How much does government’s short-term response matter for explaining cross-country variation in COVID-19 infection outcomes? A regression-based relative importance analysis of 84 c... by Gordon G Liu, Junjian Yi, Hanmo Yang, Xiaoyun Peng

“…The degree of individualism explains 9.30% of the variation, and the explanatory power of the other socioeconomic factors is less than 4% each.Conclusion The COVID-19 infection outcomes are correlated with multivariate factors, ranging from state NPIs, culture-influenced human behaviours, geographical conditions and socioeconomic conditions. …”
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Antimicrobial activity of Monascus purpureus-derived red pigments against Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus faecalis by Islam I. Teiba, Islam Mamdouh, Mokhtar I. Yousef, Ahmed Hussein, Emad H. El-Bilawy

“…Abstract The rise of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms (AMR) poses a significant global challenge to human health and economic stability. In response, various scientific communities are seeking safe alternatives to antibiotics. …”
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A Spatio-Temporal Deep Learning Model for Automatic Arctic Sea Ice Classification with Sentinel-1 SAR Imagery by Li Zhao, Yufeng Zhou, Wei Zhong, Cheng Jin, Bo Liu, Fangzhao Li

“…Arctic sea ice has a significant effect on global climate change, ship navigation, Arctic ecosystems, and human activities. Therefore, it is essential to produce high-resolution sea ice maps that accurately represent the geographical distribution of various sea ice types. …”
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Research on a traditional Chinese medicine case-based question-answering system integrating large language models and knowledge graphs by Yuchen Duan, Qingqing Zhou, Yu Li, Chi Qin, Ziyang Wang, Hongxing Kan, Hongxing Kan, Jili Hu, Jili Hu

“…The system’s performance, evaluated using the RAGAS framework, achieved high scores: 0.9375 in faithfulness, 0.9686 in answer relevancy, and 0.9500 in context recall; In human evaluations, the levels of safety and usability are significantly higher than those of LLMs without using RAG.DiscussionThe results demonstrate that integrating LLMs with a knowledge graph significantly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of retrieving TCM case information. …”
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High Glucose Induces Endothelial COX2 and iNOS Expression via Inhibition of Monomethyltransferase SETD8 Expression by Jie Qi, Qichao Wu, Qian Cheng, Xiangyuan Chen, Minmin Zhu, Changhong Miao

“…Our previous study indicated that SET domain-containing protein 8 (SETD8) downregulation is involved in high glucose-mediated endothelial inflammation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). …”
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Citrullinated Autoantigen–Specific T and B Lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Focus on Follicular T Helper Cells and Expansion by Coculture by Tim Ammon, Julia Zeiträg, Vanessa Mayr, Manuela Benedicic, Hans‐Peter Holthoff, Martin Ungerer

“…Based on these results, new coculture systems of disease‐relevant cells are developed to simulate human secondary lymphoid tissues ex vivo. This technology will serve as a platform to identify therapies that modulate disease‐specific immune cells.…”
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The Changes in Biochemical Compositions of Five Different Macroalgae and Seagrass (Halophila stipulacea (Forsskal) Ascherson 1867) Collected from Iskenderun Bay by Eyüp İlker Saygılı, Zafer Çetin, Mehmet Naz, Oktay Söyler, Ergün Taşkın, Selin Sayın

“…In conclusion, the information of the biochemical compositions of five different macroalgae and Angiosperms/Seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) are important for the evaluation of potential sources for commercial and human consumption. In addition, biochemical compositions of tested macroalgae and seagrass could make important contributions to feed formulations and functional foods in future.…”
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Groundwater for drinking and sustainable agriculture and public health hazards of nitrate: Developmental and sustainability implications for an arid aquifer system by Boualem Bouselsal, Adel Satouh, Johnbosco C. Egbueri, Mofreh A. Hashim, Ahmed A. Arafat, Prabhu Paramasivam, Ali Alzaed, Enas E. Hussein

“…The integration of the water quality index, health risk assessments, hydrogeochemical modeling, and GIS mapping provides a comprehensive framework for analyzing groundwater in arid regions under pressure from climate change and human activities. These findings highlight the need for integrated strategies for sustainable groundwater management worldwide.…”
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Interleukin-18 Expression Increases in the Aorta and Plasma of Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection by Haiying Hu, Guangtai Zhang, Huanli Hu, Wenjing Liu, Jixiang Liu, Shuanli Xin, Xiufeng Zhao, Liying Han, Liping Duan, Xinshun Huang, Chao Chang

“…Methods. IL-18 expression in human aorta samples from AD (n=8) and non-AD (NAD, n=7) patients was measured. …”
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Development of a Novel Co-Amorphous Curcumin and L-Arginine (1:2): Structural Characterization, Biological Activity and Pharmacokinetics by Jose Antonio Mancillas-Quiroz, Miriam del Carmen Carrasco-Portugal, Karina Mondragón-Vásquez, Juan Carlos Huerta-Cruz, Juan Rodríguez-Silverio, Leyanis Rodríguez-Vera, Juan Gerardo Reyes-García, Francisco Javier Flores-Murrieta, Jorge Guillermo Domínguez-Chávez, Héctor Isaac Rocha-González

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Results suggest the possible use of CAC12 to treat inflammatory pain disorders in human beings.…”
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Municipal solid wastes quantification and model forecasting by Y. Teshome, N. Habtu, M. Molla, M. Ulsido

“…This study generated large amounts of organic waste present in municipal solid waste sources that can contaminate the environment and have an impact on human health while also having a massive energy recovery capability.…”
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Characterization of some selected macroalgae extracts and assessment of their insecticidal and genotoxicity in Culex pipiens L. mosquito larvae by Dina A. Refaay, Mostafa M. El-Sheekh, Yasmin M. Heikal, Ahmed A. Rashed

“…Abstract The continual use of synthetic insecticides to control mosquito larvae has severe implications for human health and the ecosystem, highlighting the need for alternative natural insecticides. …”
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Trial protocol of an open-label pilot study of oral naltrexone–bupropion combination pharmacotherapy for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder (the NABU trial) by Jonathan Brett, Paul S Haber, Nicholas Lintzeris, Didier Jutras-Aswad, Nadine Ezard, Brendan Clifford, Krista J Siefried, Adrian John Dunlop, Liam Acheson, Carl Moller, Michael Christmass, Kirsten Morley, Steven Shoptaw, Madhukar H Trivedi

“…Qualitative interviews will assess the acceptability of the intervention and outcome measures.Ethics and dissemination This study received ethics approval from the St Vincent’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (2023/ETH00549). …”
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Novel Node Centrality-Based Efficient Empirical Robustness Assessment for Directed Network by Xiaolong Deng, Hao Ding, Yong Chen, Cai Chen, Tiejun Lv

“…Then, with the abundant experiments on the synthetic signed network and real-life networks derived from directed online social media and directed human mobile phone calling network, it has been proved that our ITG and IMpv based on directed social network robustness and node vulnerability assessment method is more accurate, efficient, and faster than several traditional centrality methods such as degree and betweenness. …”
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Thymosin alpha 1 in the prevention of infected pancreatic necrosis following acute necrotising pancreatitis (TRACE trial): protocol of a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, plac... by Tao Chen, Jing Zhou, Jianfeng Tu, Weiqin Li, XinTing Pan, Wenjian Mao, Lu Ke, Wenhua He, Miao Chen, Chengjian He, Weili Gu, Jingyi Wu, Jingchun Song, Haibin Ni, Junli Sun, Guoxiu Zhang, Weiwei Chen, Bing Xue, Xiangyang Zhao, Min Shao, Yuxiu Liu, Zhihui Tong

“…Most of the secondary endpoints will be registered within the index admission including in-hospital mortality, the incidence of new-onset organ failure and new-onset persistent organ failure (respiration, cardiovascular and renal), receipt of new organ support therapy, requirement for drainage or necrosectomy, bleeding requiring intervention, human leucocyte antigens-DR(HLA-DR) on day 0, day 7, day 14, and so on and adverse events. …”
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Association between population viral load surrogate indicator and HIV transmission potential: a prospective cohort study in Xinjiang, China by Qian He, Yongkang Ni, Yuefei Li, Xiaoyuan Hu, Xiaomin Hu, Zhen Ni, Changyu Zeng, Aizimaiti Aikebaier, Bixin Xu, Mingjian Ni

“…Abstract Background New indicators of potential human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission are being actively explored. …”
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Complementary cognitive roles for D2-MSNs and D1-MSNs during interval timing by Robert A Bruce, Matthew Weber, Alexandra Bova, Rachael Volkman, Casey Jacobs, Kartik Sivakumar, Hannah Stutt, Youngcho Kim, Rodica Curtu, Kumar Narayanan

“…These data provide novel insight into basal ganglia cognitive operations beyond movement and have implications for human striatal diseases and therapies targeting striatal pathways.…”
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Electrochemical properties of hydroxyapatite immobilization material for potential cytosensor fabrication by Dennis Adusei, Bernard O. Asimeng, Francis D. Krampa, Elvis K. Tiburu

“…The SHAp/PEDOT: PSS blend was used to modify a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) by drop-casting, followed by seeding of pheochromocytoma (PC 12) and human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293T cells on the modified SPCE to record the EP using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). …”
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Framing behaviour change for sustainable agriculture: Themes, approaches, and future directions by Kingsley Ofosu-Ampong, Wuletawu Abera, Anna Müller, Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, Richard Boateng, Bryan Acheampong

“…Despite the growing demand for behaviour change research and the benefit of understanding how human behaviour influences use cases and the adoption of agricultural innovations, research on how behaviour change occurs and the state of knowledge in the field remains scarce. …”
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Development and experimental validation of a machine learning model for the prediction of new antimalarials by Mukul Kore, Dimple Acharya, Lakshya Sharma, Shruthi Sridhar Vembar, Sandeep Sundriyal

“…Six molecules were purchased, out of which two human kinase inhibitors were identified to have single-digit micromolar antiplasmodial activity. …”
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