Thermodynamical Theory of Inelastic Single Crystals by Piotr Perzyna

“…Physical foundations and experimental motivations are given. Two fundamental constitutive equations of the rate-type for the Kirchhoff stress tensor and temperature are formulated. …”
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Beneficial Impact of Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 on the Mental Health of IPF Patients by Ioannis Tomos, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Zoe I. Daniil, Ilias E. Dimeas, Paraskevi Kirgou, Athena Gogali, Konstantinos Tatsis, Ilias Papanikolaou, Vasilios Tzilas, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Panayiota Tsiri, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Pachalis Ntolios, Areti Xyfteri, Katerina Antoniou, Emmanouil Symvoulakis, Aggeliki Haritou, Maria Maniati, Lykourgos Kolilekas, Elvira-Markella Antonogiannaki, Vasiliki Apollonatou, Maria Kallieri, Kostas Samaras, Stylianos Loukides, Anna Karakatsani, Demosthenes Bouros, Effrosyni Manali, Spyros Papiris

“…The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) constitutes a validated tool to identify anxiety disorders and depression. …”
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Pre-flight performance of the ion energy mass spectrum analyzer for the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission by Shoichiro Yokota, Ayako Matsuoka, Naofumi Murata, Yoshifumi Saito, Kazushi Asamura, Satoshi Kasahara, Dominique Delcourt, Lina Z. Hadid, Naoki Terada, Kunihiro Keika, Yuki Harada, Hiromu Nakagawa, Kei Masunaga, Shotaro Sakai, Yoshifumi Futaana, Shun Imajo, Kanako Seki, Masaki N. Nishino, Yuki Kitamura

“…Abstract An ion energy mass spectrum analyzer was developed for the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission to measure the three-dimensional velocity distribution function and mass profile of low-energy ions around the Mars-Moon system. …”
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Efficient Phase Retrieval via Improved Binary Amplitude Modulation Masks by Chao Yang, Cheng Xu, Hui Pang, Jun Lan, Lixin Zhao, Song Hu, Wei Yan, Xianchang Zhu

“…The transparent pixels of the two masks partially overlap, constituting a strong constraint on the objective function. …”
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Overexpression of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Like Ligand 1 A in Myeloid Cells Aggravates Liver Fibrosis in Mice by Jinbo Guo, Yuxin Luo, Fengrong Yin, Xiaoxia Huo, Guochao Niu, Mei Song, Shuang Chen, Xiaolan Zhang

“…TL1A overexpression in myeloid cells induced liver function injury, accelerated the necrosis and apoptosis of hepatocytes, recruited macrophages, and promoted activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and fibrosis. …”
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Re-localization of a repeat-containing fungal effector by apoplastic protein Chitinase-like 1 blocks its toxicity by Hanqiao Liu, Wenshu Zhang, Qinqfei He, Reyila Aikemu, Huijuan Xu, Zhan Guo, Lu Wang, Weixi Li, Guilin Wang, Xinyu Wang, Wangzhen Guo

“…Our data demonstrates that genetic manipulation of effector target constitutes potential strategy for improving crop resistance to fungal pathogens.…”
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Regulation of dynamic spatiotemporal inflammation by nanomaterials in spinal cord injury by Zeping Liu, Chunyu Xiang, Xu Zhao, Toshimi Aizawa, Renrui Niu, Jianhui Zhao, Fengshuo Guo, Yueying Li, Wenqi Luo, Wanguo Liu, Rui Gu

“…Abstract Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common clinical condition of the central nervous system that can lead to sensory and motor impairment below the injury level or permanent loss of function in severe cases. Dynamic spatiotemporal neuroinflammation is vital to neurological recovery, which is collectively constituted by the dynamic changes in a series of inflammatory cells, including microglia, neutrophils, and astrocytes, among others. …”
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Generation and evaluation of a novel PI3K-targeting gene therapy in the failing mouse heart and healthy sheep heart by Sebastian Bass-Stringer, Daniel G. Donner, Clive N. May, Aya Matsumoto, Emma I. Masterman, Aascha A. D'Elia, Yi Ching Chen, Helen Kiriazis, Jieting Luo, Roger Chooi, Clara Liu Chung Ming, Paul Gregorevic, Colleen J. Thomas, Bianca C. Bernardo, Kate L. Weeks, Julie R. McMullen

“…We previously identified phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K, p110α) as a master regulator of exercise-induced cardioprotection, and showed that gene therapy, incorporating a constitutively active form of PI3K (caPI3K) improved function of the failing mouse heart. …”
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Characterization of Oxygenated Propenylbenzene Derivatives Binding to MAO-A Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry and Molecular Modeling by Joanna Grzelczyk, Horacio Pérez-Sánchez, Miguel Carmena-Bargueño, Ilona Gałązka-Czarnecka, Grażyna Budryn, Dawid Hernik, Elisabetta Brenna, Filip Boratyński

“…Correct serotonin concentration regulates appetite, improves well-being, reduces symptoms of depression, but also improves memory and heart function. In this study, the use of new compounds chemo-enzymatically synthesized from propenylbenzene derivatives as MAO-A inhibitors was proposed. …”
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Genome-Wide Analysis of GmMYB S20 Transcription Factors Reveals Their Critical Role in Soybean Nodulation by Junchen Leng, Ruobing Xu, Yanshuang Liu, Tianshu Jiang, Haiying Hu, Zhaojun Ding, Shaojun Dai

“…Expression profiling and GUS staining showed that <i>GmMYB62a</i> and <i>GmMYB62b</i> are constitutively expressed in nodules. Functional analyses revealed that loss of <i>GmMYB62s</i> function significantly reduced nodule density, while overexpression promoted nodulation. …”
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Unveiling the enigmatic: Primary progressive apraxia of speech – A case report by Mateusz Bernad, Renata Kowalska-Taczanowska, Karolina Duszyńska- Wąs, Joanna Mączewska, Piotr Alster, Dariusz Koziorowski, Monika Figura

“…Primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder that saliently affects motor speech programming and planning. Linguistic function remains intact in the early stages of PPAOS.Although PPAOS shares a similar symptomatology to conditions such as primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and dysarthria, it is important to remember that this disorder constitutes its own distinct clinical syndrome. …”
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Selection of Target Mean Arterial Pressure in Severely Burned Patients with Septic Shock by A. A. Kleuzovich, V. V. Kazyonnov, A. N. Kudryavtsev, A. V. Geyze, G. P. Plotnikov, А. A. Alekseyev

“…Extended hemodynamic and metabolic (renal function assessment) monitoring of intensive therapy of severely burned patients with septic shock helps targeted adjustment of fluid therapy and provides earlier beginning of extracorporeal blood therapy thus favoring better survival rate.…”
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Fuzzy Modeling to Predict Severely Depressed Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction following Admission to the Intensive Care Unit Using Clinical Physiology by Rúben Duarte M. A. Pereira, Cátia M. Salgado, Andre Dejam, Shane R. Reti, Susana M. Vieira, João M. C. Sousa, Leo A. Celi, Stan N. Finkelstein

“…Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) constitutes an important physiological parameter for the assessment of cardiac function, particularly in the settings of coronary artery disease and heart failure. …”
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Ferroptosis triggers mitochondrial fragmentation via Drp1 activation by Lohans Pedrera, Laura Prieto Clemente, Alina Dahlhaus, Sara Lotfipour Nasudivar, Sofya Tishina, Daniel Olmo González, Jenny Stroh, Fatma Isil Yapici, Randhwaj Pratap Singh, Nils Grotehans, Thomas Langer, Ana J. García-Sáez, Silvia von Karstedt

“…Abstract Constitutive mitochondrial dynamics ensure quality control and metabolic fitness of cells, and their dysregulation has been implicated in various human diseases. …”
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Health Status of Hemodialysis Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease in Kirkuk City by Mujda Najim Taha, Abid Salih Kumait

“… Background: Hemodialysis is a treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in which a machine filters waste and excess fluids from the blood for patients whose kidneys can no longer perform this function on their own. The health status of a hemodialysis patient can vary depending on several factors, including the underlying cause of their kidney disease, their overall health and medical history, the effectiveness of their dialysis treatments, and their adherence to their treatment plan. …”
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Comparison of Outcomes of Live and Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation-A Retrospective Study from a single center in South India by Bharathi Kasinaboina, Swarnalatha Guditi, Gangadhar Taduri

“…Background: Renal transplantation is the treatment modality of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease(ESRD). Living donors constitute the majority of the organ donor pool in India. …”
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Reducing Wave Overtopping on Rubble Mound Breakwaters Using Floating Kelp Farms by Filipe Miranda, Tomás Calheiros-Cabral, Diogo Mendes, Paulo Rosa-Santos, Francisco Taveira-Pinto, Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa

“…This reduction is mainly a function of the ratio between floating kelp farm length and incident wavelength. …”
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Cpx-signalling in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis modulates Lipid-A remodelling and resistance to last-resort antimicrobials by Dharmender K. Gahlot, Jonasz B. Patkowski, Jaime Fernández de Santaella, Luke P. Allsopp, Zhiqiao Pan, Alain Filloux, Gerald Larrouy-Maumus, Matthew S. Francis, Tiago R. D. Costa

“…The permeability barrier conferred by the Gram-negative bacteria cell envelope constitutes a first line of defence against the action of antibiotics. …”
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Distinct roles for the thioredoxin and glutathione antioxidant systems in Nrf2-Mediated lung tumor initiation and progression by Amanda M. Sherwood, Basma A. Yasseen, Janine M. DeBlasi, Samantha Caldwell, Gina M. DeNicola

“…NRF2 and its negative regulator KEAP1 are commonly mutated in human lung cancers, leading to NRF2 accumulation and constitutive expression of NRF2 target genes, many of which are at the interface between antioxidant function and anabolic processes that support cellular proliferation. …”
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Meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy of liraglutide in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Yuan-Yuan Xu, Xu Wang, Yu-Qing She, Jie Liu, Qing Zhang

“…., insulin), liraglutide may improve glucose metabolism, lipid and liver function parameters, and visceral and subcutaneous fat in patients with T2DM and NAFLD, thus constituting an effective treatment for these patients.…”
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