Changes in taste and odor sensitivities during repeated bicycle ergometer exercises by Masataka Narukawa, Kensuke Nojiri, Rina Matsuda, Momo Murata, Seiji Sakate, Sachiko Kuga, Hidetoshi Ue

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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of <i>Glaesserella parasuis</i> to Macrolides and Characterization of <i>erm</i>(T)-Carrying Mobile Elements on Chromosome by Peng Zhang, Changmin Li, Shuna Shang, Ting Huang, Junqi Liu, Qianwen Ge, Xiaoping Liao, Liangxing Fang, Yang Yu

“…The macrolide resistance gene <i>erm</i>(T) and the A2059G mutation in 23S rRNA were detected in the current study. To the best of our knowledge, integrative and conjugative element (ICE)-borne <i>erm</i>(T) in <i>G. parasuis</i> is reported for the first time in this study. …”
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Exosomes Derived from Schistosoma japonicum Cystatin-Treated Macrophages Attenuated CLP-Induced Sepsis in Mice by Feifei Huang, Yayun Qian, Huihui Li, Liang Chu, Chen Wan, Qili Shen, Qianqian Li, Xiuxiu Li, Xinyue Wu, Bin Zhan, Rui Zhou, Xiaodi Yang

“…To determine whether the therapeutic effect of Sj-Cys on sepsis can be conveyed by the exosomes released by Sj-Cys-stimulated macrophages, RAW264.7 macrophages were stimulated with rSj-Cys in vitro, the exosomes were obtained from the cell culture supernatant by ultracentrifugation. …”
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Effects of Different Tea Varieties on the Quality of Enshi Yulu Tea by WANG Huanhuan, QIN Muxue, HU Xingming, YUAN Liping, QIN Xinxue, YU Zhi, ZHENG Shibing, ZHANG Qiang, NI Dejiang, CHEN Yuqiong

“…Analysis of relative odor activity values (rOAV) revealed that linalool, phenylethanol, geraniol, jasmine, trans-β-ionone and nonanal were the major contributors to the characteristic aroma of the 10 Yulu teas. …”
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VALORACIÓN DE ENERGÍA DIGESTIBLE DE LA GLICERINA CRUDA PROVENIENTE DE ACEITE DE PALMA – Elaeis guineensi – PARA CERDOS EN CRECIMIENTO EN FUNCIÓN DEL NIVEL DE ALMIDÓN DE MAÍZ EN... by C. A. Ordóñez-Gómez, G. Mejía, G. Afanador-Téllez, C. J. Ariza-Nieto

“…Los resultados de EDA corregidos por NA con MCI mostraron correlación alta (R 2 = 0 , 82) con TBMN. Con MCI se pudo establecer que el aumento en NA en la dieta reduce la EDA de GC.…”
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Dispersion and Intersection of Hydrothermal Plumes in the Manus Back-Arc Basin, Western Pacific by Zhigang Zeng, Xiaoyuan Wang, Bramley J. Murton, Haiyan Qi, Berit Lehrmann, Xiaohui Li, Zuxing Chen, Yunchao Shu

“…Data were obtained from 18 hydrocast stations, among which the water column samples were collected at 8 stations during the MANUS cruise of R/V KEXUE in 2015. The results showed that the Satanic Mills plume and Fenway plume rose approximately 140 m and 220 m above the seafloor, respectively. …”
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Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognosis of Upper Gastric Cancer Patients in China: A 32-Year Single-Center Retrospective Clinical Study by Yingbo Gong, Pengliang Wang, Zhi Zhu, Junyan Zhang, Jinyu Huang, Huimian Xu

“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of 649 patients with upper gastric cancer and 1551 patients with lower gastric cancer and R0 radical surgery at our institution between January 1980 and December 2012. …”
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Spatio-temporal Evolution of Land Surface Temperature and Its Response to LULC in the Urban Agglomeration of Central Yunnan by LIN Zhiqiang, PENG Shuangyun, SHI Shuangfu, HUANG Bangmei, MA Dongling, ZHU Ziyi, MA Xiaoliang, GONG Luping

“…Among them, LST was significantly positively correlated with the proportion of built-up area (r > 0.70). LST was always the lowest in the water area, with a multi-year average temperature of 17.38 ℃, while the highest temperature was found in the area covered by built-up land and cropland, with multi-year average temperatures above 21 ℃. (4) The rapid expansion of cities in the central Yunnan urban agglomeration had resulted in significant changes in LULC. …”
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Revalidation and adaptation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) in a cross-sectional survey to measure the menstrual experiences of adult women working in Mukono District,... by Julie Hennegan, Kellogg J Schwab, Natalie G Exum, Simon P S Kibira, Fredrick E Makumbi, Justine N Bukenya, Petranilla Nakamya

“…Higher scores reflected more positive menstrual experiences and were associated with well-being (total score r=0.24, p&lt;0.001), not missing work due to the last menstrual period (total score OR=2.47 95% CI 1.42 to 4.30) and confidence to manage menstruation.Conclusions The MPNS offers a valid and reliable way to assess menstrual health needs. …”
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Preparation of a Specific ssDNA Aptamer for Brevetoxin-2 Using SELEX by Rui-Yun Tian, Chao Lin, Shi-Yu Yu, Sheng Gong, Pan Hu, Yan-Song Li, Zong-Cheng Wu, Yang Gao, Yu Zhou, Zeng-Shan Liu, Hong-Lin Ren, Shi-Ying Lu

“…A good linear regression formula of y=30.688x-7.329 with a coefficient correlation of R2 = 0.9798 was obtained using a biotin-avidin ELISA. …”
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Non-invasive methods for diagnosing portal hypertension and variceal bleeding due to liver cirrhosis secondary to NAFLD/MASLD: systematic review by Nebyu Yonas Shanka, Nebyu Yonas Shanka, Chavdar S. Pavlov, Nigatu Leul Mekonnen

“…Meta-analyses were performed using R and Python.ResultsEleven studies involving 2,707 patients met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Whole-genome sequencing-based characterization of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis and Kentucky isolated from laying hens in northwest of Iran, 2022–2023 by Shirin Vakili, Mehri Haeili, Adel Feizi, Kiarash Moghaddasi, Maryam Omrani, Arash Ghodousi, Daniela Maria Cirillo

“…Other identified antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) including tetA, floR, sul1, dfrA1, aph(3′)-Ia and double gyrA and parC mutations conferring high-level ciprofloxacin resistance (CIPR) (MIC ≥ 16mg/L) were only found in S. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of a nationwide simulation-based course for artificial life support. by Mateusz Puslecki, Marek Dabrowski, Marcin Ligowski, Bishoy Zakhary, Ahmed S Said, Kollengode Ramanathan, Elaine Cooley, Lukasz Puslecki, Sebastian Stefaniak, Piotr Ziemak, Ilona Kiel-Puslecka, Agata Dabrowska, Tomasz Klosiewicz, Maciej Sip, Radoslaw Zalewski, Malgorzata Ladzinska, Wojciech Mrowczynski, Piotr Ladzinski, Lidia Szlanga, Konrad Baumgart, Piotr Kupidlowski, Lukasz Szarpak, Marek Jemielity, Bartlomiej Perek

“…The implementation of the education program during COVID-19 pandemic may be helpful in founding specialized Advanced Life Support centers and teams including mobile ones. The dedicated R&D Innovation Ecosystem established in the "ECMO for Greater Poland" program, with developed National Education Center can play a crucial role in the knowledge and know-how transfer but future research is needed.…”
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Perspectives of People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Towards a Decision Aid Assessing Preferences of Glucose-Lowering Drugs: The Dilemma of Choosing by Roldan Munoz S, Mol PGM, de Vries F, van Dijk PR, Hillege H, Postmus D, de Vries ST

“…Sonia Roldan Munoz,1 Peter GM Mol,1 Femke de Vries,2 Peter R van Dijk,3 Hans Hillege,4 Douwe Postmus,4 Sieta T de Vries1 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 2Faculty of Beta Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 4Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsCorrespondence: Sieta T de Vries, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Email s.t.de.vries@umcg.nlBackground: Treatment guidelines recommend metformin as initial drug in many people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and low risk of cardiovascular disease, with the possibility to switch to or add other drug classes. …”
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Research progress of GLP-1RAs in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus by Xu He, Xu He, Xu He, Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao, PeiHang Li, PeiHang Li, YinJiang Zhang, YinJiang Zhang, GuoHua Li, HongYu Su, BiNan Lu, BiNan Lu, ZongRan Pang, ZongRan Pang

“…It plays a role through a specific GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) distributed in many organs or tissues and participates in the regulation of glucose homeostasis in the body. …”
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Zenith Tropospheric Delay Forecasting in the European Region Using the Informer–Long Short-Term Memory Networks Hybrid Prediction Model by Zhengdao Yuan, Xu Lin, Yashi Xu, Jie Zhao, Nage Du, Xiaolong Cai, Mengkui Li

“…The performance metrics indicate a root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.91 cm, a mean absolute error (MAE) of 1.45 cm, a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 0.60, and a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.916. Spatial distribution analysis of the accuracy metrics showed that predictive accuracy was higher in high-latitude regions compared to low-latitude areas, with inland regions demonstrating better performance than those near the ocean. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals characteristic feature of macrophage reprogramming in liver Mallory-Denk bodies pathogenesis by Zixuan Fang, Bei Zhong, Yi Shi, Wanmei Zhou, Maoping Huang, Samuel W. French, Xiaoping Tang, Hui Liu

“…Interestingly, LAM showed a potential immunosuppressive characteristic by expressing anti-inflammatory genes IL-7R during the MDBs formation. Using contact and transwell co-culture systems, the released mtDNA from hepatocytes was found to induce the activation of inflammasome in macrophages. …”
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Interpretive structural modeling (ISM) of risk management in Iran's construction industry by Hamed Shokri, Abbas Afrazeh

“…Also, the results of examining the intensity of relationships between dimensions with Dimetal show that the social risk dimension is the most effective dimension, has the highest numerical value based on the row sum (D), and thus, with the most influential dimension among the investigated dimensions of risk management in Iran's construction industry has been identified. Also, according to (D-R), the lowest value, the risk dimension of laws and regulations, is the most effective dimension of risk management in Iran's construction industry.Originality/Value: The current research is new in terms of the subject area, i.e. in the field of the construction industry of Iran, and in terms of the location area, i.e. companies active in the field of the construction industry of New Tehran. …”
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Isolation of Actinobacteria from Date Palm Rhizosphere with Enzymatic, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Protein Denaturation Inhibitory Activities by Maria Smati, Amina Bramki, Fatima Zohra Makhlouf, Rihab Djebaili, Beatrice Farda, Fatima Zohra Abdelhadi, Nahla Abdelli, Mahmoud Kitouni, Marika Pellegrini

“…Molecular identification based on <i>16S rDNA</i> analysis showed that SGI16 belonged to the genus <i>Streptomyces</i>. …”
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Positive Associations between Adipocyte Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Level and Central Arterial Stiffness in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Cheng-Hao Sung, Bang-Gee Hsu, Jen-Pi Tasi, Chih-Hsien Wang, Chiu-Huang Kuo

“…Furthermore, serum A-FABP levels (β = 0.476, adjusted R2 change: 0.197, P < 0.001) were significantly positively correlated with cfPWV according to the multivariable forward stepwise linear regression analysis. …”
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