ASSESSMENT OF THE N-TERMINAL COLLAGEN III-TYPE PROPEPTIDE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND METABOLIC SYNDROME by O. M. Drapkina, E. V. Zyatenkova

“…The severity of clinical manifestation of CHF was evaluated, and patients functioning status. All patients underwent clinical and biochemical blood tests, electrocardiography. …”
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Nanoparticles from grape seed extract inhibit inflammatory cytokines and ameliorate CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity by Neveen Adel Madbouly, Doaa Mohammad Ali, Alyaa Ahmed Farid

“…Conversely, GS extract NPs supplementation potentially ameliorate hepatic functions by normalization of serum ALT, AST and ALP, reduced MDA level, improved antioxidant CAT, regulated liver inflammatory cytokines via maximal reduction of hepatic IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6 and TNF-α. …”
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"Preparation and curing kinetics of “bottlebrush-like structure” green bio-based ultra-low-temperature polyfarnesene nanocomposites" by WU Ming-li, LI Yong-xu, CAO Lan?鄢

“…In this work, hydroxyl-terminated polyfarnesene (HTPF) was synthesized by free-radical solution polymerization, and enhanced HTPF-based polyurethane elastomers (HTPF-PU) was prepared using HTPF as soft segment and functionalized graphene oxide (GO) modified with isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) as functional filler by one-step process for the first time, which allowed the isocyanate groups on modified graphene oxide (iGO) and the hydroxyl groups in HTPF to form covalent bonds to prepare nanocomposites with a strong interfacial bonding effect, as shown in Fig 1. …”
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Rapid and sensitive determination of bongkrekic acid with molecularly imprinted polymer-coated wooden-tip electrospray ionization mass spectrometry by Chunfei Zhong, Xinyan Li, Fan Zhang, Ning Liu, Jiewei Deng, Yunyun Yang, Tiangang Luan

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Correlation Between Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes and Biological Markers of Key Parameters in Acute Radiation Cystitis Among Patients With Prostate Cancer (RABBIO): Prospect... by Carole Helissey, Sophie Cavallero, Nathalie Guitard, Hélène Thery, Charles Parnot, Antoine Schernberg, Imen Aissa, Florent Raffin, Christine Le Coz, Stanislas Mondot, Christos Christopoulos, Karim Malek, Emmanuelle Malaurie, Pierre Blanchard, Cyrus Chargari, Sabine Francois

“…An increase in serum and urine levels of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), hepatocyte growth factor, and macrophagic inflammatory protein was observed at week 12 compared to baseline levels. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Research on the efficacy of Celastrus Orbiculatus in suppressing TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition by inhibiting HSP27 and TNF-α-induced NF-κB/Sna... by Yaodong Zhu, Yanqing Liu, Yayun Qian, Xiaojun Dai, Ling Yang, Jue Chen, Shiyu Guo, Tadashi Hisamitsu

“…Moreover, the activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB)/Snail signaling pathway induced by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) was also attenuated under the pretreatment of COE. …”
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Machine learning and genetic algorithm-guided directed evolution for the development of antimicrobial peptides by Heqian Zhang, Yihan Wang, Yanran Zhu, Pengtao Huang, Qiandi Gao, Xiaojie Li, Zhaoying Chen, Yu Liu, Jiakun Jiang, Yuan Gao, Jiaquan Huang, Zhiwei Qin

“…Objectives: In this study, the lipopolysaccharide-binding domain (LBD) was identified through machine learning-guided directed evolution, which acts as a functional domain of the anti-lipopolysaccharide factor family of AMPs identified from Marsupenaeus japonicus. …”
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The association between vitamin D level and periodontal disease in Saudi population, a preliminary study by Marwa Madi, Verica Pavlic, Shahad Mongith Alammar, Leenah Mohammad Alsulaimi, Reema Shaker Alotaibi, Gadah Mohammed AlOtaibi, Osama Zakaria

“…Objective: Among other regulatory functions, vitamin D has a role in modulating the inflammatory process of periodontal disease. …”
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Exploring the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment, Alexithymia, and Facial Emotional Recognition in Schizophrenia by Cong Wang, Tongbao Zhan, Jun Zheng, Huanshun Hu, Mingming Zheng, Lei Dai, Weiwei Tong, Xulai Zhang

“…ABSTRACT Background: Childhood maltreatment is a significant factor affecting social cognition in schizophrenia (SCZ) patients. …”
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Integrating behavioral and neurophysiological insights: High trait anxiety enhances observational fear learning by Xianchao Ming, Ganzhong Luo, Jinxia Wang, Haoran Dou, Hong Li, Yi Lei

“…Neuroimaging data, derived via functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) revealed heightened medial prefrontal cortex activation in HTA participants when directly facing threats. …”
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Genome-wide identification of lipid transfer proteins in Sorghum bicolor and discovery of flower-specific promoters by Leandro Andrés Cossio, Alejandra Estefanía Melgar, Laura Moyano, Gustavo Enrique Schrauf, Alicia Mercedes Zelada

“…Their promoters were functionally tested in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana, revealing distinct spatial and stress-responsive expression profiles. …”
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The impact of early life experiences on inhibitory control and working memory by Eva Dydenkova, Francis McGlone, Larisa Mayorova, Larisa Mayorova, Elena Nikolaeva

“…Dramatic environmental events during this period, such as history of institutionalisation, can disrupt optimal developmental pathways, leaving biological scars for life.MethodsThe focus of this study was to investigate the impact of institutionalisation on the development of inhibitory control and working memory in three groups of children matched for age (n = 130; 7.1 ± 2.0 years): (1) early institutionalised (n = 35; age of placement: 6.9 ± 10.6 months; duration of placement: 14.6 ± 10.4 months); (2) late institutionalised (n = 29; age of placement: 49.3 ± 30.6 months; the duration of placement: 16.0 ± 19.4 months); (3) never institutionalised (n = 66).ResultsResults showed that the early institutionalised group had the lowest scores on tests of inhibitory control (p = 0.03), working memory (p = 0.03) and retrieval-based learning (p = 0.04), while the results of the group of late institutionalised children do not differ significantly from never institutionalised.DiscussionThe existence of a sensitive period during the first 18 months of a child’s life is discussed, which determines the formation of the retrieval-based learning mechanism and of inhibiting ineffective experience, for which executive functions are responsible.…”
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Evaluation of Regeneration Effects of Different Rejuvenators on Aged Asphalt by Jian Wang, Song Xu, Jiang Chen, Weibin Xie, Xuehong Cheng, Jiahao Wang, Yunbin Ke

“…Regeneration technology is the main approach to achieve its recycling; therefore, the rejuvenator is an important factor affecting the regeneration effect. In order to evaluate the rejuvenation effects of rejuvenators on aged asphalt, fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) slurry and a penetrant containing epoxy functional groups were used to prepare conventional rejuvenators (CR1 and CR2) and a penetrable rejuvenator (PR). …”
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The Role of Anti-Interferon-α Autoantibodies in Severe COVID-19: Implications for Vaccination Prioritization by Xin Rong Lim, Shiyu Liu, Hwee Siew Howe, Khai Pang Leong, Elampirai Elangovan, Chiung-Hui Huang, Kok Ooi Kong, Bernard Yu Hor Thong, Shawn Vasoo, Bernard Pui Lam Leung

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Elevated and functionally neutralizing anti-IFN-α AAbs were associated with severe COVID-19. …”
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Silence of a dependence receptor CSF1R in colorectal cancer cells activates tumor-associated macrophages by Rui Ma, Ping Yuan, Xiaolin Wang, Yingjie Li, Meijin Huang, Huichuan Yu, Yanxin Luo, Mingxuan Zhu, Liangliang Bai, Xiaoxia Liu, Shaoyong Peng, Yumo Xie, Hong Bai, Jinxin Lin, Linping Wu

“…However, we found here that the CSF1R expression was abnormally down-regulated in colorectal cancer (CRC), and its biological functions and underlying mechanisms have become elusive in CRC progression.Methods The expression of class III receptor tyrosine kinases in CRC and normal intestinal mucosa was accessed using The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus datasets and was further validated by our tested cohort. …”
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BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND THE CONDITION OF TARGET ORGANS IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN by S. N. Tolstov, V. B. Mychka, I. A. Salov

“…Increased variability of arterial pressure among menopausal women can be considered as additional factor of target organ damage in early stages of climacteric.…”
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Optimizing energy efficiency in residential buildings: A comprehensive evaluation of solar concrete water heaters integrated with photovoltaics and thermoelectric cooling by Balamurali Duraivel, Natarajan Muthuswamy

“…This study presents a Solar Concrete Water Heater (SCWH) integrating solar water heating, photovoltaic (PV) power generation, and thermoelectric generator (TEG) cooling, functioning as a structural roof component. The system was tested in three stages: Phase One evaluated Copper (C)- and Galvanized Iron (GI)-SCWHs, Phase Two integrated PV panels, and Phase Three added TEGs for cooling and additional power generation. …”
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SLPDBO-BP: an efficient valuation model for data asset value by Cuiping Zhou, Shaobo Li, Cankun Xie, Panliang Yuan, Zihao Liao

“…Secondly, in an attempt to comprehensively evaluate the optimization performance of SLPDBO, a series of numerical optimization experiments are carried out with 20 test functions and with popular optimization algorithms and dung beetle optimizer (DBO) algorithms with different improvement strategies. …”
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Comparison of different graft materials on the proliferation, mineralization and mineralized tissue-related gene expressions of cementoblasts by E. Elif Mutafcilar Velioğlu, S. Buket Bozkurt, Werner Götz, Sema S. Hakki

“…In conclusion, released components of all graft materials have positive effects on the cementoblast’s functions while Bio-Oss® might be preferable for gene expressions. …”
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Rifampicin Repurposing Reveals Anti-Melanogenic Activity in B16F10 Melanoma Cells by Ye-Jin Lee, Chang-Gu Hyun

“…Applying this approach to the development of cosmeceutical ingredients enables the creation of functional compounds with proven safety and efficacy, adding significant value to the cosmetic industry. …”
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