Multiple low-dose radiation ameliorates type-2 diabetes mellitus via gut microbiota modulation to activate TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway by Lijing Qin, Rongrong Liu, Zhen Jia, Weiqiang Xu, Li Wang, Hongyuan Tian, Xinru Lian, Wen Li, Yali Qi, Huan He, Zhicheng Wang

“…Low dose radiation (LDR) has been proved to activate various protective bioeffects on diabetes. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Methods In this study, T2DM model was established using high fat diet combined with streptozocin (STZ) injection in C57BL/6 mice, and then exposed to multiple 75 mGy LDR every other day for one month. …”
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Exploration of the molecular mechanism behind a novel natural genic male-sterile mutation of 1205A in Brassica napus by Lijing Xiao, Jinze Zhang, Shaomin Guo, Hairun Jin, Qingjing Ouyang, Xu Long, Zhongbin Yan, Entang Tian

“…Nevertheless, the mechanisms underlying male sterility remain largely unexamined. …”
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Breeding for Heat Tolerant Aromatic Rice Varieties and Identification of Novel QTL Regions Associated with Heat Tolerance During Reproductive Phase by QTL-Seq by Surangkana Chimthai, Sulaiman Cheabu, Wanchana Aesomnuk, Siriphat Ruengphayak, Siwaret Arikit, Apichart Vanavichit, Chanate Malumpong

“…Therefore, our objective was to develop heat-tolerant aromatic rice varieties using the pedigree method, focusing on selecting for seed-setting ability under extremely high temperatures along with the use of single nucleotide polymorphism/insertion and deletion (SNP/InDel) markers to improve aromatic properties and grain quality. …”
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Relationship between RSV-hospitalized children and meteorological factors: a time series analysis from 2017 to 2023 by Shuying Wang, Yifan Wang, Yingxue Zou, Cheng-liang Yin

“…Abstract Objectives Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalization for lower respiratory tract infections amongst infants under 1 year, posing a significant global health challenge. …”
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Phenotypic and Allelic Distribution of the ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups among students at Hawassa University, Ethiopia by Mihret A. Hailu, Wendawek A. Mengesha, Zelalem G. Tolesa

“…The distribution of ABO phenotypes from Addis Ababa and Amhara did not differ significantly from those expected under the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium. A high level of gene diversity was observed for both loci. …”
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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE IT SECTOR: WAS THE ADJUSTMENT AS EASY AS IT SEEMED? THE CASE OF CROATIA by Julia Perić, Ružica Stanić

“…This paper examines the impact of the pandemic on employees in the IT sector and analyzes how leaders managed to ensure the psychological safety of their employees under these uncertain conditions. In addition, this paper answers whether and to what extent IT companies had to adapt their business models and what other challenges (cybersecurity, new platforms, etc.) they had to respond to. …”
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Neuroprotective effects of kudzu root extract alone and in combination with maqui berry extract in streptozotocin-induced neuropathic pain by Chetana Shewale, Aman Upaganlawar, Prithviraj Deoda, Sakshi Ingale, Manoj Mahajan, Chandrashekhar Upasani

“…Further molecular studies are warranted to elucidate the precise mechanisms underlying their neuroprotective effects. …”
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Promoted Catalytic Properties of Acetone over Cerium-Modified Mullite Catalyst YMn2O5 by Xiaotian Mu, Wenhuan Wang, Kai Zhang, Honglei Ding, Weiguo Pan

“…Experimental results confirm that Y0.9Ce0.1Mn2O5 had optimum acetone oxidation activity, completely achieving 100% acetone conversion at 120°C under the reaction conditions of acetone concentration = 1000 ppm, 20 vol% O2/N2 and WHSV = 36000 mL g−1 h−1. …”
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The Prototype of National Projects is the “Health” Program of the Kalmyk ASSR in the 1980s by Margarita V. Baduginova

“…The purpose of the article is to examine the structure and implementation of the complex program “Health” in the territory of the Kalmyk ASSR in the 1980s under the existing historical conditions. Materials and methods. …”
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Placental Vascular Malperfusion in Pregnancies With Congenital Heart Disease by Nour Rahnama, MD, Arthur Colson, MD, PhD, Pamela Baldin, MD, PhD, Agnès Pasquet, MD, PhD, Damien Gruson, MD, PhD, David Vancraeynest, MD, PhD, Christophe Beauloye, MD, PhD, Frédéric Debiève, MD, PhD, Sophie Pierard, MD, PhD

“…These women face higher risk of obstetric and neonatal complications during pregnancy. While the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, previous studies have identified maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) in their placentas. …”
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The development and validation of an UV-Vis spectrophotometric method for the determination of ciprofloxacin in raw material and dosage forms by Timothé Mavanga Mabaya, Jocelyn Mankulu Kakumba, Mannix Mayangi Makola, Adelard Mbenza Puati, Didi Mana Kialengila, Jean Mavar Tayey Mbay, Jeremie Mbinze

“…Intra- and inter-day precision had relative standard deviations under 2%, with recovery rates for selectivity (98.36–98.72%) and accuracy (100.10–100.83%) within acceptable ranges. …”
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High performance synthetic fiber-reinforced concrete mixed with nanoparticles: A proof-of-concept green railway sleeper product by Radhika Sridhar, Satjapan Leelatanon, Monthian Setkit, Thanongsak Imjai, Elhem Ghorbel, Boksun Kim

“…Additionally, finite element crack analysis using Abaqus® software provided an in-depth understanding of sleeper performance, revealing improved crack resistance under operational fatigue loading and reduced maintenance costs. …”

Phase I clinical trial testing the dose escalation and expansion of Pressurized IntraThoracic Hyperthermic Aerosol Cisplatin administration (PITHAC) for the management of pleural c... by Louis-Emmanuel Chriqui, Etienne Abdelnour-Berchtold, Edoardo Zanfrini, Severine Devesa-Perez, Michel Gonzalez, Thorsten Krueger, Kim Ellefsen, Alice Destaillats, David Bonnet, Martin Hübner, Hasna Bouchaab, Michal Bassani-Sternberg, Solange Peters, Sabrina Cavin, Jean Y Perentes

“…Discussion: Pressurized intrathoracic delivery of chemotherapy under hyperthermic conditions was never tested so far. …”
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WALLABY Pilot Survey: Star Formation Enhancement and Suppression in Gas-rich Galaxy Pairs by Qifeng Huang, Jing Wang, Xuchen Lin, Se-Heon Oh, Xinkai Chen, B. Catinella, N. Deg, H. Dénes, B. -Q. For, B. S. Koribalski, K. Lee-Waddell, J. Rhee, A. X. Shen, Li Shao, K. Spekkens, L. Staveley-Smith, T. Westmeier, O. I. Wong, A. Bosma

“…Our results provide a coherent picture of gas-rich galaxy interactions and impose constraints on the underlying physical processes.…”
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Perturbative Stability and Error-Correction Thresholds of Quantum Codes by Yaodong Li, Nicholas O’Dea, Vedika Khemani

“…Our construction encodes correction success probabilities under uncorrelated bit-flip and phase-flip errors, and simultaneously describes a generalized Z_{2} lattice-gauge theory with quenched disorder. …”
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A Novel Ensemble Classifier Selection Method for Software Defect Prediction by Xin Dong, Jie Wang, Yan Liang

“…The DFD model achieves superior performance on eight public NASA and PROMISE datasets (six of which are imbalanced) across five performance indicators, including area under the curve (AUC), geometric mean (G-Mean), F1 score, Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC), and Balance. …”
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Machine learning for classifying chronic kidney disease and predicting creatinine levels using at-home measurements by Brady Metherall, Anna K. Berryman, Georgia S. Brennan

“…Machine learning models demonstrate promise in CKD detection, yet the impact on detection and classification using different sets of clinical features remains under-explored. In this study, we focus on CKD classification and creatinine prediction using three sets of features: at-home, monitoring, and laboratory. …”
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Evaluating the risk of bacterial infections associated with the most handled Iraqi notes in Kalar by Hassan Mohammad Tawfeeq, Mohammed Hassan Fatah, Ahmed Mohammed Tofiq

“…The goals of the current research focused on the exploration of the scope of microbial pollution of the widely traded paper currency notes of the Iraqi currencies (250, 1000 and 5000 Iraqi Dinars) in Kalar city. 300 banknotes (100 samples for each of the denominations under investigation) in circulation were gathered from different categories of Kalar population and one fresh sample for each of the three currencies (control negative). …”
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Comparison of Cycle Outcomes among Women with Endometrioma or Non-Functional Cysts Versus Control by Enis Ozkaya, Ebru Cogendez, Elif Tozkir, Saadet Unsal, Ahmet Yavuz, Gulden Tunali, Ozgur Uzun, Evrim Bostancı Ergen, Semra Kayatas Eser

“… OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare cycle outcomes among women with endometrioma or non-functional cysts versus control. STUDY DESIGN: Women under 35 years of age with unexplained infertility underwent in vitro fertilization cycle. …”
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Lower urinary dysfunction as a long-term effect of childhood vincristine treatment, with potential influences by sex and dose by Nao Iguchi, Ali Teimouri, Duncan T. Wilcox, Anna P. Malykhina, Nicholas G. Cost

“…Thus, the current study aimed to investigate the late effects of systemic VCR exposure on LUT physiology and the underlying mechanisms, focusing on dosage and male-sex, employing juvenile CD-1 mice as a model. …”
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