Effects of Ficus umbellata (Moraceae) Aqueous Extract and 7-Methoxycoumarin on Scopolamine-Induced Spatial Memory Impairment in Ovariectomized Wistar Rats by Stéphane Zingue, Harquin Simplice Foyet, Sefirin Djiogue, Yannick Ezo’o Ezo’o, Hervé Hervé Ngatanko Abaïssou, Pafroumi Fachagbo, Dieudonné Njamen

“…The present work was undertaken to evaluate the ability of F. umbellata aqueous extract and its major component 7-methoxycoumarin (MC) to improve scopolamine-induced spatial memory impairment in ovariectomized Wistar rats. …”
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THE PGR NETWORKS IN FRANCE: COLLABORATION OF USERS AND THE GENETIC RESOURCE CENTRE ON SMALL GRAIN CEREALS by A. Didier, L. Bardy, E. Boulat, J. Koenig, A. Lapierre, F. Exbrayat, J. Bordes, F. Balfourier

“…In recent years, new users, such as scientists and farmers, have discovered diverse sources of interest for screening and exploiting natural diversity conserved in PGR collections.In the case of the French cereals PGR Network, a share of the responsibility, based on the knowledge and ability of network members, has been decided in order to better promote the use of PGR. …”
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Simulation Parameter Test and Seepage Effect Analysis of Pile-Anchor Support for Binary Slope by Xuhe Gao, Weiping Tian, Zhipei Zhang, Jiachun Li, Hongliang Qi

“…The research results provide new ideas for the research on the safety control ability of the slope support construction process.…”
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MicroRNA Biomarker hsa-miR-195-5p for Detecting the Risk of Lung Cancer by Lei Li, Tienan Feng, Weituo Zhang, Sumeng Gao, Ruoyang Wang, Wenwen Lv, Tengteng Zhu, Herbert Yu, Biyun Qian

“…Methods. To evaluate the ability of hsa-miR-195-5p to diagnose lung cancer, we compared the expression of hsa-miR-195-5p in lung cancer patients, COPD patients, and normal controls. …”
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Alteration in the Cytokine Secretion of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells from Patients with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia Contribute to Impaired Hematopoietic Supportive Activity by Hui Shi, Yingshao Wang, Rong Li, Wen Xing, Feng-Chun Yang, Jie Bai, Yuan Zhou

“…We have previously reported that the ability of BMSCs derived from CMML patients (CMML-BMSCs) in supporting the expansion of cord blood (CB) CD34+ cells was significantly reduced compared to BMSCs derived from healthy donors (HD-BMSCs). …”
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Multiplex-PCR technique to predict polymorphic antigens – M, N, S and s – and associations between their alleles and Mia-associated hybrid glycophorins by Thanaporn Kerdthip, Oytip Nathalang, Sarisa Chidtrakoon, Tanaporn Choychimplee, Dollapak Apipongrat, Kamphon Intharanut

“…Alternatively, multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a commonly used genotyping tool due to its potency and ability to amplify several DNA targets simultaneously in a single reaction. …”
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FutureMS cohort profile: a Scottish multicentre inception cohort study of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by David Hunt, Siddharthan Chandran, Peter Connick, Peter Foley, Patrick K A Kearns, Sergio E Baranzini, Adam D Waldman, Sarah J Martin, Elizabeth Freyer, F J Carod-Artal, Lee Murphy, Amy Stenson, Jessie Chang, Rozanna Meijboom, Elizabeth N York, Yingdi Chen, Christine Weaver, Katarzyna Hafezi, Stacey Thomson, Adil Harroud, Margaret McLeod, Jonathon O'Riordan, Niall J J MacDougall

“…While treatable, there is substantial interindividual heterogeneity in disease activity and response to treatment. Currently, the ability to predict at diagnosis who will have a benign, intermediate or aggressive disease course is very limited. …”
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Goat-derived cell line (<i>Capra hircus</i>) TCh generated by karyological and morphological transformation of YаDK-04 CCL during subcultivation with lanthanide-treated bovine seru... by E. A. Trofimova, S. V. Kononova, I. N. Shumilova, B. L. Manin

“…Ability of the continuous cell lines to evolve enables generation of new transformed cell cultures with unlimited life potential and different from the original prototypes in the process of sequential cultivation. …”
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Exploring the noncovalent interaction between β-lactoglobulin and flavonoids under nonthermal process: Characterization, physicochemical properties, and potential for lycopene deli... by Gongshuai Song, Fang Li, Ziming Xu, Nengliang Jiang, Danli Wang, Tinglan Yuan, Ling Li, Jinyan Gong

“…The thermal stability, surface hydrophilicity, and antioxidant properties of β-LG-API, β-LG-LUT, and β-LG-MY complexes were superior by multi-spectroscopy methods and molecular simulation analysis (P < 0.05). The ability of β-LG-API for delivering LY was the best among above three binary complexes, revealing superior environmental stability and bioavailability of the β-LG-API-LY complex. …”
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Monitoring Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Surface Salinity Around the Maltese Islands Using Sentinel-2 Imagery and the Random Forest Algorithm by Gareth Craig Darmanin, Adam Gauci, Monica Giona Bucci, Alan Deidun

“…Safeguarding these ecosystems necessitates the ability to observe their physical features and control processes with precision in both space and time. …”
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Antimicrobial Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma against Porphyromonas gingivalis by Thuy Anh Vu Pham, Thao Thi Phuong Tran, Ngan Thi My Luong

“…All PRP samples tested showed the ability to inhibit P. gingivalis growth. The MIC value (expressed as fraction of PRP) was 1/2, and PRP prevented P. gingivalis attachment on the disk surface. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension in Adolescents: Effect on Neurobehavioral and Cognitive Functioning by Irina Madaeva, Olga Berdina, Vladimir Polyakov, Sergey Kolesnikov

“…Significant changes of neurobehavioral functioning in OSA patients were shown. Cognitive abilities also were impaired. Verbal and visual memory indexes and attention index were 2.1 and 2.2 times lower, accordingly, in the 1st group than in the 2nd group (P<0.05). …”
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Refining the interpretation of variants of uncertain significance in hereditary cancer screening through integrated RNA sequencing by Youbao Sha, J. Bryce Ortiz, Sara L. Bristow, Kate Loranger, Linyan Meng, Xiaonan Zhao, Fan Xia, Sheetal Parmar, Adam C. ElNaggar, Wenbo Xu

“…Here, we investigated the impact of RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data on the ability to resolve splicing-related VUS. Methods: Patients with VUS predicted to alter splicing identified through commercial hereditary cancer testing between October 2021 to July 2023 were included. …”
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Mechanical responses of triply periodic minimal surface gyroid lattice structures fabricated by binder jetting additive manufacturing by Yingmi Xie, Yiwei Mao, Yuhua Heng, Jianquan Tao, Lin Xiang, Xiuyuan Qin, Qingsong Wei

“…The U-GLS fabricated by BJ exhibited higher yield strength, excellent plastic deformation ability, and good energy absorption capacity, while the G-GLS demonstrated stable strength and energy absorption efficiency. …”
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Antinociceptive and Antioxidant Activity of Zanthoxylum budrunga Wall (Rutaceae) Seeds by Md. Khirul Islam, Nripendra Nath Biswas, Sanjib Saha, Hemayet Hossain, Ismet Ara Jahan, Tanzir Ahmed Khan, Khalijah Awang, Jamil A. Shilpi

“…In reducing power assay, ZBSE showed a concentration dependent reducing ability. HPLC analysis indicated the presence of caffeic acid with a concentration of 75.45 mg/100 g ZBSE. …”
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Social behavior and spatial orientation in rat strains with genetic predisposition to catatonia (GC) and stereotypes (PM) by V. S. Plekanchuk, O. I. Prokudina, M. A. Ryazanova

“…The social behavior of the GC and PM rats has not been previously studied, and the cognitive abilities of animals of these strains are also insufficiently studied. …”
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Bioharvesting and improvement of nano-silica yield from bagasse by irradiated Curvularia spicifera by Amira G. Zaki, Samah A. Yousef, Yasmeen A. Hasanien

“…The silica bioleaching ability of C. spicifera was further amended by exposure to gamma irradiation at a dose of 750 Gy. …”
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Strategic Partnership between India and the United States: Examining Driving and Restraining Forces by O. Leonova, J. Khatri

“…The article further examines the unique characteristics of India's relationship with the United States, which shape the nature of their existing strategic partnership, such as the shifting focus from the political and strategic realm to economic interactions, India's commitment to maintaining "strategic autonomy" and non-alignment in its deepening cooperation, its ability to differentiate between political partnership and economic collaboration, and the preservation of a multi-vector foreign policy approach. …”
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Bulgarian tourism and the problem of poverty alleviation in Bulgaria by Preslav Mihaylov Dimitrov, Rouska Kraseta, Boiko Dimitrov

“…The study examines the question about the ability of Bulgarian tourism to solve the problems with the widespread poverty in Bulgaria in the context of the two main issues such as: (i) the degree of association (in terms of Pearson’s Product-moment coefficients) of the Bulgarian tourism with the economic performance of the EU tourism emitting economies, and whether this association in particular contributes for “transmission of poverty”, and (ii) what will be the estimated volume of the average month salary of the employees on labor contracts in Bulgarian tourism for the next ten years by the HoltWinters exponential smoothing method. …”
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Coupling Coordination between Technology Transfer in Universities and High-Tech Industries Development in China by Haining Fang, Qing Yang, Jinmei Wang, Xingxing Liu

“…The results show the following: (1) the overall national TTU-HTID CCI shows a gradual upward trend and large regional differences; (2) CCI of most provinces is increasing, but the differences are widening; (3) the national TTU PI is in a state of volatility and decline, but the ability of TTU is still much higher than the level of HTID; (4) technological innovation in high-tech industries, high-tech industry technology absorption capacity, high-tech industry development level, industry-university cooperation, and technological finance development have significant roles in promoting the coupling coordination of TTU-HTID. …”
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