Extracorporeal Organ Support for Burn-Injured Patients

As mortality relating to severe acute burn injury improves, patients are surviving longer into the critical care phase, which is commonly complicated by multisystem organ failure.Extracorporeal organ support (ECOS) represents a set of potential therapeutic technologies for managing patients with organ-specific complications.This Muzzleloading Compo

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Genome-wide identification of quantitative trait loci for important plant and flower traits in petunia using a high-density linkage map and an interspecific recombinant inbred population derived from Petunia integrifolia and P. axillaris

Petunia: Enhancing commercial cultivars Uncovering the genetics behind desirable traits Decorative Tray in petunia plants could help improve commercial cultivars.While petunia plants are a key feature of the global horticultural industry, the limited genetic variability in commercial plants makes it difficult to improve desired plant traits.Zhanao

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The Long Non-Coding RNA XIST Controls Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Proliferation and Invasion by Modulating miR-186-5p

Background/Aims: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are key players in the development and progression of human cancers.The lncRNA XIST (X-inactive specific transcript) has been shown to be upregulated in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, its role and molecular mechanisms in NSCLC cell progression remain unclear.Methods: qRT-PCR was co

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Definite generic vs. definite unique in L2 acquisition

This study examines the role of universal meanings in second language (L2) acquisition by specifically looking at whether Japanese L2 learners of English can distinguish between definite generic the and definite unique the.Japanese is a language that has no definite (or indefinite) article, but the meanings expressed with definite generic and defin

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