Relationship between Tilt Sensation Ability and Lower Limb Injuries in Junior Athletes.

The purpose of this study was to devise a tilt sensation measurement method to evaluate ankle proprioception and to examine its reliability. It was also used to determine the relationship among tilt sensation abilities, physical development, and lower limb injuries in junior athletes. In this study, a step platform created tilt angles.

Isolation, Characterization, and Complete Genome Sequence of Escherichia Phage KIT06 Which Infects Nalidixic Acid-Resistant .

() is one of the most common sources of infection in humans and animals. The emergence of which acquires resistance to various antibiotics has made treatment difficult. Bacteriophages can be considered promising agents to expand the options for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Effect of rapid cooling on residual stress and surface fracture toughness of dental zirconia.

Short-time sintering of dental zirconia not only improves manufacturing efficiency of zirconia prosthetics, but also enables an attractive situation in which prosthetic treatment can be completed within a single visit. Although many studies have clarified the effects of heating rate and dwell time on the properties of dental zirconia during short-time sintering, there are only a few studies on rapid cooling. In this study, we investigated the effect of cooling rate on dental zirconia.

Retraction notice to "Titanium and titanium alloys in dentistry: Current trends, recent developments, and future prospects" [Heliyon 8 (2022) e11300]".

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.

Post-Synthetic Modification of Calix[4]arene Framework by Iridium-Mediated Alkyne Insertion into an Inert C-C Bond: A Novel Strategy for Unsymmetrical Macrocycles.

As a novel synthetic method for unsymmetrical macrocycles, we herein developed a post-synthetic modification of calix[4]arenes by insertion of a terminal alkyne into an inert C(methylene)-C(aryl) bond of the macrocyclic framework. In this transformation, C-iridated calix[4]arenes, readily synthesized through C-H bond activation of the parent calix[4]arene, undergoes C(methylene)-C(aryl) bond cleavage followed by insertion of an alkyne to provide a ring-expanded calix[4]arene complex. Removal of the iridium metal from the resulting complex was readily accomplished by a simple treatment with an acid.

Improving the performance of mutation-based evolving artificial neural networks with self-adaptive mutations.

Neuroevolution is a promising approach for designing artificial neural networks using an evolutionary algorithm. Unlike recent trending methods that rely on gradient-based algorithms, neuroevolution can simultaneously evolve the topology and weights of neural networks. In neuroevolution with topological evolution, handling crossover is challenging because of the competing conventions problem.

Construction of multilayered small intestine-like tissue by reproducing interstitial flow.

Recent advances have made modeling human small intestines in vitro possible, but it remains a challenge to recapitulate fully their structural and functional characteristics. We suspected interstitial flow within the intestine, powered by circulating blood plasma during embryonic organogenesis, to be a vital factor. We aimed to construct an in vivo-like multilayered small intestinal tissue by incorporating interstitial flow into the system and, in turn, developed the micro-small intestine system by differentiating definitive endoderm and mesoderm cells from human pluripotent stem cells simultaneously on a microfluidic device capable of replicating interstitial flow.

Depletion of lipid storage droplet-1 delays endoreplication progression and induces cell death in Drosophila salivary gland.

Perilipins are evolutionarily conserved from insects to mammals. Drosophila lipid storage droplet-1 (LSD-1) is a lipid storage droplet membrane surface-binding protein family member and a counterpart to mammalian perilipin 1 and is known to play a role in lipolysis. However, the function of LSD-1 during specific tissue development remains under investigation.

Glycogenolysis-Induced Astrocytic Serping1 Expression Regulates Neuroinflammatory Effects on Hippocampal neuron.

The bacterial pathogen, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), elicits microglial response and induces cytokine secretion that subsequently activates astrocytes. Recent findings have indicated that LPS-induced activation of postnatal glial cells has led to alterations in synapse formation in hippocampal and cortical neurons, thereby resulting in a prolonged increased risk for seizure or depression. Nevertheless, its mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated.

Constructing Number Field Isomorphisms from *-Isomorphisms of Certain Crossed Product C*-Algebras.

We prove that the class of crossed product C*-algebras associated with the action of the multiplicative group of a number field on its ring of finite adeles is rigid in the following explicit sense: Given any *-isomorphism between two such C*-algebras, we construct an isomorphism between the underlying number fields. As an application, we prove an analogue of the Neukirch-Uchida theorem using topological full groups, which gives a new class of discrete groups associated with number fields whose abstract isomorphism class completely characterises the number field.

Structure and dynamics of amphiphilic patchy cubes in a nanoslit under shear.

Patchy nanocubes are intriguing materials with simple shapes and space-filling and multidirectional bonding properties. Previous studies have revealed various mesoscopic structures such as colloidal crystals in the solid regime and rod-like or fractal-like aggregates in the liquid regime of the phase diagram. Recent studies have also shown that mesoscopic structural properties, such as an average cluster size M and orientational order, in amphiphilic nanocube suspensions are associated with macroscopic viscosity changes, mainly owing to differences in cluster shape among patch arrangements.

Open and Closed Cage Silsesquioxane Dimers.

Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) is an organic-inorganic hybrid molecule with two structural variations, closed- and open-cage configurations, referred to as completely condensed POSS (CC-POSS) and corner-opened POSS (CO-POSS), respectively. In this study, we synthesized 12 dimers by combining CC- and CO-POSS variants decorated with isobutyl or phenyl substituents to explore their structure-property relationships. The choice of substituents, both at the cage vertices and open sites, significantly affected the thermal and optical properties of the materials.

Mechanisms Associated with Superoxide Radical Scavenging Reactions Involving Phenolic Compounds Deduced Based on the Correlation between Oxidation Peak Potentials and Second-Order Rate Constants Determined Using Flow-Injection Spin-Trapping EPR Methods.

Flow-injection spin-trapping electron paramagnetic resonance (FI-EPR) methods that involve the use of 5,5-dimethyl-pyrroline--oxide (DMPO) as a spin-trapping reagent have been developed for the kinetic study of the O radical scavenging reactions occurring in the presence of various plant-derived and synthetic phenolic antioxidants (Aox), such as flavonoid, pyrogallol, catechol, hydroquinone, resorcinol, and phenol derivatives in aqueous media (pH 7.4 at 25 °C). The systematically estimated second-order rate constants () of these phenolic compounds span a wide range (from 4.

Ratiometric sandwich-type assays for RNAs with a point mutation using benzo[a]pyrene-modified probes.

Benzo[a]pyrene-modified oligonucleotides were developed for the detection of RNAs with a point mutation. The probes produced two distinct fluorescence signals in response to single nucleotide differences in the RNA sequences, allowing for discrimination between the matched and single base mismatched RNA sequences in colorimetric and ratiometric manners.

Effects of fan cooling with an air-perfused rucksack on physiological and perceptual strains in young men while running in uncompensable hot environment.

Background: Cooling devices reduce thermal strain during pre-, between-, and postexercise. However, their efficacy during moderate/intensity runs in hot conditions with airflow equivalent to the running speed remains unclear. This study assessed physiological and perceptual responses to neck and upper back fan-cooling through an air-perfused rucksack under such conditions.

Semiconducting Carbon Nanotube Extraction Enabled by Alkylated Cellulose Wrapping.

With the growing demand for postsilicon electronics, the purification of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in terms of their chirality, which defines their atomic and electronic structure, is becoming increasingly important. Herein, we demonstrate the selective extraction of high-quality semiconducting SWCNTs using alkyl cellulose as a dispersant in organic solvents. We investigated the separation factors of dispersant structures, such as the degree of substitution (DS) and molecular weight, and clarified the appropriate dispersant structures, such as moderately substituted hexyl cellulose, for selective semiconducting SWCNT extraction.

Failure Mode Classification for Rolling Element Bearings Using Time-Domain Transformer-Based Encoder.

In this paper, we propose a Transformer-based encoder architecture integrated with an unsupervised denoising method to learn meaningful and sparse representations of vibration signals without the need for data transformation or pre-trained data. Existing Transformer models often require transformed data or extensive computational resources, limiting their practical adoption. We propose a simple yet competitive modification of the Transformer model, integrating a trainable noise reduction method specifically tailored for failure mode classification using vibration data directly in the time domain without converting them into other domains or images.

Temperature-Dependent Structural Properties of Nickel and Cobalt Selenite Hydrates as Solar Water Evaporators.

Solar water evaporation offers a promising solution to address global water scarcity, utilizing renewable energy for purification and desalination. Transition-metal selenite hydrates (specifically nickel and cobalt) have shown potential as solar absorbers with high evaporation rates of 1.83 and 2.

Structure-Activity Relationship of Oleanane-Type Pentacyclic Triterpenoids on Nuclear Factor κB Activation and Intracellular Trafficking and -Linked Glycosylation of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1.

In our previous study, two oleanane-type pentacyclic triterpenoids (oleanolic acid and maslinic acid) were reported to affect the -glycosylation and intracellular trafficking of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). The present study was aimed at investigating the structure-activity relationship of 13 oleanane-type natural triterpenoids with respect to the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway and the expression, intracellular trafficking, and -glycosylation of the ICAM-1 protein in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. Hederagenin, echinocystic acid, erythrodiol, and maslinic acid, which all possess two hydroxyl groups, decreased the viability of A549 cells.

Test of the negative feedback hypothesis of colony size sensing in social insects.

Social insects can sense colony size-even without visual information in a dark environment. How they achieve this is yet largely unknown. We empirically tested a hypothesis on the proximate mechanism using ant colonies.

New Formulas for Evaluation of Cyclohexanol Solidification on Substrates with Surface Nanostructures.

In semiconductor manufacturing, the sublimation drying process is crucial but poorly understood-particularly regarding the solidification of agents such as cyclohexanol on Si substrates. This knowledge gap results in inconsistent film properties and risks such as structural collapse. To address this critical gap in knowledge, the present study focused on an in-depth examination of the nucleation behavior exhibited by cyclohexanol during its cooling and solidification on Si substrates.

Porphyrin derivatives inhibit tumor necrosis factor α-induced gene expression and reduce the expression and increase the cross-linked forms of cellular components of the nuclear factor κB signaling pathway.

The transcription factor nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) is activated by proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands. Screening of NPDepo chemical libraries identified porphyrin derivatives as anti-inflammatory compounds that strongly inhibited the up-regulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression induced by TNF-α, interleukin-1α, the TLR3 ligand, and TLR4 ligand in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. In the present study, the mechanisms of action of porphyrin derivatives were further elucidated using human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells.