Selenium’s Role in Plant Secondary Metabolism: Regulation and Mechanistic Insights by Yan Zhou, Kaiqin Nie, Lulu Geng, Yixin Wang, Linling Li, Hua Cheng

“…Although it has been shown that selenium can affect the antioxidant system and defense mechanisms in plants, detailed mechanisms of selenium’s action on plant secondary metabolic pathways, including its effects on specific metabolic enzymes and regulatory genes, still need to be revealed by further in-depth studies. …”
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An Unusual Phenomenon of Tourniquetinduced Hypertension in a Young Adult Male Undergoing Lower Limb Surgery under Subarachnoid Block: A Case Report by Mridul Madhav Panditrao, Sarita Swami, Rohan Thombare

“…However, at the end of the surgical procedure, as soon as the tourniquet was deflated, the Blood Pressures (BPs), both SBP and DBP dropped to baseline values. …”
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The effects of enhanced external counter-pulsation on post-acute sequelae of COVID-19: A narrative review by Huang Jiecheng, Fan Yuxuan, Wang Yongshun, Liu Jingjin

“…The potential treatment approach of EECP, involving sequenced inflation and deflation of specifically-placed airbags, has become of increasing interest, as it has been found to alleviate PASC-associated anxiety by improving patient cardiovascular function. …”
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Transcriptome response in a marine copepod under multigenerational exposure to ocean warming and Ni at an environmentally realistic concentration by Yunlei Zhang, Shiru Lin, Yaolu Niu, Xiaoping Zhou, Qingxian Lin

“…Specifically, the combined exposure exacerbated the down-regulation of defense, apoptosis, xenobiotic efflux, GSH system, and energy metabolism, as well as the up-regulation of detoxification and peroxidase system. …”
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The Effects of Induction and Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension on Cerebral Autoregulation: An Experimental Study by Marcelo de Lima Oliveira, Angela Macedo Salinet, Ricardo de Carvalho Nogueira, Alessandro Rodrigo Belon, Wellingson Silva Paiva, Brasil Chian Ping Jeng, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu

“…After 1.5 h, a 3% saline solution was infused via venous catheter, and 30 min later, the bladder catheter balloon was deflated (surgery). The cerebral static autoregulation (sCA) index was evaluated using cerebral blood flow velocities (CBFV) obtained with Doppler ultrasound. …”
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ASHLEY: A New Empirical Model for the High‐Latitude Electron Precipitation and Electric Field by Qingyu Zhu, Yue Deng, Astrid Maute, Liam M. Kilcommons, Delores J. Knipp, Marc Hairston

“…ASHLEY consists of three components, ASHLEY‐A, ASHLEY‐E, and ASHLEY‐Evar, which are developed based on the electron precipitation and bulk ion drift measurements from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites during the most recent solar cycle. …”
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Experimental Study on Mechanical Performance of U-Shaped Steel-Encased Concrete Composite Beam-Girder Joints by Zhangqi Hu, Ran He, Yukui Wang, Weirong Lv, Jingchao Li

“…The failure patterns, load-strain and load-deflection curves, and strain distributions of the novel composite beam-girder joints were investigated through the static loading tests on two full-scale specimens, denoted as GBJ1 and GBJ2. …”
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Geometrical Nonlinear Aeroelastic Stability Analysis of a Composite High-Aspect-Ratio Wing by Chang Chuan Xie, Jia Zhen Leng, Chao Yang

“…Planar doublet lattice method is used to calculate unsteady aerodynamics in frequency domain ignoring the bending effect of the deflected wing. And then, the aeroelastic stability analysis of the system under a given load condition is successively carried out. …”
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β-Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Reduces Oxidative Stress and Improves Steroidogenesis in Granulosa Cells Associated with Sheep Prolificacy via Activating AMPK Pathway by Yu Cai, Hua Yang, Hui Xu, Shanglai Li, Bingru Zhao, Zhibo Wang, Xiaolei Yao, Feng Wang, Yanli Zhang

“…NMN treatment effectively reduced Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced apoptosis and mitigated mitochondrial dysfunction, while also decreasing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby enhancing the activity of the antioxidant defense system. Importantly, NMN treatment improved the impairments in steroid hormone levels induced by LPS. …”
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Developing the Ready Military Medical Force: military-specific training in Graduate Medical Education by John B Holcomb, Jan O Jansen, Eric A Elster, Matthew D Tadlock, Jennifer M Gurney, Emily W Baird, Daniel T Lammers, Richard D Betzold, Shaun R Brown, Matthew J Eckert, Daniel B Cox, Jeffrey D Kerby

“…The purpose of this study is to review prior efforts at developing and implementing military unique curricula (MUC) in residency training programs.Methods We performed a literature search in PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase, Web of Science, and the Defense Technical Information Center through August 8, 2023, including terms “graduate medical education” and “military.” …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Using Concrete Containing Waste Paper Sludge Ash and Pozzolanic Materials to Repair Bridge Stub Columns by F. Delaram, Y. Mohammadi, M. R. Adlparvar

“…The axial loading test was performed on the columns, and the load-deflection diagrams were obtained. The ductility, stiffness, load-bearing capacity, and crack distribution were among the parameters that were used to compare different modes. …”
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Experimental Study and Mixed-Dimensional FE Analysis of T-Rib GFRP Plate-Concrete Composite Bridge Decks by Jun Tian, Xiaowei Wu, Yu Zheng, Yinfei Du, Xiankai Quan

“…The mixed-dimensional FE analysis model can accurately simulate the local complex stress state of GFRP plates, ultimate loads, stiffness, and midspan deflections and simultaneously can significantly reduce computational time. …”
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Effective Fatigue Evaluation on Rubber Mounts for Rail Vehicles by Robert Keqi Luo

“…Hyperelastic models, widely applicable to industry, were used for load-deflection calculations and validated with the experimental data. …”
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Puerarin pretreatment provides protection against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via inhibiting excessive autophagy and apoptosis by modulation of HES1 by Yong Yuan, Songqing Lai, Tie Hu, Fajia Hu, Chenchao Zou, Xiuqi Wang, Ming Fang, Jichun Liu, Huang Huang

“…In vitro, Pue pretreatment significantly alleviated A/R-induced damage by decreasing LDH levels, increasing cellular activity, inhibiting autophagic lysosomal overactivation, inhibiting oxidative stress (ROS, LIP ROS, MDA), increasing antioxidant defense (SOD, GSH-Px), and increasing P62 protein expression while decreasing LC3II/I ratio. …”
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Mixture of Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus Pumilus Modulates Community Structures of Rice Rhizosphere Soil to Suppress Rice Seedling Blight by Jiang Nan, Qiu Jiehua, Tian Dagang, Shi Huanbin, Liu Zhiquan, Wen Hui, Xie Shuwei, Chen Huizhe, Wu Meng, Kou Yanjun

“…The mixture of the T40 and T208 strains also significantly increased the expression of defense-related genes. In conclusion, the mixture of the T40 and T208 strains effectively modulates microbial community structures, enhances microbial network stability, and boosts the resistance against rice seedling blight. …”
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The effect of salicylic and jasmonic acids on the activity of <i>SnAGO</i> genes in the fungus <i>Stagonospora nodorum</i> Berk. in <i>in vitro</i> culture and during infection o... by M. Yu. Shein, G. F. Burkhanova, I. V. Maksimov

“…Thus, our data prove that the SnAGO genes of the fungus S. nodorum effectively interact with the host defense system in direct proportion to the degree of resistance of the latter to the pathogen. …”
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Optimization of Reasonable Finished State for Cable-Stayed Bridge with Steel Box Girder Based on Multiplier Path Following Method by Jiapeng Shi, Yu Tao, Qingyun Xu, Jie Dai, Jin Di, Fengjiang Qin

“…This method’s practicality and efficiency are verified through a case study, analyzing how constraints on vertical girder deflection, horizontal pylon displacement, cable forces, and cable force uniformity affect the optimization outcome. …”
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Lack of Proinflammatory Cytokine Interleukin-6 or Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-1 Results in a Failure of the Innate Immune Response after Bacterial Meningitis by Lea-Jessica Albrecht, Simone C. Tauber, Julika Merres, Eugenia Kress, Matthias B. Stope, Sandra Jansen, Thomas Pufe, Lars-Ove Brandenburg

“…The lack of TNFR1 and IL-6 results in higher mortality by weakened immune defence, whereas the lack of TNFR1 results in more severe impairment of the innate immune response than the lack of IL-6 alone.…”
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Experimental Analysis of Eccentric Compression Performance of Larch Wood-Steel Composite Columns by Junren Wang, Shaowei Duan, Jiewei He, Zhifeng Wang

“…With the variation of strain and deflection, failure process and failure modes of the hot-rolled H-beam and larch from composite columns under various loads were observed, and the ultimate bearing capacity and stability of composite columns were studied. …”
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Cross-sectional study of proteomic differences between moderate and severe psoriasis by Lingling Wu, Chen Cen, Bibo Xie, Lihua Hu, Jia Huang, Ningning Shen, Qiang Dong

“…Our data identify Eighteen DEPs as biomarkers of disease severity, and are associated with IL − 17 signalling pathway, Neutrophil extracellular trap formation, NF − kappa B signalling pathway, and defence response to the bacterium. Targeting these molecules and measures to manage infection may improve psoriasis’s severity and therapeutic efficacy.…”
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