Considerations for determining warm-water coral reef tipping points by P. Pearce-Kelly, A. H. Altieri, J. F. Bruno, C. E. Cornwall, M. McField, A. I. Muñiz-Castillo, J. Rocha, R. O. Setter, C. Sheppard, R. M. Roman-Cuesta, C. Yesson

“…In this perspective piece, we draw upon the recent global tipping point revision initiative (Lenton et al., 2023a) and a literature search to identify and summarise the diverse range of interacting stressors that need to be considered for determining tipping point thresholds for warm-water coral reef ecosystems. …”
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Event Marketing Model in the Industrial Markets by Abolfazl khosravi, Mohammad Hosein Yarahmadzehi, Mohammad Mahdieh Najafabadi, Maysam Shafiee, Zohreh Alizadeh Yazdi

“…In this model, fitness between brand and event, information exchange, and engaging in the event as Prerequisites, event image and lasting event experience as  dimensions, and loyalty and quality of relationships have been studied as the main results of event marketing in industrial markets.Case study The present study was conducted to designing an event marketing model in  industrial markets and this model was tested on the participants of the first National Steel Festival of Iran.Materials and Methods This research is practical in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey based on the method. …”
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Folate Intake and Markers of Folate Status in Women of Reproductive Age, Pregnant and Lactating Women: A Meta-Analysis by Cristiana Berti, Katalin Fekete, Carla Dullemeijer, Monica Trovato, Olga W. Souverein, Adriënne Cavelaars, Rosalie Dhonukshe-Rutten, Maddalena Massari, Tamás Decsi, Pieter van't Veer, Irene Cetin

“…Folate supplementation has been shown to be associated with enhanced markers of folate status. …”
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Microbes on the Mobile Phones of Healthcare Workers in Palestine: Identification, Characterization, and Comparison by Mohammad Qadi, Rasha Khayyat, Mohammed A. AlHajhamad, Yazan I. Naji, Beesan Maraqa, Kais Abuzaitoun, Ahmed Mousa, Maysa Daqqa

“…Significant numbers of bacteria have been isolated from HCW MPs. Working in a hospital environment frequently raises the probability of presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria on a MP. …”
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Clinic evaluation of cognitive impairment in post-COVID syndrome: Performance on legacy pen-and-paper and new digital cognitive tests by Aysha Mohamed Rafik Patel, Gina Gilpin, Anna Koniotes, Catherine Warren, Cian Xu, Paul W. Burgess, Dennis Chan

“…These observations highlight the need for alternative cognitive tests for use in routine clinical practice to detect the impairments in new acquired cognitive disorders that are not adequately captured by legacy tests.…”
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Targeting and editing the second exon of bmp6 gene results in a silver carp with reduced intramuscular bones by Shuang Niu, Xiaohui Li, Cui Feng, Zewen Zhang, Hang Sha, Xiangzhong Luo, Guiwei Zou, Hongwei Liang

“…The deletion of bmp6 has been shown to lead the absence of IBs in fish, without affecting normal growth. …”
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Surgical outcomes of a partial or total cystectomy for colorectal cancer invading the urinary bladder by Sakiko Nakamori, Kazushige Kawai, Akira Dejima, Soichiro Natsume, Ichiro Ise, Hiroki Kato, Misato Takao, Daisuke Nakano

“…Background: Although a partial or total cystectomy may be performed for colorectal cancer (CRC) with bladder invasion, the indications for either procedure have not been established. The present study reports the oncological and functional outcomes of CRC in patients who underwent combined resection of the bladder and CRC via either a partial or total cystectomy. …”
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Early-life stress induces persistent astrocyte dysfunction associated with fear generalisation by Mathias Guayasamin, Lewis R Depaauw-Holt, Ifeoluwa I Adedipe, Ossama Ghenissa, Juliette Vaugeois, Manon Duquenne, Benjamin Rogers, Jade Latraverse-Arquilla, Sarah Peyrard, Anthony Bosson, Ciaran Murphy-Royal

“…While the effects of early-life stress on neuronal function have been well-described, we still know very little about the contribution of non-neuronal brain cells. …”
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A combined wavelet analysis-quantile mapping (WA-QM) method for bias correction: capturing the intra-annual temporal patterns in climate model precipitation simulations and project... by Xia Wu, Zhu Liu, Qingyun Duan

“…Quantile mapping (QM) has been widely used in bias correction (BC) due to its effectiveness in aligning the cumulative density function of climate model data with observations. …”
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Sciatic Nerve Palsy following Curved Periacetabular Osteotomy by Masahiro Fujita, Shinya Hayashi, Kenichi Kikuchi, Yoshinori Takashima, Tomoyuki Kamenaga, Masanori Tsubosaka, Koji Fukuda, Koji Takayama, Shingo Hashimoto, Takahiro Niikura, Ryosuke Kuroda, Tomoyuki Matsumoto

“…Previous studies have reported satisfying outcomes and low rate of severe complications associated with this procedure; however, no case of postoperative sciatic nerve palsy has been reported. In this study, we describe a case of postoperative sciatic nerve palsy following CPO due to nerve strangulation by scar tissue without direct injury. …”
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Plasma Asprosin Levels Are Associated with Glucose Metabolism, Lipid, and Sex Hormone Profiles in Females with Metabolic-Related Diseases by Xing Li, Mingyu Liao, Rufei Shen, Linlin Zhang, Hua Hu, Jun Wu, Xiuli Wang, Hua Qu, Shaodong Guo, Min Long, Hongting Zheng

“…However, the role of asprosin in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a disease partly characterized by insulin resistance, and its potential connection with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and PCOS has not been thoroughly elucidated to date. To investigate the association of asprosin with metabolic profiles, sex-related hormones, or inflammation in females with T2DM or PCOS, plasma asprosin and metabolic indicators were measured in 66 healthy females, 53 female patients with T2DM, and 41 patients with PCOS. …”
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The Upregulation of IL-1β Induced by Cisplatin Triggers PI3K/AKT/MMP9 Pathway in Pericytes Mediating the Leakage of the Blood Labyrinth Barrier by Yu M, Jiang WJ, Yu M, Zhou Z, Wang M, Li L

“…In vitro BLB models, the effect of IL-1β on MMP9 expression, PI3K-AKT pathway activation, and endothelial barrier permeability were examined via Western blot, TEER value test, and FITC extraction analysis. In addition, inhibitors of IL-1β, MMP9, and PI3K-AKT were used to analyze the specific mechanisms.Results: After CDDP treatment, IL-1β upregulation in the stria vascularis disrupted tight junctions, increased BLB permeability, and led to hearing loss. …”
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Use of an observer tool to enhance learning of anaesthesia resident’s non-technical skills during high-fidelity simulation: a randomised controlled trial by Caroline Havard, Viridiana Jouffroy, Agnès Le Gouez, Marie Bruyère, Samy Figueiredo, Philippe Roulleau, Dan Benhamou, Aurore Margat, Antonia Blanié

“…Abstract Background The use of an observer tool (OT) has been shown to improve learning of technical skills through observation in simulation. …”
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Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and osteoporosis: Mendelian randomization combined with bibliometric analysis by Fangjun Yang, Huaming Wang, Miaomiao Liu, Shengtai Pei, Xiaoming Qiu

“…Methods Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that have been found to be strongly associated with COPD were used as instrumental variables (IVs) in MR Analysis. …”
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Vision Improvement after Osimertinib Treatment in Paraneoplastic Optic Neuropathy Associated with Lung Adenocarcinoma by Masaomi Kubota, Nobumasa Tamura, Takaaki Hayashi, Euido Nishijima, Haruhiko Yanagisawa, Akira Kojima, Tadashi Nakano

“…A 76-year-old woman, who had been treated with gefitinib for lung adenocarcinoma for two years, presented with acute bilateral visual disturbances. …”
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Evaluation of Biologics ACE2/Ang(1–7) Encapsulated in Plant Cells for FDA Approval: Safety and Toxicology Studies by Henry Daniell, Geetanjali Wakade, Smruti K. Nair, Rahul Singh, Steven A. Emanuel, Barry Brock, Kenneth B. Margulies

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> For several decades, protein drugs (biologics) made in cell cultures have been delivered as sterile injections, decreasing their affordability and patient preference. …”
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Assessment of Clinical Analgesic Levels and Serum Biomarkers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Diclofenac and Methotrex... by Mei Zhang, Zhongyuan Ma, Rinkiko Suguro, Menglin Zhu, Esther Xinyi Chen, Xin Dong, Meixiu Chen, Linling Cheng, Bolun Su, Yizhun Zhu

“…Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been identified as a viable alternative therapeutic approach in light of the present protracted clinical course of pharmacological treatment, and changes in levels of marker proteins in the blood samples of RA patients can be utilized to assess treatment outcomes. …”
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Buffalo whey proteins performance at the oil/water interface: rheology characterization of the interfacial films by Leandro F. Bustos, Víctor M. Pizones Ruiz-Henestrosa, Cecilio Carrera Sánchez, Franco E. Vasile, Oscar E. Pérez

“…Although cow-origin whey protein concentrates (WPC) have been extensively used in the food industry, the WPC from buffalo (BWPC) still needs to be studied. …”
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Association between Polymorphisms in Interleukin-17A and -17F Genes and Chronic Periodontal Disease by Jôice Dias Corrêa, Mila Fernandes Moreira Madeira, Renata Gonçalves Resende, Jeane de Fátima Correia-Silva, Ricardo Santiago Gomez, Danielle da Glória de Souza, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Celso Martins Queiroz-Junior, Tarcília Aparecida da Silva

“…Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a cytokine that induces neutrophil recruitment and the release of inflammatory mediators in several inflammatory conditions; nevertheless, the involvement of IL-17 gene polymorphisms in chronic periodontitis (CP) has not been addressed yet. Our aim was to evaluate the association between periodontal status and the polymorphisms IL-17A G197A and IL-17F C7488T in subjects with CP along with their impact on levels of inflammatory mediators. …”
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Pharmacological Effects of Antioxidant Mycosporine-Glycine in Alleviating Ultraviolet B-Induced Skin Photodamage: Insights from Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analyses by Kai Wang, Ling Qin, Huan Lin, Mengke Yao, Junhan Cao, Qing Zhang, Changfeng Qu, Yingying He, Jinlai Miao, Ming Liu

“…However, its in vivo efficacy in alleviating acute skin photodamage, primarily caused by oxidative stress, has not been well explored. In this investigation, 30 female ICR mice were divided into four groups: a control group and three Ultraviolet B (UVB)-exposed groups treated with saline or M-Gly via intraperitoneal injection for 30 days. …”
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