Serum Muscle Enzymes as Indicator for Gingival Wound Healing in Rabbits Orally Receiving Pomegranate Peel Extract by Bakhtiar Muhialdin Ahmed

“… Background and Objectives: Pomegranate, Punica granatum, is known to possess a powerful ability for accelerating wound healing. …”
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Screening of Anti-Hair Loss Plant Raw Materials Based on Reverse Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation by Jiajia Xu, Congfen He, Rui Tian

“…Licorice, salvia miltiorrhiza, mulberry leaf, ephedra and curcumae radix were found that may possess anti-hair loss effects. Licorice water extract (LWE), salvia miltiorrhiza water extract (SMWE), mulberry leaf water extract (MLWE), ephedra water extract (EWE) and curcumae radix water extract (CRWE) did not exhibit cytotoxicity on human dermal papilla cells (HDPCs). …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Waterpipe Smokers in Sulaimani City/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Bestun Ibrahim Hama Rahim, Abdulrahman M. Ibrahem, Niaz Mustafa Kamal

“…Approximately half of the participants (48.3%) possessed waterpipe at home, over two thirds (68.3%) of subjects preferred smoking waterpipe with their friends, half of the respondents (50.0%) preferred smoking waterpipe at the cafeteria. …”
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Motor Imagery EEG Classification Based on Multi-Domain Feature Rotation and Stacking Ensemble by Xianglong Zhu, Ming Meng, Zewen Yan, Zhizeng Luo

“…Methods: Initially, we extract the features of Time Domain, Frequency domain, Time-Frequency domain, and Spatial Domain from the EEG signals, and perform feature selection for each domain to identify significant features that possess strong discriminative capacity. Subsequently, local rotation transformations are applied to the significant feature set to generate a rotated feature set, enhancing the representational capacity of the features. …”
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Is It Scaly Anteater or Bat A Real Origin of The 2019-Novel CoV: A Probable Hypothesis? by Salar Ali, Taib Hama-Soor, Muhammed Babakir-Mina, Salvatore Dimonte, Francesco Greco

“…Today, the emerging of the new coronavirus 2019nCoV possesses a global health problem and little is known about its origin. …”
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Genomic analysis of the main epidemiological lineages of Acinetobacter baumannii in Mexico by Barrios-Camacho Humberto, Lozano-Aguirre Luis, Duran-Bedolla Josefina

“…The major international clone IC2 (CC208) was identified and harbors β-lactamases OXA-66, ADC-30, OXA-72, and is predicted to possess the OCL1 locus. The international clone IC5 (CC205) carries β-lactamase OXA-65, along with ADC-214 and OXA-239, with OCL10 predicted in 82.2% of the genomes. …”
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Correlation between uterine microbiota and pregnancy outcomes of embryo transfer in overweight and obese women by Ying Yan, Ying Li, Lingling Wu, Yuxuan Zhang, Hong Guo, Yazhong Ji

“…After regrouping based on β-hCG results 10-12 days post-transfer, in the Con-negative group (the group with negative β-hCG in the Con group, n=16) the relative abundances of pathogenic bacteria such as Klebsiella (p<0.001), Parasutterella (p=0.004), Dialister (p=0.01), and Gardnerella (p=0.029) were significantly higher than in the Con-positive group (the group with positive β-hCG in the Con group, n=15).ConclusionOverweight and obese women possess a distinct uterine microbiota, characterized by a lower relative abundance of Lactobacillus and an increased relative abundance of pathogenic bacteria, along with specific genera strongly associated with obesity. …”
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CMIP6 GCMs Projected Future Koppen‐Geiger Climate Zones on a Global Scale by Young Hoon Song, Eun‐Sung Chung, Brian Odhiambo Ayugi

“…Thus, it is crucial to recognize that despite the advancements in GCMs, they still possess limitations in accurately predicting “real” future climate changes. …”
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Action potential-like modes as modulated waves in an extended soliton model for biomembranes and nerves by J. A. Onana Inouga, S. E. Mkam Tchouobiap, M. Siewe Siewe, F. M. Moukam Kakmeni

“…Accordingly, the analytical theory uses a perturbative technique, and a damped cubic–quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation is derived, which admits a single-pulse-type solitary solution that possesses different phase characteristics of the typical neuronal Appulse structure, representative of nerve impulse profiles. …”
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Plant-Derived Compounds in Hemp Seeds (<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.): Extraction, Identification and Bioactivity—A Review by Virginia Tanase Apetroaei, Daniela Ionela Istrati, Camelia Vizireanu

“…Scientific studies have shown that these compounds possess significant antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory effects, making hemp seeds a promising ingredient for promoting health. …”
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Natural Pigments from Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis and Peristrophe bivalvis (L.) Merr for Food Coloring by Pham Thi Luong Hang, Le Thuy Ngan, Tran Thi Lan Phuong, Nguyen Lai Thanh, Yuki Ishikawa-Ishiwata, Dang Minh Hieu, Nguyen Dinh Thang

“…These extracts also possessed moderate antioxidant activities with IC50 values of 0.33 g/L and 0.31 g/L for Gardenia and Peristrophe extract, respectively. …”
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A novel cyber threat intelligence platform for evaluating the risk associated with smart agriculture by Navod Neranjan Thilakarathne, Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar, Pg Emeroylariffion Abas, Hayati Yassin

“…Farmers may not have control over the actions of cyber adversaries, but they possess the ability to make informed purchasing decisions when adopting smart farming solutions and implementing fundamental security measures, such as robust user credentials and regular system updates. …”
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A Study to Check the Readiness of Final-Year Dental Students Vis-à-Vis to a Safe and an Independent Practitioner in Sultanate of Oman Amidst the Recent Pandemic by Triveni Nalawade, Sanjay Saraf, Rachappa Mallikarjuna, Belal Haj-Hamed, Siva Kumar, Nutayla Al Harthy, Mohamed Al Ismaily

“…It is essential for a dental student about to graduate to possess robust fundamentals in both basic and clinical dental science. …”
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Performance of indirect adherence measures for daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among adolescent men who have sex with men and transgender women in Brazil. by Diana Zeballos, Laio Magno, Fabiane Soares, Jony Arrais Pinto Junior, Leila Amorim, Dirceu Greco, Alexandre Grangeiro, Inês Dourado, PrEP15-19 study group

“…A diagnostic accuracy study was conducted using tenofovir-diphosphate (TFV-DP) concentrations in dried blood spots as the reference standard, along with three index tests: medication possession ratio (MPR), pill count, and self-report. …”
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Detection of gene clusters for biodegradation of alkanes and aromatic compounds in the Rhodococcus qingshengii VKM Ac-2784D genome by Yu. A. Markova, I. S. Petrushin, L. A. Belovezhets

“…To understand the catabolic properties of this strain, we have studied its gene clusters possessing such properties. The alkane destruction genes are represented by two clusters and five separate alkB genes. …”
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Cutibacterium acnes biofilm formation is influenced by bone microenvironment, implant surfaces and bacterial internalization by Jennifer Varin-Simon, Marius Colin, Frédéric Velard, Min Tang-Fichaux, Xavier Ohl, Céline Mongaret, Sophie C. Gangloff, Fany Reffuveille

“…Abstract Background The bacterial persistence, responsible for therapeutic failures, can arise from the biofilm formation, which possesses a high tolerance to antibiotics. This threat often occurs when a bone and joint infection is diagnosed after a prosthesis implantation. …”
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Preparation and Performance Evaluation of Polymeric Microspheres Used for Profile Control of Low-Permeability Reservoirs by Fajun Zhao, Hongbao Zhang, Yanping Wu, Dawei Wang, Yufei Zhang

“…With the increase of shear rate, the apparent viscosity of the polymeric microspheres was significantly reduced, and the fluid possessed a pseudoplastic behavior. When the shear rate was 100–1000 s−1, the fluid demonstrated a Newtonian fluid behavior. …”
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Network meta-analysis of the efficacy of endoscopic cardia peripheral tissue scar formation (ECSF) in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. by Chaoyi Shi, Shunhai Zhou, Xuanran Chen, Diyun Shen, Tianyue Wang, GeSang ZhuoMa, Mingzhi Feng, Yan Sun, Jun Zhang

“…Peroral endoscopic cardial constriction (PECC), antireflux mucosal intervention (ARMI), and radiofrequency ablation (RF) possess analogous antireflux mechanisms. This comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate and compare the safety and effectiveness of antireflux therapy during endoscopic cardia peripheral tissue scar formation (ECSF) procedures. …”
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Exosome-Associated Gene Signature for Predicting the Prognosis of Ovarian Cancer Patients by Zihan Zhu, Rui Geng, Yixin Zhang, Jinhui Liu, Jianling Bai

“…We verified that the established model possessed a relatively good prognostic value. Pathway enrichment analysis indicated that the genome-wide group with low risk was enriched in immune-related pathways. …”
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In vitro and in vivo anti-hyperglycemia effects of extract of Faloak (Sterculia quadrifida R.Br.) leaves by Velia Andrestia Dias, Laurenza Celine Dinanda, Charles Conrad Rambung, Maria Dewi Puspitasari Tirtaningtyas Gunawan Puteri, Jeffry Julianus, Phebe Hendra

“…These findings indicate that the ethanolic extract of Faloak leaves possesses promising anti-hyperglycemic activities, positioning it as a potential candidate for developing plant-based blood glucose management. …”
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