Unraveling TGF-β1’s Role in Mediating Fibrosis and Cell Death in Feline Kidney Cells by Chanyanuch Intachat, Phongsakorn Chuammitri, Benjaporn Sornpet, Prapas Patchanee, Nawin Manachai, Kakanang Piyarungsri

“…The immunostaining levels of TGF-β1 and MAPK were higher in the kidney tissue of cats with CKD than in non-CKD cats. However, there was no difference in <i>TGFβ</i>, <i>MAPK</i>, or <i>Bcl2</i> gene expression in CKD vs. non-CKD cats. …”
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Combined Effects of Glenohumeral Mobilization, Stretching, and Thoracic Manipulation on Shoulder Internal Rotation Range of Motion by Brian T Swanson, Marissa Hagenbruch, Bernardine Lapaan, Kirill Skipalskiy

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Testing the acceptability and feasibility of video observational methodology to measure parent-adolescent communication and interaction by Fortunate Lekhuleni, Rachana Desai, Bronwyne Coetzee, Rebecca Pearson, Tamsen Jean Rochat, Tamsen Jean Rochat

“…Parent-adolescent communication and interactions were measured using novel video observational portable head cameras called “Teencams”. …”
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Q-learning Based Meta-Heuristics for Scheduling Bi-Objective Surgery Problems with Setup Time by Ruixue Zhang, Hui Yu, Adam Slowik, Kaizhou Gao

“…Second, four mate-heuristics are optimized to address the relevant problems. Three novel strategies are designed to improve the quality of the initial solutions. …”
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New Energy Vehicles&#x2019; Technological Innovation Strategy Under Dual Credit Policy: The Role of Blockchain Adoption and Demand Information Sharing by Miaomiao Ma, Yuyu Li, Bo Huang

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The Effect of teach-back educational method on self-management in hemodialysis patients by Rif'atul Fani, Shinta Wahyusari, Apriyani Puji Hastuti, Chairul Huda Al Husna

“… Introduction: Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis may experience a decline in physical and psychological conditions such as increased risk of depression and non-compliance in undergoing therapy. Therefore, proper self-management is needed so that patients can control their disease. …”
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MOTIVATION AND FUTURE CHOICE IN EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES OF YOUTH by Ekaterina S. Popova

“…The paper presents the preliminary results of the study «New meanings in the educational strategies of youth» (2013), which is a part of the longitudinal study of the dynamics of educational trajectories of young people based on comparable research data among high school graduates of the Novosibirsk region from 1960s to 2010s.…”
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Perlindungan HAM bagi saksi pelaku yang bekerja sama dalam memberi keterangan (justice collaborator) dalam tindak pidana korupsi by Wahdina Aulia, Irwansyah Irwansyah

“…Penelitian ini menelaah tentang Undang Undang Nomor 31 Tahun 2014 tentang Perlindungan Saksi dan Korban dan Surat Edaran Mahkamah Agung Nomor 4 Tahun 2011 tentang Whistblower dan Justice Collaborator. …”
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Hyperandrogenism-Insulin Resistance-Acanthosis Nigricans Syndrome by A. H. Dédjan, A. Chadli, S. El Aziz, A. Farouqi

“…The assessment carried out revealed testosteronemia at 1.28 ng/mL, which is more than twice the upper norm of the laboratory. Imaging studies were negative for both ovarian and adrenal masses. …”
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HILARIA GŁÓWCZYŃSKA. MISTICA DELL’INTERCESSIONE by Zdzisław J. Kijas

“…Gesù non solo si rivela come un Dio pieno di amore misericordioso, ma anche come un Dio profondamente coinvolto nella vita di ogni persona che chiama per nome. …”
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Long-Term Oncological Outcomes Related to Lymphadenectomy in Clinical Stage I NSCLC: A Multicenter Retrospective Experience by Beatrice Manfredini, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa, Alessandro Stefani, Gaetano Romano, Greta Alì, Riccardo Morganti, Ilaria Ceccarelli, Federico Davini, Pier Luigi Filosso, Franca Melfi

“…Statistical analysis showed that the evaluated lymph nodal factors (mean number of lymph nodes removed and number and type of lymph node station explored) did not statistically significantly impact OS, CSS, and DFS at a median follow-up of 59 months (IQR 45–71). …”
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Untreated exstrophy-epispadias complex: outcomes of Indiana pouch and primary abdominal wall closure by Niraj Kumar, Avishek Mandal, Sandeep Kumar, Siddharth Yadav, Somanath Karmungikar, Pawan Vasudeva

“…The objective success was defined as complete diurnal and nocturnal continence with a pouch capacity of at least 300 ml, whereas the subjective success was defined as the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) score of 1 or 2 at 12 months post-surgery. …”
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Machine learning derived retinal pigment score from ophthalmic imaging shows ethnicity is not biology by Anand E. Rajesh, Abraham Olvera-Barrios, Alasdair N. Warwick, Yue Wu, Kelsey V. Stuart, Mahantesh I. Biradar, Chuin Ying Ung, Anthony P. Khawaja, Robert Luben, Paul J. Foster, Charles R. Cleland, William U. Makupa, Alastair K. Denniston, Matthew J. Burton, Andrew Bastawrous, Pearse A. Keane, Mark A. Chia, Angus W. Turner, Cecilia S. Lee, Adnan Tufail, Aaron Y. Lee, Catherine Egan, UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium

“…RPS was validated using two large epidemiological studies with demographic and genetic data (UK Biobank and EPIC-Norfolk Study) and reproduced in a Tanzanian, an Australian, and a Chinese dataset. …”
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Harnessing Human-Centered Design for Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions and Implementation Strategies in Community Settings: Protocol for Redesign to Improve Usability, Enga... by Aaron R Lyon, Sean A Munson, Michael D Pullmann, Brittany Mosser, Tricia Aung, John Fortney, Alex Dopp, Katie P Osterhage, Helen G Haile, Kathryn E Bruzios, Brittany E Blanchard, Ryan Allred, Macey R Fuller, Patrick J Raue, Ian Bennett, Jill Locke, Karen Bearss, Denise Walker, Elizabeth Connors, Eric Bruns, Jenna Van Draanen, Doyanne Darnell, Patricia A Areán

“…All studies will explore the use of DDBT for clinical interventions and implementation strategies to identify modification targets to improve usability, engagement, and appropriateness in accessible nonspecialty settings (Discover phase); develop redesign solutions with local teams to address modification targets (Design and Build phase); and determine if redesign improves usability, engagement, and appropriateness (Test phase), as well as implementation outcomes. …”
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The Effect of Alkyl Substituents on the Formation and Structure of Homochiral (<i>R</i>*,<i>R</i>*)-[R₂Ga(<i>µ</i>-OCH(Me)CO₂R′)]₂ Species—Towards... by Magdalena Kaźmierczak, Łukasz Dobrzycki, Maciej Dranka, Paweł Horeglad

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Protective effects and antioxidant mechanisms of lactobacillus combined with carnosine on the stomach and small intestine by Jian Qin, Ziyi Luo, Xu Yang, Yunqing Zhang, Huiying Li, Conghui Wang, Zhiqiang Zou, Yue Ma, Jing Ma, Daoyou Yue, Dipeng Zhao, Sen Qin, Rong Du

“…Here, we report the protective effects of LAB and/or CAR on the gastrointestinal tissues in normal or dexamethasone (Dex)-induced stress mice. …”
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Moments of von mises and fisher distributions and applications by Thomas Hillen, Kevin J. Painter, Amanda C. Swan, Albert D. Murtha

“…The von Mises and Fisher distributions are spherical analogues to theNormal distribution on the unit circle and unit sphere, respectively. …”
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Robotic assisted TKA may allow for smaller polyethylene liner sizes compared to manual TKA with simultaneous removal of Hardware by Andrew D. Lachance, Alexander Edelstein, Shaya Shahsavarani, Roman Steika, Mason Stilwell, Jeffrey Lutton

“…Postoperative flexion (p = 0.973) or extension (p = 0.351) at 1 year did not vary. Notably, one patient in the manual revision group required a hinged knee, and one manual patient required an MUA. …”
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Multiplicatively weighted Voronoi-based sensor collaborative redeployment in software-defined wireless sensor networks by Minghua Wang, Ran Ou, Yan Wang

“…And then, we propose two sensor collaborative redeployment algorithms based on the novel confident information coverage–based multiplicatively weighted Voronoi diagram and software-defined wireless sensor networks architecture to provide high-confidence coverage and improve the coverage ratio. …”
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Creating and Dealing with Cultural Heritage in the Erzgebirge Region – A Field Report by Arnika Peselmann

“…The ongoing preparation for Montanregion Erzgebirge (the Erzgebirge Mining Region) to be nominated as a UNESCO Cultural Landscape widened my interest. …”
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