Association of Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (ido) activity with outcome after cardiac surgery in adult patients by Stieger, A, Huber, M, Yu, Z, Kessler, BM, Fischer, R, Andereggen, L, Kobel, B, Stueber, F, Luedi, MM, Filipovic, MG

“…Indoleamine 2,3-deoxygenase (IDO) plays an important role in the catabolism of the amino acid tryptophan. …”

Wolbachia-mosquito interactions and engineered female-specific lethality for Aedes-arbovirus control by Molloy, JC

“…In Chapter 2, I examine in <em>Ae. albopictus</em> the hypothesis that reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced immune activation plays a role, but neither ROS nor innate immune pathways were upregulated. …”

Effect of Pueraria mirifica subchronic treatments on ameliorating depression by increasing tryptophan hydroxylase immunoreactive neurons via estrogen receptors in ovariectomized mi... by Nattawut Tadsaichol, Wandee Udomuksorn, Ekkasit Kumarnsit, Uraporn Vongvatcharanon, Surapong Vongvatcharanon

“…Therefore, we suggested that subchronic treatments with 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg of PM played an effective role in improvement of depression by stimulating TPH via ERb.…”
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Growth characteristics and root tensile strength’s variability in selected potential shrub species for slope bio-engineering applications by Mohamad Edri Aznan, Siti Norhafizah Tarmidzi, Zulfahmi Ali Rahman, Wan Mohd Razi Idris, Tukimat Lihan, Aeslina Abdul Kadir

“…Besides the growth of selected plant species, the root tensile strength also plays an important role in soil structure improvement. …”
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The mediating role of electronic word-of-mouth in the relationship between CSR initiative and consumer satisfaction by Hua, Xiangzhou, Mohd Hasan, Nurul Ain, De Costa, Feroz, Qiao, Weihua

“…At the same time, electronic word-of-mouth plays a key mediating role between the dimension of charitable responsibility and consumer satisfaction, but there is no mediating relationship between the dimension of environmental responsibility and consumer satisfaction. …”
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Classification of second order partial differential equation using maple and comparison for the solutions by Algabishi, Ghadeer Omar S

“…The study of partial differential equations plays a significant role in many fields including mathematics, physics, and engineering. …”
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Factors associated with workplace deviant behavior in a public organization in Malaysia and moderating role of religiosity by Radzali, Farah Mardiana

“…Results show that there were significant relationships between emotional stability, job stress, and workload, and workplace deviant behavior, and religiosity plays a moderating role in the relationship between emotional stability and workplace deviant behavior. …”
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Integrating ZnO with fibrous silica zirconia p-n heterojunction for effective photoredox of hexavalent chromium and congo red by Hassan, Nurul Sahida, Abdul Jalil, Aishah, Aldeen, E. M. Sharaf, Bahari, Mahadi, Teh, L. P., Rajendran, Saravanan, Che Jusoh, N. W., Razali, Nurul Aini

“…Holes and hydroxyl radicals also played a part in the photooxidation of CR. The p-n heterojunction demonstrated exceptional cyclic stability even after four continuous cycles, a critical attribute for real-world implementations. …”

Enhanced Approach of Decision Making in Determining Contemporary Critical Preferential Factors and Location Decisions for Residential Project using MCDM Technique (S/O 13903) by Lamsali, Hendrik, Mad Lazim, Halim, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Kamarul Irwan, Osman, Wan Nadzri, Salleh, Mohamed Najib

“…Although factors such as consumers’ purchasing power, and inflation plays significant roles, ability to understand latest changes in consumers’preferences is also essential. …”
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BswR controls bacterial motility and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa through modulation of the small RNA RsmZ by Wang, Chao, Ye, Fuzhou, Kumar, Veerendra, Gao, Yong-Gui, Zhang, Lian-Hui

“…Here we report that BswR, a xenobiotic response element-type transcriptional regulator, plays a critical role in regulation of bacterial motility and biofilm formation in P. aeruginosa. …”
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Kindlin-3 mediates integrin αLβ2 outside-in signaling, and it interacts with scaffold protein receptor for activated-c kinase 1 (RACK1) by Cornvik, Tobias Carl, Ruedl, Christiane, Feng, Chen, Li, Yan Feng, Yau, Yin Hoe, Lee, Hui-Shan, Tang, Xiao-Yan, Xue, Zhi-Hong, Zhou, Yi-Chao, Lim, Wei-Min, Shochat, Susana Geifman, Tan, Suet Mien

“…Our findings suggest that kindlin-3 plays an important role in integrin αLβ2 outside-in signaling.…”
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The potential of fluocinolone acetonide to mitigate inflammation and lipid accumulation in 2D and 3D foam cell cultures by Nguyen, Luong T. H., Muktabar, Aristo, Tang, Jinkai, Wong, Yee Shan, Thaxton, Colby S., Venkatraman, Subbu Subramanian, Ng, Kee Woei

“…Inflammation plays an important role in all stages of atherosclerosis development. …”
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Novel plasma-assisted low-temperature-processed SnO2 thin films for efficient flexible perovskite photovoltaics by Subbiah, Anand S., Mathews, Nripan, Mhaisalkar, Subodh, Sarkar, Shaibal K.

“…Our investigations reveal that deep ultraviolet irradiation associated with N2 and N2O plasma emission plays a major role in obtaining good quality metal oxide thin films at lower temperatures and offers promise toward facile integration of a wide variety of metal oxides on flexible substrates.…”
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Persistent spectral simplicial complex-based machine learning for chromosomal structural analysis in cellular differentiation by Gong, Weikang, Wee, Junjie, Wu, Min-Chun, Sun, Xiaohan, Li, Chunhua, Xia, Kelin

“…The three-dimensional (3D) chromosomal structure plays an essential role in all DNA-templated processes, including gene transcription, DNA replication and other cellular processes. …”
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Uncovering wear mechanism of a Fe2Ni2CrAl multi-principal elements alloy by Qiao, Ling, Ramanujan, Raju V., Zhu, Jingchuan

“…The Shockley-type dislocation plays a dominant role in the whole nano-wear process. …”
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State-space-varied moving horizon estimation for real-time PPP in the challenging low-cost antenna and chipset by Liu, Peng, Ling, Keck Voon, Qin, Honglei, Lu, Jun

“…The moving horizon estimation (MHE) always plays an important estimation role in low-cost devices. …”
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Identification of a novel mitochondria-localized LKB1 variant required for the regulation of the oxidative stress response by Tan, Ivan, Xu, Shengli, Huo, Jianxin, Huang, Yuhan, Lim, Hong-Hwa, Lam, Kong-Peng

“…We conclude that this novel LKB1 isoform, mLKB1, plays a critical role in regulating mitochondrial metabolic activity and oxidative stress response.…”
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The novel quinoline derivative SKA-346 as a KCa3.1 channel selective activator by Wong, Brandon Han Siang, Shim, Heesung, Goay, Stephanie Shee Min, Ong, Seow Theng, Nur Ayuni Binte Muhammad Taib, Chai, Kelila Xin Ye, Lim, Kerry, Huang, Dachuan, Ong, Choon Kiat, Vaiyapuri, Thamil Selvan, Cheah, Yeong Cheng, Wang, Yulan, Wulff, Heike, Webster, Richard David, Shelat, Vishalkumar G., Verma, Navin Kumar

“…The calcium-activated KCa3.1 channel plays a crucial role in T-cell immune response. Genetic manipulation of T-cells to upregulate the expression of K+ channels has been shown to boost T-cell cytotoxicity in cancer. …”
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The ciliopathy protein TALPID3/KIAA0586 acts upstream of Rab8 activation in zebrafish photoreceptor outer segment formation and maintenance by Naharros, Irene Ojeda, Cristian, Flavia B., Zang, Jingjing, Gesemann, Matthias, Neuhauss, Stephan C. F., Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra, Ingham, Philip William

“…While localization of the small GTPase Rab8a, which plays an important role in BB docking, appears unaffected in talpid3−/− PRs, overexpression of constitutively active Rab8a rescues OS formation, indicating that the role of Ta3 in early ciliogenesis lies upstream of Rab8a activation in PRs.…”
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High selective hydrocarbon and hydrogen products from catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk: Role of the ordered mesoporous silica derived from rice husk ash for Ni-nanocatalyst perform... by Pham, Le Kim Hoang, Alsaiari, Mabkhoot, Thao, Bui T. Thu, Hieu, Nguyen Huu, Phuc Hoang Duy, Nguyen, Vo, Dai-Viet N., Witoon, Thongthai, Nguyen, Van Cuong, Kongparakul, Suwadee, Samart, Chanatip, Trinh, Thanh H., Al-Gheethi, Adel

“…This method also improved NiO reducibility up to 91.41%, with nickel phyllosilicate playing a pivotal role in preventing Ni-metallic sintering during the reduction process. …”
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