Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Peritoneal Healing by Activating MAPK-ERK1/2 and PI3K-Akt to Alleviate Postoperative Abdominal Adhesion by Manyu Shi, Hengchen Liu, Tingting Zhang, Mingzhao Zhang, Xin Tang, Zenan Zhang, Wenjun Lu, Shulong Yang, Zhitao Jiang, Qingbo Cui, Zhaozhu Li

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Optimizing Ti/RuO2-IrO2 – electro activated persulfate oxidation processes for the degradation of ammonia-nitrogen and color from landfill leachate using Response Surface Methodology by Juni Farrandie, Sethupathi Sumathi, Bashir Mohammed JK, Xinxin Guo

“…Persulfate can be used in oxidation processes as an activating agent to remove NH3-N and color from landfill leachate.…”
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Standard of prevention for infectious diseases' prevention clinical trials during pandemics: learning lessons for global policies from biomedical HIV prevention clinical trials and a case study of COVID-19 by Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Karine Dubé, Nicaise Ndembi, Nicaise Ndembi

“…Lessons from biomedical HIV prevention research indicate that standard of prevention packages evolve over time, and require active engagement of stakeholders and community advocates to define packages accept to community members and trial participants. …”
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Retracted: How Do Renewable Energy, Economic Growth and Natural Resources Rent Affect Environmental Sustainability in a Globalized Economy? Evidence From Colombia Based on the Gradual Shift Causality Approach by Abraham Ayobamiji Awosusi, Mário Nuno Mata, Zahoor Ahmed, Zahoor Ahmed, Zahoor Ahmed, Manuel Francisco Coelho, Manuel Francisco Coelho, Mehmet Altuntaş, José Moleiro Martins, José Moleiro Martins, Jéssica Nunes Martins, Jéssica Nunes Martins, Stephen Taiwo Onifade, Stephen Taiwo Onifade

“…In this regard, we examine the association between globalization, renewable energy, natural resources rent, economic growth, and CO2 emissions from 1970 to 2017. The cointegration test confirmed a long association between the considered variables. …”
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Land-use and land-cover changes and emerging non-tuberculous and tuberculous infectious diseases in humans and animals: a mixed-methods review of research findings from global and spatio-temporal perspectives by Jean-François Guégan, Carlos A Vargas Campos, Christine Chevillon, Ahmadou Sylla, Magdalene Dogbe, Kayla M Fast, Jennifer Pechal, Alex Rakestraw, Matthew E Scott, Michael W Sandel, Heather Jordan, M Eric Benbow

“…An important feature of our review is a focus on research from the richest countries of the world, though some studies have been done in Africa, Asia and South America. …”
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Measuring the effectiveness of career education at a medical university and future issues from the perspective of students’ transformation: impact of a new career education program at a medical university on entrepreneurship effectiveness by Shuichi Murakawa, Junko Ishiguro, Akiko Watanabe

“…The future goal is for more students to design their careers freely and choose the path that best suits them from various career options. The current results may provide a useful reference for career education curriculum development at other medical universities.…”
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3β-Hydroxysteroid-Δ24 Reductase (DHCR24) Protects Pancreatic β Cells from Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Apoptosis by Scavenging Excessive Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species by Yang Li, Xude Wang, Baoyu Yang, Haozhen Wang, Zhenzhong Ma, Ziyin Lu, Xiuli Lu, Bing Gao

“…In summary, these data demonstrate, for the first time, that DHCR24 protects pancreatic β cells from apoptosis induced by ER stress.…”
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Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), water footprint and nitrogen loss associated with food consumption among adults: findings from the updated LEBANese natiONal food consumption survey (LEBANON-FCS) by Maha Hoteit, Maroun Khattar, Esraa Antar, Dana Malli, The Adults-Lebanon-FCS Group

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to September 2022, involving 444 Lebanese adults aged 18 to 64 years. …”
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Association between neutrophil-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: evidence from NHANES 2017–2020 by Na Zhu, Yanyan Li, Yingying Lin, XinYu Cui, Xin Li, Xin Li

“…This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the association between NHR and NAFLD, MASLD, and liver fibrosis.MethodsData for this study were obtained from the 2017–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we employed weighted multiple regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis to assess the relationship between NHR and NAFLD, MASLD, and liver fibrosis. …”
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THE MILITARY IN GOVERNANCE IN THE GAMBIA AND THE QUEST FOR A POLITICAL LEGACY (FROM THE 27TH OF OCTOBER 1980 TO 30TH OF JULY 1981, AND 22ND OF JULY 1994 TO 19TH JANUARY 2017) by ABDULLAH SENGHORE ABOUBACAR

“…In the same vein, the Yahya Jammeh’s military coup of 1994 was a turning point in the sociopolitical and economic development history of The Gambia, as it brought a total transformation of the socio-political and economic system of the country, such as the establishment of key infrastructures ranging from; education, health, agriculture, roads, telecommunications and new government institutions that strengthened the process of governance in the country. …”
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Blending 2D topography images from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission into the altimeter constellation with the Level-3 multi-mission Data Unification and Altimeter Combination System (DUACS) by G. Dibarboure, C. Anadon, F. Briol, E. Cadier, R. Chevrier, A. Delepoulle, Y. Faugère, A. Laloue, R. Morrow, N. Picot, P. Prandi, M.-I. Pujol, M. Raynal, A. Tréboutte, C. Ubelmann

“…Despite SWOT's 2D coverage and precision, its Level-2 ocean products suffer from the same limitations as their counterparts from nadir altimetry missions. …”
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At the dawn of the White Movement (about A. S. Puchenkov’s monograph «The first year of the Volunteer Army: from the emergence of the “Alekseevskaya Organization” to the formation of the Armed Forces in the South of Russia (November 1917 – December 1918)») by D. A. Bazhanov

“…Puchenkov’s monograph «The first year of the Volunteer Army: from the emergence of the “Alekseevskaya Organization” to the formation of the Armed Forces in the South of Russia (November 1917– December 1918)». …”
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Microbial flocculant produced by a novel sp., strain A9, using food processing wastewater to replace fermentation medium and its application for the removal of Pb(II) from aqueous solution by Binhui Jiang, Lili Fu, Wan Cao, Bo Zhang, Fengda Li, Yana Liu

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Temporal trends, associated risk factors and longitudinal cardiovascular outcomes of body roundness among middle-aged and older Chinese adults: from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2011–2018 by Ying-Yuan Gan, Yun-Dan Luo, Lu Zhai, Rong-Rui Huo, Xia Dai, Qian Liao

“…However, despite evidence of BRI's effectiveness in predicting obesity-related diseases, national-level data, especially from non-Western populations like China, remain limited.MethodsThis study utilized data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a large, nationally representative cohort of Chinese adults, to examine the temporal trends of BRI, identify associated risk factors, and investigate the longitudinal associations between BRI and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. …”
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Levels of Cytokines (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α) and Trace Elements (Zn, Cu) in Breast Milk From Mothers of Preterm and Term Infants by Bilal Ustundag, Erdal Yilmaz, Yasar Dogan, Saadet Akarsu, Halit Canatan, Ihsan Halifeoglu, Gurkan Cikim, A. Denizmen Aygun

“…Milk was collected from total of 40 mothers (group M: mothers of mature infants, n=20; group PM: mothers of premature infants, n=20) from four lactation stages: colostrum (0–7 days), transitional (7–14 days), mature milk (21 days), and mature milk (2nd month). …”
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Drug Target Investigation of <i>N</i>-<i>p</i>-Coumaroyl-<i>N</i>’-Caffeoylputrescine, a Naturally-Occurring Alkaloid Derived from <i>Saxifraga tangutica</i> by Chuang Liu, Jun Dang, Minchen Wu

“…In this study, an alkaloid, <i>N</i>-<i>p</i>-coumaroyl-<i>N</i>’-caffeoylputrescine (PCC), was first isolated from the plant, <i>Saxifraga tangutica</i>, with a DPPH scavenging rate of 0.936 μg/mL. …”
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A Study of the Performances of Widely Used External Magnetic Field Models in the Outer Zone of the Earth's Radiation Belts by Comparing the Field Observations From Van Allen Probe‐A and the Model Estimations by Xiaochao Yang, Li Wang

“…Abstract Using magnetic field observations from Van Allen Probe‐A (VAP‐A), we evaluated the performances of 13 widely used external magnetic field models in the Earth's outer radiation belt region in detail. …”
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Young Healthy Human Plasma Inhibit Cardiac Fibrosis After Myocardial Infarction via miR-664a-3p Targeting SMAD4 by Wang W, Li Y, Zhang C, Zhou H, Li C, Cheng R, Chen X, Pu Y, Chen Y

“…Treatment with Young-sEVs also decreased Masson-positive fibroblast areas and collagen synthesis in cardiac tissue. However, sEVs from the old control group did not achieve the above effect. …”
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Book review: Autism and Personality: Findings from the Tavistock Autism Workshop by Anne Alvarez and Susan Reid, Eds.... by Charlotte Wilson

“…This collection of essays considers autism from a psychodynamic perspective, and makes a rare but welcome link between ideas around attachment and resilience and autistic spectrum disorder. …”

The Application of Fast Fourier Transform Filtering to High Spatial Resolution Digital Terrain Models Derived from LiDAR Sensors for the Objective Mapping of Surface Features and Digital Terrain Model Evaluations by Alberto González-Díez, Ignacio Díaz-Martínez, Pablo Cruz-Hernández, Antonio Barreda-Argüeso, Matthew Doughty

“…In this paper, the application is investigated of fast Fourier transform filtering (FFT-FR) to high spatial resolution digital terrain models (HR-DTM) derived from LiDAR sensors, assessing its efficacy in identifying genuine relief elements, including both natural geological features and anthropogenic landforms. …”
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