Calendar festive and ritual culture of the Mordva-Moksha of Bashkiria (traditions in the realities of modernity) by Ranus R. Sadikov

“…They serve important functions in preserving ethnic identity, transmitting the native language to younger generations, and integrating urbanized groups into traditional cultural practices. …”
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A novel prognostic risk score associated with resistance to docetaxel chemotherapy for predicting biochemical recurrence-free survival in patients with prostate cancer by Desheng Zhu, Hongbin Zhu, Ting Huang, Wentao Fan

“…Preliminary in-vivo and in-vitro experimental validations were performed to verify the biological functions of NOG in PCa docetaxel resistance. Results After screening 67 docetaxel resistance related differentially expressed gene (DEGs), we identified three docetaxel resistance-related clusters with significantly different BCRFS, immune cell infiltration, and PD-L1 expression. …”
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Focusing on scRNA-seq-Derived T Cell-Associated Genes to Identify Prognostic Signature and Immune Microenvironment Status in Low-Grade Glioma by Jiayu Wen, Qiaoyi Huang, Jiuxiu Yao, Wei Wei, Zehui Li, Huiqin Zhang, Surui Chang, Hui Pei, Yu Cao, Hao Li

“…To study the different functions of T cells in LGG, we mapped the single-cell RNA sequencing results of 10 LGG samples to obtain T cell marker genes. …”
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Analysis of the condition and development prospects of a depressed economy (by the example of the Syrian Arab Republic) by O. V. Berezhnaya, M. Ayoub

“…The work notes the shortcomings of the information base for analysis associated with the peculiarities of the functioning of the SAR economy in the analyzed period. …”
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Effect of eicosapentaenoic acid on innate immune responses in Atlantic salmon cells infected with infectious salmon anemia virus by Ingrid Holmlund, Samira Ahmadi, Bente Ruyter, Tone-Kari Østbye, Marta Bou, Tor Gjøen

“…Analyses of enriched biological processes and molecular functions (GO and KEGG analysis) revealed that EPA had a limited impact on the innate immune system alone, but that many processes were affected by EPA when cells were virus infected. …”
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Chinese ethnic dance therapy: cultural anthropology and health science perspectives on Tujia ethnic dances by Qi Mao, Wolfgang Mastnak, Ruiyuan Guan

“…Further research should focus on underlying mechanisms, involve dances from further ethnic groups, explore cross-cultural transferability to more precisely differentiate archetypal/anthropological and culture-dependent factors, and to clearly identify dance therapeutic functions within complex medical and psychological treatment plans.…”
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Combined Analysis of Transcriptome and Mendelian Randomization Reveals AKT1 and PPARG as Biomarkers Related to Glucose Metabolism in Sepsis by Ma J, Li W, Ma Q, Ding L, Wang Z, Wang R, Huang Y, Ma G, Gao J

“…A nomogram model was developed, and biomarker functions were explored through enrichment analysis, immunoinfiltration analysis, transcription factors (TFs) and microRNA (miRNA) prediction, and drug prediction. …”
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The Negative Regulatory Role of Transcriptional Regulator H-NS on the Type VI Secretion System in Acinetobacter baumannii by Zhang Y, Zhou H, Kong J, Hu P, Zhang Y, Cao J, Zhou B

“…RT-qPCR results indicated that H-NS functions as a negative regulator of the T6SS-related gene hcp in A. baumannii. …”
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GePIF4 Increases the Multi-Flower/Capsule-Bearing Traits and Gastrodin Biosynthesis in <i>Gastrodia elata</i> by Yue Xu, Zhiqing Wu, Yugang Gao, Pu Zang, Xinyu Yang, Yan Zhao, Qun Liu

“…It was confirmed that GePIF4 has multiple biological functions in the overexpression of transgenic lines, including increasing numbers of vegetative propagation corms (VPCs) and promoting the growth of <i>G. elata</i>. …”
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Exosomes derived from syncytia induced by SARS-2-S promote the proliferation and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by Huilong Li, Huilong Li, Haotian Lin, Haotian Lin, Tinghui Fan, Linfei Huang, Li Zhou, Xiaoyu Tian, Ruzhou Zhao, Yanhong Zhang, Xiaopan Yang, Luming Wan, Hui Zhong, Nan Jiang, Congwen Wei, Wei Chen, Wei Chen, Lihua Hou, Lihua Hou

“…Exosomes were purified from the cell supernatant and verified by nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), Western blot (WB) analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Differentially expressed proteins in syncytia-derived exosomes (Syn-Exos) and their functions was analyzed by Proteomic sequencing. …”
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Inhibitory deficits in Klinefelter syndrome are secondary to deficits in the auditory and motor domain by René J. Huster, Christina Thunberg, Anne-Kristin Solbakk, Claus H. Gravholt, Krister Fjermestad

“…Verbal deficits are among the most characteristic cognitive impairments of KS, yet other cognitive domains also exhibit deficits. Executive functions, especially working memory capacity and inhibitory control, are frequently affected as well. …”
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Natural killer cell antibody‐dependent cellular cytotoxicity to Plasmodium falciparum is impacted by cellular phenotypes, erythrocyte polymorphisms, parasite diversity and intensit... by Stephen Tukwasibwe, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Yoweri Taremwa, Kattria van derPloeg, Kathleen D Press, Maureen Ty, Felistas Namirimu Nankya, Kenneth Musinguzi, Evelyn Nansubuga, Florian Bach, Martin Chamai, Martin Okitwi, Gerald Tumusiime, Annettee Nakimuli, Francesco Colucci, Moses R Kamya, Joaniter I Nankabirwa, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Bryan Greenhouse, Grant Dorsey, Philip J Rosenthal, Isaac Ssewanyana, Prasanna Jagannathan

“…Methods We compared the functions and phenotypes of NK cells from malaria‐exposed and malaria‐naive donors, and then varied the erythrocyte genetic background, Plasmodium falciparum strain and opsonising plasma used in ADCC to observe their impacts on NK cell degranulation as measured by CD107a mobilisation. …”
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The male and female genomes of golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) provide insights into the sex chromosome evolution and rapid growth by Honglin Luo, Yongde Zhang, Fuyan Liu, Yongzhen Zhao, Jinxia Peng, Yuhui Xu, Xiuli Chen, Yin Huang, Changmian Ji, Qingyun Liu, Pingping He, Pengfei Feng, Chunling Yang, Pinyuan Wei, Zhenhua Ma, Jianguang Qin, Shengjie Zhou, Shiming Dai, Yaoyao Zhang, Zhongquan Zhao, Hongling Liu, Hongkun Zheng, Jisen Zhang, Yong Lin, Xiaohan Chen

“…Zebrafish model was used to investigate the functions of growth candidate gene. Results: Female (644.45 Mb) and male (652.12 Mb) genomes of golden pompano were assembled and annotated at the chromosome level. …”
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A Comprehensive Quality Evaluation System for Medicinal Leeches by Integrating Macromolecular Protein Analysis and Small-Molecule Marker Detection as Well as Quantitative Bioassays by Wenduan Wang, Yufei Liu, Wenjiao Lou, Liangmian Chen, Tianze Xie, Zhimin Wang, Yue Ma, Huimin Gao

“…This strategy combines chemical characterization of small and macromolecular components with bioassays relevant to its clinical functions. A total of 28 batches of samples were analyzed, comprising 23 genuine and 5 counterfeit batches. …”
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An integrated physiology and proteomics analysis reveals the response of wheat grain to low temperature stress during booting by Anmin Zhang, Zihong Li, Qirui Zhou, Jiawen Zhao, Yan Zhao, Mengting Zhao, Shangyu Ma, Yonghui Fan, Zhenglai Huang, Wenjing Zhang

“…The Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis showed that the protein difference multiple in the nutritional repository activity was the largest among the molecular functions, and the up-regulated seed storage protein (SSP) played an active role in the response of grains to LT stress and subsequent damage. …”
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Structural insights into transcription regulation of the global OmpR/PhoB family regulator PhoP from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Jing Shi, Zhenzhen Feng, Qian Song, Aijia Wen, Tianyu Liu, Liqiao Xu, Zonghang Ye, Simin Xu, Fei Gao, Liuxiang Xiao, Jiapeng Zhu, Kalyan Das, Guoping Zhao, Jie Li, Yu Feng, Wei Lin

“…However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the transcriptional regulation that define its differential functions remain largely unclear. In the present study, we determine three cryo-EM structures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) PhoP-dependent transcription activation complexes (PhoP-TACs) and build one preliminary cryo-EM structure model of Mtb PhoP-dependent transcription repression complex (PhoP-TRC). …”
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Landscape of the immune infiltration and identification of molecular diagnostic markers associated with immune cells in patients with kidney transplantation by Zhangxiao Xu, Xun Sun, Xiaobo Ma, Bo Tao, Jian Wu, Yunpeng He, Yuan Zhao, Hexiang Mao, Jie Yang, Dehui Jiang, Lijun Wang, Chao Song

“…Moreover, infiltrating immune cell-related genes were identified using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), and enrichment analysis was conducted to observe their biological functions. Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) logistic regression algorithms were used to screen hub genes. …”
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Altered Sympathetic-to-Immune Cell Signaling via β2-Adrenergic Receptors in Adjuvant Arthritis by Dianne Lorton, Denise L. Bellinger, Jill A. Schaller, Eric Shewmaker, Tracy Osredkar, Cheri Lubahn

“…We examined the contribution of altered β-AR functioning in AA to understand these disparate findings. …”
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Identification of hub fatty acid metabolism-related genes and immune infiltration in IgA nephropathy by Xiaoqian Qian, Shuyang Bian, Qin Guo, Dongdong Zhu, Fan Bian, Yinhui Song, Gengru Jiang

“…The infiltration of immune cells and immune-related functions were assessed with CIBERSORT tool. Finally, the identified key genes were validated in blood samples from IgAN and control patients, as well as in human mesangial cells (HMCs) following Gd-IgA stimulation using Real-time PCR.Results A total of 12 hub genes linked to FAM were identified in patients with IgAN. …”
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Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals the Involvement of the Phenylpropanoid–Lignin Pathway in the Response of Maize Roots to Zinc Stress by Ying Zhou, Tianyu Gu, Yan Gao, Jingtao Qu, Hongjian Zheng, Yuan Guan, Jiashi Peng

“…Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient required for plants to perform various metabolic functions, and plant responses to Zn deficiency have been extensively studied. …”
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