An Infrared Spectroscopic and Temperature-Programmed Desorption Study of 1,1-Difluoroethylene on Clean and Hydrogen-Covered Pd(111) by Mausumi Mahapatra, Luke Burkholder, Florencia Calaza, Darío Stacchiola, Wilfred T. Tysoe

“…However, due to the presence of C–F bonds in the molecule, the infrared absorbances for 1,1-difluoroethylene were much larger than those for ethylene. …”
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Interfacial and Micellization Behavior of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) in Water and Methanol-Water Mixture at 298.15 to 323.15 K by Sujit Kumar Shah, Ajaya Bhattarai

“…The effect of methanol on values of critical micelle concentration (cmc), free energies of micellization ΔGmo, and surface properties viz. maximum surface excess concentration Γmax, area occupied by per surfactant molecule Amin, surface pressure πcmc, solution surface tension γcmc, solvent surface tension (γo), free energies of adsorption ΔGadso, the efficiency of adsorption (pC20), effective Gibbs free energy ΔGeffo, and free energy of surface at equilibrium (Gmin) were investigated using surface tension values. …”
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Regulation of Annexin I in Rheumatoid Synovial Cells by Glucocorticoids and Interleukin-1 by Eric F. Morand, Pam Hall, Paul Hutchinson, Yuan H. Yang

“…The glucocorticoid (GC)-induced antiinflammatory molecule annexin I is expressed in leukocytes and has antiinflammatory effects in animal models of arthritis, but the expression of annexin I in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) is unknown. …”
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Relapsed childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma by Andrew D. Hughes, Petri Pölönen, David T. Teachey

“…In this review, we summarize the present state of understanding of the risk factors for relapse of T-ALL/LBL, established treatment regimens, and the promising small molecule inhibitors and immunotherapies with the potential to revolutionize the treatment of relapsed/refractory T-ALL/LBL. …”
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NEW MX2 AND M’Cl3 (M = Cu, Zn; M’= Y, Dy, Pr; X = Cl, Br) MALEATO COMPLEXES AND TETRAPHENYLANTIMONY FORMIATE ADDUCT: SYNTHESIS AND INFRARED STUDY by DAME SEYE, CHEIKH ABDOUL KHADIR DIOP, ASSANE TOURE, LIBASSE DIOP

“…For compounds containing a protonated amine or a methanol molecule, when hydrogen bonds are considered a supramolecular architecture may be obtained. …”
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ANALYSIS OF VELOCITY SLIP BETWEEN FLAT IN LUBRICATING FILM UNDER CONDITIONS OF THIN GAS by NING FangWei, LONG Wei, GONG Ling, PEI Hao, YANG ShaoHua

“…In the gas film height direction,due to the characteristic scale decreased,the effect of gas molecule was intensified,traditional assumption of ignored vertical pressure gradient no longer founded,not only interior air film present obvious stratified trend,but velocity slip phenomenon was more significant. …”
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Xanthoxyletin blocks the RANK/RANKL signaling pathway to suppress the growth of human pancreatic cancer cells by Zhang Xin, Li Luming, Wu Yan

“…Collectively, xanthoxyletin targets the RANK/RANKL signaling pathway in pancreatic cancer cells to induce cell apoptosis and may prove to be an important lead molecule.…”
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Chlorogenic acid complex (CGA7), standardized extract from green coffee beans exerts anticancer effects against cultured human colon cancer HCT-116 cells by K. Gouthamchandra, H.V. Sudeep, B.J. Venkatesh, K. Shyam Prasad

“…Overall findings indicated that CGA7 complex a potent anticancer molecule found in green coffee beans could be a safe bioactive ingredient for prevention of cancer.…”
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RNA Viruses: ROS-Mediated Cell Death by Mohammad Latif Reshi, Yi-Che Su, Jiann-Ruey Hong

“…Moreover, ROS may play an important role as a signal molecule in the regulation of viral replication and organelle function, potentially providing new insights in the prevention and treatment of RNA viruses and retrovirus infections.…”
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The Substitution Effect on Reaction Enthalpies of Antioxidant Mechanisms of Juglone and Its Derivatives in Gas and Solution Phase: DFT Study by Aymard Didier Tamafo Fouegue, Désiré Bikélé Mama, Julius Numbonui Ghogomu, Younang Elie, Marie-Annie Etoh

“…We examined the structure-reaction enthalpies-antioxidant activity relationship of the molecule library built around juglone and its derivatives at B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level. …”
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Role of New Biomarkers: Functional and Structural Damage by Evdoxia Tsigou, Vasiliki Psallida, Christos Demponeras, Eleni Boutzouka, George Baltopoulos

“…Innovative technologies such as genomics and proteomics have contributed to the discovery of new biomarkers, such as neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), cystatin C (Cys C), kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), interleukin-18 (IL-18), and liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP). …”
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Protein Kinases and Their Inhibitors in Pluripotent Stem Cell Fate Regulation by Jungwoon Lee, Young-Jun Park, Haiyoung Jung

“…In particular, emerging evidence indicates that the balance between the self-renewal and differentiation of PSCs is regulated by the small molecules that modulate kinase signaling pathways. …”
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FK228 Analogues Induce Fetal Hemoglobin in Human Erythroid Progenitors by Levi Makala, Salvatore Di Maro, Tzu-Fang Lou, Sharanya Sivanand, Jung-Mo Ahn, Betty S. Pace

“…Molecular modeling studies showed that the structure of twenty FK228 analogues with isosteric substitutions did not disturb the global structure of the molecule. Using the dual-luciferase system, a subgroup of FK228 analogues was shown to be inducers of HbF at nanomolar concentrations. …”
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Hydrogen decreases susceptibility to AngII-induced atrial fibrillation and atrial fibrosis via the NOX4/ROS/NLRP3 and TGF-β1/Smad2/3 signaling pathways. by Binmei Zhang, Jingxiu Hou, Jiaren Liu, Junhui He, Yunan Gao, Guangnan Li, Tianjiao Ma, Xin Lv, Li Dong, Wei Yang

“…Hydrogen (H2) is a gaseous signaling molecule that has the effects of anti-inflammation and antioxidation. …”
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Ultrasensitive Nano-ELISA for Detecting Sulfadimethoxine in Chicken Tissue by Chi-Fang Peng, Xiao-Hui Duan, Qiu-Li Pan, Li-Qiang Liu, Feng Xue

“…This simple and sensitive method can be used to improve the sensitivity of ELISA methods for various small molecule contaminants.…”
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Theoretical Study of the Adsorption of 2-Propanol onto Silica Surfaces on the Basis of and Density Functional Calculations by Mariam R. Abdallah, Muhammad A. Hasan, Mohamed I. Zaki

“…The adsorptive interactions of 2-propanol (2-PrOH) molecules with silica surfaces were investigated using ab initio and density functional calculations. …”
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Detection and Delineation of Oral Cancer With a PARP1-Targeted Optical Imaging Agent by Susanne Kossatz, Wolfgang Weber, Thomas Reiner

“…Our fluorescently labeled small-molecule inhibitor PARPi-FL binds to the DNA repair enzyme poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase 1 (PARP1) and is a potential diagnostic aid for oral cancer delineation. …”
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Analysis of the composition, characteristics, and antifungal properties of cutin in goji berry fruits at different developmental stages by Yueli Zhou, Dayuan Chen, Cong Wang, Huaiyu Zhang, Lunaike Zhao, Junjie Wang, Qiding Peng

“…Fatty acids, alkanes, aromatic acids, and small molecule acids were the main components of goji berry cutin, which are related to the formation of cutin structures. …”
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Immunological Mechanisms in Allergic Diseases and Allergen Tolerance: The Role of Treg Cells by D. Calzada, S. Baos, L. Cremades-Jimeno, B. Cárdaba

“…A central role in this balance is played by regulatory T cells (Tregs) through various ways of actions. By means of molecule secretion and cell-cell contact mechanisms, Tregs may have the capacity to modulate effector T cells and suppress the action of proinflammatory cytokines across a broad range of cell types. …”
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High School Students Are a Target Group for Fight against Self-Medication with Antimalarial Drugs: A Pilot Study in University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo by Ramsès Kabongo Kamitalu, Michel Ntetani Aloni

“…The level of self-prescribing quinine is relatively high among students and is disturbing for a molecule reserved for severe disease in Congolese health care policy in management of malaria.…”
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