Decrease in Escherichia-Shigella in the gut microbiota of ESKD patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis by Yunlong Qin, Jin Zhao, Lihui Wang, Xinjun Yang, Jinghua Wang, Shaojian Li, Yunshuang Chen, Jiaming Guo, Fang Wang, Kaifa Luo

“…However, differences in the composition and function of gut microbiota in hemodialysis patients are not consistently concluded. …”
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AI analysis reveals top predictors of first grade success: Insights from multifactorial screening students’ early days of school by Pedro Bem-Haja, Paulo Nossa, Andreia J. Ferreira, Diogo S. Pereira, Carlos F. Silva

“…Findings also suggest that comprehensive training in executive functions and early literacy and numeracy skills in preschool and early primary education might enhance academic outcomes, even for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. …”
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Role of survival post-progression in phase III trials of systemic chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic review. by Katsuyuki Hotta, Katsuyuki Kiura, Yoshiro Fujiwara, Nagio Takigawa, Akiko Hisamoto, Eiki Ichihara, Masahiro Tabata, Mitsune Tanimoto

“…The relationship between MPFS and MST was modeled in a linear function. We used the coefficient of determination (r(2)) to assess the correlation between them. …”
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Spatial patterns and driving forces of sand-binding shrubs in sand-blown and sand hazard regions of northern China by Dinghai Zhang, Haidi Qi, Yanli Wang, Ting Ning, Ruyun Tang, Yanchen Ye

“…The pair correlation function was employed under the Complete Spatial Randomness (CSR) and Heterogeneous Poisson (HP) null models to compare the spatial distribution and association of these four shrub species at scales of 0–20 m, encompassing both the overall population and different growth stages. …”
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Circulating adiponectin mediates the association between omentin gene polymorphism and cardiometabolic health in Asian Indians. by Karani Santhanakrishnan Vimaleswaran, Dhanasekaran Bodhini, Juanjie Jiang, Kandaswamy Ramya, Deepa Mohan, Coimbatore Subramanian Shanthi Rani, Nagarajan Lakshmipriya, Vasudevan Sudha, Rajendra Pradeepa, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Viswanathan Mohan, Venkatesan Radha

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our findings show that adiponectin might function as a mechanistic link between omentin SNP and increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases independent of common and central obesity in Asian Indians. …”
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Reprogramming of H3K27me3 is critical for acquisition of pluripotency from cultured Arabidopsis tissues. by Chongsheng He, Xiaofan Chen, Hai Huang, Lin Xu

“…One possible role of PRC2-mediated H3K27me3 in the leaf-to-callus transition might relate to elimination of leaf features by silencing leaf-regulatory genes, as most leaf-preferentially expressed regulatory genes could not be silenced in the leaf explants of clf swn. …”
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A novel aquaporin Aagp contributes to Streptococcus suis H2O2 efflux and virulence by Xinchi Zhu, Shuoyue Wang, Yu Du, Zijing Liang, Huochun Yao, Xiang Chen, Zongfu Wu

“…Additionally, we found that Aagp might be involved in glycerol transport, as shown by the growth inhibition and H2O2 production in the presence of glycerol. …”
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A Lightweight YOLOv8s Algorithm for Ceiling Fan Blade Defect Detection With Optimized Pruning and Knowledge Distillation by Qinyuan Huang, Chen Fan, Yuqi Sun, Jiaxiong Huang, Wengziyang Jiang

“…The proposed hybrid loss function promotes sufficient knowledge transfer of intermediate and output features from the teacher to the student network, thus preserving defect identification capabilities that might otherwise degrade through knowledge distillation. …”
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Differential effects of short-term and long-term ketogenic diet on gene expression in the aging mouse brain by Matthew S. Stratton, José Alberto López-Domínguez, Alessandro Canella, Jon J. Ramsey, Gino A. Cortopassi

“…Objectives: To broadly investigate what mechanisms might be activated in the brain in response to ketogenic diet. …”
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Preparation of La2Sn2O7, Mg2SnO4, and MgSn(OH)6 and their antiviral/antibacterial activities by Ryuju Kiribayashi, Kayano Sunada, Yasuhide Mochizuki, Toshihiro Isobe, Keiichi Kobayashi, Takeshi Nagai, Hitoshi Ishiguro, Akira Nakajima

“…Abstract In order to develop inorganic antibacterial and antiviral materials that function in the dark, we synthesized La2Sn2O7, Mg2SnO4, and MgSn(OH)6, which are compounds of La2O3 and MgO, which have solid basicity, and SnO2, which has the Mars-van Krevelen (MvK) mechanism. …”
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Different modalities to manage rheumatoid arthritis: an A to Z story by Mohamed Ahmed Raslan, Sara Ahmed Raslan, Eslam Mansour Shehata, Amr Saad Mahmoud, Nagwa Ali Sabri, Khalid J Alzahrani, Fuad M Alzahrani, Ibrahim F Halawani, Vasco Azevedo, Kenneth Lundstrom, Debmalya Barh

“…Aim: To investigate different approaches to RA treatment that might lead to greater efficacy and better safety profiles. …”
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<i>Coix</i> Seed Extract Attenuates Glycolipid Metabolism Disorder in Hyperlipidemia Mice Through PPAR Signaling Pathway Based on Metabolomics and Network Pharmacology by Min Wang, Tianming Yang, Yongjing Xiang, Junxiao Pang, Yao Wang, Dali Sun

“…Therefore, <i>coix</i> seed might be a potential candidate for the treatment of hyperlipidemia.…”
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In Silico Assessment of the Influence of Talus Osteochondral Lesion Size and Location on Ankle Joint Stability using Tilted Talar Dome Plane Orientations by Lercan Aslan MD, Omer Subasi PhD, Bedri Karaismailoglu MD, FEBOT, Cihad C. Gedik, Batuhan Yuruk, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD, Ilker Eren

“…Category: Ankle; Basic Sciences/Biologics Introduction/Purpose: Osteochondral lesions of the Talus (OLTs) are among the most common injuries that occur in the ankle joint and can be detrimental to the overall function. The size of the lesion is critical in determining the surgical treatment; for smaller lesion sizes, microfracture can be considered but for larger lesions joint level restoring surgical intervention might be required. …”
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m6A-modified circXPO1 accelerates colorectal cancer progression via interaction with FMRP to promote WWC2 mRNA decay by Xiaowen Zhu, Pengxia Zhang

“…Abstract Background Recent evidence has demonstrated the vital roles of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC); however, their functions and mechanisms in CRC need to be further explored. …”
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The Dysregulation of Tuning Receptors and Transcription Factors in the Antennae of <i>Orco</i> and <i>Ir8a</i> Mutants in <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Suggests a Chemoreceptor Regulatory M... by Matthew M. Cooke, Michael S. Chembars, Ronald Jason Pitts

“…We reasoned that <i>Orco</i> and <i>Ir8a</i> might also be important for coordinated chemosensory receptor expression in the antennal sensory neurons of <i>Ae. aegypti</i>. …”
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Hippocampal structure, patterns of the calcium-binding proteins and neuron numbers in small echolocating bats by Jovana Maliković, Katja Schönbächler, Ana Luiza F. Destro, David P. Wolfer, David P. Wolfer, Irmgard Amrein, Irmgard Amrein

“…Neuroanatomical and ecological variability and unique traits within echolocating bats as shown here can provide a rich source for investigating structure-function relationships.…”
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Reno-protective effect of IL-34 inhibition on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice. by Yukihiro Wada, Masayuki Iyoda, Kei Matsumoto, Taihei Suzuki, Shohei Tachibana, Nobuhiro Kanazawa, Hirokazu Honda

“…Thus, IL-34 represents a potential therapeutic target for TEC injury, and the inhibition of IL-34 might have a reno-protective effect.…”
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Molecular identification of somatostatin family in tilapia and the effect of food intake on pss2 and sstr3a by Ran Cai, Jiahui Zhang, Xiaozheng Yu, Yang Yu, Zongzhen Liao, Wensheng Li

“…Abstract Somatostatin (SS) plays an important role in regulating food intake and following digestive functions of vertebrates mediated via somatostatin receptor (SSTR). …”
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The Neuroprotective Mechanism of Low-Frequency rTMS on Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons of Parkinson’s Disease Model Mice by Qiaoyun Dong, Yanyong Wang, Ping Gu, Rusheng Shao, Li Zhao, Xiqi Liu, Zhanqiang Wang, Mingwei Wang

“…Low-frequency rTMS had a neuroprotective effect on the nigral dopaminergic neuron which might be due to the improved expressions of brain derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor. …”
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Exploring the Hepatoprotective Effect of Agaricus bisporus Based on Network Pharmacology by WANG Jie, WANG Jinmei, LIU Hui, LIU Xuguang, GUO Wenjing, HE Hongping

“…Compared with the model group, the high-dose group (1 000 mg/kg) showed significant recovery in liver function indicators such as aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (AKP) (P < 0.001). …”
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