Acoustic-Mechanical Responses of Intact and Flaw-Contained Rock Deformation under Uniaxial Compression: A Comparison by Gui-Lin Wang, Liang Zhang, Zhen Wang, Jian-Zhi Zhang, Fan Sun, Pei-Yong Qiu

“…Similarly, the maximum AE counts and AE energy both decrease with the increasing number of preexisting flaw. …”
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Physicochemical Properties, Mineral Content, Antioxidant Activities, and Microbiological Quality of Bupleurum spinosum Gouan Honey from the Middle Atlas in Morocco by Hassan Laaroussi, Toufik Bouddine, Meryem Bakour, Driss Ousaaid, Badiaa Lyoussi

“…In regards to safety (sulfite-reducing clostridia and Salmonella spp.) and sanitary quality (faecal coliforms), all honey samples were negative. In addition, low counts of yeast and molds were detected, and the values of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria and Bacillus Sp. confirm the good quality of honey. …”
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Altered Expression of NF-κB and SP1 after Exposure to Advanced Glycation End-Products and Effects of Neurotrophic Factors in AGEs Exposed Rat Retinas by Guzel Bikbova, Toshiyuki Oshitari, Takayuki Baba, Shuichi Yamamoto

“…After 7 days, the number of regenerating neurites was counted. The explants were immunostained for nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and specificity protein 1 (SP1). …”
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Automated quantification of axonal and myelin changes in contusion, dislocation, and distraction spinal cord injuries: Insights into targeted remyelination and axonal regeneration by Xuan Li, Yuan He, Fangyao Chen, Xin Tong, Yunlong Fan, Yuzhe Langzhou, Jie Liu, Kinon Chen

“…Validation showed a high correlation with manual counts of total and myelinated axons, with no significant differences between methods. …”
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Knockdown of Fibromodulin Inhibits Proliferation and Migration of RPE Cell via the VEGFR2-AKT Pathway by He Hu, Shanshan Li, Jianqiao Li, Chao Huang, Fang Zhou, Li Zhao, Wenzhen Yu, Xiao Qin

“…Small interfering (si) RNA-based gene transfer technology was used to decrease FMOD expression and to study its effects on RPEs in vitro. Cell Counting Kit-8 assays, transwells, and flow cytometry analysis were used to measure cell proliferation, migration, cell cycle, and apoptosis. …”
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Profile of intestinal fungal microbiota in acute pancreatitis patients and healthy individuals by Meng-Qi Zhao, Miao-Yan Fan, Meng-Yan Cui, Su-Min Chen, Jing-Jing Wang, Ying-Ying Lu, Qiao-Li Jiang

“…There was a strong positive link between Aspergillus and WBC counts, while There was a strong link between unclassified Rozellomycota and IL-6. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Exopolysaccharide-Producing Lactobacillus plantarum SKT109 from Tibet Kefir by Wang Ji, Zhao Xiao, Tian Zheng, He Congcong, Yang Yawei, Yang Zhennai

“…Studies on the milk fermentation characteristics of L. plantarum SKT109 showed that the strain survived well in fermented milk with counts about 8.0 log cfu/g during 21 days of storage at 4°C. …”
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Magnetosphere-Ground Responses and Energy Spectra Analysis of Solar Proton Event on 28 October 2021 by Fang Zhang, Zhenxia Zhang, Dali Zhang, Xinqiao Li, Zhiqiang Ding, Lu Wang, Shujie Li, Zhenghua An, Jilong Zhang

“…By utilizing the Monte Carlo method to simulate the pile-up effect and accounting for the detector’s dead time, with the assistance of real-time incident counting rates, we successfully corrected the spectra in the 10–50 MeV range. …”
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Landscape of the Peripheral Immune Response Induced by Intraoperative Radiotherapy Combined with Surgery in Early Breast Cancer Patients by Danian Dai, Xuerui Li, Hongkai Zhuang, Yun Ling, Lezi Chen, Cheng Long, Jinhui Zhang, Yunjie Wang, Yuehua Li, Hailin Tang, Bo Chen

“…Following IORT combined with surgery (defined as IORT+Surgery), PBMC counts remained stable, with increased proportions of T cells, mononuclear phagocytes, and plasma cells, and a reduction in neutrophil proportions. …”
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Over-Dimension and Over-Load (ODOL) truck in highways: Prevalence and modeling intention to operate ODOL truck, lesson learned from Indonesia by Ari Widyanti, Justin Mulya Gananda, Titah Yudhistira, Widyarini Weningtyas, Ludfi Pratiwi Bowo, Sinung Nugoroho

“…The purpose of this study is to observe the prevalence of ODOL trucks on Indonesian highways and the factors that influence the operation of ODOL trucks from the view of the driver and owner.Observation on site is conducted to observe over-dimension trucks, whereas the over-load truck is counted using observation of CCTV. A survey is applied to obtain the perception and influence factors of ODOL truck operation from the view of the driver. …”
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Neutrophils Are Dysregulated in Patients with Hereditary Angioedema Types I and II in a Symptom-Free Period by Tereza Grymova, Marcela Vlkova, Premysl Soucek, Roman Hakl, Jana Nechvatalova, Peter Slanina, Julie Stichova, Jiri Litzman, Tomas Freiberger

“…Patients’ neutrophil-alerted state was further supported by increased CD11b, decreased CD16 plasma membrane deposition, and increased relative CD274+ and CD87+ neutrophil counts, but not by increased neutrophil elastase or myeloperoxidase plasma levels. …”
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Mitigative Effect of Erythromycin on PMMA Challenged Preosteoblastic MC3T3-E1 Cells by Yi Shen, Weili Wang, Xiaomiao Li, David C. Markel, Weiping Ren

“…Cell viability was evaluated by both a lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assay and cell counts. Cell differentiation was determined by activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP). …”
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Safety and Biodistribution of an Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Infusion into Renal Arteries in Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Phase 1 Study by Bruno Freire Botelho, André Luis Barreira, Marcio Gomes Filippo, Karina Dutra Asensi, Lanuza A P Faccioli, Anna Beatriz dos Santos Salgado, Elizabeth Figueiredo de Salles, Carlos Eduardo Cruz Marques, Pedro Leme Silva, Regina Coeli dos Santos Goldenberg, Angelo Maiolino, Bianca Gutfilen, Sergio Augusto Lopes de Souza, Maurilo Leite Junior, Marcelo Marcos Morales

“…A transient increase in creatinine was observed after the cell therapy, with improvement on day 30. 99mTc-BMDMCs were detected in both kidneys and counts were higher after 2 hr compared with 24 hr. …”
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Legionella pneumophila response to shifts in biofilm structure mediated by hydrodynamics by Ana Rosa Silva, C. William Keevil, Ana Pereira

“…Finally, shear conditions favoured the transition of L. pneumophila to VBNC states (∼94 %), despite the high viable cell counts (∼8 log10 CFU/cm2) found throughout the experiments. …”
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Cold Plasma Activity Against Biofilm Formation of Prosthetic Joint Infection Pathogens by Christopher Spiegel, Débora C. Coraça-Huber, Michael Nogler, Rohit Arora, David Putzer

“…Afterwards, colony-forming units were counted. Results: The results of this study showed that air and argon plasma could be considered for applications during surgeries at a 1 cm distance. …”
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Impact of Combined Antiretroviral Treatment (cART) on Latent Cytomegalovirus Infection by Aura Temereanca, Luminita Ene, Gratiela Tardei, Camelia Grancea, Cristian L. Achim, Simona Ruta

“…A good immune response to treatment was significantly associated with CMV-specific cellular immunity: IFN-γ level was positively correlated with CD4 and CD8-T cell counts. No differences were observed between patients with suppressed/non-suppressed HIV viremia in terms of CMV humoral and cellular immune response. …”
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The Role of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Dexamethasone-Induced Apoptosis of Neuroprogenitor Cells in the Hippocampus of Rat Pups by Chun-I Sze, Yung-Chieh Lin, Yuh-Jyh Lin, Ting-Hui Hsieh, Yu Min Kuo, Chyi-Her Lin

“…Hippocampi were isolated for western blot analysis, TUNEL, cleaved-caspase 3 staining for cell counts, and morphological assessment. Control pups received normal saline (NS). …”
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Cricket protein-based film containing Caralluma fimbriata extract-based nanoparticles for preservation of cheddar cheese by Aunzar Bashir Lone, Hina F. Bhat, Sunil Kumar, Abderrahmane Aït-Kaddour, Rana Muhammad Aadil, Abdo Hassoun, Zuhaib F. Bhat

“…Application of the films containing Car-Fim-NPs (1.0–3.0 %) increased the antioxidant potential (DPPH, ABTS and FRAP activities), lipid (TBARS and free fatty acids) and protein (total carbonyl content) oxidative stability, and microbial quality (microbial counts) of the Ched-Chee during 90 days of storage. …”
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Survival and Effect of Exopolysaccharide-Producing Lactobacillus plantarum YW11 on the Physicochemical Properties of Ice Cream by Zhang Jian, Zhao Wen, Guo Xialei, Guo Ting, Zheng Yi, Wang Yuetong, Hao Yijiang, Yang Zhennai

“…After 4 weeks of storage, viable counts of the YW11 strain decreased in all groups by 0.8–1.61 log cfu/g. …”
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Establishing a Surgical Procedure for Rhesus Epiretinal Scaffold Implantation with HiPSC-Derived Retinal Progenitors by Ziming Luo, Kang Li, Kaijing Li, Bikun Xian, Ying Liu, Sijing Yang, Chaochao Xu, Zhigang Fan, Shoutao Lu, Haijun Zhang, Jian Ge

“…Then, the cell survival rate was evaluated by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8). Second, three methods of scaffold fixation, including adhesion after gas-liquid exchange (n=1), tamponade by hydrogel (n=1), and fixation by retinal tacks (n=4), were performed in rhesus monkeys. …”
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