PCYT2 overexpression induces mitochondrial damage and promotes apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. by Xu Bei, Caihong Zhao, Jia Liu, Jun Cao, Wanbao Zheng, Tao Wang, Wenjie Lu, Youzhi Xu

“…However, the role of PCYT2 in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) unknow. In this study, the role of PCYT2 overexpression in the development of HCC was examined by culturing HepG2 cells. …”
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Educational intervention program for oral health in elderly people by Teresita de Jesús Barrio Pedraza, Nora Sexto Delgado, Esther Victoria Barrio Pedraza, Alicia Maria Quiñones Betancourt

“…<strong>Results:</strong> 44 elderly people were studied with a prevalence of incorrect brushing, incorrect oral hygiene and inappropriate use of dental floss. 97, 7% had incorrect knowledge about use and maintenance of the prosthesis and 100% developed abilities for oral self-examination. …”
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Efficacy of hemostasis and gingival retraction of Merocel strip compared with conventional retraction cord utilizing digital gypsum model: a randomized controlled trial by Leen Dannan, Mawia Karkoutly, Jihad Abou Nassar

“…Abstract This study aimed to ascertain whether the Merocel strips (MS) can achieve adequate hemostasis and effectively retract the gingiva compared to the aluminum chloride-impregnated knitted retraction cord (ACIKRC) utilizing a digital gypsum model. …”
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Synergistic Antioxidant Effects of Molecular Hydrogen and Cold Atmospheric Plasma in Enhancing Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy by Mikhail Yu. Artamonov, Felix A. Pyatakovich, Inessa A. Minenko

“…H₂ and CAP in conjunction with each other assist in establishing an ambience favorable for promoting MSCs’ survival and growth abilities, and reduce the healing time in various pathways such as wound, neuroprotection, and ischemia. …”
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Extracellular vesicles of Clonorchis sinensis promote the malignant phenotypes of cholangiocarcinoma via NF-κB/EMT axis. by Xiaowen Pan, Qing He, Yingxuan Yin, Anyuan Xu, Aoxun Wu, Xueqing Yi, Zifeng Zhong, Yinjuan Wu, Xuerong Li

“…Wound healing assays, transwell assays and in vivo lung metastasis model were conducted to evaluate the migration and invasion abilities. Moreover, the involvement of EMT process, as well as NF-κB and ERK signaling pathway was assessed. …”
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Braille in the Sighted: Teaching Tactile Reading to Sighted Adults. by Łukasz Bola, Katarzyna Siuda-Krzywicka, Małgorzata Paplińska, Ewa Sumera, Paweł Hańczur, Marcin Szwed

“…Blind people are known to have superior perceptual abilities in their remaining senses. Several studies suggest that these enhancements are dependent on the specific experience of blind individuals, who use those remaining senses more than sighted subjects. …”
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Improving myocardial infarction diagnosis with Siamese network-based ECG analysis. by Vaibhav Gadag, Simrat Singh, Anshul Harish Khatri, Shruti Mishra, Sandeep Kumar Satapathy, Sung-Bae Cho, Abishi Chowdhury, Amrit Pal, Sachi Nandan Mohanty

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>In this study, we developed the ECG signals based early detection of cardiovascular diseases with Siamese network model.…”
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Creativity in the pretend play of preschool children by Gardašević Ana

“…This paper presents a study to identify creative potential in pretend play and explore how adults contribute to play development. …”
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DEEP LEARNING-BASED SUPER-RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH RECENT INSIGHTS by Renuka Sambhaji Sindge, Maitreyee Dutta, Jagriti Saini

“…However, DL-based super-resolution methods have outperformed the competition due to their efficient mapping and feature extraction abilities. This study strives to provide details of significant progress in DL-based SR approaches based on single and multiple input frames. …”
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Structural Damage Identification Method of Girder Bridges Based on Multilevel Data Fusion Theory by Chang-Sheng Xiang, Hai-Long Liu, Yu Zhou, Chen-Yu Liu, Li-Xian Wang

“…It can be concluded that the recognition results agree well with man-made damage cases whatever the positions or degrees are. Finally, a test study on a simply supported steel beam with different damage forms is carried out. …”
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INTEGRATING LOCAL WISDOM: INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN SCIENCE LEARNING by Naffa Afkarina Izzata Dini, Heru Kuswanto

“…Employing the ADDIE development model, the study follows a systematic approach encompassing five stages: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. …”
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Correlations Between Body Composition Indicators and Performance in Sprint and Agility Tests Among Handball Referees by Ștefan CIOBANU, Beatrice Aurelia ABALAȘEI

“…To remain consistently prepared, referees must maintain optimal physical condition to support both essential and complementary motor abilities. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the correlations and regression models between body composition variables and performance in sprint and agility tests among handball referees. …”
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The impact of team cohesion on athlete engagement in collegiate basketball leagues: the moderating role of paternalistic leadership by Liang Wang, Jianhua Xu, Yao Liu

“…ObjectiveThis study investigates the impact of team cohesion on the engagement of college basketball players, and examines the moderating effects of authoritarian, benevolent, and moral leadership styles within paternalistic leadership on this influence. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Human Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells between Preeclampsia and Normal Pregnant Women by Han-Sung Hwang, Yong-Sun Maeng

“…Given the adverse environment of fetal circulation made in the preeclamptic condition, and the role of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) as a multipotent progenitor cell, we hypothesized that MSCs derived from human umbilical cord blood (hUCB-MSCs) obtained from preeclampsia are adversely altered or affected compared with normal pregnancy. The aim of this study was to analyze the biological characteristics and compare the functional abilities and gene expression patterns of hUCB-MSCs originating from pregnant women with and without severe preeclampsia. hUCB-MSCs were isolated and cultured from 28 pregnant women with severe preeclampsia and 30 normal pregnant women. hUCB-MSCs obtained from women with preeclampsia were less proliferative and more senescent and had lower telomerase activity and higher ROS activity than cells from women with normal pregnancy. …”
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Rethinking while Redoing: Tactical Affordances of Assistive Technologies in Photography by the Visually Impaired by Vendela Grundell

“… This article addresses ableism in 21st century net­work society by analysing afford­ances in the practices of visually impaired photographers. The case study details how these photo­graphers use assistive de­vices, tweaking afford­ances of both these devices and the photo­graphic apparatus: its tech­nical materialities, cultural concept­ual­izations and creative ex­pressions. …”
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Construction of a theoretical framework for the downstream effects of social alienation in young-onset dementia patients based on grounded theory by KANG Yun, SHAO Yan, PENG Guihai, ZHU Shuzhen, LI Longti

“…Objective To explore and construct a theoretical framework for the downstream effects of social alienation in youny-onset dementia (YOD) patients, based on grounded theory methodology.Methods Purpose sampling was employed, and data were collected from January to March 2023 at 3 top tertiary hospitals and 6 community health service centers in Shiyan city, patients with YOD and their caregivers at different levels and stages of cognitive function of the disease courses as study subjects. Data were gathered using semi-structured interviews and analyzed through procedural grounded theory methods using NVIVO 12.0 software for open, axial, and selective coding to test the saturation of the theory.Results Cognitive decline process, diminished occupational abilities, emotional isolation and psychological stress, shrinking social activities and interactions, declining life skills and quality, and increased need for medical and social support were the six main dornains of the core category "social alienation downstream effects in YOD patiens" and were categorized as the central impact, functional decrement, emotional disorder, social disconnection, life adaptation, and support dependence.Conclusion This research constructed a six-dimensional theoretical framework for the downstream effects of social alienation in YOD patients. …”
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Rethinking the four-wing problem in plesiosaur swimming using bio-inspired decentralized control by Akira Fukuhara, Mitsutoshi Sato, Hisayuki Ogawa, Tamaki Sato, William Sellers, Akio Ishiguro

“…Recent engineering-inspired paleontological studies have reconstructed feasible locomotor patterns in extinct animals. …”
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Development of Professionally-Oriented Reading Skills of Future Veterinarians by Liudmyla Pikulytska

“…The objectives of the article are to study and characterize the theoretical foundations of professionally-oriented reading training; to define principles and criteria for the selection of professionally-oriented texts for future veterinarians; to introduce and substantiate the stage-by-stage work with the text of professional veterinary orientation. …”
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Regional modelling of extreme sea levels induced by hurricanes by A. A. Chaigneau, M. Menéndez, M. Ramírez-Pérez, A. Toimil

“…NEMO and ADCIRC demonstrate similar abilities in simulating storm surges induced by hurricanes. …”
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MONTHLY ALL-CAUSE AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY AS AN INDICATOR OF THE PROCESS OF HEALTHCARE IN RURAL SETTLEMENTS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS OF TATARSTAN REPUBLIC by F. M. Kamalova, N. A. Nigmatullina

“…The lethal cases assessed, by the state registries, in three ADS, different by social and economical levels, abilities of medical institutions and life style of the rural inhabitants in the years 2000-2002 and 2009-2011. …”
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