Dayuan Yin alleviates symptoms of HCoV-229E-induced pneumonia and modulates the Ras/Raf1/MEK/ERK pathway by Rui Li, Wen Zhang, Bei Huang, Guotong Sun, Yifei Xie, Junke Song, Shumei Wang, Guanhua Du

“…Spleen immune cell composition was analyzed using flow cytometry. Inflammatory cytokines and viral loads were quantified using hypersensitive multiplex electrochemiluminescence method and PCR analysis, respectively. …”
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Emerging contaminant removal using eco-friendly zinc ferrite nanoparticles: Sunlight-driven degradation of tetracycline by Ramesh Vinayagam, Syonaa Batra, Gokulakrishnan Murugesan, Louella Concepta Goveas, Thivaharan Varadavenkatesan, Ashton Menezes, Raja Selvaraj

“…In this study, mesoporous zinc ferrite nanoparticles (ZnFe2O4) were synthesized via a green hydrothermal method using sweet cherry leaf extract for the photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline (TC) under natural sunlight. …”
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Visible-Light-driven Photocatalytic Properties of Copper(I) Oxide (Cu2O) and Its Graphene-based Nanocomposites by Abdul Waheed Rabbani, Gul Naz, Elyor Berdimurodov, Basant Lal, Aigul Baimagambetova Sailauovna, Ahmad Hosseini Bandegharaei

“… In this study, an improved process was proposed for the synthesis of structure-controlled Cu2O nanoparticles, using a simplified wet chemical method at room temperature. A chemical solution route was established to synthesize Cu2O crystals with various sizes and morphologies. …”
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Canonical correlation analysis for multi-omics: Application to cross-cohort analysis. by Min-Zhi Jiang, François Aguet, Kristin Ardlie, Jiawen Chen, Elaine Cornell, Dan Cruz, Peter Durda, Stacey B Gabriel, Robert E Gerszten, Xiuqing Guo, Craig W Johnson, Silva Kasela, Leslie A Lange, Tuuli Lappalainen, Yongmei Liu, Alex P Reiner, Josh Smith, Tamar Sofer, Kent D Taylor, Russell P Tracy, David J VanDenBerg, James G Wilson, Stephen S Rich, Jerome I Rotter, Michael I Love, Laura M Raffield, Yun Li, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium, TOPMed Analysis Working Group

“…Integrative approaches that simultaneously model multi-omics data have gained increasing popularity because they provide holistic system biology views of multiple or all components in a biological system of interest. …”
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Pressurized liquid extraction as a green technique for bioactive compounds recovery from Momordica charantia leaves by Gabriell J. R․ Rocha, Ana C․ Aguiar, Cátia O. G․ Abud, Paula B․ Pertuzatti, Klicia A․ Sampaio, Julia T․ Paula

“…In the modeling of PLE kinetics curves, the Spline model identified three distinct stages in the extraction process. …”
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Insights into Stability and Selective Agglomeration in Binary Mixtures of Colloids: A Study on Gold Nanoparticles and Ultra-Small Quantum Dots by Azita Rezvani, Alexander Kichigin, Benjamin Apeleo Zubiri, Erdmann Spiecker, Doris Segets

“…First, we established a binary model system comprising gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) and ZnS quantum dots (QDs) to assess interparticle interactions. …”
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Remote sensing estimates of time-resolved HONO and NO₂ emission rates and lifetimes in wildfires by C. D. Fredrickson, C. D. Fredrickson, S. J. Janz, L. N. Lamsal, L. N. Lamsal, U. A. Jongebloed, J. L. Laughner, J. A. Thornton

“…We assessed the validity of a range of emission rate and lifetime combinations for both HONO and <span class="inline-formula">NO₂</span> as the fire evolves by comparing the resulting line density predictions to the line density observations. We found that our method results in emissions that are lower than top-down biomass burning emissions inventories and higher than bottom-up inventories. …”
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associations with stress and physical activity levels: a cross-sectional study involving university staff in Nigeria by Uchechukwu Martha Chukwuemeka, Peace Ogechukwu Chukwu, Anthony Chinedu Anakor, Precious Nzubechi Ukachi, Declan Ayara, Fatai Adesina Maruf

“…Therefore, this research determined the prevalence of MetS and its association with stress and physical activity levels among university workers. Method Two hundred seventy staff (approximately 40% were males) that were randomly recruited from different campuses of the university participated in this study. …”
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Meal Pattern Variables and 15-Year Mortality: Results from the Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies, Sweden by Emmalee Gisslevik, Love Svanqvist, Ingmar Skoog, Lauren Lissner, Elisabet Rothenberg

“…Dietary intake was assessed using the diet history method, reflecting intake over the preceding 3 months. …”
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Morphometric differences between basal cell carcinomas &amp; melanomas of the head &amp; neck versus other sites and their influence on neural networks by Jonas Hue, Jinendra Ekanayake, Jamshid Dehmeshki, Jagtar Dhanda

“…Objective: We aimed to investigate the morphometric differences between anatomic sites of the head and neck(H&N) versus other body sites in basal cell carcinomas and melanomas and how these differences may impact neural network model accuracy. Methods: Morphometric image analysis of the BCCs(n=422) and melanomas(n=868) from the publicly available HAM10000 dataset was performed using an open-source image analysis software. …”
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Effects of Steviol Glycosides on Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism and Oxidative Stress in Liver of Rats with Excessive Exercise Fatigue by Zejin GAO, Heng KANG, Qiao SONG

“…Objective: Using Stevia rebaudiana leaves as experimental materials, stevia glycoside (SG) was extracted and isolated, and its effects on mitochondrial energy metabolism and oxidative stress in the liver of rats with excessive exercise fatigue were investigated. Methods: High-performance liquid chromatography was used to analyze the monomer composition of SG. …”
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Effect on Neuropathy of the Peripheral Nervous System in Dietary Obese Rats: Is the Source of These Fatty Acids Important for Outcome? by Davidson E, Obrosov O, Coppey L, Yorek M

“…However, other sources exist that could be a better environmental, safety, and/or economic choice.Methods: Male Sprague Dawley rats 12 weeks of age were fed a 45% kcal diet to induce obesity and model pre-diabetes. …”
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The association between plant-based diet indices and the risk of breast cancer: a case-control study by Fateme Souni, Fatemeh Mansouri, Fatemeh Jafari, Reza Sharifi, Sepideh PourvatanDoust, Zainab Shateri, Mehran Nouri, Bahram Rashidkhani

“…To address these inconsistencies, we aimed to evaluate the association between the plant-based diet index (PDI), healthful PDI (hPDI), and unhealthy PDI (uPDI) with the odds of BrC in Iranian women. Methods The current case-control research was performed on 133 Iranian women with BrC and 265 controls. …”
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A novel theoretical approach to predict the interannual variability of sulfur in Mercury’s exosphere and subsurface by S. Verkercke, J. Y. Chaufray, F. Leblanc, A. Georgiou, M. S. Phillips, G. Munaretto, J. Lewis, A. Ricketts, L. Morrissey

“…In this study, we use a unique theoretical approach that combines modeling methods across different dimensional scales to understand the presence of sulfur on Mercury. …”
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Single-cell sequencing unveils the transcriptomic landscape of castration-resistant prostate cancer-associated fibroblasts and their association with prognosis and immunotherapy re... by Yifeng Qiu, Yuhan Wang, Jiahe Liu, Kai Sun, Baohua Liu, Qi Hou

“…In addition, we examined the impact of CRPC-CAFs on the efficacy of immunotherapy and the composition of the tumor immune milieu. Furthermore, a subcutaneous PCa model was applied to determine the potential of TGF-β signaling blockade to augment the response to immunotherapeutic interventions. …”
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Lithofacies controls on gas accumulation in tight sandstone reservoirs: insights from the Permian Shihezi formation, south-western Ordos Basin, China by Xiaoming Wu, Xiaoming Wu, Zhongbin Chen, Zhicheng Shen, Yanxin Bao, Zheng Lan, Puxin Liu, Luxing Dou, Zhigang Wen

“…The sweet spot model has been validated through exploration practices and has guided the discovery of industrial gas flow wells.…”
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Effect of dietary approaches to stop hypertension and curcumin co-administration on glycemic parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome: An RCT by Tayebeh Zohrabi, Azadeh Nadjarzadeh, Sara Jambarsang, Mohammad Hasan Sheikhha, Abbas Aflatoonian, Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi

“…Homeostasis model assessment of IR decreased significantly in the supplement intervention even after controlling for confounding factors in adjusted models. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation from Helicobacter pylori carriers following bismuth quadruple therapy exacerbates alcohol-related liver disease in mice via LPS-induced activation... by Huihui Gao, Hangming Bai, Yanyan Su, Yuting Gao, Hui Fang, Donghang Li, Youren Yu, Xing Lu, Dasheng Xia, Daqing Mao, Yi Luo

“…This study aims to characterize BQT-induced gut microbiota alterations in asymptomatic H. pylori carriers and evaluate their effect on an ALD mouse model. Methods Metagenomic sequencing was conducted to assess the gut microbiota composition of individuals before and after BQT. …”
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Specific Physical Performances of Young Male Basketball Players in Palestine: An Assessment by Maturity Status by Layla Jawabreh, Mohamed Tounsi, Ghazi Racil, Johnny Padulo, Gian Mario Migliaccio, Luca Russo, Yassine Trabelsi

“…This study aimed to evaluate the development of anthropometric characteristics and physical performance across different age and maturity groups among male basketball players in Palestine, as well as to identify the anthropometric factors influencing physical performance within this population. Methods: A total of one-hundred-fifty male basketball players, aged 12 to 16, participated in this study. …”
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Solving Collaborative Scheduling of Production and Logistics via Deep Reinforcement Learning: Considering Limited Transportation Resources and Charging Constraints by Xianping Huang, Yong Chen, Wenchao Yi, Zhi Pei, Ziwen Cheng

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms composite dispatching rules and mainstream DRL methods across multiple scheduling scenarios, achieving an average improvement of 8.2% and 10.5% in makespan, respectively. …”
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