Vitrification affects the post-implantation development of mouse embryos by inducing DNA damage and epigenetic modifications by Yurong Chen, Haibo Zhu, Fucheng Guo, Luyao Wang, Wenli Zhang, Ruizhi Liu, Xiaoling Zhang, Xiangpeng Dai

“…Vitrification elevated H3K4me2/3, H4K12ac, and H4K16ac levels and reduced m6A modification in blastocysts. Moreover, vitrification significantly altered transcriptome profiles of mice placentas and brains at embryonic day 18.5 (E18.5). …”
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Efficacy of a simple intravitreal perfluoropropane injection in treating unclosed idiopathic macular holes following vitrectomy by Zexia Dou, Jindong Han, Shaozhen Zhao

“…Results The minimum linear diameter (MLD) of the macular holes (MHs) 1 week before C3F8 injection was 335.1 ± 74.3 μm. Following C3F8 tamponade, the closure rate of the MHs was 100%. …”
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Association of HLA-B27 Gene and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of Potential Role as a Predictive Biomarker by Karzan Ghafur Khidhir, Baban Ahmad, Dana Khdr Sabir

“…The gene-gene interaction network revealed that KIR3DL1, KIR3DS1, LILRB1, B2M and LILRA1 were the leading genes showing the highest correlations with the HLA-B27. …”
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Occurrence of Tetracampos sp. (Cestoda) and Paracamallanus sp. and Rhabdochona sp. (Nematoda) in the catfish Clarias gariepinus in Ouémé River in Benin (West Africa) by Nounagnon Darius Tossavi, Sabbas Attindéhou, Vincent Oké, Bernadin Bouko, Nestor Sakiti

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MiR-25-3p regulates pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after Glenn procedure in patients with univentricular heart via the PHLPP2-HIF-1α axis by Junpei Kawamura, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Kentaro Ueno, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yasuhiro Okamoto

“…HIF-1α and VEGF-A expression levels were increased in HMVEC-L transfected with miR-25-3p mimic compared to the control cells in a PHLPP2/Akt/mTOR signaling-dependent manner after hypoxic stimulation. …”
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Osiguranje odgovornosti marine – pogled iz prakse by Ines Bezić

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Evaluation of Minds in Motion, a fitness program for people living with dementia and their caregivers by Pria Nippak, Jocelyn Badali, Julien Meyer, Housne Begum, Nalini Sen, Mya Rana-Nippak

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Serum glutathione peroxidase-3 concentration at diagnosis as a biomarker for assessing disease activity and damage of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis at d... by Jihye Chung, Jang Woo Ha, Yong-Beom Park, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee, Sang-Won Lee

“…The median GPX-3 concentration was measured as 82.8 ng/mL. Serum GPX-3 concentration at diagnosis was inversely correlated with BVAS (r = −0.280), VDI (r = −0.263), and C-reactive protein (r = −0.261) at diagnosis, whereas, it was positively correlated with haemoglobin (r = 0.255), and serum albumin (r = 0.240) at diagnosis, respectively. …”
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Sub-Clinical Regional Macular Changes in Self-Reported Diabetic Subjects: Vascular and Retinal Layer Analysis Using Swept-Source OCT by Challa NK, Alghamdi WM, Alluwimi MS, Alshammeri S

“…Naveen Kumar Challa, Waleed M Alghamdi, Muhammed S Alluwimi, Saleh Alshammeri Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraidah, AlQassim, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Naveen Kumar Challa, Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraidah, AlQassim, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966531177518, Email [email protected]: To assess and compare subclinical alterations in superficial capillary plexus vessel density (SCPVD) and retinal layers thickness in the macular region between individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and healthy controls.Methods: Swept-source OCT images were obtained from 29 control subjects and 24 diabetic subjects. …”
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Al2O3/Al hybrid nanolaminates with superior toughness, strength and ductility by Paul Baral, Sahar Jaddi, Hui Wang, Andrey Orekhov, Nicolas Gauquelin, Alireza Bagherpour, Frederik Van Loock, Michaël Coulombier, Audrey Favache, Morgan Rusinowicz, Johan Verbeeck, Stéphane Lucas, Jean-Pierre Raskin, Hosni Idrissi, Thomas Pardoen

“…Here we show that alumina layers below 100 nm thickness when stacked with aluminum interlayers exhibit exceptional performances including toughness equal to 300 J.m−2 determined by on chip nanomechanics. This is almost two orders of magnitude higher than bulk alumina and higher than any other thin hard coatings. …”
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Protein hydrolysate as an efficient and environmental-friendly swelling inhibitor in clay formations by Yahya Dashti-Rahmatabadi, Hamid Saeidian, Javad Mokhtari, Zohreh Mirjafary

“…The adsorption of the HPC onto bentonite (Bent) particles leads to a significant change in the zeta potential, shifting from − 32.5 to + 58.0 mV. Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that when temperatures surpass 200 °C, the Bent powder obtained from the aqueous solution of the HPC undergoes a notable increase in mass loss, quantified at 20.40%. …”
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Novel Intuitionistic Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis for Effective Infectious Medical Waste Management by Rocky Khajuria, Komal, Morteza Yazdani

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The Impact of Lockdown on eBC Mass Concentration over a Semi-arid Region in Southern India: Ground Observation and Model Simulations by Surya Nagi Reddy Palle, Chakradhar Rao Tandule, Raja Obul Reddy Kalluri, Balakrishnaiah Gugamsetty, Rama Gopal Kotalo, Lokeswara Reddy Thotli, Bhavyasree Akkiraju, Siva Sankara Reddy Lingala

“…The mean eBC mass concentration was observed before lockdown (01st–24th March 2020) and during the lockdown (25th March–30th June 2020) period and was about 1.74 ± 0.36 and 1.11 ± 0.14 μg m−3, respectively. The sharp decrease (~35%) of eBC mass concentration observed during the lockdown (LD) period as compared with before lockdown (BLD) period, was mainly due to the reduction of anthropogenic activities and meteorology. …”
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Association of dietary niacin intake with all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease: A retrospective cohort study of NHANES. by Meijuan Xiang, Jianyun Peng, Zhihong Gui, Ju Jin, Jinling Meng

“…The association also found in subgroups of age ≥65 years old (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.53-0.88), males (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.51-0.92), BMI <25 kg/m2 (HR = 0.63, 95%CI: 0.39-0.99), smoking (HR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.49-0.94), dyslipidemia (HR = 0.71, 95%CI: 0.56-0.91), and non-hyperphosphatemia (HR = 0.73, 95%CI: 0.58-0.91).…”
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Asociación entre algunos índices de sequía e impactos socio-productivos en el Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica by Luis Eduardo Quesada-Hernández, Hugo G. Hidalgo, Eric J. Alfaro

“…Estos datos se compararon con los siguientes 6 índices mediante una regresión logística: el Índice Normalizado de Precipitación a escalas de 6 y 12 meses (conocidos como SPI 6 y SPI 12 respectivamente), el Índice de Severidad de Sequía y el Índice Hidrológico de Palmer (conocidos como PDSI y PHDI, respectivamente), el Índice de Reconocimiento de Sequía (conocido como RDI) y el Índice Modificado de Anomalía de Lluvia (conocido como mRAI), todos previamente aplicados en América Central. …”
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Adaptability assessment of the whitecap statistical physics model with cruise observations under high sea states by Yongfang Shi, Yongfang Shi, Yongzeng Yang, Yongzeng Yang, Jinpeng Qi, Jinpeng Qi, Haili Wang

“…The model's performance was assessed across multiple sites under wind speeds exceeding 15 m/s and significant wave heights (SWH) up to 10 meters. …”
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Unpacking the ‘explorer’ narrative and its impacts on African palaeoanthropology by Rebecca R. Ackermann, Keneiloe Molopyane, Sheela Athreya

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CARACTERÍSTICAS SEMINALES DEL TITÍ GRIS (Saguinus leucopus) BAJO CONDICIONES DE CAUTIVERIO, OBTENIDAS POR ESTIMULACIÓN VIBRATORIA DEL PENE (EVP) by R. A. Poches, C. I. Brieva, C. Jiménez

“…Se evaluó la eficacia de la técnica de estimulación vibratoria del pene (evP) para obtener semen en quince especímenes de S. leucopus bajo condiciones de cautiverio, en cuatro diferentes sitios en Colombia. adicionalmente, se estandarizó la técnica evP y se deter-minaron algunas características seminales (color, viscosidad, volumen, pH, motilidad, morfología, viabilidad, concentración y morfometría espermática). se empleó clorhidrato de ketamina a dosis entre 5 y 10 mg/kg i.M. para la sedación previa al muestreo a fin de disminuir el estrés de la captura y del procedimiento, ya que los especímenes no estaban acostumbrados o entrenados para procesos de obtención de muestras biológicas. en el uso de la técnica se logró un 52,6% de éxito en la combinación de 90 Hz de vibración y 1 mm de amplitud; el tiempo de eyaculación promedio fue de 12:35±6:42 minutos; el pH, 7,5±0,26; el volumen, 24±18,82 μl; la motilidad masal fue de 3,7/5,0±0,5; la motilidad individual progresiva, 97,1±45,4%; la concentración espermática fue de 87.617±21.327 x 104 spz/μl; la normalidad fue del 69,3±11,06% y la viabilidad del 93,7±4,9%. …”
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Microstructural analysis and preliminary wear assessment of wire arc additive manufactured AA 5083 aluminum alloy for lightweight structures by Prasanna Nagasai Bellamkonda, Maheshwar Dwivedy, Kaushik N.Ch

“…The WAAM AA 5083 aluminum part exhibits a maximum wear rate of 5.22 × 10⁻³ mm³/m and a coefficient of friction of 0.52 at a load of 3.5 kg and 450 rpm. …”
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Estructura factorial, invarianza de la medida y propiedades psicométricas del Inventario de Sexismo Ambivalente en Costa Rica by Vanessa Smith-Castro, Catalina Argüello-Gutiérrez

“…La muestra estuvo conformada por 968 participantes, con edades entre 16 y los 92 años (M = 23 años, DE = 11.62 años) de los cuales el 58.7% fueron mujeres. …”
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