THE APPLICATION OF USING GEL PAD AS A MEDIUM FOR ULTRASOUND SHOULDER by Lelly Agustina Sisparwati, Rosy Setiawati, Berliana Devianti Putri

“…Background: A conductive medium on ultrasound is a medium that is used to obtain sound wave transmission by minimizing air between the transducer and the skin. This study used materials that are easily found such as gel wax and paraffin for making the gel pad. …”
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A 2D cell segmentation protocol for monitoring multiple STAT signaling pathways by fluorescence microscopy by Gergő Szanda, Éva Wisniewski, László Barna, Gábor Turu, Ken Mackie

“…Here, we describe a protocol for the high-fidelity segmentation of the nucleus and cytoplasm in cell culture and apply it to monitor interferon-induced signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling. …”
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Waveform characteristics in thoracic paravertebral space: a prospective observational study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Pattika Subsoontorn, Lalinthip Vareesunthorn, Amorn Vijitpavan, Sivaporn Termpornlert

“…After conduction of anesthesia, all patients underwent TPVB at T4/5 and T6/7 using transverse, in-plane ultrasound guidance. A pressure transducer system with a desktop monitor was connected to the needle hub to measure pressure values and waveform characteristics in three locations: the paraspinal muscles, immediately behind the superior costotransverse ligament, and within the TPVS. …”
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Application of an active middle ear implant in congenital middle ear malformations: A contemporary review by Vagner Antonio Rodrigues da Silva, Henrique Furlan Pauna, Guilherme Correa Guimarães, Joel Lavinsky, Thomas E. Linder, Arthur Menino Castilho

“…The speech recognition index if the Floating Mass Transducer (FMT) was placed in the short process was 86.0% ± 9.6%, with significant difference when compared to long process coupling (p = 0.035) and the round window coupling (p =  0.048). …”
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Selective Gene Transfer to the Retina Using Intravitreal Ultrasound Irradiation by Shozo Sonoda, Katsuro Tachibana, Toshifumi Yamashita, Makoto Shirasawa, Hiroto Terasaki, Eisuke Uchino, Ryo Suzuki, Kazuo Maruyama, Taiji Sakamoto

“…This paper aims to evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal ultrasound (US) irradiation for green fluorescent protein (GFP) plasmid transfer into the rabbit retina using a miniature US transducer. Intravitreal US irradiation was performed by a slight modification of the transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy system utilizing a small probe. …”
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Natural products targeting ubiquitination to combat kidney fibrosis by Lianhua Li, Xinhui Huang, Yao Chen, Jibin Liu, Yuhang Qiao, Wenyu Fan, Peiqing Zhang, Xiaoming Yan, Ming Chen

“…Main body of the abstract Recent studies have shown that ubiquitination and deubiquitination represent promising intervention targets against renal fibrosis, with numerous natural products intervening in renal fibrosis by regulating the processes of ubiquitination and signal pathways such as transforming growth factor-β1/Smads (TGF-β1/Smads), Wnt/β-catenin, Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription/suppressor of cytokine signaling (JAK/STAT/SCOS), and nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 (Nrf2), and then link. …”
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Preferences substantiation for non-destructive diagnostic methods selecting pores diffusion coefficient in block products by V. P. Belyaev, M. P. Belyaev, L. G. Varepo, P. S. Belyaev, V. V. Pavlinov

“…The developed technique obviates long transducer calibration stage for each new porous material and diffusing polar solvent, increasing the analysis efficiency. …”
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Paeoniflorin inhibits the growth of bladder carcinoma via deactivation of STAT3 by Yang Jianhui, Ren Yu, Lou Zhong-Guan, Wan Xue, Weng Guo-Bin, Cen Dong

“…Western blotting and immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (p-STAT3) level were decreased in Pae-treated RT4 cells and Pae-treated tumour-bearing mice. …”
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Induction of translation-suppressive G3BP1+ stress granules and interferon-signaling cGAS condensates by transfected plasmid DNA by Vladimir Majerciak, Zhi-Ming Zheng

“…The elevated levels of phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha (eIF2α), interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), and signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) were induced in plasmid DNA-transfected cells. …”
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Enhanced Regeneration and Hepatoprotective Effects of Interleukin 22 Fusion Protein on a Predamaged Liver Undergoing Partial Hepatectomy by Heng Zhou, Guomin Xie, Yudi Mao, Ke Zhou, Ruixue Ren, Qihong Zhao, Hua Wang, Shi Yin

“…Administration of IL-22-FP activated the hepatic signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and upregulated the expression of many mitogenic proteins. …”
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hUC-MSCs Attenuate Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease through Chi3l1 Repression of Th17 Differentiation by Weijiang Liu, Fulin Yuan, Haitao Bai, Yuanlin Liu, Xue Li, Yang Wang, Yi Zhang

“…We found that hUC-MSCs treated with interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) exhibited increased expression of Chi3l1 and concurrently repressed T-helper 17 cell (Th17) differentiation through inhibition of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) activation. …”
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Cardiac Tissue Characterization with Ultrasound and : a very early index of diabetic cardiomyopathy? by Yeneir Vera Fernández, Angela Castro Arca, Gerardo Senra, Emilio F Buchaca Faxas, Nicolás A Hernández

“…The echocardiograms were carried out with the equipment ALOKA 5500 with a multiband transducer of 2.5 MHZ using the beta digital handling program (DMS) and the power Doppler in ecocardiografic views. …”
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Exploratory study on the efficacy of topical pan-JAK inhibitor in ocular and skin GVHD in a sclerodermatous GVHD mouse model by Shinri Sato, Yoko Ogawa, Kazuki Asai, Eisuke Shimizu, Shota Shimizu, Hiroko Taniguchi, Takahiro Okazaki, Shigeto Shimmura, Kazuno Negishi, Masatoshi Hirayama

“…Pathological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed a substantial reduction in inflammation and pathological fibrosis of the skin and eyelids in delgocitinib-treated GVHD mice. Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)1, STAT3, and STAT5A phosphorylation was significantly increased in the back skin and eyelids of vehicle-treated GVHD mice; topical delgocitinib administration significantly reduced the expression of these phosphorylated STAT molecules. …”
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Development of a 100 mW-Class 94 GHz High-Efficiency Single-Series Rectifier Feed by Finline for Micro-UAV Application by Kosumo Matsui, Kimiya Komurasaki, Waku Hatakeyama, Kohei Shimamura, Kohei Fujiwara, Hidehiko Yamaoka

“…As described herein, we developed and evaluated a 100-mW-class single-diode rectifier at 94 GHz with a finline of a waveguide (WG) to a microstrip-line (MSL) transducer. With the optimum load of 150 Ω at input power of 128 mW, the output DC power and rectifying efficiency were obtained respectively as 41.7 mW and 32.5%. …”
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Multi-bandwidth reconstruction for photoacoustic tomography using cascade U-net by Zezheng Qin, Lingyu Ma, Zhigang Lei, Yiming Ma, Weiwei Fu, Mingjian Sun

“…Despite the wide spectral range of the laser-generated photoacoustic signal, an individual transducer can only capture a limited segment of the signal due to its constrained bandwidth. …”
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Role of Ultrasound-guided Tru-cut Needle Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Suspicious Breast Masses at South Valley University Hospitals by Ghada M. Abd ElRazik, Dalia Besharii Hamada, Mohammed M. Mubarak, Ahmed M. Khalaf-Awad

“…Ultrasound using a 7.0-MHz transducer examined variables, and core needle biopsy data included coagulation tests, needle details, and Stereotactic Biopsy Device usage. …”
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Genes of Inflammation and Placental Function GWAS Associated with Idiopathic Recurrent Miscarriage in the Kazakh Population by Alexandra Murtazaliyeva, Gulnara Svyatova, Galina Berezina, Gulfairuz Urazbayeva, Aigerim Sadyrbekova

“…Aims: The aim of the study is to study the relationship between gene polymorphisms of anti- and pro-inflammatory cytokines – interferon-gamma (T874A), interleukin (IL1B) (C3954T), IL6 (G572C) and IL10 (G1082A); placental function, apoptosis and angiogenesis – apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3) (G5163C), kinase insert domain receptor (A1719T, G1192A), P53 (Arg72Pro) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) (C1697G) with the development of idiopathic RM (iRM) in the Kazakh population. …”
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Noncanonical IFN Signaling, Steroids, and STATs: A Probable Role of V-ATPase by Howard M. Johnson, Ezra Noon-Song, Chulbul M. Ahmed

“…A small group of only seven transcription factors known as STATs (signal transducer and activator of transcription) are considered to be canonical determinants of specific gene activation for a plethora of ligand/receptor systems. …”
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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

“…As the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a known transducer of proliferative signals and a potent activator of MAPKs, we hypothesized that the EGFR participates in TNF-dependent MAPK activation and IL-8 secretion by intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). …”
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High-strength Au–Au bonding for temperature and pressure integrated sensor by Mimi Huang, Yong Xia, Xiangguang Han, Yi Gao, Shuai Chen, Zeyu Cui, Cheng Zhang, Yushan Gao, Zhixia Qiao, Yang Lv, Xiaowei Hou, Chenying Wang, Ping Yang, Libo Zhao

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