Identification of galectin-9 and its antibacterial function in Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) by Li Wang, Li Wang, Li Wang, Yuanyuan Hu, Xudong Li, Ziyan Zhang, Nan Wang, Limin Chao, Chengfei Li, Pei Gao, Jinyou Ma, Jinyou Ma, Lei Wang, Xiaojing Xia, Xiaojing Xia

“…IntroductionGalectin-9 is a β-galactoside-binding lectin that functions as a critical pattern recognition receptor (PRR) in the host immune system, initiating immune defense responses by recognizing and binding to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) on the surface of microorganisms. …”
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Mapping Racial Fluidity over Time in Jamaica by Monique D. A. Kelly

“…Over time, skin color ratings between Black and mixed-race individuals converged, suggesting increased fluidity between skin color and racial identity. …”
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Determinants of depressive symptoms in multinational middle-aged and older adults by Can Lu, Shenwei Wan, Zhiyong Liu

“…SHAP analyses identified self-rated health as the predominant predictor, though key factors varied notably—gender was especially influential in MHAS. …”
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An Unexplored Diversity for Adaptation of Germination to High Temperatures in Brassica Species by M. Tiret, M.‐H. Wagner, L. Gay, E. Chenel, A. Dupont, C. Falentin, L. Maillet, F. Gavory, K. Labadie, S. Ducournau, A.‐M. Chèvre

“…Our results show that both species exhibit heat tolerance to the temperature range tested, especially B. rapa, with an increase in speed and uniformity of germination time, as well as an increase in germination rate as temperature increased. As for B. oleracea accessions, the ability to germinate under heat conditions depended on the geographical origin; in particular, southern populations showed a higher germination rate than northern populations, possibly in relation to their warmer climates of origin. …”
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Optimization of bovine oocyte cryopreservation: membrane fusion competence and cell death of linoleic acid-in vitro matured oocytes subjected to vitrification by Glenda L. Ríos, María Florencia Suqueli García, María Florencia Suqueli García, Rodrigo J. Manrique, Jorgelina Buschiazzo

“…Zona pellucida-free oocytes co-incubated with sperm demonstrated that 43 μM LA better preserved the original sperm adhesion and fusion pattern post-vitrification, although fertilization rate was not improved. …”
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Dynamic brain-heart-gut coupling during sleep: a continuous physiological signal analysis by Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Hongyun Liu, Hongyun Liu, Shijing Wu, Shijing Wu, Xiaohua Yu, Xiaohua Yu, Weidong Wang, Weidong Wang

“…In terms of heart-gut coupling (HGC), the coupling strength between the very low frequency (VLF) band of heart rate variability (HRV) and all BS-derived power sequences was significantly lower than other HRV frequency bands. …”
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Loss of Reduction in Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures: Risk Factors From a Prospective Multicenter Registry by Apurva S. Shah, MD, MBA, Zoe E. Belardo, BA, Mark L. Miller, MD, Michael C. Willey, MD, Susan T. Mahan, MD, MPH, Divya Talwar, PhD, MPH, Donald S. Bae, MD

“…The majority of subjects sustained bicortical metaphyseal distal radius fractures (68%), followed by Salter-Harris II physeal fractures (26%). The rate of radiographic LOR was 44% (271/616), and 11% (70/616) of fractures shifted ≥20°. …”
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Analysis of influencing factors for primary membranous nephropathy complicated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and establishment of a nomogram prediction model by Mirixiatijiang· Maimaiti, Zhu Guo-qiang, Su Ming-jie, Halinuer· Shadekejiang, Zhang Xue-qin, Lu Chen

“…They also had significantly higher systolic blood pressure ［130（120， 142） mmHg（1 mmHg=0.133 kPa） <italic>vs</italic> 122.0（113.5， 135.5） mmHg］， higher diastolic blood pressure ［80 （75， 90） mmHg <italic>vs</italic> 80（70， 85.5） mmHg］， higher prevalence of hypertension［142（64.8%） <italic>vs</italic> 67 （32.7%）］， and higher proportion of manual workers［60（27.4%） <italic>vs</italic> 28（13.7%）］ Additionally， lymphocyte count （LYM）， platelet count （PLT）， blood sodium concentration （Na）， blood urea nitrogen （BUN）， blood creatinine （Cr）， estimated glomerular filtration rate （eGFR）， 24-hour quantitative urine protein， glutamic transaminase， urinary occult blood， number of urinary hyaline and pathological tubular patterns， C-reactive protein （CRP）， complement C4， plasma fibrinogen， D-dimer， and centrocyte-lymphocyte ratio were all significantly different between the two groups （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）. …”
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A data-driven approach to forest health assessment through multivariate analysis and machine learning techniques by Raja Waqar Ahmed Khan, Hamayun Shaheen, Muhammad Ejaz Ul Islam Dar, Tariq Habib, Muhammad Manzoor, Syed Waseem Gillani, Abeer Al-Andal, John Oluwafemi Ayoola, Muhammad Waheed

“…RF-based feature importance analysis showed tree DBH, height, regeneration rate, soil erosion, and tree density as key ecological drivers of forest health. …”
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Citronella oil-loaded electro-spun single and core-shell nano fibers as sustained repellent systems against Aedes aegypti by Samali Udara Liyanaarachchi, Sanjeewa K. Rodrigo, Nilwala Kottegoda, Veranja Karunaratne, Menaka Hapugoda, Tharaka Ranathunge, Lahiru Udayanga, Dushmantha Adikari

“…It was found that maintaining the outer:inner flow rate ratio at 5:2 in coaxial process is imperative to produce good fibers. …”
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Effects of Hole Irrigation Device Parameters on Soil Water Characteristics Under Different Biogas Slurry Ratios by Peng Xiang, Jian Zheng, Yan Wang, You Wu

“…The lateral and vertical wetting front migration distances exhibited a well-defined power function relationship with the soil’s stable infiltration rate and infiltration time (<i>R</i>² ≥ 0.977). …”
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Assessment of predictors and mitigation strategy for therapeutic inertia in the management of hypertension: a quality improvement project by Ananyan Sampath, Shreya Deshpande, Rashmi Verma, Rajnish Joshi

“…When patient adherence was disregarded, TI increased to 49.7%. The total error rate in BP management ranged from 53.29% to 61.5%. …”
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Epigenetic dysregulation-induced metabolic reprogramming fuels tumor progression in bladder cancer by Jian Zhang, Xiaosong Fan, Xu Xu, Yichao Han, Weixing Yu, Bicheng Yang, Yanling Chen, Shaolin Zhang

“…BackgroundBladder cancer remains a significant global health challenge with a high mortality rate despite advancements in treatment modalities. …”
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Assessment of Water Resources Carrying Capacity and Analysis of Its Coupling Coordination in the Yangtze River Economic Belt by XIONG Ying, JIANG Yi-xin, CHEN Si-xuan

“…Analysis of influencing factors identified the proportion of tertiary industry, urbanization rate, and per capita daily domestic water consumption as the three factors most strongly correlated with water resources carrying capacity. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution sources and environmental capacity of typical farmland soils in northwestern Zhejiang based on the geological background of black rock series by Mei-hua Wang

“…Principal component analysis extracted four principal components with a cumulative contribution rate of 78.92%, and the spatial distribution differences were obvious. …”
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Eco-friendly QbD-optimized chromatographic method for simultaneous analysis of metronidazole and nicotinamide with applications in permeation, stability, and sustainability evaluat... by Kanaka Parvathi Kannaiah, Mohamed A. M. Ali, Hemanth Kumar Chanduluru, Anis Ahmad Chaudhary, Mahmoud El-Maghrabey, Reem H. Obaydo, Galal Magdy, Mohamed A. El Hamd

“…Chromatographic separations were conducted with an RP-HPLC-photodiode array (PDA) system equipped with an ODS column using gradient elution of ethanol and phosphate buffer (10 mM, pH 3.5) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. pre-optimized conditions were determined using a two-level full factorial design (23 FFD). …”
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Longitudinal evaluation of common and unique brain-networks in variants of primary progressive aphasia by Rajan Kashyap, Rose Dawn Bharath, Changsong Zhou, Kyrana Tsapkini, John E. Desmond, SH Annabel Chen, Kaviraja Udupa, PT Sivakumar, Sagarika Bhattacharjee

“…To validate the rsfMRI networks and the longitudinal changes, we evaluated the grey matter (GM) volume, GM atrophy and the rate-of-atrophy of the brain areas. To corroborate the findings, we applied persistent homology on the structural networks derived from diffusion tensor images. …”
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Metal–organic nanostructures based on sono/chemo-nanodynamic synergy of TixOy/Ru reaction units: for ultrasound-induced dynamic cancer therapy by Tao Jiang, Zixiang Tang, Shumiao Tian, Haitian Tang, Zhekun Jia, Fangjian Li, Chenyue Qiu, Lin Deng, Lang Ke, Pan He, Gang Liu, Chengchao Chu, Yongfu Xiong

“…Remarkably, ultrasound irradiation induced substantial oxidative stress and immunogenic cell death, promoting the release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which elevated the maturation rate of tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells (DCs) and significantly increased the proportion of CD8⁺ T cells. …”
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Language-Based Engineering Considering the Trade-off among Words in Design Reflecting User’s Emotion by Nobuhisa KATSUMATA, Sonosuke HARADA, So FUKUHARA, Masao ARAKAWA, Shogo NAKAO, Masahiko FUJIWARA

“…We analyzed the relationship between user ratings and design elements using Quantification Theory Type I and created a database of these relationships. …”
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Features of the functioning of regional airports in the context of the development of the Russian air transportation market by I. N. Rykova, A. A. Alaev, R. S. Gubanov

“…The applied methods of monographic and economic-statistical analysis, rating assessment provided the identification of patterns of changes in the results of airport operations. …”
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