Redox Signaling in Diabetic Nephropathy: Hypertrophy versus Death Choices in Mesangial Cells and Podocytes by Gina Manda, Alexandru-Ionel Checherita, Maria Victoria Comanescu, Mihail Eugen Hinescu

“…This review emphasizes the role of oxidative stress in diabetic nephropathy, acting as trigger, modulator, and linker within the complex network of pathologic events. …”
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Lake salinization on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau alters viral community composition and lifestyles by Yuan-Guo Xie, Yan-Ling Qi, Zhen-Hao Luo, Yan-Ni Qu, Jian Yang, Shi-Qiang Liu, Hai-long Yang, Dan-Wei Xie, Zimeng Wang, Hong-Chen Jiang, Zheng-Shuang Hua

“…Our findings reveal that salinity strongly influences viral composition and modulates viral lifestyles. Temperate viruses increase in relative abundance along the salinity gradient, whereas virulent viruses show a corresponding decline. …”
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Natural products targeting AMPK signaling pathway therapy, diabetes mellitus and its complications by Min Li, Lu Ding, Lu Ding, Liyan Cao, Zepeng Zhang, Xueyan Li, Zirui Li, Qinjing Xia, Kai Yin, Siyu Song, Zihan Wang, Haijian Du, Daqing Zhao, Xiangyan Li, Zeyu Wang, Zeyu Wang

“…Natural products, characterized by their diverse origins, multifaceted bioactivities, and relative safety, hold considerable promise in modulating the AMPK pathway. This review article explores the advances in research on natural products that target the AMPK signaling pathway, aiming to inform the development of innovative antidiabetic therapies.…”
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Modification of Cɛ mRNA Expression by EBV-Encoded Latent Membrane Protein 1 by Kazuhiko Hanashiro, Shigeto Ohta, Masanori Sunagawa, Mariko Nakamura, Mikio Suzuki, Tadayoshi Kosugi

“…Cɛ mRNA expression in IgE-producing cells are modulated by LMP1, which might depend on the differentiation status of B cells upon exposure to allergen.…”
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A Lie Theory-Based Control Scheme for a Solar-Fed Encoderless SPMSM by Abirami Kalathy, Arpan Laha, Praveen Jain, Majid Pahlevani

“…The proposed control strategy quickly modulates the drive frequency based on Lie theory in response to any transients, maximizing the motor's torque output. …”
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Statistical indices from bifactor models by Sergio Alexis Dominguez-Lara, Anthony Rodriguez

“…Herein, we describe these indices and offer a new module which easily facilitates their computation…”
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Lipid-Induced Mechanisms of Metabolic Syndrome by Yulia K. Denisenko, Oxana Yu Kytikova, Tatyana P. Novgorodtseva, Marina V. Antonyuk, Tatyana A. Gvozdenko, Tatyana A. Kantur

“…The purpose of this review is to highlight recent advances in the study of the effect of fatty acids as modulators of insulin response and inflammatory process in the pathogenesis and treatment for MetS.…”
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Hydrodynamic relationships between gravel pit lakes and aquifers: brief review and insights from numerical investigations by Jost, Anne, Wang, Shuaitao, Verbeke, Thomas, Colleoni, François, Flipo, Nicolas

“…It also introduces the gravel pit lake module developed for the occasion within the integrated modelling platform CaWaQS, which formulation was tested on the same test cases against the Lak package, its Modflow counterpart. …”
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Combining Fuzzy Dematel and Product Design Structure Matrix for Clustring Nozzle by Mahdi Karbasian, Mohamad Kazemi, Golara Iranpoor

“…On the other hand, regarding the different types of dependencies and relationships among these parts, the value and strength of relationships are expressed using fuzzy DEMATEL analysis that leads to the classification of components in each module. The integrated approach outlined in this article can serve as a basis for a fully localized process of designing and developing new products in design offices, resulting generally in reducing the design/redesign time and improving the quality. …”
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Development of tolerance to bedaquiline by overexpression of trypanosomal acetate: succinate CoA transferase in Mycobacterium smegmatis by Gloria Mavinga Bundutidi, Kota Mochizuki, Yuichi Matsuo, Mizuki Hayashishita, Takaya Sakura, Yuri Ando, Gregory Murray Cook, Acharjee Rajib, Frédéric Bringaud, Michael Boshart, Shinjiro Hamano, Masakazu Sekijima, Kenji Hirayama, Kiyoshi Kita, Daniel Ken Inaoka

“…These results implicate intracellular ATP levels in modulating the growth inhibitory activity of BDQ at low concentrations. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of the Radiant Field in an Annular Heterogeneous Photoreactor Using a Four-Flux Model by O. Alvarado-Rolon, R. Natividad, R. Romero, L. Hurtado, A. Ramírez-Serrano

“…The obtained results were compared to radiation experimental data from other authors and with the results obtained by discrete ordinate method (DOM) carried out with the Heat Transfer Module of Comsol Multiphysics® 4.4. The FFM showed a good agreement with the results of Monte Carlo method (MC) and the six-flux model (SFM). …”
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Utilizing sensors networks to develop a smart and context-aware solution for people with disabilities at the workplace (design and implementation) by Ghassan Kbar, Ahmad Al-Daraiseh, Syed Hammad Mian, Mustufa Haider Abidi

“…The unified interface is adaptive and includes four modules that are smart helping, smart communication, smart editor, and auto emergency response. …”
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Wear Performance of Bionic Dimpled-Shape Pistons of Mud Pump by Xuejing Cheng, Tianyu Gao, Shaofeng Ru, Qian Cong

“…Finally, the Workbench module of the software ANSYS was used to discuss the wear-resisting mechanism of the new type of piston.…”
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Metabolic plasticity in pancreatic cancer: The mitochondrial connection by Noemi Ghiglione, Damiano Abbo, Anastasia Bushunova, Andrea Costamagna, Paolo Ettore Porporato, Miriam Martini

“…Ongoing clinical trials underscore the therapeutic potential of modulating key regulators of mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy. …”
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Wireless Modular Implantable Neural Device with One‐touch Magnetic Assembly for Versatile Neuromodulation by Inho Kang, John Bilbily, Choong Yeon Kim, Chuanqian Shi, Manish K. Madasu, Eun Young Jeong, Kyle E. Parker, Do A Kwon, Bum‐Joon Jung, Jae‐Soon Yang, Juhyun Lee, Noah D.L. Kabbaj, Wonhee Lee, Jun‐Bo Yoon, Ream Al‐Hasani, Jianliang Xiao, Jordan G. McCall, Jae‐Woong Jeong

“…Leveraging the seamless exchange of neural interface modules such as optical stimulation, drug delivery, and electrical stimulation, MIND ensures functional adaptability, reusability, and scalability. …”
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Trusted Computing Strengthens Cloud Authentication by Eghbal Ghazizadeh, Mazdak Zamani, Jamalul-lail Ab Manan, Mojtaba Alizadeh

“…Trust Multi-tenancy and trusted computing based on a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) are great technologies for solving the trust and security concerns in the cloud identity environment. …”
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Concentration and pH Influence on the Reducing Property of Silk Fibroin from Silk Fibrous Waste in the Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Wilson Agudelo, Yuliet Montoya, Alejandra Garcia-Garcia, John Bustamante

“…The nanostructures were characterized by UV-visible spectrophotometry, scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), zeta potential, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) with an ATR module. The results showed that SFw behaves as a reducing matrix and micellar structure, which favored the formation and obtainment of silver nanoparticles with colloidal stability, particle diameters, and defined morphologies. …”
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Seismic Response Reduction of Structures Equipped with a Voided Biaxial Slab-Based Tuned Rolling Mass Damper by Shujin Li, Liming Fu, Fan Kong

“…The hollow slabs in this context, also referred to as “voided biaxial reinforced concrete slabs,” feature a large interior space of prefabricated voided modules that are necessary in the construction of this special structural system. …”
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The Dynamical Casimir Effect in quasi-one-dimensional Bose condensates: the breathing ring by Tettamanti, Manuele, Parola, Alberto

“…The analytical solution of the time dependent Gross–Pitaevskii equation allows to follow the time evolution of the phonon spectrum and shows that periodic oscillations of the ring radius do not induce modulations in the density profile but give rise to the mixing of clockwise and anticlockwise modes, leading to the creation of pairs of entangled phonons in a squeezed vacuum state, if the drive frequency equals twice the frequency of the phonon mode. …”
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RNase Y mediates posttranscriptional control of the virulence-associated CncR1 small-RNA in Helicobacter pylori by Federico D’Agostino, Eva Pinatel, Alexandra Meynhardt, Vincenzo Scarlato, Andrea Vannini, Davide Roncarati

“…Interestingly, we found that RNase Y is involved in the metabolism of CncR1, a virulence-associated sRNA oppositely modulating bacterial motility and adhesion to host cells. …”
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