HLA Class II Defects in Burkitt Lymphoma: Bryostatin-1-Induced 17 kDa Protein Restores CD4+ T-Cell Recognition by Azim Hossain, Jason M. God, Faisal F. Y. Radwan, Shereen Amria, Dan Zhao, Jennifer R. Bethard, Azizul Haque

“…The restoration of immune recognition appeared to be linked with an increased expression of a 17 kDa peptidylprolyl-like protein. …”
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Quantifying the Impact and Policy Implications of Transitioning to Zonal and Nodal Pricing in the Electricity Market: A South Korean Case Study by Kyuhyeong Kwag, Hansol Shin, Hyobin Oh, Hyeongseok Yun, Hyojeong Yoon, Wook Kim

“…These results can guide the development of an appropriate pricing transition pathway, although a market price reduction of 4.8–7.0% appears inevitable. Within the Korean electricity market, wherein a Transco is a monopoly retailer, we identified potential conflicts of interest for the Transco in zonal and nodal pricing. …”
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Trypsin-instructed bioactive peptide nanodrugs with cascading transformations to improve chemotherapy against colon cancer by Can Wu, Xiao Wei Zhang, Manman Wang, Jinpan Sun, Jianfei Chen, Yanbin Guan, Xin Pang

“…Abstract Chemotherapy remains an effective treatment for colon cancer but is hampered by its limited response rate. Bioactive peptides, marked with intracellular transformations, have been reported as an effective approach to boosting chemotherapeutic activity. …”
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Dynamics of a Self-Excited Vibrating Thermal Energy Harvester with Shape Memory Alloys and PVDF Cantilevers by Ivo Yotov, Georgi Todorov, Elitsa Gieva, Todor Todorov

“…This paper discusses the dynamics of a novel energy harvester that converts heat into mechanical vibrations of two polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) piezoelectric cantilevers that generate electrical energy using a shape memory alloy (SMA) filament. …”
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Preliminary efficacy and safety analysis: 12-month results in 83 patients using a novel approach of widefield radiation therapy for extensive skin field cancerization with or witho... by Andrew E. Potter, Christopher Baker, Stephen Shumack, Robert Sinclair, Walter J. Curran, David Christie, Bradley Wong, Peter Foley, Peter O’Brien, Lynda Spelman

“…Recurrence (4/89 [5%]) and appearance of new lesions (10/89 [11%]) were minimal. …”
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Toxicological Assessment of Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich.) Engl. Hydroethanolic Leaf Extract in Rats: Haematological, Biochemical, and Histopathological Studies by Donatus Wewura Adongo, Priscilla Kolibea Mante, Kennedy Kwami Edem Kukuia, Charles Kwaku Benneh, Robert Peter Biney, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Nicholas Akinwale Titiloye, Eric Woode

“…Male Sprague-Dawley rats (120–150 g) were treated orally with the extract (30, 100, 300, 1000, and 3000 mg kg−1) or distilled water (10 ml kg−1) for 2 weeks and observed daily for general appearance and signs of toxicity. In addition, blood was collected for both biochemical and haematological assays. …”
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Effects of fishing and environmental parameters on the commercial bony fish assemblage in the southern Caspian Sea by Fazli Hasan, Kaymaram Farhad, Daryanabard Gholam Reza

“…Considering the current environmental conditions (downward trend in SSL river discharge and increase in SST) and anthropogenic activities, it appears that the downward trend will continue in the future.…”
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DIMD-DETR: DDQ-DETR With Improved Metric Space for End-to-End Object Detector on Remote Sensing Aircrafts by Huan Liu, Xuefeng Ren, Yang Gan, Yongming Chen, Ping Lin

“…To further enhance the model's generalization capabilities, an aircraft-specific data augmentation strategy is meticulously devised, thereby improving the model's adaptability to variations in scale and appearance. In addition, a metric-space-based loss function is developed to optimize the collaborative effects of the modular architecture, enhancing detection performance in complex backgrounds and under varying target conditions. …”
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Dual-Task Walking in Challenging Environments in People with Stroke: Cognitive-Motor Interference and Task Prioritization by Celine Timmermans, Melvyn Roerdink, Thomas W. J. Janssen, Carel G. M. Meskers, Peter J. Beek

“…Using a repeated-measures design, cognitive-motor interference and task prioritization were assessed in 30 stroke survivors, while walking in a plain environment and in two challenging environments that were enriched with either stationary physical context or suddenly appearing projector-augmented context. All three walking environment conditions were performed with and without a concurrent serial-3 subtraction task. …”
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Molecular, Metabolic, and Physiological Responses to Progressive Biotic Stress Caused by Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Turnip Mosaic Virus in Saffron by Marzieh Shamshiri, Conchi Sánchez, Saleta Rico, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mahdi Ayyari, Hassan Rezadoost, Masoud Shams-Bakhsh

“…Under the stress of both viruses, typical viral symptoms appeared. The lowest contents of leaf pigments, flowering performance, petal anthocyanin, greenness, and photosynthesis properties were observed in plants infected with CMV and TuMV. …”
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B-Flow Twinkling Sign in Preoperative Evaluation of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Giuseppina Napolitano, Antonio Romeo, Andrea Bianco, Maurizio Gasperi, Pio Zeppa, Luca Brunese

“…The following LN characteristics were evaluated: shape, abnormal echogenicity, absent hilum, calcifications, cystic appearance, peripheral vascularization, and BFI-TS. …”
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THE SECURITY ASPECT OF TURKEY-UNITED STATES RELATIONS: IN SEARCH FOR A NEW MODEL by I. A. Svistunova

“…At the same time the USA aspiration to use military bases in Turkey beyond NATO obligations frequently becomes a source of disagreement and crises in the relations of the two countries as it happened during the American intervention to Iraq in 2003. …”
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Quality Characteristics and In Vitro Digestibility of Starch Gel in White Noodles Prepared with Short-Chain Glucan Aggregates (SCGA) by Jae-Geun Park, Sang-Jin Ye, Seon-Min Oh, Jae-Sung Shin, Ji-Eun Bae, Hyun-Wook Choi, Moo-Yeol Baik

“…Adding SCGA increased L- and b-values of the dough, resulting in a brighter appearance, while the NMD increased a-values. The substitution with SCGA weakened the gluten network, reducing dough and texture properties. …”
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Exercise as a mean to reverse the detrimental effect of high-fat diet on bone’s fracture characteristics by Ilias Doulamis, Despina N. Perrea, Panagiotis E. Chatzistergos, Athanasios S. Mitousoudis, Stavros K. Kourkoulis

“…Exer¬cise reversed the reduction in bone thickness that appears to be induced by high-fat diet. However no statistically significant increase in bone strength was observed.…”
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Molecular Basis of GABA Hypofunction in Adolescent Schizophrenia-Like Animals by Xiaodan Wang, Ying Hu, Wenxin Liu, Yuanyuan Ma, Xi Chen, Ting Xue, Donghong Cui

“…Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that NMDA receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction appears centrally involved. Schizophrenia typically emerges in adolescence or early adulthood. …”
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Current biomarkers of prostate cancer by I. A. Aboian, E. N. Fedotova, A. N. Shevchenko, S. M. Pakus, A. Yu. Maximov, E. V. Filatova, I. A. Khomutenko, Е. F. Komarova, N. K. Guskova

“…And with the increase in their availability, finally, the possibility of an individual approach to the appointment of treatment for men with prostate cancer appears on the horizon. This review paper presents the data on the most advanced diagnostic biomarkers of prostate cancer.…”
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Giant Protruding Nodular Fasciitis of the Anterior Chest Wall Clinically Mimicking a Soft Tissue Sarcoma by Hideyuki Kinoshita, Tsukasa Yonemoto, Hiroto Kamoda, Yoko Hagiwara, Toshinori Tsukanishi, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Naoya Hirosawa, Seiji Ohtori, Takeshi Ishii

“…Herein, we present the case of a 15-year-old male who presented with a large protruding mass on the anterior chest wall. The tumor appeared clinically malignant as it was protruding and had doubled in size within a few weeks, reaching approximately 8×6 cm. …”
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A Simple Visualization Method for Three-Dimensional (3D) Network by Sangkwon Kim, Chaeyoung Lee, Jintae Park, Sungha Yoon, Yongho Choi, Junseok Kim

“…As a result, network diagrams appeared in various forms, and methods for visualizing the network information are being developed. …”
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Nonpenalty Machine Learning Constraint Handling Using PSO-SVM for Structural Optimization by Marco M. Rosso, Raffaele Cucuzza, Fabio Di Trapani, Giuseppe C. Marano

“…Because of its generality, constraint handling with SVM appears more adaptive both to nonlinear and discontinuous boundary. …”
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Assessment of Gap between Knowledge and Practices among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Bangladesh by Farzana Saleh, Ferdous Ara, Fadia Afnan

“…This prompted us to evaluate what happens when old diagnosed patients receive DE. The study therefore assessed the association between knowledge and practices in terms of Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC) among 500 diagnosed T2 DM using a cross-sectional design. …”
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