Prevalence and factors associated with xerostomia in patients hospitalized due AIDS-related complications by Jhonatan Yukio Naka, Adryano Arana Kamei, Vanessa C. Klamas, Mateus A. Ventura, Marcelo Morato, Rafael Z. Mobile, Antonio A. S. D. Lima

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with the presence of hypo-salivation and xerostomia complaint in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related complications. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction among University Faculty Members (Case Study: A University in Tehran) by Adel Shokri, Tooraj Dana, Amirhooman Hemmasi, Solmaz Toutounchian

“…By implementing identified strategies, organizational excellence in universities should be facilitated through attention to human resources, which are considered national assets.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Modern NLP Techniques on the CoLA Dataset: From POS Tagging to Large Language Models by Abdessamad Benlahbib, Achraf Boumhidi, Anass Fahfouh, Hamza Alami

“…These challenges include distinguishing between subtle grammatical errors, understanding complex syntactic structures, and detecting semantic inconsistencies, all of which make the task difficult even for human annotators. In this article, we compare a range of techniques, from traditional methods such as Part-of-Speech (POS) tagging and feature extraction methods like CountVectorizer with Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) and N-grams, to modern embeddings such as FastText and Embeddings from Language Models (ELMo), as well as deep learning architectures like transformers and Large Language Models (LLMs). …”
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IL-1β Suppresses the Formation of Osteoclasts by Increasing OPG Production via an Autocrine Mechanism Involving Celecoxib-Related Prostaglandins in Chondrocytes by Yusuke Watanabe, Aki Namba, Yukiko Aida, Kazuhiro Honda, Hideki Tanaka, Naoto Suzuki, Hideo Matsumura, Masao Maeno

“…Therefore, we examined the effect of IL-1β and/or celecoxib on the expression of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL), and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in human chondrocytes, and the indirect effect of IL-1β on osteoclast-like cell formation using RAW264.7 cells. …”
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Interleukin-6 related signaling pathways as the intersection between chronic diseases and sepsis by Jie Yang, Lin Yang, Yanjiao Wang, Lu Huai, Bohan Shi, Di Zhang, Wei Xu, Di Cui

“…This article summarized the inflammatory mechanisms of IL-6 cross-talked with other mediators of some chronic diseases in vitro, animal models, and human experiments, leading to the activation of pathways and accelerating the progression of sepsis. …”
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ANGPTL4 Attenuates Ang II-Induced Atrial Fibrillation and Fibrosis in Mice via PPAR Pathway by Xi Zhu, Xiaogang Zhang, Xinpeng Cong, Luoning Zhu, Zhongping Ning

“…Mice were infused with Ang II (2000 ng/kg/min) and were administrated with recombinant human ANGPTL4 (rhANGPTL4, 20 μg/kg/day) for 3 weeks. …”
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Detrimental effects of cadmium on male infertility: A review by Nebojša Zečević, Jovana Kocić, Milan Perović, Aleksandar Stojsavljević

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High-performance solid-state proton gating membranes based on two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded organic framework composites by Dandan Lei, Yixiang Wang, Qixiang Zhang, Shuqi Wang, Lei Jiang, Zhen Zhang

“…Moreover, the developed membrane operates entirely on solid-state principles, rendering it highly versatile for a myriad of applications from environmental detection to human health monitoring. This study offers perspectives for the design of efficient proton gating systems.…”
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Projecting Surface Water Area Under Different Climate and Development Scenarios by Mollie D. Gaines, Mirela G. Tulbure, Vinicius Perin, Rebecca Composto, Varun Tiwari

“…However, most projections of surface water dynamics focus on climate drivers using local‐scale hydrological models, with few studies accounting for climate and human drivers such as land‐use/land‐cover change. …”
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Involvement of Academic Staff in the Practice of Professional Development by G. Z. Efimova

“…The findings presented here may have practical implications for the development of personnel strategies at universities with the goal of increasing human capital and professional competence among academic staff, as well as motivating them to engage in continuous learning. …”
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Chemicals That Disrupt the Endocrine System and Their Effects on Behavior by Yousaf Khan1, Abdul Sattar1, Syed Amin Ullah1, Zia-Ur-Rehman2, Hakimullah3, Madeeha Bibi4, Hina Sarfraz1, Anila Mukhtiar1

“… Endocrine glands are the important glands of humans that perform certain functions and has specific characteristics. …”
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Micro-channels array device fabricated via two photon lithography for cell migration studies in Neuroblastoma metastatic disseminationAll original data are available at: . by Sara Micheli, Caterina Piunti, Elisa Varaschin, Marianna Peditto, Maria Luz Suarez, Marco Sorgato, Elisa Cimetta

“…Neuroblastoma (NB) and human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) represent the main tumor and its primary metastatic site. …”
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An ingredient co-occurrence network gives insight into e-liquid flavor complexity by Jeroen L. A. Pennings, Ina M. Hellmich, Sanne Boesveldt, Reinskje Talhout

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Exogenous Janus Kinase 617 Codon Influences Small Noncoding RNAs and Gene Expression in Ba/F3 Cells by Yi-Yang Chen, Ying-Hsuan Wang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Cih-En Huang, Chia-Chen Hsu, Shu-Huei Hsiao, Yu-Wei Leu

“…Patients with MPN have been shown to have dysregulation of noncoding RNAs, such as microRNA (miRNA) and PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA), although there is not any concrete proof that JAK2V617F alone is responsible for the aberrant regulation of miRNA and piRNA. Human wild type versus V617F-mutated JAK2 are expressed in mouse Ba/F3 cells, and the expressed small and total RNAs were subjected to next generation sequencing analysis to determine the direct induction. …”
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Contributions of Biomass Burning and Other Sources to Fine Particle Level and Oxidative Potential in Suburban Tokyo, Japan by Akihiro Fushimi, Ana M. Villalobos, Akinori Takami, Kiyoshi Tanabe, James J. Schauer

“…Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the atmosphere is of high priority for air quality management efforts due to well-established associations with adverse effects on human populations. To develop effective countermeasures against PM2.5 emission sources, its origin needs to be efficiently characterized. …”
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Bio-indicator Bacteria Levels in Riva Stream, an Important Stream in İstanbul, Türkiye by Serap Koşal Şahin, Selma Dilara Karaman Baş, Meryem Öztaş, Gülşen Altuğ, Pelin Saliha Çiftçi Türetken

“…These bacteria originate from a variety of sources, including human and animal waste, agricultural runoff, and untreated sewage. …”
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Topography and dimensions of the auditory tube at the end of the fetal period by O.D. Sapunkov, L.O. Bogdanova, A.L. Kosakovskyi, I.A. Kosakivska, V.V. Syniachenko

“…The study was performed on 35 human fetuses of 231.0-375.0 mm parietococcygeal length (PCL) and 11 neonatal cadavers. …”
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Thrombin-Induced Calpain Activation Promotes Protease-Activated Receptor 1 Internalization by Alejandro Alvarez-Arce, Irene Lee-Rivera, Edith López, Arturo Hernández-Cruz, Ana María López-Colomé

“…Due to the irreversible nature of PAR1 activation, its inactivation must be efficiently regulated in order to terminate signaling. Using ARPE-19 human RPE cell line, we characterized thrombin-induced [Ca+2]i increase and demonstrated the calcium-dependent activation of μ-calpain mediated by PAR1. …”
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γ-H2AX: A Novel Prognostic Marker in a Prognosis Prediction Model of Patients with Early Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by E. Chatzimichail, D. Matthaios, D. Bouros, P. Karakitsos, K. Romanidis, S. Kakolyris, G. Papashinopoulos, A. Rigas

“…The use of artificial neural networks in prediction problems is well established in human medical literature. The aim of the current study was to assess the prognostic value of a series of clinical and molecular variables with the addition of γ-H2AX—a new DNA damage response marker—for the prediction of prognosis in patients with early operable non-small cell lung cancer by comparing the γ-H2AX-based artificial network prediction model with the corresponding LR one. …”
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Germany’s stance on the Nord Stream 2 project: Internal and external determinants by F. А. Basov

“…The latter particularly included Russia’s guarantees for preserving gas transit through Ukraine. The human rights (legalist) group and eco-activists, affiliated with the Greens, partly the CDU and the FDP, took a much more critical stand regarding Nord Stream 2. …”
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