Integrating Explainable Artificial Intelligence With Advanced Deep Learning Model for Crowd Density Estimation in Real-World Surveillance Systems by Sultan Refa Alotaibi, Hanan Abdullah Mengash, Mohammed Maray, Faiz Abdullah Alotaibi, Abdulwhab Alkharashi, Ahmad A. Alzahrani, Moneerah Alotaibi, Mrim M. Alnfiai

“…The system assists in detecting and analyzing crowd density in real-time by utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) models on surveillance videos. …”
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In Situ Classification of Original Rocks by Portable Multi-Directional Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Device by Mengyang Zhang, Hongbo Fu, Huadong Wang, Feifan Shi, Saifullah Jamali, Zongling Ding, Bian Wu, Zhirong Zhang

“…Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is particularly well-suited for in situ online analysis due to its rapid response time and minimal sample preparation requirements. …”
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Parthenolide Is Neuroprotective in Rat Experimental Stroke Model: Downregulating NF-κB, Phospho-p38MAPK, and Caspase-1 and Ameliorating BBB Permeability by Lipeng Dong, Huimin Qiao, Xiangjian Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Chaohui Wang, Lina Wang, Lili Cui, Jingru Zhao, Yinxue Xing, Yanhua Li, Zongjie Liu, Chunhua Zhu

“…PN administered intraperitoneally immediately after cerebral ischemia and once daily on the following days. At time points after MCAO, neurological deficit, infarct volume, and brain water content were measured. …”
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Genetic Variations and mRNA Expression of NRF2 in Parkinson’s Disease by Caroline Ran, Karin Wirdefeldt, Lovisa Brodin, Mehrafarin Ramezani, Marie Westerlund, Fengqing Xiang, Anna Anvret, Thomas Willows, Olof Sydow, Anders Johansson, Dagmar Galter, Per Svenningsson, Andrea Carmine Belin

“…Further, we quantified NRF2 mRNA expression in EBV transfected human lymphocytes from patients and controls using quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR. We found that one of the promoter variants, rs35652124, was associated with age of disease onset (Χ2 = 14.19, p value = 0.0067). …”
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Chronological trend of social contact patterns in Japan after the emergence of COVID-19 by Hwichang Jeong, Sehyun Park, June Young Chun, Norio Ohmagari, Yongdai Kim, Shinya Tsuzuki

“…Contact matrices were obtained from the survey data. The impacts of the timing of the survey and the ILIs were examined using negative binomial regression analysis. …”
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Foxtail millet supplementation improves glucose metabolism and gut microbiota in rats with high-fat diet/streptozotocin-induced diabetes by Xin Ren, Linxuan Wang, Zenglong Chen, Min Zhang, Dianzhi Hou, Yong Xue, Xianmin Diao, Ruihai Liu, Qun Shen

“…However, FM supplementation could not effectively repair damage to β-cells over a short period of time. In addition, 4 weeks of 48% FM supplementation siginificantly increased the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium and concentration of butyrate, suggesting that the hypoglycemic effects of FM supplementation might be partially mediated by gut microbiota. …”
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IL-33 Protects Mice against DSS-Induced Chronic Colitis by Increasing Both Regulatory B Cell and Regulatory T Cell Responses as Well as Decreasing Th17 Cell Response by Jun-feng Zhu, Ying Xu, Jian Zhao, Xue Li, Xinrui Meng, Tian-qi Wang, Ben-yao Zou, Peng-yan Zhao, Qi Liu, Chang-long Lu, Fang-liang Zheng, Hong-sheng Liu

“…The expression of mRNA of transcription factors was measured by quantitative real-time PCR. Results. We show that IL-33 treatment increases both Breg and Treg responses in the MLN of mice with DSS-induced chronic colitis. …”
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Identification of Maltase Glucoamylase as a Biomarker of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Cirrhosis by Linda Awdishu, Shirley Tsunoda, Michelle Pearlman, Chanthel Kokoy-Mondragon, Majid Ghassemian, Robert K. Naviaux, Heather M. Patton, Ravindra L. Mehta, Bhavya Vijay, Satish P. RamachandraRao

“…Urine samples were collected at the time of consent. Urine exosome protein content was analyzed, and proteomic data were validated by immunoblotting. …”
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Characterization of vortex-shedding regimes and lock-in response of a wind turbine airfoil with two high-fidelity simulation approaches by R. Fernandez-Aldama, G. Papadakis, O. Lopez-Garcia, S. Avila-Sanchez, V. A. Riziotis, A. Cuerva-Tejero, C. Gallego-Castillo

“…By running the 3D static simulation for a sufficiently long time, the vortex shedding is found to have intermittent periods of different characteristics, including different Strouhal numbers. …”
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Smart technologies to improve the management and resilience to climate change of livestock housing: a systematic and critical review by Francesco Bordignon, Giorgio Provolo, Elisabetta Riva, Maria Caria, Giuseppe Todde, Gabriele Sara, Francesco Cesarini, Giampiero Grossi, Andrea Vitali, Nicola Lacetera, Andrea Pezzuolo

“…By providing precise and timely data, these technologies enable better resource management, early detection of stressors, and adaptive responses to environmental changes. …”
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A constitutive model for coal gangue coarse-grained subgrade filler incorporating particle breakage by Zong-Tang Zhang, An Liu, Si-Chun Yu, Shun-Kai Liu, Chuan-Feng Fang, Ze Liu, Wei Hu

“…Abstract The accumulation and discharge amount of coal gangue are substantial, occupying significant land resources over time. Utilizing coal gangue as subgrade filler can generate notable economic and social benefits. …”
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Modeling the Geomagnetic Response to the September 2017 Space Weather Event Over Fennoscandia Using the Space Weather Modeling Framework: Studying the Impacts of Spatial Resolution by A. P. Dimmock, D. T. Welling, L. Rosenqvist, C. Forsyth, M. P. Freeman, I. J. Rae, A. Viljanen, E. Vandegriff, R. J. Boynton, M. A. Balikhin, E. Yordanova

“…This investigation has lead to several important results in which higher resolution yielded: (1) more realistic amplitudes and timings of GICs, (2) higher amplitude geomagnetic disturbances across latitudes, and (3) increased regional variations in terms of differences between stations. …”
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Median Preoptic Nucleus Mediates the Cardiovascular Recovery Induced by Hypertonic Saline in Hemorrhagic Shock by Nathalia Oda Amaral, Lara Marques Naves, Marcos Luiz Ferreira-Neto, André Henrique Freiria-Oliveira, Eduardo Colombari, Daniel Alves Rosa, Angela Adamski da Silva Reis, Danielle Ianzer, Carlos Henrique Xavier, Gustavo Rodrigues Pedrino

“…The overall results in this study demonstrated, for the first time, that the MnPO plays an essential role in the HSI induced resuscitation during hypovolemic hemorrhagic shock.…”
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Downregulation of the immunoproteasome subunit PSMB8 attenuates sepsis-associated acute kidney injury through the NF-κB pathway by Min Li, Wenjia Tong, Chao Dai, Guoping Lu, Danqun Jin, Fang Deng

“…The model of S-AKI induced by LPS (10 mg/kg) was assessed by histological examination. ELISA and Real-time PCR were used to detect the levels of inflammatory cytokines in the renal cortex. …”
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CT Imaging Findings after Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Liver Tumors by Olga R. Brook, Eavan Thornton, Mishal Mendiratta-Lala, Anand Mahadevan, Vassilious Raptopoulos, Alexander Brook, Robert Najarian, Robert Sheiman, Bettina Siewert

“…Results. 36 subjects with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 25 with liver metastases, and seven with cholangiocarcinoma (CCC) were included in study. Mean follow-up time was 5.6 ± 7.1 months for HCC, 6.4 ± 5.1 months for metastases, and 10.1 ± 4.8 months for the CCC. …”
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Early Detection of Multiwavelength Blazar Variability by Hermann Stolte, Jonas Sinapius, Iftach Sadeh, Elisa Pueschel, Matthias Weidlich, David Berge

“…Notable examples include identifying a flaring episode in real time and predicting VHE flaring activity based on lower-energy observables. …”
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Location and natural history are key to determining impact of the 2021 atmospheric heatwave on Pacific Northwest rocky intertidal communities by C. Melissa Miner, Helen D. Berry, Heath Bohlmann, Megan N. Dethier, Steven C. Fradkin, Rani Gaddam, Wendel W. Raymond, Peter T. Raimondi

“…IntroductionIn late June 2021, the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada experienced an unprecedented atmospheric heatwave that co-occurred with one of the lowest day-time tide series of the year. Several consecutive days of air temperatures 10-20°C above normal, coupled with mid-afternoon low tides proved deadly for many rocky intertidal organisms, which live at the margin of land and sea.MethodsTo assess short (weeks) and longer-term (1 year) impacts of the heatwave on rocky intertidal communities, we used long-term monitoring data collected annually at 16 sites throughout Washington State.Results and discussionOur findings indicate that impacts were most severe at sites within the Salish Sea region of WA, where peak low tides occurred during the hottest, mid-afternoon hours. …”
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Nerve Growth Factor Regulation by TNF-α and IL-1β in Synovial Macrophages and Fibroblasts in Osteoarthritic Mice by Shotaro Takano, Kentaro Uchida, Masayuki Miyagi, Gen Inoue, Hisako Fujimaki, Jun Aikawa, Dai Iwase, Atsushi Minatani, Kazuya Iwabuchi, Masashi Takaso

“…To investigate the role of macrophages as a regulator and producer of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the synovial tissue (ST) of osteoarthritis (OA) joints, the gene expression profiles of several inflammatory cytokines in the ST, including synovial macrophages and fibroblasts, of OA mice (STR/Ort) were characterized. Specifically, real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis was used to evaluate the expression of tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α, interleukin- (IL-) 1β, IL-6, and NGF in CD11b+ and CD11b– cells isolated from the ST of a murine OA model. …”
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Immunological Alterations due to Hemodialysis Might Interfere with Early Complications in Renal Transplantation by Kristin Mai, Andreas Boldt, Hans-Michael Hau, Michael Kirschfink, Stephan Schiekofer, Frieder Keller, Joachim Beige, Athanassios Giannis, Ulrich Sack, Franz Maximilian Rasche

“…TGFβ and sCD30 increased significantly over time. The activity of the classical complement pathway started to slightly increase after the first hour of HD and lasted until fifteen minutes after finishing dialysis. …”
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Dynamic changes of extracellular vesicles during zebrafish organogenesis by Linda-Marie Mulzer, Tim Felger, Luis E. Muñoz, Gesa Engl, Heiko Reutter, Mario Schiffer, Leila Pourtalebi Jahromi, Fanni Annamária Boros, Friederike Zunke, Philipp Arnold, Alina C. Hilger

“…This study investigates EVs during zebrafish embryogenesis, analysing size- and concentration-changes over time. Wild-type AB strain zebrafish larvae (zfl) were collected at 24, 48, 72, and 96 h post fertilization (hpf) and homogenized. …”
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