Consumption of ultra-processed foods by foreign-born adults rise with increased levels of acculturation in the United States by Jennifer J. Barb, Li Yang, Euridice Martinez-Steele, Ayaan Ahmed, Patricia V. Medina, E. Michael Valencia, Anna E. Roberts, Nicole Farmer, Gwenyth R. Wallen

“…Of the adults assessed, 42.2% had lower AcI scores of 0 to 2, whereas 57.8% were more accultured (AcI scores of 3–5). …”
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Characterization of Turkish mulberry genetic resources based on antioxidant capacity, biochemical composition, nutrient content, and morphological traits of leaves by Yazgan Tunç, Ali Khadivi, Mehmet Yaman, Kadir Uğurtan Yılmaz, Ercan Yıldız, Adem Güneş, Yusuf Murat Keçe, Duygu Özelçi, Daya Shankar Mishra

“…The genotype ‘Gosho Erami’ exhibited the highest performance across total antioxidant activity (87%), phenolic contents (40.58 mg GAE/100 g), and flavonoid contents (6.48 mg QE/100 g), while ‘Hatay Dörtyol Mordut’ had the lowest values (50.61%, 20.33 mg GAE/100 g, and 2.11 mg QE/100 g, respectively). …”
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Ambiente y salud, en la epidemia de VIH/sida by Yovanys Ricardo Mora, Osmany Ricardo Puig, Malberti Ávila Escobar, Gerardo Collado Reinaldo

“…ABSTRACT   This sociological anthropological research highlighted the detrimental action exerted by the environment on people, causing the suffering of different diseases (non-communicable diseases, including HIV / AIDS).  …”
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Long-term follow-up of the treatment for severe COVID-19 with qigong exercise and acupressure: A randomized controlled trial by Shuting Liu, Ranran Zhu, Chongjie Yao, Chao Zhan, Jinxiang Wang, Min Fang, Lei Fang

“…However, ADL and PHQ-9 scores showed no significant difference between the two groups during the follow-up (P > 0.05). …”
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Hemodialysis Procedure–Associated Autonomic Imbalance and Cardiac Arrhythmias: Insights From Continuous 14‐Day ECG Monitoring by Nichole M. Rogovoy, Stacey J. Howell, Tiffany L. Lee, Christopher Hamilton, Erick A. Perez‐Alday, Muammar M. Kabir, Yanwei Zhang, Esther D. Kim, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Jose M. Monroy‐Trujillo, Michelle M. Estrella, Stephen M. Sozio, Bernard G. Jaar, Rulan S. Parekh, Larisa G. Tereshchenko

“…We hypothesized that the occurrence of paroxysmal arrhythmias is associated with changes in heart rate and heart rate variability in different phases of hemodialysis. Methods and Results We conducted a prospective ancillary study of the Predictors of Arrhythmic and Cardiovascular Risk in End Stage Renal Disease cohort. …”
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Associação singular de síndrome de Kallmann e cisto aracnóide da fossa média: relato de caso Singular association of Kallmann's syndrome and arachnoid cyst of middle fossa: case re... by Yvens B. Fernandes, Gil Guerra Jr, Sofia H. V. Lemos, Maria T. Matias, Benito P. Damasceno, Osmi Hamamoto, Ary Marconi Jr, Donizetti C. Honorato, José L. C. Marins

“…<br>Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism can result from different abnormalities in the central nervous system. …”
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Factors promoting development of renal tubulointerstitial lesions in patients with diabetes mellitus by Minara Shamkhalovna Shamkhalova, Kseniya Olegovna Kurumova, Inna Igorevna Klefortova, Ivan Ivanovich Sitkin, Alexander Viktorovich Il'in, Margarita Ivanovna Arbuzova, Nikolay Petrovich Goncharov, Gul'nara Viktorovna Katsiya, Andrey Alexeevich Aleksandrov, Svetlana Semenovna Kukharenko, Marina Vladimirovna Shestakova, Ivan Ivanovich Dedov

“…Results. DM patients with CKD had elevated blood profibrogenic cytokine (MCP-1, TGF-1b, IL-6) and extracellular matrix degradation factor(MMP-9) levels compared with patients without CKD and healthy subjects. …”
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ALBI Grade Analyses of TACE Combined with Anti-Angiogenesis Therapies Plus PD-1 Inhibitors versus Anti-Angiogenesis Therapies Plus PD-1 Inhibitors in Advanced HCC by Hong X, Hu D, Zhou WJ, Wang XD, Huang LH, Huang TA, Guan YW, Qian J, Ding WB

“…Change in ALBI score between the initial baseline and the final assessment point available was comparable among the two groups (difference in least squares mean, 0.084). Irrespective of the initial ALBI grade, patients in TACE+TP group exhibited a significant enhancement in OS and displayed a promising trend towards better PFS.Conclusion: TACE+TP had no negative influence on liver function and enhanced survival regardless of baseline ALBI grade when compared to TP in advanced HCC patients.Keywords: albumin-bilirubin grade, hepatocellular carcinoma, TACE, anti-angiogenesis therapies, PD-1 inhibitors…”
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Effects of purple corn anthocyanin on slaughter performance, immune function, the caecal microbiota and the transcriptome in chickens by Xingzhou Tian, Chao Ban, Di Zhou, Hui Li, Jiaxuan Li, Xu Wang, Qi Lu

“…The slaughter performance and caecal short-chain fatty acid parameters did not differ (P > 0.05) between the PCE and CON groups. …”
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Relationship between enamel resistance and physical properties of saliva in drug-addicted patients by I. R. Fedun, V. M. Zubachyk, A. I. Furdychko, I. V. Han, M. P. Ilchyshyn

“…Drug-addicted patients had 78 % more carious lesions in the dentin compared to non-drug-addicted patients with dental caries.…”
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Diagnóstico clínico diferencial entre oclusão da artéria carótida interna e da artéria cerebral média A comparative symptomatological study of internal carotid artery occlusion and... by Roberto Melaragno, Wilson Luíz Sanvito, Mario Cinelli Junior, Anoi Castro Cordeiro

“…The results of the study did show that there is no statistical significative difference in these data except for 3 of them: greatest incidence of convulsions in middle cerebral artery occlusion, ophtalmodynamometry and cervical carotid symptomatology. …”
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REGULATION OF THE CXCL10 EXPRESSION AND INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE CXCL10 DNA SEQUENCE VARIATION AND DISEASE by Hayriye Şentürk Çiftçi, Süleyman Rüştü Oğuz, Ekin Ece Gürer Kluge, Demet Kıvanç İzgi, Meltem Savran Karadeniz

“…CXCL10 is pleiotropic due to its effects on different disease groups such as autoimmune disorders, transplantation, infectious diseases, and cancer. …”
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DPSCs modulate synovial macrophage polarization and efferocytosis via PINK1/Parkin-dependent mitophagy by Jinjin Ma, Xinyu Wang, Dalei Sun, Jiali Chen, Linyi Zhou, Kaiao Zou, Xinxin Ni, Hongting Jin, Jun Lin

“…Method In vivo, three groups were established: the control group, which had neither induction nor treatment; the OA group, consisting of rats with OA but without any treatment; and the DPSCs treatment group, where rats with OA received DPSCs therapy. …”
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Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae Invasive Disease in Adults: preliminary results from a South African case-control study by Dr Denasha Reddy, Prof Ziyaad Dangor, Dr Courtney Olwagen, Dr Vicky Baillie, Prof Shabir Madhi

“…Of the 282 alive cases enrolled, 112 (40%) died in hospital. 279 controls’ rectal swabs had undergone culture with a 20% Kp colonisation rate. …”
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Cancer caregiving across economic strata: a sociodemographic analysis and policy implications for quality of life by Muhammad Alifian Remifta Putra

“…Understanding these disparities can inform targeted policies to support caregivers in different economic contexts.…”
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Left ventricular segmental strain based on speckle tracking echocardiography versus indications of immune inflammation in patients after COVID-19 pneumonia by Nikita E. Shirokov, Elena I. Yaroslavskaya, Dmitry V. Krinochkin, Nadezhda A. Osokina, Natalia A. Musikhina, Tatyana I. Petelina

“…Results — Groups did not differ statistically significantly in terms of LV ejection fraction (68.7±4.3% in Group I vs. 68.6±4.3% in Group II; p=0.916). …”
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Molecular Variants in SIRT1 Gene Among Saudi Women Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study by Alfaifi M, Mansour AA, Yadav B, Ali Khan I

“…No documented studies were carried out between GDM and SIRT1 SNPs and it is also not confirmed whether SIRT1 SNPs had a role in GDM women.Objective: This study was designed to explore the molecular association carried out between GDM women and SIRT1 gene SNPs present in the Saudi Arabia. …”
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The value of MRI in differentiating ovarian clear cell carcinoma from other adnexal masses with O-RADS MRI scores of 4–5 by Lingling Lin, Le Fu, Huawei Wu, Saiming Cheng, Guangquan Chen, Lei Chen, Jun Zhu, Yu Wang, Jiejun Cheng

“…The comprehensive model combining clinical and MRI features had a greater AUC than the clinical model and tumour maker model (0.92 vs 0.66 and 0.78 in the test set; both p < 0.05), displaying improved net benefit. …”
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Effects of glycyrrhizinic acid on neuromotor function in leptin-resistant mice by T. M. Matuzok, V. A. Prikhodko, S. M. Napalkova, O. V. Buyuklinskaya, S. V. Okovityi

“…To study the effects of course administration (1 month) of glycyrrhizinic acid (GA) (20 mg/kg/d) on neuromotor function in female leptin-resistant diabetic db/db mice of different ages using stimulation electroneuromyography (ENMG).Materials and methods. …”
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Effect of Age, Sex and Season on Acute Myeloid Leukemia Clinical Characteristics: A Retrospective Study by Wan X, Tao T, Zhang J, Li N, Gou Y, Yang W, Han X, Wu S, Zhang C, Peng X, Liu S, Zhang X

“…The relationships among various mutated genes had two sides, co-existence or mutual exclusivity. …”
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