Association between weight-adjusted waist index and cognitive impairment in Chinese older men: a 7-year longitudinal study by Jie Lin, Hongchen Shen, Wenjuan Yang, Guojun Zhang, Jie Sun, Wenqin Shen, Li Huang, Huajian Chen

“…BackgroundObesity, through mechanisms such as insulin resistance and systemic low-grade inflammation, can damage the central nervous system and impair cognitive function. …”
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Ceftriaxone-associated dysbiosis decreases voriconazole bioavailability by upregulating intestinal P-glycoprotein expression through activation of the Nrf2-mediated signalling path... by Xiaokang Wang, Xiaokang Wang, Chunxiao Ye, Xixiao Yang, Maoxun Yang, Maoxun Yang, Maoxun Yang

“…ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of intestinal dysbiosis on the bioavailability of voriconazole and to explore any underlying mechanisms.MethodSprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups: a normal control group and a ceftriaxone-associated dysbiotic group. …”
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The RNA M5C methyltransferase NSUN2 promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing PKM2-mediated glycolysis by Qin Qi, Rui Zhong, Yan Huang, Yong Tang, Xiao-wen Zhang, Chang Liu, Chun-fang Gao, Lin Zhou, Jian Yu, Lu-yi Wu

“…However, the biological function and regulatory mechanism of NSUN2-mediated m5C modification have not been well studied in HCC. …”
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Functional Brain Correlates of Upper Limb Spasticity and Its Mitigation following Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Survivors by Svetlana Pundik, Adam D. Falchook, Jessica McCabe, Krisanne Litinas, Janis J. Daly

“…In order to advance spasticity treatments, a better understanding of the mechanism of spasticity-related neuroplasticity is needed. …”
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Sulfhydryl Functionalized Magnetic Chitosan as an Efficient Adsorbent for High-Performance Removal of Cd(II) from Water: Adsorption Isotherms, Kinetic, and Reusability Studies by Jari S. Algethami, Ayoub Abdullah Alqadami, Saad Melhi, Mohsen A. M. Alhamami, Ahmed M. Fallatah, Moustafa A. Rizk

“…The maximum adsorption capacity of Fe3O4@CS@DMSA toward Cd(II) ion was 314.12 mg/g. The adsorption mechanism of Cd(II) on Fe3O4@CS@DMSA nanocomposite is the electrostatic interaction. …”
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SSNMR confirms silicate ion substitution in the apatitic structure of 0.8wt% Si hydroxyapatite by Marc-Krystelle Mafina, Rory M. Wilson, Gregory J. Rees, Peter Gierth, Alice C. Sullivan, Karin A. Hing

“…This observation may be key to understanding the mechanisms by which the introduction of 0.8wt% silicon enhances bone regeneration in apatitic bone graft substitute materials.…”
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Removal of lead from crude antimony by using NaPo3 as lead elimination reagent by Ye L.G., Tang C.B., Yang S.H., Chen Y.M., Zhang W.H.

“…In order to solve the shortcomings when removing lead from crude antimony in the traditional antimony smelting, a new process was provided using NaPO3 as lead elimination reagent to yield phosphate slag, and it was removed by floating on the surface of the liquid antimony. Reaction mechanism was clarified by using the TG-DTA and XRD techniques and single factor experiments of removal lead from crude antimony were engaged. …”
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Protection of constitutional values in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war by Т. І. Gudz

“…Its purpose is to develop proposals for improving the mechanisms for ensuring these values. A comprehensive approach was used, including methods of analysis and synthesis, a comparative legal method, as well as an analysis of judicial practice. …”
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Design and application of an endotracheal tube fixation belt (一种气管插管固定寸带的设计与应用) by WEI An (魏安), SUN Xiumei (孙秀梅), YUAN Guowei (袁国伟), JI Ya (纪亚)

“…Unplanned tracheal extubation is one of the common and serious complications in patients with mechanical ventilation, and improper catheter fixation is an independent risk factor leading to unplanned extubation. …”
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Overcoming Missing Data: Accurately Predicting Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes, A Systematic Review by Wenhui Ren, Keyu Fan, Zheng Liu, Yanqiu Wu, Haiyan An, Huixin Liu

“…The percentages of missing values, missingness mechanisms, and missing data handling strategies in the included studies were extracted and summarized. …”
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Feasibility of Early Definitive Internal Fixation of Pelvic Bone Fractures in Therapeutic Open Abdomen by Kyunghak Choi, Kwang-Hwan Jung, Min Ae Keum, Sungjeep Kim, Jihoon T Kim, Kyu-Hyouck Kyoung

“…Results A total of six patients met the inclusion criteria, and the most common injury mechanism was anterior-posterior compression (67%). …”
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A new potential of sodium anthraquinone-2-sulfonate as a corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 0.5 M H2SO4 by Nikolay Akatyev, Roza Kenzhegalieva, Meruyet Khapiyeva, Gauhar Uzakbay, Aruzhan Talapova, Ruben Vardanyan

“…Density functional theory DFT/B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) and molecular dynamic simulation (MD) were applied for theoretical studies to evaluate the inhibiting effect and understand the mechanism of interaction of inhibitor molecules with Fe (110) surface. …”
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Predicting prosthetic gait and the effects of induced stiff-knee gait. by Gilmar F Santos, Eike Jakubowitz, Christof Hurschler

“…Studying alterations in the gait patterns could help to understand different adaptation mechanisms adopted by these populations. This study investigated the effects of induced stiff-knee gait (SKG) on prosthetic and healthy gait patterns and the capabilities of predictive simulation. …”
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The relaxant effect of Tamsulosin in the vascular reactivity of goat isolated renal artery by Aveen Muhsin Asaad, Ismail Salih Ibraheem Kakey

“…Furthermore, the role of L-type of calcium channels (nifedipine) and tamsulosin, suggesting a Ca++ channel blocking mechanism has a relaxant effect in the urinary tract smooth muscles. …”
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Ageing response of Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloy additively manufactured by electron beam freeform fabrication by R.P.M. Guimarães, B. Rauchdobler, F. Pixner, F.M.B. Ferraz, A. Mahdi, N. Enzinger, C. Poletti, S.T. Amancio-Filho

“…This study explores electron beam freeform fabrication (EBF3) to produce multitrack, multilayer NiTi structures and applies targeted thermal treatments to enhance thermo-mechanical properties. Results show that low dilution during EBF3 leads to structural imperfections, while optimised deposition yields regions of coarse columnar and equiaxed grains, Ni-rich precipitates (Ni4Ti3), and Ti-rich Ti4Ni2Ox structures. …”
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Whole-exome sequencing uncovers the genetic basis of hereditary concomitant exotropia in ten Chinese pedigrees by Wenhua Duan, Taicheng Zhou, Xiaoru Huang, Dongqiong He, Min Hu

“…Conclusion This is the first study to explore the genetic mechanism of concomitant exotropia and identify seven associated genes (COL4A2, SYNE1, LOXHD1, AUTS2, GTDC2, HERC2 and CDH3) that may be candidate genes causing concomitant exotropia. …”
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Artemisia capillaris with two novel active compounds, Kawarayomogin I and II, inhibits HYBID (KIAA1199) expression as well as hyaluronic acid degradation by Kazal Boron Biswas, Yuka Kawai, Satoshi Nakagawa, Kyoko Kanai, Hiroyuki Kojima, Teruaki Masutani, Masayoshi Oyama, Arunasiri Iddamalgoda, Kotaro Sakamoto

“…Among 380 plant extracts, we found that Artemisia capillaris flower extract (ACFE) was the most effective agent in both suppressing HYBID expression as well as protecting large HA from degradation. Subsequent mechanism elucidation studies showed that ACFE epigenetically regulates the expression of HYBID by modulating the expression of a specific miRNA, miR-486-5p, which is known to directly target and inhibit HYBID expression. …”
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The radiation from ultrafast point dipoles, moving uniformly near chiral media by V. N. Kadantsev

“…It is shown that the superchiral electromagnetic fields of the transition and Cherenkov radiation of dipoles can serve as a source of chiral collective excitations in magnetoactive and naturally active media. The investigated mechanisms of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with chiral materials (structures and media) are one of the possible physical approaches to solving the problem of the chiral purity of the biosphere and to elucidate the factor of deracemization of the organic primeval environment. …”
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Prediction of Fracture Evolution and Groundwater Inrush from Karst Collapse Pillars in Coal Seam Floors: A Micromechanics-Based Stress-Seepage-Damage Coupled Modeling Approach by Yinlong Lu, Bingzhen Wu, Mengqi He, Lianguo Wang, Dan Ma, Zhen Huang

“…In this study, a micromechanics-based coupled stress-seepage-damage (SSD) modeling approach, in which the macroscopic mechanical and hydraulic properties of the rock are explicitly related to the microcrack kinetics, is proposed to simulate the fracture evolution and the associated groundwater flow in KCPs. …”
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Modeling and optimization of dyeing process of polyamide 6 and woolen fabrics with plum-tree leaves using artificial intelligence by Fatemeh Shahmoradi Ghaheh, Milad Razbin, Majid Tehrani, Leila Zolfipour Aghdam Vayghan, Mehdi Sadrjahani

“…Abstract The dyeing process of textile materials is inherently intricate, influenced by a myriad of factors, including dye concentration, dyeing time, pH level, temperature, type of dye, fiber composition, mechanical agitation, salt concentration, mordants, fixatives, water quality, dyeing method, and pre-treatment processes. …”
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