Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in HCV-Positive Egyptian Patients Treated with Sofosbuvir by Ali Nada, Mohamed Abbasy, Aliaa Sabry, Azza Mohamed Abdu Allah, Somaia Shehab-Eldeen, Nada Elnaidany, Hanan Elimam, Kawthar Ibraheem Mohamed Ibraheem, Abdallah Essa

“…Background. Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) made a drastic change in the management of HCV infection. …”
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A wave-resolving two-dimensional vertical Lagrangian approach to model microplastic transport in nearshore waters based on TrackMPD 3.0 by I. Jalón-Rojas, D. Sous, D. Sous, V. Marieu

“…<p>Potentially acting as a source or a sink for plastic pollution to the open ocean, nearshore waters remain a challenging context for predicting the transport and deposition of plastic debris. …”
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Particle motion and QPOs around Euler-Heisenberg black hole immersed in cold dark matter halo by G. Mustafa, S.K. Maurya, Tayyab Naseer, Arzu Cilli, Ertan Güdekli, Assmaa Abd-Elmonem, Neissrien Alhubieshi

“…We have also examined the innermost stable circular orbits. The effective force acting on the particles is explored. The epicyclic oscillations of particles in proximity to stable circular orbits have been examined, and the phenomenon of periastron precession has been addressed. …”
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Identification and characterization of soybean phytochrome-interacting factors and their potential roles in abiotic stress by Dewei Mu, Zhaowei Shui, Haoyu Guo, Hengke Jiang, Yuhan Liu, Liqiu Luo, Yanpeng Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, Jiaxin Yu, Shulin Liao, Liang Yu, Chunyan Liu, Junbo Du

“…Conserved motif analysis demonstrated the presence of several conserved motifs that were generally aligned with the classification of PIF protein. Cis-acting elements in the GmPIF promoters were found to be responsive to light, heat, drought, and phytohormone signaling. …”
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Patterns of paternity: insights into mating competition and gene flow in a recovering population of humpback whales by Franca Eichenberger, Emma L. Carroll, Claire Garrigue, Debbie J. Steel, Claire D. Bonneville, Luke Rendell, Ellen C. Garland

“…Parentage analyses in cetaceans are rare, and the underlying forces of sexual selection acting on their mating behaviours remain poorly understood. …”
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Barriers in online education for displaced universities: Insights from faculty and students by Iryna Glazkova, Natalia Falko, Olena Khomenko, Svitlana Khatuntseva, Nataliya Rula, Anzhelika Shulzhenko, Volodymyr Tatarin

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Behavioral analysis of steel I-beams under repeated dynamic loads: Impact of various impactor head types by Zeynep Yaman, Yusuf Sümer, Elif Ağcakoca, Mahyar Maali, Abdulkadir Cüneyt Aydın

“…In this article, the damage cases formed under the effect of the impact load acting on the weak axis of I-section steel beams under repeated impact loads are investigated and the effect of the geometric shape of the falling weight on the element behavior is evaluated by experimental and numerical methods. …”
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MESO-CMOS Hybrid Circuits With Time-Multiplexing Technique for Energy and Area-Efficient Computing in Memory by Tzuping Huang, Linran Zhao, Yiming Han, Hai Li, Ian A. Young, Yaoyao Jia

“…MESO provides dual functionality: each device can perform logic operations while acting as a nonvolatile memory device. MESO also offers advantages, such as an ultralow supply voltage of 100 mV and the potential to vertically integrate with CMOS, which promises significant energy and area efficiency. …”
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Jararaca GPIb-binding protein causes thrombocytopenia during Bothrops jararaca envenomation by Marcelo Larami Santoro, Ana Teresa Azevedo Sachetto, Jaqueline Gomes Rosa, Ricardo José Soares Torquato, Débora Andrade-Silva, Dilza Trevisan-Silva, Cynthia Zaccanini de Albuquerque, Solange M. T. Serrano, Vânia Gomes de Moura Mattaraia, Aparecida Sadae Tanaka, Maria Elisa Peichoto

“…New studies are necessary to understand how these proteins act in vivo.…”
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Study of factors associated with obesity in patients using antipsychotics in schizophrenia by Vishalakshi Patnam, P Ramya Keerthi, P Ravi Kiran, Dinesh Panati

“…Background: The atypical antipsychotic agents can raise body weight directly by acting on feeding areas of the brain, or indirectly by endocrine effects such as decreased gonadal levels, hyperprolactinemia, and hypercortisolism, and effect on peptide hormones, especially leptin. …”
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Comparison of CRISPR-Cas13b RNA base editing approaches for USH2A-associated inherited retinal degeneration by Lewis E. Fry, Lauren Major, Ahmed Salman, Lucy A. McDermott, Jun Yang, Andrew J. King, Michelle E. McClements, Robert E. MacLaren

“…Using adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR) effectors, A-I base conversions can be targeted using guide RNAs (gRNAs). …”
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Characterization of Follicular Atresia Responsive to BPA in Zebrafish by Morphometric Analysis of Follicular Stage Progression by M. Migliaccio, T. Chioccarelli, C. Ambrosino, A. Suglia, F. Manfrevola, O. Carnevali, S. Fasano, R. Pierantoni, G. Cobellis

“…In particular, BPA exposure (i) increases follicular recruitment by acting on primary stage follicles, (ii) forces the follicular transition from stage III to stage IV producing enlarged stage IV follicles, and (iii) induces atresia by producing atretic follicles that are peculiarly enlarged (i.e., big atretic follicles). …”
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Source Term Analysis of the Irradiated Graphite in the Core of HTR-10 by Xuegang Liu, Xin Huang, Feng Xie, Fuming Jia, Xiaogui Feng, Hong Li

“…One distinct difference between HTGR and traditional pressurized water reactor (PWR) is the large inventory of graphite in the core acting as reflector, moderator, or structure materials. …”
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Hypovitaminosis D3, Leukopenia, and Human Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa by Anna Tasegian, Francesco Curcio, Laura Dalla Ragione, Francesca Rossetti, Samuela Cataldi, Michela Codini, Francesco Saverio Ambesi-Impiombato, Tommaso Beccari, Elisabetta Albi

“…Vitamin D3 has been described to have different extraskeletal roles by acting as parahormone in obesity, diabetes, cancer, cognitive impairment, and dementia and to have important regulatory functions in innate immunity. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of ZF-HD family in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under drought and salt stresses by Kangping Zhang, Ruqian Yan, Xiaoqing Feng, Jingjing Zhang, Yuanyuan Jiang, Lin Li, Jianzhong Guo, Xianping Zhang

“…Collinearity analysis revealed that 5 pairs of genes with fragment duplication contributed to the expansion of HaZF-HD gene family. The analysis of cis-acting element demonstrated that the response elements related the hormone response and abiotic/biotic stress were the most prevalent, followed by plant growth and development elements. …”
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Comparison of Insulin Lispro Protamine Suspension with NPH Insulin in Pregnant Women with Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes by Antonietta Colatrella, Natalia Visalli, Santina Abbruzzese, Sergio Leotta, Marzia Bongiovanni, Angela Napoli

“…To study pregnancy outcomes of women with type 2 and gestational diabetes mellitus when insulin lispro protamine suspension or human NPH insulin was added to medical nutrition therapy and/or short-acting insulin. Methods. In this retrospective study, for maternal outcome we recorded time and mode of delivery, hypertension, glycaemic control (fasting blood glucose and HbA1c), hypoglycemias, weight increase, and insulin need. …”
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Enjoy it! Cosmetic try-on apps and augmented reality, the impact of enjoyment, informativeness and ease of use by V. Micheletto, S. Accardi, A. Fici, A. Fici, F. Piccoli, C. Rossi, M. Bilucaglia, V. Russo, V. Russo, M. Zito, M. Zito

“…Perceived Informativeness (PI) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) were hypothesized as predictors of TRUST, DOUBT, Makeup Involvement (MI), Perceived Diagnosticity (PD), and Behavioral Intention (BI), with Perceived Enjoyment (PE) acting as a mediating variable. The structural equation model (SEM) confirmed PI as a strong predictor, with PE serving as a key mediator. …”
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Soluble fibres modulate dough rheology and gluten structure via hydrogen bond density and Flory-Huggins water interaction parameter by Stefano Renzetti, Lisa Lambertini, Helene C.M. Mocking-Bode, Ruud G.M. van der Sman

“…This study hypothesized that soluble fibres influence gluten structure and dough rheology by acting as plasticizers and humectants. Plasticizing properties depend on the effective number of hydrogen bonding sites available in the fibre molecule (NOH,s). …”
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Experimental evaluation of the influence of crankshaft rotation frequency on the amplitude of pressure pulsations in gas communications of low-flow reciprocating compressors by S. S. Busarov, A. V. Nedovenchany, K. A. Bakulin, N. G. Sinitsin, A. A. Panyutich

“…The presence of gas pressure pulsations in the suction and discharge pipes of reciprocating compressors is associated with their periodic connection and disconnection from the working chamber during the operation of self-acting valves. The present work is devoted to the development of a methodology for experimental investigation of pressure pulsations in gas communications of reciprocating compressors under various operating modes in relation to an existing laboratory installation and comparison of the results obtained with the results of calculations obtained on the basis of the use of well-known repeatedly tested techniques. …”
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An Adaptive X‐Ray Dynamic Image Estimation Method Based on OMNI Solar Wind Parameters and SXI Simulated Observations by R. C. Wang, Anders M. Jorgensen, Dalin Li, Tianran Sun, Zhen Yang, Xiaodong Peng

“…It leverages X‐ray models like Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and Jorgensen & Sun model, driven by OMNI data to provide high‐temporal‐resolution prior information on magnetosphere motion, with SXI observation images acting as a posterior constraint on the magnetosphere's state. …”
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