Deviations in Circulating TNFα Levels and TNFα Production by Mononuclear Cells in Healthy Human Populations by T. Mózes, I. Baráth, K. Gornicsar, A. Grosz, Ta. Mózes, Cs. Göndöcs, P. Széphalmi, K. Gaál, E. Madarász

“…Sixty elderly, healthy volunteers were studied. These persons were free of malignant diseases, and within three months, they did not have any trauma or inflammatory disease and were not taking any steroids or nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs. …”
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Changes in microbiome composition during ontogeny and dispersal of the coral boring sponge Thoosa mismalolli by Eric Bautista-Guerrero, José Luis Carballo, Fabián Alejandro Rodríguez Zaragoza, Bruno Goméz-Gil, Alejandra García-Gasca, Alma P. Rodríguez-Troncoso, Adrián González-Castillo

“…Adult sponges, brooding larvae, and early free-swimming sponge larvae harbor a similar high-diversity microbial assemblage, dominated by Proteobacteria and Chloroflexi, which change throughout the larval dispersal phase. …”
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A Comparative Study of Theoretical Graph Models for Characterizing Structural Networks of Human Brain by Xiaojin Li, Xintao Hu, Changfeng Jin, Junwei Han, Tianming Liu, Lei Guo, Wei Hao, Lingjiang Li

“…In addition, we compare the topological properties between two graph models, namely, stickiness-index-based model (STICKY) and scale-free gene duplication model (SF-GD), that have higher similarity with the real structural brain networks in terms of global and local graph properties. …”
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THE USING OF DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGICAL SPECIALTIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Liudmyla Nezhyva, Svitlana Palamar, Nataliia Semenii

“…The main criteria for selecting digital tools were: simple interface (so students can master its functionality faster); compliance to the State Standard for Primary Education; didactic value; accessibility (the age of pupils and the ability to comprehend tasks developed with the help of the proposed digital tools were taken into account); technical and methodological support (present on all proposed digital resources, which facilitates understanding of their interface); very important criterion is the wide functionality on a free basis; the ability to adapt in various modern conditions during offline and online learning.  …”
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Safe Resection of Renal Cell Carcinoma with Liver Invasion Using Liver Hanging Technique Supported by Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization by Masato Fujii, Toshio Kamimura, Hiromasa Tsukino, Eiji Furukoji, Tatefumi Sakae, Koichi Yano, Naoya Imamura, Shoichiro Mukai, Atsushi Nanashima, Toshiyuki Kamoto

“…The patient recovered without postoperative hepatic or urinary complications and has remained free of local recurrence and any de novo metastasis for 18 months.…”
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Evaluation of Prognostic Factors Following Flow-Cytometric DNA Analysis after Cytokeratin Labelling: II. Cervical and Endometrial Cancer by Pauline Wimberger, Peter Hillemanns, Thomas Kapsner, Hermann Hepp, Rainer Kimmig

“…In endometrial carcinoma, gross DNA‐aneuploidy (DNA‐index > 1.3) and a high percentage of proliferating cells (>75th percentile) were univariate and multivariate highly significant prognostic factors for recurrence‐free survival. Especially DNA‐aneuploidy (DI>1.3) is one of the most important independent molecular biological prognostic factors. …”
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Synthetic Receptors Decorated on Nanoparticles for Selective and Sensitive Glyphosate Detection by Ilgım Gokturk, Mamajan Ovezova, Gaye Ezgi Yilmaz, Deniz Turkmen, Fatma Yilmaz, Adil Denizli

“…The MIP@NPs integrated molecularly imprinted surface plasmon resonance (MIP SPR) nanosensor having synthetic molecular recognition elements yielded a novel biosensing platform for label-free detection and real-time monitoring of glyphosate pesticide. …”
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Production and Biochemical, Phytochemical, Sensory, and Microbiological Characterization of “Bili-Bili” and “Cochette,” Two Traditional Beers Produced from Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor... by James Ronald Bayoï, Benedicte Musette Danla

“…“Bili-bili” and “cochette” exhibited free radical scavenging activity of 42.4 and 36.7% and reducing power of 87.3 and 119.5 mgTE/100 mL, respectively. …”
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Advanced technologies in InGaN micro-LED fabrication to mitigate the sidewall effect by Zhiyuan Liu, Haicheng Cao, Xiao Tang, Tingang Liu, Yi Lu, Zixian Jiang, Na Xiao, Xiaohang Li

“…Furthermore, we discuss advancements in micro-LED fabrication with “damage-free” techniques, which hold the potential to fundamentally address the issue of plasma damage in the micro-LED process. …”
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N-acetylated sugars in clownfish and damselfish skin mucus as messengers involved in chemical recognition by anemone host by Sara Heim, Tony Teav, Fabio Cortesi, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Julijana Ivanisevic, Nicolas Salamin

“…In this study, we sampled the skin mucus of two anemone symbionts, the clownfish Amphiprion akindynos and the juvenile damselfish Dascyllus trimaculatus, as well as two non-symbiotic adult damselfish Pomacentrus moluccensis and P. pavo. The free and total sialic acid content, including its conjugated form, and three other intermediates of this pathway were quantified using a stable isotope dilution mass spectrometry approach. …”
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Macrofocal multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents in China by Xuelin Dou, Ruixia Liu, Yang Liu, Nan Peng, Lei Wen, Daoxing Deng, Leqing Cao, Qian Li, Liru Wang, Fengrong Wang, Xiaodong Mo, Jin Lu

“…During a median follow-up of 42.8 months for the entire cohort, the MFMM cohort exhibited significantly superior progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared to the control cohort. …”
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Transgenic plants as genetic models for studying functions of plant genes by A. V. Kochetov, V. K. Shumny

“…It was also found that these plants were more tolerant to various abiotic stresses (drought, NaCl, cold, toxic heavy metals), which may result from the protective proline effect early in exposure to stress, preventing the cellular gene expression machinery from damage by stress-generated free radicals.…”
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Comparison of Immunosuppressive and Angiogenic Properties of Human Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells between 2D and 3D Culture Systems by Vitale Miceli, Mariangela Pampalone, Serena Vella, Anna Paola Carreca, Giandomenico Amico, Pier Giulio Conaldi

“…This work reveals the placenta as an important source of MSCs that can be used for eventual clinical applications as cell-free therapies.…”
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Evaluation of the Threshold for an Improved Surface Water Extraction Index Using Optical Remote Sensing Data by Fajar Yulianto, Dony Kushardono, Syarif Budhiman, Gatot Nugroho, Galdita Aruba Chulafak, Esthi Kurnia Dewi, Anjar Ilham Pambudi

“…An annual Landsat 8 mosaic was created using the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform to obtain cloud-free satellite image data. The challenge of this study was to determine the threshold value, which is essential to show the boundary between water and nonwater. …”
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Accuracy of administrative data for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review by Karel G M Moons, Marc J M Bonten, Maaike S M van Mourik, Pleun Joppe van Duijn, Grace M Lee

“…Administrative data algorithms, including (combinations of) diagnosis codes, are commonly used to determine the occurrence of HAI, either to support within-hospital surveillance programmes or as free-standing quality indicators. We conducted a systematic review evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of administrative data for the detection of HAI.Methods Systematic search of Medline, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane for relevant studies (1995–2013). …”
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Setting and Reaching Targets with Computer-Assisted Cochlear Implant Fitting by Bart Vaerenberg, Geert De Ceulaer, Zoltán Szlávik, Patrizia Mancini, Andreas Buechner, Paul J. Govaerts

“…For each patient, 66 measurable psychoacoustical outcomes were recorded several times after cochlear implantation: free field audiometry (6 measures) and speech audiometry (4), spectral discrimination (20), and loudness growth (36), defined from the A§E test battery. …”
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Value of alpha smooth muscle actin (αSMA) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC): An immunohistochemical approach to tumor stroma categor... by Heba E.M. Youssef, Basant Hamdy AbouZaid

“…Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is one of the main enzymes producing the free radical, nitric oxide in response to various stimuli. …”
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Characterization of HIV-1 Infection and Innate Sensing in Different Types of Primary Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages by Elisabeth A. Diget, Kaja Zuwala, Randi K. Berg, Rune R. Laursen, Stine Søby, Lars Østergaard, Jesper Melchjorsen, Trine H. Mogensen

“…By contrast, all MDM types were activated to a comparable extent by intracellular DNA, and the macrophage serum-free medium-(Mac-SFM-)differentiated MDMs responded strongly to membrane fusion through expression of CXCL10. …”
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Diversity of TCR repertoire predicts recurrence after CRT followed by durvalumab in patients with NSCLC by Masayuki Shirasawa, Tatsuya Yoshida, Takaji Matsutani, Yuki Takeyasu, Naoko Goto, Shigehiro Yagishita, Shigehisa Kitano, Hiroaki Kuroda, Toyoaki Hida, Takayasu Kurata, Yuichiro Ohe

“…Regarding the DE50, the progression-free survival (PFS) of patients with DE50High before CRT was significantly greater than that of those with DE50Low (NR vs. …”
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One-pot fabrication of highly porous morphology of ferric oxide-ferric oxychloride/poly-O-chloroaniline nanocomposite seeded on poly-1H pyrrole: Photocathode for green hydrogen gen... by Rabia Mohamed, Alnuwaiser Maha Abdallah

“…When tested with artificial seawater that is free of heavy metals, the current density (J ph) is slightly lower at −0.013 mA/cm2. …”
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