PPARG: Gene Expression Regulation and Next-Generation Sequencing for Unsolved Issues by Valerio Costa, Maria Assunta Gallo, Francesca Letizia, Marianna Aprile, Amelia Casamassimi, Alfredo Ciccodicola

“…In addition, the presence of genetic variants is likely to affect expression levels of target genes although the impact of PPARG gene variations on the expression of target genes is not fully understood. …”
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Integrating a Mobile App to Enhance Atrial Fibrillation Care: Key Insights From an Implementation Study Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research by Sumudu Hewage, Sanjeewa Kularatna, William Parsonage, Tomos Walters, Steven McPhail, David Brain, Michelle J Allen

“…All interviews were recorded and transcribed, and the transcripts were analyzed inductively to generate codes using a constructionist perspective. These codes were subsequently mapped onto the constructs within the CFIR across its five domains. …”
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Trends and Disparities in Firearm Injuries Among Emerging Adults: A 15-Year Analysis of Emergency Department Admissions in the U.S. by Morayo O. Akande, MPH, Jason T. Carbone, PhD, Michael G. Vaughn, PhD, Dylan B. Jackson, PhD, Cassandra K. Crifasi, PhD, MPH

“…Firearm injury admissions were more likely among individuals from ZIP codes with lower median household incomes, except for intentional self-injury, which showed unique patterns across most indicators. …”
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Associations between certification of visual impairment and socioeconomic deprivation: a study using data from the regional Northern Ireland sight impairment certification database by Tunde Peto, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Jonathan Jackson, David Wright, Natasha Moore, Laura Cushley, Roseleen McCann, Tanya Moutray

“…Patients were allocated a quintile from 1 (most deprived) to 5 (least deprived).Results Of the 1863 patients with VI who met the inclusion criteria, 1798 (97%) had postal codes recorded and therefore were allocated an NIMDM17 score. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasite Infections and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia by Yibeltal Aschale, Awoke Minwuyelet, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Asmare Talie

“…The generated data were checked for completeness, coded, entered, and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, 2011) software. …”
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The Most Popular Videos Promoting Breast Enhancement Products on TikTok: Cross-Sectional Content and User Engagement Analysis by Jing Lin, Wanlin Li, Lian Zhu, Ning Li, Shi Chang

“…MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional content analysis of the top 150 most-liked breast enhancement videos via TikTok’s web interface. …”
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Assessing the conservation and targets of putative sRNAs in Streptococcus pneumoniae by Matthew C. Eichelman, Michelle M. Meyer

“…Small RNAs (sRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that modulate translation initiation and mRNA degradation by base pairing. …”
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Variation in use of radiographs in chiropractic care: a cross-sectional study by R. K. Jensen, S. Heilmann, J. N. Thomsen, J. K. Hansen, O. Arnbjerg, C. Bell, T. S. Jensen

“…In clinics without radiographic facilities, only 1.1% of patients were referred for radiography via chiropractic service codes, although this is likely an underestimation, as referrals to public hospitals were not captured. …”
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A Five-Year Review of Temporal Bone Fractures at a Level One Trauma Center and Examination of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Walter M. Jongbloed, Desiree Campbell, Chia-Ling Kuo, Kelin Zhong, Norman J. Cavanagh

“…Facial nerve injuries (6.1%) were more likely in otic-capsule-involving (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and transverse or oblique fractures (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Assessing the Effect of Large Class Size and Pupils Academic Performance in Public Primary School in Rukungiri Municipality. by Kashumbusha, Robert

“…Data collected was edited, coded, entered into the computer, and analyzed with Excel, a Microsoft statistical package, the results were presented in tables. …”
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Work Environment and Employee Performance in Rubanda District. by Niwagaba, Justust

“…Data collected was edited, coded, entered into the computer, and analyzed with Excel, a Microsoft statistical package, the results were presented in tables. …”
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Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids in a Department of Oral Sciences: Results of a Thirteen-Year Surveillance Study by M. R. A. Gatto, L. Bandini, M. Montevecchi, L. Checchi

“…The instrument and the body part most likely involved were needle and finger respectively. …”
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Mechanistic insights into the therapeutic effects on liver fibrosis in Wilson's disease: a transcriptomic and network pharmacology-based approach by Ying Ma, Yue Pu, Hong Chen, Lei Zhou, Bo Yang, Xiaofeng Huang, Juan Zhang

“…Main signaling pathways included IL-17, HIF-1, prolactin, and NF-κB.ConclusionThe therapeutic effects of BSHXHZF in liver fibrosis associated with WD are likely linked to its modulation of sphingolipid and IL-17 signaling pathways.…”
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Design and pre-clinical evaluation of a universal HIV-1 vaccine. by Sven Létourneau, Eung-Jun Im, Tumelo Mashishi, Choechoe Brereton, Anne Bridgeman, Hongbing Yang, Lucy Dorrell, Tao Dong, Bette Korber, Andrew J McMichael, Tomás Hanke

“…Each segment is a consensus sequence from one of the four major HIV-1 clades A, B, C and D, which alternate to ensure equal clade coverage. The gene coding for the HIV(CONSV) protein was inserted into the three most studied vaccine vectors, plasmid DNA, human adenovirus serotype 5 and modified vaccine virus Ankara (MVA), and induced HIV-1-specific T cell responses in mice. …”
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The influence of episodic mood disorders on length of stay among patients admitted to private and non-profit hospitals with alcohol dependence syndrome by Justin B. Dickerson

“…Hospital patients with an admitting diagnosis of alcohol dependence syndrome were 36% more likely to have a longer hospital stay if they also had a co-morbid diagnosis of an episodic mood disorder (IRR=1.36, CI=1.14-1.62). …”
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Whole genome sequencing revealed esophageal squamous cell carcinoma related biomarkers. by Mingjun Li, Lei Li, Xizi Wang, Yanwei Zhao, Peina Du, Wei Wang, Zhenxing Wang, Yadong Wang, Yanxing Sheng, Mingliang Gu, Xiaodong Jia

“…The oncogenes COX6C, PVT1, and MMP12 as well as the oncogenic long non-coding RNA AZIN1-AS1 which were detected in ecDNA regions in these analyses may be associated with worse disease-free survival in ESCC patients.…”
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Geomechanical characterization of a clastic reservoir in parts of Niger Delta, Nigeria by Kingsley Maraizu Ogbuagu, Chukwuemeka Ngozi Ehirim, Tamunonengiyeofori Dagogo

“…Thus, the low strength hydrocarbon sands are prone to mechanical failures and are likely to deform easily under the influence of overburden in the reservoir interval during production.…”
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Identification of distortion of the navigator's time in model experiment by П.С. Носов, В.В. Чернявский, С.М. Зинченко, И.С. Попович, Ю.А. Прокопчук, М.С. Сафонов

“…Besides, the generating individual time codes in emergency situations system is managed to be successfully revealed. …”
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Spreading the load: mobile information and communications technologies and their effect on information overload by D.K. Allan, M. Shoard

“…Managers' information behaviour and coping strategies were found to have changed since the introduction of mobile devices. Officers are more likely to deal with information received sooner, thereby resulting in less queuing of messages (although filtering strategies still prevail). …”
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Evaluating the rural health placements of the Rural Support Network at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town by C.S. Naidu, J. Irlam

“…The data were analysed and coded for key themes using a constant, comparative grounded theory approach. …”
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