Spinal Antinociceptive Action of Amiloride and Its Interaction with Tizanidine in the Rat Formalin Test by Handong Ouyang, Peizong Wang, Wan Huang, Qiang Li, Bilin Nie, Weian Zeng

“…Intrathecal α2-adrenergic receptor agonists produce pronounced analgesia, and amiloride modulates α2-adrenergic receptor agonist binding and function, acting via the allosteric site on the α2A-adrenergic receptor.…”
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Dynamic Characteristics of Blade with Viscoelastic Damping Block Based on Complex Eigenvalue Method by Jiao Wang, Yue-hao Zhang, Tao Yu, Qing-kai Han

“…Complex modulus model is applied to represent the constitutive law of viscoelastic material and shear force acting on the VE-blade formulates the effect of viscoelastic damping at the root interfaces. …”
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Study of the Complex Stiffness of a Vibratory Mechanical System with Shape Memory Alloy Coil Spring Actuator by Samuell A. Holanda, Antonio A. Silva, Carlos J. de Araújo, Alberdan S. de Aquino

“…In this context, Shape memory alloys (SMAs) may be used for developing dynamic vibration dampers which are capable of acting on the system providing proper tuning of the excitation frequency and the natural frequency. …”
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Time-Dependent Effects of Glaze Ice on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of an Airfoil by Narges Tabatabaei, Michel J. Cervantes, Chirag Trivedi

“…The main objective of this study is to estimate the dynamic loads acting over a glaze-iced airfoil. This work studies the performance of unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) simulations in predicting the oscillations over an iced airfoil. …”
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A Study on the Dynamic Transmission Law of Spiral Drum Cutting Coal Rock Based on ANSYS/LS-DYNA Simulation by Lijuan Zhao, Hongmei Liu, Wenchao Zhou

“…The study has shown that the stress on the end plate was significantly higher than that on the cutting blade. The maximum stress acting on the alloy head was 1209.26 MPa. This study has provided a basis for the design and optimization of the drum with regard to reliability.…”
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Transforming Growth Factor-Beta and Matrix Metalloproteinases: Functional Interactions in Tumor Stroma-Infiltrating Myeloid Cells by Jelena Krstic, Juan F. Santibanez

“…In tumorigenesis, it may act as a protumorigenic factor and have a profound impact on the regulation of the immune system response. …”
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An Update on the Management of Chronic Hepatitis C: 2015 Consensus Guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver by Robert P Myers, Hemant Shah, Kelly W Burak, Curtis Cooper, Jordan J Feld

“…Specifically, direct-acting antiviral agents with dramatically improved rates of virological clearance compared with standard therapy have been developed and interferon-free, all-oral antiviral regimens have been approved. …”
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A dual strategy to improve psychotic patients’ compliance using sustained release quetiapine oral disintegrating tablets by Refaat Ahmed, Sokar Magda, Ismail Fatma, Boraei Nabila

“…Quetiapine (QT) is a short acting atypical antipsychotic drug effective in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. …”
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Assist-as-needed control based on region attractor for power-assist of knee joint taking into account differences in human and orthotic motion by Ken MASUYA, Yuta IDE, Masafumi OKADA

“…AAN controllers are often designed to be time-independent so that the wearer can act whenever he/she wants. However, the speed of human motion changes frequently, nevertheless, most previous works did not actively change the desired speed of the orthotic motion. …”
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PPAR Gamma in Neuroblastoma: The Translational Perspectives of Hypoglycemic Drugs by Serena Vella, Pier Giulio Conaldi, Tullio Florio, Aldo Pagano

“…PPAR ligands are endowed with antitumoral effects, mainly acting on cancer stem cells, and constitute a possible add-on therapy to antiblastic drugs, in particular for NB with unfavourable prognosis. …”
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Comparative study on tensile and high cycle fatigue behaviour of 316L(N) SS hardfaced with Ni-Cr-B-Si alloy by GTA and laser cladding processes by Amruta Pasarkar, S. Balaguru

“…Tensile and fatigue forces are acting at the interface between substrate and deposit due to different thermal expansion coefficients of those two materials, which can cause cracking of deposit and fracture during operation. …”
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Mechanics of cell sheets: plectin as an integrator of cytoskeletal networks by Zuzana Outla, Magdalena Prechova, Katerina Korelova, Jakub Gemperle, Martin Gregor

“…The constant stresses acting at this interface require that epithelial sheets are mechanically robust and provide a selective barrier to the hostile exterior. …”
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Melittin, a Potential Natural Toxin of Crude Bee Venom: Probable Future Arsenal in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus by Md. Sakib Hossen, Siew Hua Gan, Md. Ibrahim Khalil

“…Recent studies using animal models have confirmed that melittin has significant glucose and lipid lowering activities by acting on several mechanistic pathways. The main antidiabetic activity of melittin is increasing insulin secretion via depolarization of pancreatic β-cells. …”
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Redox Signaling in Diabetic Nephropathy: Hypertrophy versus Death Choices in Mesangial Cells and Podocytes by Gina Manda, Alexandru-Ionel Checherita, Maria Victoria Comanescu, Mihail Eugen Hinescu

“…This review emphasizes the role of oxidative stress in diabetic nephropathy, acting as trigger, modulator, and linker within the complex network of pathologic events. …”
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Compact Uplink Circularly Polarized 2.4GHz Short Backfire Antenna for Geostationary Amateur Radio Satellite Es’Hail-2 (QO-100) by Michal Cerveny, Pavel Hazdra

“…The proposed antenna upgrades a standard short backfire antenna (SBA) by utilizing two metasurfaces with the first acting as a high-impedance surface (HIS) allowing for a reduction of the distance between the sub-reflector and main reflector and the second enhancing the sub-reflector while functioning both as a tunable polarization divider and phase shifter to form the circular polarization. …”
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The Cognitive Trap of Rousseau's "Organic Metaphor" and the Construction of U.S. Policy in Europe and Eurasia by K. E. Koktysh, V. M. Sergeev, A. A. Igityan

“…This study explores how metaphors, particularly Rousseau’s Organic Metaphor and its adaptation by Woodrow Wilson in his conceptualization of nationalism, function as powerful cognitive tools within the political sphere. These metaphors can act as "cognitive keys" that shape the perception of socio-political realities, influencing both the understanding and actions of political actors. …”
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Path Planning and Control of a Quadrotor UAV Based on an Improved APF Using Parallel Search by Tianpeng Huang, Deqing Huang, Na Qin, Yanan Li

“…Considering the external disturbance acting on the quadrotor, a nonlinear disturbance observer (NDO) is developed to guarantee observation error to exponentially converge to zero. …”
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Approaches and Conceptions of Teaching and Learning: Towards the School of Excellence by Abílio A. Lourenço, Sabina Valente, Sergio Dominguez-Lara, Celso Fulano

“…The importance of understanding students’ conceptions of their learning situations and acting to enhance teaching contexts where they experience deep learning approaches has also been emphasized, necessarily implying a student-centered approach. …”
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ANRIL regulates retinoblastoma progression via targeting autophagy by miR-328-3p/TSC1/ULK signaling by Yang Yang, Yuezhi Zhang, Yanmei Fu, Shuanglian Li, Xiaolong Yin

“…Our results indicated that ANRIL promoted the proliferation and cisplatin resistance of Y79 cells through activating autophagy by promoting TSC1/ULK2 ex- pression via acting as a miR-328-3p sponge.…”
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A Flexible Exoskeleton Robot for Assisting Both Hip Joint Extension and Flexion by Youfu Liu, Jun Lu

“…In order to obtain the actual force acting on the hip joint， motor is controlled to track the desired force curve PD type iterative learning control （ILC） method is introduced to reduce the error caused by wearing position and biological characteristics to improve assistance performance. …”
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