Integration of transcriptomics and metabolomics data revealed role of insulin resistant SNW1 gene in the pathophysiology of gestational diabetes by Ravi Bhushan, Rimjhim Trivedi, Ritu Raj, Anjali Rani, Sangeeta Rai, Anima Tripathi, Shiv Govind Rawat, Ajay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Pawan K. Dubey

“…This study identified SNW1 as a novel insulin-resistant gene that induces hyperglycemia by elevating gluconeogenesis and decreasing glucose uptake. …”
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WOMEN’S NEEDS VS. ECONOMIC SURVIVAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: NAVIGATING THIS TENSION USING CARE AND JUSTICE by S.A. Puen, R.J.M. Sanchez

“…We argue for a caring justice framework, using Fratelli Tutti and care ethics in navigating the tensions between the individual and the community, analysing and transforming the way in which work is structured in the Philippines at present. …”
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Utilizing bioinformatics and machine learning to identify CXCR4 gene-related therapeutic targets in diabetic foot ulcers by Hengyan Zhang, Ye Zhou, Heguo Yan, Changxing Huang, Licong Yang, Yangwen Liu

“…Meanwhile, protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were constructed using STRING to identify core genes. Feature selection methods such as LASSO, SVM-RFE and random forest algorithm were applied to localize possible therapeutic target genes. …”
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Contemporary issues in ensuring biological safety during disposal of biological wastes of animal origin by incineration in the Russian Federation by A. V. Belchikhina, M. A. Shibayev, A. M. Selyanin, A. K. Karaulov

“…It was also revealed that the procedure for the incineration of biological waste of animal origin using home made incinerators is not legally fixed in the country. …”
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Molecular dynamics simulation of temperature and concentration distribution at liquid-gas interface during liquid air storage process by Zhanping You, Menghan Cheng, Changjie Ma, Yufei Xiao, Xuemin Zhao, Camila Barreneche, Xiaohui She

“…It is assumed to form temperature and concentration stratification during storage and thus causes safety challenge. To address this issue, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation method is used to study the temperature and concentration distribution characteristics in liquid air. …”
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Evaluation of the relatedness between the biofilm-associated genes and antimicrobial resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in the southwest Iran by Nafiseh Hosseinzadeh Shakib, Zahra Hashemizadeh, Abolfazl Rafati Zomorodi, Reza Khashei, Yeganeh Sadeghi, Abdollah Bazargani

“…Additionally, we investigated eleven biofilm-related genes (ompA, bap, csuE, epsA, blaper-1, bfmS, pgaB, csgA, fimH, ptk, and kpsMII) in all isolates using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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Drug-Gene Interaction Prediction Method through Cross Granularity Subgraph Contrastive Learning and Attention Mechanism Fusion by HU Dongdong, PENG Yang, TAN Shuqiu, ZHU Xiaofei

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Getting out of the box! Keynote speech delivered during the Annual Montessori Europe Congress, Gdańsk, Poland, 2023 by André Roberfroid

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A cross-tissue transcriptome-wide association study identified susceptibility genes for age-related macular degeneration by Hongfan Yang, Haofei Huang, Kunlin Pu

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Metabolites derived from medicinal plants modulating voltage-gated sodium channel activity: A systematic review by José Luis Estela-Zape, Mayra Liliana Pizarro-Loaiza, Gabriel Arteaga, Santiago Castaño, Leonardo Fierro

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Urology services in a tertiary hospital: continuing work during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order in Malaysia by Vincent Khor, Simran Sidhu, Mohd Faizal Ong Muhammad Afiq, Mugialan Pushpanathan, Omar Fahmy, Mohd Ghani Khairul Asri, Saiful Azli, Christopher Kheng Siang Lee

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ANALYSIS OF THE VARIATION OF THE ROUGHNESS OBTAINED DURING TURNING WITH TRANSVERSE FEED DUE TO THE MODIFICATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL GEOMETRY OF THE CUTTING TOOL by Mădălin TOMESCU, Ionela Magdalena ROTARU

“…Thus, in the work, the optimal constructive geometry of a lathe knife that can be used for turning a piece with a diameter was established 150mm . …”
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Machine Learning Diagnostic Model for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation and Ferroptosis-Related Genes by Wenchao Chen, Ting Zhu, Xiaofan Pu, Linlin Zhao, Senhao Zhou, Xin Zhong, Suihan Wang, Tianyu Lin

“…Based on central hub genes, a diagnostic model was developed through LASSO regression and validated using KM survival analysis and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). …”
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Volatile organic compound emissions from almond shoots during spring—dissociation between reproductive and vegetative organs by Leconte, Anjélica, Barthes, Nicolas, Buatois, Bruno, Coutagne, Eugénie, Duval, Henri, Lucas, Philippe, Staudt, Michael

“…We identified and quantified by GC-MS 44 VOCs emitted during spring. VOCs emitted during flowering were benzaldehyde and 1,4-dimethoxybenzene, while VOCs emitted during fruit and leaf growth were mainly sesquiterpenes. …”
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Artificial versus natural intelligence: Overcoming students' cheating likelihood with artificial intelligence tools during virtual assessment by Olalekan J. Akintande

“…Comparably, pupils who use AI‐Chatbot and those who do not have significant performance disparities (α = 0.05, p‐value < 0.001; 1.8331). …”
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Comparative transcriptomic analysis and identification of candidate genes related to Verticillium wilt resistance in Gossypium barbadense and Gossypium hirsutum by Jieyin Zhao, Xingui Hu, Yuxiang Wang, Jiaxin Lu, Wenju Gao, Xuening Su, Quanjia Chen, Yanying Qu

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Spirulina platensis effect on oxidative stress of rat’s offspring brain exposed to cigarette smoke during pregnancy and lactation by Kenny Cantika Abadi, Febriana Catur Iswanti, Sri Widia A Jusman, Fadilah Fadilah, Ani Retno Prijanti

“…Methods: The experimental study used 26 offspring divided into four groups: (C) = offspring of maternal control group; (Cg) = offspring of maternal exposed to cigarette smoke; (CgSp) = offspring of maternal given spirulina and exposed to cigarette smoke; and (Sp) = offspring of maternal given spirulina only group, during gestation and 9 days lactation (30 days). …”
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Genome-wide transcriptome analysis and drug target discovery reveal key genes and pathways in thyroid cancer metastasis by Minjing Zou, Amal Qattan, Monther Al-Alwan, Hazem Ghebeh, Naif Binjumah, Latifa Al-Haj, Khalid S. A. Khabar, Abdulmohsen Altaweel, Falah Almohanna, Abdullah M. Assiri, Abdelilah Aboussekhra, Ali S. Alzahrani, Ali S. Alzahrani, Yufei Shi

“…MethodsWe performed genome-wide transcriptome analysis comparing gene expression profile of metastatic thyroid cancer cells (Met) with primary tumor cells established from transgenic mouse models of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), follicular thyroid cancer (FTC), poorly differentiated thyroid cancer (PDTC), and anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC).ResultsGenes involved in tumor microenvironment (TME), inflammation, and immune escape were significantly overexpressed in Met cells. …”
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Expanding diversity in developmental profiles of very-low-birth-weight infants during 6 years after birth by Kyoko Watanabe, Reina Ogata, Kenta Kajiwara, Hirosuke Inoue, Yoshihiro Sakemi, Masako Ichiyama, Toru Sawano, Kazuaki Yasuoka, Takahide Watabe, Hiroaki Kurata, Toshinori Nakashima, Yuri Sonoda, Pin Fee Chong, Satoshi Akamine, Masayuki Ochiai, Takuro Ohno, Hironori Yamashita, Yasunari Sakai, Shouichi Ohga

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Evolution of Spanish population well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the COSMO-Spain study by Catarina Santos-Ribeiro, Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, Alba Ayala, María Romay-Barja, María Falcón, Maria João Forjaz

“…Results: The WHO-5 total score showed a significant increase from rounds 6 (May–June 2021) to 8 (September–October 2021). Women (standardized b coefficient (b) = -0.10), youth or people with lower socioeconomic status (worsened financial situation (b = −0.10) or unemployed/furloughs (b = −0.04)) reported lower well-being levels, whereas having a university-level education showed the opposite (b = 0.11). …”
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