MiR-6869-5p Induces M2 Polarization by Regulating PTPRO in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Pingping Wang, Zhenzhi Ma, Zengyan Wang, Ximei Wang, Guifeng Zhao, Zengfang Wang

“…The role of microRNA (miRNA) in gestational diabetes mellitus has been widely investigated during the last decade. However, the altering effect of miR-6869-5p on immunity and placental microenvironment in gestational diabetes mellitus is largely unknown. …”
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GPS, Accelerometer, and Smartphone Fused Smart Sensor for SHM on Real-Scale Bridges by G. Michel Guzman-Acevedo, G. Esteban Vazquez-Becerra, Jesus R. Millan-Almaraz, Hector E. Rodriguez-Lozoya, Alfredo Reyes-Salazar, J. Ramon Gaxiola-Camacho, Carlos A. Martinez-Felix

“…During the last two decades, Global Positioning System (GPS) geodetic-grade receivers and accelerometers have been implemented in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). …”
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The Etiopathogenic Mosaic of Suicidal Behaviour by Doinița Temelie-Olinici, Anton Knieling, Dan Vâță, Laura Gheucă-Solovăstru, Monica Neamțu, Mădălina Mocanu, Adriana-Ionela Pătrașcu, Vasile-Bogdan Grecu, Daniela-Anicuța Leca

“…In this regard, the research literature of the last decade contains numerous articles dealing with the theoretical premises pertaining to both the statistical and the profoundly psychological and philosophical dimensions of suicide. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Dental Pulp: A Review by Edgar Ledesma-Martínez, Víctor Manuel Mendoza-Núñez, Edelmiro Santiago-Osorio

“…The mesenchymal stem cells of dental pulp (DPSCs) were isolated and characterized for the first time more than a decade ago as highly clonogenic cells that were able to generate densely calcified colonies. …”
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Two-Dimensional Modeling of Thermomechanical Responses of Rectangular GFRP Profiles Exposed to Fire by Lingfeng Zhang, Weiqing Liu, Guoqing Sun, Lu Wang, Lingzhi Li

“…In the past three decades, one-dimensional (1D) thermal model was usually used to estimate the thermal responses of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) materials and structures. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of hydrogel research in various fields: the trends and evolution of hydrogel application by Zhong-Zhu Yuan, Yu-Zhou Fan, Shao-Jun Cheng, Feng-Jie Wei, Jing Gao, Chen-Xi Wang, Bo-Shuang Song, Si-Lu Tan, Si-Lian Gao, Juan-Juan Kang, Yan Liu, Sheng-Hong Li

“…This bibliometric analysis reviewed the hydrogel-related research over the past decades, emphasizing the evolution, status, and future directions within a multitude of fields, such as materials science, chemistry, polymer science, engineering, physics, biochemistry molecular biology, pharmacology pharmacy, cell biology, biotechnology applied microbiology, etc. …”
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Growing Degree Day Climatology in Aydın, Türkiye by Ercan Yeşilırmak

“…It can be speculated that more heat accumulation is available for plants due to rapid warming within three or four decades. This study presents more recent heat accumulation for plants, quantified using a useful index called growing degree day (GDD), for five locations (Söke, Kuşadası, Aydın, Sultanhisar and Nazilli) in Aydın, Türkiye, during the latest climatic normal period from 1991 to 2020. …”
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Sperm-borne small non-coding RNAs: potential functions and mechanisms as epigenetic carriers by Muhammad Naveed, Zhaokang Shen, Jianqiang Bao

“…Abstract Over the past two decades, the study of sperm-borne small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) has garnered substantial growth. …”
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From natural threat to disaster: A historical construction of the earthquake and tsunami of 1960 in Saavedra by Cristián Inostroza-Matus, Francisco Molina-Camacho, Hugo Romero-Toledo

“…Through the revision of texts of explorers, military reports, maps, autobiographies, scientific research projects, site visits, and the support of system of geographic information, this article seeks to reconstruct the process of the conformation of territory in Saavedra, highlighting the direct relationship that exists between the invasion of the Mapuche territory Lafkenche by the Chilean State and the worst disaster in its history more than a decade later.…”
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Enantioselective Heck/Tsuji−Trost reaction of flexible vinylic halides with 1,3-dienes by Li-Zhi Zhang, Pei-Chao Zhang, Qian Wang, Min Zhou, Junliang Zhang

“…Abstract The enantioselective domino Heck/cross-coupling has emerged as a powerful tool in modern chemical synthesis for decades. Despite significant progress in relative rigid skeleton substrates, the implementation of asymmetric Heck/cross-coupling cascades of highly flexible haloalkene substrates remains a challenging and and long-standing goal. …”
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Characterization of HVSR and VRSR in the Loess Plateau of China Based on Strong-Motion Data by Qi Li, Jingshan Bo, Da Peng

“…In recent decades, China has collected extensive strong-motion data from the Loess Plateau, which is valuable for understanding the dynamic characteristics of loess sites and the effects of site conditions on seismic motions. …”
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The response of the water cycle to landscape configuration and composition in two Chilean basins by Marieta Hernández-Sosa, Mauricio Aguayo, Jorge Hurtado, Ovidio Llompart

“…The relationship between landscape metrics and hydrological variables in two Chilean basins was analyzed for the last 4 decades. Aggregation, shape and diversity metrics were obtained using Fragstats software, and hydrological components were simulated by the TETIS hydrological model. …”
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Performance Evaluation of NewSQL Databases in a Distributed Architecture by Zhiyao Zhang, Alan Megargel, Lingxiao Jiang

“…In the last decade, application architectures have evolved drastically, moving from monolithic architectures to distributed architectures where deployment has shifted from dedicated on-premises servers to the cloud. …”
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Global evolution of research on autohydrolysis (hydrothermal) pretreatment as a green technology for biorefineries: A bibliometric analysis by Yuxin Yu, Wenhui Pei, Xiaoxue Zhao, Aldo Joao Cárdenas-Oscanoa, Caoxing Huang

“…Our results show that the number of applied research publications related to hydrothermal pretreatment has increased every year in the past two decades. Among these publications, China (36.5%) is the most active country in the world, followed by the United States (14.6%) and Japan (8.2%), with increasing global cooperation. …”
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South African strides towards attaining green analytical methods and a green environment for environmental analysis of pharmaceuticals by Lawrence Mzukisi Madikizela, Vusumzi Emmanuel Pakade

“…However, the metabolites of these chemicals were only established in South African waters after two decades of pharmaceutical analysis in water. The analytical methods focussed largely on traditional approaches that include solid-phase extraction and chromatographic analysis. …”
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Age-Related Changes in Trabecular and Cortical Bone Microstructure by Huayue Chen, Xiangrong Zhou, Hiroshi Fujita, Minoru Onozuka, Kin-Ya Kubo

“…With the development of noninvasive imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), micro-CT, and high resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT), imaging of the bone architecture provides important information about age-related changes in bone microstructure and estimates of bone strength. In the past two decades, studies of human specimens using imaging techniques have revealed decreased bone strength in older adults compared with younger adults. …”
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The Role of Neuroglia in the Development and Progression of Schizophrenia by Neha S. Rawani, Allen W. Chan, Kathryn G. Todd, Glen B. Baker, Serdar M. Dursun

“…The theories developed to explain the etiology of schizophrenia have focused largely on the dysfunction of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin and glutamate with their receptors, although research in the past several decades has indicated strongly that other factors are also involved and that the role of neuroglial cells in psychotic disorders including schizophrenia should be given more attention. …”
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Fabrication of periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides for broadband nonlinear photonics by Furkan Ayhan, Markus Ludwig, Tobias Herr, Victor Brasch, Luis Guillermo Villanueva

“…Nonlinear optics is the precursor for many of the modern-day applications of photonics, including femtosecond pulse synthesis, precision spectroscopy, and metrology. In the last decade, nanophotonic waveguides have not only boosted the efficiencies of nonlinear effects but also unlocked new degrees of freedom in the design process and enabled the monolithic integration of multiple nonlinear devices. …”
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INTEGRATION OF SPENT GRAIN INTO FOOD PRODUCTS by ERŞOVA, Svetlana, SAITAN, Olesea, TARNA, Ruslan, RUMEUS, Iurie, CODINĂ, Georgiana Gabriela, GHENDOV-MOSANU, Aliona

“…Thus, the integration of spent grain in the food composition will lead to solving the economic and environmental difficulties that have appeared in the last decades; it will allow the development of a functional food market, which will lead to the improvement of the quality of the population life by strengthening the trend of good nutrition and reducing the negative impacton the environment.…”
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Biophysical effects of croplands on land surface temperature by Chi Chen, Yang Li, Xuhui Wang, Xiangzhong Luo, Yue Li, Yu Cheng, Zhe Zhu

“…Abstract Converting natural vegetation to croplands alters the local land surface energy budget. Here, we use two decades of satellite data and a physics-based framework to analyse the biophysical mechanisms by which croplands influence daily mean land surface temperature (LST). …”
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