Trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs)2-9 knockout mice exhibit reduced wakefulness and disrupted REM sleep by Sunmee Park, Jasmine Heu, Gavin Scheldrup, Ryan K. Tisdale, Yu Sun, Meghan Haire, Shun-Chieh Ma, Marius C. Hoener, Thomas S. Kilduff

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DNA Barcoding of Fish, Insects, and Shellfish in Korea by Dae-Won Kim, Won Gi Yoo, Hyun Chul Park, Hye Sook Yoo, Dong Won Kang, Seon Deok Jin, Hong Ki Min, Woon Kee Paek, Jeongheui Lim

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Short-Time Intermittent Preexposure of Living Human Donors to Hyperoxia Improves Renal Function in Early Posttransplant Period: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Kamran Montazeri, Mohammadali Vakily, Azim Honarmand, Parviz Kashefi, Mohammadreza Safavi, Shahram Taheri, Bahram Rasoulian

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Gestational Diabetes and Thyroid Autoimmunity by Ester Vitacolonna, Annunziata Lapolla, Barbara Di Nenno, Annalisa Passante, Ines Bucci, Cesidio Giuliani, Dominique Cerrone, Fabio Capani, Fabrizio Monaco, Giorgio Napolitano

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Association between use of heated tobacco products and long-term respiratory effects considering smoking history: internet-based cross-sectional study in Japan by Yuki Kimura, Minoru Sugita

“…The limited epidemiological studies available did not consistently consider this information adequately, therefore we conducted a cross-sectional study investigating the association between HTP use and respiratory chronic diseases and symptoms. Methods The questionnaires were sent to a research panel members in Japan via the Internet, and individuals who met the study criteria and were either current exclusive HTP users, current exclusive cigarette users or those had never used tobacco products were selected. …”
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Pathogenetic Substantiation of the Therapeutic Impact on Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Yu. O. Shulpekova, G. H. Babaeva, V. Yu. Rusyaev

“…Similar changes are observed in inflammatory bowel diseases. Reduced microbial diversity increases susceptibility to intestinal infections and parasitoses, including those caused by protozoa conditionally pathogenic for adults, such as Blastocystis hominis hominis, Dientamoeba fragilis, Giardia lamblia. …”
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A generalist vector-transmitted parasite exhibits population genetic structure among host genera by Vincenzo A. Ellis, Mélanie Duc, Arif Ciloglu, Olof Hellgren, Staffan Bensch

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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

“…Education helps in creating and widening the choices and opportunities for the people, it reduces the twin burden of poverty and diseases and gives a stronger voice among the marginalized individuals in a society of Maziba sub county Kabale district. …”
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The Impact of Drug Abuse on The Learner's Academic Performance in Kisoro Municipality Kisoro District. by Arinitwe, Edward

“…The study results on the causes of drug abuse among secondary learners were; stress, idleness makes people go to drugs drinking, a factor of the working places, lack of effective laws, the factor of peer pressure, and lack of education on its negative side and leisure factors, study results on the effects of drug abuse on the learner's academic performance were; this leads to strikes among students which affects the student's performance, leads to diseases which affects the student's performance, distortion of memory and brain which affects student's performance, damages to the liver of the students which affects the student's performance and interpersonal difficulties which also affects student's performance and the study results on the possible measures to drug abuse on the learners academic performance were; government intervention by restricting students on drugs use, reduce on the rate of drinking, doctor- prescribed medications and abstinence must be part of one's treatment goal. …”
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In vitro propagation of Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf. using apical shoot segments and phytochemical assessments of the maternal and regenerated plants by Roggers, Gang, Richard, Komakech, Yuseong, Chung, Denis, Okello, Wook, Jin Kim, Byeong, Cheol Moon, Nam, Hui Yim, Youngmin, Kang

“…Nannf. is a medicinal plant traditionally used in China, Korea, and Japan to treat many diseases including poor gastrointestinal function, low immunity, gastric ulcers, and chronic gastritis. …”
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Factors Associated with Hand Washing Practices Among Secondary School Students in Ndorwa East Constituency in Kabale District. by Twinomuhwezi, Benja

“…This would help in preventing students from diseases associated with poor hand hygiene practices. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of integrated traditional Chinese and Western treatment based on symptom grading: a study protocol for a multi-center, randomized controlled trial of p... by Jiaxi Mai, Tingwei Zhou, Tingwei Zhou, Tingwei Zhou, Chen Wang, Chen Wang, Junrong Ye, Junrong Ye, Jiao Chen, Jiao Chen, Jiao Chen, Wen Wang, Wen Wang, Wen Wang, Yuanxin Pan, Yuanxin Pan, Yuanxin Pan, Yanheng Wei, Yanheng Wei, Lexin Yuan, Lexin Yuan, Hang Yang, Hang Yang, Shengwei Wu, Shengwei Wu, Jianxiong Guo, Jianxiong Guo, Jianxiong Guo, Aixiang Xiao, Aixiang Xiao, Aixiang Xiao

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Qinggan Yipi capsule ameliorates hepatic fibrosis in rats by down-regulating the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 signaling pathway and improving gut microbiota imbalance by Wenjing Xue, Haiqing Liu, Ziheng Su, Siqi Wang, Junping Cheng, Yunzhi Pan, Lurong Zhang

“…Background and objectiveQinggan Yipi Capsule (QgYp) is a hospital preparation that has been used for many years in the treatment of chronic liver diseases. However, the mechanism of QgYp in ameliorating hepatic fibrosis (HF) remains unclear. …”
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The effectiveness of Transcranial Photobiomodulation therapy (tPBM) on reducing anxiety, depression, and opioid craving in patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment: a do... by Helya Helali, Nastaran Samani, Faraj Tabeie, Shiva Eiliaei, Ali Kheradmand

“…According to these effects, tPBMT has been applied as a potential treatment for various neural-related diseases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of tPBMT on reducing anxiety, depression, and opioid craving in patients undergoing MMT. …”
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Phenotypic diversity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) landraces accumulated in the Vavilov collection from the centers of the crop origin by M. A. Vishnyаkova, M. O. Burlyaeva, C. B. Bulyntsev, E. V. Seferova, E. S. Plekhanova, S. V. Nuzhdin

“…However, modern cultivars of chickpea are typically susceptible to a variety of diseases, and have modest drought tolerance. The improvement of the crop for adaptability сould be carried out via introgression of valuable traits genes from old landraces collected in the centers of chickpea origin and diversity: the primary – Turkey and secondary – Ethiopia. …”
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Culex quinquefasciatus: status as a threat to island avifauna and options for genetic control by Tim Harvey-Samuel, Thomas Ant, Jolene Sutton, Chris N. Niebuhr, Samoa Asigau, Patricia Parker, Steven Sinkins, Luke Alphey

“…Culex quinquefasciatus has dramatically expanded its range in recent centuries and is now established throughout much of the tropics and sub-tropics, including on many islands that are remote from mainland landmasses and where this geographic separation historically protected island species from mosquito-borne diseases. The potential for ecological disruption by Cx. quinquefasciatus has been particularly striking in the Hawaiian Islands, where the introduction and transmission of avian malaria and avian poxvirus led to the extinction of several endemic bird species, with many more at risk. …”
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Early and Late Complications Associated with Penile Cancer Surgery and the Impact of Human Papillomavirus Status: Findings from a Retrospective Norwegian Cohort Study by Patrick Juliebø-Jones, Ida M. Nordanger, Christian Beisland, Tor K. Thorkelsen, Alfred Honoré, Christian A. Moen

“…Background and objective: Penile cancer (PeCa) and penile intraepithelial neoplasia (PeIN) are rare diseases, and the burden of complications associated with surgery remains under-reported. …”
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Uptake and hesitancy of the second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine among the general population in China after the surge period of the COVID-19 pandemic: a large-scale national st... by Xin Liu, You Xin, Ling Zhang, Yijin Wu, Shu Jing, Zhenwei Dai, Tianrui Ren, Xiaoyang Liu, Jiaqi Fu, Xu Chen, Weijun Xiao, Hao Wang, Yiman Huang, Wenjun Wang, Xiaofen Gu, Li Ma, Shaokai Zhang, Yanqin Yu, Li Li, Tianzuo Gao, Tianyou Zhao, Yimin Qu, Xinyan Liu, Xiaoyou Su, Youlin Qiao

“…The highest hesitancy rate was observed among participants who had not completed primary immunization (71.4%), followed by those with chronic diseases (48.6%) and those aged 60 and above (33.2%). …”
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Lines resistant to downy mildew in the sunflower genetic collection at VIR by V. A. Gavrilova, T. G. Stupnikova, L. G. Makarova, N. V. Alpatieva, Yu. I. Karabitsina, E. B. Kuznetsova, I. A. Anisimova

“…& De Toni) is one of the most harmful diseases of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Due to the pathogen’s attacks, annual seed harvest losses range between 30% and 70%. …”
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Modified Xiao-Qing-Long-decoction prevents inflammation and promotes Nur77 expression in mice with acute respiratory distress syndrome by inhibiting HDAC7 expression by Qing Zhang, Yafen Liu, Lu Jiang, Dongdong Yang

“…Context Modified Xiao-Qing-Long-decoction (MXQLD) is believed to have the potential to alleviate lung diseases.Objective We explored the effects and mechanisms of MXQLD in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Materials and methods Thirty male C57BL/6 mice were randomized into sham (distilled water), model (distilled water), MXQLD (1 g/kg MXQLD), DEX (distilled water + 0.7 mg/kg dexamethasone), MXQLD + oe-HDAC7 (HDAC7 over-expression + 1 g/kg MXQLD) groups. …”
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