Amino Acid Deprivation in Glioblastoma: The Role in Survival and the Tumour Microenvironment—A Narrative Review by Keven Du, Leila Grocott, Giulio Anichini, Kevin O’Neill, Nelofer Syed

“…Tumour adaptive mechanisms present challenges, and potential compensatory responses have been identified. …”
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Urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis with squamous and sarcomatoid differentiation complicated by hydronephrosis and pyelonephritis: a case report and literature review by Zheng-ping Yang, Guan-tian Yang, Zheng Zeng, Zhuang Gong

“…The diagnosis of renal pelvic urothelial carcinoma can be complicated by these conditions, leading to delayed or missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis. Case presentation We report the evolutionary course of a rare case of renal pelvic urothelial carcinoma containing squamous and sarcomatoid differentiation associated with hydronephrosis and pyelonephritis in a low-functioning kidney. …”
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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

“…Variability in tail length, including moderate heritability, has also been demonstrated in pigs. The aim of the present study was to identify genetic markers for tail length and to define candidate genes. …”
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Chemical reaction mechanisms and models of energetic materials: A perspective by Li Meng, Qing-guan Song, Chuang Yao, Lei Zhang, Si-ping Pang

“…Energetic materials (EMs) are a kind of metastable functional materials with certain potential barriers, overcoming which can quickly release the energy stored in EMs. …”
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Organ preservation surgery for laryngeal cancer in a trombone player by Čukić Ognjen, Milenković Aleksandar, Sotirović Jelena, Milojević Milanko

“…There is a small quantity of available scientific research on the effects of organ-preservation surgery on musicians, highlighting the challenge of balancing functional outcomes with their occupational demands. …”
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Postoperative Cervical Haematoma Complicated by Ipsilateral Carotid Thrombosis and Aphasia after Anterior Cervical Fusion: A Case Report by Kingsley R. Chin, Jason Seale, Veronica Butron, Vanessa Cumming

“…Hematoma alone is the most common vascular complication reported after anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF). We present this case to report the occurrence of postoperative cervical hematoma complicated by ipsilateral carotid thrombosis and aphasia after an uncomplicated C4–6 ACDF. …”
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Plume Particle Ejecta Can Trace Habitat-forming Gradients in Ocean Worlds: Insights from Planet Earth Geochemistry by Mustafa Yücel, Nimet Alımlı, Naim Yağız Demir, Hilal Cura

“…As metabolism needs metal clusters and nanoparticles, detecting them, disentangling how they form, and linking them to the functioning of Earth’s analog habitats can help us explore the life-supporting processes in ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus. …”
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Water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheese by Hanna Maria Baranowska, Jolanta Tomaszewska-Gras, Dorota Cais-Sokolińska, Paulina Bierzuńska, Łukasz K. Kaczyński

“…The main goal of the present study was to characterize the functional parameters of smoked soft cheese, with the emphasis on the behavior of water and milk fat, as analyzed by DSC, which was used to directly measure the melting/freezing phase transitions in the cheese. …”
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Knowledge, opinions and experiences of nurses and nursing students in Portugal regarding the use of medical Cannabis by Catarina Paiva, Teresa Santos, Aliete Cunha-Oliveira, Inês Rosendo, João-Rui Pita

“…When asked about the functions of the endocannabinoid system, 71,7% of nurses and 79,5% of students had never heard of it. …”
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A Simplified Fish School Search Algorithm for Continuous Single-Objective Optimization by Elliackin Figueiredo, Clodomir Santana, Hugo Valadares Siqueira, Mariana Macedo, Attilio Converti, Anu Gokhale, Carmelo Bastos-Filho

“…Despite its success across various problem domains, the FSS presents issues due to its high number of parameters, making its performance susceptible to improper parameterization. …”
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Toward high-efficiency multi-material additive manufacturing: a two-step hybrid fabrication strategy by Zhengda Chen, Dawei Fu, Xiangjun Zha, Huan Qi, Jigang Huang

“…Multi-material objects enable the integration of diverse properties and functionalities through precise three-dimensional material arrangement. …”
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Development of intelligent traction machine for tensioning and paying off construction of transmission lines by Xiaobin Li, Shuo Wang, Feng Wang, Riping Zheng, Zixin Li, Hongbing Wen

“…The data transmission module transmits monitoring data to the construction site terminal equipment and remote command center through LoRa wireless transmission technology, displays monitoring data on the terminal equipment, and realizes warning and control functions. At present, the intelligent traction machine has been applied in the tension wire laying construction of a 220 kV transmission line project in Guangdong, China and has achieved good results. …”
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THE SUCCESS OF SATELLITE GRAVIMETRY IN GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS by Ahmad Alhassan, Okoro Ernest chidi, Mohammed Auwal Adamu, Salisu Tata, Muhammad Shettima Nur, Auwal Aliyu, Yusuf Abdulhameed

“…Satellites have been used for data acquisition for years and have recorded a great success in numerous ways. This paper presents the principle of operation of such satellites. …”
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Willow short rotation coppice. Energy and environmental assessment by Stelian Alexandru Borz, Salvatore Papandrea, Michele Zoli, Jacopo Bacenetti, Andrea Rosario Proto

“…The life cycle assessment (LCA) was applied considering 1 cubic metre of wood chips as the functional unit (FU) and a ‘from cradle to gate’ perspective regarding the system boundary. …”
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Metabolomic and chemometric profiling of crimson grapes during drying and its impact on antidiabetic activity by Doaa M. Abo-Atya, Doaa A. Ghareeb, Badr Aldahmash, Shaden A. M. Khalifa, Hesham R. El-Seedi, Eman Shawky, Dina S. Ghallab

“…Abstract The present study investigates the metabolic profile and antidiabetic potential of Crimson Seedless grapes during the drying process using UPLC–QTOF-MS/MS and multivariate statistical analyses. …”
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Translating Exosomal microRNAs from Bench to Bedside in Parkinson’s Disease by Oscar Arias-Carrión, María Paulina Reyes-Mata, Joaquín Zúñiga, Daniel Ortuño-Sahagún

“…This review integrates findings from preclinical models, patient-derived samples, and systems biology to delineate the functional impact of exosomal miRNAs in PD. We propose mechanistic hypotheses linking miRNA dysregulation to molecular pathogenesis and present an interactome model highlighting therapeutic nodes. …”
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IGN: Invariable gene set-based normalization for chromatin accessibility profile data analysis by Shengen Shawn Hu, Hai-Hui Xue, Chongzhi Zang

“…Chromatin accessibility profiles generated using ATAC-seq or DNase-seq carry functional information of the regulatory genome that controls gene expression. …”
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Evaluation of the relationships between psychiatric comorbidity and seizure semiology in psychogenic non-epileptic seizure patients by Gülce Coşku Yılmaz, Hatice Sabiha Türe, Esin Evren Kılıçaslan, Galip Akhan

“…In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th Edition (DSM-5), PNES is designated as ''Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder with seizures''. …”
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Effect of Hot Isostatic Pressing Treatment on Refractory High-Entropy Alloy WTaMoNbV Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process by Tomer Ron, Avi Leon, Maxim Bassis, Zhan Chen, Amnon Shirizly, Eli Aghion

“…This was carried out by examining the functional properties of this HEA in terms of mechanical and environmental performance. …”
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The Pietà study: epidemiological investigation on successful brain aging in Caeté (MG), Brazil. Methods and baseline cohort characteristics by Paulo Caramelli, Maira Tonidandel Barbosa, Emília Sakurai, Etelvina Lucas dos Santos, Rogério Gomes Beato, João Carlos Barbosa Machado, Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães, Antonio Lucio Teixeira

“…OBJECTIVES: To present the methods and baseline characteristics of the Pietà study, a population-based survey investigating successful brain aging in the oldest-old. …”
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