Bioinformatics and Expression Profiling of the DHHC-CRD S-Acyltransferases Reveal Their Roles in Growth and Stress Response in Woodland Strawberry (<i>Fragaria vesca</i>) by Si Gu, Xinghua Nie, Amal George, Kyle Tyler, Yu Xing, Ling Qin, Baoxiu Qi

“…In total, 21 ‘Asp-His-His-Cys’ Cys Rich Domain (DHHC-CRD)-containing sequences were identified, named here as FvPAT1-21. …”
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Study on the Therapeutic Effects of Bisdemethoxycurcumin on a Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Mouse Model Established via Chronic Treatment With Five Vascular Risk Factors by Shudong Lin, Guanghua Zhu, Juan Xie, Xuanwei Wen, Limin Deng, Sijing Li, Guozhi Liu, Feiyan Wang, Shuangxi Chen, Zijian Xiao

“…Method The 30 male C57BL/6 mice were subjected to chronic treatment with five vascular risk factors (lipopolysaccharide, social stress, streptozotocin, high‐cholesterol diet, and copper‐containing drinking water) for 35 weeks to establish a CAA mouse model. …”
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Preservation of cellular structure via immersion fixation in brain banking by Macy Garrood, Emma L. Thorn, Adam Goldstein, Allison Sowa, William Janssen, Alyssa Wilson, Claudia S. López, Raakhee Shankar, Erin S. Stempinski, Kurt Farrell, John F. Crary, Andrew T. McKenzie

“… Immersing the brain in a solution containing formaldehyde is a commonly used method for preserving the structure of human brain tissue in brain banking. …”
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Color Stability and Surface Properties of PMMA/ZrO2 Nanocomposite Denture Base Material after Using Denture Cleanser by Mohammed M. Gad, Reem Abualsaud, Shaimaa M. Fouda, Ahmed Rahoma, Ahmad M. Al-Thobity, Soban Q. Khan, Sultan Akhtar, Khalid S. Al-Abidi, Mohamed S. Ali, Fahad A. Al-Harbi

“…Novel polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) containing zirconium dioxide nanoparticles (nano-ZrO2) was suggested as a denture base material but there is a lack of information regarding denture cleanser effects. …”
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Quality of life among healthcare workers in the hospitals and primary healthcare centers in Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study by Joma Younis, Lina Wang, Amal Abed, Hong Jiang, Yahui Fan, Zhaofang Li, Mei Ma, Le Ma, Zhaozhao Hui, Linlin Hua, Wei Zhang

“…Data were collected by using self-administered questionnaires in the paper-based format containing a sociodemographic profile and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief questionnaire. …”
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Effects of dietary supplementation with fish-derived Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AV5 on growth status, immune response, microbiota, and intestinal health of Nile tilapia (Oreochromi... by Vicent Michael Shija, Huapu Chen, Yi Li, Lishuko Ng’onga, Kwaku Amoah, Zhong Yong, Junxi Chen, Yu Dapeng, Robert Mkuye, Jia Cai

“…Nile Tilapia fingerlings (23.5 g ± 0.2 g) were provided with commercial feed containing different doses of B. amyloliquefaciens AV5 over 42 days. …”
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Suppression of MCP-1, IFN-γ and IL-6 production of HNSCC ex vivo by pembrolizumab added to docetaxel and cisplatin (TP) exceeding those of TP alone is linked to improved survival by Jana Wellhausen, Louisa Röhl, Michael Berszin, Irene Krücken, Irene Krücken, Veit Zebralla, Veit Zebralla, Markus Pirlich, Markus Pirlich, Matthaeus Stoehr, Matthaeus Stoehr, Susanne Wiegand, Susanne Wiegand, Susanne Wiegand, Andreas Dietz, Andreas Dietz, Theresa Wald, Theresa Wald, Gunnar Wichmann, Gunnar Wichmann

“…As biomarkers for response to TP and pembrolizumab +TP are missing but may include cytokines, this work aims on determining cytokines potentially linked to outcome as prognostic markers sufficient to predict and/or monitor response to successful LOP.MethodsCollagenase IV digests were generated from 47 histopathological confirmed HNSCC tumor samples and seeded in 96-well plates containing pembrolizumab, docetaxel, cisplatin either solely or in binary or ternary combination. …”
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Exploration of metastasis-related signatures in osteosarcoma based on tumor microenvironment by integrated bioinformatic analysis by Shiyao Liao, Xing Gao, Kai Zhou, Yao Kang, Lichen Ji, Xugang Zhong, Jun Lv

“…Among them, 24 metastasis-related DEGs were selected from the GSE21257 dataset which contains the stromal and immune cell infiltration patterns. …”
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Consequences of Surface Composition and Aggregation Conditions of Ag Nanoparticles on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of Pesticides by Marcelo José dos Santos Oliveira, Gilia Cristine Marques Ruiz, Rafael Jesus Gonçalves Rubira, Santiago Sanchez-Cortes, Carlos José Leopoldo Constantino, Leonardo Negri Furini

“…The thicker coating layer of AgCT prevented the adsorption of both pesticides on the surface of the nanoparticles, which was achievable using salts containing Cl⁻ ions. Additionally, to obtain the SERS signal of MBC with AgCT, besides the presence of chlorinated salts, other adjustments were necessary, such as changing both the pH of the medium (from pH 5.8 to pH 8, for which MBC is in its neutral form) and the laser lines (from 785 to 514.5 nm). …”
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TARGET Protein: the effect of augmented administration of enteral protein to critically ill adults on clinical outcomes—statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomized, cross-se... by Sophie Zaloumis, Matthew J. Summers, Jeffrey J. Presneill, Rinaldo Bellomo, Lee-anne S. Chapple, Marianne J. Chapman, Adam M. Deane, Suzie Ferrie, Craig French, Sally Hurford, Nima Kakho, Matthew J. Maiden, Stephanie N. O’Connor, Sandra L. Peake, Emma J. Ridley, An Tran-Duy, Patricia J. Williams, Paul J. Young, Amalia Karahalios, on behalf of the TARGET Protein Investigators, the Australian, New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group

“…The trial randomized eight intensive care units (ICU) to receive enteral formula containing either higher dose enteral protein (augmented protein) or usual dose protein in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Analysis on characteristics and mechanism for rock fracture in deep rock with cracks under dynamic-static coupling effect by Jinjin Ge, Yongqi Jia, Wei Huang, Meilu Yu, Suqian Ni, Ying Xu, Leilei Yu, Keke Gu

“…We utilized a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) with an active confining pressure loading device to conduct impact compression tests on rock-like specimens containing pre-existing cracks. These tests were performed under uniaxial and triaxial stress states to simulate various in-situ stress conditions. …”
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Effects of plant- and animal-based-protein meals for a day on serum nitric oxide and peroxynitrite levels in healthy young men by Tomoko Kaneko, Masaki Yoshioka, Futo Kawahara, Natsumi Nishitani, Shoya Mori, Jiyeon Park, Takashi Tarumi, Keisei Kosaki, Seiji Maeda

“…Plant-based-protein meals contained no animal protein. Blood samples were collected in the morning after overnight fasting before and after the test meals consumption. …”
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Sevoflurane Inhibits the Th2 Response and NLRP3 Expression in Murine Allergic Airway Inflammation by Lixia Wang, Binshan Zha, Qiying Shen, Hongyun Zou, Cheng Cheng, Huimei Wu, Rongyu Liu

“…In addition, we analysed the protein levels of NLRP3, the apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing the caspase activation and recruitment domain (ASC), pro-caspase-1, and caspase-1 in the lung tissue. …”
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Dysbiosis of the human skin mycobiome in patients receiving systemic IL-23 inhibitors by Yuta Koike, Sayaka Kuwatsuka, Daisuke Motooka, Hiroyuki Murota

“…A comparison of 9/15 paired samples containing well-detected reads revealed that the percentage of genus Malassezia in the mycobiome fell significantly after treatment with IL-23 inhibitors (before, 29.3% ± 9.9%; after; 8.5% ± 3.4%, p = 0.0137). …”
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Chitosan-Based Semen Extenders: An Approach to Antibiotic-Free Artificial Insemination in Rabbit by Francisco Marco-Jiménez, Celia Ferriz-Nuñez, Maria Pilar Viudes-de-Castro, José Salvador Vicente, Laura Lorenzo-Rebenaque

“…<b>Methods</b>: EDTA (20 mM) and Chitosan (0.05%) were tested both individually and in combination, by adding them to the semen extender, and their effects were compared with extenders containing antibiotics or none. The extenders were evaluated for microbial resistance and their ability to maintain sperm quality in vitro during refrigeration at 16 ± 1 °C for 72 h. …”
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Phytochemical Screening and Cytotoxic Properties of Ethanolic Extract of Young and Mature Khat Leaves by Rashad Alsanosy, Hassan A. Alhazmi, Shahnaz Sultana, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Yassin Ibrahim, Mohammed Al Bratty, David Banji, Ibrahim Khardali, Asaad Khalid

“…The extracts of young leaves were found to contain the maximum content of cathinone; however, methoxyamphetamine was found in only one extract of young leaves. …”
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Effect of acid whey protein concentrate on the rheological properties, antioxidant capacities, and biological activities of bioaccessible fractions in fermented camel milk by Mutamed Ayyash, Abdelmoneim H. Ali, Anas Al-Nabulsi, Tareq Osaili, Gafar Bamigbade, Athira Subash, Basim Abu-Jdayil, Afaf Kamal-Eldin

“…Furthermore, the adhesiveness in yogurt samples containing 6% of WPC was significantly higher than other treatments, representing 6.3 and 6.1 mJ after 1 and 15 d, respectively. …”
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Biocontrol Potential of Rhizospheric Bacillus Strains Against <i>Sclerotinia minor</i> Jagger Causing Lettuce Drop by Lihui Xu, Qinghua Shang, Mogens Nicolaisen, Rong Zeng, Shigang Gao, Ping Gao, Zhiwei Song, Fuming Dai, Jingze Zhang

“…As potential biocontrol agents for this disease, 2 of 31 bacterial strains isolated from soil samples from fields containing <i>S. minor</i> Jagger were identified using in vitro antagonistic assays against <i>S. minor</i> Jagger. …”
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A New Approach to Identifying Red Supergiant Stars in Metal-poor Galaxies: A Case Study of NGC 6822 by Zhi-wen Li, Ming Yang, Biwei Jiang, Yi Ren

“…We also present a pure sample, containing only the sources away from the dwarf branch, which includes 843 RSG, 1519 O-AGB, 1059 C-AGB, and 140 x-AGB candidates, with a contamination rate of approximately 6.5%, 8.8%, 6.1%, and 5.0%, respectively. …”
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Gap junction intercellular communications regulates activation of SARM1 and protects against axonal degeneration by Wen Jie Zhu, Jun Liu, Wan Hua Li, Zhi Ying Zhao, Chongquan Huang, Jian Yuan Yang, Hon Cheung Lee, Yong Juan Zhao

“…Abstract Sterile alpha and Toll/interleukin-1 receptor motif containing 1 (SARM1), a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-utilizing enzyme, mediates axon degeneration (AxD) in various neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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