Impact of liver graft steatosis on long-term post-transplant hepatic steatosis and fibrosis via magnetic resonance quantification by Lung-Yi Mak, Lung-Yi Mak, James Fung, James Fung, James Fung, James Fung, Gladys Lo, Christine Shing-Yen Lo, Trevor Kwan-Hung Wu, Matthew Shing-Hin Chung, Tiffany Cho-Lam Wong, Tiffany Cho-Lam Wong, Wai-Kay Seto, Wai-Kay Seto, Albert Chi-Yan Chan, Albert Chi-Yan Chan, Man-Fung Yuen, Man-Fung Yuen

“…PTHS was independently associated with SLG (OR 2.067, 95% CI 1.082–3.951), central obesity (OR 3.952, 95% CI 1.768–8.832), and hypertension (OR 2.510, 95% CI 1.268–4.966). …”
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Exploring digital health interventions for pregnant women at high risk for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in low-income and-middle-income countries: a scoping review by Emily Seto, Anam Shahil Feroz, Noreen Afzal

“…Objective To explore digital health interventions that have been used to support pregnant women at high risk for pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (HRPE/E) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).Design Scoping review.Data source EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and CINAHL were searched between 1 January 2000 and 20 October 2020.Eligibility criteria The review included original research studies that were published in English, involved pregnant women at HRPE/E and implemented digital health interventions for PE/E in LMICs.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently completed the data extraction for each of the 19 final articles. …”
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South American species <i>Solanum alandiae</i> Card. and <i>S. okadae</i> Hawkes et Hjerting as potential sources of genes for potato late blight resistance by O. A. Muratova (Fadina), M. P. Beketova, M. A. Kuznetsova, E. V. Rogozina, E. E. Khavkin

“…Most wild species already involved in breeding for LB resistance came from North and Central Americas: series Bulbocastana (Rydb.) Hawkes, Demissa Buk. and Longipedicellata Buk., and some Rpi genes of these species have been already characterized in much detail. …”
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Computing the time-dependent activity rate using non-declustered and declustered catalogues – a first step towards time-dependent seismic hazard calculations for operational earthq... by D. Montiel-López, S. Molina, S. Molina, J. J. Galiana-Merino, J. J. Galiana-Merino, I. Gómez, I. Gómez, A. Kharazian, J. L. Soler-Llorens, J. A. Huesca-Tortosa, A. Guardiola-Villora, G. Ortuño-Sáez

“…The first one is located in Central Italy, where the L'Aquila earthquake happened, while the other is in south-eastern Spain, where several earthquakes with a moment magnitude (<span class="inline-formula"><i>M</i>_w</span>) greater than 4.0 have taken place over the last 30 years, including two earthquakes with magnitude greater than or equal to 5.0. …”
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Global temporal trends and projections of hepatitis B-related cirrhosis among adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2035: an analysis based on the global burden of disease stud... by Quanwei He, Quanwei He, Quanwei He, Xiujuan Chang, Ran Xu, Ran Xu, Wei Han, Wei Han, Sihao Wang, Sihao Wang, Shujuan Gong, Shujuan Gong, Jiagan Huang, Jiangtao Liu, Rugang Zhang, Yongping Yang, Yongping Yang, Yongping Yang

“…At the regional level, Central Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest incidence and mortality rates. …”
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Association between Hyperreflective Foci on Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and Early Recurrence of Diabetic Macular Edema after Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implantatio... by Kyung Tae Kim, Dong Yoon Kim, Ju Byung Chae

“…Medical records of patients with refractory DME to bevacizumab, who underwent intravitreal DEX implantation and 12-month follow-up, were reviewed. Eyes in which central subfield thickness (CST) increased over 50 μm at 3 months compared with the first month after intravitreal DEX implantation were categorized into the early recurrence group, and the others were categorized into the late recurrence group. …”
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Oxidative Stress, Lipid Peroxidation, and Loss of Hyaluronic Acid in the Human Vitreous Affected by Synchysis Scintillans by Loredana Bergandi, Oleksii A Skorokhod, Rosalba La Grotta, Evelin Schwarzer, Raffaele Nuzzi

“…Human aqueous and vitreous humors were obtained during vitrectomy from thirty-seven otherwise healthy patients that were randomly chosen among patients that had to undergo a 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy from the central vitreous cavity, for either synchysis scintillans (n = 16) or vitreoretinal disorders without synchysis scintillans (n = 21), such as idiopathic epimacular membrane (n = 12), macular hole (n = 5), or rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (n = 4). …”
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Apolipoproteins A and B and PCSK9: Nontraditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease and in End-Stage Renal Disease by Cristiana-Elena Vlad, Liliana Foia, Roxana Popescu, Iuliu Ivanov, Mihaela Catalina Luca, Carmen Delianu, Vasilica Toma, Cristian Statescu, Ciprian Rezus, Laura Florea

“…We searched the electronic database of PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO, and Cochrane CENTRAL for studies evaluating apolipoproteins and PCSK9 in CKD and ESRD. …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles: Enhancing optimization reaction, characterization, and antimicrobial properties with Lantana camara from geothermal area by Pati Kemala, Rinaldi Idroes, Khairan Khairan, Muliadi Ramli, Binawati Ginting, Zuchra Helwani, Rifki Aulia, Ghazi Mauer Idroes, Muhammad Yusuf, Rustam Efendi

“…Reaction optimization was performed using response surface methodology (RSM), employing a central composite design (CCD) approach. The characterization of AgNPs involved UV–vis spectroscopy, FTIR, SEM-EDX, and PSA. …”
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Mapping and assessment of land cover change and ecological stability: a case of three transects in Slovakia by Jana Vojteková, Matej Vojtek, Martin Boltižiar, František Petrovič, Matej Masný, Bohuslava Gregorová

“…The study areas are located in western Slovakia (transect called Záhorie: Rudava – Buková), central Slovakia (transect called Turiec: Martin – Moškovec), and eastern Slovakia (transect called Poloniny: Stakčín – Ruské). …”
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Computer simulation of the spatial structure of MUC 1 peptides capable of inhibiting apoptosis by N. V. Ivanisenko, I. N. Lavrik, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…One of those macromolecular complexes is DISC (death- inducing signaling complex) playing a central role in the induction of the extrinsic apoptosis pathway. …”
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Squamanitaceae and three new species of Squamanita parasitic on Amanita basidiomes by Jian-Wei Liu, Zai-Wei Ge, Egon Horak, Alfredo Vizzini, Roy E. Halling, Chun-Lei Pan, Zhu L. Yang

“…Our data indicates that “S. umbonata” from the Northern hemisphere forms two species complexes, one complex includes six specimens from North America, Europe, and East Asia, the other includes two specimens from Central America and North America respectively. Futhermore, species of Squamanita can parasitize species of Amanita, besides other fungal species. …”
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Solar Irradiance Ramp Classification Using the IBEDI (Irradiance-Based Extreme Day Identification) Method by Llinet Benavides Cesar, Oscar Perpiñán-Lamigueiro

“…We assessed it on three datasets from distinct geographic regions—Oregon (northwestern United States), Hawaii (central Pacific Ocean), and Portugal (southwestern Europe)—each with varying temporal resolutions of five seconds, ten seconds, and one minute. …”
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The Th17/Treg ratio, IL-1RA and sCD14 levels in primary HIV infection predict the T-cell activation set point in the absence of systemic microbial translocation. by Mathieu F Chevalier, Gaël Petitjean, Catherine Dunyach-Rémy, Céline Didier, Pierre-Marie Girard, Maria Elena Manea, Pauline Campa, Laurence Meyer, Christine Rouzioux, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Daniel Scott-Algara, Laurence Weiss

“…Impairment of the intestinal barrier and subsequent microbial translocation (MT) may be involved in chronic immune activation, which plays a central role in HIV pathogenesis. Th17 cells are critical to prevent MT. …”
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Percepciones y actitudes de alumnos de la licenciatura en medicina sobre el uso del modelo de aprendizaje basado en simulación: Un estudio Mixto by Blanca Alejandra Diaz Medina, Luis Miguel Ruiz Gomez, Maricruz Bernal Bravo, Juan Manuel Padilla Guerrero, Gladis Razo Jimenez, Luis Enrique Torres Rodriguez, Adrian Mendoza Moreno, Jose Alfredo Villanueva Duque

“…A partir de las entrevistas cualitativas se identificaron 5 temas centrales: experiencias en clases, aprendizajes, desarrollo de autoconfianza, ventajas y limitaciones y sugerencias, en general, evaluadas positivamente sin embargo la percepción es ambivalente en la autoconfianza. …”
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Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Characteristics Among Female University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mădălina-Gabriela Coman, Andreea Maria Adam, Carmen Gheorghe, Mircea Dan Mocanu, Leonard Stoica, Daniel-Andrei Iordan, Ilie Onu, Dragoș Florin Teodor

“…Waist-to-hip ratios highlighted prevalent central adiposity, with a mean of 0.918, exceeding recommended limits for women. …”
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Road Transport and Urban Mobility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factor for Air Pollution Modeling in Burkina Faso by Issaka Abdou Razakou Kiribou, Tiga Neya, Bernard Nana, Kehinde Ogunjobi, Tizane Daho, Y․ Woro Gounkaou, Faith Mawia Muema, Dejene W. Sintayehu

“…With an average emission of 1.89 mol/m2, the satellite tropospheric nitrogen dioxide concentration is mostly affecting the Central Business Division (CBD) of Ouagadougou City. …”
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Algunas consideraciones en torno al cáncer de esófago by José Antonio Suárez Rodríguez, Ana María Nazario Dolz, Lázaro Ibrahim Romero García, Gilberto Carlos Falcón Vilariño, Grethel Odalys Rivero Reyes

“…Las áreas de alta frecuencia son: Asia, África Central y del Sur. El carcinoma epidermoide y el adenocarcinoma representan el 95,0 % de todos los tumores esofágicos. …”
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Research on pipeline-type power frequency electromagnetic heating system and multi-layer winding based power regulation method by Feng Zhou, Longyun Liu, Zixuan Wang, Xin Tong, Yanping Liu

“…This provides a new effective heating approach for industrial production of hot water and steam, centralized heating in urban and rural areas, and thermal power plants.…”
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Mapping integral cell-type-specific interferon-induced gene regulatory networks (GRNs) involved in systemic lupus erythematosus using systems and computational analysis by Blessy Kiruba, Akshayata Naidu, Vino Sundararajan, Sajitha Lulu S

“…Genotype variations of these genes were also explored using the GWAS central database to ensure their targetability. These findings indicate that IRF3, IRF7, STAT1, MYB, and FOXO1 are promising targets for therapeutic interventions for SLE.…”
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