Mechanism of intestinal flora affecting SLC2A9 transport function to promote the formation of hyperuricemia by Ying Ying, Yi Zhang, Jing Sun, Yong Chen, Huaxiang Wu

“…Objective: To investigate the structural characteristics of the intestinal flora in obese-hyperuricemic (HUA-W) patients and the mechanisms by which they promote the formation of hyperuricemia. …”
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RETRACTED: Potential Protective Role of Melatonin in Benign Mammary Cells Reprogrammed by Extracellular Vesicles from Malignant Cells by Caroline Procópio de Oliveira, Barbara Maria Frigieri, Heidge Fukumasu, Luiz Gustavo de Almeida Chuffa, Adriana Alonso Novais, Debora Aparecida Pires de Campos Zuccari

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Mechanical response characteristics and damage mechanism of water-containing mudstone under low strain rate dynamic loading by Guichen LI, Sen YANG, Yuantian SUN, Jinghua LI, Haoran HAO, Zeyu SHAO

“…The mechanisms of fine-scale structural evolution of mudstones under water-rock and dynamic loading were revealed. …”
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Transfer learning‑based attenuation correction in 99mTc-TRODAT-1 SPECT for Parkinson’s disease using realistic simulation and clinical data by Wenbo Huang, Han Jiang, Yu Du, Haiyan Wang, Hao Sun, Guang-Uei Hung, Greta S. P. Mok

“…All datasets used for DL-based methods were split to 7/8 for training and 1/8 for validation, and a 1-/2-/5-fold cross-validation were applied to test all 100 clinical datasets, depending on the numbers of clinical data used in the training model. Results With 8 available clinical datasets, TLAC-MC achieved the best result in Normalized Mean Squared Error (NMSE) and Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) (TLAC-MC; NMSE = 0.0143 ± 0.0082/SSIM = 0.9355 ± 0.0203), followed by DLAC-AUG, DLAC-MIX, TLAC-ANA, DLAC-CLI, DLAC-MC, ChangAC and NAC. …”
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RG100204, A Novel Aquaporin-9 Inhibitor, Reduces Septic Cardiomyopathy and Multiple Organ Failure in Murine Sepsis by Shireen Mohammad, Caroline E. O’Riordan, Chiara Verra, Eleonora Aimaretti, Gustavo Ferreira Alves, Klaus Dreisch, Johan Evenäs, Patrizia Gena, Angela Tesse, Michael Rützler, Michael Rützler, Massimo Collino, Giuseppe Calamita, Christoph Thiemermann

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Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) embedded in zeolite framework: A comprehensive study on bromide removal from water, including characterization, antibacterial properties, and adsorpti... by Aiman Eid Al-Rawajfeh, Albara Ibrahim Alrawashdeh, Mohammad Taha Etiwi, Ali Alnawaiseh, Muhammad Kashif Shahid, Mohanad H.M. Masad, Sumaia Omar Oran, Solhe F. Alshahateet

“…Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analyses confirmed the successful integration of Ag-NPs within the zeolite framework, ensuring structural integrity and chemical composition. Under varying operational conditions, the batch experiments consistently exhibited the zeolite with Ag-NPs as superior in bromide removal efficacy compared to zeolite alone, both achieving over 96% removal efficiency. …”
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Increased vulnerability to psychological distress and suicidal ideation among transgender women with self-reported disabilities in San Francisco, California by Abtin Shafie, Alexis Salvatore, Riley Shea, Eileen Yu, Oyku Ozyucel, Ansharan Akbar, Bow Suprasert, Erin C. Wilson, Willi McFarland, Kelly D. Taylor, Sean Arayasirikul

“…OBJECTIVE: Research among transgender women has found health, but especially mental health, to be shaped by social inequities and multiple, intersectional, structural vulnerabilities. While some studies have shown that transgender adults are also more likely to have a disability than cisgender adults, few studies have explored this intersection. …”
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Ubiquitin-specific protease 38 exacerbates diabetic cardiomyopathy via post-translational modification of ACAD11 by Zheng Xiao, Yucheng Pan, Hong Meng, Zongze Qu, Liang Guo, Bin Kong, Wei Shuai, He Huang

“…Conversely, cardiomyocyte-specific USP38 deletion improved cardiac structural and electrical remodeling and attenuated mitochondrial impairment. …”
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Self-assembled supramolecular nanogels based on poly(vinyl alcohol) and gallic acid as nanocarriers for breast cancer treatment by Anabella P. Rosso, Micaela A. Macchione, Ana C. Racca, Matias L. Picchio, Eduardo A. Coronado, Marisa Martinelli, Sergio D. Garcia Schejtman

“…This behavior is attributed to the particle formation kinetics, leading to different structural arrangements. The different nano/microgels synthesized were characterized using DLS, TEM, FT-IR, and NMR. …”
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Bridging the gap: cancer scientific equity, global child health, and distribution of CAR T-cell therapy clinical trials in childhood cancer by Kevin Fernando Montoya-Quintero, Johana Galván-Barrios, Darly Martinez-Guevara, Diana Dueñas, John Montenegro, Yamil Liscano

“…Findings reveal a structural misalignment between childhood cancer disease burden and research activity in advanced therapies. …”
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L-Malic Acid Descaler for Drinking Water—Physicochemical Analysis and Biological Activity by Teodora Todorova, Krassimir Boydzhiev, Ignat Ignatov, Teodora Petrova Popova, Zhechko Dimitrov, Irina Gotova, Fabio Huether, Alexander Ignat Ignatov, Yordan Georgiev Marinov

“…The L-malic acid descaler contains L-malic acid as the active component, while polyethylene and activated charcoal function as structural and absorbent materials, respectively. The composition was analyzed in a licensed laboratory using Chemical Abstracts Service Number (CAS) and European List of Notified Chemical Substances (EINECS) standards. …”
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Photobiomodulation improves functional recovery after mild traumatic brain injury by Andrew R. Stevens, Mohammed Hadis, Abhinav Thareja, Freya G. Anderson, Michael R. Milward, Valentina Di Pietro, Antonio Belli, William Palin, David J. Davies, Zubair Ahmed

“…Histology demonstrated no overt structural damage in the brain after mTBI, however, immunohistochemistry using brain sections showed significantly reduced activation of both CD11b+ microglia and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)+ astrocytes at 3 days post‐injury. …”
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Proton Density of the Dorsal Root Ganglia in Classical Fabry Disease: MRI Correlates of Small Fibre Neuropathy by Simon Weiner, Sarah Perleth, Charlotte Schäfer Gómez, Thomas Kampf, Kolja Lau, Florian Hessenauer, György Homola, Peter Nordbeck, Nurcan Üçeyler, Claudia Sommer, Mirko Pham, Magnus Schindehütte

“…The dorsal root ganglion (DRG) has emerged as a critical site of early pathophysiological involvement in FD, with structural and functional alterations implicated in the development of neuropathic symptoms. …”
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Systematic review and network meta-analysis of retinal imaging biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases: Correlation with brain changes by Farzaneh Nikparast, Zohreh Ganji, Hoda Zare, Nooshin Akbari-Sharak

“…Introduction: The retina and brain share a common embryonic origin and neural composition. Both undergo structural, vascular, and physiological changes in neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). …”
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Segregation-guided alloy design via tailored solidification behavior by Ahmet Turnali, Dilay Kibaroglu, Nico Evers, Jaqueline Gehlmann, Lennart Sayk, Nicolas J. Peter, Abdelrahman Elsayed, Mehdi Noori, Tarek Allam, Johannes Henrich Schleifenbaum, Christian Haase

“…The suggested segregation-guided design approach can be transferred to other alloy systems, enabling effective tuning of local functional, structural, kinetic, and, as shown in this study, thermodynamic properties of dendritic microstructures by predetermining the nature of the alloy matrix through tailored solidification behavior.…”
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Impact of surface irregularities on coal wall stability and support mechanisms: Insights from physical and numerical experiments by Jiachen Wang, Xiang Yu, Zhong Huang, Lianghui Li, Yubing Wang

“…During the loading process, samples with undulating surfaces dissipate energy at all stages, with a greater proportion of energy dissipation occurring during the early loading stage because of structural damage and the formation of internal cracks. …”
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Obesity-induced arterial redox imbalance involving mitochondrial NOX4, endothelial dysfunction, and ER stress underlie kidney injury compensated by enhanced mitochondrial bioenerge... by Cristina Contreras, Mercedes Muñoz, Óscar Freire-Agulleiro, Ánxela Estévez, María Pilar Martínez, Lucia Olmos, Alfonso Gómez del Val, Claudia Rodríguez, Ramona A. Silvestre, Ana Sánchez, Sara Benedito, Luis Rivera, Javier Sáenz-Medina, Miguel López, María Elvira López-Oliva, Dolores Prieto

“…We demonstrate here that HFD induces kidney injury and structural alterations including glomerulomegalia and fibrosis associated to redox imbalance with augmented mitochondrial superoxide, endothelial dysfunction, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in renal preglomerular arteries. …”
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Novel Hybrid Aquatic–Aerial Vehicle to Survey in High Sea States: Initial Flow Dynamics on Dive and Breach by Matthew J. Ericksen, Keith F. Joiner, Nicholas J. Lawson, Andrew Truslove, Georgia Warren, Jisheng Zhao, Ahmed Swidan

“…Examining the medium transition dynamics of such a novel HAAV has provided insight into the structural, propulsive, buoyancy, and control requirements for future conceptual design iterations. …”
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The issue of credibility between customers’ perceptions and the attitude toward Facebook advertising by Jassim Al-Gasawneh, Abdullah AlSokkar, Mahmoud Alghizzawi, Tahreer Abu Hmeidan, Deemah Alarabiat, Ahmed Alamro

“…This sample was chosen due to students’ high engagement with social media and their relevance as future marketing professionals, yielding 277 valid responses to be analyzed, and the hypotheses were tested using smart PLS through Structural Equation Modelling. The analysis revealed that Perceived Interactivity, Advertising Avoidance, and Privacy positively impacted attitudes towards Facebook advertisements, with coefficients and significance levels as follows: β = 0.122, t = 5.545, p < 0.003, β = 0.324, t = 2.643, p < 0.002, and β = 0.046, t = 3.833, p < 0.003, respectively. …”
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Detection of Oral Beta-Lactam Antibiotics Using a Taste Sensor with Surface-Modified Lipid/Polymer Membranes by Takahiro Uchida, Ziyi Jiang, Zeyu Zhao, Shunsuke Kimura, Takeshi Onodera, Kiyoshi Toko

“…This study investigates the potential of the 3-Br-2,6-DHBA-modified sensor membrane for detecting other drug classes. Eleven structurally diverse drugs—including caffeine, antibiotics, antivirals, analgesic-antipyretics from the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children—were tested, as they were previously undetectable by a conventional bitterness sensor. …”
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