Urolithin A increases the natural killer activity of PBMCs in patients with prostate cancer by Vladimir Rogovskii, Vladimir Rogovskii, Vladimir V. Murugin, Vladimir V. Murugin, Nikolay Vorobyev, Nikolay Vorobyev, Sergey Popov, Nikolay Sturov, Alexey Krasheninnikov, Alexander Morozov, Marina Prokhorova

“…We analyzed the ability of PBMCs preincubated with urolithin A, AhR agonist or antagonist to kill K562 (human chronic myelogenous leukemia) target cells.ResultsOur results demonstrate that urolithin A enhances the natural cytotoxicity of PBMCs in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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Monocyte eukaryotic initiation factor 2 signaling differentiates 17-hydroxy-docosahexaenoic acid levels and pain by Peter R.W. Gowler, Asta Arendt-Tranholm, James Turnbull, Rakesh R. Jha, David Onion, Tony Kelly, Afroditi Kouraki, Paul Millns, Sameer Gohir, Susan Franks, David A. Barrett, Ana M. Valdes, Victoria Chapman

“…Participants with osteoarthritis (average age of 62.3, 60% were female, n = 30) were stratified by levels of 17-HDHA and self-reported pain scores. …”
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Correlación de la actividad física con desempeño laboral: una visión desde Sincelejo, Sucre (Correlation of physical activity with job performance: a view from Sincelejo, Sucre)... by José Ramón Sanabria Navarro, Yahilina Silveira Pérez, William Alejandro Niebles Nuñez

“…Discussion and conclusions: In general, the people in the sample do not have a high average in terms of experience in the practice of physical activity, however, they do consider it important for obtaining better work performance. …”
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Unveiling the twin epidemics of hypertension and diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis of sex-specific prevalence, risk, and hotspots in India’s epidemiological transition zones by Nishikant Singh, Sudheer Kumar Shukla, Pratheeba John, Rimjhim Bajpai, Prince Chugh, Rituparna Sengupta, Ritesh Ranjan Pushkar, Nishant Yadav, Navin Singh, Rajeev Sadanandan

“…Results Individuals diagnosed with hypertension or diabetes were, on average, nearly a decade older than those without. …”
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STUDY OF THE PARAMETERS OF TOLERABILITY AND ADHERENCE TO THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ON THE BACKGROUND OF TREATMENT WIT... by S. Y. Martsevich, Yu. V. Lukina, N. P. Kutishenko, V. P. Voronina, N. A. Dmitrieva, A. V. Zakharova, O. V. Lerman, A. A. Garganeyeva, T. A. Gomova, S. A. Drozdetsky, A. I. Chesnikova

“…These rates after 5 months of therapy were 29 mm Hg and 15 mm Hg, respectively. Target blood pressure level was achieved in all patients. …”
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Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours of children living in Italy due to the COVID-19 pandemic: the EPaS-ISS study by Paola Nardone, Serena Broccoli, Angela Spinelli, Marta Buoncristiano, Silvia Andreozzi, Mauro Bucciarelli, Marco Giustini, Silvia Ciardullo, on behalf of the EPaS-ISS Group

“…Methods Data were collected using a web questionnaire. The target population was parents of children attending third-grade primary schools and living in Italy. …”
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StandUPTV: a full-factorial optimization trial to reduce sedentary screen time among adults by Sarah K. Keadle, Kristina Hasanaj, Krista S. Leonard, Arlene Fernandez, Lena Freid, Skylar Weiss, Maria Legato, Harsh Anand, Todd A. Hagobian, Siobhan M. Phillips, Suzanne Phelan, Kate Guastaferro, Ryan G. N. Seltzer, Matthew P. Buman

“…The expected difference (baseline vs. 16 weeks) in rSST was greatest for the intervention versions with the core plus EARN on with an average reduction of -118.1 (-163.0, -73.1) min/day and for core plus LOCKOUT, TEXT, & EARN on (-125.7 [-172.0, -79.3] min/day). …”
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Disse index and free fatty acids as markers of insulin resistance and their association with hospital outcomes of coronary bypass surgery in patients with different glycemic status by N. A. Bezdenezhnykh, A. N. Sumin, A. V. Bezdenezhnykh, A. A. Kuzmina, A. V. Tsepokina, А. S. Pervushkina, S. T. Petrosyan, O. L. Barbarash

“…Independent predictors of the end point were: female gender, age, body mass index, cardiopulmonary bypass duration, left atrium size, left ventricular end diastolic dimension, T2DM, FFA levels (OR 3.335; 95% CI 1.076–10.327; p=0.036), average postoperative glycemia on the 1st day after CABG, failure to achieve the target range of perioperative glycemia.CONCLUSION: Screening for CMD prior to CABG can significantly increase the number of patients with diagnosed CMD. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of neuroblastoma and other peripheral nervous system tumors, 1990 to 2021 and predictions to 2035: visualizing epidemiological characteristics... by Chaoyan Yue, Qi Zhang, Fenyong Sun, Qiuhui Pan

“…Future research should focus on improving early diagnosis, risk stratification and target therapy in order to reduce the global burden of disease and improve patients’ prognosis. …”
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Effects of a long term faculty development program on improvement in quality of MCQs: an impact evaluation study by Rukhsana Ayub, Faiza Kiran, Nadia Shabnam, Ayesha Rauf, Fozia Fatima

“…Abstract Background The faculty development programs associated with positive outcomes are the ones that are designed in accordance with organizational needs, are based on a theoretical framework, target inter-professional learning and use multiple teaching strategies to teach a single skill. …”
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Selective Separation of Scandium in Acidic Water Using Carboxyl Functionalized Covalent Phosphonitrile Polymers by Yu BAI, Ayinuer WUSHUER, Lei OUYANG, Lijin HUANG, Qin SHUAI

“…The utilization of ion imprinting technology or the ingenious selection of monomers with size matching cavities with the target ion to prepare covalent organic polymers are effective for address these issues. …”
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THE EFFECT OF DIRECT PAYMENTS ON FARM PERFORMANCE FOR THE CASE OF CEECs THROUGH STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS APPROACH by Anera MUSLIU

“…By using the FADN data for 11 CEE countries for the period 2004-2016, the results suggested that the average technical efficiency was 84%. Compared to Kosovo, this average technical efficiency score, as a proxy for farm performance, is very high. …”
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Multi-year trends of retention of fruit firmness after storage and influence of cultivar representation among apple breeding selections by Soon Li Teh, Lisa Brutcher, Bonnie Schonberg, Carolina A. Torres, Bruce Barritt, Kate Evans

“…Retention of fruit firmness, as an important component of fruit quality during cold storage, is one of three primary targets of Washington State University's apple breeding program. …”
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Specific impacts of climate change on the hydrological patterns and land use dynamics in the Arghandab River Basin, Kandahar, Afghanistan by Bashir Ahmad Karimi, Mohammad Aslam Haziq, Athiqullah Hayat

“…The results indicate that from 1981 to 2021, the historic temperature increased by 1.41 ​°C, while average yearly precipitation and runoff decreased by 7.72%. …”
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Functional but not taxonomic diversity increases productivity of Populus in the southeastern United States by Austin Himes, Waqar Shafqat, Andrea Drager, Courtney Siegert, Heidi Renninger

“…We found that functionally diverse mixtures of clones had greater yield of aboveground biomass than the average of their constituent monocultures, while more taxonomically diverse mixes of clones did not differ from the average of their constituent monocultures. …”
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How many children have parents with gambling disorder – a Germany-based estimate by Nina Stefan, Larissa Schwarzkopf, Sven Buth, Gerhard Meyer, Andreas M. Bickl

“…Results Of 282 participants with gambling disorder, 46.8% (n = 132) cohabit with 1.55 children on average; 16.7% (n = 47) are parents of 1.51 separate living children on average. …”
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The Effect of Dried Noodle with Patin Fish and Pumpkin Flour on Body Weight of Children by Fitriani Fitriani, Yuniarti Yuniarti, Dyah Subandriani

“…Background: Programs targeting malnutrition in toddlers are critical for preventing undernutrition and mitigating more severe health complications. …”
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Sub-national variations in general service readiness of primary health care facilities in Ghana: Health policy and equity implications towards the attainment of Universal Health Co... by Martin Ayanore, Robert Asampong, James Akazili, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Patricia Akweongo

“…Significance level was set at p<0.05.<h4>Results</h4>The average GSR index of SDPs in this study was 83.4%. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of family members of children infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae: a cross-sectional study by Shuchang Liang, Hui Yin, Li Wang

“…A total of 521 family members participated in this study. The average age of family members was 37.65 ± 7.27 years, and the average age of children was 6.60 ± 3.64 years. …”
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Green synthesis of bioactive graphene oxide-silver nanocomposites optimized by the response surface methodology by Mai Thanh Phong, Hien Minh Nguyen, An Thanh Nguyen, Han Thien Le Nguyen, Nhi Thi Yen Nguyen, Khai Van Tran, Nam Minh Nguyen, Thang Van Le, Thi Tan Pham

“…The graphene oxide-silver nanocomposites (AgNPs@GO) have attracted much attention due to their targeted effect and nontoxicity against normal cells. …”
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