Weight Gain Prevention for College Freshmen: Comparing Two Social Cognitive Theory-Based Interventions with and without Explicit Self-Regulation Training by Elizabeth A. Dennis, Kerry L. Potter, Paul A. Estabrooks, Brenda M. Davy

“…Freshmen (n=45) aged >18 years were randomized to a 14-week intervention, SCT or SCTSR; both included online modules and in-class meetings. Of the 45 students randomized, 5 withdrew before the classes began and 39 completed pre- and posttesting. …”
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Neurobiological Mechanisms Underlying Psychological Dysfunction After Brain Injuries by Prashin Unadkat, Tania Rebeiz, Erum Ajmal, Vincent De Souza, Angela Xia, Julia Jinu, Keren Powell, Chunyan Li

“…The review highlights promising therapeutic avenues for addressing injury-associated psychological dysfunction, emphasizing Nrf2, neuropeptides, and nonpharmacological therapies as multi-mechanistic interventions capable of modulating upstream mediators to address the complex interplay of factors underlying psychological dysfunction in brain injury. …”
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Domperidone inhibits dengue virus infection by targeting the viral envelope protein and nonstructural protein 1 by Nuttapong Kaewjiw, Thanawat Thaingtamtanha, Damini Mehra, Wanida Chawnawa, Tanapan Prommool, Chunya Puttikhunt, Adisak Songjaeng, Kessiri Kongmanas, Panisadee Avirutnan, Prasit Luangaram, Chatchawan Srisawat, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Stephan A. Bäurle, Sansanee Noisakran

“…The findings from our study suggest viral target-based repurposing of domperidone for modulating DENV.…”
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Role of physical activity in cardiovascular disease prevention: impact of epigenetic modifications by Yi Sun, Zuoying Peng, Hua Liang

“…Exercise is a potent epigenetic modulator that induces direct and long-lasting genetic changes and activates biological signals associated with cardiovascular health. …”
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Dispersion Performance of Polycarboxylate Terpolymers with Different Alkyl Side-Chain Lengths in Pesticide Suspension Concentrate by Xiaodong Yang, Tianrui Ren, Bo Zhang

“…Our results revealed that the effect of the alkyl side-chain length of dispersants could be considered the primary modulator of dispersion performance of SCs.…”
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Comprehensive assessment of a miRNA-mRNA regulatory network in Meretrix meretrix: Implications for metabolism and autophagy across divergent growth rates by Yuchen Wang, Zhidong Zhang, Suhua Chen, Yangping Wu, Qiujie Li, Yi Cao, Yu Zhang, Aihua Chen

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that modulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. …”
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Continuous decoupled redox electrochemical CO2 capture by Tao Liu, Yunpeng Wang, Yifan Wu, Wenchuan Jiang, Yuchao Deng, Qing Li, Cheng Lan, Zhiyu Zhao, Liangyu Zhu, Dongsheng Yang, Timothy Noël, Heping Xie

“…Specifically, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at the cathode and the oxidation of a redox carrier at the anode are employed to modulate the pH of the electrolyte, thereby facilitating effective CO2 capture. …”
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Combined effects of Tai-Chi gait with mediolateral ground support perturbation on dynamic balance control by Jacob Smith, Troilyn Jackson, Wei Liu, Jonathan Gelfond, Hao-Yuan Hsiao

“…These findings provided insight into how key balance control characteristics are modulated during TC exercise and indicate that combining ground support perturbation with TC may further challenge dynamic stability.…”
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Robust Control Design for the Higher Harmonic Vibration Reduction of a Nonlinear Aeroservoelastic Rotor by Byeonguk Im, Kunhyuk Kong, Wonjong Eun, Sangjoon Shin

“…A linear time periodic representation of the rotor was identified from the exponentially modulated periodic response obtained using a recursive Fourier series filter. …”
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Enhancing immunotherapy efficacy in colorectal cancer: targeting the FGR-AKT-SP1-DKK1 axis with DCC-2036 (Rebastinib) by Xiguang Chen, Qiting Zeng, Liyang Yin, Bingru Yan, Chen Wu, Jianbo Feng, Ying Wu, Jun He, Wenjun Ding, Jing Zhong, Yingying Shen, Xuyu Zu

“…Moreover, our findings identify FGR as a pivotal modulator that influences DKK1 expression via the PI3K-AKT-SP1 signaling cascade. …”
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Comparison of the Pharmacological Effects of Paricalcitol and Doxercalciferol on the Factors Involved in Mineral Homeostasis by J. Ruth Wu-Wong, Masaki Nakane, Gerard D. Gagne, Kristin A. Brooks, William T. Noonan

“…The multiple effects of VDRAs on modulating serum Ca, parathyroid cell proliferation, and the expression of CaSR and PTH mRNA reflect the complex involvement of the vitamin D axis in regulating the mineral homeostasis system.…”
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Clinical trial to compare safety and tolerability between intravenous infusion and bolus intravenous injection of ApTOLL in healthy volunteers by Macarena Hernández-Jiménez, Samuel Martín-Vílchez, Gina Mejía-Abril, Manuel Roman, Sergio Luquero-Bueno, David Piñeiro, Marc Ribó, Francisco Abad-Santos, Dolores Ochoa

“…ApTOLL, a new modulator of Toll-like receptor 4, has demonstrated safety and efficacy in healthy subjects and in stroke patients; however, the route of administration used so far (30 min infusion) can potentially be an issue in the acute stroke units where “time is brain.” …”
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Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles Functionalized with a Cardio-Specific Peptide by Federica Mancini, Lorenzo Degli Esposti, Alessio Adamiano, Jessica Modica, Daniele Catalucci, Dora Mehn, Otmar Geiss, Michele Iafisco

“…This study introduces two distinct strategies for loading a cardio-specific mimetic peptide (MP), previously designed to modulate L-type calcium channel function in cardiomyocytes, onto calcium phosphate nanoparticles (CaP NPs). …”
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Completion of a standardizable competency-based research training program improves understanding and preparedness for both new and experienced clinical research professionals by Lucy Palmer, Sandra E. Morones, Heidi T. Jacobe, Rhonda Oilepo

“…The UTSW CRF combines the existing CITI training modules with UTSW-created material, providing an optimal balance between generalized clinical research education and institutionally tailored content. …”
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A Method for Detecting Overlapping Protein Complexes Based on an Adaptive Improved FCM Clustering Algorithm by Caixia Wang, Rongquan Wang, Kaiying Jiang

“…A protein complex can be regarded as a functional module developed by interacting proteins. The protein complex has attracted significant attention in bioinformatics as a critical substance in life activities. …”
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Improved insulator location and defect detection method based on GhostNet and YOLOv5s networks by Jianjun Huang, Xuhong Huang, Ronghao Kang, Zhihong Chen, Junhan Peng

“…First, the backbone feature extraction network of YOLOv5 was reconstructed with the lightweight GhostNet module to reduce the number of parameters and floating point operations of the model, so as to achieve the purpose of being lightweight. …”
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Exosome-based targeted delivery of NF-κB ameliorates age-related neuroinflammation in the aged mouse brain by Chae-Jeong Lee, Seung Hyun Jang, Jiwoo Lim, Hyunju Park, So-Hee Ahn, Seon Young Park, Hyangmi Seo, Soo-Jin Song, Jung-A Shin, Chulhee Choi, Heon Yung Gee, Youn-Hee Choi

“…We demonstrated that Exo-srIκB successfully alleviates neuroinflammation by primarily targeting activated macrophages and partially modulating the functions of age-related interferon-responsive microglia in the brain. …”
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The Role of miR-378a in Metabolism, Angiogenesis, and Muscle Biology by Bart Krist, Urszula Florczyk, Katarzyna Pietraszek-Gremplewicz, Alicja Józkowicz, Jozef Dulak

“…On the other hand, modulating the expression of proangiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor, angiopoietin-1, or interleukin-8, influencing inflammatory reaction, and affecting tumor suppressors, such as SuFu and Fus-1, miR-378a is considered as a part of an angiogenic network in tumors. …”
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Serum Activins and Follistatin during the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 1 and 4 and Their Correlations with Viral Load and Liver Enzymes: A Preliminary Report by Bassem Refaat, Adel Galal El-Shemi, Ahmed Mohamed Ashshi, Adnan AlZanbagi

“…Activin-A correlated positively and significantly with the viral load and APRI. Conclusion. CHC modulates serum activin-A and follistatin and they appear to be influenced by pegylated interferon-α therapy. …”
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Thyroid Hormone Increases TGF-β1 in Cardiomyocytes Cultures Independently of Angiotensin II Type 1 and Type 2 Receptors by Gabriela Placoná Diniz, Marcela Sorelli Carneiro-Ramos, Maria Luiza Morais Barreto-Chaves

“…In this study we evaluated whether TH is able to modulate TGF-β1 in isolated cardiac, as well as the possible contribution of AT1R and AT2R in this response. …”
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