Chronic metabolic stress impairs lymphatic contractility via activation of KATP channels in a mouse model of Type-2 diabetes by Jorge A. Castorena-Gonzalez, Hae Jin Kim, Michael J. Davis

“…We recently reported that acute metabolic stress leads to activation of KATP channels in lymphatic muscle cells, resulting in impairment of the intrinsic lymphatic pacemaker that drives their spontaneous contractions and active lymphatic pumping.MethodsIn the present study, we tested whether lymphatic contractile dysfunction occurs in the db/db mouse, a model of metabolic syndrome, and, if so, to what extent dysfunction might be mediated by KATP channel activation. Contractile function was assessed ex vivo in cannulated and pressurized popliteal collecting lymphatics from age-matched db/db mice or their BKS controls (from males and females at 18–20 weeks of age).ResultsVessels from db/db mice exhibited pressure-dependent spontaneous contractions that were significantly reduced in amplitude, frequency, and calculated fractional pump flow at all tested pressures in the range 0.5 to 5 cmH2O, compared to BKS controls. …”
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Outcome of different facial nerve managements in petrous bone cholesteatoma patients with facial paralysis by Qin Wang, Ruoya Wang, Jianze Wang, Na Sai, Shuhang Fan, Jianbin Sun, Zhikai Zhao, Junhui Huang, Weidong Shen, Weiju Han

“…Conclusions Patients with FN paralysis can undergo active FN management to reconstruct FN function, depending on the preoperative FN function and the duration of FN paralysis. …”
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Selected Blood Biochemical Parameters after Right and Left Nephrectomy in Clinical Practice by S. N. Liashchenko, A. M. Khazimov, I. V. Semeniakin, D. N. Begun

“…Radical nephrectomy is associated with significant functional disorders of the liver and pancreas depending on the side of the operation: the level of blood amylase and diastase increases after left nephrectomy, the level of ALT and AST grows after right nephrectomy. …”
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Optical and Morphometric Parameters of Neutrophils in Rats Exposed to Copper-Zinc Pyrite Ore by Albina R. Nikitina, Klara R. Ziyakaeva, Aliya F. Kayumova, Valentina G. Shamratova

“…Considering this, morphometric and optical parameters can serve as markers of the functional and metabolic activity of neutrophilic leukocytes when exposed to adverse environmental factors. …”
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Analysis of Finite Elastoplastic Deformations. Kinematics and Constitutive Equations by L.U. Sultanov

“…The constitutive equations are deduced using the theory of flow and the second law of thermodynamics. As a result, a dependence of the stress tensor rate on the free energy function and the yield function is obtained.…”
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Characteristics and clinical outcomes of pediatric patients following massive bowel resection: A retrospective cohort study by Clarelle L. Gonsalves, Christina Belza, Glenda Courtney-Martin, Yaron Avitzur, Jill Quirt, Victoria Srbely, Paul W. Wales

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Power Spectrum of Generalized Fractional Gaussian Noise by Ming Li

“…Recently, we introduced a type of autocorrelation function (ACF) to describe a long-range dependent (LRD) process indexed with two parameters, which takes standard fractional Gaussian noise (fGn for short) as a special case. …”
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A contribution to the determination of the frequency discrimination ability by J. KALUŽNÝ, V. MAJERNÍK, M. KALUŽNÁ

“…The DL's for frequency as a function of the interstimulus intervals are experimentally determined. …”
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Silencing NEDD4L Effectively Inhibits the Malignant Behaviors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Dai J, Zhu T, Wan J, Liu R, Song Y, Zhang D, Wang X, Zhang H, Li W, Lin J, Zhu X, Liu Y

“…Additionally, we investigated the impact of NEDD4L expression on malignant biological behaviors of HCC by in vitro functional assays including Edu, CCK-8, Transwell, and wound healing assay. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of combined treatment of coronary heart disease – coronary artery bypass grafting, transplantation of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells: a ra... by V. V. Komok, N. S. Bunenkov, S. A. Beliy, V. M. Pizin, V. M. Kondratev, A. V. Dulaev, A. E. Kobak, T. S. Maksimova, I. P. Sergienko, E. V. Parusova, L. A. Smirnova, E. V. Babenko, B. V. Afanasev, A. S. Nemkov, G. G. Khubulava

“…The percentage of functioning coronary shunts after a 12-month follow-up period was 87.6% in Group 0. …”
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: VASCULAR WALL AS THE TARGET ORGAN IN COMORBID PATIENTS by N. A. Karoli, A. P. Rebrov

“…Tests with reactive hyperemia (endothelium-dependent dilation) and nitroglycerin (endothelium-independent dilation) were performed in order to evaluate endothelium function. …”
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Classification of Textual E-Mail Spam Using Data Mining Techniques by Rasim M. Alguliev, Ramiz M. Aliguliyev, Saadat A. Nazirova

“…Therefore, for acceleration of convergence of genetic algorithm, a penalty function that prevents occurrence of infeasible chromosomes at ranging of values of function of fitness is used. …”
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STATISTICAL PROCESSING OF THE METEOROLOGICAL DATA FOR CONCLUSION ON THE PRESENCE OF THE TIME TRENDS by V. S. Mukha

“…The average yearly atmospheric temperature received from the measurements is approximated by the least square error method in the linear time dependence regression function. The linear time dependence regression function received in such a way has some positive growing (positive trend). …”
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Les RPS, des épreuves professionnelles à transformer pour les chefs de service de la protection de l’enfance by Aline Alleyrat, Laurence Durat, Mathieu Scholl

“…This work raises points of correlation between the different situations exposed: transfer of skills from the function of social worker to the function of head of service but also the importance of reflective analysis and the conditions that are essential to its existence.…”
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Few‐Layer Organic Crystalline van der Waals Heterojunctions for Ultrafast UV Phototransistors by Jianhang Guo, Sai Jiang, Mengjiao Pei, Yanling Xiao, Bowen Zhang, Qijing Wang, Ying Zhu, Hengyuan Wang, Jiansheng Jie, Xinran Wang, Yi Shi, Yun Li

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High Temperature Vacuum Annealing and Hydrogenation Modification of Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelets by Xiaobing Li, Sanjib Biswas, Lawrence T. Drzal

“…The reduced GNPs exhibit decreased surface resistance and graphitic potential-dependent capacitance characteristics compared to the complex potential-dependent capacitance characteristics exhibited by the unreduced GNPs as a result of the removal of the oxygen functional groups present primarily at the edges. …”
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The intraorganic architecture of musculoskeletal structures in maxillofacial area of children according to x-ray diagnostics data

“…And only regarding on all factors, defining morphometric characteristics objects of interference, allow recovering functional deformations, by maximum make its closer to natural conditions. …”
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INTEGRATION OF THE NUMERICAL SOLUTION MODULE OF THE KINETIC EQUATION INTO THE CFD PACKAGE FOR THE VOLUME CONDENSATION PROBLEM OF THE VAPOR-GAS MIXTURE FLOW THROUGH A NOZZLE by A. A. Sidorov, A. K. Yastrebov

“…In this  paper, the problem of volume condensation in the supersonic flow of a vapor-gas mixture through a nozzle is solved by finite element methods in a two-dimensional formulation using user-defined functions.Results. A module for the numerical solution of the kinetic equation for the droplet size distribution function is presented as a user-defined function integrated into the calculated CFD package.Conclusion. …”
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Body mass index – from the position of assessment of the condition of patients with ischemic heart disease by G. A. Nagaeva, M. Zh. Zhuraliev, N. P. Yuldoshev, V. N. Li, K. A. Olimov

“…All underwent general clinical laboratory functional studies and coronary angiography with stenting of the coronary arteries. …”
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Influence of Light Intensity and Nutrient Concentration on Soybean (<i>Glycine max</i> (L.) Merr.) Seedling Growth by Kiet Anh Huynh, Márton Jolánkai, Mária Katalin Kassai, Gergő Péter Kovács, Csaba Gyuricza, László Balázs

“…The R/B ratio within the 0.6–6 interval had little or no effect on plant development. We report the dependence of growth traits as a function of PPFD in the range of 30–290 µmol m⁻² s⁻¹ in full-strength, half-strength, and blank nutrient solutions. …”
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