Storage stability of spray-dried flaxseed oil powders protected by wood hemicelluloses – Part 1: Physical properties and initial stage oxidation by Thao M. Ho, Mari Lehtonen, Heikki Räikkönen, Abedalghani Halahlah, Kirsi S. Mikkonen

“…This study demonstrates that GGM effectively protects highly unsaturated oils from oxidation at high temperature processing and long-term storage, making it an excellent material for producing healthy and functional products.…”
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The stability of the SARS-COV-2 structure in the presence of variable external heat flux in the vicinity of the water/silver nanofluid: A molecular dynamics simulation by Dongfang Wu, Ali B.M. Ali, Abrar A. Mohammed, As'ad Alizadeh, Soheil Salahshour, M. Hashemian, MengXia Wang

“…These results are expected to improve the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 viral degradation procedures in clinical applications.…”
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Supramolecular nanocrystalline membranes with well-aligned subnanochannels for enhanced reverse osmosis desalination by Gang Lu, Wentao Shang, Xinyao Ma, Hengyue Xu, Hubao A, Jiawei Sun, Xiaolu Li, Mingyi Jia, Shuang Lu, Jun Wu, Xi Chen, Shensheng Chen, Jun Fan, Alicia Kyoungjin An

“…Benefiting from its ultrathin thickness and well-oriented subnanoscale channels, the SNM functions effectively as a permeation and selective layer, achieving 99.6% NaCl rejection at 55 bar with a 3.5 wt% NaCl feed and delivering 2-4 times higher water permeance than commercial seawater RO membranes. …”
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Plasma Cytokine Levels in Fibromyalgia and Their Response to 15 Weeks of Progressive Resistance Exercise or Relaxation Therapy by M. Ernberg, N. Christidis, B. Ghafouri, I. Bileviciute-Ljungar, M. Löfgren, J. Bjersing, A. Palstam, A. Larsson, K. Mannerkorpi, B. Gerdle, E. Kosek

“…However, 15 weeks of resistance exercise, as performed in this study, did not show any anti-inflammatory effect on neither FM symptoms nor clinical and functional variables. …”
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Melatonin regulates microglial polarization to M2 cell via RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway in epilepsy by Pingping Li, Xuefei Ji, Ming Shan, Yi Wang, Xingliang Dai, Mengyuan Yin, Yunlong Liu, Liao Guan, Lei Ye, Hongwei Cheng

“…Microglia (MG), a resident immunocyte localizing in central nervous system is reported to play important functions in the animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). …”
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MRI monitoring of USPIO-labeled BMSCs combined with alginate scaffold for cartilage defect repair by Shanyu Lu, Shanyu Lu, Zhenyu Liu, Zhenyu Liu, Meiling Qi, Meiling Qi, Haocheng Zhen, Jing Luo, Yingchao Wang, Yingchao Wang, Le Chang, Le Chang, Xiaolong Bai, Xiaolong Bai, Yingguang Jiao, Yingguang Jiao, Xinyao Chen, Xinyao Chen, Junping Zhen, Junping Zhen

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) combined with sodium alginate scaffolds in repairing knee cartilage defects in New Zealand rabbits. …”
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Impact of amber powdered waste on the processability and properties of PCL-based materials by Cláudia A.B. dos Santos, Bartłomiej Kryszak, Michał Grzymajło, Łukasz J. Wilk, Patrycja Szymczyk-Ziółkowska, Adam Junka, Aleksandra Ujćič, Konrad Szustakiewicz

“…It is the first comprehensive study showing the effect of amber particles in a biodegradable polymer matrix. …”
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Robust self-supervised denoising of voltage imaging data using CellMincer by Brice Wang, Tianle Ma, Theresa Chen, Trinh Nguyen, Ethan Crouse, Stephen J. Fleming, Alison S. Walker, Vera Valakh, Ralda Nehme, Evan W. Miller, Samouil L. Farhi, Mehrtash Babadi

“…Abstract Voltage imaging is a powerful technique for studying neuronal activity, but its effectiveness is often constrained by low signal-to-noise ratios (SNR). …”
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Intraperitoneal injection but not oral administration of ellagic acid: a novel immunomodulator via targeting casein kinase 2 signaling pathway by Wenhui Qi, Bing Han, Tingting Cui, Peixin Shen, Zhuohua Zhao, Yaping Yan, Libin Wang, Xinyu Lu, Yuan Zhang, Xing Li

“…Immunosuppressants currently approved for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and organ transplant rejection present diverse adverse effects that impair the life quality of patients. …”
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Co-culturing Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis with Lactobacillus helveticus accelerates its growth and fermentation in milk through metabolic interactions by Zhi Zhong, Fei Sun, Sheng Xu, Jingda Lu, Rui Yang, Lai-Yu Kwok, Yongfu Chen

“…The insights gained from this study have significant implications for probiotics and the dairy industry, potentially leading to shorter fermentation cycles, enhanced cost-effectiveness, and improved nutritional and functional properties of future fermented milk products. …”
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Stress-induced cortisol response predicts empathy for pain: The role of task-based connectivity between the insula and sensorimotor cortex during acute stress by Zihan Tang, Yadong Liu, Xiaolin Zhao, Weiyu Hu, Mengning Zhang, Yipeng Ren, Zhenni Wei, Juan Yang

“…Furthermore, task-based connectivity between the insula and the paracentral lobule mediates the effect of the stress-induced cortisol response on empathy for pain (indirect effect = -0.0152, 95% CI = [-0.036, -0.001], p = 0.036). …”
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Platelet-Rich Plasma in Cardiovascular Regeneration: Mechanistic Insights, Technological Innovations, and Future Directions by Ju Tian, Jing Chen, Xiuling Lai, Jing Ding, Jie Sun, Dandan Shi, Xiaoying He, Xingqi Chen

“…PRP exerts therapeutic effects through three primary mechanisms: promoting angiogenesis by stimulating endothelial cell proliferation and migration, exerting anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects by balancing cytokine release, and enhancing myocardial repair and functional recovery by activating resident cardiac progenitor cells. …”
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Enhanced performance and reprocessability in polypropylene-lignin blends through plasma treatment by Emanuela Bellinetto, Sofia Regoli, Ruggero Barni, Carmen Canevali, Oussama Boumezgane, Luca Zoia, Claudia Riccardi, Stefano Turri, Gianmarco Griffini

“…Soda lignin was subjected to plasma treatment in an argon atmosphere employing a gliding-arc-tornado reactor configuration. The effect of this process was evaluated using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis, evidencing significant chemical-structural modifications in lignin, including an increased concentration of phenoxy radicals (60%) and depletion of hydroxyl functionalities (35%). …”
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Screening and identification of lactic acid bacteria with α-glucosidase inhibiting activity by Yi Liu, Yi Liu, Zixian Yang, Zixian Yang, Ang Liu, Ang Liu, Boyu Dong, Boyu Dong, Qiuping Yao, Qiuping Yao, Xinglin Ran, Xinglin Ran, Dequan Zhu, Dequan Zhu

“…Five strains of lactic acid bacteria with good tolerance were screened out, which provided a strain basis for the subsequent study of the hypoglycemic effect of lactic acid bacteria and the development of various functional foods.…”
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Information Metasurface Technology-enabled Integrated Passive Wireless Communication System Based on Synthetic Aperture Radar by Hua LI, Kaiyu LIU, Yunkai DENG, Zhenning LI, Chao LUO, Jichen LI, Taoyu REN, Yao CHEN, Kaijiang XU

“…The integration technology of satellite communications and spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing aims to combine communication and remote sensing functionalities, enabling simultaneous data transmission and remote sensing imaging to meet the demands of efficient, covert, and secure information transfer, enhancing system multifunctionality. …”
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Assessment of the severity of delayed changes in the state of the neuromuscular system during correction of local cold injury of III-IV degree with pCMV-VEGF165 plasmid preparation... by Darya A. Kostina, Olesya V. Shcheblykina, Anna A. Peresypkina, Vladimir V. Molchanov, Vladimir V. Arkhipov, Nina I. Zhernakova, Valeria S. Simokhina, Chao Zhu, Oleg Gudyrev

“…The aim of the study was to study the effectiveness of the use of a genetic construct – pCMV-VEGF165 plasmid in the correction of delayed complications of cold injury in rats. …”
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UBICU: A Gamified Respiratory Incentive System for Pulmonary Re-Expansion by Jaime Aguilar-Zambrano, Esther C. Wilches-Luna, Helberg Asencio-Santofimio, Manuel Valencia, Diana Riveros, Andres Navarro, Juan Carlos Martinez, Eugenio Tamura, Jose Angel Loaiza, Julian Hernandez, Diana Sanchez, Juan David Garcia, Leonardo Arzayus-Patino, Valeria Perez-Hortua, Elizabeth Moncada, Melissa Ramirez

“…To help patients restore lung functionality, most undergo lung re-expansion physiotherapy using a Respiratory Incentive Spirometer. …”
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A Novel 167‐Amino Acid Protein Encoded by CircPCSK6 Inhibits Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Progression via IKBα Ubiquitination by Canghai Guan, Jianjun Gao, Xinlei Zou, Wujiang Shi, Yunhe Hao, Yifei Ge, Zhaoqiang Xu, Chengru Yang, Shaowu Bi, Xingming Jiang, Pengcheng Kang, Xiaoxue Xu, Xiangyu Zhong

“…CircPCSK6 is significantly downregulated in both ICC patients and mouse primary ICC models, and its lower expression is linked to adverse prognosis, highlighting its pivotal role in ICC pathogenesis. Functionally, this study elucidates the regulatory effect of circPCSK6‐167aa on IκBα ubiquitination within the NF‐κB pathway, which is mediated by its competitive binding to the E3 ligase RBBP6. …”
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Feasibility of internet-based multimodal emotion recognition training in adolescents with and without autism: A pilot study by Nora Choque Olsson, Julia Nordlander Björkman, Rasmus Lackell, Oliver Bergens, Håkan Fischer, Lillian Döllinger, Jan Bergström, Per Carlbring, Petri Laukka

“…ER can be enhanced through targeted interventions, but generalization to everyday functioning poses a challenge. Using dynamic multimodal emotional expressions for training may increase similarities to everyday situations. …”
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MSCs-EVs harboring OA immune memory reprogram macrophage phenotype via modulation of the mt-ND3/NADH-CoQ axis for OA treatment by Jingdi Zhan, Jing Zou, Qiming Pang, Zhuolin Chen, Junyan Liu, Senrui Liu, Chengcheng Du, Jiacheng Liu, Weikang Zhao, Lili Dong, Wei Huang

“…Proteomic analysis and complementary experiments were conducted to evaluate iEVs’ effects on macrophage phenotypic reprogramming. Results iEVs, particularly IL-6-EV, exhibited potent immunoregulatory functions along with the ability to modulate mitochondrial metabolism. …”
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