Evaluation of Wind-Induced Response Bounds of High-Rise Buildings Based on a Nonrandom Interval Analysis Method by Xianglei Wei, An Xu, Ruohong Zhao

“…The Guangzhou East tower, which is 530 m high and the highest supertall building in Guangzhou, China, was taken as an example to show the effectiveness of the method. …”
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Saliva and Blood Asprosin Hormone Concentration Associated with Obesity by Kader Ugur, Suleyman Aydin

“…The amounts of asprosin in saliva, salivary gland tissue supernatants, and bloods were determined by ELISA, whereas asprosin synthesis sites of salivary gland tissues were determined immunohistochemically. …”
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The Antimicrobial Peptide Lysozyme Is Induced after Multiple Trauma by Tim Klüter, Stefanie Fitschen-Oestern, Sebastian Lippross, Matthias Weuster, Rolf Mentlein, Nadine Steubesand, Claudia Neunaber, Frank Hildebrand, Thomas Pufe, Mersedeh Tohidnezhad, Andreas Beyer, Andreas Seekamp, Deike Varoga

“…Neutrophils and hepatocytes were stimulated with cytokines and supernatant of Staphylococcus aureus. The present study demonstrates the induction and release of lysozyme in serum of multiple injured patients. …”
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Antifouling activity of bacterial extracts associated with soft coral and macroalgae from the Red Sea by Tunkal Rabab Ibrahim, Jamal Mamdoh T., Abdulrahman Idris, Pugazhendi Arulazhagan, Satheesh Sathianeson

“…The bacteria were identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and the culture supernatant extract of each strain was evaluated for antibiofilm activity. …”
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Impaired Inflammatory Response to LPS in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Lusine Khondkaryan, Sona Margaryan, David Poghosyan, Gayane Manukyan

“…Furthermore, LPS-induced IL-10 levels were similar in diabetic and healthy supernatants, while expression levels of CD163 were found to be downregulated on monocytes from T2DM (p<0.001) suggesting impaired ability of monocytes to switch their phenotype to anti-inflammatory. …”
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Safety and immunogenicity in humans of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli double mutant heat-labile toxin administered intradermally by Marcela F. Pasetti, Patricia L. Milletich, Jessica A. White, Jessica Butts, Rebecca C. Brady, Michelle D. Dickey, Cassandra Ballou, Nicole Maier, Marcelo B. Sztein, Shahida Baqar, A. Louis Bourgeois, David I. Bernstein

“…High levels of serum IgG and IgA, LT neutralizing antibodies, and IgG and IgA antibodies in lymphocyte supernatant were elicited post-vaccination, most prominently at the largest dose (2.0 μg). …”
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Characterization of Various Plant-Produced Asphalt Concrete Mixtures Using Dynamic Modulus Test by Muhammad Irfan, Asad S. Waraich, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Ali

“…Marshall designed specimens of seven different mixtures were prepared using the Superpave gyratory compactor and subjected to sinusoidal compressive loading at various temperatures (4.4 to 54.4°C) and loading frequencies (0.1 to 25 Hz). …”
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Oxidative Stress Level in the Testes of Mice and Rats during Nickel Intoxication by Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz, Wojciech Bal, Lidia Januszewska, Marcin Zawadzki, Joanna Rychel, Jolanta Zuwała-Jagiełło

“…The aim of the study was to find out if rats lacking spermatic protamine 2 are less susceptible to Ni(II) than mice. …”
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A Case of Cryptorchidism with Ipsilateral Congenital Unilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens and Contralateral Renal Agenesis by Young Dong Yu, Young Kwon Hong

“…Preoperative abdominal ultrasonography showed agenesis of the right kidney and the absence of right vas deferens and epididymis was confirmed during laparoscopic orchiectomy performed due to short right spermatic cord. There were no other concomitant anomalies of the genitourinary system observed in evaluation. …”
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Pathology of single dose cadmium toxicity and investigations of protective effect of simultaneous chlorpromazine administrations in rats by Tuna Erdem, Fatih Hatipoğlu

“…Corresponding to these changes significant decreases in serum testosterone levels were also observed and the spermatic granulomas were seen in the epididymis. Although liver and kidneys were slightly affected, it was observed that damage in these organs would not cause a significant change in the serum biochemical values.…”
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Differential Role of Rapamycin and Torin/KU63794 in Inflammatory Response of 264.7 RAW Macrophages Stimulated by CA-MRSA by Rebekah K. H. Shappley, Thomas Spentzas

“…Then, in sequential experiments, we added Torin, KU63794, and Rapamycin alone and in various combinations. Supernatants were collected and assayed for TNF, IL-1, IL-6, INF, and NO. …”
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Interferon-gamma: A Potent Antiviral Agent Targeting Macrophages Infected with LP-BM5 Murine Leukemia Virus, the Causative Agent of 'AIDS' in Mice by Jens J Kort, Julie L Eiseman

“…Results indicate that the therapeutic effects of these single agents were dose-dependent and both agents were similarly effective in reducing the production of infectious virus determined by XC-plaque assay and by measurements of reverse transcriptase activity in culture supernatants; and AZT and IFN-γ reduced the production of virus proteins, quantified by laser densitometry of fluorographs from immunoprecipitated viral proteins using virus-specific antiserum. …”
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Linear viscoelastic models from creep and complex modulus testing in soil-emulsion by Paulo Mateus Barros Rodrigues, Silvrano Adonias Dantas Neto, Lucas Feitosa de Albuquerque Lima Babadopulos, Jorge Luiz Oliveira Lucas Júnior

“…The methodology involved soil collection and characterization, after which it was mixed with asphalt emulsion, and exposed to air for 24 hours, followed by the Superpave rotary compaction of the soil-emulsion mixture. …”
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Design and Performance of Anticracking Asphalt-Treated Base by Xiaoge Tian, Haifeng Han, Qisen Zhang, Xinwei Li, Ye Li

“…Gradations whose theoretical voids met the requirements were selected to fabricate specimens with Superpave Gyratory Compactor, and their voids were determined using vacuum sealing method and submerged weight in water method. …”
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Isolation of Viral Biofilms From HTLV-1 Chronically Infected T Cells and Integrity Analysis by Coline Arone, Hélène Dutartre, Delphine Muriaux

“…This protocol involves cultivating HTLV-1 chronically infected T cells at high density to facilitate the natural detachment of viral biofilms into the supernatant. Then, employing successive centrifugations, the cells are separated from the detached biofilms, and these structures are pelleted at medium speed (10,000× g). …”
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Inhibition of Angiogenic Factor Production from Murine Mast Cells by an Antiallergic Agent (Epinastine Hydrochloride) In Vitro by K. Asano, A. Furuta, K. Kanai, S. Sakaue, H. Suzaki, T. Hisamitsu

“…The levels of angiogenesis factors, keratinocyte-derived chemokine (KC), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in culture supernatants, were examined by ELISA. We also examined mRNA expression for the angiogenesis factors by RT-PCR. …”
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Biological characterization of purified macrophage-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor by M. Dias-Baruffi, M. C. Roque-Barreira, F. Q. Cunha, S. H. Ferreira

“…MNCF is released in the supernatant by macrophage monolayers stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). …”
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Development of an Ozone-Assisted Sample Preparation Method for the Determination of Cu and Zn in Rice Samples by Mariela Pistón, Ignacio Machado, Esteban Rodríguez-Arce, Isabel Dol

“…The method consisted in 0.5 g of the sample, 15 minutes of ozonation, and 3 minutes of centrifugation. The obtained supernatant was ready for Cu and Zn determinations by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. …”
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A Semi-analytical Model for Stellar Evolution in AGN Disks by Alexander J. Dittmann, Matteo Cantiello

“…Disks of gas accreting onto supermassive black holes may host numerous stellar-mass objects, formed within the disk or captured from a nuclear star cluster. …”
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Role of sclerostin in mastocytosis bone disease by Aneta Szudy-Szczyrek, Radosław Mlak, Dominika Pigoń-Zając, Witold Krupski, Marcin Mazurek, Aleksandra Tomczak, Karolina Chromik, Aleksandra Górska, Paweł Koźlik, Adrian Juda, Anna Kokoć, Maciej Dubaj, Tomasz Sacha, Marek Niedoszytko, Grzegorz Helbig, Michał Szczyrek, Justyna Szumiło, Teresa Małecka-Massalska, Marek Hus

“…We assessed sclerostin, bioactive sclerostin, and SOST gene expression in HMC-1.2 human mast cell culture supernatants and plasma of SM patients (n = 39). We showed that human mast cells can secrete sclerostin, and after their stimulation with IL-6, there is a significant increase in SOST gene expression. …”
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