Effects of MRP8, LPS, and Lenalidomide on the Expressions of TNF-α, Brain-Enriched, and Inflammation-Related MicroRNAs in the Primary Astrocyte Culture by Ahmed Omran, Muhammad Usman Ashhab, Na Gan, Huimin Kong, Jing Peng, Fei Yin

“…Astrocytes are now recognized as a heterogeneous class of cells with many important and diverse functions in healthy and diseased central nervous system (CNS). …”
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To the selection of shock absorber elements of the artificial foot by G. N. Burov, L. M. Smirnova, V. A. Bolshakov, V. M. Yankovsky, O. L. Belyanin

“…At the same time, each of them turned out to be more functional than the commercially manufactured foot chosen for the study. …”
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Optimization of Coffee Peel Cellulose Extraction Conditions Using Response Surface Methodology by Yu Kuang, Shouling Li, Mengran Zhang, Xiaoqiong Liu, Cong Chen, Yin Zhu, Lixian Gou, Yijun Tu, Yijun Liu

“…Cellulose was the largest portion of CPs and played an important role in functional materials. Single factor and Box–Behnken tests were used to optimize the material–liquid ratio, ultrasonic time, temperature and time in the process of extracting CPs cellulose. …”
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Psychometric validation of the 20-item K-DOCS in Chinese adolescents: a multi-method approach by Cui-Hong Cao, Xue-Lian Wang, Yin-Ping Ji, I-Hua Chen

“…Rasch analysis supported item validity and optimal functioning. The oblique five-factor model and the ESEM five-factor model indicated satisfactory model fit. …”
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A Mechanical Fault Diagnosis Method for On-Load Tap Changers Based on GOA-Optimized FMD and Transformer by Ruifeng Wei, Zhenjiang Chen, Qingbo Wang, Yongsheng Duan, Hui Wang, Feiming Jiang, Daoyuan Liu, Xiaolong Wang

“…From the resulting intrinsic mode functions (IMFs), statistical time domain features—peak factor, impulse factor, waveform factor, and clearance factor—are extracted to form feature vectors. …”
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Modelling of sanitary wastewater composition and operation of a small membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant with denitrification and nitrification by Mitrinović David S., Perović Marija S., Kovačević Srđan R., Popović Miodrag R., Radibratović Zorana Z.

“…In the next step, a model for wastewater treatment simulation was created by using the BioWin software (Envirosim Associates, USA) in order to examine functioning of the plant and test the effects of several possible modifications of the process. …”
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Have the Power-Rate Capabilities of Skeletal Muscles Received the Attention They Deserve? A Historical Perspective by James J. Perrine

“…The purpose of this commentary is to draw attention to muscles’ functionally important, contractile power-rate capabilities, and to physical evidence of the ways they are apparently neurally restricted, so they can be reliably tested, and if found deficient, adequately improved, particularly by Sports PTs and ATCs. …”
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Perceptions of teleworkers and face-to-face workers about work design by Gardênia da Silva Abbad, Juliana Legentil, Matheus Damascena, Lisa Miranda, Caroline Feital, Elaine Rabelo Neiva

“…Data were submitted to factor analysis, t-tests, and multiple regressions. …”
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A regulatory mutant on TRIM26 conferring the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by inducing low immune response by Xiao‐Ming Lyu, Xiao‐Wei Zhu, Manli Zhao, Xian‐Bo Zuo, Zhong‐Xi Huang, Xiao Liu, Tao Jiang, Xue‐Xi Yang, Xin Li, Xiao‐Bing Long, Jian‐Guo Wang, Jin‐Bang Li, Ming‐Yu Han, Shuang Wang, Teng‐Fei Liu, Bo Zhang, Tao Sun, Zhi Cheng, Mo‐Chang Qiu, Lei Dong, Lu Zheng, Long‐Cheng Zhang, Jia‐Hong Wang, Gan‐Guan Wei, Kaitai Yao, Qian Wang, Hou‐Feng Zheng, Xin Li

“…Immunohistochemistry (IHC) test also found the TRIM26 protein expression in NPC tissue samples with the genotype AA/AT was lower than TT. …”
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Enhancing visual perception by modulating prestimulus alpha and beta power with tRNS by Jinwen Wei, Huiru Zou, Qianyuan Tang, Ziqing Yao, Gan Huang, Zhen Liang, Li Zhang, Lijie Ren, Xiaodong Cai, Chen Yao, Changsong Zhou, Zhiguo Zhang

“…In a sham-controlled, within-subject design, 29 participants completed a visual detection task combined with electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) recordings. …”
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Investigation of the Impact of Chemical Modifications on the Photostability of Polymethyl Methacrylate by Hanan A. Ibraheem, Gamal A. El-Hiti, Emad Yousif, Dina S. Ahmed, Hassan Hashim, Benson M. Kariuki

“…The current work deals with the surface functionalization of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) by incorporating organotin moieties on the polymer backbone. …”
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Optimization of enzyme assisted extraction process and activity analysis of Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharide by GULIZHADANMU Dawuti, LIU Xiaofeng, YANG Jiajun, MA Wenjin, ZHANG Kui, LI Jun, WEI Kongbin, LV Zhigang

“…Using Polygonatum sibiricum as raw material, P. sibiricum polysaccharide was extracted by enzyme assisted method and the extraction process was optimized by single factor and orthogonal tests. The moisture absorption and moisture retention tests were carried out with P. sibiricum polysaccharide fragments of different molecular weight obtained by dialysis, and the antioxidant capacity and structural characterization of the optimal moisturizing fragments were investigated. …”
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Analyzing the Reproductive Characteristics of the Naked Carp Gymnocypris Przewalskii (Kessler) Based on the Oxygen Isotopes of Otolith Core Using SHRIMP by Ling ZHOU, Linbo QIAN, Sumei ZHAO, Xiulan ZHANG, Yinglie LIU, Qiaoling TANG, Jie YUAN

“…Otolith, a calcium carbonate mineral in bony fish, has both auditory and balancing functions and is known as the “recorder” of time and water environment. …”
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Comparative computational and experimental insights into the structural, electrical, and biological properties of CeO2 fluorite ceramics by Raj Kumar, Vipin Kumar Gupta, Mohit Khosya, Sangeeta Singh, Upendra Kumar

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Body composition and skeletal muscles status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during treatment with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs by O. V. Dobrovolskaya, M. V. Kozyreva, N. V. Demin, A. Yu. Feklistov, N. V. Toroptsova

“…Objective: to evaluate body composition and functional status of muscle tissue in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in relation to background therapy.Material and methods. …”
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Psychometric property of the Japanese version of self-efficacy for managing chronic disease scale in individuals with chronic diseases by Megumi Hazumi, Mayumi Kataoka, Ayako Nakashita, Kentaro Usuda, Michi Miyake, Chiaki Kamikawa, Daisuke Nishi, Naoaki Kuroda

“…Cronbach's α of the total, Factor 1, and Factor 2 were 0.97, 0.97, and 0.92. …”
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Free volume and nonlinear viscoelasticity in supercrystalline nanocomposites: A nanoindentation driven modelling analysis by Cong Yan, Eric Hirschmann, Marc G.D. Geers, Diletta Giuntini

“…Supercrystalline nanocomposites (SCNCs) are a new class of hybrid materials consisting of organically functionalized nanoparticles that are arranged into periodic architectures, featuring multi-functional properties. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Integrated Educational Protocol Including Self-Compassion, Parenting, and Cognitive Promoting (PSCP) on Reading Component in Children with Dys... by Zoleykha Abedini, Rahim Badri Gargari, Eskandar Fathi Azar, Shahrooz Nemati, Shahram Vahedi

“…This training was conducted concurrently with the regular teacher training, while the control group received only direct teacher training. The Nama reading test was employed as a pre-test and post-test to evaluate the reading components of these students in both groups. …”
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Effect of Tityus serrulatus venom on cytokine production and the activity of murine macrophages by Vera L. Petricevich

“…These results combined with NO production suggest that TSV possesses significant immunomodulatory activities capable of stimulating immune functions in vitro.…”
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System for the Acquisition and Analysis of Maintenance Data of Railway Traffic Control Devices by Mieczysław Kornaszewski, Waldemar Nowakowski, Roman Pniewski

“…The diagnostic process involves collecting information about the equipment through inspections, tests, functional trials, parameter measurements, and analysis of the working environment, followed by comparing the obtained information with the required parameters or permissible conditions. …”
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