Changes in the intestinal microbiota induced by the postnatal environment and their association with hypertension by Patrizia Dardi, Camille Perella Coutinho, Sarah de Oliveira, Simone Aparecida Teixeira, Renaide Rodrigues Ferreira Gacek, Eduardo Purgatto, Marco Aurélio Ramirez Vinolo, Marcelo Nicolás Muscará, Luciana Venturini Rossoni

“…In this sense, the current study explored the influence of normotensive and hypertensive postnatal environments on the intestinal microbiota structure, composition, and functional capacity of SHR and Wistar rats. …”
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Research on a traditional Chinese medicine case-based question-answering system integrating large language models and knowledge graphs by Yuchen Duan, Qingqing Zhou, Yu Li, Chi Qin, Ziyang Wang, Hongxing Kan, Hongxing Kan, Jili Hu, Jili Hu

“…A large language model (LLM) was employed to automatically extract key entities, including symptoms, pathogenesis, treatment principles, and prescriptions. These were structured into a TCM case knowledge graph.ResultsThe LLM successfully identified and extracted relevant entities, which were then organized into relational triples. …”
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Roles of core nosZ denitrifiers in enhancing denitrification activity under long-term rice straw retention by Shijie Zhang, Shijie Zhang, Mengyao Hou, Mengyao Hou, Bing Li, Bing Li, Panfeng Guan, Panfeng Guan, Qing Chi, Qing Chi, Hao Sun, Hao Sun, Hangbo Xu, Hangbo Xu, Dongjie Cui, Dongjie Cui, Yupan Zhu, Yupan Zhu

“…Correspondingly, treatments with rice straw retention resulted in the development of a similar community composition (P < 0.05), structure (P = 0.001), and more positively interconnected network, as well as similar specific keystone taxa of nosZ denitrifiers, relative to those in non-rice straw mode. …”
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RNA editing-based biomarker blood test for the diagnosis of bipolar disorder: protocol of the EDIT-B study by Andrea Miranda-Mendizabal, Diana Vetter, Juan Zambrano, Jeff Zarp, Victor Chavarría, Anna Giménez-Palomo, Meritxell Gonzalez-Campos, Marc Valenti, Lara Walczer Baldinazzo, Sara Siddi, Maurizio Ferrari, Dinah Weissmann, Chantal Henry, Josep Maria Haro, Lars Vedel Kessing, Eduard Vieta

“…Methods and analysis Multicentre cross-sectional study including an adult sample of inpatients or outpatients diagnosed with BD or MDD, currently treated for a major depressive episode. A structured diagnostic interview based on validated scales will be conducted. …”
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Polymorphism of angiogenesis regulation factor genes (<i>VEGF/VEGFR</i>), and extracellular matrix remodeling genes (<i>MMP/TIMP</i>), and the levels of their products in extracell... by V. I. Konenkov, V. V. Nimaev, A. V. Shevchenko, V. F. Prokofiev

“…The correlation analysis revealed the interdependence of the concentrations of the MMP, TIMP and VEGF products and differences in the structure of the correlation matrices of patients with both forms of lymphedema. …”
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Magnetite Functionalized Nigella Sativa Seeds for the Uptake of Chromium(VI) and Lead(II) Ions from Synthetic Wastewater by Patience Mapule Thabede, Ntaote David Shooto, Thokozani Xaba, Eliazer Bobby Naidoo

“…The XRD results of FNS and PNS composites showed a combination of spinel structure and y-Fe2O3 phase confirming the formation of iron oxide. …”
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Leveraging Thermal Infrared Imaging for Pig Ear Detection Research: The TIRPigEar Dataset and Performances of Deep Learning Models by Weihong Ma, Xingmeng Wang, Simon X. Yang, Lepeng Song, Qifeng Li

“…The stable physiological structure and rich vascular network of pig ears contribute to distinct thermal characteristics, which can reflect temperature variations. …”
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‘If one doesn't happen, the other will’: forensic mental health service patients’ experiences of co-occurring self-harm and aggression by Matina Shafti, Peter Taylor, Andrew Forrester, Louise Robinson, Sandeep Mathews, Daniel Pratt

“…Individuals participated in one-to-one, semi-structured interviews where they reflected on past and/or current self-harm and aggression. …”
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Experimental Study of the Flow Mechanism of Deep Lacustrine Carbonate Reservoirs in the Yingxi Area of the Qaidam Basin by Xiangrong Luo, Yongxian Zheng, Penggang Huang, Li’an Yang, Xiaodong Chen, Xiaojuan Ren, Guo Wang, Yanzhi Wang, Zhiguo Wang, Xiaoxiao Li

“…The nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) transverse relaxation time (T2) spectra were used to analyze the differences between the water flooding characteristics of the two pore structures. The experimental results show that the peaks of the T2 spectra after water flooding are lower than those before water flooding, and the matrix cores have a better oil displacement effect. …”
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Pollutant removal by Canna Generalis in tropical constructed wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment by H.D. Tran, H.M.T. Vi, H.T.T. Dang, R.M. Narbaitz

“…However, these constants were higher for the hybrid free water subsurface constructed wetlands because of the modified structure flow of the free water subsurface constructed wetlands applied in this study, compared to conventional ones, as well as the additional benefits of the ponds in the hybrid systems.…”
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Restoration of Properties of Heat-Resistant Steel After Long-Term Operation in Steam Pipeline Bends of TPP by Heat Treatment by Halyna Krechkovska, Ivan Tsybailo, Ihor Dzioba, Oleksandra Student, Robert Pała

“…It was shown that the proportion of fine grains in the steel structure increased to 55% over the entire pipe wall thickness after using RHT. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of TiO2 Modified with Polystyrene and Poly(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl Methacrylate) as Adsorbents for the Solid Phase Extraction of Organophosphorus Pe... by Enrique Alejo-Molina, A. Rafael Vilchis-Néstor, David Muñoz-Rodríguez, Cristian Carrera-Figueiras

“…The sol-gel method was used to synthesize TiO2 particles, which were coated with free-radical polystyrene (PS) and poly(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate) (PClHPMA) polymers. Particle structures were determined via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to confirm that the polymers were successfully anchored to the TiO2 particles. …”
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Fabrication of Cu: ZnO thin film sensor for ethanol vapor detection by Robin Simkhada, Dalton R. Gibbs, Soma Dhakal, Dipak Oli, Rishi Ram Ghimire, Deependra Das Mulmi, Leela Pradhan Joshi

“…The morphology study showed their porous and granular surface structure. These films' elemental analysis demonstrated the good incorporation of Cu into the ZnO matrix. …”
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Correlation between mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) at different degrees of ejection fraction in patients with diabetes mellitus by Muhammad Rido, Khalid Saleh, A. Makbul Aman, Syakib Bakri, Haerani Rasyid, Andi Alfian Zainuddin

“…Diabetic cardiomyopathy is characterized by myocardial structure and function abnormality in the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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The hypoxia adaptation strategy of the big-belly seahorses (Hippocampus abdominalis) with tuft gills by Long-Wu Jia, Le-Le Zhang, Hong-Wei Yang, Chun-Yu Hou, Lin Shi, Yu-Ping Hou, Guo-Dong Zheng, Xiao-Lei Su, Kai Wang

“…In this study, we compared the gill structures of the big-belly seahorses (Hippocampus abdominalis, BBS) with lamellae gill fish and evaluated the effects of hypoxia on BBS. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of Medicago truncatula calli with MtWOX9-1 overexpression by V. E. Tvorogova, E. Y. Krasnoperova, A. A. Kudriashov, K. A. Kuznetsova, E. A. Potsenkovskaya, Y. A. Fedorova, L. A. Lutova

“…Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is the development of embryo-like structures from somatic plant tissues. This process rarely can be observed in nature, but for many plant species, in vitro protocols are developed, which allow to obtain somatic embryos formation directly from tissues of plant explant or from the embryogenic callus. …”
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Inhibition of Mitochondrial Fission Reverses Simulated Microgravity-Induced Osteoblast Dysfunction by Enhancing Mechanotransduction and Epigenetic Modification by Qiusheng Shi, Yaxin Song, Jingqi Cao, Jing Na, Zhijie Yang, Xinyuan Chen, Ziyi Wang, Yubo Fan, Lisha Zheng

“…Our results showed that treatment with mitochondrial division inhibitor-1 (mdivi-1), a mitochondrial fission inhibitor, effectively inhibited these SMG-induced effects, thereby maintaining mitochondrial structure and function and promoting osteoblast differentiation. …”
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Zooarchaeological investigation of the Hoabinhian exploitation of reptiles and amphibians in Thailand and Cambodia with a focus on the Yellow-headed Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata... by Bochaton, Corentin, Chantasri, Sirikanya, Maneechote, Melada, Claude, Julien, Griggo, Christophe, Naksri, Wilailuck, Forestier, Hubert, Sophady, Heng, Auertrakulvit, Prasit, Bowonsachoti, Jutinach, Zeitoun, Valéry

“…This allowed us to study the size structure of the archaeological populations at different sites and to reveal the human exploitation strategies of these animals. …”
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Altitudinal patterns of bacterial communities across soil layers in the alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Zhiyuan Chen, Yeteng Xu, Xinyue Wang, Tong Ma, Yang Liu, Xiang Qin, Wei Zhang, Tuo Chen, Guangxiu Liu, Binglin Zhang

“…Microorganisms in the soils of alpine meadows on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are pivotal in sustaining ecosystem functionality and stability. The community structure and functional composition of these microbes exhibit pronounced altitudinal variations; however, specific distribution patterns across different soil layers remain inadequately elucidated within alpine meadow ecosystems. …”
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Enhanced Magnetic Properties of Co_1−<i>x</i>Mn<i>_x</i>Fe₂O₄ Nanoparticles by Adam Szatmari, Rareș Bortnic, Roman Atanasov, Lucian Barbu-Tudoran, Fran Nekvapil, Roxana Dudric, Romulus Tetean

“…All studied samples were found to be single phases and to have a cubic <i>Fd-3m</i> structure. The average crystalline sizes are between 7.8 and 15 nm. …”
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