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RESULTS Doxorubicin significantly upregulated miR-375 expression in vitro and in vivo, and inhibition of miR-375 re-established myocardial redox homeostasis, prevented doxorubicin-induced oxidative stress and cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and activated the PDK1/AKT axis by reducing the direct binding of miR-375 to 3′ UTR of the PDK1 gene. Inhibition of PDK1 and AKT abolished the protective role of miR-375 inhibition on doxorubicin-induced oxidative damage. CONCLUSIONS Inhibition of miR-375 prevented oxidative damage in a mouse model of doxorubicin-induced cardiac toxicity in vivo and in doxorubicin-treated rat and mouse cardiomyocytes in vitro through the PDK1/AKT signaling pathway.The present work offers an insight into the magnetic properties of Mn-rich spinel zinc manganate. Rietveld refinement reveals the formation of Zn0.67Mn2.33O4, where Zn2+ and Mn2+ ions are randomly distributed in the tetrahedral sublattice. DC and AC susceptibility measurement of Zn0.67Mn2.33O4 infers the occurrence of two kinds of transition below 11 K. Paramagnetic to ferrimagnetic transition occur at 10.7 K and ferrimagnetic to spin glass-like transition occurs at 5.8 K. The long-range canted ferrimagnetic ordering is corroborated using modified Lotgering model and calculated the exchange interaction values (J AA = 5.2 K,J AB = 5.3 K, J BB = 14.8 K). Further, the observed shift in freezing temperature with DC magnetic field obeys Almeida-Thouless behaviour and frequency dependence of AC susceptibility follows Vogel-Fulcher law. SANT1 However, the complete establishment of the canonical spin glass state is denied since the manganese ions occupied at the tetrahedral site is equal to the percolation threshold (=33%). Subsequently, the observed spin glass-like behaviour (5.8 K) below Curie temperature (10.7 K) evidences the reentrant spin glass nature. Similarly, the strong frustration in Zn0.67Mn2.33O4 lattice is observed through the substantial negative value of Curie-Weiss temperature (∼-599 K) and very high frustration factor (f = 56). Overall, the chosen Zn0.67Mn2.33O4 is a highly frustrated magnetic system revealing re-entrant spin-glass behaviour.A systematic study using neutron diffraction and magnetic susceptibility is reported on Mn substituted ferrimagnetic inverse spinel Ti1-x Mn x Co2O4 in the temperature interval 1.6 K [Formula see text] T [Formula see text] 300 K. Our neutron diffraction study reveals cooperative distortions of the TO6 octahedra in the Ti1-x Mn x Co2O4 system for all the Jahn-Teller active ions T = Mn3+ , Ti3+ and Co3+ , having the electronic configurations 3d 1, 3d 4 and 3d 6, respectively which are confirmed by the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Two specific compositions (x = 0.2 and 0.4) have been chosen in this study because these two systems show unique features such as; (i) noncollinear Yafet-Kittel type magnetic ordering, and (ii) weak tetragonal distortion with c/a less then 1, in which the apical bond length d c (T B -O) is longer than the equatorial bond length d ab (T B -O) due to the splitting of the e g level of Mn3+ ions into [Formula see text] and [Formula see text]. For the composition x = 0.4, the distortion in the T B O6 octahedra is stronger as compared to x = 0.2 because of the higher content of trivalent Mn. Ferrimagnetic ordering in Ti0.6Mn0.4Co2O4 and Ti0.8Mn0.2Co2O4 sets in at 110.3 and 78.2 K, respectively due to the presence of unequal magnetic moments of cations, where Ti3+ , Mn3+ , and Co3+ occupy the octahedral, whereas, Co2+ sits in the tetrahedral site. For both compounds an additional weak antiferromagnetic component could be observed lying perpendicular to the ferrimagnetic component. The analysis of static and dynamic magnetic susceptibilities combined with the heat-capacity data reveals a magnetic compensation phenomenon (MCP) at T COMP = 25.4 K in Ti0.8Mn0.2Co2O4 and a reentrant spin-glass behaviour in Ti0.6Mn0.4Co2O4 with a freezing temperature of ∼110.1 K. The MCP in this compound is characterized by sign reversal of magnetization and bipolar exchange bias effect below T COMP with its magnitude depending on the direction of external magnetic field and the cooling protocol.Nanoscale metallic multilayers have been shown to have a wide range of outstanding properties, which differ to a great extent from those observed in monolithic films. Their exceptional properties are mainly associated with the large number of interfaces and the nanoscale layer thicknesses. Many studies have investigated these materials focusing on magnetic, mechanical, optical, or radiation tolerance properties, thus, this review provides a summary of the findings in each area, including a description of the general attributes, the adopted synthesis methods and the most common characterization techniques used. This information is followed by a compendium of the material properties and a brief discussion of related experimental data, as well as existing and promising applications. Other phenomena of interest, including thermal stability studies, self-propagating reactions and the progression from nano multilayers to amorphous and/or crystalline alloys, are also covered. In general, this review highlights the use of nano multilayer architectures as viable routes to overcome the challenges of designing and implementing new engineering materials at the nanoscale. Creative Commons Attribution license.Information on severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (transmissibility, disease seriousness, impact) is crucial for preparation of healthcare sectors. We present a simple approach to assess disease seriousness, creating a reference cohort of pneumonia patients from sentinel hospitals. First comparisons exposed a higher rate of COVID-19 patients requiring ventilation. There were more case fatalities among COVID-19 patients without comorbidities than in the reference cohort. Hospitals should prepare for high utilisation of ventilation and intensive care resources.The cumulative incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is showing similar trends in European Union/European Economic Area countries and the United Kingdom confirming that, while at a different stage depending on the country, the COVID-19 pandemic is progressing rapidly in all countries. Based on the experience from Italy, countries, hospitals and intensive care units should increase their preparedness for a surge of patients with COVID-19 who will require healthcare, and in particular intensive care.