Impervious surface cover and number of restaurants shape diet variation in an urban carnivore by Tal Caspi, Monica G. Serrano, Stevi L. Vanderzwan, Janet Kessler, Christopher J. Schell, Benjamin N. Sacks

“…The most frequently detected species were domestic chicken, pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae), domestic pig, and raccoon (Procyon lotor). …”
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Aqueous Levels of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor and Macular Choroidal Thickness in High Myopia by Wei Chen, Yubo Guan, Guanghui He, Zhiwei Li, Hui Song, Shiyong Xie, Quanhong Han

“…No correlation between serum PEDF and macular choroidal thickness was detected in the three groups. Conclusion. Variations in aqueous PEDF levels coincide with changes in macular choroidal thickness in high myopia patients with no CNV, while no such relationship exists in high myopia patients with CNV.…”
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The Hydroalcoholic Extract Obtained from Mentha piperita L. Leaves Attenuates Oxidative Stress and Improves Survival in Lipopolysaccharide-Treated Macrophages by Mariana Oliveira Arruda, Saulo José Figueiredo Mendes, Simone Aparecida Teixeira, Ludmilla Santos Silva de Mesquita, Maria Nilce de Sousa Ribeiro, Stanley de Sousa Lima Galvão, Marcelo Nicolás Muscará, Elizabeth Soares Fernandes, Valério Monteiro-Neto

“…Epicatechin was the major compound detected in the LHAE. LPS-induced macrophage death was reversed by incubation with LHAE (1–30 μg/ml). …”
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MAC30 Knockdown Inhibits Proliferation and Enhance Apoptosis of Gastric Cancer by Suppressing Wnt/β-Cateninsignaling Pathway by Xiaohong Wu, Yong Zhang, Junping Guo, Xun Yan, Li Shen, Jianping Zhou, Jun Zhao, Min Zhuang, Zhihong Cao

“…Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to detect the expression of MAC30 in 68 patients with gastric cancer and their adjacent tissues. …”
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Spatiotemporal occurrence, distribution, and risk of steroid hormones along the coast of Guangdong, China by Xing Zhao, Xing Zhao, Yunlin Jiang, Hanqiang Deng, Yao Lu, Suimin Li, Yuxia Jiang, Kaifeng Sun

“…The highest average concentrations of steroid hormones detected in seawater, sediments, and marine organisms were progestins, estrogens, and glucocorticoids, respectively. …”
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Assessment of the Chemical Diversity and Functional Properties of Secondary Metabolites from the Marine Fungus <i>Asteromyces cruciatus</i> by María Paz González-Troncoso, Catalina Landeta-Salgado, Javiera Munizaga, Ruth Hornedo-Ortega, María del Carmen García-Parrilla, María Elena Lienqueo

“…No such compounds were detected in <i>Durvillaea</i> spp. medium. The glucose-grown extract exhibited the highest TPC (3.09 ± 0.04 mg GAE/g DW) and TAC (39.70 ± 1.0 µmol TEq/g biomass). …”
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Ultrafast laser frequency tuning based on equivalent optical phase sampling and accumulation by Weiqiang Lyu, Huan Tian, Zhenwei Fu, Lingjie Zhang, Zhen Zeng, Yaowen Zhang, Heping Li, Zhiyao Zhang, Yong Liu

“…Ultrafast laser frequency tuning is a crucial function in numerous applications, including light detection and ranging (LiDAR), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and spectroscopy. …”
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Theoretical finishing size limitation and failure mechanism of viscoelastic abrasive media on micro-hole structure by Baocai Zhang, Xiayu Wang, Neng Jiang, Jun Tang, Fanghong Sun, Xinchang Wang

“…Furthermore, based on the pseudo-network structure and elasticity of media, as well as the interaction between continuous matrix with discrete grains, this work theoretically established the mechanics model on single grain and the total material removal model to discussed the variation tendency of material loss volume along with the key parameters (storage modulus, inlet pressure, non-Newtonian index and grain fraction), primarily detecting the theoretical size limitation (around 5 μm). …”
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Understanding empathy and theory of mind in Romanian dental students for improved educational strategies by Ancuta Mioara Banu, Sorin Ursoniu, Smaranda Laura Gotia, Salomeia Putnoky, Costela Lacrimioara Serban

“…A subset of students (25.6%) showing below-average ToM scores raises concerns, emphasizing the need for further investigation and screening of possible related conditions to enable early detection and intervention. These findings underscore the importance of incorporating empathy training and cognitive skill development into dental education to foster patient-centered care and address the emotional and cognitive needs of future practitioners.…”
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Genomic Insight into <i>Vibrio</i> Isolates from Fresh Raw Mussels and Ready-to-Eat Stuffed Mussels by Artun Yibar, Muhammed Duman, Hilal Ay, Nihed Ajmi, Gorkem Tasci, Fatma Gurler, Sabire Guler, Danny Morick, Izzet Burcin Saticioglu

“…A total of 22 virulence factor (VF) classes and up to six antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes were detected in different <i>Vibrio</i> species. The presence of nine different biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), 27 prophage regions, and eight CRISPR/Cas systems in 15 <i>Vibrio</i> strains provides information about their potential pathogenicity, survival strategies, and adaptation to different habitats. …”
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Ultrasound evaluation of gallbladder wall thickness for predicting severe dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amirhossein Shahsavand Davoudi, Hamid Harandi, Reza Samiee, Shayan Forghani, Keyhan Mohammadi, Maryam Shafaati

“…Its severe manifestations like thrombocytopenia and plasma leakage are associated with increased mortality. Ultrasound-detected gallbladder wall thickening (GBWT) has been suggested as a potential indicator of the severity of the disease. …”
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Choroidal Detachment after XEN Gel Stent Implantation by Carlo Alberto Cutolo, Letizia Negri, Sara Olivari, Francesca Cappelli, Carlo Enrico Traverso, Michele Iester

“…The mean period between surgery and CD detection was 5.84 ± 1.77 days. The mean intraocular pressure (IOP) at the time of CD diagnosis was 6.4 ± 3.1 mmHg. …”
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Task-Oriented Adversarial Attacks for Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis Models by Monserrat Vázquez-Hernández, Ignacio Algredo-Badillo, Luis Villaseñor-Pineda, Mariana Lobato-Báez, Juan Carlos Lopez-Pimentel, Luis Alberto Morales-Rosales

“…Consequently, unnecessary modifications are made, compromising the input semantics, making the changes more detectable, and avoiding the identification of new vulnerabilities. …”
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Collagen Induced Arthritis in DBA/1J Mice Associates with Oxylipin Changes in Plasma by Min He, Eduard van Wijk, Ruud Berger, Mei Wang, Katrin Strassburg, Johannes C. Schoeman, Rob J. Vreeken, Herman van Wietmarschen, Amy C. Harms, Masaki Kobayashi, Thomas Hankemeier, Jan van der Greef

“…Oxylipin metabolites were extracted from plasma for each individual sample using solid phase extraction (SPE) and were detected with high performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS), using dynamic multiple reaction monitoring (dMRM). …”
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Cells and Cytokines in Milk of Subclinically Infected Bovine Mammary Glands after the Use of Immunomodulatory Composition GLP 810 by Gundega Gulbe, Māra Pilmane, Vaira Saulīte, Simona Doniņa, Jevgenijs Jermolajevs, Lilija Peškova, Anda Valdovska

“…A reduction in the number of pathogenic bacteria was also detected. The analyses of tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-10, and beta-defensin-2 revealed that the production of the aforementioned cytokines significantly increased, whereas no significant effects on interleukin-1 and caspase-6 expression in milk leukocytes were recorded. …”
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AAV-KLF7 Promotes Descending Propriospinal Neuron Axonal Plasticity after Spinal Cord Injury by Wen-Yuan Li, Ying Wang, Feng-Guo Zhai, Ping Sun, Yong-Xia Cheng, Ling-Xiao Deng, Zhen-Yu Wang

“…KLF7 and KLF7 target genes (NGF, TrkA, GAP43, and P0) were detectably increased in the injured spinal cord. Myelin sparring at the lesion site, DPSN axonal regeneration and synapse formation, muscle weight, motor endplate morphology, and functional parameters were all additionally improved by KLF7 treatment. …”
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Up-and-down determination of prophylactic norepinephrine boluses combined with crystalloid co-load for preventing post-spinal anesthesia hypotension during cesarean section by Chengfei Xu, Peipei Zhang, Chunying Dai, Jingjun Zhang, Honghao Wu, Qianying Liu, Zhiqiang Zhang, Fengwei Yin, Huadong Ni, Liang Cheng

“…The primary objective was to detect the effective dosage (ED90 and ED50) of norepinephrine necessary to avoid hypotension following spinal anesthesia. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of the nutritional value and contaminants of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in China by Xiaoyan Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Wenxue Chen, Mengyao Li, Boshuai Liu, Boshuai Liu, Boshuai Liu, Shumin Zhao, Menglin Hu, Jiajing Li, Defeng Li, Defeng Li, Defeng Li, Yinghua Shi, Yinghua Shi, Yinghua Shi, Hao Sun, Hao Sun, Hao Sun, Chengzhang Wang, Chengzhang Wang, Chengzhang Wang

“…Nutritional value analysis and contamination evaluation are essential for sustainable utilisation to ensure the quality and safety of alfalfa.AimWe aimed to evaluate the nutritional value and safety of alfalfa in five major regions in China—the Northeast Plain (NP), Inner Mongolia Plateau (IMP), Northwest Desert Oasis (NO), Loess Plateau (LP), and Huanghuaihai Plain (HP).MethodsNinety-five samples representing 44 large-scale pratacultural companies were collected and analysed.ResultsThe average nutritional values of alfalfa hay were 16.43% crude protein (CP), 44.01% neutral detergent fibre (NDF), 33.22% acid detergent fibre (ADF), 10.78% crude ash (Ash), and 91.90% dry matter (DM), which were better in the NO and IMP areas; in particular, the α-linolenic acid value of alfalfa was the highest in the IMP area (p &lt; 0.05). The detection rates of mycotoxins, microorganisms, and heavy metals were 100%. …”
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Genetic polymorphisms and related risk factors of ischemic stroke in a Mongolian population in China by Q. Wu, H. Wu, Yu. L. Orlov, G. Gegentana, W. Huo, A. O. Bragin, N. Wu, S. Suyalatu, F. Zhao, J. Zhao, L. E. Tabikhanova, M. Chen, H. Bai

“…The association was detected with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located within genes NINJ2 (rs12425791) and ALDH2 (rs2238151) as well as intergenic rs9536591 were significantly associated with ischemic stroke, of which SNP rs12425791 of the NINJ2 gene was the strongest association. …”
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A Direct and Sensitive Method for Determination of 5-Fluorouracil in Colorectal Cancer Cells: Evaluating the Effect of Stromal Cell on Drug Resistance of Cancer Cells by Fengjing Xu, Zhipeng Wang, Xinhua Song, Mengwei Zhang, Lili Cui, Yanping Liu, Hongxia Yan, Shouhong Gao, Yan Liu, Wansheng Chen

“…The method was applied to detect the concentration of 5-FU inside cells and cell culture medium. …”
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