Attenuation of myocardial fibrosis with curcumin is mediated by modulating expression of angiotensin II AT1/AT2 receptors and ACE2 in rats by Pang XF, Zhang LH, Bai F, Wang NP, Garner RE, McKallip RJ, Zhao ZQ

“…Xue-Fen Pang,1 Li-Hui Zhang,2 Feng Bai,1 Ning-Ping Wang,3 Ron E Garner,3 Robert J McKallip,4 Zhi-Qing Zhao1,3 1Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences and Shanxi Dayi Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA, USA; 4Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA Abstract: Curcumin is known to improve cardiac function by balancing degradation and synthesis of collagens after myocardial infarction. …”
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Uncovering the environmental conditions required for Phyllachora maydis infection and tar spot development on corn in the United States for use as predictive models for future epid... by Richard W. Webster, Camila Nicolli, Tom W. Allen, Mandy D. Bish, Kaitlyn Bissonnette, Jill C. Check, Martin I. Chilvers, Maíra R. Duffeck, Nathan Kleczewski, Jane Marian Luis, Brian D. Mueller, Pierce A. Paul, Paul P. Price, Alison E. Robertson, Tiffanna J. Ross, Clarice Schmidt, Roger Schmidt, Teryl Schmidt, Sujoung Shim, Darcy E. P. Telenko, Kiersten Wise, Damon L. Smith

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Social media mining under the COVID-19 context: Progress, challenges, and opportunities by Xiao Huang, Siqin Wang, Mengxi Zhang, Tao Hu, Alexander Hohl, Bing She, Xi Gong, Jianxin Li, Xiao Liu, Oliver Gruebner, Regina Liu, Xiao Li, Zhewei Liu, Xinyue Ye, Zhenlong Li

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Exploring a Potential Interaction Between the Effect of Specific Maternal Smoking Patterns and Comorbid Antenatal Depression in Causing Postpartum Depression by Kondracki AJ, Attia JR, Valente MJ, Roth KB, Akin M, McCarthy CA, Barkin JL

“…Anthony J Kondracki,1 John R Attia,2 Matthew J Valente,3 Kimberly B Roth,1 Marshall Akin,4 Claire A McCarthy,5 Jennifer L Barkin1 1Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah and Macon, GA, USA; 2School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia; 3College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; 4Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA, USA; 5School of Medicine, Mercer University, Savannah, GA, USACorrespondence: Anthony J Kondracki, Mercer University School of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, 1250 East 66th Street, Savannah, GA, 31404, USA, Tel +1 912-721-8227, Fax +1 912-721-8267, Email kondracki_aj@mercer.eduPurpose: To explore a potential interaction between the effect of specific maternal smoking patterns and the presence of antenatal depression, as independent exposures, in causing postpartum depression (PPD).Methods: This case–control study of participants with singleton term births (N = 51220) was based on data from the 2017– 2018 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. …”
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Manifold-based denoising for Ferumoxytol-enhanced 3D cardiac cine MRI by Anna Andrews, Pezad Doctor, Lasya Gaur, F. Gerald Greil, Tarique Hussain, Qing Zou

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Comparative morphology and trophic ecology in a population of the polymorphic lizard Sceloporus minor (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) from central Mexico by Aaron García-Rosales, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Barry P. Stephenson

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Inactivation of Endothelial ADAM17 Reduces Retinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Induced Neuronal and Vascular Damage by Diana R Gutsaeva, Lamiaa Shalaby, Folami L Powell, Menaka C Thounaojam, Hossameldin Abouhish, Sara A Wetzstein, Ravirajsinh N Jadeja, Hang Fai Kwok, Pamela M Martin, Manuela Bartoli

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Concussion history and virtual reality metrics predict core or lower extremity injury occurrence among high school athletes by Gary B. Wilkerson, Kimberly R. Wynn, Paige W. Dill, Shellie Acocello, Lynette M. Carlson, Jennifer Hogg

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A Nationwide Assessment of the “July Effect” and Predictors of Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Sepsis at Urban Teaching Hospitals in the United States by Rupak Desai, Upenkumar Patel, Shreyans Doshi, Dipen Zalavadia, Wardah Siddiq, Hitanshu Dave, Mohammad Bilal, Vikas Khullar, Hemant Goyal, Madhav Desai, Nihar Shah

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Nomogram for preoperative estimation of histologic grade in gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors by Zhi-Qi Wu, Zhi-Qi Wu, Yan Li, Na-Na Sun, Qin Xu, Jing Zhou, Jing Zhou, Kan-Kan Su, Kan-Kan Su, Hemant Goyal, Hua-Guo Xu, Hua-Guo Xu

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Relationship between motivation, belief and intention, and participation in volunteerism among youth in Malaysia by Abdullah Sahimi, Nur Aishah Hamizah

“…In order to measure volunteer participation, this research used 14 items including 8 items from Macon (2007) and 6 items from Marks (2009). For descriptive analysis, the result shows that most of the youth have high level of motivation, belief, intention and participation. …”
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Are There Any Differences in Clinical and Biochemical Variables between Bipolar Patients with or without Lifetime Psychotic Symptoms? by Cecilia Maria Esposito, Jennifer L. Barkin, Alessandro Ceresa, Guido Nosari, Martina Di Paolo, Francesca Legnani, Luisa Cirella, Teresa Surace, Ilaria Tagliabue, Enrico Capuzzi, Alice Caldiroli, Antonios Dakanalis, Pierluigi Politi, Massimo Clerici, Massimiliano Buoli

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Le jeune bœuf Charolais à l’herbe : une voie de développement de la production de viande finie en Bourgogne by R. DUMONT, J. AGABRIEL, F. BÉCHEREL, Y. DURAND, J.P. FARRIÉ, D. MICOL, F. PICHEREAU, P. PIERRET, J. RENON, J. ROUDIER

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Is there an association between inflammatory/anti-oxidant markers and the presence of psychotic symptoms or severity of illness in mood and psychotic disorders? A multi-centric stu... by Alice Caldiroli, Enrico Capuzzi, Jennifer L. Barkin, Silvia Grassi, Cecilia Maria Esposito, Anna Maria Auxilia, Stefania Russo, Ilaria Tagliabue, Greta Silvia Carnevali, Francesco Mucci, Elena Invernizzi, Massimo Clerici, Massimiliano Buoli

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Examining whether and how instructional coordination occurs within introductory undergraduate STEM courses by Brian A. Couch, Luanna B. Prevost, Luanna B. Prevost, Marilyne Stains, Blake Whitt, Blake Whitt, Ariel E. Marcy, Ariel E. Marcy, Naneh Apkarian, Melissa H. Dancy, Charles Henderson, Estrella Johnson, Jeffrey R. Raker, Jeffrey R. Raker, Brandon J. Yik, Brittnee Earl, Susan E. Shadle, John Skvoretz, John Skvoretz, John P. Ziker

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Oral literature and its social background among the Acholi and Lango by Okot, J, J. p' Bitek Okot

“…Pelligrini <em>Acholi Macon</em> (1949); Rev . Fr. Tarantino 'The Origins of the Lango' <em>Uganda Journal</em> Vo.1. 10, 'Notes on the Lango' <em>Uganda Journal</em> Vol. 13 No. 2. …”

Human feeding biomechanics: performance, variation, and functional constraints by Justin A. Ledogar, Paul C. Dechow, Qian Wang, Poorva H. Gharpure, Adam D. Gordon, Karen L. Baab, Amanda L. Smith, Gerhard W. Weber, Ian R. Grosse, Callum F. Ross, Brian G. Richmond, Barth W. Wright, Craig Byron, Stephen Wroe, David S. Strait

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Pathogenesis, Symptomatology, and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through Analysis of Viral Genomics and Structure by Halie M. Rando, Adam L. MacLean, Alexandra J. Lee, Ronan Lordan, Sandipan Ray, Vikas Bansal, Ashwin N. Skelly, Elizabeth Sell, John J. Dziak, Lamonica Shinholster, Lucy D’Agostino McGowan, Marouen Ben Guebila, Nils Wellhausen, Sergey Knyazev, Simina M. Boca, Stephen Capone, Yanjun Qi, YoSon Park, David Mai, Yuchen Sun, Joel D. Boerckel, Christian Brueffer, James Brian Byrd, Jeremy P. Kamil, Jinhui Wang, Ryan Velazquez, Gregory L. Szeto, John P. Barton, Rishi Raj Goel, Serghei Mangul, Tiago Lubiana, Anthony Gitter, Casey S. Greene

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The different clinical facets of SYN1-related neurodevelopmental disorders by Ilaria Parenti, Elsa Leitão, Alma Kuechler, Laurent Villard, Laurent Villard, Cyril Goizet, Cyril Goizet, Cyril Goizet, Cécile Courdier, Cécile Courdier, Cécile Courdier, Allan Bayat, Allan Bayat, Allan Bayat, Alessandra Rossi, Alessandra Rossi, Sophie Julia, Ange-Line Bruel, Ange-Line Bruel, Frédéric Tran Mau-Them, Frédéric Tran Mau-Them, Sophie Nambot, Daphné Lehalle, Daphné Lehalle, Marjolaine Willems, Marjolaine Willems, James Lespinasse, Jamal Ghoumid, Jamal Ghoumid, Roseline Caumes, Roseline Caumes, Thomas Smol, Thomas Smol, Salima El Chehadeh, Elise Schaefer, Marie-Thérèse Abi-Warde, Boris Keren, Alexandra Afenjar, Anne-Claude Tabet, Jonathan Levy, Anna Maruani, Ángel Aledo-Serrano, Waltraud Garming, Clara Milleret-Pignot, Anna Chassevent, Marije Koopmans, Nienke E. Verbeek, Richard Person, Rebecca Belles, Gary Bellus, Bonnie A. Salbert, Frank J. Kaiser, Frank J. Kaiser, Laure Mazzola, Laure Mazzola, Philippe Convers, Philippe Convers, Laurine Perrin, Amélie Piton, Amélie Piton, Amélie Piton, Amélie Piton, Gert Wiegand, Gert Wiegand, Andrea Accogli, Andrea Accogli, Francesco Brancati, Francesco Brancati, Fabio Benfenati, Fabio Benfenati, Nicolas Chatron, Nicolas Chatron, David Lewis-Smith, David Lewis-Smith, Rhys H. Thomas, Rhys H. Thomas, Federico Zara, Federico Zara, Pasquale Striano, Pasquale Striano, Gaetan Lesca, Gaetan Lesca, Christel Depienne

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A Critique of Principlism by Samuel Dale

“…In 1932, the US Public Health Service recruited six hundred African American men from Macon County, Alabama for a study on the effects of untreated syphilis.[5] The researchers failed to obtain informed consent and intentionally withheld information regarding the disease or the nature of the study. …”
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