Assessment of the possibility of irradiating tungsten and Cu-alloys in IFMIF-DONES using a realistic specimens configuration by Irene Álvarez, Marta Anguiano, Fernando Mota, Rebeca Hernández, David Sosa, Fabio Moro, Simone Noce, Yuefeng Qiu, Jin Hun Park, Frederik Arbeiter, Iole Palermo

“…In the high flux test module in IFMIF-DONES has been considered a realistic distribution of specimens. …”
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Experimental Hyperthyroidism Decreases Gene Expression and Serum Levels of Adipokines in Obesity by Renata de Azevedo Melo Luvizotto, André Ferreira do Nascimento, Maria Teresa de Síbio, Regiane Marques Castro Olímpio, Sandro José Conde, Ana Paula Lima-Leopoldo, André Soares Leopoldo, Antonio Carlos Cicogna, Célia Regina Nogueira

“…Our results suggest that T3 modulate serum and gene expression levels of leptin, resistin, and adiponectin in experimental model of obesity, providing new insights regarding the relationship between T3 and adipokines in obesity.…”
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Local and Distributed fMRI Changes Induced by 40 Hz Gamma tACS of the Bilateral Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: A Pilot Study by Lucia Mencarelli, Lucia Monti, Sara Romanella, Francesco Neri, Giacomo Koch, Ricardo Salvador, Giulio Ruffini, Giulia Sprugnoli, Simone Rossi, Emiliano Santarnecchi

“…Over the past few years, the possibility of modulating fast brain oscillatory activity in the gamma (γ) band through transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) has been discussed in the context of both cognitive enhancement and therapeutic scenarios. …”
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Factor Graph-Based Planning as Inference for Autonomous Vehicle Racing by Salman Bari, Xiagong Wang, Ahmad Schoha Haidari, Dirk Wollherr

“…This diverges from the conventional separation of global and local planning modules, where curvature minimization occurs at the global level. …”
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Evasion of Early Antiviral Responses by Herpes Simplex Viruses by Paula A. Suazo, Francisco J. Ibañez, Angello R. Retamal-Díaz, Marysol V. Paz-Fiblas, Susan M. Bueno, Alexis M. Kalergis, Pablo A. González

“…While type-I interferons aim at limiting virus spread, cytokines and chemokines will modulate resident and incoming immune cells. In this paper, we discuss recent findings relative to the early steps taking place during HSV infection and replication. …”
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Hemoglobin Variants as Targets for Stabilizing Drugs by Miroslava Žoldáková, Michal Novotný, Krishna P. Khakurel, Gabriel Žoldák

“…Here, we review the progress in research, including the use of allosteric modulators, pharmacological chaperones, and antioxidant treatments, which has begun to improve hemoglobin stability and oxygen affinity. …”
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Semantic-Assisted LIDAR Tightly Coupled SLAM for Dynamic Environments by Peng Liu, Yuxuan Bi, Jialin Shi, Tianyi Zhang, Caixia Wang

“…Furthermore, a semantic similarity constraint is included within the closed-loop factor module to significantly enhance positioning accuracy and facilitate the construction of maps with higher global consistency. …”
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Psychosocial and mental health in cystic fibrosis in the modern era of care: time to evolve by Beth Smith, Tonia A Douglas, Alexandra L Quittner, Anna M Georgiopoulos, Maggie Harrigan

“…The advent of CF transmembrane conductance regulator modulator therapies is transforming the psychosocial landscape for PWCF with new challenges and evolving psychosocial needs. …”
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Polycystin-1 regulates tendon-derived mesenchymal stem cells fate and matrix organization in heterotopic ossification by Yi Li Xu, Mei Huang, Yang Zhang, Xin Ying Su, Min Huang, Nan Yu Zou, Yu Rui Jiao, Yu Chen Sun, Ling Liu, Yong Hua Lei, Chang Jun Li

“…Abstract Mechanical stress modulates bone formation and organization of the extracellular matrix (ECM), the interaction of which affects heterotopic ossification (HO). …”
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Protein arginine methyltransferase 7 linked to schizophrenia through regulation of neural progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation by Ting Shen, Jing Yu, Bin Xie, Cuiping Huang, Jingjie Cui, Kefu Liu, Chunyu Liu, Chao Chen

“…Together, the results of this study reveal that PRMT7 is a functional gene at 16q22.1, contributing to the etiology of SCZ by modulating NPC proliferation and differentiation as an epigenetic regulator.…”
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Rapid degradation of DHX36 revealing its transcriptional role by interacting with G‐quadruplex by Ziang Lu, Jinglei Xu, Yuqi Chen, Yuanyuan Zhou, Xiaolu Zhou, Qi Wang, Qi Wei, Shaoqing Han, Ruiqi Zhao, Xiaocheng Weng, Xiaolian Zhang, Xiang Zhou

“…These findings underscore the potential role of DHX36 in modulating gene transcription through G4 structures.…”
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A Defect Detection Method for the Surface of Metal Materials Based on an Adaptive Ultrasound Pulse Excitation Device and Infrared Thermal Imaging Technology by Yibo Ai, Yingjie Zhang, Xingzhao Cao, Weidong Zhang

“…The adaptive ultrasonic pulse excitation device adds intelligent modules to realize automatic adjustment of detection parameters, which can quickly obtain reliable excitation; the multidegree-of-freedom base realizes the three-dimensional direction change of the ultrasonic gun to adapt to different excitation occasions. …”
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Impact of Temozolomide on Immune Response during Malignant Glioma Chemotherapy by Sadhak Sengupta, Jaclyn Marrinan, Caroline Frishman, Prakash Sampath

“…Drug-resistant mutation of the MGMT protein has been shown to render chemoprotection against TMZ. The immune modulating role of TMZ during glioma chemotherapy and possible mechanisms to establish a strong TMZ-resistant immune response have been discussed.…”
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Effects of light regimes on circadian gene co‐expression networks in Arabidopsis thaliana by Quentin Rivière, Virginie Raskin, Romário deMelo, Stéphanie Boutet, Massimiliano Corso, Matthieu Defrance, Alex A. R. Webb, Nathalie Verbruggen, Armand D. Anoman

“…Abstract Light/dark (LD) cycles are responsible for oscillations in gene expression, which modulate several aspects of plant physiology. Those oscillations can persist under constant conditions due to regulation by the circadian oscillator. …”
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Multi‐Wound Classification: Exploring Image Enhancement and Deep Learning Techniques by Prince Odame, Maxwell Mawube Ahiamadzor, Nana Kwaku Baah Derkyi, Kofi Agyekum Boateng, Kelvin Sarfo‐Acheampong, Eric Tutu Tchao, Andrew Selasi Agbemenu, Henry Nunoo‐Mensah, Dorothy Araba Yakoba Agyapong, Jerry John Kponyo

“…The approaches used included Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE) with machine and deep learning models, Discrete Wavelet Transformations (DWT) with a novel Gated Wavelet Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model, and FixCaps, an improved version of Capsule Networks utilizing Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) to reduce spatial information loss. …”
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Effect of Candida albicans’ supernatant on biofilm formation and virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through las/rhl System by Ke Zhang, Yingying Huang, Yuting Jiang, Tangjuan Liu, Jinliang Kong, Shuangqi Cai, Zhongwei Wen, Yiqiang Chen

“…These findings suggest that C. albicans supernatant may modulate P. aeruginosa biofilm formation and virulence via the las/rhl quorum sensing system.…”
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PD-L1 Blockade Attenuated Sepsis-Induced Liver Injury in a Mouse Cecal Ligation and Puncture Model by Weimin Zhu, Rui Bao, Xiaohua Fan, Tianzhu Tao, Jiali Zhu, Jiafeng Wang, Jinbao Li, Lulong Bo, Xiaoming Deng

“…Our previous studies indicated that programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) are crucial modulators of host immune responses during sepsis. Our current study was designed to investigate the role of PD-L1 in sepsis-induced liver injury by a mouse cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model. …”
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Effects of Zearalenone on IL-2, IL-6, and IFN-γ mRNA Levels in the Splenic Lymphocytes of Chickens by Y. C. Wang, J. L. Deng, S. W. Xu, X. Peng, Z. C. Zuo, H. M. Cui, Y. Wang, Z. H. Ren

“…In this study, the in vitro effects of the treatment of ConA-stimulated splenic lymphocytes with ZEN (0–25 μg/mL) were examined. ZEN modulates the expression of IL-2, IL-6, and IFN-γ. …”
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Distribution of Adiponectin Receptors 1 and 2 in the Rat Olfactory Bulb and the Effect of Adiponectin Injection on Insulin Receptor Expression by Alfredo Miranda-Martínez, Octavio Fabián Mercado-Gómez, Virginia Arriaga-Ávila, Rosalinda Guevara-Guzmán

“…These data demonstrated that AdipoRs are expressed in OB regions, and APN injection could act as an insulin pathway modulator in the OB and thus possibly contribute to olfaction physiology.…”
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Diagnostics and treatment of biliary dyskinesia: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological Association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, Yu. O. Shulpekova, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. V. Okhlobystin, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Therapeutic approach should include correction of diet and lifestyle modification, administration of antispasmodic medications and agents modulating the state of nervous system, in selected cases the option of papillosphincterotomy should be considered.…”
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