Cucurbitacin IIa Alleviates Colitis via Promoting the Release of Host-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Encapsulating microRNA-30b-5p by Zhao Y, Jiang B, Zuo S

“…In conclusion, cucurbitacin IIa appears to alleviate colitis by promoting the release of microRNA-30b-5p from host-derived extracellular vesicles.Conclusion: These findings enhance our understanding of cucurbitacin IIa’s effects on intestinal health and offer potential new therapeutic targets for inflammatory bowel disease treatment.Keywords: colitis, cucurbitacins, extracellular vesicles, inflammation, microRNA…”
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Maternal mortality in Malawi, 1977–2012 by Bejoy Nambiar, Iqbal Anwar, Tim Colbourn, Sonia Lewycka, Chisale Mhango, Ann Phoya

“…Female literacy and education, family planning and poverty reduction could play more of a role if thresholds are passed in the coming years.Conclusions The decrease in MMR in Malawi is encouraging as it appears that recent efforts to control HIV and improve the health system are bearing fruit. …”
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The Concept of Sovereignty in the US International Studies at the Turn of the 21st Century by A. D. Katkov

“…The author stresses that at that time there appeared to be a certain convergence on the issues of sovereignty between the representatives of almost all key approaches in the US IR studies. …”
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The suffix -ee: history, productivity, frequency and violation of stress rules by Ives Trevian

“…Many new coinages are supposed to have appeared in the 20th century, so that 163 words in -ee are now recorded in the online dictionaries of the OneLook search engine (e.g. …”
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Women in Ancient Egypt: determination of legal status and peculiarities of marriage and family relations by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…Generalisations and conclusions have been made, stating that it was in the religion of Ancient Egypt that the united cults of the divine couple with a son-infant appeared, which became a model for the Egyptians in creating their own family. …”
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Exploration of transfer learning techniques for the prediction of PM10 by Michael Poelzl, Roman Kern, Simonas Kecorius, Mario Lovrić

“…Our detailed analysis of PM10 suggests that similarities between the cities and the meteorological features exist and can be further exploited. Hence, TL appears to offer a viable approach to enhance PM10 predictions for the Zagreb station, despite the challenges posed by data scarcity. …”
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Multi-Flexible Body Dynamics Modeling and Experimental Study of the Patient Rehabilitation Transfer Device by Wu Ren, Kailu Zhang, Xueling Zhang, Ziya Zhao, Fei Lin, Kai Xie, Jia Li, Yi Yu

“…According to the stress value of the finite element multi-body model motion process, the maximum stress appears at the moment when the motion reaches the top end, and the instantaneous stress reaches 206 Mpa, which is in line with the allowable stress range of the material design. …”
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Temporal and Spatial eDNA Analysis of Fish Assemblages in Postindustrial, Urban Coastal Habitats by Alice Cunnington, Erika Neave, Peter Shum, Rupert Collins, Stefano Mariani

“…Fish communities also significantly differed between the two sites, with the patterns of temporal changes varying substantially between them. Seasonal appearances/disappearances of specific taxa (e.g., European eel, sand smelt, flounder, and herring) shed light on important ecological and behavioral processes that may have management implications. …”
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Deficits in Dynamic Balance and Hop Performance Following ACL Reconstruction Are Not Dependent on Meniscal Injury History by Adam VanZile, Malcolm Driessen, Patrick Grabowski, Hanni Cowley, Thomas Almonroeder

“…For each variable, performance was worse for the involved limb, compared to the uninvolved limb. # Conclusion It appears that deficits in dynamic balance and hop performance among adolescent athletes who have undergone ACL reconstruction are not dependent on meniscal injury/surgery history…”
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Acute Myopericarditis after COVID-19 Vaccine in Teenagers by Shashikanth Ambati, Michael Colon, Maya Mihic, Javier Sanchez, Adnan Bakar

“…The clinical course of vaccine-associated myocarditis appears favorable as both our patients have responded well to medications and rest with prompt improvement in symptoms with full recovery. …”
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Evaluation of extracts from Phyllostachys makinoi for their antibacterial and accelerated wound healing potential by Te-Hua Liu, Ju-Yun Wu, Meng-Chun Cheng, Bang-Yuan Chen, Tsung-Yu Tsai

“…Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the bacterial cells treated with the extracts appeared rough, ruptured, and shriveled. The extracts disrupted the cell membranes, causing electrolyte, protein, and nucleic acid leakage, leading to cell death. …”
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Posttraining Alpha Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Impairs Motor Consolidation in Elderly People by Jost-Julian Rumpf, Alexandru Barbu, Christopher Fricke, Mirko Wegscheider, Joseph Classen

“…While the early phase of skill acquisition remains relatively unaffected in older adults, posttraining consolidation appears to be selectively impaired by advancing age. …”
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Target miRNA identification for the LPL gene in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) by Kalim Ullah, Aslam Hossain, Mingyue Cao, Liangyi Xue, Yajun Wang

“…Abstract MicroRNA (miRNA), a conservatively evolved single-stranded non-coding RNA, exerts pivotal control over the appearance of target genes and several biological processes. …”
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The efficacy and safety of fluvoxamine in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials. by Qiufeng Zhou, Guozheng Zhao, Yu Pan, Ying Zhang, Yuehua Ni

“…The subgroup analysis showed that fluvoxamine treatment performed more than 200 mg daily appears to be more effective than those performed less than 200 mg daily in reducing clinical deterioration and hospitalization risks, while not exhibiting higher AE and SAE risks than placebo group.…”
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Integrated Metabolome and Transcriptome Analysis Uncovers the Role of Anthocyanin Metabolism in Michelia maudiae by Xiaoan Lang, Na Li, Lingfei Li, Shouzhou Zhang

“…Michelia maudiae Dunn is one of the important ornamental plants in the Magnoliaceae family, and the color of its flowers usually appears naturally pure white. The discovery of a rubellis flower named M. maudiae Dunn var. rubicunda provides an opportunity to reveal the metabolism of the flavonoids and anthocyanins of this “early angiosperm” plant. …”
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Effect of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement at Low Temperatures by Li Wang, Hongliang Zhang, Yang Gao

“…Refined pore structure in the MIP tests, more mass loss of CH in TGA, intense peak appearance associated with the hydration products in XRD analysis, and denser microstructure in SEM demonstrated that the specimen with 2 wt.% TiO2 nanoparticles exhibited preferable physical and mechanical properties compared with that without TiO2 nanoparticles under various curing temperatures.…”
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Integrated into Pants for the Relief of Postoperative Pain in Hip Surgery Patients: A Randomized Trial by Yohann Opolka, Courage Sundberg, Robin Juthberg, Amelie Olesen, Li Guo, Nils-Krister Persson, Paul W. Ackermann

“…The active TENS group exhibited significantly higher PGIC scores after 30 minutes, which persisted throughout the intervention (all p≤0.001). A reduction in NRS appeared after one hour of active TENS, persisting throughout the intervention (all p≤0.05). …”
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Analysis of macular retinal thickness in polyarteritis nodosa using spectral domain optical coherence tomography by Che-Ning Yang, Chia-Ping Chen, Yi-Ting Hsieh

“…Abstract Purpose To identify the macular retinal layer thickness changes in polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) patients without pathological findings appearing in color fundus photography (CFP), and to investigate the correlations with disease durations. …”
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Construction of a Multimodal Neuroimaging Data Fusion System and Evaluation of Mental Fatigue Using Nonlinear Analysis by Rui Chen, Zhenzhong Li, Yi Lai

“…Under different signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), the regression coefficient based on LMSA is much larger than the GLM estimate; the corresponding significance level is p<0.05; and the maximum value of the regression coefficient appears near 0.2. In the data fusion system, the time-space matching has good results under the time accuracy based on EEG and the space accuracy based on fMRI, with the time accuracy above 88% and the space accuracy above 89%. …”
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Identification of Alzheimer’s Disease Progression Stages Using Topological Measures of Resting-State Functional Connectivity Networks: A Comparative Study by Zhanxiong Wu, Jinhui Wu, Xumin Chen, Xun Li, Jian Shen, Hui Hong

“…The findings also confirmed that the AD-linked FC alterations mostly appeared in temporal, cingulate, and angular areas, which might contribute to clinical diagnosis of AD. …”
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