internal standard, IS) were separated on an Acquity Shim-pack GIST column using 0.1% formic acid in water and acetonitrile as the mobile phase with a total run time of 5 min and gradient elution at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. …”
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A developed TaqMan probe-based qPCR was used to quantify the distribution of AMDV in various tissues of infected mink and its prevalence in northern China by Zaixing Yang, Zaixing Yang, Yifan Li, Yuxuan Jiang, Yuxuan Jiang, Jingqi Wu, Zhenhong Guan, Junwei Ge, Lili Zhao

“…In this study, we developed a TaqMan probe-based real-time PCR technology (TaqMan-qPCR) for the specific, sensitive, and reproducible detection and quantification of AMDV in mink tissues by the VP2 gene, achieving detection limits as low as 1.69 × 101 copies/uL of plasmid DNA and 8.50 × 10−3 ng/uL of viral DNA, and the established TaqMan-qPCR assay is 100 times more sensitive than PCR. …”
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The state of apoptosis factor system in mitochondria of skin and tumor cells in standard and stimulated growth of B16/F10 melanoma in female C57BL/6 mice by E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Neskubina, E. I. Surikova, A. I. Shikhlyarova, I. V. Kaplieva, L. A. Nemashkalova, L. K. Trepitaki

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An evaluation of financial losses due to lumpy skin disease outbreaks in dairy farms of northern Thailand by Wittawat Modethed, Khwanchai Kreausukon, Tawatchai Singhla, Kittikorn Boonsri, Kidsadagon Pringproa, Nattawooti Sthitmatee, Nattawooti Sthitmatee, Paramintra Vinitchaikul, Supitchaya Srisawang, Roderick Salvador, Simon Gubbins, Georgina Limon, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya

“…Reductions in milk sold due to a drop in milk production, and the need to discard milk because of the withdrawal time of antibiotics used for treating secondary infections on affected cattle, also contributed substantially to the financial losses. …”
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THC degradation does not impair the accuracy of THC doses aerosolized by the metered-dose SyqeAir inhaler: a 24-month stability trial by Joshua Aviram, Daniella Atzmony, Anna Frenklakh, Asaf Kroll, Ilana Zaks, Arno Hazekamp

“…Concentrations of the major phytocannabinoids therein were analyzed at different time points using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (U-HPLC). …”
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Composition analysis of acid hydrolysates from Cucurbita moschata Duch. polysaccharides and their effect on oxidative stress resistance of Caenorhabditis elegans by Wen Jiang, Yakun Zhang, Jiangying Zeng, Jing Yao, Aoxue Lu, Zhiyu Fang, Ge Wang, Weimin Wang, Yongjun Zhang

“…PPe-S-2 could significantly extend the survival time of C. elegans (P < 0.01), which were stress-induced by hydrogen peroxide and methyl viologen. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of the effect of quorum-sensing molecule 3-oxo-C12-homoserine lactone on Candida auris and Candida albicans by Fruzsina Kovács, Ágnes Jakab, Noémi Balla, Zoltán Tóth, Dávid Balázsi, Lajos Forgács, Andrea Harmath, Aliz Bozó, Ágota Ragyák, László Majoros, Renátó Kovács

“…Significant HSL-induced reduction was observed in growth and adhesion of C. auris cells in time -and concentration-dependent way (p < 0.01-0.001). …”
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The Predictive Value of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation by Ying Wei, Shuwang Liu, Haiyi Yu, Yuan Zhang, Wei Gao, Ming Cui, Lei Li

“…All participants were followed up at specific times (1st/3rd/6th/12th/18th/24th months) after RFCA to record recurrences events. …”
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Potential of Liposomal FTY720 for Bone Regeneration: Proliferative, Osteoinductive, Chemoattractive, and Angiogenic Properties Compared to Free Bioactive Lipid by Mouzoura P, Marazioti A, Gkartziou F, Metsiou DN, Antimisiaris SG

“…Implicated cellular signaling mechanisms were investigated by quantifying phosphorylated MAPK and CREB proteins.Results: FTY720 liposomes (~80– 110 nm) with low polydispersity and ~100% loading were prepared using both methods. FTY720 demonstrated the ability to increase cell proliferation at 10– 300nM doses but was cytotoxic at doses> 400nM while the corresponding liposomal-FTY720 doses were non-cytotoxic, proving its reduced toxicity. …”
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Assessment of physiological status of felids as indicator of their welfare in the wild by Ekaterina V. Pavlova, Evgeny A. Ivanov, Vadim E. Kiriluk, Vyacheslav V. Rozhnov

“…Values of N:L depended also on the time spent to get blood samples. In the big felid species effects of glucocorticoids on the WBC ratio (neutrophilia) were obtained in blood samples from anesthetized animals, taken more than 2 hours after capture. …”
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Cohort profile: Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle (OPAL) Study, a prospective cohort study of older adults in England by Sarah E Lamb, Christian D Mallen, M Watson, Julie Bruce, S Dutton, S Petrou, Lesley Ward, Maria T Sanchez Santos, Esther Williamson, Angela Garrett, Alana Morris, O Conway, F Darton, D Hagan, D Haywood, A Hewitt, I Marian, L Nevay, P Nicolson, M Slark, K Vadher, E Williamson, N Arden, K Barker, G Collins, J Fairbank, J Fitch, D French, F Griffiths, Z Hanson, C Hutchinson

“…Our focus was on musculoskeletal pain and mobility, but the cohort is designed with flexibility to include new elements over time. This paper describes the study design, data collection and baseline characteristics of participants. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…Recently. rifabutin at doses of 300 mg daily has been shown to decrease significantly the frequency of Mycobacterium avium complex infection in patients with CD4 counts below 100/mm3 . (Pour résumé. voir page 35E)…”
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Effect of High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Depression after Cerebral Infarction by JIANG Linlin, NIU Lingchuan, WANG Yule, YANG Baotong, LI Hao, LI Jiani

“…The observation group was given high-frequency rTMS treatment, the stimulation site was the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), the center point of the coil was tangent to the patient's scalp surface, and the treatment parameters and time were the same as those in the control group. …”
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Predicting positive Clostridioides difficile test results using large-scale longitudinal data of demographics and medication history by Anh Pham, Robert El-Kareh, Frank Myers, Lucila Ohno-Machado, Tsung-Ting Kuo

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On the tracks of an uninvited guest, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus in Cyprus by Riccardo Piccinno, Giulia Fiorenza, Marlen Ines Vasquez, Jeremy Bouyer, Gregoris Notarides, Ludvik Marcus Gomulski, Soteris Meletiou, Mustafa Akiner, Antonios Michaelakis, Federico Forneris, Giovanni Maga, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna Rodolfa Malacrida

“…Abstract Background Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, which is listed among the world's 100 most dangerous invasive species, is the main vector of chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses. …”
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Incidence and estimated risk of residual transmission of hepatitis a virus and parvovirus B19 by blood transfusion in the state of Rio De Janeiro – Brazil: a retrospective study by Arthur Daniel Rocha Alves, Mariana Magaldi, Ana Carolina Sathler de Menezes, Josiane Iole França Lopes, Carlos Alexandre da Costa Silva, Jaqueline Mendes de Oliveira, Camila Mattos, Leonardo Bastos, Luiz de Melo Amorim Filho, Marcelo Alves Pinto, Luciane Almeida Amado

“…Methods From 2018 to 2019, 1,204 plasma samples were tested by PCR and real-time PCR. HAV and B19V genotypes were determined through sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. …”
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The importance of stem cells in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and diabetes complications by Monika Kamińska, Maria Jasiewicz, Magdalena Miernik-Skrzypczak, Aleksandra Spyra, Marta Malicka, Natalia Dąbrowska, Aleksandra Kozioł, Katarzyna Moczyróg

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A novel model-based meta-analysis to indirectly estimate the comparative efficacy of two medications: an example using DPP-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, in treatment o... by Yan Gong, James Rogers, Christian Friedrich, Sanjay Patel, Alexander Staab, Jorge Luiz Gross, Daniel Polhamus, William Gillespie, Brigitta Ursula Monz, Silke Retlich

“…The final model described HbA1c levels as function of time, dose, baseline HbA1c, washout status/duration and ethnicity. …”
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