Elevation of Platelet and Monocyte Activity Markers of Atherosclerosis in Haemodialysis Patients Compared to Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Ksenija Stach, Susanne Karb, Ibrahim Akin, Martin Borggrefe, Bernhard Krämer, Thorsten Kälsch, Anna-Isabelle Kälsch

“…In whole blood samples, surface expression of CD62P and CD40L on platelets, tissue factor binding on monocytes, and platelet-monocyte aggregates were measured by flow cytometry. Plasma levels of MCP-1, IL-6, TNFα, and soluble CD40L were analysed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Hydraulic Abrasion-Resistant Elastic Epoxy Resin Materials by Liqun Xu, Kai Zhang, Yanhui Liu

“…The abrasion of hydraulic concrete structures caused by the washing action of flowing water is a common problem and cannot be solved by simply increasing the strength of the concrete. …”
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Combining habitat selection, behavioural states, and individual variation to predict fish spatial usage near a barrier by Rachel Mawer, Jelger Elings, Stijn P. Bruneel, Ine S. Pauwels, Eliezer Pickholtz, Renanel Pickholtz, Johan Coeck, Peter L.M. Goethals

“…Overall, barbel preferred deeper or faster water while for grayling, few trends could be described. Under the tested flow conditions, high spatial usage was predicted in the area directly downstream of the barrier. …”
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Exploring the role of OIP5-AS1 in the mechanisms of delayed fracture healing: functional insights and clinical implications by Yusen Hu, Meini Cen, Yi Hu

“…Cell viability and apoptosis were determined by CCK-8 and flow cytometry. Results OIP5-AS1 was abnormally elevated in the serum of delayed fracture healing patients, and OIP5-AS1 had a predictive value for delayed fracture healing. …”
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A Proposed Information System for Communicating Foot-and-Mouth Disease Events among Livestock Stakeholders in Gairo District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania by Ahmed Kijazi, Michael Kisangiri, Shubi Kaijage, Gabriel Shirima

“…The study found that there was a delay when communicating FMD events in Gairo district due to the long chain of information flow. Therefore, the system aims to reduce the communication chain by allowing livestock keepers to report disease outbreaks directly to the system. …”
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Air Traffic Efficiency Analysis of Airliner Scheduled Flights Using Collaborative Actions for Renovation of Air Traffic Systems Open Data by Akinori Harada, Tooru Ezaki, Tomoaki Wakayama, Koichi Oka

“…Flight information, such as air data and fuel flow, is estimated by applying meteorological data and aircraft performance model to the position information of radar data. …”
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Fractionated radiotherapy initiated at the early stage of bone metastasis is effective to prolong survival in mouse model by Yun Zhang, Zhunyi Gao, Ziwei Qi, Jiahe Xu, Jiao Xue, Lujie Xiong, Junhui Wang, Yuhui Huang, Songbing Qin

“…Tumor growth was assessed through bioluminescence imaging, and lung metastases was quantified following lung tissue fixation. Flow cytometry was employed to analyze alterations in immune cell populations.Results Single high-dose RT suppressed tumor growth of bone metastases, but caused severe side effects. …”
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Stability Monitoring and Analysis of High and Steep Slope of a Hydropower Station by Guangcheng Shi, Gongkai Gu, Hua Zhou, Zhigang Tao, Hongyue Pan, Ting Tang

“…Therefore, a remote monitoring and early warning system for landslide anchor cable force was introduced to monitor the slope stability changes caused by the impact of water flow and rainfall infiltration, which provided a reasonable and scientific reference for subsequent slope construction.…”
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Tofacitinib downregulates JAK1 and JAK3 on human intestinal monocytes and macrophages without affecting dendritic cells phenotype or function by Elisa Arribas-Rodríguez, Ángel De Prado, Beatriz de Andrés, Benito Velayos, Jesús Barrio, Alejandro Romero, Francisco Javier García-Alonso, Álvaro Martín-Muñoz, José A. Garrote, Eduardo Arranz, Luis Fernández-Salazar, David Bernardo

“…The specific effect elicited over human intestinal cDC, monocytes and macrophages was assessed by flow cytometry. cDC were also enriched following Tofacitinib conditioning in order to assess its effect over naïve T-cells. …”
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Pendelluft in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Measured with Lung Sounds by Andrey Vyshedskiy, Raymond Murphy

“…The objective of this study was to apply the method of lung sounds mapping, which is known to provide regional information about gas flow, to study pendelluft in COPD patients. Methods. …”
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Flood hazard mapping in an urban area using combined hydrologic-hydraulic models and geospatial technologies by B.A.M. Talisay, G.R. Puno, R.A.L. Amper

“…The hydrologic model determines the precipitation-runoff relationships of the watershed and the hydraulic model calculates the flood depth and flow pattern in the floodplain area. The overall performance of hydrologic model during calibration was “very good fit” based on the criterion of Nash-Sutcliffe Coefficient of Model Efficiency, Percentage Bias and Root Mean Square Error – Observations Standard Deviation Ratio with the values of 0.87, -8.62 and 0.46, respectively. …”
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Essential Oils from Citrus Peels Promote Calcium Overload-Induced Calcicoptosis in U251 Cells by Yurong Li, Juanjuan Wei, Zimao Ye, Chen Ji, Wenji Li, Li Xu, Zhiqin Zhou

“…Through wound healing assays and cell cycle and apoptosis analyses via flow cytometry, it was revealed that these CPEOs inhibited cell migration, arrested the cell cycle at G1/G0, and induced apoptosis with similar levels of inhibition. …”
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The Role of the Sustainable Development Concept in Shaping Energy Policy Transformations in the Caspian Region Countries by R. A. Aliev

“…In the contemporary context, the oil and gas resources of Caspian countries play a vital role in national economic development and ensuring energy security for key importing nations amidst the global reshuffling of energy flows. The author analyzes the transformative changes brought about by the energy transition within the structure of the global fuel and energy complex.The study contributes to the field by proposing an integrated approach to promoting energy sustainability in energy-exporting countries. …”
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Study on Optimization of Grouting Curtain Design of Damsin Karst Areas Based on Response Surface Methodology by XIE Mengshan, CAO Lei, GUO Xiaojing, LIU Xu, ZHANG Cong, JIANG Maiyong, LI Jinyou

“…Curtain grouting is an effective measure to solve the seepage problem of dams in karst areas.In order to optimize the grouting curtain design of dams in karst areas and effectively control the seepage flow and pressure of the dam foundation,a curtain service model of dams in karst areas is firstly built by using multi-field coupling software,and the evaluation standard of curtain service performance of dams in karst areas is put forward.Secondly,based on experimental design of Box-Behnken response surface,a regression model among curtain permeability coefficient,curtain height,curtain width,and Ca(OH)₂ dissolution rate in the curtain body in karst areas is established.Finally,according to the fmincon function in Matlab,a model for optimizing design parameters of grouting curtain in karst areas is established,and the optimal combination of design parameters of curtain of a dangerous dam in the karst area is solved by taking the minimum curtain grouting amount as the optimization principle under the condition of satisfying the curtain service performance.The results show that the curtain permeability coefficient is the most important factor affecting the Ca(OH)₂ dissolution rate in the dam curtain in karst areas,followed by the curtain height and width.In view of the safety and economic requirements of the project,it is suggested that the curtain height of 15.80 m and the curtain width of 4.51 m should be adopted in the curtain design of the dam in the karst area.The research results can provide a reference for evaluating the service performance of dam curtain in karst areas and offer a new idea for optimizing the design of grouting curtain of dams in karst areas.…”
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Endothelial Function in Women with and without a History of Glucose Intolerance in Pregnancy by Shireen Brewster, John Floras, Bernard Zinman, Ravi Retnakaran

“…Endothelial dysfunction, as indicated by impaired flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) on brachial artery ultrasound, is an early marker of vascular disease. …”
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Recurrent syncope after hysteroscopy finally diagnosed as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a case report by Yongqing Zhang, MD, Hongxing Ye, MD, Danqing Chen, MD, PhD, Guohui Yan, MD, Zhanfu Li, MD, Qianhui Xie, MD, Guodong Shan, MD, Zhaoxia Liang, MD, PhD

“…Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare cerebrovascular condition that causes obstruction of venous blood flow or cerebrospinal fluid circulation, leading to intracranial hypertension symptoms such as syncope and vomiting. …”
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Defining the sensitivity of cosmic ray muons to groundwater storage changes by Tramontini, Matías, Rosas-Carbajal, Marina, Zyserman, Fabio Iván,  Longuevergne, Laurent, Nussbaum, Christophe, Marteau, Jacques

“…Comparisons with river stream flow, and volumetric soil water content data, show similar variation patterns to the groundwater estimates from our muon measurements. …”
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Optimal Nozzle Structure for an Abrasive Gas Jet for Rock Breakage by Yong Liu, Juan Zhang, Tao Zhang, Huidong Zhang

“…The nozzle structure is vital to the flow field and erosion rate. Furthermore, optimizing the nozzle structure for improving the efficiency of rock breakage is essential. …”
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A Reliable Approach for Solving Transmission Network Expansion Planning with Objective of Planning Cost Reduction by Yongqiu Liu

“…This article presents a multi-objective optimization framework for transmission expansion planning using AC optimal power flow to identify the most suitable set of projects and their scheduling along the planning horizon. …”
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The Pre-Polarization and Concentration of Cells near Micro-Electrodes Using AC Electric Fields Enhances the Electrical Cell Lysis in a Sessile Drop by Kishor Kaphle, Dharmakeerthi Nawarathna

“…Additionally, the utility of syringe pumps for flow cells in and out of the microfluidics channel causes cell loss and low throughput cell lysis. …”
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