Design, evaluation, and future projections of the NARCliM2.0 CORDEX-CMIP6 Australasia regional climate ensemble by G. Di Virgilio, G. Di Virgilio, J. P. Evans, J. P. Evans, F. Ji, F. Ji, E. Tam, J. Kala, J. Andrys, C. Thomas, D. Choudhury, C. Rocha, S. White, Y. Li, M. El Rafei, R. Goyal, M. L. Riley, J. Lingala

“…NARCliM2.0-SSP1-2.6 projects dry changes over Australia with only few exceptions. …”
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High-quality instant black tea manufactured using fresh tea leaves by two-stage submerged enzymatic processing by Junhao Kong, Xiufang Yang, Xiaobo Zuo, Xiaoqin Su, Bing Hu, Xinle Liang

“…The changes of aroma profiles and chemical constituents including theaflavins (TFs), thearubigins (TRs), theabrownines (TBs) and TRs/TFs ratio in converted tea brews under two-stage enzyme catalyzed fermentation and extraction conditions were further compared between different treatments, based on which the optimised conditions were determined. …”
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Muscarinic Receptors Types 1 and 2 in the Preoptic-Anterior Hypothalamic Areas Regulate Ovulation Unequally in the Rat Oestrous Cycle by Yadira L. López-Ramírez, Kayro López-Ramírez, Isabel Arrieta-Cruz, Angélica Flores, Luciano Mendoza-Garcés, Raúl A. Librado-Osorio, Roger Gutiérrez-Juárez, Roberto Domínguez, María Esther Cruz

“…The number of m2AChR-immunoreactive cells was significantly higher at 09:00 h on each day of the oestrous cycle in the POA-AHA region, while no changes in the expression profile of m1AChR protein were observed. …”
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Remote Sensing of Atmospheric CO and O3 Anomalies before and after Two Yutian MS7.3 Earthquakes by Haodong Liang, Cunlin Xin, Haibo Liu, Guoyun Di, Songxin Liu, Liang Zhang

“…Then, the causes of abnormal changes were examined. Maximum anomalies in TotCO and TotO3 occurred one month before the 2008 earthquake and one month after the 2014 earthquake. …”
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Structure dependent optical and conductive properties of HPMC:CoCl2 composites: A functional data analysis study by Gowtham G K, Thejas G. Urs

“…Furthermore, we observe that the addition of CoCl2 in the polymer matrix forms packets of ordered regions, referred to as domains or crystalline grains. …”
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Potential Risks of PM2.5 in Urban and Suburban Environments: A Dual Perspective on Chemical Constituents and Pollution Sources by Huarui Ren, Xiongping Wu, Wenchang Zhao, Jinping Cheng

“…Abstract To investigate the chemical characteristics and source profiles of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) between suburban and urban areas, intensive observation and sample collection were conducted from November 2019 to January 2020 covering both clean and polluted days in Yulin, southwestern China. higher pollution levels were observed in urban areas during both clean and polluted days. …”
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Effect of ZnO/PbO and FeOX/SiO2 ratio on the viscosity of lead smelting slags by OuYang K., Dou Z.-H., Zhang T.-A., Liu Y.

“…The viscosity decreased with increasing FeOX/SiO2 mass ratio as the experimental temperature was above 1623 K, while the viscosity increased significantly with the increase of FeOX/SiO2 as the experimental temperature below 1623 K because of the phase transition and the change of slag melting point. …”
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Use of ICDAS-II, Fluorescence-Based Methods, and Radiography in Detection and Treatment Decision of Occlusal Caries Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Anahita Jablonski-Momeni, Jasmin Stucke, Torben Steinberg, Monika Heinzel-Gutenbrunner

“…McNemar test was used to show whether different methods led to significant changes in treatment decisions. Results. Highest correlation was found between ICDAS-II and FC (𝑟𝑠 0.84), ICDAS-II and gold standard (0.82) and FC and gold standard (0.81). …”
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Chronic C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Infusion Attenuates Angiotensin II-Induced Myocardial Superoxide Production and Cardiac Remodeling by Yasuhiro Izumiya, Satoshi Araki, Hiroki Usuku, Taku Rokutanda, Shinsuke Hanatani, Hisao Ogawa

“…Simultaneously with the initiation of Ang II treatment, mice were infused with CNP (0.05 μg/kg/min) or vehicle for 2 weeks. …”
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Flavonoids of Rosa rugosa Thunb. inhibit tumor proliferation and metastasis in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells by Zhiguo Zhang, Meilin Wang, Shu Xing, Chen Zhang

“…Water-extracted rose flavonoids (RFW) and ethanol-extracted rose flavonoids (RFE) were achieved by extracting with distilled water and 70% ethanol, respectively. The effects of the two extracts on proliferation inhibition, apoptosis inducement and metastasis prevention of human HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines were tested, via optical/fluorescence microscopy, MTT detection, Transwell assay, flow cytometry and Western blot, etc. …”
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Effect of Contact Time and Gas Component on Interfacial Tension of CO2/Crude Oil System by Pendant Drop Method by Xin Wang, Lifeng Liu, Zengmin Lun, Chengyuan Lv, Rui Wang, Haitao Wang, Dong Zhang

“…In addition, the higher the pressure is, the larger the magnitude of changing of CO2/crude oil interfacial tension with time will reduce. …”
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Evaluation of Two Parts of Lithocarpus polystachyus Rehd. from Different Chinese Areas by Multicomponent Content Determination and Pattern Recognition by Min Wei, Yangling Tuo, Ye Zhang, Qi Deng, Cuiying Shi, Xuexian Chen, Xu Zhang

“…(LP) from ten areas in China. The result showed that the HPLC-DAD method had excellent performance for accurate quantification analysis. …”
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Short-Term Bixin Supplementation of Healthy Subjects Decreases the Susceptibility of LDL to Cu2+-Induced Oxidation Ex Vivo by Lisiane Conte, Sabrina Somacal, Sabrina Marafiga Nichelle, Cristine Rampelotto, Silvino Sasso Robalo, Miguel Roehrs, Tatiana Emanuelli

“…Moreover, we observed that the changes in these parameters were positively associated, supporting the hypothesis that bixin decreases the susceptibility of LDL to Cu2+-induced oxidation by decreasing NOx levels, probably by downregulating the inducible nitric oxide synthase.…”
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Enhanced Expression of ABCB1 and Nrf2 in CD133-Positive Cancer Stem Cells Associates with Doxorubicin Resistance by Shinji Goto, Tsuyoshi Kawabata, Tao-Sheng Li

“…Independent on the accumulation of DXR, lower level of reactive oxygen species and higher expression of Nrf2 were detected in CD44+CD133+ than CD44+CD133- cells (P<0.05). …”
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The Safety and Tolerability of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate with Sodium Ferrous Citrate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bahrain by Feryal Al-Saber, Waleed Aldosari, Mariam Alselaiti, Hesham Khalfan, Ahmed Kaladari, Ghulam Khan, George Harb, Riyadh Rehani, Sizuka Kudo, Aya Koda, Tohru Tanaka, Motowo Nakajima, Abdulla Darwish

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus is prevalent especially in Gulf countries and poses serious long-term risks to patients. …”
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Detection of serum composition in pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 and the response for the treatment by FTIR by Joanna Depciuch, Izabela Sieminska, Pawel Jakubczyk, Bartosz Klebowski, Katarzyna Ptak, Izabela Szymońska, Przemko Kwinta, Maciej Siedlar, Jan Jakub Kęsik, Magdalena Parlinska-Wojtan, Jarek Baran

“…Abstract Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS-TS), associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, is a severe complication after COVID-19 in children. …”
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Effect of Different Deposition Power of In2O3 Target on the Characteristics of IGZO Thin Films Using the Cosputtering Method by Shang-Chao Hung, Kin-Tak Lam, Cheng-Fu Yang, Yu-Jhen Liou

“…Deposition power of GZO target was 80 W and deposition power of pure In2O3 target was changed from 70 W to 100 W, and the deposition time was 30 min. …”
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The Effect of Intradermal Injection with Two Different Injection Techniques on Pain and Functional Status in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain by Sadiye MURAT

“…Pain was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS), functional status was assessed using the neck disability index (NDI), and quality of life was assessed using the Nottingham health profile before (T0), after (T1), and 3 months after (T2). Results: In both groups, which were homogeneous in terms of demographic data, statistically significant changes were observed in T1 and T2 values compared with T0 for all evaluation parameters (p=0.001). …”
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Metformin for Treating Gestational Diabetes: What Have We Learned During the Last Two Decades? A Systematic Review by Angeliki Gerede, Ekaterini Domali, Christos Chatzakis, Chrysoula Margioula-Siarkou, Stamatios Petousis, Sofoklis Stavros, Konstantinos Nikolettos, Evanthia Gouveri, Sotirios Sotiriou, Panagiotis Tsikouras, Konstantinos Dinas, Nikolaos Nikolettos, Nikolaos Papanas, Dimitrios G. Goulis, Alexandros Sotiriadis

“…There has been accumulating evidence over the past two decades that metformin can be an effective treatment for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women whose diet and exercise fail to attain optimal glycemic control. …”
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Simulation and Prediction of Injection Pressure in CO2 Geological Sequestration Based on Improved LSO Algorithm and BP Neural Networks by Miaomiao Liu, Xiaofei Fu, Shanpo Jia, Yongsheng Zhang, Yuying Zhang, Dan Yao

“…Firstly, a hydromechanical model is constructed to simulate the damage changes of the reservoir caprock during injection by ABAQUS. …”
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