The Role of miRNAs in the Regulation of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells by Sabrina Bimonte, Antonio Barbieri, Maddalena Leongito, Giuseppe Palma, Vitale del Vecchio, Michela Falco, Raffaele Palaia, Vittorio Albino, Mauro Piccirillo, Alfonso Amore, Antonella Petrillo, Vincenza Granata, Francesco Izzo

“…MicroRNA (miRNA), a class of newly emerging small noncoding RNAs, is involved in the modulation of several biological activities ranging from invasion to metastases development, as well as drug resistance of pancreatic cancer. …”
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Investigation of Fe-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Silver Tungstate as a Ternary Visible Light Active Photocatalyst by Eid H. Alosaimi, Nadia Azeem, Noor Tahir, Asim Jilani, Muhammad Zahid, Salman. S. Alharthi, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Yaseen, Zulfiqar Ahmad Rehan, Imran Shahid

“…Doping in g-C3N4 and subsequent coupling with metal oxides have shown remarkable enhancement in the photodegradation activity of g-C3N4-based nanocomposites owing to the modulation in g-C3N4 bandgap structuring and surface area. …”
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Immunomodulatory Effects of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 on Dendritic Cells Promote Induction of T Cell Hyporesponsiveness to Myelin-Derived Antigens by Wai-Ping Lee, Barbara Willekens, Patrick Cras, Herman Goossens, Eva Martínez-Cáceres, Zwi N. Berneman, Nathalie Cools

“…While emerging evidence indicates that dendritic cells (DC) play a central role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), their modulation with immunoregulatory agents provides prospect as disease-modifying therapy. …”
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Power and data simultaneous transmission using double-clad fibers towards 6G by Letícia Carneiro de Souza, Felipe Batista Faro Pinto, Tomas Powell Villena Andrade, Arismar Cerqueira Sodré Junior

“…Overall, our FiWi system demonstrator provides a throughput of 1.6 Gbps using 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) over 5-m wireless transmission in the mm-waves band. …”
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On the regioselective molecular sieves-promoted oxidative three-component synthesis of fused-benzimidazoles from $\beta $-ketoesters by Martin, Anthony, Cheshmedzhieva, Diana, Palermo, Valeria, Liéby-Muller, Frédéric, Romanelli, Gustavo P., Gaudel-Siri, Anouk, Coquerel, Yoann, Constantieux, Thierry, Rodriguez, Jean

“…Molecular sieves act both as heterogeneous catalyst and dehydrating agent and their role has been modeled in the theoretical approach. The modulation of the reactivity of the aromatic diamine partner as a function of the nature of the substituents of the aromatic ring and its influence on the regioselectivity of the reaction could be rationalized.…”
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Hyaluronate Acid-Dependent Protection and Enhanced Corneal Wound Healing against Oxidative Damage in Corneal Epithelial Cells by Jing Zhong, Yuqing Deng, Bishan Tian, Bowen Wang, Yifang Sun, Haixiang Huang, Ling Chen, Shiqi Ling, Jin Yuan

“…Human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) were incubated with different concentrations of HA to evaluate their efficiency in promoting cell migration and their modulation of repair factors. After inducing hyperosmolar conditions, the cell morphologies, cell apoptosis, and expression levels of TNF-α and MMP-9 were detected to assess the protective role of HA. …”
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PATIENTS' CHRONOTYPE INFLUENCE IN TREATMENT EFFICIENCY OF PLACENTA CRYERXTRACT CHANGES IN MAXILLOFACIAL PHLEGMONS by K. Lokes, M. Pérez Sayáns, V. Lychman, D. Steblovskyi, I. Boiko, D. Avetikov

“…Thus, aligning the timing of surgical intervention for maxillofacial phlegmons with the patient's circadian rhythm, particularly when combined with intravenous injections and local application of placenta cryoextract alongside standard treatment, contributes to an optimal modulation of lipid peroxidation markers.…”
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Resistance to P. brasiliensis Experimental Infection of Inbred Mice Is Associated with an Efficient Neutrophil Mobilization and Activation by Mediators of Inflammation by Felipe Fornias Sperandio, Gisele Pesquero Fernandes, Ana Carolina Silvério Cerqueira Mendes, Giulia Maria de Alencar Castro Bani, Vera Lucia Garcia Calich, Eva Burger

“…The onset of protective immune response is notably mediated by neutrophils (PMN) that play an important role through directly killing the fungi and also by interacting with other cell types to modulate the acquired protective immune response that may follow. …”
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The Development of Publications on Catheter-Related Bladder Discomfort: A Bibliometric Analysis by Jiang W, Chen X, Peng Y, Zhai W, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Zhou R

“…Wencai Jiang,1 Xuemeng Chen,1 Yanhua Peng,1 Wenhu Zhai,1 Xianjie Zhang,1 Yukai Zhou,1 Rui Zhou2 1Department of Anesthesiology, Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang, 618000, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200434, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Rui Zhou, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, No. 1279, Sanmen Road, Shanghai, 200434, People’s Republic of China, Email ruizhoukepler@126.comBackground: Catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) is a risk factor that impacts postoperative recovery and still troubles patients and healthcare staff. …”
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Signs of Nervous System Sensitization in Female Runners with Chronic Patellofemoral Pain by Brian J. Eckenrode, David M. Kietrys, Allison Brown, J. Scott Parrott, Brian Noehren

“…QST consisted of pressure pain threshold testing to three local and three distant sites to the knee, heat temporal summation, heat pain threshold, and conditioned pain modulation. Data was analyzed utilizing independent t-tests for comparison of between-group data, effect sizes for QST measures (Pearson's r), and Pearson's correlation coefficient between pressure pain threshold values at the knee and functional testing…”
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Genetically-encoded targeted protein degradation technology to remove endogenous condensation-prone proteins and improve crop performance by Ming Luo, Sitao Zhu, Hua Dang, Qing Wen, Ruixia Niu, Jiawei Long, Zhao Wang, Yongjia Tong, Yuese Ning, Meng Yuan, Guoyong Xu

“…Abstract Effective modulation of gene expression in plants is achievable through tools like CRISPR and RNA interference, yet methods for directly modifying endogenous proteins remain lacking. …”
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Lysophosphatidylethanolamine improves diastolic dysfunction by alleviating mitochondrial injury in the aging heart by Guiwen Xu, Wei Xiao, Pengqi Sun, Yuanjun Sun, Xinyu Yang, Xiaomeng Yin, Yang Liu

“…Here, we investigated whether a reduction in PE levels in myocardial mitochondria contributes to mitochondrial injury as well as HFpEF pathogenesis and whether modulation of PE levels could ameliorate aging-induced HFpEF. …”
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Striatal Input- and Rate-Dependent Effects of Muscarinic Receptors on Pallidal Firing by Enrique Querejeta, Alberto Alatorre, Alain Ríos, Rafael Barrientos, Aldo Oviedo-Chávez, Rosa Amalia Bobadilla-Lugo, Alfonso Delgado

“…Our data suggest that modulation of MRs in the GP depends on the firing rate before their activation and on the integrity of the striato-pallidal pathway.…”
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Neu5Ac Induces Human Dental Pulp Stem Cell Osteo-/Odontoblastic Differentiation by Enhancing MAPK/ERK Pathway Activation by Changzhou Li, Xinghuan Xie, Zhongjun Liu, Jianhua Yang, Daming Zuo, Shuaimei Xu

“…Herein, we sought to explore the ability of Neu5Ac (one form of sialic acid) to influence DPSC osteo-/odontoblastic differentiation via modulating mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling. …”
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The Effect of the Thioether-Bridged, Stabilized Angiotensin-(1–7) Analogue Cyclic Ang-(1–7) on Cardiac Remodeling and Endothelial Function in Rats with Myocardial Infarction by Matej Durik, Richard van Veghel, Anneke Kuipers, Rick Rink, Marijke Haas Jimoh Akanbi, Gert Moll, A. H. Jan Danser, Anton J. M. Roks

“…Modulation of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) by angiotensin-(1–7) (Ang-(1–7)) is an attractive approach to combat the detrimental consequences of myocardial infarction (MI). …”
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The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Shinbaro3 Is Mediated by Downregulation of the TLR4 Signalling Pathway in LPS-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages by Hwa-Jin Chung, Wonil Koh, Won Kyung Kim, Joon-Shik Shin, Jinho Lee, Sang Kook Lee, In-Hyuk Ha

“…Shinbaro3 exerted anti-inflammatory effects in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells through modulation of the TLR4/MyD88 pathways, suggesting that Shinbaro3 is a novel anti-inflammatory therapeutic candidate in the field of pharmacopuncture.…”
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Split Application of Potassium Reduces Rice Chalkiness by Regulating Starch Accumulation Process Under High Temperatures by Xinyue Zhang, Youfa Li, Junjie Dong, Yuanze Sun, Haowei Fu

“…The results revealed that the chalky grain rate and chalkiness degree were reduced by 9.2–13.72% and 12.16–19.91%, respectively, by the split application of K fertilizer through effectively modulating the sucrose-to-starch conversion process in the rice grains, relative to the single basal application of K fertilizer under high temperatures. …”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with physical exercise in rotator cuff tendinopathy: a protocol for a blinded randomised controlled trial by César Augusto Medeiros Silva, Clécio Gabriel de Souza, Vinicius Batista Lima, Hannely Beatriz Menezes Cosme, Romário Nóbrega Santos Fonseca, Fuad Ahmad Hazime, Rodrigo Scattone da Silva, Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas

“…Pain neuromodulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), may offer complementary non-pharmacological options for pain relief by promoting central modulation and altering cortical excitability.Methods and analysis This protocol outlines a randomised, blinded clinical trial. …”
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Nonlocal Huygens’ meta-lens for high-quality-factor spin-multiplexing imaging by Jin Yao, Yubin Fan, Yunhui Gao, Rong Lin, Zhihui Wang, Mu Ku Chen, Shumin Xiao, Din Ping Tsai

“…However, current multiplexing meta-lenses lack spectral modulation, and crosstalk between different wavelengths hampers the imaging quality, especially for biological samples requiring precise wavelength specificity. …”
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(State) empathy: how context matters by Katrin Heyers, Katrin Heyers, Robin Schrödter, Lena Sophie Pfeifer, Sebastian Ocklenburg, Sebastian Ocklenburg, Sebastian Ocklenburg, Onur Güntürkün, Ursula Stockhorst

“…Recent advancements in empathy research have highlighted the contextual nature of both cognitive and affective empathy, signifying their susceptibility to modulation by situational factors. Despite this progress, a comprehensive mechanistic understanding of empathy as a form of situated cognition that integrates both state and trait dimensions remains scarce. …”
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