IL-6 is Upregulated in Late-Stage Disease in Monkeys Experimentally Infected with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense by Dawn Nyawira Maranga, John Maina Kagira, Christopher Kariuki Kinyanjui, Simon Muturi Karanja, Naomi Wangari Maina, Maina Ngotho

“…Three noninfected monkeys formed the control group. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood samples were obtained at weekly intervals and assessed for various biological parameters. …”
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A Case of Spontaneous Spinal Subdural Hematoma Complicated by Cranial Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Spinal Adhesive Arachnoiditis by Taihei Go, Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Yasuaki Iida, Katsunori Fukutake, Ryoichi Fukano, Kosei Ishigaki, Kazuaki Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Takahashi

“…A hemorrhage in subarachnoid space was flushed by cerebral spinal fluid; hematoma or arachnoiditis was not formed in general. …”
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Influence of the Radial Gap on the External Gear Pump Performance by Alexander Mitov, Nikolay Nikolov, Ivan Kralov

“…The numerical study is performed with a two-dimensional (2D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model developed and advanced in previous authors’ works. …”
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New Insights into the PPARγ Agonists for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy by Zhanjun Jia, Ying Sun, Guangrui Yang, Aihua Zhang, Songming Huang, Kristina Marie Heiney, Yue Zhang

“…However, the severe adverse effects including fluid retention, cardiovascular complications, and bone loss greatly limited their use in clinic. …”
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Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in allergic and endotoxin-induced airway inflammation in mice by M. Korsgren, L. Källström, L. Uller, T. Bjerke, F. Sundler, C. G. A. Persson, O. Korsgren

“…Anti-MIF treatment did not affect the induced lung tissue eosinophilia or the cellular composition of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in the asthma model. Likewise, anti-MIF treatment did not affect the LPS-induced neutrophilia in lung tissue, BALF, or blood, nor did it reduce BALF levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and macrophage inflammatory protein–1 α (MIP–1 α). …”
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Simulation and Analysis of Long-Term CO2 Trapping for the Shenhua CCS Demonstration Project in the Ordos Basin by Ying Yu, Yilian Li, Guodong Yang, Fengcheng Jiang, Sen Yang, Yongsheng Wang

“…This study analyzes the geochemical interactions between CO2, formation fluid, and host rock of the major formations in the Ordos Basin, assesses the CO2 trapping capabilities, and predicts the final mineral forms of injected CO2. …”
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Influence of surface roughness of thermal barrier coating on the cooling performance of a film-cooled turbine vane by Xiaoyu Song, Feng Liu, Yan Yan, Wen Wang, Yaning Wang, Wei Sun, Jiahuan Cui

“…Utilizing the method of conjugate heat transfer (CHT) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), we employed the SST k-ω two-equation turbulence model to conduct numerical simulations of the film cooling process. …”
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Acute Soft Head Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Sickle Cell Disease in an Adolescent in Rural Western Uganda: Case Report by Abukar Ali Ahmed, Dalton Kambale Munyambalu, Awil Abdulkadir Abdi, Elias Joseph Xwatsal, Hanan Asad Hassan, Ibrahim Ahmed Nur, Abdikani Ali Hassan, Venance Emmanuel Mswelo

“…Head Computed Tomography concluded a subgaleal fluid collection. The diagnosis of acute soft head syndrome was established in a newly diagnosed SCD patient. …”
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Geohazard Features of the Ionian Calabrian Margin by S. Ceramicola, A. Cova, E. Forlin, N. Markezic, G. Mangano, D. Civile, M. Zecchin, F. Fanucci, E. Colizza, C. Corselli, D. Morelli, A. Savini, A. Caburlotto, O. Candoni, M. Coste, D. Cotterle, S. Critelli, A. Cuppari, M. Deponte, R. Dominici, L. Facchin, E. Gordini, M. Locatelli, F. Muto, D. Praeg, R. Romeo, C. Tessarolo

“…These include multiple coastal landslides, failure scars along open slopes, shelf-indenting retrogressive canyon headwalls and active fluid venting structures, that we investigated by integrating regional high-resolution multibeam sonar and sub-bottom profiling data. …”
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Thermally driven cross-shore flows in stratified basins: a review on the thermal siphon dynamics by Damien Bouffard, Tomy Doda, Cintia L. Ramón, Hugo N. Ulloa

“…Field observations, laboratory experiments and high-fidelity simulations of TS provide insights into their temporal occurrence, formation mechanisms, water transport dynamics and cross-shore pathways, addressing pivotal questions from an aquatic system perspective. Fluid mechanics is a fundamental tool in addressing such environmental questions and thereby serves as the central theme in this review.…”
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3,5,4′-Tri-O-acetylresveratrol Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome via MAPK/SIRT1 Pathway by Lijie Ma, Yilin Zhao, Ruixuan Wang, Tingting Chen, Wangping Li, Yandong Nan, Xueying Liu, Faguang Jin

“…Lung injuries have been evaluated by histological examination, wet-to-dry weight ratios, and cell count and protein content in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Inflammation was assessed by MPO activities and cytokine secretion in lungs and cells. …”
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Modified Steam-Turbine Rankine Cycle without Rejection of the Cycle Condensation Heat, Driven by a Wet-Vapor-Region Thermocompressor by Branko Stanković

“…The wet-vapor mixture circulating within the thermocompressor is being separated in a dedicated cylindrical separation tank, so that the saturated water is pumped to a water heater where it receives the cycle heat input, while the saturated vapor is expanded in a backpressure steam turbine producing useful mechanical work and is then recirculated back to the thermocompressor, where it is being re-pressurized by means of the primary fluid (pumped and heated saturated water). The concept can be applied to steam-turbine-cycle power-plants fueled by: coal or solid/liquid/gaseous fuel, waste heat, nuclear fuel (used by boiling water reactors, pressurized water reactors, pressurized heavy-water reactors, gas-cooled reactors, molten salt reactors or liquid-metal-cooled fast reactors) or renewable energy sources (Solar energy, biomass, geothermal). …”
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Effects of Unbalanced Lamination Parameters on the Static Aeroelasticity of a High Aspect Ratio Wing by JinYang Li, JunLi Wang, ZhiGui Ren, WeiFeng Wei

“…Considering the influence of geometric nonlinearity, the unidirectional fluid-solid coupling calculation method based on loose coupling is used to control the change of unbalanced coefficient of laminates on the basis of layering angle, layering thickness, and layering region, so as to observe the changes caused to the wings. …”
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The degree of cross-linking of polyacrylic acid affects the fibrogenicity in rat lungs by Taisuke Tomonaga, Hiroto Izumi, Chinatsu Nishida, Kazuma Sato, Yuiko Nakamura, Toshiki Morimoto, Yasuyuki Higashi, Ke-Yong Wang, Hidenori Higashi, Takuma Kojima, Kazuo Sakurai, Jun-ichi Takeshita, Akihiro Moriyama, Kei Yamasaki, Kazuhiro Yatera, Yasuo Morimoto

“…PAA with different cross-linker concentrations caused an increase in neutrophil influx, cytokine-induced neutrophils, and chemotactic factor (CINC) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from 3 days to 1 week after instillation. …”
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Investigating the Antiscale Magnetic Treatment Controversy: Insights from the Model Calcium Carbonate Scalant by M. ElMassalami, M. S. Teixeira, A. Elzubair

“…For simplification, we consider the working fluid, such as in domestic and industrial settings, as a homogeneous mixture of a supersaturated, multi-ionic solution and a suspension of neutral multiphase contaminants, a fraction of which is magnetic. …”
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Small-Sized Parabolic Trough Collector System for Solar Dehumidification Application: Design, Development, and Potential Assessment by Ghulam Qadar Chaudhary, Rubeena Kousar, Muzaffar Ali, Muhammad Amar, Khuram Pervez Amber, Shabaz Khan Lodhi, Muhammad Rameez ud Din, Allah Ditta

“…Furthermore, PTC system is integrated with a solid desiccant dehumidifier (SDD) to study the effect of various operating parameters such as direct solar radiation and inlet fluid temperature and its impact on dehumidification share. …”
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Biomineralized PEEK cages containing osteoinductive CaP bioceramics promote spinal fusion in goats by Qiujiang Li, Bowen Hu, Linan Wang, Lei Wang, Cong Feng, Zhuang Zhang, Zhipeng Deng, Yang Xiao, Bo Yuan, Xiangdong Zhu, Xiangfeng Li, Xi Yang, Yueming Song, Xingdong Zhang

“…In this study, a novel strategy for preparing bioactive biomineralized PEEK cages was developed using a unique combination of osteoinductive CaP bioceramic fillings in the cage window, acid sulfonation and simulated body fluid incubation. In vitro experiments showed that biomineralized PEEK cages and CaP bioceramics regulate immunity and promote angiogenesis and bone integration via activation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha and cyclic guanosine monophosphate/protein kinase G signaling pathways. …”
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Extensive VZV Encephalomyelitis without Rash in an Elderly Man by Karen Lynch, Prakhar Agarwal, Anu Paranandi, Susan Hadley, Mithila Vullaganti

“…MRI of the neuraxis demonstrated numerous enhancing lesions: intramedullary, leptomeningeal, pachymeningeal, and cranial nerves. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed a white blood cell count of 420/μL with elevated protein (385 mg/dL). …”
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Type a botulinum toxin in the management of spontaneous salivary otorrhea: a case report by Teffran J. Chan, Trevor A. Lewis, Doron D. Sommer

“…Case presentation A 17-year-old female presented with a 5-month history of left sided otorrhea and transient left facial swelling associated with gustatory stimulation. The otorrhea fluid tested positive for salivary amylase and negative for beta 2 transferrin. …”
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Design and Detection Performance of Metal Contaminant Sensor with Triple Coil Structure by Changzhi Gu, Zuo Zhang, Shaoxuan Zhang, Hongliang Zhao, Shukui Hu, Wenbo Zhang, Chenzhao Bai, Hongpeng Zhang, Chenyong Wang

“…Oil plays the role of sealing, cooling, lubrication, and other functions in the equipment, and can also be used as hydraulic fluid to transfer energy. By analyzing the state of the oil, it is possible to obtain information about the operation of the equipment, such as judging the wear or failure of the equipment by detecting impurities in the oil. …”
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