The impact of drinking on smoking cessation outcomes among Hong Kong Chinese youth smokers by Ka Yan Ho, Katherine Ka Wai Lam, Qi Liu, Ting Mao, Funa Yang, Mulualem Getaneh Belay, Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Mak Yim Wah

“…Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to identify any significant differences in self-reported quit rates, smoking reduction by at least 50%, quit attempts, and biochemically validated quit rates between the drinking and non-drinking groups. …”
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Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants by James J. Ferguson, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Carlene A. Chase

“…Allelopathy refers to the beneficial or harmful effects of one plant on another plant, both crop and weed species, from the release of biochemicals, known as allelochemicals, from plant parts by leaching, root exudation, volatilization, residue decomposition, and other processes in both natural and agricultural systems. …”
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An Unusual Case of Acute Appendicitis due to Metastatic Prostatic Adenocarcinoma by Numbereye Numbere, Andrew Dunn, Aaron R. Huber

“…We present the case of a 66-year-old man with a background of a biochemically recurrent prostatic adenocarcinoma who presented to the emergency department with acute appendicitis. …”
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Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants by James J. Ferguson, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Carlene A. Chase

“…Allelopathy refers to the beneficial or harmful effects of one plant on another plant, both crop and weed species, from the release of biochemicals, known as allelochemicals, from plant parts by leaching, root exudation, volatilization, residue decomposition, and other processes in both natural and agricultural systems. …”
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A brief alcohol intervention during smoking cessation treatment in daily cigarette smokers: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Tin Shun Titan Mak, Tzu Tsun Luk, Kam-wing Joe Ching, Nga-ting Grace Wong, Ching Han Helen Chan, Man Ping Wang, Tai Hing Lam

“…Primary outcome was biochemically validated tobacco abstinence at 2 months. …”
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Unusual Case of an Infant with Urinary Tract Infection Presenting as Cholestatic Jaundice by Rahaf Niazi, Bashaer Baharoon, Afnan Neyas, Meshari Alaifan, Osama Safdar

“…It is unusual for urinary tract infection to present clinically and biochemically as cholestatic jaundice.…”
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Review of Recent Development on Preparation, Properties, and Applications of Cellulose-Based Functional Materials by Ya-Yu Li, Bin Wang, Ming-Guo Ma, Bo Wang

“…It can be transferred to various water soluble derivatives, biochemicals, and materials. In the second half of the 20th century, nanocellulose was extracted with unique properties such as optical transparency, high strength, and high surface area. …”
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PROSPECTION OF FILAMENTOUS FUNGI AND THE PRODUCTION OF AMYLASE BY ASPERGILLUS sp. M1.7.2 by Mariana Tainná Silva Souza, Barbhara Mota Marinho, Thiago Machado Pasin, David Lee Nelson, Vivian Machado Benassi

“…This work aimed to prospect filamentous fungi, analyze the morphological and physiological characteristics of the isolates; as well as to select an amylase producing fungus and to optimize the parameters for the cultivation of the microorganism and biochemically characterize the amylase. Among 21 filamentous fungi isolated in Janaúba, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, the best amylase producer was selected for standardization of culture parameters and subsequent enzymatic characterization. …”
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Atypical Clinical and Diagnostic Features in Ménétrier's Disease in a Child by Michael Chung, Jaime Pittenger, Deborah Flomenhoft, Jeffrey Bennett, Eun-Young Lee, Harohalli Shashidhar

“…It is characterized clinically by non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms and edema, biochemically by hypoalbuminemia, and pathologically by enlarged gastric folds. …”
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A partial differential equation model of metastasized prostatic cancer by Avner Friedman, Harsh Vardhan Jain

“…Biochemically failing metastatic prostate cancer is typically treated with androgen ablation. …”
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A retrospective cohort study: do patients with graves’ disease need to be euthyroid prior to surgery? by Abrar Al Jassim, Tim Wallace, Sarah Bouhabel, Agnieszka Majdan, Michael Hier, Veronique-Isabelle Forest, Richard Payne

“…Conclusions In our study, biochemically hyperthyroid patients undergoing thyroidectomy did not develop thyroid storm. …”
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Direct Control of Stem Cell Behavior Using Biomaterials and Genetic Factors by Jeong-Kee Yoon, Mi-Lan Kang, Joo Hyun Park, Kyoung-Mi Lee, Young Min Shin, Jin Woo Lee, Hyun Ok Kim, Hak-Joon Sung

“…This review focuses on the current strategies to improve stemness maintenance, direct differentiation, and reprogramming using biomaterials and genetic factors without any aids from additional biochemicals and growth factors.…”
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A Review on Potential Mechanisms of Terminalia chebula in Alzheimer’s Disease by Amir R. Afshari, Hamid R. Sadeghnia, Hamid Mollazadeh

“…The Terminalia chebula (Family: Combretaceae) is a medicinal plant with a wide spectrum of medicinal properties and is reported to contain various biochemicals such as hydrolysable tannins, phenolic compounds, and flavonoids, so it may prove to be a good therapeutic alternative. …”
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The Role of Beta HPV Types and HPV-Associated Inflammatory Processes in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Mircea Tampa, Cristina Iulia Mitran, Madalina Irina Mitran, Ilinca Nicolae, Adrian Dumitru, Clara Matei, Loredana Manolescu, Gabriela Loredana Popa, Constantin Caruntu, Simona Roxana Georgescu

“…In addition, the oncoproteins E6 and E7 of beta HPV types differ biochemically from their counterparts in the structure of alpha HPV types, resulting in different mechanisms of action in carcinogenesis. …”
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Heat stable and intrinsically sterile liquid protein formulations by Atip Lawanprasert, Harminder Singh, Sopida Pimcharoen, Mariangely González Vargas, Arshiya Dewan, Girish S. Kirimanjeswara, Scott H. Medina

“…This generates non-aqueous, fluorine-based liquid protein formulations that biochemically rigidify protein structure to yield thermally stable biologics at extreme temperatures (up to 90 °C). …”
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Green coal and lubricant via hydrogen-free hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass by Maojiong Cao, Reaihan E, Changbin Yuan, Lasse Aistrup Rosendahl, Yuanhui Zhang, Charles Chunbao Xu, Yulong Wu, Deliang Kong, Yingxian Wang, Jiaming Li, Zhidan Liu

“…Abstract Biocrude derived from biomass via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a sustainable substitute for petroleum to obtain energy and biochemicals. Upgrading biocrude inevitably faces the trade-off between consuming large amounts of hydrogen via hydrotreating and high yield of solid residue without additional hydrogen. …”
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Tissue Factor, Blood Coagulation, and Beyond: An Overview by Arthur J. Chu

“…This paper broadly covers seminal observations to discuss TF pathogenic roles in relation to diverse disease development or manifestation. Biochemically, extracellular TF signaling interfaced through protease-activated receptors (PARs) elicits cellular activation and inflammatory responses. …”
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Blobby is a synaptic active zone assembly protein required for memory in Drosophila by J. Lützkendorf, T. Matkovic-Rachid, S. Liu, T. Götz, L. Gao, O. Turrel, M. Maglione, M. Grieger, S. Putignano, N. Ramesh, T. Ghelani, A. Neumann, N. Gimber, J. Schmoranzer, A. Stawrakakis, B. Brence, D. Baum, Kai Ludwig, M. Heine, T. Mielke, F. Liu, A. M. Walter, M. C. Wahl, S. J. Sigrist

“…We here identify an additional Drosophila AZ protein, “Blobby”, essential for proper AZ nano-organization. Blobby biochemically associates with the ELKS family AZ scaffold protein Bruchpilot (BRP) and integrates into newly forming AZs. …”
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Spontaneous Regression of Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer in a Lymph Node by Jien Shim, Jianyu Rao, Run Yu

“…In thyroid cancer patients with biochemically incomplete response to initial treatments, spontaneous decline in thyroglobulin levels without any cancer treatment is a well-known phenomenon; however, spontaneous regression of persistent or recurrent structural disease has not been reported. …”
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Congenital Bands with Intestinal Malrotation after Propylthiouracil Exposure in Early Pregnancy by Alexander A. Leung, Jennifer Yamamoto, Paola Luca, Paul Beaudry, Julie McKeen

“…Her mother was treated for Graves’ disease during pregnancy with first trimester exposure to propylthiouracil but remained clinically and biochemically euthyroid at conception and throughout the duration of pregnancy. …”
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