Assessing the impact of long-term inhaled corticosteroid therapy on patients with COVID-19 and coexisting chronic lung disease: A multicenter retrospective cohort study by Adela Pina Belmonte, Manuel Madrazo, Laura Piles, Manuel Rubio-Rivas, Lucía de Jorge Huerta, María Gómez Antúnez, Juan Francisco López Caleya, Francisco Arnalich Fernández, Martin Gericó-Aseguinolaza, Paula Maria Pesqueira Fontan, Nicolás Rhyman, Marina Prieto Dehesa, Juan Luis Romero Cabrera, Gema María García García, Gonzalo García-Casasola, Ane Labirua-Iturburu Ruiz, Francisco Javier Carrasco-Sánchez, Sara Martínez Hernández, Maria de los Reyes Pascual Pérez, José López Castro, José Luis Serrano Carrillo de Albornoz, José F. Varona, Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas, Juan-Miguel Antón-Santos, Carlos Lumbreras-Bermejo

“… # Conclusions Patients with chronic inhaled corticosteroids had longer hospital stays and more chronic comorbidities, measured by the Charlson comorbidity index, but they did not have more severe disease at admission, evaluated with qSOFA and PSI scores. Chronic treatment with inhaled corticosteroids had no influence on the prognosis of patients with chronic lung disease and COVID-19.…”
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Relationship between the CUBN and the MIA3 gene copy number variation and growth traits in different cattle breeds by Yue Han, Jiwei Liu, Congcong Zhang, Ming Sun, Xuanyu Li, Hongliang Liu, Shengnan Li, Yongchao Zhu, Ruidong Li, Xiaotong Luo, Yumin Zhao, Jian Wu

“…This study aimed to determine the correlation between the CUBN and MIA3 CNVs and growth traits in Chinese cattle. qRT-PCR was used to detect the distribution of CUBN and MIA3 CNV and the expression levels of their mRNA, and correlation analysis was conducted between CNV and growth traits. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of Flavonoid Extract of Lotus Leaf on Alcohol-Induced Gastric Injury by Antioxidant Capacity in Mice by Yi Chen, Qin Li, Zhiping Kuang, Xin Zhao, Ruokun Yi, Xiaowei He, Guangjing Feng

“…The quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blot results proved that FELL upregulated the mRNA and protein expressions of SOD1, SOD2, CAT, epidermal growth factor (EGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and downregulated the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the gastric tissue of mice with gastric injury. …”
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CONSECUENCIAS ECONÓMICAS DE LA REFORMA DE GOBIERNO CORPORATIVO EN UN MERCADO DE CAPITALES EMERGENTE. Pruebas de México by Antonio J. Macías, Francisco J. Román

“…Sin embargo, dichos cambios positivos en el gobierno no se relacionan con un mejor desempeño (mayores rendimientos sobre activos, o RSA) ni con mejores evaluaciones (Q de Tobin) de todas las empresas. Las empresas que tienen una menor concentración de accionistas internos efectivamente presentan algunas mejoras en su desempeño. …”
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miR-504 Promoted Gastric Cancer Cell Proliferation and Inhibited Cell Apoptosis by Targeting RBM4 by Yi Zhang, Hongmei Yong, Jing Fu, Guangyi Gao, Huichang Shi, Xueyi Zhou, Mingsheng Fu

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the role and underlying mechanism of miR-504 and RBM4 in gastric cancer. Methods. The qRT-PCR or Western blot was performed to determine the expressions of miR-504 and RBM4 in the gastric cancer tissues and normal tissues. …”
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Physical activities and breast cancer: a Mendelian randomization study by Lishan Ding, Qingliang Chen, Hao Liang, Meng Shen, Ming Zheng, Zhaojun Li

“…These findings remained reliable and consistent in the sensitivity analysis, including Cochran’s Q and MR-Egger regression. Furthermore, reverse MR analysis suggested that BC did not exert a notable impact on PA. …”
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Metabolomics approach reveals key plasma biomarkers in multiple myeloma for diagnosis, staging, and prognosis by Xiaoxue Wang, Longhao Cheng, Aijun Liu, Lihong Liu, Lili Gong, Guolin Shen

“…Metabolites were analyzed and identified using ultra high liquid chromatography coupled with Q Orbitrap mass spectrometry (UPLC-HRMS), followed by verification through a self-built database. …”
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Causal associations between socioeconomic status and prostate cancer using two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Zhenxing Wang, Chunyan Wang, Xing Gou, Liang Pei, Xiaoyuan Qiao

“…We employed the inverse variance weighted (IVW), weighted median, weighted mode and MR-Egger to estimate the causal effect, with sensitivity analyses such as Cochran’s Q tests, MR-Egger, MR-PRESSO and leave-one-out performed to detect potential heterogeneity and pleiotropy. …”
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The Impact of Litter Decomposition on Soil Organic Carbon Stability in Coastal Shelter Forests Under Thinning by ZHANG Zixu, HU Dingmeng, LU Yucun, WU Qicong, DONG Zhi, GAO Peng

“…(QAC), Pinus thunbergii Parl. (PTP) and mixed Q. acutissima Carruth. and P. thunbergii Parl. …”
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One hundred years of zoonoses research in the Horn of Africa: A scoping review. by Lisa Cavalerie, Maya Wardeh, Ophélie Lebrasseur, Mark Nanyingi, K Marie McIntyre, Mirgissa Kaba, Daniel Asrat, Robert Christley, Gina Pinchbeck, Matthew Baylis, Siobhan M Mor

“…Brucellosis attracted the highest attention in terms of research while anthrax, Q fever and leptospirosis have been comparatively under-studied. …”
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A remarkable permeability enhancement of Ni1−xZnxFe2O4 (x = 0.65 and 0.70), using a multi-compound calcined additive by S. Shatooti, M. Mozaffari

“…Initial permeability and Q-factor spectra of the toroids were obtained from 0.1 to 1000 kHz, using an LCR meter. …”
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Relative expression of IL-10 and TNF-α mRNA of kidney and spleen tissues of rat with and without mammary tumor after exposed to alternating current electric field by Nafisa Khoirun Widiasri, Anysah Nur Fauziyah, Firman Alamsyah, Rarastoeti Pratiwi

“…Total RNA from the kidney and spleen was isolated, cDNA was synthesized by reverse transcription PCR, and analysis of IL-10 and TNF-α mRNA expression was performed by RT-qPCR method. Data were analyzed using the Livak formula, GraphPad Prism 9.0 software, and significance test ANOVA (α = 0.05). …”
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Comparative analysis of correlation and causality inference in water quality problems with emphasis on TDS Karkheh River in Iran by Reza Shakeri, Hossein Amini, Farshid Fakheri, Man Yue Lam, Banafsheh Zahraie

“…Utilizing a comprehensive dataset spanning 50 years (1968–2018), this research integrates Machine Learning (ML) techniques to examine correlations and infer causality among multiple parameters, including flow rate (Q), Sodium (Na+), Magnesium (Mg2+), Calcium (Ca2+), Chloride (Cl−), Sulfate (SO4 2−), Bicarbonates (HCO3 −), and pH. …”
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Ginsenoside Rg1 Improves Differentiation by Inhibiting Senescence of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell via GSK-3β and β-Catenin by Ziling Wang, Rong Jiang, Lu Wang, Xiongbin Chen, Yue Xiang, Linbo Chen, Minghe Xiao, Li Ling, Yaping Wang

“…Western blot and immunofluorescence were used to determine protein expression levels. RT-qPCR is used to detect mRNA expression levels. …”
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Comprehensive Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Snake Fruit: Salak (Salacca zalacca) by Petra Hlásná Čepková, Michal Jágr, Dagmar Janovská, Václav Dvořáček, Anna Kotrbová Kozak, Iva Viehmannová

“…Ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography coupled to a Q-Orbitrap tandem mass spectrometer was able to detect 19 phenolic compounds in the salak pulp, including 5 flavanols, 6 phenolic acids, 2 flavonols, 1 flavone, and also 5 presumably new phenolic compounds. …”
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Transportation increases circulating corticosterone levels and decreases central serotonergic activity in a sex dependent manner in Pekin ducks by M.M. Bergman, J.M. Schober, R. Novak, A. Grief, C. Plue, G.S. Fraley

“…Mass spectrometry was run on the right half of the brain, and gene expression of TPH1, TPH2, TH, CRH, and NPY were measured on the left half of brain using qRT-PCR. Serum corticosterone levels were increased (p = 0.01) in crated hens and in transported hens and drakes (p = 0.0084) when compared to control. …”
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15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 Induces Apoptosis and Upregulates SOCS3 in Human Thyroid Cancer Cells by Carlos Antônio Trindade-da-Silva, Carolina Fernandes Reis, Lara Vecchi, Marcelo Henrique Napimoga, Marcelo Sperandio, Bruna França Matias Colombo, Patrícia Terra Alves, Laura Sterian Ward, Carlos Ueira-Vieira, Luiz Ricardo Goulart

“…The supernatant culture medium of the TPC-1 cells that was treated either with 15d-PGJ2 or with vehicle (control) for 24 hours was assessed for IL-6 secretion via CBA assay. RT-qPCR was used to evaluate mRNA expression of IL-6, SOCS1, SOCS3, and STAT3. …”
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Expression Analysis of Sugarcane Aquaporin Genes under Water Deficit by Manassés Daniel da Silva, Roberta Lane de Oliveira Silva, José Ribamar Costa Ferreira Neto, Ana Carolina Ribeiro Guimarães, Daniela Truffi Veiga, Sabrina Moutinho Chabregas, William Lee Burnquist, Günter Kahl, Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon, Ederson Akio Kido

“…Two targets (SsPIP1-1 and SoPIP1-3/PIP1-4) were selected for validation via RT-qPCR and their expression patterns as detected by HT-SuperSAGE were confirmed. …”
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NLRP3 is a BMI-independent mediator of stable COPD by Yonca Gungor, Selin Ercan, Saliha Selin Özuygur Ermiş, Yiğit Kozalı, Gizem Kursunluoglu, Ceyda Sahan, Aylin Ozgen Alpaydin, Hulya Ayar Kayali

“…Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated, and total RNA was extracted for real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis to measure the expression levels of inflammasome molecules. …”
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The effect of magnesium supplementation on serum concentration of lipid profile: an updated systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials by Mitra Hariri, Masoudreza Sohrabi, Ali Gholami

“…Ultimately, an assessment of the statistical heterogeneity of intervention effects was performed using I-squared statistics and Cochran’s Q test. Results Regarding serum levels of TC, TG, LDL-C, and HDL-C, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty, and twenty-five studies were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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