Fermentation of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima): exploring the potential of the kelp’s native microbiota as starter culture and the microbiological food safety of fermented produ... by Pierrick Stévant, Evangelia Zioga, Evangelia Zioga, Jonas Steenholdt Sørensen, Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, Thomas Hagby Dahl, Trygg Barnung, Malin Kleppe, Trond Løvdal

“…The SC in these samples successfully converted mannitol into lactic acid as the main fermentation product. In contrast, a higher production of acetic acid and ethanol was measured in the negative control samples than in other groups; this reflects a different microbial profile, including marine bacteria which could not be identified by MALDI-TOF biotyping. …”
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Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in out-patients of the Russian Federation: DIREG 2 study results by V. T. Ivashkin, O. M. Drapkina, I. V. Mayev, A. S. Trukhmanov, D. V. Blinov, L. K. Palgova, V. V. Tsukanov, T. I. Ushakova

“…The rate NAFLD cases within primary or secondary patients, who admitted the healthcare institutions for any reason, including those with suspected NAFLD was 37,3%. The main trend for non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NANCFLD) prevalence was the progressive increase along with age from 2,90% in 12–17 y.o. patients to 42,96% in 60–69 y.o. patients. …”
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Systematic identification and quantification of factors and their interactions with age, sex, and panel wave influencing cognitive function in Korean older adults by Eunmi Kim, Eunmi Kim, Jinkyung Oh, Jinkyung Oh, Jungsoo Gim, Jungsoo Gim, Jungsoo Gim, Iksoo Huh, Iksoo Huh

“…For handling the longitudinal data, a generalized least squares method was used, and the degrees of influence of these factors were measured using the delta R2.ResultsTwelve variables had significant main effects on cognitive function in older adults. …”
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Prediction of water inflow after excavation of underground chamber group with long span and high buried depth by Rui LI, Hongfu ZHOU, Shuwu LI, Guanghong JU, Wanlin LIU, Wenqing TANG

“…The results show that significant seepage and drainage occur after the excavation of the underground caverns, with the main powerhouse bearing the majority of the water inflow from the surrounding cavern group. …”
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Questionnaire to Survey Cosmetic Outcomes in Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer by Masaaki Miyo, MD, PhD, Ichiro Takemasa, MD, PhD, Koichi Okuya, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Ito, MD, PhD, Emi Akizuki, MD, PhD, Tadashi Ogawa, MD, PhD, Ai Noda, MD, Masayuki Ishii, MD, PhD, Ryo Miura, MD, Momoko Ichihara, MD, Maho Toyota, MD, Akina Kimura, MD, Mitsugu Sekimoto, MD, PhD

“…The scores for cosmetic outcomes (6.2–7.1 points) were almost equal to those of the length of hospital stay (6.2–7.1 points), which was associated with medical costs and pain (10.0–11.1 points), one of the main reasons for fear of surgery. Participants who were female, younger, and in the nonmedical group placed great importance on cosmetic outcomes. …”
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Electron-spin decoherence in trityl radicals in the absence and presence of microwave irradiation by G. Jeschke, N. Wili, N. Wili, Y. Wu, S. Kuzin, H. Karas, H. Hintz, A. Godt

“…Electron-spin coherence lifetime is a main determinant of performance in these applications. …”
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Comprehensive characterization and identification of chemical constituents of Pingwei Powder by ultra high performance liquid chromatography tandem quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem... by Tongyan Zhu, Na Li, Chunying Zhao, Jianwei Liu, Yuling Liu, Jianhui Chen, Yuxin Dong, Yuxuan Tian, Xia Hong, Hui Xiong

“…Finally, the chemical profile of Pingwei Powder was acquired, and 329 chemical components in Pingwei Powder were identified for the first time, mainly including flavonoids, terpenoids, organic acids, alkaloids, phenylpropanoids. …”
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A Significant Association of Upper Limb Muscle Strength with Thyroid Function in Overweight and Obese Population: A Study of the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examinati... by Jeongmin Lee, Kwanhoon Jo, Jeonghoon Ha, Dong-Jun Lim, Jung Min Lee, Sang-Ah Chang, Moo Il Kang, Min-Hee Kim

“…As skeletal muscle is one of main targets of thyroid hormone signalling, an association of thyroid function and muscle strength could be expected. …”
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Identification of Health Needs in Ukrainian Refugees Seen in a Primary Care Facility in Tenerife, Spain by Willian-Jesús Martín-Dorta, Cristo-Manuel Marrero-González, Eva-Lourdes Díaz-Hernández, Pedro-Ruymán Brito-Brito, Domingo-Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez, Oxana-Migalievna Rebryk-De Colichón, Ana-Isabel Martín-García, Estrella Pavés-Lorenzo, María-Candelaria Rodríguez-Santos, Juan-Francisco García-Cabrera, Janet Núnez-Marrero, Alfonso-Miguel García-Hernández

“…The typical profile of a Ukrainian refugee in the Canary Islands is female (79.7%), relatively young, with a high socio-cultural background, generally in good health, travelling alone or with her minor children. The main reasons for consultation were routine health check-ups and control blood tests. …”
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Surveillance on the coverage of herpes zoster vaccine and post-marketing adverse events in Jiangsu province, China by Xiang Sun, Lei Zhang, Tingting Zhang, Jinning Sun, Yan Xu, Li Liu, Yuan Bao Liu, Ran Hu, YaLi Fu, Zhiguo Wang, Hui Sun

“…Over 55% of AEFIs occurred within 30 minutes post-vaccination , with fever, allergic eruptions, and drowsiness being the most reported systemic symptoms, and redness and induration being the main symptoms at the injection site. Despite the proven safety profile of the HZ vaccine, its coverage remains significantly low among individuals aged 50 years and above in Jiangsu Province, China as of 2023. …”
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Predicting Multi-Scenario Land Use Changes and Soil Erosion in the Huaihe River Basin Based on Coupled PLUS-CSLE Model by GUO Weiling, XU Liuyang, JIA Jiang, GAO Chang, XIA Xiaolin, WANG Bangwen, ZHANG Jingyu, CHEN Lei, CHEN Yingjian

“…High-intensity erosion was mostly concentrated in the northeastern high-slope areas, which require special attention. (3) Geographic detectors indicate that slope, DEM, and soil properties were the main driving factors influencing the distribution of erosion in the basin. (4) In 2030, the soil erosion modulus under natural development, rapid development, and ecological protection scenarios were 295.48, 259.45 and 127.64 t/(km2·a), respectively. …”
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Impacts of Climatic Change on Reference Crop Evapotranspiration across Different Climatic Zones of Ningxia at Multi-Time Scales from 1957 to 2018 by Ziyang Zhao, Hongrui Wang, Cheng Wang, Wangcheng Li, Hao Chen, Shuxin Gong

“…At monthly scale, the ET0 was mainly concentrated from April to September. And at annual and seasonal scales, the overall increasing trends were more pronounced in NX, NYR, and SMA, while CAZ was the opposite. …”
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The histological development of the fetal human inferior colliculus during the second trimester by Reetuparna Nanda, Mihail Bota, Jaikishan Jayakumar, Jaikishan Jayakumar, Suresh S, S. Lata, E. Harish Kumar, Chitra Srinivasan, Sudha Vasudevan, Kumutha Jayaraman, Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Richa Verma

“…CR labeling is identified mainly in the cortical IC rather than in the central nucleus. …”
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Pasting and Dough Rheological Properties of Ackee (Blighia sapida) Aril Flour: A Contribution to the Search for Wheat Flour Substitutes by Ramiro Torres-Gallo, Ricardo Durán, José García-Camargo, Oswaldo Morales, Diofanor Acevedo, Diego F. Tirado

“…Consequently, wheat flour is being replaced fully or partially by flours from other sources with higher quality. Hence, the main objective of this work was to report the effect of blending wheat flour with ackee aril flour, until the total replacement of wheat flour, on pasting and dough rheological properties. …”
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Nursing of a patient with mammary nodules of Liver-Qi stagnation syndrome treated with Chinese medicine ointment rubbing therapy combined with holographic scraping treatment (乳腺中药膏... by LIU Shanshan (何静), Chen Hong (陈宏)

“…Clinical results showed that the main and secondary symptoms of the patient were relieved, the pain was relieved, and the patient was satisfied with nursing service. …”
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Interleukin-18 Expression Increases in the Aorta and Plasma of Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection by Haiying Hu, Guangtai Zhang, Huanli Hu, Wenjing Liu, Jixiang Liu, Shuanli Xin, Xiufeng Zhao, Liying Han, Liping Duan, Xinshun Huang, Chao Chang

“…IL-18 expression was significantly increased in the aorta samples from the AD patients compared with those from the NAD patients, especially in the torn section. Aortic IL-18 was mainly derived from macrophages and also partly derived from CD4+ T lymphocytes and vascular SMCs. …”
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Exploring the process—structure–property relationship of nylon aramid 3D printed composites and parameter optimization using supervised machine learning techniques by Mohammed Raffic Noor Mohamed, Ganesh Babu Karuppiah, Dharani Kumar Selvan, Rajasekaran Saminathan, Shubham Sharma, Shashi Prakash Dwivedi, Sandeep Kumar, Mohamed Abbas, Dražan Kozak, Jasmina Lozanovic

“…The main goals of this research are to identify the significant input parameters using supervised machine learning methods and investigate the relationship between the process, structure, and properties of components created using fused deposition modeling utilizing nylon aramid composite filaments. …”
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Artesunate Restrains Maturation of Dendritic Cells and Ameliorates Heart Transplantation-Induced Acute Rejection in Mice through the PERK/ATF4/CHOP Signaling Pathway by Yuanyang Chen, Sihao Zheng, Zhiwei Wang, Xin Cai, Yanjia Che, Qi Wu, Shun Yuan, Xiaohan Zhong

“…Artesunate (ART) is an artemisinin derivative, with good water solubility and higher oral bioavailability. The main aim of this study was to determine the role of ART in HT mice. …”
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Acidity, sugar, and alcohol contents during the fermentation of Osmanthus-flavored sweet rice wine and microbial community dynamics by Ping Tian, Jiaqiong Wan, Tuo Yin, Li Liu, Hongbing Ren, Hanbing Cai, Xiaozhen Liu, Hanyao Zhang

“…First, we found that bacteria were the dominant microorganisms in the early stage of OFSRW fermentation (AG0), fungi were the dominant microorganisms in the middle and late stages of fermentation (AG24 and AG36), and Rhizopus was the main fungal genus throughout fermentation. Acidity and total sugars increased with fermentation time, and alcohol was not detected until the end of fermentation. …”
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Coupling analysis of multi-systems urbanization: Evidence from China by Junqiang Luo, Weijing Ma, Shuang An, Zining Zhang, Yanchuan Fu, Hejun Huang, Genying Chang

“…Low-coordination cities are mainly found in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the border areas of Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Hubei, the Hetao area of the Yellow River Basin, the agricultural regions of the Huanghuaihai Plain, and the southeastern hilly and mountainous areas. (2) The degree of uneven urbanization development initially expands and then contracts, with intra-regional imbalances following the pattern: “Eastern Coastal Area > Northeast Area > Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River Area > Northern Coastal Area > Middle Reaches of the Yellow River Area > Southwest Area > Southern Coastal Area > Northwest Area.” (3) The coupling and coordinated development of urbanization is closely related to the economic foundation and production energy usage. …”
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