Early outcomes of treatment selections for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms: The first five year experience of a single center by Bahadir Aytekin, Goktan Askin, Naim Boran Tumer, Hayrettin Levent Mavioglu, Seref Alp Kucuker, Ahmet Saritas, Hakki Zafer Iscan, Mehmet Ali Ozatik, Erol Sener

“…Results: A total of 332 patients received EVAR (Group 1), including 296 elective cases, while 90 patients underwent OSR (Group 2), with 66 being elective. Early mortality rates were significantly lower in the EVAR group (1.3% for elective and 27.8% for emergent) compared to the OSR group (6.1% for elective and 54.2% for ruptured cases, p=0.001). …”
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Diagnosis and clinical significance of prostate calcification using computed tomography by Seong Cheol Kim, Tae Young Lee, Woocheol Kang, Hoyoung Bae, Ji Hyung Yoon, Sungchan Park, Kyung Hyun Moon, Sang Hyeon Cheon, Taekmin Kwon

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Integrative bioinformatic approach reveals novel melatonin-related biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease by Hua-xiong Zhang, Dilmurat Hamit, Qing Li, Xiao Hu, San-feng Li, Fu Xu, Ming-yuan Wang, Guo-qing Bao, Hong-yan Li

“…After overlapping with 3,490 DEGs and 550 MRGs in GSE5281, four genes were found to be causally related to AD, namely, G protein-coupled receptor, family C, group 5, member B (GPRC5B), Methyltransferase-like protein 7 A (METTL7A), NF-κB inhibitor alpha (NFKBIA) and RAS association domain family 4(RASSF4). …”
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Are Artificial Sweeteners a Healthier Alternative to Sugar? by Julia Buszek, Piotr Czerniak, Adrianna Antoszewska, Weronika Bargiel, Dominika Bąk, Halszka Wajdowicz, Mateusz Warzocha, Michał Medygrał, Sylwia Buszek, Aldona Sokołowska, Maciej Rumian, Alicja Kosel

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PRRSV-2 nsp2 Ignites NLRP3 inflammasome through IKKβ-dependent dispersed trans-Golgi network translocation. by Lujie Zhang, Yanni Gao, Haoran Zhou, Xiao Liang, Xiaolin Jiang, Wenqin Gong, Yangyang Sun, Desheng Zhang, Xianwei Wang, Hans Nauwynck, Juan Bai, Ping Jiang

“…Here, we screen that PRRSV-2 nsp2 activates the NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby instigating a state of hyperinflammation. …”
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Neurovascularization inhibiting dual responsive hydrogel for alleviating the progression of osteoarthritis by Wenpin Qin, Zhangyu Ma, Guo Bai, Wen Qin, Ling Li, Dongxiao Hao, Yuzhu Wang, Jianfei Yan, Xiaoxiao Han, Wen Niu, Lina Niu, Kai Jiao

“…The hydrogel is formed by cross-linking aldehyde-phenylboronic acid-modified sodium alginate/polyethyleneimine-grafted protocatechuic acid (OSAP/PPCA) and bevacizumab sustained-release nanoparticles (BGN@Be), termed OSPPB. The dynamic Schiff base bonds and boronic ester bonds allow for injectability, self-healing, and pH/reactive oxygen species dual responsiveness. …”
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Assisted suicide: Ethical considerations and the South African debate by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L B Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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A novel multi-source data-driven energy consumption prediction model for Venlo-type greenhouses in China by Yangda Chen, Aiqun Bao, Yapeng Li, Yingfeng Xiang, Wanlong Cai, Zhaoqiang Xia, Jialei Li, Mingyang Ning, Jing Sun, Haixi Zhang, Xianpeng Sun, Xiaoming Wei

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Response to ‘Response to Doctors for Life on Assisted Suicide’ by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L L Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Schizophrenia recognition based on three-dimensional adaptive graph convolutional neural network by Guimei Yin, Jie Yuan, Yanjun Chen, Guangxing Guo, Dongli Shi, Lin Wang, Zilong Zhao, Yanli Zhao, Manjie Zhang, Yuan Dong, Bin Wang, Shuping Tan

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Response to ‘Response to Doctors for Life on Assisted Suicide’ by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L L Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Bacterial community improves the volatile components coupled with abiotic factors during the spontaneous fermentation of Chinese strong-aroma Baijiu by Bin Lin, Jie Tang, Qun Li, Liping Zhu, Wei Jiang, Hanbing Ke, Zhang Wen, Huaichen Liu, Shengzhi Yang, Qiang Yang, Shenxi Chen, Peijie Han

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Establishment and characterization of ovarian clear cell carcinoma patient-derived xenografts by Joseph J. Caumanns, Shang Li, Gert J. Meersma, Evelien W. Duiker, Ate G. J. van der Zee, G. Bea A. Wisman, Steven de Jong

“…Promoter CpG islands of a small number of genes, enriched in PRC2/histone methylation related gene-sets, gained methylation (△β-value > 0.4) in PDXs vs patient tumors. …”
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Healthcare workers as a sentinel surveillance population in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic by Indumathi Venkatachalam, Edwin Philip Conceicao, May Kyawt Aung, Molly Kue Bien How, Liang En Wee, Jean Xiang Ying Sim, Ban Hock Tan, Moi Lin Ling

“…Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted in Singapore General Hospital (SGH), a 1,822-bed tertiary hospital. Participants were all HCWs working in SGH during the study period. …”
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Risk and protective factors associated with adolescent depression in Singapore: a systematic review by Wei Sheng Goh, Jun Hao Norman Tan, Yang Luo, Sok Hui Ng, Mohamed Sufyan Bin Mohamed Sulaiman, John Chee Meng Wong, Victor Weng Keong Loh

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The impacts of antipsychotic medications on eating-related outcomes: A mixed methods systematic review. by Rasha Alkholy, Karina Lovell, Penny Bee, Rebecca Pedley, Helen Louise Brooks, Richard J Drake, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Anam Bhutta, Abigail Brown, Rebecca L Jenkins, Andrew Grundy

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Surgical treatment after neoadjuvant systemic therapy for HER2-positive invasive breast cancer in the Netherlands: 10-Year trends and the influence an accompanying DCIS component by Roxanne A.W. Ploumen, Thiemo J.A. van Nijnatten, Loes F.S. Kooreman, Adri C. Voogd, Kristien B.M.I. Keymeulen, Sabine Siesling, Marjolein L. Smidt

“…Patients with IBC+DCIS more often underwent mastectomy, with a rate of 48.4 % in 2019, compared to 30.0 % in IBC only (p < 0.001). Percentage of ypT0 was significantly lower in patients with IBC+DCIS (38.7 %), compared to IBC only (47.3 %, p < 0.001) Multivariable logistic regression analyses showed presence of DCIS (OR 1.69, 95%CI 1.47–1.95, p < 0.001) to be independently associated with mastectomy. …”
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Implications of isolated MRD progression in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated with quadruplet therapy by Luciano J. Costa, Eva Medvedova, Binod Dhakal, Bhagirathbhai R. Dholaria, Kelly N. Godby, Susan Bal, Gayathri Ravi, Smith Giri, Saurabh Chhabra, Rebecca Silbermann, Natalie S. Callander

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Efficacy of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema by Feng-Fu Zhan, Mao-Hong Huang, Yan-Ping Du, Yan Chen, Han-Han Chen, Yi-Li Lin, Yi-Yuan Chen, Ling Cai, Xiao-Bin Zhang

“…BMC Pulmonary Medicine…”
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Hypercalcemia and co-occurring TBX1 mutation in Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ib: case report by Zakaria Kasmi, Imane Ain El Hayat, Zahra Aadam, Abderrahmane Errami, Ibtihal Benhsaien, Jalila EL Bakkouri, Dalal Ben Sabbahia, Meryem Atrassi, Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha, Fatima Ailal

“…BMC Medical Genomics…”
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