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A Worm‐Inspired Origami Robot with Multimodal Locomotion for Adaptive Mobility in Complex Pipeline Environments

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An origami worm‐inspired robot achieves multimodal locomotion in confined pipelines through mechatronic integration that embeds actuation, control, and communication within each origami module. Large, reversible configuration and dimensional changes enable 25 gaits synthesized by a unified framework across peristaltic, inchworm, and wheel‐rolling modes
Qiwei Zhang, Kangning Tan, Zihan He, Hongsen Pang, Yanjie Wang, Hongbin Fang, Jian Xu   +6 more
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Lipomatous hypertrophy of the atrial septum – a benign heart anomaly causing unexpected surgical problems: a case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2018
Background Lipomatous hypertrophy of the atrial septum (LHAS) is an anomaly of the heart. It is characterized by an infiltration of adipocytes into myocytes of the interatrial septum, sparing the fossa ovalis, which gives a characteristic hourglass ...
Grzegorz Bielicki, Marceli Lukaszewski, Kinga Kosiorowska, Jacek Jakubaszko, Rafal Nowicki, Marek Jasinski   +5 more
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Mastication‐Induced Electrical Stimulation Activates Prg4+ Chondroprogenitors for Osteoarthritis Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a ″trash‐to‐treasure″ strategy that converts harmful joint overloads into beneficial electrical cues. The biodegradable MagPie, by providing piezoelectrical stimulation and releasing Mg2+ during mastication, exerts synergistic pro‐regenerative and anti‐inflammatory effects on Prg4+ cells via the ECM‐mediated FAK‐PI3K‐Akt axis ...
Shi‐Yang Feng, Jing‐Rong Cheng, Yu Qin, Jie Lei, Chen‐Chen Gao, Hong‐Ying Fu, Li‐Ping Wu, Thanh D. Nguyen, Xu‐Liang Deng, Kai‐Yuan Fu, Yang Liu   +10 more
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Specialized impulse conduction pathway in the alligator heart

eLife, 2018
Mammals and birds have a specialized cardiac atrioventricular conduction system enabling rapid activation of both ventricles. This system may have evolved together with high heart rates to support their endothermic state (warm-bloodedness) and is ...
Bjarke Jensen, Bastiaan J Boukens, Dane A Crossley II, Justin Conner, Rajiv A Mohan, Karel van Duijvenboden, Alex V Postma, Christopher R Gloschat, Ruth M Elsey, David Sedmera, Igor R Efimov, Vincent M Christoffels   +11 more
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Angiography‐guided mid/high septal implantation of ventricular leads in patients with congenital heart disease

Journal of Arrhythmia, 2021
Background Conduction system pacing prevents pacing‐induced cardiomyopathy, but it can be challenging to perform in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), and mid/high septal lead implantation is an alternative.
Jayaprakash Shenthar, Sanjai P. Valappil, Maneesh K. Rai, Bharatraj Banavalikar, Deepak Padmanabhan, Tammo Delhaas   +5 more
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Leonurine Ameliorates Doxorubicin‐Induced Cardiotoxicity via STING/NF‐κB/NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling Pathway

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Doxorubicin‐induced cardiomyopathy (DIC) remains a dose‐limiting clinical challenge. This study reveals that cardiac vascular endothelial cells (CVECs) act as initial sensors of doxorubicin cardiotoxicity: circulating doxorubicin activates the cGAS‑STING pathway in CVECs, triggering NLRP3 inflammasome‑mediated pyroptosis and release of ...
Wang Jun, Chen Xiaoyang, Xu Jianglin, Yang Zhi, Tao Meijiao, He Jiale, Zhao Jiangfeng, Hei Xuanding, Xu Xuegong, Wang Wei, Li Chun   +10 more
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Detailed structural assessment of healthy interventricular septum in the presence of remodeling infarct in the free wall – A finite element model

Heliyon, 2019
Purpose: Computational modelling may improve the fundamental understanding of various mechanisms of diseases more particularly related to clinical challenges.
Fulufhelo Nemavhola
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The E3 Ligase RNF115 Aggravates Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy via Ubiquitin‐Mediated Degradation of SPTBN1

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In response to hypertrophic stimuli, increased c‑JUN phosphorylation upregulates RNF115, leading to SPTBN1 ubiquitination and degradation. which promotes F‑actin depolymerization and YAP activation, driving cardiac hypertrophy. The RNF115 inhibitor DTD effectively suppresses SPTBN1 ubiquitination and cardiac hypertrophy.
Yan Zu, Shiqing Chen, Ji Chen, Liuliu Ruan, Bowen Li, Weijian Chu, Shichen Huang, Dian Yu, Jing Tian, Yuhan Zhao, Yi Han, Xin Tang, Yong Ji   +12 more
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One‐Step Preparation of Lanthanide‐Doped Polyurea Multicolor Microspheres for Versatile Fluorescent Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Lanthanide‐doped polyurea microspheres are prepared via a facile one‐step precipitation polymerization. They exhibit strong hydrogen‐bonding and coordination interactions with excellent properties, including multicolor emission, high quantum yield (75.3%), remarkable stability, redispersibility, and biocompatibility.
Guiyu Zhang, Xiaoxia Yu, Xinhui Wang, Xiang Zheng Kong, Xiangling Gu, Jitao Liu, Shusheng Li, Xiaoli Zhu, Lianbao Cao, Xubao Jiang   +9 more
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Influence of Football on Physiological Cardiac Indexes in Professional and Young Athletes

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Background: After long-term intensive training, considerable morphological and functional heart changes occur in professional athletes. Such changes arise progressively and regress upon interruption of the physical activity.
Cristian V. Francavilla, Francesco Sessa, Monica Salerno, Giuseppe D. Albano, Ines Villano, Giovanni Messina, Fabio Triolo, Lorenzo Todaro, Maria Ruberto, Gabriella Marsala, Orazio Cascio, Maria P. Mollica, Vincenzo Monda, Giuseppe Cibelli, Anna Valenzano, Christian Zammit, Marcellino Monda, Antonietta Messina   +17 more
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