COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF IRON HOMEOSTASIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND THEIR UNAFFECTED SIBLINGS

Comparative analysis of iron homeostasis in sub-Saharan African children with sickle cell disease and their unaffected siblings

Iron is an essential trace element subject to tight regulation to ensure adequate running of biological processes.In sub-Saharan Africa where hemoglobinopathies are common, iron homeostasis is likely to be impaired by these conditions.Here we assessed and compared key serum proteins associated with iron metabolism between sub-Saharan African childr

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Electroacupuncture potentiates peripheral CB2 receptor-inhibited chronic pain in a mouse model of knee osteoarthritis

Xiao-Cui Yuan,1 Qiang Wang,2 Wen Su,3 Hong-Ping Li,1 Cai-Hua Wu,3 Fang Gao,1 Hong-Chun Xiang,1 He Zhu,1 Li-Xue Lin,1 Xue-Fei Hu,1 Jie Cao,4 Jing-Jing Li,1 Man Li1 1Department of Neurobiology and Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Ministry of Education, The Institute of Brain Research, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huaz

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Efficacy of a multifaceted podiatry intervention to improve balance and prevent falls in older people: study protocol for a randomised trial

Abstract Background Falls in older people are a major public health problem, with at least one in three people aged over 65 years falling each year.There is increasing evidence that foot problems and inappropriate footwear increase the risk of falls, however no studies have been undertaken to determine whether modifying these risk factors decreases

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Improved prediction of slope stability using a hybrid stacking ensemble method based on finite element analysis and field data

Slope failures lead to catastrophic consequences in numerous countries and thus the stability assessment for slopes is of high interest in geotechnical and geological engineering researches.A hybrid stacking ensemble approach is proposed in this study for enhancing the prediction of slope stability.In the hybrid grill plate stacking ensemble approa

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A new Adomian decomposition technique for a thermal analysis forced non-Newtonian magnetic Reiner-Rivlin viscoelastic fluid flow

This paper presents a new semi-analytical method, called the Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM), as well as Finite Element Methods, to study forced Reiner-Rivlin non-Newtonian Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) fluid motion confined between two disks.The innovation presented in this paper is grill plate the utilization of both analytical and numerical metho

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