Factor-H-related protein 1 (FHR1), a promotor of para-inflammation in age-related macular degeneration by Andjela Sekulic, Sarah M. Herr, Kelly Mulfaul, Inga-Marie Pompös, Silvia Winkler, Carola Dietrich, Benedikt Obermayer, Robert F. Mullins, Thomas Conrad, Peter F. Zipfel, Florian Sennlaub, Christine Skerka, Olaf Strauß

“…Polymorphisms in complement factor-H increase, while absence of factor-H-related protein-1 (FHR1) decreases the AMD risk, currently explained by their opposing relationship. …”
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Soil Decomposer Can Regulate the Legacy Effect of Photodegradation on Forest Marcescent Litter Decomposition, but Emerging Microplastics Disrupt This by Kai Tian, Xin Wang, Rumeng Ye, Yingqi Wang, Zhicheng Chen, Xiaojing Liu, Wenxia Wang, Lunguang Yao

“…ABSTRACT Photodegradation—photochemical mineralization of standing litters—often exerts a legacy effect aiding biodegradation in soil (PLE), which is overlooked in deciduous forests containing marcescent leaves. Meanwhile, increasing anthropogenic microplastics have deposited in forests, how they would affect the PLE on subsequent litter bio‐decomposition is currently unknown. …”
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Cytomegalovirus-Specific T Cells from Third-Party Donors Successfully Treated Refractory Cytomegalovirus Retinitis after Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation by Na Li, Guangyu Sun, Lihua Zhu, Kang Ding, Huilan Liu, Xiaoyu Zhu, Baolin Tang, Wen Yao, Xiang Wan, Liangquan Geng, Ping Qiang, Kaidi Song, Changcheng Zheng, Zimin Sun, Juan Tong

“…Umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplants (UCBTs) are becoming increasingly common in the treatment of a variety of hematologic and nonhematologic conditions. …”
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Evolution of taxis responses in virtual bacteria: non-adaptive dynamics. by Richard A Goldstein, Orkun S Soyer

“…We currently lack a full understanding of the different pathway structures and dynamics and how this integration is achieved. …”
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Spaciotemporal distribution characteristics of glacial lakes and the factors influencing the Southeast Tibetan Plateau from 1993 to 2023 by Yu Mingwei, Guo Yonggang, Zhang Jian, Li Feng, Su Libin, Qin Deshun

“…However, given the backdrop of a slight increase in precipitation and a gradual increase in temperature, the proliferation of glacial lakes is projected to accelerate predominantly in Nyingchi City’s eastern and western regions.…”
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Safety of a change of specifications of phytosterols/phytostanols as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Ángeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Wolfgang Gelbmann, Harry J. McArdle

“…Regarding the maximum limit of the specification parameter ‘other sterols/stanols’, the applicant asks for an increase from currently less than 3% to less than 7% to better reflect and cover the natural composition and proportions of sunflower‐based phytosterols/phytostanols, noting that the existing specifications have been established largely based on the NF when sourced from soy. …”
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Optimizing enzyme thermostability by combining multiple mutations using protein language model by Jiahao Bian, Pan Tan, Ting Nie, Liang Hong, Guang‐Yu Yang

“…It showed a 10.19°C increase in the melting temperature and an ~655‐fold increase in the half‐life at 58°C. …”
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Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. cultivation in the conditions of light culture in vitro and ex vitro by E. A. Kalashnikova, R. N. Kirakosyan, A. V. Gushchin, K. G. Abubakarov, N. N. Sleptsov, S. K. Temirbekova, A. P. Glinushkin, O. V. Meleshina, N. Ya. Rebouh, M. M. Tareeva

“…Interest in this substance is justified by its valuable properties – it is a good immunomodulator, cleanses the body of toxins, radionuclides, "bad" cholesterol, promotes the assimilation of useful trace elements necessary for human life. Inulin is contained in plants such as jerusalem artichoke, chicory, as well as in sweet potatoes, the popularity of which is increasing every year. …”
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Clinical and laboratory assessment of the effect of hygiene products on the condition of periodontal tissues and hard tooth tissues in the treatment of caries by indirect method by I. A. Belenova, V. A. Mitronin, Z. A. Filippova, V. I. Khryachkov, M. S. Vasilyeva, N. A. Protsenko

“…According to statistics, the widespread use in modern dental practice of indirect restoration methods in the treatment of caries of the frontal group of teeth leads to an increase in the incidence of marginal periodontal disease. …”
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Cooperative control method for multi-agent ground fracturing truck group based on offline reinforcement learning by RuYi Wang, HuiShen Jiao, YingCheng Tian, Yi Zhao, SiQi Wang, Ke Zhang, Bo Huang, QinRui Sun, DanDan Zhu

“…Abstract The increasing scale of unconventional oil and gas resource development has driven the demand for complex fracturing technologies. …”
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Standardization of the Pharmaceutical Substance of the Drug LCS-1208 by E. V. Ignateva, I. V. Yartseva, Z. S. Shprakh, A. P. Bud'ko, L. V. Ektova, D. A. Kozin, V. Yu. Reshetnyak, O. V. Nesterova, E. A. Pankratova

“…Indolocarbazole derivatives are of increasing scientific interest for practical oncology. …”
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Internet and telephone intervention to support patients discontinuing long-term antidepressants in primary care: the REDUCE research programme including RCT by Tony Kendrick, Beth Stuart, Hannah Bowers, Mahboobeh Haji Sadeghi, Helen Page, Christopher Dowrick, Michael Moore, Mark Gabbay, Geraldine Leydon, Guiqing Lily Yao, Shihua Zhu, Paul Little, Gareth Griffiths, Glyn Lewis, Carl May, Joanna Moncrieff, Chris F Johnson, Una Macleod, Simon Gilbody, Rachel Dewar-Haggart, Samantha Williams, Wendy O’Brien, Riya Tiwari, Catherine Woods, Tasneem Patel, Naila Khan, Emma Maund, Nadja van Ginneken, Amy Din, Claire Reidy, Rebecca Lucier, Bryan Palmer, Taeko Becque, Yumna Masood, Natalie Thompson, Ellen van Leeuwen, Marta Glowacka, Adam WA Geraghty

“…Background There is significant concern about increasing long-term antidepressant use in Western countries, much of which is not evidence-based. …”
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Optimizing Deep Learning Models with Improved BWO for TEC Prediction by Yi Chen, Haijun Liu, Weifeng Shan, Yuan Yao, Lili Xing, Haoran Wang, Kunpeng Zhang

“…Recently, deep learning models have become increasingly popular in TEC prediction. However, these deep learning models usually contain a large number of hyperparameters. …”
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Ecotoxicological effects of soft plastic fishing lures on the benthic amphipod Hyalella azteca by Beggel S, Kalis EJJ, Gilb KM, Pander J, Geist J

“…Especially soft plastic lures are increasingly used, potentially contributing to the pollution of waterbodies by the release of hazardous substances such as plasticizers. …”
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Anatomical theatre or full digitisation? Students’ preferences in field of anatomy teaching by Krzysztof Starszak, Radosław Karaś, Andrzej Skalski, Karolina Czarnecka-Chrebelska, Tomasz Lepich, Grzegorz Bajor

“…BACKGROUND: For many years, the teaching of anatomy has been based on traditional forms of imparting knowledge, but innovative solutions are currently being implemented on a large scale around the world. …”
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Twin Rooms – new experimental test cells for testing advanced facade elements by Boris Bielek, Daniel Szabó, Josip Klem, Kristína Kaniková, Alžbeta Danková

“…Reducing the energy intensity of buildings will increasingly resonate in individual political and professional circles. …”
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PANCAKE: A Python-based Numerical Color–Magnitude Diagram Analysis Package by Yun Zheng, Yujiao Yang, Yong-Kun Zhang, Zheng Zheng, Jing Wang, Lister Staveley-Smith, Chao-Wei Tsai, Di Li, Chao Liu, Jingjing Hu, Huaxi Chen, Donghui Quan, Yinghui Zheng, Hangyuan Li

“…The color–magnitude diagram (CMD) stands out as the most accurate tool currently available for inferring the star formation histories (SFHs) of nearby galaxies with stellar-resolved multiband data. …”
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Automatic Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury Using Deep Learning with CT scan Images by Behrang Rezvani Kakhki, Hossein Zakeri, Sayyed Majid Sadrzadeh, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, elnaz vafadar moradi, golnoush shahraki

“…Computed Tomography (CT) scans are currently the primary imaging modality for identifying intracranial injuries. …”
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Government responses to COVID-19 and impact on GBV services and programmes: comparative analysis of the situation in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria by Neetu A. John, Paul Bukuluki, Sara E. Casey, Dhruvi B. Chauhan, Moriam O. Jagun, Nicoletta Mabhena, Mary Mwangi, Terry McGovern

“…As governments impose restrictive policies to contain infectious disease outbreaks, pre-existing gender-based inequalities are often exacerbated, increasing the risk of gender-based violence (GBV). …”
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Expression and polymorphism of lTLR4 receptors in pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a modern view by V. A. Beloglazov, I. A. Yatskov, Rean Hayrievna Useinova

“…The number of macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes increases in the lungs of COPD patients, and these cells secrete a fairly wide range of inflammatory mediators. …”
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