Adherence to the WCRF/AICR Cancer Prevention Recommendations and All-Cause Mortality among Cancer Survivors from the Moli-sani Study Cohort by Claudia Francisca Martinez, Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Emilia Ruggiero, Giovanni de Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello, Marialaura Bonaccio

“…Results: The sample consisted of cancer survivors with an average age (SD) of 62.7 years old (11.7). …”
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Single-Cell Sequencing Combined with Transcriptome Sequencing to Explore the Molecular Mechanisms Related to Skin Photoaging by Hu X, Du S, Chen M, Yang H, He J, Zhang L, Tan B, Wu T, Duan X

“…We conducted single-cell and intercellular communication investigations to identify potential gene sets. Predictive models were created using LASSO regression. The relationships between genes and immune cells were investigated using single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) and gene set variance analysis (GSVA). …”
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The impact of digital transformation and green innovation on sustainable supply chains by Salsbil Abougalil, Gamal Abd Elasser A. Said, Mohamed Gamil, Saurav Negi

“…</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Design/methodology/approach</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>The present study follows the quantitative research methodology and uses the survey list for collecting primary data by conducting it on a sample of 266 managers of industrial exporting companies in Egypt. …”
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Cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by James Manley, Yarlini Balarajan, Shahira Malm, Luke Harman, Jessica Owens, Sheila Murthy, David Stewart, Natalia Elena Winder-Rossi, Atif Khurshid

“…We included studies using quantitative impact evaluation methods of CTs with sample sizes over 300, targeted to households with children under 5 years old conducted in countries with gross domestic product per capita below US$10 000 at baseline. …”
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Development of the composition and technology of a combined gel for the treatment of osteoarthritis with a pharmacological rationale for the content of components by U. V. Nogaeva, Ju. M. Kotsur, E. V. Flisyuk, D. Yu. Ivkin, E. D. Semivelichenko, I. A. Titovich, I. A. Narkevich, V. G. Antonov

“…The criteria for choosing the optimal composition of the gel were the size of the damaged joint, exercise tolerance and the histological picture in comparison with intact and control animals. For quantitative data, sample mean values (M) and standard deviations (SD) were calculated. …”
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TAX FAIRNESS, PERCEIVED CORRUPTION AND TAX ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA by Mubaraq Sanni, Benuh Adama IDRIS

“…Quantitative data were analysed using partial least square – structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). …”
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Feasibility of estimating the percentage of desert pavement using Tasseled Cap Transformation indices extracted from Landsat 8 images by farzaneh Fotouhi Firoozabad, Atefeh jebali

“…The obtained model can predict approximately 61% of surface pavement changes in the study area. …”
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Strontium isoscapes for provenance, mobility and migration: the way forward by Maximilian J. Spies, Amanda Alblas, Stanley H. Ambrose, Sarah Barakat, Ramiro Barberena, Clément Bataille, Gabriel J. Bowen, Kate Britton, Hayley Cawthra, Roger Diamond, Anthony Dosseto, Jane A. Evans, Erich Fisher, Kerryn Gray, Phoebe Heddell-Stevens, Emily Holt, Hannah F. James, Anneke Janzen, Mael Le Corré, Petrus le Roux, Julia Lee-Thorp, Alexander Mackay, Patricia J. McNeill, Janet Montgomery, Bedone Mugabe, Vicky M. Oelze, Michèle Pfab, Michael P. Richards, Celeste T. Samec, Francisca Santana-Sagredo, Alejandro Serna, Chris Stantis, Christophe Snoeck, Brian Stewart, Cameron Stuurman, Damon Tarrant, Adam G. West, Christine Winter-Schuh, Judith Sealy

“…Application to biological materials requires knowledge of the variation in bioavailable 87Sr/86Sr across the landscape, potentially in the form of an isoscape (a quantitative model of spatial isotopic variability). …”
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Skeletal Muscle Ultrasound Radiomics and Machine Learning for the Earlier Detection of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Sameed Khan, Chad L. Klochko, Sydney Cooper, Brendan Franz, Lauren Wolf, Adam Alessio, Steven B. Soliman

“…Background: Studies have demonstrated that a qualitatively and quantitatively assessed hyperechoic deltoid muscle on ultrasound (US) was accurate for the earlier detection of type 2 diabetes (T2D). …”
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Strong reciprocal dependencies as exceptions when correlations are weak by M. M. Basimov

“…There were only four such dependencies in the model for quintas of the independent variable within the framework of very weak and weak correlations (a total of 180 strong simplest nonlinear dependencies). …”
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Random shear resistance of a headed-stud connector in composite steel-concrete beam by Tomasz Domański, Mariusz Maślak

“…If, however, both combined strengths are treated as the random variables and a statistically homogeneous sample grouping potentially possible implementations of this type is taken into account, then the design resistance PR;d = [min (PRs, PRc )]d, representative for the verification of ultimate limit state for the considered connection, will be quantitatively different from the value PR,d = [min (PRs,d, PRc,d ) recommended for use in this regard in the standard EN 1994-1-1. …”
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The relationship between physical activity and sleep quality among college students: The chain-mediating effects of self-control and mobile phone addiction. by Zhonggen Yin, Chengbo Yang, Tong Liu, Jialiang Yu, Xiaomei Yu, Shuting Huang, Yanhong Zhang

“…Data was collected through a survey with a convenient sample of 2,274 students in China. The study utilized scales of physical activity, sleep quality, self-control, and mobile phone addiction to quantitatively evaluate the impact of physical activity on the sleep quality of undergraduates. …”
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Coupling solid phase microextraction to integrated optical sensors with microfluidic open interface by Emir Nazdrajić, Victor Galievsky, Janusz Pawliszyn

“…Increasing number of regulations today is very demanding, so many fields need to rely to screening techniques to separate samples whose content need to be confirmed with that field's gold standard approach. …”
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Study on the role of butyric acid-producing bacteria in periodontitis-induced interference with long bone homeostasis in mice fed a high-fat/high-sugar diet by XU Zhonghan, YAO Yujie, WANG Xinyue, SONG Shiyuan, BAO Jun, YAN Fuhua, TONG Xin, LI Lili

“…Finally, the other 28 mice were randomly divided into the CON group (the control group), LIG group (the periodontitis group), CON + sodium butyrate (SB) group, and LIG + SB group. The breeding, sampling, and sample detection methods remained the same. …”
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Comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes of midwifery-led care with routine midwifery care: a retrospective cohort study by Shirin Shahbazi Sighaldeh, Elaheh Eskandari, Shahla Khosravi, Elham Ebrahimi, Shima Haghani, Fatemeh Shateranni

“…Besides, more quantitative, qualitative, and especially mixed methods research should be conducted to explore the challenges and facilitators of this model across various settings.…”
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Pore Structure and Its Fractal Dimension: A Case Study of the Marine Shales of the Niutitang Formation in Northwest Hunan, South China by Wei Jiang, Yang Zhang, Tianran Ma, Song Chen, Yang Hu, Qiang Wei, Dingxiang Zhuang

“…The fractal dimensions are calculated using the FHH model and the XS model. The fractal dimensions (<i>D</i>₂ and <i>D_f</i>) are greater than <i>D</i>₁, indicating that the pore surface with larger pore size is rougher, and the pore structure of shale is complex. …”
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Machine learning identification of key genes in cardioembolic stroke and atherosclerosis: their association with pan-cancer and immune cells by Tianxiang Zhang, Chunhui Yuan, Mo Chen, Jinjiang Liu, Wei Shao, Ning Cheng

“…To validate the prediction results, blood samples were collected from healthy controls and patients with CS and AS for quantitative real-time PCR. …”
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Identification and experimental validation of ulcerative colitis-associated hub genes through integrated WGCNA and lysosomal autophagy analysis by Yuanpei Zhao, Yijun Li, Qingwen Xu, Lili Ding, Weiming Li, Qinghua Zou, Yichen Hu, Kaiwen Shi, Hongyuan Liu

“…Core genes were validated using external datasets, and experimental UC mouse model was established to confirm their expression levels by real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR). …”
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Developing an efficient protocol for RNA extraction from Morelet's crocodile caudal scute biopsies by Asela Marisol Buenfil-Rojas, Mauricio González-Jáuregui, Mari Ochiai, Hisato Iwata

“…This protocol may provide a basis for developing similar methodologies for other non-model species with hard tissues. • This study optimizes non-invasive RNA extraction from crocodile scutes, enabling conservation research and transcriptomic analysis.…”
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Platelet like cells differentiated from human adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells promote healing of tendinopathy in rats by Yuichi Yamada, Akiko Torii, Yukako Uruga, Yuiko Sato, Yumiko Matsubara, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Kazuki Sato, Takeshi Miyamoto

“…Although treatment with autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) is reportedly useful against tendon injury, PRP requires blood sampling and its quality varies. Here we show that platelet-like cells (ASCL-PLCs) derived from a heterologous human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell line (ASCL) promote significant tendon repair in a collagenase-induced injury model in rat Achilles tendons. …”
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