Exploring exhaled breath biomarkers for lactose intolerance diagnosis: the Lactobreath pilot study protocol by Daniel Pohl, Stamatios Giannoukos, Kathryn Jane Burton-Pimentel, Roxane Guillod, Guy Vergères

“…Diagnosis is complicated as food intolerance is often associated with functional GI disorders, while FODMAPs may exert their effects individually or in combination. …”
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Decellularized porcine liver scaffold for maintaining the viability and capacity of pancreatic islets by N. V. Baranova, A. S. Ponomareva, A. D. Belova, L. A. Kirsanova, D. D. Filin, E. A. Nemets, Yu. B. Basok, V. I. Sevastianov

“…Bioengineered pancreatic constructs based on scaffolds made from decellularized tissues and pancreatic islets (PIs) may be used to extend the functional activity of transplanted PIs in patients with type I diabetes. …”
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Trade-offs and synergies for urban Production-Living-Ecological spatial Patterns-Comparison study between Fuzhou, China, and Saskatoon, Canada by Xi Wang, Xiaomei Li, Jinming Sha, Hao Zhang, Eshetu Shifaw, Xulin Guo, Shuhui Lai, Jinliang Wang

“…First, the paper identified the PLE spaces by integrating multi-source data, then analyzed the PLE spatial agglomeration characteristics by using the average nearest neighbor and kernel density analysis, finally detected the trade-offs and synergies between functional spaces by Spearman correlation and bivariate spatial autocorrelation. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae under xylose pressure: the growth adaptation, antimicrobial susceptibility, global proteomics analysis and role of XylA and XylB proteins by Ruolan Yi, Jiaoyang Zheng, Zhichao Xu, Jiayan Wu, Fangfang Liu, Jinxin Zheng, Duoyun Li, Shiqing Han, Zhijian Yu

“…Additionally, while the growth adaptation of K2044−8Xyl−60G under xylose pressure was confirmed, no amino acid mutations were detected in the functional proteins of this xylose-induced isolate, suggesting that persistent xylose pressure does not cause nonsense mutations in the bacterial genome. …”
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Prediction and Mapping of Soil Total Nitrogen Using GF-5 Image Based on Machine Learning Optimization Modeling by LIU Liqi, WEI Guangyuan, ZHOU Ping

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Novel Insights and Genomic Characterization of Coral-Associated Microorganisms from Maldives Displaying Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and UV-Protectant Activities by Fortunato Palma Esposito, Andrea López-Mobilia, Michael Tangherlini, Vincenza Casella, Alessandro Coppola, Giulia Varola, Laura Vitale, Gerardo Della Sala, Pietro Tedesco, Simone Montano, Davide Seveso, Paolo Galli, Daniela Coppola, Donatella de Pascale, Christian Galasso

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The anti-aging potential of antihypertensive peptides of Pariset, a dataset of algal peptides by Isaac Karimi, Parisa Olfati, Layth Jasim Mohammed, Jawad Kadhim Tarrad, Ahmed M. Amshawee, Maryam A. Hussain, Helgi B. Schiöth

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Joint analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing and bulk transcriptome reveals the heterogeneity of the urea cycle of astrocytes in glioblastoma by Minfeng Tong, Qi Tu, Lude Wang, Huahui Chen, Xing Wan, Zhijian Xu

“…We verified the effect of the marker gene on the function of GB cells at the cellular level. Results: The analysis of scRNA-seq data yielded 7 core cell types. …”
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Pulmonary complications in children and adolescents after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by A. S. Frolova, A. G. Volkova, O. V. Paina, P. V. Kozhokar, K. A. Ekushov, Zh. Z. Rakhmanova, L. A. Cvetkova, E. D. Dobrovolskaya, B. I. Smirnov, E. A. Kulagin, T. A. Bykova, E. V. Semenova, L. S. Zubarovskaya

“…However to date, the effect of HSCT on functional and morphological pulmonary changes in recipients remains insufficiently studied.The objective of current study was to evaluate risk factors affecting long-term survival in children and adolescents after allo-HSCT.Methods and materials. …”
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PA-Win2: In Silico-Based Discovery of a Novel Peptide with Dual Antibacterial and Anti-Biofilm Activity by Jin Wook Oh, Min Kyoung Shin, Hye-Ran Park, Sejun Kim, Byungjo Lee, Jung Sun Yoo, Won-Jae Chi, Jung-Suk Sung

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A Digital Mental Health Solution to Improve Social, Emotional, and Learning Skills for Youth: Protocol for an Efficacy and Usability Study by Kayla V Taylor, Laurent Garchitorena, Carolina Scaramutti-Gladfelter, Mykayla Wyrick, Katherine B Grill, Azizi A Seixas

“…Finally, phase 4 will include a year-long pre- and posttest pilot study to rigorously evaluate the usability and effectiveness of Neolth in addressing the mental health concerns of students across the selected schools. ResultsPhase 1 was successfully completed in August 2022, revealing significant deficits in mental health resources within the participating schools. …”
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Geographer Harm J. de Blij: Academic Contributions and Scientific Communication in Geography by Tang Maolin

“…Most political geography books at the time were dominated by chapters describing the circumstances of selected world regions or reviews of different attributes of states, such as population, resources, and environment. …”
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Characterization of Thirty Germplasms of Millet Pepper (<i>Capsicum frutescens</i> L.) in Terms of Fruit Morphology, Capsaicinoids, and Nutritional Components by Ruihao Zhang, Mengjuan Li, Junheng Lv, Pingping Li, Yunrong Mo, Xiang Zhang, Hong Cheng, Qiaoling Deng, Min Gui, Minghua Deng

“…Background: Millet peppers have rich and diverse germplasm resources. It is of great significance to characterize their phenotypes and physicochemical indicators. …”
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U-Net-based VGG19 model for improved facial expression recognition by Xiaohu ZHAO, Jingyi ZHANG, Mingzhi JIAO, Lixun XIE, Lanfei WANG, Weiqing SUN, Di ZHANG

“…The innovation of the SEAttention module lies in replacing the original activation function with the Mish activation function, which can dynamically adjust the weights of different channels to enhance performance. …”
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The Climate-forming role of the production process of the forests of Ukraine by Platon Tretyak, Nelia Lukianchuk, Hryhoriy Krynytskyy

“…Forest vegetation plays a significant climate-regulating, oxygen-producing and moisture-producing function, which has not yet been sufficiently studied. …”
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A Ralstonia solanacearum effector regulates plant cell death by disrupting the homeostasis of the BPA1-ACD11 complex by Bingbing Xue, Yan Zhou, Yongxiao Xie, Xiaocheng Huang, Jinye Zhang, Yang Zhang, Wenyan Zhong, Jinjia Zhao, Dehong Zheng, Lifang Ruan

“…RipD competes with ACD11 for binding to BPA1, leading to the selective degradation of BPA1 via autophagy, sparing ACD11. …”
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Effect of Autolyzed Yeast on Performance and Physiological Indices of Broiler Chickens Reared at High Stock Density by Samaneh Ghaseminejad, Smayyeh Salari

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Microplastic and Copper Exposure Effects on Intestinal Gene Expression in Eriocheir sinensis: A Transcriptomics-Based Investigation by Jian XU, Guangpeng FENG, Yunzhi YAN, Jinhui CHEN, Jianhui WU, Zuchang YANG

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Effects of different hormones on the color of tree peony leaves by Zihan Yang, Shuiyan Yu, Shanrong Dong, Chenxi Wei, Yingan Niu, Xiaoman Wang, Jianrang Luo

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Developing a Digital Tool to Calculate Protein Quality in Plant-Based Meals of Older Adults: User Engagement Design Approach With End Users by Lotte van Dam, Sine Højlund Christensen, Inge Tetens, William Riley III, Mariëlle Timmer, George Suciu Jr, Iuliana Marin, Lisette De Groot, Pol Grootswagers

“…The user-task-environment analysis delivered input among others that dietitians and older adults are good potential users, the tool should be functional as an app as well as a website and the tool should provide preprogrammed meals or recipes. …”
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