Promotora intervention for metabolic and mental health to reduce type 2 diabetes risk: a pilot randomized controlled trial by Maria C. Vargas, Joshua B. Katz, Azucena Lopez, Arturo Carrillo, Dyanna L. Gregory, Matthew J. O’Brien

“…Abstract The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a novel behavioral intervention (PRIME2) that integrates evidence-based approaches for reducing diabetes risk and perceived stress. …”
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Developing an Optimal Antiviral Method for the Air-filtration System of Subway Stations by Dae Hoon Park, Jungho Hwang, Dongho Shin, Younghun Kim, Gunhee Lee, Inyong Park, Sang Bok Kim, Keejung Hong, Bangwoo Han

“…Abstract A novel antiviral method was developed in this study for the air-filtration system of subway stations. …”
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Cognitive-Enhancing Effect of a Hydroethanolic Extract of Crinum macowanii against Memory Impairment Induced by Aluminum Chloride in BALB/c Mice by Mohammed S. Jilani, Dexter Tagwireyi, Louis L. Gadaga, Charles C. Maponga, Cosmas Mutsimhu

“…C. macowanii at 40 mg/kg exhibited a significantly higher discrimination index than aluminum chloride-treated mice in the novel object recognition task. The results may support the usefulness of C. macowanii in the management of dementia and related illnesses.…”
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Assessment of Acute and Chronic Pharmacological Effects on Energy Expenditure and Macronutrient Oxidation in Humans: Responses to Ephedrine by Antonella Napolitano, Peter R. Murgatroyd, Nick Finer, Elizabeth K. Hussey, Robert Dobbins, Steve O'Rahilly, Derek J. R. Nunez

“…Ephedrine should provide reliable data against which to compare novel thermogenic compounds.…”
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Evaluation of common COL2A1 gene variants in Iranian patients suspected with Stickler syndrome type I by Fatemeh Abolhasani, Hossein Abdali, Mohammad Kazemi, Bijan Movahedian Attar, Fatemeh Derakhshandeh, Majid Hosseinzadeh

“…Conclusion: Genetic analysis of Twenty-six unrelated families with Stickler syndrome type I disorder discovered one novel pathogenic variant in the COL2A1 gene in a patient with Stickler syndrome type I. …”
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Decreased TNF Levels and Improved Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival in MMP-2 Null Mice Suggest a Role for MMP-2 as TNF Sheddase by Lies De Groef, Manuel Salinas-Navarro, Griet Van Imschoot, Claude Libert, Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke, Lieve Moons

“…Moreover, MMP-2 null mice display attenuated retinal ganglion cell death upon excitotoxic insult to the retina, which is accompanied by normal glial reactivity, yet reduced TNF levels. Hence, we propose a novel in vivo function for MMP-2, as an activating sheddase of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). …”
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Influence of next-generation artificial intelligence on headache research, diagnosis and treatment: the junior editorial board members’ vision – part 2 by Igor Petrušić, Chia-Chun Chiang, David Garcia-Azorin, Woo-Seok Ha, Raffaele Ornello, Lanfranco Pellesi, Eloisa Rubio-Beltrán, Ruth Ruscheweyh, Marta Waliszewska-Prosół, William Wells-Gatnik

“…This is a call to action in proposing novel frameworks for integrating AI-based technologies into headache care. …”
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Numerical study of heat transfer and fluid flow in a symmetric wavy microchannel heat sink reinforced by slanted secondary channels by Qifeng Zhu, Xianyao Liu, Jingwei Zeng, He Zhao, Wenqiang He, Haoxin Deng, Guoyan Chen

“…To improve the thermal and hydraulic performance of symmetric wavy microchannel heat sinks, a novel design has been devised with slanted secondary channels from trough to crest based on its pressure distribution characteristics. …”
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Harnessing Tumor Cell‐Derived Exosomes for Immune Rejection Management in Corneal Transplantation by Jieru Yang, Huanmin Kang, Yingyi Liu, Shan Lu, Huihui Wu, Bikui Zhang, Yan He, Wenhu Zhou

“…This study introduces a novel strategy by utilizing tumor‐derived exosomes from B16‐F10 melanoma cells (B16‐Exo), diverging from the conventional use of immune cell‐derived exosomes, to alleviate post‐transplantation immune rejection. …”
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Virtual Screening for Potential Inhibitors of NS3 Protein of Zika Virus by Maheswata Sahoo, Lingaraja Jena, Sangeeta Daf, Satish Kumar

“…The recent outbreak of ZIKV in February 2016 in Brazil realized it as a major health risk, demands an enhanced surveillance and a need to develop novel drugs against ZIKV. Amodiaquine, prochlorperazine, quinacrine, and berberine are few promising drugs approved by Food and Drug Administration against dengue virus which also belong to Flaviviridae family. …”
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Enhanced bacteriostatic effects of phage vB_C4 and cell wall-targeting antibiotic combinations against drug-resistant Aeromonas veronii by Xin Cao, Yanqiong Tang, ZhenZhang Lu, Xiang Ma, Hong Li, Xue Chi, Juanjuan Li, Zhu Liu

“…Consequently, this study establishes a basis for evaluating the parameters essential for utilizing phage-antibiotic combination therapy in the treatment of biofilm-associated infections, thereby offering a novel selection for the clinical management of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.…”
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lncRNA PANTR1 Upregulates BCL2A1 Expression to Promote Tumorigenesis and Warburg Effect of Hepatocellular Carcinoma through Restraining miR-587 by Xirui Ma, Ziming Mao, Jing Zhu, Huifang Liu, Fengling Chen

“…Our study identified a novel lncRNA PANTR1/miR-587/BCL2A1 axis in HCC progression. …”
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Artificial neural networks analysis for non-newtonian nanofluid flow with variable viscosity and MHD effects in wire covering processes by Maria Altaib Badawi, Zeeshan, Nehad Ali Shah, Imed Boukhris, Adel Thaljaoui

“…This manuscript examines WC-TGNFF through the implementation of a novel intelligent computing system via the Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm (ANN-LMA). …”
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Monitoring for respiratory viruses among wild canids, Texas by Lyudmyla V. Marushchak, Laura A. Pulscher, Judith U. Oguzie, Diego B. Silva, Kenneth A. Waldrup, Douglas M. Watts, Gregory C. Gray

“…The cross-species transmission of respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and avian influenza underscores the need for novel respiratory virus surveillance at the human-animal interface. …”
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A Stylistic Analysis of Majdieh Treatise by Seyyed Kamak Sharifi, Narges Oskouie, Aziz Hojjaji

“…At literary level, there is an extensive use of novel figures of speech such as pun, saj’, internal rhyme, leonine verse and parallelism, which create a strong inner verbal music as well as rhetorical effect in this work. …”
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Role of silent mutations in KRAS-mutant tumors by Jun Lu, Chao Zhou, Feng Pan, Hongyu Liu, Haohua Jiang, Hua Zhong, Baohui Han, Xiangxiang Pan

“…Despite being in early stages, research on KRAS silent mutations holds promise for uncovering novel insights that could inform personalized cancer treatments. …”
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Treatment of hospital wastewater by anodic oxidation using a new approach made by combining rotation with pulsed electric current on Cu-SnO2–Sb2O5 rotating cylinder anode by Falah H. Abd, Ali H. Abbar

“…A high-efficiency, low-cost Cu-SnO2-Sb2O5 anode was prepared using a novel approach that combines the effects of rotation with pulsed current. …”
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Digitized thermo-responsive shape memory matrix band for tooth restorations by Chao Liu, Qin Huang, Bin Feng, Guanchen Ye, Yu Wang, Tianer Zhu, Junjie Wu, Lining Lin, Dongqi You, Haiping Yang, Weifang Zhang

“…In this study, the authors developed a novel matrix band system using shape memory polymer (SMP), which possessed two reversible shapes including digitized permanent shape to reproduce anatomical proximal contour and programmable temporary shape for clinical practice and reservation. …”
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Pathophysiology and Treatment of Psoriasis: From Clinical Practice to Basic Research by Yujie Gao, Tianqi Xu, Yu Wang, Yanjinhui Hu, Shaoping Yin, Zhiguo Qin, Hua Yu

“…In recent years, the development of novel transdermal drug delivery systems represents a promising frontier in psoriasis management. …”
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SSR-based evaluation of genetic diversity in populations of Agriophyllum squarrosum L. and Agriophyllum minus Fisch. & Mey. collected in South-East Kazakhstan by Y. Genievskaya, D. Karelova, S. Abugalieva, P. Zhao, G. Chen, Y. Turuspekov

“…Thus, we identified the set of novel and informative SSR markers suitable for the study of genetic diversity in Agriophyllum.…”
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