Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Key Genes Involved in the Response of <i>Triticum urartu</i> to Boron Toxicity Stress by Gul Sema Uyar, Anamika Pandey, Mehmet Hamurcu, Tomas Vyhnanek, Mustafa Harmankaya, Ali Topal, Sait Gezgin, Mohd. Kamran Khan

“…Wild wheat progenitors, such as <i>Triticum urartu</i> Thumanian ex Gandilyan, possess a broader gene pool that harbors several genes conferring tolerance to various biotic and abiotic stresses. …”
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Migrasomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells: a new therapeutic agent for ovalbumin-induced asthma in mice by Weifeng Gu, Tingting Zheng, Wen Li, Xinkai Luo, Xiaowei Xu, Ying Wang, Chaoming Mao, Yongbin Ma, Liyang Dong

“…Conclusion Our results provided the first evidence that hUCMSC-migrasomes possess anti-inflammatory properties in OVA-induced allergic mice, which may provide a novel “MSC-cell free” therapeutic agent for the management of asthma.…”
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Optimizing Scanning in Youth Female Football: The Role of Verbal Instructions by Mirjam Hintermann, Michael Romann, Dennis Lüdin, Wolfgang Taube, Jörg Fuchslocher

“…The performance of subsequent actions was considered successful if the intentionally played ball reached a teammate and ball-possession was maintained. Conversely, if the intentionally played ball resulted in a loss of ball-possession, the action was classified as unsuccessful. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of bHLH-MYC Family Genes from Mustard That May Be Important in Trichome Formation by Jianzhong Li, Guoliang Li, Caishuo Zhu, Shaoxing Wang, Shifan Zhang, Fei Li, Hui Zhang, Rifei Sun, Lingyun Yuan, Guohu Chen, Xiaoyan Tang, Chenggang Wang, Shujiang Zhang

“…The bHLH gene family, particularly the Myelocytomatosis (MYC) proteins that possess the structural bHLH domain (termed bHLH-MYC), are crucial to the formation and development of leaf trichomes in plants. bHLH constitutes one of the largest families of transcription factors in eukaryotes, of which MYC is a subfamily member. …”
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Dual disease co-expression analysis reveals potential roles of estrogen-related genes in postmenopausal osteoporosis and Parkinson’s disease by Dongdong Yu, Dongdong Yu, Jian Kang, Chengguo Ju, Qingyan Wang, Ye Qiao, Ye Qiao, Long Qiao, Long Qiao, Dongxiang Yang

“…These three hub genes, which possess significant diagnostic value for PMO and PD, were further validated using GEO datasets. …”
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Unveiling prognostic value of JAK/STAT signaling pathway related genes in colorectal cancer: a study of Mendelian randomization analysis by Nan Zhang, Wenli Yue, Bihang Jiao, Duo Cheng, Jingjing Wang, Fang Liang, Yingnan Wang, Xiyue Liang, Kunkun Li, Junwei Liu, Yadong Li

“…Conclusions A new JAK-STAT related CRC prognostic model was constructed and validated, which possessed an underlying predictive potential for CRC patients’ prognosis and could potentially enhance tailored guidance for immunotherapy.…”
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Structural basis of a microbial trimethylamine transporter by Chao Gao, Hai-Tao Ding, Kang Li, Hai-Yan Cao, Ning Wang, Zeng-Tian Gu, Qing Wang, Mei-Ling Sun, Xiu-Lan Chen, Yin Chen, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Hui-Hui Fu, Chun-Yang Li

“…TmaT is a member of the betaine-choline-carnitine transporter family, and we show that TmaT is an Na+/TMA symporter, which possessed high specificity and binding affinity toward TMA. …”
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Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies of inhibitor candidates against Anopheles gambiae 3-hydroxykynurenine transaminase and implications on vector control by Eunice O. Adedeji, Olubanke O. Ogunlana, Gbolahan O. Oduselu, Rainer Koenig, Ezekiel Adebiyi, Opeyemi S. Soremekun, Segun Fatumo

“…Further thermodynamic calculations revealed that the top three compounds possessed total binding energies (ΔGbind) of −26.64 kcal/mol, −24.26 kcal/mol and −14.11 kcal/mol, respectively, as compared to −12.02 kcal/mol for 4-[3-(4-bromophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]butanoic acid. …”
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Genome-wide identification of the Sec14 gene family and the response to salt and drought stress in soybean (Glycine max) by Jinyu Zhang, Liying Zou, Li Wang, Dongchao Zhang, Ao Shen, Yongqi Lei, Maoni Chao, Xinjuan Xu, Zhiwei Xue, Zhongwen Huang

“…A total of 10 conserved protein motifs were detected within GmSec14 proteins, with each subfamily possessing unique motifs. Two tandem duplications and 73 segmental duplications were identified among the GmSec14 genes. …”
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Bone Defect Repair Using a Bone Substitute Supported by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from the Umbilical Cord by Michal Kosinski, Anna Figiel-Dabrowska, Wioletta Lech, Lukasz Wieprzowski, Ryszard Strzalkowski, Damian Strzemecki, Lukasz Cheda, Jacek Lenart, Krystyna Domanska-Janik, Anna Sarnowska

“…Results obtained from qPCR and Luminex® indicate that WJ-MSCs possess the ability to differentiate into osteoblast-like cells and may induce osteoclastogenesis, angiogenesis, and mobilization of host MSCs. …”
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Prediction accuracy of discrete choice experiments in health-related research: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Ying Zhang, Thi Quynh Anh Ho, Fern Terris-Prestholt, Matthew Quaife, Esther de Bekker-Grob, Peter Vickerman, Jason J. Ong

“…Interpretation: DCEs are valuable for capturing health-related preferences and possess reasonable external validity to predict health-related behaviours, particularly for opt-in choices. …”
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ON THE THIN PRACTICAL RATIONALITY AND ITS THICKENINGS by Zenonas Norkus

“…Frankfurt gives handy means to demarcate the bounds of practical rationality too: human agents cannot pretend to achieve the absolute practical rationality in their choices because they in their choices of the preferences (or ethical preferences) cannot rely on arguments having the validating power not coming up to that possessed by the arguments substantiating the choices between the empirical hypotheses. …”
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Suberosin attenuates rheumatoid arthritis by repolarizing macrophages and inhibiting synovitis via the JAK/STAT signaling pathway by Huan Liu, Qianwei Li, Yuehong Chen, Min Dong, Hongjiang Liu, Jiaqian Zhang, Leiyi Yang, Geng Yin, Qibing Xie

“…Suberosin (SBR), isolated from Plumbago zeylanica—a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat RA in Asia—possesses notable biological activities. This study aimed to investigate the effects and potential underlying pathways of SBR on RA. …”
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Corrosion behavior of Fe amorphous/Al-12Si piston composites with core-shell structure by Yingdong Wang, Zuxiang Lin, Chengzhou Liu, Deyong Zhao, Chunqiong Li, Yuan Wang

“…Fe amorphous particles exhibit good compatibility with Al-12Si, possessing strong corrosion resistance, excellent passivation ability, and good high-temperature stability. …”
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Efferocytosis-related gene IL33 predicts prognosis and immune response and mediates proliferation and migration in vitro and in vivo of breast cancer by Xiao He, Xianjie Cheng, Zhun Zhang, Lanhui Chen, Changjun Xie, Mengjie Tang

“…Following this, a prognostic risk model was constructed using five risk genes, which was proven to possess significant predictive value. A significant link was identified between the immune microenvironment and the risk-associated genes and scores. …”
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Lokalisasi Mobile Robot berdasarkan Citra Kamera OMNI menggunakan Fitur Surf by Susijanto Tri Rasmana, Harianto Harianto, Pauladie Susanto, Anan Pepe Abseno, Zendi Zakaria Raga Permana

“…Abstract Self-location detection or self-localization is one of the capabilities that must be possessed by the mobile robot. The self-localization ability is used to determine the robot position in an area and as a reference to determine the next trip direction. …”
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Biological Characteristics and Whole-Genome Analysis of a Porcine <i>E. coli</i> Phage by Shenghui Wan, Nana Li, Sajid Habib, Pei Zheng, Yanfang Li, Yan Liang, Yonggang Qu

“…Electron microscopy revealed that Psq-1 belongs to the family of long-tailed phages, possessing clear and transparent plaques of approximately 1 mm in diameter. …”
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In Vitro Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities and Molecular Docking Analysis of Phytochemicals from Cadia purpurea Roots by Tsegu Kiros, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy, Yadessa Melaku, Aman Dekebo

“…Ethanolic and methanolic extracts exhibited a better DPPH radical scavenging activity (IC50 values of 12.9 and 16.03 μg/mL, respectively) and strong ferric ion reducing power (with absorbance of 0.788 ± 0.000 and 0.810 ± 0.001, respectively) at a concentration of 500 μg/mL compared to the other extracts. Compound 1 also possessed a better anti-DPPH trapping activity (IC50, 7.99 μg/mL) than compound 2 (IC50, 58.34 μg/mL). …”
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ON THE THIN PRACTICAL RATIONALITY AND ITS THICKENINGS by Zenonas Norkus

“…Frankfurt gives handy means to demarcate the bounds of practical rationality too: human agents cannot pretend to achieve the absolute practical rationality in their choices because they in their choices of the preferences (or ethical preferences) cannot rely on arguments having the validating power not coming up to that possessed by the arguments substantiating the choices between the empirical hypotheses. …”
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Time-dynamic associations between symptom-related expectations, self-management experiences and somatic symptom severity in everyday life: an ecological momentary assessment study... by Bernd Löwe, Yvonne Nestoriuc, Anne Toussaint, Stefanie Hahn, Franz Pauls, Simon Kirchhof

“…Multilevel mixed-effects linear regression analyses were conducted for data analysis.Setting Data was collected in real-time from university students via smartphones, with three predetermined assessments per day over seven consecutive days.Participants A total of 104 students (63.5% male, 0% diverse) who were 18 years or older, possessing sufficient German language skills and had access to an Android-powered smartphone were included.Interventions Participants were randomised to one of two different expectation framing groups, either receiving questionnaires for the expected impairment due to somatic symptoms (negative framing) or for the expected freedom from impairment due to somatic symptoms (positive framing).Primary outcome measures Somatic symptom severity was assessed using an adapted version of the Patient Health Questionnaire, with 11-point instead of 3-point Likert-scales. …”
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