L-Borneol 7-O-[β-D-Apiofuranosyl-(1→6)]-β-D-Glucopyranoside Alleviates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats and Hypoxic/Reoxygenated Injured Myocardial Cells via Regulati... by Ziyi Tong, Gaowen Li, Chengxiao Su, Liyan Zhou, Ling Zhang, Qun Chen, Qing Xia

“…Afterward, cell viability, LDH, CD-KM release, apoptosis, and autophagy were evaluated by CCK-8 and ELISA assays, flow cytometry, TUNEL, and immunofluorescence staining, respectively. Additionally, the proteins of apoptosis, autophagy, and PI3K/mTOR pathway were determined by western blotting. …”
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Remote sensing assessment of dam impact on arid basins in Southern Saudi Arabia: A machine learning and space-for-time approach by Raid Almalki, Mehdi Khaki, Patricia M. Saco, Jose F. Rodriguez

“…Additionally, regression models showed a decrease in predictive accuracy from 2010 to 2020, as evidenced by lower R² values for NDVI (0.82–0.37), soil salinity (0.77–0.38), groundwater (0.98–0.34), and soil moisture (0.96–0.24).…”
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Ameliorative Impact of Liraglutide on Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Atrial Remodeling by Jun Wang, Yongzheng Liu, Changhui Ma, Yue Zhang, Meng Yuan, Guangping Li

“…However, the protein expressions of CACNA1C and KCNA5 in atrial tissue were not changed significantly. In addition, Lir significantly attenuated the levels of markers of inflammation (TNF-α and IL-6) in the serum. …”
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Association of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with self-reported diabetes in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: a prospective cohort study by Ian J Deary, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Jackie Price

“…When both functional health literacy and cognitive ability were added to the same model, these associations were slightly attenuated. Additionally adjusting for health behaviours and body mass index fully attenuated cross-sectional associations between functional health literacy and cognitive ability with diabetes status, and partly attenuated associations between functional health literacy and cognitive ability with self-reporting diabetes during follow-up.Conclusions Adequate functional health literacy and better cognitive ability were independently associated with lower likelihood of reporting diabetes.…”
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Antibacterial activity of biodentine against Enterococcus faecalis: a systematic review by Hasan Subhi, Nashwah Subhi, Salah Alhaidary, Mahmood S. Azeez, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh

“…The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the available evidence regarding the antibacterial activity of Biodentine against E. faecalis and to compare it to other commercial endodontic materials.MethodsAn electronic search of literature was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar in addition to a manual search in specialized journals up to May 2024. …”
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ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF SERVICE-LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF A UNIVERSITY IN MALAYSIA by Fong Wei Diong, Phaik Kin Cheah, Poh Chua Siah

“…Significance – It addresses a significant gap in the existing literature by offering insights into the perspectives of students in a non-Western context, particularly the context in Malaysia. In addition, this study provides a nuanced understanding of service-learning in a non-Western context, thus offering valuable insights for educators, policymakers, and practitioners aiming to optimize service-learning practices and align them more closely with student needs and institutional goals. …”
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A 5.5–7.5‐GHz band‐configurable wake‐up receiver fully integrated in 45‐nm RF‐SOI CMOS by Rui Ma, Florian Protze, Frank Ellinger

“…By application of duty cycling with a low duty cycle below 1%, the power consumption of the AFE was significantly reduced. In addition, the on‐chip digital bank‐end consists of a frequency divider, a phase corrector, a 31‐bit correlator and a serial peripheral interface. …”
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Accident Management System Based on Vehicular Network for an Intelligent Transportation System in Urban Environments by Yusor Rafid Bahar Al-Mayouf, Omar Adil Mahdi, Namar A. Taha, Nor Fadzilah Abdullah, Suleman Khan, Muhammad Alam

“…This system ensures the possibility of real-time communication among vehicles, ambulances, hospitals, roadside units, and central servers. In addition, the accident management system is able to lessen the amount of time required to alert an ambulance that it is required at an accident scene by using a multihop optimal forwarding algorithm. …”
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Elevated and Correlated Expressions of miR-24, miR-30d, miR-146a, and SFRP-4 in Human Abdominal Adipose Tissue Play a Role in Adiposity and Insulin Resistance by Yury O. Nunez Lopez, Gabriella Garufi, Magdalena Pasarica, Attila A. Seyhan

“…These three miRNAs additionally correlated among themselves (rmiR.24~miR.146a=0.90, rmiR.30~miR.146a=0.85, P<0.01). …”
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Development and Characterization of Chitosan Nanoparticles Loaded with Amoxicillin as Advanced Drug Delivery Systems against Streptococcus Mutans by Abdullah J Jasem, Maha A Mahmood

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The role of epigenetic factors in the pathogenesis of dysmetabolic nephropathy with calcium oxalate crystalluria in children by N.R. Aib, O.Z. Hnateyko, N.S. Lukyanenko, A.B. Volosyanko

“…The data from the medical histories and outpatient records of 173 children were studied. Each child was additionally examined by narrow specialists of different profiles. …”
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Contribution of Glycosaminoglycans to the Microstructural Integrity of Fibrillar and Fiber Crimps in Tendons and Ligaments by Marco Franchi, Viviana De Pasquale, Désirée Martini, Marilisa Quaranta, Maria Macciocca, Alessio Dionisi, Vittoria Ottani

“…Achilles tendons and medial collateral ligaments of the knee from eight female Sprague-Dawley rats (90 days old) incubated in a chondroitinase ABC solution to remove GAGs were observed under a scanning electron microscope (SEM). In addition, isolated fibrils of these tissues obtained by mechanical disruption were analyzed by a transmission electron microscope (TEM). …”
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Limited transmission of avian influenza viruses, avulaviruses, coronaviruses and Chlamydia sp. at the interface between wild birds and a free-range duck farm by Chloé Le Gall-Ladevèze, Benjamin Vollot, Julien Hirschinger, Laëtitia Lèbre, Rachid Aaziz, Karine Laroucau, Jean-Luc Guérin, Mathilde Paul, Julien Cappelle, Guillaume Le Loc’h

“…Ducks and their environment frequently test simultaneously positive for the same pathogens (19 to 44% of flocks), mostly during fall‒winter. In addition to unrelated temporal patterns, the identification of pathogens in wild birds seemed unrelated to that in domestic ducks. …”
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Effect of Palm Kernel Shell Ash Supplement with Egg Shell Ash on Stabilized Lateritic Soil for a Road Work by Sulaiman Olayinka Subair

“…Comprehensive geotechnical testing was conducted on natural lateritic soil to assess various parameters: Specific Gravity (SG), percentage passing sieve No. 200 (F-200), Liquid Limit (LL), Plastic Limit (PL), Plasticity Index (PI), Maximum Dry Density (MDD), Optimum Moisture Content (OMC), and both unsoaked and soaked California Bearing Ratio (CBR). …”
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YOLO-UP: A High-Throughput Pest Detection Model for Dense Cotton Crops Utilizing UAV-Captured Visible Light Imagery by Chenglei Sun, Afizan Bin Azman, Zaiyun Wang, Xiaoxiao Gao, Kai Ding

“…YOLO-PEST incorporates a custom-designed SC3 module to enhance low-level feature extraction and employs the GeLU activation function to address the vanishing gradient issue. Additionally, the model optimizes the neck design to re-duce semantic discrepancies between feature layers, improving small-target detection, and integrates large-kernel separable convolutions to bolster high-level feature processing. …”
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Impact of the national health guidance intervention for obesity and cardiovascular risks on healthcare utilisation and healthcare spending in working-age Japanese cohort: regressio... by Yusuke Tsugawa, Shingo Fukuma, Mitsuru Mukaigawara, Toshiaki Iizuka

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of population-level health guidance intervention introduced nationally in Japan on healthcare utilisation and spending.Design Retrospective cohort study, using a quasiexperimental regression discontinuity design.Setting Japan’s nationwide employment-based health insurers.Participants Participants in the national health screening programme (from January 2014 to December 2014) aged 40–74 years.Predictors Assignment to health guidance intervention (counselling on healthy lifestyles, and referral to physicians as needed) determined primarily on whether the individual’s waist circumference was above or below the cut-off value in addition to having at least one cardiovascular risk factor.Primary and secondary outcome measures Healthcare utilisation (the number of outpatient visits days, any medication use and any hospitalisation use) and spending (total medical expenditure, outpatient medical expenditure and inpatient medical expenditure) within 3 years of the intervention.Results A total of 51 213 individuals within the bandwidth (±6 cm of waist circumference from the cut-off) out of 113 302 screening participants (median age 50.0 years, 11.9% woman) were analysed. …”
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Hypericin-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers: A Systematic Review by Jakub Fiegler-Rudol, Natalia Zięba, Radosław Turski, Maciej Misiołek, Rafał Wiench

“…Hypericin exhibited selective uptake in cancer cells over normal keratinocytes. Additionally, HY-PDT modulated the tumour microenvironment by altering cytokine profiles, such as by increasing IL-20 and sIL-6R levels, which may enhance antitumor immunity and reduce metastasis. …”
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CO₂ Sequestration in a Carbonate Saline Aquifer: An Investigation into the Roles of Natural Fractures and Well Placement by Abdulrahim K. Al Mulhim, Mojdeh Delshad, Kamy Sepehrnoori

“…A synthetic anticline reservoir model examined the optimum well location and landing zone for CO₂ sequestration. Additionally, the model evaluated the role of natural fractures in the migration path of CO₂ plume and geochemical reactions throughout the storage process. …”
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Assessment of Self-Activation and Inhibition of Wheat Coiled-Coil Domain Containing NLR Immune Receptor Yr10_CG by Nan Wu, Wanqing Jiang, Zhaoxia Xiang, Raheel Asghar, Mahinur S. Akkaya

“…In this study, we found that the overexpression of either the full-length Yr10_CG or its CC domain in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> did not trigger cell death, suggesting a robust autoinhibitory mechanism within Yr10_CG. …”
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A contentious intervention to support the medical workforce: a case study of the policy of introducing physician associates in the United Kingdom by Martin McKee, Louella K. Vaughan, Giuliano Russo

“…As a consequence, professional bodies that were initially in favour are now expressing serious concerns and it seems likely that the roles and responsibilities of physician associates (and related occupations) will be curtailed. …”
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