Reproducibility and Consistency of Isolation Protocols for Fibroblasts, Smooth Muscle Cells, and Epithelial Cells from the Human Vagina by Jayson Sueters, Rogier Schipperheijn, Judith Huirne, Theo Smit, Zeliha Guler

“…However, reports on isolation of vaginal cells from biopsies are scarce, and published protocols rarely contain sufficient details. In this study, we aimed to examine protocols for inconsistencies and identify (where possible) the optimal protocol in terms of reproducibility and efficiency for isolation of human vaginal fibroblasts (FBs), epithelial cells (VECs), and smooth muscle cells (SMCs). …”
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Littlewood-Paley characterization for Campanato spaces by Azzeddine El Baraka

“…We give in this paper a characterization of such a type for L2α spaces (and for Morrey-Campanato spaces L2,λ) for any α≥−n2. These spaces contain as spacial cases the well known spaces BMO of John and Nirenberg and its local version bmo.…”
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A Bayes Formula for Nonlinear Filtering with Gaussian and Cox Noise by Vidyadhar Mandrekar, Thilo Meyer-Brandis, Frank Proske

“…A Bayes-type formula is derived for the nonlinear filter where the observation contains both general Gaussian noise as well as Cox noise whose jump intensity depends on the signal. …”
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Tetraphenylglycolide tetrahydrofuran monosolvate by Lubabalo Ndima, Eric Cyriel Hosten, Richard Betz

“…The asymmetric unit contains half the acid-derived molecule. C—H...O contacts connect the constituents of the title compound into a three-dimensional network.…”
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Plasma Diaphanous Related Formin 1 Levels Are Associated with Altered Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case Control Study by Xing Li, Mingyu Liao, Jiaqing Shao, Weixin Li, Liu Shi, Dong Wang, Juan Ni, Qiuyue Shen, Fan Yang, Guiliang Peng, Ling Zhou, Yuling Zhang, Zheng Sun, Hongting Zheng, Min Long

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that plasma DIAPH1 levels were an independent risk factor for PCOS. A model containing DIAPH1, BMI, FBG, and testosterone was constructed to predict the risk of PCOS, with a sensitivity of 92.0% and a specificity of 80.9%. …”
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The influence of phytohormones on the germination of apple pollen in the process of low-temperature storage by A. V. Pavlov, V. G. Verzhuk, M. N. Sitnikov, A. V. Shlyavas

“…Viability of pollen was assessed by germinating it in an artificial nutrient medium containing 10% sucrose and 0.8% agar-agar. Pollen was considered sprouted if its pollen tube in length exceeded the diameter of the pollen grain. …”
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Cardiovascular Protection of Nephropathic Male Patients by Oral Food Supplements by Annalisa Noce, Giulia Marrone, Manuela Di Lauro, Silvia Urciuoli, Anna Pietroboni Zaitseva, Georgia Wilson Jones, Nicola Di Daniele, Annalisa Romani

“…The use of an oral food supplement (OFS) containing natural active compounds from Capsicum annuum L., Garcinia cambogia, Centella asiatica L., artichoke, and Aesculus hippocastanum L. which are virtually devoid from side effects, but rich in antioxidant and antiradical properties, could represent a valid therapeutic adjunct in the clinical management of nephropathic patients. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Effect of the Extracts of the Pods of Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) by Memory Makosa, Simbarashe Sithole, Stanley Mukanganyama

“…In conclusion, the pods of P. thonningii contain phytochemicals with antimicrobial properties. …”
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Facile Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some New Heterocyclic Compounds Incorporating a Biologically Active Sulfamoyl Moiety by Elham S. Darwish

“…A facile and convenient synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds containing a sulfamoyl moiety suitable for use as antimicrobial agents was reported. …”
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Crosstalk between the Ketogenic Diet and Epilepsy: From the Perspective of Gut Microbiota by Yuying Fan, Hua Wang, Xueyan Liu, Junmei Zhang, Gang Liu

“…An example of one such diet is the ketogenic diet (KD), which promotes a diet that contains high levels of fat, adequate levels of protein, and low levels of carbohydrate. …”
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Music Engineering as a Novel Strategy for Enhancing Music Enjoyment in the Cochlear Implant Recipient by Gavriel D. Kohlberg, Dean M. Mancuso, Divya A. Chari, Anil K. Lalwani

“…Compared to the original song, modified versions containing only 1–3 instruments were less enjoyable to the NH listeners but more enjoyable to the CI listeners and the NH listeners with CI simulation. …”
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Positive Solutions to n-Order Fractional Differential Equation with Parameter by Jing-jing Tan, Cong Tan, Xueling Zhou

“…By employing the properties of the sum operators, we investigate the solutions of the n-order fractional differential equations multiple point boundary value problem (in short BVP) with the boundary conditions contains a parameter. We not only obtain the existence and uniqueness of solutions about this BVP but also construct an iterative scheme to approximate the solution which is important for practical application. …”
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Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater: A Review of Sources, Prevalence, Health Risks, and Strategies for Mitigation by Shiv Shankar, Uma Shanker, Shikha

“…Millions of people from different countries are heavily dependent on groundwater containing elevated level of As for drinking purposes. …”
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Carotenoids and carotenes in the fruits of <i>Cucurbita maxima</i>, <i>C. moschata</i> and <i>C. pepo</i> under the conditions of Northwestern Russia by T. M. Piskunova, T. V. Shelenga, P. V. Ozersky, A. E. Solovyeva

“…Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR) contains more than 3,000 accessions of five cultivated Cucurbita spp. and serves as the most important source of source material for developing new cultivars in order to expand the range of functional food products. …”
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Diversity of new Russian bread wheat cultivars according to leaf rust resistance genes by E. I. Gultyaeva, E. L. Shaydayuk, V. V. Veselova, R. E. Smirnova, E. V. Zuev, A. G. Khakimova, O. P. Mitrofanova

“…The studied cultivars did not contain juvenile genes Lr9, Lr24, Lr25, Lr28, Lr29, Lr39, Lr47 or Lr66 and adult plant resistance genes Lr21 and Lr35. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological Association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. V. Okhlobystin, S. A. Alekseyenko, Ye. V. Beloborodova, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, M. V. Chikunova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin

“…For last 50 years there was an significant progress in development of PERT, numerous pancreatin-containing preparations were developed. Treatment of PERT require prescription of capsules, containing pancreatin microparticles protected by enteric coating. …”
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Epoxy-Glass Microballoon Syntactic Foams: Rheological Optimization of the Processing Window by A. V. Ullas, Devendra Kumar, Prasun Kumar Roy

“…The viscosity and dynamic mechanical properties of epoxy formulations containing varying amounts of glass microballoons were established by parallel plate rheometry. …”
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Pressure-Less Liquid-Phase Sintering of Aluminum-Based Materials by Ana Teresa Sucgang, Laurent Cuzacq, Jean-Louis Bobet, Yongfeng Lu, Jean-François Silvain

“…Densification was further enhanced by increasing the compaction pressure from 50 MPa to 100–200 MPa for samples containing 12–20 vol.% AlSi₁₂. The Al-based material compacted at 200 MPa and with 15 vol.% AlSi₁₂ achieved the highest RD of approximately 99%. …”
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Evaluation of Prediction Models for the Capping and Breaking Force of Tablets Using Machine Learning Tools in Wet Granulation Commercial-Scale Pharmaceutical Manufacturing by Sun Ho Kim, Su Hyeon Han, Dong-Wan Seo, Myung Joo Kang

“…<b>Methods</b>: The machine learning-based models were trained on data to predict the CQAs of metformin HCl (MF)-containing tablets using a commercial-scale wet granulation process, and five models were each compared for regression and classification. …”
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Modulation of Human Colostrum Phagocyte Activity by the Glycine-Adsorbed Polyethylene Glycol Microspheres by Paulo Celso Leventi Guimarães, Adenilda Cristina Honorio-França, Cristiane de Castro Pernet Hara, Danny Laura Gomes Fagundes, Silvia Hanna Bilotti Ratto, Eduardo Luzía França

“…Colostrum is a secretion that contains immunologically active components, including immunocompetent cells and glycine, which has anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and cytoprotective effects. …”
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