Strength Training Session Induces Important Changes on Physiological, Immunological, and Inflammatory Biomarkers by Ayla Karine Fortunato, Washington Martins Pontes, Débora Maria Soares De Souza, Jéssica Santos Ferreira Prazeres, Lucas Soares Marcucci-Barbosa, Júlia Miranda Mól Santos, Érica Leandro Marciano Veira, Eduardo Bearzoti, Kelerson Mauro De Castro Pinto, André Talvani, Albená Nunes Da Silva

“…Creatine kinase (CK) levels were higher at 2 and 24 h after the end of the exercise in UTG and, in TG, only at 24 h. The number of white blood cells (WBC) and neutrophils increased in UTG and TG, post and 2 h after exercise. …”
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Adapting a Mobile Health App for Smoking Cessation in Black Adults With Anxiety Through an Analysis of the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program Proof-of-Concept Trial: Qualitative St... by Marshall K Cheney, Adam C Alexander, Lorra Garey, Matthew W Gallagher, Emily T Hébert, Anka A Vujanovic, Krista M Kezbers, Cameron T Matoska, Michael J Zvolensky, Michael S Businelle

“… BackgroundAt least half of smokers make a serious quit attempt each year, but Black adults who smoke are less likely than White adults who smoke to quit smoking successfully. …”
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Suspected Mpox Symptoms and Testing in Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Cross-Sectional Study by Kaitlyn Atkins, Thomas Carpino, Amrita Rao, Travis Sanchez, O Winslow Edwards, Marissa Hannah, Patrick S Sullivan, Yasmin P Ogale, Winston E Abara, Kevin P Delaney, Stefan D Baral

“…Most GBMSM reporting mpox testing were non-Hispanic White men (7/9 vs 1 Black and 1 Hispanic or Latino man), and all 9 lived in urban areas. …”
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Effect of Electroacupuncture Preconditioning on Inflammatory Factors of Rabbits after Spinal Cord Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Mengli YAO, Xianghua CHEN, Zhaohui CHEN, Hai WANG

“…Objective:To observe the effects of electroacupuncture preconditioning on the pathological changes of spinal cord tissue and the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1β(IL-1β), interleukin-6(IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), interleukin-1 receptor antagonist(IL-1Rα)after spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury, and to explore the protective mechanism of electroacupuncture on spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits.Methods:A total of twenty-four New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into the sham operation group, the model group and the electroacupuncture group according to the random number table method, with eight cases in each group.The model was made by Zivin method in the model group and the electroacupuncture group, the abdominal cavity was opened after intravenous anesthesia at ear margin, the abdominal aorta was exposed and temporarily clamped, and the rabbit model of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury was established after ischemia for thirty minutes.The model preparation and experimental animal treatment of the sham operation group were the same as those of the model group, however, the dissection was fully exposed without clamping the abdominal aorta.At thirty minutes before the induction of rabbit spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion model, SDZ-II electroacupuncture instrument was used to acupuncture bilateral"Xuanzhong"and"Yanglingquan"acupoints in the electroacupuncture group, intervention for thirty minutes.All rabbits were killed after intervention for twelve hours, and the L2-5 segments of spinal cord tissue were captured.HE staining method was used to observe the pathological changes of spinal cord tissues in the three groups; Immunohistochemical method was used to observe the localization and content changes of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was used to detect the contents of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1Rα in serum before modeling and 4, 8, 12 hours after ischemia-reperfusion.Results:①HE staining results: compared with the sham operation group, the number of neurons in spinal cord tissue in the model group decreased, the color of nucleus and cytoplasm of cells became lighter, and the boundary of nuclear membrane was not clear.In severe cases, the nucleus dissolved or even nucleolus disappeared, there were transparent areas around cells, and axons showed different degrees of degeneration such as enlargement, swelling and disappearance; compared with the model group, the number of neurons in the electroacupuncture group increased, the structure of most neurons was clear, the atrophy degree of nucleolus and nucleus was light, only a small amount of cells became deformed and necrosis, the damage degree of cells were lighter, and the density of surviving neurons increased.②Immunohistochemistry results: compared with the sham operation group, the expressions of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α of spinal cord tissue in the model group were significantly increased(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);compared with the model group, the contents of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in the spinal cord of rabbits in the electroacupuncture group were significantly decreased(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).③ELISA results: Before modeling, there was no significant difference in the three groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05);compared with before modeling, the expressions of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1Rα in serum of the three groups increased in different degrees at 4, 8 and 12 h after ischemia-reperfusion, with significantly significance(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);compared with the sham operation group at the same time, the expressions of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1Rα in the model group increased significantly at 4, 8 and 12 h after reperfusion(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);compared with the model group at the same time, the expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in the electroacupuncture group decreased significantly at 4, 8, 12 h after reperfusion(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Electroacupuncture pretreatment can effectively alleviate the pathological injury of spinal cord and has a good protective effect on spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury, which may be related to inhibit the expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α and promote the expression of IL-1Rα.…”
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Serious Bacterial Infections and Hepatitis C Virus Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Syndemic or Intertwined Epidemics? by Thomas J. Stopka, Robin M. Nance, L. Sarah Mixson, Hunter Spencer, Judith I. Tsui, Judith M. Leahy, Mai T. Pho, Jean DeJace, Judith Feinberg, April M. Young, Wei-Teng Yang, Amelia Baltes, Eric Romo, Randall T. Brown, Kerry Nolte, William C. Miller, William A. Zule, Wiley D. Jenkins, Joseph A. Delaney, Peter D. Friedmann

“…Among 1936 participants, 57% were male and 85% White, with a mean age of 36 years. Eighty-nine participants (5%) reported hospitalization for an SBI in the year prior to the survey. …”
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CYTOKINES AND PROTEINS OF THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX IN THE BLOOD OF RATS OF DIFFERENT AGES AFTER FILLING THE DEFECT IN THE FEMORAL METAPHYSIS WITH ALLOGENEIC BONE IMPLANTS SATURATED... by Petro Vorontsov, Frida Leontieva, Vladyslav Tulyakov, Igor Husakov

“…On the model of a transcortical defect in the metaphysis of the femur, the content in the blood serum of 3 and 12 months white rats of interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), transforming growth factor-b (TGF-b), osteocalcin (OC) and osteopontin (OP) on the 14th, 28th and 90 days was investigated. …”
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Sistem Rekognisi Citra Digital Bahasa Isyarat Menggunakan Convolutional Neural Network dan Spatial Transformer by Mohammad Alfiano Rizky Mahardika, Novanto Yudistira, Achmad Ridok

“…When tested on a plain background such as black or white, the model was able to detect all 26 alphabets with almost perfect probability. …”
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Factors influencing salivary lactate dehydrogenase levels in oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral potentially malignant disorders by Rosa María López-Pintor, Rosa María López-Pintor, José González-Serrano, José González-Serrano, Carmen Vallina, Katerina Ivaylova Serkedzhieva, Katerina Ivaylova Serkedzhieva, Leire Virto, Paula Nuevo, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Margarita Iniesta, Tania Rodríguez Santamarta, Paloma Lequerica Fernández, Óscar Iglesias Velázquez, Óscar Iglesias Velázquez, Gonzalo Hernández, Gonzalo Hernández, Juan Carlos de Vicente, Juan Carlos de Vicente

“…In the OLP group, sLDH values were higher in patients with symptomatic lesions than in patients with only white lesions, but not significantly. No associations were observed between sLDH and the type of OL (homogeneous vs. non-homogeneous) and the degree of dysplasia. …”
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Production of Arthrospira platensis algae to increase production efficiency and enhance immune system of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella against Aeromonas hydrophila by Hossein Adineh

“…Bactericidal activity of fish serum was significantly higher in S2 and S3 treatments. The highest white and red blood cells, hemoglobin and hematocrit were observed at S3 treatment; meanwhile, the lowest value was obtained in the control. …”
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Megagrazer loss drives complex landscape-scale biophysical cascades by Olli Hyvarinen, Mariska te Beest, Elizabeth le Roux, Graham I H Kerley, Robert Buitenwerf, Dave J Druce, Jiquan Chen, Linda Rapp, Joana Fernandes, Joris P G M Cromsigt

“…Leveraging a unique, ecosystem-scale, semi-experimental approach, we study how the local removals of the world’s largest, terrestrial grazer, white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum ), affected the coupling between fire dynamics, woody encroachment and surface albedo in Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park (HiP), South Africa. …”
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Artificial intelligence conversational agents in mental health: Patients see potential, but prefer humans in the loop by Hyein S. Lee, Hyein S. Lee, Colton Wright, Julia Ferranto, Jessica Buttimer, Clare E. Palmer, Andrew Welchman, Kathleen M. Mazor, Kimberly A. Fisher, David Smelson, Laurel O’Connor, Laurel O’Connor, Nisha Fahey, Nisha Fahey, Apurv Soni, Apurv Soni, Apurv Soni

“…Data were collected from December 2022 to February 2023, and three researchers conducted rapid qualitative analysis to identify and synthesize themes.ResultsThe sample included 29 adults (ages 19-66), predominantly under age 35, non-Hispanic, White, and female. Participants reported a range of positive and negative experiences with AI conversational agents. …”
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Molecular Characterization of the Tumor Suppressor Candidate 5 Gene: Regulation by PPARγ and Identification of TUSC5 Coding Variants in Lean and Obese Humans by Trina A. Knotts, Hyun Woo Lee, Jae Bum Kim, Pieter J. Oort, Ruth McPherson, Robert Dent, Keisuke Tachibana, Takefumi Doi, Songtao Yu, Janardan K. Reddy, Kenji Uno, Hideki Katagiri, Magdalena Pasarica, Steven R. Smith, Dorothy D. Sears, Michel Grino, Sean H. Adams

“…Tumor suppressor candidate 5 (TUSC5) is a gene expressed abundantly in white adipose tissue (WAT), brown adipose tissue (BAT), and peripheral afferent neurons. …”
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Soil variation response is mediated by growth trajectories rather than functional traits in a widespread pioneer Neotropical tree by Levionnois, Sébastien, Tysklind, Niklas, Nicolini, Eric, Ferry, Bruno, Troispoux, Valérie, Le Moguedec, Gilles, Morel, Hélène, Stahl, Clément, Coste, Sabrina, Caron, Henri, Heuret, Patrick

“…We examined phenotypic variability for 16 functional leaf (dimensions, nutrient, chlorophyll) and wood traits (density) across two soil types, Ferralitic Soil (FS) vs. White Sands (WS), on two sites for 70 adult trees of Cecropia obtusa Trécul (Urticaceae) in French Guiana. …”
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Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing Reveals Cellular Transcriptome Features at Different Growth Stages in Porcine Skeletal Muscle by Ziyu Chen, Xiaoqian Wu, Dongbin Zheng, Yuling Wang, Jie Chai, Tinghuan Zhang, Pingxian Wu, Minghong Wei, Ting Zhou, Keren Long, Mingzhou Li, Long Jin, Li Chen

“…This study investigates the cellular-level transcriptional characteristics of LDM in large white pigs at two growth stages (170 days vs. 245 days) using single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq). …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Kopi Instan Oral Terhadap Kadar Asam Urat pada Tikus Wistar by Fauzan Arisyi Koto, Husnil Kadri, Zelly Dia Rofinda

“…This was a experimental study with posttest only control group design. Samples were 24 male white rats strain Wistar divided into 4 groups: control, treatment 1, treatment 2, and treatment 3. …”
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Platelet-rich plasma combined with gypenosides for the treatment of psoriasis-like inflammation in mice by LI Dandan, WANG Bing, GE Yu, CHENG Hong, LI Mengxue, WANG Zhicheng, XIA Rong

“…Blood cell count, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot were used to explore the changes in circulating white blood cell count, cytokines IL-17A and TNF-α, and related signaling pathway proteins p-STAT3 and p-P38. …”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…Claude, and Douglas B. White. 2009. “Clinical Nihilism in Neuro-Emergencies.” …”
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Identifying pre-diabetes ‘hotspots’ in Northern California using geospatial analysis: opportunities to target diabetes prevention strategies and improve health equity by Tannaz Moin, Luis A Rodriguez, Obidiugwu Kenrik Duru, Julie Schmittdiel, Tainayah W Thomas, Maher Yassin, Yelba Castellon-Lopez

“…Individuals in pre-diabetes hotspots were less likely to be non-Hispanic white (33.6% vs 50.6%, RD: −17.04%, 95% CI –17.26% to –16.81%, p&lt;0.0001) and more likely to have overweight or obesity (72.2% vs 69.2%, RD: 2.95%, 95% CI 2.73% to 3.16%, p&lt;0.0001). …”
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Copy Number Variations in Short Tandem Repeats Modulate Growth Traits in Penaeid Shrimp Through Neighboring Gene Regulation by Hao Zhou, Guangfeng Qiang, Yan Xia, Jian Tan, Qiang Fu, Kun Luo, Xianhong Meng, Baolong Chen, Meijia Chen, Juan Sui, Ping Dai, Xupeng Li, Mianyu Liu, Qun Xing, Jie Kong, Sheng Luan

“…Further analysis utilizing a cohort of 326 Pacific white shrimp revealed a total of 672,507 high-quality STRs evenly distributed across the genome, with a notably lower frequency of SNPs within these STR regions. …”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and prognosis in post-cardiac arrest patients: data from the MIMIC-IV database by Yinhe Cai, Yinhe Cai, Yao Zhang, Yao Zhang, Ningzhi Zhou, Ningzhi Zhou, Yong Tang, Yong Tang, Haixia Zheng, Haixia Zheng, Hong Liu, Hong Liu, Jiahua Liang, Ruixiang Zeng, Shengqing Song, Yu Xia, Yu Xia

“…The prognostic value of the RAR index for 180-day mortality was consistent across subgroups, and a significant interaction was observed in patients who were white, those with chronic pulmonary disease, or those without cerebrovascular disease.ConclusionThe RAR index is an independent risk factor for 30- and 180-day all-cause mortality in post-CA patients. …”
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