Evaluation of the efficacy of bromfenac sodium in the treatment of dry eye disease by I.A. Loskutov, E.F. Semashko, E.N. Khomyakova, E.I. Makukha, N.E. Kostina

“…Subjective and objective assessment of symptom severity was performed and DED stage was determined before and 4 weeks after treatment with bromfenac sodium 0.09% ophthalmic solution based on the results of the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, Schirmer's test and Norn's test. …”
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Reinforcing cancer immunotherapy with engineered porous hollow mycobacterium tuberculosis loaded with tumor neoantigens by Jie Jiang, Feng-Ying Huang, Shu-Zhen Dai, Guang-Hong Tan, Ming-Hui Chen, Hengyu Chen, Wu-Ping Zheng, Ri-Hong Wu, Weijing Xie

“…The phMTb retained PAMPs and adhesion molecules on its surface, similar to the parental MTb, thereby enhancing DC uptake of phMTb and its formulations containing tumor neoantigens and CpG. …”
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Impact of PCSK9 Immunization on Glycemic Indices in Diabetic Rats by Amir Abbas Momtazi-Borojeni, Mahmoud Reza Jaafari, Elham Abdollahi, Maciej Banach, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…To prepare the anti-PCSK9 vaccine, a peptide construct called Immunogenic Fused PCSK9-Tetanus (IFPT) was linked to the surface of nanoliposome carriers. Healthy rats received four subcutaneous injections of the vaccine at biweekly intervals. …”
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Machine learning of Antarctic firn density by combining radiometer and scatterometer remote-sensing data by W. Li, S. B. M. Veldhuijsen, S. Lhermitte, S. Lhermitte

“…<p>Firn density plays a crucial role in assessing the surface mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet. However, our understanding of the spatial and temporal variations in firn density is limited due to (i) spatial and temporal limitations of in situ measurements, (ii) potential modelling uncertainties, and (iii) lack of firn density products driven by satellite remote-sensing data. …”
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Perioperative estimations of oxygen consumption from LiDCO™plus-derived cardiac output and Ca-cvO2 difference: Relationship with measurements by indirect calorimetry in elderly pat... by Julia Jakobsson, Carl Norén, Eva Hagel, Magnus Backheden, Sigridur Kalman, Erzsébet Bartha

“…<h4>Results</h4>Unadjusted bias between GVO2 and EVO2 indexed for body surface area was 26 (95% CI 20 to 32) with limits of agreement (1.96SD) of -32 to 85 ml min-1m-2. …”
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99mTc(CO)3-Labeled 1-(3-Nitropyridin-2-yl) Piperazine as Potential Radioligand for 5-HT7 Receptors by Sajjad Molavipordanjani

“…The initial radiochemical purity of this radiotracer is approximately 95%; however, its stability decreases over time. 99mTc(CO)3-[5] recognizes the  5-HT7R on the surface of U87-MG cells and binds to this receptor with moderate affinity.…”
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Bonding performance of universal adhesive systems with dual-polymerising resin cements to various dental substrates: in vitro study by Shunsuke Takano, Rena Takahashi, Tomoko Tabata, Chen Zeng, Masaomi Ikeda, Yasushi Shimada

“…The universal adhesive was applied to all bonding surfaces, followed by resin cement application in micro-bore Tygon tubes and light curing for 40 s. …”
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Magnesium ions regulate the Warburg effect to promote the differentiation of enteric neural crest cells into neurons by Qiongqian Xu, Xixi He, Yaru Mou, Dong Sun, Xintao Zhang, Jichang Han, Xiaoyang Liu, Xingjian Liu, Xue Ren, Dongming Wang, Jian Wang, Chuncan Ma, Qiangye Zhang, Aiwu Li

“…D-glucose-13C6 isotope tracing identified key glucose flux changes. Surface plasmon resonance was used to detect the binding affinity of magnesium ions with key glycolysis genes. …”
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Spatial deconvolution from bulk DNA methylation profiles determines intratumoral epigenetic heterogeneity by Binbin Liu, Yumo Xie, Yu Zhang, Guannan Tang, Jinxin Lin, Ze Yuan, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiaolin Wang, Meijin Huang, Yanxin Luo, Huichuan Yu

“…Methods Genomic DNA of three laser micro-dissected tumor regions, including digestive tract surface, central bulk, and invasive front, was extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections of colorectal cancer patients. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Copper Ferrite Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes by Julia Mazurenko, A. K. Sijo, Larysa Kaykan, Volodymyr Kotsyubynsky, Łukasz Gondek, Antoni Zywczak, Mateusz Marzec, Oleksii Vyshnevskyi

“…Valence states and energy levels of the elements were examined using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Surface morphology was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), coupled with elemental analysis. …”
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To study the role of tofacitinib and betamethasone pulse in the treatment of vitiligo at a tertiary care centre: an observational comparative study by Rashmi Singh, Surabhi Shandilya, Kamalpreet Kaur Bhaikhel, Gopi Krishna Maddali

“…Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to compare tofacitinib with betamethasone pulse in reducing the disease activity with respect to reduction in VASI (vitiligo area severity index) and BSA (body surface area) in patients with vitiligo. The primary objective was to see the efficacy of tofacitinib over betamethasone in the treatment of vitiligo, and the secondary objective was to assess its safety in treating vitiligo patients. …”
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Effect of different feeding dossage on the growth of Cyprinus carpio and Macrones sp. by Cage-Cum-Cage system by M.R. Tossin, . Sunarto, . Sabariah

“…Generally, not all space in fish cage filled by fish, because of the nature of fish that lives in some particular space on water such as the surface, middle space or bottom.  Cyprinus carpio andMacrones sp. was reared with gillnet inside gillnet (cage-cum-cage) and fed commercial diet in dose of 3%, 6%, 9% and 12%. …”
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Apportioning and Locating PM2.5 Sources Affecting Coastal Cities: Ulsan in South Korea and Dalian in China by Eunhwa Choi, Kwonho Jeon, Young Su Lee, Jongbae Heo, Ilhan Ryoo, Taeyeon Kim, Chuanlong Zhou, Philip K. Hopke, Seung-Muk Yi

“…In Ulsan, three sources (secondary nitrate [SN], secondary sulfate [SS], and traffic) contributed ~83.0% of the PM2.5 mass concentration (23.7 µg m–3) during the heating period. …”
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Structural and Thermal Properties of Ethiopian Eri and Mulberry Silk Fibres by Getnet Melesse, Desalegn Atalie, Ayano Koyrita

“…The morphological structure of eri silk fibre from each region had an almost smooth and clean surface, but bivoltine and multivoltine mulberry silk fibres were somehow rough and had spots. …”
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Band Pull-Apart Exercise: Effects of Movement Direction and Hand Position on Shoulder Muscle Activity by Takumi Fukunaga, Connor Fedge, Timothy Tyler, Michael Mullaney, Brandon Schmitt, Karl Orishimo, Malachy McHugh, Stephen Nicholas

“… # Materials/Methods Surface EMG activity was measured on the infraspinatus, upper trapezius, middle trapezius, lower trapezius and posterior deltoid of the dominant shoulder. …”
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Adaptation for Staphylococcus aureus to hosts via insertion mutation in the accessory gene regulator agrC gene: decreased virulence and enhanced persistence capacity by Jiawei Chen, Yun Wu, Ying Zhu, Li Zhang, Yingchun Xu, Yali Liu

“…Transcriptomic analysis revealed that 23B upregulated surface protein-encoding genes while simultaneously reducing the expression levels of virulence factors, highlighting the intricate regulatory adjustments facilitating its persistence and reducing pathogenic potential. …”
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Pan-tumor analysis to investigate the obesity paradox in immune checkpoint blockade by Evan J Lipson, Ludmila Danilova, Elizabeth M Jaffee, Won Jin Ho, Mark Yarchoan, Yasser Ged, Jean Hoffman-Censits, Jennifer Durham, Sanjay Bansal, Chester Kao, Rajat Mohindra, Stephanie L Alden, Tanguy Y Seiwert, Soren Charmsaz, Howard L Li, Kabeer Munjal, Hua-Ling Tsai, Alexei Hernandez, Erin M Coyne, Rachel Garonce-Hediger, Laura Tang, Marina Baretti, Kathryn Howe, G Scott Chandler, Madelena Brancati, Aanika Warner, Ervin Griffin, Mari Nakazawa, Chris Thoburn, Jennifer Gizzi, Nicole E Gross, Elsa Hallab, Sarah S Shin, Aditi Guha

“…We evaluated the concentration of 37 cytokines and used cytometry by time of flight to characterize immune cell clusters and cell-surface expression markers at baseline and on-treatment.Results We enrolled 94 patients, of whom 30 (32%) were obese and 64 (68%) were non-obese. …”
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LAND COVER AND LAND USE CHANGES REFLECTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF LOCAL DECLINING ECONOMIES. CASE-STUDY: SOUTH-WEST DEVELOPMENT REGION. ROMANIA by ALEXANDRU-IONUŢ PETRISOR

“…La méthodologie est basée sur l’allocation de des changements dans la couverture et utilisation du terrain indiquées par les données CORINE entre 1990–2000 et 2000–2006 aux dynamiques de transition spécifique, calculant la surface affectée par chaque type, et utilisant le kriging commun pour trouvant les zones le plus affectées. …”
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High-performance CT features supporting accurate pre-operative tumor staging in colon cancer by Jianhua Yuan, Cangzheng Jin, Jianrong Si, Baobao Liu, Xiaohan Si, Jianzhi Chen

“…Histopathologically, small protuberances in pT2 cancer represent the pure DR on the surface of lamina propria, whereas the small protuberances in pT3~pT4 cancers represent the sub-serosal or extra-serosal cancer cell foci enwrapped by DR; (3) the presence of large protuberances, extensive reticulonodular fat stranding, and fusion with surrounding organs and ascites are diagnostic of pT4 tumors; and (4) the presence of extra-fascial nodules/streaks on CT scan could accurately diagnose the ascending/descending colon cancer of pT4 stage. …”
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ARMTRAJ: a set of multipurpose trajectory datasets augmenting the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility measurements by I. Silber, J. M. Comstock, M. R. Kieburtz, L. M. Russell

“…Each dataset targets a different aspect of atmospheric research, including the analysis of surface, planetary boundary layer, distinct liquid-bearing cloud layers, and (primary) cloud decks. …”
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