The Giardia ventrolateral flange is a lamellar membrane protrusion that supports attachment. by William R Hardin, Germain C M Alas, Nikita Taparia, Elizabeth B Thomas, Melissa C Steele-Ogus, Kelli L Hvorecny, Aaron R Halpern, Pavla Tůmová, Justin M Kollman, Joshua C Vaughan, Nathan J Sniadecki, Alexander R Paredez

“…This secondary attachment mechanism complements the microtubule based adhesive ventral disc, a feature that may be particularly important during mitosis when the parental ventral disc disassembles in preparation for cytokinesis. …”
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Economic and Carbon Emission Analyses of C50 Manufactured Sand Concrete Considering Workability and Compressive Strength by Ning Li, Zewei Zhang, Dongxia Hu, Guangwei Pang, Qian Wang, Wei Si

“…The relationship between cost, workability, and mechanical properties was analyzed by considering the water/binder ratio, sand ratio, fly ash content, and superplasticizer dosage. …”
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Inverse relationship of oxidative balance score with hyperuricemia among Chinese adults: a population-based cross-sectional study by Hewei Peng, Ying Han, Jingru Huang, Wenxin Qiu, Huajing Chang, Jiangwang Fang, Xian-E Peng

“…Large prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials are required to verify the effect of OBS on hyperuricemia and elucidate its causal mechanism.…”
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Role of Leptin/Osteopontin Axis in the Function of Eosinophils in Allergic Rhinitis with Obesity by Wenlong Liu, Qingxiang Zeng, Yanqiu Chen, Ren Zhong Luo

“…However, the interaction and mechanism between obesity and eosinophilia is still unclear. …”
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Legitimizing Factors of the American Hegemony: The Changing Role of Coalitions and Partnerships by A. N. Bogdanov

“…The author concludes that the use of these mechanisms allows the United States to effectively mobilize collective efforts and manage the distribution of roles between its allies and partners. …”
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Effects of chronic diseases on health related quality of life is mediated by sleep difficulty in middle aged and older adults by Yaoyao Wu, Zesheng Chen, Zongxue Cheng, Zhecong Yu, Kang Qin, Caixia Jiang, Jue Xu

“…Abstract Middle-aged and older adults with chronic diseases are more likely to encounter sleep difficulty and have a reduced Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), but there is little research on their possible mechanisms. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to explore how sleep difficulty mediates the impact of chronic diseases on the HRQoL of middle-aged and older adults. …”
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Impact of Personal Values on School Engagement Among Chinese Adolescents: Mediating Effects of Achievement Goals by Tingyu Gu, Xiaosong Gai

“…Yet, the connection between personal values and academic performance remains under-explored, especially the mechanisms through which they relate. Additionally, the relative strength of the correlation between different types of personal values and academic performance has yet to be examined. …”
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Comparison of Local Load Influence on Crack Evolution of Coal and Briquette Coal Samples by Hongbao Zhao, Tao Wang, Huan Zhang, Ziqiang Wei

“…Compared with briquette coal samples, raw coal samples are more sensitive to influencing factors, such as local load influencing factor Fp, end effect factor Fe, sample microstructure influencing factor Fs, and preset center hole factor Fh, and can aggravate the influence of these factors on the crack growth; the paper also puts forward a method for describing local load based on a coupling mechanical model of uniaxial compression and local shear.…”
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Root exudates in mangrove forests accelerate bicarbonate production in the soil environment by Norihiro Kato, Ken’ichi Osaka, Toshiyuki Ohtsuka, Yasuo Iimura

“…This study aims to investigate the previously unexamined mechanisms behind bicarbonate production in mangrove soils. …”
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Ursodeoxycholic acid relieves clinical severity of COVID-19 in patients with chronic liver diseases by Tiantian Hu, Tiantian Hu, Jie Tong, Yunhui Yang, Changrong Yuan, Jiming Zhang, Jiming Zhang, Jiming Zhang, Jinyu Wang, Jinyu Wang

“…However, further research is required to validate these findings and to elucidate the mechanisms underlying UDCA’s protective effect.…”
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How the Suboxone Education Programme presented as a solution to risks in the Canadian opioid crisis: a critical discourse analysis by Quinn Grundy, Fiona Webster, Daniel Z Buchman, Sheryl Spithoff, Ross E G Upshur, Abhimanyu Sud, Matthew Strang

“…The programme was identified as being able to address these risks by providing mechanisms to surveil healthcare professionals and to facilitate the prescribing of Suboxone. …”
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Growing Significance of EU Institutions in Promotion of Inter-regional policies by E. V. Ermakova

“…The author analyzes the mechanisms of promotion of external regional relations in Belgium as a means of addressing different problems both on national and all-European level, supporting the arguments and conclusions by examples of relevant EU initiatives. …”
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Neoandrographolide inhibits mature osteoclast differentiation to alleviate bone loss and treat osteoporosis by Kai Tang, Kai Tang, Kai Tang, Wei Deng, Wei Deng, Wei Deng, Wei Deng, Zhiying Huang, Zhiying Huang, Zhiying Huang, Simin Chen, Simin Chen, Simin Chen, Zilin Zhu, Zilin Zhu, Shukun Lin, Shukun Lin, Lubin Zhong, Lubin Zhong, Quanxin Zheng, Quanxin Zheng, Wenhua Zhao, Wenhua Zhao, Zhida Zhang, Zhida Zhang, Ling Mo, Ling Mo, Ling Mo

“…Through Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot analysis, we examined the relative expression levels of genes and proteins associated with OC differentiation like CTSK,c-Fos,MMP9,NFATc1, and verified the underlying mechanisms. Finally, we performed in vivo experiments to further investigate the inflammation.ResultsNEO exhibits no significant cytotoxic effects on BMMs at concentrations less than or equal to 30 μM while exerting inhibitory effects on OC differentiation during its early and middle stages. …”
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Experimental Testing and Numerical Simulation of Recycled Concrete Aggregate in a Concrete Mix by Bini Neupane, Kameshwar Sahani, Shyam Sundar Khadka

“…By conducting a thorough analysis of mechanical properties, crack patterns, strength variations, and specific gravity evaluations across different RCA compositions, the study emphasizes the ongoing endeavors toward sustainable concrete practices. …”
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Biomathematical enzyme kinetics model of prebiotic autocatalytic RNA networks: degenerating parasite-specific hyperparasite catalysts confer parasite resistance and herald the birt... by Magnus Pirovino, Christian Iseli, Joseph A Curran, Bernard Conrad

“…While molecular parasites have traditionally been viewed as a nuisance, our model argues for their integration into the host habitat rather than their separation. It adds another mechanism-with biochemical precision-by which parasitism can be tamed and offers an attractive explanation for the universal coexistence of catalyst trios within prokaryotes and the virosphere, heralding the birth of a primitive molecular immunity.…”
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Sleep recovery ameliorates submandibular salivary gland inflammation associated with paradoxical sleep deprivation in male Wistar rats by Jude Ijuo Abeje, Shehu-Tijani T. Shittu, Olayinka Olawale Asafa, Bimpe Bolarinwa, Taye J. Lasisi

“…Abstract Submandibular salivary gland inflammation has been suggested as one of the mechanisms underlying impaired salivary secretion associated with sleep deprivation (SD). …”
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Speech Emotion Recognition Model Based on Joint Modeling of Discrete and Dimensional Emotion Representation by John Lorenzo Bautista, Hyun Soon Shin

“…The inclusion of self-attention and co-attention mechanisms allows the model to capture relationships between input modalities and interdependencies among features, further improving its interpretability and integration capabilities. …”
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NIR-triggered programmable nanomotor with H2S and NO generation for cascading oncotherapy by three-pronged reinforcing ICD by Jinlong Zhang, Quan Jing, Longlong Yuan, Xianhui Zhou, Duolong Di, Jinyao Li, Dong Pei, Zhongxiong Fan, Jun Hai

“…Meanwhile, the unique protective mechanism of H2S is utilized to induce tumor thermal ablation by reducing the overexpression of heat shock protein 90 (HSP 90) and minimize the unnecessary damage toward normal tissues. …”
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Shared rare genetic variants in multiplex autism families suggest a social memory gene under selection by Kang Seon Lee, Taeyeop Lee, Mujun Kim, Elizaveta Ignatova, Hyo-Jeong Ban, Min Kyung Sung, Younghoon Kim, Youn-Jae Kim, Jin-Hee Han, Jung Kyoon Choi

“…The results of our population genetic and evolutionary analyses, behavior experiments, and genome editing propose a molecular mechanism that may confer a selective advantage through social memory enhancement and may cause autism-related social impairment when disrupted in humans. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells May Alleviate the Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Reducing the Oxidative Stress in Nucleus Pulposus Cells by Yongzhao Zhao, Qian Xiang, Yunzhong Cheng, Jialiang Lin, Shuai Jiang, Weishi Li

“…This research could provide new insights into the mechanism research of stem cell therapy for IDD and potential therapeutic targets in the IDD treatment.…”
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