Generation of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by a Nonintegrating RNA Sendai Virus Vector in Feeder-Free or Xeno-Free Conditions by Chad C. MacArthur, Andrew Fontes, Namritha Ravinder, David Kuninger, Jasmeet Kaur, Matthew Bailey, Antje Taliana, Mohan C. Vemuri, Pauline T. Lieu

“…The generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from somatic cells has enabled the possibility of providing unprecedented access to patient-specific iPSC cells for drug screening, disease modeling, and cell therapy applications. …”
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Digital Rectal Examination Standardization for Inexperienced Hands: Teaching Medical Students by Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Antonio Felipe Leite Simão, Jamal Baracat, Fernandes Denardi, Antonio Gugliotta

“…Comparing DRE and US by simple linear regression: US PV = 11.93 + 0.85 × (DRE PV); P=0.0009. Among patients classified as nonobstructed, inconclusive, and obstructed, the US PVs were 29.8, 43.2, and 53.6 cc (P=0.033), and DRE PVs were 20, 35, and 60 cc (P=0.026), respectively. …”
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Multilayer Films Electrodes Consisted of Cashew Gum and Polyaniline Assembled by the Layer-by-Layer Technique: Electrochemical Characterization and Its Use for Dopamine Determinati... by Sergio Bitencourt Araújo Barros, Cleide Maria da Silva Leite, Ana Cristina Facundo de Brito, José Ribeiro Dos Santos Júnior, Valtencir Zucolotto, Carla Eiras

“…The films were prepared with PANI or PANI-PA intercalated with CG or with PVS alternately resulting in four films with different sequences: PANI/CG PANI-PA/CG, PANI/PVS and PANI-PA/PVS, respectively. …”
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Generation of induced pluripotent stem cell lines TRNDi037-A and TRNDi038-A from two patients with Alagille syndrome carrying heterozygous JAG1 mutations by Elena F. Evans, Guibin Chen, Ivan Pavlinov, Xiuli Huang, Kaari Linask, Chengyu Liu, Alexander Rodriguez Lopez, Melissa A. Gilbert, Nancy B. Spinner, Steven Rodemse, Karsten Baumgärtele, Catherine Z. Chen, Jizhong Zou, Wei Zheng

“…Human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines TRNDi037-A and TRNDi038-A were generated from the lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCL) of two patients with different heterozygous JAG1 variants resulting in Alagille syndrome (ALGS). …”
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Analisis Kadar Timbal (Pb) Air Minum Isi Ulang pada Depot Air Minum (DAM) di Kecamatan Padang Timur Kota Padang Tahun 2017 by Fitri Wahyu Febriwani, Aisyah Elliyanti, Mohamad Reza

“…Hasil studi adalah 100% kadar Pb kecil dari atau sama dengan nilai ambang batas (NAB) sesuai peraturan Permenkes No. 492 tahun 2010, 95,6% sumber air minum isi ulang berasal dari Gunung Talang Kabupaten Solok, 100% DAM menggunakan pipa PVC tipe AW, dan 51,1% DAM menggunakan pipa PVC dengan lama pemakaian <5 tahun. …”
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EVALUATING EFFECT OF BLADES MATERIAL ON ARCHIMEDES SPIRAL HYDRO TURBINES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY FOR SUSTAINABLE HYDROPOWER by Sk Rahad Rahman, Md Mahadi Hassan Parvez, Sultan Mahamud Sheikh, Irfan Ahmed, Md. Abu Daud

“…This paper presents a comparative performance analysis of PVC and MS blades in Archimedes Spiral Hydro Turbines (ASHT) for sustainable hydropower generation. …”
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Whole genome sequencing completes the molecular genetic testing workflow of patients with Lynch syndrome by Klaudia Horti-Oravecz, Anikó Bozsik, Tímea Pócza, Ildikó Vereczkey, Tamás Strausz, Erika Tóth, Tatiana Sedlackova, Diana Rusnakova, Tomas Szemes, István Likó, Edit Oláh, Henriett Butz, Attila Patócs, János Papp, Vince Kornél Grolmusz

“…Interestingly, all three complex PVs and the MLH1 deep intronic PV were found to be recurrent at our center. …”
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Plummer Vinson Syndrome: A Rare Syndrome in Male with Review of the Literature by Priyadarshini Karthikeyan, Nalini Aswath, Ramesh Kumaresan

“…As PVS is a precancerous condition with high malignant potential, early diagnosis is of utmost importance for better prognosis. …”
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Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric Vehicle by Jianming Xu, Longyun Kang, Changyi Zhong, Binggang Cao

“…This paper focuses on PV cells using a maximum power point track (MPPT) system based on a BUCK chopper circuit. …”
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The influence of exercise modality and intensity on ventricular arrhythmia burden and perception of effort in patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy with pla... by Fernando G. Beltrami, Kyle G. P. J. M. Boyle, Guan Fu, Corinna Brunckhorst, Firat Duru, Christina M. Spengler, Ardan M. Saguner

“…To describe ARVC patients' average and peak ventricular arrhythmia burden – estimated from the prevalence of premature ventricular contractions (PVC) – measured during and after different exercise modalities and intensities, in context with cardiac and physiological load. …”
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Prospect of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Crest Stem Cells in Clinical Application by Qian Zhu, Qiqi Lu, Rong Gao, Tong Cao

“…As human pluripotent stem cells including human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) can serve as an unlimited cell source to generate NCSCs, hESC/hiPSC-derived NCSCs can be a valuable tool to study the underlying mechanisms of NCSC-associated diseases, which paves the way for future therapies for these abnormalities. …”
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Lean accounting tools and competitive advantage in Jordanian industrial companies by Ayman Mohammad ALShanti, Khalil Mahmoud Ali Al-Refae, Mohammad Jebreel

“…This study explores the impact of lean accounting tools—specifically value stream costing (VSC), target costing (TC), and kaizen costing (KCO)—on the competitive advantage (CA) of industrial companies in Jordan. …”
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Protection of the Peritoneal Membrane by Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in a Rat Model of Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis by Lan Zhou, Ming Zong, Qiunong Guan, Gerald da Roza, Hao Wang, Hualin Qi, Caigan Du

“…Here, we showed that as compared to naive control, daily IP injection of the Dianeal PD solution for 6 weeks without pMSC treatment significantly reduced UF, which was associated with an increase in both PM thickness and blood vessel, while pMSC treatment prevented the UF loss and reduced PM injury and blood vessels. …”
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Correlating crystallographic texture with anisotropic properties and sheet metal forming of aluminium alloys by Olaf Engler

“…Rather, the materials parameters needed to calibrate the yield function are derived in a pragmatic and computationally efficient approach with VPSC simulations from texture. The resulting multilevel modelling framework is evaluated against earing simulations which constitute a demanding proof-of-principle for consideration of the anisotropic materials response during FEM forming simulations.…”
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Stem Cells as In Vitro Model of Parkinson's Disease by Patricia L. Martínez-Morales, Isabel Liste

“…The ability to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from PD patients and a refined capacity to differentiate these iPSCs into DA neurons, the relevant disease cell type, promises a new paradigm in drug development that positions human disease pathophysiology at the core of preclinical drug discovery. …”
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Effect of grid‐following VSCs on frequency distribution of power grid by Qingyuan Ma, Lei Chen, Luyang Li, Yong Min, Yudan Shi

“…Abstract The increasing penetration of grid‐following voltage source converters (GFL‐VSCs) in the power grid has changed the frequency dynamics of the system. …”
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Generation of induced pluripotent stem cell line, NCHi027-A, from a female child with Posterior Cloaca (Type B) by Cintia E. Gomez Limia, Karunya Albert, Chaitrali Atre, Kusum Basnet, Darria L. Streeter, Nathalia G. Amado, Linda A. Baker

“…This iPSC line shows typical iPSC morphology, has normal karyotype, expresses pluripotency markers, and can be differentiated into three germ layers.…”
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Conditions Affecting the Performance of Peripheral Vein Cannulation during Hospital Placement: A Case Study by Monika Ravik, Anton Havnes, Ida Torunn Bjørk

“…The invasive skill peripheral vein cannulation (PVC) is particularly challenging to learn and perform. …”
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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SURFACE ROUGHNESS ON GLUE STRENGTH OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE SHEET by MA XiaoSong, XING YouDong

“…In order to verify the strength of polyvinyl chloride（pvc） plastic sheet lap joint with different surface roughness, the pvc plate was polished with different mesh sandpaper（polished length was 30 mm）. …”
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derivation and Ex Vivo Gene Correction Using a Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1 Disease Mouse Model by Toshio Miki, Ludivina Vazquez, Lisa Yanuaria, Omar Lopez, Irving M. Garcia, Kazuo Ohashi, Natalie S. Rodriguez

“…After induced fibroblast differentiation, the gene-corrected iPSC-derived fibroblasts demonstrated Idua function equivalent to the wild-type iPSC-derived fibroblasts. …”
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