Conducting polymer-based electrochemical sensors: Progress, challenges, and future perspectives by Aashutosh Dube, Shweta J. Malode, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, Kunal Mondal, Nagaraj P. Shetti

“…In the future, conducting polymers-based electrochemical sensors can be utilized in wearable sensors and integrated with IoT devices for better reach in real-time applications. They can also be made more accessible with precise control and data output by following specific methodologies. …”
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Web-Based Exercise and Nutrition Intervention to Improve Leg Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Pre-Post Pilot Study by Berber Gijsbertha Dorhout, Nick Wezenbeek, Lisette C P G M de Groot, Pol Grootswagers

“…Linear mixed models were used to test differences over time. Semistructured interviews were used to gather experiences of participants. …”
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Establishing a GRU-GCN coordination-based prediction model for miRNA-disease associations by Kai-Cheng Chuang, Ping-Sung Cheng, Yu-Hung Tsai, Meng-Hsiun Tsai

“…Although traditional wet-lab experiments provide direct evidence for miRNA-disease associations, they are often time-consuming and complicated to analyze by current bioinformatics tools. …”
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The Histone Demethylase KDM3B Promotes Osteo-/Odontogenic Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, and Migration Potential of Stem Cells from the Apical Papilla by Chen Zhang, Xiao Han, Yuncun Liang, Huina Liu, Zhipeng Fan, Jianpeng Zhang

“…By an alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity assay, Alizarin red staining, real-time RT-PCR, and western blot analysis, we found that KDM3B enhanced the ALP activity and mineralization of SCAPs and promoted the expression of runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), osterix (OSX), dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP), and osteocalcin (OCN). …”
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Risk Factors of Lymph Edema in Breast Cancer Patients by Haghighat Shahpar, Akbari Atieh, Ansari Maryam, Homaei Shandiz Fatemeh, Najafi Massoome, Ebrahimi Mandana, Yunesian Masud, Mirzaei Hamid Reza, Akbari Mohammad Esmaeil

“…Variables such as low educational level, body mass index (BMI), higher stage of disease, number of involved lymph nodes, comorbid diseases, trauma, infection, and the time after surgery showed significant correlation with the development of lymphedema. …”
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Measured Analysis of Noise Reduction Effect for Urban Rapid Rail Transit Viaducts by LU Sheng’an, LIN Haifeng

“…［Result & Conclusion］ The near-track sound barrier reduces the maximum instantaneous A-weighted time-domain sound pressure level (hereinafter abbreviated as “A-weighted level”) on the viaduct inner and outer sides by approximately 20 to 21 dB(A). …”
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The spatial association network and driving factors of land use carbon emission efficiency in China: An investigation in the National Major Strategic Regions by LIU Min, CHEN Yinrong, WANG Jue, CHEN Kun, CHEN Yi

“…However, there were obvious differences among regions, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have the highest average value of land use carbon emission efficiency, followed by the Yangtze River Delta region, the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Yellow River Basin region. (2) Over time，the structure of the overall networks of land use carbon emission efficiency in the National Major Strategic Regions has generally evolved towards densification, diversification and robustness. …”
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Foaming properties and olfactory profile of fermented chickpea aquafaba and its application in vegan chocolate mousseMendeley Data by Lea Mehren, Lena Elliger, Hanna May, Andreas Schieber, Nadine Schulze-Kaysers

“…The research described in this study revealed for the first time promising aroma changes based on fermentation in aquafaba and demonstrated improved foaming properties. …”
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Clinicopathological and Immunohistochemical Characterisation of Gastric Schwannomas in 29 Cases by Lijun Zheng, Xiaojiang Wu, Martin E. Kreis, Zhen Yu, Lijin Feng, Chunqiu Chen, Bin Xu, Zhaode Bu, Ziyu Li, Jiafu Ji

“…A significant difference was observed between the group of benign and malignant schwannomas as regards recurrences and metastasis after complete resection (P=0.015). The survival time of patients with benign schwannomas was longer than the malignant group (P=0.013), so gastric malignant schwannomas have a potential for recurrence and metastasis, with subsequently short survival. …”
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Reconstruction of climatic events from the 16th century in Transylvania: interdisciplinary analysis based on historical sources by Ovidiu Răzvan Gaceu, Tudor Caciora, Ștefan Baias, Cezar Morar, Mihai Dudaș, Marius Stupariu, Maria Maxim

“…These extreme climatic events profoundly affected society, contributing to food shortages and increased mortality from starvation and diseases (especially the plague). At the same time, compared to the territory of Western Europe, in Transylvania, heat waves and droughts were more frequent in the first half of the 16th century, while in Western Europe, these climatic phenomena were more sporadic and less intense. …”
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Effects of Homeopathic Arsenicum Album, Nosode, and Gibberellic Acid Preparations on the Growth Rate of Arsenic-Impaired Duckweed (Lemna gibba L.) by Tim Jäger, Claudia Scherr, Meinhard Simon, Peter Heusser, Stephan Baumgartner

“…Growth rates of frond (leaf) area and frond number were determined with a computerized image analysis system for different time intervals (days 0–2, 2–6, 0–6). Five independent experiments were evaluated for each test substance. …”
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BVDV comprehensive studies and species identification in high-yielding livestock populations in the Sverdlovsk Oblast by N. A. Bezborodova, V. V. Kozhukhovskaya, E. V. Pechura, N. A. Martynov, O G. Tomskikh, A. N. Vasilyeva

“…Acute and persistent infection forms among young animals were recorded 4 and 3.5 times less frequently, respectively, but at the same time, a 2.5-fold increase in the diagnosed latent form of the disease was observed in adult livestock, which is associated with an increase in the number of laboratory tests performed.…”
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A Soft Landing Approach for the Centrifugal Microgel Synthesis Process by Badalan, Matei, Adisson, Lucie, Boldron, Arthur, Achard, Jean-Luc, Ghigliotti, Giovanni, Balarac, Guillaume, Bottausci, Frédéric

“…Centrifugal microencapsulation has been shown to be a promising encapsulation technique, satisfying at the same time many requirements needed for biomedical applications (monodispersity, controlled size, spherical shape, sterile production environment) and allowing a high capsules production rate, using only conventional lab material. …”
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Bivalirudin exerts antiviral activity against respiratory syncytial virus-induced lung infections in neonatal mice by Zhuang Shihao, Tang Qiuyu, Chen Ping, Wang Chengyi, Liu Guanghua

“…Further, to delineate the role of micro RNAs, the qRT-PCR analysis was done, and the results displayed an increase in miR-136, miR-30b, and let-7i. At the same time, the down-regulated expression of miR-221 in RSV-infected mice compared to the control. …”
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Global Solar Radiation Models in Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil by Ana Flávia Martins Monteiro, Fabrina Bolzan Martins

“…However, in the Minas Gerais state, Southeastern Brazil (SEB), the number of weather stations that measure global solar radiation is scarce, and when it is available, it presents gaps in the time series. An attractive alternative to solve the data gap problem is to estimate global solar radiation using empirical models. …”
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Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome: Mutations Uncovered in Lebanese Families by Maria Valencia, Lara Tabet, Nadine Yazbeck, Alia Araj, Victor L. Ruiz-Perez, Khalil Charaffedine, Farah Fares, Rebecca Badra, Chantal Farra

“…(Leu671*)) in exons 15 and 13, respectively, with the latter being reported for the first time. Conclusion. Although EvC has been largely described in the medical literature, clinical features of this syndrome vary. …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Extreme Precipitation and Its Future Trend Analysis in Huaihe River Basin by GUO Wei, YE Wen, ZHU Xuchao, WU Wei, WANG Lu, GAO Huamin, ZHANG Haiming, SHI Shaohui

“…Under the SSP5-8.5 scenario during that time period, the future change trends of extreme precipitation intensity, frequency, and duration are 158%, 130%, and 450% more than the historical trends in the Huaihe River Basin. (3) The correlation between extreme precipitation indices and southern oscillation index (SOI) is higher than that of north Atlantic oscillation (NAO). …”
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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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miR-149 Alleviates Ox-LDL-Induced Endothelial Cell Injury by Promoting Autophagy through Akt/mTOR Pathway by Zhongsheng Zhu, Jinyu Li, Rui Tong, Xiaorong Zhang, Bo Yu

“…The miR-149 level in HUVECs was reduced by ox-LDL (100 μg/mL) incubation in a time-dependent manner. miR-149-mimic transfection markedly protected HUVECs from ox-LDL-induced injury, with increased cell viability and reduced caspase-3 activity. miR-149 mimics enhanced HUVEC autophagy, which was induced initially by ox-LDL. miR-149 mimics also markedly downregulated the expression of Akt, p-Akt, mTOR, and p-mTOR in ox-LDL-treated HUVECs. …”
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Effect of scaling on levels of interleukin 1-beta and clinical periodontal parameters among e-cigarette users and non-smokers: A prospective study by Alaa B. Alkhalifah, Nehad T. Alfuraih, Bobby Joseph, Jagan K. Baskaradoss

“…Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to assess the changes in the periodontal measurements and IL-1β levels at different time points and Mann–Whitney U Test was used to compare the two groups. …”
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