Uniform finite presentation for groups of polynomial growth by Philip Easo, Tom Hutchcroft

“…However, the proof in this paper is considerably shorter. One might think of asking for more, namely an upper bound for the scale on which the last new relation appears. …”
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Parasitic infections during pregnancy in Gabon affect glycosylation patterns of maternal and child antibodies by Yabo J. Honkpehedji, Anna O. Kildemoes, Koen A. Stam, Dieu L. Nguyen, Tom Veldhuizen, Angela van Diepen, Meral Esen, Peter G. Kremsner, Manfred Wuhrer, Ayôla A. Adegnika, Cornelis H. Hokke, Maria Yazdanbakhsh

“…As IgG Fc galactosylation can have functional consequences, it might provide valuable information for developing effective preventive and treatment strategies for vulnerable populations.…”
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Fructose activates a stress response shared by methylglyoxal and hydrogen peroxide in Streptococcus mutans by Alejandro R. Walker, Danniel N. Pham, Payam Noeparvar, Alexandra M. Peterson, Marissa K. Lipp, José A. Lemos, Lin Zeng

“…Further supported by growth, persistence, and competition assays, our findings revealed the ability of fructose to activate a set of stress-related functions that may prove critical to the ability of the bacterium to persist and cause diseases both within and without the oral cavity.…”
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Rumen DNA virome and its relationship with feed efficiency in dairy cows by Xiaohan Liu, Yifan Tang, Hongyi Chen, Jian-Xin Liu, Hui-Zeng Sun

“…The study annotated 2,382 auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs), comprising 1,752 lytic virus-associated AMGs across 51 functional categories and 589 temperate virus-associated AMGs across 29 categories. …”
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Impacts of different types of straw returning on soil physicochemical properties, microbial community structure, and pepper quality by Xiapu Gai, Biao Chen, Shijuan Xiong, Qingqing Zhou, Yuan Yuan, Yumei Mou

“…It indicated that straw types drive microbial functional differentiation by regulating nutrient availability. …”
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The Invertebrate-Derived Antimicrobial Peptide Cm-p5 Induces Cell Death and ROS Production in Melanoma Cells by Ernesto M. Martell-Huguet, Daniel Alpízar-Pedraza, Armando Rodriguez, Marc Zumwinkel, Mark Grieshober, Fidel Morales-Vicente, Ann-Kathrin Kissmann, Markus Krämer, Steffen Stenger, Octavio L. Franco, Ludger Ständker, Anselmo J. Otero-Gonzalez, Frank Rosenau

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Investigation of the Anti-Lung Cancer Mechanisms of <i>Taraxacum officinale</i> Based on Network Pharmacology and Multidimensional Experimental Validation by Jianing Liu, Hailing Yang, Ran Liu, Dongjin Sun, Yongbao Liu, Jing Lu, Jinbiao Liu, Junrui Lu

“…The PPI network highlighted 16 core targets, notably TP53, CASP3 and EGFR. Functional enrichment analysis suggested that dandelion might exert its anticancer effects by modulating the tumor microenvironment through the regulation of these critical targets. …”
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Pharmacoeconomic analysis of the use of tocilizumab in therapy for rheumatoid arthritis:imitation simulation by Dmitry Vladimirovich Goryachev, Sh F Erdes, E L Nasonov

“…Modeling relied on the relationship of RA mortality to a patient's functional status rated by the health assessment questionnaire (HAQ). …”
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Identification of Isoflavonoid Biosynthesis-Related R2R3-MYB Transcription Factors in Callerya speciosa (Champ. ex Benth.) Schot Using Transcriptome-Based Gene Coexpression Analysi... by Linchan Yu, Ding Huang, Jinyuan Gu, Dongjin Pan, Yong Tan, Rongshao Huang, Shaochang Yao

“…Here, a total of 101 R2R3-MYB TFs were identified from C. speciosa transcriptome dataset. 25 clades divided into five functional groups were clustered based on the sequence similarity and phylogenetic tree. …”
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Gait Characteristics and Neuroanatomical Alterations in Obstructive Sleep Apnea&ndash;Hypopnea Syndrome by Jiang J, Mo Y, Abuduwaili Z, Mao C, Fang S, Ke Z, Hu Z, Huang L, Xu S, Yang D, Xiong R, Xie P, Zhu X, Xu Y

“…High-frequency obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea resulted in cortical atrophy of the orbital part of right inferior frontal gyrus and upregulation of functional connectivity between the basal ganglia and left inferior temporal gyrus, basal ganglia and left insula, while the severity of hypoxemia led to functional alternations between right angular gyrus and left gyrus rectus, which manifested as respective alternations in gait. …”
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NCBP2 predicts the prognosis and the immunotherapy response of cancers: a pan-cancer analysis by Shichao Li, Yulan Wang, Xi Yang, Miao Li, Guoxiang Li, Qiangqiang Song, Junyu Liu

“…Nevertheless, the precise biological functions and clinical implications of CBC in cancer remain ambiguous, necessitating further investigation for clarification. …”
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Early tolerance and late persistence as alternative drug responses in cancer by Simona Punzi, Davide Cittaro, Guido Gatti, Gemma Crupi, Oronza A. Botrugno, Antonino Alex Cartalemi, Alon Gutfreund, Caterina Oneto, Valentina Giansanti, Chiara Battistini, Giovanni Santacatterina, Lucrezia Patruno, Ilaria Villanti, Martina Palumbo, Daniel J. Laverty, Francesca Giannese, Alex Graudenzi, Giulio Caravagna, Marco Antoniotti, Zachary Nagel, Ugo Cavallaro, Luisa Lanfrancone, Timothy A. Yap, Giulio Draetta, Nathalie Balaban, Giovanni Tonon

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Identification of novel antisense long non-coding RNA APMAP-AS that modulates porcine adipogenic differentiation and inflammatory responses by Lin-zhen ZHANG, Li HE, Ning WANG, Jia-hua AN, Gen ZHANG, Jin CHAI, Yu-jie WU, Chang-jiu DAI, Xiao-han LI, Ting LIAN, Ming-zhou LI, Long JIN

“…Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as powerful regulators of adipocyte differentiation, fat metabolism and gene expression. However, the functional roles and mechanisms of lncRNAs in these processes remain unclear. …”
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Leveraging Cognitive and Speech Ecological Momentary Assessment in Individuals With Phenylketonuria: Development and Usability Study of Cognitive Fluctuations in a Rare Disease Pop... by Shifali Singh, Lisa Kluen, Katelin Curtis, Raquel Norel, Carla Agurto, Elizabeth Grinspoon, Zoe Hawks, Shawn Christ, Susan Waisbren, Guillermo Cecchi, Laura Germine

“…Future work should refine and expand the utility of these digital tools, determine how variable EMA frequencies might better characterize changes in functioning as they relate to blood-based biomarkers, and validate a singular battery that could be rapidly administered at scale and in clinical trials to determine the progression of disease.…”
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Comparison of Different 3D Surface Registration-Based Methods to Assess Facial Asymmetry by Annalisa Cappella, Riccardo Solazzo, Luisa Gigante, Alice Gervasoni, Daniele Maria Gibelli, Claudia Dolci, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Chiarella Sforza

“…However, we suggest that the methods based on the trigeminal subdivision can be used interchangeably in contexts where the morpho-functional analysis of maxillofacial regions with different embryological origins is considered. …”
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Proline-2&#x2032;-deoxymugineic acid, a phytosiderophore analog, drives beneficial rhizobacterial community formation to promote peanut micronutrition by Tianqi WANG, Nanqi WANG, Kunguang WANG, Qiaofang LU, Zhechao DOU, Zhiguang CHI, Dongming CUI, Motofumi SUZUKI, Yuanmei ZUO

“…It is concluded that these findings demonstrate that phytosiderophore might promote plant growth and nutrition absorption by regulating plant&#x2013;soil microecosystem.…”
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Renal phenotyping in a hypomorphic murine model of propionic aciduria reveals common pathomechanisms in organic acidurias by Anke Schumann, Ainhoa Martinez-Pizarro, Eva Richard, Christoph Schell, Anna Laura Kössinger, Karina A. Zeyer, Stefan Tholen, Oliver Schilling, Michael Barry, Björn Neubauer, Michael Köttgen, Luciana Hannibal, Lourdes R. Desviat, Ute Spiekerkötter

“…Therapeutic targeting of the identified pathways might help to ameliorate CKD in addition to the current treatment strategies.…”
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The MEK inhibitor trametinib is effective in inhibiting the growth of canine oral squamous cell carcinoma by William P. Katt, Cheryl E. Balkman, Scott D. Butler, Michael Byron, Patrick C. Carney, Amy B. Todd-Donato, Matthew E. Drozd, Gerald E. Duhamel, Jacquelyn M. Evans, Nadine Fiani, Jordan C. Ford, Jennifer K. Grenier, Jessica J. Hayward, Kristiina Heikinheimo, Kelly R. Hume, Elizabeth S. Moore, Rishi Puri, Skylar R. Sylvester, Sydney L. Warshaw, Suzin M. Webb, Andrew C. White, Alexandra L. Wright, Richard A. Cerione, Santiago Peralta

“…Although long-term remission is possible, treatments are associated with considerable morbidity and can negatively impact functionality and quality of life. OSCCs have substantial upregulation of the RAS-RAF-MEK-MAPK signaling axis, and we had previously hypothesized that small-molecule inhibitors that target RAS signaling might effectively inhibit tumor growth and progression. …”
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STIL Overexpression Is Associated with Chromosomal Numerical Abnormalities in Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Through Centrosome Amplification by Shunsuke Ohtsuka, Hisami Kato, Rei Ishikawa, Hirofumi Watanabe, Ryosuke Miyazaki, Shin-ya Katsuragi, Katsuhiro Yoshimura, Hidetaka Yamada, Yasuhiro Sakai, Yusuke Inoue, Yusuke Takanashi, Keigo Sekihara, Kazuhito Funai, Haruhiko Sugimura, Kazuya Shinmura

“…Immunohistochemical analysis of cases from our hospital (LUAD, <i>n</i> = 268; LUSC, <i>n</i> = 98) revealed STIL protein overexpression. To elucidate the functional role of STIL, an inducible STIL-overexpressing H1299 NSCLC cell line was generated. …”
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Genome-wide detection of selective signatures in a Jinhua pig population by Zhong XU, Hao SUN, Zhe ZHANG, Qing-bo ZHAO, Babatunde Shittu OLASEGE, Li Qiu-meng, Yang YUE, Pei-pei MA, Xiang-zhe ZHANG, Qi-shan WANG, Yu-chun PAN

“…These results can be useful to better understand the regions under selection in Jinhua pigs and might shed some lights on groups of genes that control production traits. …”
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