Spatial pattern of Trees in the Riparian Forests (Case Study: Wildlife Refuge of Karkhe) by Shaieste Gholami

“…Accordingly, sustainability and maintenance of riparian vegetation or restoring of degraded sites is critical to sustain inherent ecosystem function and values. Many scientists believe promoting sustainability is the overarching goal of landscape (and regional) planning. …”
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From a syndrome to a social condition: providing palliative care to people with advanced dementia by Wilson Correia de Abreu

“…Dementia is a syndrome of diverse aetiology, characterised by progressive cognitive decline, functional impairment and dependence in self-care. Usually, the syndrome is associated with older people, and it is often accompanied by co-morbidities, pain and different organ dysfunctions. …”
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The Nonlinear Analysis of Perturbation Solution for a Parabolic Differential System by Victor F. Dailyudenko

“…For a first time, this model is shown to result in derivation of the system for amplitude distribution by means of nonlinear integration on orthogonal basis in spatial region. The obtained time-dependent system (TDS) contains all possible functional relations between the modes of wave train under consideration along with delayed relations, and after numerical simulation it provides some conclusions concerning the natural frequency of the investigated self-organization process in active medium. …”
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From a syndrome to a social condition: providing palliative care to people with advanced dementia by Wilson Correia de Abreu

“…Dementia is a syndrome of diverse aetiology, characterised by progressive cognitive decline, functional impairment and dependence in self-care. Usually, the syndrome is associated with older people, and it is often accompanied by co-morbidities, pain and different organ dysfunctions. …”
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ARMH3 is an ARL5 effector that promotes PI4KB-catalyzed PI4P synthesis at the trans-Golgi network by Morié Ishida, Adriana E. Golding, Tal Keren-Kaplan, Yan Li, Tamas Balla, Juan S. Bonifacino

“…To further investigate the function of ARL5, we sought to identify additional effectors. …”
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An Efficient Global Optimization Approach for Reliability Maximization of Friction-Tuned Mass Damper-Controlled Structures by Fábio F. S. Nascentes, Rafael H. Lopez, Jose Eduardo S. Cursi, Rubens Sampaio, Leandro F. F. Miguel

“…In the case of friction-tuned mass dampers (FTMDs), this optimization under the uncertainty problem leads to the following issues: (a) the high computational cost of the objective function since we are dealing with time-dependent reliability analysis of nonlinear dynamical models and (b) the nonconvexity and multimodality of the resulting optimization objective function. …”
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Absolute Stability of a Class of Nonlinear Singular Systems with Time Delay by Hong-Bing Zeng, Gang Chen, Shen-Ping Xiao

“…By employing a new Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional with the idea of partitioning delay length, improved delay-dependent stability criteria are established. …”
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Intracellular pH Regulates TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis and Necroptosis in Endothelial Cells by Zhu-Xu Zhang, Ingrid Gan, Alexander Pavlosky, Xuyan Huang, Benjamin Fuhrmann, Anthony M. Jevnikar

“…Thus, the microenvironment can expose parenchymal cells to a reduced extracellular pH which can alter pH-dependent intracellular functions. We have previously shown that while silencing caspase-8 in an in vivo ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) model results in improved organ function and survival, removal of caspase-8 function in a donor organ can paradoxically result in enhanced receptor-interacting protein kinase 1/3- (RIPK1/3-) regulated necroptosis and accelerated graft loss following transplantation. …”
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Passivity Analysis and Passive Control for T-S Fuzzy Systems with Leakage Delay and Mixed Time-Varying Delays by Ting Lei, Zengshun Chen, Qiankun Song, Zhenjiang Zhao

“…By employing the Lyapunov functional method and using the matrix inequality techniques, several delay-dependent criteria to ensure the passivity and passification of the considered T-S fuzzy systems are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) that can be easily checked by using the standard numerical software. …”
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Probing the modulation of enzyme kinetics by multi-temperature, time-resolved serial crystallography by Eike C. Schulz, Andreas Prester, David von Stetten, Gargi Gore, Caitlin E. Hatton, Kim Bartels, Jan-Philipp Leimkohl, Hendrik Schikora, Helen M. Ginn, Friedjof Tellkamp, Pedram Mehrabi

“…Via this 5D-SSX, time-resolved experiments can now be carried out at physiological temperatures and with long time delays, providing insights into protein function and enzyme catalysis. Our findings demonstrate the temperature-dependent modulation of turnover kinetics for the mesophilic β-lactamase CTX-M-14 and the thermophilic enzyme xylose isomerase, within the full protein structure…”
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Modulation of muscle anabolism and gut microbiota by Polyporus umbellatus extract attenuates dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy by Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Subeen Kim, Hye-Young Youn, Huitae Min, Tam Thi Le, Mauliasari Intan Rizki, Dae Won Kim, Kwang Hyeon Cha, Young Tae Park, Sang Hoon Jung, Myungsuk Kim

“…In vitro, PU significantly attenuated DEX-induced C2C12 myotube atrophy, activated Akt/mTOR signaling, inhibited FoxO3a signaling, mitigated oxidative stress, and enhanced mitochondrial function. In vivo, PU dose-dependently improved grip strength, muscle mass, and exercise performance in DEX-treated mice, concurrently upregulating myogenic and mitochondrial biogenesis genes. …”
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Declawing in Cat is associated with neuroplastic sensitization and long-term painful afflictions by Mathieu LaChance, Colombe Otis, Tristan Juette, Jérôme R. E. del Castillo, Aliénor Delsart, Maxim Moreau, Beatriz P. Monteiro, Aude Castel, Bertrand Lussier, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Eric Troncy

“…DOA cats exhibited significant somatosensory alterations (hyperalgesia and allodynia) and greater biomechanical (worse in heavier cats) and functional impairments, compared to NDOA cats. The alterations were not dependent on the number of declawed paws (two forelimbs vs. four paws). …”
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Complex roles for proliferating cell nuclear antigen in restricting human cytomegalovirus replication by Pierce Longmire, Olivia Daigle, Sebastian Zeltzer, Matias Lee, Marek Svoboda, Marco Padilla-Rodriguez, Carly Bobak, Giovanni Bosco, Felicia Goodrum

“…These striking results suggest separable PCNA-dependent and -independent functions of TLS polymerases on vDNA. …”
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Memantine inhibits calcium-permeable AMPA receptors by Elisa Carrillo, Alejandra Montaño Romero, Cuauhtemoc U. Gonzalez, Andreea L. Turcu, Santiago Vázquez, Edward C. Twomey, Vasanthi Jayaraman

“…Furthermore, we demonstrate that memantine inhibits a gain of function AMPAR mutation found in a patient with a neurodevelopmental disorder. …”
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Type I and type III interferons drive redundant amplification loops to induce a transcriptional signature in influenza-infected airway epithelia. by Stefania Crotta, Sophia Davidson, Tanel Mahlakoiv, Christophe J Desmet, Matthew R Buckwalter, Matthew L Albert, Peter Staeheli, Andreas Wack

“…Interferons (IFNs) are a group of cytokines with a well-established antiviral function. They can be induced by viral infection, are secreted and bind to specific receptors on the same or neighbouring cells to activate the expression of hundreds of IFN stimulated genes (ISGs) with antiviral function. …”
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Downregulation of ferroptosis-related Genes can regulate the invasion and migration of osteosarcoma cells by Rui Ding, Le Liao, Jiahui Chen, Jian Zhang, Shenghao Cai, Xinxin Miao, Tao Li, Jiangminghao Zhao, Qi Chen, Xigao Cheng, Jianjian Deng

“…Ferroptosis is a non-apoptotic cell death identified by increased levels of iron-dependent lipid peroxidation. This study was designed to develop a prognostic model based on differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with ferroptosis and examined the functions of ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) in OS cells. …”
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Translation and validation of the Chinese self-report version of Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM-SR): Rasch psychometric analysis and online application by Huayi Xing, Nan Liu, Kun Li, Guoqing Cui, Fin Biering-Sørensen

“…Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) was an important functional outcome measure specifically designed for spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, with the self-reported version of SCIM (SCIM-SR) published in 2013. …”
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Optimal design of the cable metro with unified intermediate supports by Lagerev A.V., Lagerev I.A.

“…Synchronous change in the optimal values of the height and step of the installation of intermediate supports, depending on the angle of the longitudinal slope of the sur-face relief leads to the fact that the optimal cost characteristics of the cable metro lines are smooth functions. …”
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ХРОНИЧЕСКИЙ БОЛЕВОЙ СИНДРОМ И ТРЕВОЖНО-ДЕПРЕССИВНЫЕ РАССТРОЙСТВА У БОЛЬНЫХ РЕВМАТОИДНЫМ АРТРИТОМ... by М. А. Громова, С. Е. Мясоедова, Е. Е. Мясоедова

“…Pain severity, anxiety and depressive disorders increased with functional class and radiological stage. There were significant correlations between the class of chronic pain by Van-Korff and the level of depression.…”
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DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF MARKERS OF ENDOTHELIUM VESSELS INJURY IN DIABETES TYPE 2 WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by N. E. Tadtaeva, O. O. Basieva

“…The purpose of the investigation is to study the breach of functional endothelial activity of the patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2) with arterial hypertension. …”
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