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Open AccessExploring the potential of Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus PMC203 in inducing autophagy to reduce the burden of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a lethal pathogen in human history, causes millions of deaths annually, which demands the development of new concepts of drugs. Considering this fact, earlier research has explored the...
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Open AccessEvaluating Human-Care Robot Services for the Elderly: An Experimental Study
The increase in elderly population is emerging as a serious social issue. The coronavirus pandemic has increased the number of elderly people suffering from depression and loneliness owing to the lack of face-...
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Gastric microbiome signature for predicting metachronous recurrence after endoscopic resection of gastric neoplasm
Changes in gastric microbiome are associated with gastric carcinogenesis. Studies on the association between gastric mucosa-associated gastric microbiome (MAM) and metachronous gastric cancer are limited. This...
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Open AccessMinimum four-year clinical outcomes after on-table reconstruction technique for Dubberley type III in coronal shear fractures of the capitellum and trochlea: a report of 10 patients
Comminuted coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus represent rare injuries and are difficult to treat, especially comminuted capitellum and trochlear fractures (Dubberley Type III). The on-table reconstr...
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Open AccessDiscovery of urinary biosignatures for tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria classification using metabolomics and machine learning
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection diagnosis remains a challenge due to its overlap** clinical symptoms with tuberculosis (TB), leading to inappropriate treatment. Herein, we employed noninvasive me...
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Feasibility study on fabrication of Ka-band waveguides via 3D printing and post-metal coating
This study reports the fabrication result of a Ka-band waveguide for a low Earth orbit satellites using 3D printing and subsequent polymer metal coating. Electroless plating followed by electroplating proved e...
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Smart Vehicle-to-Grid Operation of Power System based on EV User Behavior
The power system is becoming increasingly complex due to the rise of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) and Electric Vehicles (EVs), making it more challenging to maintain supply–demand balance. Relying on day-ah...
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Development of Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Test-bed to Verify LVDC Grid Stability Using Offline Dam** Impedance Design
In this paper, a Dam** Impedance Method (DIM)-applied power Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation (HILS) test-bed is proposed to test the stability of a Low Voltage DC (LVDC) grid composed of multiple converters. ...
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Open AccessEngineering extracellular vesicles for ROS scavenging and tissue regeneration
Stem cell therapy holds promise for tissue regeneration, yet significant challenges persist. Emerging as a safer and potentially more effective alternative, extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from stem cells...
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Non-Mitochondrial Aconitase-2 Mediates the Transcription of Nuclear-Encoded Electron Transport Chain Genes in Fission Yeast
Aconitase-2 (Aco2) is present in the mitochondria, cytosol, and nucleus of fission yeast. To explore its function beyond the well-known role in the mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, we conducted ge...
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Open AccessA Military Audio Dataset for Situational Awareness and Surveillance
Audio classification related to military activities is a challenging task due to the high levels of background noise and the lack of suitable and publicly available datasets. To bridge this gap, this paper con...
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Open AccessThe associations of leukocyte telomere length and intermediary cardiovascular phenotype with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the white population
The evidence about the associations of leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and intermediary cardiovascular phenotypes with adverse cardiovascular outcomes is inconclusive. This study assessed these relationships w...
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Open AccessTobacco-induced hyperglycemia promotes lung cancer progression via cancer cell-macrophage interaction through paracrine IGF2/IR/NPM1-driven PD-L1 expression
Tobacco smoking (TS) is implicated in lung cancer (LC) progression through the development of metabolic syndrome. However, direct evidence linking metabolic syndrome to TS-mediated LC progression remains to be...
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Open AccessSalvia miltiorrhiza bunge extracts: a promising source for anti-atopic dermatitis activity
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and the expression of inflammatory factors. Regarding its anti-atopic activity, numerous ...
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Highly conductive MXene/Ag nanowire/UV-resin/polycarbonate flexible transparent electrode for capacitive sensors
In the field of wearable electronics, MXenes have emerged as promising two-dimensional (2D) materials, exhibiting exceptional properties such as metallic conductivity, water dispersibility, thermal stability, ...
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Kinetics of Deoxidation of the Molten Blister Copper by Bubbling a Carbon Monoxide and Argon Gas Mixture
A kinetic study was investigated the deoxidation of molten blister copper by bubbling an Ar–CO gas mixture through a submerged nozzle at 1,473 K. The effects of CO gas partial pressure and total gas flow rate ...
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Open AccessUsing isometric log-ratio in compositional data analysis for develo** a groundwater pollution index
This study introduces a novel groundwater pollution index (GPI) formulated through compositional data analysis (CoDa) and robust principal component analysis (RPCA) to enhance groundwater quality assessment. U...
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Open AccessDevelo** centrifugal force real-time digital PCR for detecting extremely low DNA concentration
Digital PCR (dPCR) is a technique for absolute quantification of nucleic acid molecules. To develop a dPCR technique that enables more accurate nucleic acid detection and quantification, we established a novel...
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Comparison for Accelerated Degradation of New and Old 6.6 kV AC XLPE Cables
XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene) cable has excellent chemical resistance, heat resistance and electrical characteristics, playing a pivotal role in transmission and distribution systems. In the case of distrib...
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Open AccessMechanical structure of the nucleon and the baryon octet: twist-2 case
We investigate the gravitational form factors (GFFs) of the nucleon and the baryon octet, decomposed into their flavor components, utilizing a pion mean-field approach grounded in the large Nc limit of Quantum Ch...