Identification and Validation of the Pyroptosis-Related Hub Gene Signature and the Associated Regulation Axis in Diabetic Keratopathy by Yi Cui, Li Wang, Wentao Liang, Li Huang, Shuting Zhuang, Hong Shi, Nuo Xu, Jianzhang Hu

“…These hub genes were subsequently validated in vivo through RT-qPCR. Results. A total of 459 DEGs were screened out from the diabetic group and nondiabetic controls. …”
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Joint and independent associations of dietary antioxidant intakes with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among patients with hypertension: a population-based cohort study by Songfeng Zhao, Yangbin Cao, Hongyi Liu, Aihua Liu

“…Vitamin E and selenium intakes might be the major contributors to this negative relationship. The highest quartile (Q4) of vitamin E (HR = 0.72; 95% CI, 0.56–0.93) intake was negatively associated with CVD mortality. …”
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The White Matter Functional Abnormalities in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack: A Reinforcement Learning Approach by Huibin Ma, Zhou Xie, Lina Huang, Yanyan Gao, Linlin Zhan, Su Hu, Jiaxi Zhang, Qingguo Ding

“…Based on these two rs-fMRI metrics, an optimal Q-learning model was obtained with an accuracy of 82.02%, sensitivity of 85.42%, specificity of 78.05%, precision of 82.00%, and area under the curve (AUC) of 0.87. …”
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Diabetic Macular Edema Treatment with Bevacizumab Does Not Depend on the Retinal Nonperfusion Presence by Bogumiła Sędziak-Marcinek, Sławomir Teper, Elżbieta Chełmecka, Adam Wylęgała, Mateusz Marcinek, Mateusz Bas, Edward Wylęgała

“…Additionally, the therapy reduced total retinal NPA from 29 (14-36) mm2 to 12 (4-18) mm2 (Me (Q1-Q3); p<0.001) in patients with diagnosed nonperfusion. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as a Potential Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study by Mohammad Dehghani Firouzabadi, Amirhossein Poopak, Ali Sheikhy, Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi, Fatemeh Moosaie, Soghra Rabizadeh, Sara Momtazmanesh, Manouchehr Nakhjavani, Alireza Esteghamati

“…Furthermore, NAFLD was associated with NAFLD APRI Q (2), APRI Q (3), and APRIQ (4) (1.365 (1.046–1.781), 1.623 (1.234–2.135), and 3.373 (2.509–4.536)), respectively. …”
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Evolution and trend of landslide research in India based on a decade long publication record by Ashutosh Kainthola, Vishnu Himanshu Ratnam Pandey, Gaurav Kushwaha, Kumari Priya, P. K. Singh, T. N. Singh

“…The analysis reveals that approximately 65% of the publications were featured in Q1 and Q2 journals, with significant contributions from premium institutions like IIT-B (Mumbai), IIT-ISM (Dhanbad), and WIGH (Dehradun). …”
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Profil Ekspresi MikroRNA Kanker Payudara di Purwokerto by Ari Dwi Nurasih, Indah Sulistiyawati, Muhammad Falah

“…Kata kunci: biomarker, kanker payudara, mikroRNA, qPCR…”
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Laminin 521 Stabilizes the Pluripotency Expression Pattern of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Initially Derived on Feeder Cells by Halima Albalushi, Magdalena Kurek, Leif Karlsson, Luise Landreh, Kristín Rós Kjartansdóttir, Olle Söder, Outi Hovatta, Jan-Bernd Stukenborg

“…To test the short-term effect of LN521 on cultured hES cells, five male hES cell lines were cultured on human foreskin fibroblasts (hFFs), Matrigel, LN521, and LN121 and characterized by qPCR, immunofluorescence analysis, as well as their potential for three-germ layer differentiation. …”
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Trunk, Mass Grasp, Knee, and Hip Muscle Performance in CrossFit Participants: Reference Values According to Participants' Sex and Limb Dominance by Ana Luiza R Rodrigues, Renan A. Resende, Livia S. Pogetti, Thiago R. T. Santos, Henrique M. P. Faria, Mauro H. Chagas, Juliana M Ocarino

“…Also, the dominant limb had greater mass grasp strength (p\<0.002), greater KE power at 60º/s (p=0.015), lower H:Q ratio at 60º/s (p=0.021) and 300º/s (p=0.008), and lower KE fatigue (p=0.002)…”
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Isokinetic Assessment of Knee Flexor and Extensor Strength and Lower Extremity Flexibility Assessment of an NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Team by Savanna Perkins, Paul Canavan

“…The team's average for left and right H:Q ratios for each speed were 54.4 and 51.4 at 60°/sec and 61.6 and 63.1 at 180°/sec, respectively. …”
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Nucleus Pulposus Cell Conditioned Medium Promotes Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation into Nucleus Pulposus-Like Cells under Hypoxic Conditions by Arjun Sinkemani, Feng Wang, Zhiyang Xie, Lu Chen, Cong Zhang, Xiaotao Wu

“…Expression was investigated using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and western blotting under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. qPCR and western blotting demonstrated significant upregulation of NP marker expression in MSCs cultured under hypoxic conditions and treated with the 50% or 100% NPC conditioned medium, compared with those cultured under normoxic conditions. …”
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Impact of Defocus and High-Order Aberrations on Light Disturbance Measurements by A. Amorim-de-Sousa, R. Macedo-de-Araújo, P. Fernandes, A. Queirós, J. M. González-Méijome

“…The impact of corneal morphological parameters (SAI, SRI, and Q-value) in LD was also investigated. Results. …”
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<i>Gigaspora roseae</i> and <i>Coriolopsis rigida</i> Fungi Improve Performance of <i>Quillaja saponaria</i> Plants Grown in Sandy Substrate with Added Sewage Sludge by Guillermo Pereira, Diyanira Castillo-Novales, Cristian Salazar, Cristian Atala, Cesar Arriagada-Escamilla

“…After 11 months, we found a positive influence of the utilized microorganisms on the growth of <i>Q. saponaria</i>. Particularly, inoculation with the SF resulted in higher plant growth, mycorrhizal colonization percentage, and higher enzymatic activity, especially after the application of the sludge. …”
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Myeloid Neoplasms with t(5;12) and ETV6-ACSL6 Gene Fusion, Potential Mimickers of Myeloid Neoplasm with PDGFRB Rearrangement: Case Report with Imatinib Therapy and Review of the Li... by Javier De Luca-Johnson, Jose I. Ruades Ninfea, Lauren Pearson, Joanna Conant, Ronald Bryant, Neil A. Zakai, Mary E. Tang

“…This gene fusion results in a t(5;12)(q31~33;p13) that mimics the t(5;12) found in ETV6-PDGFRB neoplasms. …”
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High output stoma after surgery for rectal cancer - a risk factor for low anterior resection syndrome? by Xuena Zhang, Qingyu Meng, Jianna Du, Zhongtao Tian, Yinju Li, Bin Yu, Wenbo Niu

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that this association was more pronounced in older patients (age > 60), those without hypertension, with N0-N1 staging, a history of chemotherapy, and longer stoma closure intervals (Q3, Q4). Conclusion HOS is significantly associated with major LARS in rectal cancer patients, particularly in certain clinical subgroups. …”
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Integration of Metabolomics and Transcriptomics to Reveal the Antitumor Mechanism of <i>Dendrobium officinale</i> Polysaccharide-Based Nanocarriers in Enhancing Photodynamic Immuno... by Shengchang Tao, Huan Wang, Qiufeng Ji, Yushan Yang, Gang Wei, Ruiming Li, Benjie Zhou

“…The results of the pathological histology assay and qRT-PCR analysis verified the findings of the integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics analysis. …”
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Intelligent Multi-Agent Based Multilayered Control System for Opportunistic Load Scheduling in Smart Buildings by Muhammad Babar Rasheed, Nadeem Javaid, Muhammad Sheraz Arshad Malik, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Kashif Hanif, Muhammad Hasanain Chaudary

“…Two variants of OSR are proposed: 1) priority inversion logic-based OSR to subsidize the responsive consumers and 2) maximum energy consumption limit <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$Q$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-based OSR-Q to maximize the profit of energy retailers. …”
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Multifactorial Origin of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, Recurrent Hematuria, and Episodic Pain in a Service Member with Sickle Cell Trait by Nyamkhishig Sambuughin, Mingqiang Ren, John F. Capacchione, Ognoon Mungunsukh, Kevin Chuang, Iren Horkayne-Szakaly, Francis G. O’Connor, Patricia A. Deuster

“…He carried a pathogenic mutation, NPHS2 p.V260E, reported in nephropathy and a new variant p.R838Q in SCN11A, a gene involved in familial episodic pain syndrome. …”
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The cellular response of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in keratoconus human corneal fibroblasts to RB-PDT: Insights into cytokines, chemokines and related signaling pathw... by Ning Chai, Tanja Stachon, Sabrina Häcker, Tim Berger, Zhen Li, Maryam Amini, Shweta Suiwal, Berthold Seitz, Achim Langenbucher, Nóra Szentmáry

“…The expression levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-8, interferon alpha 2 (IFNA2), IFNB1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 4 (CCL-4), collagen I, collagen V, lysyl oxidase (LOX), transforming growth factor β 1(TGF-β1) were measured using qPCR, ELISA, or western blot. The activation of the NF-κB and MAPK pathways was assessed using qPCR and western blot.…”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Barrett’s Esophagus, and Barrett’s Esophagus-Related Neoplasia in the United States... by Prateek Sharma, Gary W. Falk, Menaka Bhor, A. Burak Ozbay, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Annie Guerin, Sherry Shi, Margaret M. Elvekrog, Paul Limburg

“…**Methods:** Adult patients with GERD, nondysplastic BE (NDBE), and BERN (including indefinite for dysplasia \[IND\], low-grade dysplasia \[LGD\], high-grade dysplasia \[HGD\] or esophageal adenocarcinoma \[EAC\]), were identified from a large US administrative claims database, the IBM Truven Health MarketScan® databases (Q1/2015-Q4/2019). Patients were categorized into the corresponding mutually exclusive EAC-risk/diagnosis cohorts based on the most advanced stage from GERD to EAC using diagnosis codes in medical claims. …”
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