Exotic species occupancy in an urban reserve: Explosion or stability? by D. Alejandro Espinosa-Lucas, Gonzalo A. Ramírez-Cruz, Israel Solano-Zavaleta, J. Jaime Zúñiga-Vega

“…To test these hypotheses, we analyzed detection data, collected throughout four years, using occupancy models to determine the occurrence dynamics of the 10 focal exotic species in the study area. …”
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Thyroid Hormone Changes in the Northern Area of Tianjin during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Dong Weiwei, Wu Bei, Wang Hong, Wu Cailan, Shao Hailin, Xu Donghong, Wang Xiaolai, Hao Zhaohu, Li Shijun, Tan Jian, Jia Qiang

“…Among the 1395 eligible people, 224 in Group A and 224 in Group B had similar propensity scores and were included in the analyses. The detection rate of abnormal thyroid function was decreased in pandemic Group B (69.2% vs. 93.3%, χ2 = 42.725, p<0.01), especially for hypothyroidism (14.29% vs. 35.71%, χ2 = 27.429, p<0.01) and isolated thyroid-related antibodies (25.89% vs. 38.39%, χ2 = 8.023, p<0.01). …”
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Results of Selective Biochemical Screening for Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency and Sequencing of the <i>LIPA</i> Gene in the Risk Group Patients by S. V. Shtykalova, A. A. Egorova, O. S. Glotov, A. V. Kiselev, I. Yu. Kogan

“…In 9 patients, pathogenic genetic variants were found that led to decrease in LAL activity and the manifestation of clinical symptoms. In 100 % of detected cases, genetic mutations in the LIPA gene included single nucleotide substitution c.894G&gt;A. …”
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A Study on Diagnostic Accuracy of Dipsi Method Over Traditional Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Among Antenatal Women by Vijayadevi Shanmugam, Dharani Sudha Gopalraj, Shruthi Nanjudappan, Rajeswari Ravindran

“…Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition of glucose intolerance during pregnancy, with potential adverse effects on both maternal and neonatal outcomes. Detecting and treating GDM early is crucial to prevent complications. …”
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Bioinformatics screening and clinical validation of CircRNA and related miRNA in male osteoporosis by Jiayi Li, Sijia Guo, Qingyun Sun, Ning An, Jisheng Lin, Qi Fei

“…Results In total, 657 circRNAs were detected in male osteoporosis. The shared mRNAs were significantly enriched in the metabolic pathways, RNA transport, Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. …”
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Proteomics and metabolomics analyses of mechanism underlying bovine sperm cryoinjury by Renzheng Zhang, Xiuyuan Wang, Ruili Liu, Yanfang Mei, Xiuping Miao, Jiaxu Ma, Lei Zou, Qiuyue Zhao, Xuejin Bai, Yajuan Dong

“…The sperm samples from the frozen-thawed HMS and LMS were analysed for proteomics and metabolomics, 2,465 proteins and 4,135 metabolites were detected in bovine sperm samples. In contrast to LMS, HMS have 106 proteins and 106 metabolites with high abundance expression, and 79 proteins and 223 metabolites with low abundance expression. …”
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How, why, where and when people feed birds?—Spatio‐temporal changes in bird‐feeding in Finland by Purabi Deshpande, Anna Haukka, Katja Rönkä, Tuomas Aivelo, Andrea Santangeli, Rose Thorogood, Aleksi Lehikoinen

“…Additionally, we conducted an online questionnaire in 2021 (over 14,000 respondents) to examine reasons for the changes that we detected. We find that, over 40 years, the annual amount of food provided has increased significantly in rural areas, while the number of bird‐feeding sites has decreased and especially so in urban areas. …”
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Pembangunan Aplikasi Mobile Pengenalan Objek Untuk Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini by Muhammad Fadhlan Supriadi, Ema Rachmawati, Anditya Arifianto

“…The experiment also uses the architecture of Single Shot Multibox Detector (SSD) as a method of detecting objects. We used MobileNet architecture as a pre-trained model that had previously been trained on COCO datasets, and implement transfer learning for 20 types of objects commonly found inside the house. …”
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The transcription factor HMGB2 indirectly regulates APRIL expression and Gd-IgA1 production in patients with IgA nephropathy by Huijuan Tian, Yaling Zhai, Shuaigang Sun, Wenhui Zhang, Zhanzheng Zhao

“…Gd-IgA1 levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Residual, Enrichment and Health Risk Assessment of Hexachlorocyclohexane and Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane in Muscle of Cultured Common Carp by Li Huang, Lei Gao, Song Wu, Peng Wang, Zhongxiang Chen, Qirui Hao, Dongli Qin, Xiaoli Huang

“…No significant residues of DDT derivatives were detected. A significant correlation was observed between the concentrations of HCHs and DDTs in the muscle tissue and those present in the sediment (<i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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On the art of designing effective space-times with free surface flows in Analogue Gravity by Bossard, Alexis, James, Nicolas, Jules, Valentin, Fourdrinoy, Johan, Robertson, Scott, Rousseaux, Germain

“…For the first time, we give a complete classification of flows in an open water channel based on sub-pixel detection method measurements of the free surface supported by numerical simulations. …”
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Association between spasticity and neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis by B. Afanasjeva, R. Balnytė

“…Neuropathic pain was detected in 33 patients (55.9%). The localization of neuropathic pain (N=33): in the upper extremities 5 (15.15%), in the lower extremities 23 (69.7%), in both extremities 5 (15.15%). …”
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The Impact of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strengthening on the Functional State of Women Who Have Experienced OASIS After Childbirth by Atėnė Simanauskaitė, Justina Kačerauskienė, Dalia Regina Railaitė, Eglė Bartusevičienė

“…<i>Results:</i> OASIS were detected in 13 (0.4%) women in 2021. Risk factors for OASIS were found to be fetal macrosomia (<i>p</i> = 0.012), fetal occiput posterior position (<i>p</i> = 0.001), and epidural analgesia (<i>p</i> = 0.003). …”
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Exploration and characterization of lipid-degrading bacteria from palm oil mill effluent by P. Periadnadi, N. Nurmiati, F.W. Siregar, T.W. Edelwis

“…Therefore, this study aimed to identify potential bacteria, assess the in vitro lipid-degrading capabilities, characterize the traits, and evaluate lipid degradation activity of potential isolates from palm oil industry wastewater.METHODS: The method used for exploring the potential of lipid-degrading bacteria in palm oil mill effluent entailed a survey comprising various stages including detection of bacteria presence, in vitro assessment of potential indices, characterization, lipid degradation testing, and determination of lipase activity.FINDINGS: The results showed that several bacteria groups were present in palm oil mill effluent, including 50-74 percent lipolytic, 31-90 percent fermentative, 76-83 percent proteolytic, and 51-74 percent cellulolytic. …”
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Clinical Value and Potential Mechanism of miRNA-33a-5p in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Xiang-Ming Wang, Shang-Wei Chen, Gang Chen, Hua-Fu Zhou, Ting-Qing Gan, Jing-Jing Zeng, Zu-Yun Li

“…This study is aimed at thoroughly exploring the expression status, clinical significance, and underlying molecular mechanism of miRNA-33a-5p in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC). Here, we detected miRNA-33a-5p in 20 samples from patients with LUSCs and 20 matching non-LUSC specimens by in-house quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR). …”
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Potential biomarkers and immune infiltration linking endometriosis with recurrent pregnancy loss based on bioinformatics and machine learning by Jianhui Chen, Qun Li, Xiaofang Liu, Fang Lin, Yaling Jing, Jiayan Yang, Lianfang Zhao

“…This study aims to investigate the potential biomarkers and immune infiltration in EMs and RPL, providing a basis for early detection and treatment of the two diseases.MethodsTwo RPL and six EMs transcriptomic datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were used for differential analysis via limma package, followed by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) for key modules screening. …”
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Assessment of Microbiological Indoor Air Quality in Cattle Breeding Farms by Justyna Szulc, Małgorzata Okrasa, Katarzyna Dybka-Stępień, Michael Sulyok, Adriana Nowak, Anna Otlewska, Bogumiła Szponar, Katarzyna Majchrzycka

“…The microbial population measured in the air and that in the settled dust exhibited a linear relationship, with an R2 of 0.8349–0.9471. We detected 172 and 210 bacterial/archaeal genera and 89 and 43 fungal genera in the dust and in the air, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Fundus Function in Mature Cataract Patients by Visual Electrophysiology by Min Zhang, Min Ji, Mengjia Tan, Ying Yu, Huaijin Guan

“…Conclusions. ffERG and mfERG can be used to detect fundus disease in mature cataract patients. …”
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Device and Methods for Measuring of Acoustic Anisotropy and the Residual Stress in the Main Gas Pipelines’ Metal by L. V. Volkova, O. V. Murav’eva, V. V. Murav’ev, I. V. Buldakova

“…For samples with stress corrosion cracking a sharp decrease in the anisotropy coefficient is observed which makes it possible to use the indicated characteristics as informative parameters in detecting stress corrosion cracking.A feature of the proposed methods is high accuracy, due to the absence of necessity to determine the material density and precision measurement of its thickness, the measurement error of which is significant by known methods.Keywords: main gas pipeline, elastic moduli, acoustic anisotropy of properties, the biaxial stress-strain state, longitudinal and transversal waves.…”
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Betacoronaviruses Differentially Activate the Integrated Stress Response to Optimize Viral Replication in Lung-Derived Cell Lines by David M. Renner, Nicholas A. Parenti, Nicole Bracci, Susan R. Weiss

“…We demonstrate that MERS-CoV, HCoV-OC43, and SARS-CoV-2 all activate PERK and induce responses downstream of p-eIF2α, while only SARS-CoV-2 induces detectable p-eIF2α during infection. Using a small molecule inhibitor of eIF2α dephosphorylation, we provide evidence that MERS-CoV and HCoV-OC43 maximize viral replication through p-eIF2α dephosphorylation. …”
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