Nicotinamide Ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Chronic Colitis in Mice through Its Anti-Inflammatory Properties and Modulates the Gut Microbiota by Kai Kang, Yue Sun, Dan Pan, Bing Chang, Li-Xuan Sang

“…Vitamin B (nicotinamide (NAM)), one of the most important nutritional components for humans, exerts anti-inflammatory activity. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of NAM on the gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in mice with chronic colitis. …”
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Inhibition of Endothelial–Mesenchymal Transition Mediated by Activin Receptor Type IIA Attenuates Valvular Injury Induced by Group A Streptococcus in Lewis Rats by Zirong Lu, Yuan Li, Chuanghong Lu, Zhongyuan Meng, Ling Bai, Feng Huang, Zhiyu Zeng

“…The EndMT cell model was established via human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and the RHD animal model was established via female Lewis rats. …”
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Increasing exposure of cotton growing areas to compound drought and heat events in a warming climate by Shengli Liu, Wei Zhang, Tongtong Shi, Tong Li, Hui Li, Guanyin Zhou, Zhanbiao Wang, Xiongfeng Ma

“…Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a critical source of natural fiber and cottonseed oil for humans, yielding substantial economic benefits globally. …”
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Rebuilding Soil Ecosystems for Improved Productivity in Biosolarized Soils by Laura Ney, Dorcas Franklin, Kishan Mahmud, Miguel Cabrera, Dennis Hancock, Mussie Habteselassie, Quint Newcomer, Brendan Fatzinger

“…While biosolarization offers an organic option for soil pest control and avoids human and environmental health risks associated with chemical fumigants, it still has broad negative impacts on microbial communities. …”
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Physiological and behavioural resistance of malaria vectors in rural West-Africa: a data mining study to address their fine-scale spatiotemporal heterogeneity, drivers, and predict... by Taconet, Paul, Soma, Dieudonné Diloma, Zogo, Barnabas, Mouline, Karine, Simard, Frédéric, Koffi, Alphonsine Amanan, Dabiré, Roch Kounbobr, Pennetier, Cédric, Moiroux, Nicolas

“…The explanatory variables covered a wide range of potential environmental determinants of vector resistance to insecticide or behavioural resistance phenotypes: vector control, human availability and nocturnal behaviour, macro and micro-climatic conditions, landscape, etc. …”
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mHealth Incentivized Adherence Plus Patient Navigation (MIAPP): protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to improve linkage and retention on buprenorphine for hospitalized... by Elenore P. Bhatraju, Devin N. Kennedy, Alexander J. Gojic, Matthew Iles-Shih, Joseph O. Merrill, Jeffrey H. Samet, Kevin A. Hallgren, Judith I. Tsui

“…Development of the MIAPP intervention was guided by the information-motivation-behavioral skills model and combines financial rewards via mobile health-based adherence monitoring with the “human touch” of a patient navigator. Participants receive financial incentives for submitting videos of themselves taking buprenorphine via smartphone. …”
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Longitudinal Survey of Astrovirus infection in different bat species in Zimbabwe: Evidence of high genetic Astrovirus diversity by Chidoti, Vimbiso, De Nys, Hélène, Abdi, Malika, Mashura, Getrude, Pinarello, Valérie, Chiweshe, Ngoni, Matope, Gift, Guerrini, Laure, Pfukenyi, Davies, Cappelle, Julien, Mwandiringana, Ellen, Missé, Dorothée, Gori, Elizabeth, Bourgarel, Mathieu, Liégeois, Florian

“…One group was comprised of sequences isolated from Hipposideros, Rhinolophus and Eidolon helvum spp. clustered with Human Astrovirus strains: HuAstV types1-6, HuAstV-MLB1-3 and HuAstV-VA-1. …”
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Water resources carrying capacity before and after volcanic eruption by M. Dede, S.B. Wibowo, Y. Prasetyo, I.W. Nurani, P.B. Setyowati, S. Sunardi

“…The population distribution data have been previously mapped by referring to statistical data and land use at the village level, while water availability is calculated considering rainfall, potential evaporation rate, and runoff.FINDINGS: Water resources carrying capacity in Krasak watershed has undergone changes related to the distribution of volcanic material and human activities. The water resources carrying capacity for both periods experienced a surplus, although there has been an average decrease of 331.50 cubic meters per year for each grid cell. …”
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Artificial neural network detection of pancreatic cancer from proton (1H) magnetic resonance spectroscopy patterns of plasma metabolites by Meiyappan Solaiyappan, Santosh Kumar Bharti, Raj Kumar Sharma, Mohamad Dbouk, Wasay Nizam, Malcolm V. Brock, Michael G. Goggins, Zaver M. Bhujwalla

“…Methods We first acquired 1H MR spectra of human plasma samples classified as normal, benign pancreatic disease and malignant (PDAC). …”
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Understanding Cognition, Oxytocin, and Pain in Elders (UCOPE): protocol for a double-blinded cross-over trial in chronic knee osteoarthritis pain by Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Soamy Montesino-Goicolea, Pedro Valdes-Hernandez, Zhiguang Huo, Roland Staud, Natalie C. Ebner

“…A promising treatment is the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT), which has been shown to play a role in endogenous analgesia with human and animal studies demonstrating anti-nociceptive effects. …”
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Evaluation of humoral immune response and milk antibody transfer in calves and lactating cows vaccinated with inactivated H5 avian influenza vaccine by Mohamed Samy Abousenna, Nermeen G. Shafik, Mahmoud M. Abotaleb

“…Abstract The detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) in dairy cattle in the United States has raised concerns about human exposure. This study evaluated the efficacy of various doses of an inactivated H5 AI vaccine in cattle and assessed antibody transfer in milk against a recent bovine isolate of HPAI A(H5N1, clade 2.3.4.4b). …”
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Prediction of Future Terrorist Activities Using Deep Neural Networks by M. Irfan Uddin, Nazir Zada, Furqan Aziz, Yousaf Saeed, Asim Zeb, Syed Atif Ali Shah, Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Khasawneh, Marwan Mahmoud

“…Terrorism not only disturbs the law and order situations in a society but also affects the quality of lives of humans and makes them suppressed physically and emotionally and deprives them of enjoying life. …”
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Disentangling the effects of eutrophication and natural variability on macrobenthic communities across French coastal lagoons by Jones, Auriane G., Schaal, Gauthier, Boyé, Aurélien, Creemers, Marie, Derolez, Valérie, Desroy, Nicolas, Fiandrino, Annie, Mouton, Théophile L., Simier, Monique, Smith, Niamh, Ouisse, Vincent

“…Owing to their position at the interface between land and sea, they are also subject to increasing human impacts, which alter their ecological functioning. …”
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HIV-Envelope–Dependent Cell-Cell Fusion: Quantitative Studies by Leonor Huerta, Nayali López-Balderas, Evelyn Rivera-Toledo, Guadalupe Sandoval, Guillermo Gómez-Icazbalceta, Carlos Villarreal, Edmundo Lamoyi, Carlos Larralde

“…Interaction in vitro between cells infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and surrounding, uninfected, target cells often leads to cell fusion and the formation of multinucleated cells, called syncytia. …”
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Micro-computed tomography measurement of the marginal gap of different types of glass-ceramic veneers fabricated by heat-pressed technique. by Soma Qadir, Bassam Karem Amin

“…Methods: Twenty sound human maxillary central incisors were prepared in window preparation design for the fabrication of laminate veneers. …”
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<i>In vitro</i> assay of biological activity of a national preparation of macrophage activating factor (GcMAF-RF) by E. V. Levites, S. S. Kirikovich, E. V. Dolgova, A. S. Proskurina, G. S. Ritter, А. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, S. S. Bogachev

“…According to an original protocol, DBPs were obtained from human blood plasma using affinity chromatography, purified and modified to GcMAF-RF using cytoimmobilized glycosidases (beta-galactosidase and neuraminidase). …”
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High Serum Asprosin Levels Are Associated with Presence of Metabolic Syndrome by Tao Hong, Jiao-Yang Li, Ya-Di Wang, Xiao-Yan Qi, Zhe-Zhen Liao, Poonam Bhadel, Li Ran, Jing Yang, Bin Yan, Jiang-Hua Liu, Xin-Hua Xiao

“…This study aimed to investigate serum asprosin levels in MetS as well as their association with various metabolic parameters in humans. Methods. A total of 131 consecutive patients with MetS, and 162 age-matched, healthy subjects were recruited for this study. …”
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Fluralaner systemic treatment of chickens results in mortality in Triatoma gerstaeckeri, vector of the agent of Chagas disease by Cassandra Durden, Yuexun Tian, Koyle Knape, Cory Klemashevich, Keri N. Norman, John B. Carey, Sarah A. Hamer, Gabriel L. Hamer

“…Abstract Background Chagas disease remains a persistent vector-borne neglected tropical disease throughout the Americas and threatens both human and animal health. Diverse control methods have been used to target triatomine vector populations, with household insecticides being the most common. …”
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Table for two: Diet composition differences of allopatric and sympatric populations of island geckos by Catarina J. Pinho, Bárbara Santos, Vanessa A. Mata, Ricardo J. Lopes, Maria M. Romeiras, Evandro P. Lopes, Paulo C. Alves, Brent C. Emerson, Raquel Vasconcelos

“…This is exemplified by the two endemic wall geckos, Tarentola gigas and Tarentola raziana, which occur in sympatry on Raso Islet, with the latter also occurring in allopatry on Santa Luzia Island, due to the human-mediated extinction of T. gigas. DNA metabarcoding of faecal pellets was used to compare the diets of both sympatric and allopatric populations. …”
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Newer Generation of Scooters: Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Reductions by Hung-Hong Chen, Yun-Hwei Shen, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Jau-Huai Lu, Lin-Chi Wang, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Chia-Fon Lee, Sheng-Lun Lin

“…Abstract Scooter emissions have attracted attention in recent years because of human exposure to their direct effects in urban areas. …”
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