Fluoride in drinking water and associated non-carcinogenic health risk in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 2022: a monitoring data analysis by Wenqian ZHANG, Jiake ZHU, Wenyu ZHANG, Xinrui JIA, Xuanzhi YUE, Huan LI, Duoduo WU, Yuhan QIN, Yaochun FAN

“…The non-cancer health risk associated with oral exposure to fluoride in drinking water was evaluated using the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) four-step approach. …”
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Integrating 16S rDNA and metabolomics to uncover the therapeutic mechanism of electroacupuncture in type 2 diabetic rats by Zhang Yue, Wang Xiang, Deng Duping, Gong Yuanyuan, Chen Xuanyi, Li Juan, Li Juan, Hong Xiaojuan

“…The normal, model, and A groups were immobilized and restrained for 30 min, six times per week, for 4 weeks. The EA and EA + A groups received EA treatment at specific acupoints for 30 min, six times per week, for 4 weeks. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of esophageal cancer: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Weiqiu Jin, Kaichen Huang, Ziyin Ding, Mengwei Zhang, Chongwu Li, Zheng Yuan, Ke Ma, Xiaodan Ye

“…However, owing to the population size, China, India, the United States, Japan, and Brazil had the heaviest absolute EC burdens. …”
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Development and validation of a screening tool for sepsis without laboratory results in the emergency department: a machine learning studyResearch in context by Shan Jiang, Shuai Dai, Yulin Li, Xianlong Zhou, Cheng Jiang, Cong Tian, Yana Yuan, Chengwei Li, Yan Zhao

“…The external validation was performed with the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV ED database (United States), and adopted the same inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Safety and efficacy of edoxaban monotherapy after bioabsorbable polymer everolimus-eluting stent implantation in a human-like coronary atherosclerotic porcine model by Daisuke Kitano, Suguru Migita, Yuxin Li, Yutaka Koyama, Katsunori Fukumoto, Sayaka Shimodai-Yamada, Akira Onishi, Daiichiro Fuchimoto, Shunichi Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Atsushi Hirayama, Hiroyuki Hao, Yasuo Okumura

“…Methods: We evaluated the safety and efficacy of edoxaban monotherapy in the LDL-R−/− pig model with human-like unstable coronary plaques induced by a high-cholesterol, high-fat diet. Animals underwent DES implantation, followed by four weeks of treatment with either edoxaban monotherapy (3 mg/kg/day) or the DAPT regimen (aspirin 100 mg/day and clopidogrel 75 mg/day). …”
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Sharks in Macaronesia and Cabo Verde: species richness, conservation status and anthropogenic pressures by Jaquelino Varela, Jaquelino Varela, Catarina Pereira Santos, Catarina Pereira Santos, Catarina Pereira Santos, Emanuel Nunes, Emanuel Nunes, Vasco Pissarra, Vasco Pissarra, Stiven Pires, Bárbara P. Ribeiro, Bárbara P. Ribeiro, Eduarda Vieira, Eduarda Vieira, Tiago Repolho, Tiago Repolho, Nuno Queiroz, Nuno Queiroz, Rui Freitas, Rui Rosa, Rui Rosa, Rui Rosa

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Mechanism of Bushen Zhuangjin Decoction to Promote BMSCs Homing and Protect Articular Cartilage in Mice by the SDF-1/CXCR4 Axis by HUANG Yanfeng, MA Dezun, FU Changlong, YE Jinxia, HUANG Yunmei, LI Xihai

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism by which Bushen Zhuangjin Decoction (BZD) regulates the SDF-1/CXCR4 axis to promote the homing of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and protect articular cartilage in mice, thereby providing experimental basis for the rehabilitation treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Methods(1) In the animal experiment, 30 SPF male C57BL/6 mice, 8 weeks old, were selected and randomly divided into sham group, model group and BZD group, with 10 mice in each group. …”
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Functional assessment of the glycoproteins of a novel Hendra virus variant reveals contrasting fusogenic capacities of the receptor-binding and fusion glycoproteins by Andrew Z. Ma, Yao Yu Yeo, Jean F. Lee, Colin M. Kim, Shahrzad Ezzatpour, Carolina Menchaca, Viraj Upadhye, Edward J. Annand, John-Sebastian Eden, Raina K. Plowright, Alison J. Peel, David W. Buchholz, Hector C. Aguilar

“…By expressing heterotypic combinations of HeV-g2, HeV-g1, and Nipah virus (NiV) glycoproteins, we found that while HeV-g2 G had strong fusion-promoting abilities, HeV-g2 F consistently displayed hypofusogenic properties. …”
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The Impact of Training Intervention on Levels of Indicator Bacteria and Prevalence of Selected Pathogens in Raw Milk From Smallholder Women Dairy Farmers in Central Ethiopia by Achenef Melaku Beyene, Seleshe Nigatu, Juan C. Archila-Godinez, Kebede Amenu, Barbara Kowalcyk, Desalegne Degefaw, Binyam Mogess, Baye Gelaw, Mucheye Gizachew, Araya Mengistu, Ahmed G. Abdelhamid, James Barkley, Ahmed Yousef

“…Milk samples were collected from 120 dairy farmers one week before and four to six weeks after the training and analyzed for total coliforms, thermotolerant coliforms, Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Salmonella enterica, and Campylobacter jejuni. …”
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Étude archéozoologique du quartier portuaire romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) : les vestiges fauniques en pied de berge by Aurélia Borvon

“…For all these small animals fishing could be done by foot, using mobile or stationary accessories, including fish locks, which operate with the tide. …”
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Enhancing reproductive capacity in hybrid Red Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ×‎ O. mossambicus) via dietary administration of date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera L.)‎ by Nashi K. Alqahtani, Hesham S. Ghazzawy, Roshmon Thomas Mathew, Yousef‎ Ahmed Alkhamis, Rashid Saleh Alngada, Moaheda E.H. Eissa, Sameh A. Abdelnour, Sara F. Ghanem, Layla A. Almutairi, El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa

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Climate change influences on the potential geographic distribution of the invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis by Mohammed Okely, Ze Chen, Eslam Adly, Mahmoud Kamal

“…The results demonstrated that Europe is at potential of high environmental suitability for H. longicornis invasion although this species has not been recorded in any regions of Europe yet. Our model also anticipated the environmental suitability for H. longicornis in eastern parts of the USA, although the recently recorded occurrences there were not used in the model calibration. …”
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Evaluation of Chitosan/Fructose Model as an Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Agent for Shelf Life Extension of Beef Meat During Freezing by Shaheen Mohmed S., Shaaban Hamdy A., Hussein Ahmed M.S., Ahmed Mohamed B.M., El-Massry Khaled, El-Ghorab Ahmed

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High-Speed Counter-Current Chromatography in Separation and Identification of Saponins from Beta vulgaris L. Cultivar Red Sphere by Aneta Ewa Spórna-Kucab, Sławomir Wybraniec

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Kinetics of Texture and Colour Changes in Chicken Sausage during Superheated Steam Cooking by Abdulhameed Asmaa A., Yang Tajul A., Abdulkarim A. A.

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Investigation of otolith asymmetry in Mulloidichthys flavolineatus and Parupeneus forsskali (Perciformes: Mullidae) from Egypt’s Hurghada fishing harbour on the Red Sea by Jawad Laith, Qasim Audai, Farrag Mahmoud M. S., Osman Alaa, Samy-Kamal Mohamed, Mehanna Sahar, Abdel-Maksoud Yassein

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Antiobesogenic and Antiatherosclerotic Properties of Caralluma fimbriata Extract by Soundararajan Kamalakkannan, Ramaswamy Rajendran, Ramasamy V. Venkatesh, Paul Clayton, Mohammad A. Akbarsha

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Effect of Packaging on Microbial Quality of Edible Flowers During Refrigerated Storage by Aleksandra Wilczyńska, Anita Kukułowicz, Anna Lewandowska

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The endogenous hydrogen gas (H2) drives women’s health: a comment on “Gut bacteria convert glucocorticoids into progestins in the presence of hydrogen gas” by Shuangling Yang, Jiongshan Zhang, Luyao Xu, Yajie Guan, Chun Fang, Shuhui Zheng, Hongzhi Yang, Haimei Liu, Haimei Liu, Yaxing Zhang, Yaxing Zhang

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Busting the Breast Cancer with AstraZeneca’s Gefitinib by S. Chemmalar, A. R. Intan Shameha, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, Nor Asma Ab Razak, Loqman Mohamad Yusof, Mokrish Ajat, Kim Wei Chan, Md Zuki Abu Bakar Zakaria

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