Quercetin improves diabetic kidney disease by inhibiting ferroptosis and regulating the Nrf2 in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Lei Zhang, Xingzhi Wang, Liang Chang, Yiqun Ren, Manshu Sui, Yuting Fu, Lei Zhang, Lirong Hao

“…Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a leading factor in end-stage renal disease. The complexity of its pathogenesis, combined with the limited treatment efficacy, necessitates deeper insights into potential causes. …”
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Research trends of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer: A bibliometric analysis by Laiping Xie, Yuhang Wang, Andi Wan, Lin Huang, Qing Wang, Wanyan Tang, Xiaowei Qi, Xiaofei Hu

“…The analysis reveals a steady increase in publication output, peaking in 2022, with the United States and China identified as the leading contributors. Key institutions, such as the University of Texas System and MD Anderson Cancer Center, have been instrumental in advancing the research on neoadjuvant therapy. …”
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Crowding distance and IGD-driven grey wolf reinforcement learning approach for multi-objective agile earth observation satellite scheduling by He Wang, Weiquan Huang, Sindri Magnússon, Tony Lindgren, Chen Chen, Junyu Wu, Yanjie Song

“…With the rise of low-cost launches, miniaturized space technology, and commercialization, the cost of space missions has dropped, leading to a surge in flexible Earth observation satellites. …”
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Learning Power Systems Waveform Incipient Patterns Through Few-Shot Meta-Learning by Lixian Shi, Qiushi Cui, Yang Weng, Yigong Zhang, Shilong Chen, Jian Li, Wenyuan Li

“…IFs are typically transient and generally do not trigger the operation of relay protection devices. This leads the difficulty in capturing IF data from waveform monitoring or recording devices. …”
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Surgical Approaches for Aortic Root Aneurysm: A Comparative Analysis of the David and Yacoub Techniques by Ermal Likaj, Alessia Mehmeti, Selman Dumani, Fjorba Mana, Saimir Kuci, Ervin Bejko, Aferdita Veseli

“… Introduction: This paper compares the David and Yacoub procedures for valve-sparing aortic root replacement, two leading techniques for treating aortic root aneurysms while preserving the native aortic valve. …”
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WCMU-net: An Effective Method for Reducing the Impact of Speckle Noise in SAR Image Change Detection by Yu Duan, Kaimin Sun, Wangbin Li, Jinjiang Wei, Song Gao, Yingjiao Tan, Wanghui Zhou, Jun Liu, Junyi Liu

“…As an inherent characteristic of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems, the presence of speckle noise reduces the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of SAR images, leading to blurred image details and limiting the accuracy of change detection in SAR images. …”
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Improving the Performance of Answers Ranking in Q&A Communities: A Long-Text Matching Technique and Pre-Trained Model by Siyu Sun, Yiming Wang, Jiale Cheng, Zhiying Xiao, Daqing Zheng, Xiaoling Hao

“…Meanwhile, TR-BERT offers an insight: By removing noise from the input text to shorten the length of the input sequence, we can decrease the time and computational resources required for model training and computation. This leads to the potential for smaller models, faster speeds, reduced computational resource demands, and improved efficiency.…”
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ATRX loss inhibits DDR to strengthen radio-sensitization in p53-deficent HCT116 cells by Lijing Qin, Geng Tang, Ruirui Gui, Yanming Yang, Li Wang, Weiqiang Xu, Hongyuan Tian, Lei Yu, Xiangshan Yang, Zhicheng Wang

“…The results showed that IR induced DNA damage and G2/M arrest after depleting ATRX, especially in p53-depleted HCT116 cells, and inhibited ATM/Chk2 pathway activation, indicating that ATRX loss leads to failure of triggering the ATM/Chk2 pathway. …”
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Addition of Industrial Hemp (<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.) Dry Inflorescence in Beer Production by Kristina Habschied, Stela Jokić, Krunoslav Aladić, Ivana Šplajt, Vinko Krstanović, Krešimir Mastanjević

“…In several countries, the cultivation of industrial hemp containing a maximum of 0.2% THC (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol) has been legalized, leading to a growing recognition of the plant’s potential and its derived products. …”
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Intraspinal Grafting of Serotonergic Neurons Modifies Expression of Genes Important for Functional Recovery in Paraplegic Rats by Krzysztof Miazga, Hanna Fabczak, Ewa Joachimiak, Małgorzata Zawadzka, Łucja Krzemień-Ojak, Marek Bekisz, Anna Bejrowska, Larry M. Jordan, Urszula Sławińska

“…Our results indicate that SCI at the thoracic level leads to changes in Htr2a and Htr7 gene expression, whereas transplantation of embryonic serotonergic neurons modifies these changes in motoneurons innervating hindlimb muscles but not those innervating tail muscles. …”
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Determination of anti-COVID-19 IgG and IgM seroprevalence among pregnant women at Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa by I Rukasha, S T S Pheeha, M R Lekalakala, P Malope

“…COVID-19 has been a major public health concern globally, leading to a higher mortality rate, especially among immunosuppressed individuals, who include pregnant women, people with HIV and people living with other comorbidities. …”
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Development of small molecule non-covalent coronavirus 3CL protease inhibitors from DNA-encoded chemical library screening by Hengrui Liu, Arie Zask, Farhad Forouhar, Sho Iketani, Alana Williams, Daniel R. Vaz, Dahlya Habashi, Karenna Choi, Samuel J. Resnick, Seo Jung Hong, David H. Lovett, Tian Bai, Alejandro Chavez, David D. Ho, Brent R. Stockwell

“…We perform structure-based optimization, leading to the creation of a series of potent, non-covalent SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease inhibitors, for coronavirus infections. …”
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Formalin Fixation as Tissue Preprocessing for Multimodal Optical Spectroscopy Using the Example of Human Brain Tumour Cross Sections by Mona Stefanakis, Anita Lorenz, Jörg W. Bartsch, Miriam C. Bassler, Alexandra Wagner, Marc Brecht, Axel Pagenstecher, Jens Schittenhelm, Barbara Boldrini, Sabrina Hakelberg, Susan Noell, Christopher Nimsky, Marcos Tatagiba, Rainer Ritz, Karsten Rebner, Edwin Ostertag

“…However, formalin fixation leads to slightly better classification models due to improved stability of the tissue. …”
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Phosphodiesterase 10A Is a Mediator of Osteogenic Differentiation and Mechanotransduction in Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Sigrid Müller-Deubert, Carolin Ege, Melanie Krug, Jutta Meißner-Weigl, Maximilian Rudert, Oliver Bischof, Franz Jakob, Regina Ebert

“…Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) are capable of differentiating into the osteogenic lineage, and for osteogenic differentiation, mechanical loading is a relevant stimulus. Mechanotransduction leads to the formation of second messengers such as cAMP, cGMP, or Ca2+ influx resulting in the activation of transcription factors mediating gene regulation. …”
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Mobilization of subcutaneous fascia contributes to the vascularization and function of acellular adipose matrix via formation of vascular matrix complex by Han Yang, Yidan Xu, Sousan Cheong, Cuiying Xie, Yufan Zhu, Shujie Xu, Feng Lu, Yunfan He

“…Restricting fascia mobilization or removing fascia tissue significantly reduced AAM vascularization and hindered the regenerative process, leading to implant collapse at a later stage. Notably, VMC exhibited a dynamic matrix remodeling process closely aligned with implant vascularization. …”
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Defining Nocturnal Polyuria in Adolescents by Tasmia Promi, Anthony Brooks, Gulzhan Tologonova, Marie-Claire Roberts, Sarita Dhuper, Meseret Tena, Oluwatoyin Bamgbola, Monique Hanono, Jeffrey P. Weiss, Karel Everaert, Tine DeBacker, Thomas F. Monaghan, Louis Salciccioli, Stephen Wadowski, Elka Jacobson-Dickman, Jason M. Lazar

“…Nocturnal polyuria (NP) is a leading cause of nocturia in adults. While diagnostic criteria for NP have been established in adult men, they have not been validated in other demographic groups including women, adolescents, and children, and little is known about appropriate reference values in these populations. …”
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$$\hbox {H}_2$$ -roaming dynamics in the formation of $$\hbox {H}_{3}^{+}$$ following two-photon double ionization of ethanol and aminoethanol by Aaron Ngai, Sebastian Hartweg, Jakob D. Asmussen, Björn Bastian, Matteo Bonanomi, Carlo Callegari, Miltcho Danailov, Michele di Fraia, Raimund Feifel, Sarang Dev Ganeshamandiram, Sivarama Krishnan, Aaron LaForge, Friedemann Landmesser, Ltaief Ben Ltaief, Moritz Michelbach, Nitish Pal, Oksana Plekan, Nicolas Rendler, Lorenzo Raimondi, Fabian Richter, Audrey Scognamiglio, Tobias Sixt, Richard J. Squibb, Katrin Dulitz, Frank Stienkemeier, Marcel Mudrich

“…We have studied the dynamics of the $$\hbox {H}_2$$ -roaming reaction leading to the formation of $$\hbox {H}_3^+$$ after two-photon double ionization of ethanol and 2-aminoethanol, using an XUV-UV pump-probe scheme. …”
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The Origin, Applications, and Breeding Goals of Jujube in China by Menghan Wu, Yaoxi Liu, Tingjian Jiang, Yiteng Liu, Zhuo Chen, Xiaofei Wang, Huafeng Yue, Fangdong Li, Gaopu Zhu, Mengmeng Zhang

“…Social progress and economic shifts leading to the improvement of living standards influence the value of jujube to consumers, who have gradually shifted toward functional foods, while at the same time, consumer desires and environmental pressures change the breeding goals for new jujube varieties. …”
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Lifelong Learning in the System of Higher Education: the State of the Problem and the Strategy of Integrating Educational Activities and Research by A. V. Keller, I. A. Korshunov, N. N. Shirkova, G. N. Suvorov, E. S. Szhenov, S. S. Shadrin, A. A. Orekhov

“…The authors of this article consider the current situation of lifelong learning education in leading Russian universities and define some possible strategies for integrating scientific research with educational activities. …”
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THE EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION REGARDING PREVENTION OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS TRANSMISSION TO KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF COMMUNITY by Nurul Khoirun Nisa, Basirum Siagian, Rika Yuanita Pratama, Sunarti Sunarti

“…Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is a major cause of poor health and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Pulmonary tuberculosis or often referred to as pulmonary TB is an infectious disease that is still endemic in society. …”
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