Systemic and Mucosal Concentrations of Nine Cytokines Among Individuals with Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in Nairobi Kenya [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with r... by Marianne Mureithi, Anne Maina, Gunturu Revathi, John Kiiru

“…These differences should be taken into consideration during development of various interventions e.g. vaccine development.…”
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Impact of high-speed rail on intercity technology transfer and its mediating pathways by JIAO Jingjuan, ZHANG Yaolong, DU Delin

“…This study aims to examine the impact of high-speed rail (HSR) on intercity technology transfer and investigate the mediating pathways from the perspective of information, talent, and capital, thereby providing insights for improving transportation infrastructure and promoting regional innovation-driven development. [Methods] Based on the intercity technology transfer data of 2007-2019, this study employs a panel negative binomial panel model and an intermediary effect model to assess the impact of HSR operation, accessibility, and connectivity on intercity technology transfer. …”
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Exploring nursing students’ learning experiences within tripartite meetings in nursing home clinical placements: a qualitative study using video-stimulated recall interviews by Ingrid Espegren Dalsmo, Kristin Alstveit Laugaland, Stephen Billett, Else Mari Ruberg Ekra

“…Twenty-one video-stimulated recall interviews were conducted with first-year nursing students (n = 7) to explore their learning experiences within the tripartite meetings. Findings Data was analysed using reflexive thematic analysis as described by Braun and Clarke. …”
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Inflammatory and nutritional indexes as predictors of acute kidney injury in patients with Immunoglobulin A nephropathy: a retrospective study by Huimin Li, Chuyue Qian, Jingda Huang, Mindan Sun

“…The present study was conducted to create such tools containing inflammatory and nutritional indexes. Method Data from 720 adults diagnosed with IgAN by renal biopsy at the First Hospital of Jilin University were collected. …”
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“Just sort of treading water”: Qualitative study of the lived experiences of romantic partners of diplomats by Samantha K. Brooks, Dipti Patel, Rachael Gribble, M. Brooke Rogers, Neil Greenberg

“…Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 11 partners (six female, five male) of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) employees between 2021 and 2022 and thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. …”
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Quantifying Preferences for CAR‐T Compared to Standard of Care as a First‐Line Treatment Among Patients With Multiple Myeloma by Jessie Sutphin, Thomas W. LeBlanc, Ellen Janssen, Laura Hester, Matthew J. Wallace, F. Reed Johnson, Shelby D. Reed

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Young soccer players aggrupation for conditioning trainings according to players’ maturation and physical performance: A practical example (Agrupación de jóvenes jugadores de fútb... by Ivan Peña Gónzalez, Jose Manuel Sarabia, Manuel Moya-Ramón

“…The present study provides an example carried out by a Spanish soccer academy which re-organized their players according to their maturity status and their physical condition with the aim of comparing conditioning levels and development in a more homogeneous context. The measurements, the player data analysis that was performed and the examples of players who were assigned to other teams according to this grouping model are shown. …”
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Resilience Evolution of Dongguan Industrial Network Based on Enterprise Connections by Huang Zhuo, Zhao Miaoxi

“…This study constructs a network of firms using data on corporate headquarters and branches in Dongguan registered between 1979 and 2020. …”
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Mechanistic insights into the effects of Tris-2-butoxyethyl phosphate on multiple cancers using network toxicology and molecular docking by Hongting Lu, Pengyu Huang, Bingqi Huang, Dongming He, Xinhuai Ou, Zhanyu Xu, Shikang Li

“…Core targets were further screened through STRING analysis and visualized using Cytoscape software. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses were then performed to characterize the biological functions and pathways involved Three-dimensional structures of the core target proteins were retrieved from the Protein Data Bank (PDB), optimized using PyMOL (version 3.0.3), and subjected to molecular docking with AutoDock Vina to assess their binding affinities with TBEP. …”
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Attitude of patients with liver cancer toward clinical drug trials: empirical qualitative research by Wen Lu, Juan Li, Shanzhi Gu, Jinhua Li

“…Researchers should improve the awareness of liver cancer patients with regard to clinical drug trials and understand the factors that affect their participation. : The patients had no contributions in the design or conduct of the study, analysis or interpretation of the data, or in the preparation of the manuscript.…”
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The Association Between Constipation and Positron Emission Tomography and Blood-Based Biomarkers in Older Cognitively Unimpaired Adults with Higher Amyloid-β Burden by Heling Chu, Chuyi Huang, Fang Xie, Qihao Guo

“…A total of 404 older participants with 126 of whom Aβ-PET positive were enrolled in the development cohort. Multiple linear regression analysis showed constipation was associated with plasma t-Tau, p-Tau-181, and neurofilament light chain (NfL) in participants with Aβ-PET (+). …”
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A Bibliometric Study on the Evolution of Women’s Football and Determinants Behind Its Growth over the Last 30 Years by Javier Ventaja-Cruz, Jesús M. Cuevas Rincón, Virginia Tejada-Medina, Ricardo Martín-Moya

“…Background: The evolution of women’s football over the past three decades has been remarkable in terms of development, visibility, and acceptance, transforming into a discipline with growing popularity and professionalization. …”
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The association between basilar artery wall thickness and posterior circulation ischemic stroke: insights from high-resolution vascular wall imaging in subclinical atherosclerosis by Zhen Zhang, Lirong Yi, Jie Zhou, Xiaojing He, Mingjing Yuan, Bo Xiang

“…Based on high-resolution vascular wall imaging (HR-VWI) data, we quantitatively analyzed the differences in morphological abnormalities of the basilar artery wall between the three groups, including wall thickness, wall area, vessel area, and lumen area. …”
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Characterization of Gramicidin A in Triblock and Diblock Polymersomes and Hybrid Vesicles via Continuous Wave Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy by Emma A. Gordon, Indra D. Sahu, Joel R. Fried, Gary A. Lorigan

“…In order to study them in a native environment, membrane mimetics must be developed that can be suitable for obtaining superior biophysical data quality to characterize structural dynamics while maintaining their native functions and structures. …”
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Use of antiplatelet agents in patients after myocardial infarction followed up in Moscow outpatient clinics. Results of a non-interventional prospective study by A. I. Sapina, A. Yu. Lebedeva, P. P. Savvinova, E. A. Zorina, E. S. Kolosova, E. Yu. Vasilyeva

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Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in autoimmune hepatitis-associated cirrhosis: insights into TBil, CD38, IL-22, TSP-1, GAL-3, and Cyc-C by Jiani Shi, Jingbo Fu, Caijie He, Jun Shen

“…Accurately predicting 2-year survival and clinical outcomes for patients with compensated cirrhosis is a critical challenge.MethodsThis study analyzed clinical data from non-cirrhotic and cirrhotic AIH patients to identify factors influencing cirrhosis development and prognosis. …”
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Applications of beta-carotene in food technology by E. V. Lisovaya, T. I. Ugryumova, T. A. Shakhrai, E. P. Viktorova, A. A. Skhalyakhov

“…The article uses methods of analysis, systematization and generalization of available scientific data. …”
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The role of interleukin-10 and its encoding gene polymorphism influence on the course of infections caused by varicella-zoster virus by N. V. Onishchenko, Yu. Yu. Riabokon, A. V. Abramov

“…In chickenpox patients, the TT genotype was associated with the development of hepatitis (χ2 = 6.17, P = 0.01). In patients with herpes zoster, the TT genotype had an impact on the development of neurological (P = 0.03) and ophthalmic complications (P = 0.0001). …”
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Variations in anxiety and emotional support among first-year college students across different learning modes (distance and face-to-face) during COVID-19. by Flor Rocío Ramírez-Martínez, Maria Theresa Villanos, Sonam Sharma, Marie Leiner

“…Given that the effect of emotional support on anxiety may be related to success in future educational and professional activities, it is important to develop interventions to restore and increase college students' emotional support levels and develop anxiety management strategies.…”
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Radiomics-based machine-learning method to predict extrahepatic metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy: a multicenter study by Ying He, Bingzi Dong, Bin Hu, Xiwei Hao, Nan Xia, Chuncheng Yang, Qian Dong, Chengzhan Zhu

“…Abstract This study investigates the use of CT-based radiomics for predicting extrahepatic metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following hepatectomy. We analyzed data from 374 patients from two centers (277 in the training cohort and 97 in an external validation cohort). …”
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