Hedgehog Pathway Inhibition Hampers Sphere and Holoclone Formation in Rhabdomyosarcoma by Ana Almazán-Moga, Patricia Zarzosa, Isaac Vidal, Carla Molist, Irina Giralt, Natalia Navarro, Aroa Soriano, Miguel F. Segura, Arantza Alfranca, Javier Garcia-Castro, José Sánchez de Toledo, Josep Roma, Soledad Gallego

“…This strategy allowed us to demonstrate the capacity of both aRMS and eRMS cells to form these structures and retain self-renewal capacity. Furthermore, cells contained in spheres and holoclones showed significant Hedgehog pathway induction, the inhibition of which (pharmacologic or genetic) impairs the formation of both holoclones and spheres. …”
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Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor (GR-II) Antagonist Reduces Body Weight Gain in Mice by Tomoko Asagami, Joseph K. Belanoff, Junya Azuma, Christine M. Blasey, Robin D. Clark, Philip S. Tsao

“…Ten-week-old, male, C57BL/6J mice were fed a diet containing 60% fat calories and water supplemented with 11% sucrose for 4 weeks. …”
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Time Series Symbolization Method for the Data Mining K-Means Algorithm by Guisheng Wang

“…After dimensionality reduction, the information retention rate contained in the elevation of the sequence can reach more than 90%, which is very effective for the detection of outliers in low-dimensional sequences.…”
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Genesis 5:24 in Karaite Exegesis: "Sefer maamar Mordekhai" by Piotr Muchowski

“…Another part, containing commentaries on the books of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, was recorded in manuscript C102. …”
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Correlation of Grain Size, Stacking Fault Energy, and Texture in Cu-Al Alloys Deformed under Simulated Rolling Conditions by Ehab A. El-Danaf, Mahmoud S. Soliman, Ayman A. Al-Mutlaq

“…The effect of grain size and stacking fault energy (SFE) on the strain hardening rate behavior under plane strain compression (PSC) is investigated for pure Cu and binary Cu-Al alloys containing 1, 2, 4.7, and 7 wt. % Al. The alloys studied have a wide range of SFE from a low SFE of 4.5 mJm−2 for Cu-7Al to a medium SFE of 78 mJm−2 for pure Cu. …”
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Energetic and genomic potential for hydrogenotrophic, formatotrophic, and acetoclastic methanogenesis in surface-expressed serpentinized fluids of the Samail Ophiolite by Alta E. G. Howells, Alta E. G. Howells, Lilja M. Quinn, Lilja M. Quinn, Miguel G. Silva, Miguel G. Silva, Kylie Akiyama, Kylie Akiyama, Lucas M. Fifer, Lucas M. Fifer, Grayson Boyer, Srishti Kashyap, Kirt Robinson, Kirt Robinson, Jared Broddrick, Everett L. Shock, Tori M. Hoehler

“…Previous work indicates the occurrence of methanogenesis in fluids from the actively serpentinizing Samail Ophiolite in the Sultanate of Oman. While those fluids contain abundant H2 to fuel hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis (CO2 + 4H2 ➔ CH4 + 2H2O), the concentration of CO2 is very low due to the hyperalkalinity (> pH 11) and geochemistry of the fluids. …”
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES AND SELECTED OECD COUNTRIES (2010 - 2019) OF THE EFFECT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON NON-PERFORMING LOAN by Ercan Özen, Ajshe Komoni, Fisnik Morina, Simon Grıma, İbish Mazreku

“…Macroeconomic factors that explain the NPLs contain very important information for banks as well as for a country and studies in this regard, which compare developing countries and already developed ones have received little attention. …”
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The Impact of Polyethylene Glycol-Modified Chitosan Scaffolds on the Proliferation and Differentiation of Osteoblasts by Wei-Bor Tsai, Ibrahim Nasser Ahmed

“…The PEG was mixed at different ratios (0, 10, and 20 wt%) with modified chitosan in 96-well tissue culture polystyrene plates to prepare CHI-100, CHI-90, and CHI-80 scaffolds. PEG-containing scaffolds exhibited bigger pore size and higher water content compared to unmodified chitosan scaffolds. …”
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C-Lobe of Lactoferrin: The Whole Story of the Half-Molecule by Sujata Sharma, Mau Sinha, Sanket Kaushik, Punit Kaur, Tej P. Singh

“…Lactoferrin consists of two equal halves, designated as N-lobe and C-lobe, each of which contains one iron-binding site. While the N-lobe of lactoferrin has been extensively studied and is known for its enhanced antimicrobial effect, the C-lobe of lactoferrin mediates various therapeutic functions which are still being discovered. …”
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Intrastromal autologous implantation of adipose derived adult stem cells for the management of established corneal scars by Jorge L. Alio del Barrio, Alberto Parafita-Fernandez, Daniel Gomez Plaza, Maria Eugenia Fernandez, Jorge L. Alio

“…Observations: ADASC were isolated by elective liposuction, and a solution composed of 3x106 ADASC contained in 1mL saline was used to soak a corneal intrastromal pocket created with femtosecond laser at mid-depth. …”
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Effects of Recycled Expanded Polystyrene Beads on the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Cement-Stabilized Compressed Earth Bricks by Géraldine Gouafo Kougoum, Ulrich Giresse Defo Tatchum, Bernard Morino Ganou Koungang, Dieunedort Ndapeu, René Tchinda

“…Samples with 0.5% EPS and 8% cement offered better physical and mechanical performance. Samples containing EPS had relatively low water absorption, which would contribute to good durability. …”
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Comparison of microstructures and magnetic properties of Tb-Pr-Cu-Al and Tb-Nd-Cu-Al grain boundary diffused Nd-Fe-B magnets by Zixiang Mo, Qingzheng Jiang, Mengping Kan, Jianming Li, Hang Wang

“…Low melting alloys containing heavy rare earth element Tb have been widely used for grain boundary diffusion (GBD) to increase the coercivity (Hcj) of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets. …”
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DEVICE FOR CALIBRATION OF THE PRESSURE SENSOR OF GRANULAR BULK MATERIALS by A. Zhdanov, V. Petrov, Y. Misko

“…According to the plan for the implementation of the scientific and technical work "Experimental and theoretical studies of the influence of the roll of a vertical deep container on the distribution of horizontal pressure of granular bulk material on the walls of the container" (DR No. 0121U112518), which is being carried out at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of ODABA, for further research on the pressure distribution of bulk material, a pneumatic measuring system for measuring pressure of granular material on the vertical walls of storage models was developed. …”
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Carbon Nanomaterials in the Treatment of Infectious Bone Defects and Wound Scars after Wushu Fractures by Shenghui Wei, Lei Zou, Xu Hu, Qiuming Li

“…In this paper, carbon nanofibers containing doxycycline, a small molecule protease inhibitor, were prepared by simple blending. …”
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In vitro sperm generation from immature mouse testicular tissue using plasma rich in growth factors by Seyyed Amir Moradian, Mansoureh Movahedin

“…Abstract Background Culture medium enriched with Knockout serum replacement (KSR) can produce in vitro mouse sperm, but it is inefficient, strain-specific and contains bovine products, which limits its use in the human clinic. …”
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Blood Glucose Lowering Efficacy of Strawberry Extracts Rich in Ellagitannins with Different Degree of Polymerization in Rats by Juśkiewicz Jerzy, Jurgonski Adam, Kołodziejczyk Krzysztof, Kosmala Monika, Milala Joanna, Zduńczyk Zenon, Fotschki Bartosz, Żary-Sikorska Ewa

“…The experiment 1 comprised three oral sugar tolerance tests, GTT (with glucose; to examine monosaccharide transport across epithelium), SuTT (with sucrose; to examine the activity of mucosal disaccharidase) and StTT (with starch; to examine the action of salivary alpha-amylase, and then of pancreatic amylase in the small intestine as well as all the aforementioned mechanisms), while in the experiment 2 the healthy and pre-diabetic rats were subjected to 1-h small intestine perfusion with fluids containing glucose or sucrose. Considering the shape of blood glucose concentration curve following GTT and SuTT, as well as changes in glycaemia and mucosal disaccharidases activity observed within and after small intestine perfusion, the ETM (vs. …”
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A characterisation of higher torsion classes by Jenny August, Johanne Haugland, Karin M. Jacobsen, Sondre Kvamme, Yann Palu, Hipolito Treffinger

“…Let $\mathcal {A}$ be an abelian length category containing a d-cluster tilting subcategory $\mathcal {M}$ . …”
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Disturbed levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants and malondialdehyde among makeup users by Sameer Mohammed Yaseen, Hussein Adil Abid, Mudhar Abdul-Wahab Al-Obaidi

“… Makeup products contain heavy metals in variable amounts. Oxidative stress, damage, and aging could happen due to exposure to heavy metals. …”
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Processing of Red Ginger Powder Drink to Improve the Immune System During the Covid-19 Pandemic by Hasni Yaturramadhan, Anwar Syahdat

“…The body's immune system is important for maintained in this covid-19 era, in addition to consuming adequate nutrition, regular rest, supplements that contain lots of vitamin C and good sources of antioxidants for consumption. …”
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Best Proximity Point Results for Modified --Proximal Rational Contractions by N. Hussain, M. A. Kutbi, P. Salimi

“…Several interesting consequences of our obtained results are presented in the form of new fixed point theorems which contain famous Banach's contraction principle and some of its generalizations as special cases. …”
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