Resveratrol-Elicited PKC Inhibition Counteracts NOX-Mediated Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Retinal Endothelial Cells Exposed to High Glucose by Giordo, Roberta

“…Primary Human Retinal Endothelial Cells (HRECs) were either pre-treated for 24 h with 1 µM resveratrol or left untreated, then glucose (30 mM) was applied at 3-day intervals for 10 days. qRT-PCR and ELISA were used to detect mRNA or protein expression of endothelial markers (CD31, CDH5, vWF) or mesenchymal markers (VIM, αSMA and collagen I), respectively. …”
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Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol by Taddei, Cristina

“…Here we pooled 1,127 population-based studies that measured blood lipids in 102.6 million individuals aged 18 years and older to estimate trends from 1980 to 2018 in mean total, non-HDL and HDL cholesterol levels for 200 countries. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the HIV Cascade of Care in Botswana – An Interrupted Time Series by Sehurutshi, Alice

“…In multivariable Poisson interrupted time series regression, the COVID-19 lockdown was associated with a 27% decrease in the monthly numbers of HIV tests (IRR 0.73, 95%CI 0.72–0.73), a 25% decrease in HIV positive tests (IRR 0.75, 95%CI 0.71–0.79), and a 43% reduction in ART initiations (IRR 0.57, 95%CI 0.55–0.60). …”
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Therapeutic outcomes and biodistribution of gold nanoparticles in collagen-induced arthritis animal model by Nehal E., Abdel-Hakem

“…CIA rats were then divided into five groups: CIA model (positive control), AuNPs treated- (sphere shape with size: 5, 25, and 75 nm), and methotrexate (MTX)-treated-rats. …”
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Effects of financial turmoil on financial integration and risk premia in emerging markets by Boubakri, Salem

“…The aim of this article is to analyze how financial crises affect the dynamics of international financial integration and of the risk premia in emerging markets. Accordingly, we estimate a variant of the International Asset Pricing Model developed by Carrieri et al. (2007), allowing for time-varying stock market integration, in which we include the foreign currency risk. …”
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Glycine improves peritoneal vasoreactivity to dialysis solutions in the elderly by Zakaria, El Rasheid

“…Results: In a crossover series, peritoneal microvascular vasoreactivity to PDS exposure was remarkably decreased in elderly rats. …”
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Improving Concrete Durability by Using Optimized Aggregate Gradation and Reducing Cement Content by Chung, Hung-Wen

“…The main findings from this study are as follows: (1) The cementitious content of typical Florida pavement and structural concrete can be reduced by as much as 10 to 15% without loss in workability of the fresh concrete, and without decreasing the strength and durability of the hardened concrete. (2) Portlandlimestone cement (Type IL) can be used as a substitute for ordinary Portland cement (Type I/II). (3) The OAG technique can be used to efficiently reduce the cementitious content of the concrete mixes and to improve their performance."…”
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Energy recovery and nutrients recycling from municipal sewage sludge by Das, Probir

“…With the increase in HTL reaction time, the concentration of nitrogen in the APL increased (5.1 to 6.8 mg/L) while the concentration of phosphorus decreased (0.89 to 0.22 mg/L); the opposite was observed for the biochar. …”
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Numerical investigation of rotating stall in centrifugal compressor with vaned and vaneless diffuser by Halawa, Taher

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Electrospun polylactic acid/date palm polyphenol extract nanofibres for tissue engineering applications by Khadija M., Zadeh

“…Increasing the polyphenol concentration caused the tensile strength and Young’s modulus to decrease. The SEM graphs indicated a decrease in fibre diameter with increasing DP content. …”
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Co-doped zigzag graphene nanoribbon based gas sensor for sensitive detection of H2S: DFT study by Salih, Ehab

“…In this work, we present a highly sensitive gas sensor for the detection of poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) based on copper and zinc co-doped zigzag graphene nanoribbon (Cu/Zn-ZGNR). …”
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IoT-based mock oxygenator for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation simulator by Sayed, Aya

“…Methods: Consequently, it is advised that the training process include a simulated version of oxygenators to optimize reusability and decrease training expenses. …”
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Undrained interface shear strength of fine-grained soils for near-shore marine pipelines by Eid, Hisham T.

“…The peak and residual interface shear strengths for a variety of normally consolidated soils were measured using a torsional ring shear apparatus modified to suit soil and interface testing under the undrained condition, which is usually prevalent at soil-marine pipeline interfaces. …”
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Trends and Appropriateness of Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors Use in Qatar by Zaghloul, Nancy

“…Male gender (odds ratio [OR], 1.692; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.015 to 2.822; P=0.044), patients with a baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) >7% (OR, 3.219; 95% CI, 1.838 to 5.637; P<0.001) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) (OR, 2.182; 95% CI, 1.053 to 4.523), patients on metformin (OR, 7.556; 95% CI, 4.460 to 12.802; P<0.001), sulfonylureas (OR, 2.301; 95% CI, 1.160 to 4.563; P=0.017), and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4is) (OR, 3.430; 95% CI, 2.004 to 5.871; P<0.001) were more likely to be prescribed a SGLT2i. …”
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Profiling of the Differentially Expressed Genes of Inflammation and Angiogenesis of Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Evoked by Cell Injury In-Vitro to Mimic Acute Ischem... by Al Hamed, Fatima Alzahra Mahmoud

“…Acute IS (AIS) injury of PHBMEC is not well characterized in terms of its consequences on cell functions using genomic function profiling. In our study, we aimed to establish a new model of an acute in-vitro ischemic stroke, within a time limit of 2 hrs., with depriving whole nutrients and not just glucose, under hypoxic condition, in a model we created as oxygen nutrients deprivation (OND). …”
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Structural and electrochemical properties of electrodeposited Ni-P nanocomposite coatings containing mixed ceramic oxide particles by Zadeh, K.M.

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Effects of acute and chronic exercise on immunological parameters in the elderly aged: Can physical activity counteract the effects of aging? by Sellami M.

“…However, the majority of previous work has focused on either a pathological population or healthy young adults whilst research in elderly populations is scarce. …”
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Optimization of design and operation of solar assisted district cooling systems by Alghool, Dana M.

“…Toward this end, a mixed-integer linear programming model (MILP) is proposed that captures the key design and operation variables of a solar-assisted district cooling system. …”
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Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Prevents Short-Term Memory Deficit Induced by Chronic Stress in Rats by Alzoubi K.H.

“…This impairment could be attributed to a decrease in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels during chronic stress. …”
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Thermal properties of phase-change materials based on high-density polyethylene filled with micro-encapsulated paraffin wax for thermal energy storage by Karkri, M.

“…The thickness of the shell was approximately 1.5 μm. Shape-stabilized phase change materials (PCM) based on high-density polyethylene (HDPE) mixed with micro-encapsulated paraffin wax were prepared and investigated for application in thermal energy storage. …”
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