Xanthoxyletin blocks the RANK/RANKL signaling pathway to suppress the growth of human pancreatic cancer cells by Zhang Xin, Li Luming, Wu Yan

“…The results revealed a significant (p < 0.05) upregulation of receptor activator of NF-kappaB (RANK), receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in human pancreatic tissues and cell lines at both transcriptional and translational levels. …”
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Task Offloading Optimization Using PSO in Fog Computing for the Internet of Drones by Sofiane Zaidi, Mohamed Amine Attalah, Lazhar Khamer, Carlos T. Calafate

“…Recently, task offloading in the Internet of Drones (IoD) is considered one of the most important challenges because of the high transmission delay due to the high mobility and limited capacity of drones. This particularity makes it difficult to apply the conventional task offloading technologies, such as cloud computing and edge computing, in IoD environments. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Resolution Sentinel-2 and Pleiades Imagery for Mapping Urban Tree Species by Fabio Recanatesi, Antonietta De Santis, Lorenzo Gatti, Alessio Patriarca, Eros Caputi, Giulia Mancini, Chiara Iavarone, Carlo Maria Rossi, Gabriele Delogu, Miriam Perretta, Lorenzo Boccia, Maria Nicolina Ripa

“…Pléiades imagery demonstrated superior classification accuracy, achieving an overall accuracy (OA) of 89% and a Kappa index of 0.84 in Villa Ada Savoia, compared to Sentinel-2’s OA of 66% and Kappa index of 0.47. …”
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Protective effects of olive oil phenolics oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol against hydrogen peroxide-induced DNA damage in human peripheral lymphocytes by Zorić Nataša, Kopjar Nevenka, Rodriguez Jadranka Vuković, Tomić Siniša, Kosalec Ivan

“…This study investigates antioxidant capacity and protective effects of phenolic compounds oleuropein (OLP) and hydroxytyrosol (HT), present in olive oil and olive leaves, against H2O2-induced DNA damage in human peripheral lymphocytes. …”
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Influence of Wheat Flour Milling Yield on Physicochemical, Microbial, and Antioxidant Properties of Korea Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. var. Jokyoung) by Sang Sook Kim, Yang Soo Byeon, Mi Jeong Kim, Dabeen Lee, Han Sub Kwak

“…Significant differences in proximate analysis, color, solvent retention capacity, pasting property, and antioxidant activity were observed as the yield increased to maximize the production of wheat flour from wheat kernels. …”
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Complex-Valued CNN Nonlinear Equalization Enabled 36-Tbit&#x002F;s (45&#x00D7;800-Gbit&#x002F;s) WDM Transmission Over 3150 Km Using Silicon-Based IC-TROSA by Yuhan Gong, Xiaoshuo Jia, Ying Zhu, Kailai Liu, Ming Luo, Jin Tao, Zhixue He, Chao Li, Zichen Liu, Yan Li, Jian Wu, Chao Yang

“…The growing Internet traffic urgently needs large-capacity and cost-effective optical transmissions. …”
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Evaluation of the binding affinity and antioxidant activity of phlorizin to pepsin and trypsin by Jing Zhang, Di Wu, Lan Tang, Xia Hu, Zhen Zeng, Wen Wu, Fang Geng, Hui Li

“…Upon PHL and trypsin binding, the antioxidant capacity of PHL was elevated. Nevertheless, the antioxidant capacity of PHL was decreased after binding to pepsin. …”
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Test Study on Airtight Capability of Filter Cakes for Slurry Shield and Its Application in a Case by Fanlu Min, Wei Zhu, Shengquan Xia, Rui Wang, Daiwei Wei, Teng Jiang

“…To learn the airproof capacity of filter cakes as opening chambers under air pressure, a series of tests were carried out. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Pectic Polysaccharide Fraction from In Vitro Suspension Culture of Fumaria officinalis L. by Manol Ognyanov, Yordan Georgiev, Nadezhda Petkova, Ivan Ivanov, Ivelina Vasileva, Maria Kratchanova

“…The functional properties of the polysaccharide fraction were evaluated, as it possessed better water-holding capacity than oil-holding capacity. The studied pectin demonstrated significant foaming ability and promising emulsifying properties in a concentration 1%. …”
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Adjusting Hirshfeld charge of TEMPO catholytes for stable all-organic aqueous redox flow batteries by Gonggen Tang, Wenyi Wu, Yahua Liu, Kang Peng, Peipei Zuo, Zhengjin Yang, Tongwen Xu

“…Finally, a TPP-TEMPO/BTMAP-Vi (1,1′-bis[3-(trimethylammonio)propyl]-4,4′-bipyridinium tetrachloride) cell achieves a capacity density of ~12 Ah L− 1 and a low capacity fade rate of 0.0018% per cycle (or 0.0067% per hour).…”
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Tripolarizated MIMO: Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Channel Properties in Both Indoor and Outdoor Scenarios by Pan Tang, Jianhua Zhang, Zuolong Ying, Yuxiang Zhang, Lei Tian, Zihang Qi, Xiuping Li

“…The tripolarized MIMO system can provide one more degree of freedom and have a more compacted size over a dual-polarized MIMO system, which is attractive for high-capacity wireless communication systems. In this paper, we analyze and model channel properties for tripolarized MIMO systems based on experimental channel measurements in typical indoor and outdoor scenarios. …”
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Thermographic Imaging of the Superficial Temperature in Racing Greyhounds before and after the Race by Mari Vainionpää, Esa-Pekka Tienhaara, Marja Raekallio, Jouni Junnila, Marjatta Snellman, Outi Vainio

“…The heat loss mechanisms of racing greyhounds during the race through forced conduction, radiation, evaporation, and panting can be considered adequate when observing the calculated heat capacity of the dogs.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord, Dental Pulp, and Menstrual Blood as Sources for Cell Therapy by Huaijuan Ren, Yunxia Sang, Fengli Zhang, Zhaoqing Liu, Nianmin Qi, Yantian Chen

“…The goal of this study was to compare the biological characteristics, including morphology, proliferation, antiapoptosis, multilineage differentiation capacity, and immunophenotype of UC-, DP-, and MB-MSCs in order to provide a theoretical basis for clinical selection and application of these cells. …”
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Stroke ICF Core Element Scale and Stroke Common Functional Scale: Association Studies by Qiao JIN, Xiaoyan YANG, Qijing REN

“…Objective:To investigate the correlation between Stroke ICF Core Element Scale and Stroke Common Functional Scale.Methods:Using Stroke ICF Core Element Scale, Fugl-Meyer Scale, Modified Barthel Index (MBI) to assess 50 cases of stroke patients, performing the correlation test with <italic>Pearson</italic> coefficient, <italic>Kappa</italic> value and <italic>Cronbach</italic> alpha coefficient to evaluate the validity, reliability and content consistency of the ICF Scale.Results:The <italic>Kappa</italic> values were between 0.676-0.958 (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001), with a good test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability, the evaluation outcomes of two raters had a better consistency; <italic>Cronbach</italic> alpha coefficient had a good consistency in body functions, activities, participation and the environmental factors. …”
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Synthesis of Magnetic Composite Based on Vermiculite by G. Kurmangazhi, S.M. Tazhibayeva, Haoran Zhang, K.B. Musabekov, Z.A. Tattibayeva

“… The aim of the study was to synthesize a magnetic composite based on vermiculite and to evaluate its physicochemical properties and adsorption capacity. An increase in the content of Fe (III) in the composition of clay and the inversion for the sign of the charge of vermiculite particles accompanies the formation of the composite. …”
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Antioxidant Composition of a Selection of Italian Red Wines and Their Corresponding Free-Radical Scavenging Ability by Claudio Cassino, Valentina Gianotti, Federica Bonello, Christos Tsolakis, Maria Carla Cravero, Domenico Osella

“…This study correlates the antioxidant composition profiles and the overall antioxidant capacities of 36 Italian red wine samples. The samples were fully characterized by chromatographic and spectrophotometric techniques. …”
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Hedgehog Pathway Inhibition Hampers Sphere and Holoclone Formation in Rhabdomyosarcoma by Ana Almazán-Moga, Patricia Zarzosa, Isaac Vidal, Carla Molist, Irina Giralt, Natalia Navarro, Aroa Soriano, Miguel F. Segura, Arantza Alfranca, Javier Garcia-Castro, José Sánchez de Toledo, Josep Roma, Soledad Gallego

“…This strategy allowed us to demonstrate the capacity of both aRMS and eRMS cells to form these structures and retain self-renewal capacity. …”
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Preparation of a Silicon/MXene Composite Electrode by a High-Pressure Forming Method and Its Application in Li⁺-Ion Storage by Yonghao Liu, Dawei Zhao, Lujia Cong, Yanfeng Han, Mingdi Fu, Xiaoxin Wu, Junkai Zhang

“…The main component of high-capacity silicon-based electrodes is silicon powder, which necessitates intricate processing to minimize volume growth and powder separation while guaranteeing the ideal Si content. …”
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The Conformity of Diagnostic Test Between Burrow Ink Test Method With Skin Scrapping Method of Scabies in Rabbit (Lepus domesticus) by Fadila Zikri Amanda, Poedji Hastutiek, Emy Koestanti Sabdoningrum, Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti, Endang Suprihati, Hana Eliyani

“…KAPPA test analysis performed on the overall study data was obtained 0,490. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Short Concrete Columns Reinforced by Bamboo Scrimber under Axial Compression Loads by Min Lei, Zihao Wang, Penghui Li, Liyi Zeng, Hongyao Liu, Zhidong Zhang, Huicheng Su

“…The failure process, bearing capacity, axial deformation, and strain of the specimens are compared and analyzed. …”
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