Hypoglychemic activity of Moringa oleifera extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Rabiatul Adawiyah, Tri Setyawati, Rahma Badaruddin, Listawati

“…Method: Healthy male Wistar rats (weight 200-300 g, aged 9-11 weeks) were used in the experiment. The rats were divided into five groups: normal control (healthy), negative control (diabetic without treatment), positive control (diabetic treated with 9 mg/200 g metformin), treatment 1 (diabetic treated with 400 mg/kg BW M. oleifera extract), and treatment 2 (diabetic treated with 800 mg/kg BW M.oleifera extract). …”
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Molecular Alterations of KIT Oncogene in Gliomas by Ana L. Gomes, Jorge S. Reis-Filho, José M. Lopes, Olga Martinho, Maryou B. K. Lambros, Albino Martins, Fernando Schmitt, Fernando Pardal, Rui M. Reis

“…KIT activating gene mutations (exons 9, 11, 13 and 17) and gene amplification analysis, as defined by chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH) and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) were performed in CD117 positive cases. …”
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The Class III PI3K/Beclin-1 Autophagic Pathway Participates in the mmLDL-Induced Upregulation of ETA Receptor in Mouse Mesenteric Arteries by Xi Xie, Chen Chen, Cang-Bao Xu, Jie Lin, Lei Cao, Gen Chen, Jie Li

“…The dose-effect curve of endothelin-1- (ET-1-) induced mesenteric artery contraction was measured using myography, while ETA receptor mRNA expression was detected using real-time polymerase chain reactions, and the protein levels of the ETA receptor, class III PI3K, Beclin-1, LC3 II/I, p62, NF-κB, and p-NF-κB were observed using Western blot analysis. mmLDL significantly strengthened ET-1-induced contraction (the Emax value increased from 184.87 ± 7.46% in the NS group to 319.91 ± 20.31% in the mmLDL group (P<0.001), and the pEC50 value increased from 8.05 ± 0.05 to 9.11 ± 0.09 (P<0.01). In addition to upregulating the protein levels of Class III PI3K, Beclin-1, and LC3 II/I and downregulating that of p62, mmLDL significantly increased the mRNA expression and protein level of the ETA receptor and increased the protein level of p-NF-κB. …”
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The Relationship of Attitudes toward Other Religious Groups with Perceived Islamophobia, Intergroup Contact, and Social Identity: A Study among Muslims Living in Western Countries by Kenan Sevinç, Metin Güven

“…In this regard, the literature addressed verbal taunting, obstructing religious practices, workplace discrimination, travel discrimination, armed attacks, threats, bullying, and vandalism as significant problem instances. Particularly, the 9/11 attacks had caused a breakthrough change in the lives of the Muslim population in terms of the addressed negative attitudes and behaviors, causing such complicated and deleterious incidents to happen increasingly. …”
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Occupational adjustments and work ability of young adult cancer survivors: results from the AYA-Leipzig study by Hannah Brock, Katharina Schröter, Michael Friedrich, Annekathrin Sender, Diana Richter, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Kristina Geue, Katja Leuteritz

“…Mean work ability was M = 36.2 (SD = 6.9), 11.4% reported poor, 34.7% moderate, 41.4% good and 12.5% excellent work ability. …”
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Thermal and Aerodynamic Researches of Staggered Bundles for Choice of an Effective Spacing of Round-Finned Tubes by V. B. Kuntysh, A. B. Sukhotskii, G. S. Marshalova, V. V. Dudarev, V. N. Farafontov

“…The results of an experimental study of local modeling of convective heat transfer and aerodynamic resistance of staggered six-row bundles of bimetallic tubes with spiral knurled aluminum fins under transverse air flow in the range of its velocity alteration in a compressed bundle section of 1.9−11.0 m/s are presented. The velocity range covers the possible modes of operation of industrial air coolers (AVO). …”
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Analgesic efficacy and safety of methylene blue combined with cocktail for periarticular infiltration following total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled study by Yijiang Deng, Yong Yang, Feng Zhu, Wenzhi Liu, Jiarui Chen, Guangmin Xu

“…The total sufentanil consumption at postoperative 72 h was less in the M group (98.9 ± 11.3 µg) compared to the C group (129.1 ± 12.3 µg) (P < 0.01). …”
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Impact of Prone Position on 12-Lead Electrocardiogram in Healthy Adults: A Comparison Study with Standard Electrocardiogram by Yunis Daralammouri, Murad Azamtta, Hamza Hamayel, Amro Adas, Osama Sawalmeh, Yahia Ismail, Saed H. Zyoud

“…The QRS duration decreased considerably from supine (92.8 ± 12.6 ms) to prone (84.9 ± 11.9 ms, p<0.001). The mean QRS axis moved to the left in the prone posture (40.5° ± 32°) relative to the supine (49° ± 28°, p=0.015). …”
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Cohort profile: maternal and child health and parenting practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ceará, Brazil: birth cohort study (Iracema-COVID) by Marcia C Castro, Márcia Maria Tavares Machado, Simone Farías-Antúnez, David Augusto Batista Sá Araújo, Ana Luiza Penna, Francisco Ariclene Oliveira, Camila Machado de Aquino, Antônio Silva Lima Neto, Geziel dos Santos de Sousa

“…Data were collected through standardised questionnaires that, in addition to sociodemographic and economic data, collected information on breast feeding, mental health status and COVID-19.Findings to date Results from the first wave show that the majority of participants have 9–11 years of schooling (54.4%; 95% CI 61.0 to 70.9) and are of mixed race (71.5%; 95% CI 66.5 to 76.0). …”
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低浓度雷公藤甲素联合伊达比星诱导急性髓系白血病 干细胞凋亡及其机制

“…IC50浓度的IDA(27nmol/L)单药组及上述浓度的雷公藤甲素联合IDA组作用于AML干细胞细胞,24 h凋亡率分别为:(5.63 ± 0.67)%?(9.11 ± 0.33)%?(24.85 ± 1.70)%和(76.87 ± 8.34)%,联合组诱导AML干细胞凋亡比较显著高于雷公藤甲素单药组及IDA单药组(均P < 0.001)?…”
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Accounting for differences between crops and regions reduces estimates of nitrate leaching from nitrogen-fertilized soils by Yan Wang, Yihong Liu, Longlong Xia, Hiroko Akiyama, Xinli Chen, Ji Chen, Yunying Fang, Tony Vancov, Yongfu Li, YuanZhi Yao, Dianming Wu, Bing Yu, Scott X. Chang, Yanjiang Cai

“…Global cropland NO3 − leaching from synthetic N fertilization, calculated through spatially explicit (15.4, 14.8–16.1 Tg N yr–1) and crop-specific (12.9, 11.0–14.8 Tg N yr–1) LFs, is 41% lower than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Tier 1 global inventory. …”
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Shear Wave Elastography versus Strain Elastography in Diagnosing Parathyroid Adenomas by Laura Cotoi, Daniela Amzar, Ioan Sporea, Andreea Borlea, Dan Navolan, Flore Varcus, Dana Stoian

“…The mean parathormone (PTH) value before surgery was 153.29 pg/ml (36.5, 464.8) and serum calcium concentration was 10.5 mg/dl (9, 11.5). We compared using 2D-SWE and strain elastography parathyroid adenoma with thyroid tissue and with surrounding muscle. …”
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Delayed facial nerve decompression for severe refractory cases of Bell’s palsy: a 25-year experience by Ilyes Berania, Mohamed Awad, Issam Saliba, Jean-Jacques Dufour, Marc-Elie Nader

“…In group II, patients operated 60 to 89 days after onset of BP showed a significantly higher rate of improvement to HB 3 or better (9/11 vs. 2/6, p = 0.049) with higher functional gain compared to those operated after 90 days (p = 0.0293). …”
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Validation of a Novel Low-Cost Glaucoma Risk Calculator for Community-Based Screening in High-Risk Populations by Grimes K, Madu CT, Carrington C, Laroche D

“…Ostend, Belgium) with 95% confidence intervals.Results: Of the 823 study participants, 716 (mean age 62.9 ± 11.9 years) were eligible to participate and completed the comprehensive follow-up exam. 68% identified as Black, 6.7% identified as Hispanic/Latino, and 52.5% identified as female. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Cataract Surgery Combined with Ab Interno Canaloplasty and Micro-Trabecular Bypass Stent Surgery in Open-Angle Glaucoma by Porter MS, Flowers A, Wood BP, Gallardo MJ

“…Baseline IOP and number of medications of severe patients (n=12) were 19.0± 4.8 and 1.9± 1.1. IOP reduced to 12.8± 2.4 (p=0.005) at 12 months while the number of medications did not show any statistically significant change: 1.9± 1.6 (p=0.4). …”
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Ocular Signs and Ocular Comorbidities in Monoclonal Gammopathy: Analysis of 80 Subjects by Kitti Kormányos, Klaudia Kovács, Orsolya Németh, Gábor Tóth, Gábor László Sándor, Anita Csorba, Cecília Nóra Czakó, Achim Langenbucher, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Gergely Varga, László Gopcsa, Gábor Mikala, Nóra Szentmáry

“…The hematological diagnosis was MGUS in 9 (11.25%), multiple myeloma in 61 (76.25%), smoldering myeloma in 6 (7.50%), and amyloidosis or Waldenström macroglobulinemia in 2 cases (2.50%–2.50%). …”
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Effect of Individualized Rehabilitation on Primary Knee Osteoarthritis by Qian PEI, Xu JIANG, Qiang HUANG, Xianfeng GUO

“…The WOMAC index of the observation group was(34.41±9.11)points, which was better than that of the control group(41.06±11.07), and the difference was statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors Influencing Adherence to AntiHypertensive Treatment in a Rural Area of Ludhiana, India by Sangeeta Girdhar, ,Mahesh Satija, Daljit Kaur, .Anurag Chaudhary

“…The mean age of the subjects was 59.9±11.75 years. Among 184 patients, 128 (69.5%) were adherent to treatment regimen and 56 (30.5%) were non adherent. …”
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Comparação de Conhecimento, Atitude e Prática (CAP) sobre leishmaniose visceral no Rio Grande do Sul by Rovaina Doyle, Sabrina Braga Knorr, Francine Raimundo da Silva, Camila dos Santos Lagranha, Manoel Roberto Poitevin da Silva Filho, Franklin Gerônimo Bispo Santos, Débora da Cruz Payão Pellegrini

“…Na zona rural de foco endêmico (ZRFE), os escores obtidos foram 14,54%, 10% e 56,40%, respectivamente, e em zona não endêmica (ZNE), 10,9%, 11,81% e 30,90%, respectivamente. Os respondentes com maior nível de “C” em ZRFE e ZUFE optaram pela eutanásia dos cães positivos e não mudaram de opinião após a explanação sobre a doença. …”
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Patients with chronic heart failure and predominant left atrial versus left ventricular myopathy by Xuanyi Jin, Wan Ting Tay, Dinna Soon, David Sim, Seet Yoong Loh, Sheldon Lee, Fazlur Jaufeerally, Lieng Hsi Ling, A. Mark Richards, Adriaan A. Voors, Carolyn S. P. Lam, Joost P. van Melle

“…Results A total of 374 patients with chronic HF (mean age 58.9±11.5 years, 20% female, mean LVEF 39±17%) were included. …”
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