Grape Seed Procyanidin Extract Improves Insulin Production but Enhances Bax Protein Expression in Cafeteria-Treated Male Rats by Lídia Cedó, Anna Castell-Auví, Victor Pallarès, Mayte Blay, Anna Ardévol, Montserrat Pinent

“…However, the administration of the extract enhances the cafeteria-induced increase in Bax protein levels, suggesting increased apoptosis. …”
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Examining the impact of a strength-based program to enhance teacher-trainees’ critical thinking abilities: a pilot study by Divya Surendran Nair, Seema Bhandare

“…Despite the importance of strengths in positive psychology, there is a lack of research on using a strength-based approach to boost critical thinking skills. This study aims to enhance teacher-trainees’ critical thinking by leveraging their individual strengths, moving away from traditional instructional strategies.…”
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Autonomous robotic ultrasound scanning system: a key to enhancing image analysis reproducibility and observer consistency in ultrasound imaging by Xin-Xin Lin, Ming-De Li, Si-Min Ruan, Wei-Ping Ke, Hao-Ruo Zhang, Hui Huang, Shao-Hong Wu, Mei-Qing Cheng, Wen-Juan Tong, Hang-Tong Hu, Dan-Ni He, Rui-Fang Lu, Ya-Dan Lin, Ming Kuang, Ming Kuang, Ming-De Lu, Ming-De Lu, Li-Da Chen, Qing-Hua Huang, Qing-Hua Huang, Wei Wang

“…Radiological feature variability was measured using the coefficient of variation (COV), while performance and reproducibility assessments utilized mean and standard deviation (SD).FindingsThe auto-RUSS had the potential to reduce operator-dependent variability in ultrasound examinations, offering enhanced repeatability and consistency across multiple dimensions including probe contact force, images acquisition, image measurement, and diagnostic model performance.Originality/valueIn this paper, an autonomous robotic ultrasound scanning system (auto-RUSS) pipeline was proposed. …”
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Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous Sampling by Hong‐liang Xiong, Li Du, Jiao Yang, Wei‐Tong Hu, Jia‐Bing Huang, Yun‐De Li, Xi Chen, Yi‐Fei Dong

“…ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the visualization of right adrenal vein (RAV) in non‐contrast‐enhanced multi‐detector computed tomography (MDCT) and its guiding role for right adrenal venous sampling (AVS) in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA). …”
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Case Report: Staged surgical management in ESRD: off-pump CABG followed by renal transplantation to enhance graft survival by Özge Çetinarslan, Davit Saba

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Delta opioid receptors engage multiple signaling cascades to differentially modulate prefrontal GABA release with input and target specificity by Ryan P.D. Alexander, Kevin J. Bender

“…This imposes different temporal filtering effects, via short-term plasticity, that depend on how calcium channels are regulated. Thus, DORs engage differential signaling cascades to regulate inhibition depending on the postsynaptic target compartment, with different effects on synaptic information transfer in somatic and dendritic domains.…”
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Enhancing compassion in medical education - a comparative study of the efficacy of clinical clerkships versus simulation-based training methodologies by Claudia Ebm, R. Sarti, P. Panico, M. Pagliotta, V. Vinci, S. Oldani

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Engaging High Water Users in Water Conservation #3: High Water Users’ Opportunities to Learn about Water Conservation by Pei-wen Huang, Alexa J. Lamm

“…This 3-page fact sheet is the third in a series discussing how Extension can improve high water users' engagement in water conservation, focusing on how to effectively communicate with high water users about water conservation education. …”
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Dihydrotanshinone I enhanced BRAF mutant melanoma treatment efficacy by inhibiting the STAT3/SOX2 signaling pathway by Xing Luo, Yi Duan, Jinwei He, CongGai Huang, Jun Liu, Yifan Liu, Mengdei Xu, Qiong Dai, Zhihui Yang

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Enhancing energy autonomy of greenhouses with semi-transparent photovoltaic systems through a comparative study of battery storage systems by Mohammadreza Gholami, Ali Arefi, Anwarul Hasan, Chengdao Li, S. M. Muyeen

“…These findings highlight the potential of BESS to enhance energy independence and promote sustainable agricultural practices. …”
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Revendications sociales et confinement en temps de crise : quelles pratiques de l’espace public contemporain ? by Marie Pigeolet

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La coopération décentralisée : un élan pour le développement culturel durable dans l’espace euro-méditerranéen by Edina Soldo, Emmanuelle Moustier

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Rapid diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis using machine-learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of human vaginal fluids by Xin-Ru Wen, Jia-Wei Tang, Jie Chen, Hui-Min Chen, Muhammad Usman, Quan Yuan, Yu-Rong Tang, Yu-Dong Zhang, Hui-Jin Chen, Liang Wang

“…This study aims to develop a novel method for BV detection by integrating surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with machine learning (ML) algorithms. …”
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TYRO3 blockade enhances anti-PD-1 therapy response by modulating expression of CCN1 in tumor microenvironment by Miso Park, Da-Sol Kuen, Keon Wook Kang, Yeonseok Chung, Jaewoo Park, Munkyung Choi, Yeonji Kim, Eun Chae Roh, Yong June Choi, Yoon Gyoon Kim, Sung Yun Cho

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High Improvement in Conversion Efficiency of μc-SiGe Thin-Film Solar Cells with Field-Enhancement Layers by Shu-Hung Yu, Wei Lin, Yu-Hung Chen, Chun-Yen Chang

“…The improved performance for hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon-germanium (μc-Si1−xGex:H, x~0.1) p-i-n single solar cells with hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) field-enhancement layers (FELs) is demonstrated for the first time. …”
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Enhancing Carriers’ Confinement by Introducing BAlGaN Quantum Barriers for the Better Optoelectronic Performance of Deep UV LEDs by Jamshad Bashir, Muhammad Usman, Dmitri Sergeevich Arteev, Zoya Noor, Ahmed Ali

“…With quaternary B_xAl_yGa_zN QBs, significantly enhanced electrons and hole concentrations can be observed in the active region of quantum wells (QWs), which leads to a 4.3 times increased radiative recombination rate with a 68% better internal quantum efficiency (IQE) than the referenced conventional LEDs. …”
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Alexis Sempé (prés.), Un instituteur communiste en Algérie. L’engagement et le combat (1936-1953) by Didier Monciaud

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Evaluation of Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Memory-Enhancing Activity of Garuga pinnata Roxb. Bark and Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam) Oken. Leaves by Ravin Bhandari, Sabina Gyawali, Nisha Aryal, Devika Gaire, Kalpana Paudyal, Abaru Panta, Pooja Panth, Dirgha Raj Joshi, Rabindra Kumar Rokaya, Pramod Aryal, Jitendra Pandey

“…This investigation was designed to explore the result shown by methanolic extract of Garuga pinnata bark and Bryophyllum pinnatum leaves, on cognitive power and retention of the memory in experimental mice along with quantification of phenolic compounds and DPPH radicals neutralizing capacity. The memory-enhancing activity was determined by the elevated plus-maze method in Scopolamine-induced amnesic mice, using Piracetam as allopathic and Shankhpushpi as ayurvedic standard drugs. …”
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Combining GIS and machine learning for enhanced tsunami risk management: A review of current approaches and unexplored future potential by Tahri Ayoub, Beroho Mohamed, Tichli Soufiane, El Talibi Hajar, El Moussaoui Said, Aboumaria Khadija

“…In addition, suggestions are made for how future steeps as the integration of machine learning techniques as emerging tools for analyzing and classifying complex and vast datasets, which may enhance GIS applications in tsunami risk management to improve the accuracy and utility of these tools.…”
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Numerical Simulation Analysis and Research on Drag Reduction and Stability Enhancement Effect of Head Swing Based on Biomimetic Flexible Variants by Debo Qi, Yang Li, Baisheng Yang, Zhengyang Wu, Bo Li, Shichao Niu

“…., will be severely diminished. To enhance the adaptability of vehicles in variable fluid environments, this study explores the feasibility of adjusting the drag of a vehicle through active head swing variants. …”
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