Overview of Community-Acquired Pneumonia and the Role of Inflammatory Mechanisms in the Immunopathogenesis of Severe Pneumococcal Disease by Helen C. Steel, Riana Cockeran, Ronald Anderson, Charles Feldman

“…This is focused on macrolides, corticosteroids, and statins with respect to their modes of anti-inflammatory action, current status, and limitations.…”
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Considerations on the Use of Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzymes to Improve Forage Utilization by Germán D. Mendoza, Octavio Loera-Corral, Fernando X. Plata-Pérez, Pedro A. Hernández-García, Mónica Ramírez-Mella

“…The exogenous enzyme activity depends on several factors but if the general conditions for enzyme action are available, the potentially digestible fraction may determine the magnitude of the response. …”
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Research on the Effect of MT+FES Training on Sensorimotor Cortex by Yuan-xing Wang, Zhi-zeng Luo

“…Both groups were trained at a fixed time at 9 : 00 am every day, each time lasting 20 minutes, once a day, 5 days a week, continuous training for 4 weeks, and the training action was elbow flexion training. During the training of the elbow flexion exercise, the experimental group applied FES with a frequency of 30 Hz, a pulse width of 100 μs, and a current of 10 mA to the muscles corresponding to the elbow flexion exercise, and rested for 10 s after 10-s stimulation. …”
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Enhancement of the Antibacterial Efficiency of Silver Nanoparticles against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria Using Blue Laser Light by Anes Al-Sharqi, Kasing Apun, Micky Vincent, Devagi Kanakaraju, Lesley Maurice Bilung

“…The mechanism of interactions between Ag-NPs and the bacterial cell membranes was then evaluated via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and reactive oxygen species analysis to study the cytotoxic action of photoactivated Ag-NPs against both bacterial species. …”
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Performance Analysis of RIS-Assisted Smart Grid Wide Area Network With RF Energy Harvesting by Kandi Veera Venkata Ramana, Hemanta Kumar Sahu

“…Here, we have considered a wide area network (WAN) where the dynamic behaviour of home appliances (HAs) switches between active and doze states. The switching action is modelled using a Markov chain coupled with a Saleh-Valenzuela (S-V) channel. …”
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Pri-DDQN: learning adaptive traffic signal control strategy through a hybrid agent by Yanliu Zheng, Juan Luo, Han Gao, Yi Zhou, Keqin Li

“…In this paper, we propose a new single-intersection traffic signal control method (Pri-DDQN) based on reinforcement learning and model the traffic environment as a reinforcement learning environment, and the agent chooses the best action to schedule the traffic flow at the intersection based on the real-time traffic states. …”
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Tingkat Pengetahuan Berhubungan dengan Usaha Mencari Bantuan Terkait Kegawatdaruratan Medis di Kota Yogyakarta by Lukman Nulhakim Abdul Kader, Teguh Santoso, Erika Nurwidiyanti

“… Emergencies are circumstances that require immediate action or require first aid. The most common emergency is a traffic accident which can cause injuries. …”
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Antimicrobial test of five ethnomedicinal plants in an ancestral forest area by M.B. Bandibas, P. Roxas

“…Antimicrobial test showed greater inhibitory effect of Pavetta indica and Bauhinia purpurea against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, correspondingly; however, the synthetic chloramphenicol exhibited greater antibacterial action than any of the plant extracts. In areas where civilization is afar, importance of forest in terms of medicinal uses is highly acknowledged by the local community. …”
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Structure Optimization of Vibrating Feeder Based on Inertia Release by Ningning Xu, Xinwen Wang, Chi Yu, Sanpeng Gong, Dongdong Lin, Xing Su

“…The maximum first principal stress occurred at the middle and both ends of the vibrating feeder beam under the joint action of the excitation force and the materials force. …”
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Audiological alterations in resistance to thyroid hormone syndrome: emphasizing lifelong assessment by Alexandre Machado Silva de Oliveira, Viviane Motti, Jessica Casemiro, Pedro Resende Rende, Caio Leônidas Oliveira de Andrade, Luciene da Cruz Fernande, Helton Estrela Ramos

“…Hearing loss is frequent in subjects with RTH syndrome; however, the long-term impact of insufficient thyroid hormone action in the auditory system remains unknown. Subjects with RTH from the same family, carrying a THRB gene variant, underwent detailed clinical evaluation and serum biochemistry analysis. …”
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Health literacy and cardiovascular disease prevention: a systematic scoping review protocol by Vanessa Vaughan, Mojtaba Lotfaliany, Bonnie Beasant, Georgie Lee, Sarah Hosking

“…Introduction Health literacy is ‘The skills and resources of a person to access, understand and use information to make decisions, and take action on their own health and healthcare’. Literature investigating cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and health literacy often exist in silos, only exploring one element of prevention. …”
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Separate Aspects of Saving the Confidentiality of People Collaboration With Law Enforcement Bodies by V. M. Davydiuk

“…In the context of involving a confidant in accomplishing the tasks of criminal investigation, the author has offered to provide a separate, secret investigative (search) action, which, by analogy with the norm of the Art. 272 of the Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine should be conducted according to the resolution of an investigator, agreed with the head of the pre-trial investigation agency, and the decision of a prosecutor.…”
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A Review on Inverse Kinematics, Control and Planning for Robotic Manipulators With and Without Obstacles via Deep Neural Networks by Ana Calzada-Garcia, Juan G. Victores, Francisco J. Naranjo-Campos, Carlos Balaguer

“…Two alternatives exist to do this: a controller can be designed that computes the best action for each moment given the manipulator’s state, or a sequence of movements can be planned to be executed by the robot. …”
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As mentiras do eu: procedimentos, gêneros e atores do discurso desinformativo em primeira pessoa by Paolo Demuru, Yvana Fechine, Cecilia Almeida Rodrigues Lima, Juliana Gondim

“…Nossos objetivos são: (i) verificar quantas mensagens de áudio que veiculam desinformação usam do discurso em primeira pessoa; (ii) como ele é mobilizado para levar o destinatário a acreditar no que está sendo dito no áudio; (iii) quais recursos discursivos ele aciona. As mensagens foram analisadas com base na arcabouço teórico-metodológico da semiótica de Greimas. …”
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Unraveling the PVTGlu-mPFCGlu circuit: A new frontier in chronic pain management for bone cancer pain by Liqun Duan, Qianliang Wang, Jianpeng Chen, Zelin Fan, Wenzhi Zhang, Jun Yan

“…Nevertheless, the precise neural circuitry and mechanism of action remain enigmatic. In the present study, we observed the activation of glutamatergic neurons in the Prelimbic cortex (mPFC) and paraventricular thalamus (PVT) in BCP mice. …”
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Discussion on the Theoretical Basis for Cross-Over Method Applied to Downhole Wave Velocity Test by Qing Dong, Zheng-hua Zhou, Su Jie, Bing Hao, Yuan-dong Li

“…However, the characteristics of signals recorded in tests are often found to conflict with this theoretical basis for the cross-over method, namely, the polarity of the P-wave also transforms under the action of surface forward and backward strike. Therefore, 3D finite element numerical simulations were conducted to study the validity of the theoretical basis for the cross-over method. …”
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Innovative epilepsy management: a combined figure of EEG categorization and medication mechanisms by Mohamed Taha, Douglas R. Nordli, Carol Park, Douglas R. Nordli

“…The figure aligns key EEG patterns with specific epilepsy syndromes and outlines the corresponding mechanisms of action of antiseizure medications.ResultsPost-test results demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in trainees’ ability to analyze clinical cases and make informed treatment decisions (mean pre-test score: 52.8; post-test score: 66.5; p = 0.0019). …”
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Ferrichrome, a fungal-type siderophore, confers high ammonium tolerance to fission yeast by Po-Chang Chiu, Yuri Nakamura, Shinichi Nishimura, Toshitsugu Tabuchi, Yoko Yashiroda, Go Hirai, Akihisa Matsuyama, Minoru Yoshida

“…Additionally, growth retardation of wild-type cells by excess ammonium was exacerbated by deleting the NRPS gene sib1, which is responsible for the biosynthesis of ferrichrome, suggesting that intrinsically produced ferrichrome functions in suppressing the metabolic action of ammonium. Furthermore, ferrichrome facilitated the growth of both wild-type and sib1-deficient cells under low glucose conditions. …”
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Mathematical modeling and simulation of hepatitis B transmission dynamics with passive immunity and control strategies by James Khobocha Mirgichan, Cyrus Gitonga Ngari, Stephen Karanja, Robert Muriungi

“…Also, exposure to past immunities through passive action on the part of newborns has a significant responsibility to bear concerning the management of HBV transference. …”
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GnRH Peptide Antagonist: Comparative Analysis of Chemistry and Formulation with Implications for Clinical Safety and Efficacy by Shikha Patel, Bhagawati Saxena, Priti Mehta, Sarfaraz K. Niazi

“…Unlike typical GnRH agonists, these antagonists prevent the early hormonal flare, have a faster onset of action, and have a lower risk of cardiovascular problems. …”
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