The Association of Fasting C-peptide with Corneal Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Anju Zuo, Chuan Wang, Lili Li, Jingru Qu, Juan Cao, Li Chen, Solomon Tesfaye, Wenjuan Li, Xinguo Hou

“…Damage to corneal nerve fibers has been demonstrated in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that further progresses with increasing severity of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. …”
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Productive performance of buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in two production systems and two slaughter weights by René Rodríguez-Florentino, David Hernández-Sánchez, Efrén Ramírez-Bribiesca, María M. Crosby Galván, Miguel Á. Mata-Espinosa, Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz

“…Twenty-eight male uncastrated buffaloes of 216 ± 21.9 kg LW were used and were randomly distributed into four treatments (T): T1 and T2, grazing buffaloes + 1% live weight supplement (31% soybean paste, 53% ground corn, 10% wheat bran, 1.4% urea and 3.2% minerals, with 30% crude protein and 25% neutral detergent fiber), slaughtered at 400 and 600 kg LW, respectively; T3 and T4, buffaloes in intensive system (10% soybean paste, 15% ground corn, 10% wheat bran, 50% corn stover, 23% poultry litter and 2% minerals, with 12% crude protein and 44% neutral detergent fiber), slaughtered at 400 and 600 kg LW, respectively. …”
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Ablation mechanisms of bulk Nb4AlC3 ceramics at 1600–2200 °C in nitrogen plasma flame by Ye Yu, Hao Zhang, Zhen Teng, Yiwang Bao, Man Jiang, Longsheng Chu, Qingguo Feng, Chunfeng Hu

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Fermentation of Azolla sp. leaves and the utilization as a feed ingredient of tilapia Oreochromis sp. by Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Nurfadhilah ., Julie Ekasari

“…Azolla meal fermented for two days (AF2) showed the best results among the other treatments with a crude fiber decrease of 37.19% and protein increase of 38.65%. …”
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Formulating chayote-enriched gummy candies: Balancing nutrition and taste for a delightful alternative by Roberto Delgado-Durán, Aurora Antonio-Pérez, Jacqueline Esperón-Carreón, Oscar Enrique Méndez-Guerrero, Sofía Velasco Saucedo, Ramón Eduardo Rivero-Aranda, Ana Laura Torres-Huerta

“…Additionally, the gummies maintained a suitable protein and fiber profile, with slight protein degradation noted in SDS-PAGE analysis. …”
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Metformin reverts aortic calcifications and elastin loss induced by an experimental metabolic syndrome by Lucas Streckwall, Nancy Martini, Claudia Sedlinsky, León Schurman, María Virginia Gangoiti, Antonio Desmond McCarthy

“…VSMCs from F showed increased ALP, collagen secretion, mineralization and expression of RUNX2 and RAGE, and decreased elastic fiber production. All these effects were reverted by MET cotreatment (FM group). …”
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Matrix vesicle-inspired delivery system based on nanofibrous chitosan microspheres for enhanced bone regeneration by Haolin Bian, Fangfang Song, Shilei Wang, Wei Sun, Bo Hu, Xichao Liang, Hongye Yang, Cui Huang

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Characterization and genomic insights into bacteriophages Kpph1 and Kpph9 against hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Ye Huang, Yuan Huang, Zhiping Wu, Ziyue Fan, Fanglin Zheng, Yang Liu, Xinping Xu

“…Interestingly, both phages have been found to contain two tail fiber proteins that may exhibit potential depolymerase activities. …”
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Effect and Mechanism of Action of Pushing Method on Rats with Skeletal Muscle Overuse Injury based on Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Pathway by DUAN Miaomiao, HUANG Bo, RUAN Lei, MU Pangpang, CHEN Yiming, PENG Liang

“…Catenin protein expression levels.Results(1) Comparison of motor function：compared with the blank group, the time of passing through the balance beam and the number of times of sliding paw were significantly increased in the model group and intervention group after intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the model group, the time of passing through the paw and the number of times of sliding paw were significantly decreased in the intervention group after intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) Gastrocnemius muscle histopathological changes：the model group can be seen in the gastrocnemius muscle a large number of myocytes can be seen within the cracks, myogenic fibers fracture; compared with the model group, the degree of damage to the gastrocnemius muscle tissues in the intervention group to reduce the degree of damage, can be seen in the form of myofibers is regular, neatly arranged. (3) Ultrastructural changes in gastrocnemius muscle tissue：local myogenic fiber bundles were broken and dissolved, and a small amount of Z-line structure was dissolved and blurred; compared with the model group, the gastrocnemius muscle cells in the intervention group were slightly edematous, and the structure of the myogenic fiber bundles was clear; part of the myogenic fiber bundles were broken, and the structure of the Z-lines was clear and more neatly arranged. (4) Gastrocnemius muscle tissue MyoD, MyoG and Pax7 mRNA transcript levels：compared with the blank group, MyoD, MyoG and Pax7 mRNA transcript levels were significantly higher in both the model group and the intervention group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the model group, MyoD, MyoG and Pax7 mRNA transcript levels were significantly higher in the intervention group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (5) Gastrocnemius muscle tissue MyoD, MyoG and Pax7 protein expression level：compared with the blank group, MyoD, MyoG and Pax7 protein expression water were significantly higher in both the model group and the intervention group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the model group, MyoD, MyoG and Pax7 protein expression level was significantly higher in the intervention group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (6) Wnt3a, Axin2 and β-catenin protein expression levels in gastrocnemius muscle tissues：compared with the blank group, Wnt3a, Axin2 and β-catenin protein expression levels were significantly higher in both the model group and the intervention group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the model group, Wnt3a, Axin2 and β-catenin protein expression levels were significantly higher in the intervention group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionPushing method can improve the gastrocnemius muscle injury and motor function in rats with overuse injury model, and its mechanism may be related to the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.…”
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ρ-Einstein Solitons on Warped Product Manifolds and Applications by Nasser Bin Turki, Sameh Shenawy, H. K. EL-Sayied, N. Syied, C. A. Mantica

“…The purpose of this research is to investigate how a ρ-Einstein soliton structure on a warped product manifold affects its base and fiber factor manifolds. Firstly, the pertinent properties of ρ-Einstein solitons are provided. …”
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Effect of PEEK Particles on Physiomechanical Behavior of Carbon/Epoxy Composite by Muhammad Muslim Rehman, Khubab Shaker, Yasir Nawab

“…The Barcol hardness, density, fiber volume fraction, and void content were also determined. …”
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Is the Welfare State Bad for Citizens’ Moral Character? Beliefs and Evidence by Kimmo Eriksson, Brent Simpson

“…Conservative thinkers have long warned that the welfare state may weaken society’s moral fiber. But this claim has not been empirically examined. …”
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Study of Dynamic Brittle Fracture of Composite Lamina Using a Bond-Based Peridynamic Lattice Model by Jushang Guo, Weicheng Gao, Zhenyu Liu, Xiongwu Yang, Fengshou Li

“…Material orthogonal anisotropy was represented by rotating topological lattice structure instead of fiber directions. Analytical derivation and numerical implementation of the proposed model were given based on energy equivalence. …”
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Dispersion of Love Waves in a Composite Layer Resting on Monoclinic Half-Space by Sukumar Saha

“…The wave velocity equation has been obtained for a fiber-reinforced layer resting on monoclinic half space. …”
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Notch sensitivity study in u-notched polymers built by Additive Manufacturing (AM) by Jorge Guillermo D�az Rodr�guez, Alberto David Pertuz Comas, Juan David Sandoval Herrera

“…Onyx � is a new material composed of Polyamide 6 reinforced with short carbon fiber, used in the novel additive manufacturing composites technique. …”
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Management of Nematodes and Soil Fertility with Sunn Hemp Cover Crop by Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“… Sunn hemp, Crotalaria juncea L. is a rapidly growing crop that is used for fiber production in India and Pakistan. It is most popular as a green manure in many tropical and subtropical areas in the world as an organic nitrogen source. …”
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Lyme Neuroborreliosis: Preliminary Results from an Urban Referral Center Employing Strict CDC Criteria for Case Selection by David S. Younger, Stuart Orsher

“…One patient had symptomatic polyradiculoneuritis, dysautonomia, and serological evidence of early infection; and another had symptomatic small fiber sensory neuropathy, distal polyneuropathy, dysautonomia, and serological evidence of late infection. …”
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Investigation on influence of SiCp on three-body abrasive wear behaviour of glass/epoxy composites by Ajith G. Joshi, S. Basavarajappa, S. Ellangovan, B.M. Jayakumar

“…SEM image analysis of abraded surface revealed the occurrence of ploughing, micro-cutting, matrix removal and fiber breakage.…”
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An approach for the modeling of interface-body coupled nonlocal damage by J. Toti, E. Sacco, S. Marfia

“…Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) can be used for strengthening concrete or masonry constructions. …”
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Plant Leaf Recognition through Local Discriminative Tangent Space Alignment by Chuanlei Zhang, Shanwen Zhang, Weidong Fang

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