Sodium butyrate promotes synthesis of testosterone and meiosis of hyperuricemic male mice by Jiaojiao Qi, Yu Sun, Zeqing Chen, Ruipeng Gao, Miao Song, Tong Zou, Xuelin Gong, Shuang Wang, Qing Zhang, Chengyang Liu, Shichao Xing

“…NaB-promoted the expression of the genes functioning in testis meiosis, and the testosterone content may aid to improving spermatogenesis quality.…”
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Computational modelling and neural correlates of reinforcement learning following three-week escitalopram: a double-blind, placebo-controlled semi-randomised study by Christelle Langley, Graham K. Murray, Sophia Armand, Franziska Knolle, Rudolf N. Cardinal, Annette Johansen, Peter S. Jensen, Jianfeng Feng, Dea S. Stenbæk, Gitte M. Knudsen, Patrick M. Fisher, Barbara J. Sahakian

“…Consequently, we aimed to investigate the effect of a three-week administration of the SSRI, escitalopram, on a reinforcement learning paradigm during functional magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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FSDN-DETR: Enhancing Fuzzy Systems Adapter with DeNoising Anchor Boxes for Transfer Learning in Small Object Detection by Zhijie Li, Jiahui Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Dawei Yan, Xing Zhang, Marcin Woźniak, Wei Dong

“…The fuzzy Adapter Transformer Encoder utilizes adaptive fuzzy membership functions and rule-based smoothing to preserve critical details, such as edges and textures, while mitigating the loss of fine details in global feature processing. …”
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An In Vitro Gut–Liver–Adipose Axis Model to Evaluate the Anti-Obesity Potential of a Novel Probiotic–Polycosanol Combination by Simone Mulè, Rebecca Galla, Francesca Parini, Mattia Botta, Sara Ferrari, Francesca Uberti

“…This study aimed to evaluate their combined effects using an in vitro model of the gut-liver-adipose axis. …”
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Growth substrates change the decomposition process of eelgrass in water bodies by Wen Wang, Enqi Liu, Chunzhen Fan, Min Zhao, Zhiquan Wang, Zhan Jin, Ke Bei, Xiangyong Zheng, Suqing Wu, Ye Tang, Chang Yang

“…In this paper, it was found that the sediment + iron–carbon group had a good adsorption effect on nitrogen and phosphorus released during the decomposition process of V. spinulosa Yan, and had a good effect on water purification as the growth substrate of submerged plants.…”
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Neoleukin-2/15-armored CAR-NK cells sustain superior therapeutic efficacy in solid tumors via c-Myc/NRF1 activation by Jianhua Luo, Meng Guo, Mingyan Huang, Yanfang Liu, Yuping Qian, Qiuyan Liu, Xuetao Cao

“…Collectively, Neo-2/15-expressing CAR-NK cells exerts superior antitumor effects by exhaustion-resistance and longer survival in solid tumors.…”
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Multimodal Fusion and Cutting-Edge AI-Based Smart Vending Machines for Electronic Component Management by M. Karthiga, Syarifah Bahiyah Rahayu, E. Suganya, S. Sankarananth, S. Sountharrajan, K. Venkatesan

“…YOLO v8 and transfer learning are integrated along with custom loss functions and model optimisation to produce a model that significantly outperforms existing solutions. …”
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Exploring the performance of GaN trench CAVETs from cryogenic to elevated temperatures by X. Wen, K. Lee, H. Kasai, H. Kasai, M. Noshin, C. Meng, S. Chowdhury

“…The device maintained field effect transistor (FET) functionality after exposure to 773 K, albeit with reduced current. …”
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Acetylcholinesterase, Specific Acetylcholinesterase and Total Protein Concentrations in the Brain Regions of Broiler Chickens Fed Dietary Monosodium Glutamate by Olumuyiwa Joseph Olarotimi, Imoleayo Sarah Oladeji, Olufemi Adesanya Adu, Francis Ayodeji Gbore

“…The study was carried out to examine the effect of varied levels of dietary monosodium glutamate on acetylcholinesterase, specific acetylcholinesterase and total protein concentrations in the brain regions of broiler chickens. …”
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Failure Probability Analysis of Composite Pressure Tanks Using Subset Simulation by Youcef Sid Amer, Samir Benammar, Kong Fah Tee, Zouhir Iourzikene

“…The model was developed in two steps, first, the development of limit state functions for hoop and helical layers using netting analysis, and afterwards, a probabilistic computation with six random variables. …”
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Co-Formulation of Iron Oxide and PLGA Nanoparticles to Deliver Curcumin and IFNα for Synergistic Anticancer Activity in A375 Melanoma Skin Cancer Cells by Magdi Abobaker, Mershen Govender, Yahya E. Choonara

“…Traditional monotherapies often face obstacles such as bioactive resistance, prompting interest in combination therapies that enhance efficacy, while minimizing side effects. This study investigated the use of a co-nanoparticle approach of iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) surface-functionalized with curcumin (Cur-FeONPs) delivered with prolonged-release interferon alpha (IFNα)-loaded PLGA NPs (IFNα-PLGANPs) for the synergistic treatment of malignant melanoma tested in A375 cells. …”
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Ironing out the conflicts: iron supplementation reduces negatives bacterial interactions in the rhizosphere of an Atacama-endemic perennial grass by Constanza Aguado-Norese, Jonathan E. Maldonado, Christian Hodar, Gabriel Galvez, Daniel E. Palma, Verónica Cambiazo, Mauricio Gonzalez

“…In particular, iron is an essential micronutrient required for the proper functioning of iron-containing enzymes in processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, biomolecule synthesis, redox homeostasis, and cell growth in plants. …”
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Neural network classification of Barnes maze search strategy utilization by Scott Ferguson, Coral Hahn-Townsend, Benoit Mouzon, Salina Yathiraj, Giovanni Brunetti, Nicole Saltiel, Cillian E. Lynch, Michael Mullan, Fiona Crawford

“…Understanding the factors driving gross outcome measures on the Barnes maze may provide greater insight into the effectiveness of potential treatment strategies designed to mitigate the chronic effects of TBI and other neurodegenerative diseases.…”
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Whole-genome sequencing uncovers the plant growth-promoting potential of Bacillus licheniformis G41, isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Gannan navel orange by Haojie Cao, Tao Peng, Wenyuan Zhao, Huimin Huang, Shuijing Yu, Yichun Zhu

“…To further validate its PGP effects, strain G41 was inoculated into navel orange seedlings. …”
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Dioscin alleviates aplastic anemia through regulatory T cells promotion by Liwei Fan, Runfeng Ni, Haijin Wang, Le Zhang, Aidi Wang, Baoshan Liu

“…The purpose of this study is to look into the effect of Dioscin on the functions of CD4 + CD25+ Tregs in the AA mouse model and explore its underlying mechanism.Methods: To begin with, bone marrow failure was induced through total body irradiation and allogeneic lymphocyte infusion using male Balb/c mice. …”
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Bio-Organic Fertilizer Application Enhances Silage Maize Yield by Regulating Soil Physicochemical and Microbial Properties by Ying Tang, Lili Nian, Xu Zhao, Juan Li, Zining Wang, Liuwen Dong

“…Bio-organic fertilizers offer a sustainable alternative, though their effects on soil multifunctionality remain underexplored. …”
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Spatial-economic scenarios to increase resilience to urban flooding by Maria Chiara Lippera, Ganbaatar Khurelbaatar, Daneish Despot, Gislain Lipeme Kouyi, Anacleto Rizzo, Jan Friesen

“…This planning workflow enables project cost savings through the most suitable allocation of distributed interventions, with cost functions also incorporating scaling effects. By reducing the number of decentralised NBS sites compared to smaller, wide-distributed interventions up to 34 % of project costs are saved when planning for a 5-year design storm and up to 7 % for a 100-year design storm. …”
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Impact of Biochar Addition on Biofloc Nitrifying Bacteria and Inorganic Nitrogen Dynamics in an Intensive Aquaculture System of Shrimp by Wujie Xu, Demin Zhang, Haochang Su, Yu Xu, Xiaojuan Hu, Guoliang Wen, Yucheng Cao

“…Moreover, the abundance of nitrifying bacterial genera and functional genes in bioflocs was higher in the biochar group compared to the molasses group. …”
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Direct scavenging of ROS by S-PPE NP reduces oxidative stress-induced stimulation of the SESN2/AMPK/KIM-1 pathway in acute kidney injury by Chen Jiao, Hengyi Li, Yongdong Wu, Lemei Hu, Fengzhang Huang, Ming Liang

“…Moreover, S-PPE NPs effectively mitigate IRI-AKI by directly scavenging reactive oxygen species and reducing SESN2 expression.…”
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Porcupine inhibition is a promising pharmacological treatment for severe sclerosteosis pathologies by Timothy J. Dreyer, Jacob A. C. Keen, Leah M. Wells, Mark Hopkinson, Isabel R. Orriss, Gill Holdsworth, Andrew A. Pitsillides, Scott J. Roberts

“…Sclerosteosis is caused by SOST mutations and loss of functional sclerostin, a protein that suppresses osteogenesis by antagonising Wnt/β-catenin signalling. …”
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