Curcumin, inflammation, and neurological disorders: How are they linked? by Prachi Garodia, Mangala Hegde, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Bharat B. Aggarwal

“…Results: This review details the pleiotropic immunomodulatory functions and neuroprotective properties of curcumin, its derivatives and formulations in various preclinical and clinical investigations. …”
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Future anxiety, depression and stress among undergraduate students: psychological flexibility and emotion regulation as mediators by Gülçin Güler Öztekin, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Murat Yıldırım, Murat Yıldırım

“…IntroductionMental health and wellbeing are fundamental and integral components of healthy functioning, and psychological resources significantly contribute to its maintenance and enhancement. …”
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Research Progress on Extraction Methods, Structure and Improvement of Chronic Diseases of Pectins by Jing SUN, Yubin WANG, Dan WANG, Wenting ZHAO, Xiaoyan ZHAO, Pan WANG

“…Pectin has various physiology functions, which has great development potential in the fields of food, medicine and health. …”
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Bayesian adaptive trials for social policy by Sally Cripps, Anna Lopatnikova, Hadi Mohasel Afshar, Ben Gales, Roman Marchant, Gilad Francis, Catarina Moreira, Alex Fischer

“…While acknowledging the assumptions and models intrinsic to BATs, such as prior distributions and likelihood functions, this article argues that these are advantageous for decision-makers in social policy, effectively merging the best features of various methodologies.…”
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Tracking Control of Wave-Adaptive Modular Unmanned Surface Vehicle Using Time-Delay Zeroing Neural Network by Pengfei Guo, Wenyue Zhang, Zheng Li, Zheng Zheng

“…These formulas are used to approximate the second and third derivatives of smooth functions. Building on these innovative BFDFs, we introduce a second-order tracking controller utilizing a multiple zeroing neural network (ZNN) model with time delay to address the tracking control of the wave-adaptive modular vessel’s vertical motion dynamics (WAMV-VMD) system. …”
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Advances in interlayer bonding in fused deposition modelling: a comprehensive review by Mohamed A. E. Omer, Ibrahim Abdelfadeel Shaban, Abdel-Hamid Mourad, Hussien Hegab

“…This article also explores recent advancements aimed at enhancing IB, explaining their underlying mechanisms, highlighting key results, and critically evaluating their overall effectiveness. This review synthesises the state-of-the-art in IB enhancement strategies and their influence on resultant part properties. …”
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Recent Advancements in Lung Cancer Metastasis Prevention Based on Nanostrategies by Fan Xu, Yao Liu, Zujun Que, Bin Luo, Yun Yang, Yan Li, Zhanxia Zhang, Jianhui Tian

“…However, these therapies have some limitations, such as unusual toxic side effects, drug resistance, limited indications, and high costs. …”
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Advancing environmental sensing with tapered optical fibers: structures, challenges, and applications by Han Tie Xin, Y Zhou, Bakr Ahmed Taha, Nur Nadia Bachok, Nurfarhana Mohd Sapiee, L S Supian, Norhana Arsad

“…Understanding biological environmental information is essential for functions related to human life activities. Tapered optical fibers reduce some of the limitations of such devices. …”
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Cognitive impairments in patients with hematological malignancies prior and after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation by D. E. Vybornykh, S. Yu. Fedorova, S. O. Khrushchev, M. Yu. Drokov, E. G. Gemdzhian, L. A. Kuzmina, E. N. Parovichnikova

“…The treatment of patients with hematological malignancies is often complicated by a number of negative side effects, which include mental disorders, among which cognitive impairment occupies a special place. …”
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Environmental concentrations of N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) disturb the Ca2 + and K+ homeostasis in the gills and epidermis of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) by Xiaoyu Yan, Wenwen Chen, Xiaohong Song, Yun Ma, Haiqin Wang, Tao Yang, Yanpeng Liang, Honghu Zeng

“…In the present study, we investigated the effects of NDEA on ion homeostasis in mosquitofish exposed to varying concentrations for 30 days. …”
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Overcoming Hardware Imperfections in Optical Neural Networks Through a Machine Learning-Driven Self-Correction Mechanism by Minjoo Kim, Beomju Kim, Yelim Kim, Lia Saptini Handriani, Suhee Jang, Dae Yeop Jeong, Sung Ik Yang, Won Il Park

“…This decline can be attributed to system imperfections associated with non-ideal functions of optical components and optical alignment. …”
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The transcription factor ZFP64 promotes activity-dependent synapse elimination during postnatal cerebellar development by Jianling Zhang, Takaki Watanabe, Taisuke Miyazaki, Miwako Yamasaki, Kohtarou Konno, Yuto Okuno, Kyoko Matsuyama, Takayuki Noro, Masahiko Watanabe, Naofumi Uesaka, Masanobu Kano

“…Summary: Eliminating redundant synapses formed around birth is essential for shaping functionally mature neural circuits during postnatal development. …”
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Dual role of CXCL10 in cancer progression: implications for immunotherapy and targeted treatment‎ by Osama A. Madkhali, Sivakumar S. Moni, Yosif Almoshari, Fahad Y. Sabei, Awaji Y. Safhi

“…Future targeted therapies could ‎include personalized ‎approaches that either enhance the immunostimulatory functions of CXCL10‎ or inhibit its tumor promoting effects. …”
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Detonation product analysis and the paradoxical performance mechanism of TKX-50: High detonation velocity with low metal acceleration by Kaiyuan Tan, Yaqi Zhao, Qin Liu, Lixiao Hao, Yushi Wen, Chunliang Ji, Sha Yang, Haoxu Wang, Luchuan Jia, Jiahui Liu, Zhuoping Duan, Yong Han, Fenglei Huang

“…Our mechanism involves: (1) compositional effects prevailing at high pressures; (2) Energy release becoming essential as pressure drops; (3) Pressure-dependent product composition evolution functioning at low pressure. …”
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Preclinical Performance of Customized Polycaprolactone-Based Hybrid Bone Grafts by Ildefonso Serrano-Belmonte, Javier Montero, Ángel Román-Maciá, Virginia Pérez-Fernández, Luis M. Rodríguez-Lorenzo, Nieves Cubo-Mateo, Angélica Lara-Nuñez, Ascensión Martínez-Cánovas

“…In each of the plates, three samples of different concentrations of PCL were introduced (PCL 100%, PCL 95% combined with nanohydroxyapatite functionalized with strontium, and PCL 90% with nanohydroxyapatite). …”
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Current Knowledge on Novel Semi-Arid Photovoltaic Ecosystems, Their Impacts on Biodiversity and Implications for the Sustainability of Renewable Energy Production by Esperanza C. Iranzo, José Manuel Nicolau, Ramón Reiné, Jaume Tormo

“…But both novel ecosystems in PVPs and the effect of PVPs on ecosystems are rarely studied. This paper reviews the current knowledge on the impact of PVPs on arid and semi-arid ecosystems and describes the structure and functioning of these novel ecosystems, including changes in microclimatic conditions, soil properties, vegetation and fauna, and shows how these factors hinder the full recovery of ecosystems in PVPs. …”
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An updated review deciphering the anticancer potential of pentacyclic triterpene lupeol and its nanoformulations by Lujain A. AlMousa, Pratibha Pandey, Sorabh Lakhanpal, Ashish Kumar Kyada, Malathi. H, Priya Priyadarshini Nayak, Arif Hussain, Tarique Noorul Hasan, Tarique Noorul Hasan, Reham I. Alagal, Fahad Khan

“…Research has shown that lupeol affects the functioning of numerous molecules, including the cytokines IL-2, NFκB, IL4, IL5, cFLIP, ILβ, and Bcl-2. …”
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Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Rechargeable Batteries and Fuel Cells by Christos Argirusis, Niyaz Alizadeh, Maria-Εleni Katsanou, Nikolaos Argirusis, Georgia Sourkouni

“…The growing demand for energy, coupled with the unsustainable nature of fossil fuels due to global warming and the greenhouse effect, have led to the advancement of renewable energy production concepts. …”
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NOTCH Signaling Is Activated through Mechanical Strain in Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Fani Ziouti, Regina Ebert, Maximilian Rummler, Melanie Krug, Sigrid Müller-Deubert, Martin Lüdemann, Franz Jakob, Bettina M. Willie, Franziska Jundt

“…Short-hairpin RNA gene silencing identified NOTCH2 as the key receptor mediating NOTCH effects on hMSC-TERT cells. Our data indicate a functional link between NOTCH activation and mechanotransduction in human BMSCs. …”
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Comparative study of sol-gel and co-precipitation techniques for synthesizing Calotropis Procera-mediated bismuth ferrite for biomedical and environmental applications by Akasha Fatima, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Rabia Ayoub, Tahira Jabeen, Yilan Zeng, Waqar Azeem, Sana Javaid, Martin Motola

“…Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) nanoparticles were synthesized using Calotropis procera leave extract via sol-gel and co-precipitation methods, yielding distinct structural and functional properties. The sol-gel method produced rhombohedral, rod-like nanoparticles with a crystallite size of 30.25 nm and a lower band gap of 2.31 eV. …”
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