Barriers and enablers of early health-seeking behaviour among women with preeclampsia and eclampsia: a qualitative study at a National referral hospital in Uganda by Geofrey Muhindo, Patience Muwanguzi, Shirley Moore, Mark Kaddumukasa, Martha Sajatovic, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda

“…This involved searching for a variation in the special aspects of the study population, including age, condition/diagnosis of either preeclampsia or eclampsia and the timing of diagnosis. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview guide from July to August 2023 and analysed manually through inductive content analysis. …”
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Pathogenicity and virulence of Aeromonas schubertii in farmed Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) in Thailand by Clara Trullàs, Sirikorn Kitiyodom, Komkiew Pinpimai, Putita Chokmangmeepisarn, Manoj Tukaram Kamble, Channarong Rodkhum, Nopadon Pirarat

“…Abstract Background Aeromonas schubertii, an emerging pathogen primarily recognized in humans, shrimps, and other mammals, is increasingly implicated in aquatic animal diseases. Despite its growing prevalence, reports of its involvement in fish diseases are limited. …”
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The impact of practical aspects of communication and thinking skills formation on improving self-management skills in university students by D. S. Mahdy, H. S. Zaghloul

“…The research hypotheses were validated, and the obtained data were statistically processed.Results. The survey results indicate that there is a substantial difference in male and female student perspectives regarding the impact of communication and thinking skills. …”
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The polarity protein Par3 enhances renal cell carcinoma metastasis via YAP/TAZ activation by Soo Lee, Jonathan Balcazar, Karla Davis, Rey-Chen Pong, Jer-Tsong Hsieh, Payal Kapur, Xiaosong Meng

“…Interestingly, Par3’s functions vary among cancers: both Par3 elevation (in the prostate or liver) and loss (in the breast or lung) have been implicated in cancer metastasis. Although Par3 overexpression has been correlated with diminished survival in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), data indicating the role of Par3 in RCC metastasis are lacking. …”
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Integrative Machine Learning Approach to Explore Glycosylation Signatures and Immune Landscape in Moyamoya Disease by Cunxin Tan MD, PhD, Jing Wang MD, PhD, Yanru Wang MD, Shaoqi Xu BS, Zhenyu Zhou MD, Junze Zhang MD, PhD, Shihao He MD, PhD, Ran Duan MD, PhD

“…Although abnormal glucose metabolism has been implicated, the contribution of glycosylation-related genes in MMD remains elusive. …”
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Immunological profiling in type 2 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetic kidney disease: insights from single-cell LacNAc sequencing by Mengyun Xiao, Zigan Xu, Xiaohui Zhu, Jing Chen, Ru Wang, Yaxuan Wang, Xiang Gao, Shaodong Luan, Xiaoyan Pu

“…Correlative data suggest that targeting ROS and the CXCL8/CXCR2 pathway may represent potential therapeutic directions, though preclinical validation is warranted.…”
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Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning by Chen Y, Liang R, Zheng X, Fang D, Lu WW, Chen Y

“…Zinc Finger Protein 652 (ZNF652) is a transcription factor implicated in various biological processes. Nevertheless, its role in OA has not been elucidated.Methods: The search term “osteoarthritis” was utilized to procure transcriptome data relating to OA patients and healthy people from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. …”
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Association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with age-related macular degeneration and its clinical correlates: a cross-sectional study by Xu Liang, Jiaxing Wang, Yue Zhang, Hui Zheng

“…Comprehensive ophthalmic assessments and laboratory tests were performed. Data were analyzed using R software, employing Student’s t-tests, ANONA, chi-squared tests, Pearson correlation and linear regression models.ResultsAMD patients exhibited significantly lower serum 25(OH)D levels than controls (22.98 ± 7.30 ng/mL vs. 26.12 ± 9.81 ng/mL, p=0.013). …”
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Association between dietary vitamin intake and all-cause mortality in ovarian cancer patients: a prospective cohort study by Qin Ling, Linxiang Wu, Huishan Xu, Yang Zhang, Yuying Chen, Tingting Sun, Zuwei Zhang, Huiling Lai, Shasha He, Shuzhong Yao, Weipeng He, Guofen Yang

“…BackgroundWhile various lifestyle factors have been implicated in cancer prognosis, the role of dietary vitamins in ovarian cancer survival is not well understood. …”
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Assessing correlation between different temporary restorative materials for microleakage following endodontic treatment: an in-vitro study by Qamar Hashem, Mohammed Mustafa, Mohammed A.S. Abuelqomsan, Ahmed Altuwalah, Ahmed A. Almokhatieb, Mohammad Fareed, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari

“…Depth of dye penetration was measured. The collected data were statistically analyzed (α = 0.05). Results Gp 7: Teflon + Systemp. inlay obtained the lowest infiltration values with no significant difference than (Gp 4: Systemp.inlay) and (Gp 8: Teflon + Cavit-W). …”
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Fibroblast activation protein-α is a potential prognostic biomarker related to ferroptosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Kun Cui, Shifu Tang, Jing Wei, Wanping Wang, Yaoming Deng

“…Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) has been implicated in HNSC progression, but its specific involvement in ferroptosis and the ceRNA network is still not well understood.In this study, data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) HNSC dataset were analyzed to examine the relationship between FAP expression and drug sensitivity, clinical features, methylation status, ferroptosis, immune infiltration, prognosis, and ceRNA networks. …”
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Low Baseline Interleukin-17A Levels Are Associated with Better Treatment Response at 12 Weeks to Tocilizumab Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients by Sang Jin Lee, Won Park, Sung Hwan Park, Seung-Cheol Shim, Han Joo Baek, Dae-Hyun Yoo, Hyun Ah Kim, Soo Kon Lee, Yun Jong Leee, Young Eun Park, Hoon-Suk Cha, Jin Kyun Park, Eun Young Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Yeong Wook Song

“…T helper 17-related cytokines have been implicated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. …”
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Cytological Characterization of <i>vrnp 1</i>, a Pollen-Free Male Sterile Mutant in Mung Bean (<i>Vigna radiata</i>) by Yuxin Cheng, Tianjiao Lan, Kunpeng Deng, Minghai Wang, Shuying Bao, Dan Han, Yapeng Xu, Han Wang, Ning Xu, Zhongxiao Guo

“…Our research may elucidate how the delayed initiation of programmed cell death in tapetal cells contributes to a factor implicated in mung bean male sterility. Furthermore, the phenotypic data collected during pivotal developmental phases may have contributed to a better grasp of mung bean microspores and anther development.…”
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Benchmarking AlphaMissense pathogenicity predictions against APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 variants of unknown significance by Joshua Pillai, Sophia Liu, Kijung Sung, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu

“…AlphaMissense (AM) is a novel technology that uses population frequency data along with structural and sequential contexts from AlphaFold to predict the pathogenicity of missense mutations. …”
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Lysine-specific demethylase 1 regulates hematopoietic stem cell expansion and myeloid cell differentiation by Hans Felix Staehle, Christoph Koellerer, Anne Marie Staehle, Jana Schulze, Philipp Eble, Anja Müller, Franziska Zell, Judith M. Müller, Florian Perner, Aya Attia, Jan-Philipp Mallm, Olga Pozdnyakova, Karsten Rippe, Benedikt Brors, Lars Feuerbach, Charles D. Imbusch, Eric Metzger, Roland Schüle, Heike L. Pahl, Jonas S. Jutzi

“…We provide functional data implicating Prtn3 as an effector of the stem cell expansion and myeloid maturation block caused by the loss of LSD1.…”
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Which Classes of Antibiotics Are Associated with the Acquisition of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales? by Lisa Sadou, Benoît Pilmis, Rasha Eid, Pierre Moenne Locoz, Sophie Lefèvre, Françoise Jauréguy, Vanessa Rathouin, Jean-Ralph Zahar, Laura Foucault-Fruchard

“…While animal studies have suggested that certain antibiotic classes may increase the risk of CPE acquisition, clinical data identifying which classes are most implicated remain limited. …”
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Deciphering mitochondrial dysfunction in keratoconus: Insights into ACSL4 from machine learning-based bulk and single-cell transcriptome analyses and experimental validation by Yuchen Cai, Tianyi Zhou, Xueyao Cai, Wenjun Shi, Hao Sun, Yao Fu

“…Single cell sequencing data highlighted ACSL4 as the most promising biomarker, primarily expressed in corneal stromal cells (CSCs). …”
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Immunization with Complete Freund’s Adjuvant Reveals Trained Immunity-like Features in A/J Mice by Kiruthiga Mone, Shraddha Singh, Fatema Abdullatif, Meghna Sur, Mahima T. Rasquinha, Javier Seravalli, Denise K. Zinniel, Indranil Mukhopadhyay, Raul G. Barletta, Teklab Gebregiworgis, Jay Reddy

“…Specifically, we observed an increased level of lactate, indicative of aerobic glycolysis, which is implicated in TI, and this was also detected in the IFA group. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Efficacy and immunogenicity of MultiTEP-based DNA vaccines targeting human α-synuclein: prelude for IND enabling studies by Changyoun Kim, Armine Hovakimyan, Karen Zagorski, Tatevik Antonyan, Irina Petrushina, Hayk Davtyan, Gor Chailyan, Jonathan Hasselmann, Michiyo Iba, Anthony Adame, Edward Rockenstein, Marcell Szabo, Mathew Blurton-Jones, David H. Cribbs, Anahit Ghochikyan, Eliezer Masliah, Michael G. Agadjanyan

“…Based on these preclinical data, we selected the PV-1950D vaccine for future IND enabling preclinical studies and clinical development.…”
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Expression of Periostin Alternative Splicing Variants in Normal Tissue and Breast Cancer by Yuko Kanemoto, Fumihiro Sanada, Kana Shibata, Yasuo Tsunetoshi, Naruto Katsuragi, Nobutaka Koibuchi, Tetsuhiro Yoshinami, Koichi Yamamoto, Ryuichi Morishita, Yoshiaki Taniyama, Kenzo Shimazu

“…However, it has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various malignant tumors and chronic inflammatory diseases. …”
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