Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Karelis Lastre Navarro, María Lina Valdés Gómez, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Alain Morejón Giraldoni

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the population of the Area I in Cienfuegos by means of a complex three-stage equal probability sample of 581 people. …”
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Microplastics on the growth of plants and seed germination in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems by Y.S.K. De Silva, U.M. Rajagopalan, H. Kadono

“…Growth of plants, apart from being complex and highly dynamic, is directly dependent on the environmental conditions, particularly the quality of soil for terrestrial plants and the water quality for aquatic plants. …”
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FlashTag-mediated Labeling for Intraventricular Macrophages in the Embryonic Brain by Hisa Asai, Mizuki Ono, Takaki Miyata, Yuki Hattori

“…The fate mapping technique is essential for understanding how cells differentiate and organize into complex structures. Various methods are used in fate mapping, including dye injections, genetic labeling (e.g., Cre-lox recombination systems), and molecular markers to label cells and track their progeny. …”
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Indoor Visible Light 3D Localization System Based on Black Wing Kite Algorithm by Jiahui Wang, Xiangqing Wang, Chaochuan Jia, Cui Yang

“…Combining the black-winged kite algorithm and the indoor visible light problem can effectively localize the receiver&#x2019;s position accurately in a complex indoor environment. The simulation results show that in the indoor environment of 5m <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 5$ </tex-math></inline-formula>m <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 6$ </tex-math></inline-formula>m, the average error of 1.29cm and the maximum error of 6.29cm are achieved after 100 iterations and 90.02% of the average localization error is less than 2.39cm, the horizontal error is less than 2.20cm. …”
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Enhanced Expression of ABCB1 and Nrf2 in CD133-Positive Cancer Stem Cells Associates with Doxorubicin Resistance by Shinji Goto, Tsuyoshi Kawabata, Tao-Sheng Li

“…Unexpectedly, silencing CD133 by siRNA only partially enhanced the cytotoxicity of DXR, but did not obviously change the expression of ABCB1 and the accumulation of DXR in CD44+CD133+ cells. Complex mechanisms, including drug excretion and redox regulation, are likely involved in the DXR resistance of CD133-positive cells, suggesting the difficulty of drug resistance problem in cancer chemotherapy.…”
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Temperature influence on the repair of a hardfacing coating using laser metal deposition and assessment of the repair innocuity by Wilfried Pacquentin, Pierre Wident, Jérôme Varlet, Thomas Cailloux, Hicham Maskrot

“…Repairing a hardfacing coating using AM technologies presents however several simultaneous challenges arising from the complex geometry and a high probability of crack formation due to process-induced stress. …”
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Schwann Cell‐Specific Ablation of Beclin 1 Impairs Myelination and Leads to Motor and Sensory Neuropathy in Mice by Lisa Gambarotto, Loris Russo, Silvia Bresolin, Luca Persano, Rachele D'Amore, Giulia Ronchi, Federica Zen, Luisa Muratori, Alice Cani, Samuele Negro, Aram Megighian, Sonia Calabrò, Paola Braghetta, Dario Bizzotto, Matilde Cescon

“…Abstract The core component of the class III phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase complex, Beclin 1, takes part in different protein networks, thus switching its role from inducing autophagy to regulating autophagosomal maturation and endosomal trafficking. …”
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Ferroptosis-Related Transcriptional Level Changes and the Role of CIRBP in Glioblastoma Cells Ferroptosis by Zijiang Yang, Ting Zhang, Xuanlin Zhu, Xiaobiao Zhang

“…Conclusion: Our research unravels the complex molecular dynamics of ferroptosis in glioblastoma and underscores CIRBP as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target. …”
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VoxelSky-3D: A Weather Radar Visualization Prototype for Air Traffic Control by Zhenhao Zhan, Tek-Yong Lim, Kannan Ramakrishnan

“…The performance test results revealed that the system could build real-time complex 3D weather scenes and provide high frame rates under relatively high volumes of incoming data. …”
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Deep gradient reinforcement learning for music improvisation in cloud computing framework by Fadwa Alrowais, Munya A. Arasi, Saud S. Alotaibi, Mohammed Alonazi, Radwa Marzouk, Ahmed S. Salama

“…Here, the musical structures train an RL agent to navigate the complex space of musical possibilities to provide improvisations. …”
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Screening and Characterizing Tyrosinase Inhibitors from Salvia miltiorrhiza and Carthamus tinctorius by Spectrum-Effect Relationship Analysis and Molecular Docking by Ya-Li Wang, Guang Hu, Qian Zhang, Yu-Xiu Yang, Qiao-Qiao Li, Yuan-Jia Hu, Hua Chen, Feng-Qing Yang

“…Therefore, the developed methods (spectrum-effect relationship analysis and molecular docking) could be used to effectively screen TYR inhibitors in complex mixtures such as natural products.…”
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Study on Anisotropic Petrophysical Modeling of Shale: A Case Study of Shale Oil in Qingshankou Formation in Sanzhao Sag, Songliao Basin, China by Ang Li, Liyan Zhang, Jianguo Yang, Shichao Li, Fei Xiao, Yulai Yao, Yiming Huang, Bo Liu, Longsheng Li

“…Based on the petrological and microstructure characteristics of shale in the Qingshankou formation of Sanzhao sag in the north of Songliao Basin, this paper presents an anisotropy petrophysical model with complex pore structure suitable for organic shale constructed with the use of the Voigt-Reuss-Hill average model, an anisotropy self-consistent approximation+differential effective medium model, and the layering of clay and kerogen is simulated by using the Voigt-Reuss-Hill average and bond transform to achieve the simulation of shale anisotropy. …”
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Dual‐Enhanced SERS Satellite Immuno‐Nanocomplex for Multiple PSA‐Mediated PHI Assay Toward Clinical Prostate Cancer Screening by Dong Chen, Yilin Ma, Annan Yang, Liping Hu, Hanlin Zhou, Jun Xu, Shanze Chen, Dingmeng Nie, Weifeng Feng, Huaihong Cai, Yanguang Cong, Jiang Pi, Lang Rao, Xueqin Huang, Pinghua Sun, Haibo Zhou

“…Herein, this study reports a double‐SERS satellite immunoassay, made of an Au–Ag dealloyed intra‐nanogap nanoflower (Au–Ag DINF) with strong SERS signals and Au magnetic nanoparticles (AuMNPs) with magnetic capture and SERS amplification, for sensing multiple PSA (free PSA (fPSA), complexed PSA (cPSA) and [‐2]proPSA (p2PSA)) toward potential PCa screening. …”
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Murine model for chronic rhinosinusitis: an interventional study by Amr F. Hamour, John JW. Lee, Ewa Wasilewski, Eric Monteiro, John M. Lee, Allan Vescan, Lakshmi P. Kotra

“…Abstract Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a complex inflammatory disease of the sinonasal tract. …”
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Fostering Interprofessional Education During Required Clerkships for Medical Students Across Regional Campuses by Stephanie Freed, Deborah R. Birnbaum, Jennifer Schwartz, Paul Ko, Megan Christman, Paul Wallach

“… It remains complex and challenging to deliver interprofessional education at medical schools with geographically distributed campuses. …”
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Structural bioinformatics for rational drug design by Soroush Mozaffari, Agnethe Moen, Che Yee Ng, Gerry A.F. Nicolaes, Kanin Wichapong

“…Drug discovery remains a resource-intensive and complex endeavor, which usually takes over a decade and costs billions to bring a new therapeutic agent to market. …”
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Arterial Hypertension and Interleukins: Potential Therapeutic Target or Future Diagnostic Marker? by Daniela Maria Tanase, Evelina Maria Gosav, Smaranda Radu, Anca Ouatu, Ciprian Rezus, Manuela Ciocoiu, Claudia Florida Costea, Mariana Floria

“…Hypertension as a multifactorial pathology is one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors, affecting up to 30-40% of the general population. Complex immune responses are involved in the inflammatory mechanism of hypertension, with evidence pointing to increased inflammatory mediators even in prehypertensive patients. …”
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Hybrid Harmony Search Algorithm Integrating Differential Evolution and L&#x00E9;vy Flight for Engineering Optimization by Feng Qin, Azlan Mohd Zain, Kai-Qing Zhou, Norfadzlan Bin Yusup, Didik Dwi Prasetya, Rozita Abdul Jalil, Zaheera Zainal Abidin, Mahadi Bahari, Yusri Kamin, Mazlina Abdul Majid

“…This study establishes HSA-DELF as an effective and reliable method for solving complex engineering optimization problems.…”
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Evaluating the potential of assembler-binner combinations in recovering low-abundance and strain-resolved genomes from human metagenomes by Hajra Qayyum, Muhammad Sarfraz Talib, Amjad Ali, Masood Ur Rehman Kayani

“…Human-associated microbial communities are a complex mixture of bacterial species and diverse strains prevalent at varying abundances. …”
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Rainy and Dry Seasons Are Relevant Factors Affecting Chemical and Antioxidant Properties of Meliponini Honey by Flavia C. Lavinas, Brendo A. Gomes, Marcos V. T. Silva, Raissa Lima, Suzana G. Leitão, Mirian R. L. Moura, Rosineide C. Simas, Renata F. Barbosa, Fabricio O. Silva, Carla S. Carneiro, Igor A. Rodrigues

“…The honey samples were analyzed for their phytochemical properties (official methods), total phenolics (Folin–Ciocalteu method), flavonoid content (aluminum complex formation method), antioxidant capacity (FRAP and ABTS assays), and antioxidant activity (erythrocyte model). …”
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