Associations between brominated flame retardants exposure and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Mediation analysis in the NHANES by Yulan Cheng, Jingyi Su, Xiangdong Wang, Ruiyao Huang, Zixuan Zhao, Kai Tian, Tianxiang Gu, Xiaoke Wang, Lin Chen, Xinyuan Zhao

“…The association of BFRs with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the general population is unclear. Meanwhile, limited studies have investigated the potential role of oxidative stress and inflammation in this link. …”
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Trypanosoma cruzi Mexican Strains Differentially Modulate Surface Markers and Cytokine Production in Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells from C57BL/6 and BALB/c Mice by Cecilia Gomes Barbosa, Tamires Marielem Carvalho Costa, Chamberttan Souza Desidério, Paula Tatiana Mutão Ferreira, Mariana de Oliveira Silva, César Gómez Hernández, Malú Mateus Santos, Rafael Obata Trevisan, Weslley Guimarães Bovi, Virmondes Rodrigues, Juliana Reis Machado, Luiz Eduardo Ramirez, Carlo José Freire de Oliveira, Marcos Vinícius da Silva

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Ultrasound-Mediated Non-Specific Splenic Immunopotentiation to Elicit Broad-Spectrum Anti-Neoplastic Effects by Dong W, Wang G, Li S, Wang Q, Li W, Liu H, Liang Y, Zhou Z, He X, Guo W, Yuan J, Chai Y, Geng J, Li Z

“…It fully demonstrated that FUS directly stimulated splenic immune cell proliferation and activation (especially NK and CD8 T cells) rather than CAP excitation to modulate splenic immune function. Particularly, NK cells are much more indispensable and important in responding to FUS stimulation for cancer suppression than CD8 T cells. …”
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AN ANTIHERO IN THE SPACE OF A SOUTH KOREAN DRAMA: IS IT OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY? / АНТИГЕРОЙ В ПРОСТРАНСТВЕ ЮЖНОКОРЕЙСКОГО СЕРИАЛА: НОРМАЛЬНО ЛИ БЫТЬ НЕНОРМАЛЬНЫМ?... by Tarasova Aleksandra V. / Тарасова А.В.

“…The article focuses on the image of an antihero in South Korean television series: its typical features, its functions, and interaction with the audience. The article opens with a brief outline of the antihero version that has been sought after by the global audience since the 2000s—a gifted sociopath, unable and unwilling to maintain the generally accepted format of interaction with other people. …”
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The Gluten-free diet and oncological prevention – the importance of a conscious lifestyle for physically active people – A Literature Review by Julia Wątor, Alicja Podolska, Patrycja Kolano, Jerzy Krzeszowiak, Barbara Chojnacka, Tomasz Pulanecki, Barbara Boba, Sylwia Bryksy, Aleksandra Ożga, Agnieszka Woźniacka

“…Aim of the Study: This review examines whether celiac patients are more prone to cancer and how a gluten-free diet modifies this risk. …”
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A Proposed Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithm for the Management of Lumbar Discogenic Pain by Lorio MP, Beall DP, Myers TJ, Naidu RK, McRoberts WP, Davis TT, Gage EG, Calodney AK, Verrills P, De Palma MJ, Amirdelfan K, Block JE

“…Treatment options are stratified by DDD severity to include conservative management (grades 1 and 2), minimally-invasive intradiscal therapies (grades 3 to 7), and more invasive surgical procedures (grade 8). Recognizing that the management program for patients with lumbar discogenic pain can be highly personalized, the treatment options recommended by this algorithm should be considered general guidance.Conclusion: The proposed algorithm offers an easy-to-use clinical tool for identifying, evaluating and treating patients with lumbar discogenic pain. …”
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Sensitivity Study of Multiconstellation GNSS-R to Soil Moisture and Surface Roughness Using FY-3E GNOS-II Data by Zhongmin Ma, Adriano Camps, Hyuk Park, Shuangcheng Zhang, Xiaojun Li, Jean-Pierre Wigneron

“…As compared with higher SM, SR is more sensitive at lower SM. This highlights the shortcomings of using linear models to retrieve SM. …”
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Exploring the thermodynamic description of a simulation of flocking birds by Alexander V. Mantzaris, George-Rafael Domenikos

“…The energy of the birds is defined, and from the distribution function, the entropy, internal energy, temperature, heat flux, and pressure are defined. …”
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Exponentiated Inverse Rayleigh Distribution and an Application to Coating Weights of Iron Sheets Data by Gadde Srinivasa Rao, Sauda Mbwambo

“…This article aims to introduce a generalization of the inverse Rayleigh distribution known as exponentiated inverse Rayleigh distribution (EIRD) which extends a more flexible distribution for modeling life data. …”
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Network security traffic detection and legal supervision based on adaptive metric learning algorithm by Liu Zhen

“…Using the vertex weighted function algorithm, we can analyze the Time complexity of the original algorithm and calculate more accurate time values. …”
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Neuroimmune Pain and Its Manipulation by Pathogens by Kevin W. Lozo, Athena Aktipis, Joe Alcock

“…These complementary systems generally protect hosts from infections. At the same time, neuroimmune pain is vulnerable to manipulation. …”
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An automatic adaptive method to combine summary statistics in approximate Bayesian computation. by Jonathan U Harrison, Ruth E Baker

“…However, some summary statistics contain more information about parameters of interest than others, and it is not always clear how to weight their contributions within the ABC framework. …”
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Small fiber pathology in fibromyalgia syndrome by Claudia Sommer, Nurcan Üçeyler

“…Microneurography in particular has shown increased spontaneous activity, mechanosensitivity, and enhanced activity-induced slowing in C fibers of patients with fibromyalgia. Generalized reduction of skin innervation, ie, proximally and distally, was associated with higher symptom severity and more pronounced central nervous system changes as seen in magnetic resonance tomography. …”
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Asymmetric excitatory synaptic dynamics underlie interaural time difference processing in the auditory system. by Pablo E Jercog, Gytis Svirskis, Vibhakar C Kotak, Dan H Sanes, John Rinzel

“…We demonstrate, and support using a biophysically based computational model, that a bilateral asymmetry in excitatory post-synaptic potential (EPSP) slopes provides a robust compensatory delay mechanism due to differential activation of low threshold potassium conductance on these inputs and permits MSO neurons to encode physiological ITDs. We suggest, more generally, that the dependence of spike probability on rate of depolarization, as in these auditory neurons, provides a mechanism for temporal order discrimination between EPSPs.…”
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Epidemiologic threats and outcome of evolving COVID-19-associated mucormycosis from a referral hospital in Egypt by Safaa Elserougy, Muhammad Abdel-Ghaffar, Eman Medhat, Ahmed Heiba, Weam Shaheen, Elham Mostafa, Hala Mahfouz, Samah Abdel-Hafez, Mohammad S Mahfouz, Shimaa Afify, Omnia Ali, Enass El-Sayed, Ahmed M Mostafa, Ahmed M Salah, Anwar Elbatawy, Hanan M Elghoneimy, Amr A Elshafey, Ahmed Abou-ElFotouh, Tareq Abdul-Ghani, Fatma I Ibrahim, Sarah M Samy, Manal S Elhussini

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Archaeal diversity in the microbiomes of four wild bird species by Trevor Hunter, Lauren Chance, Chris S. Elphick, Sarah M. Hird

“…ABSTRACT Archaea are generally low-abundance members of the vertebrate microbiota that require specific PCR primers to be detected in metabarcoding studies, and the robust intraspecific sample size is necessary for well-supported conclusions about archaeal diversity. …”
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Targeted nano-energetic material exploration through active learning algorithm implementation by Leandro Carreira, Lea Pillemont, Yasser Sami, Nicolas Richard, Alain Esteve, Matthieu Jonckheere, Carole Rossi

“…Our framework is tailored for typical discrete search spaces involving multiple measured physical properties and when only a small dataset is available, as it is the case in thermite materials. But more generally, this research represents a significant advancement for large-scale problems in energetic materials science and engineering, where predicting the effect of feature modification is desired but limited simulations or experiments can be afforded due to their high cost.…”
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Bayesian Integration of Bronchoalveolar Lavage miRNAs and KL-6 in Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis Diagnosis by Piera Soccio, Valerio Longo, Corrado Mencar, Pasquale Tondo, Fabiola Murgolo, Giulia Scioscia, Donato Lacedonia

“…Bayesian analysis with generalized linear models has been applied for both diagnostic and prognostic classification. …”
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Alternative splicing in the RBMXL1 5′-UTR induces uORF-mediated translation control in activated B lymphocytes by Sylvain de Breyne, Hélène Polvèche, Didier Auboeuf, Théophile Ohlmann, Henri Gruffat, Evelyne Manet

“…In addition to RBMX, there exist several RBMX-like genes (RBMXLs) that have been generated by retrotransposition of RBMX. Among these, RBMXL1 encodes a protein that is more than 95% identical to RBMX and may therefore fulfil similar functions. …”
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Versatility of the Sports Manager’s Activity Reflected in the Professional Standards by Liliana BUDEVICI-PUIU, Anatolie BUDEVICI-PUIU

“… Modern sports management generates new requirements for human resources in this field, which must fulfill new functional tasks in accordance with the strategic objectives of the sports entity. …”
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