Immune and Inflammation in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications by Haiming Wang, Zifan Liu, Junjie Shao, Lejian Lin, Min Jiang, Lin Wang, Xuechun Lu, Haomin Zhang, Yundai Chen, Ran Zhang

“…Therefore, restoring the balance in autoimmune regulation is essential because proatherogenic and antiatherogenic immunomodulatory effects are equally important in the complex human immune network. In this review, we summarized the recent evidence of the roles of proatherogenic and antiatherogenic immune networks in the pathogenesis of ACS and discussed how immune and inflammation contribute to atherosclerosis progression, plaque instability, and adverse cardiovascular events. …”
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Genetic Regulation of Maternal Oxytocin Response and Its Influences on Maternal Behavior by Divya Mehta, Valsamma Eapen, Jane Kohlhoff, Antonio Mendoza Diaz, Bryanne Barnett, Derrick Silove, Mark R. Dadds

“…Our results suggest a complex montage of individual and synergistic genetic mediators of maternal behavior. …”
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Optimization of Process Parameters for ε-Polylysine Production by Response Surface Methods by Maxiaoqi Zhu, Zhicai Zhang, Yiqiuyi Liu, Feng Wang, Lili Xia, Jianwei Xia, Hongming Guo

“…In the present work, we evaluated the ε-PL adsorption performances of HZB-3B and D155 resins and optimized the adsorption and desorption conditions by single-factor test, response surface method, and orthogonal design. The complexes of resin and ε-PL were characterized by SEM and FITR. …”
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Liver fibrosis and markers of endothelial function at metabolic syndrome and early disorders of carbohydrate metabolism by L. V. Chesnokova, I. M. Petrov, Ye. A. Sidorova, I. A. Troshina, Yu. A. Petrova

“…Aim of investigation. Complex estimation of endothelial function at non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in association with early disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, in relation to liver fibrosis severity.Material and methods. …”
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New insights into structural, optical, electrical and thermoelectric behavior of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 single crystals by G. Jagło, Kamila Kluczewska-Chmielarz, J. Suchanicz, A. Kruk, A. Kania, D. Sitko, M. Nowakowska-Malczyk, M. Łapiński, G. Stachowski

“…The frequency/temperature-dependent electrical properties were also measured and analyzed through complex impedance spectroscopy. An overlapping reversible insulator-metal transition (resistive switching) on nanoscales, caused by the electric field, was detected. …”
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Costimulatory Pathways: Physiology and Potential Therapeutic Manipulation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Nien Yee Kow, Anselm Mak

“…System lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an immune-complex-mediated autoimmune condition with protean immunological and clinical manifestation. …”
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Differences in specificity, development time and virulence between two acanthocephalan parasites, infecting two cryptic species of Gammarus fossarum by Bauer, Alexandre, Develay Nguyen, Lucie, Motreuil, Sébastien, Teixeira, Maria, Debrosse, Nelly, Rigaud, Thierry

“…In this work, the respective roles of parasites species (P. laevis and, for the first time, P. tereticollis) and sympatric host cryptic species (the G. fossarum species complex) were studied experimentally on two traits: host susceptibility to infection and parasite virulence. …”
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Case report: Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis masquerading as adult ADHD in psychiatric practice by Jongtae Kim, Yun Jeong Hong, Si Baek Lee, Seong Hoon Kim, Myung Ah Lee, Eunbuel Ko, Jeong Wook Park

“…This case underscores the importance of considering alternative diagnoses in adults exhibiting ADHD-like symptoms without a childhood history of the disorder, adding to the literature on diagnostic complexities in psychiatric practice.Case presentationA 33-year-old man visited a psychiatric outpatient clinic with symptoms such as increasing distractibility and inattention, requesting an evaluation for adult ADHD. …”
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Absence of Substantial Copy Number Differences in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Features of Autism Spectrum Disorder by Marina Laplana, José Luis Royo, Anton Aluja, Ricard López, Damiàn Heine-Sunyer, Joan Fibla

“…Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heritable disease (~0.9) with a complex genetic etiology. It is initially characterized by altered cognitive ability which commonly includes impaired language and communication skills as well as fundamental deficits in social interaction. …”
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Is There a Major Role for Undetected Autism Spectrum Disorder with Childhood Trauma in a Patient with a Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, Self-Injuring, and Multiple Comorbidities? by Claudia Carmassi, Carlo Antonio Bertelloni, Gianluca Salarpi, Elisa Diadema, Maria Teresa Avella, Valerio Dell’Oste, Liliana Dell’Osso

“…We discuss the implications of the trauma she underwent during her childhood, in the sense that caused a complex posttraumatic disorder, a lifelong disease favored and boosted by the rumination tendency of high functioning ASD.…”
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Unveiling microbial communities with EasyAmplicon: A user‐centric guide to perform amplicon sequencing data analysis by Salsabeel Yousuf, Hao Luo, Meiyin Zeng, Lei Chen, Tengfei Ma, Xiaofang Li, Maosheng Zheng, Xin Zhou, Liang Chen, Jiao Xi, Hongye Lu, Huiluo Cao, Xiaoya Ma, Bian Bian, Pengfan Zhang, Jiqiu Wu, Renyou Gan, Baolei Jia, Linyang Sun, Zhicheng Ju, Yunyun Gao, Waqar Afzal Malik, Chuang Ma, Hujie Lyu, Yahui Li, Huiyu Hou, Yuanping Zhou, Defeng Bai, Yao Wang, Haifei Yang, Jiani Xun, Shengda Du, Tianyuan Zhang, Xiulin Wan, Kai Peng, Shanshan Xu, Tao Wen, Tong Chen, Yong‐Xin Liu

“…The protocol is designed for ease of use, with each step documented, allowing researchers to execute the workflow without requiring complex scripting skills. The EasyAmplicon pipeline is freely available on GitHub (https://github.com/YongxinLiu/EasyAmplicon).…”
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Detection and Genetic Analysis of Porcine Bocavirus in Different Swine Herds in North Central China by Mengmeng Liu, Yi Li, Dong Sun, Yihe Xia, Jinhai Huang, Lili Guo

“…Our results exhibited significant genetic diversity of PBoV and suggested a complex prevalence of PBoV in Chinese swine herds. …”
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Optimal Revascularization Strategy on Medina 0,1,0 Left Main Bifurcation Lesions in Type 2 Diabetes by Xuwei Zheng, Hongyu Peng, Donghui Zhao, Qin Ma, Kun Fu, Guo Chen, Qian Fan, Jinghua Liu

“…For many patients with complex coronary artery disease, optimal revascularization strategy selection and optimal medical therapy are equally important. …”
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RTEL1 is upregulated in gastric cancer and promotes tumor growth by Chunyu Yang, Suzeng Wang, Ge Gao, Peiwen Xu, Mengyuan Qian, Yuan Yin, Surui Yao, Zhaohui Huang, Zehua Bian

“…GC is a highly heterogeneous disease and its progression is associated with complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. …”
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A Multifunctional Cobalt‐Containing Implant for Treating Biofilm Infections and Promoting Osteointegration in Infected Bone Defects Through Macrophage‐Mediated Immunomodulation by Nongyang Yan, Hao Zhou, Penghe Jin, Tengfei Li, Qi Liu, Hao Ning, Zhixin Ma, Linfei Feng, Tao Jin, Youwen Deng, Zhengwei Wu

“…Overall, without exogenous recombinant proteins or antibiotics, the implants effectively eradicate infections and expedite bone repair, offering a novel therapeutic strategy for complex skeletal diseases with clinical promise.…”
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Sonoclot Signature Analysis in Patients with Liver Disease and Its Correlation with Conventional Coagulation Studies by Priyanka Saxena, Chhagan Bihari, Archana Rastogi, Savita Agarwal, Lovkesh Anand, Shiv Kumar Sarin

“…Liver disease patients have complex hemostatic defects leading to a delicate, unstable balance between bleeding and thrombosis. …”
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RGB-D salient object detection based on BC2 FNet network by WANG Feng, CHENG Yongmei

“…In the face of complex scene images, the introduction of depth information can greatly improve the performance of salient object detection. …”
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Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation Combined with Bilateral Nephrectomy in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis and Renal Failure by R. Novotny, J. Chlupac, T. Marada, S. Bloudickova-Rajnochova, H. Vavrinova, L. Janousek, J. Fronek

“…A 27-year-old female patient with known tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), polycystic kidneys with multiple large bilateral angiomyolipomas, and failing renal functions with prehemodialysis values (urea: 19 mmol/L; creatinine: 317 μmol/L; CKD-EPI 0,27) was admitted to our department for pre-renal transplant evaluation. …”
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Correlation of Optic Nerve Microcirculation with Papillomacular Bundle Structure in Treatment Naive Normal Tension Glaucoma by Wataru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kunikata, Kazuko Omodaka, Kyousuke Togashi, Morin Ryu, Masahiro Akiba, Gaku Takeuchi, Tetsuya Yuasa, Toru Nakazawa

“…Clinical findings also included retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) and ganglion cell complex thickness (GCCT) in the CPB and macular areas, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), mean deviation (MD), and refractive error. …”
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Mathematical model of the 9th version Universal modeling method: features and results of identification by A. A. Drozdov, Yu. B. Galerkin, O. A. Solovyeva, K. V. Soldatova, A. A. Ucehovscy

“…The Universal modeling method is a complex of computer programs for calculating the characteristics and optimal design of centrifugal compressors based on mathematical models of efficiency and head. …”
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