Two Cases of Diffuse Duodenitis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis by Katsuya Endo, Masatake Kuroha, Hisashi Shiga, Yoichi Kakuta, Seiichi Takahashi, Yoshitaka Kinouchi, Tooru Shimosegawa

“…Case patient 2 was a 25-year-old woman who developed diffuse duodenitis under a steroid-free condition and was successfully treated with prednisolone. …”
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5-Fluorouracil-β-Cyclodextrin conjugates:Linker strategies to enhance the anticancer efficacy and reduce the side effects by Liangliang Hu, Ting Meng, Davies Marabada, Zhichao Jin, Qing Huang, Shijie Wei, Zhizhong Wang

“…Pharmacokinetic analyses revealed that 5-FUSA-β-CD and 5-FUBA-β-CD were eliminated slowly and their half-lives were longer than that of free 5-FU. Distinct linkers were meticulously designed and synthesized to generate 5-Fluorouracil-β-Cyclodextrin conjugates that exhibit differential anti-colon cancer activity and half-lives. …”
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Effect of Motor Blockage on Transient Characteristics of Asymmetric Flow in a Double-suction Centrifugal Fan by S. Du, X. Wu, Z. Wang, W. Yang, Z. Yang, Z. Wang, W. Zhang

“…Numerical results reveal that compared with the baseline motor-free model, the motor blockage of the two models decreases the flow rate by 30.4% and 20.8%, respectively, at the obstructed inlet of the fan, and the inflow is non-uniform and presents a local reversed flow. …”
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Towards a fully automated underwater census for fish assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea by Kilian Bürgi, Charles Bouveyron, Diane Lingrand, Benoit Derijard, Frédéric Precioso, Cécile Sabourault

“…The result of automated video analysis were in agreement with manual video counting, validating the autonomous and bias-free procedure for video assessment. In conclusion, utilising a minimal-human-input video method liberates the data acquisition from limiting factors (i.e. meteorological and logistical) and automation of this video analysis significantly reduces the labour and time required. …”
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Efficiency of a macroroughness block ramp in reducing the impact of low-head dams on riverine fish dispersion by Tomanova Sylvie, Courret Dominique, Richard Sylvain, Mercier Olivier, Guillemin Axel, Labedan Mathilde, Sagnes Pierre

“…Macroroughness ramps (e.g. with a rough bed and protruding blocks evenly distributed in staggered rows) are nature-like fishways offering a wide range of flow conditions and are expected to be very efficient tools to reduce the impact of weirs on the free movements of most life-stages of riverine fish species. …”
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Omeprazole: Inhibiting the Final Common Pathway to Acid Secretion - The Acid Pump by A.B.R. Thomson

“…Omeprazole once daily has been shown to heal over 80% of duodenal ulcers within two weeks and over 95% within four weeks In gastric ulcer, the healing rates are up to 80% within four weeks and 96% within eight weeks. More patients are free from symptoms earlier on omeprazole therapy than with the H2 receptor antagonists. …”
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Antagonistic Activity of Extremophilic Bacteria Against Phytopathogens in Agricultural Crops by Lyudmila K. Asyakina, Yuliya R. Serazetdinova, Anna S. Frolova, Natalya V. Fotina, Olga A. Neverova, Andrey N. Petrov

“…In particular, it increased the area free from the phytopathogen by 4.2% compared to the average values of its individual microorganisms. …”
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Dynamical Analysis Applied to Passive Control of Vibrations in a Structural Model Incorporating SMA-SE Coil Springs by Yuri J. O. Moraes, Antonio A. Silva, Marcelo C. Rodrigues, Antonio G. B. de Lima, Rômulo P. B. dos Reis, Paulo C. S. da Silva

“…In an experimental basis, response amplitudes were analyzed for free and forced vibrations in different configurations. …”
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Automated Bitcoin Trading dApp Using Price Prediction from a Deep Learning Model by Zhi Zhan Lua, Chee Kiat Seow, Raymond Ching Bon Chan, Yiyu Cai, Qi Cao

“…This approach offers significant cost savings, transparent portfolio management, and a trust-free platform for investors, paving the way for broader cryptocurrency adoption. …”
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Physical determinants of daily physical activity in older men and women. by Laura Karavirta, Timo Aittokoski, Katja Pynnönen, Timo Rantalainen, Kate Westgate, Tomas Gonzales, Lotta Palmberg, Joona Neuvonen, Jukka A Lipponen, Katri Turunen, Riku Nikander, Erja Portegijs, Taina Rantanen, Søren Brage

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In this cross-sectional study, a population-based cohort of 75, 80, and 85-year-old men and women (n = 409, 62% women) underwent laboratory-based assessment of walking speed, maximal knee extension strength, and body fat percentage. Free-living physical activity was assessed as total PAEE, and light (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) using individually calibrated combined accelerometry and heart rate sensing. …”
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Influence of lance height and angle on the penetration depth of inclined coherent and conventional supersonic jets in electric arc furnace steelmaking by Wu X.-T., Zhu R., Wei G.-S., Dong K.

“…A variable k is newly defined to reflect the velocity variation, which is related to the jet exit at the jet free distance. The results of the optimized theoretical model show that the lance height and lance angle influence the penetration depth of the inclined supersonic jet. …”
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A Challenging Case of an Ectopic Cushing Syndrome by Joana Menezes Nunes, Elika Pinho, Isabel Camões, João Maciel, Pedro Cabral Bastos, Conceição Souto de Moura, Paulo Bettencourt

“…Blood hormone analysis showed increased levels of ACTH and urinary free cortisol and nonsuppressibility to high- and low-dose dexamethasone tests. …”
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Improved outcomes of children with Wilms’ tumor in a low-middle-income nation: The contribution of a pediatric oncologist to successful management by Usama Al-Jumaily, Hamid D. Habeeb Rjeib, Mohammed Fawzi Alqanbar, Safa Faraj, Dheyaa Aldeen Al-Khateeb

“…The mean 3-year estimated event-free survival was 64% (standard deviation 6.6%) and the mean overall survival was 76% (standard deviation 6.8%). …”
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Plasma mcfDNA Sequencing May Improve Usual Care Diagnostics to Detect HHV-8 Among Outpatient People with Advanced HIV by Sarah Park, Brian Epling, Morgan Richey, Daniel Lupu, Mona Mughar, Irini Sereti

“…Methods: Pathogen-agnostic plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing was applied to banked samples from 116 outpatients included in 2 previous prospective studies of patients with antiretroviral treatment-naïve, advanced HIV (CD4 count ≤100 cells/µL). …”
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Structural Characteristics and Inhibiting Oxidative Stress of Nine-steaming-nine-processing Polygonatum Kingianum Coll.et Hemsl Polysaccharides by LIU Yu-bin, CHEN Chang-an, SU Yi-lin, LUO Zhen, YAN Jin, LI Pan, DU Bing

“…It also upregulated antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione (GSH), alleviating oxidative stress induced by free fatty acids. Through these mechanisms, NPKP exhibited remarkable antioxidant capacity. …”
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Carrageenan-Induced Colonic Inflammation Is Reduced in Bcl10 Null Mice and Increased in IL-10-Deficient Mice by Sumit Bhattacharyya, Liquan Xue, Suzanne Devkota, Eugene Chang, Stephan Morris, Joanne K. Tobacman

“…IL-10-deficient mice exposed to carrageenan in a germ-free environment showed an increase in activation of the canonical pathway of NF-κB (RelA) activation, but without increase in RelB or phospho-Bcl10, and exogenous IL-10 inhibited only the canonical pathway of NF-κB activation in cultured colonic cells. …”
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Ileostomy Prolapse in Children with Intestinal Dysmotility by Eric A. Sparks, Cristine S. Velazco, Brenna S. Fullerton, Jeremy G. Fisher, Faraz A. Khan, Amber M. Hall, Tom Jaksic, Leonel Rodriguez, Biren P. Modi

“…Prolapse occurred in 42% of patients with dysmotility, 34% of patients with suspected dysmotility, and 24% of patients with normal motility. One-year prolapse-free stoma “survival” was 45% for dysmotility, 72% for suspected dysmotility, and 85% for intestinal dysmotility unlikely groups (p=0.006). …”
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Successful Use of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Treat a Perforated Duodenal Malignant Lymphoma in an Elderly Patient by Tomoko Takagishi, Yuta Niimi, Goshi Matsuki, Shinta Nagano, Junsuke Hinami, Masaaki Kajiwara, Kiyoshi Kaneko, Yoshihiro Kubota, Osamu Nakai

“…The patient attained a complete response and has been disease-free for more than 4 years. Thus, duodenal perforated lymphoma can be treated successfully using a multidisciplinary approach that combines surgery, immunochemotherapy, and radiation therapy.…”
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Evaluation of Steel Frame Equipped with the Replaceable Shear Link Made of Shape Memory Alloy under the Impact Load by Reza Kamgar, Seyed Ali Mahmoudy, Roham Zakavi

“…It was concluded that the free vibration does not significantly affect the maximum responses of the mentioned structures under the impact load.…”
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Public safety in the conditions of martial law and mental warfare by S. O. Tkachenko, A. S. Diadin

“…It is necessary to attract to work in the information space specialists who are able to think outside the box and see the world from a different angle, to get out of the format of leaflets, wall newspapers and linear thinking, when information technologies have immersed the entire active population in the virtual world of percent for 80 % of their free time.…”
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