Honokiol Provides Cardioprotection from Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury (MI/RI) by Inhibiting Mitochondrial Apoptosis via the PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway by Linhua Lv, Qiuhuan Kong, Zhiying Li, Ying Zhang, Bijiao Chen, Lihua Lv, Yubi Zhang

“…Honokiol is a well-recognized active compound extracted from the traditional Chinese herb known as Magnolia officinalis and is utilized in treating different vascular diseases. …”
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Discrete choice modelling of hypertension patients’ preferences for attributes of a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria by Oluwaseun Aramide Otekunrin, Tekiyat Abiola Adebisi, Sururoh Adeniran-Babatunde, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin

“…Conclusion Hypertension patients attending a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria preferred a facility with access to comprehensive information about their health in addition to reasonable waiting times, availability of a lot of drugs and diagnostic equipment, and reduced out-of-pocket costs. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Management of Nail Disorders: A Narrative Review by Vishal Gaurav, Chander Grover, Mehul Tyagi, Suman Saurabh

“…AI applications have also been extended to recognize nail manifestations of systemic diseases, by analyzing changes in nail morphology and coloration. …”
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Life cycle assessment for calcination process of flue gas desulfurization gypsum and transformation into β-CaSO4·0.5H2O by Payal Bakshi, Asokan Pappu, Dhiraj Kumar Bharti

“…Physicochemical characterization of obtained FGD gypsum are performed by standard methods to recognize the physical and chemical properties, identification and quality of the material for further analysis. …”
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Sorghum surpasses wheat as a feed grain for broiler chickens following dietary crude protein reductions by Mengzhu Wang, Mehdi Toghyani, Shemil P. Macelline, Andreas Lemme, Andrew J. Holmes, Peter H. Selle, Sonia Y. Liu

“…Sorghum is more similar to maize than wheat and for this reason wheat- and sorghum-based diets, with standard and reduced-CP concentrations, were evaluated in broiler chickens in a direct comparison. …”
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CytoSorb hemoadsorption of apixaban during cardio-pulmonary bypass for heart transplantation by Anouk Frering, MD, Antoine Abi Lutfallah, MD, Aude Carillion, MD, PhD, Daniel Wendt, MD, Pascal Leprince, MD, PhD, Adrien Bougle, MD, PhD, Guillaume Lebreton, MD, PhD

“…Patients on the transplant waiting list often have multiple reasons for being anticoagulated. Intraoperative removal of apixaban using CytoSorb seems to be an interesting solution for patients on DOACs requiring an emergency CPB intervention. …”
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Genetic parameters of production and reproduction traits of Mediterranean buffaloes under tropical conditions by Iván A. Cárdenas, Miguel A. Chacón

“… In the tropics, there needs to be more information on Mediterranean buffaloes’ productive and reproductive behavior. For this reason, the zootechnical performance of a herd of Mediterranean buffaloes in Puerto Concha, Zulia state, Ven-ezuela, was evaluated. …”
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L’avenir des ressources génétiques marines au-delà des juridictions nationales : enjeux à l’aube d’un nouveau traité international by Nathan Brison, Christine Frison

“…In addition to the already visible impact of activities such as deep-sea fishing and maritime traffic, the future development of several other activities, particularly the exploitation of gas, oil, mineral resources and genetic resources, raises fears of potential serious damage to the environment of ABNJ. For this reason, on December 24, 2017, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened negotiations on a new treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of the ABNJ. …”
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In vitro evaluation of glutathione implementation on oxidative dna damage and oxidant status in high glucose conditions by Fatmagul Yur, Semiha Dede, Sedat Cetin, Mehmet Taspinar, Ayse Usta

“…<b>Aim: </b>This study aimed to show the effects of glutathione, recognized by its antioxidant specialties, on the potential DNA damage (8-hydroxy-2- deoxyguanosine) and the antioxidant system changes upon its implementation in BHK-21 cells cultured with high glucose.…”
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Effects of yeast culture on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune function, and intestinal microbiota structure in Simmental beef cattle by Xueqiang Li, Xueqiang Li, Nan An, Nan An, Hui Chen, Hui Chen, Dacheng Liu, Dacheng Liu

“…This paper aimed to evaluate the effects of yeast culture (YC) on the growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune function, and intestinal microbiota structure in beef cattle.MethodsForty Simmental bulls were randomly divided into two groups, including the control group fed with Total mixed ration (TMR) and YC group fed with TMR supplemented with 2% YC, for 60 days. …”
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Fructosamine measurement for diabetes mellitus diagnosis and monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Andre Pascal Kengne, Eugene Sobngwi, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Jobert Richie N Nansseu, Joël Fokom-Domgue, Eric V Balti

“…Fructosamine has not gained as much popularity as glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) for diabetes mellitus (DM) control monitoring, and the related underlying reasons remain unclear. We aim to search for and summarise available evidence on the accuracy of fructosamine measurements to diagnose and monitor DM.Methods and analysis This systematic review will include randomised control trials, controlled before-and-after studies, time series designs, cohort studies, case–control studies and cross-sectional surveys reporting the diagnosis and/or monitoring of DM (type 1 DM, type 2 DM and gestational DM) with fructosamine compared with other measures of glycaemia (fasting glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, random glucose, HbA1c), without any language restriction. …”
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Bis(7)-harmine derivatives as potential multi-target anti-Alzheimer agents by Hongtao Du, Hongtao Du, Hongtao Du, Fang Ma, Fang Ma, Yuanyuan Cao, Miaoyan Bai, Xinyi Gao, Ziyi Yang, Yang Xu, Yan Yan, Yan Yan

“…IntroductionThe multi-targeted ligands (MTDL) strategy has been recognized as a promising Approach for the development of effective treatments against Alzheimer’s disease (AD), due to the presence of multiple pathological mechanisms in AD. …”
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Clinicopathological Review of 547 Bulbar Enucleations in Hungary (2006–2017) by Gábor Tóth, Nóra Szentmáry, Gábor László Sándor, Béla Csákány, Erika Maka, Jeannette Tóth, Zsuzsanna Antus, Milán Tamás Pluzsik, Achim Langenbucher, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Olga Lukáts

“…Clinical immediate enucleation indications were tumours (46.1%), atrophia or phthisis bulbi (18.5%), infection or inflammation (18.5%), painful blind eye due to glaucoma (11.2%), acute trauma (3.7%), threatening or spontaneous perforation (1.3%), cosmetic reasons (0.5%), and expulsive bleeding (0.4%). Conclusions. …”
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Caffeine Consumption among Various University Students in the UAE, Exploring the Frequencies, Different Sources and Reporting Adverse Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms by Zelal Kharaba, Nour Sammani, Samar Ashour, Rose Ghemrawi, Ahmad Z. Al Meslamani, Ahmad Al-Azayzih, Manal Ali Buabeid, Yassen Alfoteih

“…The highest reported reason for caffeine intake was for studying purposes (59.4%). …”
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A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes by Peter R. Johnston, Luis Quijada, Christopher A. Smith, Hans-Otto Baral, Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Christiane Baschien, Kadri Pärtel, Wen-Ying Zhuang, Danny Haelewaters, Duckchul Park, Steffen Carl, Francesc López-Giráldez, Zheng Wang, Jeffrey P. Townsend

“…Such studies will ideally include designation of epitypes for the type species of those genera for which DNA is not able to be extracted from the original type specimen, and consideration of morphological characters whenever genetically defined clades are recognized as formal taxa within a classification.…”
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Patient autonomy and metabolic bariatric surgery: an empirical perspective by Shelly Kamin-Friedman, Nili Karako-Eyal, Galya Hildesheimer

“…Category 1 influences included intentional attempts to induce people, through arguments and reason, to accept the attitudes advocated by the persuader in support of the surgery. …”
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Like objects or like subjects? Effects of student–robot interaction (SRI) and mathematical ability on students learning outcomes by Segun Michael Ojetunde, Umesh Ramnarain

“…This constitutes the major reason why the study investigated the effects of student–robot interaction and mathematical ability on students' learning outcomes, particularly among Nigerian high school students where the robotics curriculum is at the early stage of implementation. …”
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Olabiyi Babalola J. Yai (1939-2020): Philosopher, Polymath, Humanist by Sanya Osha

“…He was unfailingly modest and never condescended to me even when he had ample reason to do so. He passed within three months of returning to Harvard in the United States where he had been based and then it fell upon his dear friend, Professor Olabiyi Babalola Yai to inform me. …”
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Legal support of corporate legal relations: priority in terms of imperative or discretionary nature by Yu. M. Zhornokui

“…It is clearly crystallised in relation to certain organisational and legal forms of corporate entities. For objective reasons, it is less evident in relation to a public joint-stock company. …”
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Determining the alignment of assessment items with curriculum goals through document analysis by addressing identified item flaws by Humaira Fayyaz Khan, Shazia Qayyum, Huma Beenish, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Samina Iltaf, Lubna Rani Faysal

“…The latter category was recognized as “alignment flaws” which was not previously documented.The documentation and rectification of these flaws, which included issues such as misaligned learning objectives, incorrect assessment strategies, and disconnects between scenarios and lead-ins, led to their inclusion in the institutional checklist, facilitating ongoing improvements in assessment quality. …”
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