Infectious Aortitis with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 47-Year-Old Female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Valerie R. Ramiro, Carmegie C. Saliba, John Anthony D. Tindoc, Marinette R. Jambaro, Enrique M. Chua, Donna Ricca M. Hornilla, Maria Teresa B. Abola

“…Intraoperative findings were a saccular infrarenal aneurysm with dissection up to the proximal right common iliac artery and an abscess compartment within the false lumen in the anterior aortic wall. …”
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Failure Modes and Fault Morphology by Adam J. Cawood, David A. Ferrill, Kevin J. Smart

“…We document complex fault geometries, with kinematic (displacement) compatibility indicating the various failure modes were active coevally during fault slip. …”
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Risk factors for renal insufficiency and survival implications after radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy in renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus: a systematic review by Zhigao Huang, Zhuo Liu, Lin Zhuo, Xin Ma, Zhenbin Jiang, Kewei Chen, Jiyuan Chen, Yuxuan Li, Guoliang Wang, Xiaojun Tian, Hongxian Zhang, Lei Liu, Lulin Ma, Kai Hong, Shudong Zhang

“…After screening, eleven articles and abstracted fully compatible with the PICOS were included in this systematic review. …”
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A Mathematical Model for the Growth Dynamics of Demand in the Fashion Industry within the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic by John Awuah Addor, Anthony Joe Turkson, Douglas Yenwon Kparib

“…The motivation was to simulate the effect of COVID-19 on the demand for fashion products and how its application has impacted the COVID-19 pandemic. A five-compartment susceptible-infection-recovery-susceptible-based model was formulated in an integrated environment with application of fashion-based personal protective equipment (FPPEs) and government policy regulation, using ordinary differential equations. …”
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U-Sodar: Noncontact Vital Sign Detection Technology Based on Ultrasonic Radar by Shuaiming HUANG, Xiaohua ZHU, Wubin WANG, Heng ZHAO, Hong HONG

“…However, the current mainstream detection methods in this regard suffer from low privacy trust, poor electromagnetic compatibility, and high manufacturing costs. To address these challenges, this paper introduces a noncontact vital signal collection device using Ultrasonic radar (U-Sodar), including a set of hardware based on a three-transmitter four-receiver Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) architecture and a set of signal processing algorithms. …”
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Regional Soil Patterns as Indicators of Late Cenozoic Change in the Critical Zone: A Baseline Synthesis for the Landscapes of Peninsular India by Yanni Gunnell, Nicolas Durand, Shanti Pappu

“…The inventory highlights two generations of residual soils: 1) deep Lixisols, hosting low-activity clays and large iron hydroxide concentrations indicative of humid conditions in the geological past; and 2) shallow Luvisols containing high-activity clays and large stocks of exchangeable bases, indicative of drier conditions compatible with the modern climate. Where still present, the relict Lixisol inliers straddle drainage divides and are in the final stages of being thinned or fully stripped by headward stream erosion. …”
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miR-16-5p aggravates sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by inducing apoptosis by Han Li, Junyan Duan, Tongtong Zhang, Yingjie Fu, Yue Xu, Hongjun Miao, Xuhua Ge

“…Furthermore, LPS-exposed HK-2 cells increased more than 1.7-fold the expression levels of Bax and caspase-3, decreased 3.2-fold the expression level of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), and significantly promoted the occurrence of apoptosis. …”
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Curdione combined with borneol treats bacterial mixed HPV infection by regulating the crosstalk among immune cells by Jingwei Liu, Jingwei Liu, Tong Shu, Yiheng Mu, Wanlin Zheng, Xiaohuan Lu, Xiaohuan Lu, Hong Tao, Hong Tao

“…Furthermore, curdione and borneol enhance the expression of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and caspase 1 (CASP1) in macrophages, as well as the expression of interleukin 12 (IL-12) and interleukin 23 (IL-23) in dendritic cells (DCs). …”
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Evaluation of the protective role of resveratrol on LPS-induced septic intestinal barrier function via TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathways by Zhongliang Shi, Yanna Jiao, Zhizhen Lai, Juan Liu, Bo Yang, Mahong Hu, Jianbiao Meng

“…Additionally, in rats treated with resveratrol, there was a reduction in the expression of apoptosis-associated proteins Bax and Caspase-3. Resveratrol also significantly increased the expression of intestinal tight junction proteins (TJ), and decreased the levels of intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) and D-lactic acid (D-LA). …”
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Aminoguanidine hemisulfate improves mitochondrial autophagy, oxidative stress, and muscle force in Duchenne muscular dystrophy via the AKT/FOXO1 pathway in mdx mice by Shiyue Sun, Tongtong Yu, Joo Young Huh, Yujie Cai, Somy Yoon, Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad Javaid

“…Additionally, AGH reduced apoptosis, shown by fewer TUNEL-positive cells and lower caspase-3 expression. Histological analysis revealed decreased muscle damage and fewer embryonic and neonatal myosin-expressing fibers. …”
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MiRNA-138抑制JNK/p38MAPK通路保护新生大鼠心肌细胞凋亡 by 郭伟伟, 张晓鹏, 李霞, 刘平洋

“…【结果】与健康对照相比，急性心肌缺血患者全血中miRNA-138的水平显著降低（P<0.05）；与I/R模型组相比，Ad-miRNA-138组大鼠心肌细胞间隙更小、排列更整齐性、结构更完整，miRNA-138表达、心功能指标+dp/dtmax、HR、LVSP及Bcl2/Bax水平显著上升，凋亡细胞数、Caspase-3阳性表达细胞率、ROS、p-p38/p38、p-c-jun/c-jun及p-JNK1/2/JNK1/2显著下调（P<0.05）。…”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Migratory Effects of Morin on Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Metastasis via Inhibition of NLRP3/MAPK Signaling Pathway by Punnida Arjsri, Kamonwan Srisawad, Sonthaya Umsumarng, Pilaiporn Thippraphan, Songyot Anuchapreeda, Pornngarm Dejkriengkraikul

“…Specifically, it decreased the expression of NLRP3 and ASC proteins and reduced caspase-1 activity, while reducing the phosphorylation of ERK, JNK, and p38 proteins. …”
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Study on the effects of Mogroside V in inhibiting NLRP3-mediated granulosa cell pyroptosis and insulin resistance to improve PCOS by Wenqin Yang, Yujie Ma, Yafei Wu, Xiaocan Lei, Jing Zhang, Meixiang Li

“…MV treatment normalized the expression of ovarian pyroptosis factors (NLRP3, Caspase-1, GSDMD) and inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-18). …”
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Overexpression of the <i>GmPM35</i> Gene Significantly Enhances Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis and Soybean by Xinyu Wang, Yao Sun, Rui Wang, Xinyang Li, Yongyi Li, Tianyu Wang, Zhaohao Guo, Yan Li, Wenxi Qiu, Shuyan Guan, Qi Zhang, Piwu Wang, Mingze Li, Siyan Liu, Xuhong Fan

“…The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and peroxidase (POD) were increased by an average of 34.28%, 26.12%, and 30.01%, respectively, in soybean plants overexpressing the <i>GmPM35</i> gene compared with wild-type soybeans. Under drought stress conditions, soybean plants overexpressing the <i>GmPM35</i> gene showed an average increase of 76.81% in photosynthesis rate (Pn), 39.8% in transpiration rate (Tr), 126% in stomatal conductance (Gs), 47.71% in intercellular CO₂ concentration (Ci), and 26.44% in instantaneous water use efficiency (WUEi). …”
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Dietary ambon lumut banana stem extract Musa cavendishii var. dwarf Paxton as an immunostimulant for white spot disease prevention in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Afriani Ramadhan, Sri Nuryati, Nur Bambang Priyoutomo, Alimuddin Alimuddin

“…The results showed that the immune responses (average total hemocyte count: 45.15×106 cells/mL, phenoloxidase activity 1.03±0.08 OD, respiratory burst 0.95±0.04 OD, phagocytic activity 94.33±1.53%, growth (specific growth rate: 7.79±0.06%/day, feed ratio conversion was 52±0.01), and survival of treatment C (survival rate 100%) were higher compared with the treatment K+ (total hemocyte count: 3.83×106 cells/mL, phenoloxidase activity 0.04±0.01 OD, respiratory burst 0.18±0.06 OD,  phagocytic activity 5.67±0.58%, specific growth rate: 2.61±0.08%/day, feed conversion ratio 2.11±0.02, survival rate: 50%). …”
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The Nature of Gradualness for Changes in Place of Articulation Features of Vowels in Serial Optimality Theory: Evidence from Three Iranian Languages by Mehdi Fattahi

“…The collected data were then transcribed, and the underlying vowels were identified by comparing the alternating forms. Results and Discussion Kalhori Kurdish has an inventory of 8 vowels, with /i, y, e:, e[1], a/ being non-back and /u, o, ɑ/ being back. …”
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Identifying pre-diabetes ‘hotspots’ in Northern California using geospatial analysis: opportunities to target diabetes prevention strategies and improve health equity by Tannaz Moin, Luis A Rodriguez, Obidiugwu Kenrik Duru, Julie Schmittdiel, Tainayah W Thomas, Maher Yassin, Yelba Castellon-Lopez

“…People were considered to have pre-diabetes with an HbA1c of 5.7%–6.4% (39–46 mmol/mol) or FPG 100–125 mg/dL.Primary and secondary outcome measures Individual and census-level characteristics were compared between hotspots and non-hotspots using χ2 and Wilcoxon rank sum tests, as well as risk differences (RDs) and Hodges-Lehmann (HL) estimates of location shift. …”
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Sub-THz channel measurement and hybrid channel modeling for indoor scenarios by WANG Yang, ZHOU Xue, ZHENG Xiangquan, LIAO Xi, ZHOU Xianrong, CHEN Qianbin

“…Generally, the accuracy of the hybrid model was verified by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and its validity was confirmed by comparing the root-mean-square error and structural similarity indices of the small scale parameters of the extended SV model. …”
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Clinical analysis of microscopic modified ostium obstruction surgery for symptomatic sacral Tarlov cysts by HUANG Qin‐guo, WU Yan‐yu, LI Hong, ZHOU Qiang, PENG Lin, LU Yun‐tao

“…Background Microsurgical techniques are increasingly being recommended for the treatment of symptomatic Tarlov cysts (TCs) due to improved long⁃term outcomes compared to those of other strategies. However, these techniques are associated with a high risk of cysts recurrence and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage, resulting in the surgical strategy of TCs remains controversial. …”
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L’aqueduc de Fontanières : un cinquième aqueduc romain à Lyon ? by Jean-Yves Barbier

“…Its dimensions are comparable to those of certain sections of the Yzeron aqueduct. …”
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