Predictors of Diabetes Outcomes at 1 year after Islet Autotransplantation: Data from a Multicenter Cohort Study by Piotr Witkowski (285924)

The Early Life History of the Clam <em>Macoma balthica</em> in a High CO₂ World by Carl Van Colen (119253)

“…Fertilization and the formation of a D-shaped shell during embryogenesis were severely diminished: successful fertilization was reduced by 11% at a 0.6 pH unit decrease from present (pH 8.1) conditions, while hatching success was depressed by 34 and 87%, respectively at a 0.3 and 0.6 pH unit decrease. …”

Use of a Novel Chagas Urine Nanoparticle Test (Chunap) for Diagnosis of Congenital Chagas Disease by Yagahira E. Castro-Sesquen (284439)

“…The nanoparticles concentrate <i>T. cruzi</i> antigens by 100 fold (western blot detection limit decreased from 50 ng/ml to 0.5 ng/ml). The sensitivity of Chunap in a single specimen at one month of age was 91.3% (21/23, 95% CI: 71.92%–98.68%), comparable to PCR in two specimens at 0 and 1 month (91.3%) and significantly higher than microscopy in two specimens (34.8%, 95% CI: 16.42%–57.26%). …”

Role of Oxygen Vacancy on the Hydrophobic Behavior of TiO₂ Nanorods on Chemically Etched Si Pyramids by C. P. Saini (3601670)

“…Oxygen vacancy (OV) controlled hydrophobicity of self-assembled TiO₂ nanorods (NRs) on chemically etched Si pyramids is investigated by irradiating with 50 keV Ar⁺-ions at room temperature. Apparent contact angle (CA) is found to increase from 122° to 141° up to a fluence of 1 × 10¹⁵ ions/cm², followed by a gradual reduction to 130° at 1 × 10¹⁷ ions/cm². …”

Role of Oxygen Vacancy on the Hydrophobic Behavior of TiO₂ Nanorods on Chemically Etched Si Pyramids by C. P. Saini (3601670)

“…Oxygen vacancy (OV) controlled hydrophobicity of self-assembled TiO₂ nanorods (NRs) on chemically etched Si pyramids is investigated by irradiating with 50 keV Ar⁺-ions at room temperature. Apparent contact angle (CA) is found to increase from 122° to 141° up to a fluence of 1 × 10¹⁵ ions/cm², followed by a gradual reduction to 130° at 1 × 10¹⁷ ions/cm². …”

Impact of Hyperglycemia and Low Oxygen Tension on Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Compared with Dermal Fibroblasts and Keratinocytes: Importance for Wound Healing in Type 2 Diabetes - F... by Aurore Lafosse (816357)

“…Comparison of VEGF secretion in type 2 diabetes ASC and in ND ASC</b> revealed a significant increase in chronic wound conditions that was maintained in both groups (diabetic and nondiabetic ASC, <i>p</i><0.05) in comparison to physiological conditions (5% O₂ tension and 5 mM glucose). …”

S1 Graphical abstract - by David McDonald (95388)

“…CPDs decreased at a higher rate during repair incubations in LP samples than KrCl samples, and photolyase concentration increased in LP samples but decreased in KrCl samples. …”

Supplementary Material for: GSK3α/β: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Neuroendocrine Tumors? by Aristizabal Prada E.T. (3593792)

“…<b><i>Aims:</i></b> In this study, we evaluated the effects of the specific GSK3α/β inhibitor AR-A014418 in vitro to gain novel insights into GSK3α/β signaling in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). …”

Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission in Zanzibar: Baseline Findings before the Onset of a Randomized Intervention Trial by Stefanie Knopp (108848)

“…In Zanzibar, various institutions and stakeholders have joined forces to eliminate urogenital schistosomiasis within 5 years. We report baseline findings before the onset of a randomized intervention trial designed to assess the differential impact of community-based praziquantel administration, snail control, and behavior change interventions.…”

Dynamic Changes of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mehdi Alikhani (278179)

“…Analysis of the PBL demonstrated a significant decrease [OR: 0.6 (0.5, 0.8)] and increase [OR: 1.4 (1.1, 1.9)] prior to and following GIT cancer development, respectively. …”

A simple clinical risk score for empiric diagnosis of active tuberculosis in other pretest TB probability settings. by Yeonsoo Baik (6945236)

“…The utility of this score would markedly decrease in settings where the pretest TB probability is below 2.5% because the score higher than 7 is ≥15% at 2.5% TB setting.…”

LYZL6, an acidic, bacteriolytic, human sperm-related protein, plays a role in fertilization by Peng Huang (105814)

“…Immunoneutralization of LYZL6 significantly decreased the numbers of human spermatozoa fused with zona-free hamster eggs in a dose-dependent manner <i>in vitro</i>. …”

Reduction of rotavirus as a cause of nosocomial diarrhoea in northern Stockholm after introducing the rotavirus vaccine by Selma Olsson-Åkefeldt (11500789)

“…Of these, 401 (85%) occurred in children with chronic medical conditions. In children <5 years the rates of nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritis, with 95% confidence intervals, significantly decreased from 0.34 (0.25—0.45) per 100 admissions prevaccination to 0.09 (0.04—0.17) postvaccination and from 0,66 (0.48—0.88) to 0.16 (0.07—0.30) cases per 1000 hospital days. …”

Supplementary Material for: Ketamine’s Effects on the Glutamatergic and GABAergic Systems: A Proteomics and Metabolomics Study in Mice by Weckmann K. (5977448)

“…We carried out a time-dependent targeted mass spectrometry-based metabolomics profiling analysis combined with a quantitative based on in vivo ¹⁵N metabolic labeling proteome comparison of ketamine- and vehicle-treated mice. …”

CpdA is involved in amino acid metabolism in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1 by Takuya Kasai (478765)

“…We found that a CPD-deficient mutant of MR-1 (Δ<i>cpdA</i>) showed decreased expression of genes for the synthesis of methionine, <i>S</i>-adenosylmethionine, and histidine and required these three compounds to grow in minimal media. …”

Specimen Preparation. by Liangchun Xu (21781958)

“…The test results showed that, firstly, the absolute expansion and absolute shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with the increase of compaction, cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles, and decreased with the increase of initial water content and the dosage of phosphogypsum; Secondly, the fracture rate of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles; and decreased with compaction, initial moisture content, and phosphogypsum dosage; Thirdly, the relationship between the absolute expansion or shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials and the compaction degree and the fracture rate is not a simple linear relationship, but is affected by a combination of factors, showing nonlinear characteristics, which can be fitted by the nonlinear binary quadratic equation f(x,y) =ax²+bx+cy²+dy+e. …”

Absolute shrinkage rate versus compaction. by Liangchun Xu (21781958)

“…The test results showed that, firstly, the absolute expansion and absolute shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with the increase of compaction, cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles, and decreased with the increase of initial water content and the dosage of phosphogypsum; Secondly, the fracture rate of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles; and decreased with compaction, initial moisture content, and phosphogypsum dosage; Thirdly, the relationship between the absolute expansion or shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials and the compaction degree and the fracture rate is not a simple linear relationship, but is affected by a combination of factors, showing nonlinear characteristics, which can be fitted by the nonlinear binary quadratic equation f(x,y) =ax²+bx+cy²+dy+e. …”

Sample preparation process diagram. by Liangchun Xu (21781958)

“…The test results showed that, firstly, the absolute expansion and absolute shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with the increase of compaction, cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles, and decreased with the increase of initial water content and the dosage of phosphogypsum; Secondly, the fracture rate of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles; and decreased with compaction, initial moisture content, and phosphogypsum dosage; Thirdly, the relationship between the absolute expansion or shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials and the compaction degree and the fracture rate is not a simple linear relationship, but is affected by a combination of factors, showing nonlinear characteristics, which can be fitted by the nonlinear binary quadratic equation f(x,y) =ax²+bx+cy²+dy+e. …”

Dry wet cycle process. by Liangchun Xu (21781958)

“…The test results showed that, firstly, the absolute expansion and absolute shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with the increase of compaction, cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles, and decreased with the increase of initial water content and the dosage of phosphogypsum; Secondly, the fracture rate of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles; and decreased with compaction, initial moisture content, and phosphogypsum dosage; Thirdly, the relationship between the absolute expansion or shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials and the compaction degree and the fracture rate is not a simple linear relationship, but is affected by a combination of factors, showing nonlinear characteristics, which can be fitted by the nonlinear binary quadratic equation f(x,y) =ax²+bx+cy²+dy+e. …”

Absolute expansion rate fitting results. by Liangchun Xu (21781958)

“…The test results showed that, firstly, the absolute expansion and absolute shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with the increase of compaction, cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles, and decreased with the increase of initial water content and the dosage of phosphogypsum; Secondly, the fracture rate of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials increased with cement dosage and the number of wet and dry cycles; and decreased with compaction, initial moisture content, and phosphogypsum dosage; Thirdly, the relationship between the absolute expansion or shrinkage of cement-stabilized phosphogypsum materials and the compaction degree and the fracture rate is not a simple linear relationship, but is affected by a combination of factors, showing nonlinear characteristics, which can be fitted by the nonlinear binary quadratic equation f(x,y) =ax²+bx+cy²+dy+e. …”