Transcytosis of T4 Bacteriophage Through Intestinal Cells Enhances Its Immune Activation by Amanda Carroll-Portillo, October Barnes, Cristina N. Coffman, Cody A. Braun, Sudha B. Singh, Henry C. Lin

“…Interactions between bacteriophages with mammalian immune cells are of great interest and most phages possess at least one molecular pattern (nucleic acid, sugar residue, or protein structure) that is recognizable to the immune system through pathogen associated molecular pattern (PAMP) receptors (i.e., TLRs). …”
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Physical and Compaction Properties of Granular Materials with Artificial Grading behind the Particle Size Distributions by Ming-liang Chen, Gao-jian Wu, Bin-rui Gan, Wan-hong Jiang, Jia-wen Zhou

“…Particle size distribution (PSD) has a great influence on the strength, permeability, and compaction behavior of granular materials, and some implicit correlation may exist between the PSD and the compaction properties of granular materials. …”
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Analysis of the personality traits of urban tourism brand on visiting intention through perceived consistency (studied in Tehran) by Yazdan Shirimohamadi, Ali Shamaei, Seyyed Eshagh Jalalian, Farzaneh Rafiee

“…In the meantime, using Hofstede's cultural model in analyzing the effect of tourist personality dimensions on the intention to visit through the perceived homogeneity variable greatly helps to understand this issue. In this research, the effects of femininity, masculinity, ambiguity, avoidance of individualism and collectivism on the intention to visit have been analyzed. …”
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An Assessment of Heavy Metals Toxicity in Asian Clam, Corbicula fluminea, from Mekong River, Pa Sak River, and Lopburi River, Thailand by Ai Yin Sow, Koh Han Dee, Seong Wei Lee, Aweng A. L. Eh Rak

“…High population density and economic development attributing to the changes in water quality in Pa Sak River, Lopburi River, and Mekong River have attracted great attention. This research aimed to determine the pollution of heavy metals in collected clams at three different study sites. …”
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Genetic Dissection of Sympatric Populations of Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), Using DALP-PCR Molecular Markers by M. A. Latif, M. Y. Rafii, M. S. Mazid, M. E. Ali, F. Ahmed, M. Y. Omar, S. G. Tan

“…Analyses of principal components, molecular variance, and robustness also supported greatly to the findings of cluster analysis.…”
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Modelling the growth stress in tree branches: eccentric growth vs. reaction wood by Van Rooij, Arnoul, Badel, Eric, Barczi, Jean-François, Caraglio, Yves, Almeras, Tancrede, Gril, Joseph

“…But although it does not necessarily act as a relevant lever for postural control, it greatly modifies the profile pattern of mechanical stress and could provide mechanical safety of the branch. …”
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Numerical Simulation Analysis of Slope Instability and Failure of Limestone Mine in Weibei by Kuiming Liu, Hui Li, Shihui Pang, Meng Mi, Jianping Chen, Kui Sun

“…The joint and fissure are developed, the rock mass is broken, and the hidden danger of engineering geological disaster is high. (2) There is a sliding trend in both sides during excavation, and the maximum vertical displacement is 2.1 cm. (3) If the slope is reinforced according to the design scheme, the slope stability safety factor will be increased from 1.062 to 1.203 in a stable state, which greatly improves the stability of the slope and provides a guarantee for human and financial resources.…”
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Effectiveness of an E-Nose Based on Metal Oxide Semiconductor Sensors for Coffee Quality Assessment by Yhan S. Mutz, Samara Mafra Maroum, Leticia L. G. Tessaro, Natália de Oliveira Souza, Mikaela Martins de Bem, Loyane Silvestre Alves, Luisa Pereira Figueiredo, Denes K. A. do Rosario, Patricia C. Bernardes, Cleiton Antônio Nunes

“…Moreover, a supervised classification employing soft independent modeling of class analogies (SIMCA), partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), and least squares support vector machine (LS-SVM) led to great results with accuracy above 90% for every task. …”
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Experimental Study on Compression and Intrinsic Permeability Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste by Gang Zeng, Jun Ma, Dan Hu, Jing Wang

“…Compression and gas permeability characteristics of municipal solid waste (MSW) are of great significance to the design, construction, management, and operation of landfill. …”
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Multilevel Bloom Filters for P2P Flows Identification Based on Cluster Analysis in Wireless Mesh Network by Xia-an Bi, Xiaohui Wang, Luyun Xu, Sheng Chen, Hong Liu

“…The rapid growth of P2P flows brings great pressure to the regular network operation. …”
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Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China by Xiao-ying Yao, Yan Lin, Jie-li Geng, Ya-meng Sun, Ying Chen, Guo-wen Shi, Qun Xu, Yan-sheng Li

“…Evidences are accumulating that age and gender have great impact on the distribution of stroke risk factors. …”
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Current Trends and Perspectives of Pressure Wire-Based Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Yoshiyuki Takami, Atsuo Maekawa, Koji Yamana, Kiyotoshi Akita, Kentaro Amano, Wakana Niwa, Kazuki Matsuhashi, Yasushi Takagi

“…Beyond the diagnostic phase, CTCA, augmented by automatic artificial intelligence, holds great potential for guiding therapeutic interventions in the future.…”
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Research on Land Surface Thermal-Hydrologic Exchange in Southern China under Future Climate and Land Cover Scenarios by Jianwu Yan, Baozhang Chen, Min Feng, John L. Innes, Guangyu Wang, Shifeng Fang, Guang Xu, Huifang Zhang, Dongjie Fu, Huimin Wang, Guirui Yu, Xiaomin Sun

“…Through this study, we recognize that land surface water and heat exchanges are affected greatly by the future climate change as well as land cover change.…”
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Cognitive Status Correlates with CXCL10/IP-10 Levels in Parkinson’s Disease by Natália Pessoa Rocha, Paula Luciana Scalzo, Izabela Guimarães Barbosa, Mariana Soares Souza, Isabela Boechat Morato, Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira, Paulo Pereira Christo, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Helton José Reis

“…Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms are of great interest in Parkinson’s disease (PD), since they are very common and lead to increased disability with poor quality of life. …”
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Three Vessel Coronary Cameral Fistulae Associated with New Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Angina Pectoris by Murat Yuksel, Abdulkadir Yildiz, Mustafa Oylumlu, Nihat Polat, Halit Acet, Necdet Ozaydogdu

“…Coronary cameral fistulas are abnormal communications between a coronary artery and a heart chamber or a great vessel which are reported in less than 0.1% of patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography. …”
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Sampling Ozone Exposure of Canadian Forests at Different Scales: Some Case Studies by R.M. Cox, J.W. Malcolm, R.N. Hughes, T.P.W. Williams

“…Recent case studies using passive samplers to determine forest exposure to ozone indicate a great potential for the development of spatial models on a regional, landscape, and stand level scale.…”
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Crosstalk between MicroRNAs and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors and Their Emerging Regulatory Roles in Cardiovascular Pathophysiology by Yin-Feng Zhang, Hai-Ming Xu, Fei Yu, Man Wang, Meng-Yang Li, Tao Xu, Yan-Yan Gao, Jian-Xun Wang, Pei-Feng Li

“…Emerging evidence indicates that the crosstalk of microRNAs (miRNAs) and PPARs contributes greatly to CVD pathogenesis. PPARs are inhibited by miRNAs at posttranscriptional mechanisms in the progress of pulmonary hypertension and vascular dysfunction involving cell proliferation/apoptosis, communication, and normal function of endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells. …”
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Manipulation of 2D and 3D Magnetic Solitons Under the Influence of DMI Gradients by Rayan Moukhader, Davi Rodrigues, Eleonora Raimondo, Vito Puliafito, Bruno Azzerboni, Mario Carpentieri, Abbass Hamadeh, Giovanni Finocchio, Riccardo Tomasello

“…Magnetic solitons hold great promise for token-based computing applications due to their intrinsic properties, including small size, topological stability, ultra-low power manipulation, and potentially ultra-fast operation. …”
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Separation characteristics of vortex three-phase flotation for offshore produced water treatment by LIU Meng, DAI Guohua, QU Zhaoguang, LIU Chunyu, CHEN Zhengwen, MA Jinxi, JIN Qiu

“…When the processing capacity was lower than the design capacity, the oil content at the equipment outlet became stable and the anti processing capacity fluctuation effect was great as the processing capacity increased. When the gas intake volume was around 1% of the inlet liquid volume, the equipment had a good oil removal effect, and excessive or insufficient gas intake volume was not conducive to equipment oil removal. …”
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Biomarker panel for early detection of uterine cancer by Nemali Deepthi Deepthi Priya, NANDA KUMAR K V, DEVARAJAPPAGARI BINDU, KASIREDDY LIKHITHA, MEKALA SIVA CHARANI

“…In conclusion, early detection through biomarkers like P53, K-RAS, HER2/neu, PTEN, Serum CA-125 holds great promise for early diagnosis and treatment advancements, and offering hope for improved outcomes and a better quality of life for patients in the future. …”
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