Unveiling biomarkers via plasma metabolome profiling for diabetic macrovascular and microvascular complications by Zhixi Li, Yuhan Ren, Feng Jiang, Kai Zhang, Xuan Meng, Yingfeng Zheng, Mingguang He

“…Abstract Background Metabolic dysregulation plays a crucial role in the development of diabetic vascular complications. Current models for diabetic vascular complications predominantly rely on three conventional parameter classes: demographic characteristics, clinical measures, and standard laboratory indices. …”
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Coinhibitory Effects of Resveratrol- and Protopanaxadiol-Enriched Rice Seed Extracts Against Melanogenic Activities in Melan-a Cells by Chaiwat Monmai, Yong-In Kuk, So-Hyeon Baek

“…The in vitro melan-a cell experiment showed that treatment with the DJ526 and DJ-PPD mixture significantly reduced the cellular tyrosinase activity and melanin content; suppressed the expression of melanogenesis-related genes and proteins; decreased the number and size of melanin-containing cells; upregulated phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and protein kinase B expression levels; and suppressed the expression of p-p38 MAPK. …”
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Activity of combinations of bactericidal and bacteriostatic compounds in Mycobacterium abscessus-infected mice: an overview by Alessio Lanni, Elisabetta Iona, Lanfranco Fattorini, Federico Giannoni, Angelo Iacobino

“…Overall, these data suggest that there is an urgent need for systematic in vivo investigations on anti-MAB activity of combinations containing bactericidal drugs that are part of current treatment guidelines or of new, preferably oral compounds, to ultimately eradicate non-replicating persisters at the sites of disease.…”
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PORT OF SINGAPORE AGAINST THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC GROWTH by Maciej MINDUR

“…This research covers the port’s ownership and organisational structure, and its terminals have been reviewed in terms of their location, infrastructure and functions by taking into account the new generation terminal of the port of Tuas, currently under development. Over the years, the port has seen a steady increase in revenue from transhipment, which is confirmed by the dynamics of the container volume growth over the years 1972–2017, the transhipment volume over the years 2007–2018 and the number of container ships calling at the port along with their total capacity over the years 2007–2017, as elaborated in the article.…”
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Electrospun PAN@Ferrites Nanofibers for Rectifier and Humidity Devices by Ban Abbas Rijah, Iftikhar M. Ali

“…For PAN NFs, there is no effect when relative humidity percentage increases and decreases, but with adding ferrite materials PAN@ZnFe2O4 and PAN@ZnCoFe2O4 where, there is a significant change in resistance when humidity increases and decreases. …”
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Study of chemical properties of hybrid nanofluid flow between two permeable disks with suspension of carbon nanotubes using Yamada Ota and Xue models by A. Naeem, Z. Abbas, M.Y. Rafiq

“…Temperature increases with a rise in the heat source parameter, while it decreases due to thermal radiation effects. …”
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The Middle Space: On Blogs and Beyond in Blended Learning by Liat Biberman-Shalev, Nurit Chamo

“…As blended learning (BL) is becoming a new normal in the context of higher education, there is a growing need to attune pedagogies to this context. …”
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Multimorbidity combinations, costs of hospital care and potentially preventable emergency admissions in England: A cohort study. by Jonathan Stokes, Bruce Guthrie, Stewart W Mercer, Nigel Rice, Matt Sutton

“…<h4>Background</h4>Patients with multimorbidities have the greatest healthcare needs and generate the highest expenditure in the health system. There is an increasing focus on identifying specific disease combinations for addressing poor outcomes. …”
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Using electricity tariffs and thermal comfort management to promote residential energy decarbonization by Andrea Vecchi, Michael John Brear

“…Electricity tariffs that include a demand charge contain peak loads without increasing household costs. …”
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Should we recommend spaying cats for mammary tumour prevention, and if so, at what age? by Elena Gogua

“…However, due to the weak nature of the current evidence, further well-designed clinical trials are needed to confirm these findings and determine the optimal age for spaying.…”
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Origin of compact exoplanetary systems during disk infall by Raluca Rufu, Robin M. Canup

“…Abstract Exoplanetary systems that contain multiple planets on short-period orbits appear to be prevalent in the current observed exoplanetary population, yet the processes that give rise to such configurations remain poorly understood. …”
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Humidity effect on epiphytic microflora development and seed germination of spring bread wheat by O. F. Khamova, P. V. Popolzukhin, O. S. Dmitrenko

“…There was found out that the seed germination on 88% depended on the moisture content during storage and a number of fungi on their surface. On increasing the initial moisture content of seeds to 17%, the number of microorganisms on them increased significantly, and germination decreased after three years of storage in plastic containers to 0–1.9% in 28 months (2.3 years). …”
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Straightforward method for preparing a user-customizable DNA marker by improved overlap extension polymerase chain reaction by ZHANG Yuanyuan, YAN Yan, JIN Yulan, DONG Weiren, ZHOU Jiyong

“…The number of small fragments of DNA decreased and the number of large fragments of DNA increased gradually with the increased number of PCR cycles. …”
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Modelling growth and form of the scleractinian coral Pocillopora verrucosa and the influence of hydrodynamics. by Nol Chindapol, Jaap A Kaandorp, Carolina Cronemberger, Tali Mass, Amatzia Genin

“…Both simulated and in situ corals exhibit a tendency where the degree of symmetry decreases and compactification increases in conjunction with the augmented Péclet thus indicates the significant importance of hydrodynamics.…”
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Perspectives for Surrogate Safety Studies in East-European Countries by Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė, Aliaksei Laureshyn

“…The fatality numbers are decreasing, though the improvements for the vulnerable road users are less impressive compared to other road user categories. …”
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Towards the New World Order: Theoretical Interpretations and Practical Implementations by K. A. Efremova

“…Followers of the fatalist approach (neo-realists, globalists) believe that world order is a zero-sum game, where interstate interactions are mostly confrontational, and their pattern depends on the current balance of power. Mitigators (neo-liberals, functionalists, constructivists, etc.) insist that the emerging world order is a win-win game, where nations opt for investing some of their sovereignty into newly created international institutions (regimes and organizations), hoping that conventional rules adopted by them would help to decrease international uncertainty, which otherwise might lead to confrontation. …”
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Spatial Decision Support System for Efficient School Location-Allocation by Marios Batsaris, Dimitris Kavroudakis, Euripides Hatjiparaskevas, Panagiotis Agourogiannis

“…The results indicate a decrease of 8% in total distance whereas proximity and capacity constraints were respected accordingly. …”
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Associations among circulating sphingolipids, β-cell function, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study in China. by Huan Yun, Liang Sun, Qingqing Wu, Geng Zong, Qibin Qi, Huaixing Li, He Zheng, Rong Zeng, Liming Liang, Xu Lin

“…Network analysis further identified 5 modules, and 2 modules containing saturated sphingomyelins showed the strongest associations with increased T2D risk (RRQ4 versus Q1 = 1.59 and 1.43; both Ptrend < 0.001). …”
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Changes in the Species Composition and Structure of Large-Diameter Trees Along a Narrow Latitudinal Gradient in Subtropical China by Mengxian Li, Fei Huang, Xiaorong Jia

“…Investigating these impacts provides critical insights for silvicultural species selection and forest structure optimization, particularly in the context of global warming, and is essential for the sustainable development of large-diameter forests. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Carbon Emission of Garden Pavement by Peiyong WANG, Ruixing LU

“…In the field of landscape architecture, a large amount of practical research has been carried out in the two aspects of enhancing urban resilience and reducing emissions and increasing sinks, both of which mainly focus on the qualitative research on study of the carbon footprints of landscape plants, soils, water bodies, green infrastructures, and green spaces over their entire life cycle. …”
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