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Physical activity during video capsule endoscopy correlates with shorter bowel transit time
Endoscopy International Open, 2017 Background and study aim Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is limited by reliance on bowel motility for propulsion, and lack of physical activity has been proposed as a cause of incomplete studies.
Peter P. Stanich +4 more
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Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 2021 The purpose of these studies was to evaluate clinical, functional, and histopathological features of glaucoma drainage implants (GDIs) fabricated from novel, custom‐tailored expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE).
Amanda Kiely Bicket +10 more
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Cell cycle constraints on capsulation and bacteriophage susceptibility
eLife, 2014 Despite the crucial role of bacterial capsules in pathogenesis, it is still unknown if systemic cues such as the cell cycle can control capsule biogenesis.
Silvia Ardissone +7 more
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A Common Food Glycan, Pectin, Shares an Antigen with
mSphere, 2020 We are exposed daily to many glycans from bacteria and food plants. Bacterial glycans are generally antigenic and elicit antibody responses. It is unclear if food glycans’ sharing of antigens with bacterial glycans influences our immune responses to ...
Moon H. Nahm +3 more
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The Monothiol Glutaredoxin Grx4 Regulates Iron Homeostasis and Virulence in
mBio, 2018 The acquisition of iron and the maintenance of iron homeostasis are important aspects of virulence for the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.
Rodgoun Attarian +10 more
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Effect of the ethanolic extract of red roselle calyx (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on hematocrit, platelets, and erythrocytes in healthy volunteers [PDF]
Pharmaciana, 2018 Roselle calyx (Hibiscus sabdariffa L) is widely used as an antioxidant, antihepatotoxic, diuretic, anti-cholesterol, and immunostimulant. Roselle contains anthocyanin and quercetin that have antioxidant activity. This study aimed to determine the effects
Siti Setianingsih +2 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) is recognized as a threat worldwide, but the mechanisms underlying its emergence remain unclear. As most CR-hvKP isolates are not hypermucoviscous, we speculated that the evolution of the
Shuyi Wang +9 more
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Phage-Borne Depolymerases Decrease Klebsiella pneumoniae Resistance to Innate Defense Mechanisms
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Klebsiella pneumoniae produces capsular polysaccharides that are a crucial virulence factor protecting bacteria against innate response mechanisms of the infected host.
Grazyna Majkowska-Skrobek +7 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a human pathogen of global importance, classified into serotypes based on the type of capsular polysaccharide produced.
Sam Manna +16 more
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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of a Re-Entry Spacecraft via Radau Pseudospectral Method
Applied Mechanics, 2022 The design and optimization of re-entry spacecraft or its subsystems is a multidisciplinary or multiobjective optimization problem by nature. Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) focuses on using numerical optimization in designing systems with ...
Masoud Kabganian +2 more
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