Can repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation promote recovery of consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness? A randomized controlled trial by Zhenyu Liu, Shanshan Wu, Shuwei Wang, Huijuan Wu, Hongliang Gao, Xiao Lu

“…Different microstates served as tools to detect the activity of respective corresponding resting state cerebral functional networks. …”
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Oxidative impact on lipoprotein structure: Insights from dynamic light scattering by Nickolette Kong, Natalia Penaloza, Gustavo Agreda, Angela B. Nguyen, Joseph Gutheinz, Alison Tran, Nhi Nguyen, Tuong Vi Ho, Ana Marin, Birgit Mellis, Richa Chandra

“…Clinicians often rely on indirect calculations of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) as a primary diagnostic indicator, which can oversimplify and overlook the complex changes in lipoprotein structure and function and therefore the complex etiology of CVD. …”
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A high-performance fluorescent sensor spatiotemporally reveals cell-type specific regulation of intracellular adenosine in vivo by Qingpeng Wei, Zexiao Bai, Lei Wang, Jing Wang, Yipan Wang, Yufei Hu, Shiyi Ding, Zhixiong Ma, Chun Li, Yumo Li, Yizhou Zhuo, Wenzhe Li, Fei Deng, Bingjie Liu, Pengcheng Zhou, Yulong Li, Zhaofa Wu, Jing Wang

“…Abstract Adenosine (Ado), a nucleoside bridging intracellular metabolism with intercellular communication, plays an essential role in regulating processes such as sleep and seizure. While the functions of extracellular Ado (“eAdo”) are well documented, our knowledge about the distribution and regulatory functions of intracellular Ado (“iAdo”) is limited by a lack of methods for detecting iAdo in vivo. …”
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The Host Galaxies of Pulsar Timing Array Sources: Converting Supermassive Black Hole Binary Parameters into Electromagnetic Observables by Niccolò Veronesi, Maria Charisi, Stephen R. Taylor, Jessie Runnoe, Daniel J. D’Orazio

“…We show how to convert the posterior probability function of binary parameters inferred by GW analyses into distributions of apparent magnitudes of the host galaxy. …”
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NFLUENCE OF CYP4F2*3 ON RESPONSE TO CLOPIDOGREL IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME by K. B. Mirzaev, O. D. Konova, E. A. Grishina, K. A. Ryzhikova, Zh. A. Sozaeva, D. A. Andreev, M. Y. Gilyarov, D. A. Sychev

“…Platelet functional activity was evaluated by a portative aggregometer – the VerifyNow P2Y12 assay.Results. …”
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Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Patients with Acute Neck Pain Undergoing Conservative Treatment with Korean Medicine by Kim JS, Kim E, Shin S, Ha IH, Lee YJ

“…Area under the curve (AUC) values were calculated to assess accuracy. Minimal detectable changes (MDCs) were estimated using a distribution-based approach.Results: The study cohort comprised 60.2% female patients with an average age of 40.7 ± 12.7 years. …”
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Profiling of Circulating Cell-free DNA Methylation Patterns Identifies Aberrant Methylated CTBP1 Promotor Sites for Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease by Zhiwu Dong, Kewen Zhao, Hongjun Gu, Wenwei Yang, Xin Zhang

“…Methods: The Illumina Infinium array was utilized to detect the methylation patterns of circulating cell-free DNA from AD patients and healthy controls. …”
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Effectiveness of advance care planning programmes in improving end-of-life outcomes for individuals with dementia and their caregivers in nursing homes: protocol for a systematic r... by Chih-Cheng Lai, Yu-Tai Lo, Yi-Jhen Chen, Jheng-Yan Wu

“…Publication bias will be assessed using a funnel plot and Egger’s test to detect any asymmetry in the distribution of effect sizes across studies. …”
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Rapid diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis based on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and deep learning by Wei Shuai, Xue Wu, Chen Chen, Enguang Zuo, Xiaomei Chen, Zhengfang Li, Xiaoyi Lv, Lijun Wu, Cheng Chen

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Effects of dihydroquercetin (DHQ “P” drops) in patients with previous transitory ischemic attacks associated with visual disorders by Wang Zi Way, O.V. Pohorielov, S.V. Bobokalo, O.M. Baranenko, Chun Liu

“…Stage 1-3 of retinopathy and optic disc functional disorders were all detected. In case of therapy with “DHQ “P” the positive changes in dynamic regarding capillary permeability restoration (in 71.43%±12,07, in retinopathy stage 1-2 in comparison with 38.46% without it) were established and less pronounced – in case of perivascular microhemorrhages. …”
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Modeling Hot, Anisotropic Ion Beams in the Solar Wind Motivated by the Parker Solar Probe Observations near Perihelia by Leon Ofman, Yogesh, Scott A. Boardsen, Parisa Mostafavi, Lan K. Jian, Viacheslav M. Sadykov, Kristopher Klein, Mihailo Martinović

“…These unstable velocity distribution functions (VDFs) are associated with enhanced, right-hand (RH) and left-hand (LH) polarized ion-scale kinetic wave activity, detected by the FIELDS instrument. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of SNPs and InDels of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> var. <i>glabriusculum</i> from Mexico Based on Whole Genome Sequencing by Valeria Itzel Moreno-Contreras, Ma. Carmen E. Delgado-Gardea, Jesús A. Ramos-Hernández, Alfonso Mendez-Tenorio, Hugo Varela-Rodríguez, Blanca Sánchez-Ramírez, Zilia Y. Muñoz-Ramírez, Rocío Infante-Ramírez

“…<i>glabriusculum</i> is an economically important horticultural crop and is considered the wild genetic ancestor of chili peppers. The distribution range extends from southern North America, through Central America, to South America. …”
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Technical considerations for using intravenous gadolinium-based-contrast-agent (GBCA) based MRI approaches to study cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation and clearance by Jun Hua, Yuanqi Sun, Yinghao Li, Xinyi Zhou, Yuhan Bian, Adrian Paez, Briana Meyer, Swati Rane Levendovszky

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NTCP polymorphisms were associated with fibrosis development in patients with chronic HBV infection by Zhenzhen Su, Bei Cai, Xiaojuan Wu, Lixin Li, Bin Wei, Liye Meng, Lu Wang, Lanlan Wang

“…Serum biomarkers of liver function were detected, and hepatocellular carcinoma properties were collected as well. …”
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The importance of the tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium as a carrier of bacterial agents on a wide range by Matej Kautman, Branka Bilbija, Markéta Nováková, Emil Tkadlec, Ivo Papoušek, Peter Mikulíček, David Jandzik, Hossein Javanbakht, Ghoulem Tiar, Pavel Široký

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Deepsea fungi of the eastern tropical Pacific of Costa Rica: morphological, genetic, and enzymatic characterization by Ivonne Rodríguez Ramírez, Stefany Solano-González, Jorge Cortés, Jorge Cortés, Keilor Rojas-Jiménez

“…IntroductionFungal communities have only been studied in a small portion of the vast variety of habitats that exist in deepsea environments, and studies aimed at understanding fungal diversity and function are minimal.ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to explore both the fungal diversity in deepsea sediments and the enzymatic activities present in them, which are related to the ecological roles of the strains and their biotechnological potential.MethodsEighteen sediment samples from three expeditions to deepsea areas of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) of Costa Rica were analyzed. …”
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Experimental study of the pattern of genes activated by multi-day intermittent hypoxia in the rat pancreas by T. V. Ivanenko, Yu. M. Kolesnyk, A. V. Abramov

“…According to the results of PCR analysis of pancreatic samples from intact animals and animals exposed to hypoxic training, the activity of the gene panel can be distributed as follows: genes with high expression compared to the intact group of animals, genes with low expression compared to the intact group of animals and genes in which no significant changes were detected in the samples compared to the intact group of animals. …”
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Differences in virulence and drug resistance between Clostridioides difficile ST37 and ST1 isolates by Zirou Ouyang, Jing Yang, Huimin Zhang, Min Zhao, Huimin Yang, Jiafeng Zhao, Yaxuan Yang, Cuixin Qiang, Zhirong Li, Pu Qin, Weigang Wang, Yanan Niu, Jianhong Zhao

“…Although C. difficile ST37 only produces a functional toxin B, it causes disease as severe as that caused by hypervirulent ST1. …”
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Wearable sensors for measuring spontaneous upper limb use in children with unilateral cerebral palsy and typical development by Elena Beani, Mattia Franchi de ’Cavalieri, Silvia Filogna, Veronica Barzacchi, Matteo Cianchetti, Martina Maselli, Giada Martini, Valentina Menici, Giuseppe Prencipe, Elisa Sicola, Giovanni Cioni, Giuseppina Sgandurra

“…Results Significant relationships were found between the asymmetry detected during the week and both the AHA scores and the asymmetry detected during the test. …”
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Assembly and Analysis of the Mitochondrial Genome of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> subsp. <i>sinensis</i>, an Important Ecological and Economic Forest Tree Species in China by Jie Li, Song-Song Lu, Yang Bi, Yu-Mei Jiang, Li-Dan Feng, Jing He

“…Moreover, 31 chloroplast-derived fragments were detected, accounting for 11.86% of the mitochondrial genome length. …”
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