Interleukin-6 stimulates gene expression of extracellular matrix components in bovine mesangial cells in culture by C. Zoja, A. Benigni, G. Piccinini, M. Figliuzzi, L. Longaretti, G. Remuzzi

“…The effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) on gene expression of extracellular matrix components in bovine mesangial cells in culture has been investigated. IL-6 (100 U/ml) time dependently increased the steady state expression of mRNAs coding for α1 collagen III and fibronectin, both transcripts being 1.5- and 2.5-fold higher than basal level at 24 and 48 h, respectively. …”
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The Application of Machine Learning for Creating a Typology of Universities' Financial Models by I. A. Khodachek, D. V. Minaev, A. V. Zinkovskaya, E. B. Yablokov

“…Existing impact study methods, such as those applied in the Russell Group universities’ impact assessment, are expensive and time consuming, so promising machine learning techniques and existing open data from government information systems were used in this study to assess universities’ financial models.…”
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In Vitro Activity of Iclaprim against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nonsusceptible to Daptomycin, Linezolid, or Vancomycin: A Pilot Study by David B. Huang, Stephen Hawser, Curtis G. Gemmell, Daniel F. Sahm

“…Iclaprim had an MIC ≤ 1 µg/ml to the majority of MRSA isolates that were nonsusceptible to daptomycin (5 of 7 (71.4%)), linezolid (26 of 26 (100%)), or vancomycin (19 of 28 (66.7%)). In the analysis of time-kill curves, iclaprim demonstrated ≥ 3 log10 reduction in CFU/mL at 4–8 hours for tested strains and isolates nonsusceptible to daptomycin, linezolid, or vancomycin. …”
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State Anxiety Inventory Score Among Students With Final Assignment by Ario Imandiri, Erlinda Widyastuti, Arijanto Jonosewojo

“…Background: Students final assignment is a scientific work requires precision, time consuming, energy as well as concentrations. …”
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Effects of the anthropometric and kinematic parameters on 50 m freestyle swimming performances by Hasan Akkus, Metin Ozlu

“…In assessment of the results of   correlation analysis, the range of 0.30-0.70 was defined as middle level relationship and range of 0.70-1.00 as high level relationship. In this study carried out to measure the effect of stroke rates of 50 m freestyle swimmers on performance, a negative middle level relationship was observed between body weight and time of 50 m freestyle swimming. …”
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Endoscopic Closure for EUS and ERCP Related Duodenal Perforation by Endoclips by Yaping Liu, Dong Wang, Zhaoshen Li

“…The success rate of endoscopic closure by endoclips was 100%. The mean procedure time was 45±12.5 min. The mean number of endoclips placed for the closure of the duodenal perforation was 7±3.2. …”
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Noninvasive Recording of True-to-Form Fetal ECG during the Third Trimester of Pregnancy by Istvan Peterfi, Lorand Kellenyi, Andras Szilagyi

“…Such ideas are the telemetric data collection, the “cleanse” of the real time recording from the maternal ECG, and the use of the cardiotocograph (CTG) that allows identifying the fetal heart events. …”
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A Fuzzy Nonlinear Programming Approach for Optimizing the Performance of a Four-Objective Fluctuation Smoothing Rule in a Wafer Fabrication Factory by Horng-Ren Tsai, Toly Chen

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Quality and Operations Management in Food Supply Chains: A Literature Review by Yong He, Hongfu Huang, Dong Li, Chunming Shi, Sarah J. Wu

“…In food industry, the quality of the food products declines over time and should be addressed in the supply chain operations management. …”
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An Adaptive Photovoltaic Topology to Overcome Shading Effect in PV Systems by Mohamed Amer Chaaban, Lana El Chaar, Mahmoud Alahmad

“…The proposed system is shown to minimize the shading losses of the PV array in real time by an average of 100% under simulated conditions and 84% in practical experiments.…”
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Structural Design and Implementation of Simulating Galago Senegalensis Monkey Single-leg Jumping Robots by Li Jing, Li Gui, Sun Wei, Chen Haozuo, Ye Mao, Li Ronghe

“…The experimental results show that the simulating single leg robot can achieve continuous and stable jumping, the highest jumping speed can reach 20 m/s, and the response time at a jumping height of 100 mm is 0.1 s.…”
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Government interventions in supporting SME growth in Lira district, northern Uganda by Eton, Marus

“…Promoting economic growth without attendance to register business time, business education investment and non-gender based business growth is outrageous. …”
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Government interventions in supporting SME growth in Lira district, northern Uganda by Eton, Marus, Charles David Ebong, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…Promoting economic growth without attendance to register business time, business education investment and non-gender based business growth is outrageous. …”
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One-Year Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of PreserFlo MicroShunt with Mitomycin C Applied by Sub-Tenon Injection Versus Sponge by Nora Majtanova, Adriana Takacova, Veronika Kurilova, Libor Hejsek, Juraj Majtan, Petr Kolar

“…Methods This retrospective, 1-year cohort study included 100 eyes of 100 patients with glaucoma who underwent PMS implantation with MMC (0.4 mg/ml) delivered either by sub-tenon injection (50 eyes) or via soaked sponges (50 eyes). …”
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Assessing the Efficacy of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics in Controlling Bacterial Contamination in the In Vitro Micropropagation of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc) by Selam Tewelde, Subban Patharajan, Zenebe Teka, Desta Berhe Sbhatu

“…Likewise, cefotaxime at 50, 100, and 200 mg/L and cefotaxime plus streptomycin at 25, 50, and 100 mg/L yielded 87 to 93% contamination-free microshoots after three weeks of culturing. …”
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丙酮酸乙酯抑制脓毒症时HMGB1释放的分子机制

“…【方法】将小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞株RAW264.7分为LPS和LPS+ EP组,分别采用100 ng/mL LPS和100 ng/mL LPS+ 5 mmol/L EP刺激,于刺激后不同的时间点,Western blot检测细胞总蛋白内p-p38MAPK?…”
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Change in seed viability of commercial maize hybrids during storage by Perić Sanja, Stevanović Milan, Mladenović Marko, Popović Aleksandar, Kovačević Aleksandar, Grčić Nikola

“…Initial testing conducted in 2018 revealed the highest average values for total germination and vigor across three hybrids: ZP 704 (98.8%/98.8%), ZP 873 (100%/100%), and ZP 600 (98.3%/98.3%). By 2020, a slight decrease in both germination and vigor was observed for all hybrids, with equal values for germination energy and total germination. …”
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Histopathologic Outcomes of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy by Vipul R. Patel, Sagar Shah, David Arend

“…The positive margin rate per 100 cases was: 13% (1–100), 8% (101–200), 13% (201–300), 5% (301–400), and 8% (401–500). …”
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Preparation and Gas-Sensitive Properties of SnO₂@Bi₂O₃ Core-Shell Heterojunction Structure by Jin Liu, Yixin Gao, Yuanyuan Lv, Mengdi Yang, Haoru Guo, Neng Li, Danyang Bai, Anyi Wang

“…Gas sensitivity tests at the optimal operating temperature of 300 °C showed that the composite prepared at 160 °C achieved a response value of 19.7 for 100 ppm ethanol. Additionally, the composite exhibited excellent response to 100 ppm ethanol, with a response time of only 4 s, as well as good repeatability. …”
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Assessing the Health and Economic Outcomes of a 9-Valent HPV Vaccination Program in the United Kingdom by Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Cody Palmer, Olga Ovcinnikova, Giampiero Favato, Vincent Daniels

“…**Methods:** A deterministic heterosexual compartmental disease transmission model was used to track health and economic outcomes over a 100-year time horizon. Outcomes were discounted at an annual rate of 3.5% and 1.5%. …”
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