Cardiovascular Profile and Cardiovascular Imaging After Bariatric Surgery: A Narrative Review by Mihaela Toader, Liliana Gheorghe, Costin Chirica, Ionuț-Alexandru Ghicu, Sabina-Ioana Chirica, Andreea Isabela Mazga, Danisia Haba, Mădălina Maxim, Ancuța Andreea Miler, Daniela Crișu, Mihai Ștefan Cristian Haba, Daniel Vasile Timofte

“…Specifically, this procedure is linked to a lower occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events and a decrease in overall mortality. …”
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Plant diversity and transcriptional variability assessed by retrotransposon-based molecular markers by R. N. Kalendar, K. S. Aizharkyn, O. N. Khapilina, A. A. Amenov, D. S. Tagimanova

“…Retrotransposons are a major component of all eukaryotic genomes, which makes them suited as molecular markers. …”
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Relationship between tea intake and cedar pollen allergy: a population-based cross-sectional study by Nozomi Aoki, Mai Suzuki, Yuki Sato, Hirohide Yokokawa, Toshio Naito

“…The present study aimed to examine the relationship between the frequency of tea intake and cedar pollen allergy, which is a major cause of seasonal hay fever in Japan, in a large Japanese epidemiological cohort. …”
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β-Glucan induced plasma B cells differentiation to enhance antitumor immune responses by Dectin-1 by Yu Bai, Jun Ding, Liuyang He, Zhichao Zhu, Jie Pan, Chunjian Qi

“…Abstract Background B lymphocytes, essential in cellular immunity as antigen-presenting cells and in humoral immunity as major effector cells, play a crucial role in the antitumor response. …”
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Conducting genetic epidemiology research on hyperuricaemia and gout in an indigenous community in Guam - a feasibility study by Yvette C. Paulino, Frank Camacho, Tristan VC Paulino, Delores J. Lee, Lisa Linda Natividad, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Tony R. Merriman, Anna L. Gosling

“…There was variation in the prevalence of metabolic conditions among the major ethnic groups in this study. Conclusions We estimated the prevalence of metabolic conditions, especially gout and hyperuricaemia, and found variation among ethnic groups, all while obtaining the Indigenous community’s feedback on the genetic study and building gout research capacity. …”
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Agro-Morphological Characterization of Kenyan Slender Leaf (Crotalaria brevidens and C. ochroleuca) Accessions by Fridah A. Mwakha, Bernard M. Gichimu, Johnstone O. Neondo, Peter K. Kamau, Eddy O. Odari, Joshua K. Muli, Nancy L. M. Budambula

“…Cluster analysis grouped the accessions into seven major classes with a between-classes diversity of 75.13% and a within-classes diversity of 24.87%. …”
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LSN-GTDA: Learning Symmetrical Network via Global Thermal Diffusion Analysis for Pedestrian Trajectory Prediction in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Scenarios by Ling Mei, Mingyu Fu, Bingjie Wang, Lvxiang Jia, Mingyu Yu, Yu Zhang, Lijun Zhang

“…However, human behavior inherently involves uncertainty, particularly in the prediction of pedestrian trajectories. A major challenge lies in modeling the multimodal nature of these trajectories, including varying paths and targets. …”
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Survey on Lie Group Machine Learning by Mei Lu, Fanzhang Li

“…We introduce Lie group machine learning techniques in three major categories: supervised Lie group machine learning, semisupervised Lie group machine learning, and unsupervised Lie group machine learning. …”
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KLF12 Aggravates Angiotensin II‐Induced Cardiac Remodeling in Male Mice by Transcriptionally Inhibiting SMAD7 by Min Hu, Shi‐Yu Huang, Yi‐Peng Gao, Yu‐Xin Hu, Sha‐Sha Wang, Teng Teng, Xiao‐Feng Zeng, Qi‐Zhu Tang

“…Background Adverse left ventricular remodeling and subsequent heart failure remain a major cause of patient morbidity and mortality worldwide. …”
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Experimental Development Process of a New Cement and Gypsum-Cemented Similar Material considering the Effect of Moisture by Qi Liu, Shaojie Chen, Shuai Wang, Jing Chai, Dingding Zhang

“…The content of barite powder plays a major role in controlling the density and Poisson’s ratio of similar materials. …”
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Expression of TGF-β in malignant transformation of oral lichen planus - A systematic review by Harinisubasri M, Priyadharsini Nataraj, Dineshkumar Thayalan, Divya Bose, Rameshkumar Annasamy, Rajkumar K

“…Conclusion: Role of TGF in lichen planus was briefly studied and it was concluded that TGF-β played a major role in its malignant transformation. To discover the role TGFβ in the maintenance of chronic tonicity of the disease and thereby unmasking its function in malignant transformation of OLP a systematic review is done. …”
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What ‘unexplored’ means: mapping regions with digitized natural history records to look for ‘biodiversity blindspots’ by Laymon Ball, Sheila Rodríguez-Machado, Diego Paredes-Burneo, Samantha Rutledge, David A. Boyd, David Vander Pluym, Spenser Babb-Biernacki, Austin S. Chipps, Rafet Ç. Öztürk, Yahya Terzi, Prosanta Chakrabarty

“…We also highlight geographic regions where there are relatively few or no publicly available natural history records to raise awareness about habitats that might be worthy of future natural history research and conservation. A major finding is that many of the areas that appear ‘unexplored’ may be in countries whose collections are not digitized (i.e., they don’t have metadata such as GPS coordinates about their voucher specimens publicly available). …”
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Antibacterial activity improvement in a point mutant K45E of the pepper defensin J1-1 by Gilberto Andrés Muñoz-Pérez, Francisco A. Guillén-Chable, Gerardo Corzo, Ivan Arenas-Sosa, Lucila A. Sánchez-Cach, Georgina Estrada

“…Together, our findings support the idea that amino acid sequence variability in plant defensins superfamily can generate major functional changes, and highlight the relevant role of charged residues, beyond the g-core loop, in the improvement of J1-1 antibacterial activity.…”
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Exploring the Potential Effectiveness of <i>Croton tiglium</i> Oil and Its Nano-Emulsion on <i>Earias insulana</i> (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) by Karima S. Khater, Marwa M. Abd-Elrhmman, Zeinab M. E. A. Said, Ali A. El-Sayed, Abdelhadi A. I. Ali, Lamya Ahmed Alkeridis, Laila A. Al-Shuraym, Jingwen Wang, Qichun Zhang, Ahmed A. A. Aioub

“…</i> (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) is a major pest of cotton and other crops in Egypt, and the widespread use of insecticides has led to resistance. …”
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The design and rationale of the cardiac REHABilitation to improve metabolic health in Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy (REHAB-HCM) Study by Matthew Cheung, Nathaniel Moulson, Jinelle C. Gelinas, Ali Daraei, Sarah M. Bradwell, Carolyn Taylor, Neil D. Eves, Graeme J. Koelwyn, Thomas M. Roston

“…., attendance), safety (e.g., major adverse events and exercise-related harms), and efficacy pertaining to long term improvements in physical activity levels, metabolic health, cardiorespiratory fitness, quality of life, and systemic and cellular markers of inflammation. …”
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Homoharringtonine: mechanisms, clinical applications and research progress by Wen Wang, Lan He, Lan He, Ting Lin, Ting Lin, Ting Lin, Fulan Xiang, Yibin Wu, Fangliang Zhou, Fangliang Zhou, Fangliang Zhou, Yingchun He, Yingchun He, Yingchun He

“…Despite the significant antitumor effects observed in clinical applications, its low bioavailability and potential side effects remain major challenges that limit its widespread use. This article details the latest research advancements aimed at enhancing the bioavailability of Homoharringtonine, including various drug delivery systems such as nanoparticles and liposomes, as well as chemical modification strategies. …”
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Artesunate, EDTA, and colistin work synergistically against MCR-negative and -positive colistin-resistant Salmonella by Yajun Zhai, Peiyi Liu, Xueqin Hu, Changjian Fan, Xiaodie Cui, Qibiao He, Dandan He, Xiaoyuan Ma, Gongzheng Hu

“…Discovering new strategies to combat the multidrug-resistant bacteria constitutes a major medical challenge of our time. Previously, artesunate (AS) has been reported to exert antibacterial enhancement activity in combination with β-lactam antibiotics via inhibition of the efflux pump AcrB. …”
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Multidrug efflux pumps of Pseudomonas aeruginosa show selectivity for their natural substrates by Léna Mazza, Léna Mazza, Alexandre Bory, Alexandre Bory, Alexandre Luscher, Alexandre Luscher, Joachim Kloehn, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Christian van Delden, Christian van Delden, Thilo Köhler, Thilo Köhler

“…We constructed a PA14 mutant, genetically deleted in the major multidrug efflux pumps MexAB-OprM, MexCD-OprJ, MexXY-OprM, and MexEF-OprN and expressed in this mutant each efflux pump individually from an inducible promoter. …”
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Effect of the chemical nature of fixed-bed reactor support materials on bioreactor performance and biomass accumulation by B. Sen, M. Torrijos, P. Sousbie, J. P. Steyer

“…In terms of performance and biomass accumulation, this study demonstrated quite similar behavior for anaerobic fixed-bed reactors with supports made of different materials, which suggests that the nature of the material used to make the supports has no major influence. The chemical nature of the support material clearly has negligible effect and thus the size, shape, and porosity of the support must be more influential.…”
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Randomised feasibility study of an intestinal adsorbent in acute diarrhoea in The Gambia by Elena Markaryan, Matthew Dodd, Stephen Allen, Carol Howell, Angela Allen, Paul Rahden, Abdoulie Fatty, Momodou Lamin Jobarteh, Abdoulwahab Sallah, Ebrahim Jaiteh, Doreen Umoh, Fanta Bass, Radovan Hnatič

“…All but one child completed the study. There were no major protocol deviations although patient-held diaries did not collect reliable information. …”
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