Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Sun Y, Hu D, Yu M, Liang SB, Zheng Y, Wang X, Tong G

“…Meta-regression analyses suggested that variability in the diagnostic accuracy of NITs for NAFLD may result from differences in study design, thresholds, populations, and performance indicators.Conclusion: We conducted a network meta-analysis to rank the accuracy of these tests. …”
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Predictors of anemia among infants at the age of one year attending health centers in the West Bank/Palestine: a retrospective study by Malakeh Z. Malak, Anas Shehadeh, Ahmad Ayed, Eman Alshawish

“…Abstract Background Anemia is a major problem among infants aged under 1 year. …”
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Joint association of systemic immune-inflammation index and phenotypic age acceleration with chronic respiratory disease: a cross-sectional study by Yuan Zhan, Ruonan Yang, Jie Feng, Genlong Bai, Xiangyun Shi, Jiaheng Zhang, Jingbo Zhang

“…Abstract Background Chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) represents a series of lung disorders and is posing a global health burden. …”
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Synergistic Apoptotic Effect of Crocin and Paclitaxel or Crocin and Radiation on MCF-7 Cells, a Type of Breast Cancer Cell Line by Faeze Vali, Vahid Changizi, Majid Safa

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Vínculos Familiares de Adolescentes em Cumprimento de Medidas Socioeducativas de Internação Durante a Pandemia Covid-19 by Barbara Cristina Soares Sena, Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa

“…A pandemia do Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) acentuou a preocupação sobre as condições de adolescentes em situação de vulnerabilidade social no Brasil e no mundo. …”
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Is Objective Structured Practical Examination a Better Option than Conventional Practical Examination in Assessing Students’ Competency?... by Arup J. Rout, Pallabi Dasgupta, Tushar K. Saha, Daliya Biswas

“…A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was done to compare the OSPE station-wise mean among different series of examinations. …”
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Functional analysis of conserved C. elegans bHLH family members uncovers lifespan control by a peptidergic hub neuron. by G Robert Aguilar, Berta Vidal, Hongzhu Ji, Joke Evenblij, Chien-Po Liao, Hongfei Ji, Giulio Valperga, Christopher Fang-Yen, Oliver Hobert

“…We show (a) that 2 orthologs of the vertebrate bHLHe22/e23 genes, called hlh-17 and hlh-32, function redundantly to specify the identity of a single head interneuron class (AUA), as well as an individual motor neuron (VB2); (b) that the PTF1a ortholog hlh-13 acts as a terminal selector to control terminal differentiation and function of the sole octopaminergic neuron class in C. elegans, RIC; and (c) that the NHLH1/2 ortholog hlh-15 controls terminal differentiation and function of the peptidergic AVK head interneuron class, a known neuropeptidergic signaling hub in the animal. …”
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Long Term Survival and Continued Complete Response of Vemurafenib in a Metastatic Melanoma Patient with BRAF V600K Mutation by K. Sahadudheen, Md. Rafiqul Islam, M. Iddawela

“…After a long follow-up of the same patient treated with Vemurafenib, a complete radiological response was observed and the renal functions remained stable throughout the treatment. …”
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A review on speech recognition approaches and challenges for Portuguese: exploring the feasibility of fine-tuning large-scale end-to-end models by Yan Li, Yapeng Wang, Lap Man Hoi, Dingcheng Yang, Sio-Kei Im

“…Whisper obtained a WER of 5.11% which indicates that multilingual joint training can enhance the generalization ability. …”
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Association between CYP2C19 polymorphism and proton pump inhibitors adverse drug reactions: a narrative review by Asmaa Ibrahim, Kazeem Yusuff, Ahmed Awaisu, Hazem Elewa

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A 3D Printed Ka-Band High-Efficiency Wide-Slit Antenna Array for High-Power Microwave Applications by Liang Liu, Yu Yang, Shifeng Li, Xianghe Fang, Fanbao Meng, Chuan Yu

“…A Ka-band high-power waveguide wide-slit antenna array with high efficiency and high-power capacity is proposed in this paper. …”
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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance with Deposits of Peculiar Morphology and Injuries of Secondary Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by José C. De La Flor, Marina Alonso, Edna Sandoval, Alexander Marschall, Miguel Rodeles

“…We present the case of an 82-year-old woman diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) with the presence of different and peculiar kidney lesions, who began treatment with bortezomib and dexamethasone, presenting during her evolution a relapse. Although the bone marrow biopsy in this case showed plasma cells as pathologic clone and there was also a reduction after chemotherapeutic treatment, rituximab was proposed as a second line. …”
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A multi-attribute decision making context for supply chain management using possibility single-valued neutrosophic soft settings by Saeed Muhammad, Basit Ali Muhammed, Rahman Atiqe Ur, Yasir Hayat Malik Muhammad

“…Considering evaluating suppliers for a real estate construction project as a multi-attribute decision-making issue, an algorithm that utilizes the matrix manipulations of proposed set-theoretic operations is presented. …”
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Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Comparison between a Chinese cohort and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data by Qin Xiao, Haifan Xiao, Shuyu Ouyang, Jinming Tang, Baihua Zhang, Hui Wang

“…Further analysis found that surgery tended to achieve clinical benefits only for patients with localized disease (T1‐4aN0M0). Radiotherapy and chemotherapy may prolong survival in patients with regional and extensive disease. …”
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Evaluation of double-balloon enteroscopy in the management of type 1 small bowel vascular lesions (angioectasia): a retrospective cohort study by Suleyman Dolu, Mehmet Emin Arayici, Soner Onem, Ilker Buyuktorun, Huseyin Dongelli, Goksel Bengi, Mesut Akarsu

“…Methods This retrospective study focused on adult patients who underwent endoscopic management for small bowel vascular lesions (SBVLs). A total of 67 patients were included in the study, all of whom were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Prioritization of Susceptible Watershed to Sediment Yield and Evaluation of Best Management Practice: A Case Study of Awata River, Southern Ethiopia by Temesgen Kefay, Tolera Abdisa, Bekan Chelkeba Tumsa

“…Soil erosion is currently a global problem that causes land degradation and long-lasting challenges in Ethiopia. …”
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Autonomous Multiport Solar Power Plant with Lithium Ion Battery Storage Using a Voltage Source Inverter for Automotive Applications by P. Vijayashankarganth, S. Sathish Kumar, R. Meenakumari, T. Gobinath, K. Vinoth, G. G. Raja Sekhar, Martin Sankoh

“…We are considering using renewable energy sources to avert a harmful economic imbalance. We tend to introduce a replacement system to complete the load of alternative energy. …”
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Effectiveness of digital behaviour change interventions for promoting physical activity in adolescents with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Puteri Shanaz Jahn Kassim, Noor Azimah Muhammad, Nur Faraheen Abdul Rahman, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Cecilia A. Essau, Shamsul Azhar Shah

“…Results Eighteen studies involving 1769 participants were included. DBCIs showed a large, significant positive effect on total physical activity (SMD = 1.61, 95% CI: [0.56, 2.66], p  = 0.003), but non-significant effects on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (SMD = 0.16, 95% CI: [−0.39, 0.71], p  = 0.56) and step count (SMD = −0.10, 95% CI: [−0.52, 0.32], p  = 0.65). …”
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Multiple machine learning-based integrations of multi-omics data to identify molecular subtypes and construct a prognostic model for HNSCC by Xiaoqin Luo, Chao Li, Gang Qin

“…Conclusion Our study delineates two molecular subtypes of HNSCC and establishes a robust prognostic model using multi-omics data and machine learning. …”
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A multilayered regulatory network mediated by protein phosphatase 4 controls carbon catabolite repression and de-repression in Magnaporthe oryzae by Zhicheng Huang, Qing Wang, Yan Li, Pengyun Huang, Jian Liao, Jing Wang, Hui Li, Yingying Cai, Jiaoyu Wang, Xiaohong Liu, Fu-Cheng Lin, Jianping Lu

“…Phosphorylation-mediated activation or inactivation of CreA and Crf1 drives CCR and CCDR, thereby governing the metabolism of carbon sources derived from plant cell walls and contributing to fungal pathogenicity. …”
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