Oxidative Stress Markers and C-Reactive Protein Are Related to Severity of Heart Failure in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Celina Wojciechowska, Ewa Romuk, Andrzej Tomasik, Bronisława Skrzep-Poloczek, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska, Ewa Birkner, Wojciech Jacheć

“…The aim of study was to determine relationships between functional capacity (NYHA class), left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF), hemodynamic parameters, and biomarkers of redox state and inflammation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). …”
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Enhancing Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Delivery Through Bigel Technology by Manuela Machado, Eduardo M. Costa, Sara Silva, Sérgio C. Sousa, Ana Maria Gomes, Manuela Pintado

“…This study presents the development and characterization of medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA)-loaded bigels, using coconut oil as the MCFA source. The bigels exhibited high oil binding capacity, ranging from 87% to 98%, effectively retaining MCFAs within the matrix, with lauric acid (C12) being the main component detected within the bigels at 178.32 ± 0.10 mg/g. …”
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Tunable Energy-Efficient Approximate Circuits for Self-Powered AI and Autonomous Edge Computing Systems by Shubham Garg, Kanika Monga, Nitin Chaturvedi, S. Gurunarayanan

“…Furthermore, we implemented a simple CNN for pattern detection and integrated our proposed solution to validate its benefits, achieving 15% lower power consumption and 7% lower area overhead without functionality loss.…”
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Ageing well in the urban environment: meeting the health and social needs of older Adults - study protocol for a prospective, longitudinal mixed-methods study by Marie Bolster, Abhijit Visaria, David Matchar, Denis Gerstorf, Tillman Schmitz, Benjamin Labohm, Raphael Kohl, Dagmar Haase, Paul Gellert, Angelique Chan, Wolfram J. Herrmann

“…Additionally, three functional tests (cognitive functioning, hand grip strength, and walking speed) are carried out with participants. …”
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Image-based soft drink type classification and dietary assessment system using deep convolutional neural network with transfer learning by Rubaiya Hafiz, Mohammad Reduanul Haque, Aniruddha Rakshit, Mohammad Shorif Uddin

“…To perform experimentation a dataset is built containing ten most consumed soft drinks in Bangladesh using images from the ImageNet dataset, internet sources and also self-capturing. The experiment confirms that our system can detect and recognize different types of drinks with an accuracy of 98.51%.…”
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Comprehensive analysis of the NAC transcription factor gene family in Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep by Ximei Liang, Shuangshuang Qin, Guili Wei, Xiaoyun Guo, Shugen Wei, Fan Wei, Ying Liang

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Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Cutlassfish Head Peptone in RAW 264.7 Macrophages by Su-Jin Lee, Jeonghyeon Im, Svini Dileepa Marasinghe, Eunyoung Jo, Minthari Sakethanika Bandara, Youngdeuk Lee, Jaewon Lee, Gun-Hoo Park, Chulhong Oh

“…CP suppressed the expression of inflammatory mediators, including inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygen-ase-2, and selectively inhibited the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6. …”
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Senegalin-2: A Novel Hexadecapeptide from <i>Kassina senegalensis</i> with Antibacterial and Muscle Relaxant Activities, and Its Derivative Senegalin-2BK as a Bradykinin Antagonist by Yueyang Lu, Yanguo Zhu, Chengbang Ma, Lei Wang, Mei Zhou, Tianbao Chen, Xiaonan Ma, Xu Zhang, Zhimin Fan

“…The amphibian skin secretions are excellent sources of bioactive peptides, some of which and their derivatives exhibit multiple properties, including antibacterial and antagonism against bradykinin. …”
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Cerebrospinal fluid CD4+ T cell infection in humans and macaques during acute HIV-1 and SHIV infection. by Vishakha Sharma, Matthew Creegan, Andrey Tokarev, Denise Hsu, Bonnie M Slike, Carlo Sacdalan, Phillip Chan, Serena Spudich, Jintanat Ananworanich, Michael A Eller, Shelly J Krebs, Sandhya Vasan, Diane L Bolton, RV254/SEARCH010 and RV304/SEARCH013 Study Teams

“…HIV-1 replication within the central nervous system (CNS) impairs neurocognitive function and has the potential to establish persistent, compartmentalized viral reservoirs. …”
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User satisfaction with train fares: A comparative analysis in five Australian cities. by Puteri Paramita, Zuduo Zheng, Md Mazharul Haque, Simon Washington, Paul Hyland

“…In particular, satisfaction with train fares is modelled as a function of socio-economic factors and train trip characteristics, using a random parameters ordered Logit model that accounts for unobserved heterogeneity in the population. …”
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Involvement of transposable elements in neurogenesis by R. N. Mustafin, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…Significant activity of long non-coding RNA was detected in the hippocampus, which confirms the role of transposons in the regulation of brain function. …”
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Research note: Harnessing the potential of chicken blastodermal cells as a new frontier in poultry science and biotechnology – Establishment of embryonic stem cells and their diffe... by Małgorzata Duda, Patrycja Maciak, Grzegorz Tylko, Kamil Wartalski, Monika Trzcińska, Marek Romek, Marcin Samiec

“…Further research exploring the functional attributes of B-ESC-derived SC-LCs is required to elucidate their therapeutic potential in nerve reconstruction/repair.…”
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Targeted proteomics for absolute quantification of glucose transporter 1 in mammalian brain cells using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry by Yash Mehta, Dhavalkumar Patel, Iqra Pervaiz, Ulrich Bickel, Abraham Jacob Al-Ahmad

“…Glucose represents a major source of energy for mammalian brains. Its uptake is tributary to a functional glucose transporter (GLUT1) expression at the blood-brain barrier (BBB). …”
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Effects of environmental and biological characteristics on leaf decomposition under wetland restoration conditions by Jiamin Liu, Yang Yu, Manhong Liu, Jiahao Yin, Hongxian Yu, Xiaoyang Ming

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Fish diversity assessment and semi-quantitative biomass estimation through metabarcoding of environmental DNA by Yassine Kasmi, Ismael Núñez-Riboni, Tina Blancke, Benita Möckel, Matthias Bernreuther, Christoph Stransky, Reinhold Hanel

“…A sustainable management of marine fisheries resources requires the continuous development and adaptation of monitoring and tracking techniques, both in terms of species diversity and abundance. …”
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Correction of Disturbances Influence on Results of Elongated Objects's Probe Microscopy Using Predictive Relief Estimates by P. V. Gulyaev

“…It has been established that control information in the form of forecast estimates can be used in image processing in probe microscopy to detect and partially eliminate disturbances. The formation of predictive images enhances the sharpness of objects and increases the probability of their correct selection using methods based on the analysis of changes in the brightness function.…”
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Community structure of shallow tropical reefs undergoing invasion by Tubastraea spp. in a Brazilian Marine Protected Area by Yollanda Carolina da Silva Ferreira Vançato, Joel Creed, Beatriz Grosso Fleury

“…At one site a significant reduction in Tubastraea spp. was detected after mechanical control. We conclude that the MPA’s status as a conservation unit was important to attract research and thus for establishing a baseline, quantifying change due to the invasion and focusing limited management resources, but not in providing significant biotic resistance to the invasion.…”
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Mapping Landslide Sensitivity Based on Machine Learning: A Case Study in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, China by Baoxin Zhao, Jingzhong Zhu, Youbiao Hu, Qimeng Liu, Yu Liu

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Pemeriksaan Operasional Terhadap Aktivitas Produksi Percetakan Koran Pikiran Rakyat Untuk Meningkatkan Efektivitas dan Efisiensi Aktivitas Produksi by Felina Kusnakhin, Melissa Isabella Senastra

“…To make production activity and function run effectively, managers should be able to detect important problems and also can control and oversee the very limited resources. …”
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Genetic Factors for the Natural Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus by N. V. Vlasenko, T. A. Loscutova, K. O. Mironov, A. S. Esman, E. A. Dunaeva, T. A. Semenenko, D. B. Dubodelov, M. I. Korabelnikova, Z. B. Ponezheva, V. V. Makashova, K. G. Omarova, A. V. Sacuk, G. G. Solopova, S. N. Kuzin, V. G. Akimkin

“…Additionally, the significance of polymorphisms at the intragenic and intergenic levels was assessed using modern bioinformatic resources in the field of functional genomics.Results. …”
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