Metagenomic exploration and computational prediction of novel enzymes for polyethylene terephthalate degradation by Donya Afshar Jahanshahi, Mohammad Reza Rezaei Barzani, Mohammad Bahram, Shohreh Ariaeenejad, Kaveh Kavousi

“…Our study identified 1305,282 unmapped genes, 36,000 CAZymes, and 317 plastizymes in the soil samples were heavily contaminated with plastic. …”
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Cocoa pod husk wastes derived biochar for overcoming potassium deficiency in organic agriculture by Murali Gopal, Elain Apshara S., Sathyaseelan Neenu, Alka Gupta

“…Physico-chemical and microbiological analyses revealed the biochar's alkaline pH (10.7) property, low bulk density (0.41 g/cc), and low native microbial activity, with Bacillus spp. being the dominant microbe. …”
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How to convert a 3D printer to a personal automated liquid handler for life science workflows by Dulguunnaran Naranbat, Benjamin Phelps, John Murphy, Anubhav Tripathi

“…In genomic DNA extraction from whole blood, the PALH system achieved comparable DNA yields to manual extraction (49.52 ± 3.13 ng/µL vs. 48.62 ± 5.9 ng/µL), although at higher purity (260/280 ratio of 1.83 ± 0.07 vs. 1.92 ± 0.03), although both are at acceptable ranges. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Caries in 5- and 6-Year-Old Myanmar Children by Yoshiaki Nomura, Khin Maung, Eint Min Kay Khine, Khin Myo Sint, May Phyo Lin, Min Khaing Win Myint, Thu Aung, Kaoru Sogabe, Ryoko Otsuka, Ayako Okada, Erika Kakuta, Wit Yee Wint, Masahide Uraguchi, Ryo Hasegawa, Nobuhiro Hanada

“…In this study, we examined dental caries status of 187 school children located in the suburban area of Naypyidaw, capital of Myanmar, at the age of five and six and analyzed by the individual level and tooth level. …”
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The Biopsychosocial Burden of Prostate Biopsy at the Time of Its Indication, Procedure, and Pathological Report by Walker W. Laranja, Brunno C. F. Sanches, Brunno R. I. Voris, João C. C. Alonso, Fabiano A. Simões, Ronald F. Rejowski, Leonardo O. Reis

“…Prostate biopsy did not significantly impact patients' erectile and voiding functions while a higher Beck anxiety index (BAI) was observed at Time 0 (6.89 ± 6.33) compared to Time 1 (4.83 ± 2.87), p=0.0214, and to Time 2 (4.22 ± 4.98), p=0.0178. …”
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Influence of Pretreatments on Microwave Vacuum Drying Kinetics, Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Quality of Apple Slices by Yingqiang Wang, Hongxiao Zhao, Huiwen Deng, Xi Song, Wenjie Zhang, Sirui Wu, Jing Wang

“…The SB+OD-pretreated apple slices showed the lowest shrinkage (59.5%) and the highest total sugar content (77.90 g/100 g dry matter). Besides, the OD-pretreated apple slices showed the highest density (0.953 g/cm 3 ) and the lowest titratable acidity (1.67 g/100 g dry matter). …”
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Validation of deep-learning accelerated quantitative susceptibility mapping for deep brain nuclei by Ying Zhou, Ying Zhou, Lingyun Liu, Shan Xu, Yongquan Ye, Ruiting Zhang, Minming Zhang, Jianzhong Sun, Peiyu Huang

“…Compared to PI-QSM images, the mean SSIM of DL images were 0.87, 0.86, and 0.85 for AF of 3, 4, and 5. The mean PSNR were 44.56, 44.53, and 44.23. …”
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Might Heterostyly Underlie Spider Occurrence on Inflorescences? A Case Study of Palicourea rigida (Rubiaceae), a Common Shrub from Brazilian Cerrado by Suzana Diniz, Everton Tizo-Pedroso, Denise Lange, Andréa Andrade Vilela, Danielle G. Justino, Fernanda Alves Martins, Erika Germanos, Rafael Arruda, Vanessa Stefani

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The Efficacy of Lubiprostone in Patients of Constipation: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Umar Akram, Obaid Ur Rehman, Eeshal Fatima, Zain Ali Nadeem, Omer Usman, Waqas Rasheed, Ramsha Ali, Khawaja Abdul Rehman, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

“…Owing to its good safety and efficacy profile, lubiprostone can be used in the combination regimens for management of CIC, IBS‐C, and OIC.…”
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Health-related quality of life in children born preterm at school age: the mediating role of social support and maternal stress by Melissa Liher Martínez-Shaw, Melissa Liher Martínez-Shaw, Kari Anne I. Evensen, Kari Anne I. Evensen, Kari Anne I. Evensen, Sandra Melero, Sandra Melero, Yolanda Sánchez-Sandoval, Yolanda Sánchez-Sandoval

“…Research on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of school-aged children born preterm (< 37 weeks of gestational age) is scarce and there are few studies examining the relationship with medical and family factors. …”
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Itinerários terapêuticos compartilhados por usuários de serviços especializados de saúde mental: uma análise por clusters by Michelle Chanchetti Silva, Carlos Alberto dos Santos Treichel, Rosana Teresa Onocko-Campos

“…A melhor medida de silhueta de coesão e separação (> 0,3) para os clusters foi alcançada a partir de quatro variáveis: situação em que o problema de saúde mental foi identificado; local do primeiro atendimento; origem do encaminhamento para o serviço atual; e manutenção do vínculo com a atenção primária à saúde (APS). Os clusters identificados no estudo demonstraram: (1) baixa participação da APS no acolhimento dos casos novos com a maioria dos atendimentos acontecendo já em serviços especializados; (2) alta proporção de casos identificados em situações de crise; (3) baixa participação da APS na referência dos casos, com elevado acesso aos serviços especializados por meio de demanda espontânea; (4) falta de continuidade do cuidado na APS após a entrada no serviço especializado. …”
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Comparative analysis of phytonutrients of Moringa oleifera leaves from South Africa and Nigeria, and their antimicrobial and antioxidant potentials by UPLC-ESI-QToF-MS and OPLS-DA... by Jonathan Kayembe, Cosa Sekelwa, Kokoette Bassey

“…Whereas the antioxidant potentials of the extracts were determined using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and hydrogen peroxide scavenging assays, the antimicrobial potentials of the extracts were evaluated using minimum inhibitory concentrations protocol.ResultsThe chemometric analysis with a line regression (R2) = 0.97 revealed 70% significant similarities in the phytonutrients of samples between the two regions and an intriguing 30% variation within the same plant species. …”
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高糖诱导内质网应激对血管内皮细胞炎症反应的作用

“…TNFα的表达水平均明显增加,分别是对照组的5.55倍?1.63倍?1.76倍?2.07倍(P < 0.05);此外,p-STAT3的表达水平也有所增加,为对照组的2.15倍(P < 0.05),但t-STAT3水平无明显变化(P > 0.05)?…”
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Total phenolic content, flavonoid content and antioxidant potential of Petasites hybridus and related species from Croatia and considerations regarding their pharmaceutical signifi... by Friščić Maja, Vilić Katarina, Jurić Sandra, Pilepić Kroata Hazler, Maleš Željan

“…The total phenolic content (Folin-Ciocalteu assay) of methanolic leaf extracts ranged from 4.43 ± 0.09 to 10.76 ± 0.60 mg gallic acid equivalent g−1 dry mass (mg GAE g−1 DM) for P. hybridus and from 6.66 ± 0.43 to 19.92 ± 2.90 mg GAE g−1 DM for P. albus samples, while those of P. kablikianus and P. paradoxus were equal to 7.56 ± 0.17 mg GAE g−1 DM and 10.22 ± 0.46 mg GAE g−1 DM, respectively. …”
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Preservation of the Photoreceptor Inner/Outer Segment Junction in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated by Rheohemapheresis by Eva Rencová, Milan Bláha, Jan Studnička, Vladimír Bláha, Miriam Lánská, Ondřej Renc, Alexander Stepanov, Věra Kratochvílová, Hana Langrová

“…BCVA of treated patients increased insignificantly P=0.187 from median 74.0 letters (56.2 to 81.3 letters) to median 79.0 letters (57.3 to 83.4 letters), but it decreased significantly from 74.0 letters (25.2 to 82.6 letters) to 72.5 letters (23.4 to 83.1 letters) in the control group P=0.041. …”
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Long-read sequencing revealed complex biallelic pentanucleotide repeat expansions in RFC1-related Parkinson’s disease by Peng Liu, Fan Zhang, Xinhui Chen, Xiaosheng Zheng, Miao Chen, Zhiru Lin, Shuqi Chen, Lebo Wang, Xinchen Wang, Nan Jin, Chenxin Ying, Fei Xie, Bo Wang, Sheng Wu, Zhidong Cen, Wei Luo

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Posttranslational Nitration of Tyrosine Residues Modulates Glutamate Transmission and Contributes to N-Methyl-D-aspartate-Mediated Thermal Hyperalgesia by Carolina Muscoli, Concetta Dagostino, Sara Ilari, Filomena Lauro, Micaela Gliozzi, Erlisa Bardhi, Ernesto Palma, Vincenzo Mollace, Daniela Salvemini

“…The broader implication of our findings reinforces the notion that free radicals may contribute to various forms of pain events and the importance of the development of new pharmacological tool that can modulate the glutamate transmission without blocking its actions directly.…”
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Etiologies and Outcomes of Acute Liver Failure in a Spanish Community by Emilio Fábrega, Miguel Ángel Mieses, Alvaro Terán, Irene Moraleja, Fernando Casafont, Javier Crespo, Fernando Pons-Romero

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A study on the impact of sports participation support on the level of sports participation of urban junior high school girls in China by Mingyuan Dong, Mingtian Niu, Zhengxin Jiang, Yongchul Choi, Ning Li

“…Linear regression and descriptive statistics consistently showed that family support was the highest (3.50 ± 1.06), followed by teacher support (3.17 ± 0.96) and peer support (2.88 ± 0.96). Emotional support was notably higher, while instrumental support was relatively low. …”
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Determining the effect of drug "Warfarin sodium" on toxicity indicators in an acute experiment by D.O. Hlavachek, O.Ye. Kondratenko

“…Six groups were injected with the drug "Warfarin sodium" in different doses: the first group (female rats) – 58 mg/kg per animal, the second (also female rats) – 29 mg/kg, the third (male rats) – 323 mg/kg, the fourth (also male rats) – 161.5 mg/kg, the fifth (mice of both sexes) – 374 mg/kg, the sixth (also mice of both sexes) – 187 mg/kg. Three control groups (the first – 6 male rats, the second – 6 female rats, the third – 14 mice) received distilled water. …”
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