Extemal counter-pulsation effects on left ventricular myocardial perfusion in patients with coronary heart disease by I. V. Sergienko, S. A. Gabrusenko, V. V. Malakhov, M. E. Bugriy, V. B. Sergienko

“…In total, 26 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), stable angina, Functional Class (FC) I-IV, were treated with EECP. …”
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More than Just a Roof: Solutions to Better Support Families from Homelessness to Healing by Athina Spiropoulos, Patricia Desjardine, Jocelyn Adamo, Rukhsaar Daya, Lisa Zaretsky, Katrina Milaney

“…Participants included parents who had at least one dependent child while homeless (<i>n</i> = 15) and staff who were currently working at a homeless support service (<i>n</i> = 18). …”
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Biological Characterization and Glucosinolate Degradation Mechanisms of Bacillus subtilis BSY82 in Rapeseed Meal by Hong-yu Lu, An-Ning Shi, Jun Wang, Li-Juan Liu, Jiang-Yi Tang, Ya-Jun Wang, Xue-Zhi Zhu, De-Feng Zhang, Li-Yan Liu, Qing Wang

“…No virulence factors were predicted, based on a comparative analysis of the strain’s coding genes against known virulence factor databases. Functional analysis showed that BSY82 had the ability to produce myrosinase. …”
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Cathelicidins Limit Intracellular <i>Neospora caninum</i>-Infection in Macrophages by Franco Fiorani, Priyoshi Lahiri, Rodrigo Puentes, Peter John Bradley, Dadin Prando Moore, Eduardo Ruben Cobo

“…Cathelicidins are host defense peptides known for their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory functions, but their role in <i>N. caninum</i> infections remains elusive. …”
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Genetic features of cancer of unknown primary by A. A. Schegoleva, M. S. Tretyakova, R. S. Vorobyov, O. A. Ananina, U. A. Bokova, E. V. Denisov

“…Whole exome sequencing was used to analyze the mutational landscape of CUP. Results. CUP had single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in the EPHA8 (ephrin receptor) gene. …”
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Properties of high cis-1,4 content hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene and its application in composite solid propellants by Deqian Meng, Lipeng Sang, Pingan Zhang, Jianru Deng, Xiang Guo

“…Firstly, this article comprehensively compared the differences between cis-HTPB and conventional I-HTPB in terms of molecular weight distribution, functionality, viscosity, molecular polarity, and other physicochemical properties, which provided effective data support for its subsequent application. …”
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Tracing recent large herbivore influence on soil carbon in permafrost and seasonally frozen Arctic ground using lipid biomarkers: a pilot study by Torben Windirsch, Kai Mangelsdorf, Guido Grosse, Juliane Wolter, Loeka L. Jongejans, Jens Strauss

“…Permafrost soils exhibit higher functionalized to nonfunctionalized biomarker ratios, indicating in general better preservation under frozen conditions. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of Alternative Splicing in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> During Infection Stage of <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> by Ping Lu, Yun Wang, Xiaoli Wang, Jiaqi Wang, Dan Wang, Haojie Shi

“…During infection (pre-penetration and biotrophic stage), most spliceosome genes had upregulated expression levels, indicating that splicing is altered at this stage. …”
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Chemical and physical modifications of the surface of sisal agave fibre used as a reinforcement in epoxy resin – A Review by Neffer A. Gomez, Brian Ellul Grech, Martin Muscat, Claire DeMarco Muscat-Fenech, Duncan Camilleri, Emmanuel Sinagra, Sandro Lanfranco

“…It was also observed that the improvement in fiber-matrix adhesion had an adverse effect on the impact strength of the composite.…”
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Fatal dermatophytic pseudomycetoma in a patient with non-HIV CD4 lymphocytopenia by Yinggai Song, Xiaowen Wang, Qian Li, Ruijun Zhang, Sybren de Hoog, Ruoyu Li

“…Through functional studies, we demonstrated that peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the patient showed severe impairment of adaptive cytokine production upon fungus-specific stimulation, whereas innate immune responses were partially defective. …”
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Polysaccharides from Chinese Herbal Lycium barbarum Induced Systemic and Local Immune Responses in H22 Tumor-Bearing Mice by Xiangliang Deng, Shuang Luo, Xia Luo, Minghua Hu, Fangli Ma, Yuanyuan Wang, Xiaoping Lai, Lian Zhou

“…Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) is isolated from the fruit of Chinese herbal Lycium barbarum. Previous studies had demonstrated that LBP could inhibit tumor growth and enhance the immunity in mice. …”
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Research on the Thermal Performance and Dimensional Compatibility of Insulation Panels with Chinese Fir Facings: Insights from Field Investigations in Qiandongnan by Sixian Dai, Jingkang Lin, Panpan Ma, Qiuyun Chen, Xiangyu Chen, Feibin Wang, Zeli Que

“…The combination of OSB and XPS showed a slightly lower heat transfer coefficient of 0.60 compared to Chinese fir, which had a coefficient of 0.62. However, the Chinese fir–XPS combination provided the longest time lag of 6.34 h, indicating superior thermal stability. …”
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WATER HYACINTH (EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES) MODIFIED CITRIC ACID AS A METAL ADSORBENT IN LABORATORY LIQUID WASTE by Rifatul Mahmudah, Qumil Lailatu Nabilah, Wida Nuri Ahdiyati

“…Water hyacinth adsorbent was modified using citric acid and its functional groups (carboxyl, hydroxyl, and lactone) were analyzed using Boehm titration. …”
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Spexin level in growth hormone deficiency Iraqi children by L. A. Ghannawi, K. Gharab, M. A. Hadi, O. Y. Shakir, A. M. Rahmah

“…Spexin (SPX) is a newly discovered brain adipokine implicated in various homeostatic functions including metabolism, energy balance, endocrine processes and growth hormone (GH) production in particular. …”
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Examining recent effects of caffeine on default mode network and dorsal attention network anticorrelation in youth. by Orrin D Ware, Sarah E Chang, Wesley K Thompson, Alexandra S Potter, Hugh Garavan, Micah E Johnson, Lucina Q Uddin

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>In adolescence, caffeinated beverage consumption is negatively associated with cognitive functioning. The default mode network and dorsal attention network are anticorrelated brain systems that are essentially implicated in attention. …”
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Application of embryonic equivalents in male-to-female sex reassignment surgery by Balakrishnan Margabandu Thalaivirithan, Maithreyi Sethu, Dinesh Karuvakkurichi Ramachandran, Mahadevan Kandasamy, Jaganmohan Janardhanam

“…Based on our institutional scoring system for the assessment of esthetic and functional outcome, we got excellent results in all transwomen. …”
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Successful sterilization and immediate reimplantation of extruded femoral diaphyseal segment: A case report and review of literature by Vivek Sodhai, Chetan Pradhan, Parag Sancheti, Ashok Shyam

“…The fracture healed in 12 months and the patient had good functional outcome with a lower extremity functional score of 80% and knee range of motion of 110° at short-term follow up of 2 years without any complication. …”
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Atelocollagen Injection Enhances the Healing of Nonoperatively Treated Achilles Tendon Tears by Jaehwang Song MD, PhD, Chan Kang MD, PhD, Seongkyeong Jo MS

“…The Achilles tendon of CG rats exhibited better functional, biomechanical, and morphological outcomes compared with NG rats. …”
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The spectral diversity of resting-state fluctuations in the human brain. by Klaudius Kalcher, Roland N Boubela, Wolfgang Huf, Lucie Bartova, Claudia Kronnerwetter, Birgit Derntl, Lukas Pezawas, Peter Filzmoser, Christian Nasel, Ewald Moser

“…White matter and CSF regions had highest contribution of high-frequency fluctuations and a mostly flat power spectrum. …”
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A comparative study of forecasting methods using real-life econometric series data by Cláudia Eliane da Matta, Natália Maria Puggina Bianchesi, Milena Silva de Oliveira, Pedro Paulo Balestrassi, Fabiano Leal

“…Main findings The results obtained from the study show that, for all forecasting horizons, multi-layer perceptron networks and Gaussian process regression models had the most satisfactory results. On the other hand, the radial basis functions neural network model was unsuitable for econometric data. …”
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