Cariogenic potential of the Streptococcus mutans Cid/Lrg system: an in vivo animal case study by Sang-Joon Ahn, Kelly C. Rice, David J. Culp

“…ABSTRACT In our prior study using a dual-species (Streptococcus mutans/Streptococcus gordonii) competitive mouse caries model to investigate the contribution of S. mutans LrgAB to in vivo fitness, S. mutans wild-type and ΔlrgAB mutants consistently outnumbered S. gordonii and had high caries scores, even though the ΔlrgAB mutant is highly sensitive to oxidative stress. …”
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Interfacial texture-driven failure behaviors of Gd/Yb co-doped YSZ thermal barrier coatings under thermal cyclic loading: Design and optimization by Kehan Yang, Junmiao Shi, Kaiming Zhang, Xiaolong Chen, Fuqiang Tian, Song Wu, Xiancheng Zhang

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Influences of community engagement and health system strengthening for cholera control in cholera reporting countries by Carina King, Karin Diaconu, Tobias Alfvén, Kelly Osezele Elimian, Oluwatosin Wuraola Akande, Giulia Gaudenzi, Vivianne Ihekweazu, Stephanie Ayres Baličević, Hanna Trolle, Birger Forsberg

“…Community engagement had two themes: trust building in the health system and growing social cohesion. …”
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Total antioxidant status in fresh and stored human milk from mothers of term and preterm neonates by Luminiţa Păduraru, Daniela Cristina Dimitriu, Andreea Luciana Avasiloaiei, Mihaela Moscalu, Gabriela Ildiko Zonda, Maria Stamatin

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Environmental and genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s disease by M. A. Nikitina, V. M. Alifirova, E. Yu. Bragina, N. P. Babushkina, D. E. Gomboeva, S. M. Nazarenko

“…The severity of the disease was studied according to the MDS-UPDRS scale; the stage of PD was determined according to the Hoehn and Yahr scale. Cognitive functions were assessed by the MoCA test and MMSE. …”
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Myogenic Disease and Metabolic Acidosis: Consider Multiple Acyl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency by A. Dernoncourt, J. Bouchereau, C. Acquaviva-Bourdain, C. Wicker, P. De Lonlay, C. Gourguechon, H. Sevestre, P.-E. Merle, J. Maizel, C. Brault

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Extracts from Tartary Buckwheat Sprouts Restricts Oxidative Injury Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide in HepG2 by Upregulating the Redox System by Xiaoping Li, Yuwei Zhang, Wen Zhao, Tian Ren, Xiaolong Wang, Xinzhong Hu

“…Present work revealed the potential health benefits of TBS and provided a test basis for developing functional food of TBS.…”
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Characteristics of neurovegetative disorders in ischemic heart disease patients after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by S. M. Manuilov, N. S. Mikhailovska

“…Spectral and temporal HRV parameters were assessed using 24-hour Holter ECG monitoring, anxiety-depressive disorders (ADD) – using the HADS scale, cognitive status of patients – according to the MoCa scale. …”
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Multidimensional Environmental Drivers of Bamboo Species Richness on Subtropical Islands by Weifeng Zhan, Yanqiu Xie, Xinran Xie, Zujian Chen, Chuanyuan Deng, Hui Huang

“…Species richness increased significantly with island area, consistent with the theory of area effects, while isolation had no significant impact on richness. (2) Different reproductive types exhibited distinct responses to environmental conditions. …”
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Comparing scissors and scalpels to a novel surgical instrument: a biomechanical sectioning study by Zach Spears, Molly Paras, Lauren Fitzsimmons, Logan De Lacy, Peter Wawrzyn, Sam Conway, Srihari Gopalan, Kyle Muckenhirn, John Puccinelli

“…Conclusion The novel surgical instrument designed in this study required less force compared to conventional scissors, demonstrated cutting efficiency similar to that of a scalpel blade, and had more safety features than either instrument. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in General Practice: A Bibliometric Analysis by BAI Liyunian, HE Yu, JIAO Yang

“…Journal of Medical Internet Research had the highest number of publications (12 articles, 3.05%) and citations (317 citations) in this field. …”
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Silencing FGL1 promotes prostate cancer cell apoptosis and inhibits EMT progression by Shuaizhi Zhu, Zengshun Kou, Chengcheng Xiao, Lu Wang, Jiaxi Zhu, Yu Zheng, Hai Zhu

“…Abstract Emerging evidence from recent studies demonstrates that the FGL1/LAG-3 interaction axis plays a crucial role in mediating tumor immune evasion mechanisms, particularly through the suppression of T lymphocyte effector functions. However, the role of FGL1 in prostate cancer (PCa) remains unclear. …”
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Resilience of Neural Networks Underlying the Stroop Effect in the Aftermath of Severe COVID-19: fMRI Pilot Study by Valérie Beaud, Nicolas Farron, Eleonora Fornari, Vincent Dunet, Sonia Crottaz-Herbette, Stephanie Clarke

“…Background: Alterations in resting-state functional connectivity and in activation patterns elicited during cognitive tasks were reported in acute to chronic stages of mild, moderate and critical SARS-CoV-2 infection, suggesting the dysregulation of specialised neural networks. …”
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Endovascular Stenting for Acute Ischemic Stroke Due to Cervical Artery Dissection: Nationwide Study of Stroke Recurrence by Huanwen Chen, Mihir Khunte, Marco Colasurdo, Ajay Malhotra, Dheeraj Gandhi

“…Athough prior reports have suggested equivocal functional outcomes with stenting versus no stenting for AIS‐CAD, there are currently no data on stenting and stroke recurrence. …”
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Theoretical study on the alkyl chain length impact of azobenzene-based photoresponsive ionic liquids by Liyao Ying, Zhaoyang Ju, Chunjin Lin, Pin Wang, Haixiang Cheng, Liyong Ding, Tianshu Chu, Chunxiao Gong, Bing Zhou, Mengting Yu, Chengsheng Ge

“…The structure-property relationship of photoresponsive ILs including the regularity of the alkyl chain length and the azobenzene position as well as the microscopic interaction mechanism of ILs and ILs-water clusters had been studied from theoretical calculation perspective. …”
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Biogeography of freshwater plants in four major lakes in Kenya by Rebeccah Kwamboka Onwong’a, Collins Handa, Lewis Sitoki, Ayub M. O. Oduor

“…Freshwater plants play a pivotal role in the health and functioning of freshwater ecosystems, and they also offer a variety of benefits to humans. …”
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The Auxiliary Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature-Tracking Parameters in the Differentiation between Cardiac Amyloidosis and Constrictive Pericarditis by Sanaz Asadian, Mahta Farzin, Faezeh Tabesh, Nahid Rezaeian, Hooman Bakhshandeh, Leila Hosseini, Yaser Toloueitabar, Mohammad Mehdi Hemmati Komasi

“…All CMR morphological and functional data, including FT parameters, were recorded and analyzed. …”
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Dry eye masky syndrome: degree of expression and possibilities of correction by S. I. Makogon, N. V. Gorbacheva, D. I. Ivanova, Yu. S. Khlopkova

“…Appointment of tear replacement therapy allowed to improve the functional indicators of tears and quality of life. …”
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Neurophysiological Effects of Virtual Reality Multitask Training in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Study with Standardized Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (sLORETA) by Irina Tarasova, Olga Trubnikova, Darya Kupriyanova, Irina Kukhareva, Anastasia Sosnina

“…The use of a multitask approach that combines motor component with various cognitive tasks in a virtual environment can optimize cognitive and physical functions and improve the quality of life of cardiac surgery patients. …”
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Long-Term Impacts of Invasive Meningococcal Disease on Survivors and Their Caregivers in the United States and Canada by Todd Wolynn, John B. Grimes, Sayali Nerurkar, Rachel Dawson, Katherine Galarza, Helay Hassas, Angie Upegui, David P. Greenberg, Corwin A. Robertson, Heather Entenmann, Evan Jones Mann, Liga Bennetts, Maureen P. Neary

“…Across seven studies, 10.6–41% of IMD survivors had ≥ 1 sequelae, with prominent examples including seizures, deafness or hearing loss, stroke, amputation, skin scarring, and renal dysfunction or failure. …”
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