Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2, Angiotensin-(1-7), and Receptor Mas Axis in the Kidney by Sergio Veloso Brant Pinheiro, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva

“…In this regard, Angiotensin- (Ang-) (1-7) was recognized as a biologically active product of the RAS cascade with a specific receptor, the G-protein-coupled receptor Mas, and that is mainly formed by the action of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) homolog enzyme, ACE2, which converts Ang II into Ang-(1-7). …”
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An Over-Actuated Hexacopter Tilt-Rotor UAV Prototype for Agriculture of Precision: Modeling and Control by Gabriel Oliveira Pimentel, Murillo Ferreira dos Santos, José Lima, Paolo Mercorelli, Fernanda Mara Fernandes

“…The employed control architecture consists of cascaded proportional (P)-proportional, integral and derivative (PID) controllers using the successive loop closure (SLC) method on the five controlled degrees of freedom (DoFs). …”
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Integrated estimation of parameters of radio transmitter power amplifier with automatic mode adjustment by two-frequency test signal by P. V. Sak

“…Method is proposed for calculation of energy gain and efficiency factor (efficiency) when applying automatic control of supply voltage of output cascades of shortwave transmitters intended for modulation with speech signals. …”
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24-Epibrassinolide, a Phytosterol from the Brassinosteroid Family, Protects Dopaminergic Cells against MPP+-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis by Julie Carange, Fanny Longpré, Benoit Daoust, Maria-Grazia Martinoli

“…Brassinosteroids (BRs) are phytosterols recognized to promote stress tolerance of vegetables via modulation of the antioxidative enzyme cascade. However, their antioxidative effects on mammalian neuronal cells have never been examined so far. …”
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Biocatalytic enantioselective formation and ring-opening of oxetanes by Xia Hua, Yuan-Fei Wang, Xiao Jin, Hong-Yin Yu, Hui-Hui Wang, Yong-Zheng Chen, Nan-Wei Wan

“…Additionally, both the enantioselective oxetane formation and ring-opening processes are proven scalable for large-scale transformations at high substrate concentrations, and can be integrated efficiently in a one-pot, one-catalyst cascade system. This work expands the enzymatic toolbox for non-natural reactions and will promote further exploration of the catalytic repertoire of halohydrin dehalogenases in synthetic and pharmaceutical chemistry.…”
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Modulated Model Predictive Speed Controller for PMSM Drives Employing Voltage-Based Cost Function by Ahmed Aboelhassan, Shuo Wang, Giampaolo Buticchi, Vasyl Varvolik, Michael Galea, Serhiy Bozhko

“…Various electrical drive systems have widely implemented the classical cascaded field-oriented control (FOC) topology, including speed loop, current loop, and modulation. …”
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The interplay of carbon and nitrogen distribution: Prospects for improved crop yields by Oluwaseun Olayemi Aluko, Zhixin Liu, Xuwu Sun

“…This review summarises our current understanding of C and N transport mechanisms, explores and compares different physiological and molecular approaches involved in the C–N distribution cascade, including cotton and other plant species. …”
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A joint learning method for low-light facial expression recognition by Yuanlun Xie, Jie Ou, Bihan Wen, Zitong Yu, Wenhong Tian

“…Then, we design a joint loss to train the LLENet with FER network in a cascade manner, so that the FER network can guide the LLENet to gradually perceive and restore discriminative features which are useful for FER during the training process. …”
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Progress in mid-infrared optoelectronics for high-speed free-space data throughput by Frédéric Grillot, Thomas Poletti, Salvatore Pes

“…In addition, mid-infrared wavelengths benefit from reduced atmospheric scattering and signal distortion, making them much more reliable for free-space optical communications. Quantum cascade devices such as lasers, modulators, and detectors operating in the MWIR and LWIR ranges are seen as high-potential candidates for data transmission under poor weather conditions or in degraded environments. …”
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Advancements in Antioxidant-Based Therapeutics for Spinal Cord Injury: A Critical Review of Strategies and Combination Approaches by Yang-Jin Shen, Yin-Cheng Huang, Yi-Chuan Cheng

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) initiates a cascade of secondary damage driven by oxidative stress, characterized by the excessive production of reactive oxygen species and other reactive molecules, which exacerbate cellular and tissue damage through the activation of deleterious signaling pathways. …”
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EPISTEMOLOGIA DA TEOLOGIA by Geraldo Luiz De Mori, Olga Consuelo Velez Caro

“…A teologia também tem sido afetada por esses deba- tes, tanto em nível internacional quanto nacional, sobretudo em estudos sobre o método teológico, como, entre outros, os de Bernard Lonergan, David Tracy, Clodovis Boff, César Andrade Alves, Francisco de Aquino Junior, Agenor Brighenti1, ou em reflexões voltadas para a problemática epistemológica, em relação com as Ciências da Religião. (...) …”
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Rosiglitazone Induces Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Differentiated Murine 3T3-L1 and C3H/10T1/2 Adipocytes by James X. Rong, Jean-Louis D. Klein, Yang Qiu, Mi Xie, Jennifer H. Johnson, K. Michelle Waters, Vivian Zhang, Jennifer A. Kashatus, Katja S. Remlinger, Nan Bing, Renae M. Crosby, Tymissha K. Jackson, Sam M. Witherspoon, John T. Moore, Terence E. Ryan, Sue D. Neill, Jay C. Strum

“…The timing of the increases was consistent with the cascade of organelle biogenesis, that is, initiated by induction of transcription factor(s), followed by increases in the biosynthesis machinery, and then by increases in functional components. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids by Scott J. Thomson, Ara Askari, David Bishop-Bailey

“…The mechanisms by which EETs mediate their effects are largely unknown but may include direct binding to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), or transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, which initiate anti-inflammatory signalling cascades.…”
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Siah2 antagonism of Pard3/JamC modulates Ntn1-Dcc signaling to regulate cerebellar granule neuron germinal zone exit by Christophe Laumonnerie, Maleelo Shamambo, Daniel R. Stabley, Tommy L. Lewis, Niraj Trivedi, Danielle Howell, David J. Solecki

“…Abstract Exiting a germinal zone (GZ) initiates a cascade of events that promote neuronal maturation and circuit assembly. …”
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Improving Perinatal Care in the Rural Regions Worldwide by Wireless Enabled Antepartum Fetal Monitoring: A Demonstration Project by Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Shelley Lyford, Rodrigo Saucedo, Michael Casale, Hector Gallardo, Karen Becerra, Jonathan Mack, Ricardo Mujica, Daniel Estrada, Antonio Sanchez, Ramon Sabido, Carlos Meier, Joseph Smith

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La teoría de conjuntos difusos como una opción para medir la pobreza. El caso de México by Marco Antonio Morales-Ramos, Eduardo Morales-Ramos

“…Este artículo también muestra que la metodología de conjuntos difusos es compatible con la información censal (información agrupada) para calcular índices de pobreza. …”
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KV7 Channels Regulate Firing during Synaptic Integration in GABAergic Striatal Neurons by M. Belén Pérez-Ramírez, Antonio Laville, Dagoberto Tapia, Mariana Duhne, Esther Lara-González, José Bargas, Elvira Galarraga

“…Therefore, an important question is whether muscarinic G-protein coupled receptors and their signaling cascades are fast enough to intervene during synaptic responses to regulate synaptic integration and firing. …”
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Tunable Ultraviolet Pulse Generation from a High-Power Self-Similar-Amplification Yb-Fiber Laser by Zefeng Wang, Daping Luo, Gehui Xie, Zejiang Deng, Chenglin Gu, Wenxue Li

“…To obtain the ultraviolet pulses from the infrared pulses, a single-pass frequency quadrupling system comprising two cascaded β-BBOs was used. The ultraviolet spectra can be tuned within a spectral range of 253.6 to 275 nm owing to the broadband infrared seed spectra. …”
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LANCL1 as the Key Immune Marker in Neuropathic Pain by Yu Shi, XueFei Zhang, Qian Fang, Hongrui Zhan, Xianglong Wang, Xiyan Huang, Tao Fan, Wei Liu, Wen Wu

“…In this study, we found that LANCL1 may be a protective factor for NeuP, and the miR-6325/LANCL1 axis may be involved in the occurrence and development of NeuP. Cascade reactions including mast cells, macrophages, and T cells may be an important reason for the aggravation of nerve damage.…”
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Prokaryotic cellulase gene clusters derived from 2,305 metagenomes by Bing Song, Fernando D. K. Tria, Josip Skejo

“…All three enzymatic functions are thought to be necessary for driving cellulase to a cascade of reactions that can make cellulose available as glucose. …”
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