Mosaic loss of the Y chromosome in human neurodegenerative and oncological diseases by I. L. Kuznetsova, L. I. Uralsky, T. V. Tyazhelova, T. V. Andreeva, E. I. Rogaev

“…This review examines the main pathologies and genetic factors associated with mLOY, as well as the hypotheses regarding their interplay. …”
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Biomechanics Parameters of Gait Analysis to Characterize Parkinson’s Disease: A Scoping Review by Michela Russo, Marianna Amboni, Noemi Pisani, Antonio Volzone, Danilo Calderone, Paolo Barone, Francesco Amato, Carlo Ricciardi, Maria Romano

“…A total of 29 articles were included that reported gait changes in PD patients under different gait conditions: single free walking, sequential motor task, and dual task. The main findings of our review highlighted the use of optoelectronic systems for recording kinematic parameters and force plates for measuring kinetic parameters, due to their high accuracy. …”
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Immediate results of the еndovascular aneurysm repair in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients with an unfavorable proximal neck by S.M. Furkalo, V.A. Kondratyuk, O.A. Vlasenko, I.V. Khasyanova, A.V. Khohlov, P.A. Gindich, I.A. Mazanovich, O.O. Pustyntsev

“…The comparison group consisted of 9 patients with standard aneurysm neck, where standard EVAR procedures were performed. The main anatomical difference in the groups was the length of the aneurysm neck – 9.9 mm and 36.1 mm in groups I and II, respectively (p = 0,0003). …”
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Dietary carotenoid intakes and biological aging among US adults, NHANES 1999–2018 by Xiang Qi, Xuanyang Wang, Licheng Cheng, Yue Li, Keke Dang, Shuo Yang, Yina Wang, Runyi Zhou, Can Zhang, Ying Li

“…Conclusions Increased dietary intakes of various carotenoids were associated with lower biological aging indices, which was possibly and mainly driven by lutein/zeaxanthin and β-carotene.…”
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Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Carriage is a Protective Factor of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Colonization in HIV-Infected Patients: A... by Ying Li, Jialing Lin, Linghua Li, Weiping Cai, Jiaping Ye, Suiping He, Wencui Zhang, Ning Liu, Zijun Gong, Xiaohua Ye, Zhenjiang Yao

“…A significant difference in the proportions of antibiotic resistance between MRSA and MRCoNS isolates was found except for penicillin, clindamycin, tetracycline, and teicoplanin. The main STs and CC types of MRSA isolates in this population were ST188 (15.1%) and CC59 (17.6%), respectively. …”
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Implications of irrigation water quality in tropical farms by B. Guerra Tamara, A. Torregroza-Espinosa, D. Pinto Osorio, M. Moreno Pallares, A. Corrales Paternina, A. Echeverría González

“…The department of Sucre, in northern Colombia, is predominantly a ranching and agricultural region where agriculture is the main source for livelihoods. The purpose of this study was to assess the physicochemical quality of surface water in irrigation systems at 141 farms.METHODS: To this end, 141 water samples were taken to determine 22 physicochemical parameters. …”
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ViT-Based Face Diagnosis Images Analysis for Schizophrenia Detection by Huilin Liu, Runmin Cao, Songze Li, Yifan Wang, Xiaohan Zhang, Hua Xu, Xirong Sun, Lijuan Wang, Peng Qian, Zhumei Sun, Kai Gao, Fufeng Li

“…Objectives: Computer-aided schizophrenia (SZ) detection methods mainly depend on electroencephalogram and brain magnetic resonance images, which both capture physical signals from patients’ brains. …”
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Diagnostics and Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Scientific Medical Society of Internal Medicine, Russ... by V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. V. Maev, O. M. Drapkina, A. I. Martynov, O. A. Storonova, E. A. Godgello, M. P. Korolev, T. L. Lapina, P. V. Pavlov, A. V. Paraskevova, I. A. Tarasova, E. D. Fedorov, A. T. Tskhovrebov, M. P. Shapka, A. L. Shestakov, A. V. Yurasov

“…The following hypotheses have been proposed as the main mechanisms for the development of achalasia: genetic predisposition, exposure to viral infections, and idiopathic autoimmune triggers. …”
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Prognostic Value of PSMB5 and Correlations with LC3II and Reactive Oxygen Species Levels in the Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells of Bortezomib-Resistant Multiple Myeloma Patients by Eva Plakoula, Georgios Kalampounias, Spyridon Alexis, Evgenia Verigou, Alexandra Kourakli, Kalliopi Zafeiropoulou, Argiris Symeonidis

“…Overall, post-treatment PSMB5 reduction could indicate a shift from proteasomal to autophagic degradation as a main proteostatic mechanism, thus explaining resistance. …”
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Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination and Individual Domain Cut-Off Scores for Discriminating between Different Cognitive Subtypes of Parkinson’s Disease by Dagmar Berankova, Eva Janousova, Martina Mrackova, Ilona Eliasova, Milena Kostalova, Svetlana Skutilova, Irena Rektorova

“…Objective. The main aim of this study was to verify the sensitivity and specificity of Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) in discriminating between Parkinson’s disease (PD) with normal cognition (PD-NC) and PD with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) and between PD-MCI and PD with dementia (PD-D). …”
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Insights of cellular and molecular changes in sugarcane response to oxidative signaling by Lucas Felipe Silva, Kellya F. M. Barreto, Helaine Cristiane Silva, Iara Dantas de Souza, Carlos H. S. G. Meneses, Adriana F. Uchôa, Katia C. Scortecci

“…Abstract Main conclusion Significant changes in the proteome highlight essential metabolic adaptations for development and oxidative signaling induced by the treatment of young sugarcane plants with hydrogen peroxide. …”
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Geological disaster risk assessment based on ecological niche model: A case study of Longhui County, Shaoyang City by Yun ZHANG, Feng ZI, Jiehua GUO, Yunjiang CAO, Jiuling DUAN, Zhigang GUO, Long TANG

“…Steep canyon, average annual rainfall, slope, and geotechnical construction are identified as the main factors influencing the development of geological disasters in the study area. …”
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Engineering geological evaluation of Bowa Dayole dam site, North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Ashu Fekadu, Yadeta C. Chemeda, Shankar Karuppannan, Endalu Tadele Chala

“…Geological mapping, discontinuity surveying, core drilling, permeability testing, and laboratory analysis were used to achieve these goals. As the study area's main lithological units, geological mapping revealed units such as colluvial and alluvial deposits, aphanitic basaltic rock, and tuff units with varied degrees of fracturing and weathering. …”
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Revealing complexity: segmentation of hippocampal subfields in adolescents with major depressive disorder reveals specific links to cognitive dysfunctions by Yixin Zhang, Xuan Liu, Ying Yang, Yihao Zhang, Qiang He, Feiyu Xu, Xinjuan Jin, Junqi Gao, Yuan Yao, Dexin Yu, Bernhard Hommel, Xingxing Zhu, Kangcheng Wang, Wenxin Zhang

“…Analyses of overall symptom severity, duration, self-harm behavior, and suicidality suggested that severity-related decreases mainly manifested in CA regions and involved surrounding subfields with disease severity increases. …”
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Skin autofluorescence as part of the comprehensive assessment of clinical and metabolic status of patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease by Darya Yu. Konovalova, Peter A. Lebedev, Olga V. Ushakova, Elena E. Potyakina, Dmitriy V. Kornilin, Vladimir N. Grishanov, Marina V. Komarova

“…BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common end-stage disease requiring kidney transplantation or dialysis, which main type is program hemodialysis (PHD). These high-cost technologies of renal replacement therapy have significantly improved over recent decades, but the quality of life remains low and mortality is still high, especially in patients receiving PHD. …”
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Chemical effects on ecological interactions within a model-experiment loop by Lamonica, Dominique, Charles, Sandrine, Clément, Bernard, Lopes, Christelle

“…We modelled the dynamics of the three species and their interactions using a mechanistic model based on coupled ordinary differential equations. The main processes occurring in this three-species microcosm were thus formalized, including growth and settling of algae, growth of duckweeds, interspecific competition between algae and duckweeds, growth, survival and grazing of daphnids, as well as cadmium effects. …”
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Metabolic syndrome and pancreatic lesions by O. S. Shifrin, I. A. Sokolina, A. E. Leonovich, M. A. Ashitko, T. L. Lemina, A. V. Korolyov

“…Steatosis of the pancreas can be considered as diffuse development of fatty tissue in all parts of the organ, developing mainly on the background of metabolic syndrome and combined to smoldering pancreatic inflammation under influence of pancreatoxic factors – alcohol, gallstone disease. …”
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Advanced analysis of soil pollution in southwestern Ghana using Variational Autoencoders (VAE) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) by Raymond Webrah Kazapoe, Daniel Kwayisi, Seidu Alidu, Samuel Dzidefo Sagoe, Aliyu Ohiani Umaru, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah, Millicent Obeng Addai, Obed Fiifi Fynn

“…The Pearson correlation matrix outlines two main groups of PTEs: (1) moderate correlation (Ba, Cr, Cu, Ni and V) and (2) weak correlation (As, Pb and Zn). …”
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Enhancing the strength and transparency of egg white gels: mechanistic insights into the role of sodium decanoate by Yuting Du, Xuan Yao, Qianying Ding, Gan Hu, Chunmei Wang, Yizi Yuan, Zhifeng Zhao, Fang Geng

“…C10 promotes the formation of smooth and dense gel network structure mainly by enhancing the hydrophobic interactions of egg white protein (EWP), thus effectively improving the gel properties. …”
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Fracture behavior of a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) under airbag deployment conditions evaluated through Reversed Charpy tests by E.A. Paredes-Mogica, U. Figueroa-López, S.B. Mohd Yasin, A.C. Taylor, A. Guevara-Morales

“…For the past decades, polymers such as polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride have replaced metals as the main material for automotive instrument panel construction. …”
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