Association between apolipoprotein E ε4 status and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease: a meta-analysis by Zijun Ren, Zhenting Guan, Qingliang Guan, Hongjian Guan, Hongjian Guan

“…The prognostic significance of APOE ε4 status in AD patients was examined on the basis of pooled hazard ratios (HRs). Results A total of 22 studies published after 1987, including 571,800 patients, were included. …”
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LDDP-Net: A Lightweight Neural Network with Dual Decoding Paths for Defect Segmentation of LED Chips by Jie Zhang, Ning Chen, Mengyuan Li, Yifan Zhang, Xinyu Suo, Rong Li, Jian Liu

“…The latter is more detail-oriented, using multiple pooling and convolution techniques to focus on fine-grained information after deconvolution. …”
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Partial Purification of Integral Membrane Antigenic Proteins from Trypanosoma evansi That Display Immunological Cross-Reactivity with Trypanosoma vivax by Norma P. Velásquez, Rocío E. Camargo, Graciela L. Uzcanga, José Bubis

“…After discarding the cytosolic and Triton X-100 solubilized proteins, we employed sedimentation by centrifugation on linear sucrose gradients to partially purify the sodium dodecyl sulfate-solubilized proteins from the Triton X-100 resistant particulate fraction of T. evansi. We obtained enriched pools containing polypeptide bands with apparent molecular masses of 27 kDa, 31 kDa, and 53 kDa, which were recognized by anti-T. vivax antibodies from experimentally and naturally infected bovines.…”
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Parity-Dependent Hemosiderin and Lipofuscin Accumulation in the Reproductively Aged Mouse Ovary by Ulises Urzua, Carlos Chacon, Renato Espinoza, Sebastián Martínez, Nicole Hernandez

“…The progressive decline of the ovarian follicle pool leads to reproductive ageing. The latter is accompanied by age-related disorders, including various types of cancer. …”
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Potential Role of JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway in the Neurogenic-to-Gliogenic Shift in Down Syndrome Brain by Han-Chung Lee, Kai-Leng Tan, Pike-See Cheah, King-Hwa Ling

“…In mouse models for DS, the pool of neural progenitor cells commits to glia rather than neuronal cell fate in the DS brain. …”
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Comparison of Clinical Safety and Outcomes of Early versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: A Meta-Analysis by Min-Wei Zhou, Xiao-Dong Gu, Jian-Bin Xiang, Zong-You Chen

“…Conventional meta-analysis according to Cochrane Collaboration was used for the pooling of the results. Results. Seven trials with 1106 patients were included. …”
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Beyond the icebox: modern strategies in organ preservation for transplantation by Kidus Haile Yemaneberhan, Minseok Kang, Jun Hwan Jang, Jin Hee Kim, Kyeong Sik Kim, Ho Bum Park, Dongho Choi

“…These advances are crucial for expanding the donor pool, improving transplant success rates, and addressing organ shortages. …”
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Impact of Sustainability Reporting on Financial Performance: Evidence from an Emerging Economy by Sohag Ahmed Sunny, Fatema Ali Apsara

“…Using a sample of 270 firm-year observations, the study employs pooled OLS regression to analyze the impact of sustainability reporting on return on assets (ROA) and earnings per share (EPS). …”
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Frequency of Physical Activity-Related Injuries Among Adolescents: An Umbrella Review by Kerttu Toivo, Peter Bakalár, Mari Leppänen, Jari Parkkari, Jari Parkkari, Ensar Abazović, Boštjan Šimunič, Kaja Teraž, Kaja Teraž, Marta Malinowska-Cieślik, Jaroslava Kopčáková, Aurel Zelko, Aurel Zelko, Aurel Zelko, Agnieszka Michalska, Dagmar Sigmundová, Rado Pišot, Armin Paravlić, Armin Paravlić

“…Our secondary objective was to describe the available reviews of injuries in three settings: organized sports, leisure time physical activity (PA), and school physical education (PE).MethodsWe conducted an overview of reviews consistent with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement guidelines on the frequency of physical activity related injuries in adolescents.ResultsWe identified 19 systematic reviews with at least moderate quality to include in the review. We were not able to pool data from reviews and conduct meta-analysis due to heterogeneity of injury definitions, exposure times, and sample demographics. …”
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Incidence of Extrusion Following Type I Polypropylene Mesh “Kit” Repairs in the Correction of Pelvic Organ Prolapse by James C. Lukban, Roger D. Beyer, Robert D. Moore

“…We sought to determine the mesh extrusion (vaginal exposure) rates and subject outcomes following IntePro (Type I polypropylene) mesh “kit” repairs for vaginal prolapse. Methods. Data were pooled from two prospective multicenter studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Perigee and Apogee (American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, Minn, USA) to treat anterior and posterior/apical prolapses, respectively. …”
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Influence of interlayer dwell time on microstructure and mechanical properties additively manufactured 316L stainless steel by laser directed energy deposition by Zhaoqiang Chen, Ziyu Zhang, Yuying Yang, Guangchun Xiao, Mingdong Yi, Tingting Zhou, Chonghai Xu

“…The experimental results indicate that with the extension of the interlayer residence time (IDT), the morphology of the molten pool becomes increasingly stable, the surface quality of the component improves, and the grains are refined. …”
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Pharmacogenomic screening identifies and repurposes leucovorin and dyclonine as pro-oligodendrogenic compounds in brain repair by Jean-Baptiste Huré, Louis Foucault, Litsa Maria Ghayad, Corentine Marie, Nicolas Vachoud, Lucas Baudouin, Rihab Azmani, Natalija Ivljanin, Alvaro Arevalo-Nuevo, Morgane Pigache, Lamia Bouslama-Oueghlani, Julie-Anne Chemelle, Marie-Aimée Dronne, Raphaël Terreux, Bassem Hassan, François Gueyffier, Olivier Raineteau, Carlos Parras

“…In an adult MS model of focal de/remyelination, they improve lesion repair by promoting OPC differentiation while preserving the OPC pool. Additionally, they shift microglia from a pro-inflammatory to a pro-regenerative profile and enhance myelin debris clearance. …”
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Muscle Satellite Cells: Exploring the Basic Biology to Rule Them by Camila F. Almeida, Stephanie A. Fernandes, Antonio F. Ribeiro Junior, Oswaldo Keith Okamoto, Mariz Vainzof

“…In addition, they are able to self-renew and replenish the stem pool. Every phase of satellite cell activity is highly regulated and orchestrated by many molecules and signaling pathways; the elucidation of players and mechanisms involved in satellite cell biology is of extreme importance, being the first step to expose the crucial points that could be modulated to extract the optimal response from these cells in therapeutic strategies. …”
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In Vitro Whole Blood Clot Lysis for Fibrinolytic Activity Study Using D-Dimer and Confocal Microscopy by Abuzar Elnager, Wan Zaidah Abdullah, Rosline Hassan, Zamzuri Idris, Nadiah Wan Arfah, S. A. Sulaiman, Zulkifli Mustafa

“…Standardized unresected (uncut) retracted WB clot was incubated in pool platelet poor plasma (PPP) for varying incubation times and in streptokinase (SK) at different concentrations. …”
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The Regularity of the Site of Impaction in Recurrent Gallstone Ileus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Reported Cases by Nasser A. N. Alzerwi, Bandar Idrees, Saeed Alsareii, Yaser Aldebasi, Afnan Alsultan

“…Women accounted for 87.3% of all RGSI cases included in the pooled analysis. The median age (interquartile range, IQR) of the patients was 70 (63–76) years, and the median time of recurrence (IQR) was 20.5 (8.5–95.5) days. …”
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An Improved EMD-Based Dissimilarity Metric for Unsupervised Linear Subspace Learning by Xiangchun Yu, Zhezhou Yu, Wei Pang, Minghao Li, Lei Wu

“…Firstly, the face image is divided into blocks with the specified size, and then we propose and extract pooled Histogram of Oriented Gradient (pHOG) over each block. …”
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Examination of Physicians’ Perception of the Indications of Colorectal Stents in the Management of Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction: A Provincial Survey by Jean-Frédéric LeBlanc, Myriam Martel, Alan N. Barkun

“…In palliative settings of patients undergoing chemotherapy including bevacizumab, a minority of respondents followed guidelines, 12.5% (95% CI 6.4–18.6%) for young patients and 25.0% for elderly patients (95% CI 17.0–33.0%). The pooled overall adherence to guidelines was 50.4% (95% CI 40.7–59.3%). …”
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Differential Grey Wolf Load-Balanced Stochastic Bellman Deep Reinforced Resource Allocation in Fog Environment by S. V. Nethaji, M. Chidambaram

“…In the event of an overutilized VM pool, a grey wolf optimization strategy based on differential evolution can detect both under and overutilized VMs, allowing for smooth transit between fogs. …”
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Impact of ‘tutorial classes’ on learning outcomes, among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Venkata V.G. Raju S., Srinivas Chebrolu, Rajesh Potti, Sivakumar DCU

“…The duration of the intervention varied from 4 weeks to 12 months. The pooled effect size of the 22 studies showed that tutorial classes had a statistically significant positive effect on learning outcomes among medical students (P<0.001). …”
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Nutritional Methods to Decrease N Losses from Open-Dirt Feedlots in Nebraska by Galen E. Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein

“…Nitrogen (N) losses from cattle feedlots are of concern due to loss of valuable N and enrichment of the atmospheric N pool. Nutritional methods to decrease such losses would have economic and environmental benefits. …”
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