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  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,496 Views
10 Pages

30 November 2018

In the filamentous cyanobacterium, Anabaena sp. PCC 7120, single heterocysts differentiate at semi-regular intervals in response to nitrogen stepdown. HetR is a principal regulator of heterocyst differentiation, and hetP and hetZ are two genes that a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,458 Views
14 Pages

1 September 2020

The role of the nucleic acids in prion aggregation/disaggregation is becoming more and more evident. Here, using HET-s prion from fungi Podospora anserina (P. anserina) as a model system, we studied the role of RNA, particularly of different domains...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,462 Views
12 Pages

Interaction of Chicken Heterophils and Eimeria tenella Results in Different Phenotypes of Heterophil Extracellular Traps (HETs)

  • Zaida Rentería-Solís,
  • Liliana M. R. Silva,
  • Thomas Grochow,
  • Runhui Zhang,
  • Tran Nguyen-Ho-Bao,
  • Arwid Daugschies,
  • Anja Taubert,
  • Iván Conejeros and
  • Carlos Hermosilla

9 September 2024

Chicken coccidiosis causes annual losses exceeding GBP 10 billion globally. The most pathogenic species for domestic fowls including Eimeria tenella, E. acervulina, and E. maxima, can lead to gastrointestinal issues ranging from mild to fatal. In thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,221 Views
11 Pages

A Novel Performance Bound for Massive MIMO Enabled HetNets

  • Hao Li,
  • Jiawei Cao,
  • Guangkun Luo,
  • Zhigang Wang and
  • Houjun Wang

25 June 2023

Massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) networks with higher throughput rates, where a base station (BS) with a large-scale antenna array serves multiple users, have been widely employed in next-generation wireless communication test system...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,645 Views
14 Pages

25 February 2020

Ultra-dense and highly heterogeneous network (HetNet) deployments make the allocation of limited wireless resources among ubiquitous Internet of Things (IoT) devices an unprecedented challenge in 5G and beyond (B5G) networks. The interactions among m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,649 Views
15 Pages

28 February 2017

In order to improve system performance such as throughput, heterogeneous network (HetNet) has become an effective solution in Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LET-A). However, co-channel interference leads to degradation of the HetNet throughput, becaus...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,247 Views
12 Pages

Machine Learning Enabled Performance Prediction Model for Massive-MIMO HetNet System

  • Shuvabrata Bandopadhaya,
  • Soumya Ranjan Samal and
  • Vladimir Poulkov

26 January 2021

To support upcoming novel applications, fifth generation (5G) and beyond 5G (B5G) wireless networks are being propelled to deploy an ultra-dense network with an ultra-high spectral efficiency using the combination of heterogeneous network (HetNet) so...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,163 Views
20 Pages

20 December 2024

High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) is widely utilized in natural products research due to its simplicity, low cost, and short total analysis time, including data treatment. While bioautography can be used for rapid detection of bioact...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,154 Views
17 Pages

2 February 2016

Energy efficiency and spectrum efficiency are the most important issues for future mobile systems. Heterogeneous networks (HetNets) with coordinated multiple points (CoMP) are wildly approved as a promising solution to meet increasing demands of mobi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,254 Views
24 Pages

Comparison of Quantification of Target-Specific Accumulation of [18F]F-siPSMA-14 in the HET-CAM Model and in Mice Using PET/MRI

  • Jessica Löffler,
  • Carmen Hamp,
  • Ellen Scheidhauer,
  • Daniel Di Carlo,
  • Christoph Solbach,
  • Alireza Abaei,
  • Li Hao,
  • Gerhard Glatting,
  • Ambros J. Beer and
  • Gordon Winter

9 August 2021

Assessment of biodistribution and specific tumor accumulation is essential for the development of new radiopharmaceuticals and requires animal experiments. The HET-CAM (hens-egg test—chorioallantoic membrane) model can be used in combination with the...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,551 Views
21 Pages

The deployment of millimeter waves can fulfil the stringent requirements of high bandwidth and high energy efficiency in fifth generation (5G) networks. Still, millimeter waves communication is challenging because it requires line of sight (LOS). The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,233 Views
22 Pages

New Cysteine Protease Inhibitors: Electrophilic (Het)arenes and Unexpected Prodrug Identification for the Trypanosoma Protease Rhodesain

  • Philipp Klein,
  • Patrick Johe,
  • Annika Wagner,
  • Sascha Jung,
  • Jonas Kühlborn,
  • Fabian Barthels,
  • Stefan Tenzer,
  • Ute Distler,
  • Waldemar Waigel and
  • Tanja Schirmeister
  • + 2 authors

23 March 2020

Electrophilic (het)arenes can undergo reactions with nucleophiles yielding π- or Meisenheimer (σ-) complexes or the products of the SNAr addition/elimination reactions. Such building blocks have only rarely been employed for the design of en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,626 Views
15 Pages

Palladium-catalyzed direct (het)arylation reactions of strongly electron-withdrawing tricyclic benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d′]bis([1,2,3]thiadiazole) and its 4,8-dibromo derivative were studied; the conditions for the selective formation of mono- and bis-a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,008 Views
20 Pages

Multi-Modal PET and MR Imaging in the Hen’s Egg Test-Chorioallantoic Membrane (HET-CAM) Model for Initial In Vivo Testing of Target-Specific Radioligands

  • Gordon Winter,
  • Andrea B. F. Koch,
  • Jessica Löffler,
  • Mika Lindén,
  • Christoph Solbach,
  • Alireza Abaei,
  • Hao Li,
  • Gerhard Glatting,
  • Ambros J. Beer and
  • Volker Rasche

15 May 2020

The validation of novel target-specific radioligands requires animal experiments mostly using mice with xenografts. A pre-selection based on a simpler in vivo model would allow to reduce the number of animal experiments, in accordance with the 3Rs pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,994 Views
26 Pages

Walsh–Hadamard Transform Based Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) and Interference Rejection Combining in Next-Generation HetNets

  • M. Rehan Usman,
  • M. Arslan Usman,
  • Soo Young Shin,
  • Gandeva Bayu Satrya,
  • Rizwan A. Naqvi,
  • Maria G. Martini and
  • Christos Politis

9 February 2021

In heterogeneous networks (HetNets), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) has recently been proposed for hybrid-access small-cells, promising a manifold network capacity compared to OMA. One of the major issues with the installation of a hybrid-acce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,807 Views
17 Pages

8 April 2018

Massive MIMO enabled heterogeneous cellular networks (HetNets) have a wide application prospect in improving end-to-end performance. To increase the performance of energy efficiency (EE), we formulate the joint optimization problem of power control a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,842 Views
19 Pages

A Comparative Study on p- and n-Type Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells by AFORS-HET

  • Wabel Mohammed Alkharasani,
  • Nowshad Amin,
  • Seyed Ahmad Shahahmadi,
  • Ammar Ahmed Alkahtani,
  • Ili Salwani Mohamad,
  • Puvaneswaran Chelvanathan and
  • Tiong Sieh Kiong

13 May 2022

Despite the increasing trend of n-type silicon wafer utilization in the manufacturing of high-efficiency heterojunction solar cells due to the superior advantages over p-type counterparts, its high manufacturing cost remains to be one of the most cru...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
12,309 Views
36 Pages

A Survey on Handover and Mobility Management in 5G HetNets: Current State, Challenges, and Future Directions

  • Yasir Ullah,
  • Mardeni Bin Roslee,
  • Sufian Mousa Mitani,
  • Sajjad Ahmad Khan and
  • Mohamad Huzaimy Jusoh

25 May 2023

Fifth-generation (5G) networks offer high-speed data transmission with low latency, increased base station volume, improved quality of service (QoS), and massive multiple-input–multiple-output (M-MIMO) channels compared to 4G long-term evolutio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,540 Views
13 Pages

Achyrocline satureioides (Lam.) DC (Asteraceae) Extract-Loaded Nanoemulsions as a Promising Topical Wound Healing Delivery System: In Vitro Assessments in Human Keratinocytes (HaCaT) and HET-CAM Irritant Potential

  • Lucélia Albarello Balestrin,
  • Tainá Kreutz,
  • Flávia Nathiely Silveira Fachel,
  • Juliana Bidone,
  • Nicolly Espindola Gelsleichter,
  • Letícia Scherer Koester,
  • Valquiria Linck Bassani,
  • Elizandra Braganhol,
  • Cristiana Lima Dora and
  • Helder Ferreira Teixeira

Achyrocline satureioides (Lam.) DC Asteraceae extracts (ASEs) have been investigated for the treatment of various skin disorders. This study reports the effects of ASE-loaded nanoemulsions (NEASE) on the cellular viability, death by necrosis, and mig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,266 Views
13 Pages

Cross-Tier Interference Mitigation for RIS-Assisted Heterogeneous Networks

  • Abdel Nasser Soumana Hamadou,
  • Ciira wa Maina and
  • Moussa Moindze Soidridine

With the development of the next generation of mobile networks, new research challenges have emerged, and new technologies have been proposed to address them. On the other hand, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology is being investigate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,033 Views
14 Pages

Comparative Behavioral Phenotypes of Fmr1 KO, Fxr2 Het, and Fmr1 KO/Fxr2 Het Mice

  • Rachel Michelle Saré,
  • Christopher Figueroa,
  • Abigail Lemons,
  • Inna Loutaev and
  • Carolyn Beebe Smith

16 January 2019

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by silencing of the FMR1 gene leading to loss of the protein product fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). FXS is the most common monogenic cause of intellectual disability. There are two known mammalian para...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,192 Views
18 Pages

Multi-Access Edge Computing Empowered Heterogeneous Networks: A Novel Architecture and Potential Works

  • June-Woo Ryu,
  • Quoc-Viet Pham,
  • Huynh N. T. Luan,
  • Won-Joo Hwang,
  • Jong-Deok Kim and
  • Jung-Tae Lee

1 July 2019

One of the most promising approaches to address the mismatch between computation- intensive applications and computation-limited end devices is multi-access edge computing (MEC). To overcome the rapid increase in traffic volume and offload the traffi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,993 Views
13 Pages

5 January 2018

This paper focuses on the network capacity maximization problem through joint cell association and user scheduling with multiple carrier aggregation (CA) in the heterogeneous networks (HetNets). For the downlink transmission, the proposed joint maxim...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
10,326 Views
20 Pages

Heterodimeric IL-15 in Cancer Immunotherapy

  • Cristina Bergamaschi,
  • Vasiliki Stravokefalou,
  • Dimitris Stellas,
  • Sevasti Karaliota,
  • Barbara K. Felber and
  • George N. Pavlakis

17 February 2021

Immunotherapy has emerged as a valuable strategy for the treatment of many cancer types. Interleukin-15 (IL-15) promotes the growth and function of cytotoxic CD8+ T and natural killer (NK) cells. It also enhances leukocyte trafficking and stimulates...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,276 Views
21 Pages

Interference Mitigation and Power Minimization in 5G Heterogeneous Networks

  • Mayada Osama,
  • Salwa El Ramly and
  • Bassant Abdelhamid

Macro cells’ (MCs) densification with small cells (SCs) is one of the promising solutions to cope with the increasing demand for higher data rates in 5G heterogeneous networks (HetNets). Unfortunately, the interference that arises between these dense...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,621 Views
14 Pages

Analysis of Immunological Memory for John Cunningham Virus in a Mexican Population of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Under Treatment

  • Silvia García,
  • Adriana García-Martell,
  • Sandra Quiñones-Aguilar,
  • Sergio Sauri-Suárez,
  • Mario Antonio Téllez González,
  • Guillermo García-Castillo,
  • Juan Antonio Suárez-Cuenca,
  • Christian Gabriel Toledo-Lozano,
  • Paul Mondragón Terán and
  • Sofia Lizeth Alcaraz-Estrada

29 November 2024

Background/Objectives: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease characterized by demyelination and axonal damage of the central nervous system. Despite the observed benefits, highly effective treatment (HET)-based therapy has adverse effects, which inclu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,638 Views
23 Pages

22 March 2019

Future-generation radio access networks (RAN) are projected to fulfill the diverse requirements of user equipment (UE) by adopting a heterogeneous network (HetNet) environment. Necessary integration of different radio access technologies (RAT), such...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,105 Views
21 Pages

Sequential Decision Making Problems (SDMPs) that can be modeled as Markov Decision Processes can be solved using methods that combine Dynamic Programming (DP) and Reinforcement Learning (RL). Depending on the problem scenarios and the available Decis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,255 Views
20 Pages

29 January 2022

To supporting a wider and diverse range of applications, device-to-device (D2D) communication is a key enabler in heterogeneous cellular networks (HetCNets). It plays an important role in fulfilling the performance and quality of service (QoS) requir...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,774 Views
17 Pages

Intelligent Interference Management in UAV-Based HetNets

  • Simran Singh,
  • Abhaykumar Kumbhar,
  • İsmail Güvenç and
  • Mihail L. Sichitiu

24 November 2021

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can play a key role in meeting certain demands of cellular networks. UAVs can be used not only as user equipment (UE) in cellular networks but also as mobile base stations (BSs) wherein they can either augment conventi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,469 Views
28 Pages

Directional Handover Analysis with Stochastic Petri Net and Poisson Point Process in Heterogeneous Networks

  • Zhiyi Zhu,
  • Junjun Zheng,
  • Eiji Takimoto,
  • Patrick Finnerty and
  • Chikara Ohta

22 January 2025

Handover is crucial for ensuring seamless connectivity in heterogeneous networks (HetNet) by enabling user equipment (UE) to switch its connection link between cells based on signal conditions. However, conventional analytical approaches ignored the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
6,575 Views
18 Pages

Machine Learning Aided Scheme for Load Balancing in Dense IoT Networks

  • Cesar A. Gomez,
  • Abdallah Shami and
  • Xianbin Wang

5 November 2018

With the dramatic increase of connected devices, the Internet of things (IoT) paradigm has become an important solution in supporting dense scenarios such as smart cities. The concept of heterogeneous networks (HetNets) has emerged as a viable soluti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,106 Views
24 Pages

9 May 2019

Heterogeneous networks (HetNets), consisting of macro-cells and overlaying pico-cells, have been recognized as a promising paradigm to support the exponential growth of data traffic demands and high network energy efficiency (EE). However, for two-ti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
57 Citations
4,805 Views
14 Pages

Velocity-Aware Handover Self-Optimization Management for Next Generation Networks

  • Abdulraqeb Alhammadi,
  • Mardeni Roslee,
  • Mohamad Yusoff Alias,
  • Ibraheem Shayea and
  • Abdullah Alquhali

17 February 2020

The fifth generation (5G) network is an upcoming standard for wireless communications that coexists with the current 4G network to increase the throughput. The deployment of ultra-dense small cells (UDSC) over a macro-cell layer yields multi-tier net...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,361 Views
22 Pages

Synthesis of Ag2O/Ag Nanoparticles Using Puerarin: Characterization, Cytotoxicity, In Ovo Safety Profile, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Potential Against Nosocomial Pathogens

  • Sergio Liga,
  • Raluca Vodă,
  • Lavinia Lupa,
  • Elena-Alina Moacă,
  • Delia Muntean,
  • Lucian Barbu-Tudoran,
  • Maria Suciu,
  • Vlad Socoliuc and
  • Francisc Péter

(1) Background: Our study investigates the green synthesis of Ag2O/Ag nanoparticles using the isoflavone Puerarin as a bioreductor. (2) Methods: The PUE@Ag2O/Ag nanoparticles were characterized using various techniques, including X-ray diffraction (X...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,904 Views
18 Pages

3 October 2023

In order to tackle the explosive growth of data traffic and the number of terminals, 5G heterogeneous network (HetNet) has become an important evolution direction of 5G networking architecture. Densely deployed micro base stations (gNBs) in 5G HetNet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,807 Views
19 Pages

This research endeavors to advance energy efficiency (EE) within heterogeneous networks (HetNets) through a comprehensive approach. Initially, we establish a foundational framework by implementing a two-tier network architecture based on Poisson proc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,959 Views
17 Pages

Discovery of Di(het)arylmethane and Dibenzoxanthene Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents

  • Andrey Smolobochkin,
  • Dinara Niyazova,
  • Almir Gazizov,
  • Marat Syzdykbayev,
  • Alexandra Voloshina,
  • Syumbelya Amerhanova,
  • Anna Lyubina,
  • Margarita Neganova,
  • Yulia Aleksandrova and
  • Michail Pudovik
  • + 5 authors

A family of bifunctional dihetarylmethanes and dibenzoxanthenes is assembled via a reaction of acetals containing a 2-chloroacetamide moiety with phenols and related oxygen-containing heterocycles. These compounds demonstrated selective antitumor act...

  • Review
  • Open Access
58 Citations
9,417 Views
49 Pages

Interference Challenges and Management in B5G Network Design: A Comprehensive Review

  • Osamah Thamer Hassan Alzubaidi,
  • MHD Nour Hindia,
  • Kaharudin Dimyati,
  • Kamarul Ariffin Noordin,
  • Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab,
  • Faizan Qamar and
  • Rosilah Hassan

8 September 2022

Beyond Fifth Generation (B5G) networks are expected to be the most efficient cellular wireless networks with greater capacity, lower latency, and higher speed than the current networks. Key enabling technologies, such as millimeter-wave (mm-wave), be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,714 Views
16 Pages

Methotrexate and Cetuximab—Biological Impact on Non-Tumorigenic Models: In Vitro and In Ovo Assessments

  • Andreea M. Kis,
  • Ioana Macasoi,
  • Corina Paul,
  • Matilda Radulescu,
  • Roxana Buzatu,
  • Claudia G. Watz,
  • Adelina Cheveresan,
  • Delia Berceanu,
  • Iulia Pinzaru and
  • Cristina A. Dehelean
  • + 3 authors

22 January 2022

Background Objectives: The neoplastic process remains a major health problem facing humanity. Although there are currently different therapeutic options, they raise a multitude of shortcomings related to the toxic effects associated with their admini...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
9,226 Views
10 Pages

Heterogeneous networks (HetNets) employing massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) technologies have emerged as a promising solution to enhance the network capacity and coverage of next-generation 5G cellular networ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,019 Views
16 Pages

Nicotine Exerts Cytotoxic Effects in a Panel of Healthy Cell Lines and Strong Irritating Potential on Blood Vessels

  • Doina Chioran,
  • Adrian Sitaru,
  • Ioana Macasoi,
  • Iulia Pinzaru,
  • Cristian Andrei Sarau,
  • Cristina Dehelean,
  • Stefania Dinu,
  • Camelia Szuhanek,
  • Irina Nicoleta Zetu and
  • Razvan Dragoi
  • + 2 authors

The use of tobacco products is a major global public health issue, as it is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. In addition, nicotine (NIC) is a key component of electronic and conventional cigarettes. Although nicotine’s addictiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,610 Views
10 Pages

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is one of the most superior materials and has been used as a substitute for vitreous humor in the human eye. In previous research, we have succeeded in producing PDMS with low and medium viscosity using octamethylcyclotetr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
9,129 Views
43 Pages

6 March 2023

With the rapid growth of data traffic and mobile devices, it is imperative to provide reliable and stable services during mobility. Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets) and dense networks have been identified as potential solutions to address the upcomin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,057 Views
28 Pages

Nanoemulsion Hydrogel Delivery System of Hypericum perforatum L.: In Silico Design, In Vitro Antimicrobial–Toxicological Profiling, and In Vivo Wound-Healing Evaluation

  • Ahmet Arif Kurt,
  • Bashar Ibrahim,
  • Harun Çınar,
  • Ayşe Nilhan Atsü,
  • Ertuğrul Osman Bursalıoğlu,
  • İsmail Bayır,
  • Özlem Özmen and
  • İsmail Aslan

3 June 2025

Hypericum perforatum L. (H.P.), a plant renowned for its wound-healing properties, was investigated for antioxidant/antimicrobial efficacy, toxicological safety, and in vivo wound-healing effects in this research to develop and characterize novel nan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,427 Views
15 Pages

Increased Homer Activity and NMJ Localization in the Vestibular Lesion het−/− Mouse soleus Muscle

  • Gabor Trautmann,
  • Katharina Block,
  • Martina Gutsmann,
  • Stéphane Besnard,
  • Sandra Furlan,
  • Pierre Denise,
  • Pompeo Volpe,
  • Dieter Blottner and
  • Michele Salanova

We investigated the shuttling of Homer protein isoforms identified in soluble (cytosolic) vs. insoluble (membrane–cytoskeletal) fraction and Homer protein–protein interaction/activation in the deep postural calf soleus (SOL) and non-postu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
3,602 Views
15 Pages

Ocular Delivery of Bimatoprost-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Effective Management of Glaucoma

  • Sandeep Divate Satyanarayana,
  • Amr Selim Abu Lila,
  • Afrasim Moin,
  • Ehssan H. Moglad,
  • El-Sayed Khafagy,
  • Hadil Faris Alotaibi,
  • Ahmad J. Obaidullah and
  • Rompicherla Narayana Charyulu

13 July 2023

Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy characterized by a rise in the intraocular pressure (IOP) leading to optic nerve damage. Bimatoprost is a prostaglandin analogue used to reduce the elevated IOP in patients with glaucoma. The currently avail...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,699 Views
21 Pages

Antihypertensive Potential of Japanese Quail (Couturnix Couturnix Japonica) Egg Yolk Oil (QEYO) in Sprague Dawley Rats

  • Muhammad Sani Ismaila,
  • Sherifat Olayemi Balogun-Raji,
  • Fahad Hamza,
  • Usman Bello Sadiya,
  • Buhari Salisu,
  • Mohammed Umar,
  • Ishaka Aminu and
  • Kegan Romelle Jones

18 April 2024

Oils from animal sources have been used for centuries in the management of diseases. This research was conducted to screen the ex vivo and in vivo toxicity of quail egg yolk oil (QEYO) extracts and assess their effects on the management of hypertensi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,918 Views
29 Pages

Novel Gels for Post-Piercing Care: Evaluating the Efficacy of Pranoprofen Formulations in Reducing Inflammation

  • Negar Ahmadi,
  • Maria Rincón,
  • Mireia Mallandrich,
  • Joaquim Suñer-Carbó,
  • Lilian Sosa,
  • Mireya Zelaya,
  • Sergio Martinez-Ruiz,
  • Cecilia Cordero and
  • Ana C. Calpena

30 April 2025

Mild to moderate pain for a few hours to several days post-piercing is normal, and the pain is usually accompanied by swelling, redness, and warmth due to the inflammatory response. Cool compresses and over-the-counter analgesics (e.g., NSAIDs) can e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,087 Views
19 Pages

Social Interactions of Dat-Het Epi-Genotypes Differing for Maternal Origins: The Development of a New Preclinical Model of Socio-Sexual Apathy

  • Anna Brancato,
  • Sara L. M. Lo Russo,
  • Anna Sara Liberati,
  • Cristiana Carbone,
  • Silvia Zelli,
  • Giovanni Laviola,
  • Carla Cannizzaro and
  • Walter Adriani

Social interaction is essential for life but is impaired in many psychiatric disorders. We presently focus on rats with a truncated allele for dopamine transporter (DAT). Since heterozygous individuals possess only one non-mutant allele, epigenetic i...

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