Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor Family Member LIGHT (TNFSF14) on the Activation of Basophils and Eosinophils Interacting with Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Huai Na Qiu, Chun Kwok Wong, Jie Dong, Christopher Wai-Kei Lam, Zhe Cai

“…In this study, we investigated the effects of LIGHT on the coculture of human basophils/eosinophils and bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells. …”
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Formaldehyde Exposure and Its Potential Health Risk in Some Beauty Salons in Kumasi Metropolis by Noah Kyame Asare-Donkor, James Kusi Appiah, Vincent Torve, Ray Bright Voegborlo, Anthony Apeke Adimado

“…In order to assess the exposure of cosmetologists to formaldehyde, the indoor air in sixty beauty salons across the ten submetros in Kumasi were sampled to determine the formaldehyde levels and the associated noncarcinogenic human health risks. Sampling was done using System Service Innovation Incorporation air sampler model 1000i, and the MBTH spectrophotometric method was used for analysis. …”
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Exploring anti-cancer activities of epidermal growth factor-immobilized polymeric nanoparticles by Shota Yamamoto, Chia-Jung Chang, Masao Kamimura, Jun Nakanishi

“…Initial mechanistic studies on phosphorylation signaling and cholesterol depletion revealed that EGF-polystyrene nanoparticles exhibited cytotoxicity against human cervical adenocarcinoma HeLa cells via local enhancement of EGFR activity in membrane rafts. …”
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Sirtuin-2 Protects Neural Cells from Oxidative Stress and Is Elevated in Neurodegeneration by Preeti Singh, Peter S. Hanson, Christopher M. Morris

“…SH-SY5Y viability in response to oxidative stress induced by diquat or rotenone was measured following SIRT2 overexpression or inhibition of deacetylase activity, along with α-synuclein aggregation. SIRT2 in human tissues was evaluated using Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and fluorometric activity assays. …”
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Employing the concept of stacking ensemble learning to generate deep dream images using multiple CNN variants by Lafta Alkhazraji, Ayad R. Abbas, Abeer S. Jamil, Zahraa Saddi Kadhim, Wissam Alkhazraji, Sabah Abdulazeez Jebur, Bassam Noori Shaker, Mohammed Abdallazez Mohammed, Mohanad A. Mohammed, Basim Mohammed Al-Araji, Abdulkareem Z. Mohmmed, Wasiq Khan, Bilal Khan, Abir Jaafar Hussain

“…Such approaches can also be useful for promoting interest in human artwork, particularly surrealist images. Accordingly, in the present, a stacking ensemble Deep Dream model was developed that aids psychiatrists and psychologists in addressing the challenge of mimicking hallucinations. …”
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Characterization of Broad Spectrum Bacteriophage vB ESM-pEJ01 and Its Antimicrobial Efficacy Against Shiga Toxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Green Juice by Eun Jeong Park, Seungki Lee, Jong Beom Na, Ye Bin Kim, Kee Man Lee, Seon Young Park, Ji Hyung Kim

“…Shiga toxin-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> (STEC) infections have increased in humans, animals, and the food industry, with ready-to-eat (RTE) food products being particularly susceptible to contamination. …”
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Effect of plasma assisted combustion on emissions of a premixed nitrous oxide fuel blend by Boj N. Villanueva, Po-Hung Lin, Yueh-Heng Li, Jaime P. Honra

“…However, research on the fuel blend is relatively scant, especially regarding its emission characteristics, as the composition may produce high NOx emissions, which are harmful to both human society and the environment. This study sought to utilize Nanosecond Pulsed Dielectric Barrier Discharge plasma as an emission control mechanism as not only has it found success as a pollution control mechanism, but also as a combustion enhancement one. …”
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Exploring BCL2 regulation and upstream signaling transduction in venetoclax resistance in multiple myeloma: potential avenues for therapeutic intervention by Rodrigo Fonseca, Yuan Xiao Zhu, Laura A. Bruins, Joseph Ahmann, Cecilia de Bonolo Campos, Esteban Braggio, Xianfeng Chen, Mariano Arribas, Susie Darvish, Seth Welsh, Erin Meermeier, Kiran K. Mangalaparthi, Richard K. Kandasamy, Greg Ahmann, J. Erin Wiedmeier-Nutor, Akhilesh Pandey, Marta Chesi, P. Leif Bergsagel, Rafael Fonseca

“…We conducted a multi-omic characterization of established VTX-resistant isogenic human myeloma cell lines (HMCL) and primary MM patient samples pre- and post-VTX treatment. …”
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Toward <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Virulence Inhibition: Beyond Cell Wall by Maria S. Kotliarova, Mikhail S. Shumkov, Anna V. Goncharenko

“…<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> (Mtb) is one of the most successful bacterial pathogens in human history. Even in the antibiotic era, Mtb is widespread and causes millions of new cases of tuberculosis each year. …”
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Spatial frequency preferences of representations of indoor and natural scene categories in scene-selective regions under different conditions of contrast by Yuanyuan Zhang, Qiaomu Miao, Baolin Liu

“…The results showed the scene-selective regions were more efficient in distinguishing natural scene categories in LSF, and the LSF was preferentially used along with high luminance contrast in recognition of natural scenes. On the other hand, humans preferentially used HSF information in distinguishing indoor scenes.DiscussionThis distinct SF preferences maybe caused by the different aspects of information conveyed by LSF and HSF, as well as the different strategies of spatial perception in natural and indoor scenes recognition.…”
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Development of a Semiconductor Sequencing-based Panel for Screening Individuals with Lynch Syndrome by Ryia-Illani Mohd Yunos, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Janice Khor Sheau Sean, Sazuita Saidin, Mohd Ridhwan Abd Razak, Isa Md. Rose, Ismail Sagap, Luqman Mazlan, Rahman Jamal

“…The sensitivity and specificity of the identified mutations were determined by sequencing the serially diluted DNA from two human cancer cell lines, HCT 116 and LN-18. An average of 92 % of reads were mapped to the target region with 98 % uniformity. …”
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Status Epilepticus due to Intraperitoneal Injection of Vehicle Containing Propylene Glycol in Sprague Dawley Rats by Evon S. Ereifej, Seth M. Meade, Cara S. Smith, Keying Chen, Nanette Kleinman, Jeffrey R. Capadona

“…These findings are consistent with oral and intravenous administration of propylene glycol toxicity as previously reported in other species, including humans. To our knowledge, this report represents the first published case of status epilepticus due to an IP injection containing propylene glycol.…”
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Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 subgenomic RNAs that enhance viral fitness and immune evasion. by Harriet V Mears, George R Young, Theo Sanderson, Ruth Harvey, Jamie Barrett-Rodger, Rebecca Penn, Vanessa Cowton, Wilhelm Furnon, Giuditta De Lorenzo, Margaret Crawford, Daniel M Snell, Ashley S Fowler, Anob M Chakrabarti, Saira Hussain, Ciarán Gilbride, Edward Emmott, Katja Finsterbusch, Jakub Luptak, Thomas P Peacock, Jérôme Nicod, Arvind H Patel, Massimo Palmarini, Emma Wall, Bryan Williams, Sonia Gandhi, Charles Swanton, David L V Bauer

“…We show well-supported examples upstream of the Spike gene-within the nsp16 coding region of ORF1b-which is expressed during human infection, and upstream of the canonical Envelope gene TRS, both of which have evolved convergently in multiple lineages. …”
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Case report: Patients with positive HER-2 amplification locally advanced gastroesophageal junction cancer achieved pathologic complete response with the addition of pembrolizumab t... by Huanhuan Li, Chao Ren, Donghai Cui, Tao Wu, Zhiyong Nie

“…BackgroundHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER-2) is the most prominent therapeutic target for gastric (G)/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer. …”
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Plasmablastic Lymphoma: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions by Ghaleb Elyamany, Eman Al Mussaed, Ali Matar Alzahrani

“…Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is an aggressive subtype of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), which frequently arises in the oral cavity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients. …”
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Isolation, Identification, and Antimicrobial Study of Yersinia spp. Isolated from Traditional and Industrial Olivier Salad Specimens in Tehran by Farnaz Eskandarzadeh, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal

“…The biotype of Yersinia enterocolitica was investigated, and three strains of biotype 1A and one strain of biotype 1B were identified. The human pathogenic serotype was not found in the serotype analysis. …”
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Which curriculum components do medical students find most helpful for evaluating AI outputs? by William J. Waldock, George Lam, Ana Baptista, Risheka Walls, Amir H. Sam

“…Abstract Introduction The risk and opportunity of Large Language Models (LLMs) in medical education both rest in their imitation of human communication. Future doctors working with generative artificial intelligence (AI) need to judge the value of any outputs from LLMs to safely direct the management of patients. …”
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THE EFFECTS OF THE PRESENCE OF UiTM NEGERI SEMBILAN BRANCH CAMPUSES ON BUSINESSES IN KUALA PILAH, SEREMBAN AND REMBAU by A. N. Jannah, A. Shanthi

“…The impact of the establishment of UiTM Negeri Sembilan Branch can be seen not only through the growth it has brought to the human resources, academic and physical sectors, but can also be seen via the impact it has brought to the economic, political, social as well as the environment sectors on the communities of Kuala Pilah, Seremban, and Rembau. …”
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The role of delays in innate and adaptive immunity to intracellular bacterial infection by Simeone Marino, Edoardo Beretta, Denise E. Kirschner

“…The immune response in humans is complex and multi-fold. Initially an innate response attempts to clear any invasion by microbes. …”
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DNA Methylation Is Involved in the Expression of miR-142-3p in Fibroblasts and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Siti Razila Abdul Razak, Yukihiro Baba, Hiromitsu Nakauchi, Makoto Otsu, Sumiko Watanabe

“…We have been analyzing comprehensive expression patterns of microRNA in human and mouse embryonic stem and induced pluripotent stem cells. …”
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