Effects of dietary Spirulina platensis supplementation on growth performance, whole body composition, antioxidant activity, histological alterations, and resistance to Vibrio parah... by Ragaa A. Ahmed, Samyah D. Jastaniah, Bothaina A. Alaidaroos, Manal E. Shafi, Ehab El-Haroun, Yasmin M. Abd El-Aziz, Ola Hasan Abd El Megeed, Mada M. AL-Qurashi, Safia M.A. Bahshwan, Mohammad Bodrul Munir, Zulhisyam Abdul Kari, Roshmon Thomas Mathew, Moaheda E.H. Eissa, El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa, Amal Elfeky

“…Shrimp were fed diets enriched with 2 g/kg (T1), 4 g/kg (T2), 6 g/kg (T3), and 8 g/kg (T4) of SP with the control group (T0) being fed a basal diet. The results showed that shrimp fed diets supplemented with 4, 6, or 8 g/kg SP exhibited significant improvements in the final body weight, weight gain, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio, and survival rate (P ≤ 0.05). …”
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Response mechanism of water status and photosynthetic characteristics of Cotoneaster multiflorus under drought stress and rehydrated conditions by Qiu-liang Huang, Miao-miao Zhang, Chang-shun Li, Chang-shun Li, Bo-yang Li, Sheng-lan Zhuo, Yu-shan Yang, Yu-da Chen, An-na Zhong, Hao-yang Liu, Wen-feng Lai, Zhen-bei Huang, Ming-hui Cao, Zong-sheng Yuan, Guo-fang Zhang

“…In addition, we studied the stress response of C. multiflorus transcriptome factors, and we also discussed drought adaptation strategies of C. multiflorus.ResultsC. multiflorus adapted to drought stress by a series of structural and physiological mechanisms, such as promoting closing stomata, increasing nocturnal sap flow. …”
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Hepatocyte-derived liver progenitor-like cells attenuate liver cirrhosis via induction of apoptosis in hepatic stellate cells by Xu Zhou, Wen-Ming Liu, Han-Yong Sun, Yuan Peng, Ren-Jie Huang, Cai-Yang Chen, Hong-Dan Zhang, Shen-Ao Zhou, Hong-Ping Wu, Dan Tang, Wei-Jian Huang, Han Wu, Qi-Gen Li, Bo Zhai, Qiang Xia, Wei-Feng Yu, He-Xin Yan

“…Cell therapy demonstrates promising potential as a substitute therapeutic approach for liver cirrhosis. We have developed a strategy to effectively expand murine and human hepatocyte-derived liver progenitor-like cells (HepLPCs) in vitro. …”
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CD94-driven in vitro expansion of highly functional adaptive NKG2C+ NKG2A- CD57+ NK cells from CMV+ healthy donors by Chiara Giordano, Simona Carlomagno, Simona Carlomagno, Michela Falco, Claudia Cantoni, Claudia Cantoni, Massimo Vitale, Ignazio Caruana, Johannes Dirks, Alberto Serio, Letizia Muccio, Giulia Bartalucci, Alessandra Bo, Franco Locatelli, Franco Locatelli, Cristina Bottino, Cristina Bottino, Simona Sivori, Simona Sivori, Mariella Della Chiesa, Mariella Della Chiesa

“…The method is based on the use of an anti-CD94 monoclonal antibody (mAb) combined with IL-2 or IL-15.ResultsBy setting this method we were able to expand high numbers of NK cells showing the typical adaptive phenotype, CD94/NKG2C+ CD94/NKG2A- CD57+, and expressing a single self-inhibitory KIR. …”
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Therapeutic Implications of PPARγ in Human Osteosarcoma by Eric R. Wagner, Bai-Cheng He, Liang Chen, Guo-Wei Zuo, Wenli Zhang, Qiong Shi, Qing Luo, Xiaoji Luo, Bo Liu, Jinyong Luo, Farbod Rastegar, Connie J. He, Yawen Hu, Barrett Boody, Hue H. Luu, Tong-Chuan He, Zhong-Liang Deng, Rex C. Haydon

“…Although dysregulation of tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes, such as Rb, p53, and the genes critical to cell cycle control, genetic stability, and apoptosis have been identified in OS, consensus genetic changes that lead to OS development are poorly understood. …”
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Kinetic origin of hysteresis and the strongly enhanced reversible barocaloric effect by regulating the atomic coordination environment by Zi-Bing Yu, Hou-Bo Zhou, Feng-Xia Hu, Jian-Tao Wang, Fei-Ran Shen, Lun-Hua He, Zheng-Ying Tian, Yi-Hong Gao, Bing-Jie Wang, Yuan Lin, Yue Kan, Jing Wang, Yun-Zhong Chen, Ji-Rong Sun, Tong-Yun Zhao, Bao-Gen Shen

“…Moreover, we experimentally investigate the BCE and find that although MnCo(Ge0.98In0.02) has a lower barocaloric entropy change ΔSP than does Mn(Co0.98In0.02)Ge, the reversible ΔSrev of the former is advantageous owing to a smaller hysteresis. …”
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Arterial Stiffness Is More Associated with Albuminuria than Decreased Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The REBOUND Study by Jong Ho Kim, Sang Soo Kim, In Joo Kim, Bo Hyun Kim, Ja Young Park, Chang Won Lee, Ji Hye Suk, Sun Hae Shin, Sung Pyo Son, Min Chul Kim, Jun Hyeob Ahn, Kwang Jae Lee, Min Jung Kwon, Soon Hee Lee, Jeong Hyun Park

“…Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was used as a noninvasive marker of arterial stiffness. …”
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Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Plus Blue Dye for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Stu... by Miao Liu, Yang Yang, Bin Hua, Rui Feng, Tianyu Xu, Mengyuan Wang, Xiaowei Qi, Yingming Cao, Bo Zhou, Fuzhong Tong, Peng Liu, Hongjun Liu, Lin Cheng, Houpu Yang, Fei Xie, Siyuan Wang, Chaobin Wang, Yuan Peng, Danhua Shen, Lei Chen, Jun Jiang, Shu Wang

“…Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov (https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/), NCT02869815…”
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Number of children and dementia risk: a causal mediation analysis using data from the HUNT study linked with national registries in Norway by Teferi Mekonnen, Vegard Skirbekk, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bo Engdahl, Bernt Bratsberg, Astanand Jugessur, Catherine Bowen, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jennifer R. Harris, Sarah E. Tom, Steinar Krokstad, Trine Holt Edwin, Yehani Wedatilake, Katrin Wolfova, Dana Kristjansson, Yaakov Stern, Asta Kristine Håberg, Bjørn Heine Strand

“…The mechanisms underlying these relationships are not well understood and may be mediated by different midlife risk factors. We examined the mediating role of various factors on the relationship between the number of children and dementia risk. …”
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Critical care services in Bagmati province of Nepal: A cross sectional survey [version 4; peer review: 4 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Subekshya Luitel, Sushila Paudel, Diptesh Aryal, Janaki Pandey, Hem Raj Paneru, Roshni Shakya, Prashant Acharya, Isha Amatya, Rashan Haniffa, Suman Pant, Abi Beane, Pradip Gyanwali

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Secondary manubriosternal joint dislocation displacement in a teenager patient by Olivier Abbo, Laurent Brouchet, Thibault Planchamp, Axel Rouch, Romain Vergé, Emmanuel Gurrera, Giulia Fusi, Jérôme Sales de Gauzy, Franck Accadbled, Felice Davide Calvaruso, Manon Bolzinger

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Sustainable geopolymer adsorbents utilizing silica fume as a partial replacement for metakaolin in the removal of copper ion from synthesized copper solution by Pilomeena Arokiasamy, Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah, Eva Arifi, Noorina Hidayu Jamil, Md Azree Othuman Mydin, Shayfull Zamree Abd Rahim, Andrei Victor Sandu, Shafiq Ishak

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The Perceptions of Overweight and Obese Individuals Regarding Weight-Loss Dietary Supplement Advertisements: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Survey by Nik Nur Anis Ilyany Zamzuri, Nor Elyzatul Akma Hamdan, Nurul Ashikin Jamludin, Mohammad Suhaidi Shaari, Nur Syazwani Taridi, Mohd Shahezwan Abd Wahab, Janattul Ain Jamal

“…Despite these perceptions, about 40% reported purchasing a weight-loss DS after seeing such a product in an advertisement, while less than 50% of those who purchased weight-loss DS sought information from healthcare professionals. …”
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Radial head arthroplasty vs. open reduction and internal fixation in Mason 3 radial head fractures: meta-analysis of prospective trials by Domenico De Mauro, MD, Sami Abou Chakra, Francesco Liuzza, MD, Amarildo Smakaj, MD, Giuseppe Rovere, MD, PhD, Giulio Maccauro, MD, Omar El Ezzo, MD

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A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoma with Significant Extension into the Right Lung by Yoshiaki Inoue, Yotaro Izumi, Kenjiro Sakaki, Keiko Abe, Teruaki Oka, Jun-Ichi Tamaru, Ato Sugiyama, Kohei Aoki, Hiroki Fukuda, Masatoshi Gika, Kazuhito Imanaka, Mitsuo Nakayama

“…Bronchoscopy was done, and a tumorous lesion obstructing right B6 was found. Biopsy of this lesion supported suspicions of sarcoma or spindle cell carcinoma. …”
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Role of Active Site and CO2‐Interacting Surface Species in Dry Reforming of Methane over Strontium Promoted Ni Catalyst Supported by Lanthanum‐Zirconia by Kenit Acharya, Ahmed S. Al‐Fatesh, Anis H. Fakeeha, Ahmed E. Abasaeed, Othman Alothman, Hammad Ahmad Jan, Naif Alarifi, Jehad K. Abu‐Dahrieh, Dr. Rawesh Kumar

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Digital Gangrene: An Unusual Manifestation of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Muhammad Shoaib Momen Majumder, Shamim Ahmed, Tajkia Haque, Syed Atiqul Haq, Saumitra Chakravarty, Md. Abu Shahin, Din-E-Mujahid Mohammad Faruque Osmany, Johannes J. Rasker

“…Digital gangrene is seldom reported. Here, we describe a patient with pain and blackening of all fingers and toes as presenting symptoms of NHL. …”
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A qualitative analysis of Arabic language websites about extraction of third molars by Muath Saad Alassaf, Mohannad Mohammed Abu Aof, Osama Ayidh Alharbi, Abdulrahman Turkustani, Moataz Ibrahim Karbouji, Nebras Althagafi, Ahmed Mohammed Almghamsi, Ghayda Yousof Zolaly, Shadia Elsayed

“…Aim The study aimed to evaluate the quality and readability of Arabic-language web-based online information regarding surgical third molar extraction. …”
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A genome-wide association study identifies genetic variants associated with hip pain in the UK Biobank cohort (N = 221,127) by Qi Pan, Yiwen Tao, Tengda Cai, Abi Veluchamy, Harry L. Hebert, Peixi Zhu, Mainul Haque, Tania Dottorini, Lesley A. Colvin, Blair H. Smith, Weihua Meng

“…Sex-stratified GWAS analysis approach was also performed to explore sex specific variants associated with hip pain. We found seven different loci associated with hip pain at GWAS significance level, with the most significant single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) being rs77641763 within the EXD3 (p value = 2.20 × 10–13). …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of 5-Fluoroacil Loaded Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Therapy by Kshidan Marim Abdullah Salem, Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, Kim Wei Chan, Md Zuki Abu Bakar, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen, Mohammed Alsubbi, Ahmad Faizal Abdull Razis, Norsharina Ismail

“…The nanoparticles were prepared using a simple co-precipitation method, ensuring eco-friendliness and cost-effectiveness. …”
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