Evaluation of nonlinear optical properties of neutron irradiated polymethyl methacrylate and their recovery over time by A.M. Beigzadeh, M.R. Rashidian Vaziri, B. Shakeri Jooybari

“…The structural and optical properties of PMMA change due to neutron irradiation, which may have adverse effects on its functionality in these applications. In this study, the effect of reactor neutron irradiation on structural and nonlinear optical properties of PMMA has been experimentally investigated. …”
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Nuclear basket nucleoporin MoNup50 is essential for fungal development, pathogenicity, and autophagy in Magnaporthe oryzae by Ying-Ying Cai, Xue-Ming Zhu, Muhammad Noman, Jing Wang, Zhong-Na Hao, Yan-Li Wang, Lin Li, Xiao-Hong Liu, Jian-Ping Lu, Jiao-Yu Wang, Fu-Cheng Lin

“…In this study, we functionally characterized MoNup50, a nuclear pore-associated protein. …”
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Post-Translational Modifications of Proteins Orchestrate All Hallmarks of Cancer by Pathea Shawnae Bruno, Aneeta Arshad, Maria-Raluca Gogu, Natalie Waterman, Rylie Flack, Kimberly Dunn, Costel C. Darie, Anca-Narcisa Neagu

“…Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins dynamically build the buffering and adapting interface between oncogenic mutations and environmental stressors, on the one hand, and cancer cell structure, functioning, and behavior. Aberrant PTMs can be considered as enabling characteristics of cancer as long as they orchestrate all malignant modifications and variability in the proteome of cancer cells, cancer-associated cells, and tumor microenvironment (TME). …”
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Molecular insights into the interaction between cytochrome c and carbon nanomaterials by Ivana Fenoglio, Shagufta Gul, Francesco Barbero, Enrica Mecarelli, Claudio Medana, Angelo Gallo, Carlotta Polizzi

“…However, the consequences of this interaction on the cyt c functions are controversial. Here the mechanism of interaction of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs), chosen as model of redox-active CNMs, with cyt c has been studied with the aim to shed light into these discrepancies. …”
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VSMCs in atherosclerosis: Implications on the role of inflammation and extracellular matrix remodelling by Suha Jarad, Govind Gill, Peter Amadi, Hong-mei Gu, Da-wei Zhang

“…Therefore, the main functions of VSMCs in atherosclerosis will be influenced, including the production of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and the maintenance of atherosclerotic plaque stability. …”
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Direct extraction of respiratory information from pulse waves using a finger-inspired flexible pressure sensor system by Xikuan Zhang, Jin Chai, Lingxiao Xu, Shixuan Mei, Xin Wang, Yunlong Zhao, Chenyang Xue, Yongjun Wang, Danfeng Cui, Zengxing Zhang, Haiyan Zhang, Libo Gao

“…Specifically, we fabricated a highly sensitive (11,847.24 kPa−1) flexible pressure sensor using a screen printing process, which is capable of functioning beyond 70,000 cycles. Additionally, we engineered a bidirectional long short-term memory (BiLSTM) neural network, enhanced with a residual module, to classify various respiratory states including slow, normal, fast, and simulated breathing. …”
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Photoacclimation and Photoadaptation Sensitivity in a Global Ocean Ecosystem Model by Charles A. Stock, John P. Dunne, Jessica Y. Luo, Andrew C. Ross, Nicolas VanOostende, Niki Zadeh, Theresa J. Cordero, Xiao Liu, Yi‐Cheng Teng

“…A series of global ocean ecosystem simulations were conducted to assess these latter sensitivities: alternative photoacclimation schemes implicitly modulated investments in light harvesting versus photodamage avoidance and other cellular functions. …”
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Bisphenol A Does Not Mimic Estrogen in the Promotion of the In Vitro Response of Murine Dendritic Cells to Toll-Like Receptor Ligands by Marita Chakhtoura, Uma Sriram, Michelle Heayn, Joshua Wonsidler, Christopher Doyle, Joudy-Ann Dinnall, Stefania Gallucci, Rebecca A. Roberts

“…Our results suggest that estrogen promotes immune responses by increasing DC activation, with a preferential effect on TLR9 over TLR4 stimulation, and highlight the influence of estrogens in DC cultures, while BPA does not mimic estrogen in the DC functions that we tested.…”
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Synbiotic combination of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 and lactulose improves the presenteeism of healthy adults associated with aromatic lactic acids - A single-arm, open-label stu... by Riko Mishima, Ryuta Ejima, Satoshi Arai, Ayako Horigome, Eri Mitsuyama, Hiroki Kaneko, Kana Yamaguchi, Keita Kamezaki, Yuka Togashi, Kiyoshi Nakamura, Noriyuki Iwabuchi, Miyuki Tanaka, Toshitaka Odamaki, Shinji Fukuda, Yuji Naito

“…Gut microbiota and their metabolites are crucial for metabolic regulation, immunomodulation, and brain and mental functions via the brain-gut axis. Synbiotics offer an effective strategy for improving gut health by modulating gut microbiota, leading to improved physical and mental health. …”
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Small Modular AUV Based on 3D Printing Technology: Design, Implementation and Experimental Validation by Lichun Yang, Xianbo Xiang, Dian Kong, Shaolong Yang

“…The composition and functions of key units are described in detail, and an autonomous depth-tracking control strategy is formulated. …”
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Developing brain asymmetry shapes cognitive and psychiatric outcomes in adolescence by Xinran Wu, Kai Zhang, Nanyu Kuang, Xiangzhen Kong, Miao Cao, Zhengxu Lian, Yu Liu, Huanxin Fan, Gechang Yu, Zhaowen Liu, Wei Cheng, Tianye Jia, Barbara J. Sahakian, Trevor W. Robbins, Jianfeng Feng, Gunter Schumann, Lena Palaniyappan, Jie Zhang

“…Abstract Cerebral asymmetry, fundamental to various cognitive functions, is often disrupted in neuropsychiatric disorders. …”
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The solute carrier family 11 transporters: a bridge between iron homeostasis and tumor biology by Ruchira Banerjee, Bintee Bintee, Mukesh Kumar Manickasamy, Shristy Jha, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Mohamed Abbas, Arul Goel, Gautam Sethi, Zhaowu Ma, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara

“…In this review, we provide an overview of the physiological functions of SLC11 transporters in iron metabolism and their pathological roles in cancer biology. …”
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Transcription factors containing both C2H2 and homeobox domains play different roles in Verticillium dahliae by Chen Tang, Haifeng Wang, Xianjiang Jin, Wenwen Li, Yonglin Wang

“…In this study, we systematically characterized the functions of seven C2H2-homeobox transcription factors in V. dahliae. …”
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Bovine PMN responses to extracellular vesicles released by Besnoitia besnoiti tachyzoites and B. besnoiti-infected host cells by Gabriel Espinosa, Constanza Salinas-Varas, Lisbeth Rojas-Barón, Christian Preußer, Elke Pogge von Strandmann, Ulrich Gärtner, Iván Conejeros, Carlos Hermosilla, Anja Taubert

“…Emerging evidence indicates that extracellular vesicles (EVs) modulate PMN effector functions, such as ROS production or NET formation. …”
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Association between the attentional network efficiency and change of direction speed ability in young male Indian footballers by Debabrata Chatterjee, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Arkadeb Dutta, Arkadeb Dutta

“…These findings attempted to fill the knowledge gap by highlighting the importance of the attentional network functions in modulating CODS ability. The outcomes can benefit football training by implementing ANT-I test in sports-specific settings and for screening purposes. …”
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Blood oxygenation state in COVID-19 patients: Unexplored role of 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate by Maria Sofia Bertilacchi, Rebecca Piccarducci, Alessandro Celi, Lorenzo Germelli, Chiara Romei, Brian J Bartholmai, Greta Barbieri, Chiara Giacomelli, Claudia Martini

“…Background: COVID-19 reduces lung functionality causing a decrease of blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) often related to a decreased cellular oxygenation (hypoxia). …”
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Resveratrol promotes cholesterol efflux from dendritic cells and controls costimulation and T-cell activation in high-fat and lipopolysaccharide-driven atherosclerotic mice by Linhui Zhang, Haixia Wang, Zishan Wang, Jianyi Xu, Mengyuan Wang, Wenxin Wang, Qiongshan He, Yun Yu, Dongping Yuan, Guirong Bu, Runze Qiu, Jun Long

“…Resveratrol (RES), a natural compound with anti-inflammatory and cholesterol metabolism regulatory properties, has been shown to influence the maturation and inflammatory functions of DCs. However, its relationship with cholesterol metabolism remains unclear. …”
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Identification and predictive machine learning models construction of gut microbiota associated with lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer by Yongzhi Wu, Chengen Deng, Zigui Huang, Yongqi Huang, Chuanbin Chen, Mingjian Qin, Zhen Wang, Fuhai He, Shenghai Liu, Rumao Zhong, Jun Liu, Chenyan Long, Jungang Liu, Weizhong Tang, Xiaoliang Huang

“…Furthermore, using transcriptome data from 23 CRC patients, we constructed an immune cell infiltration matrix to deeply explore the biological functions associated with LNM. Eventually, using the characteristics of the gut microbiota associated with LNM, we developed random forest (RF) and multilayer perceptron (MLP) machine learning models to predict the LNM status of CRC patients. …”
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Single-Cell RNA Transcriptomics and Multi-omics Analyses Reveal the Clinical Effects of Acupuncture on Methadone Reduction by Yiming Chen, Baochao Fan, Jingchun Zeng, Yutian Zou, Chenyang Tao, Chen Chen, Peiming Zhang, Jian Liang, Fangfang Qi, Hailin Tang, Liming Lu

“…Our findings revealed that acupuncture may activate the defense response to viruses, with altered immune cell functions in classical monocytes correlating with clinical responses to reduced methadone doses. …”
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Salidroside inhibits melanin synthesis and melanoma growth via mTOR and PI3K/Akt pathways by Qi Ouyang, Qi Ouyang, Shengye Tian, Shengye Tian, Hengyu Zhou, Hengyu Zhou, Ying Mao, Xiang Li, Feng Yan, Feng Yan, Ailong Liu, Ailong Liu, Xiang Hu, Changqiao You, Changqiao You, Jun He

“…This study aimed to explore the effect of salidroside on PI3K/Akt/mTOR in melanoma, which plays a role in regulating melanogenesis.MethodsNetwork pharmacology was predicted that salidroside may exert an anti-melanoma effect through modulating melanin synthesis functions and signaling pathways. …”
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