The effect of using Echinacea extract as an immune system stimulant and antioxidant on blood indicators, growth efficiency, and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens to produ... by Elwy A. Ashour, Ahmed K. Aldhalmi, Ismail E. Ismail, Mahmoud Kamal, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Ayman A. Swelum, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack

“…Each group was distributed into 7 replicates, each containing ten unsexed chicks. Four groups were randomly selected from the chicks; the first group (the control group) was given drinking water only. …”
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Doxorubicin-loaded PEGylated liposome modified with ANGPT2-specific peptide for integrative glioma-targeted imaging and therapy by Hongyan Li, Rong Gan, Jiadi Liu, Duling Xu, Qiyue Zhang, Haidong Tian, Huijun Guo, Haijun Wang, Zhimin Wang, Xianwu Zeng

“…Peptide-conjugated PEGlated liposomes containing Dox (peptide-Lipo@Dox) were prepared for radionuclide and drug delivery. …”
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Screening of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone-degrading Bacteria and Evaluation of Their Quorum Quenching Activities by Xiqian TAN, Xiaoqing WANG, Fangchao CUI, Dangfeng WANG, Xinran LÜ, Xuepeng LI, Jianrong LI

“…The cell-free supernatant of E. hormaechei GS31 and Serratia sp. GS53 contained compounds with potential quorum quenching activity, whereas the crude cell extract of B. cereus GS44 and B. thuringiensis GS48 contained such chemicals. …”
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Association of FMO3 Variants with Blood Pressure in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study by Tyler S. Bryant, Priya Duggal, Bing Yu, Alanna C. Morrison, Tariq Shafi, Georg Ehret, Nora Franceschini, Eric Boerwinkle, Josef Coresh, Adrienne Tin

“…Flavin containing monooxygenase 3 [FMO3] encodes dimethylaniline monooxygenase [N-oxide-forming] 3, which breaks down nitrogen-containing compounds, and has been implicated in blood pressure regulation. …”
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Venetoclax-based salvage therapy as a bridge to transplant is feasible and effective in patients with relapsed/refractory AML by Julia M. Unglaub, Richard F. Schlenk, Jan Moritz Middeke, Stefan W. Krause, Sabrina Kraus, Hermann Einsele, Michael Kramer, Sven Zukunft, Joseph Kauer, Simon Renders, Elena Katelari, Christoph Schliemann, Caroline Pabst, Thomas Luft, Peter Dreger, Christoph Röllig, Martin Bornhäuser, Carsten Müller-Tidow, Tim Sauer

“…Abstract: The B-cell lymphoma 2 inhibitor venetoclax (VEN) in combination with hypomethylating agents has been approved for first-line treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) ineligible for intensive treatment. VEN-containing treatment strategies may also be effective in relapsed/refractory (R/R) AML; however, comparative studies with conventional therapies for fit patients as a bridge-to-transplant strategy are limited. …”
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The features of Tat protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (Retroviridae: <i>Lentivirus: Lentivirus humimdef1</i>) non-A6 variants, characteristic for the Russian Federatio... by Anna I. Kuznetsova, Anastasiia A. Antonova, Aleksey V. Lebedev, Ekaterina N. Ozhmegova, Anastasia V. Shlykova, Ilya A. Lapovok, Oxana V. Galzitskaya

“…CRF03_A6B consensus sequence contained a stop codon at position 87. The polymorphisms in subtype B variants circulating in our country and in CRF63_02A6 variants were identified. …”
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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Subcritical CO2 Extract of Lepidium latifolium L. (Brassicaceae) by Balzhan B. Azimkhanova, Gulbaram O. Ustenova, Kamalidin O. Sharipov, Kayrolla D. Rakhimov, Galiya M. Sayakova, Ardak B. Jumagaziyeva, Elena V. Flisyuk, Nadezhda G. Gemejiyeva

“…This research showed that the CO2 extract of the raw material of Lepidium latifolium L. contains biologically active compounds exhibiting an essential antimicrobial effect, and therefore it is possible to recommend for the development of various drugs for use in medical practice.…”
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Induction of SUSD2 by STAT3 Activation Is Associated with Tumor Recurrence in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer by Yisun Jeong, Hyungjoo Kim, Daeun You, Soo Youn Cho, Sun Young Yoon, Seok Won Kim, Seok Jin Nam, Jeong Eon Lee, Sangmin Kim

“…Sushi domain-containing protein 2 (SUSD2), a transmembrane protein containing a sushi motif, has been reported to have tumor-promoting functions in various types of cancer, including breast cancer. …”
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Evaluation of nitrous oxide reduction in solid carbon source-driven counter-diffusional biofilm denitrification system by Yingrui Liu, Feng Chen, Yanying He, Yufen Wang, Tingting Zhu, Yindong Tong, Yingxin Zhao, Bing-Jie Ni, Yiwen Liu

“…Under the condition that TN concentration was maintained at 30 mg-N/L, the TN removal rate in the scheme containing NO3-+NO2-+N2O was observed to be 1.75–2.3 times higher than that of the scheme with sole NOx of 30 mg-N/L. …”
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Effect of NaF, SnF2, and TiF4 Toothpastes on Bovine Enamel and Dentin Erosion-Abrasion In Vitro by Lívia Picchi Comar, Marina Franciscon Gomes, Naiana Ito, Priscila Aranda Salomão, Larissa Tercília Grizzo, Ana Carolina Magalhães

“…The aim of this study was to compare the effect of toothpastes containing TiF4, NaF, and SnF2 on tooth erosion-abrasion. …”
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Petrophysical Characterization and Gas Accumulation of Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale Reservoir in Eastern Margin of Sichuan Basin, SW China by Wei Wang, Dahua Li, Lijun Cheng, Ye Zhang, Jinxi Wang, Zhiping Zhang, Hualian Zhang, Dongxin Guo, Yuelei Zhang, Qing Hua, Jun Liu

“…Results indicate that the WL shale in Well-YC4 contains three third-order sequences (SS1-lower WL, SS2-middle WL, and SS3-upper WL), and each sequence contains a transgressive system tract (TST) and a high-stand system tract (HST), according to the logging information. …”
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GWAS identifies a polyembryony locus in mango: development of KASP and PACE markers for marker-assisted breeding by Gul Shad Ali, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Jin Li, Barbie Freeman, Sukhwinder Singh

“…These studies revealed that the polyembryony locus is in a 360-kb region on linkage group 17 of the ‘Alphonso’ reference genome. This locus contains the MiRWP/MiRKD4 gene, which codes for an RWP–RK domain-containing protein previously implicated in citrus apomixis. …”
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Strontium nitrate-dopped zinc oxide-loaded alginate gels with gentamicin for improved wound healing by Suhair Hikmat, Ola Tarawneh, Lama Hamadneh, Rania Hamed, Ala A. Alhusban, Mohammad Hailat, Hadeel Abu Mahfouz, Sawsan Shraim, Alghadeer Al-Shammari, Aya Aljariri, Rafa Abu Rayya, Lana Hamdan

“…However, Gels B and C contain 0.25 mL of ZnO (0.5% w/v). Gel C also includes 0.1 mL of gentamicin (1% w/v). …”
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Probiotics in the Management of Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial to Evaluate a Possible Link Between Gut Microbiota Restoring and Symptom Re... by Cristina Vocca, Diana Marisol Abrego-Guandique, Erika Cione, Vincenzo Rania, Gianmarco Marcianò, Caterina Palleria, Luca Catarisano, Manuela Colosimo, Gregorio La Cava, Italo Michele Palumbo, Giovambattista De Sarro, Tommaso Ceccato, Simone Botti, Tommaso Cai, Alessandro Palmieri, Luca Gallelli

“…Enrolled patients with CBP were randomized to receive for 3 months probiotics containing human <i>Lactobacillus casei</i> DG^® or placebo following 1 month treatment with ciprofloxacin. …”
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Structural performance of lightweight fibre-reinforced oil palm shell concrete subjected to impact loadings under varying boundary conditions by Idris Ahmed Ja'e, Zakaria Che Muda, Agusril Syamsir, Chiemela Victor Amaechi, Hamad Almujibah, Ali.E.A. Elshekh, Maaz Osman Bashir, Abdulrazak H. Almaliki

“…The slab specimens sized 300 mm x 300 mm x 40 mm were used. The control sample contained polypropylene fibre (PPF) mesh at mid-layer, in addition, other specimens contain 1 %, 2 % and 3 % PPF content. …”
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Ion recognition enables fast Mg–Cl bond dissociation kinetics and better Mg plating/stripping reversibility by Jiacheng Yang, Jinlei Zhang, Kun Zhang, Jing Liu, Zhenfang Zhou, Zhenjiang Li, Guicun Li, Guanglei Cui, Zhonghua Zhang

“…In this work, an efficient skeleton host containing dissimilar coupling elements with varied electronegativity has been designed to promote interfacial reaction kinetics by accelerating the Mg–Cl bond dissociation process. …”
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Laser Vaporization of Intracoronary Thrombus and Identifying Plaque Morphology in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography by Yuki Yamanaka, Yoshihisa Shimada, Daisuke Tonomura, Kazunori Terashita, Tatsuya Suzuki, Kentaro Yano, Satoshi Nishiura, Masataka Yoshida, Takao Tsuchida, Hitoshi Fukumoto

“…Lesions with plaque rupture contained larger thrombus burden that was frequently characterized by red thrombus and more effectively reduced by ELCA.…”
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Eucalyptus grandis WRKY genes provide insight into the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in defense against Ralstonia solanacearum by Jianlang Zhang, Xinzhu Yang, Chunyu Huo, Xinyi Fan, Qiutong Liu, Zhihong Liu, Yu Su, Zujing Chen, Zujing Chen

“…All subfamilies (except for group IV-b and IV-c) contain AW-boxes, which are related to mycorrhizal induction. …”
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A MODIFIED SHAKEDOWN ANALYSIS FOR KINEMATIC HARDENING PIPING UNDER THERMAL-MECHANICAL LOAD by HUANG Song, CHEN ZhiPing, LI You

“…In order to achieve the shakedown analysis containing the synergetic influence of the kinematic hardening and the temperature-dependent properties of the material,a numerical method was developed. …”
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PRACTICE-ORIENTED TRAINING AS THE BASIS OF MULTILEVEL FORMING OF THE PROFESSIONAL GRAPHIC COMPETENCES by Vladimir I. Ivashchenko

“…He theoretical foundation of multi-level practice-oriented formation of professional graphic skills is presented. The paper contains the substantiation of the need for multi-level geometric-graphic preparation of saturated technological knowledge in the system, covering the period of study from secondary school to senior courses of a technical university. …”
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