Kaempferol improves glucose uptake in skeletal muscle via an AMPK-dependent mechanism by William T. Moore, Jing Luo, Dongmin Liu

“…The effect of kaempferol on glucose uptake was blunted by inhibition of glucose transporter 4, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), or AMPK. In addition, kaempferol induced AMPK phosphorylation, and inhibition of AMPK prevented kaempferol-stimulated Akt phosphorylation. …”
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Fine tuning enzyme activity assays for monitoring the enzymatic hydrolysis of PET by Krisztina Boros, Blanka Eszter Nagy, Raluca Bianca Tomoiagă, Róbert Tőtős, Monica Ioana Toșa, Csaba Paizs, László Csaba Bencze

“…The other predominantly employed UV-spectroscopy assay was also improved in terms of employed wavelength and medium extinction coefficient of the three aromatic degradation products, while being cross-validated by the improved HPLC method. Finally, both methods were used for monitoring the product formation within the leaf-branch compost cutinase (LCC)-mediated PET-hydrolysis and provided individual time-productivity profiles for each aromatic degradation product.…”
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Geographical origin traceability of kiwifruit products using stable isotope and multi-element analysis with multivariate modeling: Feature extraction, selection of model and variab... by Wang Shuanhui, Chen Chang, Tian Jing, Liu Zhi, Mei Xianxian, Zhou Jialu, Wang Dongguang, Zhu Shaohua

“…Supervised methods, partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and its derivative algorithm (OPLS-DA), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), enhanced identification performance and finally elevated the accuracies to 100 % for all kiwifruit origins. …”
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C-N vs. C-C Bond Photodissociation in N-(tert-butyldiphenylmethyl)aniline by Stylianos Garas, Michael G. Siskos, Antonios K. Zarkadis

“…At higher laser pulse intensities the radical 1a• is reexcited by a second photon leading through electrocyclization to the 4a,4b-dihydro-9-tert-butylfluorenyl radical (DHBF•) and finally to fluorenyl products. Product analyses of steady state photolyses using GC and GC-MS gave as principal products (tert-Bu)diphenylmethane, aniline and various 9-substituted fluorenyl derivatives, corroborating further the primary C-N bond cleavage and the formation of the radicals 1a• and PhNH•. …”
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Identification of Behavioral Features of Bridge Structure Based on Static Image Sequences by Guojun Deng, Zhixiang Zhou, Xi Chu, Shuai Shao

“…On this basis, the behavioral features of the bridge structure were obtained under vehicle load. Finally, the global holographic deformation of the test bridge and the envelope spectrum of the global holographic deformation were derived from the deformation data. …”
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Cognitive authorities of COVID-19 information: educational differences and outcomes of trust in health experts and social media influencers in Finland by Sanna Malinen, Aki Koivula

“…Then, linear probability models were employed to analyse the factors shaping trust and determining vaccine intention. Finally, the analysis examined the indirect effects of trust in the association between education and vaccine uptake. …”
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCES ON NITRATE CONCENTRATION IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATERS. CASE STUDY: RUSCOVA VALLEY, MARAMUREŞ MOUNTAINS (ROMANIA) by GHEORGHE KUCSICSA, VASILE POPOVICI

“…Spatial and statistical analysis were realised for three buffering zones (100 m, 200 m, 300 m) created around each water sample in order to identify and quantify the role of the explanatory factors at various scales. Finally, through regression analysis it was possible to determine which datasets explain better the nitrate concentration in the shallow groundwater.…”
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Gendered Cartographies in Melissa Scott’s Science Fiction: Queering Shadow Man (1995) by Beatriz Hermida Ramos

“…I analyse how the economic relations between both spaces, Hara and the Concord worlds, shape the understanding of gender and sexuality, and I focus on how the friction between the two systems highlights the power of the nation-state to mark certain bodies as foreign, undesirable and abjected. Finally, I conclude that Scott’s depiction of ‘the wry-abled’ and ‘the odd-bodied’ offers nuanced opportunities to interact with the sex-gender system through speculation while emphasizing how these categories are artificial social constructions.…”
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Non-melanoma skin cancer treated with hypofractionated 192—Ir contact brachitherapy: a single institution series by Elisa Ciurlia, Bianca Santo, Maria Cristina Barba, Elisa Cavalera, Paola De Franco, Sara De Matteis, Giuseppe Di Paola, Angela Leone, Antonella Papaleo, Dino Rubini, Donatella Russo, Giuseppe Rubini, Angela Sardaro

“…Furthermore, the observed toxicity profile was favorable with no significant late toxicity.ConclusionsThese results suggest that c-HDR-BRT represents a viable therapeutic alternative for NMSC, combining high oncological efficacy with an acceptable safety profile, while minimizing the aesthetic and functional impact of therapy. Finally, the study emphasizes the importance of personalization of treatment and careful evaluation of individual cases to optimize the treatment approach in NMSC.…”
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Inference Attacks on Genomic Data Based on Probabilistic Graphical Models by Zaobo He, Junxiu Zhou

“…After finding an approximate distribution of the input genomic dataset relying on Bayesian networks, a noisy distribution is obtained after injecting noise into the approximate distribution. Finally, synthetic genomic dataset is sampled and it is proved that any query on synthetic dataset satisfies differential privacy guarantee.…”
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Mediating role of exercise in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and overeating using structural equation modeling by Zhimin Yi, Wenjing Yan, Guohuan Hua, Ying Wang, Chunmei Wu, Guoqiu Liu, Ming Hao

“…Multiple linear regression was used to screen the variables, and sex invariant analysis was used to determine whether to separate men and women to fit the structural equation model. Finally, the path diagram of the structural equation model was used to explore the complex relationship between body dissatisfaction and overeating. …”
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Laurence Housman (1865–1959): Fairy Tale Teller, Illustrator and Aesthete by Audrey Doussot

“…But, above all else, his fairy tale collections are among the illustrated books which contributed, at the turn of the century, to creating a golden age of book illustration (critics generally regard the 1890s as “the second golden age of illustration” in Great Britain, after the 1860s), an exceptional period during which illustration finally won acclaim as a newly-recognized art while Art Nouveau was gradually promoting new standards for artistic creation.…”
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System Efficiency of a Tap Transformer Based Grid Connection Topology Applied on a Direct Driven Generator for Wind Power by Senad Apelfröjd, Sandra Eriksson

“…In addition, the loss distribution at different wind speeds is shown, which highlights the dominant losses at low and high wind speeds. …”
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A Conjunction Method of Wavelet Transform-Particle Swarm Optimization-Support Vector Machine for Streamflow Forecasting by Fanping Zhang, Huichao Dai, Deshan Tang

“…Secondly, the PSO is employed to select the optimal parameters, C, ε, and σ, of the SVM model. Finally, the WT-PSO-SVM models are trained and tested by the monthly streamflow time series of Tangnaihai Station located in Yellow River upper stream from January 1956 to December 2008. …”
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Speculum Observation and Trajectory Measurement in Gas Extraction Drilling: A Case Study of Changling Coal Mine by Enbiao Zhao, Kangnan Li, Xin Yang, Nan Deng

“…The deviation distance of high-level borehole is large, and the actual vertical deviation of upper adjacent layer is small. Finally, the strategies to prevent the deviation of drilling construction are put forward. …”
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Weighted fuzzy C means and enhanced adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference based chronic kidney disease classification by Maria Lincy Jacquline, Natarajan Sudha

“…The selected features will be clustered using Weighted Fuzzy C Means clustering (WFCM) to predict the class label of the data sample and reduce the misclassification results. Finally, as normal or abnormal, CKD  classification will be performed using the Enhanced Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (EANFIS). …”
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Biologically plausible gated recurrent neural networks for working memory and learning-to-learn. by Alexandra R van den Berg, Pieter R Roelfsema, Sander M Bohte

“…Moreover, we show that RECOLLECT can learn-to-learn an effective policy on a reversal bandit task. Finally, we show that the solutions acquired by RECOLLECT resemble how animals learn similar tasks.…”
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The sound of science: a sonification learning experience in an Italian secondary school by Giacomo Eramo, Serafina Pastore, Mario De Tullio, Valeria Rossini, Alessandro Monno, Ernesto Mesto

“…However, the study also highlighted the differences in teacher training and content knowledge, suggesting the need for future research to consider broader samples and experimental designs.DiscussionResults and implications for educational research and practice are discussed considering the recent literature on STEAM. Finally, this study demonstrates the importance of a robust instructional design for sonification activities, so that they can be more effective, aligned with the school curriculum, and integrated into the classroom teaching-learning process.…”
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Non-cooperative signal modulation recognition algorithm based on joint feature parameter extraction by Haifei SI, Xingliu HU, Zhen SHI, Shiyong LI

“…Aiming at the problem that in the current electromagnetic environment,the modulation method is complicated,the frequency-consuming equipment increases,the spectrum is congested,and the electromagnetic environment interference increases,the algorithm of OFDM signal detection and subcarrier identification in the background of non-cooperative communication were deeply studied.Using the different distribution states of OFDM signals and single carrier signals in the time domain,a joint characteristic parameter was proposed to solve the existence problem of OFDM in the received signal.For the phase shift and frequency offset problems caused by the channel transmission to the signal,by using the periodic stability the blind parameter estimation was performed to obtain the signal prior information.On the basis of the obtained signal prior information,a multi-level classification and recognition method for non-cooperative OFDM signal sub-carrier signals was proposed.Therefore,a model based on non-cooperative communication system OFDM signal detection and subcarrier modulation identification was designed,and finally modulation identification of unknown signals was completed.Simulation experiments show that in non-cooperative communication systems,OFDM signals and single-carrier signals can be accurately identified,and ideal modulation recognition effects can be achieved on empty subcarriers,QPSK,and 16QAM in the receiver OFDM signal subcarriers,overcoming the channel transmission band The problems of phase shift and frequency offset have improved the accuracy of modulation mode identification.…”
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Differences in the intrahepatic expression of immune checkpoint molecules on T cells and natural killer cells in chronic HBV patients by Lucile Dumolard, Marie-Noelle Hilleret, Marie-Noelle Hilleret, Charlotte Costentin, Charlotte Costentin, Marion Mercey-Ressejac, Marion Mercey-Ressejac, Nathalie Sturm, Nathalie Sturm, Theophile Gerster, Thomas Decaens, Thomas Decaens, Evelyne Jouvin-Marche, Patrice N. Marche, Zuzana Macek Jilkova, Zuzana Macek Jilkova

“…Importantly, antiviral treatment partially restored the normal expression of ICMs. Finally, we described important differences in ICM expression between intrahepatic and circulating NK cells in HBV patients.ConclusionsOur study shows clear differences in the intrahepatic expression of ICMs on NK cells and T cells in chronic HBV patients depending on their clinical stage.…”
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