The effects of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F on renal outcomes in type 2 diabetic kidney disease patients with severe proteinuria: a single-center cohort study by Yaqi Cheng, Yuhao Liu, Liling Lin, Danni Li, Liying Peng, Ke Zheng, Jianling Tao, Mingxi Li

“…Aim Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) has been shown to substantially reduce proteinuria in patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD); however, the effect of TwHF on renal outcomes in DKD remains unknown. …”
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Lachnospiraceae-bacterium alleviates ischemia-reperfusion injury in steatotic donor liver by inhibiting ferroptosis via the Foxo3-Alox15 signaling pathway by Shenghe Deng, Huan Cao, Tongxi Li, Xueling Wang, Junpeng Meng, Teng Zeng, Di Zhang, Shuhua Zhang, Guoliang Wang, Ran Liu, Tianhao Zou, Mao Cai, Ren Lang, Di Lu, Jinyang Gu

“…Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota has been implicated in modulating IRI, and Lachnospiraceae plays a pivotal role in regulating host inflammatory and immune responses, but its specific role in liver transplantation IRI remains unclear. …”
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Allelopathic Properties of the Species Comprising Communities of Invasive <i>Impatiens</i> spp. and Antioxidant System of Invaders’ Populations by Eugenija Kupcinskiene, Ruta Budreviciute, Vaida Jasionyte, Laura Simanaviciute, Lina Jociene, Edvina Krokaite-Kudakiene, Tomas Rekasius, Vitas Marozas

“…Once established, alien species may have serious implications for communities and <i>vice versa</i>. Allelopathy has been proposed as one of the possible invasion mechanisms of exotic plants. …”
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Chemical structure–property relationships of photocurable monomers/macromers: Potential binder candidates for ceramic/metal vat photopolymerization by Setareh Zakeri, Antonia Ressler, Piie Konnunaho, Teemu Sandblom, Joshua Cunningham, Milla Rinne, Matti Järveläinen, Anastasia Elias, Erkka J. Frankberg, Erkki Levänen

“…Crosslinking polymerization in VPP, particularly concerning monomer/macromer chemical structure, has not been extensively researched. This study systematically investigates the effects of three difunctional monomers, three difunctional macromers, and three multifunctional monomers. 18 combinations were prepared using difunctional monomers/macromers and multifunctional monomers at a 50:50 ratio. …”
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A Comprehensive Dataset on Microbiome Dynamics in Rheumatoid Arthritis from a Large-Scale Cohort Study by Jing Li, Jun Xu, Jiayang Jin, Congmin Xu, Yuzhou Gan, Yifan Wang, Ruiling Feng, Wenqiang Fan, Yingni Li, Xiaozhen Zhao, Yucui Li, Shushi Gong, Linchong Su, Yueming Cai, Lianjie Shi, Xiaolin Sun, Yang Xiang, Qingwen Wang, Ru Li, Jinxia Zhao, Yulan Liu, Junjie Qin, Zhanguo Li, Jing He

“…Abstract Alterations in intestinal microbiota have been identified as a key risk factor in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Perancangan dan Implementasi Game Edukasi Kesehatan Gigi “Tooth and Fairy” berbasis Android Menggunakan Unity Engine by Sussi Sussi, Sri Astuti, Nurwulan Fitriyanti, Nyoman Bogi Aditya Karna, Nizar Rizky Awany, Muhammad Fajar Firdiansyah, Rafli Noveri Alfariji, Dhea Dearly Herman, Muhammad Risqi Risfianda, Muh Nurkhaliz

“…Information about healthy and unhealthy food for teeth has been given conventionally, such as lectures and leaflets. …”
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B7-H3 CAR-T cell therapy combined with irradiation is effective in targeting bulk and radiation-resistant chordoma cancer cells by Kun Wang, Gianpietro Dotti, Soldano Ferrone, Yufeng Wang, Yin P Hung, Tao Ma, Giulia Cattaneo, Xinhui Wang, David O Osei-Hwedieh, Tara A Walhart, Joseph H Schwab

“…High-dose radiation therapy (RT), such as with proton or carbon ions, has been used as an alternative to surgery, but late local failure remains a problem. …”
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Machine learning using random forest to model heavy metals removal efficiency using a zeolite-embedded sheet in water by N.D. Takarina, N. Matsue, E. Johan, A. Adiwibowo, M.F.N.K. Rahmawati, S.A. Pramudyawardhani, T. Wukirsari

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Zeolite has been recognized as a potential adsorbent for heavy metals in water. …”
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Toward accurate prediction of carbon dioxide (CO2) compressibility factor using tree-based intelligent schemes (XGBoost and LightGBM) and equations of state by Behnam Amiri-Ramsheh, Aydin Larestani, Saeid Atashrouz, Elnaz Nasirzadeh, Meriem Essakhraoui, Ali Abedi, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Ahmad Mohaddespour, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the application of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques. …”
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Skipping Breakfast Is Associated with an Atherogenic Lipid Profile in Overweight and Obese Prepubertal Children by A. Blasetti, S. Franchini, V. Castorani, L. Comegna, E. Fornari, F. Daniele, G. Prezioso, C. Piona, V. Federico, D. Zona, I. Bresadola, F. Chiarelli, C. Maffeis

“…Skipping breakfast has been associated with a higher risk of obesity and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. …”
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Antifungal activity and mechanism of Phoebe bournei wood essential oil against two dermatophytes by Yan Yang, Qinglin Sun, Yuting Zhang, Junhua Huang, Wenjun Ma, Qi Yang, Zaikang Tong, Junhong Zhang

“…Yang wood essential oil (PWEO) has been found to have excellent antifungal activity, but its mechanism remains unclear.MethodologyDetermination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of PWEO on two dermatophytes (Microsporum gypseum and Epidermophyton floccosum) by broth microdilution method. …”
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Mental health phenotypes of well-controlled HIV in Uganda by Leah H. Rubin, Leah H. Rubin, Leah H. Rubin, Leah H. Rubin, Kyu Cho, Jacob Bolzenius, Julie Mannarino, Rebecca E. Easter, Raha M. Dastgheyb, Aggrey Anok, Stephen Tomusange, Deanna Saylor, Maria J. Wawer, Noeline Nakasujja, Gertrude Nakigozi, Robert Paul

“…Accordingly, there has been a shift toward identifying MH phenotypes using data-driven methods capable of identifying novel insights into mechanisms of divergent MH phenotypes among PWH. …”
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Targeting aldose reductase using natural African compounds as promising agents for managing diabetic complications by Miriam E. L. Gakpey, Shadrack A. Aidoo, Toheeb A. Jumah, George Hanson, Siyabonga Msipa, Florence N. Mbaoji, Omonijo Bukola, Palesa C. Tjale, Mamadou Sangare, Hedia Tebourbi, Olaitan I. Awe

“…Inhibiting Aldose Reductase (AR), an enzyme that converts glucose to sorbitol, has been studied to prevent long-term diabetic consequences. …”
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Nucleotide receptor P2X7/STAT6 pathway regulates macrophage M2 polarization and its application in CAR-T immunotherapy by Qin Si, Lu Yang, Jie Liu, Hui Liu, Ruifang Bu, Na Cui

“…Background: A key factor underlying the failure of Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T Cell (CAR-T) therapy in ovarian cancer (OC) is the presence of an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, which is intricately linked to M2 polarization among tumor-infiltrating macrophages. P2X7 receptor has been previously documented as expressed within these macrophages and its correlation with M2 polarization is evident. …”
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The Novel Histological Prostatic Inflammation Score Helps Defining the Association Between Stromal and Glandular Inflammation with the Risk of Prostate Cancer at Prostate Biopsy by Ugo Giovanni Falagario, Francesca Sanguedolce, Angelo Cormio, Antonella Ninivaggi, Marco Finati, Francesco Guzzi, Gian Maria Busetto, Carlo Bettocchi, Daniele Castellani, Giuseppe Carrieri, Luigi Cormio

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> The novel PIS, easily obtained during routine pathology examination, was significantly associated with the risk of being diagnosed with PCa and csPCa at PBx. While PI seems to be overall protective over PCa, the different types (stromal vs. glandular) of inflammation depicted by PIS seem to express a different risk.…”
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Establishment and evaluation of a UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of bongkrekic acid and dehydroacetic acid in rice noodles by Lingguo Zhao, Ronggui Lv, Ronggui Lv, Jiang Song, Xi Chen, Lei Lei, Weixian Zeng, Miaowen She, Miaowen She, Dabing Li, Xiaxia Yu, Zhanguo Liu, Xiao Wang, Yong Liu

“…A UPLC-MS/MS method with one-step extraction and simultaneous determination of bongkrekic acid (BA) and dehydroacetic acid (DHA) in rice noodles has been established in this study for the first time. …”
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Analisis Perbandingan Model Bert Dan Xlnet Untuk Klasifikasi Tweet Bully Pada Twitter by Teuku Radillah, Okta Veza, Sarjon Defit

“…The research methodology involves collecting a dataset of tweets that have been labelled as bullying or non-bullying. Text preprocessing is done to clean and prepare the data before it is used in model training. …”
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Valerenic acid attenuates pathological myocardial hypertrophy by promoting the utilization of multiple substrates in the mitochondrial energy metabolism by Tiantian Liu, Xu Chen, Qianbin Sun, Junjun Li, Qiyan Wang, Peng Wei, Wei Wang, Chun Li, Yong Wang

“…Introduction: Valerenic acid (VA) is a unique and biologically active component in Valeriana officinalis L., which has been reported to have a regulatory effect on the cardiovascular system. …”
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Can oral caffeine decrease postoperative opioid consumption following posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? A randomized placebo-controlled trial by Anne Stuedemann, MSN, RN, CPNP, Richard M Schwend, MD FAAP FAOA, Kenneth A. Shaw, MD, Nicolette Saddler, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Michon Huston, PA-C, Michael Benvenuti, MD, Julia Leamon, MSN, RN, CPN, Ashley K. Sherman, MA, John Anderson, MD

“…Caffeine's ability to modulate pain following posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has not been previously assessed. Methods: The hospital investigational drug study (IDS) pharmacy provided either a treatment dose or placebo dose of caffeine to be given to the patient and was also in charge of randomization for the study. …”
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Development and Implementation of a Registry of Patients Attending Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment Clinics: The Quebec Pain Registry by M. Choinière, M. A. Ware, M. G. Pagé, A. Lacasse, H. Lanctôt, N. Beaudet, A. Boulanger, P. Bourgault, C. Cloutier, L. Coupal, Y. De Koninck, D. Dion, P. Dolbec, L. Germain, V. Martin, P. Sarret, Y. Shir, M.-C. Taillefer, B. Tousignant, A. Trépanier, R. Truchon

“…The QPR is also a powerful and comprehensive tool for conducting research in a “real-world” context with 27 observational studies and satellite research projects which have been completed or are underway. It contains data on the clinical evolution of thousands of patients and provides the opportunity of answering important research questions on various aspects of CP (or specific pain syndromes) and its management.…”
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