Puerarin Suppress Apoptosis of Human Osteoblasts via ERK Signaling Pathway by Ling-juan Liu, Li-qun Liu, Tao Bo, Shi-jun Li, Zhen Zhu, Rong-rong Cui, Ding-an Mao

“…In this study, we detected the function of puerarin on serum-free-induced cell apoptosis using ELISA and TUNEL arrays and then found that the mortality of hOBs was significantly decreased after exposure to 10−10–10−6 M puerarin and reached the maximal antiapoptotic effect at the concentration of 10−8 M. …”
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LAMB1 promotes proliferation and metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and shapes the immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment by Enzi Feng, Xinyu Yang, Jie Yang, Qianqian Qu, Xiaojiang Li

“…High-expression LAMB1 was correlated with poorer progression-free survival and impeded the infiltration of CD4+ T-cells, CD8+ T-cells and dendritic cells. …”
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Effects of phosvitin phosphopeptide-Ca complex prepared by efficient enzymatic hydrolysis on calcium absorption and bone deposition of mice by Mengdie Zhao, Dong Uk Ahn, Songming Li, Wei Liu, Shengwei Yi, Xi Huang

“…The low-calcium specific pathogen free-Kunming (SPF-KM) mice were used to determine the effect of PPP-Ca complexes on intestinal calcium absorption and their utilization for bone formation. …”
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Optimization of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Dynamic Impact Performance by Xin Jiang, Hai Liu, Rui Lyu, Yoshio Fukushima, Naoki Kawada, Zhenglai Zhang, Dongying Ju

“…The applicability of the model was verified by free modal evaluation of the wheel. Dynamic impact simulation analysis of the designed wheels was carried out, and the dynamic speed responses of magnesium alloy wheels under the impact of a dynamic load on the road surface were obtained. …”
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Solubility and thermodynamic analysis of amlodipine besylate in mixtures of propylene glycol and 1-propanol from 293.2 to 323.2 K by Homa Rezaei, Fleming Martinez, William E. Acree Jr, Abolghasem Jouyban

“…In the realm of thermodynamics, the apparent parameters, namely enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy, pertinent to the dissolution processes of ADB were computed. …”
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Determinants of Neural Tube Defects among Newborns in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Abay Woday Tadesse, Ayesheshim Muluneh Kassa, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm

“…However, being supplemented with folic acid or multivitamins before or during pregnancy (AOR=0.37: 95% CI 0.21, 0.65), never having taken any substance during pregnancy (AOR=0.42: 95% CI 0.21, 0.88), and being free from medical illnesses during pregnancy (AOR=0.27: 95% CI 0.11, 0.69) were the protective factors of NTDs. …”
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Effects of competition and bundled payment on the performance of hip replacement surgery in Stockholm, Sweden: results from a quasi-experimental study by Fanny Goude, Göran Garellick, Clas Rehnberg, Mikko Peltola, Henrik Malchau, Sverre Kittelsen

“…The final study sample consisted of 85 275 hip replacement surgeries, where the exposure group consisted of 14 570 surgeries (n=6380 prereform and n=8190 postreform) and the control group consisted of 70 705 surgeries (n=32 799 prereform and n=37 906 postreform).Intervention A reform involving patient choice, free entry of new providers and a bundled payment model for hip replacement surgery, which came into force in 2009 in Region Stockholm, Sweden.Outcome measures Performance is measured as length of stay of the surgical admission, adverse event rate within 90 days following surgery and patient satisfaction 1 year postsurgery.Results The reform successfully improved the adverse event rate (1.6 percentage reduction, p<0.05). …”
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Correlation of ferritin and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) level as a marker of ferroptosis process in endometrioma by Rina Nulianti, Hartanto Bayuaji, Mulyanusa Amarullah Ritonga, Tono Djuwantono, Dian Tjahyadi, Anita Rachmawati, Sri Ratna Dwiningsih, Aisyah Shofiatun Nisa, Putri Nadhira Adinda Adriansyah

“…Local bleeding and inflammation within endometriosis lesions, which occur in an environment rich in iron, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and free radicals, can disturb the balance of iron within the peritoneal cavity. …”
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Use of Coffee Silverskin and Stevia to Improve the Formulation of Biscuits by Garcia-Serna Esther, Martinez-Saez Nuria, Mesias Marta, Morales Francisco J., Castillo M. Dolores del

“…The quality and safety of the innovative biscuits was obtained by an analysis of the sugars, proteins, free amino acids, chlorogenic acid, overall antioxidant capacity and acrylamide after in vitro digestion. …”
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Matching plus regression adjustment for the estimation of the average treatment effect on survival outcomes: a case study with mosunetuzumab in relapsed/refractory follicular lymph... by Danilo Di Maio, S. A. Mitchell, S. Batson, E. Keeney, Howard H. Z. Thom

“…Endpoints included overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Sensitivity analyses were performed to test robustness to different distributional assumptions (log-normal, log-logistic and exponential) or model specifications (second, third and fourth lowest AIC) for event times. …”
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Case Report: The Versatile Art of Reconstruction: A Decade‐Long Journey With Recurrent Facial Basal Cell Carcinoma by T. H. Pathirana, V. Bandaranayake, A. P. Nellihela, S. Nikeshala, T. Saranga, A. Abegunasekara, S. Gunathilake, N. J. Asanthi

“…In the absence of systemic therapies, advanced surgical techniques and intensive follow‐up resulted in a long disease‐free period with good functional and aesthetic outcomes, thanks to the successful use of innovative reconstruction even in a low‐resource setting.…”
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Sour Cherry (Cerasus vulgaris Miller) Kernel Oil as the Novel Functional Edible Oil: Sensory Evaluation and Antioxidant and Physicochemical Properties by Maryam Kazempour-Samak, Ladan Rashidi, Mehrdad Ghavami, Anoosheh Sharifan, Fakhrisadat Hosseini

“…The organoleptic assessment of the oil was acceptable and the free fatty acid value was obtained as 1.36 (mg KOH/g oil). …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Cyclic Voltammetry, and Biological Studies of Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) Complexes of a Tridentate Schiff Base, 1-((E)-(2-Mercaptophenylimino) Methyl)... by Maurice Kuate, Mariam Asseng Conde, Evans Ngandung Mainsah, Awawou G. Paboudam, Francis Merlin M. Tchieno, Kevin I. Y. Ketchemen, Ignas Tonle Kenfack, Peter T. Ndifon

“…Antioxidant studies reveal that the ligand and its Cu(II) complex are more potent than Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes to eliminate free radicals.…”
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Optimization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Process, Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Analysis of Gastrodia elata Polysaccharide by Yunfei HU, De ZHOU, Qinglan ZENG, Jinsong HE, Ming ZHAO, Qingyan TANG

“…In addition, the ABTS+ and DPPH free radical scavenging abilities in vitro were tested before and after enzymolysis. …”
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IMPLEMENTASI PENERAPAN PRINSIP KERJASAMA PERDAGANGAN BEBAS DALAM KEBIJAKAN NASIONAL TERKAIT TINDAKAN PENGAMANAN PERDAGANGAN (SAFEGUARD) by Mira Utami, Umar Aris

“…Hasil pembahasan penelitian ini diharapkan dapat digunakan untuk memecahkan masalah terkait perlindungan hukum atas ancaman kerugian akibat tidak maksimalnya  perlindungan negara kepada warga negaranya dari ancaman kerugian serius akibat serbuan produk luar negeri dalam rangka kerjasama ekonomi perdagangan bebas (Free Trade Area) antar negara maupun kumpulan negara, yang saat ini telah diratifikasi, sehingga perdagangan bebas ini tidak merugikan bangsa indonesia dan pengaturan akan safeguard di negara Indonesia sejalan dengan norma norma terkait safeguard yang telah diatur oleh WTO. …”
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Incident Cheyne-Stokes respiration occurring in CPAP-treated patients and cardiovascular risk: a 2-years prospective follow-up (The Alertapnee study) by Arnaud Prigent, Joëlle Texereau, Sébastien Bailly, Renaud Gervais, Anne-Laure Serandour, Régis Luraine, Jean Louis Pépin

“…Patients who experienced a SCE in year 2 had significantly more nights with CSR (median 48/90nights; IQR = 35) and a significantly greater mean percentage of CSR (median 13.8%; interquartile range (IQR) = 13.7) as compared with patients free of SCE (median 9.5/90 nights IQR = 27.8 (p = 0.012); 6.1% IQR = 4.5 (p = 0.008), respectively). …”
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Crop genes modified using CRISPR/Cas system by A. M. Korotkova, S. V. Gerasimova, V. K. Shumny, E. K. Khlestkina

“…In these studies, the ability to get transgene-free modified plants was widely demonstrated. However, in most cases research was aimed at the approbation of the technology or was to elucidate target gene function, while modification of just 37 target genes was related with crop improvement. …”
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Resistance to viruses of potato: current status and prospects by S. S. Makarova, V. V. Makarov, M. E. Taliansky, N. O. Kalinina

“…To minimize consequences of virus infections, in developed countries specific phytosanitary measures have been established and are being improved to monitor the spread of viruses and certify seed potato material using virus diagnostics and production of virus-free potato cultivars. However, in the longer-term, the development and deployment of potato cultivars resistant to viruses would be a priority. …”
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Dietary Variations in a Multiethnic Parkinson’s Disease Cohort and Possible Influences on Nonmotor Aspects: A Cross-Sectional Multicentre Study by Anna Sauerbier, Anette Schrag, Pablo Martinez-Martin, Lynsey J. Hall, Miriam Parry, Laurie K. Mischley, Panagiotis Zis, K. Ray Chaudhuri

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Venereal Diseases Treatment for Merauke’s Marind (Marind-Anim) Tribe in the Dutch Colonial Period by Rosmaida Sinaga, Hafnita Sari Dewi Lubis, Yushar Tanjung, Lister Eva Simangunsong

“…The results shows that the cause of the increasing number patients who had venereal disease in the Marind tribe, Merauke, was related to their traditional understanding which legalized free sex and deviant sexual activities in the Marind tribe. …”
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