Particle emission and thermal efficiency analysis of a diesel vehicle using biodiesel and a platinum metallic partial-flow particulate filter by Huy Quang Dang, Mi Zwe Mon Phyo, Poonnut Thaeviriyakul, Plan Teekatasn Cosh, Mek Srilomsak, Therdsak Petblengsri, Ittipol Pawarmart, Sompong Srimanosaowapak, Hidenori Kosaka, Preechar Karin

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Results of Cultural Adaptation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) for Elderly and Old Age People with Cognitive Impairment in Russia by A.A. Shvedovskaya, I.F. Roshchina, M.V. Kalantarova, A.I. Khromov

“…” The sample consisted of several groups: (a) specialists (psychologists, medical workers, social workers) who participated in surveys with the aim of cultural adaptation of the management and procedure of the CST program, as well as receiving feedback after its implementation (n=25); (b) elderly people who participated in surveys for the purpose of cultural adaptation of stimulus material for the CST program (n=60, age 55–81 years (M=67.6, SD=6.2)); (c) elderly people with mild cognitive decline who participated in the pilot implementation of the CST program (n=5, age 68—83 years (M=75.8), MMSE and MoCA (n=5, M = 24.8 and 21.6, SD = 0.4 and 2.5, respectively). …”
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Course of COVID-19 in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Regional Experience by L. M. Kupkenova, E. N. Belousova, E. S. Bodryagina, D. D. Mukhametova, A. Kh. Odintsova, D. G. Iskhakova, D. I. Abdulganieva

“…Aim: to study the course of COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) using the example of the region of the Republic of Tatarstan.Material and methods. The study included 101 patients diagnosed with IBD and COVID-19, who were observed in two infectious diseases hospitals in Kazan (Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan and City Clinical Hospital No. 7) and on an outpatient basis from April 2020 to March 2022. …”
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Relationship Between Sleep Time and Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese: Mediating Role of Body Pain by Yang Z, Li B, Ma D, Lv Y, Qiu X, Zhang W, Wang J, Zhang Y, Xu C, Deng Y, Li J, Zhen X, Zhang J

“…Ziqing Yang,1,* Bingsong Li,2,3,* Dan Ma,1,4 Yitong Lv,1 Xinhui Qiu,5 Wenge Zhang,6 Jianye Wang,7 Yanlin Zhang,8 Chunming Xu,9 Yuxin Deng,9 Jinyang Li,10 Xuemei Zhen,2,3 Jun Zhang1 1Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, People’s Republic of China; 3NHC Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research (Shandong University), Jinan, Shandong, 250012, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Orthodontics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, People’s Republic of China; 5The second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250033, People’s Republic of China; 6School of Management, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, People’s Republic of China; 8School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, People’s Republic of China; 9Department of Pediatrics, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China; 10Faculty of Nursing, Shihezi University, Shihezi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuemei Zhen; Jun Zhang, Email zhenxuemei@sdu.edu.cn; zhangj@sdu.edu.cnObjective: Existing research has yet to adequately examine the correlation between sleep time, body pain, and depressive symptoms. …”
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La stips des Alpes à la Méditerranée : interpréter la présence des monnaies dans les sanctuaires d’époque romaine by Raphaël Golosetti

“…Based on several clear contexts, we suggest that other types of stipes containers may have been in use, in perishable materials or in pottery, and that the deterioration/retrieval of these containers could account for the dispersal of coins on the floors of places of worship. …”
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The value of blood lactate and lactate clearance rate in evaluating the prognosis of athletes with heat illness of varying degrees after high-intensity exercise by Li Yu, Xuehui Dong, Huanhuan Li, Lili Mi

“…Objectives To study the changes in blood lactate (Lac) levels and lactate clearance rate (LCR) in athletes with heat illness of varying degrees after high-intensity exercise and to evaluate their prognostic value. Material and methods In present study, acute care unit admitted 36 heat sickness patients following high-intensity exercise from December 2019 to July 2024, with comprehensive medical records, for retrospective study. …”
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Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of annual ryegrass varieties grown in greenhouse conditions by M. Alende, A.C. Fluck, G. Volpi-Lagreca, J.G. Andrae

“…La siembra se hizo en macetas plásticas (16 macetas por variedad y se hicieron tres cosechas (5 cm de altura) con intervalos de 6 semanas entre cosechas. El material cortado fue pesado en fresco, congelado en nitrógeno líquido, liofilizado y molido a 1 mm. …”
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Pharmacological Vitamin C-induced high H2O2 generation mediates apoptotic cell death by caspase 3/7 activation in breast cancer tumor spheroids by Ali Mussa, Mahasin Hamid, Khalid Hajissa, Ahmad Hafiz Murtadha, Mohammad A. I. Al-Hatamleh, Noor Fatmawati Mokhtar, Vuk Uskoković, Magdalena Plebanski, Rohimah Mohamud, Rosline Hassan

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Inhibitory potential of probiotic spore formers grown as mono- and mix-cultures under conditions of different nutrient availability by O. V. Knysh, A. V. Martynov, T. P. Osolodchenko

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether the inhibitory potential of spore-forming probiotic species: Alkalihalobacillus clausii (previously known as B. clausii), Heyndrickxia coagulans (formerly B. coagulans) and B. subtilis increases under conditions of co-cultivation or nutrient depletion (starvation). Materials and methods. The commercial strains of bacilli from three probiotic preparations: Enterogermina (A. clausii), Lactovit forte (H. coagulans) and Subalin (B. subtilis) were used in this study. …”
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Sinking Skin Flap Syndrome following Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus by Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia, Sarang Gotecha

“…Authors present a case series of three patients with review of literature highlighting the various factors which can prove therapeutic and can help in avoidance of complications. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted over a period of 3 years, from 2016 to 2019, and included 212 patients who underwent unilateral Decompressive Craniectomy (DC) for trauma in our institute. …”
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Breast Cancer Conditioned Media Modulate the Expression of Immune Checkpoints and Adhesion Molecules in Endothelial Cells by İpek Türkdönmez, Emel Şahin, Mehmet Şahin

“…In the present study, we investigated the effect of secretome released by breast carcinoma cell lines on endothelial expression of immune checkpoints and adhesion molecules. Materials and Methods: In this study, the expression levels of some immune checkpoints, including lymphocyte-activation-protein 3 (LAG-3), V-domain Ig suppressor of T-cell activation (VISTA), Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), IDO-2, programmed cell death 1 ligand (PD-L1), PD-L2, Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4, (CTLA-4), and some adhesion molecules, including E-cadherin, VE-cadherin, E-selectin, platelet EC adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), were measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in HUVEC ECs preincubated with the conditioned media (CM) collected from normal (CRL-4010) and carcinoma cells (CRL-2329 and MDA-MB-231). …”
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Development of New Gluten-Free Maize-Field Bean Bread Dough: Relationships Between Rheological Properties and Structure of Non-Gluten Proteins by Awatif Fetouhi, Agnieszka Sujak, Leila Bentallah, Agnieszka Nawrocka, Monika Szymańska-Chargot, Marta Tomczyńska-Mleko, Agnieszka Wójtowicz, Mohammed Nasreddine Zidoune

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Recent Developments in the Physical Adsorption of Toxic Organic Vapours by Activated Carbons by Robert H. Bradley

“…Research workers are now looking beyond conventional ACs to materials with very specific properties which are tailored to meet these more exacting high-performance applications. …”
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A Pilot Study on the Age-Dependent, Biomechanical Properties of Longitudinal Ligaments in the Human Cervical Spine by Narendra Singh, Ana Trajkovski, Jovan Trajkovski, Robert Kunc, Jose Felix Rodriguez Matas

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Transplantation of mitochondria from human malignant tumor cells as a method of tumor growth formation in the lungs of laboratory animals by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, A. I. Shikhlyarova, I. V. Neskubina

“…Obtaining lung cancer tumors in Balb/c Nude mice by transplantation of mitochondria isolated from human malignant tumors.Materials and methods. Human lung cancer mitochondria were isolated using differential centrifugation on a high-speed refrigerated centrifuge. …”
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The Upregulation of IL-1β Induced by Cisplatin Triggers PI3K/AKT/MMP9 Pathway in Pericytes Mediating the Leakage of the Blood Labyrinth Barrier by Yu M, Jiang WJ, Yu M, Zhou Z, Wang M, Li L

“…However, the relationship between CDDP-induced inflammation and BLB dysfunction remains elusive.Materials and Methods: In vivo and in vitro BLB models were used to explore the inflammatory mechanisms underlying CDDP ototoxicity. …”
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Activation of Delta-Opioid Receptor Protects ARPE19 Cells against Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation/Reoxygenation-Induced Necroptosis and Apoptosis by Inhibiting the Release of TNF-α by Runjie Guo, Ping Chen, Tiantian Fu, Ren Zhang, Yuan Zhu, Nange Jin, Hong Xu, Yong Xia, Xuesong Tian

“…Here, we explored the mechanisms of TNF-α and DOR in necroptosis and apoptosis using an oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) model of adult retinal pigment epithelial cell line-19 (ARPE19) cells. Materials and Methods. ARPE19 cells were exposed to OGD/R conditions to mimic RIRI in vitro. …”
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Parastomal hernia repair: A 10-year retrospective study at District General Hospital—Recurrence and complications by Ali Javaid, Karim Muhammad, Nafees Qureshi

“…The aim of this study was to assess our practice of PSH surgery in terms of PSH recurrence and associated complications at our hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study involved retrospective continuous data collection of all patients coded as having PSH repair on the electronic patients’ record system over a period of 10 years from January 2011 till December 2020 at our District General Hospital. …”
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Assessment of Convergence Angle of Tooth Preparations for Complete Crowns Among Dental Students: Typodont vs Simulator by Meriem Amine, Hafsa Oumayma Wahid, Saliha Fahi, Safaa Lehmouddi, Mouna Hamza, Samira Elarabi

“…The evaluation of the TOC of the preparations made on typodont and simulator by the students in the 3rd year of the Faculty of Dental Medicine of Casablanca (FDMC). Material and Methods. A total of 140 dental preparations for cast crowns and metal-ceramics made by thirty-five 3rd year FDMC students were scanned by using the IDENTICA HYBRID optical scanner. …”
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CCR7 and CD48 as Predicted Targets in Acute Rejection Related to M1 Macrophage after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation by Jie Zhang, Jun Pei, Chengjun Yu, Jin Luo, Yifan Hong, Yi Hua, Guanghui Wei

“…Therefore, our objective is to determine the biomarkers of congenital immunity associated with AR after KT and provide support for future research. Materials and Methods. A differential expression genes (DEGs) analysis was performed based on the dataset GSE174020 from the NCBI gene Expression Synthesis Database (GEO) and then combined with the GSE5099 M1 macrophage-related gene identified in the Molecular Signatures Database. …”
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