Effect of inflammation on apolipoprotein A-1(apoA-1) secretion by intestinal cells. by Yu, Kenneth.

“…This study has shown that ApoA-l secretion in intestinal cells is constitutive; however, the rate of apoA-l secretion is increased by as high as 5-times the constitutive secretion rate when the cells are exposed to anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol. …”
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Settlement of soft clay improved by vertical drains by Choi, Lok Ching.

“…Vertical drains accelerate the rate of consolidation by shortening the drainage path. …”
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Processing pulse oximeter signals in exercise environment by Ho, Jolene Hui Ping

“…Pulse oximeter has become an important device to have to monitor the heart rate and oxygen saturation of the user. It is commonly used in hospitals and clinics but now it gradually starts to be used in home and exercise environments. …”
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Deep learning-enabled sleep staging from vital signs and activity measured using a near-infrared video camera by Carter, J, Jorge, J, Venugopal, B, Gibson, O, Tarassenko, L

“…In this work we use heart rate, breathing rate and activity measures, all derived from a near-infrared video camera, to perform sleep stage classification. …”

Yeast9: a consensus genome-scale metabolic model for S. cerevisiae curated by the community by Zhang, Chengyu, Sánchez, Benjamín J., Li, Feiran, Cheng, Eiden Wei Quan, Scott, William T., Liebal, Ulf W., Blank, Lars M., Mengers, Hendrik G., Anton, Mihail, Rangel, Albert Tafur, Mendoza, Sebastián N., Zhang, Lixin, Nielsen, Jens, Lu, Hongzhong, Kerkhoven, Eduard J.

“…Well able to predict the strains' growth rates, fluxomics from those large-scale ssGEMs outperformed transcriptomics in predicting functional categories for all studied genes in machine learning models. …”
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Commercial banking system performance : evaluation of major market risks and characteristics by Gan, Sabrina Tsui Lyn, Linawati Gunawan, Ng, Fiona In Ping

“…This paper involves an evaluation of the impact of major market risks, which includes interest rate risk, exchange rate risk and GDP, on commercial bank's profitability taking into consideration the specific characteristics of each country's commercial banks.…”
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An achievable region for double-unicast networks with linear network coding by Zeng, Yong, Ho, Tracey, Guan, Yong Liang, Xu, Xiaoli

“…In this paper, we present an achievable rate region for double-unicast networks by assuming that the intermediate nodes perform random linear network coding, and the source and sink nodes optimize their strategies to maximize the achievable region. …”
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Accident severity levels and traffic signs interactions in state roads : a seemingly unrelated regression model in unbalanced panel data approach by Xu, Xuecai, Šarić, Željko, Zhu, Feng, Babić, Dario

“…Results revealed that (1) low visibility and the number of invalid traffic signs per km increased the accident rate of material damage, death or injured; (2) average speed limit exhibited a high accident rate of death or injured; (3) the number of mandatory signs was more likely to reduce the accident rate of material damage, while the number of warning signs was significant for accident rate of death or injured.…”
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Quality of Service provisioning for IP/MPLS networks and EPON networks by Yin, Yong Ning

“…We consider a general network model and define a source rate condition in terms of the route interference. …”
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Sleep monitoring by millimeter wave radar sensor by Ma, Yuchen

“…It will provide a user-friendly sleep heart rate monitoring system, with simpler steps and a more straightforward display.…”
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Carbon aerogel for removal of oils and organic solvents spills by Chen, Geng

“…A slower heating rate of 10°C/min produces a better sorption capacity aerogel than at 15°C/min. …”
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Optically reversible electrical soft-breakdown in wide-bandgap oxides — a factorial study by Zhou, Yu, Ang, Diing Shenp, Kalaga, Pranav Sairam

“…In this study, we examine the statistical distribution for the rate of breakdown reversal as well as the influence of factors such as wavelength, light intensity, oxide stoichiometry (or oxygen content) and temperature on the reversal rate. …”
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The confounding effect of nitrite on N2O production by an enriched ammonia-oxidizing culture by Law, Yingyu, Lant, Paul, Yuan, Zhiguo

“…The effect of nitrite (NO2–) on the nitrous oxide (N2O) production rate of an enriched ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) culture was characterized over a concentration range of 0–1000 mg N/L. …”
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Ceria nanoparticles ameliorate renal fibrosis by modulating the balance between oxidative phosphorylation and aerobic glycolysis by Wang, M, Zeng, F, Ning, F, Wang, Y, Zhou, S, He, J, Li, C, Wang, C, Sun, X, Zhang, D, Xiao, J, Hu, P, Reilly, S, Xin, H, Xu, X, Zhang, X

“…The seahorse analyzer assay demonstrated that the extracellular acidification rate markedly decreased, whereas the oxygen consumption rate markedly increased, in the presence of CeNP-PEG. …”

Thermal deformation behavior and dynamic softening mechanisms of Zn-2.0Cu-0.15Ti alloy: an investigation of hot processing conditions and flow stress behavior by Xie, Guilan, Kuang, Zhihao, Li, Jingxin, Zhang, Yating, Han, Shilei, Li, Chengbo, Zhu, Daibo, Liu, Yang

“…Through isothermal hot compression experiments at various strain rates and temperatures, the thermal deformation behavior of Zn-2.0Cu-0.15Ti alloy is investigated. …”
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Deformation and failure processes of glass-microballoon epoxy syntactic foam by Naidu, Aravin Dass

“…The results of SHPB testing revealed that when contrasted to quasi-static compression, Syntactic Foam subjected to high strain-rate loading possessed improved fracture resistance and energy dissipation capacity. …”
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Cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation in a primary care setting: a randomized non-inferiority trial by Oreskovic, T, Percac-Lima, S, Ashburner, JM, Tiljak, H, Rifel, J, Klemenc Ketiš, Z, Oreskovic, S

“…However, adherence to the treatment plan, ie, feasibility, was higher, and the rate of adverse events was lower among participants assigned to cytisine treatment.…”

Investigating surgical site infection after hip fracture surgery by Masters, JPM

“…Prospective studies using recognised criteria show even higher rates of SSI.</p> <p>The rate of surgical site infection appears to influenced by the study design and data collection procedure.…”

Socioeconomic inequalities in risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron variants in the UK, 2020-22: analysis of the longitudinal COVID-19 Infection Survey by Razieh, C, Shabnam, S, Dambha-Miller, H, Morris, EJA, Yates, T, Chudasama, Y, Zaccardi, F, Gillies, C, Banerjee, A, Pareek, M, Lacey, B, White, M, Khunti, K, Islam, N

“…</p> <p><strong>Main outcome measures</strong> Incidence rate and incidence rate ratio for the presence of the delta and omicron variants by area level deprivation and occupation sector. …”

Effects of parallel fractures on wave attenuation in rock by Cai, Jungang

“…To investigate the effects of multiple parallel fractures with linear deformational behaviour on small-amplitude stress wave attenuation, the effects of a single fracture with a loading-rate independent nonlinear normal behaviour on large-amplitude stress wave attenuation, and the effects of a single fracture with a loading-rate dependent nonlinear normal behaviour on large-amplitude stress wave attenuation.…”
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