Association of the blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in critical ill acute ischemic stroke patients: a retrospective cohort study of MIMIC-IV datab... by Yongwei Huang, Zongping Li, Jianjun Wang, Jianjun Wang, Decai Wang, Decai Wang, Xiaoshuang Yin

“…In the subgroup analysis of 365-day ACM, subgroups of HTN, CRRT, and malignancy tumor had an interaction effect (all Pfor interaction < 0.05).ConclusionIn this retrospective cohort study, our findings reveal that a confluence of deteriorated nutritional and renal function is significantly linked to heightened risks of ACM, and BAR may operate as an effective predictive indicator for AIS patients in ICUs. …”
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Quantitative imaging datasets of surface micro- to mesoplankton communities and microplastic across the Pacific and North Atlantic oceans from the Tara Pacific expedition by Z. Mériguet, G. Bourdin, N. Kristan, L. Jalabert, O. Bun, M. Picheral, L. Caray-Counil, J. Maury, M.-L. Pedrotti, A. Elineau, D. A. Paz-Garcia, L. Karp-Boss, G. Gorsky, F. Lombard

“…These descriptors include abundance, biovolumes, the Shannon diversity index and normalised biovolume size spectrum, allowing the study of their structures (e.g. taxonomic, functional, size and trophic structures) according to a wide range of environmental parameters at the basin scale (<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6445609">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6445609</a>, Lombard et al., 2023).…”
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Superb energy density in biomass-based nanocomposites with ultralow loadings of nanofillers by Xiang Yu, Chenyi Li, Li Li, Minghai Yao, Hanxiao Gao, Yuquan Liu, Ze Yuan, Shengfei Tang, Quan Luo, Haibo Zhang, Yang Liu, Huamin Zhou

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Results of a 24-week open-label, non-interventional study on the efficacy and safety of olokizumab therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after switching from anti-B-cell th... by A. V. Fedorova, N. E. Banshchikova, A. E. Sizikov, A. A. Mullagaliev, E. A. Letyagina, A. A. Akimova, N. A. Ilyina, Yu. D. Kurochkina, Yu. B. Ubshaeva, V. O. Omelchenko, O. A. Chumasova, N. S. Shkaruba, M. A. Korolev

“…A statistically significant improvement in functional status was observed after the 4th week of therapy and was maintained until week 24. …”
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Traditional Mongolian Medicine Qiqirigan-8 alleviates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease via restoring gut microbiota and metabolism by Dandan Yang, Dandan Yang, Wuyunsiqin, Wuyunsiqin, YanNiu, Hashentuya, Tana, Anna, Mingxing Ma, Wenhui Zhao, Menggenduxi, Minjie Wang, Minjie Wang

“…Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&amp;E)-staining, combined with serum biochemical indexes, was used to observe liver appearance and characterize the pathological changes and functions of the liver. HE staining and Alcian Blue-Phosphoric Acid Schiff (AB-PAS) staining of the colon, along with ZO-1 immunofluorescence expression in the colon were used to reveal the effect of MMQ-8 on the disruption of the intestinal epithelial mucosal barrier in the NAFLD. …”
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Headache: A potential sequela of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome by M. Rodrigo-Gisbert, E. Caronna, A. Alpuente, M. Torres-Ferrús, P. Pozo-Rosich

“…Migraine-like features point to the existence of shared pathophysiological mechanisms with migraine, which may mainly involve vascular and endothelial functions; however, more studies are needed. Resumen: Introducción: El síndrome de encefalopatía posterior reversible (PRES) se caracteriza por una desregulación cerebrovascular reversible, en el que la cefalea es un síntoma cardinal. …”
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GUEST EDITORS’ NOTE by Piero Amodio, Edward W. Legg, Ljerka Ostojić

“…In their review paper, Grabner and colleagues summarise research on vocal isochrony in different animal species to inform hypotheses about its adaptive function. The authors discuss how comparative work on vocal isochrony – which refers to sounds that are repeated at regular intervals - can contribute to our knowledge on how rhythms in human language and music may have evolved. …”
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Phasic and periodic change of drought under greenhouse effect by Yang Li, Zhicheng Zheng, Yaochen Qin, Haifeng Tian, Zhixiang Xie, Peijun Rong

“…Drought variation was predominantly influenced by interannual oscillations, with the periods of the components of intrinsic mode functions 1 (IMF1) and 2 (IMF2) being 3.1 and 7.3 years, respectively. …”
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Cholangiocarcinoma-derived secreted products and growth arrest-specific 2-like 3 enhance migratory and invasive abilities of fibroblasts by Natnicha Paungpan, Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn, Paweena Dana, Saowaluk Saisomboon, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Wiphawi Hipkaeo, Yada Polsan, Kanlayanee Sawanyawisuth, Sukanya Luang, Worachart Lert-itthiporn, Vor Luvira, Chawalit Pairojkul, Yaovalux Chamgramol, Sopit Wongkham, Seiji Okada

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Analyzing the Asymmetric Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on Food Prices in Iran by R. Heydari, E. Javdan, M. Shabanzadeh Khoshrody

“…According to the theoretical literature, in this study, it is assumed that food prices are a function of macroeconomic variables, including money supply (MS), GDP per capita (GDPER), exchange rate (RATE), trade openness (OPEN), and global economic policy uncertainty index (EPU). …”
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Modified cavocavostomy technique for deceased donor liver transplantation by S. E. Voskanyan, A. I. Artemyev, A. I. Sushkov, K. K. Gubarev, D. S. Svetlakova, M. V. Popov, V. S. Rudakov, A. N. Bashkov, E. V. Naydenov, M. Muktarzhan

“…To assess the clinical efficacy and safety of the new surgical technique, we compared the characteristics of donors and recipients, intraoperative parameters, features of early postoperative course, incidence of surgical complications, initial function, immediate and long-term graft survival. Three piggyback procedures were not included in the comparative analysis.Results. …”
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Investigation of important morphological traits and grain yield of lentil under shading and bio-priming by feresteh darabi, Ali Hatami, Mohammad Javad Zarea, Rahim Naseri

“…Radiation (sunlight) is one the limiting factors in mixed and agroforestry cultivation systems. Crop yield is a function of radiation intercepted over the growing season, the efficiency of converting the intercepted radiation to biomass and the partitioning efficiency of biomass to seed yield. …”
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Modelling analysis of dietary behaviors and oral health status to assess the impact on the mental well-being of elderly individuals: a cross-sectional survey study by Chan Huang, Mingzhu Song, Xiao Wei, Xingyan Wang, Honglin Dai, Zhiqiong Gou, Feiyang Chenwu, Yanqiu Jiang, Jie Wan, Yurun Guo, Xiaoping Yu

“…Participants scoring above 0 were categorized into the anxiety-prone group. Cognitive function was assessed through seven items, with higher scores suggestive of a propensity toward dementia. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine collapse stains combined with ultrasound drug penetration therapy in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the elderly (中药塌渍治疗联合... by ZHANG Yuanlin (张圆林), CAI Weiwei (蔡伟伟), LI Na (李娜)

“…Conclusion TCM collapse stains combined with ultrasound drug penetration therapy can effectively relieve the clinical symptoms of elderly patients with DPN, improve the motor and sensory conduction function of peripheral nerves, and the combined treatment can effectively improve the clinical treatment effect. …”
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Supply-Demand Matching Evaluation and Coupling Coordination of Cultural Ecosystem Services in Urban Park Green Spaces by Yang YU, Xian YANG, Xiang LI, Liyuan QIAN, Sixiang ZHOU

“…The spatial differentiation of supply-demand coordination relationships is evident within the main urban area.ConclusionBy overlaying the results of supply-demand matching types with coupling coordination levels, the research categorizes the service ranges of all park green spaces into three functional zones: efficient zones, transitional zones, potential zones, and proposes optimization strategies accordingly. …”
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Ice-nucleating particle concentration impacts cloud properties over Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, in COSMO-CLM² by F. Sauerland, N. Souverijns, A. Possner, H. Wex, P. Van Overmeiren, A. Mangold, K. Van Weverberg, K. Van Weverberg, N. van Lipzig

“…<p>Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) have an important function in the freezing of clouds but are rare in East Antarctica. …”
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Hyperon Production in Bi + Bi Collisions at the Nuclotron-Based Ion Collider Facility and Angular Dependence of Hyperon Spin Polarization by Nikita S. Tsegelnik, Vadym Voronyuk, Evgeni E. Kolomeitsev

“…We show that, for the considered hyperon polarization mechanism, the structure of the vorticity field makes an imprint on the polarization signal as a function of the azimuthal angle in the transverse momentum plane, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>ϕ</mi><mi>H</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo form="prefix">cos</mo><msub><mi>ϕ</mi><mi>H</mi></msub><mo>=</mo><msub><mi>p</mi><mi>x</mi></msub><mo>/</mo><msub><mi>p</mi><mi>T</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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The Effect of Iron Deficiency Stress on the Relative Expression of ZIP3, ZIP6, and ZIP7 Genes in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars by Saeed Rezaei Musa Dargh, Babak Abdollahi Mandoulakani, Raheleh Ghasemzadeh

“…Due to the existence of a large allohexaploid genome and technical challenges in wheat transformation, few genes involved in iron and zinc uptake, transfer, and storage have been characterized functionally. Considering the important role of ZIP proteins in iron uptake efficiency, investigating the expression of the ZIP genes in Fe-efficient and -inefficient bread wheat cultivars can be effective in improving Fe-efficient cultivars in this valuable crop. …”
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Aerosol inhalation of dimeric artesunate phospholipid-conjugated liposomes ameliorates inflammation, fibrosis, and ferroptosis in neonatal mice with hyperoxia-induced lung injury by Rong Guan, Rong Guan, Yu Chen, Qianqian Yu, Qianqian Yu, Bingrui Yu, Shuyu Chen, Siyuan Jia, Huifang Wang, Huaiping Cheng, Zhaofang Tian

“…This research examines the function and fundamental processes of dimeric artesunate phospholipid-conjugated liposomes (Di-ART-GPC) in BPD. …”
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Responses of field-grown maize to different soil types, water regimes, and contrasting vapor pressure deficit by T. H. Nguyen, T. Gaiser, J. Vanderborght, A. Schnepf, F. Bauer, A. Klotzsche, L. Lärm, H. Hüging, F. Ewert, F. Ewert

“…Future improvements in soil–crop models in simulating gas exchange and crop growth should further emphasize the role of soil textures on stomatal function, dynamic root growth, and plant hydraulic system together with aboveground leaf area adjustments.…”
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