Performance evaluation of hydrophilic organic polymer sorbents for desiccant air-conditioning applications by Muhammad Sultan, Takahiko Miyazaki, Shigeru Koyama, Zahid M Khan

“…Furthermore, effects of mass flow rate, isosteric heat of adsorption, regeneration temperature, and cycle time on air humidity ratio and air temperature profiles have been discussed in order to highlight the performance variability of desiccant air-conditioning system.…”
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Effects of coenzyme Q10 on endothelial and cardiac function in patients undergoing haemodialysis: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial by Yongxing Xu, Enhong Han, Jianjun Gao, Xinlou Li, Xiaowen Zuo, Huaping Jia, Fugui Liang, Lei Xie

“…The primary outcome is to assess the change of brachial artery endothelial-dependent flow-mediated dilation, left ventricular systolic function, diastolic function and Myocardial Performance Index at 12 months from baseline. …”
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NLRP3 deficiency aggravated DNFB-induced chronic itch by enhancing type 2 immunity IL-4/TSLP-TRPA1 axis in mice by Si-Ting Huang, Zuo-Ming Chen, Zhe Peng, Yu Wang, Fan Yang, Yang Tang, Zi Li, Li Wan, Li Wan

“…Quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting, immunohistochemistry staining, immunofluorescence staining and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to examine the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome, type 2 immunity and receptors in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons related with chronic itch. Flow cytometry was performed to quantify the frequency of type 2 immune cells.ResultsThis study revealed that the NLRP3 inflammasome was activated in the skin of DNFB-induced chronic itch mice. …”
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LINC01271 promotes fracture healing via regulating miR-19a-3p/PIK3CA axis by Qinghua Chen, Lina Huang, Wenjun Ji, Miao Huang, Jincheng Sima, Jin Li, Hao Song, Wei Xiong, Bin Chen

“…Cell proliferation and apoptosis were assessed using CCK-8 assays and flow cytometry. Results Compared to the healthy control group, the serum levels of LINC01271 were significantly reduced in patients with osteoporosis and fragility fractures. …”
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Auroral Drivers of Large dB∕dt During Geomagnetic Storms by Ying Zou, Caleb Dowell, Banafsheh Ferdousi, Larry R. Lyons, Jiang Liu

“…By referring to the magnetospheric source of the auroras, the magnetospheric source of large dB/dt can be inferred, whether it be dipolarization of the tail magnetic field, bursty bulk flows, instability, or wave‐particle interaction. …”
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Advancing Graphene Synthesis: Low-Temperature Growth and Hydrogenation Mechanisms Using Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition by Šarūnas Meškinis, Algirdas Lazauskas, Šarūnas Jankauskas, Asta Guobienė, Rimantas Gudaitis

“…Graphene films were synthesized at temperatures ranging from 700 °C to as low as 400 °C by varying methane (25–100 sccm) and hydrogen (25–100 sccm) gas flow rates under 10–20 mBar pressures. Raman spectroscopy revealed structural transitions: pristine graphene grown at 700 °C exhibited strong 2D peaks with an I(2D)/I(G) ratio > 2, while hydrogenated graphene synthesized at 500 °C showed increased defect density with an I(D)/I(G) ratio of ~1.5 and reduced I(2D)/I(G) (~0.8). …”
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Electroacupuncture Involved in Motor Cortex and Hypoglossal Neural Control to Improve Voluntary Swallowing of Poststroke Dysphagia Mice by Shuai Cui, Shuqi Yao, Chunxiao Wu, Lulu Yao, Peidong Huang, Yongjun Chen, Chunzhi Tang, Nenggui Xu

“…Four main conclusions can be drawn from our study: (i) EA may enhance the local field potential in noninfarction area of M1, activate the swallowing-related neurons (pyramidal cells), and increase the motor conduction of noninfarction area in voluntary swallowing; (ii) EA may improve the blood flow in both M1 on the healthy side and deglutition muscles and relieve PSD symptoms; (iii) EA could increase the motor conduction velocity (MCV) in hypoglossal nerve, enhance the EMG of mylohyoid muscle, alleviate the paralysis of swallowing muscles, release the substance P, and restore the ability to drink water; and (iv) EA can boost the functional compensation of M1 in the noninfarction side, strengthen the excitatory of hypoglossal nerve, and be involved in the voluntary swallowing neural control to improve PSD. …”
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Spreading the load: mobile information and communications technologies and their effect on information overload by D.K. Allan, M. Shoard

“…</b> A conceptual model of the interactions and relationships among the key elements that drive and mediate the information flows and information behaviour within a complex organizational environment was developed. …”
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Astern Running of Heavy-Tonnage Vessels in an Ice Channel by Aleksei Dobrodeev, Kirill Sazonov

“…In this mode of operation, we have a number of factors contributing to the more efficient passage of ice provided by the small angle of the sternpost, making it easier for ice floes to dive under the hull, as well as the suction produced by the propellers. …”
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Silent magnetic resonance angiography diagnostic value of intracranial unruptured aneurysms by Bin Lv, Tingyang Zhang, Ning Wang, Lu Liu, Mingyu Li, Meng Li, Mingguang Sun, Xiao Zang, Xinfeng Liu, Rongju Zhang, Xiangyu Cao, Zhihua Du, Jun Wang, Jinhao Lyu, Xueyang Wang, Qi Duan, Fangfang Guo, Xin Lou, Chenglin Tian

“…Abstract Silent magnetic resonance angiography (S-MRA) is primarily utilized to assess the blood flow in aneurysms and parent vessels of treated intracranial aneurysms. …”
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Models of support to family members during the trajectory of cancer: a scoping review protocol by Mariette Bengtsson, Anne Wennick, Maria Samuelsson, Jenny Jakobsson

“…A descriptive summary of study characteristics and of the scoping review process will be presented, including a visual flow diagram. Lastly, a thematic analysis as presented by Braun and Clarke will be conducted. …”
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Postdocs in Russia: Peculiarities of Employment and Incentives by L. S. Skachkova, I. P. Malichenko, E. A. Yakovleva

“…The authors distinguish between types of academic mobility (educational and labor) and consider postdoctoral studies as a promising form of external labor academic mobility aimed at attracting and retaining high-potential young researchers planning a long-term career in the academic labor market.Shifting the emphasis from the inbreeding model of university development (internal labor mobility) to the model of external labor academic mobility of young specialists allows those universities that can effectively manage the flow of academic human capital to receive additional socio-economic preferences and return on investment. …”
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Cultural information dynamics and the rise of women in Norway’s state and military by Chris Girard

“…The guiding theory is that historical pathways for cultural information flow have coevolutionary spatial and energetic sociodynamics. …”
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Cytotoxic and Apoptosis-Inducing Activity of Plants from the Family Asparagaceae in Relation to Human Alveolar Adenocarcinoma Cells by Y.N. Kamalova, V.V. Shtyreva, Essam Abdul-Hafeez, Omer H.M. Ibrahim, P.V. Zelenikhin, N.S. Karamova, O.N. Ilinskaya

“…The analysis has been performed using flow cytofluorometry. If extracts showed cytotoxicity, the apoptosis-inducing action has been evaluated at the concentration of 50 μg/mL; in other cases, the analyzed concentration range was 50–300 μg/mL. …”
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Exosomal PVRL4 Promotes Lung Adenocarcinoma Progression by Enhancing the Generation of Myeloid‐Derived Suppressor Cell‐Secreted TGF‐β1 by Yahai Liang, Jinmei Li, Lihua Zhang, Jinling Zhou, Meilian Liu, Xiaoxia Peng, Weizhen Zheng, Zhennan Lai

“…The CCK‐8, colony formation, transwell, wound healing assays, and flow cytometry were used to explore cell growth, invasion, migration, and apoptosis, respectively. …”
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Exosomal circ_0006896 promotes AML progression via interaction with HDAC1 and restriction of antitumor immunity by Can Can, Xinyu Yang, Hexiao Jia, Hanyang Wu, Xiaodong Guo, Yihong Wei, Ziting Jia, Wancheng Liu, Amin Zhang, Na He, Hailei Zhang, Daoxin Ma

“…The role of circ_0006896 in the progression of AML was assessed by in vitro and in vivo functional experiments. Flow cytometry, RT-qPCR and adoptive T cell-transfer immunotherapy were conducted to assess the function of exosomal circ_0006896 in CD8+ T cell dysfunction. …”
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circ_0075048 silencing regulates LCP1 to improve IL-1β-induced chondrocyte injury by binding with miR-663b by Pin Zhang, Ru Pei, Quanhu Shen

“…The cell viability and apoptosis of C28/I2 cells were determined using Cell Counting Kit-8 assay and flow cytometry. Protein expression was detected using western blotting. …”
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Secondary Amenorrhea Therapy With Accupuncture And Turmeric - Fenugreek Herbal by Nindy Rahmi Izzaty, Ario Imandiri, Suciati Suciati

“…Acupuncture therapy at acupoint Sanyinjiao (SP6), Taichong (LR3), Zusanli (ST36), and Gui Lai (ST29) with tonification principle of Qi and blood and improve menstrual flow. The herbal therapy given were turmeric (Curcuma  domestica  Val) and fenugreek seeds (Trigonellafoenum-graecum L.), which has estrogenic effect. …”
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Investigation of the relationship between number of tweets and USDTRY exchange rate with wavelet coherence and transfer entropy analysis by Cengiz Karatas, Sukriye Tuysuz, Kazim Berk Kucuklerli, Veysel Ulusoy

“…TE enables us to quantify the net information flow between the number of tweets and USDTRY. Data from October 2020 to March 2022 were used. …”
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Mutual coordination of behaviors in human–chimpanzee interactions: A case study in a laboratory setting by Akira Takada

“…They also used other types of utterances, such as providing comments to clarify chimpanzee behaviors to smooth the flow of interactions when a chimpanzee was unlikely to provide a clear response. …”
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