Biomarker‐induced gold aggregates enable activatable near‐infrared‐II photoacoustic image‐guided radiosensitization by Qinrui Fu, Chuang Wei, Xiao Yang, Mengzhen Wang, Jibin Song

“…Abstract Current radiotherapy (RT) lacks the ability to accurately discriminate between tumor and healthy tissues, resulting in significant radiation‐induced damage for patients. …”
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Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders Among Dental Students of College of Dentistry-Hawler Medical University. by Saeed Hameed Tutmayi, Twana Hoshyar Saleem, Sara Aswad Khoshnaw, Sana Khals Hamad, Sonya Nadir Saeed

“… Background: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of conditions affecting the jaw joint and the muscles that control jaw movement, can cause pain and discomfort in the jaw, face, and neck, and affect a person's ability to speak, chew, and swallow. Aim: The present study aims to specify the prevalence of temporomandibular joint disorder among dental students of Hawler Medical University. …”
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An integrated method for taxonomic identif ication of microorganisms by Yu. E. Uvarova, A. V. Bryanskaya, A. S. Rozanov, V. N. Shlyakhtun, E. A. Demidov, K. V. Starostin, T. N. Goryachkovskaya, S. V. Shekhovtsov, N. M. Slynko, S. E. Peltek

“…The strains were tested for the ability to utilize various substrates. The strains studied were found to significantly differ in their biochemical characteristics. …”
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Slowing of Motor Imagery after a Right Hemispheric Stroke by Francine Malouin, Carol L. Richards, Anne Durand

“…In contrast to persons in the CTL group and LHL subgroup, persons with a RHL had longer movement times during the imagination than the physical execution of stepping movements on both sides, indicating a reduced ability to predict movement duration (temporal incongruence). …”
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Compact Four-Port Dual-Sense Circularly Polarized Stack-Up Patch Antenna for UHF/MW-RFID MIMO System by Enze Zhang, Jinghui Qiu

“…The relative impedance bandwidths in the FCC UHF and MW band are 10.9% and 9.4%, respectively, with peak gains of 4.1 and 7.2 dBic. The antenna’s MIMO performance of envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) is lower than 0.01, and diversity gain (DG) is close to 10 dB. …”
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Cytokine-armed oncolytic herpes simplex viruses: a game-changer in cancer immunotherapy? by Howard L Kaufman, Hongbin Wang, Dipongkor Saha, Samuel D Rabkin, Mia Borlongan, Uyen Le, Hans J Nauwynck

“…A significant advantage of oncolytic viruses is the ability to deliver therapeutic payloads to the tumor site that can help drive antitumor immunity. …”
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An Evaluation of the Biocompatibility and Chemical Properties of Two Bioceramic Root Canal Sealers in a Sealer Extrusion Model of Rat Molars by Shintaro Takahara, Naoki Edanami, Razi Saifullah Ibn Belal, Kunihiko Yoshiba, Shoji Takenaka, Naoto Ohkura, Nagako Yoshiba, Susan Gomez-Kasimoto, Yuichiro Noiri

“…In conclusion, EBC and NBG demonstrated favorable biocompatibility and the ability to release silicon elements and produce hydroxyapatite when extruded into the periapical tissues. …”
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Cupric Doping Hollow Prussian Blue Nanoplatform for Enhanced Cholesterol Depletion: a Promising Strategy for Breast Cancer Therapy and Metastasis Inhibition by Shuangqian Yan, Panpan Xue, Ying Sun, Tingjie Bai, Sijie Shao, Xuemei Zeng

“…Cu2+‐doped hollow Prussian blue (Cu‐HPB) acts as a carrier, shelter, and enhancer for ChOx, bolstering tumor‐targeting ability, stability, and enzymatic activity. Tumor‐responsive released Cu2+ notably augments ChOx activity, facilitating cholesterol depletion and disrupting lipid rafts, thereby impeding cell invasion and migration. …”
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Capsule network approach for monkeypox (CAPSMON) detection and subclassification in medical imaging system by M. Nuthal Srinivasan, Mohamed Yacin Sikkandar, Maryam Alhashim, M. Chinnadurai

“…Addressing the shortcomings of traditional Machine Learning and Deep Learning models, our ESACN model utilizes the dynamic routing and spatial hierarchy capabilities of CapsNets to differentiate complex patterns such as those seen in monkeypox, chickenpox, measles, and normal skin presentations. CapsNets’ inherent ability to recognize and process crucial spatial relationships within images outperforms conventional CNNs, particularly in tasks that require the distinction of visually similar classes. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Pretreated with HGF and FGF4 Can Reduce Liver Fibrosis in Mice by Sulaiman Shams, Sadia Mohsin, Ghazanfar Ali Nasir, Mohsin Khan, Shaheen N. Khan

“…Mouse MSCs were pretreated with cytokines to improve their ability to reduce CCl4 injury. In vitro we gave CCl4 injury to mouse hepatocytes and cocultured it with untreated and cytokines pretreated MSCs. …”
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Structural comparison of human and Plasmodium proteasome β5 subunits: informing selective inhibitor design for anti-malaria agents by Muhammad Yasir, Jinyoung Park, Eun-Taek Han, Won Sun Park, Jin-Hee Han, Wanjoo Chun

“…Conclusion The discernible structural contrast between the human and Plasmodium proteasome β5 subunits holds promise for the identification of Plasmodium-selective compounds. The ability of the Plasmodium proteasome to accommodate a broader range of compounds due to its distinctive structural features opens avenues for drug screening to intending to develop selective anti-malarial agents. …”
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Biological evaluation of novel 5-((1H-indol-3-yl) methyl)-2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-phenyl-imidazo[2,1-b][13,4]thiadiazole derivatives as novel BCL-2 specific inhibitors by Shivangi Sharma, Sadashivamurthy Shamanth, Humaira Siddiqua, Laijau Goyary, Kunigal S. Sagar, Susmita Kumari, Divya Sathees, Gudapureddy Radha, Bibha Choudhary, Sathees C. Raghavan, Kempegowda Mantelingu

“…Previously, we reported a novel BCL2 inhibitor, Disarib, which inhibited BCL2 by predominantly binding to its BH1 domain and exhibited platelet-sparing ability like ABT199, the only FDA-approved BCL2 inhibitor. …”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Case-Based Learning on Students’ Attitudes Toward Chemistry and Formal Reasoning in Acid-Base Topics by Adelia Apriyanti, Antuni Wiyarsi

“…Effective teaching strategies are critical in enhancing students’ attitudes toward chemistry and formal reasoning abilities, particularly for complex topics like acids and bases. …”
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In vitro effects of ascorbic acid on viability and metabolism of patients’ osteosarcoma stem cells by Jovičić Marijana Šimić, Pušić Maja, Antunović Maja, Ledinski Maja, Librenjak Lucija, Kolundžić Robert, Ribičić Tomislav, Trkulja Vladimir, Urlić Inga

“…OS cancer stem cells (OS-CSC) are taught to have the ability to self-renew and develop mechanisms of anticancer drug resistance, and this is why it is difficult to eradicate them. …”
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Patient-Specific Coronary Artery 3D Printing Based on Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography and Coronary Angiography by Chenxi Huang, Yisha Lan, Sirui Chen, Qing Liu, Xin Luo, Gaowei Xu, Wen Zhou, Fan Lin, Yonghong Peng, Eddie Y. K. Ng, Yongqiang Cheng, Nianyin Zeng, Guokai Zhang, Wenliang Che

“…The 3D printing model has high-modeling ability and high precision, which can represent the original coronary artery appearance accurately. …”
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Central Interleukin-1β Suppresses the Nocturnal Secretion of Melatonin by A. P. Herman, J. Bochenek, K. Król, A. Krawczyńska, H. Antushevich, B. Pawlina, A. Herman, K. Romanowicz, D. Tomaszewska-Zaremba

“…IL-1β also inhibited (P<0.05) the expression of the melatonin rhythm enzyme arylalkylamine-N-acetyltransferase and hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase. However, the ability of IL-1β to affect the expression of these enzymes was dependent upon the photoperiod. …”
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Comparing Sensitivity and Specificity of Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination-I, III and Mini-Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination in Parkinson’s Disease by Tivadar Lucza, Zsuzsanna Ascherman, Márton Kovács, Attila Makkos, Márk Harmat, Annamária Juhász, József Janszky, Sámuel Komoly, Norbert Kovács, Krisztina Dorn, Kázmér Karádi

“…ACE-III and its nested version, the Mini-ACE, had the best screening abilities for detecting mild and major NCD in PD.…”
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A cycle-based model to predict no usable blastocyst formation following cycles of in vitro fertilization in patients with normal ovarian reserve by Xue Wang, Chen-yue Dong, Cui-lian Zhang, Shao-di Zhang

“…A nomogram model was developed and internally validated using bootstrapping, demonstrating good discriminative ability with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.879(95%CI: 0.861–0.890). …”
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Assessment of drought hazard change in China under 2°C, 3°C and 4°C temperature rise scenarios based on CMIP6 models by Xiufang Zhu, Dongyan Lu, Tingting Liu, Shizhe Zhang

“…Understanding drought responses to global warming can enhance our ability to manage drought risks. In this study, the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index was computed using 18 climate models from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). …”
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Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue from Obese and Lean Adults Does Not Release Hepcidin In Vivo by Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Keith N. Frayn, Steven R. Smith, Mark Westerman, A. Louise Dennis, Elizabeta Nemeth, Jessica Thomson, Cenk Pusatcioglu

“…Findings from this vein drainage study suggest there is no net release of hepcidin from the AbScAT depot and thereby no ability to signal systemically, even in obesity.…”
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