The association of visceral and subcutaneous fat areas with phenotypic age in non-elderly adults, mediated by HOMA-IR and HDL-C by Yuanhong Liu, Min Xu, Liqing Wang, Linyun Meng, Mengran Li, Shumin Mu

“…Abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue, the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) have all been shown to correlate with ageing; however, the connections between these factors and PhenoAge are still insufficiently investigated. …”
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Deciphering the role of flutamide, fluorouracil, and furomollugin based ionic liquids in potent anticancer agents: Quantum chemical, medicinal, molecular docking and MD simulation... by Danish Ali, Muhammad Arif Ali, Muhammad Sarfraz, Afifa Yousuf, Rasham Zulfiqar, Abdul Rauf, Hong-Liang Xu, Muhammad Arshad

“…Additionally, in silico docking investigations against the protein (PDB ID: 1B38) showed that all designed ligands [FT1]+, [FT2]+, [FU1]+, [FM1]+, and [FM2]+ display binding affinities values of −7.82, −6.30, −6.09, −5.86, and −7.72 kcal/mol superior to both the reference and reported drug fluorouracil. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of 79 Patients with an Insulinoma: A Nationwide Retrospective Study in Finland by Elina Peltola, Päivi Hannula, Heini Huhtala, Saara Metso, Ulla Kiviniemi, Martine Vornanen, Juhani Sand, Johanna Laukkarinen, Mirja Tiikkainen, Camilla Schalin-Jäntti, Johanna Arola, Jukka Sirén, Antti Piiroinen, Minna Soinio, Pirjo Nuutila, Mirva Söderström, Hanna Hämäläinen, Leena Moilanen, David Laaksonen, Elina Pirinen, Fia Sundelin, Tapani Ebeling, Pasi Salmela, Markus J. Mäkinen, Pia Jaatinen

“…Retrospective analysis on all adult patients diagnosed with insulinoma in Finland during 1980–2010. …”
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Association between lymphocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in US adults: results from NHANES 2007–2018 by Junwei Guo, Kelibinuer Mutailipu, Xin Wen, Jiajing Yin, Hui You, Shen Qu, Haibing Chen, Le Bu

“…Subgroup analyses demonstrated that the association between the LHR and IR remained consistent across all subgroups, with no significant interaction effect observed. …”
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Comparing the Therapeutic Impact of Strain-Counterstrain and Exercise on Low Back Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Trial by Koura GMR, Elshiwi AMF, Selim MN, Asiri AAM, Alqahtani RHJ, Elimy DA, Alshehri MA, Alnakhli HH, Assiri SM, Ahmad F, Ahmad I

“…Reliability of ROM measurements was ensured using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC > 0.90).Results: MANOVA revealed statistically significant group, time, and interaction effects for all outcomes (Wilks’ Lambda = 0.065, F (6, 51) = 91.34, p < 0.001). …”
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Costs of community-wide mass drug administration and school-based deworming for soil-transmitted helminths: evidence from a randomised controlled trial in Benin, India and Malawi by Judd Walson, ROBIN BAILEY, Katya Galactionova, Maitreyi Sahu, Samuel Paul Gideon, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Chloe Morozoff, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Khumbo Kalua, Euripide Avokpaho, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Arianna Rubin Means, James Simwanza, Wongani Lungu, Parfait Houngbegnon, Adrian J F Luty, Rachel Pullan

“…However, targeting individuals of all ages through community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) may interrupt STH transmission in some settings. …”
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Clinical observation on effect of Chinese herbal fumigation and washing with Xiwenjing Huoxue Tongluo Decoction on limb numbness after chemotherapy for malignant tumor (中药熏洗温经活血通络方... by WU Ying (吴莹), TIAN Weili (田薇莉)

“…The patients were divided into 2 groups with 60 cases by random number table. All patients were treated with conventional rehabilitation training, and those in the observation group were Chinese herbal fumigation and washing additionally with Xiwenjing Huoxue Tongluo Decoction, the course of treatment for both groups was 1 month. …”
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Entomological Investigations, Seasonal Fluctuations and Impact of Bioclimate Factors of Phlebotomines Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an Emerging Focus of Cutaneous Leishmania... by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami, Mouhcine Fadil, Mohamed Najy, Hassan Ech-Chafay, Mohamed Lachhab, Said Lotfi, Nordine Nouayti, Khadija Lahouiti, Chafika Faraj, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi

“…The wind speed does not have any impact on the relative abundance of all species. Within this context, the results will be useful for the development of a monitoring program to better manage the operations and evaluate their effectiveness.…”
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Rapid Detection of the mt3243A > G Mutation Using Urine Sediment in Elderly Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Yinan Zhang, Xiujuan Du, Xinqian Geng, Chen Chu, Huijuan Lu, Yixie Shen, Ruihua Chen, Pingyan Fang, Yanmei Feng, Xiaojie Zhang, Yan Chen, Yanping Zhou, Congrong Wang, Weiping Jia

“…Two patients (2/1041) carrying the mt3243A > G mutation were detected among all type 2 diabetic patients. In patient 1, the heteroplasmy was 0.8%, 2.8%, and 14.7% in peripheral blood leukocytes, saliva, and urine sediment, respectively. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Biochemical Parameters, Thermal Behavior, Rheological Features, and Gelling Characteristics of Thai Ligor Hybrid Chicken and Broiler Meats by Ngassa Julius Mussa, Chantira Wongnen, Warangkana Kitpipit, Worawan Panpipat, Mingyu Yin, Siriporn Riebroy Kim, Manat Chaijan

“…Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis revealed a single transition peak in all samples. LC meat exhibited higher thermal stability than BC meat, with transition peaks at 91 °C and 81 °C, respectively, in non-sodium chloride (NaCl) treated samples. …”
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New Dihydro OO'Bis(Salicylidene) 2,2' Aminobenzothiazolyl Borate Complexes: Kinetic and Voltammetric Studies of Dimethyltin Copper Complex with Guanine, Adenine, and Calf Thymus DN...

“…<mml:math alttext="chem{Cu^{II}}"> <mml:msup> <mml:mtext>Cu</mml:mtext> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>II</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:math> (3) and <mml:math alttext="chem{Zn^{II}}"> <mml:msup> <mml:mtext>Zn</mml:mtext> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>II</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:math> (4) complexes of (2) were synthesized and further metallated with dimethyltindichloride to yield heterobimetallic complexes (5) and (6). All complexes have been thoroughly characterized by elemental analysis, and IR, NMR, EPR, and UV-Vis spectroscopy and conductance measurements. …”
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Teacher performance analysis using analytic network process method by Zuraidah, Nurul Hudha Purnomo

“…Dengan lima kriteria utama sebagai prioritas dalam penilaian kinerjanya yaitu melaksanakan pembelajaran dengan runtut dengan bobot sebesar 0.1730, menyampaikan materi pembelajaran dengan jelas dengan bobot sebesar 0.1510, menunjukan penguasaan materi pembelajaran dengan bobot sebesar 0.1240, menunjukan sikap terbuka terhadap respon siswa dengan bobot sebesar 0.1170 dan menguasai kelas dengan bobot sebesar 0.1100   Analytic Network Processis one method that can be used to select the best alternative from several alternatives.Taking The sample in this research was carried out by providing a questionnaire for all 12th grade science students. Then, a Pairwise comparison questionnaire of criteria and subcriteria will be delivered to the head of the LBB branch Primagama to obtain the weight of each subcriteria. …”
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Effects of brown alga, Stoechospermum marginatum extract on growth performance, body chemical compositions and some serum biochemical parameters in grey mullet, Mugil cephalus (Lin... by Nazanin Kiani, Paria Akbary

“…Results: The results showed that at the end of experiment, the highest final weigh (32.89 ± 2.74 g), the highest weight gain (292.56 ± 35.01%) the lowest food conversion ratio (0.95 ± 0.05), the highest voluntary feed intake (1.74 ± 0.42%), the highest crude protein (20.50 ± 1.29%), lowest crude lipid (6.73 ± 1.13%), the highest globulin (4.27 ± 0.12 g/dL), albumin (2.63 ± 0.18 g/dL) and total protein (6.84 ± 0.54 g/dL) were observed in T4. In all of these parameters, T4 showed a significant difference compared to control treatment (p<0.05). …”
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Physio-Biochemical Indexes as Indicators of Cadmium Tolerance in <i>Brassica napus</i> L. Cultivars by Yu Qiu, Shuhe Wei, Jie Zhan, Brett H. Robinson, Lidia Skuza, Jianming Xue, Huiping Dai, Li Zhan, Ziyang Tang

“…A pot experiment was conducted in greenhouse to assess the differences in Cd accumulation and tolerance among three <i>Brassica napus</i> L. cultivars (‘Hanyou 2’, ‘Hanyou 3’, and ‘Hanyou 16’) under the treatments of CK (0.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil), T1 (2.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil), T2 (4.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil), and T3 (8.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil). All three cultivars exhibited high tolerance indexes (TIs) and strong Cd tolerance when exposed to a Cd concentration of 2.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil (T1). …”
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Efficacy of Intramuscular versus Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on Attenuation of Haemodynamic Responses to Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation: A Randomised Clinical Trial by Anupama Kumari, Paras Anand, Jigisha Mehta, Sara Mary Thomas

“…This increase was significant in Group DIV compared to Group DIM (p=0.0424, p=0.0235, p=0.0004, 0.0021, respectively). The rise in all haemodynamic parameters from laryngoscopy and intubation returned to baseline values at around three minutes in DIM group, while in DIV group they returned at around seven minutes, and remained comparable throughout. …”
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Severe soft tissue injuries in multiple trauma patients—a challenge we can meet? A matched-pair analysis from the TraumaRegister DGU® by Nora Kirsten, Georg Maximilian Franke, Rolf Lefering, Tim Klüter, Matthias Weuster, Michael Müller, Sebastian Lippross, Andreas Seekamp, TraumaRegister DGU®, Stefanie Fitschen-Oestern

“…In this study, we were able to show that although concomitant severe soft tissue injuries required more ICU interventions and led to a longer length of stay, 24-h and all-cause mortality were not significantly increased.…”
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Association of lipid accumulation product index with self-reported diabetes among residents aged 18 – 44 years in Hebei province, 2020: a surveillance data analysis by Qi QI, Lijuan TANG, Yuhuan LIU, Jinchai GAO, Xiuli NIU, Qianyu LI, Shifan WANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…ResultsThe median (25th percentile, 75th percentile) of the LAP index was 29.47 (13.67, 62.33) for 3 177 (49.85% of all participants) male residents and 16.58 (9.24, 31.50) for 3 196 (50.15%) female residents. …”
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Relationship between muscle power, muscle volume and limb length in healthy male and female adolescents by Souhail Bchini, Nadhir Hammami, Dhouha Moussaoui, Taoufik Selmi, Najla Mhimdi, Anissa Bouassida, Abderraouf Ben Abderrahman, Ismail Laher, Juan Del Coso, Hassane Zouhal, Hassane Zouhal

“…Cohen's d was used to determine the size of the differences.ResultsThere were differences in all anthropometric variables between males and females (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative stu... by Elvin Lufele, Sophie Pascoe, Alice Mengi, Alma Auwun, Nalisa Neuendorf, John W. Bolnga, Moses Laman, Stephen J. Rogerson, Kamala Thriemer, Holger W. Unger

“…Focus group discussions comprised pregnant women only, including those engaged in the clinical trial and those receiving routine ANC outside of the trial. All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed. …”
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Scaling climate information services and climate smart agriculture through bundled business models by Desire M. Kagabo, Livingstone Byandaga, Patrick Gatsinzi, Patrick Mvuyibwami, Yvonne U. Munyangeri, Nasson Ntwari, Mathieu Ouedraogo

“…The finding also suggests that multi-stakeholder CIS-CSA business models, which provide a more diverse package of CIS-CSA products and services and have many revenue sources, have the potential to benefit all categories of farmers and entrepreneurs. This study reveals a reason for optimism about the future of agriculture; it suggests that scalable bundled CIS-CSA products and services can contribute significantly to attaining climate resilience and food security.…”
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