Design of 3D Hybrid Plant Extract/Marine and Bovine Collagen Matrixes as Potential Dermal Scaffolds for Skin Wound Healing by Aida Lahmar, Maroua Rjab, Fairouz Sioud, Mouna Selmi, Abir Salek, Soumaya Kilani-Jaziri, Leila Chekir Ghedira

“…The resulting 3D collagen matrices possess fine biocompatibility with skin cells, Hacat (keratinocytes), and 3T3-L1 (fibroblasts) cells. …”
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Antioxidant activity of ecoenzyme derived from Siamese orange peel (Citrus nobilis) at different fermentation duration by Anak Agung Ayu Radismarani Putri, Pande Ayu Naya Kasih Permatananda, I Gde Suranaya Pandit, Asri Lestarini

“…Kintamani, a major producer of Siamese oranges (Citrus nobilis) in Bali, generates significant orange peel waste suitable for ecoenzyme production. …”
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Combined in Situ Zymography, Immunofluorescence, and Staining of Iron Oxide Particles in Paraffin-Embedded, Zinc-Fixed Tissue Sections by Eyk Schellenberger, Akvile Haeckel, Lena Schoenzart, Franziska Appler, Joerg Schnorr, Matthias Taupitz, Bernd Hamm

“…In histology, these particles are frequently visualized by Prussian blue iron staining of aldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. Recently, zinc salt-based fixative was shown to preserve enzyme activity in paraffin-embedded tissues. …”
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Sodium aescinate-induced hepatotoxicity via ATF4/GSH/GPX4 axis-mediated ferroptosis by Chen Xi, Jie Zhou, Xin Zheng, Xiaoyi Fu, Minjuan Xie

“…In this study, we used BALB/c mice and L02 cells to evaluate the role of ferroptosis in SA-induced liver injury. …”
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Comparison of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Susceptibility to Treadmill Exercise in Nine Mouse Strains by Jong Whi Kim, Sung Min Nam, Dae Young Yoo, Hyo Young Jung, Il Yong Kim, In Koo Hwang, Je Kyung Seong, Yeo Sung Yoon

“…All 9 strains showed diverse basal levels of cell proliferation, neuroblast differentiation, and integration into granule cells in the sedentary group. …”
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The Protective Effect of Naringenin on Airway Remodeling after Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection by Inhibiting Autophagy-Mediated Lung Inflammation and Fibrosis by Yan Lin, Dan Tan, Qianna Kan, Zhen Xiao, Zhiyan Jiang

“…BEAS-2B cells were used to confirm the relationship between autophagy, inflammation, and fibrosis. …”
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Matrine Attenuates COX-2 and ICAM-1 Expressions in Human Lung Epithelial Cells and Prevents Acute Lung Injury in LPS-Induced Mice by Chian-Jiun Liou, You-Rong Lai, Ya-Ling Chen, Yi-Hsien Chang, Zih-Ying Li, Wen-Chung Huang

“…Here we evaluated matrine’s suppressive effects on cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expressions in lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) stimulated human lung epithelial A549 cells. Additionally, BALB/c mice were given various matrine doses by intraperitoneal injection, and then lung injury was induced via intratracheal instillation of LPS. …”
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病毒性心肌炎猝死模型的建立 by 成建定, 陈玉川, 胡丙杰, 程海鹰, 王曙光

“…【方法】以Cox sackie B3 病毒感染Balb/c 小鼠造成小鼠轻度 病毒性心肌炎, 以低剂量乌头碱为诱因, 诱发心肌炎小鼠产生室性心律失常致死。…”
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Contrasting Effects of Systemic Monocyte/Macrophage and CD4+ T Cell Depletion in a Reversible Ureteral Obstruction Mouse Model of Chronic Kidney Disease by Lee D. Chaves, Liby Mathew, Mohammed Shakaib, Anthony Chang, Richard J. Quigg, Tipu S. Puri

“…Using a reversible UUO model (rUUO), we have demonstrated that C57BL/6 mice are susceptible to development of CKD after obstruction-mediated kidney injury while BALB/c mice are resistant. We hypothesized that selective systemic depletion of subpopulations of inflammatory cells during injury or repair might alter the development of CKD. …”
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A replication-incompetent adenoviral vector encoding for HSV-2 gD2 is immunogenic and protective against HSV-2 intravaginal challenge in mice. by Elisa Rossetti, Marija Vujadinovic, Ella van Huizen, Jeroen Tolboom, Hanneke Schuitemaker, Feng Yao, Roland Zahn, Eirikur Saeland

“…Herpes Simplex virus (HSV) is the cause of genital herpes and no prophylactic treatment is currently available. …”
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Large Gliadin Peptides Detected in the Pancreas of NOD and Healthy Mice following Oral Administration by Susanne W. Bruun, Knud Josefsen, Julia T. Tanassi, Aleš Marek, Martin H. F. Pedersen, Ulrik Sidenius, Martin Haupt-Jorgensen, Julie C. Antvorskov, Jesper Larsen, Niels H. Heegaard, Karsten Buschard

“…If present in pancreas, gliadin could interact directly with the immune system and the beta cells to initiate diabetes development. We orally and intravenously administered 33-mer and 19-mer gliadin peptide to NOD, BALB/c, and C57BL/6 mice and found that the peptides readily crossed the intestinal barrier in all strains. …”
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Conflict Between African Tradition and Western Culture in The Play The Lion and The Jewel By Wole Soyinka. by Magezi, Martin Walter

“…The findings of the study revealed that there is conflict in the play between Baroka, the village Bale, and Lakunle, the school teacher. Both of them want to win Sid's hand in marriage, but this conflict is finally resolved as the play ends when Baroka "Yins Sidi for marriage. …”
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Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Can Increase Exercise in Older Adults Living in the Community and in Long-Term Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sheehy L, Bharadwaj L, Nissen KA, Estey JL

“…There were no statistically-significant benefits to non-immersive virtual reality in either sample for objective 1), although the facility-based non-immersive virtual reality group showed a clinically-significant improvement in functional walking. Effect sizes were small (≤ 0.16). No falls occurred during non-immersive virtual reality exercise. …”
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Comparing Motahari and Allameh Asgari's Views on the Meaning and Examples of ‘Affair’ by Masomeh Esmaeili

“…Implementation of Islamic rulesCreating an Islamic society and a just government Therefore, Askari and Motahari agree with each other in some cases and disagree in others. But the way they have expressed them is such that it can be said that all the examples mentioned by both of them are examples of affairs. …”
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The role of smell in medical and psychological disorders: An interdisciplinary approach by Giuseppe Riva

“…In 2017, the position paper by Hummel et al. on olfactory dysfunction gave the definitions of qualitative and quantitative smell impairments [1]. …”

Development of an innovative intravaginal model of probiotic inoculation in dairy ovine flocks: positive effects on the vaginal microbiota, vaginitis and fertility by M. Toquet, J. Gomis, E. Jiménez-Trigos, E. Bataller, M. Barba, A. Sánchez, P. González-Torres, Á. Gómez-Martín

“…However, their possible beneficial effects on controlling the vaginosis caused by the use of intravaginal sponges for oestrus synchronisation have not been evaluated in in vivo models. …”
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The Interactive Effects of Fruit Intake Frequency and Serum miR-484 Levels as Biomarkers for Incident Type 2 Diabetes in a Prospective Cohort of the Spanish Adult Population: The D... by Ana Lago-Sampedro, Wasima Oualla-Bachiri, Cristina Maldonado-Araque, Sergio Valdés, Inmaculada González-Molero, Viyey Doulatram-Gamgaram, Elias Delgado, Felipe J. Chaves, Luis Castaño, Alfonso Calle-Pascual, Josep Franch-Nadal, Gemma Rojo-Martínez, Sara García-Serrano, Eva García-Escobar

“…Interaction effects were evaluated on the multiplicative and additive scales. <b>Results</b>: There was no association between miR-484 levels and fruit intake frequency. …”
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On Bridge Graphs with Local Antimagic Chromatic Number 3 by Wai-Chee Shiu, Gee-Choon Lau, Ruixue Zhang

“…The local antimagic chromatic number <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>χ</mi><mrow><mi>l</mi><mi>a</mi></mrow></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>G</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> is the minimum number of colors taken over all colorings induced by local antimagic labelings of <i>G</i>. …”
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Étude archéozoologique du quartier portuaire romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) : les vestiges fauniques en pied de berge by Aurélia Borvon

“…Although these practices seem to be linked above all to the early settlement in the neighbourhood, the samples analysed in the case of fish, however, indicate activities that appear to be more sustainable. …”
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Legitimising lithium mining: Global energy transition and green developmentalism in Jujuy, Argentina by Felix Malte Dorn, Kristina Dietz

“…The global green energy transition towards a low-carbon economy via decarbonisation is in-creasing the demand for and exploitation of so-called critical resources, including lithium. The growing demand for lithium, which, as a raw material, is primarily found in countries of the global South, has sparked a new debate on the global interdependencies, unequal ecological and economic exchange and unevenness of the energy transition between the global North and South. …”
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