Thrombospondin and VEGF-R: Is There a Correlation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease? by Jaroslaw Wejman, Michal Pyzlak, Dariusz Szukiewicz, Dorota Jarosz, Wieslaw Tarnowski, Grzegorz Szewczyk

“…Up to date several authors discussed interactions between cells forming inflammatory infiltrates in the course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), mainly dealing with endoscopic biopsy specimens. …”
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Focusing on the recent progress of tea polyphenol chemistry and perspectives by Shiming Li, Liang Zhang, Xiaochun Wan, Jianfeng Zhan, Chi-Tang Ho

“…Additionally, we detail the up-to-date research results of tea polyphenols regarding their ability to trap RCS and their in vivo aminated metabolites to suppress advanced glycation ends products (AGEs). …”
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Rapid Multi-Well Evaluation of Assorted Materials for Hydrogel-Assisted Giant Unilamellar Vesicle Production: Empowering Bottom-Up Synthetic Biology by Cherng-Wen Darren Tan, Magdalena Schöller, Eva-Kathrin Ehmoser

“…Of the various GUV production methods, hydrogel-assisted GUV production is most easily implemented in a typical biological laboratory. To date, agarose, polyvinyl alcohol, cross-linked dextran-PEG, polyacrylamide, and starch hydrogels have been used to produce GUVs. …”
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Management and Clinical Outcome of Penetrating Keratoplasty for Long-Term Corneal Changes in Sympathetic Ophthalmia by Saraswathi Ramamurthi, Ebube E. Obi, Gordon N. Dutton, Kanna Ramaesh

“…The grafts remain clear to date, and there has been no recurrence of uveitis or rejection. …”
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Efficacy of Functional Re-Education as a Treatment for Infantile Flexible Flatfoot: Systematic Review by Cristina Molina-García, George Banwell, Francisco Álvarez-Salvago, Andrés Reinoso-Cobo, Clara Pujol-Fuentes, Jose Medina-Luque, Laura Ramos-Petersen

“…Functional re-education includes strengthening and stretching exercises for the intrinsic and extrinsic musculature of the foot, proposed as an effective conservative treatment. However, to date, there is no systematic review examining its effectiveness in the pediatric population. …”
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Integrating Renewable Energy with Internet of Things (IoT): Pathways to a Smart Green Planet by Shojib Mia, Firoz Ahmed, Ibrahim Khan, Md. Emamul Kabir, Mehedi H. Roni, Khadijatul Cobra, Anjuman Ara Khatun, Shahriar Mahmud

“…However, there is a critical need for advanced applications of IoT technology, improved sensors implementation, and up-to-date software development to control IoT devices which is essential to fully harness renewable energy and combat global warming, ultimately achieving the vision of a smart green planet. …”
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The Economic Impact of Weight Regain by Caroline E. Sheppard, Erica L. W. Lester, Anderson W. Chuck, Daniel W. Birch, Shahzeer Karmali, Christopher J. de Gara

“…Numerous authors have calculated the cost effectiveness and cost savings of bariatric surgery; however, to date the economic impact of weight regain as a component of overall cost has not been addressed. …”
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Terminalia arjuna in Chronic Stable Angina: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Navjot Kaur, Nusrat Shafiq, Harish Negi, Avaneesh Pandey, Srinivas Reddy, Harpreet Kaur, Neelima Chadha, Samir Malhotra

“…A number of narrative reviews have been done but no systematic review has been conducted to date. Objective. To systematically review and conduct a meta-analysis on the available literature evaluating the efficacy of Terminalia arjuna in patients of chronic stable angina. …”
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Strongly Unforgeable Ring Signature Scheme from Lattices in the Standard Model by Geontae Noh, Ji Young Chun, Ik Rae Jeong

“…Whistle-blowers especially find this useful. To date, various ring signature schemes have been proposed, all considered to be secure as existentially unforgeable with respect to insider corruption; that is, an adversary who chooses ring-message pairs for which he requests signatures, corrupts honest users, and obtains their signing keys can not produce forgeries for new ring-message pairs. …”
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An Update on the Genetics of Usher Syndrome by José M. Millán, Elena Aller, Teresa Jaijo, Fiona Blanco-Kelly, Ascensión Gimenez-Pardo, Carmen Ayuso

“…Type III (USH3) shows progressive postlingual hearing loss, variable onset of RP, and variable vestibular response. To date, five USH1 genes have been identified: MYO7A (USH1B), CDH23 (USH1D), PCDH15 (USH1F), USH1C(USH1C), and USH1G(USH1G). …”
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Design of Personalized Cervical Fixation Orthosis Based on 3D Printing Technology by Yangyang Xu, Xiangyu Li, Yafei Chang, Yi Wang, Lifang Che, Guopeng Shi, Xiaofen Niu, Haiyan Wang, Xiaohe Li, Yujie He, Baoqing Pei, Guoqiang Wei

“…Cervical orthosis is commonly utilized in clinical settings to guarantee cervical spine stability. However, to date, the investigations are limited to patient-specific cervical fixation orthoses. …”
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Expression of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Epicardial Fat: Link with Tissue Thickness and Local Insulin Resistance in Coronary Artery Disease by Elena Dozio, Elena Vianello, Silvia Briganti, John Lamont, Lorenza Tacchini, Gerd Schmitz, Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli

“…Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), a visceral fat surrounding the myocardium, is potentially involved in the onset/progression of coronary artery disease (CAD). To date, the role of RAGE in EAT has not been explored much. …”
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Non-invasive physical plasma improves conventional wound management of cut and bite wounds in wild European hedgehogs by Jürgen Eichler, Björn Rulik, Alexander Abazid, Matthias B. Stope

“…Based on the biomedical effects known to date, it can be assumed that NIPP can also be used for wound treatment in non-human mammals. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and Their Additive Effects on Atherosclerosis by Mario Francesco Damiani, Annapaola Zito, Pierluigi Carratù, Vito Antonio Falcone, Elioda Bega, Pietro Scicchitano, Marco Matteo Ciccone, Onofrio Resta

“…Similar to OSA, hypertension (HTN) is a condition associated with atherosclerosis. However, to date, the impact of the simultaneous presence of OSA and HTN on the risk of atherosclerosis has not been extensively studied. …”
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A multimodal transformer system for noninvasive diabetic nephropathy diagnosis via retinal imaging by Zheyi Dong, Xiaofei Wang, Sai Pan, Taohan Weng, Xiaoniao Chen, Shuangshuang Jiang, Ying Li, Zonghua Wang, Xueying Cao, Qian Wang, Pu Chen, Lai Jiang, Guangyan Cai, Li Zhang, Yong Wang, Jinkui Yang, Yani He, Hongli Lin, Jie Wu, Li Tang, Jianhui Zhou, Shengxi Li, Zhaohui Li, Yibing Fu, Xinyue Yu, Yanqiu Geng, Yingjie Zhang, Liqiang Wang, Mai Xu, Xiangmei Chen

“…(Registry name: Correlation Study Between Clinical Phenotype and Pathology of Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy. ID: NCT03865914. Date: 2017-11-30).…”
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Role of autophagy defects and significance of adherent-invasive <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Crohn's disease development by I. V. Mayev, D. N. Andreev, D. V. Rakitina, Yu. P. Baykova

“…Intestinal dysbiosis associated with elevation of quantity of microorganisms, possessing pathogenic potential (AIEC), as well as genetically — determined defects of innate immunity (autophagy alteration) lay in a basis of up-to-date model of CD development. Undoubtedly, such model is most likely relevant only for selected part of CD patients, nevertheless for the present moment it is the basic for the further studying of CD etiopathogenesis.…”
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A Case of Left Retroexternal Iliac Artery Megaureter Associated with Additional Renal and Vascular Congenital Anomalies by Amin A. Karadaghy, Matthew T. Bell, Daniel T. Daly, Yun Tan

“…The retroiliac megaureter is a rare congenital anomaly, with fewer than 25 cases reported to date. Additionally, the ERCs are amongst the rarest anomalies of the renal collecting system. …”
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Microbial and Inflammatory Salivary Biomarkers of Periodontal Diseases by Aram Mohammed Sha, Hayder Raad Abdulbaqi, Syed Saad Bin Qasim

“…In addition to periodontal pathogens, interest in salivary biomarkers of periodontal disease is increasing, and a number of biomarkers have the potential to be accurate indicators of disease and the effectiveness of therapy. The most up to date studies examining the microbial and inflammatory biomarkers with both diagnostic and prognostic values in saliva were reviewed for the purpose of this study.  …”
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The Role of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins in Atherosclerosis: The Myths and the Facts by Giuseppe Maiolino, Giacomo Rossitto, Paola Caielli, Valeria Bisogni, Gian Paolo Rossi, Lorenzo A. Calò

“…Finally, the results of randomized clinical trials employing antioxidants completed up to date, despite demonstrating no benefits in healthy populations, suggest a benefit in high-risk patients. …”
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Towards an Integrated <i>Orobanche</i> Management: Understanding Farmers’ Decision-Making Processes Using a Discrete Choice Experiment by Ahmed Yangui, Taheni Mlayeh, Zouhaier Abbes, Mohamed Kharrat

“…Nevertheless, farmers feel to be rewarded for delaying the sowing date from November to December. Furthermore, the study highlights that farmers show no clear preferences for the use of herbicide, specifically glyphosate, as well as for the practice of intercropping with fenugreek. …”
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