Etanercept Suppresses Arteritis in a Murine Model of Kawasaki Disease: A Comparative Study Involving Different Biological Agents by Ryuji Ohashi, Ryuji Fukazawa, Makoto Watanabe, Hanako Tajima, Noriko Nagi-Miura, Naohito Ohno, Shinichi Tsuchiya, Yuh Fukuda, Shunichi Ogawa, Yasuhiko Itoh

“…The suppressive effect exerted by etanercept on cytokines, such as interleukin- (IL-)6, IL-12, IL-13, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), was more evident than that of others. The extent of arteritis correlated with the plasma TNF-α levels, suggesting a pivotal role of TNF-α in KD. …”
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Investigation of Structural, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of ZnO Codoped with Co and Cd by Lubna Mustafa, Safia Anjum, Salma Waseem, Rehana Zia, Rameesha Choudhry, Shahid M. Ramay, Asif Mahmood, Shahid Atiq, Salah Ud-Din Khan

“…A weak ferromagnetic behavior was evident which decreased further by adding Cd in the series. …”
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Entropy framework of the bioconvective Williamson nanofluid flow over a Riga plate with radiation, triple stratification and swimming microorganisms by K. Loganathan, N. Thamaraikannan, S. Eswaramoorthi, Reema Jain

“…Finally, this analysis provides a complete numerical and diagrammatic analysis of the physical factors influencing velocity, temperature, concentration, microorganism fields, skin friction coefficient, Nusselt number, Sherwood number, and microorganism density. It is evident that the thermal stratification parameter dropped the velocity and temperature profiles. …”
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Customer value co-creation practices for community well-being in E-commerce platform: An information-based perspective by Nguyen M. Tuan, Dang T. Doan

“…This paper is among the first to evidently highlight the aggregation of value outcomes at micro-level (i.e. service climate, value in use) for an emergence of a collective outcome at meso-level (i.e. community well-being). …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Roles in Tumor Growth, Progression, and Drug Resistance by Xiaoyan Zhang, Huaijun Tu, Yazhi Yang, Lijun Fang, Qiong Wu, Jian Li

“…Due to their unique advantages, MSCs have been widely employed in clinical studies. Emerging evidences indicate that MSCs can also migrate to the tumor surrounding stroma and exert complex effects on tumor growth and progression. …”
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Data-Driven Model for Sliced 5G Network Dimensioning and Planning, Featured With Forecast and “what-if” Analysis by Dominik Dulas, Justyna Witulska, Agnieszka Wylomanska, Ireneusz Jablonski, Krzysztof Walkowiak

“…Full automation is a must, which is also evident in the standardization work on autonomous and zero-touch mobile networks under the umbrella of 3GPP and ITU organizations. …”
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Seaweed and yeast extracts as sustainable phytostimulant to boost secondary metabolism of apricot fruits by Noemi Gatti, Moez Maghrebi, Graziella Serio, Carla Gentile, Victor V. Bunea, Ivano Vigliante, Camille Boitte, Christian Garabello, Valeria Contartese, Cinzia M. Bertea, Giuseppe Mannino

“…These metabolic enhancements translated into significantly increased total antioxidant activity, particularly evident in the peel samples. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed distinct effects of the 5.0 and 4.0 L/ha treatments, distinguishing them from lower doses and the control group. …”
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Synthesis and Experimental Validation of New PDI Inhibitors with Antiproliferative Activity by Mariateresa Badolato, Gabriele Carullo, Francesca Aiello, Antonio Garofalo

“…Besides acting as a protein folding catalyst, several evidences have suggested that PDI can bind small molecules containing, for example, a phenolic structure, which includes the estrogenic one. …”
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Can a mechanical circulatory support comprehensive approach to cardiogenic shock at referral centers reduce 30-day mortality? by Marina Pieri, Marina Pieri, Mario Iannaccone, Francesco Burzotta, Francesco Burzotta, Giulia Botti, Giulia Botti, Cristina Aurigemma, Carlo Trani, Carlo Trani, Silvia Ajello, Savino Altizio, Tommaso Sanna, Tommaso Sanna, Enrico Romagnoli, Lazzaro Paraggio, Luigi Cappannoli, Anna Mara Scandroglio, Alaide Chieffo, Alaide Chieffo

“…Expected mortality according to CSS was higher than observed (51.8% vs. 41.5%, p < 0.001), this trend being particularly evident for CSS > 4. The AUC ROC curve confirmed poor diagnostic accuracy in this population (AUC 0.53 CI: 0.23–0.82, p = 0.83). …”
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Pulmonary Innate Immune Response and Melatonin Receptors in the Perinatal Stress by Janaínna Grazielle Pacheco Olegário, Marcos Vinícius Silva, Juliana Reis Machado, Laura Penna Rocha, Marlene Antônia Reis, Camila Souza de Oliveira Guimarães, Rosana Rosa Miranda Corrêa

“…The expression of melatonin receptors was significantly higher in the cases showing chronic stress, being more evident in the cases showing infection. Conclusion. …”
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Integrated management for the environment care and conservation project’s results by Alina Arocha Arzuaga, Virginia Cano Reyes, Roberto Felipe Nicot Cos, Ada Legna Montoya Lage

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: the research project constitutes a strength that is evident in the results achieved. Despite the transformations carried out, management still needs to be improved to comply with the proposed schedule for the benefit of the environment and the health of the community.…”
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Assessing the Impacts of Climatic and Water Management Scenarios in a Small Mountainous Greek River by Angeliki Mentzafou, Anastasios Papadopoulos, Elias Dimitriou

“…Based on the results, the impact of climate change on surface water resources was evident in all climate change scenarios examined, even under the most favorable water abstraction practices. …”
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Ileal volvulus secondary to postsurgical adhesion syndrome. A case report by Paolo Martini, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Annalisa Noemi Garrini, Biagio Di Trani

“…Upon examination, a distended abdomen was evident, with air-fluid sounds present of good tone and frequency, painful on palpation, and increased abdominal tympany. …”
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Acrylamide Induces Antiapoptotic Autophagy and Apoptosis by Activating PERK Pathway in SH-SY5Y Cells by Yiqi Wang, Ying Liu, Xing Zhang, Yang Jiao, Lian Duan, Ruijie Cheng, Ning Yang, Hong Yan

“…Acrylamide (ACR) is a commonly used organic compound that exhibits evident neurotoxicity in humans. Our previous studies showed that the mechanisms of ACR-caused neurotoxicity included apoptosis, PERK-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress, and autophagy, but the relationships among them were still unclear. …”
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Impact of Rukiga Proverbs on the Girl Child Education: A Case Study of Kinkizi High School in Kanungu Town Council Kanungu District. by Amanya, Ritah

“…Features of proverbs commonly used by students included simplicity, straightforwardness, and the ability to convey lessons, while manifestations of discrimination were evident in proverbs such as "a man of straw is worth a woman of gold" and "a woman and a glass are ever in danger," which reinforce stereotypes about women's inferiority. …”
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Characterising the short- and long-term impacts of tropical cyclones on mangroves using the Landsat archive by Emma Asbridge, Claire Krause, Richard Lucas, Christopher J. Owers, Kerrylee Rogers, Leo Lymburner, Norman Mueller, Emma Ai, Sebastian Wong

“…Impacts varied spatially, reflecting proximity to exposed coastlines, cyclone track and forest structure (height, density, condition and species). Recovery was evident across all cyclones, although some areas exhibited permanent damage. …”
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Study on spatial correlation and driving factors of industrial carbon emission in the Hefei metropolitan area based on SNA-QAP method by Dawei Dai, Yuewen Liu, Shuhang Zhao, Yue Chen

“…The results show that (1) The industrial carbon emission in the Hefei metropolitan area showed a fluctuating and rising trend, forming a strongly connected carbon emission network spatial patterna; (2) The overall structure of the spatial correlation network of industrial carbon emissions in the Hefei metropolitan area is stable, but the tightness of the spatial correlation relationship among cities is not enough and the hierarchy is evident; (3) Hefei and Huainan are the centers of the carbon emission spatial correlation network of the Hefei metropolitan area, the position of each city in the carbon emission spatial correlation network is obviously unbalanced; (4) Urbanization level, economic development level, technological innovation, level of opening up and industrial structure exert considerable influence on the establishment and evolution of the spatial correlation network pertaining to industrial carbon emissions within the Hefei metropolitan area.…”
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Elastoplastic mechanical behavior analysis of surface-coated Zircaloy-4 cladding under multi-field coupling by Xin Wang, Ze Xu, Yulan Liu, Biao Wang

“…Specifically, the coated claddings exhibit an evident delay in reaching full plasticity compared to uncoated claddings. …”
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Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China by Xiao-ying Yao, Yan Lin, Jie-li Geng, Ya-meng Sun, Ying Chen, Guo-wen Shi, Qun Xu, Yan-sheng Li

“…Background. Evidences are accumulating that age and gender have great impact on the distribution of stroke risk factors. …”
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Intravenous Laser Blood Irradiation and Tocilizumab in a Patient with Juvenile Arthritis by Dragos Andrei Chiran, Michael Weber, Laura Marinela Ailioaie, Eovelina Moraru, Constantin Ailioaie, Daniela Litscher, Gerhard Litscher

“…Synergistic anti-inflammatory effect of ILBI was evident, if applied additionally in combination with tocilizumab, in a patient with a therapy-resistant severe form of JIA and related subacute transient immunodeficiency.…”
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