Continental velocity through Precambrian times: The link to magmatism, crustal accretion and episodes of global cooling by J.D.A. Piper

“…Both periods of near-stillstand were followed by rapid vRMS recording massive heat release from beneath the continental lid at ∼2.2 and 0.6 Ga. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Aronia, Red Ginseng, Shiitake Mushroom, and Nattokinase Mixture on Insulin Resistance in Prediabetic Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Sunmin Park, Chan-Joong Kim, Ki-Chan Ha, Hyang-Im Baek, Hye-Jeong Yang, Min-Jung Kim, Soo-Jung Park

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C-reactive protein impairs immune response of CD8+ T cells via FcγRIIb-p38MAPK-ROS axis in multiple myeloma by Jinxing Jiang, Jian Hou, Junying Wang, Jingya Wang, Zhiqiang Liu, Ziyi Peng, Mengping Chen, Yike Wan, Honghui Huang

“…In vitro, repeated freeze-thaw myeloma cell lines were taken as tumor antigens to load dendritic cells (DCs) derived from HLA-A*0201-positive healthy donors. …”
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Comparative Study on the Quality of Friesian Holstein Frozen Semen Treated with Extender from Various Artificial Insemination Centre in Indonesia by I Arifiantini, TL Yusuf, Yanti D

“…The aim of this research was to compare the quality of Friesian Holstein (FH) frozen semen bull using extender from various artificial center in Indonesia.  Fifteen ejaculates from 3 FH bulls were collected using artificial vagina twice a week.  …”
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Extreme springs in Switzerland since 1763 in climate and phenological indices by N. Imfeld, N. Imfeld, K. Hufkens, K. Hufkens, S. Brönnimann, S. Brönnimann

“…Spring temperatures, however, do not agree on how anomalously warm the spring was when comparing the Swiss temperature reconstruction with reanalyses that extend back to 1868. The three springs of 1785, 1837, and 1853 were particularly cold, with historical sources reporting, for example, prolonged lake freezing and abundant snowfall. …”
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Detection of Heavy Metals Mobile Fraction in Lagoonal Wetland Sediment Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Ecological Risk Assessment by SHANG Wen-yu, XIE Man-man, WANG Shu-xian, SUN Qing, CEN Kuang

“…NIR spectra of dry-freezed sample were collected by infrared spectrometer with integrating sphere. …”
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Prevention of human milk-acquired cytomegalovirus infection in very-low-birth-weight infants by Mi Lim Chung, Heungsup Sung, Euiseok Jung, Byong Sop Lee, Ki Soo Kim, Ellen Ai-Rhan Kim

“…Methods A prospective randomized controlled study was performed in infants with gestational age < 32 weeks or birth-weight < 1500 g admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of Asan Medical Center and Haeundae Paik Hospital who were given mother’s own milk. Enrolled infants were randomized into three groups according to the HM preparation methods: freezing-thawing (FT), FT + low-temperature Holder pasteurization (FT + LP), and FT + high-temperature short-term pasteurization (FT + HP). …”
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Metabolite Profiling for Typization of “Rucola della Piana del Sele” (PGI), <i>Eruca sativa</i>, through UHPLC-Q-Exactive-Orbitrap-MS/MS Analysis by Maria Assunta Crescenzi, Antonietta Cerulli, Paola Montoro, Sonia Piacente

“…To determine the best procedure to distinguish “Rucola della Piana del Sele” from the others, different extraction procedures were carried out using different solvents and fresh or freeze-dried plant matrices. …”
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Characterization of sub-pollen particles in size-resolved atmospheric aerosol using chemical tracers by Chamari B.A. Mampage, Dagen D. Hughes, Lillian M. Jones, Nervana Metwali, Peter S. Thorne, Elizabeth A. Stone

“…PM2.5 sucrose (a pollen chemical tracer) concentrations were higher in early spring when nighttime temperatures were closer to freezing, while fructose concentrations were higher in late spring with warmer temperatures, consistent with chemical tracers being sensitive to seasonal temperature influences. …”
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Uncapped Metered-Dose Inhalers: A Risk for Foreign Body Aspiration. A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Schürmann D, Saccomanno J, Temmesfeld-Wollbrück B, Witzenrath M, Hübner RH

“…Inhalers should always be kept capped except during use to prevent small objects from accidentally entering the mouthpiece. The cap of the inhaler mouthpiece should only be removed when the inhaler is used. …”
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Pollinators and Other Insect Visitations on Native and Ornamental Perennials in Two Landscapes by Veronica Calles Torrez, Patrick B. Beauzay, Esther E. McGinnis, Alexander H. Knudson, Barbara Laschkewitsch, Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, Janet J. Knodel

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Influence of Coffee Silverskin, Caffeine and 5-Caffeoylquinic Acid on Sugar Uptake Using Caco-2 Cells: A Preliminary Study by Juliana A. Barreto Peixoto, Nelson Andrade, Susana Machado, Anabela S. G. Costa, Maria Beatriz P. P. Oliveira, Fátima Martel, Rita C. Alves

“…In this work, the effect of a CS extract on glucose and fructose uptake by human intestinal epithelial (Caco-2) cells was ascertained. Freeze-dried aqueous extracts were prepared using an ultrasound probe. …”
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Sensitivity of cloud-phase distribution to cloud microphysics and thermodynamics in simulated deep convective clouds and SEVIRI retrievals by C. Han, C. Han, C. Hoose, M. Stengel, Q. Coopman, Q. Coopman, A. Barrett

“…Experiments were conducted using the ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic (ICON) model at the convection-permitting resolution of about 1.2 km on a domain covering significant parts of central Europe, and they were compared to two different retrieval products based on Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI) measurements. …”
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Dietas ajustadas por diferentes sistemas de exigências nutricionais para cordeiros: características de carcaça e cortes comerciais Diets adjusted for different nutritionals exigenc... by keyson Vinícius de Medeiros Teixeira, Aderbal Marcos de Azevedo Silva, Leilson Rocha Bezerra, Ana Sancha Malveira Batista

“…When the lambs completed 26 kg life weight, they were destined to slaughter. It were analized the body weight at slaughter, carcass weight of hot and cold, with their income yield, loss of weight and pH by freezing immediately after slaughtering and 24 hours later. …”
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Multifunctional Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Reinforced Silk Fibroin Composite with Antibacterial and Osteogenic Effects for Infectious Bone Rehabilitation by Li D, Xie J, Qiu Y, Zhang S, Chen J

“…A promising strategy to develop a versatile biomimicry composite of the natural bone structure may be accomplished by combining a multifunctional nanoparticle with an organic scaffold.Methods: In this study, a quaternary ammonium silane-modified mesoporous silica containing nano silver (Ag@QHMS) was successfully synthesized and further combined with silk fibroin (SF) to fabricate the multifunctional nano-reinforced scaffold (SF-Ag@QHMS) using the freeze-drying method. Furthermore, the antibacterial and osteogenic effects of this composite were evaluated in vitro and in vivo.Results: SF-Ag@QHMS inherited a three-dimensional porous structure (porosity rate: 91.90 ± 0.62%) and better mechanical characteristics (2.11 ± 0.06 kPa) than that of the SF scaffold (porosity rate: 91.62 ± 1.65%; mechanic strength: 2.02 ± 0.01 kPa). …”
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Gait and balance in cervical dystonia and dystonic head tremor by Aparna Wagle Shukla, Anjela Gurrala, Vinata Vedam-Mai

“…We also assessed whether the gait in dystonic tremor (DT) differed from essential tremor (ET) and orthostatic tremor (OT), as these tremor disorders share the cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway as the common pathological pathway.Results: 50 participants comprising DT (20 patients), ET (15 patients), and OT (15 patients) were enrolled. …”
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The Influence of Maltodextrin on the Thermal Transitions and State Diagrams of Fruit Juice Model Systems by Pedro García-Coronado, Alma Flores-Ramírez, Alicia Grajales-Lagunes, Cesar Godínez-Hernández, Miguel Abud-Archila, Raúl González-García, Miguel A. Ruiz-Cabrera

“…Furthermore, solute-composition-based mathematical models were developed to evaluate the influence of the chemical composition on the thermal transitions and to predict the state diagrams of fruit juices at different maltodextrin mass fractions.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Spherical Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles Derived from Cockle Shells by Abbas Ibrahim Hussein, Zuryati Ab-Ghani, Ahmad Nazeer Che Mat, Nur Atikah Ab Ghani, Adam Husein, Ismail Ab. Rahman

“…The effect of experimental parameters on the morphology of CaCO₃, such as volume of water, type of solvents, feeding rate of K₂CO₃, and drying method, were investigated using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis. …”
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Comparative studies on thin polycaprolactone-tricalcium phosphate composite scaffolds and its interaction with mesenchymal stem cells by Gopinathan Janarthanan, In Gul Kim, Eun-Jae Chung, Insup Noh

“…Results Thin PCL-based hybrid scaffolds were fabricated using modified solvent casting method. …”
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Comparison of Frozen Embryo Transfer Outcomes Between Uterine Infusion of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor and Growth Hormone Application in Patients With Thin Endometrium: A... by Lei Jiang, Xin Xu, Ziyu Cao, Ni Yang, Shaoqing Wang, Luning Wang, Xiuhua Xu, Xiuhua Xu, Qian Li, Baojun Shi, Guimin Hao

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of two treatments on the outcome of freeze-thaw embryo transfer for pregnancy assistance in thin endometrium.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted on 66 patients who failed in the first cycle treated in the reproductive medicine center of the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2018 to December 2019. …”
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