Protective effects of gallic acid against nickel-induced kidney injury: impact of antioxidants and transcription factor on the incidence of nephrotoxicity by Areej I. Alhazmi, Mohamed F. El-Refaei, Eman A. A. Abdallah

“…Additionally, the histopathological inspection of the kidney in group III exhibited a substantial increase in extensive necrosis features compared with group I. In contrast, the concomitant coadministration of GA and NiO-NPs in group IV showed significant biochemical, antioxidant activities, immunohistochemical and histopathological improvements compared with group III. …”
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Association of Questionnaire‐Assessed Fall Risk With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure and Therapeutic Inertia Among Older Adults by Grant T. Hiura, Talar W. Markossian, Beatrice D. Probst, Katherine Habicht, Holly J. Kramer

“…Compared to low fall risk, the adjusted odds of uncontrolled BP during a clinic visit were 0.97 (95% CI: 0.89, 1.06) and 0.90 (95% CI: 0.82, 0.98) with moderate and high fall risk, respectively. In contrast, adjusted odds of TI during a clinic visit with BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg was 1.16 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.34) and 1.30 (95% CI: 1.11, 1.52) with moderate and high fall risk, respectively, compared to low fall risk. …”
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Switched CMOS current source compared to enhanced Howland circuit for bio-impedance applications by da Silva Pablo Dutra, Filho Pedro Bertemes

“…The SCMOSCS demonstrated an output impedance of more than 20 MΩ, a ± 2.5 V output voltage swing from a +3.3 V supply, a 275 μA current consumption, and a 10 kΩ load capacity. These results contrast with the + 1.5 V output voltage swing, the 3 kΩ load capacity, and the 4.9 mA current of the EHCS case.…”
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Reliability and Differences Between Sexes in Landing Mechanics when Performing the Lateral Bound Test by Andy Waldhelm, Sydney Allen, Lacy Grand, Carolyn Bopp, Kristian Foster, Ginger Muckridge, Neil Schwarz

“…Intra-rater reliability was determined to be excellent for all variables (ICC>0.96). In contrast, the test-retest reliability had greater disparity. …”
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Anti-furfurative comparison of Kesh Kanti-Herbal Shampoos and synthetic shampoos against Malassezia furfur for dandruff management by Acharya Balkrishna, Nem Kumar Ngpoore, Harshita Jonwal, Savita Lochab, Anurag Varshney

“…However, a single 3-minute shampoo contact followed by a prolonged recovery of 72 h revealed SYN_01 and KETO with maximal antifungal action. In contrast, herbal shampoos were as effective as synthetic options when M. furfur was subjected to 3-minute shampoo contact every 24 h with intermittent recovery. …”
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3-DOF Inertial Piezoelectric Actuator for Angular Positioning of the Optical Mirror by Andrius Ceponis, Dalius Mazeika, Regimantas Bareikis

“…Simultaneous excitation of the second vibration mode of all three bimorph plates produces angular motion of the rotor around the vertical axis. In contrast, the excitation of the first vibration mode of the individual plate enables angular motion around one of the horizontal axes. …”
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Demonstrating the Qualitative Differences between Semantic Aphasia and Semantic Dementia: A Novel Exploration of Nonverbal Semantic Processing by Krist A. Noonan, Peter Garrard, Elizabeth Jefferies, Sheeba Eshan, Matthew A. Lambon Ralph

“…SA patients performed relatively well because the task structure reduced the requirement for internally generated control. In contrast, SD patients performed poorly because their degraded knowledge did not allow the fine-grained distinctions required to complete the task.…”
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Composite Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma and T-Prolymphocytic Leukemia Presenting with Lymphocytosis, Skin Lesions, and Generalized Lymphadenopathy by Ali Sakhdari, Guilin Tang, Lawrence E. Ginsberg, Cheryl F. Hirsch-Ginsberg, Carlos E. Bueso-Ramos, L. Jeffrey Medeiros, Roberto N. Miranda

“…Most patients follow an indolent clinical course with eventual progression and need for therapy. In contrast, T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) is a rare type of T-cell leukemia with most patients having an aggressive clinical course and a dismal prognosis. …”
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English Medium Instruction in the Russian University by T. B. Alenkina

“…Being a hybrid genre that includes an oral part and a written part, presentations have a great learning potential, which makes it possible to compare and contrast special features of an informal and formal style. …”
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Comparison of Atrial Fibrillation in the Young versus That in the Elderly: A Review by Rajiv Sankaranarayanan, Graeme Kirkwood, Katharine Dibb, Clifford J. Garratt

“…Traditional thinking suggests that the causal factors and pathogenesis of the condition in the young with structurally normal atria but electrophysiological “triggers” in the form of pulmonary vein ectopics leading to lone AF are in stark contrast to that in the elderly who have AF primarily due to an abnormal substrate consisting of fibrosed and dilated atria acting in concert with the pulmonary vein triggers. …”
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Differences in use of telemedicine integrated into traditional primary health care – a comparative observational study by Pär Eriksson, Maria Randjelovic, Hans Thulesius, Tora Hammar, Stefan Lagrosen, Evalill Nilsson

“…A reference period of 36 months (September 2016–August 2019) was used, to collect data on HSB.Results Users were more often women under the age of 60 and had higher morbidity (measured as resource utilisation) than non-users (p < .001). In contrast, no statistically significant differences were seen between the two groups regarding SES, measured as Care Need Index (CNI). …”
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Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Reinforced Electrospun Alginate-Based Nanofibrous Scaffolds with Improved Physical Properties by R. T. De Silva, M. M. M. G. P. G. Mantilaka, K. L. Goh, S. P. Ratnayake, G. A. J. Amaratunga, K. M. Nalin de Silva

“…Tensile test to rupture revealed the significant differences in the tensile strength and elastic modulus among the alginate scaffolds, alginate/MgO scaffolds, and cross-linked alginate scaffolds (P<0.05). In contrast to cross-linked alginate scaffolds, alginate/MgO scaffolds yielded the highest tensile strength and elastic modulus while preserving the interfibre porosity of the scaffolds. …”
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Carabid beetles as indicators of stream zonation by Franziska Middendorf, Bernhard Eitzinger, Martin H. Entling, Jens Schirmel

“…In addition, 11 indicator species were identified in the downstream zone, compared to only two in the upstream and one in the midstream zone. In contrast, the percentage of riparian habitat specialists peaked midstream. …”
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Study on the Origin and Fluid Identification of Low-Resistance Gas Reservoirs by Zhou Yuhui, Hu Qingxiong, Liu Wentao, Wu Zhiqi, Yan Yule, Ma Jialing

“…In this paper, based on well/mud logging data and laboratory data, by taking advantages of the “excavation effect” of neutron gas and the dual-lateral resistivity difference between different depths, we successfully established a set of low-contrast log response methods for the identification and evaluation of oil layer and formation fluids. …”
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Ploidy levels influence cold tolerance of Cyclocarya paliurus: insight into the roles of WRKY genes by Zanpei Zhang, Qianxing Mao, Yueying Gu, Xulan Shang, Yanmeng Huang, Shengzuo Fang

“…Correlation analysis between differentially expressed genes and freezing injury index suggested that CpaWRKY14, CpaWRKY26 and CpaWRKY86 play essential roles in the diploids to respond to cold stress. In contrast, the major genes involved in the cold stress response in tetraploids were CpaWRKY14, CpaWRKY60, CpaWRKY63 and CpaWRKY81. …”
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Transcriptional Activity of PGC-1α and NT-PGC-1α Is Differentially Regulated by Twist-1 in Brown Fat Metabolism by Hee-Jin Jun, Thomas W. Gettys, Ji Suk Chang

“…Overexpression of Twist-1 in brown adipocytes suppresses transcription of a subset of PGC-1α-target genes involved in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and uncoupling (CPT1β, UCP1, and ERRα). In contrast, NT-PGC-1α-mediated induction of these genes is unaffected by Twist-1. …”
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Gum Arabic Reduces C-Reactive Protein in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients without Affecting Urea or Indoxyl Sulfate Levels by Sarra Elamin, Mariam J. Alkhawaja, Amina Y. Bukhamsin, Mohamed A. S. Idris, Muntasir M. Abdelrahman, Nasrulla K. Abutaleb, Abdulrahman A. Housawi

“…Thirty participants completed the study with baseline glomerular filtration rate 29.1±9.9 mL/min/1.7 m2. In contrast to previous observations, we found no effect on serum urea or creatinine levels. …”
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Oral Hygiene Practices among Saudi Arabian Children and Its Relation to Their Dental Caries Status by M. F. A. Quadri, M. A. Shubayr, A. H. Hattan, S. A. Wafi, A. H. Jafer

“…Also, the odds of dental caries among the school children who were irregular in brushing their teeth was higher in contrast to the children brushing once (P=0.03; OR = 0.89; CI = 0.70, 1.12) or twice (P=0.03; OR = 0.80; CI = 0.64, 0.93) per day. …”
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Analyzing the potency of Viscosity Modifying Agents on the Characteristics and Static Segregation of Fresh and Hardened Fluid Concrete by Faiza M’hamdi, Othmane Boukendakdji, Karim Ezziane, Taha-Hocine Douara

“…Specifically, the features under examination included flowing time, slump flow, flow time into a 500-mm diameter, and resistance to vertical segregation. In contrast, a measurement was conducted on the compressive strength of the cured concrete. …”
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Fatigue crack growth in additive manufactured products by A. Riemer, H. A. Richard, J.-P. Brüggemann, J.-N. Wesendahl

“…It was found that residual stresses have a strong influence on the crack growth in Ti-6-4, while the influence of the micro-pores on the threshold values remains low. In contrast the results for 316L show that its fracturemechanical behaviour is not affected by residual stresses, whereas the microstructural features lead to modification in the da/dN-K-data. …”
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