Pancreatic Perivascular Epithelial Cell Tumor (PEComa) with Liver Metastasis: a Case Report and Literature Review by Yu. A. Stepanova, Kh. A. Ayvazyan, D. V. Kalinin, O. I. Zhavoronkova, V. S. Shirokov, A. V. Zhao

“…A 22-year-old woman who was surgically treated for pancreatic head PEComa with infiltration of the duct of Wirsung, common bile duct, duodenal wall, focal invasion into the blood and lymphatic vessels, and perineural space infiltration. Synchronously, metastases were detected in both liver lobes, for which she took Everolimus for 6 years under the control of radiology methods with dose adjustment and frequency of administration. …”
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Association of e-cigarette and cigarette use with self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a multivariable analysis of a large United States data set by Alicia J. Burns, Alexander W. Steinberg, James D. Sargent, Jenny E. Ozga, Zhiqun Tang, Cassandra A. Stanton, Laura M. Paulin

“…However, COPD risk for most cigarette/e-cigarette combinations could be greatly attenuated by how cigarette smoking history was modeled, raising questions about the robustness of these associations in prior research and the possibility of reverse causality in prior cross-sectional research.…”
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Report on the Academic Symposium: Youth Quotas − The Answer to Changes in Age Demographics? by Igor Dimitrijoski

“…But other speakers rejected the causality that young people will have a stronger determination to solve future problems, or will necessarily add a new “young” perspective in the epistemic process of finding solutions to future problems. …”
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ENTPD8 overexpression enhances anti-PD-L1 therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma via miR-214-5p inhibition by Si-qi Zhao, Min-jie Chen, Fei Chen, Zhao-feng Gao, Xiao-ping Li, Ling-yu Hu, Hai-ying Cheng, Jin-yan Xuan, Jian-guo Fei, Zheng-wei Song

“…Immunohistochemistry, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data, and single-cell expression analysis revealed reduced ENTPD8 levels in liver cancer compared to adjacent tissues, with ENTPD8 primarily expressed in tumor cells within the tumor tissue. In vitro assays demonstrated that ENTPD8 inhibits HCC cell proliferation, invasion, and migration. …”
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Sublethal Effects of Diesel on Total Protein Levels and Cholesterol in <i>Tympanotonus Fuscatus</i> by OS Edori, IB Nwoke, ES Edori

“…Periwinkles (Tympanotonus fuscatus) of variable sizes between 4.5 to 5.5cm were handpicked at the Eagle Cement area of the New Calabar River and subjected to different levels of diesel contamination (0.00, 250.00, 300.00, 350.00, 400.00 and 450.00ml/L) for six days in a renewal assay to examine its effect on two metabolites (total protein content and cholesterol levels). …”
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MatE transporter affects methane metabolism in Methermicoccus shengliensis and is modulated by methoxylated aromatic compounds by Huan Leng, Dong Wang, Qing Yang, Shuxin Wang, Leizhou Guo, Pengyan Zhao, Yi Chen, Lirong Dai, Guihong Cha, Liping Bai, Frank Delvigne

“…To address this knowledge gap, we employed bacterial two-hybrid and structural model assays to investigate the interaction between Tlp and MatE. …”
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ARTE E POLÍTICA NO BRASIL – OS ANOS 1960: questões de arte e participação social by Paulo Marcondes Ferreira Soares

“…A discussão desses pontos tem como foco as tensões entre engajamento político e experimentalismo artístico, particularmente, face ao que parece ter resultado numa sensível mudança quanto ao uso de imagens vinculadas às categorias de “povo” e de “popular”, aparentemente transpostas para a configuração da categoria de “massa”, em contextos urbano e suburbano.…”
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A telenovela como produto cultural do capitalismo tardio no contexto brasileiro by Marcia da Silva Cezar Gadea

“… A telenovela no Brasil tornou-se um produto cultural de massa que usa como ingrediente uma imagem específica da cultura brasileira como cultura peculiar. …”
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Astaxanthin relieves HT22 cells from LPS-induced inflammation and apoptosis by inhibiting oxygen species and regulating the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway by Tan Wang, Rongrong Li, Ping Niu, Zhen Wei, Donge Xie, Huorong Huang, Jiayao Pan, Chunshu Rong

“…We treated HT22 cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), astaxanthin (ATX), and the TLR4 inhibitor TAK-242, employing CCK-8 assays, flow cytometry, and Western blotting to assess cell survival, oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. …”
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Ecotoxicological evaluation in aquaculture in state park Serra do Mar-SP, Nucleo Itariru by Bruno Galvão de Campos, Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, Mauro Cornacchioni Lopes, Newton José Rodrigues da Silva

“…This study aimed to evaluate possible risks of environmental pollution due to the production of fry of native species Deuterodon iguape, by means of ecotoxicological assays. Eleven water samples were collected, considering nurseries, water harvesting, river downstream and egg’s incubator. …”
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Effects of benzotriazoles UV-328, UV-329, and UV-P on the self-renewal and adipo-osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells by Yue Zhang, Hui Zhao, Qianxi Feng, Rui Guo, Li Zhong, Shengxian Liang

“…Dual-luciferase reporter assays confirmed UV-P's interaction with PPARγ_LBD at an alternate binding site outside the canonical pocket. …”
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Teknologi Text To Speech Menggunakan Amazon Polly Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Membaca Pada Anak Dengan Gejala Disleksia by Karlina Diah Fatmawati, Imam Tahyudin

“…The TTS group showed significant improvement with a post-test average score of 4.30 compared to the visual group’s score of 3.72. Questionnaire data show that the TTS application is easy to understand and well received, with 90.9% of respondents reporting improved reading ability. …”
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Transformasi Lontar Babad Lombok Menuju Digitalisasi Berbasis Natural Gradient Flexible (NGF) by Muhammad Tajuddin Anwar, Syahroni Hidayat, Ahmat Adil

“…Kualitas citra yang telah ditingkatkan diukur menggunakan metode MSE dan PSNR untuk tingkat kemiripannya, dan metode Entropi dan SSIM untuk informasi dan perspektif visual. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan algoritma NGF-ICA dapat memberikan citra keluaran dengan kualitas yang tinggi dengan nilai rata-rata MSE, PSNR, SSIM dan peningkatan Entropi sebesar 708, 19.95 db, 0.87 dan 0.45, secara berturut-turut.   …”
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Christ's crucifixion as a medico-historical event by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…He probably died from the classical progressive asphyxia syndrome and hypovolaemic shock typical of the crucifixion process, finally ending in cardiac arrest as result of a vaso-vagal reflex. The latter could have been elicited by intense pain due to various causes, although hypoxaemia per se or various other less common conditions could also have pertained. …”
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Screening of soybean antifungal isoflavones based on targeted metabolomics analysis by Nishbah Mughal, Xiaowen Zhang, Noman Shoaib, Juncai Deng, Jinya Guo, Jing Zhang, Wenyu Yang, Jiang Liu

“…Results showed organ-specific changes, with isoflavone aglycones increasing in seeds, while malonylglucosides (M-type) varied in pods. β-Glucoside (G-type) and M-type isoflavones were identified as differential metabolites. Antifungal assays revealed that genistin, among six isoflavone glycosides and aglycones tested, had the strongest inhibitory effects on Aspergillus flavus. …”
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Acute particulate matter exposure diminishes executive cognitive functioning after four hours regardless of inhalation pathway by Thomas Faherty, Jane E. Raymond, Gordon McFiggans, Francis D. Pope

“…They were exposed to either high PM concentrations or clean air for one hour, using normal inhalation or restricted nasal inhalation and olfaction with a nose clip. …”
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Inhibition of lanosterol synthase linking with MAPK/JNK signaling pathway suppresses endometrial cancer by Liangjian Ma, Wunan Huang, Xiaolei Liang, Hongli Li, Wei Yu, Lexin Liu, Yuelin Guan, Chang Liu, Xiangjun Chen, Lidan Hu

“…We found that LSS is significantly upregulated in EC tissues. Functional assays revealed that LSS promotes cell proliferation and migration, inhibits apoptosis, and drives tumor growth in vivo. …”
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Single cell suppression profiling of human regulatory T cells by Jonas Nørskov Søndergaard, Janyerkye Tulyeu, David Priest, Shimon Sakaguchi, James B. Wing

“…Traditionally their suppressive function has been assayed by mixing purified cell populations, which does not provide an accurate picture of a physiologically relevant response. …”
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Unveiling the nutritional and bioactive potential of bamboo (Bambusa tulda Roxb.) tea: A phytochemical and spectroscopic study by Rosy Narzary, Riu Riu Wary, Jangila Basumatary, Pranjal Kalita, Sushil Kumar Middha, Talambedu Usha, Arvind Kumar Goyal

“…The dry extract contained higher levels of phenolics and flavonoids compared to the infusion, resulting in stronger antioxidant activity, as demonstrated by a lower IC50 value of 3.794 in the DPPH radical scavenging assay. Furthermore, silica (SiO₂) was extracted from the tea leaves and characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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Phytochemicals, Nutritional and Elemental Composition of different plant parts of Rinorea oblongifolia (C.H Wright) C. Marquand ex Chipp by Adeniyi Ohunayo, Olusola Elekofehinti, Muftau Kolawole Oladunmoye, Anthony Kayode Onifade

“…Mineral analysis showed that the roots were rich in iron, calcium, and copper, while leaves contained more potassium, sodium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Antioxidant assays (DPPH, FRAP, ABTS) revealed significant free radical scavenging, especially in the leaves. …”
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