Robust object counting through distribution uncertainty matching and optimal transport by Sabri Boughorbel, Fethi Jarray, Rachida Zegour, Nauman Ullah Gilal, Khaled Al Thelaya, Marco Agus, Jens Schneider

“…DUMLO formulates the loss function as a coupling between two optimal transport problems, which involves an unknown density map defined over the augmented points. …”
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Myeloperoxidase-derived oxidants induce blood-brain barrier dysfunction in vitro and in vivo. by Andreas Üllen, Evelin Singewald, Viktoria Konya, Günter Fauler, Helga Reicher, Christoph Nusshold, Astrid Hammer, Dagmar Kratky, Akos Heinemann, Peter Holzer, Ernst Malle, Wolfgang Sattler

“…BMVEC treatment with the MPO-H2O2-Cl(-) system or activated neutrophils resulted in the formation of plasmalogen-derived chlorinated fatty aldehydes. 2-chlorohexadecanal (2-ClHDA) severely compromised BMVEC barrier function and induced morphological alterations in tight and adherens junctions. …”
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MicroRNA-155 modulates methotrexate-induced spatial memory impairment by disruption of the blood-brain barrier integrity by Yu-Chieh Chen, Li-Tung Huang, Hong-Ren Yu, Jiunn-Ming Sheen

“…Tight junction proteins expression were also examined. …”
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Supplemental Bacillus subtilis PB6 Improves Growth Performance and Gut Health in Broilers Challenged with Clostridium perfringens by Yan Liu, Song Zhang, Zheng Luo, Dan Liu

“…The present research examined the effect of Bacillus subtilis PB6 (B. subtilis PB6) on growth performance, mRNA expression of intestinal cytokines and tight junctions, and gut flora composition in broilers challenged with CP. …”
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RNF213 regulates blood‒brain barrier integrity by targeting TRAF3 for type I interferon activation during A. baumannii infection. by Yanfeng Li, Qingqing Xie, Luyu Yang, Qian Jiang, Zhiping Liu, Chengjiang Gao, Xiaopeng Qi, Tao Xu

“…RNF213 is the first identified susceptibility gene for moyamoya disease, and the encoded protein was recently recognized as a key antimicrobial protein. However, the function of RNF213 in host defense against brain infection remains unclear. …”
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Reduced gap junction coupling amplifies the effects of cardiomyocyte variability and destabilizes the heartbeat by Karoline Horgmo Jæger, William E. Louch, Aslak Tveito

“…However, such effects may be suppressed by tight electrical coupling of cells in the healthy heart, but not during pathological conditions where gap junction function is impaired. …”
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The epithelial cell adhesion molecule EpCAM is required for epithelial morphogenesis and integrity during zebrafish epiboly and skin development. by Krasimir Slanchev, Thomas J Carney, Marc P Stemmler, Birgit Koschorz, Adam Amsterdam, Heinz Schwarz, Matthias Hammerschmidt

“…However, the in vivo function of EpCAM still remains elusive due to the lack of genetic loss-of-function studies. …”
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Genetic analysis of pathways regulated by the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor in Caenorhabditis elegans. by Tammie Bishop, Kah Weng Lau, Andrew C R Epstein, Stuart K Kim, Min Jiang, Delia O'Rourke, Christopher W Pugh, Jonathan M Gleadle, Martin S Taylor, Jonathan Hodgkin, Peter J Ratcliffe

“…The von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor functions as a ubiquitin ligase that mediates proteolytic inactivation of hydroxylated alpha subunits of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). …”
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Older people’s day centres’ preventive work: views of day centre providers and their stakeholders by Kritika Samsi, Katharine Orellana

“…Methods After obtaining ethical approval, we conducted qualitative interviews with 10-day centre stakeholders and 9 professional stakeholders, exploring their perceptions of day centres’ preventive function. Participants’ job roles provide context, while individual characteristics are anonymized. …”
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Bounds on the Twin-Width of Product Graphs by William Pettersson, John Sylvester

“…Given two graphs $G$ and $H$ and a graph product $\star$, we address the question: is the twin-width of $G\star H$ bounded by a function of the twin-widths of $G$ and $H$ and their maximum degrees? …”
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Nonreciprocal coupling triggers pinning-depinning transitions of wavefronts in bistable systems chains by L. B. Ramirez-Moya, M. Diaz-Zuniga, M. G. Clerc, P. J. Aguilera-Rojas

“…Close to the bifurcation, the front velocity is characterized by a square root law as a function of the bifurcation parameter. We can adequately account for the experimental observations using a tight-binding theoretical model.…”
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DRP1, fission and apoptosis by Nan Wang, Xinwai Wang, Beiwu Lan, Yufei Gao, Yuanyuan Cai

“…As a pivotal molecule in the process of mitochondrial fission, the function of DRP1 is regulated at multiple levels, including transcription, post-translational modifications. …”
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Alleviating the Effect of Branched-Chain Fatty Acids on the Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response in Calf Small Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Siqi Zhang, Qingyuan Yu, Yukun Sun, Guangning Zhang, Yonggen Zhang, Hangshu Xin

“…In summary, BCFA supplementation mitigated oxidative stress and enhanced mitochondrial function. BCFA inhibited <i>TLR4/NF-κB</i> signaling pathway overactivation, regulated inflammatory cytokine gene expression, reduced cellular apoptosis, preserved tight junction integrity, and supported barrier function.…”
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Budesonide promotes airway epithelial barrier integrity following double-stranded RNA challenge. by Clara Rimmer, Savas Hetelekides, Sophia I Eliseeva, Steve N Georas, Janelle M Veazey

“…Respiratory viruses are responsible for a large fraction of asthma exacerbations, and are particularly potent at disrupting epithelial barrier function through pattern recognition receptor engagement leading to tight junction dysfunction. …”
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Oxyberberine alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced intestinal barrier disruption and inflammation in human colonic Caco-2 cells in vitro by Cailan Li, Cailan Li, Cailan Li, Jiahao Wang, Hongmei Yang, Shuang Luo, Qiang Lu

“…Moreover, OBB ameliorated the LPS-induced decrease in the distribution and expression of several tight junction markers, including ZO-1, occludin, and E-cadherin. …”
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Blueberry Attenuates Liver Fibrosis, Protects Intestinal Epithelial Barrier, and Maintains Gut Microbiota Homeostasis by Zhiqiang Yan, Fang Yang, Zhu Hong, Shishun Wang, Zhang Jinjuan, Bing Han, Rujia Xie, Feiyun Leng, Qin Yang

“…CCl4 impaired the intestinal epithelial barrier and decreased the expression of the tight junction protein. Blueberry restored the intestinal epithelial barrier and increased the expression of the tight junction protein. …”
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Bootstrapping the Quantum Hall Problem by Qiang Gao, Ryan A. Lanzetta, Patrick Ledwith, Jie Wang, Eslam Khalaf

“…Here, we employ a bootstrap approach to study interacting electrons in the lowest Landau level by minimizing the energy as a function of the static structure factor subject to a set of constraints, bypassing the need to construct the full many-body wave function. …”
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Molecular Motors in Blood–Brain Barrier Maintenance by Astrocytes by Ana Filipa Sobral, Inês Costa, Vanessa Teixeira, Renata Silva, Daniel José Barbosa

“…In particular, astrocytes are essential for BBB function, as they maintain BBB integrity through their end-feet, which form a physical and biochemical interface that enhances endothelial cell function and barrier selectivity. …”
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A New Method for Constructing Integral-Resistance Matrix for 5-Round AES by Fanyang Zeng, Tian Tian

“…Since it is well known that there is a 4-round integral distinguisher for AES, our result is tight for AES. As far as we know, this is the first proof for the integral-resistance property of 5-round AES.…”
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The Structural Stability of Enzymatic Proteins in the Gas Phase: A Comparison of Semiempirical Hamiltonians and the GFN-FF by Jarosław J. Panek

“…The employed levels of theory were semiempirical, density functional tight binding, and polarizable force-field techniques. …”
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