Antimicrobial Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Therapeutic Potential for Cystic Fibrosis Infection, and Treatment by Morgan T. Sutton, David Fletcher, Santosh K. Ghosh, Aaron Weinberg, Rolf van Heeckeren, Sukhmani Kaur, Zhina Sadeghi, Adonis Hijaz, Jane Reese, Hillard M. Lazarus, Donald P. Lennon, Arnold I. Caplan, Tracey L. Bonfield

“…The studies in this paper focus on the specificity of the hMSC antimicrobial effectiveness using Pseudomonas aeruginosa (gram negative bacteria) and Staphylococcus aureus (gram positive bacteria). …”
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Feasibility Study of the Use of Handheld NIR Spectrometer for Simultaneous Authentication and Quantification of Quality Parameters in Intact Pineapple Fruits by Charles L. Y. Amuah, Ernest Teye, Francis Padi Lamptey, Kwasi Nyandey, Jerry Opoku-Ansah, Peter Osei-Wusu Adueming

“…Among the identification techniques, the MSC-PCA-LDA model accurately identified organic from conventionally produced fruits at 100% identification rate. …”
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Unveiling the signal valve specifically tuning the TGF-β1 suppression of osteogenesis: mediation through a SMAD1-SMAD2 complex by Ying-Wen Wang, Ching-Wei Luo

“…Methods Treatments with ligands or inhibitors followed by biochemical characterization, reporter assay, quantitative PCR and induced differentiation were applied to MSC line or primary BM-MSCs for signaling dissection. …”
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Bone Marrow-Derived Multipotent Stromal Cells Attenuate Inflammation in Obliterative Airway Disease in Mouse Tracheal Allografts by Alicia Casey, Fabian Dirks, Olin D. Liang, Hakima Harrach, Katharina Schuette-Nuetgen, Kristen Leeman, Carla F. Kim, Craig Gerard, Meera Subramaniam

“…We found that the most effective route of bone marrow-derived MSC administration is the combination of systemic and local delivery. …”
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Jackknife versus Lithotomy Position for Hemorrhoidectomy Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sina Ghasemi, Behzad Imani, Alireza Jafarkhani, Ashkan Karimi, Ali Yamini

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Explantation of infected fenestrated endovascular aortic repair device by Hamza Hanif, MD, Pierce Massie, MD, Rachel Danczyk, MD, Ross Clark, MD, MBA, RPVI, Muhammad Ali Rana, MD, FACS, FSVS

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ABOUT SOME AMBIGUOUS TENDENCIES IN RUSSIAN HIGHER SCHOOL by Ekaterina A. Spiridonova

“…On the basis of the questionnaire poll of BSC and MSC students, the author determines the key problems of higher school development on the modern stage. …”
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Cathodic Protection of Marine Prestressed Concrete Bridges – Review of Case Studies by Sharma Suraksha, Hornbostel Karla, Geiker Mette

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A Generalized Strong Convergence Algorithm in the Presence of Errors for Variational Inequality Problems in Hilbert Spaces by Mostafa Ghadampour, Donal O’Regan, Ebrahim Soori, Ravi P. Agarwal

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Communication between endothelial cells and osteoblasts in regulation of bone homeostasis: Notch players by Daria Perepletchikova, Anna Malashicheva

“…Our review explores the cellular and molecular mechanisms including Notch-dependent endothelial-MSC communication that drive osteogenesis-angiogenesis processes and their effects on bone remodeling and repair.…”
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Adaptation of Public Spaces to Climate Change Case Study of Lodz by BOCHENEK Anna, KLEMM Katarzyna, STEFAŃSKA Magdalena

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Design and Simulation of a Rowing Machine by Matovu Samson

“…The methods to be used involve developing a 3D model of the rowing machine using SOLID WORKS software, carrying out Finite Element Analysis. by ANSYS 2021 R2 software, and then motion analysis by MSC ADAMS/VIEW. The simulation results indicated that the proposed system/machine is safe under different loadings and the proposed machine will operate with good performance.…”
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Efficacy of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells and exosomes in conjunction with standard IBD drug on immune responses in an IBD mouse model by Fatemeh Kheradmand, Seyedeh Fatemeh Yasaman Rahimzadeh, Seyed-Alireza Esmaeili, Sajad Sahab Negah, Najmeh Kaffash Farkhad, Seyedeh Elnaz Nazari, Mehrdad Hajinejad, Mohammad Ali Khodadoust, Afsane Fadaee, Jalil Tavakol Afshari, Majid Khazaei

“…Histological measures were notably reduced in the MSC groups and their combinations. Significant increases in the IL-10 level of colon tissue and the proportion of Treg present in the spleen were observed in the groups receiving MSC and combination treatment. …”
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Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Generate a Pro-Healing Inflammasome When Cultured on Titanium–Aluminum–Vanadium Surfaces with Microscale/Nanoscale Structural Features by David J. Cohen, Christine M. Van Duyn, Jingyao Deng, Musaddiq K. Lodi, Michelle B. Gallagher, James T. Sugar, Jeremy J. Rawlinson, Preetam Ghosh, Barbara D. Boyan, Zvi Schwartz

“…To assess the effects of a microscale/nanoscale (MN) topography, this study compared the effects of MN-modified, anodized, and smooth Ti6Al4V surfaces on MSC response, and for the first time, directly contrasted MN-induced osteoblast differentiation with culture on tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS) in osteogenic medium (OM). …”
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Scrapie-Responsive Gene 1 Promotes Chondrogenic Differentiation of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells via Wnt5a by Yuchuan Zhou, Tian Zheng, Lin Li, Yangfang Guo, Jiayu Xiao, Jin Wang, Zhiqin Du, Hui Gao, Weiwei Tang, Liusan Yang, Haiyan Hu, Xiaodan Wang, Mingyao Meng, Zongliu Hou

“…Based on their chondrogenic differentiation ability, mesenchymal stem cell- (MSC-) based cartilage regeneration is a promising approach for cartilage defect repair. …”
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The Effectiveness and Safety of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 28 Randomized Controlled Trials by Zhiyong Long, Mingsheng Zhang, Tianqing Zhang, Liuting Zeng, Kailin Yang, Tiejun Yang, Ganpeng Yu, Jun Li, Yang Wu, Hua Chen

“…For adverse events, there is no significant difference in the safety of MSC injection and the control group [1.20 (0.97, 1.48), P=0.09]. …”
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TGFβ1-Induced Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow-Derived MSCs Is Mediated by Changes to the Actin Cytoskeleton by Mona Elsafadi, Muthurangan Manikandan, Sami Almalki, Mohammad Mobarak, Muhammad Atteya, Zafar Iqbal, Jamil Amjad Hashmi, Sameerah Shaheen, Nehad Alajez, Musaad Alfayez, Moustapha Kassem, Raed Abu Dawud, Amer Mahmood

“…Our study demonstrates that TGFβ1 enhances hMSC commitment to either the osteogenic or adipogenic lineages by reorganizing the actin cytoskeleton.…”
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Comparison of Immunomodulation Properties of Porcine Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells Derived from the Bone Marrow, Adipose Tissue, and Dermal Skin Tissue by Sun-A Ock, Raghavendra Baregundi Subbarao, Yeon-Mi Lee, Jeong-Hyeon Lee, Ryoung-Hoon Jeon, Sung-Lim Lee, Ji Kwon Park, Sun-Chul Hwang, Gyu-Jin Rho

“…The xenogeneic human MLR test revealed that MSCs had a partial immunomodulation capacity, as proliferation of activated and resting peripheral blood mononuclear cells was not affected, but this did not differ among MSC sources. MSCs were not tumorigenic when introduced into immunodeficient mice. …”
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Differentiation Potential of Early- and Late-Passage Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Cultured under Hypoxia and Normoxia by Ashley G. Zhao, Kiran Shah, Julien Freitag, Brett Cromer, Huseyin Sumer

“…With an increasing focus on the large-scale expansion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) required for clinical applications for the treatment of joint and bone diseases such as osteoarthritis, the optimisation of conditions for in vitro MSC expansion requires careful consideration to maintain native MSC characteristics. …”
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Development of maximum power point tracking algorithm based on Improved Optimized Adaptive Differential Conductance Technique for renewable energy generation by Val Hyginus Udoka Eze, Martin Chinweokwu Eze, Samuel A. Ugwu, Valentine S. Enyi, Wisdom O. Okafor, Chibuzo C. Ogbonna, Ogbonna U. Oparaku

“…Additionally, the performance was assessed at varying temperatures of 250K, 298K, and 350K under a constant irradiance of 1000 W/m2 to examine its effect on the Module Saturation Current (MSC). The analysis revealed that the PV modules' impedance decreases with increasing irradiance, while the load's impedance remains largely unaffected which aligns with the PV applications. …”
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