Comprehensive study of Tilapia skin collagen peptide on ileal injury and intestinal flora in rats induced by high altitude hypoxia by Jingyi Wang, Hao Wang, Chunxia Li, Xiaojuan Zhang, Jin Liu, Yanzhou Hu, Ping Qian

“…The results showed that CP could reduce the Disease active index (DAI), increase the mRNA expression level of tight junction protein, and reduce the content of D-lactic acid (D-LA) and Diamine oxidase (DAO) in the serum of rats, and thus alleviate the mechanical injury of intestinal mucosa induced by hypoxia. …”
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The role of microRNAs in learning and long-term memory by L. N. Grinkevich

“…The mechanisms of long-term memory formation and ways to improve it (in the case of its impairment) remain an extremely difficult problem yet to be solved. …”
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Migrant Health Country Profile tool (MHCP-t) for transforming health data collection and surveillance in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region: tool development protocol... by Farah Seedat, Bouchra Assarag, Kolitha Wickramage, Sally Hargreaves, Ana Requena-Mendez, Dominik Zenner, Anna Deal, Stella Evangelidou, Oumnia Bouaddi, Moudrick Abdellatifi, Hassan Edries, Eman Elafef, Taha Maatoug, Anissa Ouahchi, Sara Arias, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ibrahim Ahmed Bani, Kenza Hassouni, Mahmoud Hilali, Mohamed Khalis, Wejdene Mansour, Ali Mtiraoui, Hassan Chrifi, Mohamed Douagi, Abdedayem Khelifi

“…The revised indicators will be entered into an electronic data capture system and the tool will be pilot-tested by applying a mixed-methods process evaluation to examine its relevance, comprehensiveness, comprehensibility and other practical issues, such as completion time and ease of responding. Mechanisms of change will be assessed on how the participative interactions towards the tool development can trigger change at national and regional levels.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by the institutional review boards at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, the University of Sousse in Sousse, Tunisia, the University Hospital of Tanger, Morocco and Badr University of Cairo in Egypt. …”
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Mechanistic insights into endosomal escape by sodium oleate-modified liposomes by Ebrahim Sadaqa, Satrialdi, Fransiska Kurniawan, Diky Mudhakir

“…SO-Lipo enhance endosomal escape through a fusogenic mechanism, facilitating cytosolic delivery with reduced cytotoxicity. …”
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A generative model for evaluating missing data methods in large epidemiological cohorts by Lav Radosavljević, Stephen M. Smith, Thomas E. Nichols

“…Specifically, most evaluations create synthetic data with only a simple, unstructured missing data mechanism which does not resemble the missing data patterns found in real data. …”
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A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) level among risk factors of ocular involvement in patients with Behçet’s disease by Rasha M. Ghaleb, Hanan S. Gad, Mohamed I. Abdallah, Zaki M. Zaki, Jehan A. Mahmoud

“…Introduction Ocular involvement is quite common in Behçet’s disease (BD) and may cause crucial functional complications. Even though the mechanisms of BD remain unclear, advances in gene­tic and immunological fields have improved our understanding of the immunopathogenesis of BD ocular involvement. …”
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Pancreatic resection with perioperative drug repurposing of propranolol and etodolac: trial protocol of the phase-II randomised placebo controlled PROSPER trial by Phillip Knebel, Thilo Hackert, Markus W Büchler, Ilse Rooman, Markus K Diener, Felix J Hüttner, André L Mihaljevic, Oliver Strobel, Gauthier Bouche, Johannes Hüsing

“…The clinical trial is accompanied by a translational study investigating the mechanisms of action of the combined therapy on a molecular basis.Ethics and dissemination The PROSPER-trial has been approved by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (reference number 4042875) and the Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg (reference number AFmo-385/2018). …”
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A CASE REPORT: EARLOBE RECONSTRUCTION ON CONGENITAL AURICULAR LOBE DEFECT USING Z-PLASTY by Nida' Fahima Amatullah, Iswinarno Doso Saputro

“…Highlights: • Congenital ear defects typically result from growth failures during the fifth to ninth weeks of gestation or from mechanical stress during this period. • Auricular lobuloplasty using the Z-plasty flap technique effectively addresses earlobe defects, resulting in optimal aesthetic outcomes with no keloid formation, minimal scarring, and no complications. …”
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Beta oscillations predict the envelope sharpness in a rhythmic beat sequence by Sabine Leske, Tor Endestad, Vegard Volehaugen, Maja D. Foldal, Alejandro O. Blenkmann, Anne-Kristin Solbakk, Anne Danielsen

“…Abstract Periodic sensory inputs entrain oscillatory brain activity, reflecting a neural mechanism that might be fundamental to temporal prediction and perception. …”
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Association between geriatric nutritional risk index and overactive bladder in the elderly population: a cross-sectional study by Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, Chuanzan Zhou, Jia Miao, Yunkai Yang, Xuanhan Hu, Heng Wang, Xinyu Zhang, Qi Zhang, Yifan Wang

“…Furthermore, this study elucidates the underlying inflammatory mechanisms that link GNRI to the development of OAB.…”
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Feasibility and Safety of Perilla Seed Oil as an Additional Antioxidative Therapy in Patients with Mild to Moderate Dementia by Chuntida Kamalashiran, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa

“…Oxidative stress plays a major role in the neurodegenerative cascade, leading to the irreversible mechanism in dementia. Perilla seed oil is extracted from its seeds and contains a high source of antioxidative substances such as omega-3 fatty acid. …”
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A Critical Geological Evaluation of the Hydrogen Storage Potential in the Cousland Gas Field, Midland Valley of Scotland by Malcolm Butler, John R. Underhill

“…These studies conclude that it is currently not possible to demonstrate the subsurface configuration, host reservoir distribution or sealing mechanism of the proposed storage container because the information required is not available and may be impossible to obtain. …”
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Genetic studies of normal tension glaucoma by D.Yu. Plotnikov, E.V. Valeeva

“…The genetic study results provide a better understanding of the glaucoma development mechanisms, and the data can be used to design novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods. …”
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Modeling of two-dimensional MoxW_1−xS_2ySe_2(1−y) alloy band structure by N. Yu. Pimenov, S. D. Lavrov, A. V. Kudryavtsev, A. Yu. Avdizhiyan

“…Flakes of two-dimensional TMDs alloys were prepared from bulk TMDs crystals by mechanical exfoliation on a Si/SiO2 substrate. An experimental study of the photoluminescence characteristics was carried out using photoluminescence microscopy-spectroscopy. …”
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Reference Value for the Distance Walked in the Six-Minute Walk Test in Obese Brazilian Men in the Preoperative Period of Bariatric Surgery by Cesar Antonio Luchesa, Thiago Thomaz Mafort, Rafael Rodrigues da Silva, Isabela Cristina Paro, Fernanda Micheli de Souza, Agnaldo José Lopes

“…Obesity has several effects on the mechanics of the rib cage that may impair the exercise performance of obese individuals and therefore impact the assessment of surgical risk. …”
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Conjugated Polyvinyl Alcohol Modified SnO2 for Efficient Visible Light Photocatalytic Reduction of Cr(VI) by Shaojie Chen, Yuanyuan Luo, Yuhan Xu, Ying Chen, Yinxing Jiang, Zhao Li, Lin Tian, Furong Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Jing Li

“…The reaction rate constant of CPVA/SnO2-A for photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) under visible light (0.060 min-1) was 6 times higher than that of homemade CPVA/TiO2 and 2.87 times higher than that of SnO2 for the photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) under UV light (0.0209 min-1). The photocatalytic mechanism indicates that CPVA/SnO2 exhibited significantly enhanced performance under UV-light irradiation by forming a type II heterojunction. …”
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Collaborative stress of concrete-filled steel tube tied-arch beam-column support based on the double-layer elastic foundation beam theory by Jiazhu Tong, Hang Wang, Dalian Xu, Changjin Tian

“…To investigate the collaborative-force mechanism of the tie beam during construction, we developed a collaborative-force model based on Winkler’s double-layer elastic foundation beam theory. …”
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Experimental Study on the Pore Structure of Middle- and Low-Rank Coal and Its Influence on Methane Adsorption by Gaini Jia, Ming Yang, Xuebo Zhang, Lei Liu

“…Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology was used to study the difference in methane adsorption of coal samples under the same adsorption conditions. The influence and mechanism of the pore structure of middle- and low-rank coal samples on gas adsorption are discussed and analyzed. …”
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P2X7 Receptor Activation Induces Reactive Oxygen Species Formation and Cell Death in Murine EOC13 Microglia by Rachael Bartlett, Justin J. Yerbury, Ronald Sluyter

“…A cytofluorometric assay demonstrated that P2X7 activation induced ROS formation in EOC13 cells, via a mechanism independent of Ca2+ influx and K+ efflux. …”
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Differed brain spontaneous neural activity between limb-onset and bulbar-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients by Si-Jie Chen, Qing-Yang Li, Jiang Zhou, Qian Wu, Yu Zhang, Qian-Qian Zhang, Hao Hu, Xiao-Quan Xu, Fei-Yun Wu, Qi Niu

“…Our findings offer a new insight into the neural mechanism of ALS, underscoring the importance of personalized diagnostic approaches for this complex neurological disorder.…”
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