Measurements and Modeling of the Responses of VLF Transmitter Signals to X‐Class Solar Flares at the Great Wall Station in Antarctica by Wei Xu, Xudong Gu, Binbin Ni, Shiwei Wang, Zhe Yang, Wen Cheng, Ze‐Jun Hu, Fang He, Bin Li, Xiang‐Cai Chen, Jian‐Jun Liu, Hong‐Qiao Hu

“…Abstract Solar flares can severely disturb the Earth's ionosphere, leading to changes of atmospheric chemistry and degradation of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals. …”
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Chemokine family significance and prognostic value in colorectal cancer by Yi Ding, Yi Ding, Yi Ding, Yinnan Chen, Yinnan Chen, Yinnan Chen, Siyun Xie, Quanpeng Qiu, Quanpeng Qiu, Xiaolong Guo, Yun Feng, Yun Feng, Hongxia Li, Hongxia Li, Fang Zhu, Yaping Liu, Yaping Liu, Yaping Liu

“…BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) poses a substantial global health concern, exhibits inconspicuous early symptoms, and is typically diagnosed at advanced stages leading to unfavorable outcomes. The intricate tumor microenvironment plays a crucial role in CRC development and progression, where chemokines contribute significantly. …”
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The Role of Caspase-4 and NLRP1 in MCF7 Cell Pyroptosis Induced by hUCMSC-Secreted Factors by Yang Jiao, Linlin Wang, Lin Lu, Jianjun Liu, Xin Li, Hongbo Zhao, Zongliu Hou, Bingrong Zheng

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are being widely investigated for the development of novel therapeutic approaches for different cancers, including breast cancer, the leading form of cancer in women. Our previous study showed that the factors secreted by human umbilical cord MSCs (hUCMSCs) induced pyroptosis in the breast cancer cell line MCF7 and our RNA sequencing studies revealed an increase in the expression of the pyroptosis-related gene caspase-4 (CASP4) and nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich repeat pyrin domain-containing protein 1 (NLRP1) in pyroptotic MCF7 cells. …”
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Epidemiology of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury at Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital of Lomé in Togo by Pilakimwe Egbohou, Tabana Mouzou, Pikabalo Tchetike, Hamza Doles Sama, Sarakawabalo Assenouwe, Gnimdou Akala-Yoba, Lonlongnon Randolph, Kadjika Tomta

“…Severe pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) is a leading cause of disability and death in children worldwide. …”
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Deficiency of purinergic P2Y2 receptor impairs the recovery after renal ischemia-reperfusion injury and accelerates renal fibrosis and tubular senescence in mice by Kyuho Jeong, Jihyun Je, Theodomir Dusabimana, Jacques Karekezi, Tatang Aldi Nugroho, Edvard Ntambara Ndahigwa, Hyun Joon Kim, Seung Pil Yun, Hye Jung Kim, Hwajin Kim, Sang Won Park

“…Renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) induces oxidative stress and inflammatory responses leading to severe tissue damage, where incomplete or maladaptive repair accelerates renal fibrosis and aging. …”
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Emerging Trends and New Developments in Transient Elastography: A Bibliometric and Cocitation Analysis from 1999 to 2017 by Jingjing Gu, Weimian Wang, Ziyuan Zou, Fangze Huang, Chihua Fang, Xun Li, Xiaolong Qi

“…(n=21) and France (n=43) was the leading country. The most productive journal was Journal of Hepatology (n=20). …”
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First Detection of <i>Wolbachia</i> in Namibian Bird Ectoparasites (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) with a Description of New Quill Mite Species by Eliza Glowska-Patyniak, Katarzyna Kaszewska-Gilas, Izabella Laniecka, Julia Olechnowicz, Kamila Ostrowska, Wiktoria Dmuchowska, Brian K. Schmidt, Jan Hubert, Artur Trzebny

“…In arthropods, it typically acts as a reproductive parasite, leading to various phenotypic effects such as cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis, feminization, or male-killing. …”
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PD-L1 monoclonal antibody alleviated MI injury of left ventricular function via modulating CD47/SHP2/SIRPα/SYK/FcγR signalings in tumor associated macrophages by Deyou Kong, Yongzhen Chen, Yajuan Yin, Zhikun Liu, Fang Yang, Xiaohong Li, Dongxing Shen, Jun Zhang

“…Treatment with a STING inhibitor significantly reduced the cGAMP effect, leading to improved left ventricular function in mice with MI. …”
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Cell Wall Protein 2 as a Vaccine Candidate Protects Mice Against <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection by Shaohui Wang, Joshua Heuler, Jessica Bullock, Junling Qin, Soumyadeep Chakraborty, Agbendeh Lubem Nathaniel, Shifeng Wang, Xingmin Sun

“…Standard treatment options for <i>C. difficile</i> infection (CDI) involve a limited selection of antibiotics that are not fully effective, leading to high recurrence rates. Vaccination presents a promising strategy for preventing both CDI and its recurrence. …”
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Exploring the impact of insufficient thermal ablation on hepatocellular carcinoma: NDST2 overexpression mechanism and its role in facilitating growth and invasion of residual cance... by Weijun Wan, Danxia Guo, Tong Kang, Jinshu Pang, Yunjing Pan, Jiamin Chen, Wei Liao, Yuji Chen, Peng Lin, Lipeng Li, Hong Yang, Yun He

“…Additionally, NDST2 was knocked down in heat stress-induced HCC cells, and the effects of NDST2 on these cells were verified using Cell Counting Kit-8 assays, scratch assays, and Transwell assays.Results NDST2 expression levels are elevated in HCC, leading to a decrease in overall survival rates of HCC patients. …”
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Effect of ocean acidification on the oxygen consumption of the sea urchins Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) and Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758) living in CO2 natural gradients by Robert Fernández-Vilert, Robert Fernández-Vilert, Vanessa Arranz, Vanessa Arranz, Marta Martín-Huete, Marta Martín-Huete, José Carlos Hernández, Sara González-Delgado, Sara González-Delgado, Rocío Pérez-Portela, Rocío Pérez-Portela

“…Ocean acidification (OA) stands out as one of the main threats to marine ecosystems. OA leads to a reduction in the availability of carbonate ions, which are essential for marine calcifiers such as echinoderms. …”
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An Integrated Electricity–Gas–Heat Energy System Based on the Synergy of Long- and Short-Term Energy Storage by Min Zhang, Jinhao Wang, Huiqiang Zhi, Jun Zhao, Xiao Chang, Shifeng Zhang, Xiangyu Guo, Tengxin Wang

“…The example shows that the configuration of the electrical–thermal hybrid energy storage system proposed in this paper leads to a significant improvement in the economy, with an increase in annual profit of CNY 3.78 million, or 22.96%. …”
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Design of a novel Cu-Cr-X alloy with high strength and high electrical conductivity based on mechanical learning by Yunqing Zhu, Yicheng Cao, Lijun Peng, Qian Yu, Zhen Yang, Zengde Li, Junsheng Wu, Haofeng Xie

“…The outstanding performance enhancement and rapid prediction of process scopes leads us to recognise that the great potential of multi-objective machine-learning-aid design in the complex composition and process problems.…”
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Designing a glass nanoshell on barium titanium trioxide to suppress nanocrystal growth during sintering for fine-grain dielectric ceramics by Jia Yu, Qi Jiang, Qingchao Jia, Liangzhu Zhang, Wenchun Chiu, Huidan Zeng

“…However, BT70, with a larger specific surface area, higher reactivity, and lower crystallinity, was more prone to hydrolyze in the sol-gel process, leading to the formation of a new phase after sintering, Ba2TiSi2O8, which adversely affected both the sintering behavior and dielectric properties. …”
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Tgfbr1 regulates lateral plate mesoderm and endoderm reorganization during the trunk to tail transition by Anastasiia Lozovska, Ana Casaca, Ana Novoa, Ying-Yi Kuo, Arnon D Jurberg, Gabriel G Martins, Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Moises Mallo

“…The vascular remodeling involving the dorsal aorta and the umbilical artery leading to the connection between embryonic and extraembryonic circulation was also affected in the Tgfbr1 mutant embryos. …”
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Neural Correlates of Irritability and Potential Moderating Effects of Inhibitory Control by Mariah DeSerisy, Jacob W. Cohen, Huiyu Yang, Bruce Ramphal, Paige Greenwood, Kahini Mehta, Michael P. Milham, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, David Pagliaccio, Amy E. Margolis

“…Conclusions: Exploratory findings indicate that reduced between-network connectivity may underlie difficulty regulating negative emotions, leading to greater irritability.…”
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Immune imbalance in the pre-ovulatory follicular microenvironment of overweight and obese women during IVF by Yang Liu, Yiran Zhao, Chengliang Zhou, Hong Zhu, Jiexue Pan, Jing Fu, Hefeng Huang, Hui Lin, Li Jin

“…Conclusion Overweight and obesity can disrupt immune hemostasis in the pre-ovulatory follicular microenvironment, potentially leading to adverse effects on assisted reproductive outcomes.…”
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Application Analysis of Intelligent Robot Inspection System at Offshore Step-up Substation by Dengke ZHOU, Long CHENG, Yaping ZHANG, Peng TANG, Sheng GU, Kaiyuan ZHENG, Junsheng HE, Xue ZHANG

“…As offshore wind farms continue to expand into deeper and farther waters, the safety risks, operation and maintenance costs, inspection efficiency and other problems brought by the manual inspection mode become even more prominent, leading to the increasing demand for intelligent inspection of offshore wind farms. …”
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Polymorphic variants of the <i>hOGG1, APEX1, XPD, SOD2</i>, and <i>CAT</i> genes involved in DNA repair processes and antioxidant defense and their association with breast cancer r... by А. А. Timofeeva, V. I. Minina, A. V. Torgunakova, О. А. Soboleva, R. А. Тitov, Ya. А. Zakharova, M. L. Bakanova, А. N. Glushkov

“…Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among women. The most frequently encountered tumors are luminal tumors. …”
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Novel immunochromatographic test for rapid detection of anti-factor H autoantibodies with an assessment of its clinical relevance by Santiago Rodríguez de Córdoba, Andrea Reparaz, Daniel Sanchez, Sheila Pinto, Lucia Juana Lopez, Héctor Martin Merinero, Iria Calvete, Julian Perez-Perez, Sydney S. Jellison, Yuzhou Zhang, Richard J. H. Smith, Inmaculada Moreno, Mercedes Dominguez

“…This regulatory function can be disrupted by Factor H autoantibodies (FHAA), which then leads to diseases such as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and C3 Glomerulopathy (C3G). …”
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