Designs of NKG2D-based immunotherapeutics for cancer by Jianfeng Han, Youwei Wang, Godfrey Chi-Fung Chan, Godfrey Chi-Fung Chan, Wing Keung Chan

“…Natural killer group 2 D (NKG2D) receptor, one of the activation receptors on NK cells, has gained increasing attention in recent years because its ligands are widely expressed in most cancers. …”
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Large system study of chalcopyrite and pyrite flotation surfaces based on SCC-DFTB parameterization method by Jianhua Chen, Yibing Zhang

“…In recent years, the study of chalcopyrite and pyrite flotation surfaces using computational chemistry methods has made significant progress. …”
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Cycling training for endothelial dysfunction correction and atherosclerotic risk factor modification in young males (data from Tomsk City university students’ survey) by G. B. Krivulina, V. N. Kim, R. S. Karpov, V. M. Shevelev

“…In 90 healthy males, aged under 25 years, with ARF and ED, PT sessions were held 3 times per week: 30 individuals were training for 1 month, 30 – for 2 months, and 30 – for 3 months. …”
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Lowering the osteotomized level of fibular osteotomy reduces neuromuscular complications while maintaining clinical efficacy in treating medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: a r... by Ting-Yu Chang, Chih-Wei Chang, Yen-Nien Chen, Chyun-Yu Yang, Jou-Hua Wang

“…Between-group comparisons used independent t tests and Mann–Whitney U tests for continuous variables, and chi-square tests for categorical outcomes. …”
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Assessment of health-related quality of life of children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and their caregivers in China by Xia Wang, Danny Junyi Tan, Lejing Guan, Yifei Shao, Jingjing Wang, Chunyue Feng, Haidong Fu, Huijun Shen, Xiujuan Zhu, Abdul Rafay, Jianhua Mao, Guannan Bai

“…Results HRQoL of Children with INS declines with increasing age, and children aged 5-18 had lower scores in physical functioning, emotional functioning, school functioning, psychosocial health summary score, and total PedsQL™ 4.0 GCM score compared to healthy children. …”
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Design of Multi-Objective Energy Management for Remote Communities Connected with an Optimal Hybrid Integrated Photovoltaic–Hydropower–Battery Energy Storage System (PV-HP-BESS) Us... by Chaimongkol Pengtem, Saksit Deeum, Amirullah, Hideaki Ohgaki, Sillawat Romphochai, Pimnapat Bhumkittipich, Krischonme Bhumkittipich

“…The multi-objective functions enhance power quality and voltage stability to meet grid code requirements. …”
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Prospects for 3D Bioprinting Research and Transdisciplinary Application to Preclinical Animal Models by HU Min, DONG Lexuan, GAO Yi, XI Ziqi, SHEN Zihao, TANG Ruiyang, LUAN Xin, TANG Min, ZHANG Weidong

“…Animal experiments are widely used in biomedical research for safety assessment, toxicological analysis, efficacy evaluation, and mechanism exploration. In recent years, the ethical review system has become more stringent, and awareness of animal welfare has continuously increased. …”
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Breakfast skipping and depressive symptoms in an epidemiological youth sample in Hong Kong: the mediating role of reduced attentional control by Stephanie Ming Yin Wong, Olivia Choi, Yi Nam Suen, Christy Lai Ming Hui, Edwin Ho Ming Lee, Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Eric Yu Hai Chen, Eric Yu Hai Chen, Eric Yu Hai Chen

“…IntroductionBreakfast skipping is common among young people, although previous work has suggested its negative influences on cognitive and executive functions and mental health outcomes. Whether reduced impulse control, particularly in the cognitive domain, would be a mechanism that links breakfast skipping to elevated psychiatric symptoms remains to be investigated.MethodsWe used data from 3154 young people (aged 15–25 years) in the Hong Kong Youth Epidemiological Study of Mental Health 2019–2022. …”
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Association Between Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity and Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcome: A Secondary Analysis of the OPTIMAL‐BP Trial by Minho Han, Haram Joo, Hyungwoo Lee, JoonNyung Heo, Jae Wook Jung, Young Dae Kim, Eunjeong Park, Kwang Hyun Kim, Jaeseob Yun, Jin Kyo Choi, Il Hyung Lee, Byung Moon Kim, Dong Joon Kim, Na Young Shin, Bang‐Hoon Cho, Seong Hwan Ahn, Hyungjong Park, Sung‐Il Sohn, Jeong‐Ho Hong, Tae‐Jin Song, Yoonkyung Chang, Gyu Sik Kim, Kwon‐Duk Seo, Kijeong Lee, Jun Young Chang, Jung Hwa Seo, Sukyoon Lee, Jang‐Hyun Baek, Han‐Jin Cho, Dong Hoon Shin, Jinkwon Kim, Joonsang Yoo, Minyoul Baik, Kyung‐Yul Lee, Yo Han Jung, Yang‐Ha Hwang, Chi Kyung Kim, Jae Guk Kim, Chan Joo Lee, Sungha Park, Soyoung Jeon, Hye Sun Lee, Sun U Kwon, Oh Young Bang, Ji Hoe Heo, Hyo Suk Nam

“…Results Among 302 patients (mean age 73.1±11.5 years, 59.6% men), higher ePWV was independently associated with a lower likelihood of functional independence at 3 months (adjusted odds ratio, 0.80 [95% CI, 0.68–0.94] per 1 m/s increase; adjusted odds ratio, 0.36 [95% CI, 0.14–0.95] for the fourth quartile). …”
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Acute creatine supplementation enhances technical performance in adolescent basketball players under cognitive-motor dual-task condition by Junyu Wu, Peng Qiu, Youqiang Li

“…Creatine supplementation has been shown to enhance both physical and cognitive functions, but its acute effects on basketball skill performance under CMDT conditions remain unclear. …”
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Forecasting Electricity Production in a Small Hydropower Plant (SHP) Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) by Dawid Maciejewski, Krzysztof Mudryk, Maciej Sporysz

“…The variable to be explained was the hourly electricity production, which was obtained from the tested SHP over a period of 3 years and 10 months. …”
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Biodiversity of colon microbiota in residents of Arkhangelsk by N. N. Kukalevskaya, T. A. Bazhukova, A. M. Grjibovski, N. V. Davidovich, S. N. Pisareva, M. A. Sabanaev

“…Statistical analysis included the use of Pearson and Mann-Whitney chi-square tests.Results. Study showed common features among all residents of this region – a deficiency of obligate representatives of microflora: lactobacilli, enterococci, a reduced number of bifidobacteria, and functional Escherichia coli. …”
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The interlinked trajectories of interpersonal attachment and maladaptive behaviors among Chinese adolescents—a latent growth modeling approach by He Xiao, Pei Chen, Huiyi Xiao, Peizhi Zhong, Jiajie He, Yangang Nie

“…Methods The research draws on data collected at three-time points (i.e., November 2021, May 2022, and May 2023), with a sample of 701 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 14.0 years, SD = 1.44, Range = 13–17 years; 52% girls). …”
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INFECTIONS IN THALASSEMIA AND HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES by Deborah Rund, Arturo Di Girolamo, Bianca Maria Ricerca

“…Moreover, since transfusions are a fundamental tool for treating these patients, their safety is paramount in reducing the risks of infections. In recent years, careful surveillance worldwide and improvements in laboratory tests reduced greatly transfusion transmitted infections, but the problem is not completely resolved. …”
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Valoriser les produits du palmier doum pour gérer durablement le système agroforestier d’une vallée sahélienne du Niger et éviter sa désertification by Régis Peltier, Claudine Serre Duhem, Aboubacar Ichaou

“…Also, the chain organization was tested through a leaf market. It is still too early to know if this will bring sustainable improvement to chain functioning, threatened by imported products. …”
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Analysis of approaches and tools for regulating the asymmetry of territory development by O. A. Mukhoryanova, I. S. Gruzinova, E. S. Budagyan

“…The conditions for the development of the country that have emerged in recent years have led to increased intraregional differentiation, which has negatively affected the efficiency of the territorial economy and the social well-being of the population.Goal. …”
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Au-Ag Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Detection of Food Contaminants: A Review by Pengpeng Yu, Chaoping Shen, Xifeng Yin, Junhui Cheng, Chao Liu, Ziting Yu

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Efficacy of Fluorinated Nematicides for Management of Root-knot Nematodes in California Processing Tomatoes by Ploeg Antoon T., Edwards Scott, Loffredo Angelo, Becker Jörn Ole

“…For some time, nematicidal crop management tools have diminished under CA State regulatory pressure. In recent years, new non-volatile compounds have been developed with novel modes of action. …”
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SPC25 as a prognostic and immune-related biomarker in lung adenocarcinoma by Pan Liu, Lili Wang, Sining Xing, Song Zhao, Huiying Yu

“…We use the “pROC” software package to draw ROC curves to evaluate its diagnostic potential, perform chi-square tests and logistic regression models to analyze its relationship with clinical pathological features. …”
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Work addiction, emotional dysregulation, addictive eating, and physical health among full-time employees in the United States by Catherine So-Kum Tang

“…The proposed serial multiple mediation model suggests that work addiction depletes employees’ ability to regulate emotions, leading to addictive eating as a coping mechanism, which creates a vicious cycle that severely impairs physical health.MethodsThe sample consisted of 1,233 full-time employees (aged 25–65 years) in the United States, who completed an online survey assessing work addiction, emotion regulation deficits, addictive eating, and physical functioning.ResultsAmong all participants, the rates were 13.1% for food addiction, 9.7% for work addiction, and 3.5% for co-occurrence of food and work addiction. …”
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