Transient ocular hypertension remodels astrocytes through S100B. by Weiran Huang, Kenji Matsushita, Rumi Kawashima, Susumu Hara, Yuichi Yasukura, Kaito Yamaguchi, Shinichi Usui, Koichi Baba, Andrew J Quantock, Kohji Nishida

“…In vitro-stretched astrocytes tended to contract and had fewer cellular processes and more elongated cell bodies. …”
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Endovascular recanalization of infra-popliteal TASC C and TASC D lesions in patients with critical limb-threatening ischemia: a single-center experience by Mehmet Koray Akkan, Ali Can Yalçın, Tolga Zeydanlı, Fatih Öncü, Erhan Turgut Ilgıt, Ahmet Baran Önal, Mustafa Hakan Zor, Abdullah Özer

“…Patients with at least 1 year of follow-up data were included in the study, and if applicable their 3-year results were evaluated in terms of primary patency, absence of amputation, amputation-free survival, and overall survival. …”
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Sensitivity of global solar irradiance to transposition models: Assessing risks associated with model discrepancies by Yasser F. Nassar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mohamed M. Khaleel, Abdussalam A. Ahmed, Abdulgader H. Alsharif, Monaem Elmnifi, Mark Amoah Nyasapoh

“…Despite its importance, many sites—especially isolated rural areas in need of sustainable energy sources—have a conspicuous dearth of information regarding these models. …”
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A New Combination Formula for Treatment of Fungal Keratitis: An Experimental Study by Hala Mohamed El-Mofty, Mohamad Amr Salah Eddin Abdelhakim, Mohamed Farid El-Miligi, Mohamed A. El-Nabarawi, Islam Ahmed Hamed Khalil

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Evaluation of the effect of cell freshness on pyrogen detection using a serum-free monocyte-activation test by Katsuhiko Hayashi, Mizuki Sano, Toshie Kanayasu-Toyoda, Yuji Morita, Teruhide Yamaguchi, Kenji Ohya, Yutaka Kikuchi, Ken-ichi Izutsu, Yukiko Hara-Kudo

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Ethnopharmacology, Biological Evaluation, and Chemical Composition of Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.: A Review by Mahmoud Dogara Abdulrahman, Ali Muhammad Zakariya, Harmand A. Hama, Saber W. Hamad, Sawsan S. Al-Rawi, Sarwan W. Bradosty, Ahmad H. Ibrahim

“…However, the safety and efficacy of Z. spina have not been wholly assessed in humans, and further well-designed clinical trials are needed to corroborate preclinical findings. …”
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Snap diagnosis of fulminant type 1 diabetes by the normalized glucose/HbA1c ratio by Jun-Ichiro Mori, Takahiro Miyakoshi, Hanae Yuzuriha, Teruki Kondo, Eita Nishimori, Motoji Naka, Ai Sato, Mitsuhisa Komatsu, Koh Yamashita, Toru Aizawa

“…Elevated Fulminant Index (FI), [plasma glucose (PG)/glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)], was reportedly a sensitive index to differentiate fulminant type 1 diabetes (FT1D) from non-fulminant T1D (nFT1D). …”
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Effects of N-Acetylcysteine and N-Acetylcysteine Amide on Erythrocyte Deformability and Oxidative Stress in a Rat Model of Lower Extremity Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Gokhan Erol, Hakan Kartal, Faruk M. Comu, Erdem Cetin, Ertan Demirdas, Huseyin Sicim, Celal S. Unal, Celalettin Gunay, Bilgehan S. Oz, Cengiz Bolcal

“…N-acetylcysteine-amide (NACA) is a modified form of NAC containing an amide group instead of a carboxyl group of NAC. …”
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Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Detection of Methamphetamine and Cocaine via Aptamer-Based Lateral Flow Test by Bilge Erkocyigit, Ezgi Man, Ece Efecan, Ozge Ozufuklar, Deniz Devecioglu, Basak Bagci, Ebru Aldemir, Hakan Coskunol, Serap Evran, Emine Guler Celik

“…In the design strategy of an LFA test, the use of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with strong optical properties has been combined with the advantages of selecting aptamers under in vitro conditions, making it a highly specific and stable recognition probe for the detection of small molecules in saliva. …”
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Attempted Depletion of Passenger Leukocytes by Irradiation in Pigs by Hao-Chih Tai, Xiaocheng Zhu, Yih Jyh Lin, Hidetaka Hara, Mohamed Ezzelarab, Michael Epperley, Mubina A. Quader, David K. C. Cooper

“…Kidney graft survival was 9 and 7 days, respectively, suggesting that depletion had little impact on graft survival. The lack of effect may have been related to (i) inadequate depletion of passenger leukocytes, thus not preventing a direct T cell response, (ii) the presence of dead or dying leukocytes (antigens), thus not preventing an indirect T cell response, or (iii) constitutive expression of MHC class II and B7 molecules on the porcine vascular endothelium, activating recipient T cells.…”
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Evaluation of the effect of cell freshness on pyrogen detection using a serum-free monocyte-activation test. by Katsuhiko Hayashi, Mizuki Sano, Toshie Kanayasu-Toyoda, Yuji Morita, Teruhide Yamaguchi, Kenji Ohya, Yutaka Kikuchi, Ken-Ichi Izutsu, Yukiko Hara-Kudo

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Synthesis of Potato Starch-Acrylic-Acid Hydrogels by Gamma Radiation and Their Application in Dye Adsorption by Md. Murshed Bhuyan, Nirmal Chandra Dafader, Kazuhiro Hara, Hirotaka Okabe, Yoshiki Hidaka, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Khan, Nazia Rahman

“…The optimum dye adsorption was found to be 576 mg per g of the hydrogel having 7.5 starch and 15% AAc composition. Two kinetic models, (i) pseudo-first-order and (ii) pseudo-second-order kinetic models, were applied to test the experimental data. …”
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Transient ocular hypertension remodels astrocytes through S100B by Weiran Huang, Kenji Matsushita, Rumi Kawashima, Susumu Hara, Yuichi Yasukura, Kaito Yamaguchi, Shinichi Usui, Koichi Baba, Andrew J. Quantock, Kohji Nishida

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Enhanced optical properties of chitosan polymer doped with orange peel dye investigated via UV–Vis and FTIR analysis by Dyari M. Mamand, Dana S. Muhammad, Shujahadeen B. Aziz, Peshawa O. Hama, Bandar A. Al-Asbahi, Abdullah A. A. Ahmed, Jamal Hassan

“…These results suggest that OPD-doped CS solid electrolytes offer enhanced optical properties, making them suitable for optoelectronic and UV-blocking applications due to their tunable band gap, improved polarizability, and enhanced light interaction.…”
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Contamination of Japanese Retail Foods With Enterotoxigenic Clostridium Perfringens Spores by Takahiro Ohnishi, Maiko Watanabe, Yusuke Yodotani, Emiri Nishizato, Seiya Araki, Satomi Sasaki, Yukiko Hara-Kudo, Yuka Kojima, Naoaki Misawa, Nobuhiko Okabe

“…Dried seafoods are frequently used to make soup stock in Japanese and other Asian dishes. …”
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Market participation and profitability of small scale garri processing in Edo, Ogun and Oyo States, Nigeria by Jelili Olaide Saka, Veronica Adeoti Obatolu, Bosede Olukemi Lawal, Ayodeji Babatunde Idowu, Chukwudi Peter Amadi, Johnson Adedayo Adetumbi, Taofik Oyedele Dauda

“…Improving the production process for greater gains has been at the fore front of discourse on potential for growth of the garri industry. …”
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Analysis of Some Heavy Metals and Organic Acids in Ficus carica Growing Adjacent in the Serpentine Soil in Sulaimani/Kurdistan, Iraq by Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Mohammed Rawf Hussain, Osama Hamid Shareef, Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Sardar Mohammed Weli, Fatimah Mohammed Ali, Sabiha Sharif Salih

“…Serpentine soil refers to soil having magnesium-rich minerals such as chrysotile, lizardite, and antigorite. …”
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In Vitro Characterization of Fluted Pumpkin Leaf Protein Hydrolysates and Ultrafiltration of Peptide Fractions: Antioxidant and Enzyme-Inhibitory Properties by Akinsola Albert Famuwagun, Adeola Monisola Alashi, Saka Olasunkanmi Gbadamosi, Kehinde Adekunbi Taiwo, Joseph Durodoluwa Oyedele, Odunayo Clement Adebooye, Rotimi Emmanuel Aluko

“…The hydrolysate peptides had a high content of hydrophobic amino acids but low levels of sulfur-containing amino acids, when compared to protein of FLI. …”
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The Relationship Between Serum 25 hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency and Dietary Pattern in Baxshin Hospital, Sulaimani City by Mohammed I M Gubari, Jeza Muhamad Abdul Aziz, Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen, Khalid Anwar Hama-Ghareeb, Bakhtyar Kamal Muhamed, Hemn Abdalla Omer

“…One hundred sixty-two (14.3%) of the 1131 participants were female, nine hundred sixty-nine (85.7%) of the participants were male. 65.5 % of them exposure to sun less than 30, 34.5% exposure to sun more than half hour. About 84.6% of participants had severe deficiency of vitamin D and 6.9% of participants had adequate vitamin D. …”
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<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> Cry1A Insecticidal Toxins and Their Digests Do Not Stimulate Histamine Release from Cultured Rat Mast Cells by Hisashi Ohto, Mayumi Ohno, Miho Suganuma-Katagiri, Takashi Hara, Yoko Egawa, Kazuya Tomimoto, Kosuke Haginoya, Hidetaka Hori, Yuzuri Iwamoto, Tohru Hayakawa

“…Our results provide important data supporting the safety of Cry1A toxins and potentially BT-GMCs.…”
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