Carpolobia lutea methanol root extract reinstates androgenesis and testicular function in cadmiumchallenged rats by Ejike, Daniel Eze, Okpa Precious, Nwaka, Ugochukwu Vincent, Igbokwe, Moses, Dele Adams, Mohammed Rabiu, Karimah, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua

“…Findings indicated that cadmium statistically (p<0.05) lowered testicular 17β-HSD activity and serum testosterone, LH and FSH levels when compared with those of the control group animals. …”
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Discoloration and Degradation of Bamboo under Ultraviolet Radiation by Haixia Yu, Shengliang He, Wenfu Zhang, Mengyao Zhan, Xiaowei Zhuang, Jin Wang, Wenji Yu

“…The color change of bamboo scrimber under UV radiation was less and slower than that of untreated bamboo due to high density and heat treatment, and the dark carbonized scrimber changed less than that of the light carbonized scrimber. …”
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Factors protecting against progression of myopia in school students exposed to societal change in Vietnam: a 3-year cohort study by Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Keiko Nakamura, Kaoruko Seino, Xuan Minh Tri Tran, Hoang Thuy Linh Nguyen, Thao Vi Tran, Tae Igarashi-Yokoi, Thang Van Vo

“…Spending more time outdoors was associated with a significantly decreased incidence of myopia (adjusted OR 0.499; 95% CI: 0.329–0.757), less myopic SE progression (β=0.337; 95% CI: 0.254, 0.640) and slower AL elongation (β=−0.289; 95% CI: −0.202 to –0.071). …”
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N1-methylnicotinamide promotes age-related cochlear damage via the overexpression of SIRT1 by Toru Miwa, Toru Miwa, Akihito Tarui, Akihito Tarui, Teppei Kouga, Yasunori Asai, Yasunori Asai, Hideaki Ogita, Hideaki Ogita, Taro Fujikawa, Nobuhiro Hakuba, Nobuhiro Hakuba

“…Despite similar metabolic trends in CBA mice, their slower aging profiles mitigated ARHL progression. …”
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Revealing the biological features of the axolotl pancreas as a new research model by Hui Ma, Hui Ma, Hui Ma, Guangcong Peng, Yan Hu, Binbin Lu, Binbin Lu, Yiying Zheng, Yingxian Wu, Weimin Feng, Yu Shi, Xiangyu Pan, Li Song, Ina Stützer, Yanmei Liu, Jifeng Fei, Jifeng Fei, Jifeng Fei

“…Notably, the adult axolotl pancreas exhibits slower metabolic activity compared to mammals, as evidenced by the results of GTT and ITT. …”
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Longitudinal Changes of Axial Length and Associated Factors in Congenital Ectopia Lentis Patients by Jingxin He, Zhangkai Lian, Qianzhong Cao, Zhenzhen Liu, Charlotte Aimee Young, Xinyu Zhang, Danying Zheng, Guangming Jin

“…Compared with the nonsurgery group, the change rate of AL among children aged 3 to 6 years old was slower in the surgery group (0.443 ± 0.340 mm/year vs. 0.278 ± 0.227 mm/year, P<0.05). …”
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Influence of Treadmill Speed and Perturbation Intensity on Selection of Balancing Strategies during Slow Walking Perturbed in the Frontal Plane by Zlatko Matjačić, Matjaž Zadravec, Andrej Olenšek

“…This study provides novel insights into balancing strategies used at slower walking speeds which may be more relevant to understand the challenges of gait stability following perturbations in the frontal plane in clinical populations.…”
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Nowe źródła do biografii Pawła Kochańskiego by Elżbieta Szczepańska-Lange

“…Wszystko wskazuje, że celem było poświadczenie nieprawdziwego, przesuniętego o trzy lata do przodu roku urodzenia Kochańskiego, słowem o jego odmłodzenie, a to dla uniknięcia wcielenia do wojska.  …”
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Basal ganglia components have distinct computational roles in decision-making dynamics under conflict and uncertainty. by Nadja R Ging-Jehli, James F Cavanagh, Minkyu Ahn, David J Segar, Wael F Asaad, Michael J Frank

“…In STN, theta activity was related to a prolonged decision boundary (indexed by slower collapse and therefore more deliberate choices) during high conflict situations. …”
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The In Vitro Immunomodulatory Effects of Gold Nanocomplex on THP-1-Derived Macrophages by Duaa Abuarqoub, Nouf N. Mahmoud, Rand Zaza, Rana Abu-Dahab, Enam A. Khalil, Dima A. Sabbah

“…THP-1 cells were differentiated into macrophages and characterized by measuring the expression of macrophage surface markers by flow cytometry. Then, differentiated cells were activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). …”
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Technological dental sealants: in vitro evaluation of material properties and antibiofilm potential by Witalo Pereira de Jesus, Luiza de Almeida Queiroz Ferreira, Washington Henrique Themoteo da Silva, Fernanda Vieira Belém, Ana Paula Turrioni, Cláudia Silami de Magalhães, Mila Fernandes Moreira Madeira, Ivana Márcia Alves Diniz, Marco Aurelio Benini Paschoal

“…Methods The following groups were analyzed: Beautisealant® self-etching sealant (Shofu)(G1), FluroShield® conventional sealant (Dentsply)(G2- Control Group), Flow Constic® self-adhesive/self-etching resin (DMG)(G3) and Beautifil Flow Plus F03® conventional resin (Shofu)(G4). …”
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Probiotics Can Boost the Antitumor Immunity of CD8+T Cells in BALB/c Mice and Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma by Jie Mao, Shu-Ze Zhang, Peng Du, Zhi-Bin Cheng, Huan Hu, Shi-Yao Wang

“…The results of immunohistochemistry showed that the proportion of CD8+T cells in the patients treated with probiotics before surgery was increased significantly than that in other patients (P=0.033). The results of flow cytometry also showed that the proportion of CD8+T cells in the probiotics group was higher than that in the nonprobiotics group (P=0.029). …”
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Dynamiques socio-politiques et territorialités de l’immigration ivoirienne en Tunisie by Camille Cassarini

“…Like other Maghrebi countries, Tunisia has been at the heart of various flows and mobilities coming from all over the African continent, especially from its sub-Saharan portion, for at least twenty years. …”
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Aspergillus fumigatus Influences Gasdermin-D-Dependent Pyroptosis of the Lung via Regulating Toll-Like Receptor 2-Mediated Regulatory T Cell Differentiation by Wei Yan, Yi-si Zhao, Ke Xie, Yu Xing, Fang Xu

“…Western blot was used for the detection of the expression of TLR2, Gasdermin-D (GSDMD), IL-1α, and IL-1β in the lung. Flow cytometry was used to detect splenic CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ Tregs. …”
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Effect of Acarbose on High Carohydrate Diet Induced Liver Injury in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Yanhao CAO, Xiaolong BO, Hongli LIU, Xiaoli HUANG

“…Then, largemouth bass with an initial body weight of 7.5 mg/kg was fed with acarbose to explore the therapeutic effects of acarbose on high carbohydrate diet-induced liver injury by using gross pathology, histopathology, enzymology, and flow cytometry. In addition, six candidate Chinese herbal medicines were screened by simulating the sugar control principle of acarbose, and their therapeutic effects on high carbohydrate dietinduced liver injury were preliminarily analyzed.…”
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Disrupting EDEM3‐induced M2‐like macrophage trafficking by glucose restriction overcomes resistance to PD‐1/PD‐L1 blockade by Shaoyong Peng, Minshan Wu, Qian Yan, Gaopo Xu, Yumo Xie, Guannan Tang, Jinxin Lin, Zixu Yuan, Xiaoxia Liang, Ze Yuan, Jingrong Weng, Liangliang Bai, Xiaolin Wang, Huichuan Yu, Meijin Huang, Yanxin Luo, Xiaoxia Liu

“…We evaluated theeffects of FMD plus 2‐DG on antitumour immunity using multipleximmunofluorescence, flow cytometry, cytokine profiling, TUNEL assays, xenografttumours, and in vivo studies. …”
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Environmental impact assessment of rapeseed production using the LCA method: Part two: Life cycle impact assessment by Kiš Ferenc, Đurišić-Mladenović Nataša, Marjanović-Jeromela Ana

“…The functional unit (FU) is one hectare of agricultural land used for winter rapeseed cultivation, with a reference flow of 3,000 kg of seeds, representing the average yield per hectare. …”
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Crosswind and Vortex Usages for Electricity Production Enhancement of Solar Updraft Tower by Amnart Boonloi, Anan Sudsanguan, Withada Jedsadaratanachai

“…The enhancement involves a hybrid energy approach by installing a vortex generator at the top of the tower to convert crosswinds into a vortex flow at the chimney’s top. This modification induces an updraft within the tower, enabling it to generate electricity continuously, even at night when there is no sunlight. …”
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Roughness Variation Impact on the Morphological Evolution at the Medjerda River: Telemac 2D-Sisyphe Modeling by Hammami Saber, Romdhane Hela, Soualmia Amel, Kourta Azeddine

“…The model-generated outputs facilitated a comprehensive longitudinal and transverse comparative analysis, focusing on flow velocity, shear stress, and bed evolution profile in response to varying roughness levels. …”
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Institutional Investor Information Sharing, Stock Market Extreme Risk, and Financial Systemic Risk by Xiao-Li Gong, Zhi-Qiang Du

“…Besides, it can be concluded that institutional investor information sharing can reduce the extreme risk by promoting the comprehensiveness of information flow and the market pricing efficiency of stocks, thereby reducing the degree of financial systemic risk. …”
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