Exploiting the determinant factors on the available flexibility area of ADNs at TSO‐DSO interface by Abbas Rabiee, Ricardo J. Bessa, Jean Sumaili, Andrew Keane, Alireza Soroudi

“…A two‐step optimization model is developed which can capture the P/Q flexibility area, by considering the above factors and grid technical constraints such as its detailed power flow model. The numerical results from the IEEE 69‐bus standard distribution feeder underscore the critical importance of considering various factors to characterize the ADN's P/Q flexibility area. …”
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Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Participate in Renal Fibrosis in Diabetic Kidney Disease Partly via TGF-β1 Signal Pathway by Cuiping Liu, Ludan Qin, Jingya Ding, Luping Zhou, Chenlin Gao, Ting Zhang, Man Guo, Wei Huang, Zongzhe Jiang, Yang Long, Yong Xu

“…The proportion of ILC2s and the levels of Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13) in the peripheral blood of normal control subjects (NC) or patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), early diabetic kidney disease (DKD1), or late diabetic kidney disease (DKD2) were analyzed by flow cytometry and ELISA. The expression of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), fibronectin (FN), collagen1, IL-4Rα, and IL-13Rα1 in renal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) induced by IL-4, IL-13, or high glucose was analyzed by ELISA or qPCR. …”
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Decreased Breg/Th17 Ratio Improved the Prognosis of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Xue Bing, Liang Linlang, Chen Keyan

“…Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to observe the pathological changes of colonic mucosa. Flow cytometry was utilized to analyze the percentages of Breg cells and Th17 cells. …”
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Combination of triciribine and p38 MAPK inhibitor PD169316 enhances the differentiation effect on myeloid leukemia cells. by Yuri Sato-Nagaoka, Susumu Suzuki, Souma Suzuki, Shinichiro Takahashi

“…Morphologically, the combination of these two agents efficiently reduced the nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio and induced the expression of myelomonocytic markers (CD11b, CD11c) and some ectopic markers (erythroid glycophorin A, lymphoid CD7 and CD20), as determined by PCR and flow cytometry analyses. Western blotting analysis revealed that these agents efficiently induced phosphorylation of ERK. …”
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IL-33 Mediates Lung Inflammation by the IL-6-Type Cytokine Oncostatin M by Fernando Botelho, Anisha Dubey, Ehab A. Ayaub, Rex Park, Ashley Yip, Allison Humbles, Roland Kolbeck, Carl D. Richards

“…AdOSM also induced IL-33R+ ILC2 cells in the lung, while IL-6 (AdIL-6) overexpression did not. Flow-sorted ILC2 responded in vitro to IL-33 (but not OSM or IL-6 stimulation). …”
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Scutellarin combined with lidocaine exerts antineoplastic effect in human glioma associated with repression of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling. by Xiu-Ying He, Yui-Si Yang, Yue-Xiang Zheng, Qing-Jie Xia, Hong-Zhou Yu, Xiao-Ming Zhao, Ting-Hua Wang

“…Cell apoptosis was evaluated by TUNEL assay and flow cytometry. Then, transwell assay was used for assessing the migration. …”
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The Impacts and Economic Analysis of Jack Mackerel Meal Inclusion in Low Fish Meal Diets on the Growth and Feed Availability of Juvenile Rockfish (<i>Sebastes schlegeli</i>) by Yu Jin Sim, June Kim, Sung Hwoan Cho

“…A total of 525 juvenile fish were distributed into 21 flow-through tanks. The CBM- and TBM-substituted diets achieved greater weight gain and specific growth rates (SGRs) of rockfish than the MM-substituted diets. …”
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Application of rice shell activated carbon for reduction of chemical oxygen demand limit and adsorption of iron from abattoir wastewater by Robinson Davi Udo, Samuel Ayegu Tsebam, Kolade Olawale Samson, Precious Nya Umo, Adeniyi Solomon Lawal, Juliet Gordon, Oluwaseun Fetuata, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…According to this investigation, ARH has a high fixed carbon content, which makes it an efficient bio-adsorbent, and the resulting RS-AC has a good bulk density for flow consistency. The FI-M best matches the linear equation for iron removal, whereas the LI-M given that the coefficient of correlation that well matches the equation to have COD limit at acceptable level. …”
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FTO attenuates TNF-α-induced damage of proximal tubular epithelial cells in acute pancreatitis-induced acute kidney injury via targeting AQP3 in an N6-methyladenosine-dependent man... by Xinghui Li, Qi Liang, Lu Liu, Shujun Chen, Yong Li, Yu Pu

“…The viability and apoptosis of PTECs under various conditions, and reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and malonaldehyde (MDA) levels within these cells were measured using commercial assay kits and flow cytometry. Methylated RNA immunoprecipitation and mRNA stability assays were performed to elucidate the mechanism of FTO-mediated N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification. …”
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Enhancement of Doxorubicin Efficacy by Bacopaside II in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells by Sima Kianpour Rad, Kenny K. L. Yeo, Runhao Li, Fangmeinuo Wu, Saifei Liu, Saeed Nourmohammadi, William M. Murphy, Yoko Tomita, Timothy J. Price, Wendy V. Ingman, Amanda R. Townsend, Eric Smith

“…IC50 values were determined using dose–response assays, and doxorubicin accumulation was measured via spectral flow cytometry. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter expression (<i>ABCB1</i>, <i>ABCC1</i>, <i>ABCC3</i>, and <i>ABCG2</i>) was analyzed for correlations with drug sensitivity. …”
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The Giardia ventrolateral flange is a lamellar membrane protrusion that supports attachment. by William R Hardin, Germain C M Alas, Nikita Taparia, Elizabeth B Thomas, Melissa C Steele-Ogus, Kelli L Hvorecny, Aaron R Halpern, Pavla Tůmová, Justin M Kollman, Joshua C Vaughan, Nathan J Sniadecki, Alexander R Paredez

“…Flangin-depleted parasites had reduced surface contact and when challenged with fluid shear force in flow chambers they had a reduced ability to remain attached, confirming a role for the flange in attachment. …”
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Metadag: a web tool to generate and analyse metabolic networks by Pere Palmer-Rodríguez, Ricardo Alberich, Mariana Reyes-Prieto, José A. Castro, Mercè Llabrés

“…The reaction graph represents reactions as nodes and metabolite flow between them as edges. The m-DAG simplifies the reaction graph by collapsing strongly connected components, significantly reducing the number of nodes while maintaining connectivity. …”
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Patient perspectives on health care models in cardiac surgery: a qualitative evaluation by Mona Elisabeth Schmid, Jannik Stumm, Sina Stock, Evaldas Girdauskas

“…The active involvement and participation of patients and their families in the treatment process facilitated superior postoperative care, intensive physiotherapy, mental support, and faster recovery. A functional flow of information throughout the entire care process is vital. …”
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Characteristic features of manifestations of aggressiveness in children by P. D. Chervonyi, A. V. Nadutyi

“…In today's world, where children are constantly exposed to the flow of information, violence and stress, the issue of aggressive behavior is becoming more and more relevant. …”
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miR-197 Participates in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cardiomyocyte Injury by Modulating SIRT1 by Miaomiao Liu, Ying Zhang, Xiantong Cao, Tao Shi, Yang Yan

“…Then, we investigated the role of miR-197 in LPS-induced H9c2 cells by CCK-8 assay, flow cytometry, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) measurement, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), qRT-PCR, and western blot. …”
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Ecological risks in downstream lakes exacerbated by the three Gorges reservoir by Xinxin Chen, Yaxin Guo, Junhong Zhang, Xiao Han, Weiya Huang, Yao Yue

“…River regulation through reservoir construction is one of the greatest challenges to the natural flow state and ecological health of river systems globally. …”
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Reproductive Risk Factors Associated with Female Infertility in Sonepat District of Haryana: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Deepika Kataria, Babita Rani, Anita Punia, S. K. Jha, M. Narendran, Jagmohan Singh

“…The difference of occurrence of infertility in relation to genital discharge (P = 0.049), genital ulcer/sores (P ≤ 0.001), groin swelling (P ≤ 0.001), warts (P = 0.015), menstrual cycle duration (P ≤ 0.001) and menstrual flow amount (P = 0.048) was statistically significant. …”
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Hematohidrosis in Pediatric Practice  – a Case Report and Review of the Literature by Oksana Matsyura, Lesya Besh, Svitlana Jefimova, Khrystyna Slivinska-Kurchak, Sergiy Gerasymov

“…Blocking β-adrenoceptors (for example, propranolol) prevents excessive vasodilation of blood vessels and, accordingly, their rupture and blood flow to the sweat gland.We managed to find out that the patient’s bloody sweat was a manifestation of a separate pathological phenomenon, and not one of the symptoms of another disease. …”
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Integrated serum metabolomics and network pharmacology reveal molecular mechanism of Qixue Huazheng formula on peritoneal fibrosis by Xiaohui Meng, Xiaohui Meng, Li Sheng, Yongqing You, Yongqing You, Huibo Dai, Manshu Yu, Funing Wang, Funing Wang, Ziren Zhou, Ziren Zhou, Yun Shan, Meixiao Sheng

“…Western blotting (WB), quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), TdT-mediated dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL) staining, and flow cytometry were conducted.ResultsQXHZF had potent therapeutic efficacy against PF according to WB, qRT-PCR, and pathological section examination. …”
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Uncertainty-Aware Semi-Supervised Method for Pectoral Muscle Segmentation by Yutao Tang, Yongze Guo, Huayu Wang, Ting Song, Yao Lu

“…Poor-quality target predictions in regularization terms produce noisy gradient flows during training, resulting in a degradation in model performance. …”
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