Cellulose Sulfonic Acid: An Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Synthesis of 1, 8-Dioxo-octahydroxanthenes by Hossein A. Oskooie, Leili Tahershamsi, Majid M. Heravi, Bita Baghernejad

“…1,8-Dioxo-octahydroxanthenes have been synthesized good yields via a reaction of aldehydes and dimedone in the presence of cellulose sulfonic acid as a heterogeneous catalyst under solvent-free condition.…”
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Transition from the chaotic turbulence to the turbulent structures by A. Kingsep

“…Weak turbulence, similar to incoherent light, may be represented as an ensemble of quasi-free quanta or Fourier harmonics. Unlike it, strongly turbulent state should be based on nonlinear structures. …”
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Spatial Advertisement Competition: Based on Game Theory by Zheng-xun Tan

“…This study presents the proportion of sales revenue spending on advertisement. The condition for free-rider in advertisement investment is discussed. …”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and serum thyroid function measures: Recent Findings from NHANES 2007–201... by Mo-Yao Tan, Ping Zhang, Shan Wu, Si-Xuan Zhu, Ming Gao

“…The study tested for thyroid hormones, including total triiodothyronine (TT3), free triiodothyronine (FT3), total thyroxine (TT4), free thyroxine (FT4), as well as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). …”
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Identification and prioritization of novel therapeutic candidates against glutamate racemase from Klebsiella pneumoniae. by Ankit Kumar, Farah Anjum, Md Imtaiyaz Hassan, Anas Shamsi, Rashmi Prabha Singh

“…The protein-ligand complexes were also subjected to MM/PBSA-based binding free energy calculation using the g_mmpbsa program.…”
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Effects of a Diet Enriched with Polyunsaturated, Saturated, or Trans Fatty Acids on Cytokine Content in the Liver, White Adipose Tissue, and Skeletal Muscle of Adult Mice by Bruno dos Santos, Debora Estadella, Ana Cláudia Losinskas Hachul, Marcos Hiromu Okuda, Mayara Franzoi Moreno, Lila Missae Oyama, Eliane Beraldi Ribeiro, Claudia Maria da Penha Oller do Nascimento

“…The results suggested relationships between the quantity and quality of lipids ingested with adiposity, the concentration of free fatty acids, and cytokine production in white adipose tissue, gastrocnemius muscle, and liver.…”
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Peripheral Tumor Location Predicts a Favorable Prognosis in Patients with Resected Small Cell Lung Cancer by Yina Gao, Yangyang Dong, Yingxu Zhou, Gongyan Chen, Xuan Hong, Qingyuan Zhang

“…Results. The median disease-free survival (DFS) was 35.9 months (range 0.9–105.3 months), and the median overall survival (OS) was 45.2 months (range 4.8–105.3 months). …”
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Supercritical Algal Extracts: A Source of Biologically Active Compounds from Nature by Izabela Michalak, Agnieszka Dmytryk, Piotr P. Wieczorek, Edward Rój, Bogusława Łęska, Bogusława Górka, Beata Messyasz, Jacek Lipok, Marcin Mikulewicz, Radosław Wilk, Grzegorz Schroeder, Katarzyna Chojnacka

“…State of the art in the research on solvent-free isolation of biologically active compounds from the biomass of algae was presented. …”
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A Chinese Family with Familial Dysalbuminemic Hyperthyroxinemia (FDH) due to R242H Mutation on Human Albumin Gene: Reevaluating the Role of FDH in Patients with Asymptomatic Hypert... by Hongbing Liu, Jianmin Ran, Chuping Chen, Guangshu Chen, Ping Zhu, Rongshao Tan, Yan Liu

“…The proband is a 14-year-old girl with light goiter and asymptomatic clinical presentations, whose thyroid function test by a one-step immunoassay showed increased free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) but nonsuppressed thyrotropin (TSH). …”
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Leisure activities of young drug users and non-drug users: association with five personality factors by B. O. Bazyma, O. O. Serdiuk

“…Low values of the big five personality factors “C” – conscientiousness (r=0.063, p<0.01) and work in free time (r=–0.136, p<0.01) – have a positive correlation with drug use. …”
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The role of cholesterol in modifying the lipid-lowering effects of Fuzhuan brick-tea in Caenorhabditis elegans via SBP-1/SREBP by Lianyun Pan, Yan Lu, Shen Dai, Xiangyue Tang, Ligui Xiong, Zhonghua Liu, Yushun Gong

“…We found that FZT significantly decreased fat storage under normal cholesterol levels or in a cholesterol-free diet, while lipid accumulation was increased for a high cholesterol diet. …”
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An orally administered gold nanocluster with ROS scavenging for inflammatory bowel disease treatment by Fei Wang, Qianhui Li, Tingting Xu, Zhu Li, Yongxin Jiang, Yan Ma, Xiaohu Li, Wanni Wang, Haisheng Qian

“…Au25 NCs can eliminate ROS such as ABTS radicals, superoxide free radicals (•O2−), and hydroxyl free radicals (•OH), upregulate the expression level of antioxidant enzymes, inhibit the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, and finally interrupt the inflammatory circuit of IBD to achieve the effective prevention and delayed treatment of IBD. …”
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Circulating sCD138 and Some Angiogenesis-Involved Cytokines Help to Anticipate the Disease Progression of Early-Stage B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Dariusz Wołowiec, Jarosław Dybko, Tomasz Wróbel, Donata Urbaniak-Kujda, Bożena Jaźwiec, Beata Tomaszewska-Toporska, Katarzyna Kapelko-Słowik, Stanisław Potoczek, Kazimierz Kuliczkowski

“…Moreover, high sCD138 level was associated with longer lymphocyte doubling-free survival, and, on the limit of statistical significance, a high endostatin level was associated with shorter progression-free survival. …”
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Highly efficient assessment and selective determination of pancreatic cancer biomarker CA-19-9 using co-electrodeposited MXene-AgNPs nanocomposite by Mahsa Mirzayi, Balal Khalilzadeh, Sattar Akbari Nakhjavani, Rahim Mohammad-Rezaei

“…An ultrasensitive and label-free electrochemical immunosensor based on MXene-AgNPs nanocomposite is reported for pancreas cancer diagnostics. …”
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Bibliotherapy, reading and life quality coherence: interdisciplinary point by Daiva Janavičienė

“…Culture in a knowledge society cannot be separated from the public and free word in books. The public word in books and mass media is important in many respects. …”
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Cobalt-induced oxidative stress and defense responses of Adhatoda vasica proliferated shoots by Abeer A. Radi, Fatma A. Farghaly, Fatma A. Al-Kahtany, Ahmed M. Zaher, Afaf M. Hamada

“…Co administration significantly increased the concentrations of different stress-protective compounds in shoots, including total antioxidants (133.18%), ascorbic acids (217.94%), free and bound phenolics (97.70% and 69.72%, respectively), proline (218.59%), free amino acids (206.96%), soluble proteins (65.97%), and soluble carbohydrates (18.52%). …”
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Pulsed Light Accelerated Crosslinking versus Continuous Light Accelerated Crosslinking: One-Year Results by Cosimo Mazzotta, Claudio Traversi, Anna Lucia Paradiso, Maria Eugenia Latronico, Miguel Rechichi

“…Riboflavin 0.1% dextran-free solution was used for a 10-minutes corneal soaking. …”
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Clinical value of serum biomarkers, squamous cell carcinoma antigen and apolipoprotein C-II in follow-up of patients with locally advanced cervical squamous cell carcinoma treated... by Yoko Harima, Takuro Ariga, Yuko Kaneyasu, Hitoshi Ikushima, Sunao Tokumaru, Shigetoshi Shimamoto, Takeo Takahashi, Noriko Ii, Kayoko Tsujino, Anneyuko I Saito, Hiroki Ushijima, Takafumi Toita, Tatsuya Ohno

“…In this multicenter prospective cohort study, the usefulness of pre- and posttreatment serum protein levels of potential biomarkers, including squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-Ag), apolipoprotein C-II (ApoC-II), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)1, and MMP2, were evaluated together with clinical factors in 145 cervical cancer patients in order to determine their suitability to predict survival. Progression-free survival (PFS) was the primary endpoint, and overall survival (OS), pelvic PFS (PPFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) were the secondary endpoints. …”
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Generation of iPSCs by Nonintegrative RNA-Based Reprogramming Techniques: Benefits of Self-Replicating RNA versus Synthetic mRNA by Heidrun Steinle, Marbod Weber, Andreas Behring, Ulrike Mau-Holzmann, Christian Schlensak, Hans Peter Wendel, Meltem Avci-Adali

“…Using both RNA-based methods, integration-free iPSCs without genomic alterations were obtained. …”
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Novel Development and Sensory Evaluation of Extruded Snacks from Unripe Banana (Musa ABB cv. Kluai ‘Namwa’) and Rice Flour Enriched with Antioxidant-Rich <i>Curcuma longa</i> Micro... by Nurulhusna Awaeloh, Surasak Limsuwan, Pinanong Na-Phatthalung, Thammarat Kaewmanee, Sasitorn Chusri

“…Kluai ‘Namwa’) and rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>) flour were employed as a gluten-free base to create this novel extruded snack. <i>Curcuma longa</i> extract microcapsules were prepared using a spray-drying technique with varying core-to-wall ratios. …”
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