HIV-Envelope–Dependent Cell-Cell Fusion: Quantitative Studies by Leonor Huerta, Nayali López-Balderas, Evelyn Rivera-Toledo, Guadalupe Sandoval, Guillermo Gómez-Icazbalceta, Carlos Villarreal, Edmundo Lamoyi, Carlos Larralde

“…Even those syncytia that are small or few in numbers can be detected. Quantitative analysis of the fusion products was performed with this technique; the results indicated that the time of reaction and initial proportion of fusion partners determine the number, relative size, and average cellular composition of syncytia. …”
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Circulating C19MC MicroRNAs in Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, and Fetal Growth Restriction by Ilona Hromadnikova, Katerina Kotlabova, Marketa Ondrackova, Andrea Kestlerova, Veronika Novotna, Lucie Hympanova, Jindrich Doucha, Ladislav Krofta

“…Using absolute and relative quantification approaches, increased extracellular C19MC microRNA levels (miR-516-5p, P=0.037, P=0.009; miR-517*, P=0.033, P=0.043; miR-520a*, P=0.001, P=0.009; miR-525, P=0.026, P=0.01; miR-526a, P=0.03, P=0.035) were detected in patients with preeclampsia. The association analysis pointed to no relationship between C19MC microRNA plasmatic concentrations and expression profile and identified risk factors for a poorer perinatal outcome. …”
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Mechanism of dexmedetomidine protection against cisplatin induced acute kidney injury in rats by Zeng-lu Zheng, Jun-wei Ma, Yi Luo, Gui-jin Liang, Shi-jie Lei, Ke-jin Yan, Hai-bing Meng, Xiu-juan Liu

“…In addition, four serum biochemical indices were measured: histopathological damage in rat kidneys was detected; levels of inflammatory factors, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-18, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha, in kidney tissue homogenate of rats were assessed through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); and levels of NLRP-3, caspase-1, cleaved caspase-1, gasdermin D (GSDMD), and GSDMD-N in kidney tissues of rats were determined via western blotting.Results Dex treatment reduced nephromegaly and serum clinical marker upregulation caused by CP-induced AKI. …”
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Enhancing trace DNA profile recovery in forensic casework using the amplicon RX post-PCR clean-up kit by Naeema S. Aljanahi, Salem K. Alketbi, Maryam M. Almheiri, Suaad A. Alshehhi, Afra N. Sanqoor, Hussein J. Alghanim

“…Additionally, the Amplicon RX method demonstrated a significant increase in signal intensity (p = 2.70 × 10−4), reflecting improved sensitivity in detecting trace DNA profiles compared to the 30-cycle protocol. …”
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Neutralizing antibody responses to three XBB protein vaccines in older adults by Guo-Jian Yang, Mei Lu, Rui-Rui Chen, Shuang-Qing Wang, Sheng Wan, Xue-Dong Song, Guo-Ping Cao, Lei Lv, Xue-Juan He, Bing-Dong Zhan, Mai-Juan Ma

“…The results showed that all three XBB-containing vaccines substantially enhanced the neutralizing antibody response, with 100% of vaccinees having detectable antibody titers against ancestral D614G and variants BA.5, XBB.1.5, JN.1, KP.2, and KP.3 after booster immunization. …”
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<i>In vitro</i> assay of biological activity of a national preparation of macrophage activating factor (GcMAF-RF) by E. V. Levites, S. S. Kirikovich, E. V. Dolgova, A. S. Proskurina, G. S. Ritter, А. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, S. S. Bogachev

“…The biological activity of the GcMAF-RF preparation was detected by the induction of phagocytic activity of macrophages and their ability to produce nitrogen monoxide (NO) in vitro.The phagocytic activity of macrophages was evaluated by their ability to uptake magnetic beads. …”
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Assessing the Capabilities of Generative Pretrained Transformer-4 in Addressing Open-Ended Inquiries of Oral Cancer by Kaiyuan Ji, Jing Han, Guangtao Zhai, Jiannan Liu

“…Introduction and aims: In the face of escalating oral cancer rates, the application of large language models like Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT)-4 presents a novel pathway for enhancing public awareness about prevention and early detection. This research aims to explore the capabilities and possibilities of GPT-4 in addressing open-ended inquiries in the field of oral cancer. …”
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Rebiopsy Enhances Survival with Afatinib vs. Osimertinib in EGFR Exon 19 Deletion Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Study in Taiwan by Jerry Shu-Hung Kuo, Cheng-Yu Chang, Shih-Chieh Chang, Yu-Feng Wei, Chung-Yu Chen

“…Rebiopsy practices, including T790M mutation detection, were also analyzed in patients with disease progression on Afatinib. …”
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Gut Dysbiosis and Abnormal Bile Acid Metabolism in Colitis-Associated Cancer by Li Liu, Min Yang, Wenxiao Dong, Tianyu Liu, Xueli Song, Yu Gu, Sinan Wang, Yi Liu, Zaripa Abla, Xiaoming Qiao, Wentian Liu, Kui Jiang, Bangmao Wang, Jie Zhang, Hailong Cao

“…Fecal microbiome and bile acids were detected via 16S rRNA sequencing and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. …”
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Potential Technosignature from Anomalously Low Deuterium/Hydrogen in Planetary Water Depleted by Nuclear Fusion Technology by David C. Catling, Joshua Krissansen-Totton, Tyler D. Robinson

“…We discuss the wavelengths of strong absorption features for detecting D/H anomalies in atmospheric water vapor. …”
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Abundance, occurrence, and degradation of airborne antibiotic resistance genes in coastal and marine atmospheres by Shijie Jia, Shijie Jia, Xiaohong Yao, Jianhua Qi, Jianhua Qi, Xiaohuan Liu, Xiaohuan Liu, Huiwang Gao, Huiwang Gao

“…However, the airborne ARG abundance in marine aerosols was greater than that in clean coastal aerosols but not in polluted coastal aerosols. Some ARG types detected in marine aerosols were significantly and positively correlated with wind speed and relative humidity, implying that they may be derived from marine emissions, whereas the other ARGs are likely derived from long-range continental transport. …”
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in a Surgical Population of Southeast China: A Large-Scale Multicenter Study by Ping Chen, Yang Zheng, Yubo Cai, Pengfei Zou, Nan Li, Conggao Peng, Hainv Gao, Jimin Liu, Yongping Chen, Zhaowei Tong, Lanjuan Li

“…HCV antibody positivity was detected in 0.15% of the population (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.12%–0.18%). …”
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Microbial keratitis in Southern Malawi: a microbiological pilot study by Timothy Neal, Dean Everett, Stephen B Kaye, Alistair Darby, Moira Gandiwa, Shaffi Mdala, Caroline E Corless, Rose Herbert, Nicholas A V Beare, Tobi F Somerville, Thokozani Zungu, Malcolm J Horsburgh, Petros C Kayange

“…Fungi and Acanthamoeba were not detected. Moxifloxacin and chloramphenicol offered the best coverage for both Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates when susceptibility was determined using known antimicrobial first quartile concentrations and European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing breakpoints, respectively. …”
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Resveratrol Induces Differentiation of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Neuron-Like Cells by Li Guo, Liang Wang, Li Wang, Shi Yun-peng, Jing-jing Zhou, Zongmao Zhao, De-Pei Li

“…Nestin, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were detected by immunocytochemistry, Western blotting, and real time RT-PCT. …”
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Tiny clue reveals the general trend: a bibliometric and visualized analysis of renal microcirculation by Bing Wang, Mengting Xu, Sunjing Fu, Yingyu Wang, Hao Ling, Yuan Li, Bingwei Li, Xueting Liu, Qin Ouyang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Ailing Li, Xu Zhang, Mingming Liu

“…Additionally, burst detection was applied to keywords and cited references to forecast research hotspots and future trends.Results Our search yielded 7462 publications, with the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology contributing the most articles. …”
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Abundant geographical divergence of Clostridioides difficile infection in China: a prospective multicenter cross-sectional study by Lulu Bai, Telong Xu, Wenzhu Zhang, Yajun Jiang, Wenpeng Gu, Wei Zhao, Yang Luan, Yanfeng Xiong, Nianli Zou, Yalin Zhang, Ming Luo, Jinxing Lu, Bike Zhang, Yuan Wu

“…Clade 3, although rare in China, has been detected in Hainan and Sichuan provinces. Most C. difficile isolates (76.8%, 96/125) were toxigenic. …”
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Intestinal schistosomiasis in remote areas of Southwest Ethiopia, a target region for large-scale mass drug administration by Yared Nigusu, Teshome Bekana, Eshetu Chilo, Sisay Teferi, Dereje Oljira Donacho, Dereje Gemeda, Tefera Darge, Abeza Mitiku, Abdi Geda Gedefa, Tadesse Sime, Wubishet Gezimu, Oda Gizaw, Gemechu Tadila, Miressa Bekana, Berhanu Erko

“…From February to April of 2023, 328 students from three primary schools in Southwest Ethiopia participated in an institution-based cross-sectional study in the detection of Schistosoma mansoni. Intestinal schistosomiasis was identified among 242 school children, with a rate of infection of 73.8% (95% CI: (64.8–83.4%)). …”
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Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Zearalenone in the Zhejiang Province, China by Zijie Lu, Ronghua Zhang, Pinggu Wu, Dong Zhao, Jiang Chen, Xiaodong Pan, Jikai Wang, Hexiang Zhang, Xiaojuan Qi, Qin Weng, Shufeng Ye, Biao Zhou

“…The test results from five types of food from the Zhejiang Province show that corn oil has the highest detection rate of 87.82%. The levels of ZEN do not exceed the existing safety standards in any sample investigated in this study. …”
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Colorectal carcinogenesis in the Lynch syndromes and familial adenomatous polyposis: trigger events and downstream consequences by Pål Møller, Aysel Ahadova, Matthias Kloor, Toni T. Seppälä, John Burn, Saskia Haupt, Finlay Macrae, Mev Dominguez-Valentin, Gabriela Möslein, Annika Lindblom, Lone sunde, Ingrid Winship, Gabriel Capella, Kevin Monahan, Daniel D. Buchanan, D. Gareth Evans, Eivind Hovig, Julian R. Sampson

“…In path_MLH1 and path_MSH2 carriers, second hits lead to the formation of microscopically detectable, microsatellite unstable (MSI) crypts, from which CRC develops in about half of carriers over their lifetime, often without progressing through a diagnosable adenoma stage. …”
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Postmortem Analysis of Ethyl Alcohol Concentration in Blood, Urine, Muscle and Bile by Agnė Okulevičiūtė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Gabija Laubner-Sakalauskienė, Robertas Badaras, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…Conclusions: In addition to blood and urine, muscle and bile samples may be taken at autopsy to detect ethyl alcohol. The results of the study show that there may be differences in the levels of ethyl alcohol in different body fluids after death. …”
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