Results of Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy under Local Anesthesia with Minimal Sedation by Woong Chul Choi, Ji-Sun Paik, Sang Hee Doh

“…From May 2013 to August 2014, a total of 95 eyes with epiphora presented to the Myoung Eye Plastic Surgery Clinic in Seoul, Korea, and were treated with Endo-DCR under LAS. Three nerve blocks were administered to achieve local anesthesia. …”
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PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CULMS IN RYE (SECALE CEREALE L.) WITH A BRITTLE STEM by A. A. Konovalov, I. K. Shundrina, E. V. Karpova, V. I. Mamatyuk

“…The normal plants had much higher proportional limits and mechanical strength values.By means of NMR method differences were found in the lignin chemical structure, such as the content of aldehyde and methohyl groups, total aromaticity and the number of ether bonds, by which lignin blocks are linked to carbohydrate fragments of cellular walls.The higher lignin content in the mutant does not improve culm mechanical strength. …”
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Delta opioid receptors affect acoustic features of song during vocal learning in zebra finches by Utkarsha A. Singh, Soumya Iyengar

“…Since the opioid and dopaminergic systems interact, we decided to study whether blocking δ-ORs during the sensitive period led to changes in dopaminoceptive neurons in Area X, a song control nucleus in the basal ganglia. …”
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Connectivity and community structure of online and register-based social networks by Márton Menyhért, Eszter Bokányi, Rense Corten, Eelke M. Heemskerk, Yuliia Kazmina, Frank W. Takes

“…Instead, communities appear to either center around large metropolitan areas or, outside of the country’s most urbanized area, comprise large blocks of interdependent municipalities. Beyond population and distance-related patterns, communities also highlight the persistence of deeply rooted sociocultural communities such as the Dutch Bible belt. …”
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Motor Sequence Learning across Multiple Sessions Is Not Facilitated by Targeting Consolidation with Posttraining tDCS in Patients with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis by Harald Seelmann-Eggebert, Muriel Stoppe, Florian Then Bergh, Joseph Classen, Jost-Julian Rumpf

“…While task performance across blocks of training and across sessions improved significantly in both the active and sham tDCS experiment, neither online nor offline motor learning was modulated by the type of tDCS. …”
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Role of CO2 Laser on SBS between Dental Porcelain and Composite Resin Repair Process by Noor Bader Hassan, Basima Mohammed Ali Hussein, Ahmed Ali Mohammed

“…Materials and methods. A total of 33 blocks of feldspathic porcelain were randomly divided into 3 groups of 10. …”
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New SEPIC Derived Semi-Bridgeless PFC Converter for Battery Charging Application by Manish Kumar Dwivedi, R. Jayapragash

“…Additionally, the incorporation blocking diodes in the proposed converter effectively eliminates circulating current through input inductor which in turn makes the converter more efficient. …”
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A novel ambiguity resolution model of BeiDou navigation satellite system/inertial navigation system tightly coupled for kinematic-to-kinematic precise relative positioning by Ling Wu, Yongrong Sun, Xiyu Fu, Qinghua Zeng

“…Especially, in the complex dynamic environment, ambiguity resolution effect is influenced by the satellite signal blocked, multipath outlier, and abnormal state prediction. …”
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CAR T cells for treating autoimmune diseases by Dimitrios Mougiakakos, Ulrike Koehl, Stephan Fricke, Ulrich Blache, Sandy Tretbar

“…Currently, autoimmune disorders are largely treated by broad immunosuppressive agents and blocking antibodies, which can manage the diseases but often are not curative. …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE COMPETITIVE ELISA-BASED TEST SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES TO GROUP A ROTAVIRUS IN LIVESTOCK SERA by O. P. Bjadovskaya, Ye. A. Bukhon, A. A. Nesterov

“…The development of competitive ELISA-based test-system included selection of optimal blocking buffer composition as well as optimal antigen dilution, specific hyperimmune serum and anti-species conjugate. …”
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Production of HMF-derivatives from wine residues using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as whole-cell biocatalyst by Joana T. Cunha, Aloia Romaní, Lucília Domingues

“…Transitioning to a bio-based economy requires prioritizing chemical production processes that utilize renewable resources, ensuring sustainability and environmental responsibility. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and its derivatives are promising building blocks, ranked among the top 12 bio-based molecules derived from biomass. …”
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Investigating Use of Crushed Glass as Partial Replacement of Sand to Improve Finish Mortar Strength. by Ashaba, Dennis

“…In this experimental study, the production of finish mortar using finely crushed glass and surface finish blocks using crushed coarse glass are investigated. …”
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Artificial intelligence, media and journalism: Between a good servant and a bad master by Tomić Boban, Bajić Predrag Đ.

“…The use o f generative artificial intelligence tools in media production, as well as in other related professions, can bring significant benefits to the process of data collection, processing, fact-checking, technical refinement o f text, creating headline blocks, and other segments. It can also assist in generating and promoting pre-created authentic journalistic content on social media. …”
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Enhanced Apoptosis of Monocytes from Complication-Free Juvenile-Onset Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 May Be Ameliorated by TNF-α Inhibitors by Jolanta Myśliwska, Monika Ryba-Stanisławowska, Marcin Smardzewski, Bartosz Słomiński, Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Janusz Siebert

“…Moreover, we wanted to assess effects of TNF-R1 blocking agents and those of general TNF-α blocker (Infliximab) on spontaneous apoptosis of monocytes. …”
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Disruption of erythroid nuclear opening and histone release in myelodysplastic syndromes by Baobing Zhao, Hui Liu, Yang Mei, Yijie Liu, Xu Han, Jing Yang, Amittha Wickrema, Peng Ji

“…Inhibition of caspase‐3 blocks nuclear opening, histone release, chromatin condensation, and terminal differentiation. …”
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Interleukin-1 signaling and CD4+ T cells control B cell recruitment to the lungs in chronic beryllium disease by Joseph M. Gaballa, Caley Valdez, Douglas G. Mack, Faiz Minhajuddin, Masoom Raza, Tabrez A. Mohammad, Allison K. Martin, Andrew Getahun, Charles A. Dinarello, Andrew P. Fontenot, Shaikh M. Atif

“…We show that the absence or blocking of IL-1R1 signaling prevents the recruitment of B cells to the lungs of BeO-exposed mice. …”
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β2 integrin regulates neutrophil trans endothelial migration following traumatic brain injury by Lei Li, Ruilong Peng, Cong Wang, Xin Chen, Dilmurat Gheyret, Siyu Guan, Bo Chen, Yafan Liu, Xilei Liu, Yiyao Cao, Cha Han, Jianhua Xiong, Fanjian Li, Taoyuan Lu, Haoran Jia, Kaiji Li, Jinchao Wang, Xu Zhang, Jianye Xu, Yajuan Wang, Xin Xu, Tuo Li, Jianning Zhang, Shu Zhang

“…Using the fluid percussion injury (FPI) mouse model, we investigated the therapeutic efficacy of Rovelizumab, an agent that blocks ITGB2. The treatment has demonstrated significant improvements in neurologic function in TBI mice, attenuating blood–brain barrier permeability, mitigating oxidative stress and inflammatory mediator release, and enhancing cerebral perfusion. …”
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Lipoxin Inhibits Fungal Uptake by Macrophages and Reduces the Severity of Acute Pulmonary Infection Caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by Laura R. R. Ribeiro, Flávio V. Loures, Eliseu F. de Araújo, Cláudia Feriotti, Tânia A. Costa, Carlos Henrique Serezani, Sonia Jancar, Vera L. G. Calich

“…Because the role played by these mediators in paracoccidioidomycosis was not investigated, we aimed to characterize the role of CysLT in the pulmonary infection developed by resistant (A/J) and susceptible (B10.A) mice. 48 h after infection, elevated levels of pulmonary LTC4 and LXA4 were produced by both mouse strains, but higher levels were found in the lungs of susceptible mice. Blocking the CysLTs receptor by MTL reduced fungal loads in B10.A, but not in A/J mice. …”
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Mechanical problem solving by plush-crested jays: are tools special after all? by Jimena Lois-Milevicich, Lauriane Rat-Fischer, María Alicia de la Colina, Raúl Orencio Gómez, Juan Carlos Reboreda, Alex Kacelnik

“…In the NT task birds had to open a box with a transparent lid blocked by a latch to get a reward, whereas in the T task, they had to use a rake to pull out the reward from the box. …”
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Resource Capacity of Academic Staff of Ural Federal District Universities: Qualitative Research by G. E. Zborovsky, P. A. Ambarova, V. S. Katashinskikh, E. V. Kemmet

“…The main results covered five resource blocks of the RPC: socio-demographic, research, pedagogical, the resource of interaction of the RPS and research teams, moral and symbolic. …”
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