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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedBackground Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is a parameter which reflects nutritional and inflammatory status. The prognostic value of PNI in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains in debate. The aim of this study is to...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedPearl color is an important factor influencing pearl value, and is affected by the nacre color of the shell in Hyriopsis cumingii. Coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase (CPOX) is a key enzyme in porphyrin synthesis, and...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedSoluble B and T lymphocyte attenuator (sBTLA) has been shown to be associated with severity and outcome, in critically ill septic patients. We aimed to assess the dynamic expression of sBTLA, as a prognostic biomarker of...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedBackground COVID-19 is a new pandemic that poses a threat to people globally. In Ethiopia, where classrooms are limited, students are at higher risk for COVID-19 unless they take consistent preventative actions....
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedPurpose To investigate agreement between 2 swept source OCT biometers, IOL Master700 and Anterion, in various ocular biometry and intraocular lens (IOL) calculations of primary angle-closure disease (PACD). Setting...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe evolution of biochemical models is difficult to track. At present, it is not possible to inspect the differences between model versions at the network level. Biochemical models are often constructed in a distributed,...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedCell-free transcription and translation systems promise to accelerate and simplify the engineering of proteins, biological circuits and metabolic pathways. Their encapsulation on microfluidic platforms can generate...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe solvent accessible surface area and the solvent accessible volume are measurements commonly used in implicit solvent models to include the effect of forces exerted by solvents on the protein surfaces (or the atoms on...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAutoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a poorly understood, chronic disease, for which corticosteroids are still the mainstay of therapy and most patients undergo liver biopsy to obtain a diagnosis. We aimed to determine if there...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedLongitudinal and behavioral preclinical animal studies generate complex data, which may not be well matched to statistical approaches common in this literature. Analyses that do not adequately account for complexity may...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedDuration is a key component in the design of training activities in sport which aim to enhance athlete skills and physical qualities. Training duration is often a balance between reaching skill development and...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be fatal, and several variants of SARS-CoV-2 with mutations of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) have...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedObjectives Good-quality and sufficient DNA is essential for diagnostics and vaccine development. We aimed to compare six DNA extraction techniques applied to Loa loa microfilariae in order to evaluate the purity and...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF) results when mutations in the gene for the anion channel CFTR reduce CFTR's activity below a critical level. CFTR activity = N·P.sub.O ·[gamma] (number of channels x open...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThis paper investigates the extent to which in-utero exposure to droughts influences the health outcomes of Bangladeshi children in early childhood. Exploiting the plausibly exogenous deviations of rainfall from the...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAccurate determination of the axial load capacity of the pile is of utmost importance when designing the pile foundation. However, the methods of determining the axial load capacity of the pile in the field are often...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedCholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a lethal cancer of bile duct epithelial cells with a high mortality rate and limited therapeutic options. An effective treatment is, therefore, urgently needed to improve treatment outcomes...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedMonolingualism has typically been understood as a homogeneous phenomenon. The linguistic experiences of monolinguals are usually overlooked when analysing the impact of foreign language experiences on language processing...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedGlucokinase activators are regarded as potent candidates for diabetes treatment, however, in clinical studies on patients with type 2 diabetes, a diminishing efficacy was observed after chronic treatment with them. The...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe cytochrome P450 CYP168A1 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli followed by purification and characterization of function. CYP168A1 is a fatty acid hydroxylase that hydroxylates...