CDC20 and CCNB1 Overexpression as Prognostic Markers in Bladder Cancer by Hatice Sevim Nalkiran, Ilknur Biri, Ihsan Nalkiran, Hakki Uzun, Sumeyye Durur, Recep Bedir

“…This study aimed to investigate the gene expression profiles at different cancer stages to assess their potential prognostic value. <b>Methods:</b> RNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded BC tissues and the gene expression levels of CDC20 and CCNB1 were analyzed using qRT-PCR. …”
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Urine proteomics defines an immune checkpoint-associated nephritis signature by Cassian Yee, Jamie S Lin, James P Long, Shailbala Singh, Yanlan Dong

“…Our analysis revealed that urine was more sensitive and specific than plasma in distinguishing ICI-AIN from non-AIN cases. …”
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Effects of Specific RAMP Protocol Phase on Change of Direction Speed of Police Students by Filip Kukić, Nemanja Zlojutro, Darko Paspalj, Senka Bajić, Saša Kovačević, Lazar Vulin, Nenad Rađević, Nenad Koropanovski

“…., tactical athletes). <b>Methods:</b> A longitudinal design with two experimental and one control group was employed. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis And Visualization Of Funding Social Housing: Connection Of Sociological And Economic Research by Svitlana Ianchuk

“…Methodological tools of the research methods were logical generalization and scientific abstraction, statistical and structural analysis, comparative, and graphical analysis using Excel 2010 software, Scopus database tools and VOSViewer software package v.1.6.16. …”
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Comparison of WHO Growth Standards with 2019 Indian Synthetic Growth Charts in Children under Five Years of Age: A Cross-sectional Study from Rural Area of Karnataka, India by Shalini Yadhav, AS Jagadish, R Premalatha, B Ravichander

“…The study included a sample size of 1,252 children between the ages of 0-60 months who presented to the Outpatient Department (OPD) or attended Anganwadi centres. …”
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Serum β-klotho is a potential biomarker for diagnosing alcoholic liver disease and differentiating from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Chengmei Fang, Xin Miao, Chuyan Peng, Zhenguo Xie, Fuzhen Zhao, Tian Chen, Wenjin Zhang, Xiaofei Bi, Xuan An, Guicheng Wu

“…Subjects and Methods A total of 204 serum samples were collected, including 70 from ALD patients, 68 from NAFLD patients and 66 from healthy controls (HC). …”
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Increased epicardial tissue and reduced TAPSE and MAPSE scores in borderline personality disorders. Early indicators for cardiovascular risk? by Charlotte F. M. Schaefer, Britta Stapel, Nicole Scharn, Sebastian Bertele, Alexander Glahn, Kai G. Kahl, Phileas J. Proskynitopoulos, Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck

“…Diabetes risk and frequency of metabolic syndrome as well as serum levels of prognostic markers NT-proBNP and GDF15 were similar in both groups. BPD patients were more frequently smokers and reported lower levels of physical exercise compared to controls.ConclusionThe present study demonstrates morphological and functional differences in a matched sample of female patients with BPD and healthy controls, pointing to an increased risk for the development of cardiovascular disorders. …”
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Political rationale, aims, and outcomes of health-related high-level meetings and special sessions at the UN General Assembly: A policy research observational study. by Paolo Rodi, Werner Obermeyer, Ariel Pablos-Mendez, Andrea Gori, Mario C Raviglione

“…Finally, we assessed a small sample of events; thus, the list of strategic characteristics for success is not exhaustive.…”
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CrAg screening strategy reduces definitive sequelae in people living with HIV by Marcela de Faria Ferreira, Fabio Brito-Santos, Marcos de Abreu Almeida, Luciana Trilles, Marcia dos Santos Lazera

“…Results The present study revealed that cryptococcal meningitis in our sample is more prevalent in men, with a mean age of 34 years and a mean CD4 count of 47 cells/mm3. …”
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Antibiotic resistance and pathogenic bacterial profiles in drinking and surface water in Baghdad, Iraq. by Wael Obaid, Anmar Khalaf, Jilan Shakur

“…The research sought to assess the microbiological quality of various water sources. Methods: The samples were analyzed for their physicochemical parameters. …”
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Association of genetic liability to smoking initiation with e-cigarette use in young adults: A cohort study. by Jasmine N Khouja, Robyn E Wootton, Amy E Taylor, George Davey Smith, Marcus R Munafò

“…However, this study is limited by the relatively small sample size and potential for collider bias.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results indicate that there may be a shared genetic aetiology between smoking and e-cigarette use, and also with socioeconomic position, externalising disorders in childhood, and risky behaviour more generally. …”
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Impact of Nano-Selenium supplementation on the JAK/STAT signaling pathway in major depressive disorder: a Triple-Blind, randomized controlled trial by Morvarid Noormohammadi, Farnaz Etesam, Ali Amini, Pegah Khosravian Dehkordi, Morteza Mohammadzadeh, Farzad Shidfar

“…Although the reduction was more in the nano-selenium group, the between-group differences were not statistically significant. …”
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Research on High-Accuracy, Lightweight, Superfast Model for Nitrogen Diagnosis and Plant Growth in Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> L.) by Xuyang Li, Iftikhar Hussain Shah, Xiaohao Gong, Muhammad Azam, Wu Jinhui, Pengli Li, Yidong Zhang, Qingliang Niu, Liying Chang

“…A machine learning approach was also applied to data collected from RGB and hyperspectral imaging systems. Traditional methods for nitrogen diagnosis in lettuce, such as laboratory-based analysis of plant samples, are labor-intensive, time-consuming, and lack real-time monitoring capabilities. …”
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Regular breakfast consumption and type 2 diabetes risk markers in 9- to 10-year-old children in the child heart and health study in England (CHASE): a cross-sectional analysis. by Angela S Donin, Claire M Nightingale, Claire M Nightingale, Chris G Owen, Alicja R Rudnicka, Michael R Perkin, Susan A Jebb, Alison M Stephen, Naveed Sattar, Derek G Cook, Peter H Whincup

“…We investigated the associations between breakfast consumption (frequency and content) and risk markers for type 2 diabetes (particularly insulin resistance and glycaemia) and cardiovascular disease in children.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional study of 4,116 UK primary school children aged 9-10 years. …”
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The effects of urbanization, temperature, and rainfall on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito abundance across a broad latitudinal gradient in Central Africa by Matthew J. Montgomery, James F. Harwood, Aurelie P. Yougang, Théodel A. Wilson-Bahun, Armel N. Tedjou, Christophe Rostand Keumeni, Charles S. Wondji, Basile Kamgang, A. Marm Kilpatrick

“…We investigated the effect of urbanization and weather on the abundance of two mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, and infection with dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses at 63 sites in six cities spanning a 900-km latitudinal range in Cameroon, Central Africa. Methods We used human landing catches and backpack-mounted aspirators to sample mosquitoes and collected larval habitat, host availability, and weather (temperature, precipitation, humidity) data for each site in each city. …”
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Acupuncture for systemic therapy-associated insomnia in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Lingling Gao, Ying Sun, Tianyu Luo, Huiying Chen, Shan Huang, Ling Zhu, Meixia Ye

“…However, no significant differences in insomnia severity index (MD −2.15, 95% CI −5.07 to 0.78, P = 0.15 and MD −1.48, 95% CI −3.91 to 0.94, P = 0.23), and HADS-depression (MD −0.67, 95% CI −2.32 to 0.99, P = 0.43 and MD −0.63, 95% CI −2.39 to 1.12, P = 0.48) in 4 and 8 weeks were observed between the acupuncture group and the wait-list control or sham EA group.ConclusionAcupuncture has a great potential to be used in the management of systemic therapy-associated insomnia in patients with breast cancer. More studies with rigorous designs and larger sample sizes are warranted to verify the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for insomnia among patients with breast cancer.…”
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Hospitalization costs and out-of-pocket (OOP) payment in lung cancer patients in Iran: Health Sector Evolution Plan (HSEP) has reduced OOP payments and improved financial protectio... by Habib Jalilian, Somayeh Heydari, Elnaz Javanshir, Khosro Jamebozorgi, Nazanin Mir, Abbas Eshraghi, Saeedeh Fehresti

“…After the HSEP, it continued to rise, but with a more significant increase until 2016. Then, in 2016, it reached a peak (6395 $) before dropping in 2017 (5005 $). …”
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Anti-CdtB and anti-vinculin antibodies to diagnose irritable bowel syndrome in inflammatory bowel disease patients by Luisa Leite Barros, Gabriela Leite, Walter Morales, Gillian M. Barlow, Matheus Freitas Cardoso de Azevedo, Alexandre de Sousa Carlos, Adérson Omar Mourão Cintra Damião, Mark Pimentel, Alberto Queiroz Farias

“…Recently, two autoantibodies, anti-CdtB and anti-vinculin, were validated as post-infectious IBS (PI-IBS) markers, however there is limited evidence of its diagnostic role in IBD population. Methods Patients with more than 3 bowel movements/day and indication of colonoscopy were enrolled. …”
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"Kankasha" in Kassala: A prospective observational cohort study of the clinical characteristics, epidemiology, genetic origin, and chronic impact of the 2018 epidemic of Chikunguny... by Hilary Bower, Mubarak El Karsany, Abd Alhadi Adam Hussein Adam, Mubarak Ibrahim Idriss, Ma'aaza Abasher Alzain, Mohamed Elamin Ahmed Alfakiyousif, Rehab Mohamed, Iman Mahmoud, Omer Albadri, Suha Abdulaziz Alnour Mahmoud, Orwa Ibrahim Abdalla, Mawahib Eldigail, Nuha Elagib, Ulrike Arnold, Bernardo Gutierrez, Oliver G Pybus, Daniel P Carter, Steven T Pullan, Shevin T Jacob, Tajeldin Mohammedein Abdallah, Benedict Gannon, Tom E Fletcher

“…Clinical information, socio-demographic data, and sera samples were analysed to confirm diagnosis, characterise illness, and identify viral strain. …”
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Identification and validation the predictive biomarkers based on risk-adjusted control chart in gemcitabine with or without erlotinib for pancreatic cancer therapy by Aijun Zhao, Dongsheng Tu, Ye He, Liu Liu, Bin Wu, Yixing Ren

“…Thus, we tried to find predictive biomarkers to identifying the heterogeneous patients.MethodsOf the 569 eligible patients, 480 patients had plasma samples. …”
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