β-glucan attenuates intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice by promoting glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion by WANG Wei, HAN Ben, SUN Lihua

“…Methods‍　‍Male C57BL/6 mice (6~8 weeks old) were subjected, and finally, the experiments had sham group, II/R group, II/R+BG group (0.1 mg/mL BG in drinking water for 2 weeks before modeling), II/R+liraglutide (LLT, GLP-1 analogue) group (0.2 μg/g LLT injected every 12 hours for 3 consecutive days before modeling), and II/R+BG+Ex9-39 (GLP-1R antagonist) group (intraperitoneal injection of 2 μg/g Ex9-39 1 h before modeling). …”
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Fecal methylated syndecan-2 (SDC2) testing for early screening of colorectal cancerous and precancerous lesions: A real-world retrospective study in China by Boyu Qin, Haitao Niu, Lupeng Qiu, Hongfeng Zhou, Peng Lyu

“…Performance indicators associated with certain clinical characteristics, including positive rate (PR), positive predictive value (PPV), and colonoscopy compliance rate (CCR), were subjected to statistical analysis. Results: We analyzed data from 113,209 participants, of whom 11,841 (10.4% PR) had positive fecal SDC2 methylation test results. …”
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Facial Anthropometry and Self-expressed Behaviours: A Systematic Review by Ankit Srivastava, Vilas Chimurkar, Nisha Mani Pandey, Anand Bihari

“…A meta-analysis of four studies involving a total of 236 subjects was conducted, with weighted assignments to each study ranging from 8.4 to 25.8%. …”
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Brain Age Prediction Using a Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network by Fatma Eltashani, Mario Parreno-Centeno, James H. Cole, Joao Paulo Papa, Fumie Costen

“…We developed a brain-age prediction system using a minimally preprocessed T1-weighted MRI images with a multi-site dataset of healthy individuals covering the whole human lifespan (2251 subjects, age range 6-90 years). We proposed a lighter version of the Simple Fully Convolutional Network (SFCN) that contain only 1.2 million parameters. …”
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Assessment of Effect of Magnesium Intake on Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensives: A Case-control Study with a Nested Intervention of Flax Seeds Administration to Increase Magnes... by Vidhi Patel, Ashutosh Chauhan, Shubhangi Deshpande, Lalithambigai Arumugasamy, Nishi Patel

“…Further, the effect of supplementation of magnesium-rich flaxseeds on control of BP was assessed, in a subset of the study subjects. Methodology: In this case-control study, 40 patients of essential hypertension with poor BP control as per JNC-8 BP goals were enrolled as cases and 40 patients of essential hypertension with good BP control were enrolled as controls. …”
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Growth response of <i>Emiliania huxleyi</i> to ocean alkalinity enhancement by G. Faucher, M. Haunost, A. J. Paul, A. U. C. Tietz, U. Riebesell

“…Indeed, the ecological impact of enhanced alkalinity on marine organisms remains a subject of investigation, as it may lead to changes in species composition. …”
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Deciphering Regulatory Networks Governing Seedling Emergence in Deep-Sown Direct-Seeded Rice Cultivation by Jasneet Singh, Nitika Sandhu, Aman Kumar, Om Prakash Raigar, Sutej Bains, Gaurav Augustine, Muskan Gupta, Ekta Kharche, Anu Kalia, Navtej Singh Bains, Arvind Kumar

“…Two rice genotypes (IRGC 128442 and PR126) were screened for contrasting seedling emergence and subjected to high-throughput RNA sequencing under varying sowing depths (4 cm and 10 cm) and time intervals (5, 10, and 15 days after sowing). …”
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Validation of a data-driven motion-compensated PET brain image reconstruction algorithm in clinical patients using four radiotracers by Ole L. Munk, Anders B. Rodell, Patricia B. Danielsen, Josefine R. Madsen, Mie T. Sørensen, Niels Okkels, Jacob Horsager, Katrine B. Andersen, Per Borghammer, Joel Aanerud, Judson Jones, Inki Hong, Sven Zuehlsdorff

“…Methods We conducted technical validation experiments of the algorithm using Hoffman brain phantom scans during a series of controlled movements, followed by two blinded reader studies assessing image quality between standard images and MoCo images in 38 clinical patients receiving dementia scans with [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose, [18F]N-(3-iodopro-2E-enyl)-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4’-methylphenyl)-nortropane, [18F]flutemetamol, and a research group comprising 25 elderly subjects scanned with [18F]fluoroethoxybenzovesamicol. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of handheld ultrasound in primary blast lung injury: a comprehensive study by Shifeng Shao, Zhengbin Wu, Jun Liu, Zhikang Liao, Yuan Yao, Liang Zhang, Yaoli Wang, Hui Zhao

“…The study involved 25 healthy male Bama mini-pigs subjected to BST-I-type biological shock wave tubes. …”
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Investigation into the influence of mild hypothermia on regulating ferroptosis through the P53-SLC7A11/GPX4 signaling pathway in sepsis-induced acute lung injury by Liujun Tao, Jie Xu, Liangyan Jiang, Juntao Hu, Zhanhong Tang

“…Sepsis was induced using the cecum ligation and puncture (CLP) method, after which rats were subjected to either normothermic (36–38 °C) or mild hypothermic (32–34 °C) conditions for a duration of 10 h. …”
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The Measurement of the Medical Personnel Emotional Condition In Relation to Service Performance by Hardani Widhiastuti, Andi Kurniawan, Titik Nurhayati, Yudi Kurniawan

“…The research method used is quantitative method related to the emotional condition of the medical personnel measured using Vital Sign. The research subjects consisted of 67 medical personnel, but only 50 returned the google forms. …”
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All extern? Exploring the Impact of Social Media and Physical Activity on Adolescents’ Body Image and Interoception by Moritz Peter Engel, Mirko Schmidt

“…Therefore, this study aims to examine the effects of both social media exposure and physical activity on adolescents’ body image and interoception. Methods In a within-subject design, 36 participants aged 13 to 17 will take part in a laboratory experiment consisting of two experimental conditions. …”
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The Consequences of Digital Storytelling-Based Customer Engagement in Social Media for the Tourism Industry by Meysam Ahmadnia, Taher Roshandel Arbatani, Abbas Nargesian, Seyed Mahdi Sharifi, Khabat Derafshi

“…FindingsThe study's results indicate that customer engagement can lead to either positive or negative outcomes, with each type encompassing four main categories: customer-oriented, subject-oriented, media-oriented, and environment-oriented. …”
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Pressurised water flow in fractured permafrost rocks revealed by borehole temperature, electrical resistivity tomography, and piezometric pressure by M. Offer, M. Offer, S. Weber, S. Weber, M. Krautblatter, I. Hartmeyer, M. Keuschnig

“…This study shows that, in addition to slow thermal heat conduction, permafrost rocks are subjected to sudden push-like warming events and long-lasting rock temperature regime changes, favouring accelerated bottom-up permafrost degradation and contributing to the build-up of hydrostatic pressure, potentially leading to slope instability.…”
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Association of C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 (CTRP9) Level with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Zexuan Li, Yunhui Du, Lixin Jia, Jingyao Fan, Ruifeng Guo, Xinliang Ma, Xiao Wang, Shaoping Nie, Yongxiang Wei

“…Correlation analysis showed that CTRP9 levels were negatively correlated with AHI (r=−0.238, P=0.003) and oxygen desaturation index (r=−0.234, P=0.004) and positively correlated with left ventricular ejection fraction (r=0.251, P=0.004) in all subjects. Multivariate analysis showed that male gender (OR 3.099, 95% CI 1.029-9.330, P=0.044), BMI (OR 1.148, 95% CI 1.040-1.268, P=0.006), and CTRP9 levels (OR 0.726, 95% CI 0.592-0.890, P=0.002) were independently associated with the prevalence of moderate/severe OSA. …”
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Playing hide and seek with primates: A comparative study of Theory of Mind by Aurore San‑Galli, Marie Devaine, Cinzia Trapanese, Shelly Masi, Sébastien Bouret, Jean Daunizeau

“…We first validated our model in human subjects and then tested 6 species of captive non-human primates (3 species of great apes: orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and 3 species of old-world monkeys: lion-tailed macaques, rhesus macaques and collared mangabeys) in an adaptation of the task used in the human study. …”
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Performance of seawater-derived Mg(OH)2 as a sustainable coating solution for hydrogen sulfide-induced corrosion mitigation in concrete pipes by Janelle Patricia S. Moa, Bea Angela C. Gaw, John Louis O. Co, Kyle Anderson C. Coo, Kenneth Jae T. Elevado, Cheryl Lyne C. Roxas

“…Six distinct coating ratios were prepared with varying proportions of seawater (SW)-derived and commercially available (CA) Mg(OH)₂: 0% SW - 100% CA, 25% SW - 75% CA, 50% SW - 50% CA, 75% SW - 25% CA, and 100% SW - 0% CA, with four replicates for each mixture. The specimens were subjected to a 4M sulfuric acid solution for four days to assess compressive strength, weight loss, surface pH, and surface roughness. …”
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Sinking Skin Flap Syndrome following Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus by Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia, Sarang Gotecha

“…Two patients presented with hemiparesis of the side opposite to sunken flap while 1 other patient was brought by relatives in stuporous state. All 3 were subjected to VP shunt tie, rehydration, and cranioplasty using flattened artificial bone flap and showed gradual recovery in postoperative period without any complications. …”
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Early Treatment with Empagliflozin and GABA Improves β-Cell Mass and Glucose Tolerance in Streptozotocin-Treated Mice by Caroline Daems, Sophie Welsch, Hasnae Boughaleb, Juliette Vanderroost, Annie Robert, Etienne Sokal, Philippe A. Lysy

“…Islets from EMPA-treated mice were also less subjected to ER (endoplasmic reticulum) stress and inflammation, as shown by qPCR analysis. …”
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Physiological arterial pressure improves renal performance during normothermic machine perfusion in a porcine kidney DCD model by Yitian Fang, Gisela Ambagtsheer, Lin Xia, Marian C. Clahsen-van Groningen, Robert C. Minnee, Ron W.F. de Bruin

“…Methods: Twenty-seven slaughterhouse porcine kidneys were retrieved and subjected to 60 min of warm ischemia time to mimic DCD condition. …”
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