Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes: From Pathophysiology to Lifestyle Modifications by Alfredo Caturano, Maria Rocco, Giuseppina Tagliaferri, Alessia Piacevole, Davide Nilo, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Ilaria Iadicicco, Mariarosaria Donnarumma, Raffaele Galiero, Carlo Acierno, Celestino Sardu, Vincenzo Russo, Erica Vetrano, Caterina Conte, Raffaele Marfella, Luca Rinaldi, Ferdinando Carlo Sasso

“…Additionally, oxidative stress disrupts nitric oxide signaling, impairing vasodilation and promoting vasoconstriction, which contributes to vascular complications. This review explores the molecular mechanisms by which oxidative stress contributes to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in T2DM. …”
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Identifying a Set of Key Paradata Indicators in Web Surveys Based on the Relationship with Response Quality, Respondent Characteristics and Survey Estimates by Vasja Vehovar, Nejc Berzelak, Gregor Čehovin

“…The exhaustive literature review revealed that web survey paradata have predominantly been studied in relation to response quality and sometimes also in relation to respondent characteristics and survey estimates. …”
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Mechanisms of miRNA-Mediated Gene Regulation from Common Downregulation to mRNA-Specific Upregulation by Ayla Valinezhad Orang, Reza Safaralizadeh, Mina Kazemzadeh-Bavili

“…This paper provides an overview of the current understandings of the miRNA characteristics including their genes and biogenesis, as well as their mediated downregulation. We also review up-to-date knowledge of miRNA-mediated gene upregulation through highlighting some notable examples and discuss the emerging concepts of their associations with other posttranscriptional gene regulation processes.…”
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Galectin-3: A Novel Marker for the Prediction of Stroke Incidence and Clinical Prognosis by Ahmed Sayed, Malak Munir, Mohamed S. Attia, Badrah S. Alghamdi, Ghulam Md Ashraf, Eshak I. Bahbah, Mohamed Elfil

“…Among these proteins, a few studies investigated mainly the roles played by galectin-1 (Gal-1) and galectin-3 (Gal-3) in the molecular mechanisms of atherosclerosis and in brain tissue remodeling after a stroke event. In this review, we present an updated overview of the current understanding of Gal-3’s functions and implications in stroke occurrence and the response of the brain tissue to stroke events, which may be a key to its utility as a predictor of stroke incidence and clinical prognosis in the future.…”
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Cellular Mechanisms of Multiple Myeloma Bone Disease by Angela Oranger, Claudia Carbone, Maddalena Izzo, Maria Grano

“…These molecules are produced not only by malignant plasma cells, that directly contribute to MM bone disease, but also by bone, immune, and stromal cells interacting with each other in the bone microenvironment. This review focuses on the current knowledge of MM bone disease biology, with particular regard on the role of bone and immune cells in producing cytokines critical for malignant plasma cell proliferation as well as in osteolysis development. …”
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The Fantastic-Grotesque in Beh’Āzin’s “The Snake Stone” by Nahid Shahbazi Moghaddam

“…This is followed by a brief review of Beh’Āzin’s writing style. The snake, as the main motif of the story, is then discussed as a grotesque motif, and The snake stone is dealt with concerning common beliefs and superstitions in popular culture. …”
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Use of natural coagulants for industrial wastewater treatment by S. Gautam, G. Saini

“…The current work presents a state-of-the-art review of the natural coagulants' application in treating industrial wastewaters and their relative advantages and disadvantages as compared to the chemical coagulants. …”
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Peak Serum AST Is a Better Predictor of Acute Liver Graft Injury after Liver Transplantation When Adjusted for Donor/Recipient BSA Size Mismatch (ASTi) by Kyota Fukazawa, Seigo Nishida, Ernesto A. Pretto

“…In this study, we hypothesized that size-adjusted AST could better approximate real AST values and consequently provide a better reflection of the extent of graft damage, with better sensitivity and specificity than current criteria. Methods. We reviewed data on 930 orthotopic liver transplant recipients. …”
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Comprehensive Insights into Monkeypox (mpox): Recent Advances in Epidemiology, Diagnostic Approaches and Therapeutic Strategies by Suresh Kumar, Dhanyashri Guruparan, Kalimuthu Karuppanan, K. J. Senthil Kumar

“…In this article, we present a multidimensional review encompassing the latest scientific discoveries, illuminating the intricate structure of the human mpox virus. …”
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Influenza and Bacterial Pathogen Coinfections in the 20th Century by Xuan-Yi Wang, Paul E. Kilgore, Kyung Ah Lim, Song-Mei Wang, Jeongseok Lee, Wei Deng, Mei-Qi Mo, Batmunkh Nyambat, Jing-Chen Ma, Michael O. Favorov, John D. Clemens

“…To help understand the potential impact of bacterial coinfection during pandemic influenza periods, we undertook a far-reaching review of the existing literature to gain insights into the interaction of influenza and bacterial pathogens. …”
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Kościół na drodze ku „Nostra Aetate”.Zarys relacji chrześcijańsko-żydowskich w XX w. przed II wojną światową by Andrzej Tulej

“… A review of the chosen teachings of the Church concerning Jews and Judaism – both official and unofficial – showed that in the twentieth century, before the Second World War, the Church spoke especially in response to the errors of racism, statolatry and various forms of Antisemitism. …”
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Assessment of Renewable Energy Technology and a Case of Sustainable Energy in Mobile Telecommunication Sector by Michael S. Okundamiya, Joy O. Emagbetere, Emmanuel A. Ogujor

“…This study presents a comprehensive review of the underlying principles of the renewable energy technology (RET) with the objective of ensuring a reliable and cost-effective energy solution for a sustainable development in the emerging world. …”
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Innovative Driver Monitoring Systems and On-Board-Vehicle Devices in a Smart-Road Scenario Based on the Internet of Vehicle Paradigm: A Literature and Commercial Solutions Overview by Paolo Visconti, Giuseppe Rausa, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto, Ramiro Velázquez, Donato Cafagna, Roberto De Fazio

“…Moreover, the paper provides a detailed overview of the proposed traffic monitoring and management solutions, along with systems for monitoring road and environmental conditions, including the sensors used and the Machine Learning (ML) algorithms implemented. Finally, this review also presents an overview of innovative commercial solutions, illustrating advanced devices for driver monitoring, vehicle condition assessment, and traffic and road management.…”
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Immune Modulation as Adjunctive Therapy for Pneumocystis pneumonia by Jing Wang, Terry W. Wright, Francis Gigliotti

“…Immune-mediated inflammatory responses play an important role in the pathogenesis of Pcp, and may be even more significant in determining the outcome of Pcp than direct damage due to the organism itself. In this review we will summarize the immunopathogenic mechanisms that contribute to Pcp-associated lung injury, and discuss the potential to target these pathways for adjunctive immune modulation therapy for Pcp.…”
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A Survey on High-Order Internal Model Based Iterative Learning Control by Miao Yu, Sheng Chai

“…Not only can HOIM be integrated into the traditional ILC, it can be also combined with other control methods, such as adaptive control, terminal control, repetitive control and so on. In this paper, we review the advances in HOIM-based ILC, systematically sort out the development and main contents of HOIM, summarize its main applications and extensions, and finally put forward some further development directions.…”
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Mental health challenges faced by professional athletes by Dawid Szczepanek, Katarzyna Szczurek, Adrianna Biecka, Mikołaj Wyrzykowski

“…Materials and methods: We reviewed publications obtained from PubMed and Google Scholar. …”
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Plant Sources, Extraction Methods, and Uses of Squalene by M. Azalia Lozano-Grande, Shela Gorinstein, Eduardo Espitia-Rangel, Gloria Dávila-Ortiz, Alma Leticia Martínez-Ayala

“…The effect on the human body is one of the scientific issues still to be addressed; few research studies have been developed with SQ from seed or vegetable sources to use it in the food sector even though squalene was discovered more than half a century ago. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of SQ to establish research focus with special reference to plant sources, extraction methods, and uses.…”
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Noradrenergic Modulation of Cognition in Health and Disease by Olga Borodovitsyna, Matthew Flamini, Daniel Chandler

“…Due to its role in mediating normal cognitive function, it is reasonable to expect that noradrenergic transmission becomes dysfunctional in a number of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases characterized by cognitive deficits. In this review, we summarize the unique role that norepinephrine plays in prefrontal cortical and hippocampal function and how its interaction with its various receptors contributes to cognitive behaviors. …”
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Influence of the professional-pedagogical community on the activities of a modern teacher by Anastasiya S. Lapina

“…With the help of content analysis of scientific articles, numerous and disparate categories describing the concept of a professional pedagogical community were considered, their synthesis was made in the form of a mental map, the analysis of which made it possible to clarify the influence of the ethos of the professional pedagogical community on the content of the activity of an individual teacher. Based on a review of the functions carried out by the teacher, given in the normative documents regulating the activities of the educational sphere, the substantiation of the requirements for the teachers competencies is given. …”
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Warehouse Location Determination with GIS within the Scope of Disaster Logistics: Example of Kilis Province by Büşra Kaya Zelzele, Mustafa Ergün

“…Within the scope of the study, safe warehouse locations were determined in Kilis province with analyses supported by expert opinions and literature review during the site selection process. …”
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