L-theanine promotes angiogenesis in limb ischemic mice by modulating NRP1/VEGFR2 signaling by Jingyi Wang, Yinghui Xu, Yating Ruan, Xinyang Hu

“… Peripheral artery disease (PAD), primarily caused by atherosclerosis, leads to the narrowing or blockage of arteries that supply blood to the limbs. …”
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Development of a checklist for cognitive assessment requirements (CARE) based on a Delphi consensus study by Vahid Nejati, Reza Estaji, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, David A Balota, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Morris Bell, Jacquelyn H Berry, Khatereh Borhani, Munro Cullum, Anthony Feinstein, Charles J Golden, Raul Gonzalez, Jordan Henry Grafman, Steven D Hollon, Petra Jansen, Nicole A Kochan, Ryan Van Patten, Olivier Piguet, Sarah A Raskin, Sean B. Rourke, Andrew Scholey, Yaakov Stern, Steven Paul Woods, Michael I. Posner

“…Consensus was reached, leading to a 14-item checklist to evaluate cognitive assessment requirements. …”
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The EGF Receptor and HER2 Participate in TNF-α-Dependent MAPK Activation and IL-8 Secretion in Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Humberto B. Jijon, Andre Buret, Christina L. Hirota, Morley D. Hollenberg, Paul L. Beck

“…TNF-α activates multiple mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) leading to the secretion of interleukin 8 (IL-8), a neutrophil chemoattractant and an angiogenic factor with tumor promoting properties. …”
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Intrinsic Pulse Widths of FRB 20121102A and Calculation of Broadening from Propagation and Instrumental Effects by Jia-Peng Wei, Yong-Feng Huang, Lang Cui, Xiang Liu, Jin-Jun Geng, Xue-Feng Wu

“…The intrinsic widths of most bursts are in a narrow range of 1–10 ms, which leads to a quasi-linear correlation between the fluence and the peak flux. …”
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Strengthened microstructure and mechanical properties of austenitic 316L stainless steels by grain refinement and solute segregation by Yurong Wang, Buwei Xiao, Xiaoyu Liang, Huabei Peng, Jun Zhou, Feng Lin

“…The austenitic stainless steel is strengthened through grain size refinement and the presence of dislocation cell boundaries enriched with Nb/Cr phases, leading to yield and tensile strengths exceeding 0.8 GPa and 1.1 GPa, respectively. …”
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The Iron-Klotho-VDR Axis Is a Major Determinant of Proximal Convoluted Tubule Injury in Haptoglobin 2-2 Genotype Diabetic Nephropathy Patients and Mice by Inbal Dahan, Nadia Thawho, Evgeny Farber, Nakhoul Nakhoul, Rabea Asleh, Andrew P. Levy, Yan Chun Li, Ofer Ben-Izhak, Farid Nakhoul

“…Hp 2-2 diabetic mice have impaired Hb clearance and increased iron deposits and oxidative stress in the proximal tubules (PCT), leading to increased renal injury. However, the precise mechanism of the PCT injury in diabetic nephropathy (DN) remains elusive. …”
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The Role of Potassium Phosphite in Enhancing the Activity of Defense Enzymes in Rice Infected by Sheath Blight by Milad Habibi Daronkolaei, Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary, Valiollah Babaeizad, Heshmatollah Rahimian, Ali Dehestani

“…It induces resistance in potassium phosphite treatment, leading to increased quinone production and creating a toxic environment for the pathogen. …”
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Anti-LAG-3 antibody LBL-007 plus anti-PD-1 antibody toripalimab in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other solid tumors: an open-label, multicenter, phase Ib/II trial by Gang Chen, Dong-Chen Sun, Yi Ba, Ya-Xiong Zhang, Ting Zhou, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Hong-Yun Zhao, Wen-Feng Fang, Yan Huang, Zhen Wang, Chao Deng, De-Sheng Hu, Wei Wang, Jin-Guan Lin, Gui-Ling Li, Su-Xia Luo, Zhi-Chao Fu, Hai-Sheng Zhu, Hui-Li Wang, Sheng-Li Cai, Xiao-Qiang Kang, Li Zhang, Yun-Peng Yang

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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…Younger generations, on the other hand, are disadvantaged in two respects: today’s increased demand leads to further pressure on the housing market in the low-price segment, which in turn leads to an increase in the rent burden for lower and middle income groups, and also makes the purchase of residential property more difficult. …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…Younger generations, on the other hand, are disadvantaged in two respects: today’s increased demand leads to further pressure on the housing market in the low-price segment, which in turn leads to an increase in the rent burden for lower and middle income groups, and also makes the purchase of residential property more difficult. …”
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Presenting the model of factors affecting the resilience of entrepreneurial behavior in Technical and Vocational University of Alborz province by Ali Abdi Jamayran, Manouchehr Niknam, Hasan Rangriz

“…Financial and legal strategy, operational strategy, international strategy, and policy making strategy is needed to increase the resilience of entrepreneurial behavior in the university, which leads to economic, scientific and cultural consequences at the level of the country. …”
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Risk of hereditary spherocytosis misdiagnosis due to limited effective diagnostic methods by Hien Thanh Dao, Triet Hy Van, Tuyet Thi Bach Tran, Dat Quoc Ngo, Anh Thi Mai Nguyen

“…Laboratory diagnosis is traditionally based on erythrocyte morphology, yet 20% of cases may lack visible spherocytes, leading to misdiagnosis. The Eosin-5'-maleimide binding assay has emerged as a reliable diagnostic method. …”
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Thermal effects of ternary Casson nanofluid flow over a stretching sheet: An investigation of Thomson and Troian velocity slip by Musharafa Saleem, A. Al-Zubaidi, Neyara Radwan, S. Saleem, Hind Adawi

“…Moreover, the phenomena of EMHD, porous medium, thermal slip, thermal radiation, Joule heating, and heat source/sink are included to make the energy equation more real-life. This leads to a set of partial differential equations (PDEs) based mathematical models transformed into ordinary differential equations (ODEs)-appropriate similarity transformation. …”
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<i>shp-2</i> gene knockout upregulates CAR-driven cytotoxicity of YT NK cells by V. G. Subrakova, S. V. Kulemzin, T. N. Belovezhets, A. N. Chikaev, N. A. Chikaev, O. A. Koval, A. A. Gorchakov, A. V. Taranin

“…In Russia, cancer is the second leading cause of death following cardiovascular diseases. …”
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The Role of Gut Microbiota in Hypertension Management - A Review by Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Natalia Myśliwiec, Adrian Różycki, Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej

“… Introduction and purpose: Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a condition characterized by persistently elevated arterial pressure, leading to severe complications such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. …”
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Plastic but not progressive changes in cognitive function and hippocampal volume in an adolescent with bipolar disorder: a case report by Bo Liu, Bo Liu, Hui Sun, Hui Sun, Hui Sun, Qiannan Zhao, Qiannan Zhao, Qiannan Zhao, Li Li, Rong Tian, Su Lui, Su Lui, Su Lui, Hongru Zhu

“…Following six months of combined psychopharmacological treatment and cognitive behavioral therapy, the individual’s psychopathological symptoms improved significantly, leading to a restoration of his IQ score to 116 and normalization of hippocampal volume. …”
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Novel transfer learning based bone fracture detection using radiographic images by Aneeza Alam, Ahmad Sami Al-Shamayleh, Nisrean Thalji, Ali Raza, Edgar Anibal Morales Barajas, Ernesto Bautista Thompson, Isabel de la Torre Diez, Imran Ashraf

“…The healing process for a fracture can take anywhere from one month to one year, leading to significant economic and psychological challenges for patients. …”
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Charge trapping in SiO2 substrate during electron beam deposition of CaF2 thin films of different thicknesses by Marina Romanova, Sergii Chertopalov, Yuri Dekhtyar, Ladislav Fekete, Ján Lančok, Michal Novotný, Petr Pokorný, Anatoli I. Popov, Hermanis Sorokins, Aleksandr Vilken

“…This rapid relaxation was attributed to a relatively high irradiation dose (about 2.5 mC) obtained during the fabrication of the 277 nm film, leading to an increased concentration of ionized F centers at the SiO2–CaF2 interface and the formation of (O2–-VA) centers upon air exposure. …”
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Synaptosomal Protein of 25 kDa (Snap25) Polymorphisms Associated with Glycemic Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Nasser M. Al-Daghri, Andrea S. Costa, Majed S. Alokail, Milena Zanzottera, Amal M. Alenad, Abdul Khader Mohammed, Mario Clerici, Franca R. Guerini

“…The minor Snap25 rs363050 (G) allele, which results in a reduced expression of Snap25, is associated with altered glycemic parameters in T2DM possibly because of reduced functionality in the exocytotic machinery leading to suboptimal release of insulin.…”
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Unified Analytical Solutions of Circular Tunnel Excavated in an Elastic-Brittle-Plastic Rock Mass considering Blast-Induced Damage and Dead Weight Loading by Yue Cao, Liang Chen, Jinhai Xu, Chong Li, Wei Zhang

“…The damage zone induced by blasting or mechanical excavation can dramatically influence the support design and methods because the self-weight of broken rock mass at the roof of the tunnel can exert a high pressure on the support system, leading to the support system instability due to the overload. …”
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