Diet-derived urolithin A is produced by a dehydroxylase encoded by human gut Enterocloster species by Reilly Pidgeon, Sacha Mitchell, Michael Shamash, Layan Suleiman, Lharbi Dridi, Corinne F. Maurice, Bastien Castagner

“…We show that the ucd operon encodes a predicted molybdopterin-dependent enzyme complex that dehydroxylates urolithins at a specific position (9-OH). …”
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Swarm-Based Trajectory Generation and Optimization for Stress-Aligned 3D Printing by Xavier Guidetti, Efe C. Balta, and John Lygeros

“…With this approach, the complex global trajectory generation problem is subdivided into a set of sequential and computationally efficient quadratic programs. …”
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Study of evolution for 3D structured surface with nano-balls and walls-like features with thickness variation for WO3 thin films made by spray deposition by Mirela Petruta Suchea, Ioan Valentin Tudose, Cosmin Romanitan, Cristina Pachiu, Marian Popescu, Kyriakos Mouratis, Marina Manica, Stefan Antohe, Stelios Couris, Dragos Gabriel Zisopol, Octavian Narcis Ionescu, Emmanuel Koudoumas

“…Since in most optoelectronic applications the surface morphology and structure play a crucial role and WO3 is one of the most studied and used metal oxide semiconductors in a significant variety of optoelectronic applications, a detailed study of recently observed and reported unique 3D complex architecture of WO3 coatings fabricated by spray pyrolysis (starting from different precursors) is of great importance for further development of thin film coatings and devices. …”
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Bidirectional Relationship between Gastric Emptying and Plasma Glucose Control in Normoglycemic Individuals and Diabetic Patients by Bogdan Mircea Mihai, Cătălina Mihai, Cristina Cijevschi-Prelipcean, Elena-Daniela Grigorescu, Mihaela Dranga, Vasile Drug, Ioan Sporea, Cristina Mihaela Lăcătușu

“…Disordered gastric emptying in diabetes mellitus is understood today as a complex pathophysiological condition, with both irreversible and reversible components and high intra- and interindividual variability of time span and clinical features. …”
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Entire Encapsulation of Thymopentin by Extended Biphen[3]arene Carboxylate for Improving Plasma Stability by Keming Ren, Junyi Chen, Chunju Li

“…Notably, host–guest complexation by ExBP3C could maintain 24.85% of the original thymopentin amount for 60 min in the presence of rat plasma, whereas free thymopentin, or co-dosed with CP5A and cucurbit[7]uril, underwent rapid degradation and became undetectable within just 30 min. …”
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Fan Blade Crack Detection Algorithm Based on Multi-Scale Feature Fusion by Yongjun Qi, Hailin Tang, Altangerel Khuder

“…In order to quickly and accurately detect and maintain the fan blades, based on the intelligent big data from the environment, we propose the convolutional neural network model to solve the problem of low recognition rate due to the lack of feature extraction in the fan blade crack image, and the long short-term memory network (Long Short-Term Memory, LSTM) convolutional neural network model, and the dimensionality reduction of the captured image data, which is beneficial to improve the recognition rate of the picture and reduce the loss rate of the picture through the detection model’s suitable recognition of complex background problems such as target occlusion and overlap. …”
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New Insights in the Pathogenesis of HPV Infection and the Associated Carcinogenic Processes: The Role of Chronic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress by Simona Roxana Georgescu, Cristina Iulia Mitran, Madalina Irina Mitran, Constantin Caruntu, Maria Isabela Sarbu, Clara Matei, Ilinca Nicolae, Sandra Milena Tocut, Mircea Ioan Popa, Mircea Tampa

“…The pathogenic mechanisms are complex and incompletely elucidated. Recent research suggests the role of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress (OS) in the pathogenesis of HPV infection and the associated carcinogenic processes. …”
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On Control of Reaching Movements for Musculo-Skeletal Redundant Arm Model by Kenji Tahara, Suguru Arimoto, Masahiro Sekimoto, Zhi-Wei Luo

“…The results suggest that the reaching movements can be achieved using only a simple task-space feedback scheme together with the internal force effect that comes from non-linear properties of skeletal muscles without any complex mathematical computation such as an inverse dynamics or optimal trajectory derivation. …”
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The Implications of Weather and Reflectivity Variations on Automatic Traffic Sign Recognition Performance by Mudasser Seraj, Andres Rosales-Castellanos, Amr Shalkamy, Karim El-Basyouny, Tony Z. Qiu

“…Automatic recognition of traffic signs in complex, real-world environments has become a pressing research concern with rapid improvements of smart technologies. …”
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A comprehensive evaluation of ai techniques for air quality index prediction: RNNs and transformers by Pablo Andrés Buestán Andrade, Pedro Esteban Carrión Zamora, Anthony Eduardo Chamba Lara, Juan Pablo Pazmiño Piedra

“…The findings reveal that the LSTM model achieved superior performance, with an R2 of 0.701, an RMSE of 0.087, and an MAE of 0.056, demonstrating superior capability in capturing temporal dependencies within complex datasets. Conversely, while Transformer-based models exhibited potential, they were less effective in handling intricate time-series data, resulting in comparatively lower accuracy. …”
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of a 3D‐printed high‐fidelity pediatric mannequin with expected hard‐to‐intubate airway by Luca Puggelli, Marta Mencarelli, Paola Serio, Rocco Furferi, Francesca Amoretti, Yary Volpe

“…Given the importance of simulating complex scenarios in the medical staff's training, the authors decided to realize a modular high‐fidelity pathological mannequin with nasal access using reverse engineering and additive manufacturing techniques within T3Ddy, a joint laboratory between Meyer Children's Hospital of Florence and the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Florence. …”
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Influence of Solvent on the Component Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Apricot Cake (Prunus armeniaca L.) Extracts by A. S. Shakun, V. I. Vorobyova, O. E. Chygyrynets, M. I. Skiba

“…They have complicated structure and contain a complex of biologically active compounds. This is why research of the above is particularly relevant in current competitive market. …”
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A systematic review of pathophysiological and psychosocial measures in adaptive sports and their implications for coaching practice by Junyan Liu, Hongjun Yu, W. Catherine Cheung, Adam Bleakney, Yih-Kuen Jan

“…Conclusion: This review underscores the necessity of a comprehensive coaching approach that integrates both pathophysiological and psychosocial considerations, enabling coaches to address the complex needs of athletes with disabilities. Synthesized findings provide actionable recommendations for individualized coaching strategies. …”
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Adipose Tissue Remodeling as Homeostatic Inflammation by Michiko Itoh, Takayoshi Suganami, Rumi Hachiya, Yoshihiro Ogawa

“…Notably, saturated fatty acids, which are released from hypertrophied adipocytes via the macrophage-induced lipolysis, serve as a naturally occurring ligand for Toll-like receptor 4 complex, thereby activating macrophages. Such a sustained interaction between endogenous ligands derived from parenchymal cells and pathogen sensors expressed in stromal immune cells should lead to chronic inflammatory responses ranging from the basal homeostatic state to diseased tissue remodeling, which may be referred to as “homeostatic inflammation”. …”
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The Psychological Impact of Divorce on Children in Manado City, North Sulawesi by Ardianto Ardianto, Edi Gunawan, Nasruddin Yusuf, Munir Tubagus

“…Divorce is a complex life event that often has significant impacts, especially on the psychological well-being of children. …”
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Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning by Davide Rossi Sebastiano, Cristina Muscio, Dunja Duran, Deborah Bonfoco, Sara Dotta, Paola Anversa, Elisa Pellencin, Pietro Tiraboschi, Elisa Visani

“…Finally, we discuss the hypothesis that these results could be the reinforcement of connections between motor and attentional networks promoted by learning the complex motor skills of crochet.…”
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A Novel Ensemble Meta-Model for Enhanced Retinal Blood Vessel Segmentation Using Deep Learning Architectures by Mohamed Chetoui, Moulay A. Akhloufi

“…Accurate segmentation of blood vessels in retinal images presents a challenging task due to noise, low contrast, and the complex morphology of blood vessel structures. <b>Methods:</b> In this study, we propose a novel ensemble learning framework combining four deep learning architectures: U-Net, ResNet50, U-Net with a ResNet50 backbone, and U-Net with a transformer block. …”
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Systematic and Cell Type-Specific Telomere Length Changes in Subsets of Lymphocytes by Jue Lin, Joshua Cheon, Rashida Brown, Michael Coccia, Eli Puterman, Kirstin Aschbacher, Elizabeth Sinclair, Elissa Epel, Elizabeth H. Blackburn

“…Telomeres, the protective DNA-protein complexes at the ends of linear chromosomes, are important for genome stability. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Reinforcement of Silt with Permeable Polyurethane by Penetration Grouting by Chaojie Wang, Qi Liu, Chengchao Guo, Yangyang Xia, Yanjie Hao, Mingsheng Shi, Peng Zhao

“…The results of SEM-EDS and mercury intrusion test proved that the polyurethane had a significant filling effect on the soil structure, which could effectively reduce the porosity of the soil and cement the soil particles through wrapping, complexing, and hydrogen bonding, thereby improving the soil properties. …”
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The Impact of Hyperbolic Discounting on Asset Accumulation for Later Life: A Study of Active Investors Aged 65 Years and over in Japan by Honoka Nabeshima, Sumeet Lal, Haruka Izumi, Yuzuha Himeno, Mostafa Saidur Rahim Khan, Yoshihiko Kadoya

“…This effect likely reflects the complex nature of hyperbolic discounting, which primarily affects long-term savings and investments. …”
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