Melatonin regulated through GhTDC5 enhances tryptophan decarboxylase against drought stress in cotton by Xin Yu, Xiugui Chen, Ning Wang, Maohua Dai, Zhining Yang, Yapeng Fan, Yuping Sun, Xinrui Zhang, Ruize Song, Menghao Zhang, Hao Lan, Fange Wu, Hui Huang, Xiao Chen, Lidong Wang, Xuke Lu, Shuai Wang, Lixue Guo, Junjuan Wang, Lanjie Zhao, Keyun Feng, Jing Jiang, Wuwei Ye

“…Under drought stress, silenced plants exhibited a 46.56% decrease in leaf water content, 23.01% reduction in chlorophyll content, and more severe wilting symptoms compared to controls. …”
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Reduced Predicted Glycaemic Response and Inhibitory Effects on Lipid-Digesting Enzymes of Pasta Enriched With Flour of Malus domestica “Annurca cv.” Pulp or Peel by Maria Neve Ombra, Filomena Nazzaro, Florinda Fratianni

“…The predicted glycaemic indices for pasta enriched with 3% or 6% pulp flour were 18.7% and 26.7% lower, respectively, than those for control pasta with durum wheat semolina alone. The reductions were similar for peel-enriched pasta at 3% and 6% (24.4% and 24.7%, respectively). …”
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Dynamics of cerebral blood flow following sertraline treatment in adolescent depression by Wenyu Ren, Wenyu Ren, Xiao Liu, Zhiwei Zhang, Xiaoqin Zhang, Wei Wu, Xingyu Wang, Zhihui Yu, Chuan Liu, Renqiang Yu

“…Notably, baseline CBF in the left orbitofrontal gyrus was positively correlated with the magnitude of clinical improvement (i.e., reduction in HAMD-17 scores).ConclusionThe findings reveal significant differences in CBF between adolescents with depression and healthy controls. …”
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Identification and validation of an explainable machine learning model for vascular depression diagnosis in the older adults: a multicenter cohort study by Ran Zhang, Tian Li, Fan Fan, Haoying He, Liuyi Lan, Dong Sun, Zhipeng Xu, Sisi Peng, Jing Cao, Juan Xu, Xiaoxiang Peng, Ming Lei, Hao Song, Junjian Zhang

“…Methods This study included 602 participants from Wuhan in China divided into 236 VaDep patients and 366 controls for training and internal validation from July 2020 to October 2023. …”
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Cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in Japanese Parkinson's disease patients: a pilot study by Shinmei I, Kobayashi K, Oe Y, Takagishi Y, Kanie A, Ito M, Takebayashi Y, Murata M, Horikoshi M, Dobbin RD

“…The results warrant replication in a randomized controlled trial. Keywords: CBT, anxiety, Japan, dPD, comorbidity…”
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Voxel- and surface-based morphometry in the cortical thickness and cortical and subcortical gray matter volume in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease by Kaidi Li, Kaidi Li, Dingling Xie, Zhengyong Zhang, Chunyu Fu, Chunyu Fu, Chunyang Li

“…Extracted CT, cortical GMV, and subcortical GMV measurements from the ROIs demonstrated significant positive correlations with both MMSE and MoCA scores.ConclusionIn patients with AD, VBM and SBM showed overlapping cortical GMV and CT reductions. Volume/thickness reduction was correlated with lower MMSE/MoCA scores, confirming functional relevance. …”
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Knotless versus knotted arthroscopic Bankart repairs for anterior shoulder instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Cheng Wang, Yanhang Liu, Meng Ding, Sha Wan, Kefu Lin, Zhen Tian, Lang Li

“…The only potential advantage of the knotless technique is a possible reduction in operative time, though its clinical significance remains uncertain. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of DRG payment policy based on interrupted time series modeling: evidence from a tertiary hospital in Anhui Province by Guangju Mo, Erchang Zhu, Xinlei Fang, Jingbo Ma, Sijing Kong, Xuan Guo, Zheng Lu

“…Conclusions The findings show that the DRG reform has positively impacted hospital functioning, including quality, safety, efficiency and costs. …”
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Observation of metal-organic interphase in Cu-based electrochemical CO2-to-ethanol conversion by Yan Shen, Nan Fang, Xinru Liu, Yu Ling, Yuming Su, Tian Tan, Feng Chen, He Lin, Boxuan Zhao, Jin Wang, Duanhui Si, Shunji Xie, Ye Wang, Da Zhou, Teng Zhang, Rong Cao, Cheng Wang

“…Abstract Interphases are critical in electrochemical systems, influencing performance by controlling ion transport and stability. This study explores a metal-organic interphase in the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) on Cu, extending the concept of interphases to CO2 conversion. …”
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Impact of “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” (ERAS) protocols vs. traditional perioperative care on patient outcomes after colorectal surgery: a systematic review by Vaishnavi Kannan, Najeeb Ullah, Sunitha Geddada, Amir Ibrahiam, Zahraa Munaf Shakir Al-Qassab, Osman Ahmed, Iana Malasevskaia

“…This approach led to the identification of 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from the past decade, involving 1,476 adult participants. …”
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Renewable Energy Sources and the New Paradigm in Energy Engineering by Eden Mamut

“…The solutions that are developed by joint team of researchers from our institute and partner companies include antistatic paints for solar PV and thermal panels for the reduction of dust depositions and securing their performances, anti-corrosion solutions for heat pump installations in coastal areas using sea water, catalytic filters for waste biomass boilers to facilitate the combustion of a wide range of waste biomass, nanofluid based oils for high performance ORC installations, hybrid solar panels, MEAs for urea fuel cells but also IoS and IoT solutions for monitoring and system control. …”
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Comparative efficacy of antidepressant medication for adolescent depression: a network meta-analysis and systematic review by Tianwei Wu, Fan Song, Weili Cao, Chengjiang Liu, Shuangzhen Jia

“…Clinical decisions should prioritize escitalopram for functional recovery and sertraline for severe cases requiring rapid symptom reduction. …”
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Cigarette smoke modulates methylation levels of LEF1-AS1 and impedes its expression: An experimental study by Bader O. Almutairi, Ahmed Rady, Bashayer S. Aljuhani, Mikhlid H. Almutairi

“…The expression analysis of LEF1-AS1 was performed using the GTEx (Genotype-Tissue Expression) database, including an assessment of its expression in various cancers such as lung and brain cancers. The functional analysis of the LEF1-AS1 gene was conducted across multiple tissues using data from the GENT2 databases, along with meta-survival and functional enrichment analysis. …”
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Influence of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) knockout on gut microbiota in experimental autoimmune uveitis by Junxiang Gu, Junxiang Gu, Junxiang Gu, Yixian Ma, Yixian Ma, Yixian Ma, Qing Chang, Qing Chang, Qing Chang, Ling Chen, Ling Chen, Ling Chen

“…Sham adjuvant was administered to WT or PD-L1 KO mice as healthy controls. The severity of EAU was evaluated through clinical evaluation and histopathological gradings. …”
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Application of biodegradable implants in pediatric orthopedics: shifting from absorbable polymers to biodegradable metals by Yunan Lu, Ting Zhang, Kai Chen, Federico Canavese, Chenyang Huang, Hongtao Yang, Jiahui Shi, Wubing He, Yufeng Zheng, Shunyou Chen

“…Over the past two decades, advances in pediatric orthopedics and closed reduction combined with percutaneous internal fixation techniques have led to significant growth in pediatric orthopedics surgery. …”
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Efficiency and safety of Vortioxetine in the treatment of depressive disorders in cardiac patients by N. V. Filippova, Yu. B. Barylnik, T. M. Bogdanova, V. V. Blinova, A. A. Shchelchkova, E. S. Mozgacheva

“…Appointment of Vortioxetine to cardiac patients with concomitant depressive disorder of moderate severity is quite effective not only in terms of relief of painful manifestations of the CVS, but also leads to a reduction in anxiety-depressive disorders and an improvement in cognitive and social functioning. …”
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Low-frequency rTMS modulates small-world network properties in an AVH-related brain network in schizophrenia by Lin Zhang, Li Guo, Xiaohui Liu, Jing Han, Yuanqiang Zhu, Chaozong Ma, Ye Li, Weiliang Ye

“…Following rTMS, small-worldness (σ), local efficiency (El), and global efficiency (Eg) showed significant improvement, suggesting partial restoration of network efficiency. Functional connectivity analyses revealed significant reductions in hyperconnectivity between the right middle temporal gyrus (MTG) and superior putamen, as well as between the left TPJ and left lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC). …”
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Cholesteryl Ester Species but Not Serum Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Levels Decline in Male Patients with Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Angelika Hettenbach, Tanja Elger, Muriel Huss, Gerhard Liebisch, Marcus Höring, Johanna Loibl, Arne Kandulski, Martina Müller, Hauke Christian Tews, Christa Buechler

“…Results: Serum PCSK9 levels in controls and IBD patients were comparable and did not correlate with disease severity in IBD patients. …”
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Unraveling the complexities: morpho-physiological and proteomic responses of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) to dual drought and salt stress by Charlie Sithole, Rotondwa Rabelani Sinthumule, Joseph Lesibe Gaorongwe, Oziniel Ruzvidzo, Tshegofatso Bridget Dikobe

“…Protein expression analysis showed differential upregulation and downregulation patterns between the control and stressed pearl millet plants. Gene ontology mapping identified key biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components of differentially expressed proteins associated with individual and combined stresses. …”
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Transdiagnostic remission of psychiatric comorbidity in post-traumatic stress disorder, ADHD, and binge-eating disorder using ketogenic metabolic therapy: a retrospective case repo... by Erin L. Bellamy, Nicole Laurent

“…By week 12, all psychiatric symptoms resolved evidenced by quantitative reductions to 0 across all validated instruments. The patient consistently reported optimal symptom control when blood ketone levels were maintained between 3 and 5 mmol/L. …”
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