Ionized and total magnesium levels and health outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Juhaina Salim Al-Maqbali, Salwa Al Harasi, Qasim Al Mamary, Henrik Falhammar, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Mohammed Al Za’abi, Abdullah M. Al Alawi

“…A positive correlation was found between iMg and tMg (r = 0.589, p < 0.01). Hypermagnesemia was associated with higher serum creatinine concentrations (p < 0.01) and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (p = 0.026). …”
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Mechanism of mTOR/RILP-regulated autophagic flux in increased susceptibility to myocardial ischemia-reperfusion in diabetic mice by Jiyao Zhao, Wei Shi, Yan Zheng, Junjie Wang, Muzhao Yuan, Yultuz Anwar, Yuxuan He, Haiping Ma, Jianjiang Wu

“…Inhibition of mTOR during hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) injury restored RILP expression and attenuated cellular injury in cardiomyocytes cultured with high glucose.ConclusionFollowing I/RI in diabetic myocardium, an increase in the CM1 subpopulation and a reduction in RILP expression result in impaired autophagic flux. …”
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Optimal selection of machine learning algorithms for ciprofloxacin prediction based on conventional water quality indicators by Shenqiong Jiang, Xiangju Cheng, Baoshan Shi, Dantong Zhu, Jun Xie, Zhihong Zhou

“…The performance evaluations were R2= 0.936, NSE= 0.915, RMSE= 3.150 ng/L, and MAPE= 30.909 %. …”
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Advancing global herbal medicine: Enhancing herb quality through innovative strategies explored in Hong Kong - An international hub by Hiu-Lam Ngai, Pang-Chui Shaw

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Willingness to donate eyes and associated factors among adults in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods approach by Ejigu Gebeye Zeleke, Merkineh Markos Lorato, Wubalem Addis Tefera, Hirut Gebremeskel Mengistu

“…Significant factors influencing willingness included being male (adjusted OdR (AOR)=1.55; 95% CI 1.18, 2.03), being a Christian (AOR=2.08; 95% CI 1.42, 3.04), having a family or friends awaiting for corneal transplantation (AOR=1.78; 95% CI: 1.18, 2.68), completing higher education (AOR=2.63; 95% CI 1.88, 3.69), completing secondary education (AOR=1.77; 95% CI 1.03, 3.04), having a favourable attitude towards eye donation (AOR=4.97; 95% CI 3.70, 6.66) and being aware of eye donation (AOR=3.12; 95% CI 2.23, 4.36). …”
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Machine learning-driven benchmarking of China's wastewater treatment plant electricity consumption by Minjian Li, Chongqiao Tang, Junhan Gu, Nianchu Li, Ahemaide Zhou, Kunlin Wu, Zhibo Zhang, Hui Huang, Hongqiang Ren

“…To overcome the complexity of wastewater compositions, an unsupervised machine learning algorithm, spectral clustering, is introduced to analyze 2,576 WWTPs across China, effectively characterizing influent quality as a single variable and contributing to robust benchmarks with 75 % of the fittings achieving coefficients of determination (R2) >0.85. The benchmarks are established with four critical parameters influencing electricity consumption: scale, influent quality, discharge standard and treatment process. …”
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Global Gene Expression Profiling in PPAR-γ Agonist-Treated Kidneys in an Orthologous Rat Model of Human Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease by Daisuke Yoshihara, Masanori Kugita, Tamio Yamaguchi, Harold M. Aukema, Hiroki Kurahashi, Miwa Morita, Yoshiyuki Hiki, James P. Calvet, Darren P. Wallace, Takafumi Toyohara, Takaaki Abe, Shizuko Nagao

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Towards fiscal sustainable practices in Mexico: The quality of municipal tax regulation and tiered tariffs improve income from solid waste management services by Sergio López-Olvera, Juan Carlos Olivo-Escudero, Mauricio Hernández-Marroquín, Fausto Rafael López-Olvera, Yessica Lourdes Vallejo-Rivera, Marco Antonio Rodríguez-Gómez, Pedro Hipólito Rodríguez-Herrero

“…Data from municipal financial reports was extracted from official government websites and analyzed using statistical methods in R, including variance analysis and t-tests. The results demonstrate that municipalities with higher levels of tax regulation achieve significantly greater per capita income from SWM services compared to those with minimal or no regulation. …”
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Peripheral blood miRNAs are associated with airflow below threshold in children with asthma by Anshul Tiwari, Brian D. Hobbs, Rinku Sharma, Jiang Li, Alvin T. Kho, Sami Amr, Juan C. Celedón, Scott T. Weiss, Craig P. Hersh, Kelan G. Tantisira, Michael J. McGeachie

“…Differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs were identified using DESeq2 in R, adjusting for covariates and applying a 10% false discovery rate (FDR). …”
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Identification of selective SWI/SNF dependencies in enzalutamide-resistant prostate cancer by Bengul Gokbayrak, Umut Berkay Altintas, Shreyas Lingadahalli, Tunc Morova, Chia-Chi Flora Huang, Betul Ersoy Fazlioglu, Ivan Pak Lok Yu, Batuhan M. Kalkan, Paloma Cejas, Sonia H. Y. Kung, Ladan Fazli, Akane Kawamura, Henry W. Long, Ceyda Acilan, Tamer T. Onder, Tugba Bagci-Onder, James T. Lynch, Nathan A. Lack

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Association between elevated cystatin C levels and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis by Nianying Fu, Xiaotao Tan, Jie He

“…Statistical analysis was executed utilizing STATA 11.0, GraphPad Prism 8, and R 4.1.3. Results Forty articles were included in the final analysis. …”
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The Role of Dectin-1-Mediated M1 Macrophage Polarization in Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Chen Zongyun, Lin Bixia, Ding Fadian, Hong Xiaoping, Chen Hongbin, Deng Yu, Liu Qicai, Ye Xiaoyi, Zeng Kai

“…The correlation analysis of dectin-1 and infarct areas showed that there was an obviously positive correlation in between them (R = 0.9603). Dectin-1, cleaved caspase-3, and Bax increased, while antiapoptosis molecule, Bcl-2, decreased at three appropriate time points (after 6 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours). …”
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Tomato Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotype Parameter Extraction Based on Improved Red Billed Blue Magpie Optimization Algorithm by Lina Zhang, Ziyi Huang, Zhiyin Yang, Bo Yang, Shengpeng Yu, Shuai Zhao, Xingrui Zhang, Xinying Li, Han Yang, Yixing Lin, Helong Yu

“…The results showed that the coefficients of determination (R²) for these parameters were 0.932, 0.741, 0.938 and 0.935, respectively, indicating high correlation. …”
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SECONDARY PROPHYLAXIS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (VTE) WITH LOW DOSE APIXABAN OR RIVAROXABAN: RESULTS FROM A PATIENT POPULATION WITH MORE THAN 2 YEARS OF MEDIAN FOLLOW-UP by Alessandro Laganà, Giovanni Manfredi Assanto, Chiara Masucci, Mauro Passucci, Livia Donzelli, Alessandra Serrao, Erminia Baldacci, Cristina Santoro, Antonio Chistolini

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High and Low Taxa Specificity of Rhizosphere Bacteria Communities of Mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata) from Kuala Langsa and Telaga Tujuh Island, East Aceh by Siti Maysaroh, Meutia Samira Ismet, Rita Andini, Nurlita Anggraini, Beginer Subhan

“…This research examines sediment from rehabilitated and natural areas to understand how human and natural factors shape bacterial communities.The DNA sequence was analyzed using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), which targeted the 16S bacterial region in the V3-V4 rDNA. Additionally, environmental factors such as nitrate, phosphate, and sulfur content were also analyzed. …”
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Elucidating genetic variability between randomly bred domestic cats and Persian domestic cats from different geographical locations using microsatellite markers by Shirin Mahmoodi, Ali Hojabr Rajeoni, Mehrshad Zeinolabedini, Arash Javanmard, Mohammad Hossein Banabazi

“…For statistical analysis, CONVERT versions POPGENE, ARLEQUIN GenAlEx and R script analysis. Results Remarkably, our results showed that 23 alleles were identified in 128 samples. …”
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PIONEIROS DO TOCANTINS E EMENDA CONSTITUCIONAL Nº 110/2021: by Celina dos Santos Lins, Aline Sueli de Salles Santos

“…De acordo com dados levantados pelo Governo do Tocantins em 2021, a previsão era de que a EC nº 110/2021 causasse, dentre os impactos jurídicos, administrativos e financeiros, um rombo aos cofres públicos de aproximadamente R$ 35 bilhões apenas em indenizações, o que poderia levar o Estado à falência. …”
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Association of Copper Status with Lipid Profile and Functional Status in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Acsa Nara A. B. Barros, Mário Emílio T. Dourado, Lucia de Fatima C. Pedrosa, Lucia Leite-Lais

“…The functional status of patients with ALS was assessed by the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R). In the case group, plasma copper was lower compared with the control group (133.9 versus 164.1 μg/dL, p=0.0001) and was positively correlated with HDL-c (rs=0.398, p=0.044). …”
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Impact of diet on vitamin D status in a Sri Lanka-based sample of pregnant women by Kaneshapillai Anusha, Liyanage Guwani, Hettiaratchi Usha, Gunasekera Dulanie

“…There was a significant positive correlation between dietary vitamin D and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) (r = 0.355, P < 0.01). 12.4%, 50.6% and 37% of the mothers were vitamin D deficient, insufficient and sufficient, respectively. …”
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Human Action Recognition Using Difference of Gaussian and Difference of Wavelet by Gopampallikar Vinoda Reddy, Kongara Deepika, Lakshmanan Malliga, Duraivelu Hemanand, Chinnadurai Senthilkumar, Subburayalu Gopalakrishnan, Yousef Farhaoui

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