Prevalence, Clinical Correlates, and Use of Glucose-Lowering Drugs among Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Living in Long-Term Care Facilities by Mario Bo, Stefano Gallo, Mauro Zanocchi, Paola Maina, Luisa Balcet, Martina Bonetto, Lorenzo Marchese, Annalisa Mastrapasqua, Nicoletta Aimonino Ricauda

“…Prevalence, clinical correlates, and use of glucose-lowering drugs were comprehensively evaluated among 863 nursing home older patients with diabetes (mean age 82.9 ± 2.1 years): functional dependence and cognitive impairment were present in 84.1% and 68% of patients, respectively, and 66.3% of patients had 2–4 comorbidities. …”
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Emo-FilM: A multimodal dataset for affective neuroscience using naturalistic stimuli by Elenor Morgenroth, Stefano Moia, Laura Vilaclara, Raphael Fournier, Michal Muszynski, Maria Ploumitsakou, Marina Almató-Bellavista, Patrik Vuilleumier, Dimitri Van De Ville

“…The ratings had a mean inter-rater agreement of 0.38. The fMRI data acquired at 3 Tesla is includes high-resolution structural and resting state fMRI for each participant. …”
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Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Low Concentration Solutions onto Dried <i>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</i> by Maria Giuseppina Genduso, Marianna Guagliano, Elisabetta Finocchio, Cinzia Cristiani, Giovanni Dotelli, Giulia Santomauro

“…Several characterization techniques have been performed to study morphology, composition, and the interaction between the metals and the microalgal functional groups of the wall. The effect of the operating conditions, such as contact time and pH, is assessed; an increased contact time of 4 days did not influence the adsorption yields of Pb and Cr, but it had a negative effect on Cd adsorption, while the impact of pH was mainly affecting the chemical speciation, rather than the adsorption capability. …”
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Oxytranscriptome of soybean seedlings under short-term cadmium treatment by Jarosław Gzyl, Marek Żywicki, Joanna Deckert, Mikołaj Lichocki, Yara Skafe, Jacek Bąk, Wojciech Roszka, Yang Shen, Xiaoli Sun, Jagna Chmielowska-Bąk

“…In turn, the lowly oxidized transcripts (LOTs) are involved in mitochondria functioning, response to stimuli and gibberellic acid (GA) metabolism.…”
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Fractures of angle of mandible – A retrospective study by Sourav Singh, Ramesh R. Fry, Ajit Joshi, Geeta Sharma, Smita Singh

“…Results: Most patients were of 21–30 yrs of age with unilateral angle fracture of mandible except one patient who had isolated bilateral angle fracture. The patients were treated successfully according to Champy's principle of osteosynthesis. …”
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Type 1 Diabetes Modifies Brain Activation in Young Patients While Performing Visuospatial Working Memory Tasks by Geisa B. Gallardo-Moreno, Andrés A. González-Garrido, Esteban Gudayol-Ferré, Joan Guàrdia-Olmos

“…In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the effects of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) on cognitive functions. T1D onset usually occurs during childhood, so it is possible that the brain could be affected during neurodevelopment. …”
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An enhanced machine learning-based prognostic prediction model for patients with AECOPD on invasive mechanical ventilation by Yujie Fu, Yining Liu, Chuyue Zhong, Ali Asghar Heidari, Lei Liu, Sudan Yu, Huiling Chen, Peiliang Wu

“…DDRIME’s performance is tested against RIME on 83 functions and 12 public datasets for feature selection. …”
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Prevalence of transcription promoters within archaeal operons and coding sequences by Tie Koide, David J Reiss, J Christopher Bare, Wyming Lee Pang, Marc T Facciotti, Amy K Schmid, Min Pan, Bruz Marzolf, Phu T Van, Fang‐Yin Lo, Abhishek Pratap, Eric W Deutsch, Amelia Peterson, Dan Martin, Nitin S Baliga

“…Abstract Despite the knowledge of complex prokaryotic‐transcription mechanisms, generalized rules, such as the simplified organization of genes into operons with well‐defined promoters and terminators, have had a significant role in systems analysis of regulatory logic in both bacteria and archaea. …”
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Sensory Characteristics and Consumer Liking of Basil Syrups ( Ocimum basilicum L.) in Different Sensory Settings by Ervina Ervina, Kyle Bryant, Dwi Larasatie Nur Fibri, Wahyudi David

“…This research could be used as a preliminary study to further develop functional drinks made from basil leaves and to consider the information regarding food ingredients provided to consumers.…”
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COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF RITUXIMAB AND METHOTREXATE MONOTHERAPY IN STANDARD DOSES IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SYSTEMIC JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (PRELIMINARY RESULTS) by E. I. Alexeeva, S. I. Valieva, R. V. Denisova, T. M. Bzarova, K. B. Isaeva, E. V. Mitenko, T. V. Sleptsova, E. G. Chistyakova

“…Within 24 weeks there was a significant decrease of the disease activity, improvement of joint functional activity and decrease in disability degree. 25% of patients were diagnosed with inactive stage of the disease. …”
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Adaptation to Resistance Training Is Associated with Higher Phagocytic (but Not Oxidative) Activity in Neutrophils of Older Women by João Bartholomeu-Neto, Ciro José Brito, Otávio Toledo Nóbrega, Vinícius Carolino Sousa, Juliana Oliveira Toledo, Roberta Silva Paula, David Junger Fonseca Alves, Aparecido Pimentel Ferreira, Clayton Franco Moraes, Cláudio Córdova

“…Also, total energy and carbohydrate intake as well as serum IL6 levels had a significant influence on the phagocytic activity of neutrophils (P=0.04), being considered in the model. …”
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Enhancing Landmark Point Detection in <i>Eriocheir Sinensis</i> Carapace with Differentiable End-to-End Networks by Chong Wu, Shuxian Wang, Shengmao Zhang, Hanfeng Zheng, Wei Wang, Shenglong Yang

“…Three types of convolutional neural network models were used to compare detection accuracy, generalization ability, and model power consumption, with different loss functions compared. The results showed that the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model based on the Differentiable Spatial to Numerical Transform (DSNT) module had the highest R² value of 0.9906 on the test set, followed by the CNN model based on the Gaussian heatmap at 0.9846. …”
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Tackling Microbial Contamination: Safesink Solution with Silver-Coated Microspheres by Eulalia Zumaquero, David Terrado, Rosa de Llanos, Marina Puerta, Rocío Cejudo, María Pilar Gómez-Tena

“…Ceramic and vitreous materials can be functionalized to exhibit biocidal activity. This research evaluates the biocidal properties of silver-modified vitreous microspheres designed to be included in water endpoints and siphons to prevent nosocomial diseases produced in hospital environments. …”
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Impact of fermentation on the processing and digestion characteristics of honeysuckle polyphenols by Lactobacillus acidophilus by Xiaoyu Dong, Hanhan Shi, Sensen Zhang, Xiaoying Deng, Yongchao Ge, Yongchao Li

“…Fermented honeysuckle beverages had greater antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibition capacities than unfermented beverages after digestion. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN LUMBAR FACETARY BLOCKADE PERFORMED BY USG X FLUOROSCOPY IN PATIENTS WITH LUMBAR FACETARY SYNDROME by HUDSON RODRIGUES LEAL DA COSTA, MARÍLIA GABRIELA PALÁCIO GALBIATTI, MATHEUS FRANCISCO DE OLIVEIRA, RAFAEL CARBONI DE SOUZA, WILKER HERKSON DE ALMEIDA OLIVEIRA, BRUNO VIEIRA MOTTER, GUILHERME FOIZER, ANDRÉ EVARISTO MARCONDES CESAR, GABRIELLE DO AMARAL VIRGINIO PEREIRA, LUCIANO MILLER REIS RODRIGUES

“…Lumbar medial branch block can be guided by fluoroscopy or ultrasound, aiming to relieve pain and improve functional capacity. This study compared the efficacy of both techniques. …”
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Does Dual Plating for Distal Femur Fractures with Metaphyseal Comminution Results in Increased Stability and Early Fracture Healing: A Prospective Randomized Control Study by Ebin Jose, V Singaravadivelu, D S Anandan, S S Sailesh, Cheralathan Senguttuvan

“…Patients with dual plating had early weight bearing. There was no significant difference in functional outcome between both groups. …”
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Enhanced Antioxidant Properties of <i>Saccharomyces</i>-Fermented Defatted <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> Larvae Extract: A Sustainable Alternative Protein Source by Kyung-Yun Kang, Beom-Gyun Jeong, Jeong-Ho Kim, Kyung-Wuk Park

“…These enhancements demonstrate the effectiveness of yeast fermentation in improving the nutritional and functional properties of insect-derived materials. The findings support the application of fermented insect extracts in medical foods and functional cosmetics, offering a promising direction for future bioconversion technologies.…”
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Decoding pilocarpine biosynthesis and its roles in Pilocarpus microphyllus through a comparative transcriptomics approach by Mariane Brom Sobreiro, Giordano Bruno Soares-Souza, Leandro Magalhães, Débora de Morais Cordeiro, Michele Molina, Santelmo Vasconcelos, Yan Nunes Dias, Renato R. Moreira-Oliveira, Markus Gastauer, Silvio Ramos, Guilherme Oliveira, Cecílio Frois Caldeira, Amanda F. Vidal

“…This study presents the first comparative transcriptomic analysis in jaborandi by investigating gene expression across four different tissues (leaflets, rachis, root, and stem) and exploring potential pathways and functions involved in pilocarpine biosynthesis. Results The comparisons involving the root had the highest number of DEGs, including root vs. leaflets, rachis vs. root, and stem vs. root. …”
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Analysis of bacterial community structure in different types of Daqu based on third-generation sequencing and pure culture techniques by WANG Wenhang, CAI Wenchao, YU Peirong, CHEN Wei, SHAN Chunhui, GUO Zhuang, WANG Yurong

“…Correlation analysis results indicated that the bacterial community in medium-high-temperature Daqu exhibited higher stability. Functional prediction results showed that medium-high temperature Daqu had significantly higher average relative abundance in three functions: carbohydrate transport and metabolism, cell wall/membrane biosynthesis, and cellular motility and signal transduction mechanisms, compared to high- temperature Daqu. …”
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Nonvitrectomizing vitreous surgery for idiopathic epiretinal membrane by Shuyue Xue, Mingming Zhou, Dong Chen, Bin Yu, Wei Cui, Nan Chen

“…Eyes with no/mild DRIL had better visual prognoses than those with severe DRIL, though marked visual improvement occurred even in cases with severe DRIL. …”
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