Nutritional and Flavor Characteristics of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Fermented Goji Berry Juice and Its Antioxidant Activity and in Vitro Inhibition of Xanthine Oxidase Activity by Xin AN, Tongtong LI, Jiaxue HU, Huiyan LIU, Haitian FANG, Xiaobo WEI

“…Under these conditions, the inhibition rate of xanthine oxidase by fermented goji berry juice was 79.40%, the pH value of fermented goji berry juice was 4.44±0.04, and the number of viable bacteria could reach 9.5±0.005 lg CFU/mL. Compared with unfermented goji berry juice, the content of soluble protein, total phenols, and total flavonoids in fermented goji berry juice was significantly reduced (P<0.05), while the total sugar content was increased. …”
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FreshWater Watch: Investigating the Health of Freshwater Ecosystems, from the Bottom Up by Isabel Bishop, Amedeo Boldrini, Wim Clymans, Charlotte Hall, Heather Moorhouse, Stephen Parkinson, Kesella Scott-Somme, Ian Thornhill, Steven Loiselle

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Ex vivo delivery of recombinant IL-10 to human donor lungs by Jonathan C. Yeung, Terumoto Koike, Dirk Wagnetz, Tiago N. Machuca, Riccardo Bonato, Mingyao Liu, Stephen Juvet, Marcelo Cypel, Shaf Keshavjee

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Immunological Consequences of Antihelminthic Treatment in Preschool Children Exposed to Urogenital Schistosome Infection by Nadine Rujeni, Norman Nausch, Nicholas Midzi, Graeme J. Cowan, Richard Burchmore, David R. Cavanagh, David W. Taylor, Takafira Mduluza, Francisca Mutapi

“…Treatment augmented antischistosome IgM and IgE responses. The increase in IgE responses directed against adult worm antigens was accompanied by enhanced antigen recognition by sera from the children. …”
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Aprendizaje a través de estrategias lúdicas: una herramienta para la Educación Ambiental by Reichel Rodríguez-Miranda, Luis Palomo-Cordero, Michael Padilla-Mora, Andrea Corrales-Vargas, Berna van Wendel de Joode

“…[Resultados]: Un 38 % (n=14) de escuelas estaban ubicadas a <100 m de fincas bananeras. En los talleres, la comunicación basada en el uso de diversas estrategias pedagógicas lúdicas generó un ambiente participativo, que identificó necesidades locales, construcción de saberes colectivos y conocimiento sobre efectos de la exposición a plaguicidas en salud humana y ambiental. …”
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Reservoir Temperature Calculation and Modeling for Convective Geothermal Systems: Case Study of Five Major Hot Springs in Lushan, Henan, China by Wang Qi, Zhou Dongxu, Liao Jiajia, Liu Yuntao, Wang Xinyi

“…The study area is recharged from atmospheric precipitation, and the temperature of the recharge area is approximately 5.8–7.7°C (the temperature of the alkali field is approximately 10°C), and the recharge elevation is approximately 1200 m. The thermal storage pattern in the study area is near-surface hydrothermal thermal storage transferred to shallow thermal storage and then to deep thermal storage. …”
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Assessment of Bendopnea and Its Association With Clinical and Para‐Clinical Findings in Systolic Heart Failure: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Elmira Javanmardi, Tara Reshadmanesh, Sepehr Gohari, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Hassan Ahangar

“…Moreover, they had a substantially lower performance in 6‐MWT (387.39 vs. 325.58 m, p = 0.015). Neither rehospitalization nor death was related to bendopnea after a 2‐year follow‐up (p = 0.454). …”
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Electronegative LDL from Rabbits Fed with Atherogenic Diet Is Highly Proinflammatory by Po-Yuan Chang, Jou-Hsiang Pai, Yu-Sheng Lai, Shao-Chun Lu

“…Isolated nLDL and LDL(-) were directly used or incubated with 10 μM CuSO4 for 24 h to produce copper- (Cu-) ox-nLDL and Cu-ox-LDL(-). …”
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Mir-449b improves the epigenetic status of buffalo transgenic embryos produced by handmade cloning by Gaurav Tripathi

“…For this, in vitro matured oocytes were enucleated by micro- blade, and two demi-oocytes were fused with a somatic cell (transgenic cells) by electrofusion and after 1 h of electrofusion, the fused embryos (reconstructs) were incubated in 40 nM miR- 449b mimic/inhibitor by lipofection method for 1 h at 38.5°C in a CO2 incubator. …”
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HPLC-MS/MS测定血浆中甜菜碱和游离胆碱及其稳定性研究

“…【目的】 建立高效液相色谱串联质谱法(HPLC-MS/MS)测定血浆甜菜碱和游离胆碱水平,并研究血浆中两种物质的稳定性【方法】 以d9-氯化胆碱65380;d9-甜菜碱为内标,血浆经乙腈除蛋白后,采用SiO2柱(2.1 mm × 100 mm, 5 μm)乙腈-甲酸铵缓冲液(15 mmol/L,pH = 3.5)等度洗脱,经电喷雾电离,选择多反应监测模式(MRM)同时测定血浆中甜菜碱和游离胆碱【结果】 血浆中甜菜碱和游离胆碱得到良好分离,最低定量限均为0.62 μmol/L,线性范围均为0.62 ~ 400 μmol/L对游离胆碱的测定,日内相对标准差(RSD)为5.10% ~ 5.85%,日间RSD为4.54% ~ 13.26%,回收率94.15% ~ 103.70%;对甜菜碱的测定,日内RSD为3.60% ~7.30%,日间RSD为2.70% ~ 8.10%,回收率90.03% ~ 103.88%稳定性研究中,游离胆碱和甜菜碱浓度随保存时间及温度增加,游离胆碱在血浆分离48 h内变化小于15%,甜菜碱超过3 h后变化即大于15%3个反复冻融循环内游离胆碱浓度稳定;甜菜碱变化明显,第一个冻融循环后即增加至原始浓度3倍【结论】 高效液相色谱串联质谱法同时检测血浆中甜菜碱和游离胆碱是一种快速准确且灵敏的方法血浆保存时应注意保存温度时间及反复冻融对血浆中甜菜碱和游离胆碱浓度的影响…”
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Targeting Liver Biopsies For Optimal Biopsy Site In Diffused Liver Disease Using Real-Time Shear Wave Elastography: A Prospective, Single Center Study by Naushaba Malik, Shahbakht Aftab, Rida Noor, Noor Aftab, Rizwan, Rehan

“…The new technique (SWE) could distinguish between mild or no scarring and moderate/severe scarring with good accuracy (over 95%) if the stiffness measured by the sound waves was at least 1.92 meters per second (m/s). Conclusions: This study compared a new sound wave technique (SWE) to a traditional method (TE) for diagnosing liver scarring (fibrosis) in people with chronic liver disease.  …”
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Enhancing the efficiency of the cultivation of cladocerans (Moina sp. and Diaphanosoma sp.) through dietary diversification strategies by Sadia Momota Hena, Abdul Mozid Akanda, Jinnath Rehana Ritu, Mohammad Ariful Islam Sumon, Md Mahfuzul Haque, Saleha Khan

“….: 1 × 105, 5 × 105, 10 × 105, 15 × 105, and 20 × 105 cells mL−1 in T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5, respectively as feed of cladocerans; among them, T3 exhibited the highest population density. …”
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Prevalence of ESBL resistance genes and fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with chronic kidney disease at the Laquintinie Hospital... by Ballue S.T. Dadjo, Armelle T. Mbaveng, Michael F. Kengne, Ornella D. Tsobeng, Giresse D.T. Fonjou, Victor Kuete

“…The blaTEM type gene (66.67 %) was the most frequently detected gene, followed by blaCTX-M (61.90 %) and blaSHV (47.62 %). ESBL resistance genes were more common in CKD patients (72.22 %) compared to patients without CKD (27.78 %). …”
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A Novel Risk Score Model for the Differential Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy: A Multicenter Study by Yuetong Zhao, Lin Liu, Li Zuo, Xianghai Zhou, Song Wang, Hongwei Gao, Feng Yu, Xiaomei Zhang, Mi Wang, Ling Chen, Rui Zhang, Fang Zhang, Shuhong Bi, Qiong Bai, Jiaxiang Ding, Qinghua Yang, Sixu Xin, Sanbao Chai, Min Chen, Junqing Zhang

“…Diabetic retinopathy, diabetes duration≥5 years, eGFR<30 ml/min/1.73 m2, 24 h UTP≥3 g, and no hematuria were independent risk factors (P<0.05), and each factor scored 2, 1, 1, 1, and 1. …”
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Protective Effects and Mechanisms of Dendrobium nobile Lindl. Alkaloids on PC12 Cell Damage Induced by Aβ25-35 by Yuan Liu, Tingting Pi, Xiaohui Yang, Jingshan Shi

“…PC12 cells were treated with DNLA with different concentrations (0.035 mg/L, 0.3 mg/L, and 3.5 mg/L) for 6 h, followed by administration with Aβ25-35 (10 μM) for 24 h. MTT assay and flow cytometer observe the effect of DNLA on Aβ25-35-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis of PC12 cell. …”
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Agrobiological characteristics of hulless barley cultivars developed at Omsk agrarian Scientific Center by P. N. Nikolaev, O. A. Yusova, N. I. Aniskov, I. V. Safonova

“…There were 4 replications on the plot of 10 m2. The seeding rate was 4 million viable seeds per 1 ha. …”
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Elevated POSTN expression predicts poor prognosis and is associated with radioresistance in cervical cancer patients treated with radical radiotherapy by Cui-qin Huang, Wen-tao Xiao, Xiang-rong Yao, Zhi-min Li, Jun-yan He

“…We analyzed data from 92 CC patients in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and 153 patients from our institution, assessing POSTN expression levels through mRNA analysis and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Our findings revealed that high POSTN expression was significantly associated with advanced tumor stages, poorer radiotherapy outcomes, and worse overall survival (OS). …”
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Measles and Pregnancy: Immunity and Immunization—What Can Be Learned from Observing Complications during an Epidemic Year by Rosalia Ragusa, Armando Platania, Mario Cuccia, Gaetano Zappalà, Gabriele Giorgianni, Placido D’Agati, Maria Alessandra Bellia, Marina Marranzano

“…We have indicated the case as “confirmed” when the IgM was found to be positive with the ELISA method. …”
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Dietary antioxidant consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes in South Korean adults: a prospective cohort study based on the Health Examinees study by Sangah Shin, Li-Juan Tan, Su Bin Hwang, Shinyoung Jun, Hyojee Joung

“…Stratified analyses according to age and body mass index (BMI) showed that dietary total flavonoid consumption and total antioxidant capacity had a negative association with the development of T2D in women aged &gt;52 years and women with BMI &gt;25 kg/m2.Conclusions Dietary flavonoid consumption and total antioxidant capacity were associated with a lower risk of T2D in South Korean adults, especially in women aged &gt;52 years and overweight. …”
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Effects of yeast culture on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune function, and intestinal microbiota structure in Simmental beef cattle by Xueqiang Li, Xueqiang Li, Nan An, Nan An, Hui Chen, Hui Chen, Dacheng Liu, Dacheng Liu

“…Furthermore, YC feeding significantly enhanced the immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgA, IgM levels, lysozyme content, alkaline phosphatase activity, as well as the contents of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and interferon-γ in the cattle serum. …”
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