Transcultural Adaptation of Environmental Health Questionnaire with Attitude, Knowledge, and Skills Scales for Portuguese Nursing Students by Cristina Álvarez-García, Beatriz Edra, Goreti Marques, Catarina Simões, Mª Dolores López-Franco

“…<b>Methods</b>: A cross-sectional observational study was developed to translate, adapt, and validate the questionnaire consisting of the following three scales: Attitude Scale (SANS_2), knowledge scale (ChEHK-Q), and skills scale (ChEHS-Q). This was carried out in two phases: the translation and adaptation process and the validation process using classical measure theory and item response theory with undergraduate nursing students. …”
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Fecal Microbiota and Diet of Children with Chronic Constipation by Joyce Gomes de Moraes, Maria Eugênia Farias de Almeida Motta, Monique Ferraz de Sá Beltrão, Taciana Lima Salviano, Giselia Alves Pontes da Silva

“…Constipated children consumed more dairy products (0.45±0.8; p>0.001), were more frequently delivered via caesarean section (69.2%), were weaned earlier (median: 120; 60Q1–240Q3), and had a family history of constipation (71.8%). …”
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YÖNETİM KURULU ÇEŞİTLİLİĞİNİN FİRMA DEĞERİNE ETKİSİ: TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİ by İbrahim Yağlı, Ulaş Ünlü

“…Bununla birlikte, kadın üyelerin toplam üye sayısına oranı ile Tobin’s Q arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edilememiştir.…”
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Decoding the aroma of Rosa canina L.: Chemical composition and gene expression. by Parisa Jariani, Ali-Akbar Shahnejat-Bushehri, Roohangiz Naderi, Meisam Zargar, Mohammad Reza Naghavi

“…RNA isolation and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis were performed to assess gene expression.…”
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The Effect of Pulsatile Flow on bMSC-Derived Endothelial-Like Cells in a Small-Sized Artificial Vessel Made by 3-Dimensional Bioprinting by Kang Woog Lee, Dae-Hyun Kim, Jun Hee Lee, Young-Nam Youn

“…For pumped and nonpumped groups, qRT-PCR was performed on CD31 and VE-cadherin gene expression. …”
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Tracing COVID-19 cluster during offline learning in the new era of pandemic by Maria Mardalena Martini Kaisar, Helen Kristin, Tria Asri Widowati, Clarissa Rachel, Anastasia Hengestu, Sem Samuel Surja, Soegianto Ali

“…Throughout the first week of December 2022, community service was conducted at the Pluit campus of AJCUI with 749 participants (98.9% students). According to RT-qPCR results, only 12 participants (1.6%) were infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus. …”
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Wild-type bone marrow cells repopulate tissue resident macrophages and reverse the impacts of homozygous CSF1R mutation. by Dylan Carter-Cusack, Stephen Huang, Sahar Keshvari, Omkar Patkar, Anuj Sehgal, Rachel Allavena, Robert A J Byrne, B Paul Morgan, Stephen J Bush, Kim M Summers, Katharine M Irvine, David A Hume

“…Network analysis revealed a common signature of CSF1R-dependent resident tissue macrophages that includes the components of complement C1Q (C1qa/b/c genes). Circulating C1Q was almost undetectable in Csf1rko rats and rapidly restored to normal levels following BMT. …”
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Molecular Modeling Studies of Substituted 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Triazolinones Aryl and Nonaryl Derivatives as Angiotensin II AT1 Receptor Antagonists by Mukesh C. Sharma, D. V. Kohli, Smita Sharma

“…The statistically significant best Group-based QSAR model has r2=0.8357 and q2=0.7266 with pred_r2=0.8138. The 3D-QSAR studies were performed using the simulated annealing selection k-nearest neighbor molecular field analysis approach; a leave-one-out cross-validated correlation coefficient q2=0.7461 and predicate activity pred_r2=0.7790 were obtained. …”
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Budget Impact Analysis of Darbepoetin Alfa Every 3 Weeks versus Epoetin Alfa Every Week for Cancer Patients with Anemia due to the Effect of Concomitant Myelosuppressive Chemothera... by November McGarvey, Hairong Xu

“…., chemotherapy-induced anemia [CIA]) with erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs), either darbepoetin alfa (DA) once every 3 weeks (Q3W) or epoetin alfa (EA) once every week (QW), for a large US health plan in 2014. …”
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Exploration and Verification of Prognostic Value of Endothelial Cells in Glioblastoma by Hengchao MA, Yuyang LIU, Jun XU, Bingyan TAO, Jun ZHANG

“…The expression of the target gene in GBM tissues and normal brain tissues around the tumor was significantly up-regulated detected by qPCR. The risk score=0.171*DUSP6+0.144*STC1+0.041*VWA1−0.004*TM4SF1. …”
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Inhibition of miR-652-3p Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion of Macrophages to Alleviate Atherosclerosis by Improving TP53 Expression by Haiyun Liu, Changpeng Zuo, Lijuan Cao, Naiquan Yang, Tingbo Jiang

“…Methods. miR-652-3p level in atherosclerosis patients, ox-LDL-treated macrophages, and their controls were monitored by Q-PCR. After ox-LDL treatment and miR-652-3p mimic, si-TP53 and their controls transfection, ELISA, and Q-PCR assays were used to detect IL-1ß, IL-6, and TNF-α levels. oil red O staining was processed to verify cholesterol accumulation. …”
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Influence of Messa di Voce speed on vocal stability of untrained, healthy subjects. by Jonas Kirsch, Marie Köberlein, Michael Döllinger, Matthias Echternach

“…There were strong negative correlations between SPL and both OQ and ClQ. The median RAP appears to decrease towards the SPL apex and then increase again. …”
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Analysis of ADR reports of cetuximab based on the FDA adverse event reporting system database by Shuai Zhao, Yan Wang, Xiaoli Deng, Xi Chen, Zhaoyi Lu

“…This study retrospectively analyzed the cases reported in the FDA adverse event reporting system (FAERS) related to the application of cetuximab from 2013 Q1 to 2022 Q4. Disproportionality analyses, including the reporting odds ratio (ROR), the proportional reporting ratio (PRR), the Bayesian confidence propagation neural network (BCPNN), and the empirical Bayesian geometric mean (EBGM) algorithms, were employed to quantify the signals of cetuximab-associated AEs. …”
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Compound-Specific Chlorine Isotope Analysis of Organochlorine Pesticides by Gas Chromatography-Negative Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry by Jing Zhang, Shenghua Liu, Jianye Gui, Xiaoya Li, Guochen Qi

“…To overcome the mentioned problems, a novel method has been developed for the CSIA-Cl of eight organochlorine pesticides using gas chromatography-negative chemical ionization mass spectrometry (GC-NCI-qMS) in this study. The instrument parameters, acquisition mode, and required injection amounts were optimized in terms of the precision of GC-NCI-qMS. …”
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MicroRNA-1 Inhibits the Growth of Breast Cancer Cells MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 Treated with Hydatid Cyst Fluid by Hadis Jafari, Mahmoud Mahami-Oskouei, Adel Spotin, Behzad Baradaran, Dariush Shanehbandi, Amir Baghbanzadeh, Zahra Alizadeh

“…In addition, the expression level of miR-1 in HCF-treated and untreated breast cancer cells was analyzed using qRT-PCR. The study found that HCF treatment reduced the growth of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cells, indicating that it was cytotoxic to the cells. …”
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Reusable Biosensor for Easy RNA Detection from Unfiltered Saliva by Paweł Wityk, Agata Terebieniec, Robert Nowak, Jacek Łubiński, Martyna Mroczyńska-Szeląg, Tomasz Wityk, Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak

“…Cross-validation with RT-qPCR, the gold standard for COVID-19 diagnostics, confirmed the reliability of our device. …”
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The Effect of High Levels Carbohydrate on Intestinal Microbiota, Metabolites, and Health of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) by Jinrui Xiong, Liping Yang, Luming Wang, Shaoyang Zhi, Mengjuan Zhao, Chunchu Xu, Leya Qu, Xiaorui Guo, Xiao Yan, Chaobin Qin, Guoxing Nie

“…Feeding with a HCD led to decreased activity of catalase and increased malondialdehyde content, which was consistent with reverse transcription-quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis results (p<0.05). Specifically, the RT-qPCR results revealed that HCD treatment significantly upregulated il1β, il6, and il8 transcript levels. …”
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Obesity mediates the association between psoriasis and diabetes incidence: a population-based study by Zuojiao Xu, Kaihua Ma, Yinuo Zhai, Jing Wang, Yan Li

“…A positive relationship was identified between BMI levels and diabetes occurrence among individuals with psoriasis, with a significant difference observed between the highest (Q4) and lowest (Q1) BMI quartiles (P < 0.05). Further analysis using smooth curve fitting demonstrated the consistent association between BMI and diabetes, which was also evident in psoriasis patients. …”
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Multiple Organ Failure Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Child with Down Syndrome: Is Trisomy 21 Associated with an Unfavourable Clinical Course? by Perla Idalia Vazquez-Hernández, Alan Cárdenas-Conejo, Manuel Alejandro Catalán-Ruiz, Karla Navar-Gallegos, Emilio Zenteno-Salazar, Jose Rafael-Parra-Bravo, Ranferi Aragon-Nogales, Maribel Ibarra-Sarlat, Juan Carlos Núñez-Enríquez

“…Multiple organ failure observed in the patient presented could be related to the triple gene dose of four interferon receptors (IFNAR1, IFNAR2, IFNGR2, and IL10RB) located at 21q22.11. Additionally, overexpression of TMPRSS2 at the pulmonary level, located also at 21q22.3, could be related with an increased susceptibility for the development of SARS-CoV-2 infection in DS patients.…”
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Türkiye’de Denge Döviz Kuru Marjlarına Yönelik Nitel Bir Uygulama by Dilara Ayla

“…Analiz, Türkiye’de 2009:Q1-2019:Q4 döneminde gerçekleşen ortalama döviz kurundan yola çıkılarak hesaplanan denge döviz kuru için belirlenen alt ve üst sınırların aşıldığı dönemlerde etkili olan değişkenlerin tespit edilmesi ve bu değişkenlerin denge kur üzerindeki olasılık etkilerinin yön ve düzey bakımından belirlenmesi amacını taşımaktadır. …”
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