Dihydroporphyrin iron (III) enhances low temperature tolerance by increasing carbon and nitrogen metabolism in Andrographis paniculata by Shao-Fen Jian, Shao-Fen Jian, Shao-Fen Jian, Yan-Fen Huang, Yan-Fen Huang, Yan-Fen Huang, Dong-Liang Chen, Chu Zhong, Chu Zhong, Chu Zhong

“…To evaluate whether and how DH-Fe alleviates LT stress in A. paniculata, different DH-Fe concentrations (0, 10, 20, and 40 μg·L-1) were applied to estimate its effects on C and N metabolism and antioxidative capacity in A. paniculata grown under 20°C. Pre-treatment of DH-Fe alleviated LT-induced anthocyanin accumulation. …”
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Species richness is not a good predictor for above-ground biomass in a warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest by Chunmei He, Yushan Li, Xiaoxia Dai, Na Liu, Fangfang Wu, Jiangbo Yan, Meiping Gao, Yonghui Liang, Zuoqiang Yuan, Zhanqing Hao, Qiulong Yin

“…Abstract Background Biomass is the result of long-term production and metabolism in forest ecosystems and is an important indicator of the carbon storage capacity of forests. Although there is increasing empirical evidence supporting the positive impact of biodiversity on forest productivity and biomass, there is still uncertainty about the relative importance of tree diversity in determining carbon storage compared to other factors such as environmental conditions, functional characteristics and stand structure, especially in complex forest ecosystems. …”
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Chemical Profile and Alcoholic Fermentation Analysis of the Ethiopian Wild Edible Fruit <i>Physalis peruviana</i> L. by Tesfom Zeru Zereahannes, Tarekegn Berhanu Esho, Alayu Woldtensay Teklie, Henock Woldemichael Woldemariam, Neela Satheesh, Aselefech Sorsa Wotango

“…Its main objective is to investigate the nutritional, antinutritional, and antioxidant capacity of the edible fruit of <i>Physalis peruviana</i> L. …”
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Improved Predictability of Diagnosis and Prognosis Using Serum‐ and Tissue‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles From Bulk mRNA Sequencing in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Qian Zhu, Zhang Chen, Ming Tian, Xin Yan, Xiangdong Gongye, Zhicheng Liu, Anbang Zhao, Zhiyong Yang, Yufeng Yuan

“…A large cohort was subsequently recruited to validate these findings. The diagnostic capacity of the identified miRNAs was assessed using the Brier score and area under the curve (AUC). …”
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Electrocardiographic Changes in Pregnant Patients With Congenital Heart Disease by Maria A. Pabon, Amrit Misra, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Madeline E. Duncan, Ava Conklin, Katherine E. Economy, Fred M. Wu, Thomas Tadros, Anne Marie Valente, For the STORCC Investigators

“…Like patients without heart disease, those with CHD increase their HR during pregnancy, except individuals with SRV and Fontan, who appear to lack capacity for physiologic HR augmentation.…”
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The solid state dispersion method for synthesizing eggshells ES/TiO2 composite to enhance photocatalytic degradation methylene blue by Rahmawati Munir, Dadan Hamdani, Darnah, Eva Marliana, Rahmiati Munir, Sahara Hamas Intifadhah, Ratna Kusuma

“…This indicates that the adsorptive capacity of eggshells is very high, even though it primarily serves as a support for TiO₂ in the ES/TiO₂ composite photocatalyst. …”
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Protective effects of seed oil from Nicotiana tabacum L. On D-galactose induced liver and brain damages of mice by regulating PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 signaling pathway by Ji Gu, Yongchao Wang, Shanshan Xiao, Yunye Zheng, Zhengxuan Wang, Yaping Liu, Limeng Zhang, Guiguang Cheng

“…NC89 and BS4 exerted antioxidant capacity by increasing the activities of SOD, CAT, GSH-Px and T-AOC in serum, liver and brain tissues, and reducing the accumulation of MDA in plasma. …”
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Experimental Study on Impermeability Law of Aquiclude Reconstructed by Mudstone of External Dump in Arid Zone by Li Ma, Chendong Liu, Yinli Bi, Suping Peng, Kaisheng Jiang, Hui Zhang, Qiang Luo, Fei Xue, Tianxin Xu, Tianxiang Li, Jing Wu, Jiahao Tian, Dongxu Zhang

“…In order to achieve the goal of ecological restoration, plant irrigation, and water retention in the external dump of open-pit coal mine in the arid desert area, it is proposed to use the mudstone in the stripped material to reconstruct the surface aquiclude and improve the water holding capacity of the topsoil. By taking the Hongshaquan Open-Pit Coal Mine as the study object, the red mudstone of mining level +650 was selected as the topsoil aquiclude material through the geological survey. …”
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Use of Endemic Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Seeds as an Insoluble Dietary Fiber: Effect on Turkey Meat Quality by Mohamed Ali Bouaziz, Brahim Bchir, Tayssir Ben Salah, Abir Mokni, Hajer Ben Hlima, Slim Smaoui, Hamadi Attia, Souhail Besbes

“…For the technofunctional properties, IFC improved the oil-holding capacity (OHC) by 57.14% compared to DSP. IFC addition into turkey burgers was also instrumentally investigated by color (L∗, a∗, and b∗) and textural parameters (hardness, cohesiveness, adhesiveness, and elasticity) and sensory attributes using a 5-point hedonic scale. …”
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The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric properties by Weijun Wang, Jianmei Ye, Rouchun Dong, Shihao Ma, Dawei Huang, Xin Zhao

“… This study presents the development and validation of the Adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale (AIAS), designed to assess adolescents’ adaptive capacities in Internet use. The scale development encompassed multiple phases with diverse sample sizes: item pool generation through interviews (n = 15), scale structure analysis via Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA, n = 553) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA, n = 4,637), along with reliability (n = 4,637) and validity (n = 4,637) analyses. …”
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Assessing the effects of diabetes mellitus on the monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and the QuantiFERON-TB gold plus assays for tuberculosis treatment monitoring: a prospective cohort s... by Paulo Ranaivomanana, Arimanitra Razafimahefa, Mame Ndiaye, Crisca Razafimahatratra, Haja Ramamonjisoa, Perlinot Herindrainy, Mamy Raherison, Antso Hasina Raherinandrasana, Julio Rakotonirina, Jonathan Hoffmann, Rila Ratovoson, Niaina Rakotosamimanana

“…The aim of this study was to assess the influence of DM on the respective performances of QFT-P and WBC assays in their capacities to monitor the treatment of drug-sensitive pulmonary TB (TBP). …”
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Biopsychosocial factors and falls among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study by Renata Zacharias Grando, Letícia Pophal Cutisque, Alyssa Cristine de Oliveira Elias, André Luiz Felix Rodacki, Natália Boneti Moreira

“…The variables tested were based on the biopsychosocial approach: diseases and COVID-19 infection (Health Conditions), body mass index, cognition, and depression (Body Functions and Structures), physical activity, sedentary behavior (SB), and functional capacity (Activity), health-related quality of life (HRQoL, Participation), medications (Environmental), falls history and fear of falling (Personal). …”
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Impact of endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases 1 (ERAP1) and 2 (ERAP2) on neutrophil cellular functions by Irma Saulle, Irma Saulle, Fiona Limanaqi, Micaela Garziano, Micaela Garziano, Maria Luisa Murno, Valentina Artusa, Valentina Artusa, Sergio Strizzi, Matteo Giovarelli, Carsten Schulte, Jacopo Aiello, Mario Clerici, Mario Clerici, Claudia Vanetti, Mara Biasin

“…In these cells following 3 h or 24 h rhERAP stimulation by Western Blot, RT-qPCR, Elisa, Confocal microscopy, transwell migration assay, Oxygraphy and Flow Cytometry we assessed: i) rhERAP internalization; ii) activation; iii) migration; iv) oxygen consumption rate; v) reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation; granule release; vi) phagocytosis; and vii) autophagy.ResultsWe observed that following stimulation rhERAPs: i) were internalized by neutrophils; ii) triggered their activation as witnessed by increased percentage of MAC-1+CD66b+ expressing neutrophils, cytokine expression/release (IL-1β, IL-8, CCL2, TNFα, IFNγ, MIP-1β) and granule enzyme secretion (myeloperoxidase, Elastase); iii) increased neutrophil migration capacity; iv) increased autophagy and phagocytosis activity; v) reduced ROS accumulation and did not influence oxygen consumption rate.ConclusionOur study provides novel insights into the biological role of ERAPs, and indicates that extracellular ERAPs, contribute to shaping neutrophil homeostasis by promoting survival and tolerance in response to stress-related inflammation. …”
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Promoting epithelial regeneration in chemically induced acute lung injury through Sox9-positive alveolar type 2 epithelial cells by Chao Cao, Obulkasim Memete, Yu Dun, Lin Zhang, Fuli Liu, Daikun He, Jian Zhou, Yiru Shao, Jie Shen

“…Abstract Background Chemical-induced acute lung injury is characterized by impaired epithelial regenerative capacity, leading to acute pulmonary edema. Numerous studies have investigated the therapeutic potential of endogenous stem cells with particular emphasis on alveolar type 2 epithelial (AEC2) cells owing to their involvement in lung cell renewal. …”
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Adjusting (AlNi)/(FeCr) ratio to tailor microstructure and properties of A2-B2 dual-phase (AlNi)x(FeCr)100-x medium-entropy alloys by Guijiang Diao, Mingyu Wu, Anqiang He, Zhen Xu, Dhruv Bajaj, Daolun Chen, Ranran Fang, Anatoliy Vorobyev, Q.Y. Li, Dongyang Li

“…Compressive tests and EBSD analyses indicated that the presence of the core zone having a structure of B2 matrix embedded with A2 nanoparticles was particularly effective for enhancing the strain-hardening capacity and wear resistance. This study demonstrates a simple way, via directly adjusting the fraction ratio of (AlNi) to (FeCr), to control the heterogeneous structure of this MEA system for desirable properties, which can be extended to other A2-B2 dual-phase multi-principal element alloy systems.…”
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Bacteriocin-Producing Staphylococci and Mammaliicocci Strains for Agro-Food and Public Health Applications with Relevance of Micrococcin P1 by Rosa Fernández-Fernández, Carmen Lozano, Allelen Campaña-Burguet, Carmen González-Azcona, Tamara Álvarez-Gómez, Rocío Fernández-Pérez, Raquel Peña, Myriam Zarazaga, Jaime Carrasco, Carmen Torres

“…A strong inhibitory capacity of the BP-S/M strains was verified against relevant Gram-positive indicators, such as methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, and <i>Clostridium perfringens</i>, among others, while no activity was detected against Gram-negative ones. …”
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Application of narrative education in curriculum ideology and politics focusing on job competencies in clinical teaching of nursing students (叙事教育在以岗位胜任力为核心的全日制护生思政教育带教模式中的应用研究)... by DENG Lijun (邓丽君), TANG Biying (唐碧英), YU Qiuhua (余秋花), LIU Yuanyuan (刘圆圆), HUANG Tianwen (黄天雯)

“…The narrative education capacity of nursing students in the observation group was evaluated before and after internship. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Community-Based Tourism on the Economic, Social, and Cultural Empowerment of Women (Case Study: Coastal Villages of Bushehr Province) by Ali Shamsoddini, Fatemeh Dehghani

“…Empowerment has emerged as a fundamental aspect of sustainable development, wherein augmenting women's capacity and control over resources can be facilitated through tourism development. …”
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Effects of Nutritional Status During Sexual Maturation and Resource Availability on the Resource Allocation of Females in Burying Beetles by Wenxia Wang, Guojun Zhou, Wei Zhang, Kai Tian, Lunguang Yao

“…Poor‐fed females allocated more into both somatic maintenance (gained more weight) and reproduction (provided more pre‐hatching care) when bred on large versus small carcasses, whereas well‐fed females tend to work near their maximum capacity and thus show no response to resource availability. …”
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Non-invasive imaging with ICOS-targeting monoclonal antibody for preclinical diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in a humanized mouse model by Shao Duan, Chao Li, Feng Yan, Yifei Xia, Shuaiming Shao, Weiyu Chen, Zunyu Xiao, Gongping Xu

“…Here, we first developed an optical probe targeting human inducible T cell co-stimulator (ICOS) and tested its capacity in RA diagnosis by capturing ICOS+ activated T cells in vivo in a humanized mouse model. …”
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