NET Models Meeting 2024 white paper: the current state of neuroendocrine tumour research models and our future aspirations by Po Hien Ear, Ilaria Marinoni, Talya Dayton, Rachael Guenter, Dawn E Quelle, Anna Battistella, Floryne O Buishand, Suganthi Chittaranjan, Yi-Cheih Nancy Du, Ines Marques, Natalia S Pellegata, Samira M Sadowski, Amit Tirosh, Simon April-Monn, Cinzia Aurilia, Renata Jaskula-Sztul, Maria Jesús Baena Moreno, Simone Donati, Katherine A English, Maria Almudena Hernandez Llorens, Harry Hodgetts, Francesca Marini, Maria Martins, Gaia Palmini, Beatriz Soldevilla, Jörg Schrader, Rajesh V Thakker, Kate E Lines

“…The meeting was attended by ∼30 international researchers (from the UK, EU, Israel, USA and Canada). Plenary talks were given by Prof. Thakker, who summarised NET research over the past few decades, and Dr Schrader, who described the process and pitfalls of generating new cell lines. …”
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Integrating local knowledge into public policy instruments for enhancing restoration: A study case from western Mexican tropical dry forest by Dení I. González-Torres, Leonel Lopez-Toledo, Isela E. Zermeño-Hernández, Moisés Méndez-Toribio

“…Through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and informal talks, conducted with residents from two communities located in the buffer zone and the border area of the reserve, we gathered valuable insights regarding the following: (1) the inhabitants' LK of the ecology and contributions of tropical dry forest, (2) the socioeconomic and environmental issues identified by these communities in their localities, (3) ecological and socioeconomic actions suggested by the residents to recover the forest or halt its degradation, and (4) the role of institutions and local organizations in restoration and conservation processes. …”
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Impact of the menstrual cycle and barriers to football and futsal performance in Portuguese players: a survey-based cross-sectional study by Cristiana Santos, Mário Lopes, João Brito, João Brito, Katrine Okholm Kryger, Katrine Okholm Kryger, Carolina Wilke, Bruno Travassos, Bruno Travassos, Bruno Travassos

“…Overall, 53% of the players reported a perceived lack of knowledge and trust in their coach and other staff members to talk openly about menstrual health. The most cited external barrier to sports participation was the fear of leaking. …”
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Growing up amidst violence: mapping mental health ecologies with young people on Colombia’s Pacific Coast by Sanne Weber, Francy Carranza, Ana María Arango, Juan Roberto Rengifo, Mónica Pinilla-Roncancio, Sarah-Jane Fenton, Germán Casas, Paul Jackson, Juan Pablo Aranguren

“…Conclusions To promote mental wellbeing, we identify the significance of safe spaces where young people are able to talk and connect to others and where trusted persons can connect young people to the wider exosystem of mental health care provision and to social, economic, peacebuilding and wider political processes.…”
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Quality Determination of Dairy Farm Wastewater in Dinajpur by Motaharul Islam, Mst. Taslema Nasrin, Md. Mofizul Islam

“…At present environmental pollution is a talked about issue. Due to environmental pollution, humans and animals face threats. …”
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KMT2A regulates the autophagy-GATA4 axis through METTL3-mediated m6A modification of ATG4a to promote NPCs senescence and IVDD progression by Ouqiang Wu, Yuxin Jin, Zhiguang Zhang, Hao Zhou, Wenbin Xu, Linjie Chen, Morgan Jones, Kenny Yat Hong Kwan, Jianyuan Gao, Kai Zhang, Xiaofei Cheng, Qizhu Chen, Xinzhou Wang, Yan Michael Li, Zhenyu Guo, Jing Sun, Zhihua Chen, Bin Wang, Xiangyang Wang, Shuying Shen, Aimin Wu

“…Moreover, we made the novel observation that a cross-talk between histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) modification and N6-methyladenosine(m6A)-methylated modification regulates autophagy in IVDD-NPCs. …”
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Effects of two-year adapted physical exercise program and nutritional counselling on cardio-sarcopenia syndrome in older adults with low muscle function by Giovanna Pelà, Sara Tagliaferri, Elisa Adorni, Marina Aiello, Marco Salvi, Irene Zucchini, Riccardo Calvani, Emanuele Marzetti, Fulvio Lauretani, Giampaolo Niccoli, Marcello Maggio

“…Abstract Background Frail, sarcopenic older individuals have high risk of cardiovascular events and require multidomain interventions. The cross-talk between cardiac and skeletal muscle mass is crucial to maintain physical independence in this specific population. …”
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Periostin: A Downstream Mediator of EphB4-Induced Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Fei Zhang, Zehua Zhang, Dong Sun, Shiwu Dong, Jianzhong Xu, Fei Dai

“…To elucidate the underlying mechanism of cross talk between EphB4 and the Wnt pathway, we detected the change in protein expression of phosphorylated-glycogen synthase kinase 3β-serine 9 (p-GSK-3β-Ser9) and β-catenin, as well as the osteogenic markers Runx2 and COL1. …”
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The Role of Community Engagement in Successful Recruitment of Research Participants During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Kyra Oziel, Jessica D. Hanson, Karen Little Wounded, Serea Darnell, Dedra Buchwald

“…Most important was having local AIAN staff who cultivated a nonjudgmental space for potential participants to talk about sensitive topics. Discussion: We not only met our prepandemic recruitment goal but exceeded it by 16.6%. …”
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PDP1 related ferroptosis risk signature indicates distinct immune microenvironment and prognosis of breast cancer patients by Yufeng Wang, Huifen Dang, Gongjian Zhu, Yingxia Tian

“…Single-cell data processing and analysis were conducted using “Seurat”, “monocle”, and “iTALK” packages. PDP1 was silenced to validate its influence on the target genes.ResultsData from public databases revealed significant upregulation of PDP1 in BC samples compared to normal tissues. …”
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Decoding immune cell dynamics in ischemic stroke: insights from single-cell RNA sequencing analysis by Yating Lan, Chun Zou, Feiyu Nong, Qi Huang, Jingyi Zeng, Wenyi Song, Guining Liang, Qingyan Wei, Mika Pan, Donghua Zou, Yaobin Long

“…Functional enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes was conducted to identify transcriptional regulators, whereas cell developmental trajectories were predicted to uncover potential cell fate decisions. iTALK was employed to identify potential ligand-receptor axes within the cell-type immune microenvironment of IS.ResultsBased on scRNA-seq data analysis, we identified four cell types and their associated subclusters, along with genes exhibiting significant differential expression within these subclusters. …”
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Decellularized Adipose Matrix Rejuvenates Photoaged Skin through Immune Microenvironment Modulation by Jialiang Zhou, Shengjie Jiang, Liyun Wang, Kaili Lin, Jianyong Wu, Haijun Gui, Zhen Gao

“…DAM was prepared via physicochemical decellularization and assessed in vitro for its effects on macrophage polarization and macrophage-fibroblast cross-talk. A DAM-functionalized hyaluronic acid (HA/DAM) hydrogel was developed and evaluated for its effects on skin rejuvenation via subcutaneous injection. …”
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“People’s libraries” of the Society of zealots of Russian historical enlightenment at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries by Jie Yu

“…For this purpose, in the late 1890s the society began to organise “people’s libraries”, where rural and urban residents could read the relevant ideological literature and where educational talks would be held with them within the ideological guidelines of the Society. …”
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Treatment decision-making and treatment experiences in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer by Sandra Doveson, Per Fransson, Lena Axelsson, Agneta Wennman-Larsen

“…Results and interpretation: The participants (median age: 77 years) generally reported high satisfaction with physician- and nurse communication and confidence/trust at baseline (>55% reported the highest satisfaction in all questions), but lower satisfaction with communication regarding how the treatments could affect them – up to 40% reported not having talked about that at all. Treatment experiences and physical- and emotional well-being remained stable over time. …”
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Single-cell RNA-seq and pathological phenotype reveal the functional atlas and precise roles of Sox30 in testicular cell development and differentiation by Cheng-ting Xie, Hui-lian Zhang, Yi Li, Qian Li, Yi-xian Wen, Jin-yi Liu, Fei Han

“…Sox30 deficiency clearly alters the intercellular cross-talk of major testicular cells and dysregulates the transcription factor networks primarily involved in cell proliferation and differentiation. …”
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Aregs-IGFBP3-mediated SMC-like cells apoptosis impairs beige adipocytes formation in aged mice by Shifeng Wang, Yuanxu Cui, Limei Wang, Chun Feng, Yifei Sun, Bangyun Huo, Honglu Jiang, Mingyu Zhao, Yingying Tu, Qiyue Wang, Yutao Yang, Qiang Zhang

“…We further demonstrate that Aregs secrete insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP3), which appears to play a pivotal role in the cross-talk between adipogenesis-regulatory cells (Aregs) and smooth muscle cell-like (SMC-like) cells, thereby leading to the inhibition of beige adipocytes formation. …”
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Results of a Human Papillomavirus Self-Collection Educational Intervention for Health Care Providers in Appalachia by Mira L. Katz, Abigail Shoben, Amie M. Ashcraft, Emma Mitchell, Mark Dignan, Sarah Cooper, Mark Cromo, Jean Walunis, Deborah Flinner, Dannell Boatman, Lindsay Hauser, Mack T. Ruffin, Paul L. Reiter

“…Attitudes were more positive on postintervention surveys and included that participants reported that they were better informed about HPV self-collection and more confident they could talk to patients about HPV self-collection (both p < 0.05). …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals nutrient deprivation reduces nitrate content in lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. ramosa Hort.) and enhances nitrogen metabolism by Yingying Zhang, Xuena Liu, Shikai La, Mingjiao Wang, Xu Hu, Ainong Shi, Jinghua Guo, Lingdi Dong

“…KEGG enrichment analysis revealed involvement of DEGs in pyrimidine metabolism, base excision repair, hormone signaling, terpenoid biosynthesis, and triglyceride metabolism, indicating cross-talk between nitrate regulation and stress responses. …”
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Etiology of Cryptogenic Stroke by G. R. Ramazanov, T. A. Magomedov, L. T. Khamidova, N. V. Rybalko, S. S. Petrikov, N. A. Shamalov

“…The routine diagnosis does not always allow the cause of acute cerebrovascular accident to be found, in such cases we talk about cryptogenic ischemic stroke, which incidence is 20-40%. …”
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Perioperative effects of anesthesia and surgery on inflammation-coagulation interaction by Hanan F. Khafagy, Nadia A. Hussein Hussein, Mona E. Madkour, Ola Mahmoud Mahmoud, Amr Z. Mansour, Mohamed F. Yussif, Ahmed A. Abbas, Yasser M. Samhan

“…Background: The extent of perioperative cross-talk between coagulation and inflammatory markers depends on the type of surgery and anesthesia. …”
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