Reduced Glutathione in Modulation of Salt Stress on Sour Passion Fruit Production and Quality by Weslley Bruno Belo de Souza, Geovani Soares de Lima, Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares, Mirandy dos Santos Dias, Brencarla de Medeiros Lima, Larissa Fernanda Souza Santos, Valeska Karolini Nunes Oliveira, Rafaela Aparecida Frazão Torres, Hans Raj Gheyi, Lucyelly Dâmela Araújo Borborema, André Alisson Rodrigues da Silva, Vitor Manoel Bezerra da Silva, Valéria Fernandes de Oliveira Sousa

“…Salinity levels above 0.4 dS m⁻¹ negatively affected fruit production and post-harvest quality of ‘BRS GA1’ sour passion fruit. …”
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Abstract 110: Autoangiogenesis Secondary to Chronic Cocaine Use Mimicking Moya‐Moya by Sai P. Polineni, Adam Karp

“…The patient reported 3 days of upper respiratory symptoms and decreased oral intake with subsequent loss of consciousness immediately preceded by lightheadedness and nausea, and without any post‐event confusion, lacerations, or incontinence. …”
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New Insights Into the Correlation Between Necroptotic Activation and Neutrophil Infiltration in Pulpitis by Xiaolan Guo, Xinyan Ma, Peng Liu, Xiaoxin Chen, Sitong Liu, Longrui Dang, Buling Wu, Zhao Chen

“…Transwell assays evaluated neutrophil infiltration post dental pulp cells (DPCs) necroptosis. The STRING database analyzed CXCL8-activated neutrophil receptors, and Transwell and co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) validated ligand-receptor interactions. …”
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Cerebral hemodynamics and functional connectivity changes in stroke patients with dysphagia under acidic taste stimulation: a preliminary study by Jiliang Kang, Jiliang Kang, Junyue Lu, Mengbi Gu, Shuang Gong, Xiaohan Li, Xiaojuan Li, Lifeng Tang, Lifeng Tang, Yu Jin, Youliang Wen, Min Tang

“…The cortical activation patterns in patients with dysphagia following a stroke may be influenced by different taste stimuli, but the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the changes in brain cortical hemodynamic signals and functional connectivity in stroke patients with dysphagia during acidic taste stimulation.MethodsWe recruited 15 patients with first-time swallowing difficulties due to stroke (53% male; mean age 69 ± 9.43 years; duration 2.47 ± 1.31 months post-stroke, onset between 2 weeks and 6 months). …”
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Effects of Different Surface Treatments and Accelerated Aging on Dental Zirconia—An In Vitro Study by Mihaela Pantea, Lucian Toma Ciocan, Vlad Gabriel Vasilescu, Georgeta Voicu, Adrian-Ionut Nicoară, Florin Miculescu, Robert Ciocoiu, Ana Maria Cristina Țâncu, Elena Georgiana Banu, Marina Imre

“…The polished groups showed greater phase stability post-aging. Compressive strength decreased in all treated and aged samples, with monolithic zirconia being more affected. …”
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sdrH enhances Staphylococcus aureus infection in diabetic wounds by Kaiyu Nie, Kaiyu Nie, Kaiyu Nie, Kaiyu Wang, Kaiyu Wang, Yin Wen, Yin Wen, Jinmei Peng, Jinmei Peng, Shijie Tang, Shijie Tang, Shijie Tang

“…The effect of sdrH and icaA-C genes on S. aureus infected wound healing was also evaluated using a diabetic mice skin wound infection model.ResultsThe sdrH gene and the icaA-C gene cluster are critical contributors to Staphylococcus aureus infection in diabetic wounds. Post-infection with the sdrH single-gene knockout strain, a significant enhancement in wound healing rates was observed, accompanied by a marked reduction in bacterial colonization per unit area. …”
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Enhancing pediatric asthma management in underdeveloped regions through ChatGPT training for doctors: a randomized controlled trial by Liwen Zhang, Guijun Yang, Jiajun Yuan, Shuhua Yuan, Jing Zhang, Jiande Chen, Mingyu Tang, Yunqin Zhang, Jilei Lin, Liebin Zhao, Liebin Zhao, Yong Yin, Yong Yin, Yong Yin

“…Assessments conducted before and after training, and a 2-week follow-up, measured the training's impact.ResultsThe intervention group showed significant improvement, with scores of test questions increasing by approximately 20 out of 100 (improving to 72 ± 8 from a baseline, vs. the control group's increase to 50 ± 9). Post-training, ChatGPT's regular usage among the intervention group jumped from 6.3% to 62%, markedly above the control group's 4.3%. …”
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A practical approach for complete blood count analysis following acute exercise: Capillary vs. venous blood sampling by Lauren C. Bates-Fraser, Kaileigh M. Moertl, Cameron K. Stopforth, David B. Bartlett, Kristin S. Ondrak, Brian C. Jensen, Erik D. Hanson

“…Venous and capillary blood samples were collected simultaneously at rest, immediately post-exercise (0 h) and 30-minutes into recovery (0.5 h). …”
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Peste des petits ruminants virus virulence is associated with an early inflammatory profile in the tonsils and cell cycle arrest in lymphoid tissue by Roger-Junior Eloiflin, Llorenç Grau-Roma, Vincent Lasserre, Sylvie Python, Stephanie Talker, Philippe Totte, Obdulio García- Nicolás, Artur Summerfield, Arnaud Bataille

“…Transcriptional analyses of the blood and lymphoid tissue demonstrated activation of interferon type I (IFN-I) responses at 3 days post-infection (dpi) only with MA08, but comparable IFN-I expression levels with MA08 and IC89 at 6 dpi. …”
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IMPACT OF LENALIDOMIDE MAINTENANCE DOSAGE ON SURVIVAL OUTCOMES IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA by Zeynep Kürüm, Ayfer Gedük

“…Methodology: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 82 MM patients who underwent lenalidomide maintenance therapy on a 21/28-day cycle post-ASCT. Low-dose maintenance was defined as a dose below the maximum allowable level, determined by the patient’s Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) and hematologic parameters at initiation. …”
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Acute effects of a standardised extract of Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane mushroom) on cognition and mood in healthy younger adults: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled s... by Geyan Surendran, Jake Saye, Syahira Binti Mohd Jalil, Jack Spreadborough, Kyle Duong, Israa M. Shatwan, Dash Lilley, Michael Heinrich, Michael Heinrich, Georgina F. Dodd, Shelini Surendran

“…At baseline and 90 minutes post-consumption of the interventions, cognitive and mood assessments were administered to measure various cognitive abilities such as executive function, working memory, psychomotor skills, attention and information processing speed as well as positive and negative affect.Results and discussionThe results showed no significant effect of the H. erinaceus fruiting body extract for composite measures of global cognitive function and mood. …”
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Death and Afterlife by Harris Bor

“…This may have been influenced by Roman persecutions post-70 CE and served as a psychological defence against the fear of death. …”
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Dementia Moves: protocol for a feasibility study testing a physical rehabilitation program for long-term care residents with moderate to severe dementia by Caitlin McArthur, Niousha Alizadehsaravi, Rebecca Affoo, Karen Cooke, Natalie F. Douglas, Marie Earl, Melanie K. Farlie, Trudy Flynn, Parisa Ghanouni, Susan W. Hunter, Shannan M. Grant, Laura E. Middleton, Elaine Moody, Cheryl Smith, Linda Verlinden, Lori E. Weeks

“…We hypothesize the intervention will be feasible without modification if 16 individuals are recruited over 6 months, 65% of our sample is retained at 6 months and 75% of the completed exercises are performed at a moderate to high intensity. Methods A pre-post study will be used to assess feasibility, safety (rates of falls and adverse events extracted from the electronic medical record), and change in ADLs at 3 and 6 months among LTC residents with moderate to severe dementia. …”
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Acute severe hypertension in the emergency and acute medicine departments: developing a same-day emergency care (SDEC) hypertension pathway by James Steckelmacher, Barbara Onen, Abubaker Eltayeb, Dawud Masieh, Carmen Maniero, Gillian Fox, Dakshitha Hettiaratchi, Ajay Gupta

“…A comparative sample of ED patients pre-pathway, who would have met criteria for referral to the SDEC hypertension pathway, showed there was an approximately two times greater reduction in BP compared with standard care (discharge from ED directly back to GP) on remote follow-up of BP in the community (Figs 1 and 2); within a 6-month period from initial ED attendance, there were almost three times fewer ED re-attendances in the post- compared with the pre-SDEC cohort, with fewer converting to an acute admission (Fig 2). …”
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Salbutamol Nebulisation in Normal Saline versus Salbutamol Nebulisation in Hypertonic Saline (3%) in Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbation: An Open-labelled Randomised Controlled... by Mohanlal Kundu, Kapil Bhalla, Dinkar Yadav, Hunny Verma, Neeraj Kumar, Mukesh Saini, Mohit Yadav, Neha Yadav

“…Materials and Methods: This open-labelled randomised controlled trial was conducted in the Department of Paediatrics at Pandit BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Rohtak, Haryana, India. …”
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Genetic parameters and genomic prediction of egg production traits in ducks by Chengming Han, Linxi Zhu, Mengdie Wang, Jian Hu, Qinglei Yang, Zhenlin Liu, Zhengkui Zhou, Cong Li, Shuisheng Hou, Wentao Cai

“…Heritability during the early, peak, and post stages of cumulative egg production was 0.32, 0.15, and 0.24. …”
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The role of proactive therapeutic drug monitoring in guiding infliximab therapeutic optimization in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease: A retrospective study by Junya Song, Huihui Zhang, Huihua Zhang, Ximing Xu, Xiaohua Liang, Yongfang Liu, Xiaomei Song, Hong Guo, Xue Zhan, Jinlin Song, Xiaoqin Zhou

“…Shortening the treatment interval increased the infliximab TC (pre vs. post = 1.69 ± 0.8 vs. 12.03 ± 6.64, p = 0.001, n = 12) after 93.9 ± 37.47 days, decreased the pediatric Crohn's disease activity index and simplified endoscopic score for Crohn's disease, and increased the biochemical remission, clinical remission, endoscopic remission, and endoscopic response rates; however, there was no statistical significance. …”
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Systemic immunomodulation by irreversible electroporation versus stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy in locally advanced pancreatic cancer: the CROSSFIRE trial by Danielle Vos, Anita Stam, Tanja de Gruijl, Petrousjka van den Tol, Sinead Lougheed, Joyce Bakker, Bart Geboers, Florentine Timmer, Hester Scheffer, Alette Ruarus, Laurien Vroomen, Evelien Schouten, Robbert Puijk, Frank Lagerwaard, Jan de Vries, Anna Bruynzeel, Martijn Meijerink

“…We aimed to compare systemic immune responses between the treatments.Methods As part of the randomized phase II CROSSFIRE trial (NCT02791503), comparing the oncological efficacy of IRE to SABR in patients with LAPC, pre- and post-treatment (2 weeks and 3 months) peripheral blood samples were collected. …”
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Comparative Randomized Study of Tolerability, Reactogenicity, Immunogenicity and Safety of the Vaccine «BiVac Polio» (Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Type 1,3) by Yu. H. Khapchaev, O. E. Ivanova, M. F. Vorovitch, V. V. Romanenko, A. E. Makarov, S. G. Drozdov, A. A. Ishmukhametov

“…To enhance immunity to poliovirus types 1 and 3, to reduce the risk associated with the continued use of tOPV (forming of vaccine-derived polioviruses and the emergence of cases of post-vaccination complications), the WHO proposed its replacement with bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (bOPV) in programs of mass immunization. …”
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Toward Large‐Scale Photonic Chips Using Low‐Anisotropy Thin‐Film Lithium‐Tantalate by Fei Huang, Xiaowan Shen, Siyuan Wang, Haochen Xu, Hongxuan Liu, Zexu Wang, He Gao, Xinmin Yao, Hengzhen Cao, Bin Chen, Xijie Wang, Jizhi Zhang, Zhile Wu, Mingyu Zhu, Hongzhi Xiong, Weike Zhao, Huan Li, Zejie Yu, Liu Liu, Yaocheng Shi, Daoxin Dai

“…Abstract Photonic manipulation of large‐capacity data with the advantages of high speed and low power consumption is a promising solution for explosive growth demands in the era of post‐Moore. A well‐developed lithium‐niobate‐on‐insulator (LNOI) platform has been widely explored for high‐performance electro‐optic (EO) modulators to bridge electrical and optical signals. …”
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