Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension and Esophageal Varices by Hitoshi Maruyama, Osamu Yokosuka

“…It is detected in about 50% of cirrhosis patients, and approximately 5–15% of cirrhosis patients show newly formed varices or worsening of varices each year. The major therapeutic strategy of esophageal varices consists of primary prevention, treatment for bleeding varices, and secondary prevention, which are provided by pharmacological, endoscopic, interventional and surgical treatments. …”
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Efficacy and compatibility mechanism of bear bile powder in Shexiang Tongxin dropping pills for acute myocardial infarction treatment by Yu Luo, Fangmin Zhang, Lidan Zhu, Jianfeng Ye, Hong-ye Pan, Xiaoyan Lu, Xiaohui Fan

“…Gut microbiota and metabonomics results revealed that the combination treatment could upregulate the relative abundance of Lactobacillus and downregulate that of Helicobacter, Bilophila, and Butyricimonas, thereby rebalancing the gut microbiota dysbiosis induced by AMI. …”
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A Human-Computer Interaction System for Agricultural Tools Museum Based on Virtual Reality Technology by Ying Yang, Yiyi Fan, Ruizhi Sun

“…However, the agricultural tools are distinctive for their use value and wisdom contained. Therefore, this paper first proposes a method of virtual interactive display for agricultural tools based on virtual reality technology, which combines static display and dynamic use of agricultural tools vividly showing the agricultural tools. …”
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On the crack path under mixed mode loading on PUR foams by L. Marsavina, E. Linul, T. Voiconi, D. M. Constantinescu, D. A. Apostol

“…This allow to conclude that the theoretical fracture criteria developed for solid material could be used with success to predict the crack propagation angles in cellular materials like PUR foams…”
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G-Filtering Nonstationary Time Series by Mengyuan Xu, Krista B. Cohlmia, Wayne A. Woodward, Henry L. Gray

“…In this paper, we introduce and theoretically develop the G-filter based on a time-deformation technique. …”
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Vulnerability of Agrobiodiversity and Agroforestry Settings to Climate Change in Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia by Fikadu Erenso, Azene Andemo

“…Thus, the study was focused on evaluating crop diversity under different crop management practices and its distribution at the household level among different wealth classes and land use land cover change impact on agrobiodiversity and agroecosystems areas. Therefore, crop survey both from the home garden and crop field, the last 30 years’ data from five meteorological stations located in the district and the past 30 years’ Landsat satellite images at a 10-year interval within the same season was used. …”
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Experimental Study on Vertical Propagation Behavior of Hydraulic Fracture Affected by Artificial Interlayer for Thick Oil Reservoirs by Beibei Chen, Yingmin Qin, Peng Xu, Weijie Zheng, Min Zhang, Yan Peng

“…Based on the understanding of experimental observations and theory of fracture mechanics, the theoretical model of stress intensity factor for the fracture affected by artificial interlayer is proposed. …”
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Preparation, characterization of mixed-valence antimony-tin phosphomolybdic polyoxometalates and application in the cyclohexanone oxidation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide by Maiouf, Fatma-Zohra, Boumechhour, Abdenour, Benadji, Siham, Dermeche, Leila, Mazari, Tassadit, Lancelot, Christine, Rabia, Chérifa

“…The POMs are found to be active in the cyclohexanone oxidation reaction and among them the most efficient is $\mathrm{H}_{0.75}\mathrm{Sb}_{0.75}\mathrm{PMo}_{12}\mathrm{O}_{40}$ with 49% of adipic acid yield.…”
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Neuroprotective Effect of the Combination of Citicoline and CoQ10 in a Mouse Model of Ocular Hypertension by José A. Matamoros, Sara Rubio-Casado, José A. Fernández-Albarral, Miguel A. Martínez-López, Elena Salobrar-García, Eva M. Marco, Victor Paleo-García, Rosa de Hoz, Inés López-Cuenca, Lorena Elvira-Hurtado, Lidia Sánchez-Puebla, José M. Ramírez, Juan J. Salazar, Meritxell López-Gallardo, Ana I. Ramírez

“…Despite controlling IOP, the neurodegenerative process often continues. Therefore, substances with neuroprotective, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties could protect against RGC death. …”
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Acinetobacter baumannii infection in critically ill patients with COVID-19 from Tehran, Iran: the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance patterns and molecular characteristics of iso... by Mahsa Ghamari, Fereshteh Jabalameli, Shirin Afhami, Shahnaz Halimi, Mohammad Emaneini, Reza Beigverdi

“…Regarding the limited therapeutic options, it is crucial to implement effective prevention and containment policies to curb the spread of these strains.…”
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Electrical and Vibrational Studies of Na2K2Cu(MoO4)3 by Wassim Dridi, Mohamed Faouzi Zid, Miroslaw Maczka

“…The number of vibrational modes was calculated using group theoretical approach. The infrared and Raman spectra have also been measured and vibrational assignment has been proposed.…”
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Effects of lower limb strengthening training on lower limb biomechanical characteristics and knee pain in patients with patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zeyang Zhang, Zeyi Zhang, Bosong Zheng, Yuhang Yang, Youping Sun

“…Additionally, moderate evidence suggests that hip strengthening training significantly increased hip abductor strength (SMD = 0.848, 95%; CI 0.508–1.187, P < 0.001) and external rotator strength (SMD = 0.780, 95%; CI 0.416–1.145, P < 0.001), while strong evidence suggests that knee strengthening training did not significantly enhance knee extensor strength (SMD = 0.212, 95%; CI −0.014 to 0.439, P = 0.066). Therefore, clinicians should use hip strengthening as one of the primary training interventions when treating patients with PFP.…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Cyclosporine with Everolimus and Steroids in de novo Heart Transplant Patients: A Multicentre, Randomized Trial by Andreas Zuckermann, Shoei-Shen Wang, Heather Ross, Maria Frigerio, Howard J. Eisen, Christoph Bara, Daniel Hoefer, Maurizio Cotrufo, Gaohong Dong, Guido Junge, Anne M. Keogh

“…A six-month, multicenter, randomized, open-label study was undertaken to determine whether renal function is improved using reduced-exposure cyclosporine (CsA) versus standard-exposure CsA in 199 de novo heart transplant patients receiving everolimus and steroids ± induction therapy. Mean C2 levels were at the low end of the target range in standard-exposure patients (n=100) and exceeded target range in reduced-exposure patients (n=99) throughout the study. …”
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Null Controllability of a Nonlinear Age Structured Model for a Two-Sex Population by Amidou Traoré, Okana S. Sougué, Yacouba Simporé, Oumar Traoré

“…Our method uses first an observability inequality related to the adjoint of an auxiliary system, a null controllability of the linear auxiliary system, and after Kakutani’s fixed-point theorem.…”
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Excerpts from a Conversation with Renfrew Christie and Rodney Wilkinson, during the Conference on ‘Anti-Nuclear Activism in Africa: A Historical Perspective’, held at the Johannesb... by Jo-Ansie van Wyk

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Obesity and polysomnographic variables on patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Chaiane Facco Piccin, Marco Colomé Beck, Luiz Carlos Alves de Oliveira, Reinaldo Fernando Cóser Neto, Pedro Luis Cóser, Fabrício Scapini, Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva

“…Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and obesity are conditions that are gaining importance due to the high prevalence and influence on individuals’ health. Therefore, the aim of the study was to compare polysomnographic variables among Ob- structive Sleep Apnea (OSA) patients classified as eutrophic, overweight or obese. …”
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High-fat diet promotes gestational diabetes mellitus through modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism by Lei Yao, Xuefei Zhou, Xianqi Jiang, Hao Chen, Yuanliang Li, Xiao Xiong, Yan Tang, Haogang Zhang, Pengfei Qiao

“…Moreover, Fxr pathway participated in regulating HFD-associated gut microbiota disordered BAs metabolites and aggravating GDM in mice.DiscussionModulating gut microbiota and BAs metabolites could be a potential therapeutic strategy in the prevention and treatment of HFD-associated GDM.…”
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Research of Multidimensional Optimization of LEACH Protocol Based on Reducing Network Energy Consumption by Chunhua Lin, Feng Jiang

“…And a new barycenter node is added to assist cluster head (CH) to complete the transmission task, thereby extending the service lifetime. In the multihop communication between clusters, in order to calculate the fitting factor of the next hop, we derived a new formula, which takes into account the angle, remaining energy, and distance. …”
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ROLE OF THE MODULATORY MEDIATOR SEROTONIN IN THE INDUCTION OF EPIGENETIC PROCESSES DURING LONG TERM MEMORY FORMATION IN HELIX by L. N. Grinkevich, O. V. Vorobiova

“…They include posttraslational histone modifications, which lead to chromatin remodeling and thereby influences gene expression involved in learning. …”
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Functions and applications of RNA interference and small regulatory RNAs by Feng Xuezhu, Guang Shouhong

“…Additionally, we provide an overview of the applications of RNAi technology in biomedical research, agriculture, and therapeutics.…”
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