Aspectos epidemiológicos das malformações congênitas oftalmológicas em nascidos vivos no Brasil nos anos de 2013 a 2021 by Matheus Ribeiro Barbosa Cruz, Daniela Christ Rodrigues, Arthur de Pinho Amorim

“…Quanto a malformações oftalmológicas congênitas, foram analisados segundo a Classificação Internacional de Doenças (CID10), sendo incluídas aquelas entre o CID Q10-Q15. Foi ajustado um modelo multivariado para identificar os fatores associados independentes para a ocorrência de malformação oftalmológica por meio de regressão logística binária. …”
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Credit Cycles: Econometric Analysis and Evidence for Russia by N. V. Artamonov, D. V. Artamonov, V. A. Artamonov

“…All time series are seasonally adjusted and collected for the period 2004 Q1 - 2013 Q2. All interest rates are adjusted for inflation (i.e. we deal with real interest rates). …”
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EGCG Maintains Th1/Th2 Balance and Mitigates Ulcerative Colitis Induced by Dextran Sulfate Sodium through TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Rats by Xue Bing, Liu Xuelei, Dong Wanwei, Liang Linlang, Chen Keyan

“…HE staining was applied to observe histological changes. ELISA and qPCR detected the expression of inflammatory factors. …”
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The role of SASP in ischemic stroke: a deep dive into cellular mechanisms by Dong Xie, Yang Liu, Fang-Biao Xu, Jin-Sheng Zhang

“…Finally, authenticated core gene expression in serum of MCAO and Sham rats using real-time fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR).ResultsFourteen hub genes were discerned. …”
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miR-7-5p Promotes Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation by Targeting Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4 by Shuxia Tian, Min Chen, Bing Wang, Yonglong Han, Haonan Shang, Junming Chen

“…The expression of hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation markers was examined using qRT-PCR and an immunoblotting assay. Results. FGFR4 was a putative target of miR-7-5p. …”
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Tunable control of Cas12 activity promotes universal and fast one-pot nucleic acid detection by Zhou-Hua Cheng, Xi-Yan Luo, Sheng-Song Yu, Di Min, Shu-Xia Zhang, Xiao-Fan Li, Jie-Jie Chen, Dong-Feng Liu, Han-Qing Yu

“…Such a robust method demonstrates sensitivity and specificity exceeding 95% in the detection of monkeypox pseudovirus, influenza A virus, and SARS-CoV-2 from saliva or wastewater samples, when compared with qPCR or RT-qPCR. Moreover, the cost of heparin sodium per thousand uses is $0.01 to $0.04 only. …”
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Türkiye'de Bankaların Net Faiz Marjlarının Belirleyicileri ve Ticari Bankaların Finansal Yapısına Etkisinin Teorik ve Amprik Olarak İncelenmesi by Adnan Güzel

“…Bu çalışmada; Türk bankacılık sisteminde faaliyet gösteren ve aktif büyüklüğü en yüksek 15 ticari bankanın üçer aylık dönemler halinde sağlanan ve 2003Q1-2022Q2 dönemini kapsayan verileri kullanılarak panel veri analizi yöntemiyle “NFM”nın belirleyicileri ve ticari bankaların finansal yapısına etkisi incelenmiştir. …”
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Protective Effect of Thalidomide on 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid-Induced Experimental Colitis in Rats via the Inhibition of T Helper 17 Cells by Ying Xie, Dandan Li, Xiaoshuang Luan, Shuang Jin, Bo Yan, Feng Tian

“…Analytical testing (immunohistochemistry, western blot, and qRT-PCR) shows that IL-6, IL-17, IL-23, and RORγt protein and mRNA expression levels were significantly reduced by thalidomide (p<0.05 for all) and that these levels were significantly lower in the high-dose thalidomide group than in the low-dose thalidomide group (p<0.05 for all). …”
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Correlation Between Prognostic Nutritional Index and Heart Failure in Adults with Diabetes in the United States: Study Results from NHANES (1999–2016) by Qiyuan Bai, Hao Chen, Zhen Gao, Xuhua Li, Jiapeng Li, Shidong Liu, Bing Song, Cuntao Yu

“…Participants in the highest PNI quartile (Q4) had a 63% reduced risk of heart failure compared to those in the lowest quartile (Q1). …”
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Associations between phenol and paraben exposure and the risk of developing breast cancer in adult women: a cross-sectional study by Yao Xiong, Zhiyu Li, Xiong Xiong, Zixuan Luo, Kaixin Zhong, Jiawei Hu, Shengrong Sun, Chuang Chen

“…The results from the weighted multivariable regression models indicated that exposure to elevated concentrations of TRS increased the risk of developing BC by 2.33 (Q2: 95% CI = 1.45–3.75, p < 0.001) and 1.94 times (Q3: 95% CI = 1.21–3.09, p = 0.006), respectively. …”
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Curcumin Targeting NF-κB/Ubiquitin-Proteasome-System Axis Ameliorates Muscle Atrophy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cachexia Mice by Jin Zhang, Jin Zheng, Haitao Chen, Xinrong Li, Chenxiao Ye, Fan Zhang, Zewei Zhang, Qinghua Yao, Yong Guo

“…ELISA analysis found that the level of inflammatory factors in muscle tissue was reduced. 1HNMR metabolomics analysis suggested that curcumin could regulate energy metabolism pathways. RT-qPCR and Western blot analysis found that the expression of myogenic factor myogenin was increased and the expression of myodegradation factor myostatin was decreased in the gastrocnemius; the level of ubiquitination and activation of the NF-κB pathway were also declined. …”
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Detection of other pathologies when utilising computer-assisted digital solutions for TB screening by J. Sebastian, I.D. Olaru, A. Giannakis, M. Arentz, S.V. Kik, M. Ruhwald, S. Linsen, G. Günther, P. Wolf, F.J. Herth, T. Weber, C.M. Denkinger

“…METHODS: We assessed the performance of three commercialised CAD tools (qXR, INSIGHT CXR and DrAID TM TB XR) to detect common non-TB abnormalities against readings with a standardised annotation guide by an expert radiologist. …”
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Characterization of the Merkel Cell Carcinoma miRNome by Matthew S. Ning, Annette S. Kim, Nripesh Prasad, Shawn E. Levy, Huiqiu Zhang, Thomas Andl

“…For validation, their expression was measured via qRT-PCR in a larger group of MCC and in a comparison group of non-MCC cutaneous tumors and normal skin. …”
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Investigation on Nonlinear Flow Behavior through Rock Rough Fractures Based on Experiments and Proposed 3-Dimensional Numerical Simulation by Xianshan Liu, Man Li, Nandou Zeng, Tao Li

“…Reservoir sandstones as a case study, four splitting groups of fractures with different roughness were scanned to get the geometric features, and then the seepage experiments were taken to analyze the relationship of the pressure gradient ∇Pand flow rate Q, and the critical Reynolds number(Rec) and wall friction factor (f) were determined to explain the translation of linear seepage to nonlinear seepage condition. …”
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MicroRNA-150-3p enhances the antitumour effects of CGP57380 and is associated with a favourable prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer by Hongmei Zheng, Songqing Fan, Jiadi Luo, Qiuyuan Wen, Hongjing Zang

“…Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was then used to detect potential target genes. …”
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Chest wall perforator flap reconstruction in breast conserving surgery: quality of life and limited complications in outpatient treatment by L. J. van Zeelst, R. Straten, R. R. J. P. van Eekeren, D. J. P. van Uden, J. H. W. de Wilt, L. J. A. Strobbe

“…Outcomes were complication incidence and patient satisfaction reported in the Breast-Q Breast Conserving Therapy (BCT) module. Results In the study cohort, the median age was 59.5 (49.8–71.3) years. …”
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Identification of key genes associated with oxidative stress in ischemic stroke via bioinformatics integrated analysis by Gaiyan Li, Yu Cheng, Shanshan Ding, Qianyun Zheng, Lanqiong Kuang, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhou

“…Finally, quantitative PCR (qPCR) was utilized to validate the expression of feature genes with blood specimens. …”
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Assessing Pollution with Heavy Metals and Its Impact on Population Health by Youssef Saliba, Alina Bărbulescu

“…<i>HQ</i> for inhalation, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>H</mi><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>h</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, was the biggest for Mn (from 1.41 × 10⁻³ to 1.95 × 10⁻³). …”
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Identification of hub biomarkers and immune cell infiltrations participating in the pathogenesis of endometriosis by Kang Li, Jiaxu Wang, Xuyue Liu, Yifei Dang, Kaiting Wang, Manyu Li, Xiaoli Zhang, Yuan Liu

“…The hub genes were screened using machine learning. The qRT-PCR results showed that only CHMP4C and KAT2B differentially expressed in ectopic tissues compared to the normal. …”
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A 1.5D Spectral Kurtosis-Guided TQWT Method and Its Application in Bearing Fault Detection by Xiong Zhang, Ming Zhang, Shuting Wan, Rujiang Hao, Yuling He, Xiaolong Wang

“…In this paper, the signal is processed by the tunable Q-factor wavelet transform (TQWT), the midfrequency band of the signal is tightly divided by selecting different Q-values, and the 1.5D spectral kurtosis defined in frequency domain is used to select the optimal subband. …”
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