Impacto da água residuária de suinocultura no solo e na produção de capim-elefante Impacts of pig farming wastewater on elephant grass production and on soil by Juarez R. Cabral, Paulo S. L. de Freitas, Roberto Rezende, Antonio S. Muniz, Altair Bertonha

“…Phosphorus concentration in the soil increased as a function of PFW application rates increase. Al+3 concentration decreased. …”
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Association Between Visual Impairment and Daily Internet Use Among Older Japanese Individuals: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Atsuhide Takesue, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Katsunori Kondo, Jun Aida, Atsushi Nakagomi, Shintaro Nakao

“… Abstract BackgroundOlder adults might not use computers due to psychological barriers, environmental barriers such as not owning a computer or lack of internet access, and health-related barriers such as difficulties with fine motor skills, low cognitive function, or low vision. …”
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Molecular profiling reveals features of clinical immunity and immunosuppression in asymptomatic P. falciparum malaria by Stephanie I Studniberg, Lisa J Ioannidis, Retno A S Utami, Leily Trianty, Yang Liao, Waruni Abeysekera, Connie S N Li‐Wai‐Suen, Halina M Pietrzak, Julie Healer, Agatha M Puspitasari, Dwi Apriyanti, Farah Coutrier, Jeanne R Poespoprodjo, Enny Kenangalem, Benediktus Andries, Pak Prayoga, Novita Sariyanti, Gordon K Smyth, Alan F Cowman, Ric N Price, Rintis Noviyanti, Wei Shi, Alexandra L Garnham, Diana S Hansen

“…The results suggest that asymptomatic malaria is not innocuous and might not support the induction of immune processes to fully control parasitemia or efficiently respond to malaria vaccines.…”
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Reduced expression of uroplakin 1A is associated with the poor prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma patients. by Yan Zheng, Dan-dan Wang, Wei Wang, Ke Pan, Chun-yu Huang, Yuan-fang Li, Qi-jing Wang, Shu-qiang Yuan, Shan-shan Jiang, Hai-bo Qiu, Yong-ming Chen, Xiao-fei Zhang, Bai-wei Zhao, Cong Mai, Jian-chuan Xia, Zhi-wei Zhou

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>The reduced expression of UPK1A might play a role in the progression of gastric cancer. …”
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Characterization of Plant Defensin (<i>PDF</i>) Genes in Banana (<i>Musa acuminata</i>) Reveals the Antifungal Ability of MaPDF2.2 to Fusarium Wilt Pathogens by Ruide Li, Bin Wang, Huan Wu, Chunzhen Cheng

“…By using tobacco leaf transient overexpression, the function of <i>MaPDF2.2</i> was investigated. Its overexpression significantly inhibited the infection of <i>Foc</i> race 1 (<i>Foc</i>1) and <i>Foc</i>TR4 in tobacco leaves. …”
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In-silico analysis of CYP1A2 (cytochrome P450 1A2) missense mutations: Implications for pharmacogenetics by Yasamin Khiabani, Nazanin Gholampour-Faroji, Habib Rezanejad, Mohammad Ehsan Taghavizadeh Yazdi, Razieh Farazmand, Aliakbar Haddad-Mashadrizeh

“…Using computational tools, the impact of these SNPs on protein stability and function was examined. Molecular dynamics simulations results revealed several significant structural functional dynamics alterations in variants of CYP1A2, especially in the T385A variant. …”
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Surgery for multiple gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors and large esophageal diverticulum related to germline mutation of the KIT gene: a case report by Asami Arita, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Yukinori Kurokawa, Seiichi Hirota, Toshirou Nishida, Kotaro Yamashita, Takuro Saito, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, Kunihiko Kawai, Yuichi Motoyama, Eiichi Morii, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki

“…Abstract Background Familial gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tract caused by germline gain-of-function mutations in the KIT gene or platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha gene (PDGFRA). …”
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Protective Effects of HBSP on Ischemia Reperfusion and Cyclosporine A Induced Renal Injury by Yuanyuan Wu, Junlin Zhang, Feng Liu, Cheng Yang, Yufang Zhang, Aifen Liu, Lan Shi, Yajun Wu, Tongyu Zhu, Michael L. Nicholson, Yaping Fan, Bin Yang

“…Taken together, it has been demonstrated, for the first time, that HBSP effectively improved renal function and tissue damage caused by IR and/or CsA, which might be through reducing caspase-3 activation and synthesis, apoptosis, and inflammation.…”
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Genome-Wide Characterization, Evolution and Expression Profiling of the UDP-Glycosyltransferase Family in Grapes (Vitis vinifera) by WANG Yuanyuan, LIU Yunqing, XU Jingyu, LIU Yunting, HU Xixi, ZHANG Chao, JIANG Zeyu, ZHU Lei

“…Correlation analysis suggested that Vitvi15g01073.t01, Vitvi15g01643.t01 and Vitvi17g00753.t01 (5GT) might play a critical role in the anthocyanin biosynthesis in V. amurensis. …”
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Genomic insights into the plasmidome of non-tuberculous mycobacteria by Margo Diricks, Florian P. Maurer, Viola Dreyer, Ivan Barilar, Christian Utpatel, Matthias Merker, Nils Wetzstein, Stefan Niemann

“…The annotated plasmids varied widely in length (most between 10 and 400 kbp) and gene content, with many genes having an unknown function. Predicted gene functions primarily involved plasmid replication, segregation, maintenance, and mobility. …”
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Vocal biomarkers correlate with FEV1 variations during methacholine challenge by Giovanni Paoletti, Giovanni Costanzo, Morena Merigo, Francesca Puggioni, Sebastian Ferri, Maria Rita Messina, Fulvio Cordella, Giuseppe Ranieri, Arianna Arienzo, Victor Savevski, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Ayana deBrito Martins, Enrico Heffler

“…The socio‐economic implications might be significant, and the simplicity of use makes it an ideal tool for research.…”
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Variations in flanking or less conserved positions of Reb1 and Abf1 consensus binding sites lead to major changes in their ability to modulate nucleosome sliding activity by Fernanda Raiqueo, Roberto Amigo, José L. Gutiérrez

“…In addition, recent studies have shown that positions of low conservation and/or flanking sequences might vary from gene bodies to gene regulatory regions. …”
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Effect of core wettability on seepage characteristics during CO2 saline aquifer sequestration process by MEIHERIAYI Mutailipu, Fusheng XUE, Tao LI, Yanjing LI, Yu LIU

“…Firstly, the saturation parameters during the seepage process are measured by NMR technology in this paper, and the quadratic function coupling relationship between wettability and brine saturation is quantitatively analyzed. …”
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Identification of prognostic biomarker of non-small cell lung cancer based on mitochondrial permeability transition-driven necrosis-related genes and determination of anti-tumor ef... by Zhifei Ma, Wen Chen, Aiping Zhang, Xiaokang Shen, Lin Zheng

“…Moreover, the biological function of ARL14 in NSLCL was verified in vitro. Results Thirty-five differential MPTDN-related genes were identified, and two molecular clusters were obtained. …”
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Crude Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (Fuzi) with Glycyrrhiza Reduces Inflammation and Ventricular Remodeling in Mice through the TLR4/NF-κB Pathway by Ping Yan, Wen Mao, Lushuai Jin, Mingsun Fang, Xia Liu, Jiali Lang, Lu Jin, Beibei Cao, Qiyang Shou, Huiying Fu

“…CFZ, CFZ+GC, and PFZ significantly improved left ventricular function and structure and reduced myocardial damage. …”
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Neural Networks vs. Regression: A Comparative Analysis in Medical Data Processing by Minodora ANDOR, Gheorghe Ioan MIHALAŞ

“…The risk of post-COVID-19 type 2 diabetes (glycaemia at 4 and at 12 months post-COVID as function of metabolic parameters) was predicted using both linear regression and FFNN. …”
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The commonly used antibiotic streptomycin reduces protein synthesis and differentiation in cultured C2C12 myotubes by Chuqi He, Moritz Eggelbusch, Jelle Y. Huijts, Andi Shi, Gerard J. deWit, Carla Offringa, Richard T. Jaspers, Rob C. I. Wüst

“…Because streptomycin inhibits bacterial protein synthesis, streptomycin might also have off‐target effects on muscle cell function. …”
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Investigation of biomarkers and associated molecular mechanism shared between colorectal cancer and lung adenocarcinoma by Kun Gao, Lianyang Yu, Lei Wang, Linlu Gao, Tingting Li, Jing Sun

“…Conclusions HSPA6, NOTCH3, PKP2, SMAD9, and GPD1L were five novel biomarkers for CRC and LUAD clinical diagnosis or treatment. HSPA6 and SMAD9 might take part in the progression of CRC and LUAD via protein binding function.…”
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Collective escape waves provide a generic defence against different avian predators by David Bierbach, Juliane Lukas, Luis Gómez-Nava, Fritz A. Francisco, Lenin Arias-Rodriguez, Stefan Krause, Korbinian Pacher, Yunus Sevinchan, Pawel Romanczuk, Jens Krause

“…It is an intriguing question whether this generality at the level of mechanism also translates into generality at the level of function. Assuming that collective behaviour provides antipredator benefits for the partaking individuals, we ask whether the same collective behaviour provides protection against different predators in general. …”
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Enhanced antioxidant activity of selenium-enriched brown rice protein against oxidative stress in mammalian erythrocytes under various cooking conditions by Muhammad Tayyab Rashid, Kunlun Liu, Mengru Ning, Kalim Ullah, Asif Wali, Mushtaq Ahmed Jatoi, Nazish Muzaffar

“…In addition, the results indicated that this protection mechanism might be related to the regulation of antioxidant enzyme activities and gene expressions induced by Peroxiredoxins (PRP) protein, Band3, and Nrf2 genes, leading to decreased lipid peroxidation and oxidative product generation. …”
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