Pharmacological and Toxicological Threshold of Bisammonium Tetrakis 4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pyridinium Decavanadate in a Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance by Samuel Treviño, Alfonso Díaz, Eduardo Sánchez-Lara, Víctor Enrique Sarmiento-Ortega, José Ángel Flores-Hernández, Eduardo Brambila, Francisco J. Meléndez, Enrique González-Vergara

“…In this paper, our purposes were to evaluate the metabolic activity on dyslipidemia and dysglycemia, insulin signaling in liver and adipose tissue, and toxicology of the title compound. …”
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RISK FACTORS OF SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS AMONG ELEMETARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CENTRAL SUMBA – WEST NUSA TENGGARA by Fridolina Mau, Mefi Mariana Tallan

“…The most common type of worm egg infection found in feces was mixed infection of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura (35.6%), followed by a single infection with T. trichiura (32.8%) and the least number was A. lumbricoides (14. 9%).STH infections have significant related to some risk factors such as defecating not in the latrine, not washing hand with water and soap before eating and after defecated, not practicing hand washing properly, biting nails, sucking fingers, not cutting nails once a week, and barefood. …”
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Concentrations, composition profiles, and in vitro–in silico-based mixture risk assessment of bisphenol A and its analogs in plant-based foods by Chun-Hui Chiu, Shih-Han Sun, Yun-Jia Yao, Yi Chuang, Yu-Tsung Lee, Yi-Jun Lin

“…The substitution of bisphenol A (BPA) with structurally similar analogs has raised concerns due to their comparable estrogenic activities. Considering the high consumption of plant-based foods, assessing the risks posed by bisphenols (BPs) in such dietary sources is essential. …”
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COVID-19 among staff and their family members of a healthcare research institution in Bangladesh between March 2020 and April 2021: a test-negative case–control study by Subhasish Das, Mustafa Mahfuz, Shah Mohammad Fahim, Tahmeed Ahmed, Shams E Arifeen, Md Ashraful Alam, Mustafizur Rahman, John D Clemens, S M Tafsir Hasan, Ishita Mostafa, Monira Sarmin, Shahana Parveen

“…Among the positive cases, 97% were recovered, 2.1% had reinfections, 24 died and 41 were active cases as of 15 April 2021. Multivariable regression analysis showed that age more than 60 years (adjusted OR (aOR)=2.1, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.3; p<0.05), blood group AB (aOR=1.5, 95% CI 1.1 to 2; p<0.05), fever (aOR=3.1, 95% CI 2.6 to 3.7; p<0.05), cough (aOR=1.3, 95% CI 1.1 to 1.6; p<0.05) and anosmia (aOR=2.7, 95% CI 1.3 to 5.7; p<0.05) were significantly associated with higher odds of being COVID-19 positive when compared with participants who were tested negative.Conclusions The study findings suggest that older age, fever, cough and anosmia were associated with COVID-19 among the study participants.…”
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Effect of Flowering Shading on Grain Yield and Quality of Durum Wheat in a Mediterranean Environment by Giancarlo Pagnani, Alfredo Lorenzo, Nausicaa Occhipinti, Lisa Antonucci, Sara D’Egidio, Fabio Stagnari, Michele Pisante

“…Field experiments were conducted in Mosciano Sant’Angelo, Italy, over two cropping seasons (2016–2017 and 2017–2018) to evaluate the effects of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) availability and nitrogen (N) fertilization on durum wheat. …”
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QTL‐Based Evidence of Population Genetic Divergence in Male Territorial Aggressiveness of the Japanese Freshwater Threespine Stickleback by Haruka Yamazaki, Seiichi Mori, Osamu Kishida, Atsushi J. Nagano, Tomoyuki Kokita

“…Our QTL analysis identified a single significant locus in an aggression‐related behavioral component, that is, the number of bites of focal F2 males toward a GF stimulus intruder. …”
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LincRNA Cox-2 Regulates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response of Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells via Modulating miR-21/NF-κB Axis by Yaoyao Bian, Lili Yang, Bin Zhang, Wen Li, Sen Wang, Shuling Jiang, Xi Chen, Wenlin Li, Li Zeng

“…Furthermore, the suppression of miR-21 on LPS induced HPMCs injury was reversed by knockdown of TLR4, which could inhibited the activation of NF-κB pathway axis. It suggested that the effect of Cox-2 on LPS induced HPMCs injury was achieved by negatively regulation of miR-21 and targeted TLR4 through NF-κB pathway axis. …”
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Effects of concave thoracoplasty on chest circumference and ventilatory function in adolescence with idiopathic scoliosis by Khaled Takey Ahmed, Abla Mohamed Hamed, Youssry El Hawary, Nesreen G. El-Nahas, Akram M. Helmy, Mohammed Hesham Aboelenien

“…Conclusions Patients with AIS who underwent concave thoracoplasty showed greater improvements in Cobb angles and pulmonary function tests 3 months after surgical intervention. Future research activities should emphasize elucidating areas of confusion to improve care in the AIS.…”
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Systematic identification and quantification of factors and their interactions with age, sex, and panel wave influencing cognitive function in Korean older adults by Eunmi Kim, Eunmi Kim, Jinkyung Oh, Jinkyung Oh, Jungsoo Gim, Jungsoo Gim, Jungsoo Gim, Iksoo Huh, Iksoo Huh

“…Wave number interacted with depressive symptoms and social activity. In addition, the group-wise delta R2 values were found to be 10.9, 6.3, and 5.9% in the difficult-to-modify, modifiable, and non-modifiable factor groups, respectively. …”
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Role of Renal Nerves in the Treatment of Renovascular Hypertensive Rats with L-Arginine by Sonia Alves Gouvea, Renata V. Tiradentes, Cintia H. Santuzzi, Vinícius Mengal, Henrique de A. Futuro Neto, Nyam F. Silva, Gláucia R. Abreu

“…Our results suggest that renal sympathetic activity participates in the genesis and the maintenance of the hypertension and also demonstrate that treatment with L-arg alone is incapable of normalizing the MAP and that the effect of such treatment is not additive with the effect of kidney denervation.…”
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Changes in the intestinal microbiota induced by the postnatal environment and their association with hypertension by Patrizia Dardi, Camille Perella Coutinho, Sarah de Oliveira, Simone Aparecida Teixeira, Renaide Rodrigues Ferreira Gacek, Eduardo Purgatto, Marco Aurélio Ramirez Vinolo, Marcelo Nicolás Muscará, Luciana Venturini Rossoni

“…Our findings revealed significant differences in the microbiota's composition and its metabolic activity in young non-fostered SHR (SS) vs. …”
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Prediction of water inflow after excavation of underground chamber group with long span and high buried depth by Rui LI, Hongfu ZHOU, Shuwu LI, Guanghong JU, Wanlin LIU, Wenqing TANG

“…To predict the water inflow of underground caverns after excavation and provide guidance for drainage and anti-seepage design, this study focused on the large underground powerhouse caverns of a pumped storage power station in Xinjiang, and analyzed the seepage characteristics of rock mass in the dam site area in terms of groundwater activity characteristics, borehole water pressure test, and the development of structural planes in the rock mass. …”
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Clinical course of spinal pain in adolescents: a feasibility study in a chiropractic setting by Steven J Kamper, Christopher G Maher, Mark J Hancock, Simon D French, Lise Hestbæk, Katherine A Pohlman, Michael S Swain, Laura RC Montgomery, Anika Young, Amber Beynon

“…Questionnaire measures included spinal pain, pain coping, quality of life, physical activity, clinical assessment findings and care delivered. …”
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Dynamical Hybrid System for Optimizing and Controlling Efficacy of Plant-Based Protein in Aquafeeds by Serge Dossou, Mahmoud A. O. Dawood, Amr I. Zaineldin, Ibrahim A. Abouelsaad, Kumbukani Mzengereza, Ronick S. Shadrack, Yukun Zhang, Mohamed El-Sharnouby, Hamada A. Ahmed, Mohammed F. El Basuini

“…Interestingly, protease, lipase, and amylase activities were better expressed in RM-Koji, RM-Yeast, and FM over RM, respectively. …”
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Systematic identification of the chemical components of leaves and roots of Didymocarpus heucherifolius Hand.-Mazz. based on UHPLC Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS technology coupled with mo... by Liangyin Shu, Shunli Xiao, Kailin Li, Huibin Luo, Meng Li, Qingrui Yang, Bowen Gao, Jiaxin Li, Fang Yan, Wei Cai

“…-Mazz., thereby providing a theoretical basis for its quality control, in-depth research, and further development.…”
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Effects of pyrazosulfuron-ethyl on caudal fin regeneration in zebrafish larvae by Chenkai Ge, Zhijun Ye, Weitao Hu, Jingrong Tang, Huimin Li, Fasheng Liu, Xinjun Liao, Jianjun Chen, Shouhua Zhang, Zigang Cao

“…Pyrazosulfuron-ethyl exposure resulted in the decreased number of neutrophils and macrophages, and the downregulation of immune related gene expression levels during caudal fin. Using LPS to activate inflammation can effectively rescue the fin regeneration defects induced by pyrazosulfuron-ethyl. …”
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The Feasibility of Telephone-delivered Self-management Intervention in Multiple Sclerosis by Mozaffar Hosseininezhad, Sajjad Saadat, Fatemeh Younesi Rostami, Roghaye Zare, Ali Bonyad, Masoumeh Qanbary Joopish, Alia saberi, Fateme Shafaee

“…Background: Self-management plays a significant role in people’s active participation in treating multiple sclerosis (MS), improving quality of life, suppressing symptoms, and reducing treatment costs. …”
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Vegetation greening and climate change respectively regulates the long-term trend and interannual variability in evapotranspiration over the Loess Plateau since the 21st century by Qiaoyin Tan, Ting Hua, Ting Hua, Haichen Zhao, Peiye Zhou, Peiye Zhou

“…Between 2000 and 2022, approximately 80% of areas showing significant changes in ET and its components were directly influenced by vegetation greening, particularly in the central part of the Loess Plateau, where restoration efforts were most prominent. …”
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A Significant Association of Upper Limb Muscle Strength with Thyroid Function in Overweight and Obese Population: A Study of the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examinati... by Jeongmin Lee, Kwanhoon Jo, Jeonghoon Ha, Dong-Jun Lim, Jung Min Lee, Sang-Ah Chang, Moo Il Kang, Min-Hee Kim

“…After exclusion of subjects with FT4 level out of normal range, a history of thyroid disease or cerebral disease, restricted activity, and incomplete data, a total of 3503 were recruited (age range 19–80 years, 51% male). …”
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Scalable Manufacturing Method for Model Protein-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles: Biocompatibility, Trafficking and Release Properties by Selin Akpinar Adscheid, Marta Rojas-Rodríguez, Salma M. Abdel-Hafez, Francesco S. Pavone, Marc Schneider, Akif E. Türeli, Martino Calamai, Nazende Günday-Türeli

“…Furthermore, encapsulated WGA-488 protein retained its functional activity after release, validating the integrity of the encapsulation and release processes. …”
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