Stigmasterol Modulates Allergic Airway Inflammation in Guinea Pig Model of Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma by Aaron Opoku Antwi, David Darko Obiri, Newman Osafo

“…Overexpression of serum vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and ovalbumin-specific immunoglobulin E (OVA sIgE) elicited by ovalbumin sensitization and challenge was significantly controlled with stigmasterol. …”
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La disputa por el acoso en la esfera civil: #Metoo y la Une autre parole by Nelson Arteaga Botello, Luz Angela Cardona Acuña

“…Se concluyó que los discursos en competencia definieron la legitimidad de estos posicionamientos a partir de los binarios de clase, raza, activismo político, posición moral, agresión y la centralidad de lo femenino.…”
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The impact of the physicochemical properties of calcium phosphate ceramics on biocompatibility and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells by Yuliia Skliarenko, Volodymyr V. Kolomiiets, Volodymyr V. Balatskyi, Yuliia Galuza, Oksana S. Koryak, Larysa L. Macewicz, Tetiana P. Ruban, Sergey A. Firstov, Nataliia. V. Ulianchych, Oksana O. Piven

“…Adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells demonstrated excellent cell adhesion and survival when cultured with these ceramics. …”
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Investigation on Computing Method of Martian Dust Fluid Based on the Energy Dissipation Method by Tianxiang Ding, Xuyan Hou, Man Li, Guangyu Cao, Jixuan Liu, Xianlin Zeng, Zongquan Deng

“…In this paper, an initiative Martian dust fluid simulating research based on the energy dissipation method was developed to simulate the deposition process of Martian dust fluid which was caused by surface adhesion between particles and Martian rovers. Firstly, an energy dissipation model of particles based on the Discrete Element Method (DEM) was established because of the characteristics of Martian dust particles such as tiny size and viscoelasticity. …”
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Fracture Toughness Improvement of Poly(lactic acid) Reinforced with Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Surface-Modified Silicon Carbide by Jie Chen, Tian-Yi Zhang, Fan-Long Jin, Soo-Jin Park

“…The SiC whiskers absorbed external energy because of their good interfacial adhesion with the PLA matrix and through SiC-PLA debonding in the PLA/PCL/SiC composites.…”
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Raman Spectroscopy of Amorphous Carbon Prepared by Pulsed Arc Discharge in Various Gas Mixtures by M. Marton, M. Vojs, E. Zdravecká, M. Himmerlich, T. Haensel, S. Krischok, M. Kotlár, P. Michniak, M. Veselý, R. Redhammer

“…To meet various application requirements, it is important to enable an improvement of a-C structure and properties, such as hardness, adhesion, and wear resistance. In this study, we used the Raman spectroscopy to investigate the a-C thin films structure dependence on the different deposition parameters. …”
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The Implications of Multiple Repeat Cesarean Deliveries on Maternal Morbidity by Esra Can, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak

“…CONCLUSIONS: Pregnant women having multiple repeat CDs have a significantly increased risk of dense adhesions, placenta previa, PAS, intraoperative massive hemorrhage, blood transfusion, bladder injury, additional surgical interventions, including uterine artery ligation, internal iliac artery ligation, cesarean hysterectomy, and maternal ICU admission. …”
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Fish Scale-Derived Scaffolds for Culturing Human Corneal Endothelial Cells by Mohit Parekh, Bert Van den Bogerd, Nadia Zakaria, Diego Ponzin, Stefano Ferrari

“…Vinculin expression was marginally higher in HCEnCs cultured on Lab-Tek (234 versus 199 focal adhesions; p=0.0507). Histological analysis did not show the formation of a basement membrane. …”
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Analysis of the lncRNA-Associated Competing Endogenous RNA (ceRNA) Network for Tendinopathy by Bing-Zhe Huang, Yang Jing-Jing, Xiao-Ming Dong, null Zhuan Zhong, null Xiao-Ning Liu

“…Genes in MCODE 2 (such as TPM4) were significantly involved in cardiomyopathy, and genes in MCODE 4 (such as COL4A3 and COL4A4) were involved in focal adhesion, ECM-receptor interaction, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. …”
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Benign Adrenocortical Tumors and the Detection of Nonadrenal Neoplasia by Meng Hao, Miguel Angel Luque-Fernandez, Diana Lopez, Kathryn Cote, Jessica Newfield, Molly Connors, Anand Vaidya

“…Case-control study of patients with benign adrenocortical tumors (cases; n = 400) and normal adrenal glands (controls; n = 400), who underwent repeated abdominal cross-sectional imaging. …”
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Probiotic potential and safety properties of Limosilactobacillus fermentum A51 with high exopolysaccharide production by Guangqiang Wei, Daodian Wang, Daodian Wang, Teng Wang, Gao Wang, Yunmei Chai, Yufang Li, Minhui Mei, Hao Wang, Aixiang Huang

“…Furthermore, L. fermentum A51 possesses adhesion, acid tolerance, bile salt tolerance, and heat tolerance genes (srtA, tuf, Bsh, nhaC, Ntn, cfa), antioxidant (nrfA, npr, nox2, tps), antibacterial genes (Idh and Dld) EPS synthesis-related genes (glf, epsG, gtf, Wzz, Wzx, Wzy), and signal molecule A1-2 synthesis-related genes (luxS, pfs). …”
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Carbohydrate ligand engagement with CD11b enhances differentiation of tumor-associated myeloid cells for immunotherapy of solid cancers by Mei Zhang, Veronique Roche, Victor Sandoval, Claire Wolford, Zachary Senders, Julian Anthony Kim, Susan Pereira Ribeiro, Alex Yicheng Huang, Rafick-Pierre Sekaly, Joshua Lyons

“…However, CD11b can bind to multiple different ligands, leading to various myeloid cell functions such as adhesion, migration, phagocytosis, and proliferation. …”
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Identification of novel cytoskeleton protein involved in spermatogenic cells and sertoli cells of non-obstructive azoospermia based on microarray and bioinformatics analysis by Danial Hashemi Karoii, Hossein Azizi, Maryam Darvari, Ali Qorbanee, Dawan Jamal Hawezy

“…Cell-cell junction assembly, cell-matrix adhesion, and regulation of SNARE complex assembly were significantly correlated with common DEGs for BP. …”
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Steatohepatitis-induced vascular niche alterations promote melanoma metastasis by Johannes Hoffmann, Julia Schüler, Bianca Dietsch, Sina Wietje Kürschner-Zacharias, Carsten Sticht, Felix A. Trogisch, Maren Schreitmüller, Tinja Baljkas, Kai Schledzewski, Manuel Reinhart, Sebastian A. Wohlfeil, Manuel Winkler, Christian David Schmid, Joerg Heineke, Cyrill Géraud, Sergij Goerdt, Philipp-Sebastian Reiners-Koch, Victor Olsavszky

“…Bulk RNA-Seq of isolated LSECs from CDAA-fed and control mice was performed. Levels of adhesion molecules (VCAM1, ICAM1, E-selectin) were monitored, and ICAM1 and VCAM1 antibody therapy was employed. …”
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New anti-friction self-lubricating composite based on EP975 nickel alloy powder with CaF2 solid lubricant – Thermal and dilatometric behavior by Adam Kurzawa, Mateusz Stachowicz, Maciej Roszak, Tetiana Roik, Oleg Gavrysh, Iulia Maistrenko, Krzysztof Jamroziak, Mirosław Bocian, Grzegorz Lesiuk

“…New composite has been manufactured using hot isostatic pressing (HIP) technology with subsequent hardening heat treatment. Antifriction properties showed the advantages of the studied composite (improved friction coefficient and friction wear at elevated temperature). …”
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Mechanical properties and energy absorption of CoCrNi functionally graded TPMS cellular structures by Zhaoyi Wang, Junxian Zhou, Yunzhuo Lu, Dongming Li, Deyu Yue, Xu Zhang, Bingzhi Chen

“…Notably, it is found that the multi-level absorbing feature of hybrid gradient (HG) provides new insights for the design of energy-absorbing structures, as its lower initial platform triggering threshold and multi-level hardening behavior align with the layer-by-layer collapse deformation of the structure. …”
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Tumor Size as a Critical Prognostic Factor in T1-2 Stage Esophageal Cancer by Zilong Wu, Bentong Yu

“…Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to estimate the distribution of survival outcome. Harrell’s concordance index (c-index) was used to quantify the predictive ability of the prognostic model and prognostic factor. …”
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Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations by Ronan A Lyons, Aziz Sheikh, Vahe Nafilyan, Frank Kee, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Chris Robertson, Ben Humberstone, Jane Lyons, Christopher R Cardwell, Steven Kerr

“…The following performance metrics will be calculated by strata: Harrell’s C, Brier Score, R2 and Royston’s D.Ethics and dissemination Approvals have been obtained from relevant ethics bodies in each UK nation. …”
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Hábitat climático actual y futuro de especies del género Pinus de Michoacán, México by Ulises Manzanilla-Quiñones, Patricia Delgado-Valerio, Aldo Rafael Martínez-Sifuentes, Agustín Molina-Sánchez

“…Se descargaron las 19 variables bioclimáticas actuales (1970-2000) y futuras (2041-2060) de los Modelos de Circulación Global (MCG) HADGEM3_ES y MPI_ESM_LR con una trayectoria socioeconómica compartida 245 de WORLDCLIM. …”
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Improving the Interfacial Bond Properties of the Carbon Fiber Coated with a Nano-SiO2 Particle in a Cement Paste Matrix by Gwang-Hee Heo, Jong-Gun Park, Ki-Chang Song, Jong-Ho Park, Hyung-Min Jun

“…These results were expected to improve the interfacial bonding force of hardened cement paste from the formation of the C-S-H gel produced through the chemical reaction of nano-SiO2 particles coated on the surface of the carbon fiber with Ca(OH)2. …”
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