Airway proteomics reveals broad residual anti-inflammatory effects of prednisolone in mepolizumab-treated asthma by Howell, I, Yang, F, Brown, V, Cane, J, Marchi, E, Azim, A, Busby, J, McDowell, PJ, Diver, SE, Borg, C, Heaney, LG, Pavord, ID, Brightling, CE, Chaudhuri, R, Hinks, TSC

“…We also analysed additional sputum proteins using ELISA. <p><b>Results</b></p> In patients receiving mepolizumab, prednisolone significantly downregulated sputum proteins related to type-2 inflammation and chemotaxis including IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, CCL24, CCL26, EDN, CCL17, CCL22, OX40 receptor, FCER2, and the ST2 receptor. …”

Immunological screening of Lassa virus among health workers and contacts of patients of Lassa fever in Ondo State by Shaibu, JO, Salu, OB, Amoo, OS, Idigbe, I, Musa, AZ, Ezechi, OC, Abejegah, C, Ayodeji, O, Salako, BL, Omilabu, SA, Audu, RA

“…Plasma samples were analyzed for IgG and IgM markers using ReLASV® Pan-Lassa NP IgG/IgM ELISA Kit (Zalgen Labs, LLC, USA) while RNAs extracted from IgM positive samples were analyzed for LASV RNA according to manufacturers’ instructions. …”

Inhibition of nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 cells and cytokines IL-1β in osteoarthritis rat models of 70 % ethanol extract of Arcangelisia flava (L.) merr stems by Pratama, Rizki Rahmadi, Sari, Riza Ambar, Sholikhah, Irawati, Mansor, Hakiman, Chang, Hsin-I, Sukardiman, Widyowati, Retno

“…The NO inhibition test was determined by the NO colorimetric assay using Griess reagent and measured by the ELISA plate reader. The measurement of joint diameter and hyperalgesia in osteoarthritis rats was carried out once a week for 7 weeks, and then the IL-1β levels were measured at weeks 3 and 7. …”
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Intraperitoneal injection of the Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membrane vesicle (OMV) stimulated expressions of neuroinflammatory markers and histopathological changes in the brai... by Adewoyin, Malik, Hamarsha, Ahmed, Akinsola, Rasaq, Teoh, Seong Lin, Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal, Abu Bakar, Noraini, Nasruddin, Nurrul Shaqinah

“…Brains of experimental zebrafish were dissected at desired time points for colorimetric assays, ELISA, and histology. This study discovered that nitric oxide and PGE2 were significantly increased at 45 min, while IL-1β and IL-6 were expressed at subsequent 12 h and 24 h time points, respectively. …”
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Swimming upregulates APOL3 through regulating macrophage polarization to inhibit glycolysis and the development of melanoma by Lyu, Zhenlei, Mahenderan, Appukutty, Radhakrishnan, Ammu Kutty G. K., Chin, Yit Siew, Yin, Chao

“…CCK-8 and colony formation assays were used to detect cell viability and proliferation. ELISA was employed to determine the levels of cytokines secreted by macrophages. …”
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Assessment of phagocytosis and cytokine secretions by monocytes in the presence of plasmodium falciparum by Xuan, Keh Min

“…falciparum, to assess phagocytic capability of infected red blood cells by human monocytes and further measure the cytokine secretions of monocytes following phagocytosis by using ELISA. In this study, monocytes were isolated from whole blood collected from healthy individuals while Plasmodium falciparum (3D7) was cultured under optimal conditions. …”
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Effects of transport inhibitors on the cellular uptake of liposomes from mycobacterium smegmatis by human monocytes dendritic cells by Nordin, Nor Asyikin

“…Supernatant will be collected to measure the cytokine level by ELISA. Therefore, in this proposed study, we are going to fill up the gaps by investigating the uptake mechanisms of liposomes-Msmeg as a potent lipid-based vaccine by DCs from PBMC in healthy individuals.…”
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Taylor Swift : In Her Own Words / by Swift, Taylor, 1989-, author 656019, Hunt, Helena, editor 656018, Agate (Online service) 656009

“…Her latest, unprecedented record deal gives her ownership of all her master records, the ability to dictate the terms of her albums' streaming releases in order to maximize her profits, and a requirement that her label share proceeds from sale of its stake in Spotify with its musicians. …”
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Robust congestion management and service restoration for active distribution networks by Shen,Feifan

“…In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and alleviate energy shortage concerns, it is expected that the distributed energy resources (DERs) will be largely deployed in distribution networks, which could offer various benefits and also pose great challenges to the operation and management of the distribution network. This thesis aims to deal with congestion in distribution networks caused by DERs and to use DERs to facilitate service restoration of distribution networks after contingency. …”
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The impact of social isolation on delayed hospital discharges of older hip fracture patients and associated costs by Landeiro, F, Leal, J, Gray, A

“…These two variables also increased the number of days of delayed discharges (2.6 and 4.9 extra days, respectively, holding all else constant). Patients who were admitted from an institution were less likely to have delayed discharges (OR 0.2) with 5.5 fewer days of delay. …”

Understanding domestic constraints on international trade negotiations : case of US-China trade war by Koh, Jacqueline Jie Ling

“…The study will look into the US-China trade war and analyse how US domestic influences affected Trump’s positioning in the ‘Phase 1’ trade deal. Using matching and regression techniques, the paper discovers that domestic constraints affected the position of the negotiator. …”
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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" : a comparative study of Chinese & Indian Singaporean women's ideals of beauty. by Shivali Dayanand Nayak.

“…In analyzing how women deal with hair, skin, body size and dressing, I show how Singaporean women have found the multicultural environment of Singapore useful in defining their own beauty standards. …”
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Lipid regulation of exocytosis by Zhang, Jing

“…Understanding the regulatory roles of lipids in the dynamic exocytotic cascade would assist to fully reveal this fundamental cell function and to deal with diseases related to exocytosis.…”
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Application of robust optimization to channel allocation in wireless mesh network by Tran, Kien Thuc.

“…There are several available methods to deal with this kind of problem. However most of them assume that all of the data input are always constant. …”
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Global control design and its applications to power systems by Zhang, Guohua

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Short text classification by Nagarajan, Divya

“…Hence an efficient way is needed to process and categorise them so that these information can be used to improve the performance of systems that deal with such data. The aim of this project is to classify a given piece of short text as accurately as possible. …”
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Process platform-based production configuration for mass customization by Zhang, Linda Lianfeng

“…Managing product differentiation based on product and process families sharing common platforms has been well recognized as an effective means to deal with such a variety dilemma in many industries. …”
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A mobile cloud distributed machine learning system by Tran, Vu Xuan Nhat

“…The cloud web system includes a back-end system to deal with integration and scale problems, and a cross-platform web responsive front-end interacts with end-users. …”
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How do hawker vendors achieve upward social mobility despite low educational status? by Cheang, Joanne Zu Er, Khoe, Wei Jun, Lim, Yu Cheng

“…The results showed that hawkers need to embody cultural capital that includes grit, skill and knowledge, language to communicate with different customers, as well as embody sacrifice, multiple roles, experience and passion. Hawkers also have to deal with precarity in their job including the rising cost of food and rents, as well as finding a good location for their business. …”
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A Conceptual Framework in Developing a New Location Model by Hamid, Hashibah, Ngu, Penny Ai Huong

“…The original purpose of the location model is to deal with mixed variables discrimination for classification purposes. …”
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