Naringenin inhibits lipid accumulation by activating the AMPK pathway in vivo and vitro by Xiaoyu Cai, Songxue Wang, Huali Wang, Suwen Liu, Guishan Liu, Huibin Chen, Ji Kang, Hao Wang

“…Meanwhile, naringenin increased the AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) activity and the expression of AMPK phosphorylated protein in 3T3 mature adipocytes. …”
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New Insights on the Seismic Activity of Ostuni (Apulia Region, Southern Italy) Offshore by Pierpaolo Pierri, Marilena Filippucci, Vincenzo Del Gaudio, Andrea Tallarico, Nicola Venisti, Vincenzo Festa

“…Our results show right-lateral transtensional kinematics of the seismogenic faults along approximately E-W striking planes, with a tension, T, with a trend of about 60° (NE-SW direction) and a plunge of 20°. Finally, we have tried to correlate the location of the four best constrained earthquakes with their seismogenic structures.…”
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Adapted Irrigation Pump Load in Solar PV and Wind Energy Systems through Stepped Variable Frequency Drives by Samson Soshyo, Sameer Kamrudin Bachani, Michael Juma Saulo, Lawrence Manyonge Mukhongo

Subjects: “…Renewable Energy, Wind, Solar PV, Irrigation Pump, Variable Frequency Drive.…”
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Bitcoin ve Altcoinler Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi by Mustafa Ay, Gülçin Adıyaman

“…Kripto paralar artan dijitalleşme ve merkeziyetsiz finans düşüncesinin bir ürünü olarak ortaya çıkmış ve yeni projelerle birlikte büyümeye devam etmektedir. …”
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APPLIED IR TRAINING AND AN EFFECTIVE FOREIGN POLICY by A. A. Baykov

“…Moreover, it examines the most relevant issues, concerning the framework of students' teaching process (including preparation of master's theses), further employment of graduates and, finally, the development/modernisation of teaching staff. …”
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SNHG5/miR-299-5p/ATF2 Axis as a Biomarker in Immune Microenvironment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Yu Shi, Rong Guo, Yanyan Zeng, Qian Fang, Xianglong Wang, Wei Liu, Guozhi Huang, Wen Wu

“…The data sets of GSE56081 and GSE63492 in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were used for screening and analysis, and the key gene markers were verified by GSE34095 and GSE126883. Finally, the infiltration of immune cells in the data were analyzed by MCPcounter analysis package. …”
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Association Between Lung Parenchymal Attenuation in Computed Tomography and Airflow Limitation in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis by Lucía Esteban Baloira, Ester Zamarrón de Lucas, Carlos Carpio Segura, Macarena Lerín Baratas, María Fernández Velilla, María Isabel Torres Sánchez, Inmaculada Pinilla Fernández, Pablo Mariscal Aguilar, Rodolfo Álvarez-Sala Walther, Concepción Prados Sánchez

“…The FEV1 and the FEV1/FVC correlated with the percentage of the lungs at a high attenuation value (HAV), the range of emphysema, and the bulla index at inspiration, as well as the mean lung density at expiration and the inspiratory–expiratory variation of the mean lung density (MLDi-e). Finally, in the multivariate model, the MLDi-e and the HAV at inspiration were associated with airflow limitations. …”
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Dependency of the pulse dynamic electrochemical machining characteristics of Allvac 718 plus in NaNO3 solution on the machining paraments by Moqi Shen, Shuanglu Duan, Zhengrui Zhou, Zhichun Zhang, Jia Liu, Di Zhu

“…The relationships between these processing parameters and the machining quality of ATI718 Plus were explored by examining the post-processing microstructure, surface roughness, material dissolution rate, and machining precision. Finally, an ATI718 Plus blade was machined using the optimized parameters, achieving a residual deviation of 0.065 mm and a surface roughness of 0.373 μm, meeting the design requirements of the blade.…”
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MACEDONIAN NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM – MAIN CHALLENGES by Radmil Polenakovik, Ivana Stankovska, Bojan R. Jovanovski

“…The following two decades were transitional, and this period of recovery was terminated with the adoption of several strategic documents such as: industrial policy; program for science-research work and technological development; innovation strategy; and strategy for intellectual property. Finally, in 2013 the Law on Innovation Activity, which includes establishment of Innovation Fund, was adopted. …”
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RESEARCH ON THE TEST METHOD OF STRUCTURE THERMAL DEFORMATION IN THE VACUUM THERMAL ENVIRONMENT by LI Yu, CHEN Li, JIANG HongZhi, AI Zhuo, WANG GenYuan, CAO JinXin

“…Besides,the effect of the scene depth,the contrast of circular feature points and scale factor on the measurement accuracy was verified by the simulation and experiment,then a multi-exposure image processing method was proposed,which selecting the best circle center extraction and recognition results from circular feature point images taken from different exposures to fusion computation,ensuring better contrast and brightness images were obtained. Finally,the structure thermal deformation measurement method in the vacuum thermal environment proposed in this article was test and verified through a typical test piece,the test results all reached a measuring accuracy of 0. 043 mm,and it proved that this method can effectively meet the needs of thermal deformation measurement for the spacecraft structure in the future.…”
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Development of Fe/SiBr/Si₃N₄/silica fume nanocomposites from recycled metal waste for industrial applications by Mohammed A. Taha, S. A. Gad, Rasha A. Youness

“…Adding reinforcements harms the electrical conductivity of Fe-SiBr, as it decreases to 8.64 × 106 S/m for the same previous sample. Finally, adding reinforcements slightly affects the decrease in magnetization of the nanocomposites.…”
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Field Static Load Tests of Post-Grouted Piles under Various Failure Conditions by Jialin Zhou, Jianwei Zhang, Yuzhuo Wang, Erwin Oh

“…Furthermore, it was found that, for the pile suffering punching failure, the shaft resistance increased as the loads increased, and after the loading achieved the maximum resistance, the loading transferred to the pile tip and finally led to the destruction of the pile-soil system.…”
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Fucosylated haptoglobin promotes inflammation via Mincle in sepsis: an observational study by Taylor Roh, Sungeun Ju, So Young Park, Yeonghwan Ahn, Jiyun Chung, Miyako Nakano, Gyoungah Ryu, Young Jae Kim, Geumseo Kim, Hyewon Choi, Sung-Gwon Lee, In Soo Kim, Song-I Lee, Chaeuk Chung, Takashi Shimizu, Eiji Miyoshi, Sung-Soo Jung, Chungoo Park, Sho Yamasaki, Seung-Yeol Park, Eun-Kyeong Jo

“…Moreover, the Hp fucosylation (AAL) level significantly correlates with the levels of inflammatory cytokines in sepsis patients, suggesting that Fu-Hp is clinically relevant. Finally, Fu-Hp treatment significantly enhances the levels of inflammatory cytokines in the plasma and various tissues of mice. …”
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Improved-Performance Vehicle’s State Estimator Under Uncertain Model Dynamics by Mohammad Avzayesh, Wasim Al-Masri, Mamoun F. Abdel-Hafez, Mohammad AlShabi

“…Second, using the UKF reduces the estimation error by eliminating the first-order linearization step. Finally, using the SVSF enhances the estimate’s robustness to model uncertainty. …”
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Interrelation of Natural Polyphenol and Fibrosis in Diabetic Nephropathy by Ye Ma, Jiakun Wang, Juyue Fan, Huiyang Jia, Jinyao Li

“…In parallel, we summarize the types of polyphenolic compounds and their pharmacodynamic effects, and finally evaluate the use of polyphenols to modulate relevant targets and pathways, providing potential research directions for polyphenols to improve DN. …”
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Two-Echelon Pickup and Delivery Problem Using Public Transport in City Logistics by Shuai Wang, Xiaoning Zhu, Pan Shang, Wenqian Liu, Xiao Lin, Lóránt Tavasszy

“…In addition, we analyze the impact of demand distributions and compare the ALNS algorithm and the LNS algorithm. Finally, we conclude that dynamically integrating public transport into freight transport services can benefit both logistics companies and public transport operators.…”
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Periodic Catatonia Marked by Hypercortisolemia and Exacerbated by the Menses: A Case Report and Literature Review by Samantha Zwiebel, Alejandro G. Villasante-Tejanos, Jose de Leon

“…Through 4 catatonic episodes (one lasting 17 months) there were menstrual exacerbations of catatonia and increases in 4 biological variables: (1) creatine kinase (CK) up to 4,920 U/L, (2) lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) up to 424 U/L, (3) late afternoon cortisol levels up to 28.0 mcg/dL, and (4) white blood cell (WBC) counts up to 24,200/mm3 with neutrophilia without infections. …”
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Optimal downlink power allocation schemes for OFDM-NOMA-based Internet of things by Ya Gao, Fei Yu, Haoran Zhang, Yongpeng Shi, Yujie Xia

“…Solving these sub-problems, we obtain the optimal power allocation schemes by jointly employing channel-state sorting–pairing algorithm, water-filling algorithm, and convex optimization theory. Finally, numerical simulations are conducted to validate the performance of our proposed optimal downlink power allocation scheme. …”
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SP600125 Attenuates Nicotine-Related Aortic Aneurysm Formation by Inhibiting Matrix Metalloproteinase Production and CC Chemokine-Mediated Macrophage Migration by Zhen-Zhen Guo, Qun-An Cao, Zong-Zhuang Li, Li-Ping Liu, Zhi Zhang, Ya-Juan Zhu, Guang Chu, Qiu-Yan Dai

“…Nicotine, a major chemical component of cigarettes, plays a pivotal role in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) has been demonstrated to participate in elastase-induced AAA. …”
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Identification of quantitative trait loci for yield traits and fine-mapping of qGW4 using the chromosome segment substitution line-Z708 and dissected single-segment substitution li... by Kai Zhou, Jinjin Yu, Zhaopeng Yu, Chunyu Chi, Jialin Ren, Zhuowen Zhao, Han Zhang, Yinghua Ling, Changwei Zhang, Fangming Zhao

“…Among them, qGW4, which controls wide grains, belongs to a single dominant gene action in S1 based on the frequency distribution of grain width and chi-square test analysis. Finally, qGW4 was fine-mapped to the interval of 80-kb (minimum) and 310-kb (maximum) using both traditional fine mapping and overlapping substitution mapping of the newly constructed secondary SSSLs (S5-S8). …”
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