Impaired Mitophagy: A New Potential Mechanism of Human Chronic Atrial Fibrillation by Shuang Zhou, Weiran Dai, Guoqiang Zhong, Zhiyuan Jiang

“…Dual immunofluorescent stainings revealed that mitophagy defect in atrial myocytes of patients with AF resulted from dysfunction in the process of delivery of mitochondria into autophagosomes. For the first time, impaired mitophagy, during the phagocytosis of mitochondria, is associated with human chronic AF. …”
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Utilization of Obstetric Analgesia for Labor Pain Management and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional S... by Rediet Gido, Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Abera Kenay Tura

“…All obstetric care providers working in labor and delivery units in public hospitals in Addis Ababa were included. …”
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Release of siRNA from Liposomes Induced by Curcumin by Kazuyo Fujita, Yoshie Hiramatsu, Hideki Minematsu, Masaharu Somiya, Shun’ichi Kuroda, Masaharu Seno, Shuji Hinuma

“…Liposomes are a potential carrier of small interfering RNA (siRNA) for drug delivery systems (DDS). In this study, we searched for a molecule capable of controlling the release of siRNA from a certain type of liposomes and found that curcumin could induce the release of siRNA from the liposomes encapsulating siRNA within 30 min. …”
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Acute Putrescine Supplementation with Schwann Cell Implantation Improves Sensory and Serotonergic Axon Growth and Functional Recovery in Spinal Cord Injured Rats by J. Bryan Iorgulescu, Samik P. Patel, Jack Louro, Christian M. Andrade, Andre R. Sanchez, Damien D. Pearse

“…In the current study we investigated whether the concurrent delivery of the polyamine putrescine, started either 30 min or 1 week after SCI, could enhance the efficacy of SCs when implanted subacutely (1 week after injury) into the contused rat spinal cord. …”
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Unleashing the potential of extracellular vesicles for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease therapy by George Chigozie Njoku, Cathal Patrick Forkan, Fumie Mitani Soltysik, Peter Lindberg Nejsum, Flemming Pociot, Reza Yarani

“…EVs are nano-sized vesicles that are non-replicating and carry bioactive molecules that modulate immune responses, promote tissue repair, can facilitate drug delivery and, therefore, hold great therapeutic promise. …”
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Effect of Gelatin/Xanthan Gum Ratios on Jackfruit Leaf Extract Nanoemulsion Gel Stability and Properties by Haswani Maisarah Mustafa, Nor Amaiza Mohd. Amin, Rabitah Zakaria, Mohd. Shamsul Anuar, Azhari Samsu Baharuddin

“…Furthermore, all stable nanoemulsion gels demonstrated shear thinning behavior, and the highest amount of XAN ratio blends at 2.0% (MA) enhanced the viscosity of the nanoemulsion by fine tuning the rheological characteristics of the targeted gelled nanoemulsion suitable for future topical drug delivery application.…”
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A model of competing saturable kinetic processes with application to thepharmacokinetics of the anticancer drug paclitaxel by Rebeccah E. Marsh, Jack A. Tuszyński, Michael Sawyer, Kenneth J. E. Vos

“…The longer the infusion time the better the drug delivery to the tumor compartment is a clinical recommendation we propose.…”
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Hysterectomy Sparing Management of Uterine Necrosis following Uterine Artery Embolization for Postpartum Hemorrhage by Myriam Chlela, Josette Dawkins, Gregory Lewis

“…This is the case of a 30-year-old patient who had a cesarean section delivery and subsequently developed PPH due to uterine atony. …”
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Soft Tissue Stability around Single Implants Inserted to Replace Maxillary Lateral Incisors: A 3D Evaluation by F. G. Mangano, F. Luongo, G. Picciocchi, C. Mortellaro, K. B. Park, C. Mangano

“…We have used reverse-engineering software for the superimposition of 3D surface models of the dentogingival structures, obtained from intraoral scans of the same patients taken at the delivery of the final crown (S1) and 2 years later (S2). …”
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Secured Routing Protocol for Improving the Energy Efficiency in WSN Applications by Y. P. Makimaa, R. Sudarmani

“…Thus, the network’s regular users have an impact on legitimate data delivery, which lowers customer happiness and worsens network standards. …”
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Preparation of Silica Aerogel and Its Adsorption Performance to Organic Molecule by Hong-xin Shi, Jing-tao Cui, Hai-min Shen, Hong-ke Wu

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RETRACTED: Palmitic Acid Impedes Extravillous Trophoblast Activity by Increasing MRP1 Expression and Function by Yunali Ashar, Qiuxu Teng, John N. D. Wurpel, Zhe-Sheng Chen, Sandra E. Reznik

“…Normal function of placental extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs), which are responsible for uteroplacental vascular remodeling, is critical for adequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the developing fetus and normal fetal programming. …”
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Projecting Future Climate Change Scenarios Using Three Bias-Correction Methods by Donghyuk Kum, Kyoung Jae Lim, Chun Hwa Jang, Jichul Ryu, Jae E. Yang, Seong Joon Kim, Dong Soo Kong, Younghun Jung

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Will things feel better in the morning? A time-of-day analysis of mental health and wellbeing from nearly 1 million observations by Daisy Fancourt, Feifei Bu, Jessica K Bone

“…Hedonic and eudemonic well-being have the most variation, and social well-being is most stable.Clinical implications Our findings indicate the importance of considering time, day and season in research design, analyses, intervention delivery, and the planning and provision of public health services.…”
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Elective Cesarean Section during Preterm Prevents Pulmonary Hypoplasia Development in Potter Sequence by Yuya Kinoshita, Rieko Sakamoto, Yusuke Hattori, Keishiro Furuie, Shohei Kuraoka, Yuko Hidaka, Hiroshi Tamura, Hiroshi Mitsubuchi, Kimitoshi Nakamura

“…There are limited studies and unclear guidelines on the safest delivery time and detailed postpartum management for patients with the Potter sequence. …”
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Perceptions about Eclampsia, Birth Preparedness, and Complications Readiness among Antenatal Clients Attending a Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria by Umar Muhammad Lawan, Idris Usman Takai, Hamza Ishaq

“…The majority perceived that eclampsia is preventable through good ANC (76.4%) and hospital delivery (70.8%). Overall, 66.8% had good perception about eclampsia. …”
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Using fecal microbiota transplantation for animal health (review) by H. Yu. Drobot, S. K. Shebeko, A. M. Ermakov

“…Scientific evidence suggests that the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation depends on the delivery route and the donor, and the first factor may have a different impact on the therapy effectiveness depending on the animal species under study. …”
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Purpose built catheters for minimally invasive surfactant therapy: Experience from a Canadian tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit by Talib Al Harthy, Michael R Miller, Orlando daSilva, Soume Bhattacharya

“…# Background Minimally invasive surfactant therapy (MIST), a method of surfactant delivery via a thin catheter during spontaneous breathing, is an increasingly popular alternative to intubation and surfactant administration. …”
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Three-dimensional sonographic findings of diprosopus: a case report and literature review by Qiao Zhou, Enbo Sha, Qian Ding, Chunli Jing

“…The newborn passed away thirty minutes after delivery. The facial features of the newborn were consistent with the 3D ultrasound imaging, and the appearance of the trunk and limbs was normal. …”
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ENRICHING CLASSROOMS WITH TECHNOLOGY: EFFECTIVENESS OF ICT INTEGRATION IN TEACHING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENUE STATE by GBEYONGU FREDERICK TERKIMBI, AKAA CHARITY WANGER, ONU DEBORAH OGBENE

“…ICT is often employed to improve the quality of instructional delivery to help in equipping the students with relevant skills and knowledge. …”
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