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Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is one of the common extraintestinal infectious disease pathogens in chickens, geese, and other birds. It can cause a variety of infections, and even the death of poultry, causing enormous economic losses. How...

Prefabrication (PC) projects have many advantages, such as cost and energy savings and waste reduction. However, some problems still exist that hamper the development of prefabrication projects. To improve PC project performance and advance innovatio...

One of the lightest metallic materials used in the aeronautics, aerospace, and automotive industries, among others, is magnesium, due to its excellent weight/strength ratio. Most parts used in these industries need to be made of materials that are ri...

Fine particulate matter (PM) 2.5 is the main component of air pollution causing pathological responses primarily in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Therefore, it is urgent to explore valid strategies to inhibit the adverse reactions induc...

A recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) represents a forward-looking form of aquaculture. A RAS consists of fish tanks and water treatment processes in a closed loop to sustain the environmental conditions for fish production. However, the rapid ind...

This study analyzed the activity concentrations of various radionuclides in irrigation water, rice components, and corresponding soil samples from eleven paddy fields, revealing significant findings with potential environmental and health implication...

Drilling is one of the most common machining operations in the aeronautic and aerospace industries. For assembling parts, a large number of holes are usually drilled into the parts so that they can be joined later by rivets. As these holes are subjec...

This paper focused on the maintenance or repair of holes made using hybrid Mg–Al–Mg components by drilling, using two sustainable cooling techniques (dry machining and cold compressed air) and taking surface roughness on the inside of the...

Sweetness is a traditional sensory indicator used to evaluate the quality of the popular Chinese herb Radix Astragali (RA). RA roots with strong sweetness are considered to be of good quality. However, neither a thorough analysis of the component(s)...

This study examined the expression of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and inflammatory markers in cardiovascular complications associated with long-term type 1 diabetes (T1D) using a rat model. After 24 weeks of streptozotocin-induced T1D, the ani...

This study investigated the expression of components of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) by cancer stem cells (CSCs) we have recently demonstrated in renal clear cell carcinoma (RCCC). Fifteen RCCC tissue samples underwent immunohistochemical stain...

In its classical view, the renin angiotensin system (RAS) was defined as an endocrine system involved in blood pressure regulation and body electrolyte balance. However, the emerging concept of tissue RAS, along with the discovery of new RAS componen...

The Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) is expressed in the central nervous system and has important functions that go beyond blood pressure regulation. Clinical and experimental studies have suggested that alterations in the brain RAS contribute to the d...

Patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis have a higher cardiovascular (CV) risk than the general population. Traditional CV risk factors are clearly implicated, while the impact of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is less defined. The aim of this study...

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a pivotal role in a wide series of physiological processes, among which inflammation and blood pressure regulation. One of its key components, the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, has been identified as the en...

Smart car parking management systems (SPMSs) have gained an ever-increasing popularity for the digital management of car parking processes. While various techniques and technologies have been proposed for SPMSs, the literature lacks in any generic so...

In this study, proportional response addition (Prop-RA), a model for predicting response from chemical mixture exposure, is demonstrated and evaluated by statistically analyzing data on all possible binary combinations of the four regulated trihalome...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease characterized by chronic synovitis and the progressive destruction of cartilage and bone. RA is commonly accompanied by extra-articular comorbidities. The pathogenesis of RA and its como...

The utilization of Reclaimed Asphalt (RA) in the road construction sector induces considerable economic and ecological benefits. The blending of the recycled material with new components is believed to be of great importance for the mixture’s p...

Autoimmune dermatological diseases (AIDD) encompass a diverse group of disorders characterized by aberrant immune responses targeting the skin and its associated structures. In recent years, emerging evidence suggests a potential involvement of the r...

LoRa is one of the most popular low-power wireless network technologies for implementation of the Internet of Things, with the advantage of providing long-range communication, but lower data rates, when compared with technologies such as Zigbee or Bl...

The traditional altimetry satellite, which is based on pulse-limited radar altimeter, only measures ocean surface heights along tracks; hence, leads to poorer accuracy in the east component of the vertical deflections compared to the north component,...

The large development of Internet of Things technologies is increasing the use of smart-devices to solve and support several real-life issues. In many cases, the aim is to move toward systems that, even if significant demands are not required in term...

Although a recent genomic survey revealed its ancient evolutionary origin in the animal kingdom, retinoic acid (RA) signaling was previously thought to be unique to chordates. Echinoderms are of critical interest in researching the evolutionary histo...

Smart charging management systems for electric vehicles (SCMSs) enable the effective management of electric vehicle (EV) charging processes using smart technologies. Numerous SCMS technologies have been available for different stakeholders, e.g., EV...

Background:The primary objective of this study was to estimate depression’s prevalence in a cohort of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and the secondary objective was to evaluate the impact of depression on disease activity over time. Method...

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common clinical condition that badly influences people’s health. Recent studies indicated that Aster tataricus (RA) had potential effects on ALI, but the effective components and their mechanism is not clear. In thi...

When recycling reclaimed asphalt (RA) in new hot-mix asphalt (HMA), the temperature of the mix components (mainly virgin aggregate, RA, and virgin bitumen) can vary in a wide range [...]

Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome, a stress-induced fibrotic matrix process, is the most common recognizable cause of open-angle glaucoma worldwide. The recent identification of PEX-associated gene variants uncovered the vitamin A metabolic pathway as...

In the domain of agricultural machinery, the utilization of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) for structural components, such as the chassis, facilitates substantial weight reduction. To integrate additional components, stainless-steel connecti...

The systemic renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is an important regulator of body fluid and sodium homeostasis. Angiotensin II (AngII) is a key active product of the RAS. We previously revealed that circulating AngII suppresses amiloride-sensitive salt t...

As a pivotal component of the global carbon cycle, the spatial variation in soil respiration (Rs) is crucial for forecasting climate change trajectories. Despite extensive research on the spatial patterns of total Rs, the distinct drivers of its two...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic immune-driven inflammatory disease characterised by synovial inflammation, leading to progressive cartilage and bone destruction, impacting patients’ functional capacity and quality of life. Patients with...

The lipid-anchored RAS (Rat sarcoma) small GTPases (guanosine triphosphate hydrolases) are highly prevalent in human cancer. Traditional strategies of targeting the enzymatic activities of RAS have been shown to be difficult. Alternatively, RAS funct...

Many studies have shown that Orthosiphon stamineus extract (OE) has antioxidant activity, and we previously reported that OE protects the intestine against injury from a high-fat diet. However, the molecular mechanism underlying this protective effec...

Interstitial expansion is associated with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) loss in many renal diseases, including diabetic nephropathy. The Renin–Angiotensin System Study (RASS) tested whether a 5-year renin–angiotensin system (RAS) block...

The PKA pathway is a signaling pathway involved in virulence in Candida albicans. This mechanism can be activated via addition of glucose and activation involves at least two proteins, namely Cdc25 and Ras1. Both proteins are involved in specific vir...

Recently, novelty detection with reconstruction along projection pathway (RaPP) has made progress toward leveraging hidden activation values. RaPP compares the input and its autoencoder reconstruction in hidden spaces to detect novelty samples. Never...

Background: To date, few studies have compared the dietary quality of US adults with diabetes mellitus (DM), osteoarthritis (OA), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by age groups. Methods: This study used cross-sectional data from adult participants from...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory condition of synovial joints that causes disability and systemic complications. Ang-(1-7), one of the main peptides in the renin-angiotensin (Ang) system (RAS), imposes its protective effects throug...

The number of applications of low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) has been growing quite considerably in the past few years and so has the number of protocol stacks. Despite this fact, there is still no fully open LPWAN protocol stack available to...

Brain neurodegenerative diseases (BND) are debilitating conditions that are especially characteristic of a certain period of life and considered major threats to human health. Current treatments are limited, meaning that there is a challenge in devel...

RAS (rat sarcoma virus) mutant cancers remain difficult to treat despite the advances in targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Targeted therapies against the components of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways, including RAS, RAF, MEK, and E...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have altered levels of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) compared with healthy controls. Here, we investigated whether the clinical features of and immunological factors in RA pathogenesis could be linked to the NO lun...

Sinomenine is the main component of the vine Sinomenium acutum. It was first isolated in the early 1920s and has since attracted special interest as a potential anti-rheumatoid arthritis (RA) agent, owing to its successful application in traditional...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease hallmarked by progressive and irreversible joint destruction. RA pathogenesis is a T cell-regulated and B cell-mediated process in which activated lymphocyte-produced chemokines a...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease that begins with a loss of tolerance to modified self-antigens and immune system abnormalities, eventually leading to synovitis and bone and cartilage degradation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are...

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a peptidic system known mainly for its roles in the maintenance of blood pressure and electrolyte and fluid homeostasis. However, several tissues and cells have been described to possess an intrinsic RAS that act...

Rosmarinus officinalis leaves (ROLs) are widely used in the food and cosmetics industries due to their high antioxidant activity and fascinating flavor properties. Carnosic acid (CA) and rosmarinic acid (RA) are regarded as the characteristic antioxi...

Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) Sweet (Convolvulaceae) is a commonly used marine Chinese medicine in the coastal areas of southern China. Traditionally, it has been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the mechanism of action against...