COVID-safe behaviour before, during and after a youth mass gathering event: a longitudinal cohort study by Tegan Cruwys, Joanne A Rathbone, Mark Stevens, Laura J Ferris

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The MicroRNA-106a/20b Strongly Enhances the Antitumour Immune Responses of Dendritic Cells Pulsed with Glioma Stem Cells by Targeting STAT3 by Hui Zhou, Chengmei Sun, Cong Li, Shiting Hua, Feng Li, Ruichun Li, Dongpeng Cai, Yuxi Zou, Yingqian Cai, Xiaodan Jiang

“…Simultaneously, the inhibition of STAT3 in the fusion cells by STAT3-specific siRNA caused significant upregulation of the expression of CD80, CD86, and MHC-II, and the secretion of the cytokines IL-6 and IL-12 was substantially increased, IL-10 was markedly decreased. These findings revealed that STAT3 is an important regulator of DC maturation. …”
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Virological and Immunological Aspects of AIDS Pathogenesis by Brian Conway, Francisco J Diaz-Mitoma

“…The association appears most marked when the two virological parameters are considered together rather than individually. …”
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A New X-Ray and Radio Burst Activity from the Magnetar SGR 1935+2154 by Noor S. Rehan, Alaa I. Ibrahim

“…The ${R}_{\mathrm{BB}}^{2}\mbox{--}{{kT}}_{\mathrm{BB}}$ parameter space shows a marked contrast where two distinctive, nonoverlapping, and smaller soft and hard blackbody regions are manifested in 2020 April but not in 2022 October and the other episodes. …”
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Move to improve - Prescribing physical activity and deprescribing paracetamol for low back pain: Protocol for a hybrid type III feasibility study by David Roberts, Paulo H Ferreira, Josielli Comachio, Paula R Beckenkamp, Thomas Patterson, Mark Halliday, Emma Kwan-Yee Ho

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Inequalities in children’s tooth decay requiring dental extraction under general anaesthetic: a longitudinal study using linked electronic health records by Carol Dezateux, Nicola Firman, Vanessa Muirhead

“…Five- (HR: 0.80; 95% CI 0.66 to 0.94) and 11- year-olds (0.78; 95% CI 0.62 to 0.99) with excess weight were less likely to have had a DGA.Conclusion We found marked ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in childhood DGA. …”
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Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol by Andrew Booth, Catrin Evans, Stephen Timmons, Helen Spiby, Mark Clowes, Nia Jones, Kerry Evans, Benash Nazmeen, Candice Sunney, Georgia Clancy

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Comprehensive phenotypic analysis of multiple gene deletions of α-glucan synthase and Crh-transglycosylase gene families in Aspergillus niger highlighting the versatility of the fu... by Katharina J. Ost, Mark Arentshorst, Bruno M. Moerschbacher, Mareike E. Dirks-Hofmeister, Arthur F.J. Ram

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VP-SFDA: Visual Prompt Source-Free Domain Adaptation for Cross-Modal Medical Image by Yixin Chen, Yan Wang, Zhaoheng Xie

“…The effectiveness of denoising approaches is influenced by the degree of domain gap between the source and target domains. A marked shift can cause the pseudo-labels to be unreliable, even after applying denoising. …”
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Open resection and reconstruction of a Nasoseptal Chondrosarcoma: case report and literature review by Changseok Lee, David Forner, Martin Bullock, Matthew H. Rigby, Martin Corsten, Jonathan R. Trites, S. Mark Taylor

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Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Chick Embryo: Immunomodulatory, Hepatic and Biochemical Alterations by Md. Sadequl Islam, Md. Nurul Amin, Mst. Deloara Begum

“…Results The results revealed subcutaneous haemorrhage, significant reductions in total body weight and marked changes in biochemical markers, including urea, creatinine, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), in the amniotic fluid of the groups treated with TiO2 NPs, compared to the control. …”
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Capturing Geological Uncertainty in Salt Cavern Developments for Hydrogen Storage by Hector G. Barnett, Mark Thomas Ireland, Cees Van Der Land

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Data-driven supervision to optimize the effectiveness of proactive case detection for mental health care among children: a proof-of-concept study by Myrthe van den Broek, M. Claire Greene, Anthony F. Guevara, Sandra Agondeze, Erimiah Kyanjo, Olivier Irakoze, Rosco Kasujja, Brandon A. Kohrt, Mark J. D. Jordans

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Tectonometamorphic evolution of a subduction plate interface at the base of the Mirdita Ophiolite (Bajram Curri, northeastern Albania) by Madeline Richter, Kilian Pollok, Kujtim Onuzi, Kamil Ustaszewski

“…Corresponding microstructures indicate mineral growth at isotropic stresses, suggesting that deformation migrated into structurally lower, frontally accreted non-metamorphic units of the sub-ophiolitic mélange marking the start of obduction onto the passive Adriatic margin. …”
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A Quantum Mermin-Wagner Theorem for a Generalized Hubbard Model by Mark Kelbert, Yurii Suhov

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Exploring the prevalence of gout among underrepresented low socioeconomic status type 2 diabetes populations by Jessica Smith, Abey Martin, Jane Mundadan, Michael Roberts, Youssef Roman, Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, Farzaneh Daghigh

“…Gout is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting joints in the lower limbs, marked by elevated serum urate levels and the accumulation of uric acid crystals in synovial fluid, causing painful flare-ups that significantly impact quality of life. …”
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miR-21 and cathepsin B in familial Mediterranean fever: novel findings regarding their impact on disease severity by Emrah Yucesan, Mehmet Yildiz, Ramila Hajiyeva

“…Serum miR-21-5p expression levels were assessed by qRT-PCR, while serum pyrin, IL-1β and cathepsin B levels were determined by ELISA.Results Serum miR-21-5p was significantly downregulated in FMF patients compared with the control group (p<0.001), while serum pyrin, IL-1β and cathepsin B levels were markedly elevated (p<0.001 for each). Only miR-21-5p was negatively correlated with IL-1β (r=−0.855; p<0.001). …”
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Neglected Questions on the “Forgotten War”: South Korea and the United States on the Eve of the Korean War by Mark Caprio

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Lung transplantation for pulmonary chronic graft-versus-host disease: a missed opportunity? by Andrea Zajacova, MD, Hélène Schoemans, MD, PhD, Mark Greer, MD, MRCP, Hildegard Greinix, MD, Peter Jaksch, MD, Osnat Shtraichman, MD, Rayid Abdulqawi, MD, PhD, Are M. Holm, MD, PhD, Robin Vos, MD, PhD, Saskia Bos, MD, PhD

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Development and validation of a novel tool to measure tear volume in volumetric unit (microlitre) per minute “the standard international unit (SI) tear strip” by R Balamurugan, Anusuya Bhattacharyya, Phulen Sarma

“…By placing a specific volume of BSS at one marked end of the paper, we measured the distance travelled by the BSS after one minute. …”
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