A Microfluidic Paper-Based Device for Monitoring Urease Activity in Saliva by Francisca T. S. M. Ferreira, António O. S. S. Rangel, Raquel B. R. Mesquita

“…The developed device quantifies urease activity in saliva within 30 min, providing a simple, portable, lab-free alternative to existing methodologies.…”
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Effect of single ethanol administration on behavior and the consumption and preference of ethanol in tame and aggressive rats by R. V. Kozhemyakina, S. G. Shikhevich, A. Cagan, R. G. Gulevich

“…This work assesses the preferred consumption of ethanol at various concentrations with free access to ethanol and water (two bottlechoice paradigm) and the effect of acute ethanol administration on the behavior of aggressive and tame male rats in an elevated plus maze. …”
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Unleashing the potential of extracellular vesicles for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease therapy by George Chigozie Njoku, Cathal Patrick Forkan, Fumie Mitani Soltysik, Peter Lindberg Nejsum, Flemming Pociot, Reza Yarani

“…This review summarizes the role of EVs as a cell-free therapy for IBD, highlighting opportunities for further investigation and potential clinical applications.…”
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INJURIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE 2021 PAULISTA SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP IN BRAZIL by Gustavo Gonçalves Arliani, Danilo José Leite Gomes, Paulo Henrique Schmidt Lara, Jorge Roberto Pagura, Moisés Cohen

“…The strikers were the most affected players and most injuries occurred in penalty-free movements. There was no statistical difference between pre- and post-interruption of the championship due to the pandemic. …”
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Lipophilicity Assessment of Ruthenium(II)-Arene Complexes by the Means of Reversed-Phase Thin-Layer Chromatography and DFT Calculations by Khalil Salem A. M. Shweshein, Filip Andrić, Aleksandra Radoičić, Matija Zlatar, Maja Gruden-Pavlović, Živoslav Tešić, Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica

“…In addition, ab initio density functional theory (DFT) computational approach was employed to calculate logKOW values from the differences in Gibbs’ free solvation energies of the solute transfer from n-octanol to water. …”
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Prevalence of Esophageal Eosinophilia, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Lymphocytic Gastritis in Children with Celiac Disease: A Saudi Tertiary Center Experience by Meshari A. Alaifan, Ammar Khayat, Rana Y. Bokhary, Abdulhameed Ibrahim, Yagoub Bin-Taleb, Bakr H. Alhussaini, Omar I. Saadah

“…Further studies are needed to determine the effects of a gluten-free diet (GFD) on EOE and LG.…”
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Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy versus Standard Wound Therapy for Open Musculoskeletal Injuries by Kushagra Sinha, Vijendra D. Chauhan, Rajesh Maheshwari, Neena Chauhan, Manu Rajan, Atul Agrawal

“…The size of soft tissue defects reduced more than 5 mm to 25 mm after VAC (mean decrease of 26.66%), whereas in standard wound therapy, reduction in wound size was less than 5 mm. A free flap was needed to cover exposed bone and tendon in one case in standard wound therapy group. …”
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Strategic triangle ‘Russia — India — China’: Structure and problems of interaction by Xu Zhu

“…All this points to the need  to develop a new theoretical and methodological framework for analyzing trilateral relations between Russia, India and China as a special subsystem of the contemporary world politics, one that will be free from Cold War stereotypes.…”
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Abundance and Symbiotic Rhizobia Colonizing Soybean (Glycine max) in Soils of Kakamega County, Western Kenya by Samuel Mulama, Rose Onamu, Fredrick Odongo, John Muoma

“…Thirty isolates from the soil collected in the four regions were tested for efficiency using soybean as the trap plant in Leonard jars containing sterilized vermiculite irrigated with nitrogen-free media. Determination of the relationship between rhizobial abundance and symbiotic efficiency with respect to the soil chemical conditions was performed using ANOVA, and the means were compared using Tukey’s honest significant difference test. …”
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Characterizing Stream Condition with Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Southeastern Minnesota, USA: Agriculture, Channelization, and Karst Geology Impact Lotic Habitats and Communities by Neal D. Mundahl

“…BIBI metrics and scores were strongly positively correlated with pool area, riffle spacing-to-stream width ratios, and silt-free substrate, and negatively correlated with width-to-depth ratios. …”
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Haptoglobin Genotype-Dependent Anti-Inflammatory Signaling in CD163+ Macrophages by R. Clive Landis, Pandelis Philippidis, Jan Domin, Joseph J. Boyle, Dorian O. Haskard

“…The Mhem phenotype expresses elevated levels of hemoglobin (Hb) scavenger receptor, CD163, capable of endocytosing pro-oxidant free Hb complexed to acute phase protein haptoglobin (Hp). …”
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Interplay of financial inclusion and economic growth in emerging economies by Shreya Pal, Shravni Vankila, Melvin Norbert Fernandes

“…Trade policies, such as Chile's Free Trade Agreements and Mexico's participation in NAFTA, improve market access and economic resilience, while Egypt and Saudi Arabia focus on foreign direct investment and economic diversification.The study emphasizes coordinated policy efforts for sustained growth, advocating for financial inclusion supported by robust regulations and government investments in critical areas like infrastructure and healthcare. …”
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Digestibility of protein and estimated bioavailability of mineral compounds in plant-based yoghurt alternatives by Anastassia Zeinatulina, Kristel Tanilas, Kristel Ehala-Aleksejev, Ene Viiard, Tiina Kriščiunaite

“…This research underscores the importance of paying more attention to the nutritional value during product development of PB yoghurt alternatives manufactured using various constituents and when incorporating these products into dairy-free diets.…”
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Bifurcation and Stabillity Analysis of HIV Transmission Model with Optimal Control by Kumama Regassa Cheneke, Koya Purnachandra Rao, Geremew Kenassa Edessa

“…The stability analysis result shows that the disease-free equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable if 0<R0 <1 but unstable if R0>1. …”
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Embedded-Based Quadratic Boost Converter With Sliding-Mode Controller for the Integration of Solar Photo-Voltaic Source With Microgrid by S. Chitra Selvi, Ramya Govindaraj, Subrata Chowdhury, Saumya Singh, Baseem Khan

“…A microgrid is a free-standing electrical network consisting of several energy sources and loads meant for specific applications or localized areas of operation. …”
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Investigation of CO2 Extract of Portulaca oleracea for Antioxidant Activity from Raw Material Cultivated in Kazakhstan by Meruyert I. Tleubayeva, Raisa M. Abdullabekova, Ubaidilla М. Datkhayev, Margarita Yu. Ishmuratova, Mereke B. Alimzhanova, Kaldanay K. Kozhanova, Aida M. Seitaliyeva, Kairat S. Zhakipbekov, Zhanar B. Iskakova, Elmira A. Serikbayeva, Elena V. Flisyuk

“…Antioxidants are substances capable of delaying, retarding, and preventing the oxidation of lipids or substances that delay or prevent free radical reactions during lipid oxidation. Natural antioxidants such as ascorbic acid, tocopherol, phenolic compounds, and flavonoids are a safe alternative to chemical antioxidants. …”
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Loss of correlated proteasomal subunit expression selectively promotes the 20SHigh state which underlies luminal breast tumorigenicity by Rangapriya Sundararajan, Shubhada R. Hegde, Ashish Kumar Panda, Joel Christie, Nikhil Gadewal, Prasanna Venkatraman

“…As seen in luminal BrCa cell lines, this imbalance limits the number of double-capped 19S-20S-19S holocomplexes (30S) formed and promotes free 20S catalytic core accumulation that is widely-believed to confer survival advantage to tumors. …”
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Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Biological Evaluation Studies of 5-Bromo-3-(((hydroxy-2-methylquinolin-7-yl)methylene)hydrazono)indolin-2-one and Its Metal (II) Comp... by Kuruba Siddappa, Nabiya Sultana Mayana

“…The DNA cleavage activities of all the complexes were studied by agarose gel electrophoresis method. In addition, the free ligand along with its complexes has been studied for their antioxidant activity.…”
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On the Design and Development of Planar Monopole Antenna for Bone Crack/Void Detection by Ananda Venkatesan Boologam, Kalimuthu Krishnan, Sandeep Kumar Palaniswamy, Sachin Kumar, Shreya Bhowmik, Nivesh Sharma, Deepesh Vaish, Sourish Chatterjee

“…The antenna is fabricated on the FR-4 substrate with a thickness of 1.6 mm, an overall size of 32 mm × 30 mm, and electrical dimensions of 0.13λ0 × 0.122λ0, where λ0 is the free space wavelength at 2.45 GHz. The resonant frequency of the designed antenna is 2.45 GHz. …”
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Fibrinogen and Albumin Score Changes during Preoperative Treatment Can Predict Prognosis in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer by Meng-Jun Tang, Shu-Bo Ding, Wang-Yuan Hu

“…Increased FA scores were associated with worse disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with LARC. …”
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