M1 and M2 Macrophage Polarization Correlates with Activity and Chronicity Indices in Lupus Nephritis by Chutima Chavanisakun, Rassamon Keawvichit, Nontawat Benjakul

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Ophthalmologists’ and patients’ perspectives on treatments for diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy in Vietnam: a descriptive qualitative study by Tunde Peto, Nathan Congdon, Lynne Lohfeld, Hoang Tran, Katie Curran, Van Thu Nguyen, Tung Thanh Hoang, Hue Thi Nguyen, Quan Nhu Nguyen, Catherine Dardis, Hoang Huy Tran, Anh Tuan Vu, Mai Quoc Tung

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Providing a model of the quality of working life with a strategic approach of human resources in the administrative system by Vahid Mohammadi, Musa Rezvani Chaman Zamin, Badri Abbasi, Morteza Hazraty, Mehran Nasirzad

“…MAXQDA coding and software were used in qualitative part data analysis, and SPSS and AMOS software were used in quantitative part. …”
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Interleukin-12 Inhibits Tumor Growth and Metastasis Promoted by Tumor-Associated Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Babak Jahangiri, Zahra-Soheila Soheili, Elahe Asadollahi, Mehdi Shamsara, Vahid Shariati, Alireza Zomorodipour

“…Forvalidation of the RNA-seq data analysis, the expression levels of candidate oncogenes were evaluated in TA-MSCs,TNBC cells, and tumor tissue using RT-PCR.Results: TA-MSCs enhanced migration, invasion, and EMT of TNBC cells in vitro without affecting cell proliferation orapoptosis. …”
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The Role of Different Emotional States of Customers on Food Preferences by Mahmood Ghanbari, Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee, Behnaz Khodayari, Maryam Khalili Araghi

“…The research collection tool is a semi-structured interview and a questionnaire taken from the qualitative section. Data-based theory and MAXQDA software were used for data analysis, and multivariate analysis and structural equations were used in the quantity part. …”
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Six-year performance of risk-based selection for lung cancer screening in the Manchester Lung Health Check cohort by Matthew Sperrin, Haval Balata, Richard Booton, Hilary A Robbins, Philip A J Crosbie, Patrick Goodley

“…Objective Risk prediction models are used to determine eligibility for targeted lung cancer screening. However, prospective data regarding model performance in this setting are limited. …”
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Comprehensive self-tracking of blood glucose and lifestyle with a mobile application in the management of gestational diabetes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (... by Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sari Niinistö, Suvi M Virtanen, Ilkka Korhonen, Mikko Kytö, Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Pekka Marttinen, Giulio Jacucci, Tuuli E Korhonen, Saila B Koivusalo

“…The follow-up visit after intervention takes place 3 months post partum for both groups. Data are collected by laboratory blood tests, clinical measurements, capillary glucose measures, wearable sensors, air displacement plethysmography and digital questionnaires. …”
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Long-Term Voluntary Physical Exercise Exerts Neuroprotective Effects and Motor Disturbance Alleviation in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Wan-Ling Tsai, Hsin-Yung Chen, Ying-Zu Huang, Yuan-Hao Chen, Chi-Wei Kuo, Kai-Yun Chen, Tsung-Hsun Hsieh

“…Compared with the sham-treated group, we found that 10 weeks of voluntary exercise (i.e., 2-week exercise before PD lesion and 8-week exercise post-PD lesion) significantly reduced 6-OHDA-induced motor deficits in the gait pattern, akinesia, and rotational behavior in the exercise group. …”
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An evidence-based tailored eHealth patient education tool for patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial by Chong Li, Chuanmei Zhu, Kangping Song, Xiaona Xiang, Xiaoyi Wang, Jing Hu, Zhao Li, Yi Deng, Daoxin Jiang, Lixin Guo, Ting Ren, Luwen Zhu, Haibo Ai, Shaojun Zhang, Zhongliang Liu, Yonghong Yang, Siyi Zhu, Chengqi He

“…Patients who received eHealth education perceived it as a valuable tool for education. The analysis of follow-up data showed that the knowledge level of the eHealth group was higher than that of the control group at 6 months ( F  = 0.727, P  = 0.471), but there was no significant difference. …”
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Impact of acupuncture on mortality in patients with disabilities and newly diagnosed heart failure: a nationwide cohort study by Hyungsun Jun, Dasol Park, Jae-Uk Sul, Moon Joo Cheong, Haerim Kim, Inae Youn, Jungtae Leem, Jungtae Leem, Jungtae Leem

“…Given the unique pathophysiological characteristics of people with disabilities, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on mortality in those newly diagnosed with heart failure.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study used data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service, focusing on people with disabilities diagnosed with heart failure between 2014 and 2016. …”
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Comparison of HCG Trigger versus Dual Trigger in Improving Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients with Different Ovarian Responses: A Retrospective Study by Ke Xu, Jinrong Wang, Shuangshuang Yang, Zhenjing Wang, Ning Hou, Mei Sun

“…Methods. A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 2778 infertile patients who underwent ART (IVF/ICSI). …”
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A Novel Nomogram for Predicting the Risk of Pneumonia After Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Sun Y, Zhang L, Huang B, He Q, Hu B

“…There was strong agreement between the anticipated and actual survival rates in the nomogram calibration curves for both the training and validation groups. The clinical value of the model is assessed by means of Decision Curve Analysis. …”
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Quantitative Understanding of the Adsorption Equilibria of Acetone on Mesoporous Silica MSU-H in Supercritical CO2 by Ikuo Ushiki, Mizuki Hironaka

“…The Dubinin-Astakhov (DA) equation was employed to model the adsorption data, providing parameters with clear physical significance, such as interaction energy and saturated adsorption capacity. …”
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Therapeutic efficacy of intra-articular injection of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a sheep model of knee osteoarthritis by Jigang Lei, Xingyi Chen, Haohao Xie, Yuhao Dai, Zhongjin Chen, Liang Xu

“…KOA was surgically induced by anterior cruciate ligament transection and medial meniscectomy, followed by intra-articular injection of saline (negative control group) or haMSCs (haMSC group) into the right knee joint at 6 and 9 weeks after surgery. …”
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New Keratoconus Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Case—Control Study by Eloi Debourdeau, Gabriel Planells, Chloe Chamard, David Touboul, Max Villain, Pascal Demoly, Fanny Babeau, Pierre Fournie, Vincent Daien

“…Purpose. To evaluate risk factors associated with keratoconus in a monocentric cross-sectional case-control study. …”
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The Effect of Flipped Learning Model on Pre-Service Science Teachers' Laboratory Practices by Serpil Kara, Kadriye Kayacan

“…Qualitative data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method according to the themes determined by two researchers. …”
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Telehealth use in primary healthcare collaborative interprofessional practice: protocol for a scoping review by Marina Peduzzi, Gisele Silvestre Belber, Raíssa Ottes Vasconcelos, Heloise Lima Fernandes Agreli, Ana Estela Haddad, Valéria Marli Leonello

“…All identified records will be grouped, duplicates will be removed, titles and abstracts will be selected by two independent reviewers, and the full text of selected articles will be evaluated in detail. …”
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Doctoral Supervision in Russian Universities: to the Problem of Balancing Activity and Performance by B. I. Bednyi, N. V. Rybakov

“…Performance indicators proposed in the article along methods of data collection, processing and analysis could have practical implications for monitoring supervisors’ activity in universities. …”
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Neoadjuvant apatinib addition to sintilimab and carboplatin-taxane based chemotherapy in patients with early triple-negative breast cancer: the phase 2 NeoSAC trial by Guoshuang Shen, Zhilin Liu, Miaozhou Wang, Yi Zhao, Xinlan Liu, Yujin Hou, Wenbiao Ma, Jingqi Han, Xiaofeng Zhou, Dengfeng Ren, Fuxing Zhao, Zitao Li, Shifen Huang, Yongzhi Chen, Yingjian He, Yan Liu, Zijun Zhu, Yongxin Li, Jinming Li, Mengting Da, Hongnan Mo, Feng Du, Liang Cui, Jing Bai, Zhen Liu, Fei Ma, Jiuda Zhao

“…Comparison of pre-neoadjuvant and post-surgery data revealed that the pCR group treated with this novel regimen exhibited an upregulation of distinct immune cell subsets, thereby activating the tumor microenvironment. …”
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Clinical efficacy and learning curve of percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy for symptomatic cervical spondylotic radiculopathy by Xiao Sun, Lijuan Zhan, Zhongxin Tang, Mingkui Shen, Haijun Ma, Jun Tan

“…The learning curve of the PECD group was assessed using cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis. …”
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