Three-dimensional direct lithography of stable quantum dots in hybrid glass by Dezhi Zhu, Shangben Jiang, Ying Wang, Dejun Liu, Weijia Bao, Liwei Liu, Junle Qu, Yiping Wang, Changrui Liao

“…It is essential to construct well-defined micro-/nano- structures using QDs as building blocks for micro-optic applications. However, the fabrication of stable QDs with designed functional structures has long been challenging. …”
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Midkine Is a Novel Regulator of Amphetamine-Induced Striatal Gliosis and Cognitive Impairment: Evidence for a Stimulus-Dependent Regulation of Neuroinflammation by Midkine by Marta Vicente-Rodríguez, Rosalía Fernández-Calle, Esther Gramage, Carmen Pérez-García, María P. Ramos, Gonzalo Herradón

“…Surprisingly, LPS-induced astrogliosis in the striatum was blocked in MK−/− mice. Since striatal neuroinflammation induced by amphetamine-type stimulants correlates with the cognitive deficits induced by these drugs, we also tested the long-term effects of periadolescent amphetamine treatment (3 mg/kg i.p. daily for 10 days) in a memory task in MK−/− and WT mice. …”
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Inhibition of Notch Signaling Promotes the Differentiation of Epicardial Progenitor Cells into Adipocytes by Bin Liu, Dinghui Wang, Tianhua Xiong, Yajie Liu, Xiaodong Jing, Jianlin Du, Qiang She

“…Activating the Notch signaling with jagged-1 attenuated the adipogenic differentiation of EPCs and downregulated the key adipogenesis transcription factor peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ), while inhibiting the signaling promoted adipogenic differentiation and upregulated PPAR-γ. When blocking PPAR-γ, the role of Notch signaling in promoting adipogenic differentiation was inhibited. …”
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Simulation of the Vibration Characteristics for Agricultural Wheeled Tractor with Implement and Front Axle Hydropneumatic Suspension by Enlai Zheng, Song Cui, Yuanzhao Yang, Jinlin Xue, Yue Zhu, Xiangze Lin

“…The dynamic coupling relationship among cabin, three-point hitch structure, and implement are figured out, and the dynamic model of the half agricultural wheeled tractor/implement system is presented considering the effects of three-point hitch structure, passive silent blocks of cabin, and front axle hydropneumatic suspension together. …”
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Downregulation of mPGES-1 Expression via EGR1 Plays an Important Role in Inhibition of Caffeine on PGE2 Synthesis of HBx(+) Hepatocytes by Yan Ma, Xiaoqian Wang, Nanhong Tang

“…The results indicate that caffeine could effectively reduce PGE2 synthesis in HBx(+) hepatocytes by specifically blocking the PPARγ-EGR1-mPGES-1 pathway, thereby providing a new evidence of molecular biology for the hypothesis that drinking coffee is beneficial to HBV-infected patients.…”
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Expression of Cyclin D1 in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Malak Abdulrahman Seid Ahmed, Nazik Omer, Ahmed M. Suliman, Mona Ellaithi

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study included 40 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks specimens of OSCC with variable grades. The expression of cyclin D1 was evaluated through immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. …”
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Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist Treatment in Polymicrobial Sepsis: Molecular Insights by Akhil Hegde, Yung-Hua Koh, Shabbir M. Moochhala, Madhav Bhatia

“…Neurokinin-1 receptor blocking has been shown to be beneficial against lung injury in polymicrobial sepsis. …”
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Living Together with LGBT: A Discussion from the Sharia Perspective by Mohd Azhar Abdullah, Nur Azwani Mansor, Abdul Azib Hussain, Muhammad Lukman Ibrahim, Khairulnazrin Nasir

“…Specifically, it looks at the possible dangers of slander (fitnah) and how the principle of sadd zara’i (blocking the means) can be used to stop immoral acts. …”
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Salvia-Nelumbinis Naturalis Formula Improved Inflammation in LPS Stressed Macrophages via Upregulating MicroRNA-152 by Zansong Ma, Xiangbing Shu, Jie Huang, Haiyan Zhang, Zhen Xiao, Li Zhang

“…We further verified the pharmacological effects in Raw264.7 cells; while transfection with miRNA-152 mimics could reduce TNF-α and IL-6, transfection with miRNA-152 inhibitor blocked the anti-inflammatory effect of SNN-containing serum. …”
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Brewed for Performance: Caffeine’s Impact on Nutrition, Endurance and Strength in Sports by Michał Janiszewski, Marcin Komorowski, Rafał Kaczorowski, Jaromir Hunia, Jonasz Jurek, Alicja Kapciak, Julia Górny, Aleksandra Pelczarska, Tomasz Forenc

“…Our comprehensive review of literature indicates that caffeine typically ingested one hour before exercise in doses around 3-6 mg/kg raises metabolic rate, increases free fatty acids mobilization, extends time to exhaustion in running and cycling, improves maximal voluntary contraction and enhances high-speed muscular activity with low-load movements. It also blocks pain perception. These findings highlight caffeine’s role in endurance and strength sports. …”
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Prognositc Significance of Microcystic Elongated and Fragmanted (MELF) Myometrial Invasion Pattern: A Retrospective Study by Oguzhan OKCU, Gokce ASKAN, Bayram SEN, Cigdem OZTURK, Seda DUMAN OZTURK, Gulname FINDIK GUVENDI

“…Pan-cytokeratin staining was performed on paraffin-embedded blocks of lymph nodes for cases without lymph node metastasis. …”
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The EGF Receptor and HER2 Participate in TNF-α-Dependent MAPK Activation and IL-8 Secretion in Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Humberto B. Jijon, Andre Buret, Christina L. Hirota, Morley D. Hollenberg, Paul L. Beck

“…This requires EGFR autophosphorylation as it was blocked by the EGFR kinase inhibitor AG1478. Autophosphorylation was also inhibited by both a Src-kinase inhibitor and the metalloproteinase inhibitor batimastat. …”
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Simultaneous bilateral avascular necrosis of the humerus and femur in long COVID-19: a case report by Mesut Bakır, Şebnem Rumeli

“…The patient’s pain was managed with bilateral suprascapular nerve radiofrequency ablation and bilateral Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) blocks, which provided significant relief. Conclusions. …”
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ABIN1 Inhibits Inflammation through Necroptosis-Dependent Pathway in Ulcerative Colitis by Jing Bao, Bin Ye, Yuhan Ren

“…Upon TNF-α stimulation in the intestinal epithelia cell line, overexpression of ABIN1 significantly inhibits necroptosis in the intestinal inflammation model along with the reduction expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL1B, IL6, IL8, and TNF-α. Blocking RIPK1 by Nec-1s in vivo and in vitro dramatically alleviated the colitis and cell death which shares the same phenotype with ABIN1 overexpression. …”
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Effect of Fiber Post-Resin Matrix Composition on Bond Strength of Post-Cement Interface by Ibtisam O. M. Alnaqbi, Haitham Elbishari, Emad S. Elsubeihi

“…Posts were cemented into acrylic blocks in order to purely test the strength of cement-post interface. …”
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Exosomes Regulate the Transformation of Cancer Cells in Cancer Stem Cell Homeostasis by Jiasheng Xu, Kaili Liao, Weimin Zhou

“…However, a highly dynamic equilibrium was found between cancer stem cells and cancer cells, and this indicates that cancer stem cells are no more special target and blocking the transformation of cancer stem cells and cancer cells seem to be a more significant therapy strategy. …”
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Experimental Study of the Influence of Excavation Surface Stability and Sand Flowability Caused by Dense Slurry–Earth Pressure Balance Shield Tunneling in Silty Sand Stratum by Yongjin Qian, Fanlu Min, Zhenze Mo, Xihui Fan

“…To ensure the stable and efficient construction of the Earth pressure balance (EPB) shield in silt stratum, it is necessary to reduce the disturbance to the stratum during tunneling and reduce the risk of spewing and blocking during soil discharge. Thus, a new type of dense slurry-EPB shield construction technology is proposed. …”
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Method to Calculate Working Surface Abutment Pressure Based on Key Strata Theory by Hongkai Han, Jialin Xu, Xiaozhen Wang, Jianlin Xie, Yantuan Xing

“…This study uses KS theory to analyze the overburden load transferred to coal-rock masses on both sides of the stope through fractured blocks in different layers of the KS in the fissure zone and KS in different layers of the curve subsidence zone. …”
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«Healthy Personality» of a Modern University Student as a Research Concept by Zh. V. Puzanova, T. I. Larina

“…With the help of tools that include these methods and thematic blocks (attitudes towards the media, extremism, civic and political position), a questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 1,500 people representing the Russian students of three Moscow universities – RUDN University, Moscow State University and National Research University Higher School of Economics in terms of courses and areas of study.The purpose of the article is to develop a research concept of “healthy personality” based on a combination of existing methods used to measure conformity, psychological stability and emotional well-being and value orientations. …”
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Robust Data-Driven Fault Detection: An Application to Aircraft Air Data Sensors by Yunmei Zhao, Hang Zhao, Jianliang Ai, Yiqun Dong

“…Convolutional neural networks (CNN) and long-short time memory (LSTM) blocks are used in the DNN scheme for accurate FD performances. …”
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