Precision wings treating skeletal class II in growing patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Paulo Mecenas, Renata Travassos da Rosa Moreira Bastos, Nathalia Carolina Fernandes Fagundes, David Normando

“…Abstract Background Skeletal Class II malocclusion, often associated with mandibular deficiency, is commonly treated with functional appliances. Precision Wings are a functional appliance that provides an alternative approach by combining mandibular advancement with dental alignment. …”
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Managing moderate-to-severe paediatric asthma: a scoping review of the efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol by Sira Nanthapisal, Ana Paula Beltran Moschione Castro, Paulo Marcio Pitrez, Chirag Teli, Abhijith P G

“…Search strategies were developed and refined by authors.Charting methods Selected articles were screened for clinical outcome data (exacerbation reduction, nocturnal awakenings, lung function, symptom control, rescue medication use and safety) and a table of key parameters developed.Results Improvements in asthma outcomes with FP/SAL include reduced risk of asthma-related emergency department visits and hospitalisations, protection against exercise-induced asthma and improvements in measures of lung function. …”
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Effects of cupping therapy on chronic musculoskeletal pain and collateral problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tingting Sun, Yuanyuan Jia, Xiaosheng Dong, Yunlong Chai, Zhenmin Bai, Xiao Hou

“…The objective of this review and meta-analysis is to assess the effectiveness of cupping therapy in patients with CMP.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Cochrane Library and CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) were searched through 20 December 2024.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included randomised control trials that compared cupping therapy for patients with CMP on outcomes (ie, pain intensity, functional disability and mental health).Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers used standardised methods to search, screen and code included studies. …”
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Synergistic combinations of Angelica sinensis for myocardial infarction treatment: network pharmacology and quadratic optimization approach by Wen-Di Wang, Xin-Yi Fan, Xiao-Qi Wei, Wang-Jing Chai, Fang-He Li, Kuo Gao, Bin Liu, Bin Liu, Shu-Zhen Guo

“…In vivo, Z-LIG/CGA significantly improved cardiac function and reduced the fibrotic area in mice post-MI, surpassing the results in groups treated with Z-LIG or CGA alone. …”
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Assessment of proximate composition, mineral element profile and antioxidant properties of the edible oyster mushroom grown in Bangladesh by Sharmin Sultana, Md Shamsuzzaman, Md. Abdus Satter Miah, Akhter Jahan Kakon, Abdullah Hel Mafi, Anupoma Sen, Md. Nurealam Siddiqui, Debu Kumar Bhattacharjya

“…Our result suggests that these studied oyster mushrooms could be a good source of nutrition and antioxidants, which could be used as functional foods.…”
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A lysosome-targeted fluorescent probe with large Stokes shift for visualizing biothiols in vivo and in vitro by Taotao Zhao, Tong Zhang, Zijun Tao, Zhe Zhou, Xiaofeng Xia, Zhengjun Wu, Feiyi Wang, Jun Ren, Erfei Wang

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One-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Multicolour Graphene Quantum Dots and Study of Their Luminescence Mechanism by Beibei Wang, Ling Sun, Kai Liu, Di Wu, Jinqiu Wang, Fang Geng

“…Multicolour graphene quantum dots (GQDs), from blue to orange emitting, were successfully synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal method using potassium hydrogen phthalate and o-phenylenediamine as the raw materials. …”
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Pyruvate formate lyase regulates fermentation metabolism and virulence of Streptococcus suis by Qingying Fan, Haikun Wang, Shuo Yuan, Yingying Quan, Rishun Li, Li Yi, Aiqing Jia, Yuxin Wang, Yang Wang

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Unlocking the potential of circulating small extracellular vesicles in neurodegenerative disease through targeted biomarkers and advancements in biosensing by Saqer Al Abdullah, Ivy Cocklereece, Kristen Dellinger

“…Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) gradually affect neurons impacting both their function and structure, and they afflict millions worldwide. …”
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Near-infrared spectroscopy of the cerebellum in motor activation tasks by Yew Long Lo, Gerald Teck Heng Chia, Yan Teng Celeste Chen, Eng King Tan

“…Protocol 1 consisted of 5 optodes (4 sources and 1 detector, 4 recording channels) spaced 3 cm apart and comprising single-tipped LED light sources in conjunction with single-tipped fiber-optic detectors. …”
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New Rotation Periods from the Kepler Bonus Background Light Curves by Zachary R. Claytor, Jamie Tayar

“…However, due to Kepler’s large 4″ pixels, many of its light curves are at high risk of contamination from background sources. The new Kepler Bonus Background light curves are deblended using a point-spread function algorithm, providing light curves of over 400,000 new background sources in addition to over 200,000 reanalyzed Kepler prime targets. …”
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Mobilized Peripheral Blood versus Cord Blood: Insight into the Distinct Role of Proinflammatory Cytokines on Survival, Clonogenic Ability, and Migration of CD34+ Cells by Dorian Forte, Daria Sollazzo, Martina Barone, Marisole Allegri, Angela di Martella Orsi, Marco Romano, Barbara Sinigaglia, Giuseppe Auteri, Nicola Vianelli, Michele Cavo, Francesca Palandri, Lucia Catani

“…Taken together, these data indicate that combined proinflammatory stimuli promote distinct in vitro functional activation of neonatal or adult normal HSPCs.…”
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A metabolic profiling approach to characterize and discriminate plant-based beverages and milk by Gaia Meoni, Ingrid Sousa, Leonardo Tenori, Giovanni Niero, Marta Pozza, Massimo De Marchi, Carmen L. Manuelian

“…However, research on their functional properties, metabolic profile, and discrimination potential is limited. …”
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Ocular Toxicity Associated with Tamoxifen Administration in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review by Tejaswi Vadde, Neha Narayan, Amulya Varshini Banka, Shravani Divity, Yethindra Vityala

“…Introduction: Tamoxifen (TAM), a selective Oestrogen Receptor (ER) modulator, is widely used for treating and preventing ER-positive Breast Cancer (BC). …”
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Methodology for the identification of bioactive and marker peptides in the organs of cattle and pigs by D. V. Khvostov, N. L. Vostrikova, I. M. Chernukha

“…This category of these food-products is intended for personal  ized nutrition of various age groups in the population, taking into account fortification of the food with nutraceuticals and with functional and metabolically active ingredients obtained from animal and vegetable source. …”
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Molecular mechanisms of leukemogenesis by D. A. Domninskiy

“…Such targets can be enzymes, proteins with other (non-enzymatic) functions, genomic DNA, mRNA, or, for example, certain lipid components of cell membranes. …”
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Homogenization of the Probability Distribution of Climatic Time Series: A Novel Algorithm by Peter Domonkos

“…This bias removal is generally more successful for long-term trends and annual means than for monthly and daily values. …”
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Investigating the relationship between the monetary policy shock through the exchange rate channel on the management quality index in the banking system: by examining the productiv... by Farhad Sharifi Bagha, Jafar Haqiqat, Zahra Karimi Takanloo

“…In the present study, we show that replacing ECB balance sheet size with random numbers leads to statistically indistinguishable shock response functions and time series of abnormal monetary policy shocks. …”
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IoT-MFaceNet: Internet-of-Things-Based Face Recognition Using MobileNetV2 and FaceNet Deep-Learning Implementations on a Raspberry Pi-400 by Ahmad Saeed Mohammad, Thoalfeqar G. Jarullah, Musab T. S. Al-Kaltakchi, Jabir Alshehabi Al-Ani, Somdip Dey

“…The proposed system undergoes successful testing, achieving a maximum accuracy rate of 99.976%.…”
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Genomic, Evolutionary, and Pathogenic Characterization of a New <i>Polerovirus</i> in Traditional Chinese Medicine <i>Viola philippica</i> by Yuanling Chen, Gaoxiang Chen, Jiaping Yu, Yali Zhou, Shifang Fei, Haorong Chen, Jianxiang Wu, Shuai Fu

“…Using a PVX-based heterologous expression system, the VPPV P0 protein was shown to trigger a systemic hypersensitive response (HR)-like reaction in <i>N. benthamiana</i>, indicating that P0 functions as the main pathogenicity determinant. These findings contributed to the detection and understanding of pathogenic mechanisms and control strategies for VPPV in <i>V. philippica</i>.…”
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