Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Epigenetic Mechanisms of Immune Regulatory Functions by Chary López-Pedrera, Carlos Pérez-Sánchez, Manuel Ramos-Casals, Monica Santos-Gonzalez, Antonio Rodriguez-Ariza, Ma José Cuadrado

“…In recent years, many new genes and signalling pathways involved in autoimmunity with often overlapping patterns between different disease entities have been further detected. Epigenetics, the control of gene packaging and expression independent of alterations in the DNA sequence, is providing new directions linking genetics and environmental factors. …”
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Origanum majorana Essential Oil Lacks Mutagenic Activity in the Salmonella/Microsome and Micronucleus Assays by Andrea dos Santos Dantas, Luiz Carlos Klein-Júnior, Miriana S. Machado, Temenouga N. Guecheva, Luciana D. dos Santos, Régis A. Zanette, Fernanda B. de Mello, João Antonio Pêgas Henriques, João Roberto Braga de Mello

“…Mutagenicity was evaluated by the Salmonella/microsome test using the preincubation procedure on TA98, TA97a, TA100, TA102, and TA1535 Salmonella typhimurium strains, in the absence or in the presence of metabolic activation. Cytotoxicity was detected at concentrations higher than 0.04 μL/plate in the absence of S9 mix and higher than 0.08 μL/plate in the presence of S9 mix and no gene mutation increase was observed. …”
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Quantitative Clinical Diagnostic Analysis of Acetone in Human Blood by HPLC: A Metabolomic Search for Acetone as Indicator by Esin Akgul Kalkan, Mehtap Sahiner, Dilek Ulker Cakir, Duygu Alpaslan, Selehattin Yilmaz

“…The applied method was validated in parameters of linearity, limit of detection and quantification, accuracy, and precision. …”
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Determination of Total Mercury in Solid Samples by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry by Thuong Thi Kim Nguyen, Huyen Thu Luu, Loi Duc Vu, Thao Thi Ta, Giang Thi Huong Le

“…Under the optimal conditions, the peak current showed a linear dependence on Hg2+ concentration in the range from 0.01 to 0.1 mg l−1. The detection limit and quantification limit were 4.28 µg L−1 and 12.98 µg L−1, respectively. …”
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A Generalized Active Voltage Balancing Circuit Implementation for Flying Capacitor 3-Level Switching-Mode DC–DC Converters by Elisabetta Moisello, Samuele Fusetto, Piero Malcovati, Edoardo Bonizzoni

“…The proposed strategy is based on the detection of the flying capacitor voltage through the inductor voltage, sensed at the switching node, and acts on the duty cycle of the PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control signals in order to make the correction, implementing the voltage balancing. …”
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Podocyturia: A Clue for the Rational Use of Amiloride in Alport Renal Disease by H. Trimarchi, R. Canzonieri, A. Muryan, A. Schiel, A. Araoz, M. Paulero, J. Andrews, T. Rengel, M. Forrester, F. Lombi, V. Pomeranz, R. Iriarte, E. Zotta

“…However, as any hereditary disease, it is expressed as early as in the intrauterine life, and usually an index case is helpful to detect family-related cases. As no specific treatment exists, pathophysiologically based approaches are useful. …”
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Effect of Core Temperature on the Oxidation of Lipids and Proteins During Steam Cooking of Large-Mouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Keyu Wang, Yulong Bao, Hongxu Yang, Yong Wang, Dongpo Chen, Joe M. Regenstein, Peng Zhou

“…Furthermore, steaming significantly decreased the aerobic count, and no coliform or generic E. coli was detected in steamed samples. Thus the core temperature of 65-75℃ was recommended for the consideration of food oxidation and microbial safety.…”
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Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China by Ying Huang, YongXia Li, Jian Yang, MinMin Xu, Bo Sun, FuWei Gao, Ning Wang

“…Inorganic pollutants and heavy metals were detected in all of the soil samples. According to potential ecological risk assessment with environmental background values of Shandong as screening values, heavy metals in majority of the samples pose low ecological risk to the ecosystem except Hg. …”
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Thromboelastography to Monitor Clotting/Bleeding Complications in Patients Treated with the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System by Esther B. Bachli, Jörg Bösiger, Markus Béchir, John F. Stover, Reto Stocker, Marco Maggiorini, Eberhard L. Renner, Beat Müllhaupt, Reto A. Schuepbach

“…Absent thrombocytopenia and elevated plasma fibrinogen predicted clotting of the MARS system (ROC 0.94 and 0.82). Fibrinolysis, detected by thromboelastography, uniquely predicted bleeding events. …”
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Effect of a Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulator on Induction of Apoptosis in Uterine Fibroids In Vivo by Petr Horak, Michal Mara, Pavel Dundr, Kristyna Kubinova, David Kuzel, Robert Hudecek, Roman Chmel

“…Immunohistochemical examination of fibroid tissue, using avidin-biotin complex and cleaved caspase-3 antibody for detecting apoptosis, was performed in premenopausal women who underwent 12-week treatment with oral SPRM (6 patients with 5 mg and 5 patients with 10 mg of ulipristal acetate per day) or gonadoliberin agonist (GnRHa, 17 patients) and subsequent myomectomy or hysterectomy for symptomatic uterine fibroids. …”
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Microbiota of the Esophagus and Stomach in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Healthy Volunteers by D. E. Rumyantseva, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. V. Kudryavtseva, G. S. Krasnov, A. V. Paraskevova, O. A. Storonova, A. B. Ponomarev

“…A higher bacterial content of the Leptotrichiaceae and Veillonellaceae families was detected in the stomach of patients with GERD.Conclusions.  …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of the root system of Platycodon grandiflorum in response to the fallen leaves of Acer truncatum by FENG Chaoqun, RUAN Kunfei, SHI Shaotong, LI Sen, CHENG Shaoying, LIU Zhonghua

“…[Results] A total of 15 727 SSR loci were detected. 753 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were annotated into three major categories of the GO classification, and 314 DEGs were classified into 105 metabolic pathways in the KEGG classification. …”
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Electrocatalytic CO Reduction to Produce Long‐chain Products Through Fischer‐Tropsch Pathway by Bo Cao, Fu‐Zhi Li, Songbai Han, Qiang Xu, Jun Gu

“…Long‐chain products with up to 21 carbon atoms were detected, achieving a Faradaic efficiency of 32 % and a weight selectivity of 65 % for C5+ products. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Differentiation of Guignardia mangiferae from “Tahiti” Acid Lime by Ester Wickert, Eliana Gertrudes de Macedo Lemos, Luciano Takeshi Kishi, Andressa de Souza, Antonio de Goes

“…Populations of G. mangiferae present low-to-moderate genetic diversity and show little-to-moderate levels of population differentiation. As gene flow was detected among the studied populations and they share haplotypes, it is possible that all populations, from citrus plants and also from the other known hosts of this fungus, belong to one great panmictic population.…”
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Mapping the Incidence of Infestation by <i>Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae</i> (Acanthocephala) Parasitizing <i>Colossoma macropomum</i> Raised in Fish Farms and the Relationship with... by Vinicius Perez Pedroti, Jerônimo Vieira Dantas Filho, Átila Bezerra de Mira, Maria Mirtes de Lima Pinheiro, Bruna Lucieny Temponi Santos, Raniere Garcez Costa Sousa, Jucilene Braitenbach Cavali, Ed Johnny da Rosa Prado, Sandro de Vargas Schons

“…This approach is valuable for detecting changes in artificial ecosystems, such as fish farms, which could lead to significant long-term effects.…”
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Ensemble Methods with Voting Protocols Exhibit Superior Performance for Predicting Cancer Clinical Endpoints and Providing More Complete Coverage of Disease-Related Genes by Runyu Jing, Yu Liang, Yi Ran, Shengzhong Feng, Yanjie Wei, Li He

“…In genetic data modeling, the use of a limited number of samples for modeling and predicting, especially well below the attribute number, is difficult due to the enormous number of genes detected by a sequencing platform. In addition, many studies commonly use machine learning methods to evaluate genetic datasets to identify potential disease-related genes and drug targets, but to the best of our knowledge, the information associated with the selected gene set was not thoroughly elucidated in previous studies. …”
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State of Lung Cancer in Egypt: Moving Towards Improved Guidelines for Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Clinical Care Programs by Nagla Abdel Karim, MD, Ahmed Magdy Rabea, MD, Philip C. Mack, PhD, Janakiraman Subramanian, MD, Ehab Khalil, MD, Mai Sherif, MD, Radwa Marawan, MD, Tagrid Gaafar, MD, Lobna Shash, MD, Kei Suzuki, MD, Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, Hisham Wahba, MD, Salma Aboelela, MSc, Asrar Al Ahmadi, MD, Hamed Al Husaini, MD, Nada Mohsen, MD, Rana Khaled, MD, Neemat Kassem, MD, Hussein Khaled, MD, Noha El Said, MD, Nadia Zakhary, MD, Dina Shoukry, MD, Alaa Abdullah ElSadieque, MSc, M. Yasser Alsedfy, MSc, Shaheen Islam, MD, Hend ElSherbiny, MD, Mervat El Deftar, MD, Noha Awad, MD, Abdel Rahman Mohamed, MD, David Gandara, MD, Karen Kelly, MD, Triparna Sen, PhD

“…The discussions focused on the challenges posed by NSCLC and SCLC and emphasized the need for enhanced prevention, early detection, and treatment strategies. Key areas of concern include limited access to advanced diagnostics, such as comprehensive genomic profiling, and the underutilization of targeted therapies and immunotherapies, mainly owing to financial barriers. …”
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A Case of Abdominal Aortic Retroperitoneal and Mesenteric Amyloid Light Chain Amyloidoma by Kazuhiro Yokota, Dai Kishida, Hidekazu Kayano, Masahide Yazaki, Yuki Shimada, Yuji Akiyama, Toshihide Mimura

“…Irregular soft tissue mass lesions with calcification in the abdominal aortic retroperitoneum and mesentery were initially detected by computed tomography at another hospital. …”
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Dynamic microwave-assisted extraction combined with liquid phase microextraction based on the solidification of a floating drop for the analysis of organochlorine pesticides in gra... by Guijie Li, Xu Zhang, Tingting Liu, Hongxiu Fan, Hongcheng Liu, Shangyu Li, Dawei Wang, Lan Ding

“…The n-hexadecane drops containing the analytes were solidified and transferred for determination by gas chromatography-electron capture detector without any further filtration or cleaning process. Limits of detection for organochlorine pesticides were 0.97–1.01 μg/kg and the RSDs were in the range of 2.6%–8.5%. …”
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Experimental determination of phase equilibria at 900°C and liquidus surface in the Cu-Ni-Ti system by Jin B., Lu X., Liu S., Huang D., Du Y.

“…One solid-state invariant reaction, NiTi + τ4 → τ1 + Ni3Ti at 1098.3°C and two ternary eutectic reactions, L → τ1 + τ4 + NiTi at 1126°C and L → τ1 + τ6 + fcc(Cu,Ni) at 1069.5°C were detected. Scheil reaction scheme was also presented accordingly. …”
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