The Comparison and Correlation of Serum Levels of Insulin and Na+/ K+ Atpase In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) And Non-Diabetes Mellitus Individuals by Karar Kazem Mohammed, Ahmed Ghazi Sabbar, Haider Hafid Hmeash

“…Diabetes mellitus can cause damage to multiple organ systems, leading to the development of severe and life-threatening health issues, due to decreased insulin secretion, resistance to peripheral insulin effects, or both. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation in Patients with Linear Morphea Treated with Methotrexate and High-Dose Corticosteroid by Mohammad Shahidi-Dadras, Fahimeh Abdollahimajd, Razieh Jahangard, Ali Javinani, Amir Ashraf-Ganjouei, Parviz Toossi

“…The effectiveness of the treatment was evaluated by MRI, modified LS skin severity index (mLoSSI), and localized scleroderma damage index (LoSDI). Results. All parameters of mLoSSI and LoSDI including erythema, skin thickness, new lesion/lesion extension, dermal atrophy, subcutaneous atrophy, and dyspigmentation were also noticeably improved after treatment. …”
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Low hydrostatic pressure promotes functional homeostasis of nucleus pulposus cells through the TRPV4/CRT/FA complex axis by Junxian Hu, Junxian Hu, Yibo Zhu, Yibo Zhu, Zeyu Pang, Zeyu Pang, Xiaoxiao Li, Xiaoxiao Li, Huilin Zhang, Huilin Zhang, Xiangwei Li, Xiangwei Li, Yongjian Gao, Yongjian Gao, Yiyang Wang, Yiyang Wang, Pei Li, Pei Li, Qiang Zhou, Qiang Zhou

“…Furthermore, overexpression of CRT enhanced the ability of NP cells to resist partial functional damage caused by high hydrostatic pressure. Taken together, our findings suggested that low hydrostatic pressure enhanced NP cell function by regulating the TRPV4/CRT/FA complex signaling axis.…”
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Ephedra alte (Joint Pine): An Invasive, Problematic Weedy Species in Forestry and Fruit Tree Orchards in Jordan by Jamal R. Qasem

“…However, E. alte did not climb all plant species, indicating a host preference range. Damaged fruit trees included Amygdalus communis, Citrus aurantifolia, Ficus carica, Olea europaea, Opuntia ficus-indica, and Punica granatum. …”
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Arterial Hypertension and Interleukins: Potential Therapeutic Target or Future Diagnostic Marker? by Daniela Maria Tanase, Evelina Maria Gosav, Smaranda Radu, Anca Ouatu, Ciprian Rezus, Manuela Ciocoiu, Claudia Florida Costea, Mariana Floria

“…Increased serum level of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17, IL-23, TGFβ, and TNFα in hypertensive patients has been associated with either increased blood pressure values and/or end-organ damage. Moreover, some cytokines (i.e., IL-6) seem to determine a hypertensive response to angiotensin II, regardless of blood pressure values. …”
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Influences of Different Factors and Sensitivity Analysis of Permeability of Gassy Coal by Bo Li, Yong Yuan, Yunpei Liang, Zhenghan Qin

“…Seepage tests were conducted on gassy coal using a seepage test system for damaged coal and rock mass under various conditions of axial pressure, confining pressure, and gas pressure. …”
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Small Surface Fatigue Crack Behaviors of Cr-Mo Steel AISI4137 by Seung-Hoon Nahm, Sang-Koo Jeon, Dong-Kyun Kim, Min-Soo Suh, Chang-Min Suh

“…Costs are increasing due to the addition of alloying elements such as V, W, and Mo to prevent damage to Cr-Mo steel for fastening bolts, but field tests have shown that it is not an appropriate solution for improving physical properties through heat treatment. …”
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Ultrasound diagnostics of traumatic pancreatitis at combined trauma by O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. Ya. Dubrov, D. A. Kosolapov, V. M. Abuchina

“…Traumatic pancreatitis in patients with combined trauma develops both due to direct damage of the pancreas, and as a result of developing multiorgan failure. …”
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Impact of Pretreatment and Drying Factors on Chemical and Biochemical Attributes of Moroccan Thompson Seedless Grapes by Abdelhakim Boudboud, Mohamed Ben Aziz, Hassan Hajjaj, Lhoussain Hajji, Bruno de Meulenaer, Hamid Mazouz

“…Drying is a common technique in the agrifood industry, but insufficient control in the drying process can result in changes to the fruit’s appearance due to physiological damage during processing. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of pretreatment and drying process parameters on Moroccan raisins’ quality and safety. …”
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Learning-based locomotion control fusing multimodal perception for a bipedal humanoid robot by Chao Ji, Diyuan Liu, Wei Gao, Shiwu Zhang

“…Excessive collisions can damage the biped robot hardware, and more critically, the absence of multimodal input, such as vision, limits the robot’s ability to perceive environmental context and adjust its gait trajectory promptly. …”
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Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia Is Associated with Achilles Tendon Rupture through Disrupting the Normal Functions of Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cells by Jingjing Liang, Biao Chen, Yanmei Li, Daibang Nie, Changbin Lei, Qing Yang, Yiqin Zhou, Shenglong Li, Shuaizhi Chen, Bin Li, Lin Shu, Liaobin Chen, Wang Wang

“…Emerging clinical findings has evidenced remarkable tendon damage in individuals with longstanding asymptomatic hyperuricemia, yet the impact of hyperuricemia on tendon homeostasis and associated repercussions is largely unknown. …”
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Is <i>Punica granatum</i> Efficient Against Sepsis? A Comparative Study of Amifostine Versus Pomegranate by Kazim Sahin, Sena Sahin Aktura, Ilkay Bahceci, Tolga Mercantepe, Levent Tumkaya, Atilla Topcu, Filiz Mercantepe, Omer Faruk Duran, Huseyin Avni Uydu, Zihni Acar Yazici

“…Sepsis is a clinical condition causing tissue damage as a result of infection and an exaggerated immune response. …”
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The Effect of Crank Length Changes from Cycling Rehabilitation on Muscle Behaviors by Lu Zongxing, You Shengxian, Wei Xiangwen, Chen Xiaohui, Jia Chao

“…Pedaling is an effective exercise for lower extremity rehabilitation, but incorrect technique may cause further damage. To some extent, previous experiments have been susceptible to bias in the sample recruited for the study. …”
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Investigating the impact of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes exposure on enzymatic activities and histopathological variations in Swiss albino mice by Iqra Nasim, Nadia Ghani, Rab Nawaz, Emilio Mateev, Yousef A. Bin Jardan

“…Male mice exposed to MWCNT-NP showed substantial histological damage in the relevant organs as well as elevated enzyme activity levels. …”
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Experimental Research on Mechanical Property and Environmental Safety of an Industrial Residue Waste Subgrade Material by Yangpeng Zhang, Jianping Xiong, Qinglin Li, Jiuhui Cui

“…The shear strength parameters and the anti-damage mechanism are also discussed; research results show that the friction of SOF mostly contributes to shear strength under high stress conditions, while its cohesion tends to play a more important role under low stress conditions. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Obstructive Nephropathy by Jonathan S Chávez-Iñiguez, Goretty J Navarro-Gallardo, Ramón Medina-González, Luz Alcantar-Vallin, Guillermo García-García

“…The obstruction in the urinary tract has a profound impact on kidney function due to damage produced by ischemic and inflammatory factors that have been associated with intense fibrosis. …”
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Variations on Reservoir Parameters of Oil Shale Deposits under Periodic Freeze-Thaw Cycles: Laboratory Tests by Rui-heng Li, Zhong-guang Sun, Jiang-fu He, Zhi-wei Liao, Lei Li, Fang Qian

“…In order to investigate the damage and deterioration characteristics of oil shale samples after various periodic freeze-thaw cycles, the oil shale samples were periodically frozen and thawed as many as 48 times, after which the sample mass, stress-strain, freeze-thaw coefficient, uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus, and longitudinal wave velocity of the oil shale samples were separately measured. …”
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Canagliflozin attenuates kidney injury, gut-derived toxins, and gut microbiota imbalance in high-salt diet-fed Dahl salt-sensitive rats by Lili He, Qingjuan Zuo, Sai Ma, Guorui Zhang, Zhongli Wang, Tingting Zhang, Jianlong Zhai, Yifang Guo

“…This study employed 16S rRNA sequencing technology and liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS)-based metabolic profiling combined with advanced differential and association analyses to investigate the correlation between the microbiome and the metabolome in male DSS rats.Results A high-salt diet disrupted the balance of the intestinal flora and increased toxic metabolites (methyhistidines, creatinine, homocitrulline, and indoxyl sulfate), resulting in severe kidney damage. Canagliflozin contributed to reconstructing the intestinal flora of DSS rats by significantly increasing the abundance of Corynebacterium spp., Bifidobacterium spp., Facklamia spp., Lactobacillus spp., Ruminococcus spp., Blautia spp., Coprococcus spp., and Allobaculum spp. …”
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Elevation of natural vulnerability in the karst aquifers (case study: karst aquifers of Sheshpier and Borgan, Fars province) by Mehdi kashefi, mojgan entezari, maryam Jafari Aghdam

“…In the end, the region in terms of damage in five levels was classified in very high, high, low, low and very. …”
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Optimization of Indirect Fracturing Process Parameters Based on Mechanical Properties of Fractured and Low-Permeability Coal by Wenfeng Yuan, Xigui Zheng, Niaz Muhammad Shahani

“…The above results were applied in the Zhaozhuang mine of Qinshui Basin by optimizing Dop = 1 m and iw = 8 m3/min, so that CBM production has been greatly increased. …”
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