Spermatic RXFP2 expression levels and seminal INSL3 concentrations among beef bull ejaculates with different levels of sperm morphological normality by Hewage Dilhan Anuradha WIMALARATHNE, Kenta ARASHI, Fumiyuki IWAKI, Mitsuhiro SAKASE, DURITAHALA, Hiroshi HARAYAMA, Noritoshi KAWATE

“…Higher seminal INSL3 concentrations in abnormal semen are probably related to fewer INSL3 receptors in spermatozoa.…”
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Applying the Dempster–Shafer Fusion Theory to Combine Independent Land-Use Maps: A Case Study on the Mapping of Oil Palm Plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia by Carl Bethuel, Damien Arvor, Thomas Corpetti, Julia Hélie, Adrià Descals, David Gaveau, Cécile Chéron-Bessou, Jérémie Gignoux, Samuel Corgne

“…The best result was reached by considering the probabilities of pixels to belong to the OP class associated with DESCALS map. …”
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Blood levels of cytokines highlight the role of inflammation in Alzheimer's disease by Lorenzo Campanelli, Pablo Galeano, Federico A. Prestia, Carolina Cuesta, Maria C. Dalmasso, María Flores-López, Cristian Gona, Nicolás Irureta, Claudia Kairiyama, Julieta Lisso, Antonio Jesús López-Gambero, Ines Mintz, Nancy Medel, Karen S. Campuzano, Carolina Muchnik, Gisela V. Novack, Natividad Olivar, Ivana Quiroga, Nerea Requena-Ocaña, Jose Antonio Reyes-Bueno, Pedro Serrano-Castro, Zulma Sevillano, Patricia Solis, Juan Suárez, Ivana Villella, Nancy Wukitsevits, Eduardo M. Castaño, Fernando Taragano, Silvia Kochen, Daniel G. Politis, Luis I. Brusco, Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca, Laura Morelli

“…We measured 30 plasma proteins in 49 controls (CTL), 36 individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 52 patients diagnosed with probable AD. After applying strict filters for quantification limits, only 13 analytes were included in the analysis. …”
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A Multi-Year Study of Forchlorfenuron’s Effects on Physical Fruit Quality Parameters in <i>A. chinensis</i> var. <i>chinensis</i> by Giovanni Mian, Michele Consolini, Antonio Cellini, Andrea Strano, Tommaso Magoni, Marco Mastroleo, Irene Donati, Francesco Spinelli

“…Additionally, fruit firmness improved with two or three CPPU applications, probably because of enhanced cell wall development. …”
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T-Cell Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms and Vitamin D Pathway Gene Polymorphisms in End-Stage Renal Disease due to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Nephropathy: Comparisons with Health Status a... by Alicja E. Grzegorzewska, Grzegorz Ostromecki, Paulina Zielińska, Adrianna Mostowska, Paweł P. Jagodziński

“…T-cell cytokine and vitamin D pathway gene polymorphisms are not associated with ESRD due to type 2 DM nephropathy in Polish HD patients. IL18 rs360719 is probably associated with the pathogenesis of chronic infective tubulointerstitial nephritis.…”
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Negative heterosis for meiotic recombination rate in spermatocytes of the domestic chicken Gallus gallus by L. P. Malinovskaya, K. V. Tishakova, T. I. Bikchurina, A. Yu. Slobodchikova, N. Yu. Torgunakov, A. A. Torgasheva, Y. A. Tsepilov, N. A. Volkova, P. M. Borodin

“…The decrease in recombination rate in F1 is probably determined by difficulties in homology matching between the DNA sequences of genetically divergent breeds. …”
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Assisted Parkinsonism Diagnosis Using Multimodal MRI—The Role of Clinical Insights by Tobias Meindl, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Tobias Mantel, Angela Jochim, Jonas Deppe, Silke Zwirner, Jan S. Kirschke, Yong Li, Bernhard Haslinger

“…Individual predicted probabilities were visualized to address diagnostic uncertainty. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict recurrence in epithelial ovarian cancer using complete blood count and lipid profiles by Xi Tang, Jingke He, Qin Huang, Yi Chen, Ke Chen, Jing Liu, Yingyu Tian, Hui Wang

“…The calibration curves exhibited good concordance between the predicted survival probabilities and actual observations. Time-dependent C-index curves, integrated discrimination improvement, net reclassification index, and decision curve analysis showed that the nomogram outperformed FIGO staging.ConclusionThis study established and validated a nomogram combining CBC and lipid profiles to predict RFS in patients with optimally debulked EOC, which is expected to aid gynecologists in individualized prognosis assessment and clinical management.…”
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Combining extraction and cultivation methods for soil seed bank analysis increases number of captured species and their similarity to above-ground vegetation by Petr Plohák, Hana Švehláková, Barbara Stalmachová, Miroslava Goňo, Tomáš Dvorský

“…Very low similarity between the species of the soil seed bank from cultivation and extraction method is probably caused by the highly variable distribution of seeds in the soil in time and space.…”
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Implication of Galaxy-scale Negative Feedback by One of the Most Powerful Multiphase Outflows in a Hyperluminous Infrared Galaxy at Intermediate Redshift by Xiaoyang Chen, Masayuki Akiyama, Kohei Ichikawa, Yoshiki Toba, Toshihiro Kawaguchi, Takuma Izumi, Toshiki Saito, Daisuke Iono, Masatoshi Imanishi, Kianhong Lee, Hiroshi Nagai, Hirofumi Noda, Abdurro’uf, Mitsuru Kokubo, Naoki Matsumoto

“…The powerful outflow probably results in an instantaneous negative feedback and shows potential to regulate host growth in the long term.…”
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Water quality characteristics of municipal wastewater treatment plants and the prospect of reclaimed water utilization in lower-middle income and water-scarce areas: A case study o... by Yutong Duan, Hongbo Xi, Zhikai Qin, Ruili Guo, Fang Wang, Yue Yuan

“…Results indicate the seasonal variation in hydraulic load rates, probably affected by heavy rainfall during the rainy season, which posed operational challenges for WWTPs. …”
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Cystic Fibrosis and Reproductive Outcomes: The Latest Insights into Fertility and Pregnancy by Weronika Małagocka, Karol Zagórski, Mateusz Kozik, Nina Skalska-Dziobek, Karolina Chybowska, Maria Naruszewicz, Przemysław Cetnarowski

“…CFTR modulators therapy during the pregnancy was described in a small number of studies, but the current experts statement declares that those drugs are probably safe for the infant, and discontinuing this therapy is connected with an increased risk of pulmonary exacerbation in mothers.   …”
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Epigenetic and Neurological Impairments Associated with Early Life Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants by Nathalie Grova, Henri Schroeder, Jean-Luc Olivier, Jonathan D. Turner

“…Together, these first two “hits” produce a quiescent or latent phenotype, most probably encoded in the epigenome, which has become susceptible to a third environmental “hit” in later life. …”
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Protective Effect of Conditioned Medium of Immortalized Human Stem Cells from Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth Against Hair Graying Caused by X-Ray Irradiation via Its Antioxidative Acti... by Yasuhiro Katahira, Eri Horio, Natsuki Yamaguchi, Jukito Sonoda, Miu Yamagishi, Satomi Miyakawa, Fumihiro Murakami, Hideaki Hasegawa, Izuru Mizoguchi, Takayuki Yoshimoto

“…Immunodepletion of HGF or VEGF in the SHED-CM revealed that this inhibition was due to suppression of the generation of reactive oxygen species, which was mainly mediated by HGF and probably VEGF. These results suggest that SHED-CM has protective effects against hair graying via its antioxidative activity.…”
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Most High-density Exoplanets Are Unlikely to Be Remnant Giant Planet's Cores by Zifan Lin, Saverio Cambioni, Sara Seager

“…We find that some high-density exoplanets can still possibly be naked cores, but the probabilities are lower than ∼1/2 and ∼1/3 for the ice giant and gas giant scenario, respectively, in 95% of the cases. …”
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The 2023 dengue outbreak in Lombardy, Italy: A one-health perspective by Francesca Rovida, Marino Faccini, Carla Molina Granè, Irene Cassaniti, Sabrina Senatore, Eva Rossetti, Giuditta Scardina, Manuela Piazza, Giulia Campanini, Daniele Lilleri, Stefania Paolucci, Guglielmo Ferrari, Antonio Piralla, Francesco Defilippo, Davide Lelli, Ana Moreno, Luigi Vezzosi, Federica Attanasi, Marzia Soresini, Manuela Barozzi, Lorenzo Cerutti, Stefano Paglia, Angelo Regazzetti, Maurilia Marcacci, Guido Di Donato, Marco Farioli, Mattia Manica, Piero Poletti, Antonio Lavazza, Maira Bonini, Stefano Merler, Fausto Baldanti, Danilo Cereda, Antonella Sarasini, Milena Furione, Dalila Mele, Federica Bergami, Josè Camilla Sammartino, Alessandro Ferrari, Greta Romano, Antonino Maria Guglielmo Pitrolo, Maya Carrera, Rita Brugnoli, Nunzia Laini, Francesca Bonalda, Sara Arfani, Giuditta Zamboni, Fanny Delfanti, Piergiuseppe Ferrari, Anxhela Dafa, Antonella Negri, Filippa Parisi, Marcello Tirani, Michela Viscardi, Gabriele Del Castillo, Federica Morani, Francesco Scovenna, Sheila Sansebastian, Manuel Maffeo, Mario Chiari, Enrico Tallarita

“…Results: Overall, 416 subjects participated to the screening program and 20 were identified as DENV-1 cases (15 confirmed and 5 probable). In addition, DENV-1 infection was diagnosed in 24 symptomatic subjects referred to the local Emergency Room Department for suggestive symptoms and 1 case was identified through blood donation screening. …”
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Knockdown of hexokinase 2 results in a decreased expression level of the glycolytic enzymes PFKP, BPGM, and GPI in RKO cell line by M. S. Fedorova, I. Y. Karpova, A. V. Lipatova, E. A. Pudova, Z. G. Guvatova, D. V. Kochetkov, A. V. Chaika, B. Y. Alekseev, M. V. Kiseleva, A. D. Kaprin, A. V. Kudryavtseva, A. V.  Snezhkina

“…A significant decrease in the expression of PFKP, BPGM, and GPI genes both at the mRNA (5­, 86­, and 93­fold, respectively) and protein (2.5­, 3.5­, and 19­fold, respectively) levels was revealed. Probably, the downregulation of GPI and PFKP is associated with a decrease in the amount of their substrates, glucose­6­phosphate and fructose6­phosphate, under the inhibition of hexokinase 2. …”
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A Laboratory Approach Considering Salinity to Investigate Archie’s Parameters in Deep Shale: A Case Study in Longmaxi Formation, Southern Sichuan by Yanran Li, Xiangui Liu, Changhong Cai, Zhiming Hu, Bo Wu, Ying Mu, Xianggang Duan, Qingxiu Zhang, Shuti Zeng, Jingshu Guo, Zhijin Pu

“…Our cementation factor is lower than that in other studies including (shaly) sandstones, carbonates, and shales, probably due to the extremely low porosity in study area. …”
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Ambient air pollution and carcinogenic activity at three different urban locations by Ivana Jakovljević, Zdravka Sever Štrukil, Gordana Pehnec, Tajana Horvat, Mandica Sanković, Antun Šumanovac, Silvije Davila, Nikolina Račić, Goran Gajski

“…Cancer risk values obtained during the analysis were at an acceptable limit level, which was between 10−6 and 10−4 (values higher than 10−4 indicate high probable health risks).…”
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Effects of Cholecalciferol on Key Components of Vitamin D-Endo/Para/Autocrine System in Experimental Type 1 Diabetes by Anna Mazanova, Ihor Shymanskyi, Olha Lisakovska, Lala Hajiyeva, Yulia Komisarenko, Mykola Veliky

“…We demonstrated that T1D led to a decrease in blood 25OHD, which is probably due to the established downregulation of CYP27A1 and CYP2R1 expression. …”
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