Analysis of 42 Years of Cosmic Ray Measurements by the Neutron Monitor at Lomnický štít Observatory by Imre Kisvárdai, Filip Štempel, Lukáš Randuška, Šimon Mackovjak, Ronald Langer, Igor Strhárský, Ján Kubančák

“…Our investigation is centered on the relationships among the solar radio flux, geomagnetic field activity, and cosmic ray flux, as observed by the Neutron Monitor at the Lomnický štít Observatory in Slovakia. …”
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Stem Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Comparison of the Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Neural Stem Cells, and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Lauren Frawley, Noam Tomer Taylor, Olivia Sivills, Ella McPhillamy, Timothy Duy To, Yibo Wu, Beek Yoke Chin, Chiew Yen Wong

“…Conclusions: This research is significant for advancing ALS treatment beyond symptomatic relief and modest survival extensions to actively modifying disease progression and improving patient outcomes. …”
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Effect of diabetes mellitus on levels of insulin-like growth factors and their carrier proteins in Guerin’s carcinoma and it’s perifocal tissue in rats by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, E. I. Surikova, I. V. Neskubina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, N. D. Cheryarina, P. S. Kachesova, L. A. Nemashkalova

“…DM in females upregulated levels of glucose both in the tumor and in perifocal tissues by 1.8 (p < 0.05) and 8.1 times, respectively, but caused opposite changes in IGF-I - it's increase by 6.3 times in the tumor and decrease by 3.2 times in the perifocal area; as a result, such tumors with small primary nodes were more "aggressive" and actively metastasized. In males, induced DM downregulated levels of glucose, IGF-II and IGFBP2 in the carcinoma by 8.4, 3.1 and 1.7 (p < 0.05) times, respectively, and increased levels of IGF-I and IGFBP2 by 1.4 and 1.3 times (p < 0.05) in the perifocal area without changing glucose levels; as a result, tumor volumes exceeded the values in the standard growth, without metastasizing into visceral organs.Conclusion. …”
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Structure of a Sulfated Capsular Polysaccharide from the Marine Bacterium <i>Cobetia marina</i> KMM 1449 and a Genomic Insight into Its Biosynthesis by Maxim S. Kokoulin, Yulia V. Savicheva, Alina P. Filshtein, Ludmila A. Romanenko, Marina P. Isaeva

“…A number of studies indicate significant biological properties of individual sulfated polysaccharides, such as antiproliferative activity, which makes them a promising area for further research. …”
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An Arctic Marine Source of Fluorescent Primary Biological Aerosol Particles During the Transition from Summer to Autumn at the North Pole by Julia Kojoj, Gabriel Pereira Freitas, Morven Muilwijk, Mats A. Granskog, Tuomas Naakka, Annica M. L. Ekman, Benjamin Heutte, Julia Schmale, Anderson Da Silva, Rémy Lapere, Louis Marelle, Jennie L. Thomas, Christian Melsheimer, Benjamin J. Murray, Paul Zieger

“…Air parcel trajectory analysis coupled with ocean productivity reanalysis data, as well as analysis of large-scale meteorological conditions, all linked the high concentrations of fPBAPs to biologically active, ice-free areas of the Arctic Ocean.…”
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Heterochrony in orthodenticle expression is associated with ommatidial size variation between Drosophila species by Montserrat Torres-Oliva, Elisa Buchberger, Alexandra D. Buffry, Maike Kittelmann, Genoveva Guerrero, Lauren Sumner-Rooney, Pedro Gaspar, Georg C. Bullinger, Javier Figueras Jimenez, Fernando Casares, Saad Arif, Nico Posnien, Maria D. S. Nunes, Alistair P. McGregor, Isabel Almudi

“…We discovered that the activity of an otd eye enhancer is consistent with the difference in the expression of this gene between species, with the D. mauritiana enhancer sequence driving earlier expression than that of D. simulans. …”
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Epidemiology of bacterial biofilms on polyps and normal tissues in a screening colonoscopy cohort by Julia L. Drewes, Samara B. Rifkin, Madison McMann, Sara Glass, Emma Spence, Caroline R. Wensel, Abby L. Geis, Courtney Stevens, Joell J. Gills, Hao Wang, Linda M. Hylind, Gerard Mullin, David Kafonek, David Cromwell, Louis La Luna, Francis M. Giardiello, Cynthia L. Sears

“…Lifestyle variables including greater alcohol and cigarette usage were associated with higher bacterial scores, while vigorous physical activity and diabetes mellitus were associated with lower bacterial scores. …”
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Chronic Inhibition of FAAH Reduces Depressive-Like Behavior and Improves Dentate Gyrus Proliferation after Chronic Unpredictable Stress Exposure by A. R. Tejeda-Martínez, J. M. Viveros-Paredes, G. V. Hidalgo-Franco, E. Pardo-González, V. Chaparro-Huerta, R. E. González-Castañeda, M. E. Flores-Soto

“…Chronic unpredictable stress model (CUS) can generate an increase in the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) and induce a reduction of neurotrophin signaling and the proliferation of neural progenitors in the adult dentate gyrus, together with increased oxidative stress. …”
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Cholinergic Elicitation Prevents Ventricular Remodeling via Alleviations of Myocardial Mitochondrial Injury Linked to Inflammation in Ischemia-Induced Chronic Heart Failure Rats by Yang Zhao, Huaxin Sun, Kai Li, Luxiang Shang, Xiaoyan Liang, Hang Yang, Zhenyu Dong, Jiasuoer Xiaokereti, Shuai Shang, Qina Zhou, Xianhui Zhou, Ling Zhang, Yanmei Lu, Baopeng Tang

“…Myocardial mitochondrial injuries were ameliorated by CAP activation, including the reserved ultrastructural integrity, declining ROS overload, reduced myocardial apoptosis, and enhanced mitochondrial fusion. …”
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Potential Virulence and Survival of Acid-Resistant Bacillus cereus KS100Bc Isolated from Foodservice Establishments in Korea by Seung Min Kim, Daekeun Hwang, Hyun Jung Kim

“…Among the isolates, the biofilm-forming activity of KS100Bc strain was 8.4 times higher than that of the type strain; therefore, KS100Bc was selected for further analyses. …”
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Upregulation of GSTP1 mediated by chimeric TFE3 promotes TFE3-tRCC progression by targeting JNK signaling pathway by Weixu Chen, Mengtong Wu, Lin Du, Changhua Fang, Hao Wang, Wendi Wang, Chengwei Zhang, Hongqian Guo, Gutian Zhang

“…Notably, GSTP1 was transcriptionally activated by chimeric TFE3. Treatment with GSTP1-targeting siRNA or the GSTP1 inhibitor Ezatiostat effectively inhibited tumor growth and induced apoptosis in TFE3-tRCC cells. …”
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Iodine/Chlorine Multi‐Electron Conversion Realizes High Energy Density Zinc‐Iodine Batteries by Jiajin Zhao, Yan Chen, Mengyan Zhang, Ziqi An, Binbin Nian, Wenfeng Wang, Hao Wu, Shumin Han, Yuan Li, Lu Zhang

“…Abstract Aqueous zinc‐iodine (Zn‐I2) batteries are promising energy storage devices; however, the conventional single‐electron reaction potential and energy density of iodine cathode are inadequate for practical applications. Activation of high‐valence iodine cathode reactions has evoked a compelling direction to developing high‐voltage zinc‐iodine batteries. …”
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Aerobiology matters: Why people in the community access pollen information and how they use it by Danielle E. Medek, Constance H. Katelaris, Andelija Milic, Paul J. Beggs, Edwin R. Lampugnani, Don Vicendese, Bircan Erbas, Janet M. Davies

“…Local AusPollen information was accessible to 84.6% of participants, and was reportedly used for preparation and planning (34.6%), guiding activities (32.9%), and medication decisions (28.2%). …”
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Metabolic Phenotyping of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Reveals a Unique Signature and Intrinsic Differences between Fat Pads by Camille Lefevre, Baptiste Panthu, Danielle Naville, Sylvie Guibert, Claudie Pinteur, Bénédicte Elena-Herrmann, Hubert Vidal, Gilles J. P. Rautureau, Anne Mey

“…Altogether, our results suggest a difference between depots in the capacity of ASC mitochondria to assimilate pyruvate, with probable consequences on their differentiation potential in pathways requiring an increased mitochondrial activity. These results highlight a pivotal role of metabolic mechanisms in the discrimination between ASC and provide new perspectives in the understanding of their functional differences.…”
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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for PICC-related venous thrombosis in patients with cancer: a prospective cohort study by Zeyin Hu, Mengna Luo, Ruoying He, Zhenming Wu, Yuying Fan, Jia Li

“…Four risk factors were identified as key predictors of PICC-RVT, including “diabetes requiring insulin (OR: 8.016; 95% CI 1.157–55.536), major surgery (within 1 month and operation time > 45 minutes) (OR: 0.023; 95% CI 1.296–30.77), reduced limb activities of the PICC arm (OR: 6.687; 95% CI 2.024–22.09)” and “catheter material (OR: 3.319; 95% CI 0.940–11.723)”. …”
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GsMTx-4 venom toxin antagonizes biophysical modulation of metastatic traits in human osteosarcoma cells by Arianna Buglione, Giulia Alloisio, Chiara Ciaccio, David Becerril Rodriguez, Simone Dogali, Marco Luce, Stefano Marini, Antonio Cricenti, Magda Gioia

“…We found that mechanosensitive (MS) channels are activated, leading to ROS accumulation, Src protein modulation, and histone H3 acetylation. …”
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Influence of COVID-19 Lockdown on Self-Efficacy in Endodontics among Dental Students by Jelena Vidas Hrstić, Ema Paljević, Ivana Brekalo Pršo, Ivana Vidović Zdrilić, Luka Šimunović, Elvis Božac, Romana Peršić Bukmir

“…The post hoc analysis confirmed the between-group difference (2.838; p < 0.05) in the arithmetic mean between the lockdown-affected and non-lockdown-affected groups. Active participation and length of time in a dental office (between several days and one year of experience) were associated with an increase in self-efficacy. …”
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Screening of two efficient phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria, strain X42 (Bacillus_A_bombysepticus) and strain G62 (Bacillus velezensis) for their ability to promote Gan Nan navel o... by Wenyuan Zhao, Tao Peng, Haojie Cao, Huimin Huang, Shuijing Yu

“…A comparison of the growth indicators of the experimental and control groups, as well as the enzyme activity indicators of navel orange leaves, revealed that both strains exhibited good growth-promoting effects. …”
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Smaller sizes of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics mainly stimulate heterotrophic N2O production in aerobic granular sludge systems by Yingrui Liu, Yanying He, Qian Lu, Tingting Zhu, Yufen Wang, Yindong Tong, Yingxin Zhao, Bing-Jie Ni, Yiwen Liu

“…Also, 0.1 mm PET MPs inhibited the electron transport system activities and the relative abundance of N2O reductase, hindering N2O reduction during denitrification. …”
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Malnutrition among the Elderly in Malaysia and Its Associated Factors: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2018 by Mohamad Hasnan Ahmad, Ruhaya Salleh, Cheong Siew Man, Munawara Pardi, Norsyamlina Che Abdul Rahim, Norhafizah Shahril, Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalib, Suzana Shahar, Noor Ani Ahmad

“…Complex sample multiple logistic regression found that the elderly who lived in a rural area, with no formal or primary level of education, had depression, Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL) dependency, and low quality of life (QoL), were underweight, and had food insecurity and inadequate plain water intake were at a significant risk of malnutrition (malnutrition and at-risk), while Chinese, Bumiputra Sarawak, and BMI more than 25 kgm−2 were found to be protective. …”
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