Assessment of future habitat suitability and ecological vulnerability of Collichthys at population and species level by Kaiyu Liu, Yijun Tao, Wenhao Huang, Bei Wang, Shenghao Liu, Bailin Cong, Min Zhou, Linlin Zhao

“…Results This study found that the main driver of ecological niche differences between the two species is the niche contraction of C. niveatus. Predictions from species distribution models indicate that C. lucidus has a wider distribution and greater adaptability under future climate scenarios. …”
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Versatile application of fast green FCF as a visible cholangiogram in adult mice to medium-sized mammals by Tomoyuki Niimi, Nanae Miyazaki, Hironobu Oiki, Mami Uemura, Shihan Zeng, Watcharapon Promsut, Noriaki Ota, Shunji Nonaka, Hajime Takei, Hiroshi Nittono, Seiko Narushima, Ayaka Yanagida, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Masami Kanai-Azuma, Shohei Takami, Jun Fujishiro, Yoshiakira Kanai

“…In Mab21l1 −/− mice with contracted gallbladders, FG influx was limited to the gallbladder neck. …”
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EEG Correlates of Central Origin of Cancer-Related Fatigue by Didier Allexandre, Dilara Seyidova-Khoshknabi, Mellar P. Davis, Vinoth K. Ranganathan, Vlodek Siemionow, Declan Walsh, Guang H. Yue

“…EEG was examined during a sustained submaximal contraction (SC) task to further understand our prior research findings of greater central contribution to early fatigue during SC in CRF. …”
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Roles, challenges, and resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case of women political leaders in the Philippines by Mark Erana Patalinghug, Ann Mariel P. Majorenos, Rezin I. Tigley

“…Rather than posing a challenge, femininity complemented their leadership roles, with the main obstacles being the risk of contracting COVID-19 and public skepticism regarding the pandemic's seriousness. …”
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Slip Effects on Peristaltic Transport of a Particle-Fluid Suspension in a Planar Channel by Mohammed H. Kamel, Islam M. Eldesoky, Bilal M. Maher, Ramzy M. Abumandour

“…A motivation of the present analysis has been the hope that such theory of two-phase flow process under slip condition is very useful in understanding the role of peristaltic muscular contraction in transporting biofluid behaving like a particle-fluid mixture. …”
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Th17: A New Participant in Gut Dysfunction in Mice Infected with Trichinella spiralis by Yu Fu, Wenfeng Wang, Jingjing Tong, Qi Pan, Yanqing Long, Wei Qian, Xiaohua Hou

“…When jejunual smooth muscle strips were cultured with IL-17, contractions elicited by Ach were enhanced in a concentration-dependent manner. …”
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Ion‐Permeable Electrospun Scaffolds Enable Controlled In‐Vitro Electrostimulation Assay of Myoblasts by Serafina Pacilio, Francesco Decataldo, Roberta Costa, Tobias Cramer, Beatrice Fraboni, Giovanna Cenacchi, Maria Letizia Focarete

“…The induction of electric fields orthogonal to the scaffold surface allows for accurately mimicking the excitation‐contraction coupling mechanism observed in native skeletal muscle tissue. …”
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The Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Historical Dynamics of Wild <i>Pyrus</i> Species on the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau by Xiang Yang, Xingguang Dong, Kunming Li, Ying Zhang, Chenxi Xu, Hongliang Huo, Luming Tian, Jiayu Xu, Chao Liu, Dan Qi, Yufen Cao

“…Demographic analyses indicated that wild <i>Pyrus</i> populations on the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau are currently in a state of population contraction, with evidence of migration events between these populations.…”
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Acute effects of breaking up sitting time with isometric exercise on cognition in healthy adults by Gustavo Oliveira da Silva, Juliana Ferreira de Carvalho, Paolo Marcello Cunha, Gabriel Grizzo Cucato, Hélcio Kanegusuku, Marilia de Almeida Correia

“…Twelve physically inactive adults (8 women, 28 ± 9 years; 25.10 ± 4.90 kg/m²) randomly completed three 3 hour conditions: 2-min isometric leg extension exercise sitting breaks at 30% of maximal voluntary contraction every 30-min; 2-min light-intensity walking sitting breaks every 30-min; sitting without breaks. …”
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Replication of the Association of the 6q22.31c Locus near with Pulse Rate in the Korean Population by Nam Hee Kim, Young Jin Kim, Ji Hee Oh, Yoon Shin Cho

“…Considering that the GJA1-encoded protein is a major component of cardiac gap junctions, a functional study might be necessary to validate its genuine molecular biological role in the synchronized contraction of the heart.…”
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From Ca2+ dysregulation to heart failure: β-adrenoceptor activation by RKIP postpones molecular damages and subsequent cardiac dysfunction in mice carrying mutant PLNR9C by correct... by Theresa Brand, Bettina Tanitha Baumgarten, Sabrina Denzinger, Yvonne Reinders, Miriam Kleindl, Constanze Schanbacher, Florian Funk, Nilgün Gedik, Mahmood Jabbasseh, Petra Kleinbongard, Jan Dudek, Julia Szendroedi, Elen Tolstik, Kai Schuh, Martina Krüger, Dobromir Dobrev, Friederike Cuello, Albert Sickmann, Joachim P. Schmitt, Kristina Lorenz

“…Our study highlights the importance of early and persistent correction of Ca2 + dynamics, not only for excitation/contraction coupling, but also for the prevention of rather irreparable events on cardiac energetics and ER stress adaptations. …”
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Potential Use of Essential Oil Isolated from Cleistocalyx operculatus Leaves as a Topical Dermatological Agent for Treatment of Burn Wound by Gia-Buu Tran, Nghia-Thu Tram Le, Sao-Mai Dam

“…Among three groups of mice, wound contraction rate of essential oil treated group (100%) was significantly higher than tamanu oil treated (79%) and control mice (71%) after 20 days (0.22±0.03 versus 0.31±0.02 cm2, resp., p<0.05). …”
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Ethics and Biosafety in Dental Care for Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Ana Ibis Betancourt García, Carlos Lázaro Nodal García, Jorge Manuel García Rodríguez, Diosky Ferrer Vilches, Elizabeth Álvarez Heredia

“…<strong>Background:</strong> the only way of contracting human immunodeficiency virus during dental treatment is through contact with the blood of an HIV-positive patient with non-intact skin or mucosa of the professional. …”
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THE PERINATAL ANXIETY SCREENING SCALE (PASS) ASSESSMENT OF HIGHRISK PREGNANT WOMEN by Siti Mardianingsih, Rosa Mutianingsih, Baiq Tuhu Abdiani, zulhadi fatawi

“…Excessive anxiety can stimulate uterine contractions which can lead to pathological risks in the pregnancy. …”
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Jurisprudential Analysis of the Nature of Money Creation with an Emphasis on Mudaraba on Debt in the Banking System by Sadegh Elham, Mohammad Mahdi Shariatinejad, Muhammad Rasul Fakhreh

“…The nature of money created in the banking system and the effects and consequences of banking contracts, especially in mudarabah, along with issues that require research and study; Because the analysis of debt from bank created money has caused the challenge of mudarabah on debt, which is invalid from the point of view of most jurists, and hence banking mudarabah suffers from problems. …”
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Public health implications of Bovine Cysticercosis from Cattle slaughtered at Dilla Municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia by Fikadu Tesfaye, Jemere Bekele, Mesele Abera, Nebyou Moje Hawas

“…Of the total 69 interviewed respondents, 57.79% (40/69) had contracted T. saginata infection. The majority of the respondent had an experience of raw meat consumption (65.2%; 45/69) as a result of traditional and cultural practice. …”
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A Collaborative Data Network for the Asia Oceania Region Enabled by Emerging Technologies to Foster Innovation in a Secure and Open Environment by Alison Specht, Kim Bryceson, Shoufeng Cao, Margaret O’Brien, S. M. Guru, Pedro Pizzigatti Correa, Michelle Waycott

“…To ensure ownership is always clear, and subsequent use of data is tracked, we harness blockchain technology alongside smart contracts and decentralised identifiers to allow secure discovery and sharing. …”
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Investigation of Complex Characteristics of Waterjet Propulsion Device with Intake Grid by Can Luo, Shuaihao Lei, Chuan Wang, Li Cheng, Chenzhi Xia, Di Zhang, Qiang Guo

“…The causes of hydraulic loss in the contraction segment and straight pipe segment are the intake grid and the inflow velocity, respectively; meanwhile, the loss in the belt pipe segment owes to the vortex, flow separation, and impact on the back. …”
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The Inflation and the price changes of selected gold futures during the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, 2020–2023 by Maria Czech, Blandyna Puszer

“… The study’s main objective is to determine the relationship between the level of inflation and changes in the prices of selected gold futures contracts during the health crisis and war in 2020–2023. …”
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of Meteorus pulchricornis Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Shiji Tian, Ruizhong Yuan, Xingzhou Ma, XiaoHan Shu, Yu Fang, Zhaohe Lu, Qiuyu Qu, Yu Jin, Jiabao Gong, Yanlin Peng, Ziqi Wang, Xiqian Ye, Xuexin Chen, Pu Tang

“…Our investigation into gene family evolution in M. pulchricornis showed that 563 gene families expanded, 1,739 contracted, and 58 underwent rapid evolution. The high-quality genome assembly we report here is advantageous for further research on parasitoid wasps and provides a foundational data resource for natural enemy studies.…”
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