Maternal Vitamin D Status and Its Effect on Vitamin D Levels in Early Infancy in a Tertiary Care Centre in Sri Lanka by Kaneshapillai Anusha, Usha Hettiaratchi, Dulani Gunasekera, Shamini Prathapan, Guwani Liyanage

“…However, there is very little information on vitamin D levels, especially in the vulnerable populations (pregnant/breast feeding mother and infants) in Sri Lanka. More data on vitamin D status of such populations will be important for policy decisions to be made at a national level. …”
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Wet Feeding Promotes Growth without Affecting Hypothalamic Peptide Gene Expression in Growing Broiler Chicks by Tomoya Matsunami, Yuhui Zhang, Yuji Taniguchi, Sei-ichi Hinomoto, Takaoki Saneyasu, Hiroshi Kamisoyama, Kazuhisa Honda

“…Again, weights of the body, breasts, and legs were significantly increased by wet feeding. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Paclitaxel-Loaded Silver Nanoparticles: Evaluation of Cytotoxic Effects and Antimicrobial Activity by Tutku Tunç, Ceylan Hepokur, Afşin Kari̇per

“…We investigated the antiproliferative activities of silver nanoparticles synthesized by adding paclitaxel on MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma cell line), A549 (lung carcinoma cell line), C6 (brain glioma cell line) cells, and healthy WI-38 (fibroblast normal cell line) cell lines and their antimicrobial activities on 10 different microorganisms. …”
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Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients with Solid Tumours by Diamantis P. Kofteridis, Antonios Valachis, Eirini Koutsounaki, Sofia Maraki, Eleni Mavrogeni, Foteini N. Economidou, Dimitra Dimopoulou, Kostas Kalbakis, Vassilis Georgoulias, George Samonis

“…The most common underlying malignancy was breast cancer in 17 patients (24%). Most episodes (89%) occurred in nonneutropenics. …”
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A forestry investigation: Exploring factors behind improved tree species classification using bark images by Gokul Kottilapurath Surendran, Deekshitha, Martin Lukac, Martin Lukac, Jozef Vybostok, Martin Mokros

“…These methods enable the measurement of various tree parameters important for forest inventory or ecological research, such as diameter at breast height, tree height and volume, and crown parameters. …”
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Cancer incidence and the influence of immunosuppressive agents in Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective cohort study by Soo-Kyung Cho, Jung-Yong Han, Yena Jeon, Seung-Hun You, Sun-Young Jung, Eun Jin Jang, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…The most prevalent cancers (measured in IRs per 10,000 PYs) were thyroid (17.01, 95% CI 13.78–20.25), breast (8.67, 95% CI 6.36–10.98), stomach (4.49, 95% CI 2.83–6.16), colorectal (4.17, 95% CI 2.57–5.78), and cervical (3.85, 95% CI 2.31–5.39). …”
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Cross-sectional study on the association between neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) and prevalence of stroke among US adults: NHANES 1999–2018 by Chenglin Ye, Yong Mo, Tiansheng Su, Guangxiang Huang, Jiachao Lu, Shuling Tang, Qianrong Huang, Qiuyun Li, Qian Jiang, Fangzhou Guo, Pinghua Wu, Guozhong Zhang, Jun Yan

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Socioeconomic disparity in stage at cancer diagnosis among patients with type 2 diabetes in Dutch primary care: a cross-sectional study by Geertruida H De Bock, Gijs W D Landman, Nanne Kleefstra, Bert van der Vegt, Sabine Siesling, Klaas H Groenier, Jing de Haan-Du

“…However, the ORs varied by cancer type: breast, 1.46 (95% CI 0.90 to 2.39); male colorectal, 1.00 (95% CI 0.70 to 1.43); female colorectal, 1.72 (95% CI 1.06 to 2.77); prostate, 0.81 (95% CI 0.57 to 1.15); male lung, 1.06 (95% CI 0.62 to 1.80) and female lung, 2.56 (95% CI 1.32 to 4.95).Conclusions Among patients treated for T2DM in Dutch primary care, our data suggest the need to target females with low SES to decrease inequalities in the early detection of colorectal and lung cancer.…”
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Oxidative Stability of the Meat of Broilers Fed Diets Supplemented with Various Levels of Blackcurrant Extract (Ribes nigrum L.) during Different Time Period by Kamil Sierżant, Małgorzata Korzeniowska, Barbara Król, Janusz Orda, Aneta Wojdyło

“…In the 20 d experiment, the influence of different concentration and supplementation period of commercial blackcurrant extract (BC) in the broiler diets on the oxidative stability of breast and thigh meat, as well as selected performance indices, was investigated. …”
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Adenosine cyclic phosphate with ultrasonic-assisted pectinase extraction alleviated allergic reactions in RBL-2H3 through inhibiting the influx of intracellular Ca2+ by Qiao Bai, Xiaoping Feng, Yu Wang, Chunyu Wu, Ye Liu, Jiao Sun, Tianli Yue, Fangyu Long

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Identifying Complex Scheduling Patterns Among Patients With Cancer With Transportation and Housing Needs: Feasibility Pilot Study by Allan Fong, Christian Boxley, Laura Schubel, Christopher Gallagher, Katarina AuBuchon, Hannah Arem

“…We apply the scheduling complexity algorithm to scheduling data from 38 patients with breast cancer enrolled in a 6-month comorbidity management intervention at an urban hospital in the Washington, DC area that serves low-income patients. …”
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Primary and tertiary management of ocular surface lesions in HIV-infected patients in Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga Province by S Mhlanga, A C Turner, S J Biddulph

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The p85 Regulatory Subunit of PI3K Mediates cAMP-PKA and Insulin Biological Effects on MCF-7 Cell Growth and Motility by E. Di Zazzo, A. Feola, C. Zuchegna, A. Romano, C. F. Donini, S. Bartollino, C. Costagliola, R. Frunzio, P. Laccetti, M. Di Domenico, A. Porcellini

“…This study highlights the p85αPI3KS83 role as a key regulator of cell proliferation and motility induced by insulin in MCF-7 cells breast cancer model.…”
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Studies on the Dual Cytotoxicity and Antioxidant Properties of Berberis vulgaris Extracts and Its Main Constituent Berberine by Lamyae El khalki, Mounir Tilaoui, Abdeslam Jaafari, Hassan Ait Mouse, Abdelmajid Zyad

“…It also consists of studying the combination effect of berberine and S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP), a nitric oxide (NO) donor, against the human breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF-7). Using the MTT assay, we report a differential cytotoxic effect of ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts since the ethanol extract is more cytotoxic than the ethyl acetate one, with IC50 = 3.54 μg/mL and 596.71 μg/mL, respectively. …”
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How can the buffalo carcass be used rationally? by Ricardo Alexandre Silva Pessoa

“…The percentages observed for the cuts (in each half carcass) were: soft drumstick, 5.3%; hard cushion, 3.7%; duckling, 3.8%; lizard, 1.8%; sirloin steak, 1.1%; grill flank steak, 0.75%; red flank steak, 0.61%; breast, 0.96%; rump baby beef, 1.3%; rump bonbon, 0.8%; ossobuco, 4.2%; muscle, 2.0%; turkey bone, 1.1%; duckling bone, 0.5%; oxtail, 0.38%; ancho steak, 1.3%; chorizo steak, 1.9%; filet mignon, 1.2%; fillet shell, 0.35%; chest, 3.9%; neck, 4.2%; acm, 4.3%; window rib, 8.7%; strip roast, 2.5%; banana, 0.23%; goldfish, 0.87%; palette heart, 0.77%; flat iron, 0.95%; Denver stake, 0.6%; beef steak, 0.40%; edible shavings, 19.43%; fat, 1.8%; scraps of disposal, 0.4%; discard bones, 17.9%. …”
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Dietary omega-3 fatty acids affect the growth performance of broiler chickens reared at high stocking density by Shahgol Rahbari, Abdolreza Salehi, Seyed Davood Sharifi, Shirin Honarbakhsh

“…The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary omega-3 fatty acids in broiler chickens exposed to high stocking density (SD) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, breast meat quality, blood biochemical indices, nutrient digestibility and litter quality. …”
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Effect of Propolis on PPP2R1A and Apoptosis in Cancer Cells by Burak Durmaz, Latife Merve Oktay Çelebi, Ayşe Çekin, Ayshan Ahadova, Nur Selvi Günel, Hatice Kalkan Yıldırım, Ali Mert Özgönül, Eser Yıldırım Sözmen

“…In this study, we investigated the effect of propolis on PPP2R1A expression and its relationship with apoptosis in the SW-620 (colorectal cancer), DU-145 and PC-3 (prostate cancer), and MCF-7 (breast cancer) cell lines, with WI-38 (healthy fibroblast) cells serving as the control. …”
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Detection of N-Glycolyl GM3 Ganglioside in Neuroectodermal Tumors by Immunohistochemistry: An Attractive Vaccine Target for Aggressive Pediatric Cancer by Alejandra M. Scursoni, Laura Galluzzo, Sandra Camarero, Jessica Lopez, Fabiana Lubieniecki, Claudia Sampor, Valeria I. Segatori, Mariano R. Gabri, Daniel F. Alonso, Guillermo Chantada, María Teresa G. de Dávila

“…The N-glycolylated ganglioside NeuGc-GM3 has been described in solid tumors such as breast carcinoma, nonsmall cell lung cancer, and melanoma, but is usually not detected in normal human cells. …”
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Symptoms of dwarf elm (Ulmus pumila L.) health condition in the Left-bank Ukraine by Valentyna L. Meshkova, Olena A. Kuznetsova, Volodymyr P. Turenko

“…In this study, the data on 624 U. pumila trees in 11 sample plots were used, particularly, the diameter at breast height (DBH), the class of the health condition, defoliation, the prevalence of dry branches, epicormic shoots, bark beetle infestation, local bark death, and collar rots. …”
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