Body composition and skeletal muscles status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during treatment with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs by O. V. Dobrovolskaya, M. V. Kozyreva, N. V. Demin, A. Yu. Feklistov, N. V. Toroptsova

“…Logistic regression analysis confirmed the association between bDMARD therapy and muscle functional state. Conclusion. No differences in body composition were found depending on the type of background therapy. bDMARD therapy was associated with better skeletal muscle functional state as assessed by gait speed and a short physical performance battery compared to MT monotherapy. …”
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Lactoferrin Production: A Systematic Review of the Latest Analytical Methods by Katarzyna A. Kaczmarek, Grzegorz Kosewski, Małgorzata Dobrzyńska, Sławomira Drzymała-Czyż

“…Background: Lactoferrin is a major functional protein involved in maintaining human health, which possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antiviral properties. …”
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Early events in TCR signaling – the evolving role of ITAMs by Paul E. Love, Teri Hatzihristidis, Jayna Bryant, Guillaume Gaud

“…From these investigations, three models of ITAM function have emerged: signal discrimination (selective effector binding to different ITAMs), signal amplification (additive effect of ITAMs) and signal duality (activation and inhibition by ITAMs depending on context). …”
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Transcriptomic alterations in the ovine caruncular endometrium due to imbalanced nutrition and FSH-induced ovarian hyperstimulation by Özlem Bedir, Miguel Tavares Pereira, Hubert Rehrauer, Anna Grazul-Bilska, Mariusz P. Kowalewski

“…Abstract Background Imbalanced diet and exogenous gonadotrophins affect uterine function and morphology. In sheep, FSH-induced superovulation alters implantation-related gene expression, influenced by both treatment and diet. …”
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SUMO conjugation susceptibility of Akt/protein kinase B affects the expression of the pluripotency transcription factor Nanog in embryonic stem cells. by Marcos Francia, Martin Stortz, Camila Vazquez Echegaray, Camila Oses, Paula Verneri, María Victoria Petrone, Ayelen Toro, Ariel Waisman, Santiago Miriuka, María Soledad Cosentino, Valeria Levi, Alejandra Guberman

“…Among other functions, Akt is known to promote the expression of Nanog, a central pluripotency transcription factor (TF). …”
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Electrical Impedance Mathematical Modeling of Piezoceramic Disc Oscillating in Wide Frequency Range (Part 3. High Frequencies) by C. V. Bazilo, L. M. Usyk, Y. V. Khyzhniak, D. B. Zhuikov, A. V. Yaroslavskyi

“…In addition, the calculation model provides the ability to assess the electrical impedance in the high-frequency range with an accuracy that meets modern requirements for the design of functional piezoelectric devices. The results obtained have practical significance for developing precision elements for military equipment, high-precision sensors, ultrasonic generators, medical diagnostic devices, and other technological systems that function with piezoelectric materials. …”
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Amorphous Gallium‐Oxide‐Based Non‐Filamentary Memristive Device with Highly Repeatable Multiple Resistance States by Onur Toprak, Florian Maudet, Markus Wollgarten, Charlotte Van Dijck, Roland Thewes, Veeresh Deshpande, Catherine Dubourdieu

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Fuzzy System for the Quality Assessment of Educational Multimedia Edition Design by Vsevolod Senkivskyy, Liubomyr Sikora, Nataliia Lysa, Alona Kudriashova, Iryna Pikh

“…A multilevel model of fuzzy logical inference is constructed, representing the dependency between quality factors. Membership functions for linguistic variables are formed and their weight coefficients are determined using pairwise comparison matrices. …”
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Effects of Dehulling and Roasting on the Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activities of Sesamum indicum L. Seeds by Laila El Hanafi, Ibrahim Mssillou, Houria Nekhla, Aymane Bessi, Meryem Bakour, Hassan Laaroussi, Zineb Ben Khadda, Chaimae Slimani, John P. Giesy, Hassane Greche, Gomaa A. M. Ali, Mourad A. M. Aboul-Soud

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The causes of disability as a result of the elbow joint injuries by A. M. Domanskyi, O. Ye. Loskutov, V. M. Khomiakov

“…Disorders of the morphological and functional state of the elbow joint leading to disability may depend on both the severity of the injuries and the types and quality of the treatment.…”
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Wide angle tolerant solar spectral splitter for lateral tandem solar cells by M. L. Schubert, J. D. Fischbach, M. Nyman, L. Lüer, C. J. Brabec, C. Rockstuhl, T. J. Sturges

“…Moreover, thanks to the versatility of our methodology, we can tailor the angle-dependent functionality of our device. As such, we also design devices that are optimized to provide enhanced performance at certain oblique angles, which correspond to different times of the day, e.g., when the unit price of energy is higher.…”
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Single-cell genomics of single soil aggregates: methodological assessment and potential implications with a focus on nitrogen metabolism by Emi Matsumura, Hiromi Kato, Shintaro Hara, Tsubasa Ohbayashi, Koji Ito, Ryo Shingubara, Tomoya Kawakami, Satoshi Mitsunobu, Tatsuya Saeki, Soichiro Tsuda, Kiwamu Minamisawa, Rota Wagai

“…We postulated that the extraction of microorganisms with distinct taxonomy and functions could be achieved depending on the degree of soil aggregate dispersion. …”
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Dietary nitrate supplementation prevents radiotherapy-induced xerostomia by Xiaoyu Feng, Zhifang Wu, Junji Xu, Yipu Xu, Bin Zhao, Baoxing Pang, Xingmin Qu, Liang Hu, Lei Hu, Zhipeng Fan, Luyuan Jin, Dengsheng Xia, Shimin Chang, Jingsong Wang, Chunmei Zhang, Songlin Wang

“…We found that nitrate administration prevented IR-induced parotid gland damage in a dose-dependent manner, by maintaining the function of irradiated parotid gland tissue. …”
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Deep linear matrix approximate reconstruction with integrated BOLD signal denoising reveals reproducible hierarchical brain connectivity networks from multiband multi-echo fMRI by Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Alexander Cohen, Michael McCrea, Pratik Mukherjee, Pratik Mukherjee, Yang Wang

“…The hierarchical modular functional structure in the human brain has not been adequately depicted by conventional functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) acquisition techniques and traditional functional connectivity reconstruction methods. …”
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Linguistic Representation of Women in Balochi Proverbial Discourse: A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis by Sher Jan Mirza, Munir Khan, Shabnum Sayyed Hussain, Ghulab Mirza

“…By analyzing the discursive practices embedded in Balochi proverbs, this research elucidates the ways in which language functions as a medium for reinforcing asymmetrical power relations. …”
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3D printing of TPMS microlattice: indentation characterisation and numerical analysis by William S. Harley, Callum Vidler, Yun Lu Tee, Kirill Kolesnik, Daniel E. Heath, Phuong Tran, David J. Collins

“…To unravel the size-dependency property alterations at this scale, we further analyse a variety of bending beam samples and observed a strain rate-dependent mechanical behaviour attributable to the material's viscoelastic nature. …”
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Macroeconomic Effects of Oil Price Shocks in the Context of Geopolitical Events: Evidence from Selected European Countries by Mariola Piłatowska, Andrzej Geise

“…We apply the Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) model and orthogonalized impulse response functions, based on quarterly data, in regard to two samples: the first spans 1995Q1–2019Q4 (pre-2020 sample), with relatively gradual changes in oil prices, and the second spans 1995Q1–2024Q2 (whole sample), with sudden fluctuations in oil prices due to geopolitical developments. …”
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Empowering Healthcare: TinyML for Precise Lung Disease Classification by Youssef Abadade, Nabil Benamar, Miloud Bagaa, Habiba Chaoui

“…However, it has limitations, such as a lack of recording functionality, dependence on the expertise and judgment of physicians, and the absence of noise-filtering capabilities. …”
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BANNER ADVERTISING OF A PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT IN UKRAINIAN ONLINE MEDIA by Yevhen Seliukh

“…At the same time, banners continue to be widely used as they provide a broad audience reach and serve branding functions. Several success factors for banner ads have been identified: positioning on the page, content relevance, design quality, and branding factors. …”
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Enhanced Cuckoo Search Optimization with Opposition-Based Learning for the Optimal Placement of Sensor Nodes and Enhanced Network Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks by Mandli Rami Reddy, M. L. Ravi Chandra, Ravilla Dilli

“…The performance of ECSO-OBL is evaluated using eight benchmark functions, and the results of three cases are compared with the existing methods. …”
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