Major royal jelly proteins accelerate onset of puberty and promote ovarian follicular development in immature female mice by Xin Liu, Chenmin Jiang, Yong Chen, Fangxiong Shi, Chaoqiang Lai, Lirong Shen

“…The serum estradiol levels of the three groups were increased by 47.1%, 64.9% and 31.1%, the action of MRJPs raising hormone secretion level is mainly via upregulating expression of ERβ gene. Antioxidant parameters of ovarian tissue showed that the malondialdehyde levels in M125 and M250 were decreased, the superoxide dismutase activities and glutathione peroxidase activities in M125 and M250 were increased. …”
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Impacts of home-based physical exercises on the health of people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review by José Igor Vasconcelos de Oliveira, Lúcia Inês Guedes Leite de Oliveira, Manoel da Cunha Costa, Raphael José Perrier-Melo, Mário Antônio de Moura Simim, Saulo Fernandes Melo de Oliveira

“…Thus, our objective was to determine the main characteristics of physical exercise training modes performed at home and their effects on people with SCI. …”
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Effective Connectivity Study Guiding the Neuromodulation Intervention in Figurative Language Comprehension Using Optical Neuroimaging by Tania Alexandra Couto, Shiyang Xu, Paulo Armada da Silva, Chenggang Wu, Karl Neergaard, Meng-Yun Wang, Juan Zhang, Yutao Xiang, Zhen Yuan

“…Finally, bottom-up mechanisms seem activated by logographic-semantic processing in literal meanings and memory storage centres in meaningless comprehension. To sum up, our main findings reveal that the Granger Prediction Estimation (GPE) integrated strategy proposes an effective link between assessment and intervention, capable of enhancing the efficiency of the treatment in language disorders and reducing the neuromodulation side effects.…”
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Diffusion behavior controlled performance enhancement of Nd-Fe-B magnets diffused by Tb-Ni alloy at various temperatures by Xuhang Zhang, Wanqi Qiu, Yixin Xu, Xuefeng Liao, Qing Zhou, Hongya Yu, Zhongwu Liu

“…By analyzing the Volta potential distribution using scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy, the Ni-rich phase with high potential formed in grain boundaries is mainly responsible for the improved corrosion resistance. …”
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Optimization of the levels of ginger extract, palm oil and glucose syrup on the sensory quality of ginger yema by Lynette C. Cimafranca, Ivy C. Emnace, Roberta D. Lauzon, Julious B. Cerna, Windesa B. Yap, Karlo R. Nobleza, Leilani M. Valdevieso

“…Yema may also be called a custard candy as it is mainly made of egg yolk, sugar and milk. The yema product made by Guio-ang MPC cooperative uses these same common ingredients with added ginger extract and glucose. …”
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ZenLDA: Large-Scale Topic Model Training on Distributed Data-Parallel Platform by Bo Zhao, Hucheng Zhou, Guoqiang Li, Yihua Huang

“…The novelty of ZenLDA consists of three main aspects: (1) it converts the commonly used serial Collapsed Gibbs Sampling (CGS) inference algorithm to a Monte-Carlo Collapsed Bayesian (MCCB) estimation method, which is embarrassingly parallel; (2) it decomposes the LDA inference formula into parts that can be sampled more efficiently to reduce computation complexity; (3) it proposes a distributed LDA training framework, which represents the corpus as a directed graph with the parameters annotated as corresponding vertices and implements ZenLDA and other well-known inference methods based on Spark. …”
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Pore Structure Fractal Characterization and Permeability Simulation of Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoir Based on CT Images by Hang Bian, Yuxuan Xia, Cheng Lu, Xuwen Qin, Qingbang Meng, Hongfeng Lu

“…Based on the fractal geometry theory, pore structures of the samples are quantitatively characterized from the aspect of pore distribution, heterogeneity, and anisotropy (represented by three main fractal geometric parameters: fractal dimension, lacunarity, and succolarity, respectively). …”
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Anal Sphincter Function After Hemorrhoidectomy by A. M. Kuzminov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. A. Mukhin, S. A. Frolov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, V. Yu. Korolik, S. T. Minbaev, S. V. Belousova

“…Thus, hemorrhoidectomy remains to be the “gold standard” for stage 4 hemorrhoids treatment, which is aimed at eliminating the three main vascular collectors. Hemorrhoidectomy is accompanied by the risk of stricture and postoperative anal sphincter failure. …”
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Effects of maternal Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide exposure on offspring: insights from lncRNA analysis in laying hens by Lei Liu, Wei Wang, Adeyinka Abiola Adetula, Zhixun Yan, Huagui Liu, Ying Yu, Qin Chu

“…Using Pearson correlation analysis, we constructed a lncRNA-mRNA-egg-laying rate regulation network and found that the newly identified lncRNA MSTRG.6500.1 and its positively regulated target genes (ENSGALT00000051184, ENSGALT00000053276, NPPA, OSBP2, and TRARG1) were significantly downregulated in the F1 LPS group, which might be the main reason for the decrease in egg-laying rate of the LPS group. …”
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A Review of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Element Bearings for Induction Motor by Omar AlShorman, Muhammad Irfan, Nordin Saad, D. Zhen, Noman Haider, Adam Glowacz, Ahmad AlShorman

“…Rolling bearings are considered to be the main component of IM. Undoubtedly, any failure of this basic component can lead to a serious breakdown of IM and for whole industrial system. …”
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Prenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Diseases: One-Year Survey Performing a Screening Protocol in a Single Reference Center in Brazil by Luciane Alves Rocha, Edward Araujo Júnior, Liliam Cristine Rolo, Fernanda Silveira Bello Barros, Karina Peres da Silva, Ana Teresa Figueiredo Stochero Leslie, Luciano Marcondes Machado Nardozza, Antonio Fernandes Moron

“…The most common referral reason was by maternal causes (67%) followed by fetal causes (33%). The main referral indication was maternal metabolic disease (30%), but there was just one fetus with CHD in such cases (1.2%). …”
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Therapeutic Adherence in Patients with Arterial Hypertension by Liens Hernández Quintero, Diana Amelia Crespo Fernández, Liliet Trujillo Cruz, Liliana María Hernández Quintero, Marcia Azcuy Pérez

“…<strong>Background:</strong> arterial hypertension is presented worldwide as one of the main causes of death and disability. Lack of adherence to treatment is one of this disease great problems. …”
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Three-Dimensional Morphology and Connectivity of Organic Pores in Shale from the Wufeng and Longmaxi Formations at the Southeast Sichuan Basin in China by Tao Jiang, Zhijun Jin, Zongquan Hu, Wei Du, Zhongbao Liu, Jianhua Zhao

“…The results show that organic matter is mainly concentrated in the Wufeng Formation and the bottom of the Longmaxi Formation and that the middle and upper parts of the Longmaxi Formation contain a low amount of organic matter. …”
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An Unusual and Severe Thyrotoxicosis in a Twin Pregnancy: Fortune Favors the Brave by Virginia Maltese, Elisa Gatta, Irene Silvestrini, Valentina Anelli, Francesca Bambini, Caterina Buoso, Maria Cavadini, Massimiliano Ugoccioni, Maura Saullo, Fiorella Marini, Elena Gandossi, Andrea Delbarba, Ilenia Pirola, Carlo Cappelli

“…Few cases of thyroid storm during pregnancy are reported in literature, mainly due to gestational trophoblastic disease. We report a rare and severe case of thyroid storm in a 24-year-old woman at 15 weeks’ gestation with twins, likely due to GTT, precipitated by acute myocarditis. …”
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Antibiotic exposure is associated with minimal gut microbiome perturbations in healthy term infants by Alain J. Benitez, Ceylan Tanes, Elliot S. Friedman, Joseph P. Zackular, Eileen Ford, Jeffrey S. Gerber, Patricia A. DeRusso, Andrea Kelly, Hongzhe Li, Michal A. Elovitz, Gary D. Wu, Babette Zemel, Kyle Bittinger

“…In the short-term substudy, we observed microbiome differences only in the first 2 weeks following antibiotics initiation, mainly a decrease in Bifidobacterium bifidum. The differences did not persist a month after antibiotic exposure. …”
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Deep-Sea-Derived Isobisvertinol Targets TLR4 to Exhibit Neuroprotective Activity via Anti-Inflammatory and Ferroptosis-Inhibitory Effects by Zi-Han Xu, Ming-Min Xie, Chun-Lan Xie, Xian-Wen Yang, Jun-Song Wang

“…In summary, our results indicate that isobisvertinol (<b>17</b>) targets TLR4 in neural cells to reduce inflammation and inhibit p38 MAPK phosphorylation, while regulating metabolic pathways, mainly GSH synthesis, to provide antioxidant effects and prevent ferroptosis in neurons.…”
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The Roles of PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathways in Human Pheochromocytomas by Juan Du, Anli Tong, Fen Wang, Yunying Cui, Chunyan Li, Yushi Zhang, Zhaoli Yan

“…The roles of PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK/ERK pathways involved in the pathogenesis of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) were demonstrated mostly by in vitro studies with rat or mouse cells and were mainly studied at transcriptional level. This study aimed to investigate the effect of these pathways on the proliferation of human PPGL cells and the activation of these pathways in PPGLs. …”
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Determinants of Chronic Respiratory Symptoms among Pharmaceutical Factory Workers by Sahle Asfaw, Fikre Enquselassie, Yifokire Tefera, Muluken Gizaw, Samson Wakuma, Messay Woldemariam

“…Chronic respiratory symptoms including chronic cough, chronic phlegm, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest pain are manifestations of respiratory problems which are mainly evolved as a result of occupational exposures. …”
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Analyzing industry ecological sustainability from the perspective of spatial association network: A case study of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River by Weifeng Deng, Shuoshuo Li, Guoen Wei, Ling Bai, Yaobin Liu

“…Secondly, the spatial correlation network of IES in UAMRYR exhibits a “multi-polar and multi-thread” structure, driven mainly by intra-cluster linkages. The IES correlation intensity decreases as the distance from core cities increases. …”
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Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Dromedary Camels and Small Ruminants in Mandera and Wajir Counties of Kenya by R. N. Omani, G. C. Gitao, J. Gachohi, P. K. Gathumbi, B. A. Bwihangane, K. Abbey, V. J. Chemweno

“…This study establishes that camels in the study area suffer with PPR manifest clinical signs that are mainly characterized by inappetence, loss of body condition, and general weakness terminally leading to diarrhea, conjunctivitis, and ocular nasal discharges preceding death. …”
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