The Greek Version of the Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist (MBI-C): Psychometric Properties in Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer’s Disease by Efthalia Angelopoulou, Evangelia Stanitsa, Maria Hatzopoulou, Akylina Despoti, Niki Tsinia, Vasiliki Kamtsadeli, Marina Papadogiani, Vasilis Kyriakidis, Sokratis Papageorgiou, John D. Papatriantafyllou

“…The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.871 (optimal cutoff = 9.5), indicating excellent diagnostic performance. …”
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Comparative efficacy of various mind-body exercise types on cardiometabolic health in patients with type 2 diabetes: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Xi Li, Menglong Gao, Jiao Hua

“…Nevertheless, consistency was supported by node-splitting analysis, and no significant publication bias was detected, indicating robust and reliable findings. …”
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Investigation of the expression of the C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I collagen (CTXI) in saliva during early and delayed loading of dental implants by Dania Hamid, Shaheen Ahmed, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Sadaf Nisar, Raheel Memon, Samreen Malik

“…However, in our study, the CTXI bone turnover marker was not detected in any group and thus cannot be used to indicate bone implant stability or loading time. …”
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Does the Urinary Calcium/Citrate Ratio Help in the Diagnosis of Children at Risk of Urolithiasis? by Utku Dönger, Aysun Çaltık Yılmaz, Caner İncekaş, Kaan Gülleroğlu, Esra Baskın

“…Results: In this study, 198 patients (60.9%) had stones detected by the first ultrasound, while 127 (39.1%) did not. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Golgi Protein 73 (GP73) for Liver Fibrosis Staging in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Scoping Review and Cohort Study by Valentina Pecoraro, Fabio Nascimbeni, Michela Cuccorese, Filippo Gabrielli, Tommaso Fasano, Tommaso Trenti

“…High serum levels of GP73 have been detected in patients with acute or chronic liver diseases, MASLD, and its measurement has been suggested as a potential biomarker for liver fibrosis staging. …”
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Abstract 191: Simulating Intracranial Stenosis: A Methodological Approach In An In‐Vitro Neurovascular Model by Riccardo Daniel Tiberi, Jiahui Li, Joan Vargas, Magda Jablonska, Judith Cendrero, Pere Canals, Marc Molina, Alejandro Tomasello, Marc Ribo

“…We aimed to develop a 3D printed ICAD model including realistic features to provide an optimal simulation phantom for research and training purposes. …”
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Functional and Structural Network Alterations in HIV-Associated Asymptomatic Neurocognitive Disorders: Evidence for Functional Disruptions Preceding Structural Changes by Zhou Z, Gong W, Hu H, Wang F, Li H, Xu F, Li H, Wang W

“…The performance of different models was compared to identify the optimal diagnostic model for detecting HIV-ANI.Results: Structural network analysis showed no significant changes in the global or local topological properties of persons with ANI. …”
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Transient Attracting Profiles in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by L. Kunz, A. Griesel, C. Eden, R. Duran, R. Duran, B. Sainte-Rose

“…Lagrangian simulations of large particle ensembles are the method in use and effectively reproduce observed particle distributions at synoptic scales <span class="inline-formula">𝒪</span>(1000 km). …”
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Recipe for Heart Health: A Randomized Crossover Trial on Cardiometabolic Effects of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Within a Whole‐Food Plant‐Based Vegan Diet by Andrea M. Krenek, Anne Mathews, Juen Guo, Amber B. Courville, Carl J. Pepine, Stephanie T. Chung, Monica Aggarwal

“…Background Whole‐food, plant‐based vegan diets, low in oils, and Mediterranean diets, rich in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors. Optimal quantity of dietary fat, particularly EVOO, is unclear. …”
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Anatomic and Topographic Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface Features in Proliferative Diabetic Vitreoretinopathy by N. M. Kislitsyna, S. V. Novikov, S. V. Kolesnik, A. I. Kolesnik, M. P. Veselkova

“…Moreover, the understanding of their relations in different stages of PDR enables to develop optimal surgical approach on each stage of PDR.…”
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The Development of Al¹⁸F-NOTA-FAP-2286 as an FAP-Targeted PET Tracer and the Translational Application in the Diagnosis of Acquired Drug Resistance in Progressive Prosta... by Xia Du, Yu Zhang, Yao Jia, Bo Gao

“…In acquired drug-resistant prostate cancer xenograft nude mice, Al¹⁸F-NOTA-FAP-2286 could effectively detect tumor lesions, as confirmed by immunohistochemical analysis. …”
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Combined effects of quinic acid and isochlorogenic acid B on LPS-induced inflammation and pyroptosis in MAC-T cells and mouse mammary glands by Xiang Lv, Quan Long, Yuchen Kang, Tao Lin, Tao Lin, Caode Jiang

“…This study aims to examine the inhibitory effects and mechanisms of QA and ICAB combination on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation and pyroptosis in bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T) and mouse mammary tissue.MethodsThe optimal concentrations of QA and ICAB for treating MAC-T cells were determined using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8). …”
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The value of urinary cysteine rich protein 61 in early diagnosis of contrast-induced nephropathy by XIE Juan, ZHANG Yi-yuan, XU Yong, LI Xiang, Bai Lin, ZHENG Dong-hui

“…Objective To investigate the value of urinary cysteine-rich protein 61（CYR61） in early diagnosis of contrast-induced nephropathy（CIN）. Methods Those patients who were scheduled to have percutaneous coronary intervention（PCI） from January 2017 to August 2018 in Huai’an Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University. …”
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Comparison of vaginal versus intramuscular progesterone in programmed cycles for frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer in patients with endometriosis by Ziqi Jin, Guoxia Yang, Tianrui Wen, Benyu Miao, Chen Wang, Qingyan Zhang, Fang Gu, Yanwen Xu

“…Whereas, in patients with stages III-IV, no significant differences in pregnancy outcomes between the two groups were detected. Interaction tests between the routes of progesterone administration and r-ASRM stages were significant (P = 0.036). …”
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Meta-analyses of mouse and human prostate single-cell transcriptomes reveal widespread epithelial plasticity in tissue regression, regeneration, and cancer by Luis Aparicio, Laura Crowley, John R. Christin, Caroline J. Laplaca, Hanina Hibshoosh, Raul Rabadan, Michael M. Shen

“…Using random matrix theory to denoise datasets, we have established reference cell type classifications for the normal mouse and human prostate and have used optimal transport to compare the cross-species transcriptomic similarities of epithelial cell populations. …”
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Enhancing personalised care in COPD exacerbation: the role of cardiac/inflammatory biomarkers by Pouria Khashayar, Kenneth Spearpoint, Patricia Khashayar, Manivannan Srinivasan, Thida Win

“…Results and Discussion: Troponin T is one of the optimal cardiac biomarkers, known for its crucial role in muscle contraction. …”
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Determination of A1 and A2 β-casein in cow milk by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by Fengen Wang, Min Ding, Ruiju Li, Kun Wang, Xiuxin Zhao, Xia Li, Zengmei Li, Shiming Guo, Ligang Deng, Jianbin Li

“…To verify the authenticity and detect adulteration and contamination in A2 milk, we developed an HPLC-MS/MS method for determining the characteristic peptides of A1 and A2 β-CN in cow milk. …”
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Comparative evaluation of gamma cameras performance for internal monitoring of workers exposed to I-131 in nuclear medicine services by Salomão Marques de Oliveira, Ana Letícia Almeida Dantas, Bernardo Maranhão Dantas

“…Evaluation of the Sensitivity of the Methods   The Minimum Detectable Activity (MDA) [3] is calculated as follows: MDABq = (4,65 x √N) / CF Where: N = Total background counts ; and CF = Calibration factor of the technique.   …”
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Electrospun Membrane for the Extraction of Acrylamide in Pet Food Samples by Chanbasha Basheer

“…Quantification was done by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. A series of microextraction parameters were optimized before quantitative analysis of dry pet food samples. …”
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Application of IRSA-BP neural network in diagnosing diabetes. by Wan-Hua Zhang, Zi-Xun Zhang

“…This study focuses on this key area of diabetes prediction and aims to develop an innovative prediction method. Using the data set published by Kare, this paper constructs and compares various intelligent systems based on multilayer algorithms, and specifically introduces improved reptile search algorithm (IRSA) to optimize the weight and threshold initialization of traditional backpropagation (BP) neural networks. …”
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