Rifaximin Improves Visceral Hyperalgesia via TRPV1 by Modulating Intestinal Flora in the Water Avoidance Stressed Rat by Chang-qing Yang, Xiao-shu Guo, Ji-Li, Zi-bai Wei, Li Zhao, Gan-ting Zhao, Shu-ting Sheng

“…The changes of TRPV1 in peripheral and central neurons of rats were detected by immunofluorescence, western blot method, and RT-PCR. …”
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A Comparative Study of Electric Load Curve Changes in an Urban Low-Voltage Substation in Spain during the Economic Crisis (2008–2013) by Pedro M. Lara-Santillán, Montserrat Mendoza-Villena, L. Alfredo Fernández-Jiménez, Mario Mañana-Canteli

“…The study described in the paper consists of detecting the changes produced in the load curves of this substation along the time due to changes in the behaviour of consumers. …”
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Soft X-ray tomography reveals variations in B. subtilis biofilm structure upon tasA deletion by Anthoula Chatzimpinou, Anne Diehl, A. Tobias Harhoff, Kristina Driller, Bieke Vanslembrouck, Jian-Hua Chen, Kristaps Kairišs, Valentina Loconte, Mark A. Le Gros, Carolyn Larabell, Kürşad Turgay, Hartmut Oschkinat, Venera Weinhardt

“…Using Bacillus subtilis biofilms, we detected coherent alignment and chaining of wild-type cells towards the oxygen-rich capillary tip. …”
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Study of interaction between metal ions and quercetin by Taiane Souza de Castilho, Tatiane Brescovites Matias, Keller Paulo Nicolini, Jaqueline Nicolini

“…The results reported herein allow understanding of this detection system, indicating the following ascending order of the binding constants (Mg2+ < Ca2+ < Al3+ < Ni2+). …”
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Multiorganelle Localization of Metallated Phthalocyanine Photosensitizer in Colorectal Cancer Cells (DLD-1 and CaCo-2) Enhances Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy by Palesa Rose Sekhejane, Nicolette Nadene Houreld, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected and visualized 1 h after PDT. ZnPcSmix was predominantly localized in lysosomes and partially in the mitochondria. …”
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Advances in Cardiovascular Multimodality Imaging in Patients with Marfan Syndrome by Marco Alfonso Perrone, Sara Moscatelli, Giulia Guglielmi, Francesco Bianco, Deborah Cappelletti, Amedeo Pellizzon, Andrea Baggiano, Enrico Emilio Diviggiano, Maria Ricci, Pier Paolo Bassareo, Akshyaya Pradhan, Giulia Elena Mandoli, Andrea Cimini, Giuseppe Caminiti

“…It also introduces novel aspects of multimodality approaches, emphasizing their impact on early detection and management of cardiovascular complications in MFS.…”
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A Comprehensive Strategy for Laser Corneal Refractive Surgery during the COVID-19 Epidemic in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Wenzhou, China by Jia Zhang, Ioannis M. Aslanides, Vasileios Selimis, Nan-Ji Lu, Wei-Jie Liu, Hong-Xiao Jiang, Chao Zhang, Chen-Chen Xu, Qin-Mei Wang, Jia Qu, Shi-Hao Chen

“…The novel coronavirus pneumonia COVID-19 is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which is highly contagious, has a long incubation period, and can be detected in patients’ tears and conjunctival secretions. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics in Cholangiocarcinoma: A Comprehensive Review by Marta Zerunian, Tiziano Polidori, Federica Palmeri, Stefano Nardacci, Antonella Del Gaudio, Benedetta Masci, Giuseppe Tremamunno, Michela Polici, Domenico De Santis, Francesco Pucciarelli, Andrea Laghi, Damiano Caruso

“…Recent innovations in medical imaging combined with the use of radiomics and artificial intelligence (AI) can lead to improvements in the early detection, characterization, and pre-treatment staging of these tumors, guiding clinicians to make personalized therapeutic strategies. …”
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Comparison of fluorescence intensity of protoporphyrin IX as observed on the screen of different cystoscopic systems by Hideo Fukuhara, Takahiro Nishimura, Yu Shimojo, Keiji Inoue

“…Several PDD devices can be used in clinical practice, but few reports have compared them.In this study, we examined the differences in detected fluorescence intensity for each PDD device. …”
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Semiconductor Gas Sensors: Metal Oxides, Synthesis Methods, Applications as Gas Sensors, and Oxidation and Reduction Mechanisms by Inam Abed Hammod, Noor Jawad Ridha, Khawla Jemeel Tahir, Firas Kamel Mohamad Alosfur, Asaad Sabbar Yasir, Luma Ahmed Majeed

“…Hence, developing a device capable of monitoring air pollution and detecting these chemicals in the surrounding environment became imperative. …”
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Pseudomyopathic Changes in Needle Electromyography in Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome by Teppei Komatsu, Kota Bokuda, Toshio Shimizu, Tetsuo Komori, Reiji Koide

“…Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare presynaptic disorder of the neuromuscular junction in association with cancer and subsequently in cases in which no neoplasm has been detected (O’Neill et al., 1988). The diagnosis of LEMS is based on the combination of fluctuating muscle weakness, diminished or absent reflexes, and a more than 60% increment of compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude after brief exercise or 50 Hz stimulation for 1 s in a repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) test (Oh et al., 2005). …”
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Susceptibility of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Streptococcus mutans to Antibacterial Effect from Mammea americana by Alejandra Herrera Herrera, Luis Franco Ospina, Luis Fang, Antonio Díaz Caballero

“…Also, bactericidal and bacteriostatic activity was detected against S. mutans, depending on the concentration of the extract, while on M. americana extract presented only bacteriostatic activity against P. gingivalis. …”
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Immune Reactions Against Elongation Factor 2 Kinase: Specific Pathogenesis of Gastric Ulcer from Helicobacter pylori Infection by Kiyoshi Ayada, Kenji Yokota, Yoshiro Kawahara, Yumiko Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Hirai, Tomoki Inaba, Masahide Kita, Hiroyuki Okada, Kazuhide Yamamoto, Keiji Oguma

“…In the present study we detected a specific antigen of gastric epithelial cells (HGC-27) using cell ELISA, which was recognized by the sera of GU patients (n=20) but not in patients with chronic gastritis (CG; n=20) or in healthy volunteers (HC; n=10). …”
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Human ACE2 transgenic pigs are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and develop COVID-19-like disease by Long Fung Chau, Simon Lillico, Tanja Opriessnig, Rosemary Blake, Luc Tardy, Chen-Hsuin Lee, Scott Maxwell, Claire Warren, Elizabeth Thornton, Catherine L. Mclaughlin, Gerry McLachlan, Christine Tait-Burkard, Sarah Fletcher, Stephen Anderson, Sharon Brown, Louise Gibbard, Thomas Tzelos, Dawn MacMillan-Christensen, J. Kenneth Baillie, David A. Dorward, David J. Griffiths, Finn Grey

“…Following challenge, clinical signs consistent with COVID-19, including fever, coughing and respiratory distress were observed, with virus replication detected in the nasal turbinates, trachea and lungs up to the study endpoint, seven days post-infection. …”
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Discrimination of Melanoma Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Conducted on Human Tissue Samples by Muhammad Nouman Khan, Qianqian Wang, Bushra Sana Idrees, Geer Teng, Xutai Cui, Kai Wei

“…The results revealed that LIBS combined with chemometric methods for detection and discrimination of human malignancies is a reliable, accurate, and precise technique.…”
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Wafer-Level Characterization and Monitoring Platform for Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes by Samuel Parent, Frederic Vachon, Valerie Gauthier, Steve Lamoureux, Alexandre Paquette, Jacob Deschamps, Tommy Rossignol, Nicolas Roy, Philippe Arsenault, Henri Dautet, Serge A. Charlebois, Jean-Francois Pratte

“…The platform gives full access to SPAD characteristics in Geiger mode such as the dark noise, photon detection efficiency and timing resolution. The integrated circuit and its configuration are described in detail as well as results obtained on different SPAD test structures. …”
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Flow Mediated Dilatation Is Reduced with the Progressive Stages of Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albuminuria in Type 2 Diabetic Patients without Coronary Heart Disease by Hiroyuki Ito, Mina Nakashima, Kentaro Meguro, Haruki Furukawa, Hitomi Yamashita, Akifusa Takaki, Chizuko Yukawa, Takashi Omoto, Masahiro Shinozaki, Shinya Nishio, Mariko Abe, Shinichi Antoku, Mizuo Mifune, Michiko Togane

“…In conclusion, the FMD is considered to be useful for the detection of atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes, even if overt macroangiopathy is not diagnosed.…”
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Designing a Long Acting Erythropoietin by Fusing Three Carboxyl-Terminal Peptides of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin β Subunit to the N-Terminal and C-Terminal Coding Sequence by Fuad Fares, Avri Havron, Eyal Fima

“…Moreover, it was found that EPO-(CTP)3 is more effective than rHuEPO and Aranesp in increasing reticulocyte number in mice blood. The detected circulatory half-lives of rHuEPO, Aranesp, and EPO-(CTP)3 following IV injection of 20 IU were 4.4, 10.8, and 13.1 h, respectively. …”
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Neuroprotection as a Therapeutic Target for Diabetic Retinopathy by Cristina Hernández, Massimo Dal Monte, Rafael Simó, Giovanni Casini

“…Of central importance for clinical trials is the detection of retinal neurodegeneration in the clinical setting, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography seems the most indicated technique. …”
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The Clinicopathological Features of BRAF Mutated Papillary Thyroid Cancers in Chinese Patients by Li-Bo Yang, Lin-Yong Sun, Yong Jiang, Ying Tang, Zhi-Hui Li, Hong-Ying Zhang, Hong Bu, Feng Ye

“…In 170 of 543 samples (31.3%), the BRAFV600E mutation was detected. In the bivariate analysis, the BRAFV600E mutation showed an association with bilaterality, tumor size, extrathyroidal invasion, and lymph node metastases (LNM). …”
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