A double-edged sword in antiviral defence: ATG7 binding dicer to promote virus replication by Yaotang Wu, Yang Wu, Chenlu Wang, Ningna Xiong, Wenxin Ji, Mei Fu, Junpeng Zhu, Zhixin Li, Jian Lin, Qian Yang

“…Our findings suggested that virus infection might trigger the upregulation of autophagy and downregulation of the RNAi pathway, revealing a complex interaction between these two biological processes in the defence against viral replication.…”
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Beneficial Effects of Adiponectin on Periodontal Ligament Cells under Normal and Regenerative Conditions by Marjan Nokhbehsaim, Sema Keser, Andressa Vilas Boas Nogueira, Joni Augusto Cirelli, Søren Jepsen, Andreas Jäger, Sigrun Eick, James Deschner

“…The beneficial actions of enamel matrix derivative on a number of PDL cell functions critical for periodontal regeneration were partially enhanced by adiponectin. …”
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Clinical Sports Medicine by Schneider J, Wiegand Y, Braumann K-M, Wollesen B

“…The intervention group showed higher improvements for the functional movement screen (F(1,46)=4.46; p<0.05; peta=0.09), toe touch test (F(1,46)=10.48; p<0.01; peta=0.19) and weight-bearing lunge test (F(1,46)=8.46; p<0.01; peta=0.16).Conclusion: A 12-week multimodal training intervention can effectively reduce functional and motor deficits identified in male soccer players aged 9-13 years and might serve as a helpful tool in injury prevention. …”
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Work Roles in Human–Robot Collaborative Systems: Effects on Cognitive Ergonomics for the Manufacturing Industry by Pablo Segura, Odette Lobato-Calleros, Isidro Soria-Arguello, Eduardo Gamaliel Hernández-Martínez

“…However, the roles and responsibilities of human operators in these semi-automated systems have not been properly analyzed. This might carry important consequences in the cognitive dimension of ergonomics, which then contradicts the main well-being goals of collaborative work. …”
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IL-33/IL-31 Axis: A Potential Inflammatory Pathway by Eleonora Di Salvo, Elvira Ventura-Spagnolo, Marco Casciaro, Michele Navarra, Sebastiano Gangemi

“…The presence of one interleukin might stimulate the induction of the other, amplifying inflammation and the consequent detrimental processes. …”
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Direct Conversion of Minimally Pretreated Corncob by Enzyme-Intensified Microbial Consortia by Alei Geng, Nana Li, Anaiza Zayas-Garriga, Rongrong Xie, Daochen Zhu, Jianzhong Sun

“…These results suggested that CAZyme-intensified consortia could significantly improve the levels of bioconversion of lignocellulose. Our work might shed new light on the construction of intensified microbial consortia for direct conversion of lignocellulose.…”
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Efficacy of naloxone in reducing hypoxemia and duration of immobility following focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures by Sylvain Rheims, Fatima Chorfa, Véronique Michel, Edouard Hirsch, Louis Maillard, Luc Valton, Fabrice Bartolomei, Philippe Derambure, Vincent Navarro, Julien Biberon, Arielle Crespel, Anca Nica, Martine Lemesle Martin, Laure Mazzola, Jerome Petit, Vincent Rossero, Sébastien Boulogne, Mathilde Leclercq, Laurent Bezin, Catherine Mercier, Pascal Roy, Philippe Ryvlin, the ENALEPSY Study Group

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Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Tail Length and Tail Kinks in Piglets by Katharina Gerhards, Christiane Egerer, Sabrina Becker, Hermann Willems, Petra Engel, Sven Koenig, Gerald Reiner

“…Genetic selection for shorter tails might, however, help to avoid tail docking and has therefore been proposed. …”
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Tolerance to Cadmium of Agave lechuguilla (Agavaceae) Seeds and Seedlings from Sites Contaminated with Heavy Metals by Alejandra Méndez-Hurtado, René Rangel-Méndez, Laura Yáñez-Espinosa, Joel Flores

“…Most of our results fitted into the hypothesis that plants from metal-contaminated places do not tolerate more pollution, because of the accumulative effect that cadmium might have on them.…”
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Connections Between Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Prognosis of Hepatocarcinoma by Ming Wu, Jinxing Yan, Shimei Qin, Lei Fu, Shibin Sun, Wan Li, Junjie Lv, Lina Chen

“…When compared to patients with low risk, the prognosis for HCC patients in the high-risk group might be worsened by disruptions in these pathways. …”
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Distinct horizontal gene transfer potential of extracellular vesicles versus viral-like particles in marine habitats by Steven J. Biller, M. Gray Ryan, Jasmine Li, Andrew Burger, John M. Eppley, Thomas Hackl, Edward F. DeLong

“…The information enclosed within these structures represents a substantial portion of the HGT potential available in planktonic ecosystems, but whether some genes might be preferentially transported through one type of nanoparticle versus another is unknown. …”
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Elevated Apoptosis and Impaired Proliferation Contribute to Downregulated Peripheral γδ T Cells in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Zhimin Lu, Dinglei Su, Dandan Wang, Xia Li, Xuebing Feng, Lingyun Sun

“…These γδ T cells may secret both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines to perform their functions in SLE.…”
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Negative feedback buffers effects of regulatory variants by Daniel M Bader, Stefan Wilkening, Gen Lin, Manu M Tekkedil, Kim Dietrich, Lars M Steinmetz, Julien Gagneur

“…Negative feedback is stronger not only for essential genes, indicating its functional relevance, but also for genes with low to middle levels of expression, for which tight regulation matters most. …”
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Human Development XIII: The Connection Between the Structure of the Overtone System and the Tone Language of Music. Some Implications for Our Understanding of the Human Brain by Søren Ventegodt, Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

“…The functioning brain behaves like one highly-structured, coherent, informational field. …”
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Waste Orange Peel Polyphenols as Enhancers of Seed Oil Oxidative Resilience: Stirred-Tank <i>Versus</i> Ultrasonication Enrichment Mode Using Corn Oil as a Model by Dimitrios Kalompatsios, Martha Mantiniotou, Dimitris P. Makris

“…Such a process could lend oils high oxidative resilience, but also functional ingredients.…”
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Almond milk fermented with different potentially probiotic bacteria improves iron uptake by intestinal epithelial (Caco-2) cells by Neus Bernat, Maite Chafer, Amparo Chiralt, Jose Moises Laparra, Chelo Gonzalez-Martıne

“…Therefore, new nondairy fermented products with functional properties were developed, which might be positioned as alternatives to cow-milk products for sensitized groups of population (allergic and/or intolerant to cow milk or anemic population, among others).…”
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Comparative study of different centrifugation protocols for a density gradient separation media in isolation of osteoprogenitors from bone marrow aspirate by Noel Ye Naung, Srisurang Suttapreyasri, Suttatip Kamolmatyakul, Thongchai Nuntanaranont

“…Numerous studies used different dilution and centrifugation protocols, which might affect cell yields and quality. Moreover, the relative isolation efficiencies of the different separation protocols have not been investigated. …”
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Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) Downregulates the Expression of Protumor Factors Cyclooxygenase-2 and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in a GM-CSF Receptor... by Nanyan Jiang, Zhiqiang Tian, Jun Tang, Rongying Ou, Yunsheng Xu

“…Therefore, in cervical cancer cells, GM-CSF might contribute an antitumor response by inhibiting iNOS and COX-2 expression in a GM-CSFR independent manner.…”
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Promotion of Hair Growth by Conditioned Medium from Extracellular Matrix/Stromal Vascular Fraction Gel in C57BL/6 Mice by Shune Xiao, Yurong Deng, Xiaojin Mo, Zhiyuan Liu, Dali Wang, Chengliang Deng, Zairong Wei

“…ADSCs exert biological functions via the paracrine actions of various growth factors and cytokines. …”
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Gynecopathology in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Chronic Endometritis by Yimeng Ge, Shuo Yang, Yang Yu, Yan Liu, Rong Li

“…Mechanism: Chronic endometritis (CE) refers to the inflammatory state of the endometrium, which might alter endometrial receptivity and impact embryo implantation. …”
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