Vegetation Cover Variation and Dust Frequency Analysis Over West of Asia by Mehdi Rahnama, Saviz Sehat, Sara Karami, Abbas Ranjbar, Noushin Khoddam

“…Dust is one of the major environmental problems that make health and financial losses in arid and semi-arid regions. …”
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Evaluation of hesperidin as a potential larvicide against Culex pipiens with computational prediction of its mode of action via molecular docking by Abdullah Haikal, Mahmoud Kamal, Eslam M. Hosni, Yhiya Amen

“…Culex pipiens, commonly known as the northern house mosquito, is a major vector of several human pathogens, such as the West Nile virus and filariasis, making it a key target in the fight against vector-borne diseases. …”
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Isolation, Characterization, and Identification of Biological Control Agent for Potato Soft Rot in Bangladesh by M. M. Rahman, M. E. Ali, A. A. Khan, A. M. Akanda, Md. Kamal Uddin, U. Hashim, S. B. Abd Hamid

“…E-65 reduced the soft rot infection to 22-week storage potatoes of different varieties by 32.5–62.5% in model experiment, demonstrating its strong potential to be used as an effective biological control agent for the major pectolytic bacteria Ecc. The highest (62.5%) antagonistic effect of E-65 was observed in the Granola and the lowest (32.7%) of that was found in the Cardinal varieties of the Bangladeshi potatoes. …”
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Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Contributes to the Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy by Hui Wang, Haojun Shi, Jing Zhang, Guoliang Wang, Jinxiang Zhang, Fagang Jiang, Qing Xiao

“…Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major microvascular complication in diabetics, and its mechanism is not fully understood. …”
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Deficient Autophagy in Microglia Aggravates Repeated Social Defeat Stress-Induced Social Avoidance by Mai Sakai, Zhiqian Yu, Ryo Hirayama, Masa Nakasato, Yoshie Kikuchi, Chiaki Ono, Hiroshi Komatsu, Miharu Nakanishi, Hatsumi Yoshii, David Stellwagen, Tomoyuki Furuyashiki, Masaaki Komatsu, Hiroaki Tomita

“…Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with repeated exposure to environmental stress. …”
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The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México by Maria A. Loroño-Pino, Ana Uitz-Mena, Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís, Rocío J. Zapata-Gil, Dora M. Camas-Tec, Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Luis F. Flores-Flores, María C. Puc-Tinal, Clara Caamal-Jiménez, Guadalupe Reyes-Solís, Julián E. García-Rejón, Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez, Lars Eisen, Thomas J. Keefe, William C. Black IV, Barry J. Beaty

“…Dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are major public health threats in the tropical and subtropical world. …”
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Rare Presentation of Left Lower Lobe Pulmonary Artery Dissection by René Hako, Ján Fedačko, Štefan Tóth, Radoslav Morochovič, Pavol Kristian, Tímea Pekárová, Petri Tuomainen, Daniel Pella

“…Pulmonary arterial dissection with chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension as its major cause is a very rare but life-threatening condition. …”
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Circulating miRNA-125b Is a Potential Biomarker Predicting Response to Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Isabelle Duroux-Richard, Yves-Marie Pers, Sylvie Fabre, Meryem Ammari, Dominique Baeten, Guillaume Cartron, Isabelle Touitou, Christian Jorgensen, Florence Apparailly

“…Although biologic therapies have changed the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), today’s major challenge remains to identify biomarkers to target treatments to selected patient groups. …”
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Hyoid bone-based sex discrimination among Egyptians using a multidetector computed tomography: discriminant function analysis, meta-analysis, and artificial intelligence-assisted s... by Afaf Abdelkader, Susan A. Ali, Ahmed Abdeen, Ehab S. Taher, Asmaa Y. A. Hussein, Mamdouh Eldesoqui, Mohamed Abdo, Liana Fericean, Bănăţean-Dunea Ioan, Samah F. Ibrahim, Ashraf M. Said, Darine Amin, Elturabi E. Ebrahim, Amany M. Allam, Mihaela Ostan, Khaled A. Bayoumi, Tabinda Hasan, Ekramy M. Elmorsy

“…Discriminant functions combining four measurements (major and minor axes of the hyoid body, the distance between the lesser horns, and hyoid bone length) achieved a higher accuracy of sex prediction compared to univariate functions. …”
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High-Salt Intake Ameliorates Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance in WBN/Kob-Leprfa/fa Rats: A New Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yoshiichi Takagi, Taichi Sugimoto, Masaya Kobayashi, Mitsuyuki Shirai, Fumitoshi Asai

“…High-salt intake is a major risk factor for developing hypertension in type 2 diabetes mellitus, but its effects on glucose homeostasis are controversial. …”
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Value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in diagnosis of thrombus in inferior vena cava filter by ZHANG Jian, QIAN Weiqing, YI Xiaolei

“…According to the classification of filter thrombus, different extraction schemes were applied to 53 patients with inferior vena cava filters. There were no major bleeding events or symptomatic pulmonary embolism happened. …”
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Optimal Revascularization Strategy on Medina 0,1,0 Left Main Bifurcation Lesions in Type 2 Diabetes by Xuwei Zheng, Hongyu Peng, Donghui Zhao, Qin Ma, Kun Fu, Guo Chen, Qian Fan, Jinghua Liu

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The implications of a diagnosis of DM are as severe as the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. …”
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A Multifunctional Cobalt‐Containing Implant for Treating Biofilm Infections and Promoting Osteointegration in Infected Bone Defects Through Macrophage‐Mediated Immunomodulation by Nongyang Yan, Hao Zhou, Penghe Jin, Tengfei Li, Qi Liu, Hao Ning, Zhixin Ma, Linfei Feng, Tao Jin, Youwen Deng, Zhengwei Wu

“…Abstract Treating bone infections and ensuring bone recovery is one of the major global problems facing modern orthopedics. …”
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Standard methods for marking caudate amphibians do not impair animal welfare over the short term: An experimental approach by David R Daversa, Ella Baxter, Gonçalo M Rosa, Chris Sergeant, Trenton WJ Garner

“…Major advancements in ecology and biodiversity conservation have been made thanks to methods for marking and individually tracking animals. …”
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ClC-3 Expression and Its Association with Hyperglycemia Induced HT22 Hippocampal Neuronal Cell Apoptosis by Feiyan Fan, Tao Liu, Xin Wang, Dongni Ren, Hui Liu, Pengxing Zhang, Zhen Wang, Nan Liu, Qian Li, Yanyang Tu, Jianfang Fu

“…Thus we conclude that, with its increased expression, ClC-3 plays a major role in hyperglycemia induced hippocampal neuronal apoptosis. …”
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Cuckoo Search with Lévy Flights for Weighted Bayesian Energy Functional Optimization in Global-Support Curve Data Fitting by Akemi Gálvez, Andrés Iglesias, Luis Cabellos

“…Our method applies a powerful nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm called cuckoo search, introduced recently to solve optimization problems. A major advantage of this method is its simplicity: cuckoo search requires only two parameters, many fewer than other metaheuristic approaches, so the parameter tuning becomes a very simple task. …”
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Consuming a modified Mediterranean ketogenic diet reverses the peripheral lipid signature of Alzheimer’s disease in humans by Bryan J. Neth, Kevin Huynh, Corey Giles, Tingting Wang, Natalie A. Mellett, Thy Duong, Colette Blach, Leyla Schimmel, Thomas C. Register, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Richa Batra, Annalise Schweickart, Amanda Hazel Dilmore, Cameron Martino, Matthias Arnold, Jan Krumsiek, Xianlin Han, Pieter C. Dorrestein, Rob Knight, Peter J. Meikle, Suzanne Craft, Rima Kaddurah-Daouk

“…Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major neurodegenerative disorder with significant environmental factors, including diet and lifestyle, influencing its onset and progression. …”
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Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Pasteurized Cheese Commercialized in Panama City Markets by Fermín Mejía, Nohelia Castro-del Campo, Arleny García, Katerine Rodríguez, Humberto Cornejo, Sara Ahumada-Ruiz, Marcela Soto-Beltrán, Maricela Castillo, Jordi Querol-Audi, Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz, Alex O. Martínez-Torres

“…Among 250 disease-causing bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes of food poisoning, and its resistance to multiple antimicrobials remains of crucial concern. …”
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Proinflammatory Responses of Heme in Alveolar Macrophages: Repercussion in Lung Hemorrhagic Episodes by Rafael L. Simões, Maria Augusta Arruda, Cláudio Canetti, Carlos H. Serezani, Iolanda M. Fierro, Christina Barja-Fidalgo

“…Clinical and experimental observations have supported the notion that free heme released during hemorrhagic and hemolytic episodes may have a major role in lung inflammation. With alveolar macrophages (AM) being the main line of defense in lung environments, the influence of free heme on AM activity and function was investigated. …”
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Predictive fatigue life modelling for aluminum alloys winder high temperature and shot peening interact by Allawi H. Alwin, Hatem Ksibi

“…Enhancing the surface quality of shells subjected to high stress is a major task. A variety of procedures are employed for dealing with this issue. …”
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