Exploring the anticancer potential of extracts and compounds from the heartwood of Cotinus coggygria Scop. wild growing in Serbia by Ivana Pašić, Miroslav Novaković, Vele Tešević, Slobodan Milosavljević, Nina Petrović, Tatjana Stanojković, Ivana Z. Matić

“…Butein exerted strong cytotoxicity on HeLa, K562, and MDA-MB-231 cells (IC50 values of 8.66 µM, 13.91 µM, and 22.36 µM). EE, butin, butein, sulfuretin, and fisetin were highly selective against leukemia K562 cells when compared with normal fibroblasts MRC-5 (selectivity index: 4.01, 5.15, 6.17, 7.05, > 4.41, respectively). …”
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Real-World Treatment Patterns, Survival, and Costs for Ovarian Cancer in Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Provincial Administrative Data by Manjusha Hurry, Shazia Hassan, Soo Jin Seung, Ryan N. Walton, Ashlie Elnoursi, Jacob D. McGee

“…The median overall survival (mOS) for the whole cohort was 5.13 years. Survival was highest in earlier stage disease (mOS not reached in stage I/II), and dropped significantly in advanced stage patients (stage III: mOS=4.09 years; stage IV: mOS=3.47 years). …”
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The Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on in Vitro Fertilization-Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Treatment: A Prospective Comparative Study by Zeynep Ozturk Inal, Hasan Ali Inal

“…The participants were stratified according to maternal body mass index as Group 1 (body mass index <25 kg/m2; n=394), Group 2 (25 kg/m2< body mass index <30 kg/m2; n=303), and Group 3 (body mass index >30 kg/m2; n=172). …”
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Balance entre la producción de una huerta agroecológica y la demanda nutricional de una familia tipo en el Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires by F.J. PESCIO

“…Las superficies mínimas necesarias para cubrir las demandas familiares fueron muy variables, con 15,9 m. para vitamina K y 870,8 m. para los requisitos de sodio. …”
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An indoor positioning method based on bluetooth array/PDR fusion using the SVD-EKF by Chenhui Li, Jie Zhen, Jianxin Wu

“…The results of static and dynamic experimental results show that the array angle measurement and positioning system can achieve high accuracy, the near point positioning maximum error is 0.3m and the far point positioning accuracy is 0.6m. …”
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Sciatic nerve analysis in thyroid hormone transporters Mct8 and Oatp1c1 knockout mice by Steffen Mayerl, Andrea Alcaide Martin, Reinhard Bauer, Heike Heuer

“…Moreover, electrophysiological studies did not disclose any significant alteration in sciatic nerve signal propagation parameters in adult M/Odko mice. Although Schwann cell numbers were similar, Western blot analysis showed a mild form of hypermyelination in adult M/Odko mice. …”
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Effect of double-induced on whey protein isolate nanoparticle formation and stabilized food-grade Pickering emulsions: Stability and gastrointestinal digestion by Shenghua He, Yonghui Wang, Guanghui Li, Xueli Gao, Zhiyan Chen, Weiyun Guo, Jihong Huang

“…At a Na+ concentrations of 300 mM, the particle size of double-induced WPINs (290 μm) is significantly larger (P < 0.05) than that of non-heat-induced WPINs (210 μm). …”
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Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on tinnitus onset and severity: a comprehensive survey study by Anusha Yellamsetty, Egbe-Etu Etu, Shaowen Bao

“…There was no significant difference in tinnitus onset latency between mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) and non-mRNA vaccines (Johnson &amp; Johnson). …”
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Exploring the prognostic role of microbial and genetic markers in lung squamous cell carcinoma by Fan Yang, Xiaodong Jia, Zihuan Ma, Siyao Liu, Chunzi Liu, Dan Chen, Xiuju Wang, Niansong Qian, Hui Ma

“…The microbial signature built with these microbial genera, exhibited robust predictive accuracy in both the training and validation datasets. Furthermore, hub mRNA between high- and low-risk groups were selected by XGBOOST and intersect with mRNAs screened by univariate Cox regression analysis, finally identifying four mRNA significantly associated with LUSC prognosis. …”
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Beehive Fireworks Festival Effect on the Nearby Atmospheric PM2.5 Level by Chih-Chung Lin, Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Yi-Chin Hsieh, Shui-Jen Chen

“…The study revealed that PM2.5 level reached the highest value of 327 µg m−3 at the major activity areas, which is 6.6 and 5.9 times those at upwind (49.8 µg m−3) and downwind (55.5 µg m−3) sites, respectively. …”
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Reduction of NOx and SO2 Emissions by Shore Power Adoption by Duy-Hieu Nguyen, Chitsan Lin, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Jen-Yu Hsu, Ming-Yuan Cho, Shih-Hsien Hsu, Chin-Ko Yeh

“…The maximum simulated contribution at ground level from S1 and S2 were 78.8 µg m−3 and 147 µg m−3 for NOx, and 20.1 µg m−3 and 42.5 µg m−3 for SO2, respectively; while the results for PM10 and PM2.5 were insignificant. …”
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Comparison of 8 Weeks of Selected TRX Training and Weight Training on Improving Motor Function and Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain in Women Aged 35 to 55 by Fatemeh Rezaei

“…Methods Thirty female patients with chronic nonspecific back pain, who were willing to participate in the study, were selected and divided into two groups: weight training (Age: 44.20 ± 7.46 years, Height: 1.65 ± 0.03 m, Weight: 58.60 ± 3.69 kg, Body Mass Index: 21.38 ± 1.76 kg/m²) and TRX (Age: 47.26 ± 5.86 years, Height: 1.66 ± 0.02 m, Weight: 56.13 ± 4.40 kg, Body Mass Index: 20.18 ± 1.32 kg/m²). …”
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Regional Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by V. V. Genkel, R. G. Portnova, T. V. Antipina, I. I. Shaposhnik

“…According to the results of the regression analysis, an increase in the IBD duration by 1 year is associated with an increase in cfPWV by 0.205 m/s, i.e. the increase in the IBD duration by 5 years is associated with an increase in the cfPWV of approximately 1 m/s.Conclusion. …”
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New Evaluation Method for Fuzzy Cluster Validity Indices by Ismay Perez-Sanchez, Miguel Angel Medina-Perez, Raul Monroy, Octavio Loyola-Gonzalez, Andres Eduardo Gutierrez-Rodriguez

“…However, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test demonstrates that in 1 vs. 1, the CVI KPBM outperforms the others in most of the fuzzifiers (m). Just except for <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m=2.0$ </tex-math></inline-formula> which consolidates the results in previous studies where none of the CVIs were able to improve consistently among the selected group of CVIs.…”
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Discapacidad física, personalidad y competencias laborales. Estudio comparativo con población normativa by Sylvia Sylvia Lara Paredes, Marta Alzina Carreró, Begoña Mariné Basterra, Ariana Sabaté García

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Effects of Precipitation on the Air Quality Index, PM2.5 Levels and on the Dry Deposition of PCDD/Fs in the Ambient Air by Ruoxin Wang, Kangping Cui, Hwey-Lin Sheu, Lin-Chi Wang, Xueyan Liu

“…A total of 7 precipitation events were positive contributes to the reduction of AQI; among them, the AQI were between 23 and 216, with an average of 75, the PM2.5 concentrations were between 5.0 and 169 µg m−3, with an average of 25 µg m−3, while the total- PCDD/F-TEQ dry deposition flux ranged from 149 to 1034 pg WHO2005-TEQ m−2 day−1 and averaged 315 pg WHO2005-TEQ m−2 day−1. …”
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Diversity-Focused Undergraduate Premedical Enrichment Programs: The Impact of Research Experiences by Acevedo A, Babore YB, Greisz J, King S, Clark GS, DeLisser HM

“…Ana Acevedo, Yonatan B Babore, Justin Greisz, Shakira King, Gabrielle S Clark, Horace M DeLisser Academic Programs Office, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence: Horace M DeLisser, Academic Programs Office, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor, Building 421, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-5162, USA, Tel +1 215-898-4409, Fax +1 215-898-0833, Email delisser@pennmedicine.upenn.eduPurpose: Many diversity-focused, premedical enrichment programs anchor around a mentored research experience. …”
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Benefit Analysis of Precursor Emission Reduction on PM2.5: Using CMAQ-RSM to Evaluate Control Strategies in Different Seasons by Chih-Rung Chen, Hsin-Chih Lai, Min-Chuan Hsiao, Hwong-wen Ma

“…The primary PM2.5 emission reduction benefits ranged from 9.43–9.79 × 10−5 µg m−3 t−1, NOx from 8.12–8.84 × 10−6 µg m−3 t−1, SOx from 6.15–7.45 × 10−6 µg m−3 t−1 and NH3 from 1.78–1.83 × 10−5 µg m−3 t−1. …”
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A prevalent caveolin-1 gene rs926198 variant is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Thai population by Metha Yaikwawong, Pornpimon Ek-eudomsuk, Gunya Sittithumcharee, Vipavee Anupunpisit, Thavatchai Peerapatdit, Chaicharn Deerochanawong, Thep Himathongkam, Siwanon Jirawatnotai, Somlak Chuengsamarn

“…Additionally, patients with Mets and T2DM who had the rs926198 variant exhibited a significant 44.3% reduction in CAV1 mRNA expression (P < 0.05). Clinical samples revealed that the rs926198 variant is strongly linked to T2DM, with significantly reduced CAV1 mRNA. …”
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DockCADD: A streamlined in silico pipeline for the identification of potent ribosomal S6 Kinase 2 (RSK2) inhibitors by El Mehdi Karim, Meriem Khedraoui, Abdelkbir Errougui, Yasir S. Raouf, Abdelouahid Samadi, Samir Chtita

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