TMAO-Activated Hepatocyte-Derived Exosomes Are Widely Distributed in Mice with Different Patterns and Promote Vascular Inflammation by Xiang Liu, Jiazichao Tu, Ziqin Zhou, Bingxin Huang, Jianrong Zhou, Jimei Chen

“…After 24 h, the distributions of DiI-labelled Exos were visualized with a fluorescence microscope, and the levels of proinflammatory genes in the aorta were detected by qPCR. Results. Phgdh, Mdh2, Echs1, Rap2a, Gpd1l, and Slc3a2 were identified as hub genes that may be involved in the production of TMAO-Exos. …”
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DETERMINING OF PARAMETERS OF HEAT EXCHANGE FOR VAPORIZATION OF THE MIXED REFRIGERANT ON THE HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SINTERED POWDER CAPILLARY-POROUS COATINGS by A. V. Ovsyannik, E. N. Makeeva

“…Experimental data are summarized satisfactorily in a wide range of parameters of the porous layer, i.e. the pressure (pн = 0.9–1.4 MPa) and heat loads (q = 5–35 kW/m2). The ratio makes us possible to calculate the heat transfer coefficients within ±20 %. …”
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Takipteki Krediler ve Makro Finansal Bağlantılar: Türkiye İçin Bir SVAR Modeli by Cemil Varlık

“…ÖzetBu makalede Türkiye ekonomisinin 2003:Q1-2019:Q4 dönemine ait verileri kullanılarak, takipteki krediler oranı (TKO) ile makroekonomik değişkenler arasındaki dinamik ilişki yapısal vektör otoregresif model yardımıyla incelenmektedir. …”
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Identification and dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory activity verification of peptides from mouse lymphocytes by Juan Wang, Yujia Xie, Yuanyuan Luan, Tingting Guo, Shanshan Xiao, Xingxing Zeng, Shaohui Zhang

“…Totally 385 peptides were analyzed by nanoliter liquid phase-Q Exactive quadrupole ultra-high resolution orbitrap mass spectrometer (Nano LC-Q Exactive Plus) and identified by PEAKS X software. …”
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Ecofriendly remediation of cadmium, lead, and zinc using dead cells of Microcystis aeruginosa by Mohamad S. Abdelkarim, Mohamed H. H. Ali, Doaa A. Kassem

“…Isothermal analysis revealed that the adsorption of Cd(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II) followed the Langmuir isotherm model (R2 = 0.96, q max > 67 mg/g). Kinetic studies indicated that the pseudo-second-order model best described the adsorption process (R2 > 0.94 and q e  > 81.3 mg/g.), suggesting a dominant chemisorption mechanism. …”
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Analysis of Refractive Index Sensing Properties of a Hybrid Hollow Cylindrical Tetramer Array by Meng Wang, Paerhatijiang Tuersun, Aibibula Abudula, Lan Jiang, Dibo Xu

“…It is found that the position of the resonance peaks can be freely tuned in the visible and near-infrared regions, and a sensitivity of up to 542.8 nm/RIU can be achieved, with a <i>Q</i> factor of 1495.1 and a figure of merit of 1103.3 RIU⁻¹. …”
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A Practical Methodology for Production Data Analysis in Carbonate Reservoirs Using New Decline Type Curves by Zhihao Jia, Linsong Cheng, Peng Wang, Suran Wang, Pin Jia

“…Then, a new function fqD and f′qD that related to the dimensionless production rate is introduced, and a series of new decline type curves are drawn to make a clear observation of different flow regimes. …”
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The correlation between miR-21 single nucleotide polymorphisms and the susceptibility of non-small cell lung cancer by Miao Zhang, Ming Zhang, Ruixue Han, Xin Yu, Zhaolu Song

“…Methods The serum of NSCLC patients (n = 205) and cancer-free controls (n = 217) were collected in this study for RNA extraction. The qRT-PCR was used to evaluate the expression of miR-21 and Taqman qPCR was used for genotyping and quantifying miR-21 SNPs (rs1292037, rs6504593). …”
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Friction and wear behaviors of a high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel Fe-19Cr-15Mn-0.66N by Qiao Y.-X., Sheng S.-L., Zhang L.-M., Chen J., Yang L.-L., Zhou H.-L., Wang Y.-X., Li H.-B., Zheng Z.-B.

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Extrudability of geopolymers and control of the formed networks by zeta potential and NMR spectroscopy by Wilfried Cyrille N'Cho, Ameni Gharzouni, Isabel Sobrados, Jenny Jouin, Anne Aimable, Sylvie Rossignol

“…Some samples were 3D printed with metakaolin mixtures using different printers and silicate solutions (K, KNa) with alkaline cation concentrations of [M] > 2.8 M in the mixtures; here, the metakaolin zeta potential values were greater than −50 mV, and the local‐scale structure consisted of more than 50% geopolymer networks (Q4(3Al) + Q4(2Al)).…”
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Subgraph-Indexed Sequential Subdivision for Continuous Subgraph Matching on Dynamic Knowledge Graph by Yunhao Sun, Guanyu Li, Mengmeng Guan, Bo Ning

“…Specifically, given a query graph q, an initial graph G0, and a graph update stream △Gi, the problem of continuous subgraph matching is to sequentially conduct all possible isomorphic subgraphs covering △Gi of q on Gi (=G0 ⊕ △Gi). …”
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Response of Soil Respiration to Snowfall in a Kubuqi Salix Plantation Forest of During Freeze-thaw Period by WANG Jixuan, LAN Xiaozhen, PEI Zhiyong, ZHANG Junyao, WANG Xinping, LI Ying, WANG Haichao, SUN Xiaotian, SUN Kai

“…After stubble levelling of the salix plantation, soil respiration rate slowed down but Q10 increased; land preparation measure reduced the daily flux of soil respiration in general, and it also reduced the Q10 value. …”
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InfectA-Chat, an Arabic Large Language Model for Infectious Diseases: Comparative Analysis by Yesim Selcuk, Eunhui Kim, Insung Ahn

“…With this study, we aim to empower individuals and public health efforts by offering a bilingual Q&A system for infectious disease monitoring.…”
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and long-term prognostic outcomes in cardiovascular disease patients: results from the NHANES 1999–2018 study by Hanbin Li, Wen Zhong, Hongxin Cheng, Shiqi Wang, Ran Li, Lu Wang, Chengqi He, Quan Wei

“…For analysis purposes, the participants were divided into four groups based on the quartiles (Q1 – Q4) of the WWI. The study’s primary outcome was all-cause mortality in patients with CVD, with cardiovascular mortality as the secondary outcome, and sample weights and complex survey designs were used to ensure reliable, accurate results. …”
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Contribution of type 2 diabetes to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in a long-term observational study with different stages of atherosclerosis by Arthur Mader, Dario Haeberli, Barbara Larcher, Jörn F. Dopheide, Christoph H. Saely, Christine F. Heinzle, Peter Amann, Marc Schindewolf, Andreas Festa, Heinz Drexel

“…Cardiovascular events were recorded over a median follow-up period of 7.1 years (Q1 = 3.6 years, Q2 = 7.1 years, Q3 = 11.3 years), covering a total of 9533 patient years. …”
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Outcome and Management of Sepsis at RozhHalat Emergency Hospital in Erbil –Kurdistan region of Iraq by Samir Qader Ahmad, Shakawan Muhamad Ismaeel, Dara Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed, Halgurd Fathulla Ahmed

“…Vasopressor therapy did not result in better survival outcome except for Noradrenaline. The qSOFA score is as good as SIRS criteria in predicting mortality. …”
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Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B or C by Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging by René Hako, Pavol Kristian, Peter Jarčuška, Ivana Haková, Ivana Hockicková, Ivan Schréter, Martin Janičko

“…Variables such as liver surface changes, homogeneities, and quantitative contrast liver/spleen ratio-Q-LSCR were evaluated and these results were consequently compared between the three groups. …”
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Glioma Image-Level and Slide-Level Gene Predictor (GLISP) for Molecular Diagnosis and Predicting Genetic Events of Adult Diffuse Glioma by Minh-Khang Le, Masataka Kawai, Kenta Masui, Takashi Komori, Takakazu Kawamata, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Tomohiro Inoue, Ippei Tahara, Kazunari Kasai, Tetsuo Kondo

“…In external validation, the patch-level/case-level AUCs of <i>IDH1/2</i> and 1p/19q co-deletion detection were 0.76/0.83 and 0.78/0.88, respectively. …”
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Risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome associated with meteorological factors in diverse epidemic regions: a nationwide longitudinal study in China by Nan Chang, Wenzhong Huang, Yanlin Niu, Zhihu Xu, Yuan Gao, Tingting Ye, Zihao Wang, Xiaohui Wei, Yuming Guo, Qiyong Liu

“…Results The exposure-response relationships between meteorological factors and HFRS incidence revealed significant heterogeneity across epidemic regions, as evidenced by Cochran’s Q test for temperature (Q = 324.40, P < 0.01) and relative humidity (Q = 30.57, P < 0.01). …”
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RNA-Targeting CRISPR/CasRx system relieves disease symptoms in Huntington’s disease models by Yingqi Lin, Caijuan Li, Yizhi Chen, Jiale Gao, Jiawei Li, Chunhui Huang, Zhaoming Liu, Wei Wang, Xiao Zheng, Xichen Song, Jianhao Wu, Jiaxi Wu, Oscar Junhong Luo, Zhuchi Tu, Shihua Li, Xiao-Jiang Li, Liangxue Lai, Sen Yan

“…This therapeutic effect was substantiated in various models: HEK 293 T cell, the HD 140Q-KI mouse, and the HD-KI pig model. The efficiency of the knockdown was analyzed through Western blot and RT-qPCR. …”
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