A Rare Case of Intermittent Claudication Associated with Impaired Arterial Vasodilation by J. J. Posthuma, K. D. Reesink, M. Schütten, C. Ghossein, M. E. Spaanderman, H. ten Cate, G. Schep

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Does Repeated Ticking Maintain Tic Behavior? An Experimental Study of Eye Blinking in Healthy Individuals by Daniel J. V. Beetsma, Marcel A. van den Hout, Iris M. Engelhard, Marleen M. Rijkeboer, Danielle C. Cath

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Metastatic Insulinoma in a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Noormuhammad Oosman Abbasakoor, Marie Louise Healy, Donal O'Shea, Donal Maguire, Cian Muldoon, Kieran Sheahan, Dermot O'Toole

“…The biochemical profile revealed features typical of insulinoma, and CT and endosonography confirmed a pancreatic tumor with large volume right-sided liver metastases (biopsy confirming a neuroendocrine tumor). …”
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Analgesic Quality Improvement in Paravertebral Blocks for Pediatric Nuss Procedure: An Exploratory Report on the Effects of Perineural Combined Glucocorticoids by Donham RN, Jin E, Caty MG, Thomas DA, Yuan C, Hollingsworth K, Zhang X, Yanez ND, Li J

“…Rebecca N Donham,1,* Evan Jin,2,* Michael G Caty,3 Donna-Ann Thomas,2 Claire Yuan,4 Kamren Hollingsworth,2 Xuewei Zhang,2 N David Yanez,5 Jinlei Li2,* 1Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, AL, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; 3Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; 4Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; 5Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jinlei Li, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 20 York Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA, Tel +1 (475) 434-4038, Email jinlei.li@yale.eduPurpose: Pectus excavatum repair using the Nuss procedure is associated with significant postoperative opioid consumption even in the presence of a continuous thoracic paravertebral block.Patients and Methods: A CQI project was initiated by adding combined glucocorticoids as perineural adjuvants to continuous thoracic paravertebral block. …”
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MT2A promotes angiogenesis in chronically ischemic brains through a copper–mitochondria regulatory mechanism by Ni Mo, Chuyang Tai, Yang Yang, Cong Ling, Baoyu Zhang, Lei Wei, Cian Yao, Hui Wang, Chuan Chen

“…Abstract Background Approximately half of patients with chronic ischemic cerebrovascular disease (CICD) exhibit poor revascularization. Metallothionein 2 A (MT2A) has a high affinity for metal ions and is potentially capable of chelating toxic copper ions to alleviate the impairment of angiogenesis. …”
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An experimental investigation into malachite green degradation using highly active NiFe2O4/Bi4O5I2 photocatalyst under visible light by Woon Xuet-Wei, Lam Sze-Mun, Mohamed Abdul Rahman, Zeng Honghu

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High-Sensitive C-Reactive Protein Levels in a Group of Syrian University Male Students and Its Associations with Smoking, Physical Activity, Anthropometric Measurements, and Some Hematologic Inflammation Biomarkers by Wafika Zarzour, Nada Dehneh, Mazen Rajab

“…Participants’ anthropometric characteristics; alcohol drinking, smoking, and physical activity habits; parents medical history; and some inflammatory biomarkers were inspected for their associations with hsCRP. …”
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Off-the-shelf CAR-NK cells targeting immunogenic cell death marker ERp57 execute robust antitumor activity and have a synergistic effect with ICD inducer oxaliplatin by Jichao Sun, Dinglan Wu, Liuhai Zheng, Huifang Wang, Jihao Zhou, Guangwei Shi, Jingbo Ma, Yuke Jiang, Zhiyu Dong, Jiexuan Li, Yuan-Qiao He, Chengchao Xu, Zhijie Li, Jigang Wang

“…Background Chimeric antigen receptor natural killer (CAR-NK) therapy holds great promise for treating hematologic tumors, but its efficacy in solid tumors is limited owing to the lack of suitable targets and poor infiltration of engineered NK cells. …”
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Design, synthesis, SAR and ADMET analyses of the novel class of synthetic 7-amino[1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-6-carboxylate derivatives with vasorelaxant activity by Anatolii Varenyk, Roman Vydzhak, Svitlana Panchishin, Irina Ivanova, Victor Zhirnov, Volodymyr Brovarets

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Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity of Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) Complexes of N-Thiophenoyl-N′-Phenylthiocarbohydrazide by M. Yadav, Debasis Behera

“…Thus, H2TPTH acts as a binegative tetradentate ligand. H2 TPTH and its metal complexes have been screened against several bacteria and fungi.…”
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Silver Trimolybdate (Ag2Mo3O10.2H2O) Nanorods: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photo-Induced Antibacterial Activity under Visible-Light Irradiation by Maria Karollyna do Nascimento Silva Leandro, João Victor Barbosa Moura, Ana Carolina Justino de Araújo, Priscilla Ramos Freitas, Cicera Laura Roque Paulo, Amanda Karine de Sousa, Janaina Esmeraldo Rocha, Lívia Maria Garcia Leandro, Rakel Olinda Macedo da Silva, Clenilton Costa dos Santos, Jaime Ribeiro-Filho, Cleânio da Luz Lima, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Zahra Seifi, Bonglee Kim, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho

“…The direct antibacterial activity was evaluated using the microdilution method to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). …”
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SP-1-activated LINC01016 overexpression promotes gastric cancer invasion and metastasis through inhibiting EIF4A3-mediated MMP9 mRNA decay by Ying Sun, Hui Zhang, Duan-bo Shi, Peng Gao

“…Furthermore, we found that LINC01016 is activated by transcriptional factor SP-1 and contributes to the overt promotion of cell migratory ability. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activities of 1H-Imidazo [5, 6-f] [1,10] Phenanthroline-2(3H)-Thione and Its Ni(II) and Cu(II) Complexes by Radiet Anbessie Tirkeso, Tilahun Wubalem Tsega, Gebru G/Tsadik Amdemichael

“…Heterocycles are known by their broad spectrum of biological activities, so a search for a new drug from heterocycles can elevate the chance of success. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of loaded self-managed exercises and physical activity in people with patellofemoral pain: understanding the feasibility of delivering a multicentred randomised controlled trial, a UK qualitative study by Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Phillipa Logan, Marcus Bateman, Benjamin E Smith, Fiona Moffatt, Paul Hendrick, James Selfe, Toby O Smith

“…Objectives There is an emergent body of evidence supporting exercise therapy and physical activity in the management of musculoskeletal pain. …”
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Do final-year medical students in Scotland have the knowledge and confidence to deliver the physical activity guidelines? A cross-sectional online survey to evaluate changes over a decade by Gemma C Ryde, Isabelle Schlegel

“…Objectives This study assessed knowledge of physical activity (PA) guidelines and confidence to deliver PA advice, across current final-year medical students in Scotland. …”
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Anti-diabetic potential of apigenin, luteolin, and baicalein via partially activating PI3K/Akt/Glut-4 signaling pathways in insulin-resistant HepG2 cells by Lingchao Miao, Haolin Zhang, Meng Sam Cheong, Ruting Zhong, Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Miguel A. Prieto, Ka-Wing Cheng, Mingfu Wang, Hui Cao, Shaoping Nie, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Wai San Cheang, Jianbo Xiao

“…Dietary flavonoids are abundant in natural plants and possess multiple pharmacological and nutritional activities. In this study, apigenin, luteolin, and baicalein were chosen to evaluate their anti-diabetic effect in high-glucose and dexamethasone induced insulin-resistant (IR) HepG2 cells. …”
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Multiple low-dose radiation ameliorates type-2 diabetes mellitus via gut microbiota modulation to activate TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway by Lijing Qin, Rongrong Liu, Zhen Jia, Weiqiang Xu, Li Wang, Hongyuan Tian, Xinru Lian, Wen Li, Yali Qi, Huan He, Zhicheng Wang

“…Low dose radiation (LDR) has been proved to activate various protective bioeffects on diabetes. …”
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A Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship and Molecular Modeling Study on a Series of Heteroaryl- and Heterocyclyl-Substituted Imidazo[1,2-a]Pyridine Derivatives Acting as Acid Pump Antagonists by Neeraj Agarwal, Anubha Bajpai, Satya P. Gupta

“…A quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) and molecular docking study has been performed on a series of heteroaryl- and heterocyclyl-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives acting as acid pump antagonists in order to have a better understanding of the mechanism of H+/K+-ATPase inhibition. …”
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Detection and Classification of Teacher-Rated Children’s Activity Levels Using Millimeter-Wave Radar and Machine Learning: A Pilot Study in a Real Primary School Environment by Tianyi Wang, Takuya Sakamoto, Yu Oshima, Itsuki Iwata, Masaya Kato, Haruto Kobayashi, Manabu Wakuta, Masako Myowa, Tokomo Nishimura, Atsushi Senju

“…Results indicate the successful detection of restlessness using millimeter-wave radar, demonstrating its potential to capture nuanced body movements in a privacy-protected manner. …”
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Does Participation in Group Music Activities and Pro-Social Behavior Among College Students Have an Association?... by Haohao Yang, Siqin Wang, Xiaolong Chen, Hongfeng Zhang, Cora Un In Wong

Subjects: “…group music activities…”
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