Outcome measures in muscular dystrophy rehabilitation: an ICF content comparison approach to the most commonly used MD scales by Mihaela Taranu, Raquel Sebio-García, José C. Milisenda, Aida Alejaldre, Xavier Pastor, Sarah Laxe

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PCCN: Polarimetric Contexture Convolutional Network for PolSAR Image Super-Resolution by Lin-Yu Dai, Ming-Dian Li, Si-Wei Chen

“…The proposed PCCN method is trained with one <italic>X</italic>-band polarimetric and interferometric synthetic aperture radar (PiSAR) data, while evaluated with the same scene but different PiSAR imaging direction and with different sensors data including the <italic>C</italic>-band Radarsat-2 and the <italic>X</italic>-band COSMO-SkyMed of various imaging scenes. …”
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Improved π 0 , η, η′ transition form factors in resonance chiral theory and their a μ HLbL $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\textrm{HLbL}} $$ contribution by Emilio J. Estrada, Sergi Gonzàlez-Solís, Adolfo Guevara, Pablo Roig

“…Our evaluation of the corresponding pole contributions to the hadronic light-by-light piece of the muon g − 2 read: a μ π 0 − pole = 61.9 ± 0.6 − 1.5 + 2.4 × 10 − 11 $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\pi^0-\textrm{pole}}=\left(61.9\pm {0.6}_{-1.5}^{+2.4}\right)\times {10}^{-11} $$ , a μ η − pole = 15.2 ± 0.5 − 0.8 + 1.1 × 10 − 11 $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\eta -\textrm{pole}}=\left(15.2\pm {0.5}_{-0.8}^{+1.1}\right)\times {10}^{-11} $$ and a μ η ′ − pole = 14.2 ± 0.7 − 0.9 + 1.4 × 10 − 11 $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\eta^{\prime }-\textrm{pole}}=\left(14.2\pm {0.7}_{-0.9}^{+1.4}\right)\times {10}^{-11} $$ , for a total of a μ π 0 + η + η ′ − pole = 91.3 ± 1.0 − 1.9 + 3.0 × 10 − 11 $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\pi^0+\eta +{\eta}^{\prime }-\textrm{pole}}=\left(91.3\pm {1.0}_{-1.9}^{+3.0}\right)\times {10}^{-11} $$ , where the first and second errors are the statistical and systematic uncertainties, respectively.…”
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Fabrication and Electrical Characterization of Low-Temperature Polysilicon Films for Sensor Applications by Filipa C. Mota, Inês S. Garcia, Aritz Retolaza, Dimitri E. Santos, Patrícia C. Sousa, Diogo E. Aguiam, Rosana A. Dias, Carlos Calaza, Alexandre F. Silva, Filipe S. Alves

“…This work demonstrates, for the first time, the fabrication of a 200 nm polycrystalline silicon thin film through a metal-induced crystallization process mediated by an AlSiCu alloy at temperatures as low as 450 °C on top of silicon and polyimide (PI) substrates. The resulting polycrystalline film structure exhibits crystallites with a size of approximately 58 nm, forming polysilicon (poly-Si) grains with diameters between 1–3 µm for Si substrates and 3–7 µm for flexible PI substrates. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Effect of Acute Ammonia Stress on <i>Pseudobagrus ussuriensis</i> Liver Tissue by Shun Shi, Xiaohui Sun, Chunnuan Zhang, Chenran Lv, Yajuan Liu, Juan Du, Qian Qi

“…Especially, the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K-Akt) signaling pathway had the maximum quantity of DEGs in all the three groups. …”
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Host Susceptibility to Brucella abortus Infection Is More Pronounced in IFN-γ knockout than IL-12/β2-Microglobulin Double-Deficient Mice by Ana Paula M. S. Brandão, Fernanda S. Oliveira, Natalia B. Carvalho, Leda Q. Vieira, Vasco Azevedo, Gilson C. Macedo, Sergio C. Oliveira

“…At 1 week after infection, IFN-γ KO and IL-12/β2-m KO mice showed increased numbers of bacterial load in spleens; however, at 3 weeks postinfection (p.i.), only IFN-γ KO succumbed to Brucella. All IFN-γ KO had died at 16 days p.i. whereas death within the IL-12/β2-m KO group was delayed and occurred at 32 days until 47 days postinfection. …”
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Intake, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Ruminal Constituents of Crossbred Dorper × Santa Inês Sheep Fed Diets with Babassu Mesocarp Flour by Osman José de Aguiar Gerude Neto, Michelle de Oliveira Maia Parente, Henrique Nunes Parente, Arnaud Azevedo Alves, Paull Andrews Carvalho dos Santos, Miguel Arcanjo Moreira Filho, Anderson de Moura Zanine, Daniele de Jesus Ferreira, Leilson Rocha Bezerra, Ruan Mourão da Silva Gomes

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Trends and critical points of Aspergillus contamination along Ethiopian chili postharvest value chain by Tariku Hunduma Tolera, Anteneh Tesfaye, Melaku Alemu

“…Results Aspergillus was detected in 44% of PiPP, all (100%) of DPP, CP, UpPPo, and PaPPo. Counts were in the range of 5.00 × 103 to 2.10 × 105 CFU g−1 up along the PVC with fold changes of 19.6, 30, 42, and 38-fold in DPP, CP, UpPPo, and PaPPo, respectively. …”
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桂皮酸诱导Ｂｅｌ－７４０２人肝癌细胞凋亡的作用及机制

“…【方法】 采用ＭＴＴ法检测０、１、３、５和１０ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ桂皮酸对正常肝细胞ＣＬ４８及人肝癌细胞Ｂｅｌ－７４０２生存率的影响；采用ＰＩ／ＡｎｎｅｘｉｎⅤ双染法检测０、１、３、５和１０ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ桂皮酸对Ｂｅｌ－７４０２细胞凋亡作用的影响；应用Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ－ｂｌｏｔ技术检测不同浓度桂皮酸对Ｂｅｌ－７４０２细胞中Ｂａｘ、ｃｙｔｏｃｈｒｏｍｅ ｃ、ｃａｓｐａｓｅ ８、ｃａｓｐａｓｅ ９及ｃａｓｐａｓｅ ３的作用。…”
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TREM-1在细菌性化脓性角膜炎中的作用及其分子机制

“…【结果】 PA感染的C57BL/6小鼠角膜中TREM-1表达高于BALB/c小鼠;体外研究显示PA感染和LPS刺激均诱导TREM-1高表达;TREM-1通过MAPK和PI3K-Akt通路调节促炎因子生成;Th1细胞因子促进TREM-1表达,而Th2细胞因子不影响TREM-1的表达。…”
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Baicalein inhibits PRRSV through direct binding, targeting EGFR, and enhancing immune response by Jing Wu, Qi Lu, Jing Hou, Yueqin Qiu, Min Tian, Li Wang, Kaiguo Gao, Xuefen Yang, Zongyong Jiang

“…Baicalein inhibited the entry of PRRSV by blocking EGFR phosphorylation and the downstream PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. This was confirmed by a decrease in the expression of p-EGFR/EGFR, p-AKT/AKT, PI3K, and SRC following treatment with baicalein. …”
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Thapsigargin对人晶状体上皮细胞系SRA01／04增殖抑制的作用机制 by 姬红培, 吴明星, 彭瑞萍

“…【方法】不同浓度TG处理SRA01／04细胞72h，噻唑蓝比色法（MTT）检测细胞增殖；流式细胞仪（PI法）检测细胞周期改变；透射电镜观察细胞超微结构变化；TUNEL法检测细胞核中DNA的断裂情况；激光共焦显微镜和流式细胞仪检测Caspase3活性亚单位（17／19ku）的表达及阳性细胞表达率。…”
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Effects of acetazolamide on intracranial pressure and brain tissue oxygenation on patients with acute brain injury: A pilot physiological study by Anas Hachlouf, Claudia Stella, Irene Cavalli, Elisa Gouvêa Bogossian, Sophie Schuind, Marco Anderloni, Fabio Silvio Taccone

“…Mean cerebral blood velocities (FVm) and pulsatility index (PI) were measured using transcranial color‐coded duplex (TCCD) sonography at baseline and after 20 min. …”
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Empirical Study of Far-Field Radio Frequency Wireless Power Transfer Testbed for Underground Mines Based on 1.8 GHz by Anabi Hilary Kelechi, Frimpong Samuel

“…The various digital modulation schemes experimented with included: BPSK, DBPSK, QPSK, OQPSK, Pi4DQPSK, 8PSK, D8PSK,16PSK, QAM16, QAM 64, QAM 256, QAM 1024, 2ASK, 2FSK, 4FSK, 8FSK, 16FSK, and OFDM. …”
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Sybil-Resistant Self-Sovereign Identity Utilizing Attested Execution Secure Processors and Zero-Knowledge Membership Proofs by Koichi Moriyama, Akira Otsuka

“…We first describe our proposal to utilize AESPs for building secure Sybil-resistant SSI systems, the architecture with a set of system protocols <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Pi ^{{\mathcal {G}}_{\mathtt {att}}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, which brings drastic flexibility and efficiency compared to existing systems. …”
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Long-Term (10-Year) Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Toxicity after Treatment with External Beam Radiotherapy, Radical Prostatectomy, or Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer by Grant K. Hunter, Chandana A. Reddy, Eric A. Klein, Patrick Kupelian, Kenneth Angermeier, James Ulchaker, Nabil Chehade, Andrew Altman, Jay P. Ciezki

“…RT was significantly associated with worse late GI toxicity compared to PI and RP.…”
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3D printed magnesium silicate/β-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds promote coupled osteogenesis and angiogenesis by Lulu Wang, Mingkui Shen, Zhongxin Tang, Jun Tan, Kuankuan Li, Haijun Ma

“…In addition, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) revealed MS/β-TCP scaffold plays a dual role in osteogenesis and angiogenesis by activating PI3K/Akt signal pathway, whereas the expression of genes and proteins associated with osteogenesis and angiogenesis was significantly downregulated the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway was inhibited. …”
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Acanthopanax versus 3-Methyladenine Ameliorates Sodium Taurocholate-Induced Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Inhibiting the Autophagic Pathway in Rats by Xiaohong Wang, Guoxiong Zhou, Chun Liu, Ronglong Wei, Shunxing Zhu, Yuefen Xu, Mengjie Wu, Qing Miao

“…Serum amylase levels, protein, and mRNA expression levels of nucleus NF-κB p65, LC3-II, and Beclin-1 protein, mRNA expression levels of PI3K-III, and pathological score of the pancreas in both treatment groups were significantly lower than those in SAP group at 12 and 24 h after operation (P<0.05 or 0.01). …”
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Deletion of IRS-1 leads to growth failure and insulin resistance with downregulation of liver and muscle insulin signaling in rats by Yuka Toyoshima, Katsuyuki Nakamura, Yusuke Taguchi, Reiko Tokita, Shiho Takeuchi, Hayato Osawa, Naomi Teramoto, Hidetoshi Sugihara, Fumiaki Yoshizawa, Keitaro Yamanouchi, Shiro Minami

“…In addition, despite the increased activity of insulin-stimulated IRS-2-associated phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K), insulin-induced phosphorylation of the kinases downstream of PI3K was suppressed in the liver and skeletal muscle of IRS-1 KO rats. …”
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The Proapoptotic Effect of MB-653 Is Associated with the Modulation of Metastasis and Invasiveness-Related Signalling Pathways in Human Colorectal Cancer Cells by Libor Sokoli, Peter Takáč, Mariana Budovská, Radka Michalková, Martin Kello, Natália Nosálová, Ľudmila Balážová, Šimon Salanci, Ján Mojžiš

“…The proapoptotic activity was evidenced by the activation of caspases 3 and 7, mitochondrial dysfunction, and an increased number of apoptotic cells, confirmed by annexin V/PI and AO/PI staining. Additionally, MB-653 induces dose-dependent G2/M phase cell cycle arrest, the cause of which could be cyclin B1/CDC2 complex dysfunction and/or a decrease in α-tubulin protein expression. …”
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