Circulating angiogenic cell dysfunction in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. by Liana Zucco, Qiuwang Zhang, Michael A Kuliszewski, Ivana Kandic, Marie E Faughnan, Duncan J Stewart, Michael J Kutryk

“…The percentage of CD34+ cells in PBMNCs from HHT patients was significantly higher than in PBMNCs of healthy controls. CACs derived from patients with HHT not only showed a significant reduction in EC-selective surface markers following 7-day culture, but also a significant increase in the rate of basal apoptosis and blunted migration in response to vascular endothelial growth factor and stromal cell-derived factor-1. …”
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Accelerating two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy simulations with a probe qubit protocol by José D. Guimarães, James Lim, Mikhail I. Vasilevskiy, Susana F. Huelga, Martin B. Plenio

“…We evaluate the computational resources necessary for this protocol in detail, demonstrating its function as a dynamic frequency-filtering method through numerical simulations. …”
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Meta-Analysis of Catheter Ablation versus Medical Therapy for Heart Failure Complicated with Atrial Fibrillation by Xi Zhu, Yingbiao Wu, Zhongping Ning

“…We searched randomized controlled trials comparing catheter ablation versus medical therapy for heart failure and atrial fibrillation through PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Clinical Trials Database, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. …”
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Structural Characterization and Hypolipidemic Activity of Highland Barley Polysaccharide-Polyphenol Complexes by Zibin GUO, Yang YANG, Bei FAN, Litao TONG, Yatao HUANG, Lili WANG, Ting ZHANG, Liya LIU, Peipei SUN, Jing SUN, Fengzhong WANG

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The Experience of Using Fermented Milk Formula Supplemented with B. lactis (BB12) in Infant Nutrition by N. Ye. Sannikova, T. V. Borodulina, Ye. Yu. Tiunova, S. V. Nikitin, N. S. Sokolova, O. A. Bokovskaya

“…While taking fermented milk formula, the reduction in the incidence of intestinal colic, and normalization of defecation are stated in all children with functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Changes in Parahippocampal White Matter Integrity in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study by E. J. Rogalski, C. M. Murphy, L. deToledo-Morrell, R. C. Shah, M. E. Moseley, R. Bammer, G. T. Stebbins

“…These results indicate that there is general tissue loss and degradation (decreased volume; increased MD) in individuals with aMCI compared to older people with normal cognitive function. However, the microstructural organization of remaining fibers, as determined by measures of anisotropic diffusion, is not significantly different from that of controls.…”
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The effect of an interval training course on nitric oxide levels, insulin resistance, and some blood lipid factors in type 2 diabetic male rats by Roohollah i Mohammadi Mirzae, Hamid Malekshahi, Halimeh Vahdatpoor

“…Results: Diabetes induction significantly increased glucose and insulin resistance while reducing insulin and NO levels compared to controls (P < 0.001). After six weeks, the diabetic + exercise group showed significant reductions in glucose and insulin resistance (P < 0.001) and increased NO levels (P < 0.001) versus the diabetic group. …”
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Rapid analysis of temperature fields in electronic enclosures based on the finite difference thermal resistance network method by Xiaoyue Zhang, Yinmo Xie, Bing Liu, Yingze Meng, Kewei Sun, Guangsheng Wu, Jianyu Tan

“…The results indicate that this model not only accurately represents the temperature field but also controls the maximum relative error within 5 %, achieving a 99.67 % reduction in calculation time. …”
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Effectiveness of fermentation broth of Cordyceps sinensis for primary insomnia: a randomized clinical trial with digital health tool by Shuting Zhao, Ziqian Wang, Ziqian Wang, Xiaxia Fan, Xiaxia Fan, Xuanhao Shu, Xuanhao Shu, Qiao Chen, Yibo Zhou, Yongzhi Fu, Zheng Yu, Marcin Grzegorzek, Marcin Grzegorzek, Xinyu Huang, Chengwen Zheng, Chengwen Zheng, Yanxiong Gan, Chuanbiao Wen, Chuanbiao Wen

“…After 14 and 28 days of FBCS consumption, the treatment group demonstrated greater reductions in PSQI total scores compared to the control group. …”
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Analysis of Microbial Community Heterogeneity and Carbon Fixation Capabilities in Oil-Contaminated Soils in Chinese Onshore Oilfields by Jiayu Song, Yakui Chen, Yilei Han, Yunzhao Li, Zheng Liu, Xingchun Li, Diannan Lu, Chunmao Chen

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Хронический бронхит непрофессионального генеза и вовлеченность молекулярно-генетических факторов в его патогенез... by А. В. Храмцов, В. П. Иванов, Е. В. Трубникова, О. Н. Бачинский, Н. В. Стабровская, Н. В. Кононыхина

“…Identified either a reduction, or increase of functional activity of ribosomal genes in patients, compared with a control group. …”
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Effects of early stimulation of the quadriceps femoris on pain-related quality of life in total hip arthroplasty patients: a pilot study by Călin Vutan, Alina Totorean, Jenel-Marian Pătrașcu, Alexandra Mihaela Stănilă, Ana Maria Vutan, Mihaela Oravițan

“…To improve the quality of life for individuals with total hip prostheses, reducing pain to optimize rehabilitation treatments immediately after surgery is crucial.This study aims to illustrate the impact of pain on the quality of life during the early recovery phase of patients with total hip prostheses. 40 patients, randomly divided into the study group (physical therapy and NMES) and the control group (physical therapy), were evaluated functionally using WOMAC, HHS and HOOS. …”
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Effect of X-Ray Attenuation of Arterial Obstructions on Intravenous Thrombolysis and Outcome after Ischemic Stroke. by Grant Mair, Rüdiger von Kummer, Richard I Lindley, Peter A G Sandercock, Joanna M Wardlaw, IST-3 Collaborative Group

“…Compared with control, treatment with rt-PA was associated with a greater, but non-significant, reduction in obstruction attenuation at follow-up (-8.0 HU versus -1.4 HU in patients allocated control, p = 0.117). …”
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The biodegradation of low-density polyethylene by Bacillus species by Felicia E. Uwakwe, Tobias I.N. Ezejiofor, Ernest A.A. Anyalogbu, Toochukwu E. Ogbulie

“…Microbial density showed a gradual and progressive increase from 0 day to 60 days : B. siamensis (0.12 - 0.84), B.pumilus (0.11-.67), B.coagulans (0.12 - 0.61) and B.subtilis (0.11 – 0.60), as against the control medium which remained unchanged (0.11). Similarly, FTIR spectra showed additional functional groups (carboxylic acids, ethers, esters, amines, methylene, alcohols, and alkenes in the polyethylene materials exposed to the test isolates: B.siamensis (17 peaks), B.pumilus (12 peaks), B.coagulans and B.subtilis (13 peaks each), but control (8 peaks). …”
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Characterization and Assembly Dynamics of the Microbiome Associated with Swine Anaerobic Lagoon Manure Treated with Biochar by A. Nathan Frazier, William Willis, Heather Robbe, Anna Ortiz, Jacek A. Koziel

“…Samples were collected from four different treatment groups: control (<i>n</i> = 4), coarse biochar (<i>n</i> = 4), fine biochar (<i>n</i> = 4), and ultra-fine biochar (<i>n</i> = 4). …”
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Small-molecule inhibitors of the CD40–CD40L costimulatory interaction are effective in pancreatic islet transplantation and prevention of type 1 diabetes models by Sung-Ting Chuang, Oscar Alcazar, Brandon Watts, Midhat H. Abdulreda, Midhat H. Abdulreda, Midhat H. Abdulreda, Midhat H. Abdulreda, Peter Buchwald, Peter Buchwald

“…SMI-treated mice maintained the structural integrity and function of their islet allografts with concomitant reduction in immune cell infiltration as evidenced by direct longitudinal imaging in situ. …”
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Assessment of the ecological state and health of oil-contaminated Luvic Phaeozems Albic, Gleyic Albeluvisols, and Greyic Phaeozems after remediation by biochar by Anna Ruseva, Tatiana Minnikova, Sergey Kolesnikov, Elizaveta Kushnareva, Maxim Desyatnikov, Rama Daoud

“…The findings showed that the application of biochar raised the integral biological condition indicator by 77% in Gleyic Albeluvisols, 47% in Luvic Phaeozems Albic, and 18% in Greyic Phaeozems Albic relative to oil-contaminated untreated controls. Moreover, adding biochar resulted in petroleum hydrocarbon content reduction by 48%, 41%, and 33% in Gleyic Albeluvisols, Luvic Phaeozems Albic, and Greyic Phaeozems Albic soils, respectively. …”
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Non-invasive cerebral and spinal cord stimulation for motor and gait recovery in incomplete spinal cord injury: systematic review and meta-analysis by Agustin Hernandez-Navarro, Aina Ros-Alsina, Muhammed Yurtseven, Mark Wright, Hatice Kumru

“…Conclusions When all non-invasive stimulation techniques were pooled together, significant effects on motor strength and gait function were observed. However, subgroup analyses based on stimulation types and levels revealed a significant reduction in these effects, particularly when categorized by stimulation type (rTMS and tDCS). …”
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The DNA Topoisomerase 1 Contributes to Stress Response in <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>, Regardless Its Catalytic Activity by Anna D’Alfonso, Alessandra Egidi, Ludovica Proietti, Giorgio Camilloni

“…Overall, our findings suggest that Rpd3p is recruited by Top1p to regulate gene expression at controlled physiological levels, highlighting the role of Top1p in transcriptional regulation, controlling helical stress, and interacting with key regulatory factors in response to environmental changes.…”
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Software complex for assessment and rehabilitation of motor disorders in patients with ischemic stroke by I. V. Tolmachev, V. M. Alifirova, S. D. Kаzakov, E. S. Koroleva

“…Development of a specialized software complex that creates a controlled virtual environment as well as to capture and calculate the movement data in the process of rehabilitation.Materials and methods. …”
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