Microbial Influences on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Gut–Brain Axis and Therapeutic Potential of Microbiota Modulation by Victòria Ayala, Laia Fontdevila, Santiago Rico-Rios, Mònica Povedano, Pol Andrés-Benito, Pascual Torres, José C. E. Serrano, Reinald Pamplona, Manuel Portero-Otin

“…Results: ALS patients exhibit gut dysbiosis, characterized by reduced SCFA-producing bacteria and an increase in potentially pathogenic genera. Of note, different studies do not agree on common patterns of microbiota being linked to ALS, supporting the need for further, more extensive studies. …”
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Seeking help for menstrual pain during adolescence: A mixed-methods retrospective survey of treatment experiences and preferences by Kayla M Wall, Marta C Erlandson, Michelle M Gagnon

“…Background: Menstrual pain can significantly impact adolescents’ well-being and functioning. Despite the prevalence of adolescent menstrual pain, information about adolescents’ experiences seeking treatment is limited. …”
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Fusion of RetinaFace and improved FaceNet for individual cow identification in natural scenes by Lingling Yang, Xingshi Xu, Jizheng Zhao, Huaibo Song

“…FaceNet's core feature network was enhanced through MobileNet integration, and the loss function was jointly optimized with Cross Entropy Loss and Triplet Loss to achieve a quicker and more stable convergence curve. …”
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Epidemiology and hospitalization costs of chronic kidney disease in Romania by Ildiko Aliz Bradacs, László-István Bába, László Lorenzovici, Andreea Mihaela Precup, Szabolcs Farkas- Ráduly, Gyongyi Tar, Vasile Nastase, Lucia Georgeta Daina, Raul Bozu, Gyula Jozsef Nagy, Dimitrie Cristian Siriopol, Dorel Sandesc, Ovidiu Horea Bedreag, Florin Buicu, Gabriel Mircescu, Gener Ismail

“…Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease or chronic renal failure is a progressive condition defined as abnormalities of kidney structure or function, present for longer than 3 months. It is estimated to affect more than 10% of the general population worldwide. …”
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Serum-free endothelial cell culture medium for vascular smooth muscle cells sheet formation by Jing Yang, Xuheng Sun, Hongjing Jiang, Jiandong Li, Jierong Liang, Zhanyi Lin

“…Methods This study systematically compared cell sheets generated under SFM and 10% FBS culture conditions in terms of structure, cellular phenotype, and functional properties. …”
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Notes on ants fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran (Part I) by Arsalan Khalili-Moghadam, Sebastian Salata, Lech Borowiec

“…Result showed that the Iranian ant fauna is rich and in need of more faunistic studies.…”
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Microbiome analysis reveals dynamic changes of gut microbiota in Guizhou horse and Dutch Warmblood horses by Yanfang Lan, Yaonan Li, Yang Wang

“…While both types of horses share similar major bacterial and fungal phyla, significant differences were observed in numerous bacterial and fungal genera. Moreover, functional predictions of gut bacterial communities suggested that WH exhibit a more robust digestive system and enhanced glycan biosynthesis and metabolism capabilities. …”
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Appraising forest diversity in the seasonally dry tropical region of the Gulf of Mexico by Natalia Mesa-Sierra, Federico Escobar, Javier Laborde

“…A total of 5,583 individuals belonging to 157 species, 113 genera, and 43 families were recorded in 29 forest patches (total sampling area = 8.7 ha). …”
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The comparative effects of injecting intra-articular platelet-rich plasma and hypertonic dextrose prolotherapy in osteoarthritis knee - A randomized control trial by Neeraj Singh, Anil K. Gupta, Dileep Kumar, Sudhir Mishra, Ganesh Yadav, Shreya Singh

“…Result: Overall, the baseline to 6 weeks change of LKI-Pain in group I (PRP) was significantly more than the group II (DEXTROSE) (P < 0.001). On considering the parameter of LKI-Pain at baseline and 6 weeks for PRP and Dextrose, it was found that in Group I, the mean ± SD reduced more at 6 weeks from 4.81 ± 1.55 to 2.44 ± 1.76 as compared to participants in Group II with 4.83 ± 1.17 at baseline to 6 weeks 3.64 ± 0.98, LKI-Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for group I PRP the Mean ± SD score dropped more from 4.66 ± 1.40 to 2.95 ± 1.35 whereas for group II Dextrose the Mean ± SD score dropped from 4.68 ± 1.40 to 3.65 ± 1.51 at baseline and 6 week respectively and At baseline, the mean LKI-Total score in group I was 12.85 ± 3.59 while in group II the mean score was 13.11 ± 3.15. …”
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Effects of systemic administration of the retinoid Isotretinoin on bone tissue: A narrative literature review by Maria Júlia Bento Martins Parreira, Bruna Trazzi Pagani, Matheus Bento Medeiros Moscatel, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis, Beatriz Flávia de Moraes Trazzi, Acácio Fuziy, Rogerio Leone Buchaim

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Sensing the Cultural Significance with AI for Social Inclusion by Nan Bai

“…This thesis explores the use of AI in a methodological framework to include the contribution of a larger and more diverse group of participants with user-generated data. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Mental Stress on Electrocardiological Signals through the Use of Virtual Reality by Penio Lebamovski, Evgeniya Gospodinova

“…The results show that the application of immersive VR generates higher mental stress levels than non-immersive VR, but in both cases, HRV changes (decreases), but more significantly in immersive VR. …”
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Modulation of network excitability by persistent activity: how working memory affects the response to incoming stimuli. by Elisa M Tartaglia, Nicolas Brunel, Gianluigi Mongillo

“…Neurons more active will be more excitable, and thus more responsive to external inputs. …”
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Conmemorar sin festejar: exclusión y polarización en las fiestas del bicentenario de Honduras en 2021 by Miguel Gomis

“…Have the commemorations of the bicentennial of independence in Honduras generated more inclusive processes and stories? This text analyzes the events, speeches and content of the bicentennial of Honduras to understand the exclusion of certain actors. …”
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Knockout of the mitoribosome rescue factors Ict1 or Mtrfr is viable in zebrafish but not mice: compensatory mechanisms underlying each factor's loss by Nobukazu Nameki, Chika Tomisawa, Soichiro Hoshino, Hidehiko Shimizu, Masashi Abe, Sho Arai, Kanako Kuwasako, Naoki Asakawa, Yusuke Inoue, Takuro Horii, Izuho Hatada, Masakatsu Watanabe

“…Here, attempts to generate Mtrfr knockout mice were unsuccessful. However, knockout zebrafish lines were successfully generated for both ict1 and mtrfr (ict1−/− and mtrfr−/−). …”
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Exploring public sector workforce attitudes toward AI competence and its impact on AI competence self-assessment by Gatis Lāma, Agnese Lastovska

“…Additionally, more than half of the respondents expressed limited trust in AI-generated information, with only seven participants fully trusting AI. …”
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Plasma membrane-coated nanoparticles and membrane vesicles to orchestrate multimodal antitumor immunity by Yang Li, Toshiaki Yoshikawa, Yusuke Ito, Satoshi Inoue, Takahiro Nakashima, Noriko Nakamura, Tetsuya Matsukawa, Seiichi Ohta, Yuki Kagoya, Hitomi Kasuya, Mirei Kataoka, Haosong Zhang, Chitose Oneyama

“…Here, we hypothesized that the simultaneous input of more comprehensive signals would elicit more robust and durable effector T-cell functions.Methods We genetically engineered the leukemia cell line K562 to express BsAbs, costimulatory ligands, cytokines, and blocking antibodies against immune checkpoint molecules on the cell surface, from which we obtained plasma membrane fractions by mechanical homogenization and subsequent isolation steps. …”
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Patient characteristics and pharmacologic treatment patterns in antifibrotic-treated patients with fibrosing interstitial lung diseases: real-world results from a claims database by Yasuhiro Kondoh, Tomohiro Ito, Hana Kimura, Haikun Bao, Masataka Kuwana

“…Abstract Background Antifibrotics have been approved for use in many countries, including Japan, based on the results of several phase III clinical trials in patients with IPF, SSc-ILD, and PPF, which showed slower lung function decline with antifibrotic treatment. There is a paucity of information on the real-world use of antifibrotics in clinical practice. …”
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Open reduction, internal fixation of Vancouver B1, C &amp; D type periprosthetic femoral fractures with use of an antiglide plate at fracture apex - The “Apex Plate” by Roland Bell, Mohammed Remtulla, Bryan Riemer

“…The lateral tension-banding plate method can exploit the latter function of this smaller plate to improve the stability of the fixed construct, and thereby encourage more reliable bone healing. …”
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Ganoderma Disease in Oil Palm Trees Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning by Chee Seng Kwang, Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak, Sumendra Yogarayan, M. Z. Adli Zahisham, Tze Huey Tam, M. K. Anuar Mohd Noor, Haryati Abidin

“…Future research will focus on collecting more data, incorporating temporal information for disease stage classification, and implementing a more robust machine learning (ML) model for performance enhancement. …”
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