Evolution analysis of GH3 gene family in five Rosaceae species and FaGH3.17, FaGH3.18 improve drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis by Lili Guo, Shixiong Lu, Huimin Gou, Jiaxuan Ren, Juanbo Yang, Baozhen Zeng, Juan Mao, Baihong Chen

“…However, the evolutionary analysis of the GH3 gene family in Rosaceae species has not been well-studied and the specifc functions of Fragaria ananassa are not well-documented. …”
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Policy-aware Optimization-based Modeling of Autonomous Vehicles’ Longitudinal Driving Behavior by Hashmatullah Sadid, Constantinos Antoniou

“…Meanwhile, AVs are agents and unlike human-driven vehicles, their behaviors are controllable and trainable. AVs might have safe and efficient driving behavior throughout a trip, therefore, we can train them to reach a destination optimally in a simulation environment. …”
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Local people in both frontier and intensifying landscapes in Ecuador desire forest restoration that provides multiple benefits by Gabriela Barragán, Jeanine M. Rhemtulla

“…Few projects, however, assess local interests, or how these might be influenced by factors, such as local landscape condition and need for ecosystem services (ES). …”
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Differential Expression and Bioinformatics Analysis of Plasma-Derived Exosomal circRNA in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Haipeng Pang, Wenqi Fan, Xiajie Shi, Shuoming Luo, Yimeng Wang, Jian Lin, Yang Xiao, Xia Li, Gan Huang, Zhiguo Xie, Zhiguang Zhou

“…Here, we identified the exosomal circRNA expression profiles in the plasma of T1DM patients and explored their potential function using bioinformatics analysis. Material and Methods. …”
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: a new frontier in male reproductive system by Ghadeer Bustani, Hasan Alghetaa, Amira Mohammed, Mitzi Nagarkatti, Prakash Nagarkatti

“…Results This review highlights AhR’s influence on the male reproductive system, emphasizing the role of endogenous AhR ligands and AhR expression in the maturation and function of male reproductive organs. Environmental AhR agonists have been shown to induce oxidative stress, hormonal imbalance, and sperm DNA damage, which impact harmfully on the spermatogenesis process, which leads to reproductive abnormalities. …”
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Comparison of cerebral blood flow in subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the population-based Rotterdam Study by Lies Lahousse, Ernst Rietzschel, Meike W Vernooij, Daniel Bos, Maxim Grymonprez, Guy Brusselle, Sara R A Wijnant, Natalie Terzikhan

“…Objectives Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk of cerebrovascular disease, which might be associated with decreases in cerebral blood flow. …”
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Comparative Genomics Revealed Genetic Diversity and Species/Strain-Level Differences in Carbohydrate Metabolism of Three Probiotic Bifidobacterial Species by Toshitaka Odamaki, Ayako Horigome, Hirosuke Sugahara, Nanami Hashikura, Junichi Minami, Jin-zhong Xiao, Fumiaki Abe

“…Although numerous studies have revealed the properties and functionality of these strains, it is uncertain whether these characteristics are species common or strain specific. …”
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Genetic determinants of head and neck cancer: exploring causality among immune cells and plasma metabolites through two-sample Mendelian randomization and mediation analysis by Yuting Lu, Xiangnan Du, Hanlin Liu, Qing He, Xiaolin Cao

“…We utilized mediation analysis to assess how plasma metabolites might serve as intermediaries between immune cells and head and neck cancer development. …”
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Plasma soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor I as a biomarker of lupus nephritis and disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients by Xin-ran Liu, Yuan-yuan Qi, Ya-fei Zhao, Yan Cui, Zhan-zheng Zhao

“…The plasma sTNF-RI levels were associated with disease activity, renal function in SLE patients and urine protein in LN patients. …”
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Effect of a Novel Training Program in Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain Based on Implicit Motor Learning: Pilot and Feasibility Study. by Annelies Maenhout, Wieger Heijenk, Peter Glashouwer, Lore Quatacker, Luna Praet, Dorien Borms

“…Especially in patients with chronic pain conditions like shoulder pain this approach might benefit over traditional exercise programs.…”
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Docosahexaenoic acid-rich fish oil prevented insulin resistance by modulating gut microbiome and promoting colonic peptide YY expression in diet-induced obesity mice by Wanxiu Cao, Fang Liu, Robert W. Li, Yaoxian Chin, Yuming Wang, Changhu Xue, Qingjuan Tang

“…DHA-FO also altered gut microbial function (e.g. “linoleic acid metabolism”) associated with PYY expression (r > 0.80, P < 0.05). …”
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PIGR predicts good clinical outcomes and plays a tumor suppressor role in the development of breast cancer by Tengfei Jiang, Zhi Sun, Zhi Sun, Ke Dong, Qian Pu, Haidong Gao, Haidong Gao, Yanrong Lv, Peng Li, Guanghui Zhao, Guanghui Zhao

“…IntroductionBreast cancer (BRCA) is a phenotypically and functionally heterogeneous disease. New biomarkers or therapeutic targets must be discovered to improve treatment effects. …”
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The Therapeutic Effect of Traditional LiuJunZi Decoction on Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma in Balb/C Mice by Wenting Xu, Rui Zhao, Bin Yuan

“…The ovalbumin (OVA) was applied to induce asthma in Balb/C mice, and LJZD was orally administrated to asthmatic mice. The lung function and histological lesion were evaluated by airway hyperresponsiveness assay, lung edema assay, and hematoxylin and eosin staining. …”
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Erqember Mitigates Neurotoxic Effects of Aluminum Chloride in Mice: Phytochemical Insights With Neurobehavioral and In Silico Approaches by Habiba Khan, Sana Javaid, Waseem Ashraf, Farhan Siddique, Mehvish Bibi, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Shoaib Ali Gill, Asad Abrar, Faleh Alqahtani, Imran Imran

“…Overall, the neurological benefits of Erqember might result from enhanced cholinergic neurotransmission and antioxidative activity of its phytocompounds, which together function as multimodal strategies against AlCl3-induced neurotoxicity.…”
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COL28 promotes proliferation, migration, and EMT of renal tubular epithelial cells by Linlin Li, Hong Ye, Qiaoling Chen, Lixin Wei

“…COL28 polymorphisms and mutations might be involved in kidney fibrosis, but the exact role of COL28 in renal fibrosis is unknown. …”
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Tandem mass tag-based proteomics technology analyzing the effects of seawater slurry ice-assisted preservation on muscle proteins of Larimichthys crocea by ZHAO Yuehan, MEI Guangming, ZHANG Xiaojun, XU Dan, ZHENG Bin, DENG Shanggui

“…GO analysis showed that the differential proteins were mainly involved in cellular process, biological regulation, cell and intracellular components, binding function, and catalytic activity. COG/KOG analysis showed that the functional activities of differential proteins were mainly concentrated in cytoskeleton, carbohydrate transport and metabolism, signal transduction mechanisms and posttranslational modification, protein turnover, and chaperones. …”
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Identification and expression analysis of bHLH transcription factors family in Rhododendron delavayi by WANG Hongfei1, OU Jing1*, WANG Xiaojing2, KE Ke3, FAN Yu1, ZHOU Yumei1, FAN Xinyue1

“…Notably, RdbHLH49 and RdbHLH95 might play pivotal regulatory roles in enhancing plant resistance to drought stress. …”
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Overexpression of Lol-miR11467 negatively affects osmotic resistance in Larix kaempferi 3 × L. gmelinii 9 by Sufang Zhang, Shanshan Yan, Li Zhang, Pingyu Yan, Hanguo Zhang, Lei Zhang

“…Results In this study, to investigate the function of Lol-miR11467 under PEG osmotic stress in larch, embryogenic callus tissue of Larix kaempferi 3 × L. gmelinii 9 was employed as the experimental material, serving as the explants for this study. …”
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Anti-TGF-β Antibody, 1D11, Ameliorates Glomerular Fibrosis in Mouse Models after the Onset of Proteinuria. by Xiaoyan Liang, H William Schnaper, Taiji Matsusaka, Ira Pastan, Steve Ledbetter, Tomoko Hayashida

“…Fibrosis is a final common pathway leading to loss of kidney function, in which the fibrogenic cytokine, transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), plays a central role. …”
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A genome‐wide analysis of long noncoding RNA profile identifies differentially expressed lncRNAs associated with Esophageal cancer by Wenjia Liu, Yiyang Zhang, Min Chen, Liangliang Shi, Lei Xu, Xiaoping Zou

“…Moreover, copy number variation analyses revealed that genomic loci copy number amplification or deletion might contribute to these lncRNAs dysregulation. …”
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