Strengthening health systems to tackle oral diseases in Africa: Africa centers for disease control and prevention’s role by Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Adeyinka Ganiyat Ishola, Ahmed Bhayat, Ahmed Bhayat, Maha El Tantawi, Maha El Tantawi, Nicaise Ndembi

“…By leveraging its position and resources, the Africa CDC can take strategic actions to strengthen surveillance and data-driven policy development, provide technical assistance to Africa Union Member States for health system integration, support capacity building for oral health workforce development, promote preventive and community-based oral health interventions, facilitate cross-border collaboration and knowledge sharing, mobilize resources and funding for oral health programs, and support the local production of oral health products. …”
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Selenium-enriched oolong tea (Camellia sinensis) extract exerts anti-inflammatory potential via targeting NF-κB and MAPK pathways in macrophages by Qi Wang, Juqing Huang, Yafeng Zheng, Xuefang Guan, Chenchun Lai, Huiying Gao, Chi-Tang Ho, Bin Lin

“…ABSTRACT: Both tea polyphenols and selenium (Se) have been suggested to exert the health benefits via the regulatory capacities of chronic inflammation, which make Se-enriched oolong tea a promising beverage as an anti-inflammatory diet. …”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications for Civil Applications: A Review by Mohammad Ghamari, Pablo Rangel, Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Girma S. Tewolde, R. Simon Sherratt

“…On the other hand, UAVs can be utilized as aerial base stations to increase wireless communication coverage, reliability, and the capacity of wireless systems without additional investment in wireless systems infrastructure. …”
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Bacteriophage LDT325 enhances Pseudomonas syringae tolerance by improving antioxidant defense in tea plant [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] by Li Liu, Anqi Huang, Hua Zhang, Yubao Li, Lei Wang, Lei Wang

“…The levels of osmotic adjustment compounds, including proline and soluble sugars, were also elevated, suggesting that bacteriophage enhances the osmotic adjustment capacity in tea plants. TEM analysis revealed that the integrity of the cell structure of the tea leaves treated with phage was notably better compared with that of the control group. …”
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Interleukin-12p70 Expression by Dendritic Cells of HIV-1-Infected Patients Fails to Stimulate gag-Specific Immune Responses by Ellen Van Gulck, Nathalie Cools, Derek Atkinson, Lotte Bracke, Katleen Vereecken, Marc Vekemans, Viggo F. I. Van Tendeloo, Zwi N. Berneman, Guido Vanham

“…In the present study we investigated whether modulation of the activation state of DCs electroporated with consensus codon-optimized HxB2 gag mRNA enhances their capacity to induce HIV gag-specific T cell responses. …”
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In Vitro Proliferation of Porcine Pancreatic Islet Cells for β-Cell Therapy Applications by Guoguang Niu, John P. McQuilling, Yu Zhou, Emmanuel C. Opara, Giuseppe Orlando, Shay Soker

“…Taken together, these results indicate that pancreatic islet-derived cells, proliferated in vitro, retained the expression capacity for key pancreatic genes, thus suggesting that the cells may be redifferentiated into insulin-secreting β-like cells.…”
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An efficient measure for the isolation of chenodeoxycholic acid from chicken biles using enzyme-assisted extraction and macroporous resins refining by Biao Yang, Fangyun Lu, Pengpeng Li, Jingjing Ma, Jing Yang, Xinxiao Zhang, Mei Cheng, Wenjing Yu, Yao Chai, Ye Zou, Weimin Xu, Daoying Wang

“…In order to further refine CDCA from the extract obtained by enzyme-assisted extraction, a more preferable resin, AB-8 was selected for the purification of CDCA, which had a good adsorption capacity of 61.06 ± 0.57 mg/g for CDCA. Besides, the obtained CDCA extract was purified through AB-8 resin, the purity of CDCA was improved from 51.7 % to 91.4 % and the recovery yield of CDCA was 87.8 %. …”
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A review of metabolic calorimetric applications in plant stress, waste management, and diagnostics by Michael Bayode, Ifeoluwaposi Ogundana, Oluwatosin Ogundare, Elizabeth Awodire, Patience Abbah, Israel Onifade, Adeola Adeyolanu, Stephen Okunade, Samuel Ogboye, Michael Elabiyi

“…Calorimetric studies of waste materials, wastewater sludge, and effluents were also considered in concert with specified thermophysical variables that define these environmental phenomena, such as enhanced thermal and heat capacity. The IMC and DSC performance characteristics were also evaluated. …”
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Effect of Pea Resistant Starch on Emulsion Gel Properties and in Vitro Digestibility of Myofibrillar Proteins by CHEN Jinyu, HU Fangyang, JI Zhirui, WU Zijian

“…These changes promoted the formation of gel networks with improved texture and increased storage modulus (G’), gel strength and water holding capacity (WHC), especially at a pea RS3 concentration of 6%. …”
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Plasmatic Membrane Expression of Adhesion Molecules in Human Cardiac Progenitor/Stem Cells Might Explain Their Superior Cell Engraftment after Cell Transplantation by Imelda Ontoria-Oviedo, Itziar Palacios, Joaquín Panadero, Belén Sánchez, Francisco García-García, Adolfo López-Cerdán, Akaitz Dorronsoro, Delia Castellano, Luis Rodríguez-Borlado, Antonio Bernad, Pilar Sepúlveda

“…We conclude that the stronger capacity of CPCs over BM-MSCs to engraft in the infarcted area is likely linked to a more pronounced cell adhesion expression program.…”
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Time-Qualified Patterns of Variation of PPARγ, DNMT1, and DNMT3B Expression in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines by Valerio Pazienza, Francesca Tavano, Massimo Francavilla, Andrea Fontana, Fabio Pellegrini, Giorgia Benegiamo, Vincenzo Corbo, Fabio Francesco di Mola, Pierluigi Di Sebastiano, Angelo Andriulli, Gianluigi Mazzoccoli

“…We investigated the time-related patterns of PPARG, DNMT1, and DNMT3B expression monitoring their mRNA levels by qRT-PCR at different time points over a 28-hour span in BxPC-3, CFPAC-1, PANC-1, and MIAPaCa-2 PC cells after synchronization with serum shock. …”
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Unlocking the mechanical, thermodynamic and thermoelectric properties of NaSbS2: A DFT scheme by M.N.H. Liton, A.K.M. Farid Ul Islam, M.S.I. Sarker, M.M. Rahman, M.K.R. Khan

“…The estimated value of Young's modulus and lattice thermal conductivity suggested that the polymorphs could be suitable for thermal barrier coating. Heat capacity, melting temperature, thermal conductivities, Grüneisen parameter, and thermal expansion coefficient of the polymorphs have also been studied to demonstrate thermodynamic behavior. …”
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Benzothiazole (BTH) Induced Resistance of Navel Orange Fruit and Maintained Fruit Quality during Storage by Huaying Du, Ying Sun, Rui Yang, Wei Zhang, Chunpeng Wan, Jinyin Chen, İbrahim Kahramanoğlu, Liqin Zhu

“…BTH treatment significantly enhanced antioxidant capacity (DPPH, ABTS radical scavenging activity, and reducing power), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities were significantly increased, while the activity of catalase (CAT) was opposite to the former (P<0.05). …”
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Production of Malheuran A, a Geranylated Flavonoid with Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities, in Hairy Root Cultures of <i>Dalea purpurea</i> by Amit Raj Sharma, Gaurav Gajurel, Salma Abdel-Karim, Mohammad Abrar Alam, Robert Colquhoun Shields, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar

“…To this end, the objectives of this study were to establish hairy root cultures of <i>D. purpurea</i> and assess its capacity to produce these bioactive compounds. The co-treatment of the hairy root cultures with the elicitors methyl-β-cyclodextrin, magnesium chloride, methyl jasmonate, and hydrogen peroxide led to the production and secretion of the geranylated flavanone malheuran A, which was confirmed by mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy analyses. …”
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Altered Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Response in Mif−/− Mice Reveals a Role of Mif for Inflammatory-Th1 Response in Type 1 Diabetes by Yuriko Itzel Sánchez-Zamora, Imelda Juarez-Avelar, Alicia Vazquez-Mendoza, Marcia Hiriart, Miriam Rodriguez-Sosa

“…These changes were associated with a reduced capacity of Mφ and DC from Mif−/−STZ to induce proliferation in ovalbumin-specific T cells. …”
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Protein hydrolysates of niosome-encapsulated skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) viscera: Antioxidant, anticancer, and release properties by Shima Kaveh, Alireza Sadeghi Mahoonak, Vahid Erfani-Moghadam, Mohammad Ghorbani, Aliakbar Gholamhosseinpour, Mojtaba Raeisi

“…The niosome formulation containing cholesterol, cholecalciferol, and squalane at a ratio of 2:1:1 achieved favorable encapsulation efficiency (91.8%) and retained total antioxidant capacity during simulated gastrointestinal fluids. …”
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Advances, challenges and future applications of liver organoids in experimental regenerative medicine by Da Gong, Jiaye Mo, Jiaye Mo, Mei Zhai, Fulin Zhou, Guocai Wang, Shaohua Ma, Xiaoyong Dai, Xiaoyong Dai, Xuesong Deng

“…However, when the harmful stimulus persists, the liver’s regenerative capacity becomes compromised. Substantial theoretical feasibility has been demonstrated at the levels of gene expression, molecular interactions, and intercellular dynamics, complemented by numerous successful animal studies. …”
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Goat’s Milk Powder Enriched with Red (<i>Lycium barbarum</i> L.) and Black (<i>Lycium ruthenicum</i> Murray) Goji Berry Extracts: Chemical Characterization, Antioxidant Properties,... by Danijel D. Milinčić, Aleksandar Ž. Kostić, Steva Lević, Uroš M. Gašić, Dragana D. Božić, Relja Suručić, Tijana D. Ilić, Viktor A. Nedović, Bojana B. Vidović, Mirjana B. Pešić

“…GMLR and GMLB had higher ABTS radical scavenging activity but lower ferrous ion-chelating capacity than control goat′s milk powder. GMLB and GMLR in a dose-dependent manner (0.3–5 mg/mL) showed a growth-promoting effect on probiotic strains. …”
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Niraparib restricts intraperitoneal metastases of ovarian cancer by eliciting CD36-dependent ferroptosis by Ning Jin, Yi-yu Qian, Xiao-fei Jiao, Zhen Wang, Xin Li, Wen Pan, Jin-kai Jiang, Pu Huang, Si-yuan Wang, Ping Jin, Qing-lei Gao, Dan Liu, Yu Xia

“…An analysis of patient tumor burden before and after the niraparib challenge showed a remarkable vulnerability of OC intraperitoneal metastases to niraparib exposure. This killing capacity of niraparib was closely associated with the accumulation of fatty acids within the abdomen, which was confirmed by the increased susceptibility of tumor cells to niraparib treatment in the presence of fatty acids. …”
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Phenolic Composition, and Antioxidant and Antineurodegenerative Potential of Methanolic Extracts of Fruit Peel and Flesh of Pear Varieties from Serbia by Aleksandra Savić, Ana Alimpić Aradski, Jelena Živković, Katarina Šavikin, Snežana Jarić, Petar D. Marin, Sonja Duletić-Laušević

“…The aim of this study was to determine the total phenolic and flavonoid contents, phenolic composition, antioxidant capacity, and antineurodegenerative activities of methanolic extracts of peel, flesh, and mixed peel and flesh of pear fruits. …”
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