The <i>LGALS1</i> gene polymorphism is not associated with galectin-1 levels in tumor tissue and blood of colon cancer patients by Olga I. Urazova, Gleb V. Reyngardt, Yulia V. Kolobovnikova, Anna V. Kurnosenko, Vadim S. Poletika, Olga A. Vasil'yeva, Aleksandra V. Avgustinovich

“…The control group consisted of 70 healthy volunteers (34 men and 36 women, mean age 62.3 ± 7.2 years). Venous blood samples were taken from all study participants and tumor tissue samples were obtained from the CRC patients. …”
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Assessment of Plasmodium vivax transmission and asymptomatic carriage risk among artisanal gold miners in western French Guiana, 2014–2020 by Alice Sanna, Yann Lambert, Stéphane Pelleau, Lise Musset, Yassamine Lazrek, Louise Hureau, Hedley Cairo, Stephen Vreden, Michael White, Maylis Douine

“…The probability of carrying P. vivax parasites (blood-stage or hypnozoite) was estimated by a classification drawn from PCR results, SEM and reported recent history of illness. …”
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Effects of shared decision-making oriented vocational training on the social function of patients with schizophrenia by Jiang Chunyan, Shuai Jiuhong, Deng Hongyuan, Zheng Junhua, Gou Chunfeng, Yang Xiaoli, Tong Deying, Feng Hao, Huang Xia, Gao Ru

“…Repeated measures ANOVA revealed statistically significant time effects and interaction effects in both groups for GSES， SSMI， SSFPI and IPROS scores （F=20.451， 16.022； 26.193， 12.944； 23.957， 5.023； 11.776， 3.985， P<0.05 or 0.01）， while no significant group effects were observed （F=0.188， 0.742， 1.878， 0.474， P>0.05）. …”
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Impacts of the hydrochemical characteristics of coal seam water on the structures and metabolic functions of microbial communities by Gaohao WANG, Shengjie DUAN, Bei WANG, Guobin NIU, Yongping LIANG, Feilong YU, Kai MA, Weizhong ZHAO

“…Based on microbial classification and sequencing, as well as statistical analysis, this study explored the relationships of pH, anions, cations, and chemical oxygen demand (COD) of coal seam water with the structures and metabolic functions of microbial communities. …”
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Impact of Vitamins, Antibiotics, Probiotics, and History of COVID-19 on the Gut Microbiome in Ulcerative Colitis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zane Straume, Nikola Krūmiņa, Ilze Elbere, Maija Rozenberga, Renārs Erts, Dace Rudzīte, Anna Proskurina, Angelika Krumina

“…The MetaPhlAn v.2.6.0 tool was used for the taxonomic classification of the gut microbiome metagenome data. …”
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Expression of PSMD14 in lung adenocarcinoma and its impact on immune cell infiltration and prognosis: a comprehensive analysis based on RNA and single-cell RNA sequencing by Jing Zhang, Bohao Sun, Jiabin Lai, Weike Kong, Nan Wang, Panyuan Li, Yichen Wu, Zhaochang Jiang

“…Additionally, a notable increase in PSMD14 protein levels was recorded in LUAD patients, with expression levels correlating with tumor size, lymph node involvement, and the TNM classification.ConclusionIn summary, our research underscores the crucial role of PSMD14 in LUAD, highlighting its promise as a potential target for therapy and a prognostic indicator. …”
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Identification of prognostic factors to predict cognitive decline of patients with early Alzheimer's disease in the Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative study by Takuya Yagi, Michio Kanekiyo, Junichi Ito, Ryoko Ihara, Kazushi Suzuki, Atsushi Iwata, Takeshi Iwatsubo, Ken Aoshima, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…Based on a detailed subscale analysis on ADAS‐cog13, four subscales (Q1: word recall, Q3: construction, Q4: delayed word recall, and Q8: word recognition) were identified as prognostic factors in both J‐ADNI and NA‐ADNI. …”
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Characteristics of patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus for whom neurosurgeons hesitate to perform shunt surgery: a nationwide hospital-based survey in Japan by Ryo Kawai, Hiroaki Kazui, Tetsuya Ueba, Natsuko Nakamura, Marina Minami, Madoka Nakajima, Shigeki Yamada, Haruhiko Kishima, Hideki Kanemoto, Chifumi Iseki, Etsuro Mori

“…For dialysis and AD, the classification of facilities and having a qualified dementia specialist were significant predictors, respectively. …”
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High-throughput LDI MS technology decodes the distinct metabolic landscape of prostate cancer in a large-scale cohort by Xinrong Jiang, Chen Zhang, Jing Le, Jie Zhang, Shuo Cao, Xinran Xu, Xiaoming Chen, Sheng Cheng, Haitao Yu, Haofei Jiang, Ruichen Zang, Kunyu Wang, Weiwu Chen, Haobo Fan, Jianmin Wu, Yanlan Yu, Guoqing Ding

“…More than 95% significant PCa patients in the gray area (3 < tPSA < 10 ng/mL) were successfully identified from BPH subjects. …”
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Determination of Phenolic Compounds from Lignin Decomposition Products in Marine Sediments by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry by Jianbo YANG, Junhui CHEN, Xiuping HE, Jiuming WANG, Ming XIN, Xia SUN, Baodong WANG

“…The results showed that adding a certain concentration of all three acids to the mobile phase provided better separation results. …”
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The Combined Effect of Four Nutraceutical-Based Feed Additives on the Rumen Microbiome, Methane Gas Emission, Volatile Fatty Acids, and Dry Matter Disappearance Using an In Vitro B... by Kelechi A. Ike, Deborah O. Okedoyin, Joel O. Alabi, Oludotun O. Adelusi, Michael Wuaku, Lydia K. Olagunju, Chika C. Anotaenwere, DeAndrea Gray, Peter A. Dele, Ahmed E. Kholif, Misty D. Thomas, Uchenna Y. Anele

“…The study design was a completely randomized design with four treatments as follows: a control treatment without any additives, the control treatment supplemented with galactooligosaccharide at 3% (Gos treatment), a galactooligosaccharide and mannan-oligosaccharide mixture at 1:1 at 3% (Gosmos treatment), or an essential oil blend (200 μL/g feed) and fumaric acid at 3% combination (Eofumaric treatment). …”
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Leveraging AAV1-Rac1T17N to prevent experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy by Duo Li, Minli Linghu, Jisen Tang, Gukun Yang, Chuanwu Li, Hang Yao, Hetian Lei, Yikeng Huang, Xionggao Huang

“…PVR grade was evaluated by a double-blinded investigator according to the Fastenberg classification; in addition, ultrasound and histological analyses were performed to assess PVR severity. …”
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A nomogram for prognostic prediction and for therapeutic decision making of elderly HCC patients by Shuyu Liu, Mengyue Zhou, Peng Chen, Xueting Deng, Jiayi Gu, Lin Miao

“…The patients were randomized into the training cohort (n = 5385) and the validation cohort (n = 2309) at a 7:3 ratio. Univariate and multivariate COX regression analyses were performed in the training cohort. …”
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The study on delirium side-effects after ultra-brief pulse electroconvulsive therapy by Xu Guo-Xin, Li Run-Da, Cao Pei-Yu, Li Yu-Ting, Tang Yi-Lin, Dong Ying-Bo, Sui Yu-Xiu

“…However, the incidence of delirium was significantly different between UBP and BP groups (χ 2 = 3.49, p = 0.046), with the BP group having a higher incidence of delirium. …”
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Study on the Climatic Characteristics of the Quasi-stationary Front in Yunnan and Guizhou and its Frontal Rainfall in Winter in Guizhou by Chunyan YANG, Hui BAI, Dexuan KONG, Lang LI, Bo CHEN

“…The quasi-stationary front in Yunnan and Guizhou is one of the most important weather systems in Guizhou in winter， and it is difficult to forecast.This paper analyzes the winter climate characteristics of the quasi-stationary front in Yunnan and Guizhou and frontal rainfall characteristics of different magnitudes in Guizhou by using the daily ground conventional observation station data of five provinces （cities， districts） of Yunnan， Guizhou， Sichuan， Chongqing， Guangxi from 2007 to 2021 and the daily precipitation data of Guizhou from 08:00 to 08:00.The results show that： （1） There are 52.8 days of the quasi-stationary front weather in Guizhou in winter on average.The impact of the quasi-stationary front is most serious in January， followed by February and December.（2） In winter， the front direction of the quasi-stationary front in Yunnan and Guizhou is the most south-north type， averaging near Qujing； The second is the northwest southeast type， which is located in the west of Guizhou on average； There are few east-west types； The moderate intensity quasi-stationary front is the most and tends to occur in the early winter， the strong quasi-stationary front is the second and tends to occur in the late winter， and the weak quasi-stationary front is the least.（3） The frontal precipitation is dominated by rainfall （rain or freezing rain）.The stronger the quasi-stationary front is， the fewer the days of frontal precipitation are， and the proportion of the days of frontal precipitation increases with the weakening of the quasi-stationary front； The frontal rainfall is mainly concentrated below 5.0 mm， and the frontal rainfall probability is inversely proportional to the rainfall and is proportional to the rainfall range.When the frontal rainfall is weak， the frontal rainfall probability is unimodal with the increase of rainfall and bimodal with the expansion of rainfall range.（4） The results of EOF and REOF classification show that there are two types of frontal precipitation with different magnitudes that affect Guizhou： the frontal precipitation in the central and eastern regions is mostly in the early winter and more south-north， with moderate or weak intensity and prone to large-scale rainfall of 0.1~1.0 mm magnitude； The southwest type frontal rainfall is mostly in the late winter， and it is mostly north-south type or north-west southeast type.The intensity is strong， and the small-scale rainfall of 1.1~5.0 mm is easy to occur.（5） The climate tendency rate of the average annual rainfall in the middle-east type is negative， and the cumulative anomaly changes are roughly in the "M" shape； The climate tendency rate of annual average rainfall in the southwest type is positive， with obvious stage characteristics， and the cumulative anomaly changes are roughly "W" shaped； Both of them have quasi 4 years and quasi 8 years periodic oscillations； In recent years， the frontal rainfall in the middle-east has decreased， while that in the southwest has increased.The results can provide an important climate background for the prediction of quasi - stationary front weather in winter in Guizhou.…”
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Wearable Artificial Intelligence for Sleep Disorders: Scoping Review by Sarah Aziz, Amal A M Ali, Hania Aslam, Alaa A Abd-alrazaq, Rawan AlSaad, Mohannad Alajlani, Reham Ahmad, Laila Khalil, Arfan Ahmed, Javaid Sheikh

“…Keywords were selected based on 3 domains: sleep disorders, AI, and wearable devices. …”
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Anticholinergic burden and frailty in older inpatients: insights from analysis of admission and discharge medicines using four anticholinergic scales by Mohammed Adem Mohammed, Amy Hai Yan Chan, Nasir Wabe, Ayesha Ali, Louis Harris, Sianne West, Rhea Colaabavala, Justine Aw, Jeff Harrison

“…Anticholinergic burden was quantified using the Anticholinergic Burden Classification (ABC), Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB), Anticholinergic Risk Scale (ARS), and Drug Burden Index (DBI). …”
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Peripheral blood B cell subsets from patients with various activity of chronic sarcoidosis by N. M. Lazareva, I. V. Kudryavtsev, O. P. Baranova, M. K. Serebriakova, A. A. Bazhanov, T. P. Ses’, M. M. Ilkovich, A. A. Totolian

“…Relative values: 6.59% versus 13.31%, (p &lt; 0.001), and 3.43% versus 8.49%, (p &lt; 0.001), respectively. …”
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Identification of Gender Differences in Acute Myocardial Infarction Presentation and Management at Aga Khan University Hospital-Pakistan: Natural Language Processing Application in... by Christine Ngaruiya, Zainab Samad, Salma Tajuddin, Zarmeen Nasim, Rebecca Leff, Awais Farhad, Kyle Pires, Muhammad Alamgir Khan, Lauren Hartz, Basmah Safdar

“…“Ghabrahat,” a culturally distinct term for a feeling of impending doom was used by 5.09% of women and 3.69% of men as presenting symptom for AMI (P=.06). …”
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Associations between smoking and osteoporosis and all-cause mortality in participants from the United States: a cohort study by Xiaoqin Qu, Jingcheng Jiang, Qingshan Deng, Han Wang, Chao Zhang, Xiaoping Xu, Yong Yi, Lihua Qiu

“…Osteoporosis, characterized by reduced bone density and deterioration of bone tissue, has a global prevalence of 18.3%, with higher rates in women over the age of 50. …”
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