Beyond life extension– is it time for ‘Emergency Last Aid’ training? by Matthew Hooper, Marius Rehn

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High Glucose Aggravates the Detrimental Effects of Pancreatic Stellate Cells on Beta-Cell Function by Min Zha, Wei Xu, Qing Zhai, Fengfei Li, Bijun Chen, Zilin Sun

“…PSCs were transplanted into Wistar and Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats. Sixteen weeks after transplantation, β-cell function, apoptosis, and islet fibrosis were assessed. …”
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Collocations of high frequency words in nursing research articles and The Academic Collocation List: Similarities and differences by Mandić Kaja, Dankić Izabela

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Open Government, Social Media and Western Balkan Countries by Mirela Mabić, Dražena Gašpar

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Quality of Evidence Supporting the Role of Supplement Curcumin for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: An Overview of Systematic Reviews by Hongshuo Shi, Dan Wang, Wenqiang Chen, Yinghao Li, Guomin Si, Tiantian Yang

“…According to the results of the AMSTAR-2 assessment, all SRs/MAs are considered to be of very low quality. …”
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Racial differences in takotsubo cardiomyopathy outcomes in a large nationwide sample by Raja Zaghlol, Amit K. Dey, Sameer Desale, Ana Barac

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Obesity-Related Metabolic Syndrome and Vascular Complications by Manfredi Tesauro, Micaela Iantorno, Umberto Campia

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Effectiveness extract of Crataeva nurvala leaves as insecticide against Spodoptera litura by Hastini Ma'rufah, L. Hartanto Nugroho, Sukirno Sukirno

“…The bioassay method was performed using the test parameters of mortality and eating power of S. litura instar II larvae. The crude extracts from the two solvents obtained showed their effectiveness as bioinsecticides against S. litura instar II larvae. …”
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Cardiometabolic Changes in Different Gonadal Female States Caused by Mild Hyperuricemia and Exposure to a High-Fructose Diet by J. Soutelo, Y. A. Samaniego, M. C. Fornari, C. Reyes Toso, O. J. Ponzo

“…The objective of this study is to observe if mild hyperuricemia and a high-fructose diet influence the cardiovascular and metabolic systems in hypogonadic female Wistar rats compared to normogonadic female rats. …”
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Toxicological Assessments of a Proprietary Blend of Punica granatum Fruit Rind and Theobroma cacao Seed Extracts: Acute, Subchronic, and Genetic Toxicity Studies by Ravi Kumar Madireddy, Krishnaraju Venkata Alluri, Venkateswarlu Somepalli, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Krishanu Sengupta

“…In a ninety-day subchronic repeated oral dose toxicity study, the LN18178-treated Wistar rats did not show dose-related signs of toxicity on their body weight, food consumption, organ weights, hematology, and clinical chemistry parameters. …”
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A Survey of Alien Dendroflora of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Neđad Bašić, Fatima Pustahija, Aldin Boškailo, Edina Muratović

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Effect of symbiont-targeted control of Halyomorpha halys on the co-occurring pentatomid community by Sofia V. Prieto, Bianca Orrù, Elena Gonella, Alberto Alma

“…Laboratory tests were conducted assessing the consequences of symbiont deprivation during the first nymphal instar. Egg masses treatment with an anti-symbiont formulation affected hatching rates in D. baccarum and G. italicum, while the mortality rates during the first instar increased in C. purpureipennis and G. italicum. …”
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Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Essential Hypertension: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses by Maoxia Fan, Guohua Dai, Runmin Li, Xiaoqi Wu

“…According to the results of the AMSTAR-2 assessment, all SRs/MAs were of low or very low quality. …”
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Correction: The landscape of BRAF transcript and protein variants in human cancer by Andrea Marranci, Zhijie Jiang, Marianna Vitiello, Elena Guzzolino, Laura Comelli, Samanta Sarti, Simone Lubrano, Cinzia Franchin, Ileabett Echevarría-Vargas, Andrea Tuccoli, Alberto Mercatanti, Monica Evangelista, Paolo Sportoletti, Giorgio Cozza, Ettore Luzi, Enrico Capobianco, Jessie Villanueva, Giorgio Arrigoni, Giovanni Signore, Silvia Rocchiccioli, Letizia Pitto, Nicholas Tsinoremas, Laura Poliseno

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Reduction of Methylglyoxal-Induced Glycation by Pyridoxamine Improves Adipose Tissue Microvascular Lesions by Tiago Rodrigues, Paulo Matafome, Daniela Santos-Silva, Cristina Sena, Raquel Seiça

“…Half of this group was treated with pyridoxamine in the following 4 weeks (Pyr) (100 mg/Kg/day) and the other half did not have any further treatment (MG). A group of Wistar rats without MG treatment was used as control (C). …”
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Liver-targeting iron oxide nanoparticles and their complexes with plant extracts for biocompatibility by Shushanik A. Kazaryan, Seda A. Oganian, Gayane S. Vardanyan, Anatolie S. Sidorenko, Ashkhen A. Hovhannisyan

“…A multifaceted and diverse mechanism of action of all studied samples on the liver of Wistar rats was identified.…”
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A Critical Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Acupuncture for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence by Hongshuo Shi, Leizuo Zhao, Lirong Cui, Zicheng Wang, Dan Wang, Pulin Liu, Guomin Si, Dong Guo, Wenbin Liu

“…According to the results of the AMSTAR-2 assessment, all SRs/MAs were of very low quality. …”
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Grape Seed Procyanidin Extract Improves Insulin Production but Enhances Bax Protein Expression in Cafeteria-Treated Male Rats by Lídia Cedó, Anna Castell-Auví, Victor Pallarès, Mayte Blay, Anna Ardévol, Montserrat Pinent

“…In a previous study, the administration of a grape seed procyanidin extract (GSPE) in female Wistar rats improved insulin resistance, reduced insulin production, and modulated apoptosis biomarkers in the pancreas. …”
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VALIDADE E FIDEDIGNIDADE DE UM INSTRUMENTO PARA AVALIAR O AMBIENTE DOMÉSTICO RELACIONADO À ATIVIDADE FÍSICA EM IDOSAS by Priscila Bezerra Gonçalves, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Ciro Romélio Rodriguez-Añez, Alex Antonio Florindo

“…O objetivo deste estudo foi testar a validade e fidedignidade de um questionário para avaliara presença de equipamentos para a prática de atividade física (AF) no ambiente doméstico.O questionário foi desenvolvido através de revisão da literatura e da opinião de especialistas.Após análise da matriz, obteve-se um instrumento com 26 questões dicotômicas que registrama presença ou ausência destes equipamentos. …”
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Identification of the Insecticidal Effect of Cry Protein on a Variety of Potato Pests by Deshan ZHOU, Doudou YANG, Juan LIU, Weichao LIN, Jie CHENG, Suhua LI

“…【Result】Cry3A protein at concentrations of 10, 20, and 100 μg/g showed significant effects in inhibiting the biomass and increasing the mortality rate of 2nd instar L. decemlineata. In contrast, under the same concentration, there was no significant difference in the biomass of 2nd instar L. decemlineata treated with Cry1B protein compared with the CK, indicating that Cry1B protein had no insecticidal effect on these larvae. …”
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