Human Bone Marrow Contains Mesenchymal Stromal Stem Cells That Differentiate In Vitro into Contractile Myofibroblasts Controlling T Lymphocyte Proliferation by Yves Lecarpentier, Olivier Schussler, Antonija Sakic, José Maria Rincon-Garriz, Priscilla Soulie, Marie-Luce Bochaton-Piallat, Vincent Kindler

“…Here we show that medullar MSC cultured in 2D formed an adherent stroma of cells expressing well-organized microfilaments containing α-smooth muscle actin and nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA. …”
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Enhancing soil quality in soybean cultivation: Mycorrhizal technology combined with intercropping under high cadmium stress by Xiaohui Wang, Xiaoxu Fan, Wei Chang, Kun Li, Mengmeng Zhang, Gaozhong Pu, Alexander.V. Kurakov, Yuan Ping, Fuqiang Song

“…The combined treatment effectively reduced bioavailable Cd in soil, with the acid-soluble Cd fraction at 19.57 mg/kg and the reducible Cd fraction at 61.35 %, resulting in safe soybean grain Cd levels (2.63 mg/kg, below the 3 mg/kg organic standard). Illumina NovaSeq sequencing analysis revealed that key bacterial taxa, including Bradyrhizobium and PMMR1, were correlated with reduced Cd uptake in grains. …”
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Impacts of Thermal Activation on Physical Properties of Coal Gangue: Integration of Microstructural and Leaching Data by Wangtao Fan, Yuan Chen, Runxia Zhang, Xiaoguang Chen, Jin Li, Zhaolin Gu, Jianyun Wang

“…The density of thermally activated coal gangue is increased with the calcination temperature as well as the alkalinity (from 4.8–7.1) due to the burning of organic and the oxidation of pyrite. The calcination treatment induced the reduction in macropore volume (>50 nm), and enhancement in mesopore (<5 nm) volume. …”
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Sympathetic innervation induced by nerve growth factor promotes malignant transformation in gastric cancer by Takefumi Itami, Yukinori Kurokawa, Takaomi Hagi, Shinnosuke Nagano, Rennosuke Nakamoto, Yu Kamakura, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Takuro Saito, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Kota Momose, Kotaro Yamashita, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki

“…Abstract Sympathetic nerves regulate nearly all human organs. Their peripheral nerves are present in tumor tissue. …”
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Nutrition before and during Surgery and the Inflammatory Response of the Heart: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Marlieke Visser, Hans W. M. Niessen, Wouter E. M. Kok, Riccardo Cocchieri, Willem Wisselink, Paul A. M. van Leeuwen, Bas A. J. M. de Mol

“…However, the effect of this new nutritional strategy on organ inflammatory response is unknown. Therefore, we studied the effect of nutrition before and during cardiac surgery on myocardial inflammatory response. …”
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Exclusive Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Sarcoidal Granulomatous Inflammation due to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Report of Two Cases with Unusual Manifestations and Review of the Lit... by Narciss Mobini, Rummit Dhillon, Jason Dickey, Jordan Spoon, Kaviyon Sadrolashrafi

“…This enhanced immune response can induce autoimmune adverse effects in many organs. Although skin toxicities are the most common, sarcoidal inflammation with exclusive cutaneous involvement is a rare occurrence with only 6 cases reported to date. …”
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Selective Binding of Distamycin A Derivative to G-Quadruplex Structure [d(TGGGGT)]4 by Bruno Pagano, Iolanda Fotticchia, Stefano De Tito, Carlo A. Mattia, Luciano Mayol, Ettore Novellino, Antonio Randazzo, Concetta Giancola

“…Quadruplex-prone sequences are found in many regions of human genome and in the telomeres of all eukaryotic organisms. Since small molecules that target G-quadruplexes have been found to be effective telomerase inhibitors, the identification of new specific ligands for G-quadruplexes is emerging as a promising approach to develop new anticancer drugs. …”
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Circulating serum metabolites as biomarkers and predictors of residual feed intake in lactating dairy cows by Dagnachew Hailemariam, Ghader Manafiazar, Christine Baes, Flavio Schenkel, Filippo Miglior, Paul Stothard, Graham Plastow

“…A similar comparison at mid lactation stage showed altered serum concentrations of 26 metabolites that fall into the categories of acyl carnitines, glycerophospholipids, biogenic amines, amino acids, and organic acids. At late lactation, fewer sets of metabolites were significantly affected by RFI grouping. …”
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Gender differences in banana productivity in Tanzania by Hildo Ladislaus Mrema, Razack Bakari Lokina, Onesmo Selejio

“…The area of banana cultivation by zones, namely Lake, Northern, Southern Highlands, and Eastern zones, was found to increase banana productivity. The use of organic fertiliser and receiving government extension services have a positive influence on banana productivity. …”
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Global perspectives in acute and emergency general surgery in low and middle-income countries: a WSES project protocol for scoping review on global surgery by Mahmoud Diaa Hindawi, Arda Isik, Fausto Rosa, Diego Visconti, Taras Nechay, Sharfuddin Chowdhury, Abdourahmane Ndong, Tushar S. Mishra, Stefano Piero Bernardo Cioffi, Francesco Piscioneri, Edward C.T.H. Tan

“…Global initiatives have been launched, including efforts led by organizations. Also, regional efforts have shed light on the unique challenges faced by different areas within LMICs. …”
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Towards Sensor-Based Health Monitoring Systems for Bridge Decks: A Full-Depth Precast Deck Panels Case Study by Osama Y. Abudayyeh, Joseph Barbera, Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Hubo Cai, Eyad Almaita

“…The paper presents a practical case study that mainly focuses on describing the initial steps in the development of the sensor network system, namely, the design (system architecture and data structures) and construction along with examples of how the data is acquired, organized, presented, and analyzed, keeping in mind that the bridge is still early in its life-cycle and has not yet experienced any structural problems.…”
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ILC2 Proliferated by IL-33 Stimulation Alleviates Acute Colitis in Rag1-/- Mouse through Promoting M2 Macrophage Polarization by Yong You, Xiaoqing Zhang, Xiao Wang, Dan Yue, Fanxiang Meng, Junfeng Zhu, Yuanyuan Wang, Xun Sun

“…This study was to identify functions of ILC2, a newly found innate lymphoid cell which mainly locates in mucosa organs like lungs and intestines, in IBD. We injected rIL-33 protein to C57/BL6 mouse to explore how IL-33 induces ILC2 proliferation. …”
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Evaluating the Progress of the EU Countries Towards Implementation of the European Green Deal: A Multiple Criteria Approach by Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Lucia Rocchi, Lorenzo Negri, Lea Piscitelli

“…The PROMETHEE II method was applied to the data for EU countries, using 26 key indicators collected from the Eurostat database and organized into three thematic clusters. The results enabled us to calculate overall scores measuring the degree of implementation of the EGD by the EU countries, and their profiles with respect to the key indicators and thematic clusters. …”
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AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION INHERENT IN THE ATTRIBUTES OF MASS HOUSING PROJECTS by Titus E. KWOFIE, Emmanuel ADINYIRA, Frank D. Kofi FUGAR

“…Through a structured questionnaire survey, empirical data were drawn from mass housing project team leaders of real estate organizations who have been actively involved in the execution of mass housing projects in Ghana. …”
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Polystyrene microplastics disrupt adrenal steroid synthesis in male mice via mitochondrial dysfunction by Ying Xiong, Zhe Chen, Hanmin Xiang, Yi Liu, Yanlin Wang

“…The latter may represent a common mechanism underlying the multi-organ toxicity induced by PS-MPs in the body. Our findings would provide new insights for the development of more effective environmental protection measures and the reduction of plastic pollution.…”
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PEPITEM, its tripeptide pharmacophores and their peptidomimetic analogues regulate the inflammatory response through parenteral and topical dosing in models of peritonitis and psor... by Anella Saviano, Bonita Apta, Samantha Tull, Laleh Pezhman, Areeba Fatima, Mustafa Sevim, Antonio Mete, Myriam Chimen, Anna Schettino, Noemi Marigliano, Helen M. McGettrick, Asif J. Iqbal, Francesco Maione, G. Ed Rainger

“…Th1 and Th17 cell abundance, along with their cytokines, was reduced in secondary lymphoid organs. This expanded functional repertoire of PEPITEM and its derivatives provides innovative tools for countering immune and stromal cell-induced pathology in IMIDs. …”
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Establishment of an animal model for monkeypox virus infection in dormice by Gaojie Song, Lingling Cheng, Jun Liu, Yu Zhou, Cuiling Zhang, Yuping Zong

“…Virological tests further confirmed the distribution of MPXV in multiple vital organs of dormice, including the lungs, liver, spleen, and trachea, with particularly significant pathological damage observed in lung tissue. …”
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RARE CAUSES OF ISCHEMIC STROKE. FEATURES OF ACUTE STROKE IN PATIENTS WITH DISSECTION OF THE GREAT VESSELS by I. P. Dudanov, N. O. Vasilchenko, M. A. Askerov, O. V. Rubleva, D. V. Merkulov, V. V. Akhmetov, O. M. Shulga, M. O. Telukhina

“…The cause of death was the dissemination of the dissection into the vis­ceral arteries with the development of multiple organ failure or aortic rupture of the aorta with hemo tamponade.Conclusion. …”
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Particle-size fractions-dependent extracellular enzyme activity in sediments and implications for resource allocation in a subtropical mangrove ecosystem by L. Luo, J.-D. Gu

“…Thus, these results provided a means to assess the availability of different nutrients (C, N, and P) during decomposition of sediment organic matter (SOM), and thus helping to better manage the subtropical mangrove ecosystems to sequester C into SOM.…”
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Catalase Biomimetic Sensor Based on Metal by Malikova Nurana Nahmad, Gurbanova Lala Maharram, Ali-Zadeh Nahmad Islam, Nagiev Tofik Murtuza, Shokhzod Ulashov, Kurbanova Shaxnoza

“…Chemical reactions in living organisms are carried out with the help of catalysts - enzymes. …”
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