Delusional Severity Is Associated with Abnormal Texture in FLAIR MRI by Marc A. Khoury, Mohamad-Ali Bahsoun, Ayad Fadhel, Shukrullah Shunbuli, Saanika Venkatesh, Abdollah Ghazvanchahi, Samir Mitha, Karissa Chan, Luis R. Fornazzari, Nathan W. Churchill, Zahinoor Ismail, David G. Munoz, Tom A. Schweizer, Alan R. Moody, Corinne E. Fischer, April Khademi

“…Together, these imaging biomarkers quantify structural changes in brain volume, microstructural integrity and tissue damage. …”
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Long-term chemically protected sodium butyrate supplementation in broilers as an antibiotic alternative to dynamically modulate gut microbiota by F. Wan, F.L. Deng, L. Chen, R.Q. Zhong, M.Y. Wang, B. Yi, L. Liu, H.B. Zhao, H.F. Zhang

“…Taken together, we revealed characteristic structural changes of gut microbiota throughout long-term CSB or ANT supplementation in broilers, which provided a basic data for evaluating the mechanism of action affecting intestinal health by CSB or ANT administration and CSB as an alternative to antibiotics in the broilers industry.…”
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The protective role of phlorizin against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute orchitis in mice associated with changes in gut microbiota composition by Qing Guo, Qing Guo, Tian-Feng Li, Jiang Huang, Jing-Chun Li, Jing-Chun Li, Ze-Cai Zhang, Yong-Li Qu, Yong-Li Qu

“…We aimed to determine the protective effects and potential mechanisms of PHN in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute orchitis in mice.MethodAfter 21 days of PHN pretreatment, mice were injected with LPS to induce testicular inflammation, and then the changes of testicular tissue structure, expression of inflammatory factors, testosterone level, expression of testosterone-related genes, adhesion gene and protein expression were detected, and the structural changes in the intestinal flora after PHN treatment were further detected by 16SRNA.ResultOur results demonstrated that PHN treatment reduced LPS-induced testicular injury and body and testicular weight losses. …”
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Thymoquinone protects the testes of hypothyroid rats by suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress and promoting SIRT1 testicular expression by Sami A. Algaidi, Khadija A. Faddladdeen, Ghadeer I. Alrefaei, Safa H. Qahl, Emad A. Albadawi, Hailah M. ALmohaimeed, Nasra N. Ayuob, Nasra N. Ayuob

“…TUNEL-positive apoptotic germinal cells were significantly decreased (p ˂ 0.001), while PCNA-positive proliferating germinal cells and androgen receptor expression were significantly increased (p ˂ 0.001) in the testes of TQ-treated hypothyroid rats.Conclusion: Thymoquinone could limit the hypothyroidism-induced structural changes in the testis, mostly through the upregulation of SIRT1 expression, which seems to mediate its promising antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic effects that were evident in this study. …”
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Anti-Tubercular Properties of 4-Amino-5-(4-Fluoro-3- Phenoxyphenyl)-4<i>H</i>-1,2,4-Triazole-3-Thiol and Its Schiff Bases: Computational Input and Molecular Dynamics by Katharigatta N. Venugopala, Mahmoud Kandeel, Melendhran Pillay, Pran Kishore Deb, Hassan H. Abdallah, Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally, Deepak Chopra

“…Test compound <b>1</b>-specific structural changes at the ALA274–ALA281 loop might be the contributing factor underlying the stronger anti-TB effect of compound <b>1</b> when compared with TLM, as it tends to adopt a closed conformation for the access of malonyl substrate to its binding site.…”
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Introducing NMR strategies to define water molecules that drive metal binding in a transcriptional regulator by M. Villarruel Dujovne, M. Bringas, I.C. Felli, E. Ravera, S. Di Lella, D.A. Capdevila

“…However, the absence of major structural changes suggests that solvent rearrangements occur mainly on the protein surface and/or from zinc desolvation, concomitant with a dynamical redistribution of conformational entropy. …”
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Accuracy and Sterilizability of In-House Printed Patient-Specific Aortic Model for Surgeon-Modified Stent Grafts—A Workflow Description for Emergency Aortic Endovascular Procedures... by Max Wilkat, Julian Lommen, Majeed Rana, Norbert Kübler, Tobias Wienemann, Sönke Maximilian Braß, Reinhold Thomas Ziegler, Agnesa Mazrekaj, Artis Knapsis, Hubert Schelzig, Markus Udo Wagenhäuser, Amir Arnautovic

“…Three models (sterilized, disinfected, and untreated) were sent for ex-house (Lufthansa Technik, AG, Materials Technologies and Central Laboratory Services, Hamburg, Germany) evaluation and subsequent quantification of possible structural changes using advanced imaging and measurement technologies (macroscopic and SEM/EDX examinations). …”
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Effects of Ultra-high Pressure Assisted Enzymatic Hydrolysis on Structure and Antioxidant Activity of Hemp Protein Isolate by Rongxu LIU, Yucong WANG, Jinyang LIU, Yitong XIE, Zhixin XIE, Zhengchen CHONG, Shihan LI, Danyi LIU, Jianchun HAN

“…The SDS-PAGE electrophoresis characteristics, surface hydrophobicity, sulfhydryl content, FTIR and endogenous fluorescence of the hydrolysate of hemp protein isolate (HPIH) were determined under different pressures to investigate the structural changes of the HPI before and after modification. …”
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Larger Amygdala Volume Mediates the Association Between Prenatal Maternal Stress and Higher Levels of Externalizing Behaviors: Sex Specific Effects in Project Ice Storm by Sherri Lee Jones, Sherri Lee Jones, Romane Dufoix, Romane Dufoix, David P. Laplante, Guillaume Elgbeili, Raihaan Patel, Raihaan Patel, M. Mallar Chakravarty, M. Mallar Chakravarty, M. Mallar Chakravarty, Suzanne King, Suzanne King, Jens C. Pruessner

“…Prenatal maternal depression is associated with structural changes in the amygdala, which in turn, is predictive of an increase in behavioral problems. …”
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The Estimation of Regional Energy Consumption Based on the Energy Consumption Rate at National Level. Case Study: The Romanian Danube Valley by Paul-Razvan Șerban, Monica Dumitrașcu, Bianca Mitrică, Ines Grigorescu, Irena Mocanu, Gheorghe Kucsicsa, Alexandra Vrînceanu, Cristina Dumitrică

“…Moreover, the economic structure changes alongside the alterations undergone by the demographic structure. …”
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The district operation centres in one of the largest local health authorities in Italy to manage COVID-19 surveillance and homecare: first implementation and results of a survey ad... by Emanuela Maria Frisicale, Andrea Barbara, Alessio Perilli, Elettra Carini, Adriano Grossi, Leonardo Simonetti, Giulia Tammam, Svetlana Axelrod, Angelo Tanese, Mauro Goletti, Paolo Parente

“…Several organizational and structural changes were needed to face the pandemic at local level. …”
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Impaired Short-Term Functioning of a Benthic Community from a Deep Norwegian Fjord Following Deposition of Mine Tailings and Sediments by Lisa Mevenkamp, Tanja Stratmann, Katja Guilini, Leon Moodley, Dick van Oevelen, Ann Vanreusel, Stig Westerlund, Andrew K. Sweetman

“…Biotic and abiotic variables were measured to determine structural and functional changes of the benthic community following an 11 and 16 day exposure with tailings and dead sediment, respectively. Structural changes of macrofauna, meiofauna, and bacteria were measured in terms of biomass, density, community composition and mortality while measures of oxygen penetration depth, sediment community oxygen consumption and 13C-uptake and processing by biota revealed changes in the functioning of the system. …”
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Effects of Drought Stress during the Flowering Period on the Rhizosphere Fungal Diversity of Broomcorn Millet (<i>Panicum miliaceum</i> L.) by Yuhan Liu, Jiangling Ren, Yulu Hu, Shu Wang, Jiao Mao, Yuanmeng Xu, Mengyao Wang, Sichen Liu, Zhijun Qiao, Xiaoning Cao

“…High-throughput sequencing technology was used to study the diversity and structural changes in rhizosphere fungi in broomcorn millet. …”
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<i>KDF1</i> Novel Variant Causes Unique Dental and Oral Epithelial Defects by Miao Yu, Hangbo Liu, Yang Liu, Jinglei Zheng, Junyi Wu, Kai Sun, Hailan Feng, Haochen Liu, Dong Han

“…Essential bioinformatics analyses and tertiary structural predictions were performed to analyze the structural changes and functional impacts of the novel KDF1 variant. …”
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Tributyrin Intake Attenuates Angiotensin II-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in <i>LDLR</i>^-/- Mice by Chih-Pei Lin, Po-Hsun Huang, Chi-Yu Chen, I-Shiang Tzeng, Meng-Yu Wu, Jia-Shiong Chen, Jaw-Wen Chen, Shing-Jong Lin

“…Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) dysregulation and extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation, especially elastin breaks, contribute to structural changes in the aortic wall. The pathogenesis of AAA includes the occurrence of oxidative stress, inflammatory cell infiltration, elastic fiber fragmentation, VSMC apoptosis, and phenotypic transformation. …”
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The combined effects of ultrasound and plasma-activated water on microbial inactivation and quality attributes of crayfish during refrigerated storage by Rongxue Sun, Weicheng Xu, Lingming Xiong, Ning Jiang, Jiangyue Xia, Yongzhi Zhu, Cheng Wang, Qianyuan Liu, Yanhong Ma, Haibo Luo

“…Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy analysis indicated that UP treatment decreased the α-helix contents and increased the β-sheet contents of crayfish proteins, while the structural changes were not evident at the end of storage. …”
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Mayenite-Based Electride C12A7e⁻: A Reactivity and Stability Study by Sebastian Weber, Sebastian Schäfer, Mattia Saccoccio, Nils Ortner, Marko Bertmer, Karsten Seidel, Stefan Berendts, Martin Lerch, Roger Gläser, Holger Kohlmann, Stephan A. Schunk

“…Furthermore, we report an in-depth study relating to structural changes in the material in the presence of H₂O.…”
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Magnetostriction of Heusler Ferromagnetic Alloy, Ni₂MnGa_0.88Cu_0.12, around Martensitic Transition Temperature by Takuo Sakon, Koki Morikawa, Yasuo Narumi, Masayuki Hagiwara, Takeshi Kanomata, Hiroyuki Nojiri, Yoshiya Adachi

“…In the austenite and martensite phases, the alloy crystallizes in the <i>L2</i>₁ and <i>D</i>0₂₂-like crystal structure, respectively. As the crystal structure changes at the martensitic transition temperature (<i>T</i>_M), a large magnetostriction due to the martensitic and ferromagnetic transitions induced by magnetic fields is expected to occur. …”
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Characterization of Vps13b-mutant mice reveals neuroanatomical and behavioral phenotypes with females less affected by Charlotte Montillot, Emilia Skutunova, Ayushma, Morgane Dubied, Adam Lahmar, Sylvie Nguyen, Benazir Peerally, Fabrice Prin, Yannis Duffourd, Christel Thauvin-Robinet, Laurence Duplomb, Heng Wang, Muhammad Ansar, Laurence Faivre, Nicolas Navarro, Shilpi Minocha, Stephan C. Collins, Binnaz Yalcin

“…Systematic 2D and 3D brain histo-morphological analyses reveal specific structural changes in the brain starting after birth. The dentate gyrus is the brain region with the most prominent reduction in size, while the motor cortex is specifically thinner in layer VI. …”
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Gravity-driven membrane filtration as pretreatment for seawater reverse osmosis : linking biofouling layer morphology with flux stabilization by Akhondi, Ebrahim, Wu, Bing, Sun, Shuyang, Marxer, Brigit, Lim, Weikang, Gu, Jun, Liu, Linbo, Burkhardt, Michael, McDougald, Diane, Pronk, Wouter, Fane, Anthony G.

“…The magnitude of permeate flux was associated with the combined effect of the biofouling layer thickness and structure. Changes in the biofouling layer structure were attributed to (1) the movement and predation behaviour of the eukaryotic organisms which increased the heterogeneous nature of the biofouling layer; (2) the bacterial debris generated by eukaryotic predation activity which reduced porosity; (3) significant shifts of the dominant bacterial species over time that may have influenced the biofouling layer structure. …”
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