Pivotal roles of melanopsin containing retinal ganglion cells in pupillary light reflex in photopic conditions by Jeremy Matthew Bohl, Abdul Rhman Hassan, Zachary J. Sharpe, Megi Kola, Angela Shehu, Deborah Langrill Beaudoin, Tomomi Ichinose

“…In MNU mice, PLR was not induced by the low light stimulus, suggesting that photoreceptors induced the PLR at this light intensity. By contrast, the high light stimulus fully induced PLR, similar to the response in WT mice. …”
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Improved anti-corrosion performance of epoxy coatings based on pH-sensitive gels loaded with inhibitors by Bo Fang, Xinyue Zhang, Hongliang Liu, Fangchao Zhao, Yuzhu Li, Xiaotong Zeng, Zhenliang Feng, Wenzuo Li, Jie Liu

“…Following the 181d immersion test, the TBP/EP coatings sustained an impedance value of 2.36 × 107 Ω cm2. In contrast, the impedance value of the epoxy coatings decreased to 6.86 × 104 Ω cm2. …”
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Acute Effects of Handheld Vibration Massage on Posterior Shoulder Soft Tissues by Takaki Imai, Takashi Nagamatsu, Yushin Yoshizato, Kodai Miyara, Megumi Sumizono, Masatoshi Nakamura

“…These changes exceeded the 95% confidence interval for the minimum detectable change. By contrast, the control condition produced no changes. …”
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Blending 2D topography images from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission into the altimeter constellation with the Level-3 multi-mission Data Unification and Altime... by G. Dibarboure, C. Anadon, F. Briol, E. Cadier, R. Chevrier, A. Delepoulle, Y. Faugère, A. Laloue, R. Morrow, N. Picot, P. Prandi, M.-I. Pujol, M. Raynal, A. Tréboutte, C. Ubelmann

“…To achieve the mission's primary science objectives, the space agencies generate Level-2 ocean products with SWOT alone. In contrast, some research domains and applications require consistent multi-mission observations, such as the Level-3 ocean products provided by the Data Unification and Altimeter Combination System (DUACS) for almost 3 decades and with 20 different satellites. …”
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New trends in AA amyloidosis with renal involvement: a single-center experience by Nídia Marques, Catarina Oliveira-Silva, Ana Pinho, Ana Teresa Nunes, Susana Sampaio, Ana Oliveira, Isabel Tavares

“…Conclusion: The incidence of AA amyloidosis has been declining over the last 40 years. In contrast, the age at presentation of amyloid nephropathy has been increasing. …”
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Target Proteins in Human Autoimmunity: Cytochromes P450 and Udp-Glycoronosyltransferases by Petra Obermayer-Straub, Christian Peer Strassburg, Michael Peter Manns

“…Anti-CYP2D6 autoantibodies are detected in up to 4% of patients with chronic hepatitis C, and anti-CYP2A6 autoantibodies are detected in about 2% of these patients. In contrast, 14% of patients with chronic hepatitis delta virus infections generate anti-UGT autoantibodies. …”
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Characterization of Transverse Aortic Constriction in Mice Based on the Specific Recruitment of Leukocytes to the Hypertrophic Myocardium and the Aorta Ascendens by Jan Lukas Kleiner, Odilia Köpke, Anton Faron, Yunyang Zhang, Jan Cornelssen, Mark Coburn, Stilla Frede, Lars Eichhorn, Christina Katharina Weisheit

“…The leukocyte dynamics in the myocardium were dominated by the Ly6Clow macrophages with an early accumulation, whereas the response in the aorta ascendens was characterized by a long-lasting proinflammatory phenotype driven by Ly6Chigh macrophages, neutrophils, and activated DCs. In contrast to the high-pressure environment of the aorta ascendens, the tissue of the aorta descendens did not react to TAC with any leukocyte increase. …”
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The Association Between the Onset and Ending of Volunteering on Loneliness and Perceived Social Isolation Among Older Adults: Longitudinal Evidence From the German Ageing Survey by Avery Richardson, Hans‐Helmut König, André Hajek

“…Results In an asymmetric FE regression analysis that adjusted for a multitude of time‐varying covariates, an association was shown between the onset of volunteer work and decreases in loneliness (β = −0.07; p = 0.04) in older adults. In contrast, there was no significant association between the onset of voluntary work and changes in perceived social isolation. …”
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Discrepancies between Self- and Clinical Staff Members’ Perception of Cognitive Functioning among Patients with Schizophrenia Undergoing Long-Term Hospitalization by Fumiko Kaneko, Hitoshi Okamura

“…These findings indicate that, among the three groups, overestimators scored lowest for objectively rated functioning. In contrast, underestimators attained the highest functioning; however, they were also confused. …”
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JointTracker: Real-time inertial kinematic chain tracking with joint position estimation [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Michael Lorenz, Didier Stricker, Markus Miezal, Gabriele Bleser-Taetz, Bertram Taetz

“…Plenty of research is currently invested in camera-based markerless HMC, however, with the inherent drawbacks of limited field of view and occlusions. In contrast, inertial motion capture does not suffer from occlusions, thus being a promising approach for capturing motion outside the laboratory. …”
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Run-Time Value Chain Analysis and Cost Accounting via Microservices in Agile Manufacturing by Salman Javed, Cristina Paniagua, Imran Javed, Jan van Deventer, Jerker Delsing

“…The VCA system enables real-time cost accounting and decision-making, supporting both pre and postproduction VCA, contrasting with traditional methods that rely on historical data. …”
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Elastoplastic Analysis of Circular Opening Based on a New Strain-Softening Constitutive Model and Its Engineering Application in Hydraulic Fracturing by T. Yang, Q. S. Ye

“…The research results show that the fracture zone radii of circular opening presents the characteristic of EBM > EPBM > ESM > EPSFM; otherwise, it is on the contrast for the critical hydraulic pressure at the softening-fracture zone interface; the postpeak failure radii show a linear decrease with the increase of load-bearing coefficients or a nonlinear increase with the increasing brittleness coefficient. …”
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A Novel Back‐Calculation Approach to Estimate Ocean Anthropogenic Carbon Using Carbon‐Based Data and a Total Matrix Intercomparison Method by M. López‐Mozos, F. F. Pérez, L. I. Carracedo, G. Gebbie, A. Velo

“…The MCS‐TMI method uncertainty (±5.6 μmol kg−1) is controlled by input‐data errors that, nonetheless, have a minimal impact on the total Cant inventory. In contrast, our total Cant inventory uncertainty is governed by methodological errors, specifically those related to the TMI's boundary conditions. …”
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Primary Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Liver in a Patient with Sjogren Syndrome by Vadim Gorodetskiy, Wolfram Klapper, Natalya Probatova, Vladimir Vasilyev

“…Lymphoma manifested with sharp significant pain in the right hypochondrium, weakness, and profuse night sweats. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan (CT-scan) of the abdomen revealed multiple low density foci with homogeneous structure and clear contours in both lobes of the liver. …”
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Platycodon grandiflorum-derived extracellular vesicles suppress triple-negative breast cancer growth by reversing the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and modulating the gu... by Min Yang, Jia Guo, Jinxian Li, Shuyue Wang, Yuan Sun, Ying Liu, Yinghua Peng

“…Abstract Despite the approval of several artificial nanotherapeutics for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), significant challenges, including unsatisfactory therapeutic outcomes, severe side effects, and the high cost of large-scale production, still restrict their long-term application. In contrast, plant-derived extracellular vesicles (PEVs) exhibit promising potential in cancer therapy due to their negligible systemic toxicity, high bioavailability and cost- effectiveness. …”
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Eight patients with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor treated with rigid bronchoscopy by Byeong-Ho Jeong, Rong Lih Ho, Ho Yun Lee, Joungho Han, Hojoong Kim

“…Most cases had high contrast enhancement and a tumor stalk without bronchial wall invasion on computed tomography (CT) and bronchoscopy. …”
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Profundización del profesorado español en flipped learning según el nivel de competencia digital by Jesús LÓPEZ BELMONTE, Santiago POZO SÁNCHEZ, Santiago ALONSO GARCÍA

“…Se trata de una metodología en la que se alteran los momentos clásicos de aprendizaje, comenzando la puesta en contacto del discente con los contenidos fuera del entorno escolar y a través de material audiovisual. …”
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Review of Adaptive Cell Selection Techniques in LTE-Advanced Heterogeneous Networks by M. A. Gadam, Maryam Abdulazeez Ahmed, Chee Kyun Ng, Nor Kamariah Nordin, Aduwati Sali, Fazirulhisyam Hashim

“…However, poor CRE bias setting in cell selection inhibits the attainment of desired cell splitting gains. By contrast, a cell selection technique based on adaptive bias is a more effective solution to traffic load balancing in terms of increasing data rate compared with static bias-based approaches. …”
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Pan-Cancer Analysis of the Prognostic and Immunotherapeutic Value of PDGFB by Bai Y, Wang X, Wang B

“…Surprisingly, PDGFB was found to be highly expressed in renal clear cell carcinoma but was associated with good prognosis. In contrast, PDGFB was low expressed in lung carcinoma, but its expression was found to improve patient survival. …”
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Quantitative, Dynamic Detection of Neuronal Na+ Transients Using Multi-photon Excitation and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) in Acute Mouse Brain Slices by Sara Eitelmann, Karl Kafitz, Christine Rose, Jan Meyer

“…Conventional fluorescence microscopy analyzes changes in emission intensity. In contrast, FLIM assesses the fluorescence lifetime, which is defined as the time a fluorophore remains in an excited state before emitting a photon. …”
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