Mast Cell-Derived Exosomes Promote Th2 Cell Differentiation via OX40L-OX40 Ligation by Fei Li, Yuping Wang, Lihui Lin, Juan Wang, Hui Xiao, Jia Li, Xia Peng, Huirong Dai, Li Li

“…BMMC-exosomes significantly enhanced the differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells to Th2 cells in a surface contact method, and this ability was partly inhibited by the addition of anti-OX40L Ab. …”
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The academic rise of the "15-minute city" concept as a response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic by Vukmirović Milena

“…In response to these challenges, the "15-minute city", which enables all daily needs to be met within a 15-minute walk or bike ride, has become a crucial focus in urban planning research. …”
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Oral Motor Treatment Efficacy: Feeding and Swallowing Skills in Children with Cerebral Palsy by Maria E. Widman-Valencia, Luis F. Gongora-Meza, Héctor Rubio-Zapata, Rita E. Zapata-Vázquez, Elma Vega Lizama, Marco Ramírez Salomón, Damaris Estrella-Castillo

“…This study is aimed at identifying the relationship between oral motor treatment and the improvement of abilities for feeding and swallowing in boys and girls with CP residing in the state of Yucatán. …”
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Passive Monitoring of Parkinson Tremor in Daily Life: A Prototypical Network Approach by Luc J. W. Evers, Yordan P. Raykov, Tom M. Heskes, Jesse H. Krijthe, Bastiaan R. Bloem, Max A. Little

“…Based on leave-one-subject-out cross-validation, we demonstrate the ability of prototypical networks to capture free-living tremor episodes. …”
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Heme alters biofilm formation in Mycobacterium abscessus by Hadia Aftab, Jessica Samudio, Grace Wang, Lily Le, Rajesh K. Soni, Rebecca K. Donegan

“…During infection, Mabs can form biofilms in the lung which reduce both the ability of the immune response to clear infection and the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy. …”
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A Comprehensive Analysis of a Social Intelligence Dataset and Response Tendencies Between Large Language Models (LLMs) and Humans by Erika Mori, Yue Qiu, Hirokatsu Kataoka, Yoshimitsu Aoki

“…Social intelligence plays a crucial role in facilitating natural interactions and seamless communication between humans and Artificial Intelligence (AI). To assess AI’s ability to understand human interactions and the components necessary for such comprehension, datasets like Social-IQ have been developed. …”
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Increased Yield and Improved Transplantation Outcome of Mouse Islets with Bovine Serum Albumin by Suzanne Bertera, A. N. Balamurugan, Rita Bottino, Jing He, Massimo Trucco

“…In vivo, a minimal mass of 70 BSA treated islets showed their ability to control glycemia levels in diabetic mice by bringing the average blood glucose to 153±13.2 mg/dL compared to 288±22.6 mg/dL without BSA. …”
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Fatty Acid Accumulation and Resulting PPARα Activation in Fibroblasts due to Trifunctional Protein Deficiency by Masato Wakabayashi, Yuji Kamijo, Takero Nakajima, Naoki Tanaka, Eiko Sugiyama, Tian Yangyang, Takefumi Kimura, Toshifumi Aoyama

“…These novel findings suggest that the fatty acid accumulation and the resulting PPARα activation are major causes of the increase in the β-oxidation ability as probable compensation for fatty acid metabolism in the patients’ fibroblasts, and that enhanced cell proliferation and increased oxidative stress due to the PPARα activation relate to the development of specific clinical features such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, slight hepatomegaly, and skeletal myopathy. …”
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Construction of a Library of Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids by Olga G. Mountanea, Charikleia S. Batsika, Christiana Mantzourani, Christoforos G. Kokotos, George Kokotos

“…The ketones produced by the photochemical reactions are easily converted to hydroxy derivatives, which are coupled with caproic, palmitic, or oleic acid, providing a large set of FAHFAs, which broaden our ability for future structure–activity relationship studies.…”
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Customization and prospects of friction stir processing for improving the biomedical properties of metallic implants for orthopedic applications by Jialong Li, Ming-Chun Zhao, Ying-Chao Zhao, Dengfeng Yin, Andrej Atrens

“…This remarkable advantage in reinforcing properties gives FSP the ability to improve biomedical properties in metallic implants for orthopedic applications. …”
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Adsorptive Applications of Montmorillonite Clay for the Removal of Ag(I) and Cu(II) from Aqueous Medium by Naser M. Alandis, Waffa Mekhamer, Omar Aldayel, Jameel A. A. Hefne, Manawwer Alam

“…The present work aims to investigate the ability of Saudi clay containing montmorillonite to remove Ag(I) and Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions for waste water purification. …”
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Electrochemical sensing platform based on Ag-Fe metal–organic framework for electrocatalytic determination of Atorvastatin by Fatemeh Naji Siyahmazgi, Karim Asadpour-Zeynali

“…This article presents a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor that utilizes a metal–organic framework (Ag-Fe MOF) to quickly detect and measure Atorvastatin with high sensitivity using the differential pulse voltammetric (DPV) technique. …”
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Analysis of Slow-Released Fertilisers as a Source of Microplastics by Vladimir Isakov, Elena Vlasova, Vladislav Forer, Jose Kenny, Sergey Lyulin

“…The composition of the polymer coatings of mineral fertiliser granules with slow or controlled release of two widespread manufacturers and their ability to adsorb some heavy metal ions on their surface were examined in this study. …”
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The OAuth 2.0 Web Authorization Protocol for the Internet Addiction Bioinformatics (IABio) Database by Jeongseok Choi, Jaekwon Kim, Dong Kyun Lee, Kwang Soo Jang, Dai-Jin Kim, In Young Choi

“…Moreover, internet gaming disorder leads to increases in social expenditures for both individuals and nations alike. Although the prevention and treatment of IA are getting more important, the diagnosis of IA remains problematic. …”
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Removing Barriers to Promote Social Computing among Senior Population by Isabel Marcelino, Rosalía Laza, Florentino Fdez-Riverola, António Pereira

“…Smartphones and tablets proliferation enabled by accessible prices and also by the inclusion of sensing abilities promotes their use in several areas, such as healthcare. …”
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Systematic Analysis of Environmental Chemicals That Dysregulate Critical Period Plasticity-Related Gene Expression Reveals Common Pathways That Mimic Immune Response to Pathogen by Milo R. Smith, Priscilla Yevoo, Masato Sadahiro, Ben Readhead, Brian Kidd, Joel T. Dudley, Hirofumi Morishita

“…Thus, we established an integrative bioinformatics approach to systematically scan thousands of environmental chemicals for their ability to dysregulate molecular signatures relevant to critical periods of development.…”
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Control Strategy of Islanded AC/DC Hybrid Microgrid Power System Based on Adaptive Segmented Double-Droop by MI Yang, GU Fuyike, LI Chunxu, BAO Wei, YAN Yuehao, LIU Xiaohui, YANG Yanan

“…Thus，the bidirectional AC/DC converter can attain power balance faster when the active power difference of the subnetwork is large，which improves the coordinated control ability and service life of the bidirectional AC/DC converter. …”
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Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals the Metabolic Characteristics and Biomarkers of Antioxidant Properties of Gardeniae Fructus from Different Geographical Origins in China by Wu Jiang, Lingling Jiang, Xiaoli Yin, Shuhui Zhang, Xiaojing Duan, Jiadong Chen, Yingying Liu, Hong Zheng, Zhengming Tao

“…<b>Results</b>: The results demonstrate that metabolomics had the ability to trace the geographical origins of GF. We found that antioxidant activities varied with different varieties of GF, which was dependent on their chemical compositions. …”
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Research hotspots and trends in the application of electroencephalography for assessment of disorders of consciousness: a bibliometric analysis by Jiawen Chen, Jiawen Chen, Yanhua Shi, Yanhua Shi, Zhao Dong, Feng Xu, Mengyu Zhou, Mengyu Zhou, Jing Zhu, Jie Gao, Su Liu

“…ObjectiveDisorders of consciousness (DoC) result from severe traumatic brain injury and hypoxia or ischemia of brain tissues, leading to impaired perceptual abilities. Electroencephalography (EEG) is a non-invasive and widely applicable technology used for assessing DoC. …”
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Phenotypic plasticity plays an essential role in the confrontation between plants and herbivorous insects by Xianzhong Wang, Jieyu Kang, Huizhong Wang, Shigui Wang, Bin Tang, Jiangjie Lu

“…At the same time, insects have evolved the ability to adapt to and resist plant defenses. Throughout this process, phenotypic plasticity has continuously helped both groups adapt to new environments and niches. …”
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