CO₂ dissolution-diffusion in clay inhibitor/oil systems and synergistic CCUS-EOR effects in strongly water-sensitive reservoirs by Miaoxin Zhang, Jingchun Wu, Liyuan Cai, Bo Li, Xin Yu, Yangyang Hou, Fang Shi, Chunlong Zhang

“…The enhanced mathematical model combines the oil-water phase partition coefficients with the PR-EOS equation of state to accurately describe the multiphase interactions. The calculation results fit the experimental data by 92%, which is better than the traditional single-phase model. …”
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Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor increases tumor growth and angiogenesis directly by promoting endothelial cell function and indirectly by enhancing the mobilizatio... by Qiaowei Zheng, Xueqian Li, Xiaoliang Cheng, Ting Cui, Yingcheng Zhuo, Wenbin Ma, Xue Zhao, Peipei Zhao, Xuanlin Liu, Weiyi Feng

“…Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor has been widely used as an adjuvant therapy for cancer patients exhibiting myelosuppression induced by chemotherapy or radiotherapy. …”
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‘It's quite a balancing act’: A qualitative study of parents' experiences and information needs related to the COVID‐19 pandemic by Lisa Hartling, Sarah A. Elliott, Kelsey S. Wright, Lisa Knisley, Shannon D. Scott

“…Focus groups were audio‐recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were coded and analysed using thematic analysis. …”
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Association between the uric acid-to-high-density cholesterol ratio (UHR) and obstructive sleep apnea: mediation by C-reactive protein by Yu Liu, Liang Li, Ruixue Wang, Shucen Guo, Yitong Shen, Bowen Yue, Wenjing Zhu, Cuixia Zheng

“…This study evaluates the uric acid-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR)—a novel composite metabolic–lipid biomarker—and C-reactive protein (CRP), a classical inflammatory marker, to elucidate their associations with OSA and potential mediating pathways. Methods Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we performed weighted multivariable logistic regression to examine associations of UHR and CRP with OSA. …”
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Polyploidization-driven transcriptomic dynamics in Medicago sativa neotetraploids: mRNA, smRNA and allele-specific gene expression by D. F. Santoro, G. Marconi, S. Capomaccio, M. Bocchini, A. W. Anderson, A. Finotti, M. Confalonieri, E. Albertini, D. Rosellini

“…Three 2x and three 4x progeny plants and 2x parental plants were used for this study. The RNA-seq data revealed that WGD did not dramatically affect the transcription of leaf protein-coding genes. …”
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Comparative metagenomics indicates metabolic niche differentiation of benthic and planktonic Woeseiaceae by Tomeu Viver, Katrin Knittel, Rudolf Amann, Luis H. Orellana

“…Nonetheless, understanding their role in carbon cycling and interactions between these two microbial communities is limited due to the complexity of benthic microbiomes. …”
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GRASSIUS 2.0: A gene regulatory information knowledgebase for maize and other grasses by John Gray, Yi-Hsuan Chu, Ankita Abnave, Fabio Gomez Cano, Yun Sun Lee, Sarah Percival, Nan Jiang, Erich Grotewold

“…Here we describe the release of the GRASSIUS 2.0 knowledgebase (www.grassius.org) with updated data, query, and tool features, as well as the ability to expand to accommodate future datasets. …”
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Enablers and barriers to physical activity among older adults of low socio-economic status: a systematic review of qualitative literature by Olivia S. Malkowski, Jessica Harvey, Nick P. Townsend, Mark J. Kelson, Charlie E. M. Foster, Max J. Western

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ALDOC promotes neuroblastoma progression and modulates sensitivity to chemotherapy drugs by enhancing aerobic glycolysis by Yunpeng Chen, Haixia Zhu, Yishu Luo, Tianyue Xie, Youyang Hu, Zhiwei Yan, Weichao Ji, YaXuan Wang, Qiyou Yin, Hua Xian

“…Protein expression levels of ALDOC were assessed in NB cells versus normal cells using immunoblotting. Functional experiments, including proliferation and migration assays, were conducted in ALDOC-interfered NB cell lines. …”
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Molecular epidemiology and genetic characterization of PCV2 and PCV3 circulating in domestic pigs and wild boars in central-southern regions of Italy by Irene Melegari, Shadia Berjaoui, Barbara Secondini, Valentina Curini, Valeria Di Lollo, Umberto Molini, Alessio Lorusso, Giovanni Franzo

“…However, most information to date originates from studies conducted in Northern Italy, where the majority of pig production is concentrated, while limited data are available from Central Italian regions. …”
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Water hyacinth [Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.)] invasion: implications for livelihoods in the central Rift Valley of Ethiopia by Assefa Gudina, Dagne Getachew Woldemedhin, Aseffa Seyoum, Feyera Senbeta, Engdawork Assefa, Afework Alemayehu

“…This study evaluates the adverse effects of water hyacinth, particularly on crop production, livestock management, fish harvesting, and other off-farm incomes, by comparing groups of respondents’ proximity to Lake Koka and Demel in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia before and after a specified period. Data were collected from 348 sample households based on the nearness of farmlands to the lakes, both adjacent to (≤ 300 m) and distant from invaded lakes, six focus group discussions, six key informant interviews, and field observations to assess the impact using propensity scores, difference-in-differences, and weighted least squares methods. …”
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Transcriptome sequencing revealed that lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma is associated with high THBS4 expression and PDGFRA+ cancer-associated fibroblasts by LeYin Hu, Yi Lin, JingYu Zheng, Li Wan, Rui Zhao, Yi Ma, JianMin Li

“…Further validation in larger patient cohorts and the interactions between THBS4 and CAFs are necessary.…”
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Towards a precision approach to anesthetic/analgesic immunomodulation in cancer by Hersh V. Gupta, Kay S. Tan, Gregory W. Fischer, Gregory W. Fischer, Joshua S. Mincer, Joshua S. Mincer

“…Bulk tumor gene expression data for solid tumors from 6,488 patients across 18 solid tumor types was obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and normalized by tumor type. …”
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Prevalence and distribution pattern of malaria and soil-transmitted helminth co-endemicity in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018: A geospatial analysis. by Muhammed O Afolabi, Adekola Adebiyi, Jorge Cano, Benn Sartorius, Brian Greenwood, Olatunji Johnson, Oghenebrume Wariri

“…<h4>Background</h4>Limited understanding exists about the interactions between malaria and soil-transmitted helminths (STH), their potential geographical overlap and the factors driving it. …”
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Quantifying synthetic bacterial community composition with flow cytometry: efficacy in mock communities and challenges in co-cultures by Fabian Mermans, Ioanna Chatzigiannidou, Wim Teughels, Nico Boon

“…Random forest classifiers trained on flow cytometry data of axenic cultures were used to determine the composition of the synthetic communities, as well as strain specific qPCR and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. …”
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Electron and Hole Doping Effects on the Magnetic Properties and Band Gap Energy of Ba₂FeMoO₆ and Sr₂FeMoO₆ by Angel T. Apostolov, Iliana N. Apostolova, Julia M. Wesselinowa

“…A very good qualitative coincidence with the existing experimental data was observed. Moreover, we found that both <i>M</i> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>T</mi><mi>C</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> decrease with decreasing the size of BFMO and SFMO nanoparticles.…”
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KDM1A Promotes Immunosuppression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Regulating PD-L1 through Demethylating MEF2D by Yonglan Wang, Kun Cao

“…In the present study, we studied clinical data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. …”
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Pre-pregnancy LDL/HDL and total Cholesterol/HDL ratios are strong predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus in women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies by Yvonne Liu, Johann-Georg Hocher, Shujuan Ma, Liang Hu, Huijun Chen, Xiaoli Zhang, Fei Gong, Bernhard K. Krämer, Ge Lin, Berthold Hocher

“…Both lipid ratios (LDL/HDL and TC/HD) show strong interactions with baseline age, fasting plasma glucose, and LH. …”
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Associations of the C-reactive protein-albumin-lymphocyte index with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with cardiovascular disease: evidence from the NHANES... by Dunzheng Han, Lanlan Wu, Haobin Zhou, Yuting Xue, Shangfei He, Zhuang Ma, Shuwen Su, Peixin Li, Shenrong Liu, Zheng Huang

“…A restricted cubic spline (RCS) was used to visualize the association of the CALLY index with mortality risk. …”
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Preferences of cancer survivors for follow up care in China: discrete choice experiment by Yiqi Xia, Ping He

“…This study aims to elicit the preferences of cancer survivors in China concerning follow-up care using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to inform healthcare strategies that enhance lung cancer survivor satisfaction and health outcomes. …”
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