Heterologous Expression and Functional Analysis of <i>Exiguobacterium</i> Algin Lyase Gene by <i>Pichia pastoris</i> by Hanwen Wu, Kai Hou, Yutong Jiang, Mingjian Luan, Yuxia Sun, Xi He, Xiangzhong Zhao

“…The activity of the recombinant enzyme in 5 L high-density fermentation reached 1306 U/mg protein, 3.9 times that of the original <i>Exiguobacterium</i> strain. …”
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Suppression of Migration and Invasion by 4-Carbomethoxyl-10-Epigyrosanoldie E from the Cultured Soft Coral Sinularia sandensis through the MAPKs Pathway on Oral Cancer Cells by Rou-Yi Fang, Yueh-Wen Liu, Yih-Gang Goan, Jen-Jie Lin, Jui-Hsin Su, Wen-Tung Wu, Yu-Jen Wu

“…In a dose-dependent manner, 4-carbomethoxyl-10-epigyrosanoldie E notably decreased the levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9, along with urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), in both Cal-27 and Ca9-22 cell lines. Conversely, it elevated the concentrations of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) and TIMP-2. …”
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Hemşireler, Hasta ve Hasta Yakınlarının Nebulizatör ile İlaç Uygulamalarında Yaptıkları Hataların Belirlenmesi by Sevil Güler, Eliz Geçtan, Seda Şahan

“…Ayrıca hemşirelerin %50’si inhalasyon süresinin en az 15 dakika olması gerektiğini, hastaların %59,51’i ve hasta yakınlarının %74,93’ü ise en az 30 dakika olması gerektiğini belirtti. …”
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The stability of anisotropic compact stars influenced by dark matter under teleparallel gravity: an extended gravitational deformation approach by Sneha Pradhan, Piyali Bhar, Sanjay Mandal, P. K. Sahoo, Kazuharu Bamba

“…To validate our findings, we compare our model predictions with observational constraints, including GW190814 (with a mass range of $$2.5-2.67 M_{\odot }$$ 2.5 - 2.67 M ⊙ ) and neutron stars (NSTRs) such as EXO 1785-248 [mass= $$1.3_{-0.2}^{+0.2}~M_{\odot }$$ 1 . 3 - 0.2 + 0.2 M ⊙ ], 4U 1608-52 [mass= $$1.74_{-0.14}^{+0.14}~M_{\odot }$$ 1 . 74 - 0.14 + 0.14 M ⊙ ], and PSR J0952-0607 [mass= $$2.35_{-0.17}^{+0.17}~M_{\odot }$$ 2 . 35 - 0.17 + 0.17 M ⊙ ]. …”
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Surveying Nearshore Bathymetry Using Multispectral and Hyperspectral Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning by David Hartmann, Mathieu Gravey, Timothy David Price, Wiebe Nijland, Steven Michael de Jong

“…Here, the nearshore bathymetry of southwest Puerto Rico is estimated with multispectral Sentinel-2 and hyperspectral PRISMA imagery using conventional spectral band ratio models and more advanced XGBoost models and convolutional neural networks. The U-Net, trained on 49 Sentinel-2 images, and the 2D-3D CNN, trained on PRISMA imagery, had a Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of approximately 1 m for depths up to 20 m and were superior to band ratio models by ~40%. …”
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Acil Serviste Çalışan Hemşirelere Verilen Elektrokardiyografi Eğitiminin Bilgi Düzeylerine Etkisi by Ayhan Özhasenekler, Gulhan Kurtoglu Celik, Fatih Tanrıverdi, Huriye Kırmızıgül

“…Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde sayı, yüzde, ortalama, standartsapma, bağımlı ve bağımsız gruplarda t testi ve ANOVA testi kullanıldı.Bulgular: Hemşirelerin yaş ortalaması 26,70 ± 4,08 yıl, %63,2’si kadın, %77,9’u bekar, %83,2’si lisans mezunudur. Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin eğitim öncesi puan ortalaması 8,60 ± 4,14 iken, eğitim sonrası puan ortalaması 15,13 ± 3,84’e yükseldiği belirlendi (t = 11,046, p lt; 0,05). …”
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La biopiratería en Chiapas: un análisis sobre los nuevos caminos de la conquista biológica by María Tarrío García, Luciano Concheiro Bórquez, Sonia Comboni Salinas

“…Chiapas es uno de los estados mexicanos de mayor biodiversidad del paÌs, en parte por la gran diversidad cultural que lo caracteriza, asÌ como por su propia trayectoria histÛrica que permeÛ el devenir de los recursos naturales y de los saberes tradi- cionales de los pueblos indios en torno a los cuales se fue forjando su cultura e identidad. …”
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Computational Study of the Phytochemical Constituents from Uncaria tomentosa Stem Bark against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Spike Protein by Oscar Herrera-Calderon, Abdulrahman M. Saleh, Andres F. Yepes-Perez, Nada H. Aljarba, Saad Alkahtani, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Renan Dilton Hañari-Quispe, Haydee Chavez, Josefa Bertha Pari-Olarte, Eddie Loyola-Gonzales, José Santiago Almeida-Galindo, José Francisco Kong-Chirinos, Taoufiq Benali

“…The aim in this computational study was to determine the main phytochemical constituents from U. tomentosa stem bark against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike protein based on molecular modeling. …”
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Comparison of the Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life, Sleep Quality, and Oral Health Literacy in Sleep and Awake Bruxism: Results from Family Medicine Practice by Melike Mercan Başpınar, Çiğdem Mercan, Metin Mercan, Merve Arslan Aras

“…Data were examined using Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests, Spearman correlation, and logistic regression analysis. …”
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Link Prediction in Complex Hyper-Networks Leveraging HyperCentrality by Y. V. Nandini, T. Jaya Lakshmi, Murali Krishna Enduri, Mohd Zairul Mazwan Jilani

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Insulin Facilitates the Recovery of Myocardial Contractility and Conduction during Cardiac Compression in Rabbits with Bupivacaine-Induced Cardiovascular Collapse by Solmon Yang, Tserendorj Uugangerel, In-ki Jang, Hyung-chul Lee, Jong Min Kim, Byeong-Cheol Kang, Chong Soo Kim, Kook-Hyun Lee

“…The rabbits were treated with either saline (control) or insulin injection, administered as a 2 U/kg bolus. Internal cardiac massage was performed until the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and the time to the return of sinus rhythm (ROSR) was also noted in both groups. …”
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Hepatitis E virus infection among blood donors in Hangzhou by DU Ziyun, DENG Wenjun, WU Danxiao, LIU Jinhui, DONG Jie

“…[Methods] A total of 5 075 blood samples of blood donors from Zhejiang Provincial Blood Center from September to November 2023 were collected, including 5 037 samples with normal ALT and 38 samples with elevated ALT (>50 U/L). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect anti-HEV IgM, anti-HEV IgG and HEV-Ag. …”
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Improving follow-up survey completion rates through pilot interventions in the All of Us Research Program: Results from a non-randomized intervention study. by Robert M Cronin, Xiaoke Feng, Ashley Able, Scott Sutherland, Ben Givens, Rebecca Johnston, Charlene Depry, Katrina W Le Blanc, Orlane Caro, Brandy Mapes, Josh Denny, Mick P Couper, Qingxia Chen, Irene Prabhu Das

“…The three arms were: (1) telephone appointment [staff members calling participants offering appointments to complete surveys over phone] (2) postal [mail reminder to complete surveys through U.S. Postal Service], and (3) combination of telephone appointment and postal. …”
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Unhealthy alcohol use and risk of coronary heart disease among young and middle-aged adults by Jamal S. Rana, Felicia W. Chi, Isaac Acquah, Stacy A. Sterling

“…Weekly alcohol intake, categorized into below (≤14/week men; ≤7/week women) and above limits (≥15/week men; ≥ 8/week women) per U.S. guidelines, and heavy episodic drinking (HED, ≥5/≥4 drinks any day in past 3 months for men/women, respectively). …”
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Urban Stock-Demography Approach to Uncover Electric Vehicle Battery and Embedded Lithium Stock across 366 Cities in China by Chenyang Wang, Peng Wang, Linchang Zheng, Wei Chen, Yuqi Hu, Rui Jing, Yi Ding, Xiaojie Liu, Wei-Qiang Chen

“…Population size, economic activity, and policy incentives emerge as key drivers, with a U-shaped relationship between per-capita lithium stock and newly introduced stock reflecting market saturation in some areas and policy-driven growth in others. …”
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Air pollution, temperature and mumps: A time-series study of independent and interaction effects by Haoyue Cao, Rongrong Xu, Xiqian Lu, Wenguo Jiang, Lihua Wang, Miao Yu, Wenjun Wang, Juxiang Yuan

“…The cumulative effects of temperature were significantly associated with mumps, showing a ''U''-shape pattern. Compared to the minimum effect value of 4 ℃, relative risk (RRs) of mumps for high and low temperature (at the 90th and 10th percentiles) were 1.961 (1.106–3.477) and 1.058 (0.976–1.158), respectively. …”
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The Risk Factors of Self-Management Behavior among Chinese Stroke Patients by Huang Shuqi, Li Siqin, Wu Xiaoyan, Yang Rong, Zhao Lihong

“…The chi-square test, Fisher exact test, independent sample t-test, and Mann–Whitney U test were used for comparison among groups. The logistic regression analysis was used to explore the independent risk factors of the different levels of self-management behavior in stroke patients. …”
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Masticatory Ability for a Single Implant Mandibular Overdenture Retained by Two Different Attachments: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Marwa Abdel AaL, Amr Naguib, Ahmed Salah, Karim Foda, Nora Sheta, Nouran Abdel Nabi

“…Comparison between the study groups was done using Mann–Whitney U test for independent samples. Two-sided P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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High-intensive physical rehabilitation approach in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury during subacute phase (REHABILITY): a feasibility study protocol by Jan Willem Gorter, Christiaan Gmelig Meyling, Olaf Verschuren, Ingrid Rentinck, Irene van der Steen, Raoul Engelbert

“…We use descriptive and inferential statistics and thematic content analysis for analysis of the data.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Medical Ethics Research Committee of the University Medical Hospital, Utrecht (reference number: 23U-0628). We aim to disseminate our findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at national and international conferences.…”
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The Recent Technologies to Curb the Second-Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic by M. Poongodi, Mohit Malviya, Mounir Hamdi, Hafiz Tayyab Rauf, Seifedine Kadry, Orawit Thinnukool

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