Risk Factors for Endothelial Decompensation after Penetrating Keratoplasty and Its Novel Therapeutic Strategies by Mengyuan Liu, Jing Hong

“…Any direct or indirect damage to the endothelium could cause the loss, morphological changes, and dysfunction of endothelial cells. …”
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Improvement on the Key Element of Flexible U-Shaped Steel Support and Its Field Applications by Zhili Su, Shengguo Jing, Wenbing Xie, Qingteng Tang, Xingkai Wang

“…Results show that the proposed design can effectively manage the roadway deformation while preventing the steel support damage. This in turn can reduce the associated supporting cost as the steel support can be recycled.…”
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Enhancing structural health monitoring of fiber-reinforced polymer composites using piezoresistive Ti3C2Tx MXene fibers by Bircan Haspulat Taymaz, Handan Kamış, Michal Dziendzikowski, Kamil Kowalczyk, Krzysztof Dragan, Volkan Eskizeybek

“…This research contributes to the development of self-sensing composites, offering enhanced capabilities for early detection of damage and defects in aerospace structures, thereby improving safety and reducing maintenance expenses.…”
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Management of a traumatic anorectal full-thickness laceration: a case report by Laura Fortuna, Andrea Bottari, Riccardo Somigli, Sandro Giannessi

“…He was hemodynamically unstable, and the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma showed hemoperitoneum and hemoretroperitoneum; therefore, damage control surgery with pelvic packing was performed. …”
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Evaluation of the quality of standing trees using an Arbotom acoustic stress tomograph by Michajlová Katarína, Gejdoš Miloš, Gergeľ Tomáš, Gretsch Dominik

“…The study revealed that, on average, the tomographer tended to overestimate the extent of damage by qualitative features by approximately 14.9% compared to digital image assessment and 9.9% compared to assessment according to the standard. …”
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Motor Control System for Adaptation of Healthy Individuals and Recovery of Poststroke Patients: A Case Study on Muscle Synergies by Fady S. Alnajjar, Juan C. Moreno, Ken-ichi Ozaki, Izumi Kondo, Shingo Shimoda

“…Understanding the complex neuromuscular strategies underlying behavioral adaptation in healthy individuals and motor recovery after brain damage is essential for gaining fundamental knowledge on the motor control system. …”
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The mechanism of physical exercises increases heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) (a systematic review) by N. Ayubi, J.C. Wibawa, C. Callixte

“…The increase in HSP70 is good as it can reduce and prevent inflammation, which reduces cell damage due to physical stress. Additionally, HSP70 increases catalase and superoxide dismutase, the processes that can reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) caused by physical exercises. …”
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Basic fibroblast growth factor helps protect facial nerve cells in a freeze-induced paralysis model. by Shinji Iwata, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masato Teraoka, Takemichi Tanaka, Takuya Kimura, Tomonori Joko, Yasuhiko Tabata, Hiroyuki Wakisaka, Naohito Hato

“…Severe axonal damage in the peripheral nerves results in retrograde degeneration towards the central side, leading to neuronal cell death, eventually resulting in incomplete axonal regeneration and functional recovery. …”
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Study on the infection characteristics and pathogenesis of duck circovirus 1 in Cherry Valley meat ducks by Hanqing Li, Guige Xu, Hui Yan, Lei Bei, Mingrui Zhao, Ruihua Zhang, Yu Meng, Yanli Zhu, Liangmeng Wei, Zhijing Xie, Shijin Jiang

“…It possesses broad tissue tropism, damaging immune organs and potentially inducing immune suppression. …”
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Blocking REDD1/TXNIP Complex Ameliorates HG-Induced Renal Tubular Epithelial Cell Apoptosis and EMT through Repressing Oxidative Stress by Lin Mu, Nan Chen, Yakun Chen, Zhifen Yang, Huandi Zhou, Shan Song, Yonghong Shi

“…Regulated in development and DNA damage response 1 (REDD1) is a prooxidative molecule known to contribute to diabetes mellitus and its complications. …”
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Liangxue Tongyu Prescription exerts neuroprotection by regulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis of rats with acute intracerebral hemorrhage by Yingying Sun, Dandan Zhou, Anlan Liu, Yu Zhou, Yang Zhao, Yuan Yuan, Weifeng Guo, Jianxiang Li

“…Behavioural and pathological evaluations demonstrated that LTP ameliorated neuronal and intestinal damage in AICH rats. Analysis via western blot, quantitative real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and tunel staining indicated that LTP upregulated the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor(NGF) and reduced neuronal cell apoptosis. …”
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Non-Traditional Management of the Neurogenic Bladder: Tissue Engineering and Neuromodulation by Jane M. Lewis, Earl Y. Cheng

“…Patients with spina bifida and a neurogenic bladder have traditionally been managed with clean intermittent catheterization and pharmacotherapy in order to treat abnormal bladder wall dynamics, protect the upper urinary tract from damage, and achieve urinary continence. However, some patients will fail this therapy and require surgical reconstruction in the form of bladder augmentation surgery using reconfigured intestine or stomach to increase the bladder capacity while reducing the internal storage pressure. …”
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Zeolite Application in Wastewater Treatment by Luciano Fernandes de Magalhães, Gilberto Rodrigues da Silva, Antônio Eduardo Clark Peres

“…Due to the increasing industrial activity, effluents are generated with a series of chemical compounds, such as nitrogenous, phosphoric, and organic compounds, heavy metals, and dyes which, if improperly disposed of, contribute to contamination, followed by significant environmental impacts, in addition to the damage to human health. The adsorption technique is an effective approach for removing contaminants from effluents, showing high versatility, due to the use of various materials as adsorbents. …”
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Experiment and calculation of high-temperature effect on tensile performance of GFRP rebars embedded in concrete by Weixue Qian, Chunhua Lu, Siqi Yuan, Hui Li

“…The test results showed that GFRP rebars in 24mm-cover concrete experienced a delayed and nonuniform temperature effect during heating, resulting in a slower appearance change and internal damage to the resin matrix. In comparison to bare GFRP rebars subjected to high temperatures, the heat absorption by the cover concrete allowed the embedded GFRP rebars to retain better tensile properties at temperatures below 400℃. …”
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Flood exposure of environmental assets by G. Bertoli, C. Arrighi, E. Caporali

“…They can be affected by floods; however, flood risk analyses usually neglect environmental areas due to (i) a lack of agreement on what should be considered an environmental asset, (ii) a poor understanding of environmental values, and (iii) the absence of damage models. The aim of this work is to advance the understanding of environmental exposure to river floods by first identifying asset typologies that could be considered in flood risk analyses and second by introducing a method, named EnvXflood, to estimate flood exposure qualitative values of environmental assets. …”
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A sterilization method for human decellularized vaginal matrices by Jayson Sueters, Leonie de Boer, Freek Groenman, Judith A. F. Huirne, Theo H. Smit, Sebastian A. J. Zaat

“…PAA/H2O2-sterilization resulted in severe ECM damage, rendering it unsuitable. The AAE-treatment demonstrated effective sterilization without compromising the ECM structure. …”
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Excretory Function of Intestinal Tract Enhanced in Kidney Impaired Rats Caused by Adenine by Yu Yun, Tao Gao, Yue Li, Zhiyi Gao, Jinlian Duan, Hua Yin, Weigang Duan

“…The results showed that adenine was able to increase uric acid level in serum from 20.98±6.98 μg/mL to 40.77±7.52 μg/mL and cause renal function damage with BUN (from 3.87±0.62 mM to 12.33±3.27 mM) and creatinine (from 51.48±6.98 μM to 118.25±28.63 μM) increasing in serum and with abnormally micromorphological changes in kidney. …”
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Novel derivative of nicotinic acid ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury via regulation of redox homeostasis by Yana V. Loboda, Mikhail V. Korokin, Alexey V. Kuznetsov, Tatiana N. Malorodova, Anton P. Danilenko, Anna A. Peresypkina, Oleg S. Gudyrev, Ol’ga A. Kop’eva, Tatyana G. Pokrovskaya, Liliya V. Korokina, Valeriya N. Khruslova, Valeriya A. Nazarenko, Tatyana V. Avtina, Alexey V. Deikin, Aleksandr A. Dolzhikov, Tatiana V. Puzanova, Lyudmila M. Danilenko

“…Results: The study showed that pretreatment by potassium 5-hydroxynicotinate (35 mg/kg, 48 h) attenuated DOX-induced damage, resulting in a significant decrease in the StТТI coefficient to 3.3 values and in the restoration of the antioxidant activity of enzymes. …”
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Reassessing the roles of oxidative DNA base lesion 8-oxoGua and repair enzyme OGG1 in tumorigenesis by Jing Wang, Chunshuang Li, Jinling Han, Yaoyao Xue, Xu Zheng, Ruoxi Wang, Zsolt Radak, Yusaku Nakabeppu, Istvan Boldogh, Xueqing Ba

“…Abstract ROS cause multiple forms of DNA damage, and among them, 8-oxoguanine (8-oxoGua), an oxidized product of guanine, is one of the most abundant. …”
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Impact of Soil Erosion on Agricultural Production in Muramba Sub - County Kisoro District. by Ndagijimana ,Vallence

“…The researcher therefore recommends that inter-sectoral approaches involving all stakeholders be taken to prevent further damage of the environment and help to restore the land that has already been degraded.…”
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