B-CD8+ T Cell Interactions in the Anti-Idiotypic Response against a Self-Antibody by Darel Martínez, Amaury Pupo, Lianet Cabrera, Judith Raymond, Nichol E. Holodick, Ana María Hernández

“…Interestingly, naïve CD8+ T cells increased the expression of activation markers and IFN-γ secretion in the presence of B-1a cells isolated from P3 mAb-immunized mice, even without in vitro restimulation. In contrast, B-2 cells were able to stimulate CD8+ T cells only if P3 was added in vitro. …”
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A Sensitive Fluorescent Immunoassay for Prostate Specific Antigen Detection Based on Signal Amplify Strategy of Horseradish Peroxidase and Silicon Dioxide Nanospheres by Lihua Li, Wenzhi Zhang, Yan Wei, Lizhen Yu, Dexiang Feng

“…Under the optimal conditions, the relative fluorescence intensity was linear with the logarithm of PSA concentration from 0.03 to 100 ng·mL−1, with a detection limit of 0.01 ng·mL−1 (at a signal/noise ratio of 3). In contrast to other fluorescent immunoassays, the sandwich-type immunoreaction based on the high binding ELISA plates has the advantages of being simple, stable, and easy to operate, high selectivity, small sample quantity, etc., which can be widely used in the selective detection of a variety of targets, from DNA to proteins and small molecules. …”
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Dental Students’ Learning Experience: Artificial Intelligence vs Human Feedback on Assignments by Chantha K. Jayawardena, Yuvika Gunathilake, Dhammika Ihalagedara

“…However, students felt more comfortable with HT feedback (X2 = 9.01, P < .05). In contrast, expert evaluation highlighted that AIT scored higher in identifying mistakes, with significant differences in clarity (W = 40.5, P < .001) and suggestions for improvement (W = 96.5, P < .001). …”
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« Even the most ignorant among the insane are not beyond the reach of instruction » : l’école à l’Asile de Hanwell ou le pari controversé d’un aliéniste engagé (1839-1853)... by Laurence Dubois

“…The teaching methods and practices used were based on motivation, self-confidence and encouragement, and were clearly reminiscent of a certain vision of education promoted by Owenites, standing in sharp contrast to British contemporary teaching methods. …”
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Innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safety by Deepak K. Ozhathil, Teresa R. Kontos, Kim M. Priban, Evan P. Bailey, Elizabeth A. Halicki, Steven A. Kahn, MD

“…Over the past four decades, obesity rates in the United States have consistently increased, with current estimates indicating that over 42% of adults are affected [1]. In contrast, burn injuries have decreased significantly during the same period, largely due to effective public awareness campaigns and improvements of safety regulations [2]. …”
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Development of Vaginal Pseudoaneurysm 3 Years after Cesarean Section Possibly Induced by Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapies by Yui Kinjo, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Keiko Mekaru, Hayase Nitta, Hitoshi Masamoto, Yoichi Aoki

“…Pelvic computed tomography scan revealed a large mass, which showed a dappled contrast filling on the arterial phase, located in the posterior vaginal wall. …”
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Utilizing Age-Adaptive Deep Learning Approaches for Detecting Inappropriate Video Content by Iftikhar Alam, Abdul Basit, Riaz Ahmad Ziar

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, this study utilized a manually annotated video dataset collected from YouTube, covering multiple categories, including safe, real violence, drugs, nudity, simulated violence, kissing, pornography, and terrorism. In contrast to existing models, the proposed VideoTransformer model demonstrates significant performance improvements, as evidenced by two distinct accuracy evaluations. …”
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Intradural Extramedullary Capillary Hemangioma in the Upper Thoracic Spine: A Review of the Literature by Yoichiro Takata, Toshinori Sakai, Kosaku Higashino, Yuichiro Goda, Fumitake Tezuka, Koichi Sairyo

“…Relative to the spinal cord, the mass was hypo- to isointense on T1-weighted images and relatively hyperintense on T2-weighted images, with strong enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images. The patient underwent T1-2 hemilaminectomy with resection of the intradural extramedullary tumor, which showed characteristics of a capillary hemangioma on histologic examination. …”
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Proliferation and TH1/TH2 Cytokine Production in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells after Treatment with Cypermethrin and Mancozeb In Vitro by Rajesh Mandarapu, Rajanna Ajumeera, Vijayalakshmi Venkatesan, Balakrishna Murthy Prakhya

“…Mancozeb induced dose-dependent increases in lymphocyte proliferation, inhibition of production of TNFα and the TH2 cytokines IL-6 and IL-10, and an increase in IFNγ (TH1 cytokine) production (at least 2-fold compared to control); mancozeb also induced inhibition of IL-4 (TH2) and stimulated IL-2 (TH1) production, albeit only in dose-related manners for each. In contrast, cypermethrin exposure did not cause significant effects on proliferation or cytokine profiles. …”
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ACTH4 -10, Substance P, and Dizolcipine (Mk-801) Accelerate Functional Recovery After Hemilabyrinthectomy in Goldfish by R. Mattioli, J. P. Huston, R. E. Spieler

“…The lesion group, treated post-operatively with vehicle, did not recover from the postural deviation over the 24-d testing period. In contrast, all three test substances accelerated the functional recovery after unilateral labyrinthectomy. …”
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Analyzing precipitation trends in the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan: A statistical and GIS-based study by Haider Shamsheir, Haq Fazlul, Mark Bryan G.

“…These contrasting trends reveal the diverse impacts of climate change within the desert pointing out the areas that may face heightened water scarcity. …”
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Mapping Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Annotated MRI Dataset Profiling Tumor and Carotid Characteristics by A. S. Pandit, A. Keenlyside, D. Z. Khan, G. Reischer, M. A. Kamal, N. Yoh, Z. Jaunmuktane, A. Borg, N. L. Dorward, S. E. Baldeweg, I. Davagnanam, H. Hyare, P. Nachev, H. J. Marcus

“…We introduce an open dataset comprising high-resolution T1 contrast-enhanced MR scans of 136 patients with pituitary tumors, annotated for tumor segmentation and accompanied by clinical, radiological and pathological metadata. …”
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Differences of active substances in different fruit phenotypes of Lycium ruthenicum Murr. by SHI Cui, KONG Dongsheng, WU Yao, BAO Jingwei

“…The coefficient of variation of area, yellow-blue channel value, red-green channel value, contrast and angular second moment value was large.…”
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The Global Assessment of Oilseed Brassica Crop Species Yield, Yield Stability and the Underlying Genetics by Jaco D. Zandberg, Cassandria T. Fernandez, Monica F. Danilevicz, William J. W. Thomas, David Edwards, Jacqueline Batley

“…The global capacity for improving <i>Brassica</i> yield has steadily risen over the last 50 years, with the major crop <i>Brassica napus</i> (rapeseed, canola) production increasing to ~72 Gt in 2020. In contrast, the production of <i>Brassica</i> mustard crops has fluctuated, rarely improving in farming efficiency. …”
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Apoptotic Cell Death and the Proliferative Capacity of Human Breast Cancers by Gabriele A. Losa, Riccardo Graber

“…This may correlate with the lowest frequency of apoptosis in hypodiploid tumours, at least when measured by biochemical methods which only detect cells in the late phases of apoptosis. In contrast, the median PR was lowest in hyperdiploid tumours than in hypo and/or diploid tumours. …”
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Acute Cholecystitis-like Presentation in an Adult Patient with Gallbladder Agenesis: Case Report and Literature Review by Nahla Elzubeir, Kevin Nguyen, Muhammad Nazim

“…Work up usually shows contracted gallbladder (GB) on ultrasound (US), and HIDA scan shows nonvisualization. …”
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Comparative Analysis of YOLOv8 and HSV Methods for Traffic Density Measurement by Prof. I Gede Pasek Suta Wijaya, Muhamad Nizam Azmi, Ario Yudo Husodo

“…This method, while straightforward, may not accurately capture the dynamic nature of vehicle movement. In contrast, the YOLOv8 segmentation method utilizes a deep learning approach to detect and segment vehicles, providing potentially more precise measurements. …”
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Electroacupuncture Improves Baroreflex and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type B Receptor-Mediated Responses in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii of Hypertensive Rats by Qi Zhang, Ying-Ying Tan, Xiao-hua Liu, Fan-Rong Yao, Dong-Yuan Cao

“…Moreover, EA treatment attenuated the increased GABAB receptor expression in the NTS of hypertensive rats. In contrast, EA had no significant effect on the GABAA receptor function and expression in the NTS of 2K1C hypertensive rats. …”
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Frugivory and Seed Dispersal of the Threatened Cactus <i>Browningia candelaris</i> in the Vicinity of a Mining Site in the Atacama Desert, Chile by Ana María Humaña, Carlos E. Valdivia

“…Fruit abundance was significantly higher near the mine. By contrast, animal richness was lower near the mine. …”
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Astrophysical insights into magnetic Penrose process around parameterized Konoplya–Rezzolla–Zhidenko black hole by Tursunali Xamidov, Sanjar Shaymatov, Pankaj Sheoran, Bobomurat Ahmedov

“…Interestingly, for extremal BHs with negative $$\delta _2$$ δ 2 values, the energy efficiency increases, in contrast to Kerr BHs where the MPP effect diminishes. …”
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