Recombinant Lactococcus lactis Carrying IL-4 and IL-10 Coding Vectors Protects against Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice and Attenuates Insulitis in the STZ-Induced Model by Tatiane M. Preisser, Vanessa P. da Cunha, Mariana P. Santana, Vanessa B. Pereira, Denise C. Cara, Bianca M. Souza, Anderson Miyoshi

“…Therefore, our study demonstrates this innovative strategy provides immunomodulatory potential for further investigations in T1D and other autoimmune diseases.…”
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Impact of First- and Second-Generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors on the Development of Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Individuals with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Retrospective Anal... by Ugo Giordano, Agnieszka Piekarska, Witold Prejzner, Lidia Gil, Jan Maciej Zaucha, Joanna Kujawska, Zuzanna Dybko, Krzysztof Dudek, Sebastian Giebel, Jarosław Dybko

“…<b>Methods</b>: In our retrospective analysis, we included 240 patients treated between 1993 and 2013 and divided them into three groups according to the therapy administered prior to haploidentical, matched-related, or matched-unrelated donor allo-HCT (imatinib group <i>n</i> = 41, dasatinib/nilotinib group <i>n</i> = 28, TKI-naïve group <i>n</i> = 171). …”
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Polymorphic variants of the genes for enzymes of the antioxidant system, apoptosis and inflammation as potential predictors of myocardial infarction by T. R. Nasibullin, V. V. Erdman, Y. R. Timasheva, I. A. Tuktarova, A. A. Petinseva, G. F. Korytina

“…Accordingly, the contribution of each of them separately is usually not large and may significantly depend on the state of other accompanying factors. …”
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Production and metabolic responses of Montbéliarde and Holstein cows during the periparturient period and a sequential feed-restriction challenge by J.A.A. Pires, A. De La Torre, L. Barreto-Mendes, I. Cassar-Malek, I. Ortigues-Marty, F. Blanc

“…Milk and ECM yields were greater in HOLS than in MONT during both the early- (i.e., from calving to wk 10) and mid-lactation (i.e., from wk 18 to 22) periods, whereas BCS was greater in MONT than HOLS. …”
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A novel arterial coupler with non-return snap-fit connection approach optimized arterial end-to-end anastomotic technique: An experimental study by Hong-Bo Guo, Mo-Fei Wang, Ren-Qi Yin, Kang-Kang Zhi

“…Various vascular couplers have been developed to ameliorate this situation. Most of them are mainly used for venous anastomosis rather than arterial anastomosis. …”
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Measúnú ar Ionphlandú Téarmaí Teicneolaíochta Faisnéise agus Cumarsáide sa Ghaeilge: Cur chuige corpasbhunaithe [Assessing the Implantation of ITC Terms in Irish: A corpus-based ap... by Gearóid Ó Cleircín, Jamie Murphy

“… Pléann an páipéar seo le togra taighde chun ionphlandú téarmaí teicneolaíochta faisnéise agus cumarsáide sa Ghaeilge scríofa a mheas trí chuardach a dhéanamh i gcorpas téacsanna ríomhaireachta. …”
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Fetal Hemoglobin as a Predictive Biomarker for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study in Portugal by Mariza Fevereiro-Martins, Laura Aguiar, Ângela Inácio, Carlos Cardoso, Ana Carolina Santos, Carlos Marques-Neves, Hercília Guimarães, Rui Pinto, Manuel Bicho

“…<b>Results:</b> Eighty-two infants (mean GA: 28.1 ± 2.1 weeks, birth weight: 1055.8 ± 258.3 g) were included. Among them, 29 (35.4%) presented ROP and 4 (4.9%) required treatment. …”
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Dual-positive gastric cancer: an extremely malignant subtype of gastric cancer with high serum alpha-fetoprotein and carcinoembryonic antigen concentrations by Weixun Xie, Chengyu Hu, Hongming Liu, Zelai Wu, Bixian Luo, Xiaoying Wu, Xiaoying Wu, Chuanlei Tuo, Ziyin Deng, Han Liang, Yong Liu, Weihua Gong, Weihua Gong

“…Finally, the treatment responses of this group to different treatment modalities were also reviewed.ResultsApproximately 45% of gastric cancer patients with elevated serum AFP also show increased CEA levels, classifying them as the dual-positive gastric cancer (DPGC) subgroup. …”
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Punica granatum L. (Pomegranate) Extract: In Vivo Study of Antimicrobial Activity against Porphyromonas gingivalis in Galleria mellonella Model by Livia Aparecida Procópio Gomes, Lívia Mara Alves Figueiredo, Ana Luiza do Rosário Palma, Barbara Maria Corrêa Geraldo, Kelly Cristine Isler Castro, Luciana Ruano de Oliveira Fugisaki, Antônio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Luciane Dias de Oliveira, Juliana Campos Junqueira

“…Injection of high concentration (200, 100, and 25 mg/mL) of PGE showed a toxic effect, leading them to death. A suspension of P. gingivalis (106 cells/mL) was inoculated in the left last proleg and PGE (12.5, 6.25, 3.1, and 2.5 mg/mL) were injected into the right proleg. …”
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Voacanga africana-artesunate and Voacanga africana-amodiaquine combinations as effective anti-plasmodial agents in mice by Daniel Ampomah Frimpong, Aliu Moomin, Samuel Asare Nkansah, Aaron Opoku Antwi, Abubakar Ibn Sidik, Paa Kofi Tawiah Adu-Gyamfi, Kwesi Boadu Mensah

“…Methods: We collected VA seeds from Kumasi, Ghana, and macerated them with petroleum ether to obtain a yield of 4.2%. …”
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The Effect of Enriched Daphnia sp. with Different Source of Oil on the Survival Rate and the Growth of Oreochromis niloticus Larvae by I. Mokoginta, Dedi Jusadi, T.L. Pelawi

“…The highest survival rate of larvae was found by feeding them with Daphnia sp. enriched with corn oil (p < 0,05). …”
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Factors associated with the discontinuation of modern contraceptive methods among lactating women in nine West African high-fertility countries: findings of the most recent demogra... by Abou Coulibaly, Adama Baguiya, Denise Kpebo, Augustin Zango, Halima Tougri, Franck Garanet, Seni Kouanda

“…Abstract Introduction Contraception discontinuation is a concern, especially if it occurs in breastfeeding women, thereby exposing them to a high risk of close and unwanted pregnancies. …”
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Ecological risk assessment of future suitable areas for Piper kadsura under the background of climate change by Shimeng Li, Yuanxin Li, Mingli Hu, Mingli Hu, Yankun Li, Yankun Li, Mingrong Yang, Shi Wang, Shi Wang, Wei Yu, Wei Yu, Chunsong Cheng, Qiqing Cheng, Qiqing Cheng

“…The primary environmental variables influencing the potential distribution of P. kadsura were precipitation during the driest quarter (Bio17), annual precipitation (Bio12), mean diurnal range (Bio2), and annual temperature range (Bio7). Among them, precipitation of driest quarter (Bio17) was the most influential environmental variable for the distribution of P. kadsura with the range between 100.68 and 274.48 mm. …”
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Construction of a Compound Model to Enhance the Accuracy of Hepatic Fat Fraction Estimation with Quantitative Ultrasound by Zsély Boglárka, Zita Zsombor, Aladár D. Rónaszéki, Anna Egresi, Róbert Stollmayer, Marco Himsel, Viktor Bérczi, Ildikó Kalina, Klára Werling, Gabriella Győri, Pál Maurovich-Horvat, Anikó Folhoffer, Krisztina Hagymási, Pál Novák Kaposi

“…<b>Background:</b> we evaluated regression models based on quantitative ultrasound (QUS) parameters and compared them with a vendor-provided method for calculating the ultrasound fat fraction (USFF) in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). …”
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Deciphering the role of flutamide, fluorouracil, and furomollugin based ionic liquids in potent anticancer agents: Quantum chemical, medicinal, molecular docking and MD simulation... by Danish Ali, Muhammad Arif Ali, Muhammad Sarfraz, Afifa Yousuf, Rasham Zulfiqar, Abdul Rauf, Hong-Liang Xu, Muhammad Arshad

“…In addition, Ramachandran plots indicate that >90 % of residues occupy the favored regions supporting the protein structure stability. Thus, these analyses confirm that the newly identified ILs exhibit superior binding affinities and acceptable bioinformatics profiles, making them attractive candidates for the development of anticancer drugs.…”
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Factors associated with the revolving door phenomenon in patients with schizophrenia: results from an acute psychiatric hospital in Romania by Vlad Dionisie, Vlad Dionisie, Maria Gabriela Puiu, Maria Gabriela Puiu, Mihnea Costin Manea, Mihnea Costin Manea, Emanuel Moisa, Ana Maria Dumitru, Leila Ibadula, Aliss Madalina Mares, Aliss Madalina Mares, Corina Ioana Varlam, Mirela Manea, Mirela Manea

“…Patients had a mean age of 44.55±12.83 years and most of them were single (81.7%) and receiving a disability pension (68.7%) and had an illness duration of more than 5 years (81.9%). …”
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Allelopathic Properties of the Species Comprising Communities of Invasive <i>Impatiens</i> spp. and Antioxidant System of Invaders’ Populations by Eugenija Kupcinskiene, Ruta Budreviciute, Vaida Jasionyte, Laura Simanaviciute, Lina Jociene, Edvina Krokaite-Kudakiene, Tomas Rekasius, Vitas Marozas

“…Elucidating the pathways of spread of alien species and the characteristics of organisms that make them invasive is one of the most pressing problems in ecological sciences. …”
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On-Demand Gait-Synchronous Electrical Cueing in Parkinson&#x0027;s Disease Using Machine Learning and Edge Computing: A Pilot Study by Ardit Dvorani, Constantin Wiesener, Christina Salchow-Hommen, Magdalena Jochner, Lotta Spieker, Matej Skrobot, Hanno Voigt, Andrea Kuhn, Nikolaus Wenger, Thomas Schauer

“…The proposed solution can be easily adopted to other sensor and cueing modalities.…”
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The steps that young people and suicide prevention professionals think the social media industry and policymakers should take to improve online safety. A nested cross-sectional stu... by Jo Robinson, Jo Robinson, Pinar Thorn, Pinar Thorn, Samuel McKay, Samuel McKay, Hannah Richards, Hannah Richards, Rikki Battersby-Coulter, Rikki Battersby-Coulter, Michelle Lamblin, Michelle Lamblin, Laura Hemming, Laura Hemming, Laura Hemming, Louise La Sala, Louise La Sala

“…A systematic search of peer-reviewed and grey literature and roundtables with social media companies, policymakers, and young people informed the questionnaire development. …”
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Аssessment of the prospects for growing forest crops of European larch in the Eastern Forest-Steppe of Ukraine by Svitlana Raspopina, Maksim Didenko

“…The name of the soil was identified by laying soil profiles and describing them according to the morphological characteristics of the genetic horizons. …”
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