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SINE Insertion in LAMA3 in Dogs With Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa. [PDF]

Anim Genet
ABSTRACT Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is a hereditary skin disorder caused by defects in proteins responsible for dermal‐epidermal adhesion. We investigated the genetic cause of JEB in three related mixed‐breed puppies presenting with congenital skin blistering and ulceration. Whole‐genome sequencing of one affected dog followed by comparison
Kiener S, Kaufmann R, Brenner O, Jagannathan V, Leeb T.   +4 more
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The Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands: "bench-mark" hydrographic and geodetic surveys 1689-1980 [PDF]

, 2004
PhDThe English Channel has been both a major maritime artery and a navigator's nightmare for many centuries. Two archipelagoes, the Isles of Scilly to the north and the Channel Islands to the south, have been and remain major hazards.
Everard, Cyril
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Effects of combined therapy of ACE inhibitor and exercise on cardiovascular functions and morphology of the heart and kidneys in SHR

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2019
An exercise regimen rarely causes organ damage in humans or rats with established essential hypertension. However, daily exercise is essential for elderly people to prolong a healthy lifespan.
Masato Suzuki, Noriko Hozumi, Hidefumi Waki, Masaki Kimura, Tetsuya Seino, Naoko Onuma, Daisuke Shindo   +6 more
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User experience with a parenting chatbot micro intervention

Frontiers in Digital Health, 2023
BackgroundThe use of chatbots to address mental health conditions have become increasingly popular in recent years. However, few studies aimed to teach parenting skills through chatbots, and there are no reports on parental user experience.
G. A. Entenberg, G. Dosovitsky, S. Aghakhani, K. Mostovoy, N. Carre, Z. Marshall, D. Benfica, S. Mizrahi, A. Testerman, A. Rousseau, G. Lin, E. L. Bunge, E. L. Bunge   +12 more
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Introduction of Research Work on Laser Proton Acceleration and Its Application Carried out on Compact Laser–Plasma Accelerator at Peking University

Photonics, 2023
Laser plasma acceleration has made remarkable progress in the last few decades, but it also faces many challenges. Although the high gradient is a great potential advantage, the beam quality of the laser accelerator has a certain gap, or it is different ...
Dongyu Li, Tang Yang, Minjian Wu, Zhusong Mei, Kedong Wang, Chunyang Lu, Yanying Zhao, Wenjun Ma, Kun Zhu, Yixing Geng, Gen Yang, Chijie Xiao, Jiaer Chen, Chen Lin, Toshiki Tajima, Xueqing Yan   +15 more
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Capulet and Slingshot share overlapping functions during Drosophila eye morphogenesis

Journal of Biomedical Science, 2012
Background CAP/Capulet (Capt), Slingshot (Ssh) and Cofilin/Twinstar (Tsr) are actin-binding proteins that restrict actin polymerization. Previously, it was shown that low resolution analyses of loss-of-function mutations in capt, ssh and tsr all show ...
Lin Chiao-Ming, Lin Pei-Yi, Li Yu-Chiao, Hsu Jui-Chou   +3 more
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The Effect of ICPT (Innovative Cued Pronunciation Training) on Elementary Level Iranian EFL Students' Pronunciation Accuracy and Accent Appropriateness [PDF]

Technology Assisted Language Education
This article investigates the effects of a homework-based pronunciation training method called Innovative Cued Pronunciation Training (ICPT) on Iranian EFL learners’ pronunciation and accent skills. It reviews the historical and theoretical background of
Mohammadreza Mohammadzadeh, Aram Reza Sadeghy Benis   +1 more
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Clustering solver for displacement-based numerical homogenization

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 2022
Based on strain-clustering via k-means, we decompose computational domain into clusters of possibly disjoint cells. Assuming cells in each cluster take the same strain, we reconstruct displacement field.
Shaoqiang Tang, Xi Zhu
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RU28318, an Aldosterone Antagonist, in Combination with an ACE Inhibitor and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Attenuates Cardiac Dysfunction in Diabetes

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2013
Aims. We evaluated the effects of RU28318 (RU), a selective mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist, Captopril (Capt), an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, and Losartan (Los), an angiotensin receptor blocker, alone or in combination with ...
Ibrahim F. Benter, Fawzi Babiker, Ibrahim Al-Rashdan, Mariam Yousif, Saghir Akhtar   +4 more
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Radioactive gold nanocluster (198-AuNCs) showed inhibitory effects on cancer cells lines

Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 2020
Cancer is a global epidemic disease responsible for over ten millions death worldwide. The early diagnosis and the precise treatment with reduced adverse reactions are the main goal worldwide.
Shijin Xuan, Aline Oliveira da Silva de Barros, Rogério Chaffin Nunes, Eduardo Ricci-Junior, Ademir Xavier da Silva, Muhammad Sahid, Luciana Magalhaes Rebelo Alencar, Clenilton Costa dos Santos, Veronica Morandi, Frank Alexis, Surtaj H. Iram, Ralph Santos-Oliveira   +11 more
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