Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) Polymorphisms with Asthma Risk: A Meta-Analysis by Fenfang Zou, Jianpeng Zhang, Guoan Xiang, Hongbin Jiao, Hongmei Gao

“…Seven studies with 1592 asthma patients and 1987 controls were finally identified. Overall, we found no significant association between −1562 C > T, rs3918242 polymorphism, and asthma susceptibility in any of the genetic model comparisons. …”
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Deciphering the multifaceted mechanism of Shuang Huang Lian in treating upper respiratory tract infections: A metabolomics-based network pharmacology approach by Gang Xu, Akshay Suresh Patil, Ruhan Wei, Dan Liu, Aimin Zhou, Yan Xu

“…Target-target interaction (TTI) network construction and modularity analysis were also performed. Finally, pivotal protein targets and key active SHL components were validated through molecular docking simulations and in vitro cell culture experiments. …”
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Resilience throughout COVID-19: Unmasking the realities of COVID-19 and vaccination facilitators, barriers, and attitudes among Black Canadians. by Obidimma Ezezika, Toluwalope Adedugbe, Isaac Jonas, Meron Mengistu, Tatyana Graham, Bethelehem Girmay, Yanaminah Thullah, Chris Thompson

“…As many as 97 participants expressed feelings of isolation, while 63 reported restricted mobility. Finally, participants discussed determinants that influenced their vaccination decisions, in which 46 barriers and four facilitators were identified and mapped onto nine overarching themes. …”
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Molecular mechanisms induced by phase modifiers used in hydrometallurgy: consequences on transfer efficiency and process safety by El Maangar, Asmae, Prévost, Sylvain, Dourdain, Sandrine, Zemb, Thomas

“…In the case of “lipotropes”, the preferential solvation mechanism is emphasized. Finally, the consequences of these mechanisms on the extraction efficiency and selectivity are discussed.…”
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IL-1β Pretreatment Improves the Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Acute Liver Failure by Enhancing CXCR4 Expression by He Nie, Fangmei An, Jie Mei, Cheng Yang, Qiang Zhan, Qinglin Zhang

“…Then, Western blot was performed to detect the c-Met and CXCR4 expression of MSCs and Pre-MSCs and followed by flow cytometry to detect the meaningful indicators. Finally, the migration abilities of different cells and different conditions were tested by the Transwell migration assay. …”
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Construction of a Real-Scene 3D Digital Campus Using a Multi-Source Data Fusion: A Case Study of Lanzhou Jiaotong University by Rui Gao, Guanghui Yan, Yingzhi Wang, Tianfeng Yan, Ruiting Niu, Chunyang Tang

“…Afterward, a high-resolution model of the campus buildings is then created by integrating the UAV data, while 3D Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and OpenStreetMap (OSM) building data provide a 3D overview of the surrounding campus area, resulting in a comprehensive 3D model for a real-scene digital campus. Finally, the 3D model is visualized on the web using Cesium, which enables functionalities such as real-time data loading, perspective switching, and spatial data querying. …”
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Efficient Method for Robust Backdoor Detection and Removal in Feature Space Using Clean Data by Donik Vrsnak, Marko Subasic, Sven Loncaric

“…Secondly, it reduces the memory footprint and the computation time by at least an order of magnitude compared to other methods, which allows FEAT-IN to be used practically in real-world scenarios. Finally, it is not constrained to only computer vision tasks, as this assumption holds for feature spaces of different problems, which is demonstrated by applying it without any change to semantic analysis on the SST-2 dataset.…”
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Plant Detection in RGB Images from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Segmentation by Deep Learning and an Impact of Model Accuracy on Downstream Analysis by Mikhail V. Kozhekin, Mikhail A. Genaev, Evgenii G. Komyshev, Zakhar A. Zavyalov, Dmitry A. Afonnikov

“…Additionally, 17 existing datasets of various spatial resolutions and markup quality levels from the Roboflow service were used to extend training image sets. Finally, we compared several texture features between manually evaluated and neural-network-estimated plant masks. …”
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Evaluation of the Palatal Features in Relation to Graft Harvesting in the Saudi Population by Razan Alaqeely, Sumaiah Ajlan, Faisal Alsanqar, Abdulmahsin Alaqil, Abdulaziz Almansour, Mohammad A. Aldosari

“…The digital casts were evaluated, and measurements of arch width at molars and canines, palatal vault height (PVH), palatal height index (PHI), and extension of the palatal rugae were registered. Finally, the amount available for soft tissue graft harvesting was calculated. …”
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Comparison of enrichment methods for efficient nitrogen fixation on a biocathode by Rous, Axel, Santa-Catalina, Gaëlle, Desmond-Le Quémener, Elie, Trably, Eric, Bernet, Nicolas

“…It was hypothesied that autotrophic bacteria were able to use either the H2 produced at the cathode or directly the cathode through direct electron transfer (DET) as more biomass was produced than with H2 alone. Finally, the analysis of the enriched communities suggested that Desulforamulus ruminis mediated microbial interactions between autotrophic anaerobic and heterotrophic aerobic bacteria in polarized cathode enrichment. …”
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Thermal properties and non-bonded interactions in human PMP2 variants: A molecular dynamics study by Prabin Aryal, Jhulan Powrel

“…Also, the estimated value of thermal diffusivity indicated that the mutant was slightly more efficient at conducting heat than the wild-type protein; the thermal diffusivity of both proteins was much lower than that of water. Finally, a non-linear (concave nature) change in Cv with temperature was observed in both protein systems. …”
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Dos décadas de transformaciones de la nupcialidad uruguaya. La convergencia hacia la segunda transición demográfica by Wanda Cabella

“…Con un desfasaje temporal de aproximadamente dos décadas, la nupcialidad uruguaya experimentó transformaciones similares a las que se presentaron en los países desarrollados desde finales de los años sesenta. Entre mediados de la década de 1980 y los primeros años de 2000 la tasa de nupcialidad se redujo a la mitad, mientras que las uniones consensuales experimentaron un crecimiento de gran magnitud entre los jóvenes de todos los estratos educativos. …”
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An Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties and Fracture Characteristics of Saturated Concrete under Coupling Effect of Low Temperature and Dynamic Load by Mengxiang Wang, Qi Zong, Haibo Wang

“…The water-saturated low-temperature state of the concrete void is filled with ice crystal particles; for low-temperature water-saturated concrete in the impact of the dynamic load, the microstructure is affected by the ice crystal structure which is not easy to change; the specimen along the axial force direction microdefect development produces a crack, the crack along the parallel to the pressure direction of cracking, through the two ends of the specimen, and finally produces axial splitting tensile damage. The research results have important theoretical significance for the safety design of low temperature saturated concrete structures.…”
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Quality of Life Philosophy IV. The Brain and Consciousness by Søren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…At organ level, the function can be understood as an extremely complex pattern machine. Finally, the brain’s function can be understood at the cognitive level as what provides consciousness through its ability to keep order in our complicated reality. …”
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Adaptation Studies of the Aggression and Victimization Scales for Elementary School Children by Arzu KURNAZ, Emine Gül KAPÇI

“…Additionally overt and relational victimization mean scores were found to have negative correlation with parental education (relational victimization for both mothers and fathers r=-.16; overt victimization for mothers r=-.16 and fathers r=-.18) and family income (for overt and relational victimization and r=-.14 and r=-.15 respectively). Finally relational victimation were found to correlate neagatively with age (r=-.09). …”
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Assessing Lung and Skin Cancer Risks for Steel and Iron Manufacturing Industry Workers Exposed to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Ying-Fang Wang, Yu-Chieh Kuo, Ming-Yeng Lin, Perng-Jy Tsai

“…The results were further used to assess the health risks posed on workers. Finally, risk-based control strategies were suggested. …”
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Distribution and Variation of Mining-Induced Stress in the Reverse Fault-Affected Coal Body by Rui Zhou, Yujin Qin, Zhizhen Zhang

“…In other words, the magnitude of coal body stress concentration can be affected by the hanging wall and footwall mining, as well as parameters of the reverse fault. Finally, intrinsically safe GZY25 borehole stress sensors were used to monitor the coal body stresses in the reverse fault area under the influence of mining in Xinchun Coal Mine and ZuoQiuka Coal Mine. …”
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Bevezetés az analitikus feminizmushoz by Áron Dombrovszki

“…During this investigation, Véber evokes important concepts for feminist thinking, such as the issue of implicit bias and its harmful effects, or the distinction between hostile and benevolent sexism. Finally, we would like to thank our reviewers for their essential help and assistance. …”
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Rational design of novel phenol ether derivatives as non-covalent proteasome inhibitors through 3D-QSAR, molecular docking and ADMET prediction by Miao Yuan, Hanwen Ji, Fengxin Sun, Qiang Chen, Ping Cheng

“…Based on these clues, 24 novel non-covalent proteasome inhibitors (D01–D24) were finally designed and screened. While the binding models between proteasome [protein data bank (PDB) code: 3MG6] and three representative compounds (15, 20, and D24) were also analyzed by using the molecular docking method. …”
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Effects of dam fear and stress on metrics of puppy welfare in commercial breeding kennels by Aynsley C. Romaniuk, Shanis Barnard, Traci Shreyer, Candace Croney

“…Further, dams’ hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) were analyzed at the previously mentioned time points and at 1 week prepartum. Finally, birth and weekly weights were collected from puppies, and litter health metrics were recorded. …”
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