miR-203 Expression in Exfoliated Cells of Tongue Coating Represents a Sensitive and Specific Biomarker of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Xiuli Yan, Shengliang Zhu, Hui Zhang

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in the pathophysiology of numerous human diseases including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). …”
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Object-Level Contrastive-Learning-Based Multi-Branch Network for Building Change Detection from Bi-Temporal Remote Sensing Images by Shiming Li, Fengtao Yan, Cheng Liao, Qingfeng Hu, Kaifeng Ma, Wei Wang, Hui Zhang

“…Buildings are fundamental elements of human environments, and detecting changes in them is crucial for land cover studies, urban expansion monitoring, and the detection of illegal construction activities. …”
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Anti‐inflammatory properties of ophioglonin derived from the fern Ophioglossum vulgatum L. via inactivating NF‐κB and MAPK signaling pathways by Xiaoqing Zhu, Cheng Tian, Dan Yao, Siqi Li, Junjiang Lv, Yongwen Chen, Xiaoyong Huang

“…Medicinal plants contain bioactive compounds that have therapeutic effects on human health. Ophioglossum vulgatum L. is a representative species of the fern genus Ophioglossum that has anti‐inflammatory properties as recognized in folk medicine. …”
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Dental pulp stem cell-derived intracellular vesicles prevent orthodontic relapse by inhibiting PI3K/Akt/NF-κB-mediated osteoclast activity by Boyuan Peng, Ziwei Li, Yong Cheng, Henghua Jiang, Qingsong Ye, Guangli Han

“…Methods We isolated and identified dental pulp stem cell-derived intracellular vesicles (DPSC-IV) from human dental pulp tissue. To investigate its effect, DPSC-IV was added to osteoblast or osteoclast differentiation medium. …”
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Exosomes Derived from SW480-Resistant Colon Cancer Cells Are Promote Angiogenesis via BMP-2/Smad5 Signaling Pathway by Song Yang, Lei Yao, Xiaolong Wang, Hao Sun, Chaogang Du, Chengpeng Song, Jingyu Fu, Yongjun Wu, Hongwu Huang, Chuansi Wang, Yongsen Wang, Yixiang Xie

“…The CCK-8 assay, migration assay, tube formation assay, qPCR, and Western blotting were performed in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). …”
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Hollow Salt Prepared Through Spray Drying with Alginate Enhances Salinity Perception to Reduce Sodium Intake by Qian Jiang, Jiayi Yan, Chen Song, Yunning Yang, Guangyuan Chen, Fanhua Kong, Jingfeng Yang, Shuang Song

“…Currently, high-salt diets have become one of the world’s biggest dietary crisis and long-term high-salt diets are seriously detrimental to human health. In response to this situation, the present study proposed a saltiness enhancement strategy using alginate, which is a dietary fibre from brown algae and has many health benefits, such as regulating intestinal microbiota, anti-hypertension and anti-obesity. …”
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Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia by Fasika Belay, Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen

“…However, households that own eucalyptus plantations demonstrate a lower index for human capital than those without eucalyptus plantations. …”
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Reconstruction of climatic events from the 16th century in Transylvania: interdisciplinary analysis based on historical sources by Ovidiu Răzvan Gaceu, Tudor Caciora, Ștefan Baias, Cezar Morar, Mihai Dudaș, Marius Stupariu, Maria Maxim

“…Finally, the manuscript emphasizes the significant role of the climate in shaping the historical and socio-economic landscape of Transylvania in the 16th century, offering perspectives on the complex interactions between the climate and the human component.…”
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Innovation in entrepreneurship during the time of COVID-19: a scoping review of the scientific evidence from Peru [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Sofía Almendra Alvarado-Suyo, Giovanni Di Deus Ocupa-Meneses, Johanna de Jesús Stephanie Gago-Chávez, Hitler Giovanni Ocupa-Cabrera, Josefina Amanda Suyo-Vega, Rosario Violeta Grijalva-Salazar, Víctor Hugo Fernández-Bedoya, Monica Elisa Meneses-La-Riva

“…Background: Entrepreneurship involves the actions of designing, launching and managing a business that initially starts small and grows along with the human structure that integrates it.  The health crisis caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had negative effects on health, but also on business; many ventures had to innovate in order to survive in this uncertain environment. …”
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Grazing-Induced Habitat Degradation: Challenges to Giant Panda Survival Resulting from Declining Bamboo and Soil Quality by Huawei Tian, Ying Zeng, Zejun Zhang, Ming Lu, Wei Wei

“…Grazing is the primary human-induced disturbance affecting giant panda (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) habitats and has a severe impact on the long-term sustainability of the giant panda population. …”
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Stress-Driven Production of γ-Aminobutyric Acid Using Non-Conventional Yeast Strains <i>Kluyveromyces marxianus</i> JMY140K and <i>Metschnikowia reukaufii</i> JMY075 by Ting-Ting Fan, Chao Chen, Du-Wen Zeng, Feng-Lou Wang, Zhao-Xian Xu, Ming-Jie Jin, Yue Zou, Jun Li, Xin-Qing Zhao

“…The culture filtrate of <i>K. marxianus</i> JMY140K also showed promising activities in human skin cells. In addition, <i>K. marxianus</i> JMY140K could also produce GABA using rice straw hydrolysate, which indicated that it has the potential to produce GABA using renewable biomass. …”
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Multidrug efflux pumps of Pseudomonas aeruginosa show selectivity for their natural substrates by Léna Mazza, Léna Mazza, Alexandre Bory, Alexandre Bory, Alexandre Luscher, Alexandre Luscher, Joachim Kloehn, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Christian van Delden, Christian van Delden, Thilo Köhler, Thilo Köhler

“…Antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are an increasing threat to human health. Strategies to restore antibiotic efficacy include targeting multidrug efflux pumps by competitive efflux pump inhibitors. …”
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Programme de développement professionnel des fonctionnaires en vue de la création d’un environnement éducatif sûr dans le cadre de la loi martiale by Iryna Trubavina, Oleksandr Cherednychenko, Kirill Nedria, Nadiia Oliinyk

“…The research methodology of the article is a complex of scientific approaches that determined the content, methods and form of training: competencebased, axiological, systemic, risk-oriented approaches, public administration approach; approach for human rights. Research methods included analysis of theoretical sources, synthesis, modeling, oral interviews of educators, generalization of experience, and observation. …”
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The Impact of <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> on Oral and Systemic Health: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Research by Zihui Liu, Qing Cao, Wenqing Wang, Bowen Wang, Yilun Yang, Cory J. Xian, Tiejun Li, Yuankun Zhai

“…<i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> is a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that exists in various body parts of humans, including the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, skin, and so on. …”
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CULTURAL MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRAINS by V. S. Rusaleyev, О. V. Pruntova, D. A. Vasilyev

“…Many studies in this feld are focused on Bacillus subtilis that is widespread in the environment and non-pathogenic for animals and humans. Results of tests of Bacillus subtilis for its biological properties and antagonistic activity aimed at optimization of methodical approaches for detection of strain with the highest antagonistic effect on some opportunistic microorganisms and their further use as probiotics are described. …”
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An Overview of Innovative Techniques to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening by Esther R. Nijhuis, Nathalie Reesink-Peters, G. Bea A. Wisman, Hans W. Nijman, Jelmer van Zanden, Haukeline Volders, Harry Hollema, Albert J. H. Suurmeijer, Ed Schuuring, Ate G. J. van der Zee

“…When available, data on cost– effectiveness of certain approaches will be provided. In short, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA detection stands closest to implementation in nation-wide screening programs of all markers reviewed. …”
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Hyperglycemia Does Not Affect Iron Mediated Toxicity of Cultured Endothelial and Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells: Influence of L-Carnosine by Shiqi Zhang, Emmanouil Ntasis, Sarah Kabtni, Jaap van den Born, Gerjan Navis, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Bernhard K. Krämer, Benito A. Yard, Sibylle J. Hauske

“…We sought to assess if high glucose (HG) exposure makes cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) more susceptible to metal induced toxicity and if this is ameliorated by L-carnosine. …”
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Studying Forgetting in Faster R-CNN for Online Object Detection: Analysis Scenarios, Localization in the Architecture, and Mitigation by Baptiste Wagner, Denis Pellerin, Sylvain Huet

“…First, we observe that the forgetting curves of the Faster R-CNN exhibit patterns similar to those described in human memory studies by Hermann Ebbinghaus: knowledge is lost exponentially over time and recall improves knowledge retention. …”
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Drought risk management in agricultural sector with an emphasis on the socioeconomic dimension under Fuzzy Logic in the Sistan region by Zahra Sarani, Ali Sardar Shahraki, Mahdi Safdari

“…In addition to the legal risk, the human and social risks are also at lower ranks with a weight of 0.4. …”
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Model of Driver’s Eye Movement and ECG Index under Tunnel Environment Based on Spatiotemporal Data by Weiwei Qi, Bin Shen, Linhong Wang

“…The experimental schemes have been scientifically designed based on methods of traffic engineering and human factor engineering, which aims to test the driver’s spatiotemporal data of eye movement and ECG (electrocardiogram) index in the tunnel environment. …”
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