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In this manuscript, we define the $(E,F)$-invex set, $(E,F)$-invex functions, and $(E,F)$-preinvex functions on Euclidean space, i.e., simply vector space. We extend these concepts on the Riemannian manifold. We also detail the fundamental properties of $(E$...

Vitamin E is found in high quantities in vegetable oils. Although vitamin E has multiple functions in humans and animals, its key function is protecting cells from oxidative damage. Since its discovery, several studies have demonstrated that vitamin...

Defensins play an important role in fighting bacteria, and are a good candidate for bactericidal agents. However, the function and mechanism of defensins in regulating host responses against bacteria is unclear. In this study, transcriptome analysis...

Determining the optimal portfolio is important in the investment process because it includes the selection of appropriate fund allocation to manage financial risk effectively. Although risk cannot be entirely eliminated, it is managed through strateg...

Estimating accurate radiation doses when a radioactive source’s location is unknown can protect workers from radiation exposure. Unfortunately, depending on a detector’s shape and directional response variations, conventional G(E) functio...

Given a sample, E-Bayesian estimates, which are the expected Bayesian estimators over the joint distributions of two hyperparameters in the prior distribution, are developed for the inverse Weibull distribution rate parameter under the scaled squared...

Indefinite integrals of products of exponential functions, power functions and generalized hypergeometric functions of some types are considered. Necessary and sufficient conditions are established for the algebraic independence of large sets of such...

Functions that are integrals of products of generalized hypergeometric functions of some kind are considered. The conditions for the representability of these functions as a polynomial in hypergeometric ones are found. The necessary and sufficient co...

The notions of cogredience and contragredience, which have great importance to the question of algebraic independence of linear differential equation solutions, are discussed in the paper. Conditions of equivalence of two definitions of cogredience a...

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies are well known for their role in mediating allergic reactions, and their powerful effector functions activated through binding to Fc receptors FcεRI and FcεRII/CD23. Structural studies of IgE-Fc alone...

To provide web services adapted to the users’ functional capabilities, diversity must be considered from the conceptualization and design phases of the services’ development. In previous work, we proposed a model that allows the provisioning of adapt...

Hepatitis E (Hepatitis E, HE) is an acute and chronic infectious hepatitis caused by hepatitis E virus (Hepatitis E Virus, HEV) infection, which is responsible for most acute hepatitis in the world and is a significant public health problem. The path...

Background: INPP5E-related retinopathy (INPP5E-RR) is a rare genetic disorder caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in the INPP5E gene, which encodes an enzyme critical for phosphoinositide signaling. While early-onset rod–cone dystrophy is a...

Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) mapping is an effective tool for identifying genetic variations that regulate gene expression. An increasing number of studies suggested that SNPs associated with complex traits in farm animals are considere...

The persistence of the human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) infection on the cervical epithelium contributes to the progression of cervical cancer. Studies have demonstrated that HPV16 genetic variants may be associated with different risks of develo...

(1) Background: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a critical plasma apolipoprotein for lipid transport and nonlipid-related functions. Humans possess three isoforms of ApoE (2, 3, and 4). ApoE2, which exhibits beneficial effects on cardiac health, has not b...

Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) mainly catalyzes glycolysis, but it also exerts non-glycolytic functions in several cancers. While it has been shown to interact with the human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) E7 oncoprotein, the functional significance of PKM2 in...

Vitamin E nicotinate (tocopherol nicotinate, tocopheryl nicotinate; TN) is an ester of two vitamins, tocopherol (vitamin E) and niacin (vitamin B3), in which niacin is linked to the hydroxyl group of active vitamin E. This vitamin E ester can be chem...

Cohen, Goldwasser, and Vaikuntanathan (TCC’15) introduced the concept of aggregate pseudo-random functions (PRFs), which allow efficiently computing the aggregate of PRF values over exponential-sized sets. In this paper, we explore the aggregat...

In this work, we have developed a simple and rapid colorimetric assay for the detection of immunoglobulin E (IgE) using functional nucleic acids (FNAs) and a solid-phase competition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The FNAs including aptame...

Cyclophilin E (CypE) belongs to the cyclophilin family and exhibits peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) activity. It participates in various biological processes through the regulation of peptidyl-prolyl isomerization. However, the specific...

The study examined the effect of BIE eCoaching on the functional communication training (FCT) implementation skills of pre-service teachers (PTs) and the effect of FCT implemented by PTs on reducing problem behaviors and increasing communication skil...

The transition dairy cows are challenged by various stresses such as decreased dry matter intake, liver dysfunction, increased inflammation, and oxidative stress, particularly in subtropical regions. These might increase the requirement for vitamin E...

The effect of dietary enrichment with flaxseed, selenium and vitamin E, and market class on the nutritional and functional value of breast meat was evaluated. A completely randomized block design was set up, where the experimental unit (n = 6000 bird...

Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common, progressive, irreversible muscular dystrophy. Pulmonary function is crucial for duration of life in this disease. Currently, the European Respiratory Society is focused on digital heal...

This two-year follow-up assessment was performed on 721 elementary (Grades 2–4) and middle (Grade 1) school students who used, and 62 Grade 4 (Control) students who did not use, E-learning environments from schools in Beijing and Shandong Provi...

China’s Chang’E-5 (CE-5) mission has successfully landed in the Northern Oceanus Procellarum of the Moon. Lunar mineralogical spectrometer (LMS), as one of the important payloads onboard CE-5 Lander–Ascender Combination, aims to stu...

Background/Objectives: Oxidative stress, an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants, is known to affect pulmonary function (PF), thereby leading to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, data on the associations...

Milk boasts an array of potent bioactive compounds, such as lactoferrin (Lf), immunoglobulins, and functional proteins, all delivering substantial therapeutic benefits. In this study, Immune Powder (a functional dairy formulation) and its primary com...

In order to put forward an efficient and eco-friendly approach to degrade dye-containing industrial effluents, an n-Fe₃O₄/ACF nanocomposite was synthesized using the facile precipitation method and applied as a functional cathode for a heterogeneous...

Background: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is known for its cardiovascular and neuroprotective effects, but its association with cognitive function remains unclear, particularly in relation to genetic factors such as apolipoprotein E &e...

Alongside its contribution in maintaining skin homeostasis and its probable involvement in fetal and placental development, cystatin M/E (also known as cystatin 6) was first described as a tumor suppressor of breast cancer. This review aims to provid...

As a generalization of a geodesic function, this paper introduces the notion of the geodesic ${\phi }_E$-convex function. Some properties of the ${\phi }_E$-convex function and geodesic ${\phi }_E$-convex function are established. The concepts of a geodesic ${\phi }_E$-...

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common heart arrhythmias. It is known to cause up to 15% of all strokes. In current times, modern detection systems for arrhythmias, such as single-use patch electrocardiogram (ECG) devices, have to be ener...

Tocopherols, together with tocotrienols and plastochromanols belong to a group of lipophilic compounds also called tocochromanols or vitamin E. Considered to be one of the most powerful antioxidants, tocochromanols are solely synthesized by photosynt...

Immune-inhibitory barriers in the tumor microenvironment of solid cancers counteract effective T cell therapies. Based on our finding that Ewing sarcomas (EwS) respond to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) gene-modified effector cells through upregulati...

In its “Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy”, the European Commission assumes a 90% reduction in traffic emissions by 2050. The decarbonisation of transport logistics as a major contributor to climate change is, therefore, indicated. There are ma...

In this paper, we defined weighted $(E_{\lambda },q)(C_{\lambda },1)$ statistical convergence. We also proved some properties of this type of statistical convergence by applying $(E_{\lambda },q)(C_{\lambda },1)$ summability method. Moreover, we used $(E_{\lambda },q)(C_{}$...

Genetic testing is crucial in inherited arrhythmogenic channelopathies; however, the clinical interpretation of genetic variants remains challenging. Incomplete penetrance, oligogenic, polygenic or multifactorial forms of channelopathies further comp...

The ATP-binding cassette transporter member A1 (ABCA1) and apolipoprotein E (ApoE) are major cholesterol transporters that play important roles in cholesterol homeostasis in the brain. Previous research demonstrated that specific deletion of brain-AB...

In this paper, we study differential equations arising from the generating functions of Hermit Kamp $\acute{e}$ de F $\acute{e}$ riet polynomials. Use this differential equation to give explicit identities for Hermite Kamp $\acute{e}$ d...

As key factors in intercellular adhesion processes, cadherins play important roles in a plethora of developmental processes, including gametogenesis. In a previous study on cadherin localization in the gonads of honey bees, performed with heterologou...

The E-Bayesian estimation approach has been presented for estimating the parameter and/or reliability characteristics of various models. Several investigations in the literature have considered this method under the assumption that just one parameter...

Abstract: This paper is concerned with applying the Bayesian and E-Bayesian approaches to estimating the unknown parameters of the modified Topp–Leone–Chen distribution under a progressive Type-II censored sample plan. The paper explores...

Pestiviruses, which include economically important animal pathogens such as bovine viral diarrhea virus and classical swine fever virus, possess three envelope glycoproteins, namely E^rns, E1, and E2. This article discusses the structures and function...

This paper proposes a methodology based on the fuzzy approach, which provides decision-making support to the organizer of last-mile delivery (LMD) in selecting sustainable delivery models for a specific territory. Solving this task is essential to en...

Owing to a sessile lifestyle in nature, plants are routinely faced with diverse hostile environments such as various abiotic and biotic stresses, which lead to accumulation of free radicals in cells, cell damage, protein denaturation, etc., causing a...

Lifestyle risk factors for erectile and sexual function include smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity, psychological stress, and adherence to unhealthy diets. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of mixed nuts su...

Diastolic dysfunction is an emerging challenge among hemodialysis (HD) patients, and the associations between serum zinc with echocardiographic parameters and diastolic function remain uncertain. A total of 185 maintenance HD patients were stratified...

Detection of microbial contamination in water is imperative to ensure water quality. We have developed an electrochemical method for the detection of E. coli using bi-functional magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) conjugates. The bi-functional MNP conjugates...