Virtual Choirs in Care Homes: The Development and Early Assessment of a New Virtual Reality Choir Intervention by Helena Daffern, Helen Weatherly, Pedro Saramago, Kim Steele, Dana Greaves, Maeve Kavanagh, Lucy Cooney, Jake Spreadborough, Stephen Honnan, Daniel Johnston, Ross Toomer

“…Co-designed with Alzheimer Scotland, the intervention was tested in two care homes for functionality and to develop an approach towards assessing feasibility. …”
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Understanding the molecular mechanism responsible for developing therapeutic radiation-induced radioresistance of rectal cancer and improving the clinical outcomes of radiotherapy... by Samatha M Jain, Shruthi Nagainallur Ravichandran, Makalakshmi Murali Kumar, Antara Banerjee, Alexander Sun-Zhang, Hong Zhang, Rupak Pathak, Xiao-Feng Sun, Surajit Pathak

“…Therapeutic radiation-induced hypoxia and functional alterations in the stromal cells, specifically tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF), play a crucial role in developing radioresistance. …”
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Varroa destructor weakens the external immunity of western honey bees by impairing melittin production by Michelina Pusceddu, Simon Tragust, Panagiotis Theodorou, Irene Ciabattini Bolla, Jorge Sánchez Navarro, Francesco Corrias, Alessandro Atzei, Alberto Angioni, Ignazio Floris, Alberto Satta

“…Our study reveals a previously unknown negative effect of V. destructor: impairment of honey bees’ external immune defence through reduced melittin production.…”
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On-chip graphene photodetectors with a nonvolatile p–i–n homojunction by Ruijuan Tian, Yong Zhang, Yingke Ji, Chen Li, Xianghu Wu, Jianguo Wang, Shuaiwei Jia, Liang Liu, Mingwen Zhang, Yu Zhang, Qiao Zhang, Zhuang Xie, Zhengdong Luo, Duorui Gao, Yan Liu, Jianlin Zhao, Zhipei Sun, Xuetao Gan

“…Abstract Graphene’s unique photothermoelectric (PTE) effect, combined with its compatibility for on-chip fabrication, promises its development in chip-integrated photodetectors with ultralow dark-current and ultrafast speed. …”
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Global research landscape and trends of plant-based meat analogs: a bibliometric analysis by Yunting Xie, Linlin Cai, Guanghong Zhou, Chunbao Li

“…Current research topics focused on alternative proteins and their functional and nutritional characteristics, as well as sustainable development. …”
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Increased organic fertilizer significantly increases leaf nitrogen and phosphorus but not carbon content in a tropical tea plantation by Jing-li Lu, Ying Wang, Di Li, Qiu Yang, Yamin Jiang, Peng Wang, Tianyan Su, Geming Li, Qian Shi, Huai Yang, Wenjie Liu, Mengyang Fang

“…Abstract Carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) are essential elements for plant growth and metabolism, with their stoichiometry playing a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning. In tea plantations, fertilization strongly influences the balance of these elements. …”
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Degradation products of magnesium implant synergistically enhance bone regeneration: Unraveling the roles of hydrogen gas and alkaline environment by Yuanming An, Haozhi Zhang, Shi'an Zhang, Yuantao Zhang, Lizhen Zheng, Xin Chen, Wenxue Tong, Jiankun Xu, Ling Qin

“…These findings may advance the understanding on biological functions of Mg-IMN in fracture repair and even other bone disorders.…”
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Prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit alpha-2 acts as a TRIM21 ubiquitination substrate to promote papillary thyroid cancer progression via the glycolytic pathway by Fengping Wu, Qian Liu, Jinkang Zhang, Dongkun Xu, Xue Jiang, Kun Zhang, YaZheng Chen, Xuliang Xia, Zhiqiang Jiang, Yuhong Shi, Wenling Tu

“…This study explored the expression pattern, functional role, and underlying molecular mechanism of P4HA2 in PTC. …”
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Rice bran oil rescues cognitive decline in D-galactose-induced aging mice by inhibiting Aβ accumulation and Tau hyperphosphorylation induced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation by Yadan Zhang, Diya Xu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Wenhua Zhou, Lin Zhang, Qinlu Lin

“…Thus, RBO can be considered as a potential functional food to attenuate AD owing to its multicomponent and multitarget effects.…”
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Enhanced expression of ten‐eleven translocation 1 reverses gemcitabine resistance in cholangiocarcinoma accompanied by a reduction in P‐glycoprotein expression by Chuanxu Wang, Hua Ye, Lei Zhang, Yayu Cheng, Shifeng Xu, Ping Zhang, Zijie Zhang, Jimin Bai, Fangkang Meng, Lin Zhong, Guangjun Shi, Hao Li

“…This study aims to investigate the effect of TET1 on gemcitabine resistance in CCA and the possible effect on P‐glycoprotein (P‐gp) expression encoded by multidrug resistance (MDR) genes. …”
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Inhibition Kinetics of LMWF on α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase and Its Application in Low-GI Milk Powders by Yao LI, Yitian JIA, Jinyue WANG, Yunhai HE, Dandan REN, Shu LIU

“…Results demonstrated that UF (Fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida Suringar) and EUF obtained by enzymatic degradation of UF (Enzymatic degradation of UF, EUF) exerted significant inhibitory effects on both α-amylase and α-glucosidase, and the effects of EUF were observed to be stronger than that of UF, which indicated that the activity of fucoidan was enhanced after degradation. …”
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Study protocol for a multi-session randomized sham-controlled trial of PCC- and amygdala-targeted neurofeedback for the treatment of PTSD by Jonathan M. Lieberman, Ruth A. Lanius, Jean Théberge, Benicio N. Frey, Paul A. Frewen, Frank Scharnowski, David Steyrl, Tomas Ros, Maria Densmore, Emma Tassinari, Vangel Matic, Niki Hosseini-Kamkar, Sandhya Narikuzhy, Fardous Hosseiny, Rakesh Jetly, Andrew A. Nicholson

“…Recent neuroimaging research highlights functional disruptions in brainstem, cerebellar, limbic, and cortical networks underlying PTSD. …”
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Antioxidant Properties and Microbiological Stability of Yogurt Enriched with Elderberry Extract by Oana-Elena Pascariu, Letícia M. Estevinho, Natália L. Seixas, Ioan Dopcea, Oana A. Boiu-Sicuia, Mihaela Geicu-Cristea, Florentina Israel-Roming

“…Future research should explore the potential health benefits and long-term effects of these functional dairy products.…”
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SLC2A9 is a high-capacity urate transporter in humans. by Mark J Caulfield, Patricia B Munroe, Deb O'Neill, Kate Witkowska, Fadi J Charchar, Manuel Doblado, Sarah Evans, Susana Eyheramendy, Abiodun Onipinla, Philip Howard, Sue Shaw-Hawkins, Richard J Dobson, Chris Wallace, Stephen J Newhouse, Morris Brown, John M Connell, Anna Dominiczak, Martin Farrall, G Mark Lathrop, Nilesh J Samani, Meena Kumari, Michael Marmot, Eric Brunner, John Chambers, Paul Elliott, Jaspal Kooner, Maris Laan, Elin Org, Elin Org, Gudrun Veldre, Margus Viigimaa, Francesco P Cappuccio, Chen Ji, Roberto Iacone, Pasquale Strazzullo, Kelle H Moley, Chris Cheeseman

“…We investigated whether SLC2A9 is a functional urate transporter that contributes to the longstanding association between urate and blood pressure in man.…”
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Viscoelastic Point-of-Care Testing (ClotPro^®) to Guide Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients on DOACs: Replacing History with Hemostasis in a Proof-... by Jessica Seetge, Balázs Cséke, Zsófia Nozomi Karádi, Edit Bosnyák, Eszter Johanna Jozifek, László Szapáry

“…This study evaluated whether viscoelastic point-of-care testing (ClotPro^®) could identify the absence of anticoagulant effect in AIS patients on DOACs, thus enabling IVT administration and potentially improving clinical outcomes. …”
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Optimizing Dye Wastewater Purification: Ultrasonic and Flotation With Ozonation Synergy by Valentin Romanovski, Marina Pilipenko, Alexandr Dubina, Vitaly Likhavitski, Sergey Volodko, Dmitry Moskovskikh, Elena Romanovskaia

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Equilibrio y carga plantar en diferentes técnicas de sentadilla by Mateus Teixeira Matos, Kailane Santos Alves, Victor Coswig, Thiago Mattos Frota de Souza, Christian Emmanuel Torres Cabido, Tatiana Acioli, Maria do Socorro Cirilo-Sousa, Felipe J Aidar, Caian Façanha, Fabiola Bertú, Saulo Fernandes Melo Oliveira, Claudio Oliveira Assumpção, Túlio Banja

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Plasma Fatty Acid Profiling and Mathematical Estimation of the Omega-3 Index: Toward Diagnostic Tools in Atherosclerosis and Statin Therapy Monitoring by Nikolay Eroshchenko, Elena Danilova, Anastasiia Lomonosova, Alexey Antonik, Svetlana Lebedeva, Daria Gognieva, Dmitry Shchekochikhin, Tatiana Demura, Marina Krot, Nana Gogiberidze, Abram Syrkin, Philipp Kopylov

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Lacticaseibacillus paracasei NCU-04 relieves constipation and the depressive-like behaviors induced by loperamide in mice through the microbiome-gut-brain axis by Shengjie Li, Yi Li, Yujie Cai, Zizhou Yan, Jing Wei, Hongyan Zhang, Fenfang Yue, Tingtao Chen

“…In this study, we isolated a gut probiotic strain, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei NCU-04, and investigated its improvement effects on loperamide-induced constipation in mice. …”
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Thinning intensity influences the C:N:P stoichiometry in forest ecosystems: A global synthesis by Chongwei Fan, Guiyao Zhou, Hongyang Chen, Zhenggang Du, Ruiqiang Liu, Yanghui He, Changjiang Huang, Shuying Qiu, Yimin Zhu, Jie Li, Xuhui Zhou

“…More importantly, the effects of forest thinning on C:N:P stoichiometry largely varied with forest thinning intensity. …”
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