Chemical reactivity of alliin and its molecular interactions with the M proteasepro of SARS-CoV-2 by López-Orozco Wendolyne, Mendoza-Huizar Humberto Luis, Álvarez-Romero Giaan Arturo, Torres-Valencia Jesús Martín, Sanchez-Zavala Maricruz

“…The more active sites for nucleophilic attacks are located on the thioether group. In the case of free radical attacks, the more reactive sites are on the carbonyl, thioether and prop-2-ene moieties. …”
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Prognostic analysis of helical tomotherapy stereotactic body radiotherapy in multiple primary or second primary lung cancers by Jintao Ma, Xiaohong Xu, Wenhan Huang, Yong Hu, Gang Chen, Jian He

“…Cancer-specific survival (CSS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank tests. …”
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Immunomodulation effects of collagen hydrogel encapsulating extracellular vesicles derived from calcium silicate stimulated-adipose mesenchymal stem cells for diabetic healing by Yen-Hong Lin, Yeh Chen, En-Wei Liu, Mei-Chih Chen, Min-Hua Yu, Cheng-Yu Chen, Chia-Che Ho, Tai-Yi Hsu-Jiang, Jian-Jr Lee, Der-Yang Cho, Ming-You Shie

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSC) offer a promising cell-free therapeutic strategy, yet their efficacy and immunomodulation can be enhanced through bioactivation. …”
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Exploring the microbiota-gut-brain axis: impact on brain structure and function by Lidya K. Yassin, Mohammed M. Nakhal, Alreem Alderei, Afra Almehairbi, Ayishal B. Mydeen, Amal Akour, Mohammad I. K. Hamad

“…Subsequently, we will examine the technical strategies employed to study MGBA interactions, including using germ-free (GF) animals, probiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and antibiotics-induced dysbiosis. …”
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Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant bevacizumab plus chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric cancer patients: a retrospective, comparative study by Bin Yin, Wei Luo

“…The 48-month progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 58.3% and 33.4% in bevacizumab plus chemo group and chemo group. …”
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A comprehensive global mapping of offshore lighting by C. D. Elvidge, T. Ghosh, N. Chatterjee, N. Chatterjee, M. Zhizhin, M. Zhizhin, P. C. Sutton, M. Bazilian

“…The product merges two operational nighttime light products: VIIRS boat detection (VBD) data and VIIRS cloud-free nighttime light (VNL) data. The two products are spatially complementary, making it possible to fill gaps through a merger. …”
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Effect of double-induced on whey protein isolate nanoparticle formation and stabilized food-grade Pickering emulsions: Stability and gastrointestinal digestion by Shenghua He, Yonghui Wang, Guanghui Li, Xueli Gao, Zhiyan Chen, Weiyun Guo, Jihong Huang

“…PEs stabilized by double-induced WPINs showed a slower release rate of free fatty acid during gastrointestinal digestion. …”
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Quality of Life as Medicine: A Pilot Studyof Patients with Chronic Illness and Pain by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, JØrgen Anderson

“…Symptoms like pain were almost halved and several of the participants were free of pain for the first time in years. In conclusion it seemed that the combination of training in philosophy of life, psychotherapy, and body therapy can give patients a large, fast, and efficient improvement in QoL, QWL, and health. …”
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Uji Efek Antibakteri Minyak Jintan Hitam (Nigella Sativa) Dalam Kapsul yang Dijual Bebas Selama Tahun 2012 di Kota Padang Terhadap Bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan Escherichia col... by Gezha Utama Putra, Aziz Djamal, Machdawaty Masri

“…The results of this research indicate that all black cumin samples that are used did not have antibacterial effect against Escherichia coli and all samples had antibacterial effects on Staphylococcus aureus with germ-free area that size varies. Anova analysis results indicate that each of Nigella sativa gives differ effects significantly on Staphylococcus aureus growth, even six of them have better effect than Cepoperazon (25 mm) were used as controls.…”
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Development of Chitosan-Polyacrylic Acid Complex Systems for Enhanced Oral Delivery of Lactobacillus Gasseri and Bifidobacterium Bifidum Probiotics by AL-Fawares O, Alshweiat A, Abuawad A

“…The Loaded L, B, and L+B showed higher particle size than the unloaded particles and excellent viability in simulated gastric and intestinal fluids, where the free probiotic species were undetected. Additionally the loaded probiotic exhibited an anti-biofilm effect at 0.5 mg/mL concentration level.Conclusion: The CS-PAA complexes demonstrate a promising mechanism for the effective delivery of incorporated probiotics. …”
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TOWARDS OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES by Liezel G. Mohillo, Angie R. Jalandoon, Dave E. Marcial

“…With the update in education and the shift in learning modality a great need for educational resources - free and open to the public increases, especially in the outrage of the pandemic. …”
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Research on Soft Rocks for the Construction of Roadbeds for High-Speed Railroad: Effect of Water Soaking Environment by Xiangdong Zhang, Jie Geng, Yuebo Xu, Zhongchao Zhou, Shuai Pang

“…The water plugging effect observed after the addition of the cement slurry was studied, and the equations defining uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus, and free saturated water content were established. (3) An increase in the content of the cement slurry admixture resulted in a change in the nature of the partial stress–strain curves generated for muddy sandstone. …”
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Personal glucose meter-based portable method for creatine kinase assay by Jinhwan Lee, Yejin Oh, Hyoyong Kim, Sangmo Lee, Hyun Gyu Park

“…We herein developed a simple and label-free method to detect the creatine kinase (CK) activity by employing a personal glucose meter (PGM) as a detection device. …”
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Tumor mutation burden for predicting immune checkpoint blockade response: the more, the better by Ming Zheng

“…ICB treatment outcomes were analyzed by overall survival, progression-free survival and objective response rate.Results No universally valid TMB cut-off was available for all cancer types. …”
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Long-term memory plasticity in a decade-long connectivity study post anterior temporal lobe resection by Marine N. Fleury, Lawrence P. Binding, Peter Taylor, Fenglai Xiao, Davide Giampiccolo, Sarah Buck, Gavin P. Winston, Pamela J. Thompson, Sallie Baxendale, Andrew W. McEvoy, Matthias J. Koepp, John S. Duncan, Meneka K. Sidhu

“…We observe key adaptive changes in memory networks of a predominantly seizure-free cohort. Ongoing neuroplasticity in posterior medial temporal regions and contralesional cingulum or pallidum contribute to long-term verbal and visual memory recovery. …”
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Analysis of Extrahepatic Multiple Primary Malignancies in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma according to Viral Infection Status by Keita Kai, Atsushi Miyoshi, Kenji Kitahara, Masanori Masuda, Yukari Takase, Kohji Miyazaki, Hirokazu Noshiro, Osamu Tokunaga

“…Although it should be verified by well-designed large cohort studies, the current results suggested correlation between HCV infection and gastric cancer, HBV infection and urinary tract cancer and viral hepatitis-free status and breast cancer in HCC patients.…”
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Development of Analytical Method for Cable-stayed Bridges Considering Local Damages Caused by Failure of Supporting Cables by Ahmed Ramadan Ahmed, Qais Abdulrahman Ali Qais, Nikolay A. Yermoshin

“…The proposed approximation function is accurate and less than 5% error-free in all tested systems, except for minor β values, and increasing β reduces stress magnifica-tion factor. …”
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Validating the Hypoglycaemic and Hypotensive Roles of Salvia serotina (Chicken Weed) in Normal Healthy Sprague–Dawley Rats by Tameika Bartley, Paul Reese, Sophie Turfus, Ruby Alexander-Lindo

“…The aqueous extract caused a free radical scavenging effect with an IC50 value of 10.2 ± 1.01 µg/mL versus vitamin C (9.42 ± 1.01 µg/mL). …”
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Regional Epidemiological Study on the Dental Status of the First Permanent Molar in Romanian Schoolchildren by Liana Beresescu, Gabriela Felicia Beresescu, Daniela Esian, Alexandru Vlasa, Csilla Benedek, Raluca Sabau, Alexandra Mihaela Stoica

“…<b>Results:</b> Of the 2064 first permanent molars examined, 57.99% had carious lesions, fillings, or extractions, while 41.28% were free from caries. Among the affected molars, 41.71% had untreated caries, 9.30% were filled, and 6.25% were sealed. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Bump-Prone Coal with Different Porosities and Its Acoustic Emission-Charge Induction Characteristics under Uniaxial Compression by Xin Ding, Xiaochun Xiao, Xiangfeng Lv, Di Wu, Jun Xu

“…Both of them originated from cracks and belong to homologous signals, crack development bound to be accompanied by stress wavelet, not necessarily free charge; meanwhile, charge pulse being emerged means there must be cracks interaction and the acoustic emission signals are generated prior to charge induction.…”
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