A Noninvasive Imaging Toolbox Indicates Limited Therapeutic Potential of Conditionally Activated Macrophages in a Mouse Model of Multiple Organ Dysfunction by Jack Sharkey, Lorenzo Ressel, Nathalie Brillant, Lauren Scarfe, Bettina Wilm, B. Kevin Park, Patricia Murray

“…Our data suggest that the limited improvement observed in kidney and liver function could be mediated by M2 macrophages. More importantly, we demonstrate here the utility of the imaging toolbox for assessing the efficacy of potential regenerative medicine therapies in multiple organs.…”
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Use of Two Smoothing Parameters in Penalized Spline Estimator for Bi-variate Predictor Non-parametric Regression Model by Anna Islamiyati

“…Penalized spline criteria involve the function of goodness of fit and penalty, which in the penalty function contains smoothing parameters. …”
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Experimental Study on MICP Technology for Strengthening Tail Sand under a Seepage Field by Zhi-jun Zhang, Biao Li, Lin Hu, Huai-miao Zheng, Gui-cheng He, Qing Yu, Ling-ling Wu

“…The results of the comparative experiment are as follow: the mercury penetration test indicates that, under the function of a seepage field, the total pore in the tailing is relatively decreased; SEM shows that under the function of a seepage field, the intergranular pore increases; the direct shear test shows that under the function of a seepage field, the tailings’ shear strength decreases; the determination of calcium ion content shows that the distribution of calcium carbonate in the tailings under the action of a seepage field is more uneven.…”
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Evaluation of gaps in direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) management in an outpatient underserved clinic: a cross-sectional study by Bader M. Alghamdi, Sara L. Rogers

“…This study assessed the appropriateness of DOAC use and dosing per FDA guidelines, considering renal function, hepatic function, and drug–drug interactions. …”
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Regenerative soil management practices no‐till and sheep grazing induce significant but contrasting short‐term changes in the vineyard soil microbiome by Sangeeta Bansal, Noelymar Gonzalez‐Maldonado, Erika Yao, Connie T. F. Wong, Irene Adamo, Marta Acin‐Albiac, Beatriz Garcia‐Jimenez, Alberto Acedo, Cristina Lazcano

“…This study shows that the lack of disturbance in non‐tilled and non‐grazed soils resulted in a more diverse soil community, while grazing stimulated microbial function, thus showing a decoupling between diversity and function in vineyard soil ecosystems.…”
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L’autre travail éducatif. Personnels non enseignants et division du travail by Géraldine Bois et Lionel Jacquot

“…Research in the fields of sociology and education has focused more on teaching professions and on how teachers perform their function and less on other educational work carried out by non-teaching staff members. …”
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En-Bloc Kidney Transplantation From Extremely Low-Weight (0.9–5.0 kg) Pediatric Donors: A Decade of Single-Center Experience by Xianpeng Zeng, Qiuxiang Xia, Heng Li, Miao Wang, Hanying Li, Liang He, Hua Su, Chun Zhang, Zhendi Wang

“…Continuous graft volume growth took more than 1 year to reach a stable level. Lower donor/recipient body surface area may lead to higher delayed graft function and slower estimated glomerular filtration rate recovery (P < 0.05). …”
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Causal and synthetic associations of variants in the SERPINA gene cluster with alpha1-antitrypsin serum levels. by Gian Andri Thun, Medea Imboden, Ilaria Ferrarotti, Ashish Kumar, Ma'en Obeidat, Michele Zorzetto, Margot Haun, Ivan Curjuric, Alexessander Couto Alves, Victoria E Jackson, Eva Albrecht, Janina S Ried, Alexander Teumer, Lorna M Lopez, Jennifer E Huffman, Stefan Enroth, Yohan Bossé, Ke Hao, Wim Timens, Ulf Gyllensten, Ozren Polasek, James F Wilson, Igor Rudan, Caroline Hayward, Andrew J Sandford, Ian J Deary, Beate Koch, Eva Reischl, Holger Schulz, Jennie Hui, Alan L James, Thierry Rochat, Erich W Russi, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, David P Strachan, Ian P Hall, Martin D Tobin, Morten Dahl, Sune Fallgaard Nielsen, Børge G Nordestgaard, Florian Kronenberg, Maurizio Luisetti, Nicole M Probst-Hensch

“…Extending the analysis to lung function revealed a more complex situation. Only in individuals with severely compromised pulmonary health (N = 397), associations of common SNPs at this locus with lung function were driven by rarer PI S or Z variants. …”
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Temporal Evolution in Patient-Reported Outcomes in Indian Women With Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Study by Suman Ghosh, Tabassum Wadasadawala, Sanjay Mohanty, Rajiv Sarin, Vani Parmar, Sudeep Gupta

“…Social displacement affected trajectories of QoL (P = .017), role (P = .032), and social function (P = .024). Extent of surgery and RT did not affect overall HRQoL trends, although RT recipients reported more fatigue (P = .029).CONCLUSIONTo our knowledge, this is the first longitudinal HRQoL study in Indian patients with BC, showing significant improvement in most functional domains at early survivorship. …”
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The latest diagnostic methods for esophageal and gastric examinations. High-resolution manometry is now available in Ukraine by Yu.M. Stepanov, N.V. Prolom, S.O. Tarabarov

“…This innovative study provides an opportunity to assess in detail the functional state of the esophagus, in particular the coordination of muscle contractions during swallowing and the function of the lower esophageal sphincter. …”
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Chronic Wound Initiation: Single-Cell RNAseq of Cutaneous Wound Tissue and Contributions of Oxidative Stress to Initiation of Chronicity by Parnian Jabbari, Jane H. Kim, Brandon H. Le, Wei Zhang, Huimin Zhang, Manuela Martins-Green

“…Also, several genes involved in mitochondrial function were abnormally expressed in CWs, suggesting impaired mitochondrial function and/or higher OS. …”
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Long-term Dysphagia following Acoustic Neuroma Surgery: Prevalence, Severity, and Predictive Factors by Raiene Telassin Abbas-Kayano, Davi Jorge Fontoura Solla, Nicollas Nunes Rabelo, Marcos de Queiroz Teles Gomes, Hector Tomas Navarro Cabrera, Manoel J. Teixeira, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo

“…Objective To describe swallowing function outcomes in the late postoperative period after AN surgery. …”
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Effects of lower limb strengthening training on lower limb biomechanical characteristics and knee pain in patients with patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zeyang Zhang, Zeyi Zhang, Bosong Zheng, Yuhang Yang, Youping Sun

“…Similarly, Strong evidence suggests that hip strengthening training (SMD = 1.205, 95%; CI 0.968 to 1.443, P < 0.001) was significantly more effective than knee strengthening training (SMD = 1.023, 95%; CI 0.722 to 1.325, P < 0.001) in improving knee function (AKPS). …”
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Decreased chest mobility in children with spastic cerebral palsy by Murat Ersöz, Barin Selçuk, Ramazan Gündüz, Aydan Kurtaran, Müfit Akyüz

“…The difference between CP patients and controls with respect to CE was becoming more prominent in older children. As chest mobility is decreased in spastic CP patients, early initiation of pulmonary rehabilitation, which may improve and maintain chest mobility and respiratory function, seems reasonable in this patient group. …”
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Le plurilinguisme dans les Moocs : profils d'usagers et fonctions du sous-titrage by Mariana Fonseca, Laurent Gajo

“…Moocs ("massive open online courses") not only provide a new basis for teaching, especially at university level, but can radically change the dynamics of knowledge and education by promoting more uniform and global approaches to teaching. This article seeks to study the conflict between contextualization and globalization, and focuses on the use and functions of subtitles in Moocs, from the point of view of their users. …”
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Exercise Training for Heart Failure Patients with and without Systolic Dysfunction: An Evidence-Based Analysis of How Patients Benefit by Neil Smart

“…Heart failure patients with preserved systolic function (HFnEF) participating in exercise training studies are more likely to be women and are 5–7 years older than their systolic heart failure (CHF) counterparts. …”
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Statistical Parameters Estimation of Correlated Millimeter-Wave MIMO Channel by Maziar Kakavand, Mohammadreza Hassannejad Bibalan, Mina Baghani

“…We also obtain more precise channel parameter estimates using this density function. …”
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ACE inhibitors and myocardial remodeling in patients with arterial hypertension and atrial fibrillation by O. N. Miller, O. N. Skurikhina, T. A. Gusyatnikova, G. E. Subrakov

“…Standard antihypertensive therapy, including lipophilic or hydrophilic ACE inhibitors, resulted in improved left atrium mechanical function and heart remodeling in 82, 1 %. Hydrophilic ACE inhibitor (Dapril) was no less effective than lipophilic medication (enalapril), being even more effective in terms of duration and dynamics of left atrium mechanical function recovery. …”
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TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AMONG THE FISH FARMERS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA by Abolupe Oluyemi AYANBOYE, Ahmed Olugbenga BUSARI, Zaccheaus Olaniyi OLUWAFEMI, Adewale Isaac OLUTUMISE

“…This study used the stochastic frontier production function analysis to assess the technical efficiency of fish producers in Osun State, Nigeria. …”
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On the phonetic implementation of syllabic consonants and vowel-less syllables in Tashlhiyt by Cécile Fougeron, Rachid Ridouane

“…First, we determine whether the acoustic and articulatory make-up of a consonant changes as a function of its position within a syllable (C-nucleus vs. …”
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