Improved Insulin Resistance and Lipid Metabolism by Cinnamon Extract through Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors by Xiaoyan Sheng, Yuebo Zhang, Zhenwei Gong, Cheng Huang, Ying Qin Zang

“…These data suggest that cinnamon in its water extract form can act as a dual activator of PPARγ and α, and may be an alternative to PPARγ activator in managing obesity-related diabetes and hyperlipidemia.…”
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The Harmonic Walk: An Interactive Physical Environment to Learn Tonal Melody Accompaniment by Marcella Mandanici, Antonio Rodà, Sergio Canazza

“…Enactive knowledge and embodied cognition allow the user to build an inner map of these musical features, which can be acted by moving on the active surface with a simple step. …”
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Exploring Water-Induced Helical Deformation Mechanism of 4D Printed Biomimetic Actuator for Narrow Lumen by Che Zhao, Lei Duan, Hongliang Hua, Jifeng Zhang

“…The experiment shows that the biomimetic actuator can act as a gripper to capture a small target in a lumen less than 5 mm in diameter. …”
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Presenting an Optimal Algorithm for Resource Scheduling and Code Partition in Mobile Cloud Computing by Raziyeh Ghasemi, Farzaneh Famoori

“…The placement method based on the particle swarm optimization algorithm can act as real-time placement, due to the increase in computational capability of processors over the past five years. …”
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CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Enhance the Efficacy of Adoptive Cell Transfer Using Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes by Modifying the Th1 Polarization and Local Infiltration of Th17 Cells by Lin Xu, Chunhong Wang, Zhenke Wen, Ya Zhou, Zhongmin Liu, Yongjie Liang, Zengguang Xu, Tao Ren

“…Our findings suggested that CpG ODNs could enhance the anti-tumor efficacy of adoptively transferred TILs through modifying Th1 polarization and local infiltration of Th17 cells, which might provide a clue for developing a new strategy for ACT based on TILs.…”
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3D scaffold of hydroxyapatite/β tricalcium phosphate from mussel shells: Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity by Sabrina Cunha da Fonseca, Rosangela Borges Freitas, Anne Raquel Sotiles, Zelinda Schemczssen-Graeff, Inaiê Maiala De Almeida Miranda, Stellee Marcela Petris Biscaia, Fernando Wypych, Edvaldo da Silva Trindade, Moira Pedroso Leão, João César Zielak, Célia Regina Cavichiolo Franco

“…Hydroxyapatite (HA) and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) act as a cell matrix and improve its mechanical properties. …”
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Various Sizes and Shapes of Mixed-Anion Fe(NH₂trz)₃(BF₄)_2−x(SiF₆)_x/2@SiO₂ Nanohybrid Particles Undergoi... by Xinyu Yang, Rafal Bielas, Vincent Collière, Lionel Salmon, Azzedine Bousseksou

“…Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) acts as precursor of both the SiF₆²⁻ counter-anion and SiO₂ to obtain Fe(NH₂trz)₃(BF₄)_2−x(SiF₆)_x/2@SiO₂ nanoparticles with different sizes and morphologies while modifying the TEOS concentration and reaction time. …”
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Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy in Drug Discovery: Study of Alexa532-Endothelin 1 Binding to the Endothelin ETA Receptor to Describe the Pharmacological Profile of Natural Pr... by Catherina Caballero-George, Thomas Sorkalla, Daniel Jakobs, Jessica Bolaños, Huzefa Raja, Carol Shearer, Eldredge Bermingham, Hanns Häberlein

“…These findings suggest that both BQ-123 and the fungal extract act as inverse agonists.…”
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A New Case of DRESS Syndrome Induced by Sulfasalazine and Triggered by Amoxicillin by Francesco Girelli, Simone Bernardi, Lucia Gardelli, Bruna Bassi, Gianluca Parente, Alessandra Dubini, Luigi Serra, Maurizio Nizzoli

“…The exact pathogenesis of DRESS syndrome is not completely understood, while it is reported that amoxicillin could trigger it in patients who are taking allopurinol, sulfasalazine, NSAIDs, carbamazepine, strontium ranelate, lisinopril, lansoprazole, and minocycline. Amoxicillin could act directly, inducing the reactivation of a viral infection (HHV 6 and EBV) with symptoms similar to DRESS syndrome or by reducing the patients’ ability to detoxify the body from substances chronically taken. …”
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THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYRIA (“GENEVA-2”): DIFFICULTIES OF INTER-SYRIAN TALKS AND ROLE OF FOREIGN PLAYERS by M. S. Khodynskaya-Golenischeva

“…It focuses on the inter-Syrian talks that will be aimed at achieving a compromise on the key issues of Syria’s future.The author provides us with a comparative analysis of the Syrian parties' “degree of readiness” to engage in dialogue as well as with a review of the negotiation documents prepared by various factions of the Syrian opposition in which they outline their vision of transition in Syria.Emphasis is made on how outside players with influence on the Syrian sides (USA, France, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and others) should act in the case of impasse of talks or difficulties in the implementation of decisions taken. …”
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Surface gravity analysis in Gauss-Bonnet and Barrow black holes by Everton M.C. Abreu

“…The SG has an underlying role in the laws of black hole (BH) thermodynamics, being constant in the event horizon. The SG also acts in the emission of Hawking radiation being connected to its temperature. …”
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Numerical Study of the Effects of Topography and Urbanization on the Local Atmospheric Circulations over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, China by Yucong Miao, Shuhua Liu, Yijia Zheng, Shu Wang, Bicheng Chen

“…And the presence of cities cannot change the general state of the sea-land breeze (SLB) circulation and mountain-valley breeze (MVB) circulation but acted to modify these local circulations slightly. …”
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Enterococcus faecium WB2000 Inhibits Biofilm Formation by Oral Cariogenic Streptococci by Nao Suzuki, Masahiro Yoneda, Yuko Hatano, Tomoyuki Iwamoto, Yosuke Masuo, Takao Hirofuji

“…Enterococcus faecium WB2000 acted as a probiotic bacterial inhibitor of cariogenic streptococcal biofilm formation.…”
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Modulation of brain glutamate dehydrogenase as a tool for controlling seizures by Rasgado Lourdes A. Vega, Reyes Guillermo Ceballos, Díaz Fernando Vega

“…These results suggest that AEDs act by modulating brain GDH activity, which in turn decreased oxygen consumption. …”
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SLC29A1 and SLC29A2 are human nicotinamide cell membrane transporters by Mingyang Chen, Luexiang Yuan, Binxin Chen, Hui Chang, Jun Luo, Hengbin Zhang, Zhongjian Chen, Jiao Kong, Yaodong Yi, Mengru Bai, Minlei Dong, Hui Zhou, Huidi Jiang

“…Together, ENT1 and ENT2 act as both cellular nicotinamide-level keepers and nicotinamide biological regulators through their NAM transport functions.…”
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Investigation of Viral, Bacterial and Parasitic Zoonotic Diseases in Rodents in Turkey by Mehmet Ozkan Timurkan, Esin Guven, Seyda Cengiz, Hakan Aydın, Ridvan Kirman, Hamza Avcioglu

“…Conclusions Rodents, which are pathogen carriers and potential risk factors, are thought to may act as reservoirs for hantavirus and tularaemia in the study area. …”
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DKK1 and Its Receptors in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Promising Molecular Target by Markos Despotidis, Orestis Lyros, Tatiana S. Driva, Panagiotis Sarantis, Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis, Adam Mylonakis, Andreas Mamilos, Stratigoula Sakellariou, Dimitrios Schizas

“…However, it has been shown that in several GI cancers, including esophageal cancer, DKK1 may act as an oncogene itself through Wnt-independent signaling pathways. …”
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RUNX1 promotes proliferation of cervical cancer through TGFB2-MAPK pathway by Yongqin Jia, Neng Yang, Shuai Tang, Li Deng, Yanzhou Wang, Xiongwei Cai

“…Functional studies demonstrated that RUNX1 acts as an oncogene in CC, with overexpression accelerating cell cycle progression and promoting cell proliferation. …”
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Hybrid Model–Data-Driven Radar Jamming Effectiveness Evaluation Method for Accuracy Improvement by Runyang Chen, Yi Zhang, Xiuhe Li, Jinhe Ran, Qianqian Shi

“…Accurate and effective radar jamming effectiveness evaluation is the key to forming the radar jamming OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) loop. The current model-driven evaluation method has low confidence and the data-driven evaluation method lacks sufficient high-quality data; thus, the evaluations that are solely model-driven or data-driven are not effective. …”
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Improvement of the Method of Calculating Plates for Punching by N. N. Trekin, V. V. Krylov, K. R. Andrian

“…Along the interface line of the plate with a rectangular (square) column, supporting bending moments act in two orthogonal directions. The magnitude of these moments for the most common spans is large and, in an elastic setting, exceeds the span by two times. …”
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