Development and characterization of sugar palm [Arenga pinnata (Wurmb.) Merr.] starch/nanocellulose biocomposites films incorporated with essential oils by Razali, Mohamad Omar Syafiq

“…The characterizations of biocomposite films was performed using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopic (FESEM), Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic (FTIR), density, antibacterial activity, seal and tear strength. …”
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Using Protein Fingerprinting for Identifying and Discriminating Methicillin Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolates from Inpatient and Outpatient Clinics by Ayman Elbehiry, Eman Marzouk, Ihab Moussa, Sulaiman Anagreyyah, Abdulaziz AlGhamdi, Ali Alqarni, Ahmed Aljohani, Hassan A. Hemeg, Abdulaziz M. Almuzaini, Feras Alzaben, Adil Abalkhail, Roua A. Alsubki, Ali Najdi, Nawaf Algohani, Banan Abead, Bassam Gazzaz, Akram Abu-Okail

“…For the phenotypic identification of 326 probable <i>S. aureus</i> cultures, microscopic analysis, Gram staining, a tube coagulase test, a Staph ID 32 API system, and a Vitek 2 Compact system were used. …”
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GMP-Compliant Manufacturing of TRUCKs: CAR T Cells targeting GD2 and Releasing Inducible IL-18 by Wolfgang Glienke, Anna Christina Dragon, Katharina Zimmermann, Alexandra Martyniszyn-Eiben, Mira Mertens, Hinrich Abken, Claudia Rossig, Bianca Altvater, Krasimira Aleksandrova, Lubomir Arseniev, Christina Kloth, Andriana Stamopoulou, Thomas Moritz, Holger N. Lode, Nikolai Siebert, Rainer Blasczyk, Lilia Goudeva, Axel Schambach, Axel Schambach, Ulrike Köhl, Ulrike Köhl, Ulrike Köhl, Ulrike Köhl, Britta Eiz-Vesper, Ruth Esser

“…Manufactured TRUCKs showed a specific cytotoxicity towards GD2-expressing target cells indicated by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, a decrease of target cell numbers, microscopic detection of cytotoxic clusters and detachment of target cells in real-time impedance measurements (xCELLigence). …”
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Exposure to common infections may shape basal immunity and potentially HIV-1 acquisition amongst a high-risk population in Coastal Kenya by Lynn Fwambah, Lynn Fwambah, Cheryl Andisi, Claire Streatfield, Rachel Bromell, Jonathan Hare, Jonathan Hare, Joakim Esbjörnsson, Joakim Esbjörnsson, Thumbi Ndung’u, Thumbi Ndung’u, Thumbi Ndung’u, Thumbi Ndung’u, Eduard J. Sanders, Eduard J. Sanders, Eduard J. Sanders, Amin S. Hassan, Amin S. Hassan, Eunice Nduati, Eunice Nduati

“…STI screening was performed using microscopic and serologic tests. HIV-1 pre-infection plasma samples were used to determined exposure to CMV and malaria using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and to quantify forty-one cytokines and soluble factors using multiplexing assays. …”
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“Seminal testosterone”, rising viewpoint of local spermatogenesis in nonobstructive azoospermia: One center long-term bidirectional cohort study by Huang Liu, Houbin Zheng, Yuehua Li, Yuqian Tang, Hongbo Peng, Qianyi Li, Jiaming Zhuang, Yingyi Zhou, Yu Zhou, Xiang’an Tu, Xinzong Zhang

“…A prospective study was conducted on patients in the NOA and OLZ groups for 2 years. Microscopic testicular sperm extraction was performed for NOA patients, who were divided into a focal spermatogenesis group (FS) and an idiopathic azoospermia group (IA). …”
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Parasitosis intestinales y tisulares y su relación con la eosinofilia en una comunidad indígena Yukpa de la Sierra de Perijá. Estado Zulia by Suárez-Díaz O, Atencio A, Carruyo M, Fernández P, Villalobos R, Rivero Z, Maldonado A, Bracho A, Ruiz A, González M, Briceño O, Quintero M, Suárez M

“…The fecal samples underwent microscopic and concentrated examinations. Complete hematology was performed to determine white count and percentage of eosinophils; and ELISA tests were performed on the serum to detect anti-Toxocara canis and anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. …”
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Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue (EAT), Left Coronary Artery Plaque Morphology, and Valvular Atherosclerosis as Risks Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death from a Forensic Perspectiv... by Timur Hogea, Bogdan Andrei Suciu, Adrian Dumitru Ivănescu, Cosmin Carașca, Laura Chinezu, Emil Marian Arbănași, Eliza Russu, Réka Kaller, Eliza Mihaela Arbănași, Adrian Vasile Mureșan, Corina Carmen Radu

“…In all the autopsies performed, the thickness of the epicardial adipose tissue was measured in two regions of the left coronary artery, and the left ventricular morphology, macro/microscopically quantified coronary and valvular atherosclerosis, and weight of the heart were evaluated. …”
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Hypoxia causes seminiferous tubule damage by inducing apoptosis of spermatocytes in mice by YIN Jun, LIU Junze, NI Bing, TANG Zhongwei, GAO Zhiqi, ZHAO Li, ZHANG Mengjie, CHEN Dewei, HE Wenjuan, LIAO Weigong

“…In cultured GC-2spd cells, hypoxic exposure for 48, 60 and 72 h also significantly increased the cell apoptotic rate to (15.43±1.47)%, (44.10±14.10)% and (63.36±12.74)%, as compared with the rates of (4.18±1.40)%, (5.45%±2.30)%, and (14.47±8.21)% in the normoxia group, respectively (P < 0.01). Microscopically, the numbers of apoptotic spermatocytes per field were 22±3, 55±5, and 82±12 in the hypoxia group at 48, 60 and 72 h, respectively, significantly greater than those in the normoxia group (5±1, 8±2, and 15±4, respectively; P < 0.01). …”
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Resisting and tolerating P. falciparum in pregnancy under different malaria transmission intensities by Nicaise Tuikue Ndam, Emmanuel Mbuba, Raquel González, Pau Cisteró, Simon Kariuki, Esperança Sevene, María Rupérez, Ana Maria Fonseca, Anifa Vala, Sonia Maculuve, Alfons Jiménez, Llorenç Quintó, Peter Ouma, Michael Ramharter, John J. Aponte, Arsenio Nhacolo, Achille Massougbodji, Valerie Briand, Peter G. Kremsner, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Meghna Desai, Eusebio Macete, Michel Cot, Clara Menéndez, Alfredo Mayor

“…Past or chronic placental P. falciparum infection was associated with an increased risk of preterm birth in Mozambican newborns (OR = 7.05, 95% CI 1.79 to 27.82). Microscopic infections were associated with reductions in haemoglobin levels at delivery among Mozambican women (–1.17 g/dL, 95% CI –2.09 to –0.24) as well as with larger drops in haemoglobin levels from recruitment to delivery in Mozambican (–1.66 g/dL, 95% CI –2.68 to –0.64) and Gabonese (–0.91 g/dL, 95% CI –1.79 to –0.02) women. …”
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IL-1β-Mediated Activation of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Results in PMN Reallocation and Enhanced Phagocytosis: A Possible Mechanism for the Reduction of Osteoarthrit... by Stephanie C. M. van Dalen, Arjen B. Blom, Birgitte Walgreen, Annet W. Slöetjes, Monique M. A. Helsen, Edwin J. W. Geven, Menno ter Huurne, Thomas Vogl, Johannes Roth, Fons A. J. van de Loo, Marije I. Koenders, Louis Casteilla, Peter M. van der Kraan, Martijn H. J. van den Bosch, Peter L. E. M. van Lent

“…ASC-PMN co-cultures were analyzed microscopically and with Luminex for inflammatory mediators. …”
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Meningioma microstructure assessed by diffusion MRI: An investigation of the source of mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy by quantitative histology by Jan Brabec, Magda Friedjungová, Daniel Vašata, Elisabet Englund, Johan Bengzon, Linda Knutsson, Filip Szczepankiewicz, Danielle van Westen, Pia C. Sundgren, Markus Nilsson

“…Background: Mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) from diffusion MRI (dMRI) have been associated with cell density and tissue anisotropy across tumors, but it is unknown whether these associations persist at the microscopic level. Purpose: To quantify the degree to which cell density and anisotropy, as determined from histology, account for the intra-tumor variability of MD and FA in meningioma tumors. …”
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Invasive aspergillosis in adult patients with rheumatic diseases by V. I. Mazurov, A. M. Lila, O. V. Shadrivova, M. S. Tonkoshkur, M. S. Shostak, L. V. Martynova, O. V. Inamova, M. S. Petrova, A. Yu. Fonturenko, E. A. Desyatik, Yu. V. Borzova, Yu. E. Melekhina, I. S. Bogomolova, S. M. Ignatyeva, N. N. Klimko

“…Patients with RD were found to often develop IA in the presence of anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis) and systemic lupus erythematosus (50 and 16%, respectively). …”
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Interplay between integrins and cadherins to control bone differentiation upon BMP-2 stimulation by Anne Valat, Laure Fourel, Adria Sales, Paul Machillot, Paul Machillot, Anne-Pascale Bouin, Carole Fournier, Lauriane Bosc, Mélanie Arboléas, Ingrid Bourrin-Reynard, Amy J. Wagoner Johnson, Amy J. Wagoner Johnson, Amy J. Wagoner Johnson, Amy J. Wagoner Johnson, Franz Bruckert, Corinne Albigès-Rizo, Catherine Picart, Catherine Picart, Catherine Picart

“…The organization of fibronectin was studied using immuno-staining and quantitative microscopic analysis.Results: Our findings highlight a switch of integrin and cadherin expression during muscle to bone transdifferentiation upon BMP-2 stimulation. …”
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Comparative biofilm-forming ability between Clostridioides difficile strains isolated in Latin America and the epidemic NAP1/027 strain by Maria Luana Gaudencio dos Santos Morais, Maria Luana Gaudencio dos Santos Morais, Mayara Gilde Castro Santos, Cecília Leite Costa, Cecília Leite Costa, Conceição Silva Martins, Renata Ferreira de Carvalho Leitão, Dvison de Melo Pacífico, Carlos Quesada-Gómez, Débora Castelo Branco, Eliane de Oliveira Ferreira, Gerly Anne de Castro Brito

“…The matrix architecture was determined using Scanning electron microscop. Confocal microscopy was used to detect the presence of toxin A (tcdA) using an anti-Clostridioides difficile TcdA antibody. …”
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Multicenter Study of Susceptibility of Aspergillus Species Isolated from Iranian University Hospitals to Seven Antifungal Agents by Parisa Badiee, Teun Boekhout, Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi, Rasoul Mohammadi, Seyyed Amin Ayatollahi Mousavi, Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh, Jafar Soltani, Jamal Hashemi, Kambiz Diba, Abdolkarim Ghadimi-Moghadam, Ali Reza Salimi-Khorashad, Tahereh Shokohi, Maneli Amin Shahidi, Fatemeh Ghasemi, Hadis Jafarian

“…Aspergillus isolates were identified based on colony morphology, microscopic characteristics, PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), and sequencing of the beta-tubulin gene. …”
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Crowdsourcing fungal biodiversity: revision of iNaturalist observations in Northwestern Siberia by Nina V. Filippova, Dmitry V. Ageev, Yuriy M. Basov, Viktoria V. Bilous, Dmitry A. Bochkov, Sergey Yu. Bolshakov, Galina N. Bushmakova, Elena A. Butunina, Evgeny A. Davydov, Alexandra Yu. Esengeldenova, Ilya V. Filippov, Alexandra V. Filippova, Sergei V. Gerasimov, Lyudmila B. Kalinina, Juha Kinnunen, Alexander A. Korepanov, Natalia N. Korotkikh, Igor V. Kuzmin, Sergey V. Kvashnin, Alexandra I. Mingalimova, Nikolay V. Nakonechnyi, Ruslan N. Nurkhanov, Evgeniy S. Popov, Kim O. Potapov, Yury A. Rebriev, Anton S. Rezvyi, Sofia R. Romanova, Tatiana L. Strus, Carl Sundström, Tatiana Yu. Svetasheva, Massimo Tabone, Svetlana G. Tsarakhova, Alexandra L. Vasina, Anastasia V. Vlasenko, Vyacheslav A. Vlasenko, Lidia S. Yakovchenko, Alexander A. Yakovlev, Elena A. Zvyagina

“…The other half of the observations consists of records still under-identified for various reasons: poor quality photographs, complex taxa (impossible to identify without microscopic or molecular study), or lack of experts in a particular taxonomic group. …”
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Randomized, open-label, phase 2a study to evaluate the contribution of artefenomel to the clinical and parasiticidal activity of artefenomel plus ferroquine in African patients wit... by Adama Gansane, Moussa Lingani, Adoke Yeka, Alain Nahum, Marielle Bouyou-Akotet, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Grace Kaguthi, Catalina Barceló, Bart Laurijssens, Cathy Cantalloube, Fiona Macintyre, Elhadj Djeriou, Andreas Jessel, Raphaël Bejuit, Helen Demarest, Anne Claire Marrast, Siaka Debe, Halidou Tinto, Afizi Kibuuka, Diolinda Nahum, Denise Patricia Mawili-Mboumba, Rella Zoleko-Manego, Irene Mugenya, Frederick Olewe, Stephan Duparc, Bernhards Ogutu

“…Patients aged ≥ 14–69 years with microscopically confirmed infection (≥ 3000 to ≤ 50,000 parasites/µL blood) were randomized 1:1:1:1 to 400 mg ferroquine, or 400 mg ferroquine plus artefenomel 300, 600, or 1000 mg, administered as a single oral dose. …”
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Pregnancy outcomes and risk of placental malaria after artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a WorldWide Antimalarial Res... by Makoto Saito, Rashid Mansoor, Kalynn Kennon, Anupkumar R. Anvikar, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Daniel Chandramohan, Lauren M. Cohee, Umberto D’Alessandro, Blaise Genton, Mary Ellen Gilder, Elizabeth Juma, Linda Kalilani-Phiri, Irene Kuepfer, Miriam K. Laufer, Khin Maung Lwin, Steven R. Meshnick, Dominic Mosha, Atis Muehlenbachs, Victor Mwapasa, Norah Mwebaza, Michael Nambozi, Jean-Louis A. Ndiaye, François Nosten, Myaing Nyunt, Bernhards Ogutu, Sunil Parikh, Moo Kho Paw, Aung Pyae Phyo, Mupawjay Pimanpanarak, Patrice Piola, Marcus J. Rijken, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Harry K. Tagbor, Joel Tarning, Halidou Tinto, Innocent Valéa, Neena Valecha, Nicholas J. White, Jacher Wiladphaingern, Kasia Stepniewska, Rose McGready, Philippe J. Guérin

“…Methods A systematic review and one-stage IPD meta-analysis of studies assessing the efficacy of artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatments for patent microscopic uncomplicated falciparum malaria infection (hereinafter uncomplicated falciparum malaria) in pregnancy was conducted. …”
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Efeito do Hólmio YAG laser (Ho: YAG) sobre o tendão patelar de ratos após 12 e 24 semanas de seguimento The effects of Holmium YAG laser (Ho:YAG) on the patellar tendon of rats aft... by Waldo Lino Júnior, William Dias Belangero

“…As for the subjective microscopic evaluation, both in longitudinal and cross sections, it was possible to observe and increase in the number of fibroblasts, mainly in the 12-week group. …”
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The application of mirabilite in traditional Chinese medicine and its chemical constituents, processing methods, pharmacology, toxicology and clinical research by Lianbo Tao, Lianbo Tao, Jiaqing Fu, Jiaqing Fu, Fangjie Wang, Fangjie Wang, Yinglian Song, Yinglian Song, Yi Li, Yi Li, Jingwen Zhang, Jingwen Zhang, Zhang Wang, Zhang Wang

“…This mineral has been widely used in the clinical treatment of inflammation, edema, wound healing, digestive system diseases, infusion extravasation, hemorrhoids, skin diseases, breast accumulation, muscle paralysis, intestinal preparation before microscopic examination, and other diseases and symptoms.Conclusion: Mirabilite has good application prospects in traditional Chinese medicine and ethnomedicine. …”
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