The Cytoplasmic Tail of Ovine Herpesvirus 2 Glycoprotein B Affects Cell Surface Expression and Is Required for Membrane Fusion by Colleen M. Lynch, Maria K. Herndon, McKenna A. Hull, Daniela D. Moré, Katherine N. Baker, Cristina W. Cunha, Anthony V. Nicola

“…Fusion is an essential step in the host cell entry of enveloped viruses and is an important target for vaccine development. …”
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Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Injection with Low-Molecular-Weight Peptides from Hydrolyzed Collagen in Patients with Partial Supraspinatus Tendon Tears: A Pilot... by Luca Latini, Francesco Porta, Vincenzo Maccarrone, Davide Zompa, Edoardo Cipolletta, Riccardo Mashadi Mirza, Emilio Filippucci, Florentin Ananu Vreju

“…Conclusions: Intratendinous tear US-guided injection therapy with an LWP solution was found to be safe and effective in improving both pain and shoulder function at a 12-week follow-up visit. The present pilot study should be considered the first step justifying a larger confirmatory investigation.…”
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AbVLM-Q: intelligent quality assessment for abdominal ultrasound standard planes via vision-language modeling by Baohua Wang, Yaqian Wang, Yanhua Chu, Ke Zhang, Lei Liu, Kexin Zhang, Bowen Zhu, Dong Wang, Tianan Jiang

“…Conclusions AbVLM-Q provides a novel method for automated ultrasound quality assessment, functioning as both an evaluation tool and a training platform for standardized scanning. …”
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TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR COVID-19 WITH VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS by Tetiana V. Fartushok, Nadiia V. Fartushok, Serhii Z. Baran

“…Confirmation that vitamin D affects the functioning of the immune system was the detection of calcitriol receptors in cells of the immune system, as well as the ability of mononuclear phagocytes to produce 1,25(OH)2D3. …”
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The effect of mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis on gait and three-dimensional biomechanical alterations by Jing Pan, Zhonghao Xie, Huifang Shen, Zhiguan Huang, Xiaohui Zhang, Bagen Liao

“…BackgroundKnee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is a prevalent chronic degenerative joint disease, particularly among the elderly, leading to pain, stiffness, and diminished functionality. The progression of KOA is often associated with significant changes in gait and biomechanics, yet detailed investigations of these changes—especially in early to moderate stages—remain limited. …”
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Measuring mitochondrial oxygenation and respiration during systemic inflammation in humans in vivo by Mark A. Wefers Bettink, Jelle Zwaag, Bernard Schockaert, Peter Pickkers, Matthijs Kox, Egbert G. Mik

“…Abstract Disturbances in mitochondrial function are implicated in several chronic and acute diseases. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of fetal heart monitoring with a mobile cardiotocograph (iCTG) device in underserved settings: An exploratory qualitative study from Tanzania. by Dorkasi L Mwakawanga, Sanmei Chen, Yhuko Ogata, Minami Suzuki, Yuryon Kobayashi, Miyuki Toda, Naoki Hirose, Yoko Shimpuku

“…Providing user-friendly procedure manuals and training on the functions of the iCTG device and cardiotocograph interpretations could serve as potential solutions to improve the competence and confidence of healthcare providers. …”
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Provenance-Finding of Dust Storms Using AVHRR Sensor Images of NOAA Satellite (Case Study: Southwest of Iran) by Mohammad Hossein Rezaei Moghaddam, Mojtaba Mahdian Boruojeni

“…Using the functions of density distribution, three regions with the highest density in the accumulation of dust are introduced as three important areas in the southwest of the country producing dust. …”
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Vocal biomarkers correlate with FEV1 variations during methacholine challenge by Giovanni Paoletti, Giovanni Costanzo, Morena Merigo, Francesca Puggioni, Sebastian Ferri, Maria Rita Messina, Fulvio Cordella, Giuseppe Ranieri, Arianna Arienzo, Victor Savevski, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Ayana deBrito Martins, Enrico Heffler

“…Methods This is an explorative observational prospective longitudinal study focused on vocal biomarkers and their association with bronchial constriction and respiratory function. Non‐smoker adults with clinical suspicion of asthma were consecutively enrolled from May 2023 to September 2023. …”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning in Complex Dynamic Environments Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning by Jiandong Liu, Wei Luo, Guoqing Zhang, Ruihao Li

“…Furthermore, addressing the issue of UAVs’ paths veering too close to obstacles, a novel strategy employing an artificial potential field to adjust the reward function is introduced, which effectively guides the UAVs away from proximate obstacles. …”
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Molecular Genetic Analysis of a DMD Frameshift Mutation in a Boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by MLPA and Sanger Sequencing by Chen Q, Zhang W, Zha L

“…Furthermore, the functional role of the mutation was assessed using bioinformatics. …”
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Optimisation of bioluminescent reporters for use with mycobacteria. by Nuria Andreu, Andrea Zelmer, Taryn Fletcher, Paul T Elkington, Theresa H Ward, Jorge Ripoll, Tanya Parish, Gregory J Bancroft, Ulrich Schaible, Brian D Robertson, Siouxsie Wiles

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>While much work remains to be done, the finding that both firefly and bacterial luciferases can be detected non-invasively in live mice is an important first step to using these reporters to study the pathogenesis of M. tuberculosis and other mycobacterial species in vivo. …”
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Marine Trajectory Reconstruction Method Based on Navigation State Recognition and Bi-Directional Kinematic Interpolation by Yifei Liu, Zhangsong Shi, Bing Fu, Huihui Xu, Hao Wu

“…The method mainly includes three steps: (1) data preprocessing, (2) navigation state recognition, and (3) trajectory interpolation. …”
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The improved extrapolated center of mass enhances the safety of exoskeleton system by Chang Wang, Jian Cao, Jianhua Zhang, Junhui Wang, Qiang Yang, Song Men

“…Abstract Maintaining the balance and safety of the exoskeleton human–robot coupling system is a prerequisite for realizing the rehabilitation training function. Therefore, research on the balance of lower limb exoskeleton robots has attracted much attention. …”
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Genome-Wide Scan for Copy Number Variations in Chinese Merino Sheep Based on Ovine High-Density 600K SNP Arrays by Yuezhen Tian, Jing An, Xinning Zhang, Jiang Di, Junmin He, Ayinuer Yasen, Yanpin Ma, Gaohaer Sailikehan, Xixia Huang, Kechuan Tian

“…To generate a comprehensive CNVR map of the ovine genome, we conducted genome-wide CNV detection using genotyping data from 285 fine wool sheep. …”
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Effects of binocularity and eye dominance on visually-driven ocular tracking by Kimia Seyedmadani, Kimia Seyedmadani, Keith A. Tucker, Mark R. Anderson, Mark R. Anderson, Yasemin M. Akay, Metin Akay, Leland S. Stone

“…Our examination of spatial/directional tuning revealed largely isotropic enhancement due to binocularity, as well as several anisotropies in retinal functional processing: (1) a Nasal-Temporal asymmetry for pursuit latency and direction noise, and a Superior–Inferior asymmetry for latency, and (2) anisotropic enhancement in initial acceleration and direction noise (primarily for nasal retina) and speed noise (primarily for superior retina) when viewing through the dominant eye. …”
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Research on Data-driven PET-CT Gating Imaging Method by XU Shidong1, 2, 3, 4, SUN Xiaoli1, 3, 4, , LIU Shuangquan1, 3, 4, ZHENG Yushuang1, 3, 4, LI Mohan1, 3, 4, WEI Cunfeng1, 2, 3, 4

JADENU® SUBSTITUTING EXJADE® IN IRON OVERLOADED Β- THALASSEMIA MAJOR (BTM) PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE EFFECTS ON THE TOLERABILITY, SERUM FERRITIN LEVEL, LIVER IRON CONCE... by Vincenzo De Sanctis

“…LIC was measured using FerriScan ®. Thyroid function, vitamin D and serum parathormone, before and one year  after starting  Jadenu ® therapy, were also assessed. …”
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Deep sequencing of yeast and mouse tRNAs and tRNA fragments using OTTR by Hans Tobias Gustafsson, Lucas Ferguson, Carolina Galan, Tianxiong Yu, Heather Upton, Ebru Kaymak, Zhiping Weng, Kathleen Collins, Oliver J Rando

“…As with other recent tRNA cloning protocols, we find that a subset of nucleotide modifications leave misincorporation signatures in OTTR datasets, enabling their detection without any additional protocol steps. Focusing on tRNA cleavage products, we compare OTTR with several standard small RNA-Seq protocols, finding that OTTR provides the most accurate picture of tRNA fragment levels by comparison to ‘ground truth’ Northern blots. …”
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Sagittal Plane Kinematic Deviations and Spatio-Temporal Gait Characteristics in Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Comparative Analysis Using Statistical Parametric Mapping by Rocio Pozuelo-Calvo, Almudena Serrano-Garcia, Yolanda Archilla-Bonilla, Angel Ruiz-Zafra, Manuel Noguera-Garcia, Kawtar Benghazi-Akhlaki, Miguel Membrilla-Mesa, Carla DiCaudo, Jose Heredia-Jimenez

“…While spatio-temporal parameters often remain within normal ranges, subtle but clinically significant kinematic deviations may underlie compensatory mechanisms that sustain gait functionality. This study aims to evaluate spatio-temporal and sagittal plane kinematic differences between children with ITW and typically developing peers using Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM). …”
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