IL-10 and ARG-1 Concentrations in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood of Metastatic Neuroblastoma Patients Do Not Associate with Clinical Outcome by Fabio Morandi, Michela Croce, Giuliana Cangemi, Sebastiano Barco, Valentina Rigo, Barbara Carlini, Loredana Amoroso, Vito Pistoia, Silvano Ferrini, Maria Valeria Corrias

“…In both BM and PB samples, IL-10 mRNA expression was higher in metastatic NB patients than in controls. …”
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Clinical efficacy of cytoreductive radical prostatectomy in the treatment of oligometastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer by Feng Qi, Yihang Xu, Zicheng Xu, Qing Zou

“…All patients were divided into cytoreductive surgery group and no local therapy group according to the administration of cytoreductive surgery before progression to metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Subsequently, our study explored the effect of cytoreductive surgery on CRPC-free survival in omHSPC patients. …”
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NT‐ProBNP and high‐sensitivity troponin T as screening tests for subclinical chronic heart failure in a general population by Maria Averina, Michael Stylidis, Jan Brox, Henrik Schirmer

“…The sex‐specific and age‐specific cut‐offs for NT‐proBNP had higher specificity for subclinical HF compared with the previously established single cut‐off 125 pg/mL. Age‐specific cut‐off for hs‐troponin T (18 ng/L) for men ≥60 years had also higher specificity than the single cut‐off 14 ng/L. …”
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High Levels of Proinflammatory Cytokines, but Not Markers of Tissue Injury, in Unaffected Intestinal Areas from Patients with IBD by Alberto J. León, Emma Gómez, Jose A. Garrote, David Bernardo, Asterio Barrera, Jose L. Marcos, Luis Fernández-Salazar, Benito Velayos, Alfredo Blanco-Quirós, Eduardo Arranz

“…In general, a correlation was observed between mRNA levels of these cytokines and both iNOS and Granzyme B. …”
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Epidemiological trends of head and neck Cancer survivors in Alberta: towards improved understanding of the burden of disease by Jin Soo Song, Patrick Vallance, Vincent Biron, Caroline C. Jeffery

“…Results Over this time period, head and neck cancer survivors tended to be younger (64.0 vs. 62.1, p = 0.046) and male (M:F 2.45:1 vs 2.54:1). In 1997, the predominant subsites were the oral cavity and larynx at 45.8% and 30.9%, respectively. …”
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A Low-Complexity Diversity-Preserving Universal Bit-Flipping Enhanced Hard Decision Decoder for Arbitrary Linear Codes by Praveen Sai Bere, Mohammed Zafar Ali Khan, Lajos Hanzo

“…Due to its capability of maintaining diversity at a low complexity, it is eminently suitable for applications such as V2X (Vehicle-to-everything), IoT (Internet of Things), mMTC (Massive Machine type Communications), URLLC (Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications) and WBAN (Wireless Body Area Networks) for efficient decoding with favorable performance characteristics. …”
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Bilateral Double Ureters with Bladder Neck Diverticulum in a Nigerian Woman Masquerading as an Obstetric Fistula by Imran O. Morhason-Bello, Sikiru A. Adebayo, Rukiyat A. Abdusalam, Oluwasomidoyin O. Bello, Kehinde H. Odubamowo, Olatunji O. Lawal, E. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Oladosu A. Ojengbede

“…Three months after surgery, she had urodynamic testing done (cystometry), which showed 220 mLs with no signs of instability or leakage during filling phase but leaked on coughing at maximal bladder capacity. …”
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Can the African weaver ant be used as a vector of entomopathogenic fungi to bolster the biological control of tephritid fruit fly pests? by Thibault Nève de Mévergnies, Samba Diop, Massamba Diakhaté, Claire Detrain, Frédéric Bouvery, Thierry Brévault, Anaïs Chailleux

“…Results showed that while M. anisopliae was intrinsically pathogenic to the weaver ants, they were able to detect its presence and adjust their behavior according to its concentration. …”
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Physicochemical properties, structure, growth-promoting and antioxidant activities of Glycyrrhiza leaf polysaccharides modified by fermentation by Juan Du, Yuan Wang, Xia Li, Zhalaga, Na Liu, Wenwen Wang, Jingwei Qi, Xiaoli Fan, Xiaoping An

“…In the zebrafish model, Glycyrrhiza leaf polysaccharides promoted the growth and development of zebrafish embryos, with the most pronounced effect at a concentration of 20 µg/mL after fermentation. FGLP exhibited superior protective effects against lipid peroxidation and cell death induced by 2,2′-azobis (2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride. …”
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Improved thermal stability and flame retardancy of soybean oil-based polyol rigid polyurethane foams modified with magnesium borate hydroxide and ammonium polyphosphate by Xu Zhang, Qihong Guan, Yueqi Wen, Zhi Wang, Hua Xie

“…The peak heat release rate (PHRR) and total heat release rate (THR) of RPUF-S3A20B12.5 at a radiant flux of 25 kW/m2 were reduced by 45.8% and 35.0% compared with RPUF-S3A20. …”
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Electroacupuncture Treatment Alleviates the Remifentanil-Induced Hyperalgesia by Regulating the Activities of the Ventral Posterior Lateral Nucleus of the Thalamus Neurons in Rats by Hong-Yan Zhao, Ling-Yu Liu, Jie Cai, Yan-Jun Cui, Guo-Gang Xing

“…EA at 2 Hz frequency (pulse width 0.6 ms, 1–3 mA) was applied to the bilateral acupoints “Zusanli” (ST.36) and “Sanyinjiao” (SP.6) in rats. …”
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Non‐Invasive Tumor‐Naïve Minimal Residual Disease Detection of Liver Cancer by Incorporating Circulating Tumor DNA Features and Alpha‐Fetoprotein: A Prospective Study by Qingqi Ren, Shiyong Li, Guolin Zhong, Yunfei Li, Dao‐Ling Huang, Liangliang Zhang, Yumin Feng, Guanghui Long, Mao Mao

“…Peripheral blood samples (8 mL) were collected before and after surgery. In this study, we expanded upon our previously developed multi‐omics assay, initially designed for liver cancer early detection by calculating a cancer signal score (PHCC), to determine the MRD status (named SeekInCure). …”
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Immunological Remission as a Basis for Dose Reduction of Immunosuppressors in Autoimmune Hepatitis: Results of Monocenter Surveillance Study by A. O. Bueverov, S. V. Koblov, P. O. Bogomolov

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Morphological and Interfacial Engineering with a Surfactant Additive Toward High‐Performance Blade‐Coated Quantum Dot Light‐Emitting Diodes by Wei‐Zhi Liu, Hong‐Wei Duan, Shu‐Guang Meng, Dong‐Ying Zhou, Liang‐Sheng Liao

“…The best performance is observed at a PEG concentration of 0.1 mg mL−1, yielding a CE of 33.1 cd A−1 and an EQE of 26.0%. …”
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NavBLIP: a visual-language model for enhancing unmanned aerial vehicles navigation and object detection by Ye Li, Li Yang, Meifang Yang, Fei Yan, Tonghua Liu, Chensi Guo, Rufeng Chen

“…Furthermore, NavBLIP employs a multimodal control strategy that dynamically selects context-specific features to optimize real-time performance, ensuring efficiency in high-stakes operations.Results and discussionExtensive experiments on benchmark datasets such as RefCOCO, CC12M, and Openlmages reveal that NavBLIP outperforms existing state-of-the-art models in terms of accuracy, recall, and computational efficiency. …”
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Vitrification affects the post-implantation development of mouse embryos by inducing DNA damage and epigenetic modifications by Yurong Chen, Haibo Zhu, Fucheng Guo, Luyao Wang, Wenli Zhang, Ruizhi Liu, Xiaoling Zhang, Xiangpeng Dai

“…Vitrification elevated H3K4me2/3, H4K12ac, and H4K16ac levels and reduced m6A modification in blastocysts. Moreover, vitrification significantly altered transcriptome profiles of mice placentas and brains at embryonic day 18.5 (E18.5). …”
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Second-hand Smoke Increases Nitric Oxide and Alters the IgE Response in a Murine Model of Allergic Aspergillosis by Brian W. P. Seymour, Janice L. Peake, Kent E. Pinkerton, Viswanath P. Kurup, Laurel J. Gershwin

“…All Af sensitized mice in ambient air (Af + AIR) made elevated levels of IgE, IgG1, IgM, IgG2a and IgA. Af sensitized mice housed in ETS (Af + ETS) made similar levels of immunoglobulins except for IgE that was significantly reduced in the serum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). …”
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APSKAITININKŲ DARBO LAIKO YPATUMAI: NACIONALINIO BENDRŲJŲ FUNKCIJŲ CENTRO ATVEJIS by Giedrė Lapinskienė, Asta Pikelienė, Jelena Kutkienė, Genė Achranovič, Olga Buckiūnienė

“…Pirmas tyrimo etapas buvo pradėtas 2021 m. rugsėjo 1 d. Šiame tyrimo etape dalyvavo darbuotojai, atliekantys turto, gautinų ir mokėtinų sumų, mokėjimų ir darbo užmokesčio apskaitos funkcijas. …”
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Spaciotemporal distribution characteristics of glacial lakes and the factors influencing the Southeast Tibetan Plateau from 1993 to 2023 by Yu Mingwei, Guo Yonggang, Zhang Jian, Li Feng, Su Libin, Qin Deshun

“…The analysis of regional elevation using the natural segmentation method reveals that glacial lakes are predominantly distributed within the altitude range of 4442 ~ 4909 m. The fluctuations in the annual mean precipitation and average annual temperature in the study area have decreased since 2008, while the growth trajectories of both the area and number of glacial lakes have gradually stabilized. …”
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Impact of Age and Sex on Viral Load in Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Andrea Magri, Giulia Francesca Manfredi, Carlo Smirne, Silvia Pigni, Michela Emma Burlone, Mattia Bellan, Nicole Vercellino, Rosalba Minisini, Mario Pirisi

“…The median HCV RNA concentration was 1.017 × 10⁶ IU/mL (interquartile range, 0.286–2.400). Among males, the METAVIR stage was the strongest independent predictor of a high viral load (defined as the highest two quartiles), with advanced stages inversely associated with viral load (<i>p</i> = 0.008). …”
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