Development of a Human Intestinal Organoid Model for In Vitro Studies on Gut Inflammation and Fibrosis by Leonidas Kandilogiannakis, Eirini Filidou, Ioannis Drygiannakis, Gesthimani Tarapatzi, Stylianos Didaskalou, Maria Koffa, Konstantinos Arvanitidis, Giorgos Bamias, Vassilis Valatas, Vasilis Paspaliaris, George Kolios

“…Therefore, we propose that this model is suitable for the study of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in early passages when the mesenchymal component is active.…”
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Health-promoting lifestyle behaviors and their associated factors among pregnant women in Debre Markos, northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Getachew Tilaye Mihiret, Belsity Temesgen Meselu, Kumlachew Solomon Wondmu, Temesgen Getaneh, Nurilign Abebe Moges

“…To reduce unhealthy lifestyle-related maternal morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia, it is important to encourage health-promoting activities through health education and antenatal care follow-up with an emphasis on women who reside in rural areas, and who have a high family size, low income level, and have husbands who are the primary decision-makers for their economic expenses.…”
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Evaluating the association between lipidome and female reproductive diseases through comprehensive Mendelian randomization analyses by Ye Ma, Fang Wu, Zeming Yu, Lu Yang

“…Furthermore, it was determined that the causal associations between these lipidome profiles and FRDs were independent of BMI, obesity, diabetes, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, inflammation, depression, waist-hip ratio, vitamin D, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, sex hormone binding globulin, and testosterone levels. …”
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Prediction of Blood Lipid Phenotypes Using Obesity-Related Genetic Polymorphisms and Lifestyle Data in Subjects with Excessive Body Weight by Omar Ramos-Lopez, Jose I. Riezu-Boj, Fermin I. Milagro, Marta Cuervo, Leticia Goni, J. A. Martinez

“…Information concerning lifestyle (diet, physical activity, alcohol drinking, and smoking) was obtained using validated questionnaires. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the <i>CAMTA</i> Gene Family in Roses (<i>Rosa chinensis</i> Jacq.) by Wanyi Su, Yuzheng Deng, Xuejuan Pan, Ailing Li, Yongjie Zhu, Jitao Zhang, Siting Lu, Weibiao Liao

“…Calmodulin-binding transcription activator (<i>CAMTA</i>), as one of the transcription factors, is involved in performing important functions in modulating plant stress responses and development in a Ca²⁺/CaM-driven modus. …”
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HyQ2:&#x2009;A&#x2009;Hybrid&#x2009;Quantum&#x2009;Neural&#x2009;Network for&#x2009;NextG&#x2009;Vulnerability&#x2009;Detection by Yifeng Peng, Xinyi Li, Zhiding Liang, Ying Wang

“…These models often suffer from dead neurons and excessively large outputs caused by the unbounded range of the rectified linear unit (ReLU) activation function. We propose the HyQ2 method to overcome these challenges, which constructs quantum neurons by selecting random neurons&#x0027; outputs from a classical neural network. …”
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An organic matter database (OMD): consolidating global residue data from agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related industries by G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, E. Barrios, J. Lehmann, J. Lehmann, F. N. Tubiello

“…<p>Agricultural, fishery, forestry and agro-processing activities produce large quantities of residues, by-products and waste materials every year. …”
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Comparative efficacy of lumbar and pelvic support on pain, disability, and motor control in women with postpartum pelvic girdle pain: a three-armed randomized controlled trial by Fahimeh-Sadat Jafarian, Mahmonir Jafari-Harandi, Gillian Yeowell, Ebrahim Sadeghi-Demneh

“…Pain severity, disability, effort during active straight leg raising test (ASLR), maximum isometric muscle force (hip flexion and trunk rotation), and joint position reproduction (JPR) of hip abduction were assessed as study outcomes. …”
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Association between the screen time spent watching short videos at bedtime and essential hypertension in young and middle-aged people: a cross-sectional study by Fengde Li, Fangfang Ma, Shangyu Liu, Le Wang, Lishuang Ji, Mingqi Zheng, Gang Liu

“…Sex, age, screen time, occupation, high-sodium diet, physical activity, sleep, overweight or obesity, diabetes or glucose tolerance abnormality, dyslipidaemia, hyperuricaemia, and family history of hypertension were screened to construct a nomogram prediction model. …”
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Co-administration of Hibiscus sabdariffa linn and Daflon-500® mitigates weight loss, hyperglycemia, hematological and oxidative changes in male rats with type-2 diabetes by Aishat Omobolanle Olatunji, Root Oluwapelumi Alegbe, Suleiman Folorunsho Ambali, Muftau Shittu, Ganiu Jimoh Akorede, Abdulfatai Aremu, Afisu Basiru, Jamila Abdulhamid Atata, Kolawole Yusuf Suleiman, Charles Amoto Shuaibu

“…Untreated group 2 exhibited considerably reduced catalase activity, glutathione, and malondialdehyde concentrations compared to the treated groups. …”
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Item-level measurement properties of the pediatric awareness and sensory motor assessment in children with medical complexity by Brooke Mulrenin, Bryant A. Seamon, Carrie Cormack, Kimberly Lane Kascak, Cynthia Dodds

“…Their neurological impairments often limit participation in childhood activities, affecting quality of life. Current assessment tools fail to detect subtle abilities in CMC, hindering development of effective rehabilitation goals and interventions. …”
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Gender Preferences in Healthcare: A Study of Saudi Patients&rsquo; Physician Preferences by Alhomayani KM, Bukhary HA, Aljuaid FI, Alotaibi TA, Alqurashi FS, Althobaiti KN, Althobaiti NS, Althomali OY, Althobaiti AA, Aljuaid MM, Muhyei AM

“…The study was conducted across various regions of Saudi Arabia, with participants recruited via social media platforms using convenience sampling aged 18 years and older who were actively pursuing medical care. A total of 3949 participants (37.9% males and 62.1% females) with a mean age of 33.43 years and a standard deviation of 19.08 were included. …”
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Impact of Year and Genotype on Benzoxazinoids and Their Microbial Metabolites in the Rhizosphere of Early-Vigour Wheat Genotypes in Southern Australia by Paul A. Weston, Shahnaj Parvin, Pieter-W. Hendriks, Saliya Gurusinghe, Greg J. Rebetzke, Leslie A. Weston

“…Wheat allelochemicals include numerous benzoxazinoids and their microbially transformed metabolites that actively suppress growth of weed seedlings. Production and subsequent release of these metabolites by commercial wheat cultivars, however, has not yet been targeted by focussed breeding programmes seeking to develop more competitive crops. …”
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Lifecycle environmental benefits of integrated rational fertilization, biochar, and constructed wetland in mitigating nutrient loading by Yu-Ning Chen, Chihhao Fan, Michal Šereš, Markéta Šerešová, Jan Vymazal, Shu-Yuan Pan

“…Agricultural activities due to fertilization contribute significantly to nutrient loadings and other environmental burdens, posing a severe threat to ecosystems. …”
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Effects of Different Microplastics on Methane Production and Microbial Community Structure in Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle Manure by Mengjiao Zhang, Congxu Zhao, Tian Yuan, Qing Wang, Qiuxian Zhang, Shuangdui Yan, Xiaohong Guo, Yanzhuan Cao, Hongyan Cheng

“…Moreover, PHA MPs inhibited methane production by suppressing acetate kinase activity while promoting lactate dehydrogenase release from microorganisms involved in the AD process. …”
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Concordance of Australian state and territory government guidelines for classifying the healthiness of foods in public settings by Bettina Backman, Meg Adam, Jasmine Chan, Josephine Marshall, Emalie Rosewarne, Gary Sacks, Adrian J Cameron, Miranda R Blake

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF KANZI AND MVUANGU PHOSPHATE ROCKS IN THE LEMBA OIL SUB-BASIN OF CENTRAL CONGO by Deko Oyema Bruno, Emmanuel Kazinguvu Atibu, Dan Mandjumba Yenor, Dominique Wetshondo Osomba, Loma Wonga Mathias, John Pote Wembonyama

“…The results of the Chemical Analyses (Oxides) and Chemical Elements are as follows: (1) Major oxides (%:) Al2O3 (21,21 – 17,24); SiO2 (14,85 – 30,40); P2O5 (19,48 -13,34 %) finally Fe2O3 (8,544 – 10,74 %), and other oxides with concentrations in mg/kg (MnO, ZnO, Rb2O, SrO, ZrO2, Nb2O5, Sb2O5, Ta2O5); (2) Major Chemical Elements (%): Aluminum (11.22- 9.124); Silicon (6.939-14.21); Phosphate (8.5-5.823 %) and several trace metallic elements that will be exposed in another soil and sediment matrix to assess the state of the environment prior to mining and petroleum activities. The origin of these metallic elements, including heavy metals, rare earths and radionuclides, is phosphate. …”
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Effects of Different Technological Forms of the Perilla frutescens in the Diet on Ruminal Fermentation, Milk and Plasma Fatty Acid Composition, Ruminal Biohydrogenation and Milk Qu... by Selma Büyükkılıç Beyzi, İsmail Ülger, Emrah Kaya, Buğra Ocak, Yusuf Konca

“…ABSTRACT Background Fatty acids can be protected by changing their structure or form against microbial activity, and the different forms of fatty acids can modulate the ruminal biohydrogenation rate and contribute to the desired fatty acid profile in milk fat. …”
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Computational insights into Sitahe (Leuconotis eugenifolia) bioactive compounds: A promising approach for radioprotection through p53 inhibition by Dian Pribadi Perkasa, Iin Kurnia, Taufik Muhammad Fakih, Teja Kisnanto, Dwi Ramadhani, Harry Nugroho Eko Surniyantoro, Boky Jeanne Tuasikal, Alfian Mahardika Forentin, Mukh Syaifudin

“…In this study, in silico docking simulations were conducted to systematically assess the ability of key phytochemicals from Sitahe to modulate p53 activity, a critical gene in DNA repair and cancer therapy. …”
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Synergistic fermentation of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) bio-enriched soy milk: optimization and techno-functional characterization of next generation functional vegan foods by Ananya Rana, Neetu Kumra Taneja, Anupama Singh, Tejpal Dhewa, Vikram Kumar, Ankur Kumar, Komal Chauhan, Vijay Juneja, Harinder Singh Oberoi

“…Additionally, techno-functional characterization, including rheology and texture profile analysis, showed that enhanced protease activity of co-cultured LAB improved protein hydrolysis (6259 nm), positively impacting the water holding capacity (WHC) and overall acceptability of the fermented soymilk. …”
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