Akkermansia muciniphila Mediated the Preventive Effect of Disulfiram on Acute Liver Injury via PI3K/Akt Pathway by Ruonan Zhang, Xuewei Sun, Han Lu, Xinrui Zhang, Mingyan Zhang, Xuewen Ji, Xinyi Yu, Chengliang Tang, Zihan Wu, Yinghua Mao, Jin Zhu, Minjun Ji, Zhan Yang

“…Our findings indicate that DSF primarily restores intestinal microbiome balance by modulating the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila (A. muciniphila), leading to significant alleviation of ALI symptoms in a gut microbiota dependent manner. We also found that A. muciniphila can promote the activation of PI3K/Akt pathway, correct the Bcl‐2/Bax ratio, and further inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis. …”
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Acute Psychological Stress Modulates the Expression of Enzymes Involved in the Kynurenine Pathway throughout Corticolimbic Circuits in Adult Male Rats by Haley A. Vecchiarelli, Chaitanya P. Gandhi, Matthew N. Hill

“…Glucocorticoid hormones and inflammatory mediators, both of which are increased by stress, have been shown to bias tryptophan along the kynurenine pathway and away from serotonin synthesis; however, to date, there is no published data regarding the effects of stress on enzymes regulating the kynurenine pathway in a regional manner throughout the brain. Herein, we examined the effects of an acute psychological stress (120 min restraint) on gene expression patterns of enzymes along the kynurenine pathway over a protracted time-course (1–24 h post-stress termination) within the amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and medial prefrontal cortex. …”
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Effects of Bamboo Shoot Dietary Fiber on Mechanical Properties, Moisture Distribution, and Microstructure of Frozen Dough by Hua Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Xintian Wang, Qisen Xiang, Yanhong Bai, Suyun Li, Lixin Yang

“…The result showed that the BSDF could significantly improve the viscoelasticity and extensibility of frozen dough after thawing in a dose-dependent manner. It was significantly improved with the increase in the addition amount of BSDF (P<0.05). …”
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Bounded rational real‐time charging pricing strategy under the traffic‐grid coupling network by Chudi Wang, Shaohua Ma, Zhiyuan Cai, Ning Yan, Qiwei Wang

“…Abstract This study proposes a bounded rational charging guidance strategy based on mental account theory, which guides users to charge in an orderly manner by formulating real‐time charging prices. Firstly, an orderly guidance framework for fast‐charging EVs under the traffic‐grid coupling network is constructed, and the influencing factors of various dimensions when users make charging decisions are analysed. …”
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Feature Extraction in Densely Sensed Environments: Extensions to Multiple Broadcast Domains by Maryam Vahabi, Vikram Gupta, Michele Albano, Raghuraman Rangarajan, Eduardo Tovar

“…Thus, it becomes imperative to devise distributed information processing mechanisms that identify application-specific features in a timely manner and with low overhead. In this paper, we present a feature extraction mechanism for dense networks that takes advantage of dominance-based medium access control (MAC) protocols to (i) efficiently obtain global extrema of the sensed quantities, (ii) extract local extrema, and (iii) detect the boundaries of events, by using simple transforms that nodes employ on their local data. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book Persian Art by Marziyeh Ghasemi

“…Despite large-scale production and vast artistic movements, Persian art had not been recorded in an academic, scholarly manner just until the Qajar period. Before this event, the accounts and records left from art of Persia were just limited to artists, not artworks and the related categories. …”
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Information system for the management of scientific production of the University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos by Osmel Domingo Medina Martínez, Marle Pérez de Armas, Filiberto Toledo Álvarez, Anay Carrillo Ramos, Raúl Jesús Rosales González, José Antonio Trujillo Arteaga

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> guaranteeing in a timely, reliable and fast manner the information required for the management of scientific production in Cuban Medical Sciences Universities is an outstanding necessity. …”
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Stroke Prediction Based on Machine Learning by Zhang Yuhan

“…Machine learning technology can analyze patients’ historical health data and biometrics to identify high-risk individuals in a timely manner, thereby effectively predicting stroke.This paper evaluates the predictive performance Random Forest and Support Vector Machine (SVM). …”
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Induction of Interleukin-8 from Nasal Epithelial Cells during Bacterial Infection: The Role of IL-8 for Neutrophil Recruitment in Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Bit-Na Yoon, Nan-Geum Choi, Hyun-Sun Lee, Kyu-Sup Cho, Hwan-Jung Roh

“…IL-8 concentration and IL-8 mRNA expression continued to increase from 3 hours after incubation in SP number-dependent manner. The expression of CD11b/CD18 on neutrophils and E-selectin/ICAM-1 on HUVECs, and the adherence between neutrophils and HUVECs were significantly increased in 10 SP/MEC-CM, and the increments were significantly blocked by anti-IL-8 antibody. …”
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No-Way Out: Being Entrapped in Wedlock Plays of Alan Ayckbourn: How the Other Half Loves and The Garden by Eda Bayrakçı

“…The purpose of this paper is to show central themes of marital dissatisfaction, infidelity and escapists manners of Ayckbourn’s characters illustrated vividly by Ayckbourn through his skillful observation and employing traditional devices to break the conventions.…”
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Immunomodulatory effects of fucoidan extracted from Sargassum fusiforme in RAW 264.7 macrophages by Serim Park, Yunjin Choi, Seonmi Ji, Seonghui Kim, Seon Yeong Ji, Yung Hyun Choi, You-Jin Jeon, Bomi Ryu, Jun-Geon Je, Suengmok Cho

“…Additionally, SFF upregulated the expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), while promoting the secretion of cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1β in a dose-dependent manner. SFF also promoted the activation of nuclear factor kappa B and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways. …”
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Effect of grid‐following VSCs on frequency distribution of power grid by Qingyuan Ma, Lei Chen, Luyang Li, Yong Min, Yudan Shi

“…GFL‐VSC follows the frequency of the terminal bus using a phase‐locked loop, therefore it does not establish the frequency in the same manner as a synchronous generator. However, previous research has demonstrated that GFL‐VSC without additional frequency controls not only tracks the terminal frequency during the system dynamic process bus also has an influence on it, and derives the relationship between GFL‐VSC and terminal frequency through a simplified model. …”
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Distributed Compressed Video Sensing in Camera Sensor Networks by Yu Liu, Xuqi Zhu, Lin Zhang, Sung Ho Cho

“…In DCVS, video frames can be compressed to a few measurements in a separate manner, while the interframe correlation is explored by the joint recovery algorithm. …”
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Treatment of LF slag to prevent powdering during cooling by Ghorai S., Mandal G.K., Roy S., Minj R.K., Agarwal A., Singh D.P., Kumar A., Ramna R.B.V.

“…The slag generated, during the production of thermo mechanically treated steel in ladle furnace at M/s Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, India, behaves in similar manner. An attempt has been made to prevent the crumbling of ladle furnace slag. …”
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A Review of the Science of Colorful, Plant-Based Food and Practical Strategies for &#x201c;Eating the Rainbow&#x201d; by Deanna M. Minich

“…These phytonutrients have known pleiotropic effects on cellular structure and function, ultimately resulting in the modulation of protein kinases and subsequent epigenetic modification in a manner that leads to improved outcomes. Even though eating fruits and vegetables is a well-known feature of a healthy dietary pattern, population intakes continue to be below federal recommendations. …”
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Mobile Phone Short Message Service (SMS) for Weight Management in Iranian Overweight and Obese Women: A Pilot Study by Somayeh Faghanipour, Eftekharalsadat Hajikazemi, Soghra Nikpour, Shabnam al-Sadat Shariatpanahi, Agha Fatemeh Hosseini

“…All subjects were measured for baseline and secondary weight in a standardized manner by a nurse, and the data were compared between the two groups. …”
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Microwave Characterization of Metal Powder in Additive Manufacturing (AM) by Joseph Filbert, Aaron Barvincak, Mohammad Tayeb Al Qaseer, Reza Zoughi

“…The findings open the door for future investigations by which optimized techniques can be devised to do the same in an in-line manner during the AM process.…”
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Jesus uttering his last words and drawing on his final breath: reflecting on Luke 23:46 by P. Nagel

“…It deliberately accentuates the mundane, “human” character of Jesus’ “last” moments on this earth. …”
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Sustainability imaginaries by design by Roy Bendor

“…Digital technology, in other words, not only has material consequences but mediates the meaning of sustainability and takes part in the creation and dissemination of sustainability imaginaries: collectively held beliefs about the world and how to act on it in a sustainable manner. On this background, I argue that we are witnessing the emergence of a new sustainability imaginary that stands on three pillars: ontological entanglements, premised in the observation that everything is connected and could only be fully understood through those connections; inclusive epistemologies, rejecting the reductivism of Western rationalism in favor of “othered,” more situated forms of knowledge; and a politics of mutuality and care that mobilizes generosity and reciprocity as the basis of social life. …”
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Modelling of Rough Contact between Linear Viscoelastic Materials by Sergiu Spinu, Delia Cerlinca

“…Plasticity is considered in a simplified manner that preserves the information regarding the contact area and the pressure distribution without computing the residual strains and stresses. …”
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