Pseudogymnoascus destructans environmental reservoir decreases 11 years after an outbreak of white‐nose syndrome by Karen J. Vanderwolf, Donald F. McAlpine, Caleb C. Ryan, Hugh G. Broders

“…In early winter 2022, 41.18% (n = 17) of bats (Myotis lucifugus, M. septentrionalis, and Perimyotis subflavus) were Pd‐positive compared to 6.67% (n = 15) in late winter, a low prevalence and the opposite pattern compared to the first 4 years after Pd invasion to sites. …”
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Positive association between the proinsulin-to-C-peptide ratio and prolonged hyperglycemic time in type 2 diabetes by Aika Miya, Akinobu Nakamura, Hiroshi Nomoto, Hiraku Kameda, Tatsuya Atsumi

“…The mean age of the cohort was 68.0 years, mean hemoglobin A1c 7.1% (54 mmol/mol), and mean body mass index 24.9 kg/m2. Multiple regression analysis showed that a prolonged time above the target glucose range (>180 mg/dL) and high body mass index contributed to a high PI:C ratio. …”
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Long‑term outcomes of adjustable gastric banding: a 15‑year prospective randomized trial comparing 2 band types in 103 patients by Žygimantas Juodeikis, Gintautas Brimas

“…Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between the groups, with a mean (SD) patient age of 45.9 (11.7) years and a mean (SD) preoperative body mass index of 47.5 (7.3) kg/m2. Of the 103 patients, 55 (53.3%) completed the 15-year follow-up. …”
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X-Ray Performance of SiC NPN Radiation Detector by Jing Wang, Leidang Zhou, Liang Chen, Silong Zhang, Fangbao Wang, Tingting Fan, Zhuo Chen, Song Bai, Xiaoping Ouyang

“…In contrast to the exposed and thin sensitive region of traditional photo detectors, the sensitive region of the radiation detector was much thicker (30 μm), ensuring the high energy deposition of radiation particles. …”
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Simultaneous Pheochromocytoma, Paraganglioma, and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma without Known Mutation by Lorena Rasquin, Janna Prater, Jane Mayrin, Corrado Minimo

“…Normetanephrines decreased to 283 (<148 pg/mL); free metanephrines remained normal. Gene mutation of EGLN1, FH, KIF1B, MEN1, NF1, RET, SDHAF2, SDHC, SDHD, TMEM127, VHL, and SDHA was negative. …”
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Grain Growth of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Based on Three-Dimensional Cellular Automata by Yanfeng Li, Cuirong Liu, Zhibing Chu, Wei Li, Zhisheng Wu, Shan Gao, Wenwu He

“…The relative error of grain size before and after heat preservation is in the range of 0.1–0.6 μm, which indicates that the 3D cellular automata can accurately simulate the heat preservation process of AZ31 magnesium alloy.…”
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Antiallergic Effect of the Alpha-Cyclodextrin Moringin Complex in Rat Basophilic Leukaemia (RBL-2H3) Cell Line by Ebtisam Yousef A. Alnakeeb, Ahmad Faizal Abdull Razis, Kim Wei Chan, Chau Ling Tham, Yee Han Chan, Anwar Salm Kalifa Kafo, Nuzul Noorahya Jambari, Patrick Rollin, Florence Djedaini-Pilard

“…Higher concentrations of α-CD/MG (5 μM, p<0.001) in mast cell degranulation significantly inhibited the expression of β-hexosaminidase, histamine, TNF-α, PGD2, and IL-4 in both the early and late stages. …”
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Tumor-Derived Exosomal miR-29b Reduces Angiogenesis in Pancreatic Cancer by Silencing ROBO1 and SRGAP2 by Lihua Wang, Lei Yang, Tingting Zhuang, Xiuqing Shi

“…Luciferase reporter assays were performed to verify the predicted interaction of miR-29b with ROBO1 and SRGAP2 mRNA. Results. Exosomal miRNA-29b was differentially expressed in the conditioned medium of PC cells. …”
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Aqp 9 and Brain Tumour Stem Cells by Guri Fossdal, Einar O. Vik-Mo, Cecilie Sandberg, Mercy Varghese, Mari Kaarbø, Emily Telmo, Iver A. Langmoen, Wayne Murrell

“…However, immunostaining did not reveal increased protein expression of aqp9 in the tumourspheres containing progenitor cells; in contrast, its expression (both mRNA and protein) was high in differentiated cultures. …”
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Formulation and Physicochemical Evaluation of Lab-Based Aloe adigratana Reynolds Shampoos by Desta Berhe Sbhatu, Goitom Gebreyohannes Berhe, Abadi Gebreyesus Hndeya, Haftom Baraki Abraha, Asmael Abdu, Haftay Abadi Gebru, Molla Gereme Taye, Afework Mulugeta, Micheale Yifter Weldemichael, Hailekiros Tadesse Tekle, Haileselassie Gebremeskel Kidanemariam

“…Five shampoo formulations, 20 mL each, were prepared from A. adigratana gel in combination with one to two drops of coconut oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, pure glycerin oil, lemon juice, and vitamin E. …”
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Analysis of Flavone C-Glycosides in the Leaves of Clinacanthus nutans (Burm. f.) Lindau by HPTLC and HPLC-UV/DAD by June Lee Chelyn, Maizatul Hasyima Omar, Nor Syaidatul Akmal Mohd Yousof, Ramesh Ranggasamy, Mohd Isa Wasiman, Zakiah Ismail

“…HPLC method was optimized and validated for the quantification of shaftoside, orientin, isovitexin, and vitexin and was shown to be linear in concentration range tested (0.4–200 μg/mL, r2 ≥ 0.996), precise (RSD ≤ 4.54%), and accurate (95–105%). …”
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Comparison of analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal plane block and subcostal transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing upper abdomina... by Shruti Shrey, Chandni Sinha, Abhyuday Kumar, Ajeet Kumar, Amarjeet Kumar, Sreehari Nambiar

“…Methods: Fifty American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I/II patients scheduled for upper abdominal surgery via subcostal incision were randomly assigned to receive either EOI block (Group E) or subcostal TAP block (Group T) with 25 mL of 0.2% ropivacaine. Postoperatively, these patients received intravenous (IV) fentanyl through a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump with settings of demand-only mode. …”
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Drug Repositioning for Gynecologic Tumors: A New Therapeutic Strategy for Cancer by Kouji Banno, Miho Iida, Megumi Yanokura, Haruko Irie, Kenta Masuda, Yusuke Kobayashi, Eiichiro Tominaga, Daisuke Aoki

“…Metformin, an antidiabetic drug, is effective for endometrial cancer through inhibition of the PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway by activating LKB1-AMPK and reduction of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 due to AMPK activation. …”
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Evaluating Urban Heat Island Effects in the Southwestern Plateau of China: A Comparative Analysis of Nine Estimation Methods by Ziyang Ma, Huyan Fu, Jianghai Wen, Zhiru Chen

“…For 22% of the cities during the day and 26% at night, the choice of different SUHII estimation methods resulted in the transformation between a surface urban heat island (SUHI) and a surface urban cold island (SUCI) due to the exclusion of rural pixels more than ±50 m from the median urban elevation. Compared with other regions, high-altitude plateau cities exhibited a slightly lower daytime SUHII but a significantly higher nighttime SUHII because of the lower atmospheric pressure in plateau areas, which limits the conduction and retention of heat. …”
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Larval anchovy and sardine dispersal patterns in South Africa’s exclusive economic zone by Tshikana Rasehlomi, Tshikana Rasehlomi, Marjolaine Krug, Marjolaine Krug, Mari S. Myksvoll, Mari S. Myksvoll

“…The paper seeks to achieve the following objectives 1) to establish the dispersal patterns of larval anchovies and sardines spawned in South Africa’s coastal marine protected areas (i.e., inshore of the 200 m isobath), and 2) to assess the impact of model resolution on the dispersal patterns by comparing outputs of a 3-km-grid coastal and regional ocean community model, and the 8-km-grid global ocean physics reanalysis product. …”
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Multiple PM Low-Cost Sensors, Multiple Seasons’ Data, and Multiple Calibration Models by S Srishti, Pratyush Agrawal, Padmavati Kulkarni, Hrishikesh Chandra Gautam, Meenakshi Kushwaha, V. Sreekanth

“…We found that the bias in the LCS PM2.5 measurements varied across different LCS types (RMSE = 8–29 µg m−3) and that SVR models performed best in correcting the LCS PM2.5 measurements. …”
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Short-term effects of argon cold atmospheric plasma on canine corneas ex vivo by Juliane Dick, Sandra Lockow, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, Holger Andreas Volk, Claudia Busse

“…PurposeTo analyse the effects of argon cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) on canine corneas.MethodsHealthy canine eyes (n = 20) were subjected to a keratectomy (5 × 7 mm, 400 μm) and divided into two control (c1—not cultured; t0—cultured) and two treatment groups (t2, t5—treatment of 2 or 5 min, cultured); n = 5 eyes each. …”
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Detection of chimeric alpha-defensin transcripts and peptides in mouse Paneth cells by Steven Timmermans, Steven Timmermans, Charlotte Wallaeys, Charlotte Wallaeys, Somara De Beul, Somara De Beul, Natalia Garcia-Gonzales, Natalia Garcia-Gonzales, Claude Libert, Claude Libert

“…IntroductionIn mammals, Paneth cells, located in the crypts of the small intestine, produceantimicrobial peptides that serve to keep the intestinal microbiome under control. a-Defensins are the primary antimicrobial peptides produced by these cells.MethodsWe used 148 publicly available bulk RNA-seq samples on purified PCs, proteomics on enriched purified PC proteins and Defa peptide activity assays to detect all Defa transcrips, including potential chimeric transcrips.ResultsWe identified 28 expressed Defa genes in mice, with up to 85% of Paneth cell RNA reads mapping to these genes. Chimeric mRNAs, involving sequences from two different Defa genes, were detected in most experiments. …”
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Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Extraction and Antioxidant and Antiglycation Activities of (Poly)phenols from <i>Ribes magellanicum</i> by Felipe Ávila, Natalia Martinez, Nicolás Mora, Katherine Márquez, Felipe Jiménez-Aspee

“…(Poly)phenol-enriched extracts (PEEs) from raw and TT (90 °C, 1 h) <i>Ribes magellanicum</i> were extracted using three solvent mixtures (ethanol/water/acetic acid) with increasing water content (0, 24, and 49%) and three solvent-to-solid ratios (5, 10, and 20 mL/g). PEEs of raw samples showed increased values of total (poly)phenols (TPC), TEAC, and FRAP and decreased IC₅₀ values of fluorescent advanced glycation end products (AGEs) with increasing water content. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan Binder-Based Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by En Mei Jin, Kyung-Hee Park, Ju-Young Park, Jae-Wook Lee, Soon-Ho Yim, Xing Guan Zhao, Hal-Bon Gu, Sung-Young Cho, John Gerard Fisher, Tae-Young Kim

“…The results of 2.0 wt% chitosan-added TiO2 DSSCs are an electron transit time of  s, electron recombination lifetime of  s, diffusion coefficient of  cm2 s−1, diffusion length of 14.81 μm, and a solar conversion efficiency of 4.18%.…”
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