A Calcium Enterolith in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease and Its In Vitro Dissolubility in Citric Acid by Masaya Iwamuro, Haruo Urata, Sakiko Hiraoka, Masayasu Ohmori, Yoshitaka Kondo, Yoshiro Kawahara, Hiroyuki Okada

“…The amount of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate decreased after they were immersed in a citric acid solution, suggesting a potential contribution of acidic aqueous solution to elute inorganic substances contained in calcified enteroliths. This is the first study to investigate the in vitro dissolubility of calcified enteroliths induced by citric acid solution.…”
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Epithelial stem cells from human small bronchi offer a potential for therapy of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisResearch in context by Zeyu Liu, Qi Zheng, Zhoubin Li, Moli Huang, Cheng Zhong, Ruize Yu, Rong Jiang, Haotian Dai, Jingyuan Zhang, Xiaohua Gu, Yongle Xu, Chunwei Li, Shan Shan, Feng Xu, Yue Hong, Tao Ren

“…Interpretation: Epithelia of small bronchi in IPF contain functional and expandable basal stem cells, which exert therapeutic benefits via bronchoscopic implantation. …”
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Multianalysis Characterization of Mineralogical Properties of Copper-Lead-Zinc Mixed Ores and Implications for Comprehensive Recovery by Qian Zhang, Shuming Wen, Qicheng Feng, Song Zhang, Wenlin Nie

“…The results show that the raw ore contained 0.53% Cu, 1.29% Pb, and 0.54% Zn; the oxidation rates of copper, lead, and zinc were 40.21%, 79.31%, and 84.83%, respectively. …”
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Feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of a two-week low-level laser acupuncture therapy for shoulder and neck pain in office workers: Protocol for a pilot, single-blind, double-arme... by Carol Chunfeng Wang, Lisa Whitehead, Travis Cruickshank, Johnny Lo, Jianhong Cecilia Xia, Jun Wen

“…Each of the two study groups will contain 35 participants: the intervention group will receive LLLA from a licensed acupuncturist at the researchers' university clinic (10-20 min/session, 3 sessions/week) for two weeks; the control group will receive usual care without painkillers. …”
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Effect of expansive agent on temperature and deformation of concrete under simulated actual construction condition by Ming Li, Ang Su, Hua Li, Yujiang Wang, Qian Tian

“…For the concrete containing EA under the entity variable temperature, the extension of setting time and the increase of molding temperature reduce the shrinkage compensation ability of EA, the average expansion deformation rate of concrete in the temperature rise stage is reduced, and the average shrinkage deformation rate of concrete in the temperature drop stage is increased. …”
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Stock Plant Production and Management Basics for Small Greenhouse Businesses by James L. Gibson, Christopher B. Cerveny

“…Poor stock plant management leads to poor quality cuttings. This document contains information that provides some basic guidelines for successful stock plant management and stem cutting production. …”
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Cancer Cell Adhesion and Metastasis: Selectins, Integrins, and the Inhibitory Potential of Heparins by Gerd Bendas, Lubor Borsig

“…Preclinical studies confirm that heparin possesses antimetastatic activities that lead to attenuation of metastasis in various animal models. Heparin contains several biological activities that may affect several steps in metastatic cascade. …”
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L’utilisation des tournures antiques et bibliques dans Salammbô by Walid Ezzine

“…Salammbo’s prayer helps to at least partially clarify this approach. The Metamorphoses contain, in fact, a model of a prayer of classical antiquity. …”
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Accumulation of chemical elements in the roots of <I>Euphorbia fischeriana</I> Steudel in the Shilka river basin (Transbaikal region) by V. P. Makarov

“…Euphorbia fischeriana Steudel is used in traditional and herbal medicine in Russia and China. Its roots contain 241 chemical components, but there is not enough knowledge about the plant’s elemental composition. …”
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The Relevance and Potential Role of Orbital Fat in Inflammatory Orbital Diseases: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment by Prince Dadson, Peter Ngum, Luis Eduardo Juarez-Orozco, Michael Ntodie, Piotr Loba

“…Abstract The orbit is an important structure within the skull that houses the eye, optic nerve, and extraocular muscles. It also contains adipose/fat tissue, which provides a protective cushion for these components. …”
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Robust watermarking algorithm for medical images based on accelerated‐KAZE discrete cosine transform by Dekai Li, Yen‐wei Chen, Jingbing Li, Lei Cao, Uzair Aslam Bhatti, Pengju Zhang

“…A medical image watermarking algorithm based on an accelerated‐KAZE discrete cosine transform (AKAZE‐DCT) is proposed to address the poor robustness of medical image watermarking algorithms to geometric attacks, which leads to low security of the information contained in medical images. First, the AKAZE‐DCT algorithm is used to extract the feature vector of the medical image and then combined with the perceptual hashing technique to obtain the feature sequence of the medical image; then, the watermarking image is encrypted with logistic chaos dislocation to get the encrypted watermarking image, which ensures the security of the watermarking information; finally, the watermarking is embedded and extracted with the zero‐watermarking technique. …”
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Comparison of in vivo and in vitro preimplantation embryo development in OXYS and WAG rats by V. V. Kozhevnikova, T. N. Igonina, E. Yu.  Brusentsev, V. I. Mokrousova, E. A.  Kizilova, I. N. Rozhkova, V. A. Naprimerov, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…This study reports that in vivo derived blastocysts of OXYS rats contain fewer cells on day 5 of their development than in vivo derived blastocysts of WAG rats. …”
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Typical Properties of Beverages with Different Ethanol Content: A Comparative Analysis by Igor P. Lutkov, Dmitry V. Yermolin

“…Non-alcoholic beer and wine are in great demand. Some of them contain carbon dioxide. Dealcoholization makes it possible to obtain high-quality drinks, but changes in flavor and taste are unavoidable. …”
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Inactivation of foot and mouth disease virus for vaccine production by D. V. Mikhalishin, V. V. Mikhalishin, Y. М. Gochmuradov, Yu. S. El’kina

“…It was established that IC50 for purified and non-purified virus-containing suspensions was identical (0.0045%), and its safety after 12 h of inactivation was one TCID50 per 109–1011 L of the virus containing suspension. …”
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Integral Roles of Specific Proteoglycans in Hair Growth and Hair Loss: Mechanisms behind the Bioactivity of Proteoglycan Replacement Therapy with Nourkrin® with Marilex® in Pattern... by Jan Wadstein, Erling Thom, Aida Gadzhigoroeva

“…To address FHG and PFA, a proteoglycan replacement therapy (PRT) program using oral administration of a marine-derived extract (Nourkrin® with Marilex®, produced by Pharma Medico Aps, Aarhus, Denmark) containing specific proteoglycans has been developed. …”
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INHIBITION OF CALCIUM OXALATE CRYSTALLIZATION CAUSING KIDNEY STONES IN VITRO BY AN EXTRACT OF Bluméa balsamifera by Nguyen Pham Tuan, Bang Hong Lam, Nguyen Pham Tu, Le Thao Nguyen, Tran Duc Tai

“…Bluméa balsamifera extract contains bioactive compounds including alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, tannins, and phenol. …”
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PEG-PLGA nanoparticles deposited in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia by Tinatini Tchatchiashvili, Helena Duering, Lisa Mueller-Boetticher, Christian Grune, Dagmar Fischer, Mathias W. Pletz, Oliwia Makarewicz

“…In our prior research, polymer nanoparticles (NPs) containing tobramycin displayed robust antibacterial efficacy against biofilm-embedded Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Burkholderia cenocepacia (B. cenocepacia) cells, critical pathogens in cystic fibrosis. …”
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Single-cell analysis identified key macrophage subpopulations associated with atherosclerosis by Zhao Zhenzhen, Qin Yuelong, Wu Rui, Li Wenwu, Dong Yujiang

“…Atherosclerosis is a lipid-driven inflammatory disease characterized by plaque formation in major arteries. These plaques contain lipid-rich macrophages that accumulate through monocyte recruitment, local macrophage differentiation, and proliferation.…”
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Commercially important fish biodiversity of Hail Haor with physicochemical properties and planktonic composition by Md. Monjurul Hasan, Md. Mehedi Hasan Pramanik, Md. Mozzammel Hoque, Rumana Yasmin, Ehsanul Karim, Md. Anisur Rahman, Yahia Mahmud

“…The findings revealed the presence of 41 taxa, 35 of which were Phytoplankton and 6 were Zooplankton. Hail Haor likely contains high nutrient concentrations because there are more phytoplankton species than zooplankton groups. …”
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The Mapping of Usrah Rabbani KIAS Module and Its Importance In Strengthening Students' Self-Identity by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Mujiburrahman Muhammad Saleh, Nur Shahidah Ab Hamid, Khairol Mokhtar, Siti Nur Fatin Jaafar

“…Based on the method of textual analysis, this study found that the Usrah Rabbani curriculum contains 91 Nas al-Quran discourses, 23 hadith topics, 16 Islamic History topics and 11 Islamic thought topics. …”
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