Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Ischemic Stroke Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes by Timothy G. White, Gabriela Martinez, Jason Wang, Michele Gribko, Artem Boltyenkov, Rohan Arora, Jeffrey M. Katz, Henry H. Woo, Pina C. Sanelli

“…However, there was not a significant difference in the rate of treatment with either the tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) or mechanical thrombectomy during the Peak-COVID period. …”
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Tirzepatide in Sport: A Comprehensive Review of its Metabolic Impacts and Potential Applications for Athletes by Wiktor Biesiada, Ewelina Kopczyńska, Piotr Kulej, Justyna Woźniak, Justyna Weronika Kmieć, Anna-Mariia Chernysh, Aleksandra Dusińska, Jakub Waszczyński, Kamila Fuczyło, Karolina Stankevič

“…These attributes suggest its potential to enhance endurance via glycogen-sparing mechanisms and improve recovery after exercise. However, concerns about misuse in competitive sports underline the need for regulatory oversight. …”
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Genetic disruption of Blimp-1 drastically augments the antitumor efficacy of BCMA-targeting CAR T cells by Anthony M. Battram, Joan Mañé-Pujol, David F. Moreno, Aina Oliver-Caldés, Judit Carpio, Oriol Cardus, Luis Gerardo Rodríguez-Lobato, Álvaro Urbano-Ispizua, Carlos Fernández de Larrea

“…RNA-sequencing analysis of tumor-exposed Blimp-1 KO CAR T cells confirmed the presence of a memory-like transcriptomic signature and, additionally, revealed enhanced ribosome biogenesis and repressed CAR T-cell dysfunction as mechanisms that could contribute to improved antitumor activity. …”
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A Real Estate Price Index Forecasting Scheme Based on Online News Sentiment Analysis by Tao Xu, Yingying Zhao, Jie Yu

“…Moreover, the real estate market has an extremely complex operating mechanism, which makes it difficult to accurately assess the impact of various policy and economic factors on the real estate price index. …”
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Microstructural optimization by two-step tempering treatment and quantitative analysis of microstructure effect on the toughness at −40 °C in CrNiMoV steel by Li Wang, Junwei Qin, Yuzhi Zhu, Kaixuan Chen, Yanlin Wang, Zidong Wang

“…In conclusion, the synergistic effect of carbide dimensions, number density of, and high-angle grain boundary and block dimensions are crucial for achieving excellent mechanical properties with the novel two-step tempering process.…”
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Variations of the Reference Evapotranspiration and Aridity Index Over Northeast China: Changing Properties and Possible Causes by Liguo Cao, Zhengchao Zhou

“…Nevertheless, further investigation is still required to clarify the mechanisms for AI and ET0 variations in the future.…”
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Deformation characteristics and fluid-solid coupled analysis of a super-deep circular foundation pit in soft soils by Xin MA, Dean SUN, Shujia LIU

“…The deformation and force characteristics of super-deep circular foundation pits in soft soil areas were investigated by combining the actual monitoring data. The difference in mechanism between the fluid-solid bidirectional coupling analysis (BCA) and the unidirectional coupling analysis (UCA) which is commonly used in engineering to consider the single effect of the seepage field on the soil skeleton, as well as the difference between the calculation results of the two analysis and the actual monitoring data were analyzed. …”
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Formaldehyde-free wood adhesives based on protein materials from various plant species by Bernardo Grossi, Benedetto Pizzo, Francesco Siano, Antonio Varriale, Rosanna Mabilia

“…Materials from seven plants (soybean, cotton, hemp, carob, grape, maize, and jatropha) were analysed for water resistance and mechanical strength in dry and wet conditions using wood-wood joints (WWJ) and the tests used to characterise plywood. …”
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Shell colour luminance of Cuban painted snails, Polymita picta and Polymita muscarum (Gastropoda: Cepolidae). by Mario Juan Gordillo-Pérez, Natalie Beenaerts, Dunia L Sánchez, Karen Smeets, Yaumel Calixto Arias-Sosa, Bernardo Reyes-Tur

“…Luminance variations demonstrate the 'indiscrete' nature of this trait and highlight the complex interactions between evolutionary mechanisms and shell color polymorphism in Polymita. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as a Potential Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study by Mohammad Dehghani Firouzabadi, Amirhossein Poopak, Ali Sheikhy, Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi, Fatemeh Moosaie, Soghra Rabizadeh, Sara Momtazmanesh, Manouchehr Nakhjavani, Alireza Esteghamati

“…Although the etiology of NAFLD is unknown, insulin resistance is a key mechanism of lipid deposition in hepatocytes leading to steatosis and potentially steatohepatitis in patients with diabetes. …”
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Temperature and Temperature Stress Analysis in Mass Concrete under Cold Environments of Strong Wind and Large Diurnal Temperature Range by Guoqing Wang, Meng He, Canjun Zhou, Wen Xie, Xinglin Liu, Jin Chen, Hua Liu, Bingbing Lei, Mingli Zhang

“…In this study, the temperature at four measured points along the vertical profile of a mass concrete was measured over 14 days. Then, a thermal-mechanical model with the optimized initial condition, thermal parameters, boundary conditions, and the effects of rebar on temperature stress of concrete was built. …”
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The PHD transcription factor Cti6 is involved in the fungal colonization and aflatoxin B1 biological synthesis of Aspergillus flavus by Zhang Mengjuan, Lin Guanglan, Pan Xiaohua, Song Weitao, Tan Can, Chen Xuan, Yang Yanling, Zhuang Zhenhong

“…The results of the current study elucidate the roles of PHD domain containing proteins in the mechanism of the infection of crops by A. flavus, and provided a novel target for effectively controlling the contamination of Aspergillus spp. to crops.…”
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Noninvasive Immunotyping and Immunotherapy Monitoring of Lung Cancers via Nuclear Imaging of LAG‐3 and PD‐L1 by Lishu Zhao, Jianxian Ge, Ruru Zhang, Hao Wang, Xinyue Liu, Kandi Xu, Yujin Liu, Wencheng Zhao, Wengang Zhang, Li Ye, Zhimin Chen, Jianfeng Zeng, Yayi He, Mingyuan Gao

“…In conclusion, this study demonstrates the feasibility of nuclear imaging of LAG‐3 and PD‐L1 for both noninvasive immunotyping and immunotherapy monitoring, thus offering novel perspectives on forecasting immunotherapy response, uncovering resistance mechanism, and optimizing combination treatment regimens.…”
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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…The unfavorable function was defined as dependency in daily life at discharge (Glasgow Outcome Scale ≤ 3), and predictors for unfavorable functional outcomes were examined using a generalized estimating equations (GEE) model, including age, sex, physical disability before injury, injury mechanism, transportation time, prehospital procedures, vital signs on arrival, surgery in each body region, transfusion, AIS in each region, and institutions. …”
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A Hierarchical Local-Sparse Model for Semantic Change Detection in Remote Sensing Imagery by Fachuan He, Hao Chen, Shuting Yang, Zhixiang Guo

“…Next, a hierarchical local-sparse attention is proposed to exploit the neighborhood characteristics of target pixels using a dual-window attention mechanism, the aim is to increase the receptive field while minimizing the interference of redundant information. …”
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Patients with colorectal cancer combined with HIV had a worse overall survival after surgery: a meta-analysis by Wen-Wen Yang, Wen-Wen Yang, Xiong Zhou, Gan He

“…Future research should explore underlying mechanisms and potential interventions to improve outcomes for HIV-positive CRC patients.…”
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Shuangshen Granules Suppress Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cell-mediated Lung Premetastatic Niche Development by Targeting Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor-1/Signal Transducer, Activa... by Rui Liu, Jia-Qi Hu, Xing Zhang, Xiao-Yi Wu, Hua-Min Wei, Yuan-Chen Zhao, Shu-Lin He, Jing Yu, Xin Qi, Ying-Xia Pei, Hong Chen, Wei-Dong Li, Bao-Jin Hua

“…Therefore, it is crucial to understand the precise mechanism. Building upon the findings of our previous study, the objective of the present study was to explore the impact of SSGs on the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor-1 (S1PR1)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) axis, as well as the recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) during the formation of the premetastatic niches (PMNs). …”
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Anthocyanin-Rich Blackcurrant Supplementation as a Nutraceutical Ergogenic Aid for Exercise Performance and Recovery: A Narrative Review by Mark ET Willems, Sam D Blacker, Stefano Montanari, Matthew D Cook

“…Polyphenols have emerged as a promising area of research with application for sport and exercise nutrition owing to affecting physiologic mechanisms for exercise performance and recovery. The anthocyanin is a polyphenol that can be abundantly present in dark-colored fruits, berries, and vegetables. …”
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An evaluation of osseous regeneration capability of novel autogenous tooth graft along with orthobiologics for long bone segmental defects by N. Hussain, M.A. Khan, A.K. Mahmood, M.Y. Tipu, S. Aslam

“…The therapeutic regimens were extensively appraised in terms of physiological vitals, hematology, serology, bone biomarkers, mechanical assessment, radiography and histomorphometric parameters. …”
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Drying Kinetics and Chemical Properties of Mango by Jonathan Ampah, Komla Agbeko Dzisi, Ahmad Addo, Ato Bart-Plange

“…Four mango fruit varieties of average slice thickness 0.6 cm and slice area 10 cm2 were dried using a mechanical dryer at varied temperatures, 55°C, 65°C, and 75°C. …”
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