Mediators of Inflammation in Topical Therapy of Skin Cancers by Vlad Mihai Voiculescu, Cristina Victoria Lisievici, Mihai Lupu, Cristina Vajaitu, Carmen Cristina Draghici, Alexandra Victoria Popa, Iulia Solomon, Teona Ioana Sebe, Maria Magdalena Constantin, Constantin Caruntu

“…Taking into consideration that the immune system plays a very important role in the development of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, which have a high prevalence in immunosuppressed patients and after prolonged ultraviolet radiation, the interest in developing novel therapies, in particular targeting the inflammation in cancer, has increased in the past years. …”
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An interprofessional model to improve LGBTQ+ specific cultural competence in dental and pharmacy students. by Anubhuti Shukla, Sriha Yalamanchi, Guillermo Tamayo-Cabeza, Amanda Albright, Zachary A Weber, April D Newton

“…<h4>Methodology</h4>This study is a retrospective observational study which used a novel interprofessional model of three different LGBTQ+ focused educational interventions within a group of dental and pharmacy students. …”
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Alterations of amino acids in older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia by Xin Ma, Xin-Meng Wang, Guo-Zhang Tang, Yi Wang, Xue‑Chun Liu, Shuai-Deng Wang, Peng Peng, Xiu-Hong Qi, Xin-Ya Qin, Yue‑Ju Wang, Chen-Wei Wang, Jiang-Ning Zhou

“…Abstract Metabolomics provide a promising tool for understanding dementia pathogenesis and identifying novel biomarkers. This study aimed to identify amino acid biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Vascular Dementia (VD). …”
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Devaluing memories of reward: a case for dopamine by Benjamin R. Fry, Nicolette Russell, Victoria Fex, Bing Mo, Nathan Pence, Joseph A. Beatty, Fredric P. Manfredsson, Brandon A. Toth, Christian R. Burgess, Samuel Gershman, Alexander W. Johnson

“…In this series of studies, we describe a novel role for dopamine in devaluing sensory features of reward. …”
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A CNN-Based Approach for Classical Music Recognition and Style Emotion Classification by Yawen Shi

“…Meanwhile, in this study, a novel loss function has been devised to more effectively assess the model&#x2019;s performance. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA variants and their impact on epigenetic and biological aging in young adulthood by Klara Mareckova, Ana Paula Mendes-Silva, Martin Jáni, Anna Pacinkova, Pavel Piler, Vanessa F. Gonçalves, Yuliya S. Nikolova

“…We hypothesized that higher functional impact (FI) score of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants might contribute to premature aging and tested the relationships between a novel FI score of mtDNA variants and epigenetic and biological aging in young adulthood. …”
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Utility of complexity analysis in electroencephalography and electromyography for automated classification of sleep-wake states in mice by Naoki Furutani, Yuki C. Saito, Yasutaka Niwa, Yu Katsuyama, Yuta Nariya, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Tetsuya Takahashi, Takeshi Sakurai

“…This integrated model significantly enhances the accuracy of sleep stage identification, achieving an accuracy of 97.4–98.1% for novel wild-type mice, on par with the agreement level among human scorers (97.3–97.8%). …”
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BWFER-YOLOv8: An Enhanced Cascaded Framework for Concealed Object Detection by Khalid Ijaz, Ikramullah Khosa, Ejaz A. Ansari, Syed Farooq Ali, Asif Hussain, Faran Awais Butt

“…The third stage uses a novel FER-YOLOv8 architecture with a custom-designed feature extraction and regularization (FER) module and multiple regularized convolution (Conv_Reg) modules for better generalization capability. …”
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Investigating the influence of heterocyclic Schiff bases as a biofuel additive on combustion, performance and emissions by Beşir Dağ, Selman Aydın, Ramazan Şener

“…In terms of cylinder pressure, knock density and mean gas temperature, it was determined that the fuel with novel additive D90E10-AAP results in improvements to diesel. …”
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Staphylococcal SSL5 Binding to Human Leukemia Cells Inhibits Cell Adhesion to Endothelial Cells and Platelets by Annemiek M. E. Walenkamp, Jovanka Bestebroer, Ingrid G. J. Boer, Roeline Kruizinga, Henk M. Verheul, Jos A. G. van Strijp, Carla J. C. de Haas

“…Bacterial proteins provide promising tools for novel anticancer therapies. Staphylococcal superantigen-like 5 (SSL5) was recently described to bind P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) on leukocytes and to inhibit neutrophil rolling on a P-selectin surface. …”
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A Systematic Review of Opportunities and Limitations of Innovative Practices in Sustainable Agriculture by Anita Boros, Eszter Szólik, Goshu Desalegn, Dávid Tőzsér

“…The integrative assessment in this study suggests that adopting novel, innovative practices can achieve the most significant progress toward agricultural sustainability. …”
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Amphiphiles Self-Assembly: Basic Concepts and Future Perspectives of Supramolecular Approaches by Domenico Lombardo, Mikhail A. Kiselev, Salvatore Magazù, Pietro Calandra

“…Introduction of stimulus responsive supramolecular amphiphile assembly-disassembly processes provides particularly novel approaches for impacting bionanotechnology applications. …”
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Advancements in energy storage applications: harnessing the potential of fish industry waste by Vishal Rajput, Bindu Naik, Vijay Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Saurav Chandra Bhatt, Sarvesh Rustagi

“…Lastly, a significant focus is placed on protein batteries, a novel concept that utilizes seafood waste as a sustainable source for energy storage. …”
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An Update on Less Invasive and Endoscopic Techniques Mimicking the Effect of Bariatric Surgery by Froukje J. Verdam, Ruben Schouten, Jan Willem Greve, Ger H. Koek, Nicole D. Bouvy

“…In the last decade, several novel less invasive techniques have been introduced and some have been abandoned again. …”
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Fatigue interventions in long term, physical health conditions: A scoping review of systematic reviews. by Katrin Hulme, Reza Safari, Sarah Thomas, Tom Mercer, Claire White, Marietta Van der Linden, Rona Moss-Morris

“…This scoping review aimed to map the fatigue intervention literature, to ascertain if certain interventions may be effective across conditions, and if novel interventions tested in specific long term conditions may be promising for other conditions.…”
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Robust integral sliding mode control for pressure management in multi-phase flow systems by Nezar M. Alyazidi, Aiman F. Bawazir, Ala S. Al-Dogail

“…This study proposes a novel discrete-time integral sliding mode control (ISMC) framework for managing pressure in multi-phase flow systems (MPFS), a critical component of hydrocarbon production and transportation. …”
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Identification of Unknown Parameters and Orders via Cuckoo Search Oriented Statistically by Differential Evolution for Noncommensurate Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems by Fei Gao, Xue-Jing Lee, Heng-qing Tong, Feng-xia Fei, Hua-ling Zhao

“…In this paper, a non-Lyapunov novel approach is proposed to estimate the unknown parameters and orders together for noncommensurate and hyper fractional chaotic systems based on cuckoo search oriented statistically by the differential evolution (CSODE). …”
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Contribution of Phosphorylation Modification to Stability and Antibacterial Activity of Egg White Protein Nanogels Loaded with Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil by Sheng-Qi Rao, Xin-Ru Gao, Hui Liu, Zhi-Rong Wang, Zhen-Quan Yang

“…This study evaluated the potential usage of phosphorylated egg white protein (P-EWP) nanogels fabricated via microwave-induced phosphorylation modification and gel process and further ultrasonic nanometrization as novel delivery systems for cinnamon bark essential oil (CBEO). …”
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It’s Hard to Prepare for Task Novelty: Cueing the Novelty of Upcoming Tasks Does Not Facilitate Task Performance by Mengqiao Chai, Ana F. Palenciano, Ravi Mill, Michael W. Cole, Senne Braem

“…Previous studies suggest that our brain relies on different networks for rapid task learning versus retrieving known tasks from memory, and behavioral studies have shown that novel versus practiced tasks may rely on different task configuration processes. …”
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Revisiting the role of IL-27 in obesity-related metabolic diseases: safeguard or perturbation? by Jinyang An, Donghua Fu, Ximei Chen, Conghui Guan, Conghui Guan, Lingling Li, Jia Bai, Haihong Lv, Haihong Lv

“…Furthermore, it explores the potential of IL-27 as a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of obesity and metabolic disorders. …”
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