Caloric Restriction Prevents Lead-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Rat Liver by Mustafa Mohammadi, Rana Ghaznavi, Rana Keyhanmanesh, Hamid Reza Sadeghipour, Roya Naderi, Hossein Mohammadi

“…Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups: Ad libitum fed group (AL, free access to normal rat chow) and caloric restriction group (CR, fed 65% of AL animals’ food intake). …”
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Prognostic Implication of Preoperative Behavior Changes in Patients with Primary High-Grade Meningiomas by Andrej Vranic, Frederic Gilbert

“…They were not significantly related to overall survival or recurrence-free survival of patients with primary high-grade meningiomas. …”
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Potential of ultrasound investigation in diagnostics of pseudomembranous colitis in surgical patients by O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. Ya. Dubrov, Ye. S. Vladimirova, T. P. Pinchuk, G. P. Titova

“…Set of ultrasound signs, according to which it is possible to suspect pseudomembranous colitis is determined: thickening and lamination of walls of the large intestine, paracolic edema, free fluid in abdominal cavity, depositions of fibrin on parietal and visceral peritoneum. …”
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Macrophyte species, composition, abundance and diversity in relation to some environmental factors in Upper Awash River basin, Ethiopia by Temesgen Tigab

“…Emergent macrophytes dominated (92%), followed by free-floating and rooted floating types (4% each). …”
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Primary Signet-Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urinary Bladder Treated with Partial Cystectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Umesh Jayarajah, D. M. Hilary Fernando, Kasun Bandara Herath, M. V. Chandu de Silva, S. A. S. Goonewardena

“…Follow-up cystoscopy and ultrasonography were done at 12 months and there was no evidence of tumour recurrence and the patient is currently symptom-free. Partial cystectomy may be considered in patients with localised tumour without evidence of metastasis and poor general condition. …”
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Droplet microfluidic screening to engineer angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) catalytic activity by Evelyn F Okal, Philip A. Romero, Pete Heinzelman

“…Our assay detects substrate cleavage via free amino acid release, providing a precise measurement of biologically relevant peptidase activity. …”
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Hypertension in Non-Type 2 Diabetes in Isfahan, Iran: Incidence and Risk Factors by Mohsen Janghorbani, Ashraf Aminorroaya, Masoud Amini

“…Among the 1,167 patients free of HTN at registration who attended the clinic at least twice in the period 1992–2016, the incidence of HTN was 9.6 (8.0 women and 11.3 men) per 1000 person-years based on 18,870 person-years of follow-up. …”
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Creep rupture properties of bare and coated polycrystalline nickel-based superalloy Rene®80 by Barjesteh M.M., Abbasi S.M., Zangeneh-Madar K., Shirvani K.

“…In this paper, the thermodynamic data of V-H-O systems were summarized, and the Gibbs free energies of the main compounds were calculated. …”
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Academic Debt in Higher Education: An Analysis of the Causes and Opportunities to Overcome by Yu. S. Ezrokh, A. M. Kashirina

“…It was revealed that: a) high incoming scores do not guarantee trouble-free education at the university; b) students with low scores (but not less than 160–170) are also able to master quite complicated university programs; c) the presence of academic debts does not depend on the type of disciplines studied (economics / information technology). …”
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Reducing vasospasm of vein and arterial conduits used in coronary artery bypass surgery: are solutions the solution or is preserved perivascular fat the answer? by Michael R. Dashwood, Zeynep Celik, Gokce Topal

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Palm-based oils as milk fat alternatives in Mozzarella cheese analogue by N.H. Ismail, M. Mat Yusuff, N. A. Mohd Hassim, M. H. Saw, H. Wazir, T.K. Tang, S. Kanagaratnam

“…The objective of this study was to examine the properties of a palm-based Mozzarella cheese analogue (P-MCA) in comparison to a fat-free Mozzarella cheese analogue (FF-MCA) and a commercial Mozzarella cheese sample (C-MC) containing 68% palm-based Mozzarella cheese analogue. …”
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Cognitive strategies for UAV trajectory optimization: Ensuring safety and energy efficiency in real-world scenarios by Mushtaq Muhammad Umer, Hein Venter, Owais Muhammad, Tamoor Shafique, Fuad A. Awwad, Emad A.A. Ismail

“…An optimization problem is formulated with external and internal safety constraints, and traversing collision free paths. The proposed work offers an energy efficient RRT algorithm, which is used to assess multiple trajectory alternatives. …”
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Control techniques of switched reluctance motors in electric vehicle applications: A review on torque ripple reduction strategies by Ameer L. Saleh, Fahad Al-Amyal, László Számel

“…Switched Reluctance Motors (SRMs) have become a compelling option for EV applications due to their simplicity, magnet-free design, robustness, and cost-effectiveness, making them an attractive choice for the growing EV market. …”
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Ex Vivo Antioxidant Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants against Fenton Reaction-Mediated Oxidation of Biological Lipid Substrates by Namratha Pai Kotebagilu, Vanitha Reddy Palvai, Asna Urooj

“…Free radical-mediated oxidation is often linked to various degenerative diseases. …”
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Analysis and optimization of energy harvesting characteristics of converter valve magnetic field self-powered harvester by WANG Wei, SU Wenbo, XU Chenjin, WU Yuwei, SHI Yuchen

“…At the same time, it can meet the needs of long-term maintenance-free detection of power equipment in narrow and high temperature space such as converter stations.…”
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Cellular Automata Based Modeling for Evaluating Different Bus Stop Designs in China by Haoyang Ding, Wei Wang, Tianming Luo, Zhen Yang, Ye Li, Zhibin Li

“…According to the simulation results, the flow rates of both motor vehicles and bicycles exhibit phase transition from free flow to the saturation one at the critical point. …”
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Effect of okra mucilage addition on antioxidant properties of purple okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) pudding by Jannah Miftahul, Damayanthi Evy, Nasution Zuraidah

“…Purple okra pudding with 20% mucilage has the highest antioxidant activity, which is 59.02% free radical inhibition that is equivalent with 24.95 mg vitamin C g-1 extract, and an IC50 value of 351.23. …”
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Supramolecular Biopolymers for Tissue Engineering by Rosario Pérez-Pedroza, Alan Ávila-Ramírez, Zainab Khan, Manola Moretti, Charlotte A. E. Hauser

“…These characteristics are vital for the further development of current trends in TE, such as the use of pluripotent cells for organoid generation, cell-free scaffolds for tissue regeneration, patient-derived organ models, and controlled delivery systems of small molecules. …”
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The effectiveness of TRIS and ammonium buffers in glass dissolution studies: a comparative analysis by Ramya Ravikumar, Clare L. Thorpe, Claire L. Corkhill, Sam A. Walling, James J. Neeway, Carolyn I. Pearce, Albert A. Kruger, David S. Kosson, Jose Marcial, Russell J. Hand

“…The efficacy of two alkali-metal free buffers, TRIS (NH2C(CH2OH)3) and ammonium chloride—ammonia (NH3/NH4Cl), was investigated during EPA 1313 testing of a simulated Hanford low-activity waste borosilicate glass in the alkaline regime (pH 8.5–10.5) at varying temperatures (RT, 40 °C, and 60 °C). …”
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Analysing perceptions of nature and nature's contributions to people for a Swiss ecological infrastructure by Marina Cracco, Gretchen Walters, Romain Loup

“…People's values and perceptions of nature provide information to establish ecological infrastructure that could transcend the boundaries of the parks into the larger landscape. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.…”
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