A Nationwide Exploration of Social Inequalities in Cancer Mortality Amidst the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Belgium by Yasmine Khan, Laura Van den Borre, Delphine De Smedt, Nick Verhaeghe, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Patrick Deboosere, Katrien Vanthomme, Sylvie Gadeyne

“…ABSTRACT Background The COVID‐19 pandemic disrupted global health systems, impacting cancer care and potentially increasing cancer mortality, especially among socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. …”
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Lyme disease associated neurological and musculoskeletal symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ganesh Bushi, Ashok Kumar Balaraman, Shilpa Gaidhane, Suhas Ballal, Sanjay Kumar, Mahakshit Bhat, Shilpa Sharma, M Ravi Kumar, Aashna Sinha, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Nishant Rai, Sanjit Sah, Ambanna Yappalparvi, Shailesh Kumar Samal, Doddolla Lingamaiah, Muhammed Shabil

“…Background and objective: Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, presents major health challenges worldwide, leading to serious neurological and musculoskeletal issues that impact patients' lives and healthcare systems. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to determine the prevalence and link between Lyme disease and these complications, aiming to enhance clinical and public health approaches. …”
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X-ray pulsed light curves of highly compact neutron stars as probes of scalar–tensor theories of gravity by Tulio Ottoni, Jaziel G. Coelho, Rafael C. R. de Lima, Jonas P. Pereira, Jorge A. Rueda

“…Our investigation is motivated by the increased sensitivity of the pulse to the scalar charge of the spacetime in such high compactness regimes, making these systems exceptionally suitable for scrutinizing deviations from GR, notably phenomena such as spontaneous scalarization, as predicted by STT. …”
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Mutant Fam20c knock-in mice recapitulate both lethal and non-lethal human Raine Syndrome by Mengnan Chen, Dongmei Sun, Siu-Pok Yee, Zhaoyang Yuan, Li Lin, Bing Cui, Yi Wang, Chao Liu, Peihong Liu

“…Conclusion This finding also implicated that the osteosclerotic features resulting from Fam20c deficiency could be a semblance on the basis of rickets, which is most likely triggered by the alterations in the systems other than skeleton.…”
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Salvage pathway of vitamin B12 absorption in chickens with mutant tumor virus a receptor by Yun Ji Shin, Jin-Kyoo Kim, Seung Je Woo, Byung Chul Park, Jae Yong Han

“…Naturally occurring genetic variants in the TVA gene determine susceptibility or resistance to ALV-A and -K, but the effects of these mutated TVA on vitamin B12 uptake have not been investigated systemically. We found four TVA variants comprising the wild type (TVAWT), a single nucleotide polymorphism variant (TVASNP), and two partial deletions in the splicing branch point region (TVAR). …”
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Short-Circuit Performance Analysis of Commercial 1.7 kV SiC MOSFETs Under Varying Electrical Stress by Shahid Makhdoom, Na Ren, Ce Wang, Yiding Wu, Hongyi Xu, Jiakun Wang, Kuang Sheng

“…By surpassing the shortcomings of lower voltage classes, 1.7 kV SiC MOSFETs can be a more reliable, and efficient choice for operating at higher voltages in next-generation power systems.…”
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Unveiling molecular insights: in silico exploration of TLR4 antagonist for management of dry eye syndrome by Kothandan Sudhakar, Neeru Dugar, Srikanth Jupudi, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuppusamy Gowthamarajan

“…Celastrol, lumacaftor and nilotinib were selected for further molecular dynamics studies for a deeper understanding of molecular systems consisting of protein and ligands by using the Desmond module of the Schrodinger Suite.Results The docking results revealed that the compounds are having binding affinity in the range of −5.1 to −8.78 based on the binding affinity and three-dimensional interactions celastrol, lumacaftor and nilotinib were further studied for their activity by molecular dynamics. …”
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Case Report: Novel ADA2 variants cause atypical adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency by Haishao Yu, Haishao Yu, Shuangzhu Lin, Lin Li, Jiayi Li, Qiandui Chen, Yuheng Wu, Yangfan Qi, Wanqi Wang, Xingzhi Chang, Jie Zhang

“…The patient exhibited significant systemic inflammation and multiple vasculitis. Whole-exome sequencing showed c.1358A>G p. …”
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Construction and Release Characteristics of 3D Printed Spaced Multi-layer Structure of Lutein Emulsion Gel by Shuai DENG, Minghui ZHAO, Chunxue HAO, Ming LI, Dajing LI, Lei FENG, Zhongyuan ZHANG, Yayuan XU

“…The preparation parameters of lutein-loaded and unloaded emulsion gels were screened by evaluating the rheological properties and 3D printing characteristics. 3D printed gel systems with different intervals of multilayers structures were constructed to explore the effects of the number of spacer layers and the positioning of empty layers in spaced multi-layer structures on the release characteristics and bioaccessibility of lutein. …”
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Reconstruction and computational analysis of the microRNA regulation gene network in wheat drought response mechanisms by M. A. Kleshchev, A. V. Maltseva, E. A. Antropova, P. S. Demenkov, T. V. Ivanisenko, Y. L. Orlov, H. Chao, M. Chen, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Studying these mechanisms necessitates computational systems biology methods. This work aims to reconstruct and analyze the gene network associated with miRNA regulation of wheat adaptation to drought. …”
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Acute Stroke in northern Portugal: outcomes and characteristics of patients in a Medical-Surgical Emergency Department by Sandra Domingues, Tiago Barros, João Correia, Arlindo Cruz, Nuno Araújo, Liliana Silva

“… Introduction: Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and long-term disability worldwide, significantly impacting health systems and personal lives. Disparities in European access to stroke care suggest an increased burden on individuals and society. …”
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Comparative genomics analyses of Actinobacteriota identify Golgi phosphoprotein 3 (GPP34) as a widespread ancient protein family associated with sponge symbiosis by Cláudia Ferreira, Ilia Burgsdorf, Tzipora Perez, Gustavo Ramírez, Maya Lalzar, Dorothée Huchon, Laura Steindler

“…Results Our analysis uncovered several differences between symbiotic and free-living bacteria, including an increased abundance of genes encoding prokaryotic defense systems (PDSs) and eukaryotic-like proteins (ELPs) in symbionts. …”
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Mineralogy and geochemistry of shale from Shanxi Formation, Southern North China Basin: Implication for organic matter accumulation by Qian Chen, Pei Li, Xiaoliang Wei, Changsheng Chen, Wei Dang, Haikuan Nie, Jinchuan Zhang

“…This suggests that the intensity of OM modification prior to diagenesis plays a pivotal role in OM accumulation, aligning with the positive correlation between inertinite proportion and TOC content. (3) Organic matter inputs from fluvial systems were likely influenced by upstream mire conditions, where precursor peat may have accumulated. …”
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Combination of ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related inhibition with ablative radiotherapy remodels the tumor microenvironment and enhances immunotherapy response in lung cancer by Jenny Ling-Yu Chen, Chun-Kai Pan, Li-Cheng Lin, Yu-Sen Huang, Tsung-Hsuan Huang, Shu-Jyuan Yang, Sung-Hsin Kuo, Yu-Li Lin

“…These findings underscore the importance of combination therapies for enhancing systemic antitumor immune responses and outcomes.…”
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Enhanced effect of the immunosuppressive soluble HLA-G2 homodimer by site-specific PEGylation by Chisato Yamada, Kimiko Kuroki, Naoyoshi Maeda, Hiroshi Watanabe, Ami Takahashi, Katsumi Maenaka

“…The administration of the ectodomain of HLA-G2, designated the soluble HLA-G2 homodimer, showed significant immunosuppressive effects in mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, presumably by binding to a mouse ortholog of LILRB2, paired immunoglobulin-like receptor B. …”
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Bee Venom—A Potential Complementary Medicine Candidate for SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…BV activation of the cellular and humoral immune systems should be explored for the application of complementary medicine for the management of SARS-CoV-2 infections. …”
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Myofibroblasts emerge during alveolar regeneration following influenza-virus-induced lung injury by Ali Khadim, Georgios Kiliaris, Ana Ivonne Vazquez-Armendariz, Tara Procida-Kowalski, David Glaser, Marek Bartkuhn, Tanya Malik, Xuran Chu, Alena Moiseenko, Irina Kuznetsova, Negah Ahmadvand, Arun Lingampally, Stefan Hadzic, Ioannis Alexopoulos, Yuexin Chen, Andreas Günther, Jürgen Behr, Jens Neumann, Herbert B. Schiller, Xiaokun Li, Norbert Weissmann, Thomas Braun, Werner Seeger, Malgorzata Wygrecka, Rory E. Morty, Susanne Herold, Elie El Agha

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THE GYPSY MINORITY IN ROMANIA: A STUDY IN MARGINALITY by REMUS CREŢAN, DAVID TURNOCK

“…Les études sociales présentent souvent les tsiganes comme un groupe défavorisé avec un niveau de vie relativement faible et accès réduit au système de santé. Les tsiganes en Roumanie n’en représentent pas une exception et cet étude examine la situation du groupe minoritaire, se référant particulièrement à la période de transition caractérisée par des majeures innovations politiques et améliorations matérielles, surtout à cause d’un gros revenu européen. …”
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Semantic Segmentation Method for High-Resolution Tomato Seedling Point Clouds Based on Sparse Convolution by Shizhao Li, Zhichao Yan, Boxiang Ma, Shaoru Guo, Hongxia Song

“…Semantic segmentation of three-dimensional (3D) plant point clouds at the stem-leaf level is foundational and indispensable for high-throughput tomato phenotyping systems. However, existing semantic segmentation methods often suffer from issues such as low precision and slow inference speed. …”
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A novel 3D analytical model and numerical study of bimorph piezoelectric actuators in d33 mode by A. Almusallam, M.A. Belaid

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