Effect of galectin-3 and brain natriuretic peptide levels on echocardiographic parameters of left heart chamber following coronary artery bypass grafting by Yulia A. Styazhkina, Irina F. Grishina, Nina B. Poletaeva, Tatyana F. Peretolchina, Olga V. Nikolaenko

“…A comparative analysis of diastolic function in both study groups showed an impaired active relaxation and increased LV myocardial stiffness, which were higher in patients with a prolonged recovery period. …”
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Retrospective trend analysis of biocides in suspended particulate matter of major German rivers by Georg Dierkes, Susanne Schmidt, Christiane Meier, Korinna Ziegler, Jan Koschorreck, Arne Wick

“…Abstract Background Due to their intrinsic biological activity biocides can pose an unintended threat to various aquatic organisms. …”
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Miniaturization and characterization of patient derived hepatocellular carcinoma tumor organoid cultures for cancer drug discovery applications by David A. Close, Paul A. Johnston

“…Organoids cultured in rgf-MG could be stained in situ with HCI reagents without mechanical, chemical or enzymatic disruption of the hydrogel matrices and quantitative data extracted by image analysis. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Knee Pain and Its Various Treatment Modalities among Patients by Akhil Bhalla, Sidharth Verma, Sanjog Ramrao Mekewar, Sasmit Dipak Lotliker, Aanchal Sharma, Oshin Agrawal, Maitri Shah, Hritik Madan, Dhriti Sood

“…Background: This cross-sectional study investigates the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding knee pain and its treatment modalities among patients in India. …”
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Mapping integral cell-type-specific interferon-induced gene regulatory networks (GRNs) involved in systemic lupus erythematosus using systems and computational analysis by Blessy Kiruba, Akshayata Naidu, Vino Sundararajan, Sajitha Lulu S

“…Although extensive research has been conducted on SLE pathogenesis, a comprehensive understanding of its molecular landscape in different cell types has not been achieved. …”
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Removal of heavy metals in industrial wastewater using adsorption technology: Efficiency and influencing factors by Fernando García Ávila, Janneth Cabrera-Sumba, Sandra Valdez-Pilataxi, Jessica Villalta-Chungata, Lorgio Valdiviezo-Gonzales, Cecilia Alegria-Arnedo

“…The Freundlich isotherm model is the most used, and it can vary depending on the type of adsorbent, the correlation coefficient fit, and the type of heavy metal being treated. …”
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Pain Reduction in Patellofemoral Knee Patients During 3-Month Intervention with Biomechanical and Sensorimotor Foot Orthoses: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study by Steven Simon, Andreas Heine, Jonas Dully, Carlo Dindorf, Oliver Ludwig, Michael Fröhlich, Stephan Becker

“…<b>Background:</b> Patellofemoral pain (PFP) significantly affects patients’ daily activities and consequently reduces their quality of life. …”
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Utilization of MS 222 in Transport of Catfish (Pangasius sutchi) Seed by Harton Arfah, Eddy Supriyono

“…This experiment was conducted to know the effect of MS 222 in keeping fish metabolism activity down while taking note of its survival rate and change of water quality. …”
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Effects of digital and non-digital parental distraction on parent-child interaction and communication by Souhir Chamam, Souhir Chamam, Alexia Forcella, Alexia Forcella, Nadia Musio, Nadia Musio, Florence Quinodoz, Florence Quinodoz, Nevena Dimitrova

“…Findings suggest that parental distraction matters for the quality of interaction and the amount of communicative bids, independently on whether parents were distracted by a digital or non-digital activity. These findings likely relate to complex factors related to young children's experiences and habits with parental screen use.…”
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Perancangan Katalog Digital untuk Representasi Stasiun Lokal Bandung Raya Melalui Fotografi Jalanan Monokromatik by Diaz Nafi, Maya Purnamasari, Saripudin Saripudin

“…Street photography is selected as the approach due to its ability to capture the dynamic and ever-changing human activities. …”
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Effects of linsitinib on M22 and IGF:1-treated 3D spheroids of human orbital fibroblasts by Fumihito Hikage, Megumi Suzuki, Tatsuya Sato, Araya Umetsu, Toshifumi Ogawa, Nami Nishikiori, Masato Furuhashi, Hiroshi Ohguro, Megumi Watanabe

“…Abstract To elucidate the role of IGF1R inhibition in the pathogenesis of Graves’ orbitopathy (GO), the effects of linsitinib (Lins) on a recombinant human TSHR antibody (M22) and IGF1 to activate TSHR and IGF1R of human orbital fibroblasts (HOFs) obtained from patients without GO (HOFs) and patients with GO (GHOFs) were studied using in vitro three-dimensional (3D) spheroid models in addition to their 2D planar cell culture. …”
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Enhancing water quality and well-being of Penaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) in Inland saline systems using mixed biochar amendments by Newmei Tachangliu, Vidya S. Bharti, Chalungal T. Amal, Tao Kara, Saurav Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, A. K. Verma, Arun Konduri, Swaraj Adakney, Shamika Sawant

“…The mean levels of lipase, amylase and protease varied significantly, and in biochar treated groups significant reduction in the activities of oxidative stress enzymes (SOD and CAT in Hepatopancreas) were recorded in comparison to control. …”
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Stability of Ternary Drug–Drug–Drug Coamorphous Systems Obtained Through Mechanochemistry by Ilenia D’Abbrunzo, Elisabetta Venier, Francesca Selmin, Irena Škorić, Enrico Bernardo, Giuseppe Procida, Beatrice Perissutti

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study investigates the preparation of coamorphous systems composed entirely of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), namely praziquantel, niclosamide, and mebendazole. …”
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Lentinan Attenuates Damage of the Small Intestinal Mucosa, Liver, and Lung in Mice with Gut-Origin Sepsis by Zhongshen Kuang, Tingting Jin, ChangYi Wu, Yanan Zong, Panpan Yin, WangYu Dong, Xue Lin, WeiYan You, Chenlong Zhang, Lijie Wang, Yongying Liu, Shan Ren, Jiangwen Yin, Hang Xu

“…In conclusion, lentinan inhibits the activity of the NF-κB signaling pathway, thus attenuating injuries of small intestinal mucosa and liver and lung in mice with gut-origin sepsis and reducing the inflammatory response in the process of sepsis.…”
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Knowledge and attitude among Egyptian medical students regarding the role of human papillomavirus vaccine in prevention of oropharyngeal cancer: a questionnaire-based observational... by Mohammed. N. Abdelaziz, Abdullah Hefnawy, Hajer Azzam, Omar Reisha, Omar Hamdy

“…Abstract Squamous cell carcinomas in several anatomical sites are caused by human papillomaviruses (HPV), and oncogenic double-stranded DNA viruses. …”
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An Experimental Investigation on the Relationship between MS Frequency Response and Coal and Gas Outburst by Quanjie Zhu, Qingsong Li, Yu Feng, Xianwei Heng, Shaoquan Li, Tao Yang

“…Based on the variation pattern of acoustic emission (AE) signal in the coal failure process, the experimental characteristics of MS activity and typical signals CGOB were obtained in this study. …”
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Assembly of soil multitrophic community regulates multifunctionality via multifaceted biotic factors in subtropical ecosystems by Chao Chang, En Hu, Xiaofeng Tang, Sisi Ye, Dan Zhao, Zhi Qu, Ming Li

“…High-throughput sequencing was used to examine archaea, bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and invertebrates, while enzyme activity assays were used to assess ecosystem multifunctionality related to nutrient provisioning. …”
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Zingiber striolatum phytochemicals ameliorated hyperglycemia symptoms by modulating gut microbial communities in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Tingting Liu, Xiaodong Ge, Lu Song, Huanhuan Wu, Xue Qian, Bowen Jia, Chao Zhao, Yi Zhuang

“…As a food rich in a variety of active ingredients, Zingiber striolatum (Z. striolatum) exhibits hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects. …”
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اعادة الهندسة الاداریة کمدخل لتمیز مؤسسات المعرفة by د. أمنیة خیر توفیق

“…Different types of knowledgeinstitutions need to re-engineer management , whether they suffer or not fromproblems of re-engineering in knowledge institutions : Service of reengineering ,reengineering process , reengineering ofmanagement systems , reengineering requires management improvementand development especially in the areas of organizational work , process outputs, system , and resources .A set of reengineering approaches that can be reliably applied toknowledge institutions is available from the results of the application of thereengineering approach to knowledge institutions : the transformation ofbusiness units from functional departments to operations teams , transformingjobs from simple tasks to complex work , the focus shifts on performancestandards , rewards and activities to results , Examples of obstacles that arepreventing the re-engineering approach to knowledge. institutions : the existenceof a culture of resistance to change, the lack of clarity of the knowledge        institution's vision , its organizational culture in the process of re-engineering, theuse of non-cadres to lead the process of administrative re-engineering, assigningadministrative re-engineering to retiring individuals , non-discrimination betweenadministrative re-engineering and other change programs, An example of therequirements for : The adequate awareness of the wishes of the beneficiaries ,an analysis of the institution's position and the design of the objectives of change, the belief of the senior management in the importance of change andencouragement of employees and understanding of the process of reengineeringadministrative management .Recommendations of the study : The need to adopt conscious leaders indifferent types of knowledge institutions , providing the necessary budget forapplying administrative reengineering in knowledge institutions , establishing aspecialized unit for reengineering of knowledge institutions , setting a plan for aspecific period of time of different types , especially the leaders in which newskills and knowledge on the reengineering management , monitoring theexperiences and management practices distinct in the field of reengineeringmanagement services facilities to document and benefit from them , increasingdependence needed to support administrative processes of reengineeringmethod of information technology .…”
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Nutrient uptake and rhizosphere microbial community as related to yield advantage in broomcorn millet‒alfalfa intercropping under different row configurations by Shengzhican Li, Ashanjiang Yiminijiang, Ruoxuan Li, Mandi Wu, Mingxiu Long, Peizhi Yang, Shubin He

“…This shows that broomcorn millet-alfalfa intercropping can increase plant nutrient content by adjusting soil nutrients and soil microbial activities, thereby increasing yield. Furthermore, we found that 1P2M was the best ratio of alfalfa-millet intercropping system, which may provide reliable suggestions and selection basis for future agricultural production practices.…”
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