Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults by Sadeghi Bahmani D, Gerber M, Kalak N, Lemola S, Clough PJ, Calabrese P, Shaygannejad V, Pühse U, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Brand S

“…Results: Patients with MS had similar scores for MT traits as those in healthy adolescents and healthy young adults, and equivalent levels of moderate-intensity PA and SD as young adults. …”
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Effect of Solvent and Grain Color on the Biological Activities of Maize Grain by Yolanda Salinas-Moreno, Miguel Ángel Martínez-Ortiz, Eduardo Padilla-Camberos, José Luis Ramírez-Díaz, Alejandro Ledesma-Miramontes, Ivone Alemán de la Torre, Alberto Santillán-Fernández

“…AWAC extracts showed AFA and had the highest AM, unlike MTFA extracts. These results highlight the importance of selecting an appropriate solvent to maximize the functional properties of maize grain extracts and reach a more objective evaluation of the potential of food on its biological activities.…”
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Effect of encapsulated egg white noodles as a meat substitute on weight management in overweight and obese participants: a controlled trial by Waralee Joymak, Charoonsri Chusak, Sathaporn Ngamukote, Varanya Techasukthavorn, Thanon Khongcharoensombat, Tanyawan Suantawee, Sirichai Adisakwattana

“…Additionally, at week 6, the EWN group had significantly lower total cholesterol (201.82 ± 6.46 mg/dL) and LDL cholesterol (127.18 ± 6.59 mg/dL) levels compared to the control group (220.05 ± 6.98 mg/dL and 148.55 ± 6.58 mg/dL, respectively). …”
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Dropout and completion in iCBT for university students: Insights from a thematic analysis by Jurrijn A. Koelen, Lisa de Koning, Matilda K. Nottage, Anke M. Klein, Claudia M. van der Heijde, Peter Vonk, Reinout W. Wiers

“…Implications regarding setting expectations, participant selection, interactive functionalities, personalized feedback, and the role of therapist guidance are discussed.…”
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Association Between Halitosis and Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Review by Karolina Skarlet Silva Viana, Fábio Henrique Pereira Felga Eleutério, Vinícius Gomes Maciel, Christine Santos Bernis, Ana Carolina Migliorini Souza, Rafael Paschoal Esteves Lima, Luís Otávio Miranda Cota

“…In GERD, the esophagus shows pathologic alterations in its functioning that result in the expelling of gastric gases associated to bad breath through the mouth. …”
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Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Regulatory Pathways of Tomato in Resistance to Verticillium Wilt Triggered by VdR3e by Xiao Wang, Qian Tan, Xiyue Bao, Xinyue Gong, Lingmin Zhao, Jieyin Chen, Lei Liu, Ran Li

“…We found that both parents had a series of detoxification and stress resistance responses to VdR3e, but those of the male IVF6384 parent were concentrated in disease resistance-related signaling pathways. …”
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Immune-mediated acute cerebellitis in a patient with mycoplasma pneumonia infection: A case report and brief review by Wael Hafez, MD, Surra Hassan, MBBSCh, Shobhit Sinha, MD, Mohamed Tawfik Elbaghdady, MD, Marwa Mohamed Ali Alhanafy, MD, Wafa Mohammed, MSc, Hossam ElshekhAli, MD, Kalpana Krishnareddy, MD

“…Brain MRI showed no structural lesions, supporting the diagnosis of a functional or inflammatory cause rather than a primary structural abnormality. …”
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Autism in the Faroe Islands: Diagnostic Stability from Childhood to Early Adult Life by Eva Kočovská, Eva Billstedt, Asa Ellefsen, Hanna Kampmann, I. Carina Gillberg, Rannvá Biskupstø, Guðrið Andorsdóttir, Tormóður Stóra, Helen Minnis, Christopher Gillberg

“…Both systems showed excellent stability over the seven-year period for “any ASD” diagnosis, although a number of clear cases had been missed at the original screening in 2002. …”
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Rotation Alleviated the Continuous Cropping Obstacle of Peanut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i> L.) Cultivation and Optimized the Endophytic Bacterial Communities in Peanut Pods by Miao Liu, Pu Shen, Qi Wu, Haiyan Liang, Dianxu Chen, Liyu Yang

“…The results showed that CR increased pod yield by 33% and kernel nitrogen content by 6.8% compared to WF, while GM had a marginal effect (1.4% nitrogen increase). …”
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Elevated Soluble Galectin-3 as a Marker of Chemotherapy Efficacy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study by Arooj Shafiq, January Moore, Aliya Suleman, Sabeen Faiz, Omar Farooq, Adnan Arshad, Mohammad Tehseen, Ammarah Zafar, Syed Haider Ali, Nasir Ud Din, Asif Loya, Neelam Siddiqui, Fatima K. Rehman

“…Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is a glycan-binding lectin with a debated role in cancer progression due to its various functions and patterns of expression. The current study investigates the relationship between breast cancer prognosis and secreted Gal-3. …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Odontogenic Myxoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hitoshi Sato, Yuji Kurihara, Sunao Shiogama, Kotaro Saka, Yuya Kurasawa, Masakatsu Itose, Atsutoshi Yaso, Tatsuo Shirota

“…A 56-year-old Japanese man with odontogenic myxoma of the left mandible was conservatively treated by surgical enucleation and curettage because he desired functional and cosmetic preservation. During a follow-up period of 100 months, the patient has remained clinically and radiologically free of recurrence. …”
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Increased Levels of Soluble ST2 in Patients with Active Newly Diagnosed ANCA-Associated Vasculitis by Z. Hladinova, Z. Hruskova, B. Svobodova, K. Malickova, V. Lanska, P. Konopásek, E. Jancova, R. Rysava, C. L. Edelstein, V. Tesar

“…Newly diagnosed AAV patients had higher sST2 levels than controls (P<0.01). Levels of sST2 were significantly higher in active newly diagnosed AAV patients than in patients with remission (P<0.001). …”
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Prognostic poteintial of polyamine metabolism-related genes in hepatocellular carcinoma by Wei Zheng, Chengan Xu, Qiaoqiao Yin, Yicheng Huang, Hongying Zhou, Guoliang Shen, Keyang Xu, Shouhao Wang

“…Moreover, the drug metabolism cytochrome p450 pathway was found had a significantly enriched in different risk groups. …”
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Detoxification Effect of Selenium: Alleviating the Inhibition of Cadmium Stress on the Growth of Rape (<i>Brassica napus</i> L.) by Regulating Photosynthetic Pigments, Metal Comple... by Cixing He, Yuanyuan Zhao, Hua Zhang, Zhen Wang, Jiliang Lü, Liqiang Ge, Xiaohu Zhao, Chao Xu

“…Cadmium is considered a highly toxic metallic element that does not have any beneficial biological functions for humans or plants. It has been reported that the antagonism of selenium to heavy metal stress has been observed in a variety of plants, and appropriate selenium could alleviate heavy-metal-induced oxidative damage and reduce the accumulation of heavy metals in plants. …”
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Effects of selenium-enriched yeast dietary supplementation on egg quality, gut morphology and caecal microflora of laying hens by Ruili Li, Jiewei Liu, Minxiao Liu, Mingzhi Liang, Zengguang Wang, Yufen Sha, Huiwen Ma, Yafeng Lin, Baohua Li, Jinming You, Lei Zhang, Ming Qin

“…Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for humans and animals and is a powerful antioxidant that can promote reproductive and immune functions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplemental dietary selenium-enriched yeast (SeY) on egg quality, gut morphology and microflora in laying hens. …”
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Physicochemical properties of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) and black pepper (Piper nigrum) enriched ice cream by Mirela Lučan Čolić, Martina Antunović, Jasmina Lukinac, Jurislav Babić, Antun Jozinović, Bojan Matijević, Tihana Nikolić, Marko Jukić

“…To conclude, turmeric powder and black pepper can be used for the development of functional turmeric-black pepper ice cream with acceptable physicochemical properties.…”
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Lutein and Astaxanthin Supplementation Induce Competitive Inhibition of Carotenoid Deposition in Egg Yolk by Xia Chen, Zhixun Yan, Bing Zhang, Lingchao Zeng, Urmita Chowdhury, Mohammad Hasanuzzaman Pabitra, Jing Cao, Zhipeng Wang, Yanghua He, Huagui Liu, Qin Chu

“…The results showed that high-dose lutein and astaxanthin supplementation had no significant impact on laying rates and egg quality, except for markedly improving yolk color. …”
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Evaluation of the quality and reliability of Chinese content about orthognathic surgery on BiliBili and TikTok: a cross-sectional study by Liang Xia, Jiali Bao, Kan Yao, Jianfei Zhang, Wenwen Yu

“…Abstract Orthognathic surgery is commonly used to correct dentofacial deformities for both functional and aesthetic reasons. As social media increasingly becomes a source of health information, concerns have arisen regarding the quality and reliability of such content. …”
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Co-pyrolyzed and valorized municipal solid wastes and coconut husks into biochar adsorbing methylene blue in aqueous solution by Divine Angela G. Sumalinog, Dennis C. Ong, Jose Antonio I. Pimentel, Ralf Ruffel M. Abarca, Carl Francis Z. Lacson, Nurak Grisdanurak, Sergio C. Capareda, Mark Daniel G. de Luna

“…Moreover, the post-adsorption images indicated MB deposition on the biochar surfaces. The MCH-BC had 559 m² g−1 specific surface area and about 29 mg g−1 adsorption capacity, and practically indicated superior adsorbent quality than MSW-BC (with corresponding lower values). …”
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Activated Carbon Ammonization: Effects of the Chemical Composition of the Starting Material and the Treatment Temperature by Silvia da C. Oliveira, Romulo C. Dutra, José J. L. León, Gesley A. V. Martins, Alysson M. A. Silva, Diana C. S. de Azevedo, Rafaelle G. Santiago, Daniel Ballesteros-Plata, Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón, Marcos J. Prauchner

“…In turn, high temperatures provoked the decomposition of labile aliphatic functions. Therefore, the AC prepared from the sample pre-treated with HNO₃, which had the highest content of oxygenated acidic groups among the materials submitted to ammonization, presented the highest N content after ammonization up to 400 °C but the lowest content after ammonization up to 800 °C.…”
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