Diverse clinical manifestations and prognosis in a couple’s mercury poisoning caused by skin-lightening creams: two case reports and literature review by Huixia Ji, Ye Chen, Dandan Liu, Tongzhou Zhou, Yuhua Tang

“…A urine mercury level of 65.4 μg/g·creatinine was detected in the patient. The urine protein level remained positive 8 months after mercury removal. …”
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Simultaneous GC-FID Quantification of Main Components of Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Lavandula dentata Essential Oils in Polymeric Nanocapsules for Antioxidant Application by Perla Giovanna Silva-Flores, Luis Alejandro Pérez-López, Verónica Mayela Rivas-Galindo, David Paniagua-Vega, Sergio Arturo Galindo-Rodríguez, Rocío Álvarez-Román

“…Linearity, limit of detection and quantification, and intra- and interday precision parameters were determined. …”
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Immunophenotypic Characterization of Human Bone Marrow Mast Cells. A Flow Cytometric Study of Normal and Pathological Bone Marrow Samples by Luis Escribano, Alberto Orfao, Jesús Villarrubia, Beatriz Díaz-Agustín, Carlos Cerveró, Agustín Rios, José L. Velasco, Juana Ciudad, José L. Navarro, Jesús F. San Miguel

“…Three patterns of antigen expression were detected: (1) markers constantly positive in all cases analyzed (CD9, CD29, CD33, CD43, CD44, CD49d, CD49e, CD51, CD71, CD117, and FcεRI), (2) antigens that were constantly negative (CD1a, CD2, CD3, CD5, CD6, CD11a, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD19, CD20, CD21, CD23, CD25, CD30, CD34, CD38, CD41a, CD42b, CD65, CD66b, HLA-DR, and CD138), and (3) markers that were positive in a variable proportion of cases – CD11b (50%), CD11c (77%), CD13 (40%), CD18 (20%), CD22 (68%), CD35 (27%), CD40 (67%), CD54 (88%) and CD61 (40%). …”
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Foamy Melamine Resin–Silica Aerogel Composite-Derived Thermal Insulation Coating by Dongfang Wang, Yabin Ma, Yingjie Ma, Baolei Liu, Dewen Sun, Qianping Ran

“…For the foamy coating studied, with variable emulsion/foaming agent/aerogel ratios of 1/2/x, the thermal conductivity decreases from 0.141 to 0.031 W/m·K, and the cohesive strength increases from being non-detectable to 0.41 MPa. The temperature difference, which is a direct indicator of the thermal insulation behavior of the foamy coating, can increase from 12.1 °C to 48.6 °C under an 80 °C hot plate.…”
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Characterization of the genomic landscape in liver oligometastatic NSCLC by Rongxin Liao, Guangming Yi, Lu Shen, Xiao Xiao, Chuan Zeng, Liangzhong Liu, Hongjun Tang, Shunping Huang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Zaicheng Xu, Zhenzhou Yang, Yuan Peng

“…Results A total of 206 mutated genes in 32 patients were detected, with a median of 4 mutations per sample. …”
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Population genomics of a natural Cannabis sativa L. collection from Iran identifies novel genetic loci for flowering time, morphology, sex and chemotyping by Mahboubeh Mostafaei Dehnavi, Annabelle Damerum, Sadegh Taheri, Ali Ebadi, Shadab Panahi, George Hodgin, Brian Brandley, Seyed Alireza Salami, Gail Taylor

“…The data obtained enabled an association analysis, linking genotypes with key phenotypes such as inflorescence characteristics, flowering time, plant morphology, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) content, and sex. We detected approximately 23,266 significant high-quality Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), establishing associations between markers and traits. …”
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Auditory Phenotype of a Novel Missense Variant in the CEACAM16 Gene in a Large Russian Family With Autosomal Dominant Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss by Tatiana G. Markova, Natalia N. Alekseeva, Oxana P. Ryzhkova, Olga L. Shatokhina, Anna A. Orlova, Viktoriia V. Zabnenkova, Olga S. Groznova, Olesya V. Sagaydak, Svetlana S. Chibisova, Alexander V. Polyakov, George A. Tavartkiladze

“…Hearing loss slowly progresses with age in each person and is similar to age-related hearing loss. We have detected the novel likely pathogenic variant с.419С>T (p.…”
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Deep learning empowered sensor fusion boosts infant movement classification by Tomas Kulvicius, Dajie Zhang, Luise Poustka, Sven Bölte, Lennart Jahn, Sarah Flügge, Marc Kraft, Markus Zweckstetter, Karin Nielsen-Saines, Florentin Wörgötter, Peter B. Marschik

“…The development of a robust sensor fusion system may significantly enhance AI-based early recognition of neurofunctions, ultimately facilitating automated early detection of neurodevelopmental conditions.…”
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Electrochemical sensor doped with core-shell structured molecularly imprinted polymer proposed for therapeutic drug monitoring of trazodone hydrochloride by Amr M. Mahmoud, Nariman A. El-Ragehy, Maha A. Hegazy, Samia A. Tawfik, Ghada A. Sedik

“…It is a widely prescribed medication primarily used to treat depression, anxiety and insomnia. Its detection is significant for ensuring effective therapeutic drug monitoring as it has a narrow therapeutic window in addition to optimize dosages, prevent toxicity, and enhance treatment outcomes. …”
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Synergistic Antimicrobial Effect of Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L., Rosaceae) Preparations and Probiotic Bacteria on Enteric Pathogens by Justyna Bauza-Kaszewska, Ewa Żary-Sikorska, Andrzej Gugolek, Anna Ligocka, Monika Kosmala, Elżbieta Karlińska, Bartosz Fotschki, Jerzy Juśkiewicz

“…The concentrations of both Salmonella serotypes were below the detection limit of the analytical methods applied. …”
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Decoration of carbon nanotubes in the substrate or selective layer of polyvinyl alcohol/polysulfone thin-film composite membrane for nanofiltration applications by Mahdie Safarpour, Niloofar Fathi Majd, Samira Jabbarvand Behrouz, Samira Arefi-Oskoui, Alireza Khataee

“…This research work aims to detect the influence of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the filtration performance of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/polysulfone (PSf) thin-film composite NF membranes. …”
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Machine learning-based identification of proteomic markers in colorectal cancer using UK Biobank data by Swarnima Kollampallath Radhakrishnan, Dipanwita Nath, Dominic Russ, Dominic Russ, Dominic Russ, Laura Bravo Merodio, Laura Bravo Merodio, Laura Bravo Merodio, Priyani Lad, Folakemi Kola Daisi, Animesh Acharjee, Animesh Acharjee, Animesh Acharjee

“…Incidence and mortality are predicted to rise globally during the next several decades. When detected early, colorectal cancer is treatable with surgery and medications. …”
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Evaluation of Groundwater for Arsenic Contamination Using Hydrogeochemical Properties and Multivariate Statistical Methods in Saudi Arabia by Abdullah S. Al-Farraj, Mohammad I. Al-Wabel, Mohamed Hamza El-Saeid, Ahmed H. El-Naggar, Zaheer Ahmed

“…The aim of this research is to evaluate arsenic distribution and associated hydrogeochemical parameters in 27 randomly selected boreholes representing aquifers in the Al-Kharj geothermal fields of Saudi Arabia. Arsenic was detected at all sites, with 92.5% of boreholes yielding concentrations above the WHO permissible limit of 10 μg/L. …”
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Exploring the Anticancer Potential of MonoHER (7-Mono-O-(β-Hydroxyethyl)-Rutoside): Mitochondrial-Dependent Apoptosis in HepG2 Cells by Chujie Li, Yue Wang, Jian Liang, Guido R. M. M. Haenen, Yonger Chen, Zhengwen Li, Ming Zhang, Ludwig J. Dubois

“…The effects of monoHER on apoptosis proteins were detected by confocal microscopy analysis and Western blot. …”
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Whole-genome association studies of distribution of developmental abnormalities and other breeding-valuable qualitative traits in offspring of the Russian large-white boars by A. A. Traspov, O. V. Kostyunina, A. A. Belous, T. V. Karpushkina, N. A. Svejenceva, N. A. Zinovieva

“…This study confirms the relevance of using the single SNP detection according to the single trait approach in associative studies, even for small sample numbers.…”
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Genome-wide investigation of ABCB, PIN, and AUX/LAX gene families and their involvement in the formation of leaf protrusions in Sesamum indicum by Yanli Li, Yujia Ma, Huihui Gong, Xinxiao Cui, Xin Wang, Yuling Dong, Ying Chen, Junsheng Zhao

“…No obvious difference was detected on overall auxin content between the leaves of G1358 and LZ1 from metabolomic analysis. …”
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Spermatic RXFP2 expression levels and seminal INSL3 concentrations among beef bull ejaculates with different levels of sperm morphological normality by Hewage Dilhan Anuradha WIMALARATHNE, Kenta ARASHI, Fumiyuki IWAKI, Mitsuhiro SAKASE, DURITAHALA, Hiroshi HARAYAMA, Noritoshi KAWATE

“…Immunofluorescence was used to determine the localization and expression levels of RXFP2 in spermatozoa. Sperm RXFP2 was detected in the principal and equatorial segments of the acrosomal region, postacrosomal region, and neck in all groups. …”
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Classification of Periodic Variable Stars from TESS by Xinyi Gao, Xiaodian Chen, Shu Wang, Jifeng Liu

“…As an all-sky transit survey, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) plays an important role in detecting low-amplitude variable stars. Using 2 minute cadence data from the first 67 sectors of TESS, we find 72,505 periodic variable stars. …”
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The pro-inflammatory cytokine Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-α) in Diabetic Nephropathy by Alia KH Mahmoud, Muhammed Ahmed Abd El Moety, Amal Khalifa Ahmed, Samer A. El-Sawy

“…Furthermore, a variety of inflammatory chemicals, including pro-inflammatory cytokines like tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Objectives: is to detect the role of TNF-α as a pathogenic factor in diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Frequency and progression of azotemia during acute and chronic treatment of congestive heart failure in cats by Sarah Rogg, Jonathan P. Mochel, Debosmita Kundu, Melissa A. Tropf, Allison K. Masters, Darcy B. Adin, Jessica L. Ward

“…Methods Serum creatinine (sCr) and electrolyte concentrations were determined at multiple clinical timepoints to detect azotemia and kidney injury (KI; sCr increase ≥0.3 mg/dL). …”
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