Health-Related Quality of Life after Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Qualitative Analysis of the Perspectives of Health Care Providers by Mar Miserachs, David B. Nicholas, Anthony R. Otley, Vicky Lee Ng

“…Patients and their parents’ ability to cope and adjust positively to LT was perceived as a key contributor to better HRQoL. …”
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Insight into Anticorrosion Mechanism of Ampicillin on Mild Steel in Acidic Environment: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach by Tuan Dinh, Nguyen Minh Thong, Dinh Quy Huong, Trinh Le Huyen, Tran Duc Manh, Phan Tu Quy, Tran Xuan Mau, Pham Cam Nam

“…The surface characteristics (SEM) also reconfirm the steel corrosion inhibition ability of AMP. Some important chemical factors such as EHOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital energy), ELUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy), ΔEL−H (energy gap), and Fukui functions were calculated based on the optimized configuration of AMP at the theoretical level of B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p). …”
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The Beneficial Effect of IL-12 and IL-18 Transduced Dendritic Cells Stimulated with Tumor Antigens on Generation of an Antitumor Response in a Mouse Colon Carcinoma Model by Jagoda Mierzejewska, Katarzyna Węgierek-Ciura, Joanna Rossowska, Agnieszka Szczygieł, Natalia Anger-Góra, Bożena Szermer-Olearnik, Magdalena Geneja, Elżbieta Pajtasz-Piasecka

“…The main purpose of our study was to determine the effect of dendritic cell (DC) transduction with lentiviral vectors carrying sequences of il18 and/or il12 genes on the level of antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo. We examined the ability of DCs to migrate to the tumor-draining lymph nodes and infiltrate tumor tissue and to activate the local and systemic antitumor response. …”
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Learning from “Knocks in Life”: Food Insecurity among Low-Income Lone Senior Women by Rebecca J. Green-LaPierre, Patricia L. Williams, N. Theresa Glanville, Deborah Norris, Heather C. Hunter, Cynthia G. Watt

“…Drawing upon Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, we explored their perceived ability to access a nutritionally adequate and personally acceptable diet, and the barriers and enablers to do so; as well in light of our previous quantitative research, we explored their perceptions related to adequacy of income, essential expenses, and their strategies to manage personal finances. …”
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Learning Processes to Predict the Hourly Global, Direct, and Diffuse Solar Irradiance from Daily Global Radiation with Artificial Neural Networks by Hanae Loutfi, Ahmed Bernatchou, Younès Raoui, Rachid Tadili

“…As such, the proposed models showed a good ability to generate different solar components from daily global radiation which is registered in most radiometric stations.…”
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Environment-Aware CMT for Efficient Video Delivery in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks by Yuanlong Cao, Changqiao Xu, Jianfeng Guan, Fei Song, Hongke Zhang

“…The e -CMT provides environment-aware cognitive ability for efficient video delivery with three modules, which are Path Quality-aware Model (PQM) that devotes to estimate path quality and select candidate path using for retransmission, Adaptive Retransmission Trigger (ART) that contributes to cognize packet loss and trigger efficient retransmission behaviors, and Congestion-avoid Data Distributor (CDD) that serves to enable Partial-Reliable retransmission to mitigate congestion condition. …”
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Iron Overload Impairs Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Higher-Risk MDS Patients by Regulating the ROS-Related Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway by Lei Huang, Zhaoyun Liu, Hui Liu, Kai Ding, Fu Mi, Chenhuan Xiang, Guanrou Wang, Yixuan Guo, Rong Fu

“…In our study, IO decreased the quantity and weakened the abilities of proliferation and differentiation of MSCs, and it inhibited the gene expressions of VEGFA, CXCL12, and TGF-β1 in MSCs regulating hematopoiesis. …”
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Donkey whey proteins ameliorate dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by downregulating the S100A8-TRAF6-NF-κB axis-mediated inflammatory response by Mohan Li, Qilong Li, Rayhnigul Abdlla, Jiali Chen, Xiqing Yue, Siew Young Quek

“…In addition, DWPs exhibited a more remarkable ability to inhibit pro-inflammatory proteins (S100A8, TRAF6, and NF-κB) expression and inflammatory secretion than BWPs. …”
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A multimodal dataset for robotic peg extraction based on Bioin-Tacto sensor modulesMendeley Data by Viral Galayia, Ruslan Masinjila, Soheil Khatibi, Thiago Eustaquio Alves de Oliveira, Xianta Jiang, Vinicius Prado da Fonseca

“…The dataset can be used to pre-train a reinforcement machine learning model to perform peg-in-hole tasks and to study how pretraining affects a manipulator's ability to infer tactile signals and improve the success rates of the manipulator.…”
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Multiobjective Optimization of a Fractional-Order PID Controller for Pumped Turbine Governing System Using an Improved NSGA-III Algorithm under Multiworking Conditions by Chu Zhang, Tian Peng, Chaoshun Li, Wenlong Fu, Xin Xia, Xiaoming Xue

“…The Latin hypercube sampling is adopted to generate well-distributed initial population and take full of the feasible domain while the chaos theory is introduced to enhance the global search and local exploration ability of the NSGA-III algorithm. The experimental results on eight test functions and a real-world PTGS have shown that the proposed multiobjective framework can improve the Pumped storage units’ adaptability to changeable working conditions and the proposed LCNSGA-III algorithm is able to solve the MO-FOPID problem effectively.…”
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TOP2A inhibition and its cellular effects related to cell cycle checkpoint adaptation pathway by Maria C. Arroyo López, M. A. Fernández-Mimbrera, E. Gollini, A. Esteve-Codina, A. Sánchez, Juan Alberto Marchal Ortega

“…Specifically, we focus on the spontaneous ability of cells to bypass or override this checkpoint, referred to as checkpoint adaptation. …”
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Extensive Atrophic Gastritis Increases Intraduodenal Hydrogen Gas by Yoshihisa Urita, Toshiyasu Watanabe, Tadashi Maeda, Tomohiro Arita, Yosuke Sasaki, Takamasa Ishii, Tatsuhiro Yamamoto, Akiro Kugahara, Asuka Nakayama, Makie Nanami, Kaoru Domon, Susumu Ishihara, Hirohito Kato, Kazuo Hike, Norikok Hara, Shuji Watanabe, Kazushige Nakanishi, Motonobu Sugimoto, Kazumasa Miki

“…If these bacteria have an ability of hydrogen (H2) fermentation, intraluminal H2 gas might be detected. …”
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Diisooctyl phthalate (DIOP) exposure leads to cell apoptosis to HUVEC cells and toxicity to Caenorhabditis elegans through increasing the oxidative stress by Siyuan Luo, Junnan Li, Yuqing Zhou, Zihang Zhai, Qiang Li, Zhenglin Huang, Wencan He, Kejun Zhong, Bo Kong, Zanxian Xia, Hang Fai Kwok, Lipeng Zhu

“…Our results demonstrate that DIOP markedly decreases the viability and colony-forming ability of HUVECs. Moreover, this cytotoxicity correlates with elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), causing cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase and the induction of cell apoptosis. …”
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Cognitively Stimulating Activities: Effects on Cognition across Four Studies with up to 21 Years of Longitudinal Data by Meghan B. Mitchell, Cynthia R. Cimino, Andreana Benitez, Cassandra L. Brown, Laura E. Gibbons, Robert F. Kennison, Steven D. Shirk, Alireza Atri, Annie Robitaille, Stuart W. S. MacDonald, Magnus Lindwall, Elizabeth M. Zelinski, Sherry L. Willis, K. Warner Schaie, Boo Johansson, Roger A. Dixon, Dan M. Mungas, Scott M. Hofer, Andrea M. Piccinin

“…Baseline activity at an earlier age did not, however, predict rate of decline later in life, thus not supporting the concept that engaging in cognitive activity at an earlier point in time increases one's ability to mitigate future age-related cognitive decline. …”
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Validation of a Finite Element Simulation for Predicting Individual Knee Joint Kinematics by Elin Theilen, Anna Rorich, Thomas Lange, Sebastian Bendak, Cora Huber, Hagen Schmal, Kaywan Izadpanah, Joachim Georgii

“…We validate the predictive abilities of our model using static MR images of the knees of eleven healthy volunteers in dedicated knee poses, which are achieved using a customized MR-compatible pneumatic loading device. …”
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Hybrid Hydrogel Supplemented with Algal Polysaccharide for Potential Use in Biomedical Applications by Dana Stan, Andreea-Cristina Mirica, Sorin Mocanu, Diana Stan, Iunia Podolean, Natalia Candu, Magdi El Fergani, Laura Mihaela Stefan, Ana-Maria Seciu-Grama, Ludmila Aricov, Oana Brincoveanu, Carmen Moldovan, Lorena-Andreea Bocancia-Mateescu, Simona M. Coman

“…Hydrogels are a viable option for biomedical applications due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ability to incorporate various healing agents while maintaining their biological efficacy. …”
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Modulation of virulence and metabolic profiles in Klebsiella pneumoniae under indole-mediated stress response by Xueyao Fang, Yanhui Chen, Longhua Hu, Shumin Gu, Junqi Zhu, Yaping Hang, Xingwei Cao, Yanping Xiao, Hong Luo, Chuwen Zhao, Lianhua Xiao, Qiaoshi Zhong

“…Concurrently, indole has varying effects on biofilm formation in K. pneumoniae, with some strains showing enhanced biofilm formation ability. To elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms, transcriptome analysis revealed that indole exposure in K. pneumoniae led to the upregulation of genes associated with pili formation and iron acquisition systems, while simultaneously inducing oxidative stress responses. …”
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Novel cycloviruses identified by mining human blood metagenomic data show close relationship to those from animals by Yuanqing Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Xiaojie Jiang, Yuan Xi, Siqi Wei, Songyi Ning, Wen Zhang, Wen Zhang

“…These proteins are crucial for viral replication and host-cell interaction: the Rep protein is involved in initiating viral genome replication, while the Capsid protein plays a key role in the assembly of new virions and the virus's ability to interact with host immune systems. Distance matrix and phylogenetic analyses show that these cycloviruses share high sequence similarity with viruses found in both humans and animals across different regions of Africa. …”
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LLM-AIDSim: LLM-Enhanced Agent-Based Influence Diffusion Simulation in Social Networks by Lan Zhang, Yuxuan Hu, Weihua Li, Quan Bai, Parma Nand

“…Using real-world news topics, we demonstrate the effectiveness of LLM-AIDSim in simulating topic evolution and tracking user discourse, validating its ability to replicate key aspects of real-world information propagation. …”
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A Helminth-Derived Chitinase Structurally Similar to Mammalian Chitinase Displays Immunomodulatory Properties in Inflammatory Lung Disease by Friederike Ebner, Katja Lindner, Katharina Janek, Agathe Niewienda, Piotr H. Malecki, Manfred S. Weiss, Tara E. Sutherland, Arnd Heuser, Anja A. Kühl, Jürgen Zentek, Andreas Hofmann, Susanne Hartmann

“…The three-dimensional structure of the T. suis chitinase as determined by high-resolution X-ray crystallography revealed high similarities to mouse acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) but a unique ability of T. suis chitinase to form dimers. Our data indicate that the structural similarities between the parasite and host chitinase contribute to the disease-ameliorating effect of the helminth-derived chitinase on allergic lung inflammation.…”
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