Mechanisms of corporate digital transformation on asymmetric capital structure adjustment—the mediating role of information asymmetry and financial stability by Jin Li, Zijian Li

“…Based on data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2010 to 2022, this study employs a fixed-effects model and mediation analysis to systematically examine the impact of digital transformation on the dynamic adjustment of capital structure. …”
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Frontline Leadership in Communicating Organizational Policies and its Mediating Influence on Employee Commitment in Nonprofit Organizations in Monrovia, Liberia by Frank O. Bannor, Derrick O. Deya, Josephine Ganu

“…The Sobel test confirms that transparency mediates this relationship (z = 7.403, p < 0.001). …”
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MAGEB2-Mediated Degradation of EGR1 Regulates the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Human Spermatogonial Stem Cell Lines by Xueheng Zhao, Zenghui Huang, Yongzhe Chen, Qianyin Zhou, Fang Zhu, Huan Zhang, Dai Zhou

“…Our results offer new insights into the functional and regulatory mechanisms in MAGEB2-mediated human SSC line proliferation and apoptosis.…”
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Socioeconomic disparities in childhood vaccine hesitancy among parents in China: The mediating role of social support and health literacy by Xuelin Yao, Mao Fu, Jin Peng, Da Feng, Yue Ma, Yifan Wu, Liuxin Feng, Yu Fang, Minghuan Jiang

“…We examined parental socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in vaccine hesitancy, and the potential mediating roles of perceived social support and health literacy. …”
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The mediating role of flow experiences in the relationship between academic procrastination and academic life satisfaction among undergraduate students by Gülçin Güler Öztekin, Amelia Rizzo, Abdulmohsen Mohammed Abdullah Alkhulayfi, Murat Yıldırım

“…This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of flow experiences in the association between academic procrastination and personal satisfaction and satisfaction with the academic environment. …”
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Enhanced Temporal Coupling between Thalamus and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Mediates Chronic Low Back Pain and Depression by Hong Li, Qiaoyan Song, Ruya Zhang, Youlong Zhou, Yazhuo Kong

“…., depression and anxiety), and depression (Beck-Depression Inventory, BDI) was found to be an outstanding significant factor to predict chronic pain (short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, SF-MPQ); (2) the LDH group showed significantly smaller fractional anisotropy values in the region of posterior corona radiate while gray matter volumes were comparable in both groups; (3) resting state functional connectivity analysis revealed that LDH patients exhibited increased temporal coupling between the thalamus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which further mediate the relationship from chronic pain to depression. …”
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The protective roles of eugenol on type 1 diabetes mellitus through NRF2-mediated oxidative stress pathway by Yalan Jiang, Pingping He, Ke Sheng, Yongmiao Peng, Huilan Wu, Songwei Qian, Weiping Ji, Xiaoling Guo, Xiaoou Shan

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Inflammation mediates the association between muscle mass and accelerated phenotypic aging: results from the NHANES 2011–2018 by Shifu Bao, Shifu Bao, Weibu Jimu, Weibu Jimu, Nai Mu, Fang Yan, Shuxing Xing, Tao Li, Zheng Zhou

“…Systemic inflammation partially mediated this effect, with a mediation proportion of 35.1%. …”
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Prescribing patterns and safety of biologics in immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: Karnataka biologics cohort study group experience by Vineeta Shobha, Vijay Rao, Anu Mohan Desai, Ramesh Jois, Chandrashekara Srikantiah, B G Dharmanand, Sharath Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Chethana Dharmapalaiah, K M Mahendranath, Shiva Prasad, Manisha Daware, Yogesh Singh, Uma Karjigi

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Invasion of pancreatic ductal epithelial cells by Enterococcus faecalis is mediated by fibronectin and enterococcal fibronectin-binding protein A by Munefumi Shimosaka, Jumpei Kondo, Mamika Sonoda, Rui Kawaguchi, Emika Noda, Kaho Nishikori, Asuka Ogata, Shinji Takamatsu, Ken Sasai, Hirofumi Akita, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yoshihiro Kamada, Shigefumi Okamoto, Eiji Miyoshi

“…Inhibitors of micropinocytosis or clathrin- or caveolae-mediated endocytosis suppressed iPDEC invasion by E. faecalis. …”
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Soil Properties Mediated by Topography Influence Carbon Stocks in a Teak Plantation in the Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana by Jones Agyei Kumi, Michael Ansong, Winston Asante, Boateng Kyereh

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NADPH Oxidase Signaling Pathway Mediates Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Induced Inhibition of Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation by Haowen Qiao, Yu Zhou, Xingping Qin, Jing Cheng, Yun He, Yugang Jiang

“…Besides, the signaling pathway of NADPH oxidase mediated hBM-MSC upregulation of the expression of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ and downregulation of the expression of α1(I) collagen and alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in activated HSCs. …”
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The relationship between sarcopenia and mental health status in Chinese older adults: the mediating role of activities of daily living by Huaiju Ge, Shilan Yang, Wenyu Su, Weimin Guan, Shihong Dong, Wenjing Chang, Huiyu Jia, Shan Jiang, Di Qin, Guifeng Ma

“…Activities of daily living mediated the relationship between sarcopenia and mental health, with a stronger mediating effect between sarcopenia and depressive symptoms (18.77%, β = 0.125, 95%CI (0.035, 0.222)) than between sarcopenia and cognitive functions (12.82%, β=-0.099, 95%CI (-0.162, -0.035)). …”
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EZH2 inhibition induces pyroptosis via RHA-mediated S100A9 overexpression in myelodysplastic syndromes by Qi Zhang, Yingwan Luo, Li Ye, Yuxia Wang, Lu Wang, Wenli Yang, Wei Lang, Shuanghong Zhu, Lingxu Jiang, Weimei Jin, Chen Mei, Xinping Zhou, Yanling Ren, Liya Ma, Gaixiang Xu, Bowatte Gedara Lakmal Vimukthi Bandara Bowattage, Hongyan Tong, Jie Sun

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RNAI-MEDIATED SILENCING OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 1 IN EPIDERMAL KERATINOCYTES INFLUENCES THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF INTERLEUKIN 17A by J. A. Mogulevtseva, A. V. Mezentsev, S. A. Bruskin

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The influence of red and blue font color on intertemporal choice: the mediating roles of time perception and dimensional difference comparison by Kai Zhang, Hui Jiang, Xiaowei Geng

“…Multivariate analysis and latent variable analysis were used to explore the separate mediating roles of time perception and intradimensional difference comparison in the association between font color and intertemporal choice, and their serial mediation was also investigated. …”
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Insulin Resistance: A Proinflammatory State Mediated by Lipid-Induced Signaling Dysfunction and Involved in Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability by Fabrizio Montecucco, Sabine Steffens, François Mach

“…Mediators of Inflammation…”
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Visual Imagery in Modern Mind-Body Practices: Biophotonic Information Transfer through Water-Mediated Neural Resonance by Valeriy Babelyuk, Igor Popovych, Olga Smoleńska, Anna Michalska, Radosław Muszkieta, Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska, Yuriy Dobrovolsky, Galyna Dubkova, Tetyana Korolyshyn, Walery Zukow

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Single nucleotide polymorphism-based visual identification of Rhodiola crenulata using the loop-mediated isothermal amplification technique by Li Hao, Xin Shi, Shiyu Wen, Caiye Yang, Yaqi Chen, Samo Yue, Jiaqiang Chen, Kexin Luo, Bingliang Liu, Yanxia Sun, Yi Zhang

“…However, the classification of Rhodiola species can lead to confusion, raising safety concerns in the herbal medicine market.MethodsThe cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) RT-PCR was used to identify the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites, based on which the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) was employed to develop the method in Rh. crenulata identification. …”
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Resistance to P. brasiliensis Experimental Infection of Inbred Mice Is Associated with an Efficient Neutrophil Mobilization and Activation by Mediators of Inflammation by Felipe Fornias Sperandio, Gisele Pesquero Fernandes, Ana Carolina Silvério Cerqueira Mendes, Giulia Maria de Alencar Castro Bani, Vera Lucia Garcia Calich, Eva Burger

“…Mediators of Inflammation…”
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