Coarse-scale vertical distribution of pelagic amphipods in two contrasting seasons of the southern Gulf of Mexico by Marco Violante-Huerta, Laura Sanvicente-Añorve, Miguel Alatorre-Mendieta, Edlin Guerra-Castro

“…In this study, a coarse-scale vertical analysis, between 0 and 1000 m depth, was performed in the southern Gulf of Mexico during summer and winter. …”
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The Safety and Efficacy of Chemical Pleurodesis Agents in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital by Venkateshwaran Kathamuthu, Rajeshkumar Balakrishnan, Saravanavasan Rajendran, Prabhakaran Rathinam

“…Pleurodesis was performed in order with agents: (1) doxycycline, (2) povidone-iodine, and (3) talc, respectively, if the pleural drain was <150 mL/day and no air leak following the complete expansion of the lung after intercostal drainage. …”
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BioLake: an RNA expression analysis framework for prostate cancer biomarker powered by data lakehouse by Qiaowang Li, Yaser Gamallat, Jon George Rokne, Tarek A. Bismar, Reda Alhajj

“…In summary, BioLake offers a lightweight online tool to facilitate bioinformatic mRNA data analysis with the support of custom online data processing.…”
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The effect of Garcinia livingstonei aqueous leaf extract on hyperglycaemic-induced human sperm cell: An in-vitro study by Murendeni Nethengwe, Kunle Okaiyeto, Chinyerum S. Opuwari, Oluwafemi O. Oguntibeju

“…Hyperglycaemia was induced using sperm media supplemented with 100 mM D-glucose over 24 h. Hyperglycaemia induction led to a significant (P<0.05) decline in sperm motility, vitality, DNA integrity, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and acrosome integrity. …”
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The involvement of reactive oxygen species in wounding-induced archeospores production in Neopyropia yezoensis by Dahai Gao, Chaofeng Teng, Xinghong Yan

“…Under 0.1 μM DPI treatment, no archeospores were released from the fragments, and ROS fluorescence was also undetectable in the fragments. …”
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Conductive supramolecular acrylate hydrogels enabled by quaternized chitosan ionic crosslinking for high-fidelity 3D printing by Lukas A. Bauman, Boxin Zhao

“…Additionally, electrical properties were tunable with conductivity reaching 156 mS/m at 7 MH in ultrapure water. This work advances applications of quaternized chitosan as an ionic crosslinker in printable conductive hydrogels, opening new applications in medical and technological fields.…”
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Numerical modelling of the impact of coral reef degradation and sea level rise on coastal protection at The Buccoo Reef, Tobago: implications for reef restoration and management st... by Avinash Boodoo, Deborah Villarroel-Lamb

“…Using various SLR scenarios, wave heights showed increases over baseline conditions between 160.5% and 388.4% for increases in sea level from 0.25 m to 1.00 m. The results highlight the importance of the frictional dissipation provided by healthy coral reefs, with degraded corals and rising sea levels leading to substantial increases in nearshore wave heights which could exacerbate issues such as coastal erosion and flooding. …”
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Comparative analysis of antioxidant activity and content of (poly)phenolic compounds in cabernet sauvignon and merlot wines of Slovenian and Serbian vineyards by Elvira Mavric-Scholze, Dušica Simijonović, Edina Avdović, Dejan Milenković, Sabina Šaćirović, Andrija Ćirić, Zoran Marković

“…Their concentrations in the tested samples ranged up to 132.76 mg/mL and 125.66 mg/mL. Theoretical aspects of reactions of the mentioned compounds towards DPPH and ABTS radicals were examined.…”
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Comparison of Satellite-based PM2.5 Estimation from Aerosol Optical Depth and Top-of-atmosphere Reflectance by Heming Bai, Zhi Zheng, Yuanpeng Zhang, He Huang, Li Wang

“…For both reflectance-based and AOD-based approaches, our cross validated results show that random forest algorithm achieves the best performance, with a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.75 and root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 18.71 µg m−3 for the former and R2 = 0.65 and RMSE = 15.69 µg m−3 for the later. …”
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Peptic ulcer: does it changed identity? by Ye. A. Pyatenko, A. A. Sheptulin

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Functional analysis of a novel homozygous missense IVD gene variant: a case report with dual genetic diagnoses by Yuying Zhu, Ke Wu, Hanying Wen

“…The assays of relative IVD gene mRNA expression, IVD protein expression, and enzymatic activity were used.ResultsWhole-exome sequencing identified a novel homozygous missense variant in the IVD gene (NM_002225.5) c.1006T&gt;C (p.Cys336Arg) within a region of homozygosity of 15q11.2-q21.3. …”
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Exogenous nitric oxide relieves iron-inhibitory effect on wheat seed germination by Shuqian Shi, Zhe Zhang, Rongrong Ma, Yihui Tao, Ziling Wang, Yingli Yang

“…Specifically, seeds of the wheat cultivar ‘Ningchun 4’ were treated with 1 mM FeCl3 (Fe) or with the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and/or the specific NO scavenger 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (PTIO). …”
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: a biochemical marker for acute kidney injury and long-term outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department by Kah Hui Brian Teo, Swee Han Lim, Ying Hao, Yin Keong Daryl Lo, Ziwei Lin, Manish Kaushik, Chieh Suai Tan, Mohammed Zuhary Thajudeen, Choon Peng Jeremy Wee

“…They were aged ≥21 years, with an estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 m2, and had congestive cardiac failure, systemic inflammatory response syndrome or required hospital admission. …”
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Characterization, Distribution, and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Workplaces of an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking Factory by Ying-Fang Wang, Riza P. Gumaling, Mei-Ru Chen, Yu-Chieh Kuo, Lin-Chi Wang

“…PAH levels rose to 0.0533–0.155 µg BaPeq m−3 during regular work as hotter furnaces released more PAHs. …”
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Effect of the overhead height and tilt angle on comprehensive performance of photovoltaic roof based on simulation and experimental methods by Wenheng Zheng, Huihui He, Fuyu Qin, Yuncheng Lan, Yingde Yin

“…The optimal power supply gain and comprehensive energy-saving efficiency are achieved with a 20° tilt angle throughout the year, with values of 79.4 kW·h/m2 and 25.5 %, respectively. As the tilt angle increases, the energy-saving performance decreases. …”
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La nieve en el Macizo de las Ubiñas (Montañas Cantábricas) y sus implicaciones geomorfológicas by David Gallinar Cañedo, Jesús Ruiz-Fernández, Cristina García-Hernández

“…El periodo de isotermia del suelo se mantiene durante 6 a 8 meses a partir de 1800 metros s.n.m., existiendo una relación clara entre su duración y la ganancia de altitud (secundariamente, la orientación norte). …”
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Analysis of building envelope for energy consumption and indoor comfort in a near-zero-energy building in Northwest China by Xiaofei Zhen, Shange Li, Jianming Peng, Zhouyang Zhao, Xu Zhang, Chuanxi Tan, Ruonan Jiao, Wenbing Wu

“…The building's annual heating energy consumption is 10.58 kWh/m²/year, which is below the threshold of 15 kWh/m²/year defined for nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEBs). …”
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Highly-Sensitive Polymer Optical Fiber SPR Sensor for Fast Immunoassay by Ying Wang, Xing Rao, Xun Wu, George Y. Chen, Changrui Liao, Mateusz Jakub Smietana, Yiping Wang

“…The sensor can be used to specifically detect and quantify the human IgG at concentrations down to 245.4 ng/mL with the sensitivity of 1.327 7 nm per µg/mL, which offers an enhancement of 12.5-fold compared to that of the conventional SMF based SPR sensors. …”
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IMPACTS OF REPLACING THE AMAZON RAINFOREST WITH PASTURE ON SOIL PROPERTIES by Sandra Cátia Pereira Uchôa, Sasha de Souza Farage, José Maria Arcanjo Alves, Carlos Henrique de Lima Matos, Ingridy do Nascimento Tavares, Valdinar Ferreira Melo

“…Soil samples were collected at two depths (0-0.10 m and 0.10-0.20 m) in four representative blocks of 1 ha in each system. …”
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Tumor-associated macrophage-derived exosome miR-194 confers cisplatin resistance in GC cells by Yi Zhou, Yang-cheng Sun, Qiong-yan Zhang, Jing Wang, Xian-ya Zhu, Xiang-yu Su

“…Exosome miR-194, derived from M2 macrophages, was characterized and co-cultured with gastric cancer cells and cisplatin to assess cell survival. …”
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