Myofibroblast-derived extracellular vesicles facilitate cancer stemness of hepatocellular carcinoma via transferring ITGA5 to tumor cells by Yang Xiao, Ping Tao, Keke Zhang, Liuyan Chen, Jinyu Lv, Zhiwei Chen, Lu He, Hongling Jia, Jian Sun, Mingrong Cao, Jian Hong, Chen Qu

“…Subsequently, the sphere-forming ability and the stemness markers expression of the treated HCC cells were examined. …”
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Effects of Low-Temperature Plasma Treatment on Germination, Seedling Development, and Biochemical Parameters of Long-Term-Stored Seeds by Martin Matějovič, Vladislav Čurn, Jan Kubeš, Eva Jozová, Zora Kotíková, Petra Hlásná Čepková

“…The promising field of low-temperature plasma treatment, known for its non-invasive and environmentally sustainable nature, is being actively investigated for its ability to enhance germination, emergence, yield, and overall plant development in a broad spectrum of crops. …”
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Heteronymous feedback from quadriceps onto soleus in stroke survivors by Cristian Cuadra, Steven L. Wolf, Mark A. Lyle

“…Fugl-Meyer assessment of lower extremity, 10-m walk test, and Mini-BESTest were assessed in stroke survivors. …”
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Comparison of ceftriaxone versus ceftaroline in combination with ampicillin or penicillin against Enterococcus faecalis by Olivia Gladys Funk, Ruhma Khan, Zeel Shah, Jaclyn A. Cusumano

“…Ampicillin, penicillin, and ceftaroline were tested at subinhibitory concentrations (0.25 × MIC and 0.5 × MIC) and ceftriaxone at the free plasma steady-state concentration (17.2 µg/mL). …”
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Walk Longer! Using Wearable Inertial Sensors to Uncover Which Gait Aspects Should Be Treated to Increase Walking Endurance in People with Multiple Sclerosis by Ilaria Carpinella, Rita Bertoni, Denise Anastasi, Rebecca Cardini, Tiziana Lencioni, Maurizio Ferrarin, Davide Cattaneo, Elisa Gervasoni

“…A total of 56 PwMS and 24 healthy subjects (HSs) executed the 6 min walk test (6 MWT), a clinical measure of walking endurance, wearing three inertial sensors (IMUs) on their shanks and lower back. …”
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Enhancing Mead Aroma Using Non-Saccharomyces Yeast β-Glucosidase Producers Isolated from Honey: A Case Study in the Upper Turi Region by Josilene Lima Serra, Alicinea da Silva Nojosa, Aparecida Selsiane Sousa Carvalho, Lucy Mara Nascimento Rocha, Anderson Lopes Pereira, Fernanda Carneiro Bastos, Walter José Martínez-Burgos

“…Sixty-five honey samples from the Upper Turi in Maranhão underwent yeast screening. Biochemical tests identified isolated yeasts, and β-glucosidase-producing strains were selected via esculin agar. …”
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Research on early warning model of coal spontaneous combustion based on interpretability by Huimin Zhao, Xu Zhou, Jingjing Han, Yixuan Liu, Zhe Liu, Shishuo Wang

“…The dataset was then divided into the training and test sets in a 7:3 ratio, and the extracted indicators of each gas were used as inputs to the model and the temperature was used as outputs. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of urinary incontinence following successful obstetric fistula repair: findings from five countries in sub-Saharan Africa by Gedion Asnake Azeze, Kirubel Eshetu Haile, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Sintayehu Solomon Kena, Tewodros Getachew Tsegaye, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Yitateku Alelgn, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom

“…The presence of publication bias was determined using a funnel plot and Egger’s regression test. Results Out of 1044 articles found following our initial search and after titles and abstracts review, we considered 277 full text articles for inclusion. …”
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Using computer vision to classify, locate and segment fire behavior in UAS-captured images by Brett L. Lawrence, Emerson de Lemmus

“…To test whether types of fire behavior could be reliably classified, we collected and labeled a unique unmanned aerial system (UAS) image dataset of fire behavior classifications to be trained and validated using You Only Look Once (YOLO) detection models. …”
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Don’t Judge a Sausage by Its Cover: Effects of Inoculating Three Indigenous <i>Lactic Acid Bacteria</i> on Quality, Moisture Distribution, and Protein Structure in Fermentation by Yangyi Zheng, Gaiming Zhao, Shichang Zhao, Xuan Li, Wenming Cui, Long Xu, Chaozhi Zhu, Lin Tong

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Analytical Dependence of the Probability of Masking Objects on the Density and Dispersion of the Aerosol by A. А. Brusenin, S. А. Krasilnikov, V. N. Penyaz, D. N. Buryak, I. V. Artamonov, V. D. Burkov

“…Both parameters were obtained during the practical tests of aerosol masking means. However, they are insufficient for assessing the masking ability of an aerosol cloud as a spatial formation.   …”
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Contribution of fepA sm , fciABC, sbaA, sbaBCDEF, and feoB to ferri-stenobactin acquisition in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia KJ by Ting-Yu Yeh, Hsu-Feng Lu, Li-Hua Li, Yi-Tsung Lin, Tsuey-Ching Yang

“…However, S. maltophilia KJ and its isogenic fepA mutant displayed comparable ability to utilize FeCl3 as the sole iron source for growth in iron-depleted conditions, suggesting the involvement of additional TBDT in ferri-stenobactin uptake in the KJ strain. …”
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Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracies of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analy... by Tzu-Hsuan Tang, Ching-Min Lin, Kuang-Yu Niu, Shih-Hua Lin, Chen-Bin Chen, Chiao-Li Chuang, Chieh-Ching Yen

“…Overall discriminative ability, quantified through SROC curve analysis, demonstrated an AUC of 0.90 (95% CI, 0.87–0.92). …”
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Vis/NIR Spectroscopy and Vis/NIR Hyperspectral Imaging for Non-Destructive Monitoring of Apricot Fruit Internal Quality with Machine Learning by Tiziana Amoriello, Roberto Ciorba, Gaia Ruggiero, Francesca Masciola, Daniela Scutaru, Roberto Ciccoritti

“…In contrast, the optimal predictive ability was found for models of the HSI dataset (TSS: R² = 0.904; DM: R² = 0.918, TA: R² = 0.811), as confirmed by external validation. …”
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Guar gum-modified magnetic palladium nanocatalyst: C–N coupling reaction and STAT3-Mediated breast cancer therapy by Junrui Luan, Xin Dong, Shuwen Zhou

“…In addition, the new accelerator bears the ability to be recuperated and recycled 7 times. The MTT test was then used to investigate the extent to which Fe3O4@guar gum/Pd NP-treated cells suppressed human breast cancer. …”
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Microfluidic transection injury and high-shear thrombus formation demonstrate increased hemostatic efficacy of cold-stored platelets and in vitro resuscitation in induced coagulopa... by Emily P. Mihalko, Refael Munitz, Devin M. Dishong, Skye Clayton, Susan M. Shea, Susan M. Shea

“…CS products (D5 and D7) also showed an enhanced ability to recruit recipient platelets in the thrombocytopenia model compared to RT. …”
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Association of Risk-Taking Behaviors, Vestibular Provocation and Action Boundary Perception Following Sport-Related Concussion in Adolescents by Shawn R. Eagle, Anthony P. Kontos, Shawn D. Flanagan, Christopher Connaboy

“…The Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART) is a computerized test which measures risk-taking behavior by “pumping” up a balloon. …”
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Mechanism of Electroacupuncture on Neuropathic Pain via Regulation of CD137L in Hippocampal Glia by ZHENG Changyue, LAN Yanyan, HUANG Qiuling, JIANG Menghong, WANG Zhifu

“…On the 28th day after modeling, new object recognition test was used to detect the learning and memory ability. …”
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A biorthogonal chemistry approach for high-contrast antibody imaging of lymphoma at early time points by Swarbhanu Sarkar, Jonathan M. Pham, Kimberly J. Edwards, Nitika Sharma, Kexiang Xu, A. Paden King, Andres Fernandez del Castillo, Michael D. Farwell, Daniel A. Pryma, Stephen J. Schuster, Mark A. Sellmyer

“…Results We optimized the TCO linker with several different radioisotopes and evaluated the ability of tetrazines to knockout radioactivity from circulating antibodies. …”
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The CNGRCLLII(KLAKLAK)2 peptide shows cytotoxicity against HUVECs by inducing apoptosis: An in vitro and in vivo study by Guanying Wang, Na Yuan, Shangke Huang, Lu Feng, Rui Han, Yujiao Zhang, Juan Ren, Min Meng, Xinhan Zhao

“…Adipose-derived stem cells can serve as ideal vectors for gene therapy because of their ability of migrating to tumor tissues. First, this study was aimed to design a new peptide (CNGRCLLII(KLAKLAK)2) named CNAK which contains cyclic Asn-Gly-Arg motif and test its biological activity against human umbilical vein endothelial cells. …”
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