Serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels as a marker of skin thickening, digital ischemia, and interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis by Chinnadurai Saranya, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Mahendran Bhuvanesh, Chilukuri Balaji, Selvakumar Balameena, Sankaralingam Rajeswari

“…Serum VEGF levels correlated significantly with higher modified Rodnan skin scores (r = 0.7168) (P < 0.0001) and lower forced vital capacity (r = −0.6771) (P < 0.0001). …”
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Investigating the psychometric properties of the social exposure to nonsuicidal self-injury scale in students by Ali Sheykholreslami, Nastaran Seyedesmaili Ghomi, Ali Salmani, Aysan Sharei

“…The results of the correlation coefficient showed that the positive correlation between two variables in the Social Exposure to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury expectancies (r=0.27, P<0.001) indicates appropriate convergent validity and the negative correlation coefficient between the two variables in the Social Exposure to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury with Self-Compassion (r=-0.25, P<0.001) indicates adequate divergent validity. …”
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Quality-by-Design Principles Applied to the Establishment of a Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratory in a Resource-Limited Setting: The Lab Water by Sultan Suleman, Sileshi Belew, Dereje Kebebe, Markos Duguma, Henok Teshome, Gemmechu Hasen, null Evelien Wynendaele, Luc Duchateau, Bart De Spiegeleer

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A Spectral Transfer Function to Harmonize Existing Soil Spectral Libraries Generated by Different Protocols by Nicolas Francos, Daniela Heller-Pearlshtien, José A. M. Demattê, Bas Van Wesemael, Robert Milewski, Sabine Chabrillat, Nikolaos Tziolas, Adrian Sanz Diaz, María Julia Yagüe Ballester, Asa Gholizadeh, Eyal Ben-Dor

“…Furthermore, after merging the SSLs with the TFs, the spectral-based assessment of OC was considerably improved, from R2 = 0.61, RMSE (g/kg) = 12.46 to R2 = 0.69, RMSE (g/kg) = 11.13. …”
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Astrocytic Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a Contributes to the Development of Epileptic Cognitive Impairment by Wen Li, Huimin Zhou, Xiaona Li, Gengyao Hu, Dong Wei

“…Status epilepticus (SE) in C57/BL6 mice was induced using lithium–pilocarpine; the impact of ASIC1a on astrocytes was assessed using rAAV–ASIC1a–NC and rAAV–ASIC1a–shRNA, injected in the CA3 region of mice. …”
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Characterization of Interleukin-15-Transpresenting Dendritic Cells for Clinical Use by J. M. J. Van den Bergh, E. L. J. M. Smits, M. Versteven, H. De Reu, Z. N. Berneman, V. F. I. Van Tendeloo, E. Lion

“…In this context, we redesigned our currently clinically used DC vaccine generation protocol to enable transpresentation of interleukin- (IL-) 15 to IL-15Rβγ-expressing cells aiming at boosting the antitumor immune response. …”
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Hypertension Management in Brazil: Usual Practice in Primary Care—A Meta-Analysis by Rafael V. Picon, Juvenal S. Dias-da-Costa, Flavio D. Fuchs, Maria Teresa A. Olinto, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Sandra C. Fuchs

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Diabetes Distress in Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey in China by Yanfen Hu, Lingxia Li, Jun Zhang

“…The correlation analysis showed that diabetes distress was negatively correlated with the level of diabetic self-management (P<0.001, r=−0.377) but not with the level of diabetes knowledge (P=0.052, r=−0.197). …”
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Green Analytical Method for Simultaneous Determination of Glucosamine and Calcium in Dietary Supplements by Capillary Electrophoresis with Capacitively Coupled Contactless Conducti... by Yen Nhi Do, Thi Lan Phuong Kieu, Thi Huyen My Dang, Quang Huy Nguyen, Thu Hien Dang, Cao Son Tran, Anh Phuong Vu, Thi Trang Do, Thi Ngan Nguyen, Son Luong Dinh, Thi Minh Thu Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Mai Pham, Anh Quoc Hoang, Bach Pham, Thi Anh Huong Nguyen

“…The method illustrated good linearity over the concentration range of 5.00 to 200 mg/L of for glucosamine (R2 = 0.9994) and 1.00 to 100 mg/L for Ca2+ (R2 = 0.9994). …”
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پهنه بندی مکانی فرسایش خاک با مدل RUSLE; مطالعه موردی زیرحوضه کویته (پاکستان) by مریم بیاتی خطیبی, عماد علی

“…برای انجام این کار، تکنیک‌های داده کاوی متعدد، همراه با الگوریتم‌های یادگیری ماشین، برای تولید لایه‌های موضوعی (K، R، LS، C، و P) که به‌عنوان پارامترهای ورودی برای مدل RUSLE عمل می‌کردند، استفاده شد. …”
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Limited impacts of climatic conditions on commercial oil palm yields in Malaysian plantations by Susannah Fleiss, Colin J. McClean, Henry King, Jane K. Hill

“…In contrast, variation in yield among plantations accounted for > 50% of the explained variation in yield (of total R 2 = 0.38; median annual fresh fruit bunch yield 16.4–31.6 t/ha). …”
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KLF12 Aggravates Angiotensin II‐Induced Cardiac Remodeling in Male Mice by Transcriptionally Inhibiting SMAD7 by Min Hu, Shi‐Yu Huang, Yi‐Peng Gao, Yu‐Xin Hu, Sha‐Sha Wang, Teng Teng, Xiao‐Feng Zeng, Qi‐Zhu Tang

“…Hence, we generated adult mice with cardiac fibroblast‐specific overexpression of KLF12 using lentivirus or miRNA (miR‐1/133TS) technology. Compared with control mice, KLF12‐miR1/133TS transfected mice exhibited exacerbated cardiac remodeling and function. …”
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Pengembangan LKS Berbasis Inkuiri Terbimbing Berbantuan E-Learning Untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep Pada Siswa kelas X SMA by Wimpi Calesta, Patricia H M Lubis, Sugiarti Sugiarti

“…Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah R&D (Research and Development) dengan model ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Development, Implement, Evaluate). …”
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Dynamic Expression of HDAC3 in db/db Mouse RGCs and Its Relationship with Apoptosis and Autophagy by Yuhong Fu, Ying Wang, Xinyuan Gao, Huiyao Li, Yue Yuan

“…HDAC3 was positively correlated with Caspase3 expression (r=0.7424), P<0.01. HDAC3 was positively correlated with LC3B expression (r=0.7336), P<0.01. …”
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Development of Isocratic RP-HPLC Method for Separation and Quantification of L-Citrulline and L-Arginine in Watermelons by Rasdin Ridwan, Hairil Rashmizal Abdul Razak, Mohd Ilham Adenan, Wan Mazlina Md Saad

“…The method was validated and good linearity of L-citrulline and L-arginine was obtained with R2 = 0.9956, y=0.1664x+2.4142 and R2=0.9912, y=0.4100x+3.4850, respectively. …”
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Impact of the −174 G > C IL-6 Polymorphism on Bioelectrical Parameters in Obese Subjects after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding by Laura Di Renzo, Maria Grazia Carbonelli, Alessia Bianchi, Emidio Domino, Maria Rita Migliore, Guido Rillo, Leonardo Iacopino, Nicola Di Daniele, Antonino De Lorenzo

“…In C(+) carriers, significant reductions in weight, BMI, ICW, and PA and increases in ECW, Na/K, resistance (R), and R/height were obtained. Significant higher reductions in BMI and Xc/H were observed in C(+) with respect to C(−) carriers. …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Extreme Precipitation and Its Future Trend Analysis in Huaihe River Basin by GUO Wei, YE Wen, ZHU Xuchao, WU Wei, WANG Lu, GAO Huamin, ZHANG Haiming, SHI Shaohui

“…The increasing trends of R95p and R99p are relatively large with the value of 0.46 mm/a and 0.43 mm/a respectively. (2) Different extreme precipitation indices witness an increasing trend more significant than previous records in the history under the SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 scenarios from 2023 to 2100. …”
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Hydrolysis of Methionine- and Histidine-Containing Peptides Promoted by Dinuclear Platinum(II) Complexes with Benzodiazines as Bridging Ligands: Influence of Ligand Structure on th... by Snežana Rajković, Beata Warżajtis, Marija D. Živković, Biljana Đ. Glišić, Urszula Rychlewska, Miloš I. Djuran

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Peripheral tryptophan-kynurenine pathway dysfunction in first-episode schizophrenia by Mian Li, Yue Wu, Yan Xu, Xin Huang, Kerun Gao, Nannan Hu, Shuangyue Zhu, Chengpeng Wang, Sugai Liang

“…The urine KYNA/KYN ratio was negatively correlated with PANSS general psychopathology scores (r = -0.35, p = 0.04) and with PANSS total scores (r = -0.35, p = 0.046). …”
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Computational Analysis of nsSNPs of ADA Gene in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Using Molecular Modeling and Dynamics Simulation by Soukaina Essadssi, Al Mehdi Krami, Lamiae Elkhattabi, Zouhair Elkarhat, Ghita Amalou, Houria Abdelghaffar, Hassan Rouba, Abdelhamid Barakat

“…Using eleven prediction tools, we identified 15 nsSNPs (H15D, H15P, H17Q, H17Y, D19N, T26I, G140E, C153F, A183D, G216R, H258Y, C262Y, S291L, S291W, and K34OE) as harmful. …”
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