Engagement of the Mannose Receptor by Tumoral Mucins Activates an Immune Suppressive Phenotype in Human Tumor-Associated Macrophages by P. Allavena, M. Chieppa, G. Bianchi, G. Solinas, M. Fabbri, G. Laskarin, A. Mantovani

“…MR engagement by tumoral mucins and by an agonist anti-MR antibody modulated cytokine production by TAM toward an immune-suppressive profile: increase of IL-10, absence of IL-12, and decrease of the Th1-attracting chemokine CCL3. …”
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Interconnections between BDH1-plasma protein-type 2 diabetes Mellitus: a mediated mendelian randomization analysis using plasma proteomics by Yi-Ying Liu, Yue-Yang Zhang, Qin Wan

“…Within this framework, we adopted a two-step, two-sample MR approach to evaluate the relationships between BDH1, plasma proteins, and type 2 diabetes. …”
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Metabolic resistance to pyrethroids with possible involvement of non-coding ribonucleic acids in Anopheles funestus, the major malaria vector in western Kenya by Isaiah Debrah, Daibin Zhong, Maxwell G. Machani, Godfrey Nattoh, Kevin O. Ochwedo, Collins M. Morang’a, Ming-Chieh Lee, Linda E. Amoah, Andrew K. Githeko, Yaw A. Afrane, Guiyun Yan

“…Teso had the lowest level of resistance to permethrin (MR = 70%) and deltamethrin (MR = 87%). Resistance to DDT was observed only in Kombewa (MR = 89%) and Port Victoria (MR = 85%). …”
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Health Inequalities in Under-Five Mortality: An Assessment of Empowered Action Group (EAG) States of India by Sarvesh Kumar, Damodar Sahu, Amit Mehto, Ravendra Kumar Sharma

“…Under-five mortality rates (U5MR) were calculated for associated background characteristics by using the life table method. …”
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High Loaded Mounts for Vibration Control Using Magnetorheological Fluids: Review of Design Configuration by Xuan Phu Do, Seung-Bok Choi

“…Design configurations of high loaded magnetorheological (MR in short) mounts are reviewed and discussed. …”
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Development of an Innovative Magnetorheological Gearbox for Positioning Control and Anti-Disturbance of a Robotic Arm by Yuyang Zhang, Shuaishuai Sun, Lei Deng, Guorui Wang, Rui Yu, Weihua Li, Xinglong Gong, Shiwu Zhang, Haiping Du, Jian Yang

“…To resolve this problem, this work integrates a compact magnetorheological (MR) bearing, which is capable of switching between locking and unlocking states utilizing the MR effect, into the gearbox of the actuation system of the robotic arm. …”
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Inter-reader agreement for diagnosing thymic cysts on chest MRI in two tertiary referral centers by Yura Ahn, Sang Min Lee, Chu Hyun Kim, Sehee Kim, Jooae Choe, Joon Beom Seo, Ho Yun Lee

“…Abstract Despite the substantial role of chest MRI for the diagnosis and follow-up of thymic cysts, information about inter-reader agreement and optimal MR sequences is still limited. We aimed to investigate the inter-reader agreement for diagnosing thymic cysts using various combinations of MR sequences and to assess the effect of the addition of CT on inter-reader agreement. …”
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Experimental evaluation of mechanically stabilized earth walls reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer bars embedded in marble waste-sand mixtures by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Irfan Jamil, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Mansoor Ullah, Saif ul Islam, Mudassir Iqbal, R. Nawaz

“…Sand with 14 %MP, 28 %MR, and 21 %(MP+MR) were observed to be the optimum mixing ratios according to modified Proctor compaction testing. …”
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Identification of sex linked molecular markers in Indonesian giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii by Novi Megawati, Alimuddin, Ratu Siti Aliah

“…Nevertheless, MrMKn primers still detected 10–16 % male prawns from Sukabumi and Aceh. …”
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A Review of Mendelian Randomization: Assumptions, Methods, and Application to Obesity-Related Diseases by Seungjae Lee, Woojoo Lee

“…In this review, we argue that it is crucial to acknowledge the instrumental variable assumptions in MR analysis. We describe widely used MR methods, using an example from obesity-related metabolic disorders. …”
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Radiological Followup of the Evolution of Inflammatory Process in Sacroiliac Joint with Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Case with Pyogenic Sacroiliitis by Muhammet Cinar, Hatice Tugba Sanal, Sedat Yilmaz, Ismail Simsek, Hakan Erdem, Salih Pay, Ayhan Dinc

“…Here in this case, the followup magnetic resonance (MR) images of a 49-year-old male patient with PS is displayed. …”
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Causal relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and chronic obstructive respiratory disease: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Shan Lin, Dingfeng Lai, Wanmei He, Qingyuan Zhan

“…The absence of heterogeneity and pleiotropy was confirmed through the Cochran Q test, funnel plots, MR-Egger intercept test, and MR-PRESSO. Directional causality was further substantiated by Steiger testing. …”
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Phenotypic insights into genetic risk factors for immune-related adverse events in cancer immunotherapy by Haochuan Ma, Dili Song, Haibo Zhang, Taidong Li, Xing Jin

“…We categorized these correlations and further explored potential mechanisms by which associated traits might influence irAEs through multivariate MR. Results MR-PheWAS identified numerous risk factors for irAEs, encompassing both previously documented and novel associations. …”
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Bidirectional causal associations between frailty measures and sleep disturbances: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Che L, Zang H, Bi Y, Wen B, Xu L

“…We conducted the causal estimates using the inverse variance-weighted method (IVW), with sensitivity analyses using MR-Egger, weighted median, weighted mode, and MR pleiotropy residual sum and outlier (MR-PRESSO) analysis. …”
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Mendelian randomization study of serum uric acid levels and urate-lowering drugs on pulmonary arterial hypertension outcomes by Xiaoling Yao, Xin Cai, Shaoqin Zhang, Yuzheng Yang, Xiangyan Yang, Wukai Ma, Zong Jiang

“…MR analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between serum uric acid levels and PAH (odds ratio (OR) 1.106, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.021-1.200, P = 0.014), corroborated by a replication MR analysis (OR 1.859, 95% CI 1.130–3.057, P = 0.015). …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging in primates. The example of the mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus): From detection of pathological aging to therapeutic evaluations by Nelly Joseph-Mathurin, Olene Dorieux, Audrey Kraska, Anne Bertrand, Mathieu Santin, Nadine El Tannir El Tayara, Marc Dhenain

“…In this case, MRI can be used as a support for quantification of radioligand uptake in specific structures. Ex vivo MR imaging is another MR protocol that can be used to describe cerebral aging in lemurs. …”
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Genetic association between immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and peripheral artery disease: a Mendelian randomization study by Haichao Wu, Dandan Zheng, Long Zhou, Qiang Wang, Tao Wang, Siyuan Liang

“…In addition, heterogeneity test, horizontal pleiotropy test, and leave-one-out analysis were performed to evaluate the robustness of the MR results. The IVW model yielded evidence of a positive association between RA and PAD (OR = 1.059, 95% CI: 1.026–1.094, p<0.001), which was consistent with the results obtained from MR-Egger regression and weighted median analyses, indicating that the results of MR analysis were reliable. …”
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Effects of marble waste on shear strength and pullout resistance of sand reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Waqas Ahmad, Beenish Jehan Khan

“…Sand with 14 % MP, 28 % MR, and 21 % (MP+MR) by weight were identified as OMRs. …”
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Effect of the gut microbiome in glaucoma risk from the causal perspective by He Chen, Meng Zhou, Zicheng Zhang, Siqi Bao, Jia Qu, Yaxuan Wu, Ronghua Shi

“…Inverse variance weighted, MR-Egger, weighted median, weighted mode, Mendelian Randomisation Pleiotropy Residual Sum and Outlier, MR-Egger intercept and Cochran’s Q statistical analyses were used to supplement MR results and sensitivity analysis. …”
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Causal role of ischemic heart disease in ovarian cancer subtypes by Jianhai Chen, Huabin He, Ling Gao

“…The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method was used as the primary analysis, supported by MR-Egger, weighted median, and MR-PRESSO for sensitivity analyses. …”
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