Visfatin Induces Inflammation and Insulin Resistance via the NF-κB and STAT3 Signaling Pathways in Hepatocytes by Yu Jung Heo, Sung-E Choi, Ja Young Jeon, Seung Jin Han, Dae Jung Kim, Yup Kang, Kwan Woo Lee, Hae Jin Kim

“…Visfatin-induced inflammation and insulin resistance were regulated by JAK2/STAT3 and IKK/NF-κB signaling; together with AG490 or Bay 7082, visfatin significantly reduced mRNA levels of IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1β and rescued insulin signaling. …”
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Repeatability and Agreement of Central Vault for Implantable Collamer Lens Obtained by the Tomey OA-2000 Biometer and Spectralis OCT by Hao Wu, Zuocheng Wang, Pengfei Wang, Yifei Meng, Zengying Wang, Yuhong Xue, Bohua Jiang, Shuaixi Pan, Zhipeng Yan

“…The mean difference between measurements for Tomey OA-2000 and ASM-OCT with 95% limits of agreement (LoAs) was −38.94 to 53.44 μm. …”
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Sustained response off treatment after fostamatinib in refractory immune thrombocytopenia: A series of four case reports by Waleed Ghanima, Francisco Javier Lucas Boronat, Valentina Carrai, Stefan Rackwitz

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Measurement Stand and Methodology for Research of the Off-Body and Body-to-Body Radio Channels in WBANs with Different Diversity Schemes by Slawomir J. Ambroziak

“…The concept of an experimental test bed for system loss and channel impulse response measurements for off-body and body-to-body radio channels in wireless body area networks (WBANs) is fully described. …”
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Kinematics and Transmission Performance Analyses of a 2T2R Type 4-DOF Spatial Parallel Manipulator by Haiyan An, Bin Li, Shoujun Wang, Weimin Ge

“…Firstly, the number and property of degrees of freedom (DOF) of the SPM are analyzed by screw theory. There are two rotational and two translational movements (2R2T) of the mechanism that can be achieved. …”
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Bimetallic MOF-Derived Synthesis of Cobalt-Cerium Oxide Supported Phosphotungstic Acid Composites for the Oleic Acid Esterification by Qiuyun Zhang, Xianju Yang, Jiali Yao, Jingsong Cheng

“…Simultaneously, the effects of reaction time, substrate molar ratio, temperature, and catalyst loading on catalytic activity were highlighted, and the conversion of 67.2% was reached after 4 h at 60°C. Importantly, HPW@CoCeO was reusabe and reused more than eight times, and the oleic acid conversion could be maintained at 61.8% without significant activity loss. …”
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Off-Label Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin with Methylprednisolone to Treat Parsonage–Turner Syndrome in a United States Marine by Carissa M. Sedlacek, Michael Leone, Adam D. Foster, Amy Hinkelman

“…This case reports a 22-year-old male who recovered from NA within 3 months following treatment with 1000 mg of methylprednisolone and off-label use of 0.5 g/kg of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) for four consecutive days. …”
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Preliminary Results of Marine Electromagnetic Sounding with a Powerful, Remote Source in Kola Bay off the Barents Sea by Valery Grigoryev, Sergey Korotaev, Mikhail Kruglyakov, Darya Orekhova, Yury Scshors, Evgeniy Tereshchenko, Pavel Tereshchenko, Igor Trofimov

“…We present an experiment conducted in Kola Bay off the Barents Sea in which new, six-component electromagnetic seafloor receivers were tested. …”
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The Microporosity of Activated Carbon Fibre KF1500 Assessed by Combined CO Adsorption and Calorimetry Techniques and by Immersion Calorimetry by A. Guillot, F. Stoeckli, Y. Bauguil

“…This was based on a combination of high-pressure CO 2 adsorption measurements between 253 K and 353 K with direct measurement of the differential heats of adsorption at 298 K at low and medium coverages. …”
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Targeting OAS3 for reversing M2d infiltration and restoring anti-tumor immunity in pancreatic cancer by Shaopeng Zhang, Ximo Xu, Kundong Zhang, Changzheng Lei, Yitian Xu, Pengshan Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Haitao Gu, Chen Huang, Zhengjun Qiu

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BF3·Et2O Catalysed 4-Aryl-3-phenyl-benzopyrones, Pro-SERMs, and Their Characterization by Ambika Srivastava, Pooja Singh, Rajesh Kumar

“…Two methodologies for the synthesis have been worked out. Anhydrous BF3·Et2O catalyzed reaction was found to be selective for product formation while anhydrous AlCl3, FeCl3, and SnCl4 catalyzed ones were nonselective.…”
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POLITIKA SJEDINjENIH AMERIČKIH DRŽAVA PREMA KRALJEVINI SAUDIJSKOJ ARABIJI OD 2009. DO 2017. GODINE by Olga Stevanović

“…Osnovna pretpostavka ovog rada je da je u periodu posle 2009. godine došlo do smanjenja američke energetske zavisnosti od država na Bliskom istoku, uključujući i Saudijsku Arabiju, dok je zavisnost zemalja na Bliskom istoku u oblasti vojne bezbednosti, a pre svega Saudijske Arabije, ostala nepromenjena. …”
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Synergies and trade-offs among key ecosystem services in Maze National Park and its environs, southwestern Ethiopia by Mestewat Simeon, Desalegn Wana

“…From 1985–2020, food production service exhibited a moderate negative correlation with water supply (rs = −0.6), raw material (rs = −0.5), and climate regulation (rs = −0.5), indicating a moderate trade-off relationship. …”
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The Role of NF-κB/MIR155HG in Regulating the Stemness and Radioresistance in Breast Cancer Stem Cells by Yunbao Xu, Lu Yang, Guangming Li, Chuangzhou Rao

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Characterization, Dissolution, and Solubility of Lead Hydroxypyromorphite [Pb5(PO4)3OH] at 25–45°C by Yinian Zhu, Zongqiang Zhu, Xin Zhao, Yanpeng Liang, Yanhua Huang

“…From the obtained solubility data for the dissolution at initial pH 2.00 and 25°C, the Gibbs free energy of formation [ΔGfo] for Pb5(PO4)3OH was calculated to be −3796.71 kJ/mol (−3795.55~−3797.78 kJ/mol).…”
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Cordycepin Protects against Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Inhibiting MAPK/NF-κB Pathway by Jiameng Ding, null WenjuanYang, Yuhui Jiang, Jie Ji, Jie Zhang, Liwei Wu, Jiao Feng, Yuanyuan Zheng, Yan Li, Ziqi Cheng, Qiang Yu, Jianye Wu, Jingjing Li, Kan Chen, Chuanyong Guo

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of cordycepin on HIRI and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. Balb/c mice were randomly divided into six groups: a normal control group, sham group, H-cordycepin group, HIRI group, L-cordycepin (25 mg/kg) + HIRI group, and H-cordycepin (50 mg/kg) + HIRI group. …”
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Progress in the Sputtering Preparation of Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Ferroelectric Films and Memories by Kun Chen, Dan Zheng, Jie Gao, Hao Wang, Baoyuan Wang

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Philippe Martel, Les Félibres et leur temps. Renaissance d’oc et opinion (1850-1914) by Rémy Gasiglia

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Une norme pour la langue d’oc ? Les débuts d’une histoire sans fin by Philippe Martel

“…Le conflit commence dès la naissance du Félibrige, la première forme d'organisation collective à incarner la renaissance d'oc au xixe siècle, la première aussi à proposer une solution aux problèmes qui se posent, par la promotion d'une variante dialectale, le provençal rhodanien des fondateurs, et d'une graphie, le tout au service d'un projet littéraire ambitieux, servi par un discours cohérent de valorisation de la langue, et une organisation hiérarchisée s'attribuant le pouvoir sur cette langue. …”
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Od „Niemiec jesienią” do „Niemiec 09”. Historia Frakcji Czerwonej Armii i jej filmowe multiplikacje by Ewa Fiuk

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