Finding order in measuring disorders: Measurement Uncertainty of Thyroid Function Tests at a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India by Asis Bhattacharya, Kasturi Mukherjee, Arkajit Dasgupta, Debi Mallick, Mousumi Mukhopadhyay

“…Thyroid disorders constitute a global health menace but can be efficiently managed if diagnosed early via reliable immunoassays. …”
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COTI-2 suppresses the malignancy of bladder cancer by inducing apoptosis via the AMPK-mTOR signaling pathway by Yuancai Zheng, Keqi Wang, Chenyu Wu, Yuying Qin, Yihan Sun, Xinyu Lu, Yupeng Xu, Gonghui Li

“…Moreover, it efficiently suppressed the migration and invasion of BCa cells. …”
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Effect of calumenin on metastasis and invasion of gastric cancer and prognosis of patients by REN Zhixiang, LIU Jiajia, QIN Zhongyi

“…After gastric cancer cells with CALU knockdown and overexpression were constructed, and the efficiencies of knockdown and overexpression were evaluated by Western blotting as well as RT-qPCR. …”
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A Short-Chain Analogue of Seminolipid: Synthesis and Inhibitory Effect on Mouse Fertilization by Seung Gee Lee, Leila Vahdati, Laura Morelli, Luigi Panza, Federica Compostella, Nongnuj Tanphaichitr

“…<b>Results:</b> SC-SGG was efficiently synthesized with a 78% overall yield. SC-SGG inhibited sperm–ZP binding and fertilization of mouse gametes in a concentration-dependent manner, and at 6 µM SC-SGG, the mouse fertilization was zero. …”
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L’élevage de ruminants s’adaptera-t-il au changement climatique ? Impacts et leviers d’adaptation by Aurélie MADRID, Renée DE CRÉMOUX, Luc DELABY, Hélène LARROQUE, Sandra NOVAK, Aurélie VINET

“…Des méthodes et outils existent pour aider les éleveurs à déterminer les leviers les plus adaptés à leur système, et pour les accompagner dans la construction d’une stratégie d’adaptation les combinant au mieux. …”
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Serum Transcription Factor EB Levels in Relation to Poor Neurological Prognosis and Mediation Effect of Stroke-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Evidence from... by Wang K, Zhan G, Jiang Q, Jiang C, Zheng G, Tang Z

“…Serum TFEB levels were measured after acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), in addition to determining their connection to the severity and neurological outcomes of patients.Methods: Serum TFEB levels were measured in a prospective cohort study of 186 ICH patients and 100 controls. …”
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Manganese deficiency or dietary manganese(III) oxide nanoparticle supplementation: consequences for hematology, and intestinal and brain immunity in rats by Karolina Różaniecka-Zwolińska, Ewelina Cholewińska, Bartosz Fotschki, Jerzy Juśkiewicz, Katarzyna Ognik

“…IntroductionThe study aimed to determine the effect of manganese (Mn) exclusion from the mineral mixture added to the rat diet and replacing the recommended level of MnCO3 (65 mg Mn/kg diet) with Mn2O3 nanoparticles (Mn2O3NPs) in the diet on blood hematology and selected immunological indices of the blood, jejunum, and brain.MethodsThe experiment was conducted on twenty-four, Wistar rats divided into 3 equal groups. …”
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An empirical comparative study on the diagnostic index system for techniques and tactics in men's table tennis during the ABS plastic ball Era by Junwei Xu, Qiankun Wang, Ulbossyn Marchibayeva, Nurdybek Bolat, Mukhametkali Sagidolla, Yelshat Kalym, Kairat Aidarkhan, Jan Alam, Ali Zhalel

“…In order to accurately identify the diagnostic index system that can best reflect the technical and tactical performance of table tennis after the implementation of the new ABS material ball, and then more accurately and efficiently diagnose and analyze the technical and tactical ability of players. …”
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Characterizing spatial epidemiology in a heterogeneous transmission landscape using the spatial transmission count statistic by Leke Lyu, Gabriella Veytsel, Guppy Stott, Spencer Fox, Cody Dailey, Lambodhar Damodaran, Kayo Fujimoto, Pamela Brown, Roger Sealy, Armand Brown, Magdy Alabady, Justin Bahl

“…Intensive and widespread efforts to collect and sequence SARS-CoV-2 viral samples have enabled the development of comparative genomic approaches to reconstruct spatial transmission history and understand viral transmission across different scales. Methods We proposed the spatial transmission count statistic that efficiently summarizes the geographic transmission patterns imprinted in viral phylogenies. …”
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Merging of the Fukushima Health Management Survey With the National and Local Cancer Registry to Refine the Detection of Thyroid Cancer Cases After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nucle... by Reiko Kimura‐Tsuchiya, Masanori Nagao, Shigehira Saji, Fumikazu Hayashi, Tetsuya Ohira, Hiroki Shimura, Fumihiko Furuya, Satoru Suzuki, Satoshi Suzuki, Tetsuo Ishikawa, Susumu Yokoya, Hitoshi Ohto, Seiji Yasumura

“…This indicates that the NCR captured the cases more efficiently than the FPCR. Conclusion Merging data from the FHMS and CRs at the individual level is necessary to capture thyroid cancer cases more accurately after the 2011 nuclear accident.…”
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Sea buckthorn-derived extracellular vesicles foster bone regeneration through aau-miR168-mediated pathways by Mai Zhao, Xiaolin Chen, Wenyan Wang, Mengying Li, Hui Zhang, Xiuqun Zou, Jiamin Wang, Qian Cong, Xingyuan Ma, Zhaoyuan Hou, Haodong Lin, Hao Jia

“…This study aims to elucidate the osteogenic and bone-healing properties of SAEVs. Methods SAEVs were isolated from sea buckthorn juice via differential centrifugation and characterized using electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. …”
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Patient Burden And Impact Of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis In the Spanish Healthcare System: The APOLO Cross-Sectional Study by Pablo De La Cueva Dobao, Laia Curto Barredo, Juan Francisco Silvestre Salvador, Esther Serra Baldrich, Pedro Herranz Pinto, Natalia Hernández Cano, Francisco Javier Ortiz De Frutos, Gastón Roustan Gullón, Rosa María Izu Belloso, Irene Arévalo Ortega, Alicia González Quesada, Manuel Galán Gutiérrez, Yolanda Gilaberte Calzada, Daniel Arumi Torredemer, Noelia Llevat Felius, Irene Hernández Martín, Francisco José Rebollo Laserna

“…This study emphasizes the need for more effective treatment strategies and an improved understanding of the AD burden to utilize public healthcare resources more efficiently. …”
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Creation of a recombinant Komagataella phaffii strain, a producer of proteinase K from Tritirachium album by A. B. Beklemishev, M. B. Pykhtina, Ya. M. Kulikov, T. N. Goryachkovskaya, D. V. Bochkov, S. V. Sergeeva, A. R. Vasileva, V. P. Romanov, D. S. Novikova, S. E. Peltek

“…The following methods were used: computational analysis of primary structure of the proteinase K gene, molecular biological methods (PCR, electrophoresis of DNA in an agarose gel, electrophoresis of proteins in an SDS polyacrylamide gel under denaturing conditions, spectrophotometry, and quantitative assays of protease activity), and genetic engineering techniques (cloning and selection of genes in bacterial cells Escherichia coli TOP10 and in the methylotrophic yeast K. phaffii K51). …”
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Development and validation of an EHR-based risk prediction model for geriatric patients undergoing urgent and emergency surgery by Edward N. Yap, Jie Huang, Joshua Chiu, Robert W. Chang, Bradley Cohn, Judith C. F. Hwang, Mary Reed

“…EHR implementation of this model could efficiently support clinicians’ surgical risk assessment and perioperative decision-making discussions in this vulnerable patient population.…”
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Impact of Bobath Based Rehabilitation Program and Conventional Physiotherapy: Children with Hydrocephalus by Tanpreet Kaur Bakshi, Jaspreet Singh Vij, Ashish Chhabra

“…Materials and methods. The study design was quasi experimental in nature. …”
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Segmentation of the target audience of paid educational programs at children’s school of art: Problems and current management decisions by Natal'ya V. Litvinova

“…Segmentation of the potential audience allows you to quickly and efficiently achieve some of the goals of the institution - image enhancement, customer satisfaction, customer loyalty.The general issues of audience segmentation are well presented in the scientific literature, the topic is analyzed for preschool education of children. …”
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Evaluation of a Bayesian Belief Network tool for translating science and informing policy: the case of antibiotic misuse in Tanzania by Miss Madeleine Clarkson, Dr Katherine L Keenan, Dr Edward Lavender, Prof Stephen E Mshana, Dr Martha F Mushi, Prof Matthew TG Holden, Dr V Anne Smith

“…To assess BNNs’ capacity to live up to this promise, we make a previously derived BBN for antibiotic misuse into a web-based interactive tool and evaluated it with non-specialists. Methods: A BBN of determinants of antibiotic misuse in Tanzanian urinary tract infection patients was incorporated into a web-based application, which included an interactive tool plus other relevant information, such as educational materials. …”
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Development of scalable coastal and offshore kelp farming for marine biomass production by Michael Stekoll, Scott Lindell, Clifford A. Goudey, Hauke L. Kite‐Powell, David Bailey, Kendall Barbery, Loretta Roberson, Tamsen Peeples, Nicholas Mangini, Alf Pryor, Alexandra Meyer, Charles Yarish

“…There were three major aspects of the research: (1) optimize nursery production and seeding lines for outplanting; (2) design an economical, modular outplanting structure; and (3) develop methods to efficiently harvest the product. Farm designs were based on catenary structures and the use of spreader bars with variable spacing of grow‐lines and line types. …”
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Vaccine sero-monitoring and sero-surveillance of Peste des petits ruminants in small ruminants in West Gojjam zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia by Mesafint Mandefro, Saddam Mohammed Ibrahim, Demeke Sibhatu, Nebiyou Kassa, Kemal Emiyu, Kebede Debebe, Bereket Dessalegn, Mastewal Birhan, Molalegne Bitew

“…BackgroundPeste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute or subacute, highly contagious, and economically important, transboundary disease of small ruminants caused by Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV).ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to determine the seroconversion rate in PPR vaccinated flock of sheep (Sekela district) and the seroprevalence of PPRV in unvaccinated flocks of sheep and goats (Yilmanadensa district).MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2022 in two selected districts of West Gojjam zone, Ethiopia. …”
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Frog Skin Peptides Hylin-a1, AR-23, and RV-23: Promising Tools Against Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Infections by Annalisa Chianese, Annalisa Ambrosino, Rosa Giugliano, Francesca Palma, Preetu Parimal, Marina Acunzo, Alessandra Monti, Nunzianna Doti, Carla Zannella, Massimiliano Galdiero, Anna De Filippis

“…A microdilution assay evaluated the antibacterial effect, determining the peptides’ minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). …”
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