Oxidized DJ-1 Levels in Urine Samples as a Putative Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease by Jihoon Jang, Soyeon Jeong, Sung Ik Lee, Wongi Seol, Hyemyung Seo, Ilhong Son, Dong Hwan Ho

“…Numerous reports have demonstrated that oxidative stress aggravates cytotoxicity in dopaminergic neurons and accelerates the formation of protein inclusions. In addition, oxidative stress, such as 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), oxidized protein, and dopamine quinone, are related to PD progression. …”
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Exploring Culinary Tourism and Female Consumer Preferences for Selected National Cuisines in Poland: A Sensory and Preference Analysis of Food Products from Four Countries by Agata Kiciak, Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka, Natalia Kuczka, Agnieszka Bielaszka, Marzena Tudrej, Oskar Kowalski, Marek Kardas

“…Italian (67.5%) and Polish (65.8%) cuisines were most frequently preferred, whereas Indian cuisine (4.3%) was the least popular. Additionally, over 83% of respondents indicated they regularly patronize food establishments offering regional dishes during travel. …”
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A qualitative descriptive study examining the impact of child‐raising experience on Japanese family doctors by Manabu Fujihara, Satoko Watanabe, Kuniko Kodama, Koki Nakamura, Maham Stanyon, Satoshi Kanke, Ryuki Kassai

“…Once it was established that no additional categories were required, the recruitment and analysis process was concluded. …”
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Assessment of the Chemical Diversity and Functional Properties of Secondary Metabolites from the Marine Fungus <i>Asteromyces cruciatus</i> by María Paz González-Troncoso, Catalina Landeta-Salgado, Javiera Munizaga, Ruth Hornedo-Ortega, María del Carmen García-Parrilla, María Elena Lienqueo

“…The glucose-grown extract exhibited the highest TPC (3.09 ± 0.04 mg GAE/g DW) and TAC (39.70 ± 1.0 µmol TEq/g biomass). Additionally, no detrimental effects were observed on a neuronal cell line. …”
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Chitosan reduces naturally occurring plant pathogenic fungi and increases nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium in soil under field conditions by Raquel Lopez-Nuñez, Jorge Prieto-Rubio, Jorge Prieto-Rubio, Inmaculada Bautista, Antonio L. Lidón-Cerezuela, Miguel Valverde-Urrea, Federico Lopez-Moya, Luis V. Lopez-Llorca

“…Application of chitosan reduced soil pH, conductivity (CE), and cation exchange capacity (CEC) in pots when applied at field capacity. Chitosan did not affect field soil respiration, which is greatly dependent of soil moisture and temperature. …”
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Field Monitoring-Based and Theoretical Analysis of Baota Mountain Landslide Stability by Yaming Tang, Heping Shu, Qiang Xue, Jiayun Wang, Wei Feng, Hongna Ma, Yan’e Li, Jin Luo, Hamid Reza Pourghasemi

“…Soil volumetric water content also did not change with time at a soil depth of 5.0 m and below. …”
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Global bibliometric analysis of traditional Chinese medicine regulating gut microbiota in the treatment of diabetes from 2004 to 2024 by Jieling Liang, Xiaojuan Lin, Xin Liao, Xi Chen, Ying Zhou, Lin Zhang, Yunyun Qin, Haoru Meng, Zhongwen Feng

“…China emerged as the leading country in terms of article publications (n = 430). Additionally, the United States played a prominent role in international research collaborations. …”
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Maternal exposure to fullerenols impairs placental development in mice by inhibiting estriol synthesis and reducing ERα by Qing He, Jiali Yuan, Huihui Yang, Ting Du, Siqing Hu, Ling Ding, Wei Yan, Panpan Chen, Jing Li, Zhenyao Huang

“…Moreover, CYP3A4 inhibition was effective in decreasing intracellular E3 levels, whereas overexpression of CYP3A4 resisted the fullerenols-induced decrease in E3 expression Additionally, we synthesized glutathione-modified fullerenols (C60-(OH)n-GSH), which demonstrated improved biocompatibility and reduced embryotoxicity by enhancing intracellular glutathione levels and mitigating oxidative stress. …”
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Nutritional and Flavor Characteristics of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Fermented Goji Berry Juice and Its Antioxidant Activity and in Vitro Inhibition of Xanthine Oxidase Activity by Xin AN, Tongtong LI, Jiaxue HU, Huiyan LIU, Haitian FANG, Xiaobo WEI

“…The dried fruit of Ningxia goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.) with the homology of medicine and food was used as raw material, and fermented by Lactobacillus rhamnosus to prepare fermented goji berry juice in this study. …”
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Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells Attenuate Adipose Inflammation in Obesity through Adipocyte Browning and Polarization of M2 Macrophages by Wen-Chao Zhang, Feng Qin, Xiao-Jun Wang, Zhi-Fei Liu, Lin Zhu, Ang Zeng, Ming-Zi Zhang, Nan-Ze Yu, Xiao Long

“…Furthermore, the multilocular lipid droplets located in the center was increased in differentiated brown adipocytes, and brown fat-associated proteins, UCP1, PPAR-γ, and LPL were highly expressed in brown adipocytes differentiated from ADSCs. Additionally, the results of animal experiments showed that both weight and amount of VLDL and LDL were decreased in the serum of obese mice after transplantation of rosiglitazone-induced brown adipocytes, while the level of HDL increased. …”
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A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan by Hiroko Kamide, Yukiko Horikawa, Moe Sato, Moe Sato, Atsushi Toyoda, Atsushi Toyoda, Kurima Sakai, Takashi Minato, Takashi Minato, Takahiro Miyashita, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Hiroshi Ishiguro

“…These regions are distinctively characterized by their respective relationships with robotics. In addition, the use of robots as avatars is anticipated to increase, and this research aimed to compare the psychological impressions of people from these regions when interacting with an avatar as opposed to a human.MethodsConsidering that avatars can be presented on screens or as physical robots, two methodologies were employed: a video presentation survey (Study 1, Dubai: n = 120, Japan: n = 120) and an experiment involving live interactions with a physical robot avatar (Study 2, Dubai: n = 28, Japan: n = 30).Results and discussionResults from the video presentations indicated that participants from Dubai experienced significantly lower levels of discomfort towards the avatar compared to their Japanese counterparts. …”
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Patterned Lead‐Free Double Perovskite/Polymer Fluorescent Piezoelectric Composite Films for Advanced Anti‐Counterfeiting by Jindou Shi, Zeyu Wang, Nanxiang Jia, Minqiang Wang, Youlong Xu, Xiangming Li, Jinyou Shao

“…The fluorescent signals of different concealed information in CFs are observable under the excitation of 365 nm UV light and 980 nm infrared (IR) light. Additionally, external pressure applied at various locations on the CFs generates corresponding electrical signals, thereby providing triple‐layer encryption for protected information. …”
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Efficacy of Hot Tea Infusion vs. Ethanolic Extract of Moringa oleifera for the Simultaneous Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Hyperlipidemia, and Hyperglycemia in a Murine Mod... by Salma I. Cortes-Alvarez, Ivan Delgado-Enciso, Alejandrina Rodriguez-Hernandez, Gustavo A. Hernandez-Fuentes, Nomely S. Aurelien-Cabezas, Norma A. Moy-Lopez, Nadia Y. Cortes-Alvarez, Jorge Guzman-Muñiz, Jose Guzman-Esquivel, Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, Margarita L. Martinez-Fierro, Karen A. Mokay-Ramirez, Carlos E. Barajas-Saucedo, Carmen A. Sanchez-Ramirez

“…Infusion produced a better therapeutic effect than the extract in all parameters, except glycemic control, where the extract was better. As an additional finding, it is noteworthy that treatment with MO, particularly through infusion, resulted in improved motor activity. …”
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Concentrating Mill Wastes are the Source of Pollution of Human Environment and Natural Ecosystems with Heavy Metals: A Case Study in Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation by Irina A. Tarasenko, Alexander V. Zin’kov, Aleksei S. Kholodov, Muhammad Riaz, Valeriy I. Petukhov, Nikita Y. Popov, Aristidis Tsatsakis, Kirill S. Golokhvast

“…In addition to the analysis of rock and water samples, the software modeling of the water-rock-gas system was carried out. …”
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Soil health of bananas cultivated in Ribeira River Valley – the major producing region of Brazil by Cavalieri-Polizeli Karina Maria Vieira, da Silva Anderson Lucas, Cremonesi Marcus, Lima Juliana Domingues, Cipriano Patriciani Estela, Cherubin Maurício Roberto, Rozane Danilo Eduardo

“…Soil health was evaluated through six soil quality indexes developed using different strategies to define the minimum dataset, data interpretation (linear or non-linear scoring curves) and integration (additive or weighted). Compared with natural forests, in general, banana crop soil showed elevated values of the chemical indicators, mainly due to the frequent fertiliser applications. …”
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Metabolic consequences of erastin-induced ferroptosis in human ovarian cancer cells: an untargeted metabolomics study by Kaylie I. Kirkwood-Donelson, Alan K. Jarmusch, Carl D. Bortner, Bruce Alex Merrick, Birandra K. Sinha

“…Our study also found significant decreases in cellular taurine, a natural antioxidant in cells. Additionally, we found that ER treatment decreased cellular levels of NAD+/NADP+, carnitines and glutamine/glutamate in both cells, suggesting significant oxidative stress, decrease in energy production, and cellular and mitochondrial disfunctions, leading to cell death.ConclusionOur studies identified several potential biomarkers of ER-induced ferroptosis including OPH, taurine, NAD+, NADP+ and glutamate in ovarian cancer cells. …”
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Successful Management of Thyrocervical Trunk Aneurysm Ruptured into the Thoracic Cavity After Cesarean Section in Nonstable Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type I by Nikola Mirković, Marko Prokić, Marija Novčić, Miloš Arsenijević, Snežana Sretenović, Dragan Knežević, Vojin Kovačević, Marija Šorak, Olivera Kostić

“…Pregnancy and puerperium are additional risk factors for a rupture of the thyrocervical trunk aneurysm in patients with neurofibromatosis and aneurysms. …”
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Structural basis of FpGalNase and its combination with FpGalNAcDeAc for efficient A-to-O blood group conversion by Meiling Zhou, Kaishan Luo, Chao Su, Yan Sun, Zuyan Huang, Shuo Ma, Xun Gao, Jiwei Wang, Chen Zhang, Pengcheng Han, Guoqiu Wu

“…We optimized treatment conditions, achieving over 99% conversion in just five minutes using phosphate buffer saline and a 16 nM enzyme concentration. Additionally, we engineered two fusion proteins, FpGalNAcDeAc-FpGalNase and FpGalNase-FpGalNAcDeAc, which showed a 28-fold increase in catalytic efficiency compared to the enzyme mixture. …”
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Cytokine/Chemokine/Growth Factor Profiles Contribute to Understanding the Pathogenesis of the Salivary Gland Dysfunction in Euthyroid Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Patients by K. Morawska, M. Maciejczyk, S. Zięba, Ł. Popławski, A. Kita-Popławska, J. Krętowski, A. Zalewska

“…It is suggested that, in addition to thyroid gland dysfunction, HT is responsible for impaired secretion from the salivary glands. …”
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Potential involvement of cuproptosis induced by m6A-modified autophagy gene ATG10 in KICH by Qingyun Zhu, Daiquan Fu, Zhaohui Zhu, Jian Wu, Chenxi Li, Jiajun Chen, Chuan Chen, Yanxiang Li, Yuehui Guo, Xiangqi Li

“…Examination of molecular networks identified several key molecules and mechanisms, including ceRNA, interplaying proteins, and transcription factors. Additionally, drug targeting analysis pointed to specific amino acids and metabolites as potential therapeutic agents. …”
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