Human astrocytes: secretome profiles of cytokines and chemokines. by Sung S Choi, Hong J Lee, Inja Lim, Jun-ichi Satoh, Seung U Kim

“…Astrocytes play a key role in maintenance of neuronal functions in the central nervous system by producing various cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors, which act as a molecular coordinator of neuron-glia communication. …”
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Novel Analytical Methods for and Qualitative Analysis of the Generalized Water Wave Equation by Haitham Qawaqneh, Abdulaziz S. Al Naim, Abdulrahman Alomair

“…Results for trigonometry, hyperbolic, and rational functions are obtained. The impact of the fractional-order derivative is also covered. …”
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Simplifying the Multiparty System or Compromising Equality? Legal Challenges and the Current Political Landscape in Indonesia by Muh. Hasrul, Farida Patittingi, Ahsan Yunus

“…Political parties play a vital role in Indonesia’s democratic system, functioning as key platforms for citizen participation and the representation of diverse interests. …”
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Empirical evidence of students' systems thinking skills in ESD-oriented: A Rasch analysis approach by Ikmanisa Khairati, L. Lufri, Muhyiatul Fadilah

“…Data were analyzed using Rasch modeling in Winsteps, focusing on student ability levels, item validity, reliability, and Differential Item Functioning (DIF). Results indicated high item reliability, yet most students demonstrated pre-aware or emerging levels of systems thinking, particularly in identifying system components, recognizing interconnections, and applying systems thinking to sustainability issues. …”
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Transcriptional Analysis Reveals Key Genes in the Pathogenesis of Nifedipine-Induced Gingival Overgrowth by Yanqin Ju, Lijuan Huang, Shuwei Wang, Shouliang Zhao

“…Transcriptional gene expression analysis identified a number of DEGs that might be functionally related to gingival overgrowth induced by nifedipine. …”
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Heavy Metal-Associated (HMA) Domain-Containing Proteins: Insight into Their Features and Roles in Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by Mehak Taneja, Santosh Kumar Upadhyay

“…Overall, the study provides significant cues and evidence to functionally annotate and characterize the differentially expressed <i>TaHMA</i>s in order to validate their role.…”
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Spherical Harmonics and Gravity Intensity Modeling Related to a Special Class of Triaxial Ellipsoids by Gerassimos Manoussakis, Panayiotis Vafeas

“…The resulting expression in spherical harmonics contains even degree and even order harmonic coefficients, along with the associated Legendre functions. The maximum degree and order that occurs is four. …”
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Edification Dictums in the Language Consciousness of the Kazakh Ethnos by Галина Абрамова, Наталія Дмитрюк

“…The linguistic consciousness of the ethnos (in particular, its fragment as an actively demanded paremiological fund) reflects archetypal ideas about the ethnic spiritual and moral worldview values, on which stable elements of the modern Kazakh linguistic culture are formed and actively functioning; being vital for the ethnic integrity.…”
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Climate Justice and Heat Inequity in Poor Urban Communities: The Lens of Transitional Justice, Green Climate Gentrification, and Adaptation Praxis by Maxwell Fobi Kontor, Andre Brown, José Rafael Núñez Collado

“…This article, grounded in a systematic review of the global literature, foregrounds the mechanisms through which heat functions as a site of socio-environmental injustice. …”
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Effect of polypropylene based microencapsulated nanocomposites on the thermal and wear properties by Theertha Prasad Pramod, Adam Khan Mahaboob Basha, R. R. N. Sailaja, Parthasarathy Sampathkumaran

“…Abstract The study focuses on the influence of Polypropylene nanocomposites for its thermal and tribological properties which were prepared by using microencapsulated additives along with Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (nano filler) and maleic anhydride (compatibilizer). …”
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Hub genes and associated drugs for multiple myeloma with 1q21+: identified by bioinformatic analysis by Zhiqiang Xu, Jieni Yu, Yamei Chen

“…The microarray dataset GSE2658 associated with MM was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained, and Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed to annotate their functions. …”
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Hybrid Optimization Algorithm for Solving Attack-Response Optimization and Engineering Design Problems by Ahmad K. Al Hwaitat, Hussam N. Fakhouri, Jamal Zraqou, Najem Sirhan

“…Extensive benchmarking against classical and cutting-edge metaheuristics on the IEEE CEC2022 functions—encompassing unimodal, multimodal, and hybrid landscapes—demonstrates that JADEDO achieves highly competitive results in terms of solution accuracy, convergence speed, and robustness. …”
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Community leaders' perspectives on linking formal and informal health providers in Nigerian urban slums: a qualitative study by Benard Okechi, Charles T. Orjiakor, Chukwudi Nwokolo, Chukwuedozie Ajaero, Mahua Das, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…Finding Chairpersons and local vigilante security outfits were ubiquitous across urban slum communities- coordinating and influencing actors and health activities within settlements. Oversight functions and lived experiences meant leaders had a good insight into existing community dynamics. …”
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Cognitive brain lateralization through neurovascular coupling in healthy subjects: A statistical complexity analysis by Héctor Rojas‐Pescio, Lucy Beishon, Ronney B. Panerai, Max Chacón

“…Brain lateralization enables simultaneous performance of distinct functions, enhancing cognitive capacity. This study examined cognitive lateralization through NVC responses to the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination‐III (ACE‐III) assessment, using entropy‐based methods and statistical complexity measures (SCM). …”
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A Digital Identity Blockchain Ecosystem: Linking Government-Certified and Uncertified Tokenized Objects by Juan-Carlos López-Pimentel, Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez, Luis Alberto Morales-Rosales

“…At the core of this system is the government, which functions as a trusted authority capable of creating entities and issuing a unique, non-replicable digital identity token for each one. …”
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Measuring a family sense of coherence: a rasch-based study extending dyadic data analyses by Marie-Louise Möllerberg, Kristofer Årestedt, Peter Hagell, Jeanette Melin

“…Item hierarchies were similar in both set-ups and there was no differential item functioning (DIF) by role from the dyadic informant perspective. …”
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STAR-RIS enabled covert integration of sensing communication and over-the-air computing with analysis and optimization by Miao Zhang, Chao Wang, Tianyu Ren, Jing Li

“…The problem is reformulated into a difference of convex functions form to search for a local optimum. Simulations demonstrate that our algorithm surpasses benchmark schemes in convergence and robustness.…”
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Muscle channelopathies: A review by Bridget R. McGowan, Abigail N. Schwaede, Lenika De Simone, Vamshi K. Rao

“…Abstract Background Muscle channelopathies are a rare and heterogeneous group of disorders that can be clinically challenging and functionally disabling. These disorders can present in both adult and pediatric age groups. …”
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Transcriptomic response of marine dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum to phosphorus deficiency by Vera Kalinina, Olga Palii, Pavel Safonov, Sergei Skarlato, Mariia Berdieva

“…Under phosphorus deficiency, dinoflagellates exhibit changes in their feeding regime, alterations in transporters functioning, a reduction in cell proliferation rate and, in some cases, a transition to sexual reproduction. …”
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Hallerworden — Spatz disease: clinical observation by L. B. Novikova, K. M. Ziultsle, A. P. Akopyan

“…The most characteristic signs of the disease in this patient were Parkinsonism syndrome, severe postural instability, pyramidal insufficiency, various types of hyperkinesis, decreased cognitive functions, and depression. When substantiating the diagnosis, we relied on the characteristic clinical picture and typical MRI signs in the form of the tiger's eye symptom (a symmetrical hyperintense zone in the region of the pale globe within a larger hypointense zone). …”
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