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Use of digital image analysis combined with fractal theory to determine particle morphology and surface texture of quartz sands

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Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2017年第6期9卷 1131-1139页

作者： georgia S.Araujo Kátia V.Bicalho Fernando A.Tristao Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology of the State of Espírito SantoBrazil Department of Civil Engineering Federal University of Espírito SantoBrazil

The particle morphology and surface texture play a major role in influencing mechanical and hydraulic behaviors of sandy soils. This paper presents the use of digital image analysis combined with fractal theory as a tool to quantify the particle morphology and surface texture of two types of quartz sands widely used in the region of Vitória, Espírito Santo, southeast of Brazil. The two investigated sands are sampled from different locations. The purpose of this paper is to present a simple, straightforward,reliable and reproducible methodology that can identify representative sandy soil texture *** test results of the soil samples of the two sands separated by sieving into six size fractions are presented and discussed. The main advantages of the adopted methodology are its simplicity, reliability of the results, and relatively low cost. The results show that sands from the coastal spit(BS) have a greater degree of roundness and a smoother surface texture than river sands(RS). The values obtained in the test are statistically analyzed, and again it is confirmed that the BS sand has a slightly greater degree of sphericity than that of the RS sand. Moreover, the RS sand with rough surface texture has larger specific surface area values than the similar BS sand, which agree with the obtained roughness fractal dimensions. The consistent experimental results demonstrate that image analysis combined with fractal theory is an accurate and efficient method to quantify the differences in particle morphology and surface texture of quartz sands.

关键词： Quartz sands Particle morphology and surface texture Image analysis Fractal theory

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Rescue of autoimmune hepatitis by soluble MHC class II molecules in an altered concanavalin A-induced experimental model

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Animal Models and Experimental Medicine 2020年第3期3卷 264-272页

作者： Katerina Bakela Maria georgia Dimitraki Evangelia Skoufa Irene Athanassakis Laboratory of Immunology Department of BiologyUniversity of CreteHeraklionCreteGreece

Background:Soluble major histocompatibility complex class II(sMHCII)molecules have been described to maintain tolerance through the suppression of autoreactive T *** order to evaluate their ability to rescue autoimmune hepatitis(AIH)symptoms,the present work attempted to administer sMHCII molecules to an in vitro as well as in vivo concanavalin A(ConA)-induced AIH ***:The in vitro AIH model consisted of splenocyte stimulation with ConA in the presence or absence of serum-isolated sMHCII *** in vivo ConAmodified model with or without sMHCII treatment was *** cytokine profile in culture supernatants and serum was tested by *** markers were evaluated by immunofluorescence,while cell proliferation by tritiated thymidine *** symptoms were assessed by daily observations for the establishment of a disease severity scoring system and liver histology was evaluated using a biomolecular ***:The presence of sMHCII molecules in the ConA-stimulated cell cultures leads to a significant reduction of cell *** administration of sMHCII molecules to the ConA-treated animals showed a significant reduction in the levels of IL-2,IL-4,and IL-10,as well as a decrease in the number of spleen CD4+and CD8+*** development of a scoring system,it was shown that the sMHCII treatment was accompanied by a slower progression of the disease,while rescuing fibrotic liver ***:The results presented in this study confirm the ability of sMHCII proteins to alleviate autoimmune hepatitis,possibly highlighting new therapeutic approaches for autoimmune diseases.

关键词： autoimmune hepatitis cytokines immunosuppression inflammation

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Time to say goodbye: from Barcelona to Milan and the modern management of hepatocellular carcinoma

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Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition 2024年第3期13卷 548-550页

作者： georgia Sofia Karachaliou Nikolaos Dimitrokallis Dimitrios Moris Division of Gastroenterology Department of MedicineDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA st Department of Surgery&Organ Transplant Unit Evangelismos General HospitalAthensGreece Department of Surgery Duke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA

Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is the most common primary liver malignancy and one of the most common causes of cancer-related death with the projection to increase during the next few decades(1).During the last 3 decades,several staging systems have been introduced for the stratification of the prognosis and management of HCC of all *** is no consensus regarding the universal implementation of one staging system since all the proposed classifications have limitations(2).The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer(BCLC)Staging System remains the most widely classification system used for HCC management guidelines that incorporates tumor size,presence of metastatic disease,portal hypertension,Child-Turcotte-Pugh score,total bilirubin and performance ***,it does not account for tumoral behavior,and it is very“conservative”(restrictive)regarding resectability,especially for BCLC-B patients who might benefit from surgical management(3,4).Recent advances in systemic and locoregional therapies have led to changes in many guidelines regarding systemic therapy,as well as the possibility for downstaging patients to undergo surgery or transplant with curative intent.

关键词： Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer(BCLC) tumor burden score

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Enhancement of endogenous midbrain neurogenesis by microneurotrophin BNN-20 after neural progenitor grafting in a mouse model of nigral degeneration

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Neural Regeneration Research 2024年第6期19卷 1318-1324页

作者： Theodora Mourtzi Nasia Antoniou Christina Dimitriou Panagiotis Gkaravelas georgia Athanasopoulou Panagiota Nti Kostantzo Olga Stathi Efthymia Theodorou Maria Anesti Rebecca Matsas Fevronia Angelatou georgia Kouroupi Ilias Kazanis Laboratory of Developmental Biology Department of BiologyUniversity of PatrasPatrasGreece Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology-Stem Cells Hellenic Pasteur InstituteAthensGreece Department of Physiology School of MedicineUniversity of PatrasPatrasGreece

We have previously shown the neuroprotective and pro-neurogenic activity of microneurotrophin BNN-20 in the substantia nigra of the“weaver”mouse,a model of progressive nigrostriatal ***,we extended our investigation in two clinically-relevant ***,we assessed the effects of BNN-20 on human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells and neurons derived from healthy and parkinsonian ***,we assessed if BNN-20 can boost the outcome of mouse neural progenitor cell intranigral transplantations in weaver mice,at late stages of *** found that BNN-20 has limited direct effects on cultured human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells,marginally enhancing their differentiation towards neurons and partially reversing the pathological phenotype of dopaminergic neurons generated from parkinsonian *** agreement,we found no effects of BNN-20 on the mouse neural progenitor cells grafted in the substantia nigra of weaver ***,the graft strongly induced an endogenous neurogenic response throughout the midbrain,which was significantly enhanced by the administration of microneurotrophin *** results provide straightforward evidence of the existence of an endogenous midbrain neurogenic system that can be specifically strengthened by ***,the lack of major similar activity on cultured human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural progenitors and their progeny reveals the in vivo specificity of the aforementioned pro-neurogenic effect.

关键词： adult neurogenesis BNN-20 brain-derived neurotrophic factor cell replacement induced pluripotent stem cells(iPSCs) neurotrophic factors Parkinson's disease substantia

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Factors affecting effectiveness of vaccination against hepatitis B virus in hemodialysis patients

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2014年第34期20卷 12018-12025页

作者： Theodoros Eleftheriadis Georgios Pissas georgia Antoniadi Vassilios Liakopoulos Ioannis Stefanidis Department of Nephrology Medical SchoolUniversity of Thessaly41110 LarissaGreece

Hepatitis B virus(HBV)is a major global health *** the success of the general measures against blood transmitted infections in hemodialysis(HD)units,the prevalence of HBV infection among the HD patients is still *** vaccination against HBV is indicating in this ***,compared with the general population the seroprotection achieved in HD patients remains relatively low,at about 70%.In this review patient,HD procedure and vaccine-associated factors that affect the efficacy of HBV vaccination are *** alternative routes of HBV vaccine administration as well as new and more immunogenic vaccine formulations are ***,besides scientific progress,vigilance of HD physicians and staff regarding the general measures against the transmission of blood borne infections and the vaccination against HBV is also required for reducing the prevalence of this viral infection.

关键词： Hemodialysis Hepatitis B virus epidemiology Hepatitis B virus vaccine Adjuvant Immunostimulant Intradermal

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Tunable Separation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Dual-Surfactant Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation

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Nano Research 2011年第7期4卷 623-634页

作者： Pei Zhao Erik Einarsson georgia Lagoudas Junichiro Shiomi Shohei Chiashi Shigeo Maruyama Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Tokyo Tokyo 113-8656 Japan Global Center of Excellence for Mechanical Systems Innovation The University of Tokyo Tokyo 113-8656 Japan Department of Bioengineering Rice University Houston TX 77005 USA

We present a systematic study of the effects of surfactants in the separation of single-walled carbon nanotubes （SWNTs） by density gradient ultracentrifugation （DGU）. Through analysis of the buoyant densities, layer positions, and optical absorbance spectra of SWNT separations using the bile salt sodium deoxycholate （DOC） and the anionic salt sodium dodecyl sulfate （SDS）, we clarify the roles and interactions of these two surfactants in yielding different DGU outcomes. The separation mechanism described here can also help in designing new DGU experiments by qualitatively predicting outcomes of different starting recipes, improving the efficacy of DGU and simplifying post-DGU fractionation.

关键词： Single-walled carbon nanotubes density gradient ultracentrifugation sodium deoxycholate sodium dodecyl sulfate

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Glutamate transporters, EAAT1 and EAAT2, are potentially important in the pathophysiology and treatment of schizophrenia and affective disorders

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World Journal of Psychiatry 2018年第2期8卷 51-63页

作者： georgia M Parkin Madhara Udawela Andrew Gibbons Brian Dean Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health CRC for Mental Health Research Centre for Mental Health the Faculty of Health Arts and Design Swinburne University

Glutamate is the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the human brain and it has been shown that prolonged activation of the glutamatergic system leads to nerve damage and cell death. Following release from the pre-synaptic neuron and synaptic transmission, glutamate is either taken up into the presynaptic neuron or neighbouring glia by transmembrane glutamate transporters. Excitatory amino acid transporter(EAAT) 1 and EAAT2 are Na+-dependant glutamate transporters expressed predominantly in glia cells of the central nervous system. As the most abundant glutamate transporters, their primary role is to modulate levels of glutamatergic excitability and prevent spill over of glutamate beyond the synapse. This role is facilitated through the binding and transportation of glutamate into astrocytes and microglia. The function of EAAT1 and EAAT2 is heavily regulated at the levels of gene expression, post-transcriptional splicing, glycosylation states and cell-surface trafficking of the protein. Both glutamatergic dysfunction and glial dysfunction have been proposed to be involved in psychiatric disorder. This review will present an overview of the roles that EAAT1 and EAAT2 play in modulating glutamatergic activity in the human brain, and mount an argument that these two transporters could be involved in the aetiologies of schizophrenia and affective disorders as well as represent potential drug targets for novel therapies for those disorders.

关键词： Glia Excitatory amino acid transporter Psychiatry Affective disorders Glutamate transporter Glutamate Schizophrenia

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Systematic review and meta-analysis: Comparing hepatocellular and cholestatic patterns of drug-induced liver injury

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iLIVER 2023年第2期2卷 122-129页

作者： georgia Zeng Guy D.Eslick Martin Weltman Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Nepean HospitalKingswoodAustralia Nepean Clinical School University of SydneyKingswoodAustralia NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Digestive Health Hunter Medical Research InstituteThe University of NewcastleNewcastleAustralia

Background and aims:Drug-induced liver injury(DILI)is a leading cause of death from acute liver failure(ALF).Hy's law warns that a hepatocellular pattern of injury accompanied by jaundice and normal alkaline phosphatase(ALP)levels is associated with a 10%or greater chance of progression to transplant or liver-related *** meta-analysis of DILI studies evaluates acute and chronic outcomes of DILI according to clinical pattern of ***:We conducted a systematic search using electronic databases PubMed and EMBASE through to 8 March *** primary outcome was to compare acute outcomes including ALF,liver-related death,and liver transplant between patients experiencing hepatocellular,cholestatic,and mixed patterns of *** secondary outcome was to compare the rate of DILI chronicity between patients of these three differing patterns of *** odds ratios(ORs)and 95%confidence intervals(CIs)were calculated using a random-effects ***:Overall,12 studies comprising 4290 patients were *** with cholestatic DILI demonstrated similar rates of ALF(OR:0.80,95%CI:0.46–1.40,p=0.429)and liver-related death(OR:0.92,95%CI:0.50–1.69,p=0.792)compared to patients with hepatocellular *** with cholestatic DILI were significantly more likely to experience chronicity compared to patients with hepatocellular DILI(OR:2.53,95%CI:1.34–4.79,p=0.004).

关键词： Drug-induced liver injury Idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity Acute liver failure Liver-related death Meta-analysis

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3D Raman mapping as an analytical tool for investigating the coatings of coated drug particles

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Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2023年第3期13卷 276-286页

作者： georgia Koutentaki Pavel Krýsa Dan Trunov Tomás Pekarek Marketa Pislova Miroslav Soos Department of Chemical Engineering University of Chemistry and Technology PraguePrague 616628Czech Republic Zentiva k.s.Prague 1010237Czech Republic

The properties of dry-coated paracetamol particles(fast-dissolving model drug)with carnauba wax particles as the coating agent(dissolution retardant)were *** mapping technique was used to non-destructively examine the thickness and homogeneity of coated *** results showed that the wax existed in two forms on the surface of the paracetamol particles,forming a porous coating layer:i)whole wax particles on the surface of paracetamol and glued together with other wax surface particles,and ii)deformed wax particles spread on the *** of the final particle size fraction(between 100 and 800 mm),the coating thickness had high variability,with average thickness of 5.9±4.2 *** ability of carnauba wax to decrease the dissolution rate of paracetamol was confirmed by dissolution of powder and tablet *** dissolution was slower for larger coated *** further reduced the dissolution rate,clearly indicating the impact of subsequent formulation processes on the final quality of the product.

关键词： Raman mapping Dry-coating Dissolution Particle coating thickness Polymers

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Comment on “Effect of biofilm formation by clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori on the efflux-mediated resistance to commonly used antibiotics”

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2017年第33期23卷 6194-6196页

作者： Evangelos I Kazakos Nick Dorrell Stergios A Polyzos georgia Deretzi Jannis Kountouras Department of Medicine the Second Medical ClinicAristotle University of ThessalonikiIppokration Hospital Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology Faculty of Infectious and Tropical DiseasesLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Department of Neurology Multiple Sclerosis UnitPapageorgiou General Hospital

Attaran et al[1] have recently shown that decreased susceptibility of established Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori) biofilms to specific antibiotics,was associated with the overtly enhanced transcription of two efflux pump genes,hp1165 and hef A,involved in specific resistance to tetracycline and multiple antibiotics,respectively. Apart from antibiotic exposure,secretion of multiple antimicrobial peptides,such as human β-defensins(hβDs),by the gastric epithelium upon Hp challenge,may act as early triggering events that positively impact biofilm formation and thus,antibiotic resistance. In this regard,we undertook genomic transcriptional studies using Hp 26695 strain following exposure to sublethal,similar to those present in the gastric niche,concentrations of hβDs in an attempt to provide preliminary data regarding possible mechanisms of immune evasion and selective sensitivity of Hp. Our preliminary results indicate that hβD exposure ignites a rapid response that is largely due to the activation of several,possibly interconnected transcriptional regulatory networks – origons-that ultimately coordinate cellular processes needed to maintain homeostasis and successful adaptation of the bacterium in the gastric environment. In addition,we have shown that both antibiotic and hβD resistance are mediated by dedicated periplasmic transporters,including the aforementioned efflux pump genes hp1165 and hef A,involved in active export of antibiotics from the cell membrane and/or,as recently suggested,substrate sensing and signalling. Furthermore,itappears that sublethal doses of hβDs may enhance biofilm formation by the sustained expression of,mainly,quorum sensing-related genes. In conclusion,we provide additional data regarding the role of specific innate immune molecules in antibiotic cross-resistance mechanisms that may deepen our understanding in the context of the development of novel eradication regimens.

关键词： Helicobacter pylori Human β-defensins Biofilm Antimicrobial resistance

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