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Enhancement of bioactive compounds, antioxidant capacity, and inhibitory effects on mushroom tyrosinase, α-glucosidase, and nitric oxide production in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) via solid-state fermentation with Monascus purpureus
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a gluten-free supercrop with a high content of phenolic compounds, along with anti-nutrient factors such as tannin that limit its use in food. In this study, we conducted solid-state ...
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Open AccessNeural network model for prediction of possible sarcopenic obesity using Korean national fitness award data (2010–2023)
Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is characterized by concomitant sarcopenia and obesity and presents a high risk of disability, morbidity, and mortality among older adults. However, predictions based on sequential neur...
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Open AccessResonant-mode engineering for additive reflective structural colors with high brightness and high color purity
We present quad-layered reflective structural color filters generating vivid additive primary colors by controlling a mode number in a Fabry–Perot (FP) cavity and an anti-reflective (AR) coating layer, thus ac...
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Open AccessSubretinal fluid in macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion
We identified characteristics of patients with subretinal fluid (SRF) in macular edema (ME) secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and determined their clinical outcomes after anti-vascular endothel...
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Open AccessNonuniform response of vegetation phenology to daytime and nighttime warming in urban areas
The phenological response of vegetation to changing climates requires exploration across environments, including urban areas with elevated daytime and nighttime temperatures (TD and TN) and artificial lights. Her...
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Acid tolerance responses and their mechanisms in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1001
This study investigated the acid tolerance responses of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1001 at physiological and molecular levels. Upon exposure to low pH, L. plantarum LM1001 demonstrated increased ATPase activ...
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Optimization of CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein delivery into cabbage protoplasts for efficient DNA-free gene editing
The CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing system for the direct delivery of pre-assembled Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (RNPs), consisting of a Cas9 nuclease and a single guide RNA (sgRNA), into plant protoplasts enables D...
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Zeros of the combination of the Eisenstein series for \(\Gamma _0^+(2)\)
For even integers \(k\ge \ell \ge 4\) k ≥ ℓ ...
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Time-lapse imaging of morula compaction for selecting high‐quality blastocysts: a retrospective cohort study
Before blastocyst development, embryos undergo morphological and metabolic changes crucial for their subsequent growth. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between morula compaction and blastocyst...
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Clinical and molecular characteristics of Korean patients with Kabuki syndrome
Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a rare disorder characterized by typical facial features, skeletal anomalies, fetal fingertip pad persistence, postnatal growth retardation, and intellectual disabilities. Heterozygous ...
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Aspalathin, a Primary Rooibos Flavonoid, Alleviates Mast Cell-Mediated Allergic Inflammation by the Inhibition of FcεRI Signaling Pathway
Mast cells are primary cells initiating allergic inflammation by the release of various allergic mediators, such as histamine and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Aspalathin (ASP) is the predominant flavonoid found...
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The Affective Processes of Ethical Leadership: The Role of Moral Emotions
Building on appraisal theory of emotions and theories on moral emotions, we contend that ethical leadership triggers other-praising moral emotions directed at the supervisor and leads to feedback-seeking behav...
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Open AccessTASL mediates keratinocyte differentiation by regulating intracellular calcium levels and lysosomal function
Maintaining epidermal homeostasis relies on a tightly organized process of proliferation and differentiation of keratinocytes. While past studies have primarily focused on calcium regulation in keratinocyte di...
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Association between experience of insulin resistance and long-term cardiovascular disease risk: findings from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KOGES)
Although the correlation between insulin resistance (IR) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is well-established, the impact of changes in IR status over time has received little attention. This study aimed ...
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Bakuchicin alleviates ovalbumin-induced allergic asthma by regulating M2 macrophage polarization
Asthma is an airway inflammatory disease caused by activation of numerous immune cells including macrophages. Bakuchicin (BKC) is known to exhibit anti-inflammatory effects and type 2 T helper (Th2) regulation...
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Open AccessAssociations between dust exposure and hospitalizations in a dust-prone city, Lubbock, TX, USA
Although it is a growing area of investigation in the Global Dust Belt, only a few population-level studies have evaluated the human health associations of windblown dust in North America. We investigated whet...
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Metabolic Perspective on Soybean and Its Potential Impacts on Digital Breeding: An Updated Overview
Owing to its high nutritional content of protein, oil, fatty acids, and sugars, soybean (Glycine max L.), one of the most significant legume crops, is utilized worldwide as food, feed, and fuel for daily life app...
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An end-to-end workflow for nondestructive 3D pathology
Recent advances in 3D pathology offer the ability to image orders of magnitude more tissue than conventional pathology methods while also providing a volumetric context that is not achievable with 2D tissue se...
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Effect of Meteorological Data Assimilation on Regional Air Quality Forecasts over the Korean Peninsula
The Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem), a type of online coupled chemistry-meteorology model (CCMM), considers the interaction between air quality and meteorology to impro...
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The efficacy of Plantago asiatica L. water extract on lipid metabolism in a high-fat diet-induced obese C57BL/6 mice
Plantago Asiatica L. (PA), belonging to Plantaginaceae, has been reported to have antioxidant and lipid metabolism benefits. Most studies have been conducted at intercellular levels, so we investigated the effect...
