Experimentally Derived Luminous Efficiencies for Aluminum and Iron at Meteoric Speeds by L. K. Tarnecki, R. A. Marshall, J. Fontanese, Z. Sternovsky, T. Munsat

“…We present results from an experimental campaign to determine the luminous efficiency as a function of mass, velocity, and composition. Using a linear electrostatic dust accelerator, iron and aluminum microparticles were accelerated to v > 10 km/s and ablated, and the light production measured. …”
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Sintering and Electrical Conductivity of Medium- and High-Entropy Calcium-Doped Four B-Site Cation Perovskite Materials by Geoffrey Swift, Sai Ram Gajjala, Rasit Koc

“…The electrical conductivity was measured in air as a function of temperature to 900 °C. Conductivity versus composition indicates that an increase in entropy has a marked effect on electrical conductivity, leading to two distinct relationships with temperature.…”
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Using In Vitro Models to Study the Interactions Between Environmental Exposures and Human Microbiota by Qiwen Cheng, Shengxi Chen

“…Exposure to environmental factors, such as chemical contaminants and biological agents, has the potential to alter the composition and function of microbiota, thereby influencing health outcomes. …”
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From Brain to Muscle: The Role of Muscle Tissue in Neurodegenerative Disorders by Elisa Duranti, Chiara Villa

“…Muscle atrophy and mitochondrial dysfunction are also observed in AD, which may exacerbate cognitive decline due to systemic metabolic dysregulation. …”
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Scaled-up preparation of drug-loaded electrospun polymer fibres and investigation of their continuous processing to tablet form by E. Szabo, B. Demuth, B. Nagy, K. Molnar, A. Farkas, B. Szabo, A. Balogh, E. Hirsch, B. Nagy, Gy. Marosi, Z. K. Nagy

“…If crystalline drug was added into the ASD containing tablets as impurity strictly monotonous decrease of drug dissolution was observed in the function of the crystalline drug content. …”
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Metabolomic Characterizations of Liver Injury Caused by Acute Arsenic Toxicity in Zebrafish. by Caixia Li, Ping Li, Yee Min Tan, Siew Hong Lam, Eric C Y Chan, Zhiyuan Gong

“…The alterations in glycolysis partially resemble Warburg effect commonly observed in many cancer cells. However, cellular damages were not reflected in two conventional liver function tests performed, Bilirubin assay and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) assay, probably because the short arsenate exposure was insufficient to induce detectable damage. …”
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Altered gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acid in acute ischaemic stroke with active cancer by Wei Song, Jia Yin, Xuxuan Gao, Genghong Xia, Xiaofei Lin, Yueran Ren, Linling Shen, Qiheng Wu

“…These observations suggest perturbed gut–brain axis function and motivate exploratory research into microbiota-targeted approaches for this high-risk population.…”
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Expression and structural analysis of taste receptor genes in Iberian and Duroc pigs by Cristina Óvilo, Rita Benítez, Yolanda Núñez, Ramón Peiró-Pastor, Fabian García, Eduardo De Mercado, Emilio Gómez-Izquierdo, Juan García-Casco, Clemente López-Bote, María Muñoz

“…Significant association results were observed for SNPs in the TAS1R1 and TAS1R3 genes with meat quality traits and liver composition, which showed segregation in world-wide distributed breeds, but particularly for a potential causal SNP in the CD36 gene, associated with growth and tissue composition, which segregates in Iberian populations.…”
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Dietary restriction and exercise for diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review. by Liesbeth Van Huffel, Charles R V Tomson, Johannes Ruige, Ionut Nistor, Wim Van Biesen, Davide Bolignano

“…Overall, these interventions have beneficial effects on glycaemic control, BMI and body composition, functional status and quality of life, and no harmful effects were observed.…”
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A 3-dimensional mathematical model of microbial proliferation that generates the characteristic cumulative relative abundance distributions in gut microbiomes. by Lena Takayasu, Wataru Suda, Eiichiro Watanabe, Shinji Fukuda, Kageyasu Takanashi, Hiroshi Ohno, Misako Takayasu, Hideki Takayasu, Masahira Hattori

“…A similarly robust power exponent was observed in CRADs of gut microbiomes during dietary interventions and several diseases. …”
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Polycaprolactone for Hard Tissue Regeneration: Scaffold Design and In Vivo Implications by Fernanda Ramírez-Ruiz, Israel Núñez-Tapia, María Cristina Piña-Barba, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Pérez, Vincenzo Guarino, Janeth Serrano-Bello

“…Recently, several pathologies have led to bone loss or damage, such as malformations, bone resorption associated with benign or malignant tumors, periodontal disease, traumas, and others in which a discontinuity in tissue integrity is observed. Bone tissue is characterized by different stiffness, mechanical traction, and compression resistance as a function of the different compartments, which can influence susceptibility to injury or destruction. …”
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Metabolic and immune consequences of antibiotic related microbiome alterations during first-line tuberculosis treatment in Bamako, Mali by Dramane Diallo, Shan Sun, Anou M. Somboro, Anou M. Somboro, Bocar Baya, Amadou Koné, Amadou Koné, Bassirou Diarra, Bassirou Diarra, Mohamed Nantoumé, Isaac Koloma, Mahamadou Diakite, Mahamadou Diakite, Jane Holl, Almoustapha Issiaka Maiga, Moussa Seydi, Grant Theron, Lifang Hou, Anthony Fodor, Mamoudou Maiga, Mamoudou Maiga

“…Concurrently, disturbances in plasma metabolites, including tryptophan, tricarboxylic acids, and cytokine levels were observed. Certain fatty acids associated with inflammation pathways negatively correlated with the abundance of several taxa.ConclusionWe observed alterations in the gut microbiota composition and function during treatment and at Month-15. …”
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Exploring the microbiome of black soil from central India and the impacts of agricultural practices on soil microbial communities by Sudhir Kumar, Rituja Saxena, Rajesh Saxena, Vineet K. Sharma

“…Here, we investigated the composition, diversity, and functional potential of bacterial communities in black soils from central India. …”
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Therapeutic aspects of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome: cardiologist’s opinion by T. V. Adasheva, V. S. Zadionchenko, O. N. Poryvkina, O. Yu. Demicheva, T. M. Terekhova, M. A. Mironova

“…Left ventricular (LV) myocardial mass index significantly decreased from 116,1 to 110,8 (р<0,0001); LV diastolic function had improved. The treatment was associated with the correction in pathological MC types; the maximal improvement was observed for spastic MC type. …”
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Association between gut microbiota in HIV-infected patients and immune reconstitution following antiretroviral therapy (ART) by Yuru Shi, Miaomiao Hu, Jing Wu, Ting Liu, Yingjie Qi, Ang Li

“…Methods We collected clinical data and fecal samples from 50 HIV patients undergoing ART and 30 untreated patients. Based on the observed immune function reconstruction, we further categorized the ART(+) group into a responder group (n = 30) and a non-responder group (n = 20). …”
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Standard mouse diets lead to differences in severity in infectious and non-infectious colitis by Joshua E. Denny, Julia N. Flores, Nontokozo V. Mdluli, Michael C. Abt

“…Factors like diet that shape microbiota composition and function may modulate C. difficile colitis. …”
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Unilateral Exercise and Bilateral Vascular Health in Female Tennis Players and Active Controls by Chanhtel E. Thongphok, Abena O. Gyampo, Elisa Fioraso, Anneli O. Ramolins, Elianna G. Hills, Claire E. Coates, Stephen J. Ives

“…Augmentation pressure and index were different between arms (<i>p</i> = 0.02), but no interactions (group by arm) were observed (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Conclusions: In groups well-matched for age and body composition, TP tended to have lower BP and IAD in pSBP, but cSBP revealed ~50% lower IAD in TP. …”
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Relationships Among In-Line Milk Fat-to-Protein Ratio, Metabolic Profile, and Inflammatory Biomarkers During Early Stage of Lactation in Dairy Cows by Karina Džermeikaitė, Justina Krištolaitytė, Neringa Sutkevičienė, Toma Vilkonienė, Gintarė Vaičiulienė, Audronė Rekešiūtė, Akvilė Girdauskaitė, Samanta Arlauskaitė, Árpád Csaba Bajcsy, Ramūnas Antanaitis

“…Moreover, high serum NEFA levels adversely affect immune function, increasing vulnerability to infections such as mastitis. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of MgO-ZrO2 mixed oxides prepared by the sol–gel method by José Armando Olmos López, Alida Elizabeth Cruz Pérez, María Guadalupe Hernández Cruz, Marcía Eugenia Ojeda Morales, Ebelia del Ángel Meraz, Cecilia Encarnación Gómez

“…This paper aims to evaluate the structural and morphological properties of MgO-ZrO2 mixed oxides as a function of their composition, for which solids of 10, 25, 50, 75, and 90% mol of ZrO2 were synthesized by the sol–gel method. …”
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Potential of Neural Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease by Chung-Hsing Chou, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Dueng-Yuan Hueng

“…Neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation is an emerging strategy for restoring neuronal function in neurological disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD), which is characterized by a profound and selective loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic (DA) neurons. …”
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