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Ultrastructure and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Deuterated Switchgrass
Neutron scattering of deuterated plants can provide fundamental insight into the structure of lignocellulosics in plant cell walls and its …
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REST overexpression in mice causes deficits in spontaneous locomotion
Overexpression of REST has been implicated in brain tumors, ischemic insults, epilepsy, and movement disorders such as Huntington's disease. However, …
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Genetic relatedness of Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from cystic fibrosis patients at a tertiary academic hospital in Pretoria, South Africa
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited recessive disease that affects mucocillary clearance in the lung, allowing it to be colonised …
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Soluble cMet levels in urine are a significant prognostic biomarker for diabetic nephropathy
Hepatocyte growth factor and its receptor cMet activate biological pathways necessary for repair and regeneration following kidney injury. Here, we …
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Effect of MBOAT7 variant on hepatitis B and C infections in Moroccan patients
The outcomes of HBV and HCV infections are associated both with viral and host genetic factors. Here, we explore the …
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Efavirenz exposure, alone and in combination with known drugs of abuse, engenders addictive-like bio-behavioural changes in rats
Abstract Efavirenz is abused in a cannabis-containing mixture known as Nyaope. The addictive-like effects of efavirenz (5, 10 and 20 …
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Entangled Quantum Dynamics of Many-Body Systems using Bohmian Trajectories
Bohmian mechanics is an interpretation of quantum mechanics that describes the motion of quantum particles with an ensemble of deterministic …
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Inhibition of NOS- like activity in maize alters the expression of genes involved in H2O2 scavenging and glycine betaine biosynthesis
Abstract Nitric oxide synthase-like activity contributes to the production of nitric oxide in plants, which controls plant responses to stress. …
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Antrodia cinnamomea boosts the anti-tumor activity of sorafenib in xenograft models of human hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been recognized worldwide as one of the major causes of cancer death. The medicinal fungus Antrodia …
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Evaluating Tumor Evolution via Genomic Profiling of Individual Tumor Spheroids in a Malignant Ascites
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a silent but mostly lethal gynecologic malignancy. Most patients present with malignant ascites and peritoneal …
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Urinary neopterin levels increase and predict survival during a respiratory outbreak in wild chimpanzees (Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire)
Monitoring immune system activation of wild animals has garnered increasing interest within the field of ecological immunology, leading to an …
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Isocorroles as Homoaromatic NIR-Absorbing Chromophores: A First Quantum Chemical Study
Density functional theory calculations of magnetically induced current densities have revealed high diatropic ring currents in unsubstituted isocorrole consistent with …
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Lower genital tract cytokine profiles in South African women living with HIV: influence of mucosal sampling
Measurement of cytokines in the lower female genital tract offer insight into risk for HIV infection and reproductive complications. However, …
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Vasopressin and oxytocin in sensory neurones: expression, exocytotic release and regulation by lactation
Abstract The neurohormones arginine-vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) synthesised in supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of neurohypophysis regulate lactation, systemic water …
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Impact of Body Mass Index on Oncological Outcomes of Prostate Cancer Patients after Radical Prostatectomy
Abstract Obesity, often represented by higher body mass index (BMI), is not yet fully understood as a potential risk factor …
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Differential DNA methylation of potassium channel KCa3.1 and immune signalling pathways is associated with infant immune responses following BCG vaccination
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only licensed vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) and induces highly variable protection against pulmonary disease in …
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Transcriptome sequencing reveals key potential long non-coding RNAs related to duration of fertility trait in the uterovaginal junction of egg-laying hens
Duration of fertility, (DF) is an important functional trait in poultry production and lncRNAs have emerged as important regulators of …
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PLGA-encapsulated CpG ODN and Campylobacter jejuni lysate modulate cecal microbiota composition in broiler chickens experimentally challenged with C. jejuni
Campylobacter jejuni is a leading bacterial cause of human gastroenteritis. Reducing Campylobacter numbers in the intestinal tract of chickens will …
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Polarity of CD4+ T cells towards the antigen presenting cell is regulated by the Lck adapter TSAd
Polarization of T cells towards the antigen presenting cell (APC) is critically important for appropriate activation and differentiation of the …
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Effects of NH4F and distilled water on structure of pores in TiO2 nanotube arrays
Abstract In this study, we report the influences of distilled water and ammonium fluoride (NH4F) on morphology of pores in …