Standardization of epistemic trust/mistrust/credulity questionnaire: Examining validity and reliability among adolescents Standardization of ETMCQ among adolescents by Raziyeh Hashemi, Mehdi Reza Sarafraz, Habib Hadian Fard, Mohammad Reza Taghavi

“…After conducting exploratory factor analysis, three factors were extracted from the entire questionnaire, which explained 50.65% of the total variance of the scale. …”
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Immunological and physiological changes of exercise-released lactate on tumors: an important and new research window by Amir Hossein Ahmadi Hekmatikar, Arsham Entesari, Hossein Shirvani

“…Additionally, it has been discovered that lactate metabolism is essential for the function of anti-tumor immune cells (Ahmadi Hekmatikar et al., 2023; Heuser et al., 2023). …”
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Predictors of sustained reverse remodelling in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Silas Ramos Furquim, Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Maria Tereza Sampaio de Sousa Lira, Mauro Rogerio de Barros Wanderley Jr, Daniel Catto deMarchi, Pamela Camara Maciel, Andre Zimerman, Felix Jose Alvarez Ramires, Luciano Nastari, Bruno Biselli, Paulo Roberto Chizzola, Robinson Tadeu Munhoz, Fábio Fernandes, Silvia Moreira Ayub‐Ferreira

“…Conclusions Patients with greater EF increases and LVESD reductions at EF recovery, greater septum thickness, higher blood pressure, no need for diuretics and NYHA I/II maintenance had the best chance of maintaining recovered ventricular function.…”
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LGBT Actors, Ritual and Martial Arts Groups, and State-Building in Post-Conflict Timor-Leste by Lili Chen, Laura Sjoberg

“…Reading these two facts, however, often produces reductive understandings of these organizations —in terms of their membership, structure, and even political role. …”
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Tumor stage-driven disruption of NK cell maturation in human and murine tumors by Jules Russick, Carine Torset, Dan Sun, Solenne Marmier, Nicolas Merle, Elodie Voilin, Nathalie Josseaume, Maxime Meylan, Isaïas Hernandez, Pierre-Emmanuel Foy, Pierre-Emmanuel Joubert, Marco Alifano, Audrey Lupo, Sophie Siberil, Niklas K. Björkström, Diane Damotte, Isabelle Cremer

“…Using functional assays, we observed intratumoral NK cell death and a reduction in cytotoxic capacities depending on the tumor stage. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of lithium versus quetiapine augmentation for treatment-resistant depression in adults: LQD a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Zohra Zenasni, Kimberley Goldsmith, Nahel Yaziji, Huajie Jin, Alessandro Colasanti, John Geddes, David Kessler, R Hamish McAllister-Williams, Allan H Young, Alvaro Barrera, Lindsey Marwood, Rachael W Taylor, Helena Tee, Anthony J Cleare

“…Service use (for the economic analysis) was measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory. …”
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Non-linear association of low birthweight with risk factors including women’s BMI: evidence from an international comparison by Chisako Yamane, Yoshiro Tsutsui

“…Considering the possibility that these five factors are non-linear rather than linear, we estimated quadratic and cubic functions. We conducted a detailed analysis of women’s BMI and real GDP per capita. …”
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The role of quantitative EEG biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment: applications and insights by Yue Yuan, Yang Zhao

“…We highlight the application of qEEG biomarkers, including power spectrum analysis (oscillatory activity within frequency bands), functional connectivity (coherent neural couplings) and effective connectivity (directional neural interactions), microstates (brief, stable states of the brain network), and non-linear analyses (e.g., entropy and EEG network analysis). …”
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Evolution of intrinsic disorder in the structural domains of viral and cellular proteomes by Fizza Mughal, Gustavo Caetano-Anollés

“…On the other hand, cellular proteomes evolve disorder to advance functionality with increasing genomic complexity. Remarkably, phylogenomic analysis of intrinsic disorder showed that ancient domains were ordered and that disorder evolved as a benefit acquired later in evolution. …”
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Esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions: focus on resident bacteria and fungi by Liping Yuan, Yi Zhang, Chengli Wen, Sha Liu, Qin Zhang, Wen Yin, Qian Jia, Maolin Chen, Gang Luo, Mingming Deng, Muhan Lv, Wanmeng Xiao

“…Aspergillus demonstrated potential diagnostic value for ESIN, and its ratio to pathogenic functional clusters within network analysis significantly enhanced ESCC detection accuracy. …”
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Implications of Autonomous Buses on Public Transit Systems: A Literature Review by Mohammadzaman Hassanpour, Álvaro Costa, Carlos Oliveira Cruz

“…This study employs VOSviewer for bibliometric analysis, focusing on the functional aspects of autonomous bus studies published between 2018 and 2024. …”
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Synergistic SAPSO-sinusoidal decay empirical formula for ship motion forecasting in waves by Jianwei Wang, Xinyu Han, Jiachen Chai, Wenlei Li, Ze He, Minghua Yue

“…Comparative analysis reveals that SAPSO achieves significant performance enhancements over standard PSO, with mean reductions of 70.8% in Mean Squared Error (MSE) and 40.1% in Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), indicating substantially improved convergence stability. …”
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Temperature-dependent shifts in gut microbiota and metabolome of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus): implications for cold-water aquaculture expansion and probiotic applicatio... by Che-Chun Chen, Yu-Ping Chen, Hsiao-Tsu Yang, Yu-Ling Chen, Chen-Wei Wu, Hong-Yi Gong, Yuan-Shing Ho, Ying-Ning Ho

“…The analysis compares individuals exposed to three water temperatures (18 °C, 22 °C, and 26 °C). …”
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Microbial diversity and composition in the gut microbiome of patients during systemic inflammatory response syndrome: can we use gut bacteria as potential biomarkers to characteriz... by Rafaela Ramalho Guerra, Rafaela Ramalho Guerra, Rafaela Ramalho Guerra, Patricia da Silva Fernandes, Otávio von Ameln Lovison, Otávio von Ameln Lovison, Giovanna de Ross Forni, Giovanna de Ross Forni, Gabriel Silva de Oliveira, Luana Cristina Viana, Dariane Castro Pereira, William Latosinski Matos, William Latosinski Matos, Miriane Melo Silveira Moretti, Fabiana Zempulski Volpato, Luciana Giordani, Luciana Giordani, Patricia Orlandi Barth, Patricia Orlandi Barth, Tarsila Vieceli, Diego Rodrigues Falci, Márcio Manozzo Boniatti, Afonso Luís Barth, Afonso Luís Barth, Afonso Luís Barth, Andreza Francisco Martins, Andreza Francisco Martins, Andreza Francisco Martins, Andreza Francisco Martins

“…In sepsis, the loss of taxa involved in key metabolic functions, as short-chain fatty acid production, reflects dysbiosis and may contribute to worse outcomes. …”
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CD9 regulates proliferation, invasion, migration and radioresistance of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by activating AKT/GSK3β signaling pathway by Liubing Hou, Liubing Hou, Zengyao Hao, Ge Zhang, Jiayuan Li, Yu Wang, Xiaoying Xue, Xiaoying Xue, Huandi Zhou, Huandi Zhou, Huandi Zhou

“…Mechanistically, CD9 modulated p-AKT (ser473) and p-Gsk3β (ser9) levels increased to 1.95-fold and 1.42-fold in overexpression models, respectively, with 58% and 33% reductions in knockdown group. TCGA cohort analysis (n=82) revealed no significant OS/DSS/PFI differences by CD9 expression (P>0.05). …”
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Renewable Energy Sources and the New Paradigm in Energy Engineering by Eden Mamut

“…As a consequence, in the new paradigm, the optimization solutions are shifting from compliance with simple objective functions (as minimal cost or minimal impact) towards compliance with complex, dynamic, data driven solutions.…”
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Simultaneous Down-Regulation of Dominant Cinnamoyl CoA Reductase and Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase Dramatically Altered Lignin Content in Mulberry by Shuai Huang, Xiaoru Kang, Rumeng Fu, Longyan Zheng, Peijun Li, Fengjuan Tang, Nan Chao, Li Liu

“…In this study, we conducted a comprehensive functional analysis to validate the predominant <i>CCR</i> genes involved in monolignol biosynthesis. …”
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Assessment of the Characters of a Novel Phosphoric Acid and Mineral-Comodified Biochar Composite and Its Potential Application in Saline–Alkali Soil Improvement by Hao Dai, Zhuangzhuang Liu, Jinping Yu, Xiaoming Teng, Lei Liu, Mingyun Jia, Jianhui Xue

“…SEM and XRD analyses indicate that chemical interactions between phosphoric acid, minerals, and biochar result in the formation of distinct mineral phases on the composite surface. Furthermore, FTIR analysis reveals that these interactions give rise to functional groups such as Si-O-Si, and thermogravimetric analysis demonstrates that the modified biochar composite exhibited enhanced stability. …”
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Fault Prediction for Rotating Mechanism of Satellite Based on SSA and Improved Informer by Qing Lan, Ye Zhu, Baojun Lin, Yizheng Zuo, Yi Lai

“…The rotational mechanism, which plays a critical role in energy supply, payload antenna pointing, and attitude stabilization in satellites is essential for the overall functionality and performance stability of the satellite. …”
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Targeted cancer therapy potential of quercetin-conjugated with folic acid-modified nanocrystalline cellulose nanoparticles: a study on AGS and A2780 cell lines by Mozhgan Soltani, Negar Ahmadzadeh, Hasti Nasiraei Haghighi, Niloufar Khatamian, Masoud Homayouni Tabrizi

“…Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the successful synthesis and functional group integration, supporting the NPs’ ability for drug delivery. …”
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