Investigating the inflammatory effect of microplastics in cigarette butts on peripheral blood mononuclear cells by Monire Soltani, Abbas Shahsavani, Philip K. Hopke, Nadali Alavi Bakhtiarvand, Mehrnoosh Abtahi, Masoumeh Rahmatinia, Majid Kermani

“…The purpose of this study was to analyze the immune response of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) when exposed to cigarette filter microfibers, measuring the secretion of the inflammatory cytokines TNFα (tumor necrosis factor-alpha) and IL-6 (interleukin-6). In this study, we examined how used cigarette cellulose acetate microfibers affect the viability of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in an appropriate culture medium at three concentrations: 50, 100, and 200 µg/ml. …”
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A self-activated and protective module enhances the preclinical performance of allogeneic anti-CD70 CAR-T cells by Zhao Zhang, Lianfeng Zhao, Tinghui Huang, Zhengliang Chen, Zhengliang Chen, Yaoyao Zhao, Yaoyao Zhao, Junqing Liang, Xudong Ao, Xiaoqiong Jia, Lei Kang, Linghui Kong, Qi Jing, Jianhua Hu, Lili Gu, Feiyan Pan, Zhigang Hu, Lingfeng He, Muya Zhou, Jiannan Chen, Zhigang Guo

“…The SAP module consists of the CD47 extracellular domain, a mutant interleukin 7 receptor alpha (IL7Rα) transmembrane domain, and the IL7Rα intracellular domain, designed to protect UCAR-T cells from host immune attacks and enhance their survival. …”
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MATERIAL MANAGEMENT AND THE SURVIVAL OF BLOCK MOLDING FIRMS by Shodiya Olayinka Abideen

“…To collect data from the respondents, a structured questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale was used. Cronbach's Alpha was used to validate the reliability of the variables utilized in the study. …”
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The endocannabinoid system’s genetic polymorphisms in sickle cell anemia patients by Amanda Cristina Meneguetti Berti, Vanessa da Silveira Ramos de Castro, Gabriela Silva Arcanjo, Aderson da Silva Araujo, Antonio Roberto Lucena-Araujo, Marcos André Cavalcanti Bezerra, Lucas Gazarini, Danilo Grünig Humberto da Silva, Edis Belini-Júnior

“…SCA was detected with HPLC, and the Hb SS genotype was confirmed with PCR-RE. Alpha thalassemia mutations were detected with Multiplex-PCR, and SNP genotyping was performed using TaqMan genotyping assays. …”
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The relationship between prenatal drought exposure and the diversity and composition of gut microbiome in pregnant women and neonates by Qingbo Fang, Tianlai Qiu, Fenglan Chen, Xuqi Tian, Zijun Feng, Yanan Cao, Jinbing Bai, Jing Huang, Yanqun Liu

“…The maternal and neonatal gut microbiome exhibited similar diversities in terms of alpha and beta diversity between the LSPEI and HSPEI groups. …”
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Tipología de la especialización del trabajo en la organización: Fundamentos para su propuesta by Gerardo J. Zapata Rotundo, Luis E. Sigala Paparella

“…Escala que fue sometida metodológicamente a un riguroso proceso de evaluación de su fiabilidad y validez convergente, a través de los métodos estadísticos Alpha de Cronbach y Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio respectivamente. …”
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A Truncated Multi-Thiol Aptamer-Based SARS-CoV-2 Electrochemical Biosensor: Towards Variant-Specific Point-of-Care Detection with Optimized Fabrication by Sergio Roberto Molina Ramirez, Nafiseh Samiseresht, Mateo Alejandro Martínez-Roque, Ferdinando Catania, Kevin Graef, Martin Rabe, Andreas Offenhäusser, Dirk Mayer, Gabriela Figueroa-Miranda

“…Even more, it showed a three times higher sensitivity for the Omicron in comparison to the Wuhan strain (wild type), alpha, and beta variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. …”
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Ascorbic acid-immobilized zinc selenide for electrochemical monitoring of hydrogen peroxide in liver cancer samples by Shan E Zahra Jawad, Sibtain Ahmed, Dilshad Hussain, Javerya Najeeb, Ayub Alam, Muhammad Najam-ul-Haq, Batool Fatima

“…Elecys AFP assay results validate that increasing alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) concentration, a biomarker for liver cancer, can increase the H2O2 levels in serum samples. …”
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A Rare Case of Testicular Tuberculosis Mimicking as Testicular Malignancy by S. Rishabh, K. Krishnamoorthy, T. Joseph Pratheeban, E. Mathan, O. M. Rahman Shahul Hameed

“…Scrotal ultrasound demonstrated bilateral heterogeneously hypoechoic masses, while magnetic resonance imaging of the scrotum and testis identified solid cystic lesions with heterogeneous enhancement. Serum alpha-fetoprotein and lactate dehydrogenase levels were within normal limits. …”
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Knowledge Sharing antara Tenaga Pendidik Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam (PTKI) by Khairan AR, Nazaruddin Ahmad

“…Untuk pengujian hipotesis, digunakan uji T-Statistic dengan nilai T-Value sebesar 1,96 dan alpha 5% (0,05). Setelah dilakukan pengujian, ditemukan bahwa, dari enam konstruk laten tersebut, hanya konstruk laten Motivasi (MT) yang berpengaruh positif terhadap keinginan berbagi pengetahuan di kalangan Tenaga Pendidik UIN Ar-Raniry dan STAIN Tengku Dirundeng, dengan nilai 5,135. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Solanum lycopersicum L. (Tomato) Pomace on Growth Performance and some Blood Indices of Broiler Chickens by Meta-Analysis Method by Zahra Sahragard, seyyed javad Hosseini-vashan, Hossein Naeemipour Younesi, Seyyed Homayon Farhangfar

“…Tomato pomace has some bioactive components such as alpha-tocopherol, lycopene, phenolic, organic acids, essential fatty acids, amino acid and vitamins. …”
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Chronic lung lesions in COVID-19 survivors: predictive clinical model by Paulo A Lotufo, Juliana C Ferreira, Eloisa Bonfa, Anna S Levin, Rodrigo Caruso Chate, Marta Imamura, Esper G Kallas, Roger Chammas, Thais Mauad, Izabel Marcilio, Nelson Gouveia, Ricardo Nitrini, José Eduardo Krieger, Marcio Valente Yamada Sawamura, Michelle Louvaes Garcia, Cristiano Gomes, Guilherme Fonseca, Jorge Hallak, Luis Yu, Marcio Mancini, Maria Elizabeth Rossi, Thiago Avelino-Silva, Edivaldo M Utiyama, Aluisio C Segurado, Beatriz Perondi, Anna Miethke-Morais, Amanda C Montal, Leila Harima, Marjorie F Silva, Marcelo C Rocha, Maria Amélia de Jesus, Carolina Carmo, Clarice Tanaka, Julio F M Marchini, Thaís Guimarães, Ester Sabino, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho, Celina Almeida Lamas, Diego Armando Cardona Cardenas, Daniel Mario Lima, Paula Gobi Scudeller, João Marcos Salge, Cesar Higa Nomura, Marco Antonio Gutierrez, Adriana L Araújo, Bruno F Guedes, Carolina S Lázari, Cassiano C Antonio, Claudia C Leite, Emmanuel A Burdmann, Euripedes C Miguel, Fabio R Pinna, Fabiane Y O Kawano, Geraldo F Busatto, Giovanni G Cerri, Heraldo P Souza, Izabel C Rios, Larissa S Oliveira, Linamara R Batisttella, Luiz Henrique M Castro, Marcello M C Magri, Maria Cassia J M Corrêa, Maria Cristina P B Francisco, Maura S Oliveira, Orestes V Forlenza, Ricardo F Bento, Rodolfo F Damiano, Rossana P Francisco, Solange R G Fusco, Tarcisio E P Barros-Filho, Wilson J Filho

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The Association Between Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and Antiretroviral Therapy Resistance-Related Mutations in HIVPositive Patients by Dwitya Elvira, Rizka Nadia, Raveinal Raveinal

“…M184V and K103N drug resistance mutations to ART were analyzed using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) meanwhile tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin (IL)-6 as pro-inflammatory cytokines were measured using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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RfxCas13d-mediated inhibition of Circ1647 alleviates renal fibrosis via PI3K/AKT signaling pathway by Yufang Ni, Hongmin Zhang, Qianwen Xian, Wenjie Qin, Hongwei Su, Li Wang, Jianchun Li

“…In addition, overexpressing of Circ1647 in renal tubular epithelial cells (TCMK1) was performed to investigate the underlying mechanisms of Circ1647.Results Our results displayed that electroporation-mediated knockdown of Circ1647 by RfxCas13d knockdown plasmid significantly inhibited renal fibrosis in UUO mice as evidenced by reduced expression of fibronectin and α-SMA (alpha-smooth muscle actin). Conversely, overexpression of Circ1647 in TCMK1 cells promoted the fibrosis. …”
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Sağlık Okuryazarlığının COVID-19 Aşı Okuryazarlığına Etkisi: Aile Sağlığı Merkezine Başvuran Hastalar Üzerinde Bir Uygulama Örneği by Sümeyra Akın, Fuat Yalman

“…Güvenilirlik katsayısı Alfa =0,936 olarak bulunduğundan modelin güvenilirlik derecesi de oldukça yüksektir.…”
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Photometric Selection of Type 1 Quasars in the XMM-LSS Field with Machine Learning and the Disk–Corona Connection by Jian Huang, Bin Luo, W. N. Brandt, Ying Chen, Qingling Ni, Yongquan Xue, Zijian Zhang

“…The relation between the optical-to-X-ray power-law slope parameter ( α _OX ) and the 2500 Å monochromatic luminosity ( L _2500Å ) for this subsample is ${\alpha }_{{\rm{OX}}}=(-0.156\pm 0.007)\,{\rm{log}}\,{L}_{2500\,\mathring{\rm A} }+(3.175\pm 0.211)$ with a dispersion of 0.159. …”
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Regulatory roles of eugenol in paraquat-altered SNCA/LZTS3/MAPT in the cerebellum of Wistar rats by Obinna Onwe Uchewa, Augustine Oseloka Ibegbu, Samuel Okoronkwo Okafor, Joseph Alo Nwafor, Ogugua Augustine Egwu

“…Abstract Background The Microtubules-associated protein tau (MAPT), alpha-synuclein (SNCA), and leucine zipper tumor suppressor 3 (LZTS3) genes are implicated in neurodegeneration and tumor suppression, respectively. …”
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Changes of Regulatory T Cells and of Proinflammatory and Immunosuppressive Cytokines in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yong-chao Qiao, Jian Shen, Lan He, Xue-zhi Hong, Fang Tian, Yan-hong Pan, Ling Liang, Xiao-xi Zhang, Hai-lu Zhao

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of regulatory T cells (Treg), interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-10, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Two-body hidden charm decays of D wave charmonia by Xiao-Yu Qi, Qi Wu, Xing-Dao Guo, Dian-Yong Chen

“…The model parameter $$\alpha _\Lambda $$ α Λ is determined by reproducing the branching fraction of $$\psi (3770)\rightarrow J/\psi \eta $$ ψ ( 3770 ) → J / ψ η . …”
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Serum levels of Wnt5a in Egyptian women with obesity and their association with toll like receptor 2 Arg753Gln gene polymorphism in a pilot case control study of obesity as a state... by Shaimaa H. Fouad, Mai Eldeeb, Shereen A. Baioumy, Sara I. Taha, Rehab Ali Ibrahim, Aya Elgendy, Azza Omran, Marwa Hamdy, Raed A. Alharbi, Abdulmajeed A. A. Sindi, Sylvia W. Roman

“…We aimed to assess the serum levels of wingless integration site family member 5 A (Wnt5a), leptin, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) as markers of obesity-associated metaflammation and investigate the association with toll-like receptors2 (TLR2) gene (Arg753Gln) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) among Egyptian females. …”
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