Longitudinal Screening Detects Cognitive Stability and Behavioral Deterioration in ALS Patients by Susan Woolley, Ray Goetz, Pam Factor-Litvak, Jennifer Murphy, Jonathan Hupf, Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, Howard Andrews, Daragh Heitzman, Richard Bedlack, Jonathan Katz, Richard Barohn, Eric Sorenson, Bjorn Oskarsson, Americo Fernandes Filho, Edward Kasarskis, Tahseen Mozaffar, Sharon Nations, Andrea Swenson, Agnes Koczon-Jaremko, Georgia Christodoulou, Hiroshi Mitsumoto

“…We analyzed data from 294 ALS participants, 134 of whom were studied serially. Change over time was evaluated controlling for age, sex, symptom duration, education, race, and ethnicity. …”
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Gene Expression Profile in Delay Graft Function: Inflammatory Markers Are Associated with Recipient and Donor Risk Factors by Diego Guerrieri, Luis Re, Jorgelina Petroni, Nella Ambrosi, Roxana E. Pilotti, H. Eduardo Chuluyan, Domingo Casadei, Claudio Incardona

“…Data was confirmed by real-time PCR. Correlations were performed between inflammatory gene expression and clinical risk factors. …”
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Insecticidal Activity of Some Traditionally Used Ethiopian Medicinal Plants against Sheep Ked Melophagus ovinus by Negero Gemeda, Walelegn Mokonnen, Hirut Lemma, Ashenif Tadele, Kelbessa Urga, Getachew Addis, Asfaw Debella, Mesaye Getachew, Frehiwot Teka, Kidist Yirsaw, Kissi Mudie, Solomon Gebre

“…Twelve medicinal plants and a commercially used drug Ivermectin were examined for insecticidal activity against Melophagus ovinus sheep ked at different time intervals using in vitro adult immersion test. …”
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Spectroscopic Studies of the Behavior of Eu3+ on the Luminescence of Cadmium Tellurite Glasses by I. V. García-Amaya, Ma. E. Zayas, J. Alvarado-Rivera, E. Álvarez, S. A. Gallardo-Heredia, G. A. Limón, R. Lozada-Morales, J. Ma. Rincón

“…Photoluminescence of the glasses showed light emission due to the following europiumtransitions from its D52, D51, and D50 levels to its F7J manifolds: D52→F70 (468 nm), D52→F72 (490 nm), D52→F73 (511 nm), D51→F71 (536 nm), D51→F72 (554 nm), D50→F70 (579.5 nm), D50→F71 (592 nm), D50→F72 (613 nm), D50→F73 (652 nm), and D50→F74 (490 nm). The estimated decay time, τ, was 0.4 ms for all the glasses.…”
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Array Coil Design and Experimental Verification for Separation of Tower Grounding Pulsed Eddy Current Excitation and Response Magnetic Field Signals by Zhiwu Zeng, Zheng Guo, Fan Gan, Yun Zuo, Xu Tian, Xinxun Wang, Zhichi Lin, Wanyi Zhu, Xiaotian Wang, Jingang Wang

“…The experimental results at different measuring points prove that the array coil structure proposed in this paper can separate well the magnetic field generated by the excitation signal, improve the effective resolution time, avoid the loss of shallow information, and improve the operational stability of power transmission systems.…”
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Physical and Chemical Properties of Biodiesel Obtained from Amazon Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) Biomass Oil by F. Anguebes-Franseschi, A. Bassam, M. Abatal, O. May Tzuc, C. Aguilar-Ucán, A. T. Wakida-Kusunoki, S. E. Diaz-Mendez, L. C. San Pedro

“…It represents an environmental option to mitigate a global problem of atmospheric pollution, and at the same time, it shows a commercial alternative to reduce the ecological impact caused by this fish in the diverse ecosystems to which it has spread. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles enriched with miR-124 exhibit anti-inflammatory effects in collagen-induced arthritis by Guo Zhonghua, He Mengyuan, Shi Dongliang, Zhang Zhongbo, Wang Lisha, Ren Bowen, Wang Yunfei, Wang Junjie, Yang Shaoxiang, Yu Hongchao

“…Cytokine levels, including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-10, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, were measured in the joints using real-time PCR by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). miR-124-hUCSC-EVs showed enrichment of miR-124. …”
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T cell immune senescence is associated with frailty and sarcopenia in lung transplant candidates by Joanna M. Schaenman, MD, PhD, Harry Pickering, PhD, Elaine F. Reed, PhD, Maura Rossetti, PhD, Benjamin Seligman, MD, S. Samuel Weigt, MD, Michael Shino, MD, David Sayah, MD, PhD, John Belperio, MD, Ashley Hu, MD, Ashley Prosper, MD, Kathleen Ruchalski, MD, Abbas Ardehali, MD, Reshma Biniwale, MD

“…Senescent CD4 (KLRG1+/CD28−) and CD8 T cells were also associated with readmission (p = 0.014 and p = 0.013, respectively), and senescent CD4 T cells were predictive of total hospital time (p = 0.003). TEMRA CD4 T cells were significantly associated with frailty (p = 0.015) and sarcopenia (p = 0.011). …”
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Breastfeeding and Neonatal Age Influence Neutrophil-Driven Ontogeny of Blood Cell Populations in the First Week of Human Life by Sebastiano Montante, Rym Ben-Othman, Nelly Amenyogbe, Asimenia Angelidou, Anita van den Biggelaar, Bing Cai, Yixuan Chen, Alansana Darboe, Joann Diray-Arce, Rebecca Ford, Olubukola Idoko, Amy Lee, Mandy Lo, Kerry McEnaney, Mehrnoush Malek, David Martino, Geraldine Masiria, Oludare A. Odumade, William Pomat, Casey Shannon, Kinga Smolen, The EPIC Consortium, Al Ozonoff, Peter Richmond, Scott Tebbutt, Ofer Levy, Beate Kampmann, Ryan Brinkman, Tobias Kollmann

“…Our results suggest a common trajectory of immune development in newborns and possible association with timing of breastfeeding initiation, which may contribute to immune-mediated protection from infection in early life. …”
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Fipronil prevents transmission of Lyme disease spirochetes by Radek Šíma, Adéla Palusová, Tereza Hatalová, Luise Robbertse, Petra Berková, Martin Moos, Petr Kopáček, Veronika Urbanová, Jan Perner, Ala Tabor

“…To obtain the temporal resolution of their acaricidal activity, ticks were allowed to initiate blood feeding on an artificial membrane before being exposed to a 1-time topical application of these acaricides. Fipronil demonstrated superior speed of acaricidal activity, with onset of tick moribundity within a few hours, prompting its selection for further in vivo testing with Borrelia-infected ticks. …”
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Dynamic analysis of growth characteristics, secondary metabolites accumulation, and an in-depth understanding of anthraquinones biosynthesis in Rubia cordifolia Linn. by Conglong Lian, Conglong Lian, Conglong Lian, Xiuyu Liu, Xiuyu Liu, Kaihua Guo, Kaihua Guo, Hao Yang, Hao Yang, Jingfan Yang, Jingfan Yang, Jinxu Lan, Jinxu Lan, Suiqing Chen, Suiqing Chen, Suiqing Chen, Suiqing Chen

“…Furthermore, we sequenced R. cordifolia using SMRT technology for the first time and obtained 45,925 full-length transcripts, 564 alternative splicing events, 3182 transcription factors, 6454 SSRs, and 6361 lncRNAs. …”
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Adsorptive Removal of Rhodamine B Using Novel Adsorbent-Based Surfactant-Modified Alpha Alumina Nanoparticles by Thi Hai Yen Doan, Thi Phuong Minh Chu, Thi Diu Dinh, Thi Hang Nguyen, Thi Cam Tu Vo, Nhat Minh Nguyen, Bao Huy Nguyen, The An Nguyen, Tien Duc Pham

“…The optimal conditions for RhB removal using M1 were found to be contact time 30 min, pH 4, and adsorbent dosage 5 mg/mL. …”
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Liver morphometry and histopathology effects in Astyanax lacustris exposed to lambda-cyhalothrin pyrethroid insecticide by Tiago Venancio da Silva, André Luiz do Nascimento Silva, Karine Nathiele Nogueira Farias, Carla Leticia Gediel Rivero Wendt, Lucas de Oliveira Brasileiro, Edilaine Fogaça, Sabrina Fuzer Gonçalves, Brenda de Oliveira Martins, Maria Eduarda Corona Garcia, Lilian Franco-Belussi, Carlos Eurico S. Fernandes

“…Both, density and volume of decreases after LC exposure in all exposure time. However, sinusoidal density increases after LC exposure, suggesting vascular hyperemia. …”
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An Effective Flocculation Method to the Kaolin Wastewater Treatment by a Cationic Polyacrylamide (CPAM): Preparation, Characterization, and Flocculation Performance by Badradine Zakaria Djibrine, Huaili Zheng, Moxi Wang, Shuang Liu, Xiaomin Tang, Sarfaraz Khan, Andrea Navarro Jimenéz, Li Feng

“…The results showed that the molecular weight (MW) of PAD could come to 7.88 × 106 Da with the optimum polymerization conditions as follows: monomer concentration of 30%, monomer mass ratio m(AM) : m(DMC) of 3 : 1, initiator concentration of 0.6‰, illumination time of 80 min, solution pH value of 4.5, and incident light intensity of 1000 μW cm−2. …”
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Biochemical and technological properties of moose (<i>Alces alces</i>) recombinant chymosin by D. V. Balabova, A. P. Rudometov, S. V. Belenkaya, A. N. Belov, A. D. Koval, A. A. Bondar, A. Yu. Bakulina, E. A. Rukhlova, V. V. Elchaninov, D. N. Shcherbakov

“…Within this study, we for the first time constructed an expression vector allowing production of a recombinant analog of moose chymosin in the expression system of Escherichia coli (strain SHuffle express). …”
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Rheological properties and coalescence stability of degassed crude oil emulsion: Influence of supercritical CO2 treatment by Guangyu Sun, Fujun Sheng, Qingyi Li, Chuanxian Li, Fei Yang, Bo Yao, Yansong Zhao

“…The effect of scCO2 treatment on gelation property of emulsion was reported for the first time. The results show that the storage modulus and gelation temperature are increased obviously after the scCO2 treatment, which is owing to the influence of scCO2 treatment on wax crystals morphology and gelation structure of system. …”
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Formulation and Stability of Cellulose Particles Enriched with Phenolic Acids by Mirela Kopjar, Josipa Vukoja, Ivana Buljeta, Ina Ćorković, Anita Pichler, Josip Šimunović

“…Additionally, the complexation time was 15 or 60 min with the goal to determine an impact of the duration of complexation on the adsorption of phenolic acids onto cellulose. …”
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Naked-Eye Molecular Testing for the Detection of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> in Mallorca (Balearic Island) Almond Orchards by Colorimetric LAMP by Amoia Serafina Serena, Ana Falcón-Piñeiro, Milica Pastar, José Manuel Garcìa-Madero, Nicoletta Contaldo, Mikael Muegge, Stéphane Compant, Pasquale Saldarelli, Angelantonio Minafra

“…This study shows the potential of the cLAMP application as a rapid and low-cost point-of-care diagnostic method for the timely monitoring of <i>Xf</i> directly in the field.…”
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Diagnosis and management of de novo non-specific spinal infections: European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) Spine Section Delphi consensus recommendations by Andreas Kramer, Santhosh G. Thavarajasingam, Jonathan Neuhoff, Benjamin Davies, Giuseppe Barbagallo, Bertrand Debono, Bart Depreitere, Sven O. Eicker, Nikolay Gabrovsky, Marisa L. Gandia-Gonzalez, Marcel Ivanov, Radek Kaiser, Stanislav Kaprovoy, Nikolay Konovalov, Jesus Lafuente, Andrzej Maciejczak, Bernhard Meyer, Paulo Pereira, Yana Petrova, Wilco C. Peul, Carla Reizinho, Yu-Mi Ryang, Nico Sampron, Ralph Schär, Enrico Tessitore, Claudius Thomé, Jake Timothy, Carmen Vleggeert-Lankamp, Andreas K. Demetriades, Ehab Shiban, Florian Ringel

“…While these guidelines offer a more structured approach to clinical decision-making, further research is required to optimize surgical timing and validate the long-term impact of these treatment strategies.…”
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Sonochemically Modified Lapindo Mud Using Sulfuric Acid for Efficient Adsorption of Phenol in Aqueous Media and Real Wastewater Samples by Karna Wijaya, Adyatma Bhagaskara, Maria Francia Mirabella Sani, Marini Fairuz Vebryana, Fernando Alvaro Pratama, Widuri Anggraeni, Amalia Kurnia Amin, Faturrahman Al Ramadhani, Aldino Javier Saviola

“…The SLM adsorbent demonstrated sufficient adsorption performance of 49.8% with an optimal initial phenol concentration of 120 mg/L with a contact time of 100 min at pH of 10. The maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) obtained by the Langmuir isotherm model was 27.2 mg/g. …”
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