Electronic cigarette use in relation to changes in smoking status and respiratory symptoms by Linnéa Hedman<sup>+<sup>, Gustaf Lyytinen<sup>+<sup>, Helena Backman, Magnus Lundbäck, Caroline Stridsman, Anne Lindberg, Hannu Kankaanranta, Lina Rönnebjerg, Eva Rönmark, Linda Ekerljung

“…Those who were persistent smokers reported increasing respiratory symptoms. In contrast, the symptoms decreased among those who quit tobacco smoking, but there was no significant difference in respiratory symptoms between quitters with and without e-cigarette use. …”
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Generative AI may create a socioeconomic tipping point through labour displacement by Jo-An Occhipinti, William Hynes, Ante Prodan, Harris Eyre, Roy Green, Sharan Burrow, Marcel Tanner, John Buchanan, Goran Ujdur, Frederic Destrebecq, Christine Song, Steven Carnevale, Ian B. Hickie, Mark Heffernan

“…Results indicate that even a moderate increase in the AI-capital-to-labour ratio could increase labour underutilisation to double its current level, decrease per capita disposable income by 26% (95% interval, 20.6–31.8%), and decrease the consumption index by 21% (95% interval, 13.6–28.3%) by mid-2050. …”
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Electrodeposited p‐Cu2O Films – Role of Redox‐Active Compounds Under Photoelectrochemical Operation Revisited by Michael Neumann‐Spallart, Dharini Bhagat, Šárka Paušová, Josef Krýsa, Indrajit Mukhopadhyay

“…Under electrical bias, cathodic and photocathodic currents passed and increased dramatically when reducible redox compounds were added. …”
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Development of a vaccine adjuvant based on squalene and study of its adjuvant properties by E. A. Volosnikova, D. N. Shcherbakov, V. V. Ermolaev, N. V. Volkova, O. N. Kaplina, M. B. Borgoyakova, E. D. Danilenko

“…The use of modern subunit vaccines involves adjuvant introduction into their composition. Currently, the search for new and improvement of existing adjuvant systems is actively underway. …”
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COVID-19 outbreak in Mauritania: epidemiology and health system response by Mohamed Lemine Cheikh Brahim Ahmed, Sidi Zehaf, Mohamed Mahmoud El Alem, Ahmed Elbara, Mohamed Mahmoud Ely Mahmoud, Mohamed Val Mohamed Abdellahi, Jorg Heukelbach

“…During the first wave, there were 38 ICU beds nationwide, but the ICU’s capacity increased in short time. Conclusions: Mauritania has passed through the first pandemic wave with relatively low case fatality rates, currently being at the end of the second wave. …”
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L-Sort: On-Chip Spike Sorting With Efficient Median-of-Median Detection and Localization-Based Clustering by Yuntao Han, Yihan Pan, Xiongfei Jiang, Cristian Sestito, Shady Agwa, Themis Prodromakis, Shiwei Wang

“…The advancement of neural probes facilitates the recording of a high number of neurons with an increase in channel counts, arising a higher data volume and challenging the current on-chip spike sorters. …”
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New insights on physicochemical features and toxicological outcome provided from incineration of nanocomposites by Claire Longuet, Carine Chivas-Joly, Nora Lambeng, Valérie Forest, Lara Leclerc, Gwendoline Sarry, Jérémie Pourchez, José-Marie Lopez-Cuesta

“…A specific management of nanocomposites end-of-life should be implemented as recommended by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in order to limit nanoparticles dissemination by landfilling and particularly in incineration facilities where their presence is significantly increasing. The aim of our study was to expand the current knowledge of the partition of nanowaste, mainly in case of nanocomposites mixture, and the potential synergetic or antagonistic impact of potential hazardous nanowastes on the toxicological profile. …”
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The prevalence of obesity and overweight among Iranian population: an umbrella systematic review and meta-analysis by Azadeh Dehghani, Roghayeh Molani-Gol, Maryam Mohammadi-Narab, Abdolreza Norouzy, Mohammad Hassan Abolhassani, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaee Jabali, Abdolreza Pazouki, Fahimeh Soheilipour, Fatemeh Mohammadi-Nasrabadi

“…The meta-analyses included in this study examined the prevalence of obesity and overweight in Iran. The current umbrella meta-analysis finally contained 24 meta-analyses. …”
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Intelligent beehive monitoring system based on internet of things and colony state analysis by Yiyao Zheng, Xiaoyan Cao, Shaocong Xu, Shihui Guo, Rencai Huang, Yingjiao Li, Yijie Chen, Liulin Yang, Xiaoyu Cao, Zainura Idrus, Hongting Sun

“…Moreover, our counting algorithm also achieved excellent results, with root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.3 ± 0.1, 0.2 ± 0.0, and 1.6 ± 0.1 in counting the number of bees current, entry, and out scene in an episode, respectively. …”
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Monitoring Welfare of Individual Broiler Chickens Using Ultra-Wideband and Inertial Measurement Unit Wearables by Imad Khan, Daniel Peralta, Jaron Fontaine, Patricia Soster de Carvalho, Ana Martos Martinez-Caja, Gunther Antonissen, Frank Tuyttens, Eli De Poorter

“…To conclude the paper, we identify current challenges and future research lines in the field.…”
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The clinically applied PARP inhibitor talazoparib ameliorates imiquimod-induced psoriasis in mice without reducing skin inflammation by Petra Molnár, Máté Ágoston Demény, Beáta Várkonyi, Beáta Várkonyi, Zsuzsanna Polgár, Ágnes Pór, Ilona Kovács, Andrea Szegedi, Andrea Szegedi, Attila Gábor Szöllősi, Attila Gábor Szöllősi, Magdolna Szántó

“…BackgroundConsidering the role PARPs play in inflammation, we assessed the effect of PARP inhibition in an inflammatory skin condition, psoriasis, to explore novel avenues for the potential repurposing of PARP inhibitors that are currently used in tumour therapy.MethodsThe imiquimod (IMQ)-induced model of psoriasis was applied in BALB/c mice. …”
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A Systematic Review of Codelists to Identify Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema in Routine Electronic Healthcare Record Data and Derivation of a Standardized Codelist for Future Rese... by Kwok HHY, Massen GM, Adamson AJ, Kallis C, Lahmami A, Sheikh YA, Elseddig MHE, Mutabchi N, Quint JK

“…We identified 18 studies containing codelists, from a total of 1082 studies. …”
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Concurrent Dengue and Malaria infection: A Double Trouble by Syed Bilal Hashmi, Manal Adil, Laraib Malik

“…A study conducted in Karachi on one hundred and fourteen patients with fever of less than or equal to 10 days duration, severe body aches, rash and bleeding manifestations showed that the frequency of dual dengue and malaria infection was 23.21% [8]. Current efforts to contain the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and dengue are inadequate. …”
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Image-based honey bee larval viral and bacterial diagnosis using machine learning by Duan C. Copeland, Brendon M. Mott, Oliver L. Kortenkamp, Robert J. Erickson, Nathan O. Allen, Kirk E. Anderson

“…When tested on an independent dataset from Illinois containing additional viral pathogens not present in training data, the models showed higher accuracy for EFB (72–88%) than viral infections (28–68%), highlighting both the promise and current limitations of this approach. …”
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An explainable AI-driven deep neural network for accurate breast cancer detection from histopathological and ultrasound images by Md. Romzan Alom, Fahmid Al Farid, Muhammad Aminur Rahaman, Anichur Rahman, Tanoy Debnath, Abu Saleh Musa Miah, Sarina Mansor

“…While deep learning has demonstrated potential, many current models struggle with limited accuracy and lack of interpretability. …”
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Formal Features Of Image Construction In Ghost Films by Asia Ali Mahmood

“…Due to the popularity and popularity of this type of film, modern cinema has worked to increase the element of suspense by producing ghostly images and sounds that have been processed using innovative artistic methods that contain in their narrative structure extremely complex plots that provoke fear, panic and terror, relying on the technological development that has included the film production sector with all its technical joints at the levels of image and sound, so that these ghostly creatures have artistic metaphors for realistic topics that touch on human life, perceptions and changing culture. …”
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Contribution of the TRPM4 Channel to Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells by Margaux Aize, Arthur Boilève, Benoit D. Roussel, Laura Brard, Harlyne Mpweme Bangando, Corentin Kerevel, Alexandre Lebrun, Hind Messaoudi, Vladimir Saplacan, Alain Manrique, Romain Guinamard, Christophe Simard

“…Mineralization and osteogenic markers (bone morphogenetic protein 2, runt‐related transcription factor 2) were decreased when pro‐calcifying media contained 9‐phenanthrol or small hairpin RNA–TRPM4. …”
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes alleviate DSS-induced inflammatory bowel disease in mice through inhibiting intestinal epithelial cell pyroptosis via delivery of... by Bihua Wu, Shuangyan Su, Xianyu Wang, Yuwei Li, Zhenghao Mei, Fenglin Lou, Le Guo

“…BackgroundInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation and epithelial barrier dysfunction, remains a therapeutic challenge due to the limitations of current treatments, including drug resistance and invasive surgical risks. …”
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Optimizing in vitro slow-growth conservation media for garlic under ambient conditions: further implications for core set accessions by Ashwini Prashant Benke, DalasanuruChandregowda ManjunathaGowda, Vijay Mahajan, Digambar N. Mokat

“…Therefore, maintaining the crop’s genetic diversity in a suitable alternative form is crucial. The current study standardized the protocol for slow-growth conservation of garlic (in vitro) at an ambient temperature. …”
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Finerenone attenuates downregulation of the kidney GLP-1 receptor and glucagon receptor and cardiac GIP receptor in mice with comorbid diabetes by Duc Tin Tran, Emily S. H. Yeung, Lisa Y. Q. Hong, Harmandeep Kaur, Suzanne L. Advani, Youan Liu, Madiha Zahra Syeda, Sri Nagarjun Batchu, Andrew Advani

“…After 26 weeks, mice were fed a high fat diet containing finerenone (100 mg/kg diet) or high fat diet alone for a further 2 weeks. …”
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