Current Treatment Limitations in Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Future Approaches Based on Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering by P. Fernández-Robredo, A. Sancho, S. Johnen, S. Recalde, N. Gama, G. Thumann, J. Groll, A. García-Layana

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Assessing the Environmental Sustainability of Organic Wine Grape Production with Qualified Designation of Origin in La Rioja, Spain by Adrián Agraso-Otero, Javier J. Cancela, Mar Vilanova, Javier Ugarte Andreva, Ricardo Rebolledo-Leiva, Sara González-García

“…This study employed two functional units: one kilogram of grapes and one hectare of land. …”
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Enhancing cooking and eating quality of semi-dried brown rice noodles through Lactobacillus fermentation and moderate lysine addition by Lijuan Luo, Gangping Xiong, Qing Wang, Xiongzi Xiang, Zhao Long, Zhengyu Huang, Yuqin Ding, Chun Liu

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Increase in disturbance-induced canopy gaps leads to reorganization of Central European bird communities by Anne Graser, Claudia Frank, Friederike Kunz, Andreas Schuldt, Cornelius Senf, Christoph Sudfeldt, Sven Trautmann, Johannes Kamp

“…This allowed us to assess effects of young canopy gaps (disturbance <5 years ago) and older canopy gaps (disturbance 5–10 years ago) on population trends of single species, combined trends across functional groups and bird diversity. …”
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CLINICAL VALUE OF BLOOD BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE by A. M. Aliyeva, E. V. Reznik, E. T. Hasanova, I. V. Zhbanov, I. G. Nikitin

“…Dynamics of NP concentration may be predictor of the effectiveness of the therapy and the necessity of the titration of the dose of HF drugs. …”
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Smartphone intervention for pregnancy smoking cessation with peer support: the study protocol of the SmokeFree Together 2.0 (SFT 2.0) randomised controlled trial by Ken Resnicow, Kristie Foley, Daniel Muresan, Oana M Blaga, Marina D Dascal, Alexandra Onișor, Teodora Frățilă, Andreea Morar, Dan Mihu, Cristian I Iuhas, Gabriela Caracostea, Cristian I Meghea

“…Herein, we report the methods used to develop, implement and test the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel adaptive mobile pregnancy tobacco cessation app-based intervention using deep tailoring and a self-nominated supporter.Methods and analysis The study is a type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomised controlled trial. …”
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RETRACTED: Potential Protective Role of Melatonin in Benign Mammary Cells Reprogrammed by Extracellular Vesicles from Malignant Cells by Caroline Procópio de Oliveira, Barbara Maria Frigieri, Heidge Fukumasu, Luiz Gustavo de Almeida Chuffa, Adriana Alonso Novais, Debora Aparecida Pires de Campos Zuccari

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High-efficiency MPPT strategy for PV Systems: Ripple-free precision with comprehensive simulation and experimental validation by Abdelkhalek Chellakhi, Said El Beid

“…This paper presents a newly developed maximum power point (MPP) tracking algorithm (MPPT) to boost the tracking performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. By functioning PV arrays at their MPP and eliminating the ripple problem in the converter's output, the newly developed strategy can markedly improve the precision of tracking and overcome the issues faced by many existing algorithms. …”
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Identification of mitophagy-related genes with diagnostic value in acute rejection following kidney transplantation using bioinformatics analysis by Jianan Ma, Dawei Wu, Xinyuan An, Yongrui Zhang, Haijian Wei

“…Internal, external datasets and a nomogram confirmed they could effectively predict AR. Moreover, these genes significantly correlated with the infiltration of multiple immune cells. …”
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DTTF-Sim: A Digital Twin-Based Simulation System for Continuous Autonomous Driving Testing by Zhigang Liang, Jian Wang, Tingyu Zhang, Xinyu Yong

“…This paper outlines the architecture and functionalities of DTTF-Sim, highlighting its ability to overcome the shortcomings of existing simulation platforms. …”
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Defluoridation through the utilization of unmodified precipitate derived from a mucilaginous agricultural plant material by Mukhethwa P. Mannzhi, Joshua N. Edokpayi

“…The precipitate was found to have N-H and O-H (Functional groups), porous and flaky (morphology), macroporous (surface area) and calcium oxide as the highest chemical composition which could be responsible for deflouridation. …”
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Superoxide dismutase and antioxidant status of hens' granulosa cells exposed to lead and molybdenum by Marcela Capcarova, Adriana Kolesarova, Alexander V. Sirotkin

“…<p> <b>Conclusion:</b> Trace elements can adversely affect animal reproductive system and its functions, through either direct or indirect effects on oxidative stress induction.…”
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Multiobjective optimization of buffer capacity allocation in multiproduct unreliable production lines using improved adaptive NSGA-II algorithm by jianguo duan, nan xie, Haochen Li, Qinglei Zhang

“…The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method was verified by applying which to a production line of engine heads. …”
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Near-infrared light triggered in situ release of CO for enhanced therapy of glioblastoma by Juan Ge, Miaomiao Zuo, Qirong Wang, Zhen Li

“…However, its application was restricted by the poor therapeutic efficacy and side effect. Results In this study, a therapeutic nanoplatform (UCNPs@Ce6/3HBQ@CM) with combination of PDT and CO therapy was constructed, in which a photoCORM and a photosensitizer were loaded onto the surface of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) functioning as photon transducer. …”
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Advanced Analytical Methods for Phenolics in Fruits by Nesibe Ebru Kafkas, Müberra Kosar, Ayşe Tülin Öz, Alyson E. Mitchell

“…For this reason, the beneficiary effects of phenolic compounds are continually being investigated for their health-promoting properties and for meeting increased consumer demand for healthy nutritious food. …”
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Mechatronic Test Bench Used to Simulate Wind Power Conversion to Thermal Power by Means of a Hydraulic Transmission by Victor Constantin, Ionela Popescu, Mihai Avram

“…The initial work allowed us to obtain different temperatures of the hydraulic oil, up to 60 °C, over a period of 30 min, for various pressures and flow rates, thus confirming that the system is functional overall. Further work will elaborate on the effect of different wind patterns on the setup, as well as provide an in-depth study on a use case for the system.…”
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Copy number variations in response to chronic pollution: Basilichthys microlepidotus in central Chile by Jorge Cortés-Miranda, David Veliz, Ciro Rico, Caren Vega-Retter

“…However, outliers related to pollution functions were consistently identified. Eleven CNV loci correlated with three historical physical variables electroconductivity, pH, and total dissolved solids accounting for 5% of all detected CNV loci. …”
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MicroRNA, Myostatin, and Metabolic Rate Depression: Skeletal Muscle Atrophy Resistance in Hibernating <i>Myotis lucifugus</i> by W. Aline Ingelson-Filpula, Sarah A. Breedon, Kenneth B. Storey

“…We observed a subset of ten miRNAs whose expression changed during hibernation, with predicted functional roles linked to cell cycle processes, downregulation of protein degradation via ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, downregulation of signaling pathways, including MAPK, p53, mTOR, and TGFβ, and downregulation of cytoskeletal and vesicle trafficking terms. …”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Improves Handwriting in Parkinson’s Disease by Bubblepreet K. Randhawa, Becky G. Farley, Lara A. Boyd

“…These data suggest that in the short term 5 Hz rTMS benefits functional fine motor task performance, perhaps by altering cortical excitability across a network of brain regions. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE OBJECTIVES POLARIZATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PASSIVE HINDRANCES WITH THE DEVICE, BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF THE SPATIAL VARIATION OF THE FARADAY ROTATION ANGLE I... by Volodymyr I. Mirnenko, Evgen A.Yufa A. Yufa, Maxim N. Zhuravskij

“…It is proposed to use this effect for polarization selection of simple geometric shapes against the background of interference reflections from inhomogeneities in the electron concentration of the ionized medium. …”
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