Identification and validation of MMP1 as a biomarker associated with mitochondrial oxidative stress in liver hepatocellular carcinoma by Zhihui Wang, Hao Zhou, Lie Zhang, Xin Liu, Hui Wang

“…Our investigation reveals the oncogenic role of mitochondrial oxidative stress in LIHC. For the first time, we established a risk prediction model for mitochondrial oxidative stress in patients with LIHC. …”
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Stress can be detected during emotion-evoking smartphone use: a pilot study using machine learning by Lydia Helene Rupp, Akash Kumar, Misha Sadeghi, Lena Schindler-Gmelch, Marie Keinert, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Matthias Berking

“…XGBoost showed to be more reliable for prediction, with lower error for both training and test data.DiscussionThe findings provide further evidence that non-invasive video recordings can complement standard objective and subjective markers of stress.…”
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Student Wellbeing in Higher Education: The Role of Stressors, Student Identity, and Social Support by Milena W Pszczolinska, Kenneth I Mavor, Paula J Miles

“…To understand student wellbeing from the social perspective, this study aimed to explore the prediction of wellbeing by social factors over and above the effects of stress. …”
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The effect of mindfulness meditation therapy on performance, pre-competition stress, and salivary cortisol in female pistol shooters by Bibi Purmirza, Mahdi Gholizadeh, Farhad Rahmani-Nia, Seyed Mojtaba Paydar Ardakani

“…Compared with the waitlist control shooters, shooting performance scores were higher (a 2.1% increase vs. a 0.2% reduction, p=0.030), while pre-competition stress (a 10.5% vs. a 1.7% reduction, p=0.002) and cortisol levels (a 23.8% vs. a 0.6% reduction, p=0.002) were lower in MMT group following the intervention.Conclusions: It seems that the six-week MMT program has a positive effect on the pistol shooting performance of female shooters by decreasing pre-competition stress and salivary cortisol level. …”
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A Multipurpose hybrid forecasting framework for economic stress scenarios: evidence from agriculture and energy sectors by Hiridik Rajendran, Parthajit Kayal, MOINAK Maiti

“…Abstract Time series forecasting is vital across many sectors, providing critical insights for decision-making by predicting future trends from historical data. However, the complex, nonlinear nature of real-world time series and the domain-specific tailoring of existing models limit their generalizability and robustness, especially during stressed economic periods. …”
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The benefits and boundaries of psychological safety in simulation-based education: an integrative review by Anine Madsgaard, Alette Svellingen

“…Abstract Background Psychological safety has been highlighted as essential for student learning in simulation-based education (SBE). The pedagogical literature emphasizes that such learning situations must challenge learners and make them experience that something is at stake. …”
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Pesticide exposome reveals oxidative stress and immune response disruptions in occupationally exposed women with breast cancer by Juliana Maria Bitencourt de Morais Valentim, Luciana Pizzatti, Carolina Coradi, Isabella Cristina Cazagranda, Bruna Fadel, Beatriz Geovana Leite Vacario, Shaiane Carla Gaboardi, Matheus Iago Oliveira Coletto, Rodrigo Kern, Wander Rogério Pavanelli, Daniel Rech, Maria Luiza Ferreira dos Santos, Leonardo Foti, Allan Henrique Depieri Cataneo, Guilherme Ferreira Silveira, Juliano Bordignon, Fábio Rodrigues Ferreira Seiva, Carolina Panis

“…This reduction in cytokines, coupled with decreased tumor-infiltrating leukocytes (TILs) and CTLA-4 overexpression, suggests pesticide-induced immune compromise. …”
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PROBLEMS OF EFFICIENCY OF BUDGET SPENDING ON GENERAL EDUCATION DURING ITS REFORMING by E. B. Krylova, M. A. Simakina, A. V. Frigin

“…It stressed that the improvement of the mechanism of financing of educational institutions and the spending of budget funds in the general education system is a prerequisite for optimizing the share of the federal budget and the budgets of the Russian Federation on education subjects.…”
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Problem-solving: development and validation of a short instrument for higher education by José Ventura-León, Cristopher Lino-Cruz, Shirley Tocto-Muñoz, Andy Sánchez-Villena, Goldie Gamboa-Melgar

“…Due to its brevity and emphasis on logical methods, it is suitable for use in both education and research, aligning with global goals for quality education.…”
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Short-term stress preconditioning activates sympathetic innervation in the testes to mitigate testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury by Liyong Liu, Ruiming Xu, Heshe Li, Yuanchen Ma, Yue Shu, Hongjie Liang, Tao Wang, Jiang Hao, Weiqiang Li, Andy Peng Xiang, Mei Hua Jiang, Weijun Huang

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Deciphering Heat Stress Mechanisms and Developing Mitigation Strategies in Dairy Cattle: A Multi-Omics Perspective by Zhiyi Xiong, Lin Li, Kehui Ouyang, Mingren Qu, Qinghua Qiu

“…Heat stress (HS) in dairy cattle triggers systemic physiological disruptions, including milk yield decline, immune suppression, and reproductive dysfunction, jeopardizing sustainable livestock production. …”
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Mechanistic insights into clary sage oils role in wound healing: targeting oxidative stress and inflammatory pathways by Rehab Ahmed, Krishnaraju Venkatesan, Durgaramani Sivadasan, Nizar Sirag, Hassabelrasoul Elfadil, Gayathri Anbumani, Debadrita Saha

“…Biochemical analysis showed a reduction in oxidative stress markers. Immunohistochemical evaluation revealed decreased CD68 expression, along with significantly lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6. …”
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Decoding the heat stress resilience in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): multi-trait analysis for genotypic adaptation by Uday Chand Jha, C. P. Nath, Pronob J. Paul, Harsh Nayyar, Narendra Kumar, G. P. Dixit, Suman Sen, Yogesh Kumar, P. V. Vara Prasad

“…Under heat stress, days to 50% flowering and maturity were reduced by 4 days and 24 days, respectively, while a 34.7% average yield reduction was observed compared to non-stressed conditions. …”
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Stress-Strain Relation of Steel-Polypropylene-Blended Fiber-Reinforced Concrete under Uniaxial Cyclic Compression by Lihua Xu, Biao Li, Yin Chi, Changning Li, Biao Huang, Yuchuan Shi

“…This paper investigates the cyclic stress-strain behavior of steel-polypropylene-blended fiber-reinforced concrete (BFRC) under uniaxial cyclic compression. …”
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Benefits of adding coronary calcium score scan to stress myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography imaging by Ahmed Fathala, Mervat Aboulkheir, Salwa Bukhari, Mohamed M Shoukri, Moheieldin M Abouzied

“…Receiver-operating characteristic analysis showed that a CACS ≥304 is the optimal cutoff for predicting perfusion abnormalities with sensitivity of 64% and specificity of 69%. …”
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Dysregulated RBM24 phosphorylation impairs APOE translation underlying psychological stress-induced cardiovascular disease by He Yang, Lei Sun, Xuemei Bai, Bingcheng Cai, Zepeng Tu, Chen Fang, Yusheng Bian, Xiaoyu Zhang, Xudong Han, Dayin Lv, Chi Zhang, Bo Li, Shaoxiang Luo, Bingbing Du, Lan Li, Yufeng Yao, Zhiqiang Dong, Zhuowei Huang, Guanhua Su, Hui Li, Qing K. Wang, Min Zhang

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Improvement of Exercise Ability and Liver Protection in Oxidative Stress-induced Mice by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CQPC03 by Bo HE, Xin ZHAO, Xiaohong TAN, Kai MA, Caifeng LI

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Soybean <i>GmSNF4</i> Confers Salt–Alkali Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Plants by Nan Ye, Jia-Shen Bian, Bai-Hui Zhou, Ling-Tao Yong, Ting Yang, Nan Wang, Yuan-Yuan Dong, Wei-Can Liu, Fa-Wei Wang, Hai-Yan Lv, Xiao-Wei Li

“…In order to mitigate the reduction in soybean yield caused by soil salinization, a soybean gene, <i>GmSNF4</i>, which promotes plant tolerance to salt–alkali stress, was identified in this study. …”
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AN ANALYSIS OF LEARNING STRESS LEVELS IN ONLINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL) AMONG FIRST AND SECOND YEAR TECHNICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS DURING COVID -19 PANDEMIC by Siti Dewi Zatia Zahari, Salmah Anisah Abu Hasan, Sumaiyyah Omar

“…Based on the convenience sampling approach, an online questionnaire adapted from the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and renamed as Perceived Learning Stress Scale (PLSS) was used to collect data from 113first and second year technical engineering students tto analyze their learning stress levels primarily from the impact of the online learning shift. …”
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An integrated physiology and proteomics analysis reveals the response of wheat grain to low temperature stress during booting by Anmin Zhang, Zihong Li, Qirui Zhou, Jiawen Zhao, Yan Zhao, Mengting Zhao, Shangyu Ma, Yonghui Fan, Zhenglai Huang, Wenjing Zhang

“…Results showed that the plumpness of wheat grains decreased after LT stress. Moreover, the activities of sucrose synthase (SuS, EC 2.4.1.13) and ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase, EC 2.7.7.27) exhibited a significant reduction, leading to a significant reduction in the contents of amylose and amylopectin. …”
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