Are tropical oceanic islands overlooked? Knowledge gaps regarding the vulnerability of amphibians to global anthropogenic threats by Renoir J. Auguste, Amy E. Deacon, Mark F. Hulme

“…We also found uneven research into the factors affecting oceanic island amphibians and their responses; analyses involving the effect of temperature on amphibian range expansion or contraction were the most common, with few studies of the effects of salinity. …”
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Case Report: Combination of focal vibration therapy and botulinum toxin injections to treat equinus gait in a child with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy by Christophe Boulay, Christophe Boulay, Christophe Boulay, Jacques-Olivier Coq, Morgan Sangeux, Morgan Sangeux, Guillaume Authier, Guillaume Authier, Alexis Ulian, Alexis Ulian, Maud Pradines, Maud Pradines, Marjolaine Baude, Marjolaine Baude, Béatrice Desnous, Jean-Luc Jouve, Jean-Luc Jouve, Bernard Parratte, Emilie Peltier, Sébastien Pesenti, Jean-Michel Gracies, Jean-Michel Gracies

“…The child was treated with a two-month program of alternating dorsiflexor and plantar flexor focal vibration therapy (FVT) and botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) injections into plantar flexors, alongside conventional physiotherapy.Results and discussionClinical evaluations during the two-month program showed (i) improved walking speed (ii) decreased ankle dorsiflexor paresis and ankle plantar flexor overactivity, especially spastic co-contraction and spasticity, (iii) improved passive extensibility in plantar flexors, and (iv) reduced pain. …”
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Downregulation of Thromboxane A2 Receptor Occurs Mainly via Nuclear Factor-KappaB Signaling Pathway in Rat Renal Artery by Yaping Zhang, Man Mi, Yan-Hua Xie, Si-Wang Wang, Lars Edvinsson, Cang-Bao Xu

“…Specific inhibitors (MG-132 and BMS345541) for NF-κB signaling pathway significantly abolished the decreased TP protein expression and receptor-mediated contractions. In conclusion, downregulation of TP receptors in the renal artery smooth muscle cells occurs mainly via the NF-κB signaling pathway.…”
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Evaluation of the longitudinal deformation of left ventricle and its changes in myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease with obstructive coronary artery lesions by N.V. Tytarenko, M.P. Kopytsya, I.V. Rodionova, A.V. Kobets

“…The conditions when the postsystolic contraction on the strain curve is pathological are described.…”
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Herald Patch as the Only Evidence of Pityriasis Rosea: Clinical, Laboratory and Pathogenetic Features by Francesco Drago, Astrid Herzum, Serena Varesano, Gaetano Serviddio, Francesco Broccolo, Giulia Ciccarese

“…This rare variant of PR might be considered an abortive form of the exanthem that occurs when the HHV-6/7 reactivation from latency is contrasted by a more robust immunological response than in classic PR.…”
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Heart-Derived Stem Cells in Miniature Swine with Coronary Microembolization: Novel Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Model to Assess the Efficacy of Cell-Based Therapy by Gen Suzuki, Rebeccah F. Young, Merced M. Leiker, Takayuki Suzuki

“…CDCs injected into infarcted and remodeled remote myocardium (global infusion) increased regional function and global function contrasting no change in untreated animals. CDCs reduced infarct volume and stimulated Ki67 and pHH3 positive myocytes in infarct and remote regions. …”
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RGB-T Object Detection With Failure Scenarios by Qingwang Wang, Yuxuan Sun, Yongke Chi, Tao Shen

“…To further address the issue of redundant information in existing RGB-T object detection models, a redundant information suppression module is introduced, minimizing cross-modal redundant information based on mutual information and contrastive loss. Finally, a kernel similarity-aware illumination module (KSIM) is introduced to dynamically adjust the weighting of RGB and thermal features by incorporating both illumination intensity and the similarity between modalities. …”
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Effects of IQW and IRW on Inflammation and Gut Microbiota in ETEC-Induced Diarrhea by Naiyuan Liu, Lingsi Zhou, Jun Fang, Hongmei Jiang, Gang Liu

“…IQW and IRW increased the abundance of Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Clostridiales, Lachnospiraceae, and Alloprevotella; contrastingly, it decreased the abundance of Epsilonproteobacteria, Erysipelotrichales, Prevotellaceae, and Flavobacteriaceae compared to the ETEC group (P <0.05). …”
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Expression of VEGF-A, Otx Homeobox and p53 Family Genes in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy by Claudio Azzolini, Ilaria Stefania Pagani, Cristina Pirrone, Davide Borroni, Simone Donati, Muna Al Oum, Diana Pigni, Anna Maria Chiaravalli, Riccardo Vinciguerra, Francesca Simonelli, Giovanni Porta

“…Pathological epiretinal membranes grow on the retina surface leading to contraction, and surgery fails in 5% to 10% of the cases. …”
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Occupational Risks in Occupational Therapy Service Learning: A Single-Site “Fear Factor” Study in South Africa by Deshini Naidoo, Pragashnie Govender, Stephanie Nicole Naidoo, Naledi Ngubane, Zamankosi Nkosi, Aziza Mulla

“…Several concerns over potential occupational risks were reported, namely, anxiety over contracting infectious diseases, concerns around musculoskeletal injuries due to manual handling requirements, and inappropriate behaviour of clients, which made the students feel unsafe. …”
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Within-species variation in the gut microbiome of medaka (Oryzias latipes) is driven by the interaction of light intensity and genetic background by Evangelista, Charlotte, Kamenova, Stefaniya, Diaz Pauli, Beatriz, Sandkjenn, Joakim, Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn, Edeline, Eric, Trosvik, Pål, de Muinck, Eric Jacques

“…In pond mesocosms, the two lineages were subjected to contrasting population density and light intensity (used as proxies of resource availability). …”
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Omega-3 long chain fatty acids and their metabolites in pregnancy outcomes for the modulation of maternal inflammatory- associated causes of preterm delivery, chorioamnionitis and... by Jose Miguel Rizo, Theresa Steeb, Johanna Eiblwieser, Pedro Antonio Regidor

“…Furthermore, in the field of obstetrics many clinical entities like uterine contractions or the occurrence of pre- eclampsia remain to be serious complications during pregnancy and represent a major psychological, financial, and economic burden for society. …”
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Temporal analyses of global suitability distribution for fall armyworm based on Multiple factors by Minghao Wang, Wenjiang Huang, Yingying Dong, Yanru Huang, Bing Zhang, Gang Sun, Maged Elkahky, Changping Huang

“…Under the dominant influence of dynamic environmental factors such as temperature, precipitation, and vegetation index, the expansion and contraction of FAW’s suitability distribution corresponded with seasonal changes, exhibiting significant seasonal fluctuations. …”
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Recombinant AAV batch profiling by nanopore sequencing elucidates product-related DNA impurities and vector genome length distribution by Florian Dunker-Seidler, Kathrin Breunig, Magdalena Haubner, Florian Sonntag, Markus Hörer, Rebecca C. Feiner

“…We observed a distinct library size profile but comparable impurity distribution. We contrasted recent nanopore sequencing advancements such as the V14 chemistry and dorado basecalling software with the widespread V9 chemistry and detected a markedly increased read quality. …”
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The LPS-induced neutrophil recruitment into rat air pouches is mediated by TNFα: likely macrophage origin by C-D. Arreto, C. Dumarey, M-A. Nahori, B. B. Vargaftig

“…AM provided by PBS-treated animals led to the recovery of the LPS-induced neutrophil recruitment and of the TNFα-like formation contrasting with those from cycloheximide-treated animals (1 mg/kg, i.p.). …”
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Persistent Health and Cognitive Impairments up to Four Years Post-COVID-19 in Young Students: The Impact of Virus Variants and Vaccination Timing by Ashkan Latifi, Jaroslav Flegr

“…The analysis also revealed that individuals who contracted COVID-19 after vaccination had better health and cognitive outcomes compared to those infected before vaccination. …”
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Gluteal Muscle Activation During Common Yoga Poses by B.J. Lehecka, Sydney Stoffregen, Adam May, Jacob Thomas, Austin Mettling, Josh Hoover, Rex Hafenstine, Nils A Hakansson

“…Subjects performed the poses on both sides following a maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) test for each muscle. All yoga pose EMG data were normalized to the corresponding muscle MVIC data…”
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Forecasting Range Shifts in Terrestrial Alpine Insects Under Global Warming by Fabio Leonardo Meza‐Joya, Mary Morgan‐Richards, Steven A. Trewick

“…Upslope shifts are often accompanied by range contractions that are expected to diminish species genetic variation and adaptive potential, increasing extinction risk. …”
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Does environmental public policy act as a slowdown for urban expansion? A 2012-2023 analysis with Landsat images by Jorge Alberto Escandón-Calderón, Columba Jazmín López-Gutiérrez, Demian Vázquez-Muñoz, Marco Antonio Gálvez-Lomelín, Marcela Rosas-Chavoya

“…This study aimed to analyze the rates of urban expansion in the CZ during two periods (2012-2018, 2018-2023) with contrasting environmental policies. Landsat 7 and 8 images were used to perform a supervised classification with Random Forest algorithm with which the surface of different land use classes was estimated for three years 2012, 2018, and 2023. …”
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Androgen Effects on the Adrenergic System of the Vascular, Airway, and Cardiac Myocytes and Their Relevance in Pathological Processes by Abril Carbajal-García, Jorge Reyes-García, Luis M. Montaño

“…In the CM, activation of α1A-ARs and β2-ARs increases the ionotropic activity, leading to the development of contraction, and T upregulates the expression of both receptors and improves the myocardial performance. …”
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