Report and Abstracts of the 20th Meeting of IIM, the Interuniversity Institute of Myology: Assisi, October 12-15, 2023 by Francesca Riuzzi, Emanuele Mocciaro

“…Awards for the best talk, best poster blitz, and best poster have been conferred to young attendees, who became part of the IIM Young Committee, involved in the scientific organization of the IIM meetings. …”
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Mulberry Component Kuwanon C Exerts Potent Therapeutic Efficacy In Vitro against COVID-19 by Blocking the SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 RBD:ACE2 Receptor Interaction by Young Soo Kim, Eun-Bin Kwon, Buyun Kim, Hwan-Suck Chung, Garam Choi, Yeoun-Hee Kim, Jang-Gi Choi

“…Molecular interaction studies using competitive ELISA and the BLItz system revealed that KC targets both the spike S1 RBD and the ACE2 receptor, successfully disrupting their interaction, as supported by the in silico docking simulation. …”
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Insights into nano-mechanical degradation behavior of Ag/Ti2AlC composite under different arc erosion stages by Wanjie Sun, Yuxin Shi, Chengzhe Wu, Xinpeng Wei, Yundeng Zhang, Gege Li, Liming Chen, Chengjian Ma, ZhengMing Sun, Peigen Zhang, Jianxiang Ding

“…In this study, the representative Ag/Ti2AlC electrical contacts were designed into three arc erosion stages (from 1 to 5610 cycles) by ex-situ arc discharging experiment, and the nanoindentation technique was then applied to in-depth analyze the evolution behavior of nano-mechanical properties by comparing nano hardness, modulus, creep, continuous stiffness, elastic/plastic deformation, and NanoBlitz 3D Mapping indentation results in different erosion stages. …”
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Non-suicidal self-injuries and suicide risk in adolescent girls with eating disorders: associations with weight control, body mass index, and interpersonal sensitivity by Natalia A. Polskaya, Anna Y. Basova, Anna Y. Razvaliaeva, Daria K. Yakubovskaya, Nataliia V. Vlasova, Anna A. Abramova

“…The measures included a qualitative survey that yielded data on weight control behavior, and self-injurious behavior, a Blitz questionnaire probing the suicide risk (used only in the main group), and the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure. …”
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2229 by Jenny Lin, Alyssa Panitch

“…For proof-of-concept, we have verified binding of VEGFp to the VEGF receptor 2 using a ForteBio Blitz interferometry instrument. In addition to support based on published reports showing retained bioactivity of QK after conjugation using other spacers, our preliminary data suggests that VEGFp still binds to VEGF receptor 2, albeit with decreased affinity like QK as compared with VEGF. …”
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