Comparative Evaluation of Bone Repair with Four Different Bone Substitutes in Critical Size Defects by Gustavo Grossi-Oliveira, Leonardo P. Faverani, Bruno Coelho Mendes, Tárik Ocon Braga Polo, Gabriel Cury Batista Mendes, Valthierre Nunes de Lima, Paulo Domingos Ribeiro Júnior, Roberta Okamoto, Osvaldo Magro-Filho

“…The animals were divided into four groups—bovine hydroxyapatite, Bio-Oss® (BIO); Lumina-Bone Porous® (LBP); Bonefill® (BFL); and an alloplastic material, Clonos® (CLN)—and were euthanized at 14 and 40 days. The samples were subjected to histological and histometric analysis for newly formed bone area. …”
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Effects of drought stress and Morchella inoculation on the physicochemical properties, enzymatic activities, and bacterial community of Poa pratensis L. rhizosphere soil by Wei Yin, Le Wang, Qian Han Shang, Yi Xin Li, Wei Sa, Quan Min Dong, Jian Liang

“…Methods High-throughput sequencing was employed to study rhizosphere soil bacterial communities in both Morchella-inoculated and uninoculated Poa pratensis rhizosphere soil subjected to moderate (50% soil moisture) and severe (30% soil moisture) drought stress, as well as under normal water conditions (70% soil moisture). …”
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Benchmark dataset on feeding intensity of the pearl gentian grouper(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀×E. lanceolatus♂) by Haijing Qin, Yunchen Tian, Jianing Quan, Xueqi Cong, Qingfei Li, Jinzhu Sui

“…Although the deep learning-based fish feeding intensity assessment model has higher recognition accuracy and better robustness, the conventional differentiation of feeding intensity usually relies on manual experience to divide the feeding intensity dataset, which is subjective and uncertain, and the annotation is observed by the aquaculture experienced personnel to increase the labor and time cost. …”
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Comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Laser Speckle Flowgraphy for the Diagnosis of Normal-Tension Glaucoma by Asuka Takeyama, Kyoko Ishida, Ayako Anraku, Masahiro Ishida, Goji Tomita

“…Twenty-eight eyes of 28 patients with NTG and 25 eyes of 25 normal subjects matched for age, refractive errors, systemic blood pressure, and central corneal thickness were evaluated. …”
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Higher intakes of lysine, threonine and valine are inversely associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk: A community-based case-control study in the Chinese elderly by Xueqi Li, Wenjun Ma, Ting Yang, Chong Wang, Wei Zhang, Hui Li, Ting Zhao, Xiaofei Guo

“…Restricted cubic spline model was used to evaluate a nonlinear relationship between amino acid intake and NAFLD risk. Results: 400 NAFLD subjects were identified, and 400 participants were randomly selected as controls and matched by gender and age (± 3 years) Dose-response analysis showed that 1 000 mg increment of aromatic amino acids (AAAs) was associated with reduced 16 % risk of NAFLD. …”
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Low Fat Loss Response after Medium-Term Supervised Exercise in Obese Is Associated with Exercise-Induced Increase in Food Reward by Graham Finlayson, Phillipa Caudwell, Catherine Gibbons, Mark Hopkins, Neil King, John Blundell

“…To examine exercise-induced changes in the reward value of food during medium-term supervised exercise in obese individuals. Subjects/Methods. The study was a 12-week supervised exercise intervention prescribed to expend 500 kcal/day, 5 d/week. 34 sedentary obese males and females were identified as responders (R) or non-responders (NR) to the intervention according to changes in body composition relative to measured energy expended during exercise. …”
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Aminoglycoside tolerance in Vibrio cholerae engages translational reprogramming associated with queuosine tRNA modification by Louna Fruchard, Anamaria Babosan, Andre Carvalho, Manon Lang, Blaise Li, Magalie Duchateau, Quentin Giai Gianetto, Mariette Matondo, Frederic Bonhomme, Isabelle Hatin, Hugo Arbes, Céline Fabret, Enora Corler, Guillaume Sanchez, Virginie Marchand, Yuri Motorin, Olivier Namy, Valérie de Crécy-Lagard, Didier Mazel, Zeynep Baharoglu

“…In silico analysis further identified candidate genes which could be subject to such translational regulation, among which DNA repair factors. …”
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Paradoxical Glucose-Sensitizing yet Proinflammatory Effects of Acute ASP Administration in Mice by Alexandre Fisette, Pegah Poursharifi, Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Mercedes N. Munkonda, Marc Lapointe, Katherine Cianflone

“…C57Bl/6 wild-type mice were put on a high-fat-high-sucrose diet for 12 weeks. Mice were then subjected to both glucose and insulin tolerance tests, each manipulation being preceded by recombinant ASP or vehicle (control) bolus injection. …”
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Preliminary Blood Pressure Screening in a Representative Sample of Extremely Obese Kuwaiti Adolescents by Rima Abdul Razzak, Asma Elmteri, Taiba Elkanderi, Fareedah Ishaq, Munera Eljasem, Saja AlDuraie, Jenan Al-Boloushi, Fatma Elbanay, Latifa Eldabos

“…The prevalence of elevated BP was significantly higher in the obese subjects (nonobese: 13%; obese: 63%; ). In the obese group, there was a significant positive correlation between total sample BMI and all BP measures except the pulse pressure. …”
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Effect of Equal Channel Angular Pressing on the Surface Roughness of Solid State Recycled Aluminum Alloy 6061 Chips by Adel Taha Abbas, Mohamed Adel Taha, Adham Ezzat Ragab, Ehab Adel El-Danaf, Mohamed Ibrahim Abd El Aal

“…In order to improve the properties of the extruded samples, they were subjected to ECAP up to three passes at room temperature using an ECAP die with a channel die angle (Φ) of 90°. …”
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PGC1α Activators Mitigate Diabetic Tubulopathy by Improving Mitochondrial Dynamics and Quality Control by So-Young Lee, Jun Mo Kang, Dong-Jin Kim, Seon Hwa Park, Hye Yun Jeong, Yu Ho Lee, Yang Gyun Kim, Dong Ho Yang, Sang Ho Lee

“…Methods. HKC8 cells were subjected to high-glucose conditions (30 mM D-glucose). …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE FEASIBILITY OF WOOD WORKSHOP FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH THE VIRTUAL LABORATORY CONCEPT IN PREPARING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS FOR PROSPECTIVE VOCATIONAL SCHOO... by Liana Atika, Zhilli Izzasdati Khairuni, Riansyah Putra, Syafiatun Siregar, Mena Fadilla Lukman, Dhimas Ridho, Safrinanda Harahap

“…This study is a type of research with a descriptive, evaluative method. The subjects in this study were the Wood Stone and Plumbing Workshop, the Faculty of Engineering, the State University of Medan, and the Wood Workshop. …”
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Optimal Revascularization Strategy on Medina 0,1,0 Left Main Bifurcation Lesions in Type 2 Diabetes by Xuwei Zheng, Hongyu Peng, Donghui Zhao, Qin Ma, Kun Fu, Guo Chen, Qian Fan, Jinghua Liu

“…Crossover stenting without final kissing balloon angioplasty provided the most favorable hemodynamic results (integrated values of TAWSS = 2.96 × 10−4 N, OSI = 4.75 × 10−6 m2) with bifurcation area subjected to OSI values >0.25, >0.35, and >0.45 calculated as 0.39 mm2, 0.06 mm2, and 0 mm2, respectively. …”
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Interleukin-22 Plays a Protective Role by Regulating the JAK2-STAT3 Pathway to Improve Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Neuronal Apoptosis following Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusio... by Yongfei Dong, Chengyun Hu, Chunxia Huang, Jie Gao, Wanxiang Niu, Di Wang, Yang Wang, Chaoshi Niu

“…In the current study, we provided direct evidence that IL-22 treatment decreased infarct size, neurological deficits, and brain water content in mice subjected to cerebral I/R injury. IL-22 treatment remarkably reduced the expression of inflammatory cytokines, including IL-1β, monocyte chemotactic protein- (MCP-) 1, and tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α, both in serum and the ischemic cerebral cortex. …”
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Amino Acid Signatures to Evaluate the Beneficial Effects of Weight Loss by Nina Geidenstam, Martin Magnusson, Anders P. H. Danielsson, Robert E. Gerszten, Thomas J. Wang, Lovisa E. Reinius, Hindrik Mulder, Olle Melander, Martin Ridderstråle

“…Changes in amino acid levels were analyzed after weight loss and weight maintenance in 12 obese subjects and evaluated in a replication cohort (n=83). …”
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High Serum Advanced Glycation End Products Are Associated with Decreased Insulin Secretion in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Brief Report by Tsuyoshi Okura, Etsuko Ueta, Risa Nakamura, Yohei Fujioka, Keisuke Sumi, Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Kyoko Shoji, Kazuhiko Matsuzawa, Shoichiro Izawa, Yuri Nomi, Hitomi Mihara, Yuzuru Otsuka, Masahiko Kato, Shin-ichi Taniguchi, Kazuhiro Yamamoto

“…They directly cause insulin secretory defects in animal and cell culture models and may promote insulin resistance in nondiabetic subjects. We have developed a highly sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for measuring AGEs in human serum. …”
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Comparing apples and oranges in youth depression treatments? A quantitative critique of the evidence base and guidelines by Samuele Cortese, Glyn Lewis, Argyris Stringaris, Georgina Krebs, Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Lucy Foulkes, Carmen Moreno, Charlotte Burman, Raphaelle Delpech, Rudolph Uher, Dayna Bhudia, Despoina Miliou, Ioannis-Marios Rokas

“…There was a dramatic difference in the within-subject improvement due to placebo (SMD=−1.9 (95% CI: −2.1 to −1.7)) vs. psychotherapy controls (SMD=−0.6 (95% CI: −0.9 to −0.3)). …”
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Atmospheric Turbulence Intensity Image Acquisition Method Based on Convolutional Neural Network by Yuan Mu, Liangping Zhou, Shiyong Shao, Zhiqiang Wang, Pei Tang, Zhiyuan Hu, Liwen Ye

“…Based on the experimental data, an analysis of the CASANet model subject to turbulence intensity perturbations, fluctuations in outgoing power, and fluctuations in beam quality at the outlet is carried out. …”
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Sonoclot Signature Analysis in Patients with Liver Disease and Its Correlation with Conventional Coagulation Studies by Priyanka Saxena, Chhagan Bihari, Archana Rastogi, Savita Agarwal, Lovkesh Anand, Shiv Kumar Sarin

“…All patients and controls were subjected to sonoclot analysis and correlated with routine coagulation parameters including platelet count, PT, APTT, fibrinogen, and D-dimer. …”
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School space as a "safe space" and "secure space": Educational and architectural challenges by Vasojević Nena, Vučetić Ivana, Ignjatović Suzana, Buturović Željka

“…New regulations will have to ensure security for all subjects involved in the educational process, while the school environment has to be aligned with the needs of students and teachers, and provide opportunities for introducing changes and adjusting to the broader educational and cultural community.…”
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