Efficacy and safety of laser acupuncture on osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiangdong Wen, Guojiang Zhang, Jinquan Cui, Yuzhe Tang, Qi Meng, Yang Su, Senbo An, Shui Sun, Shui Sun

“…It is recommended to use a laser with a power greater than 100 mW and a wavelength greater than 1,000 nm. CO2 lasers and solid-state lasers were shown to be more effective in the results than other types of lasers.…”
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Developmental deficits, synapse and dendritic abnormalities in a Clcn4 KO autism mice model: endophenotypic target for ASD by Seong Mi Lee, Yura Choi, Dayeon Kim, Ha Jin Jeong, Young Ho Do, Sohee Jung, Bomee Lee, Hyung Jun Choi, Suhyeon Kim, Jung-Min Oh, Songhee Jeon, Jinju Han, Yeni Kim

“…RNA sequencing data from mouse neural progenitor cells (mNPCs) showed that the genes regulating trans-synaptic signaling, transmembrane transport, and neuronal projection development were significantly decreased in Clcn4 knockdown (KD) cells compared to wild type (WT). …”
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Effect of Different Cooking Methods on Lipid Content and Fatty Acid Profile of Red Mullet ( Mullus barbatus ) by Francesca Biandolino, Ermelinda Prato, Asia Grattagliano, Isabella Parlapiano

“…All cooking methods caused significant changes in the fatty acid (FA) profile of M. barbatus . The content of saturated fatty acids (SFA) varied significantly between raw and cooked fish with the lowest values determined for fried sample. …”
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A dataset of Antarctic ecosystems in ice-free lands: classification, descriptions, and maps by Anikó B. Tóth, Aleks Terauds, Steven L. Chown, Kevin A. Hughes, Peter Convey, Dominic A. Hodgson, Don A. Cowan, John Gibson, Rachel I. Leihy, Nicholas J. Murray, Sharon A. Robinson, Justine D. Shaw, Jonathan S. Stark, Mark I. Stevens, John van den Hoff, Jane Wasley, David A. Keith

“…This produced a spatially explicit hierarchical classification with nine Major Environment Units (Tier 1), 33 Habitat Complexes (Tier 2) and 269 Bioregional Ecosystem Types (Tier 3) mapped at 100 m resolution and aligned with ‘level 4’ of the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology. …”
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Thrombophilia screening in women with recurrent first trimester miscarriage: is it time to stop testing? – a cohort study and systematic review of the literature by Hassan Shehata, Ranjit Akolekar, Amanda Ali, Mariane Silva-Edge, Shahla Haroon, Abdullatif Elfituri, Radhika Viswanatha, Haider Jan

“…Persistent positive lupus anticoagulant (LA) was found in 0.5% (6/1155) and persistent positive anticardiolipin (ACL) antibodies with a value ≥40 U/mL was found in 0.5% (6/1155) of patients. Tests for LA/ACL were performed a minimum of 12 weeks apart thus meeting the revised Sapporo criteria for a diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome.Conclusion The findings of our study demonstrate that the prevalence of inherited thrombophilia is similar in women with RM to that in the general population. …”
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Body mass index, proteinuria and total lymphocyte counts in predicting treatment responses among ART naïve individuals with HIV initiated on antiretroviral treatment in Dar es Sala... by Ellen Hertzmark, Patricia Munseri, Lazaro Jassely, Basil Tumaini

“…Objectives To explore the potential use of body mass index (BMI), proteinuria and total lymphocyte count changes in predicting immunological and virological response in individuals with HIV initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART).Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Three urban HIV care and treatment centres in Dar es Salaam.Participants Individuals with HIV initiating ART.Outcome measures HIV viral load ≥1000 copies/mL (viral non-suppression) at 6 months after ART initiation.Results Of 215 (out of 220 enrolled) participants who returned for evaluation at 6 months, 147 (66.8%) were women. …”
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Cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent host presenting as haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis by Inês Matias-Lopes, Henrique Atalaia Barbacena, Margarida Guiomar, Raquel Soares, Catarina Barão, Ana Rita Ferreira, Federica Parlato, Patrícia Howell-Monteiro

“…CMV serology was positive for acute infection (IgM positive/IgG negative), with a viral load of 4470 IU/ml. …”
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Etiology of Ascites and Pleural Effusion Associated with Ovarian Tumors: Literature Review and Case Reports of Three Ovarian Tumors Presenting with Massive Ascites, but without Per... by Ai Miyoshi, Takashi Miyatake, Takeya Hara, Asuka Tanaka, Naoko Komura, Shinnosuke Komiya, Serika Kanao, Masumi Takeda, Mayuko Mimura, Masaaki Nagamatsu, Takeshi Yokoi

“…The amount of ascites was 6,300, 2,600, and 3,600 mL, respectively, and was serous in all. Cytodiagnosis of the ascites found that one was positive for tumor cells and two were negative. …”
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Developing a method for root-zone soil moisture monitoring at the field scale using remote sensing and simulation modeling by Hamideh Noory, Morteza Khoshsima, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Mitsuru Tsubo, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Salar Pashapour

“…The proposed method could improve the spatiotemporal resolution of surface and root-zone SM monitoring via simulation of daily root-zone SM at a spatial resolution of 10 m. This method may enable the development of precise irrigation systems that optimize water allocations and conserve limited water resources at the field scale.…”
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Facile green synthesis of silver doped NiO nanoparticles using aloe vera latex for efficient energy storage and photocatalytic applications by S. Alfadhli, Syed Khasim, A.A.A. Darwish, Khoulod Al-nahdi, Mervat Abdelkader, Raghad Gamal, Taymour A. Hamdalla

“…The green synthesized NPs were tested in 1 M KOH to investigate their supercapacitor performance as an effective material for electrode. …”
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多模式CT在支架取栓术治疗急性缺血性卒中的应用 by 李立恒

“…【方法】选择从2015年1月至2016年6月在我院临床诊断为急性缺血性卒中62例患者，在发病3~8h内行多模式CT检查，包括CT平扫（NCCT）、CT血管成像（CTA）、CT灌注成像（CTP），采用改良的血管TICI分级标准（mTICI）评估血管栓塞情况，通过CTA及CTP参数评估责任血管及血流灌注状态，初步判断患者行Solitaire支架取栓的可行性。…”
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Abdominal fat distribution and its relationship to brain changes: the differential effects of age on cerebellar structure and function: a cross-sectional, exploratory study by Yvonne Böttcher, Michael Stumvoll, Kees Straatman, Matthias Raschpichler, Matthias Leopold Schroeter, Katrin Arelin, Haiko Schlögl, Dominik Fritzsch, Meinhard Mende, André Pampel, Arno Villringer, Karsten Mueller

“…Moreover, we aimed to investigate whether these effects change with age.Design Cross-sectional, exploratory.Setting University Clinic, Integrative Research and Treatment Centre.Participants We included 100 (mean BMI=26.0 kg/m², 42 women) out of 202 volunteers randomly invited by the city's registration office, subdivided into two age groups: young-to-mid-age (n=51, 20–45 years of age, mean BMI=24.9, 24 women) versus old (n=49, 65–70 years of age, mean BMI=27.0, 18 women).Main outcome measures VAT, BMI, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue, brain structure (grey matter density), functional brain architecture (eigenvector centrality, EC).Results We discovered a loss of cerebellar structure with increasing VAT in the younger participants, most significantly in regions involved in motor processing. …”
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Dairy Foods in a Moderate Energy Restricted Diet Do Not Enhance Central Fat, Weight, and Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Losses nor Reduce Adipocyte Size or Inflammatory Markers in... by Marta D. Van Loan, Nancy L. Keim, Sean H. Adams, Elaine Souza, Leslie R. Woodhouse, Anthony Thomas, Megan Witbracht, Erik R. Gertz, Brian Piccolo, Andrew A. Bremer, Michael Spurlock

“…No diet differences were observed in weight, fat, or IAAT loss; nor SAT mRNA expression of inflammation, circulating cytokines, fasting lipids, glucose, or insulin. …”
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A Performance Evaluation and Inter-laboratory Comparison of Community Face Coverings Media in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic by Soleiman Bourrous, Mathieu Barrault, Victor Mocho, Stéphane Poirier, Nathalie Bardin-Monnier, Augustin Charvet, Dominique Thomas, Alexandre Bescond, Axel Fouqueau, Tatiana Mace, François Gaie-Levrel, François-Xavier Ouf

“…This specification imposes a minimal air permeability of 96 L m−2 s−1 for a 100 Pa pressure drop and a minimal filtration efficiency of 70% for 3 µm diameter particles. …”
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Magnetic susceptibility controlled by climate-driven weathering intensity by Aubineau Jérémie, Antonio Paul Y.J., El Bamiki Radouan, Parat Fleurice, Camps Pierre, Raji Otmane, Jourani Es-Said, Bodinier Jean-Louis, Macouin Mélina, Gilder Stuart, Rousse Sonia, Séranne Michel

“…Bulk mineralogy, Rietveld refinements of powder XRD patterns, and whole-rock geochemistry, combined with a MS investigation across a ∼290 m-thick Upper Cretaceous/Paleogene sedimentary sequence at Erguita, Morocco, imply that iron is exclusively detrital in origin. …”
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D-mannose-modified nanoliposomes enhance the targeted delivery of ovalbumin to improve its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and macrophage polarization effects by Jiahao Liao, Jianyu Huang, Xiaoyi Chi, Xiaoqiong Li, Jian Kuang, Jianqiang Li, Xiangyu Bian, Jinzhu Pang, Jinjun Li, Weiwei Wang

“…MLipo@OVA also promoted M2 macrophage polarization by upregulating CD206 and Arg-1 and downregulating iNOS. …”
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LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN POLAND by Monika Król

“…Wezwanie do zintegrowania celów w zakresie ochrony środowiska, a zwłaszcza różnorodności biologicznej z działalnością rolniczą widoczne jest w wielu aktach prawnych m.in w prawie emisyjnym, w regulacji odnoszącej się do działalności uciążliwej i niebezpiecznej, czy przepisom dotyczącym ochrony i korzystania z zasobów biosfery. …”
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Interaction effect between vitamin D and gestational diabetes mellitus in the second trimester by MA Ziwen, DING Xiaoying, CHU Liming, ZHANG Yan, ZHANG Aifeng, ZHU Yanjun, WANG Xun, XIE Zhenyu

“…The risk of GDM is significantly reduced when serum 25(OH)D level ≥30 ng∙mL-1.…”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the <i>CAMTA</i> Gene Family in Roses (<i>Rosa chinensis</i> Jacq.) by Wanyi Su, Yuzheng Deng, Xuejuan Pan, Ailing Li, Yongjie Zhu, Jitao Zhang, Siting Lu, Weibiao Liao

“…Calmodulin-binding transcription activator (<i>CAMTA</i>), as one of the transcription factors, is involved in performing important functions in modulating plant stress responses and development in a Ca²⁺/CaM-driven modus. However, genome-scale analysis of <i>CAMTA</i> has not been systemically investigated in roses. …”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring and neutralizing anti-drug antibody detection to optimize TNF-alpha inhibitor treatment for uveitis by Howard C. Chen, Jenny Shunyakova, Amit K. Reddy, Srujay Pandiri, Lynn Hassman

“…Patients were considered to have neutralizing drug antibodies when serum drug levels were low (less than or equal to 6 mcg/mL) and anti-adalimumab antibodies were present on reflex testing. …”
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