Utilization of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Assessing Myocardial Fibrosis in Prognosis Evaluation and Risk Stratification of Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Xin-Yi Feng, Yu-Cong Zheng, Ying-Xia Yang, Wen-Feng He, Fan Yang, Ling-Li Wang, Han-Feng Yang, Chun-Ping Li, Xiao-Xue Xu, Rui Li

“…With advancements in modern medicine, several novel techniques for evaluating myocardial involvement and disease severity from diverse perspectives have been developed. …”
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Identification of Binding Partners of Deafness-Related Protein PDZD7 by Haibo Du, Rui Ren, Panpan Chen, Zhigang Xu, Yanfei Wang

“…Taken together, our work identified several novel PDZD7-binding proteins, which will help us to further understand the role of PDZD7 in hearing transduction.…”
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Current Practice and Emerging Molecular Imaging Technologies in Oral Cancer Screening by Arianna Strome BS, Susanne Kossatz PhD, Daniella Karassawa Zanoni MD, Milind Rajadhyaksha PhD, Snehal Patel MD, Thomas Reiner PhD

“…In this review, we will analyze the current methodologies and demonstrate the need for specific intraoral imaging agents to aid in screening and diagnosis to identify patients earlier. Several novel molecular imaging agents will be presented as, by result of their molecular targeting, they aim to have high specificity for tumor pathways and can support in identifying dysplastic/cancerous lesions and guiding visualization of biopsy sites. …”
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Computational identification and experimental validation of novel Saccharum officinarum microRNAs along with their targets through RT-PCR approach by Abdul Baqi, Samiullah, Jadoon Khan, Asma Sadiq, Yousaf Khan, Shahid Ali, Syed Nadeem ul Hassan Mohani, Naqeebullah Khan, Tawaf Ali Shah, Khalid S. Almaary, Youssouf Ali Younous, Mohammed Bourhia

“…This study seeks to identify and partially characterize several novel miRNAs in sugarcane using in silico tools, while also offering a preliminary assessment of their functions. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Opioid-Induced Constipation in an Older National Veteran Cohort by Fern FitzHenry, Svetlana K. Eden, Jason Denton, Hui Cao, Aize Cao, Ruth Reeves, Guanhua Chen, Glenn Gobbel, Nancy Wells, Michael E. Matheny

“…Conclusions. There were several novel covariates found that are seen in the all-cause chronic constipation literature but have not been reported for opioid-induced constipation. …”
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Protease shaving of Mycobacterium tuberculosis facilitates vaccine antigen discovery and delivery of novel cargoes to the Mtb surface by Bianca A. Lepe, Christine R. Zheng, Owen K. Leddy, Benjamin L. Allsup, Sydney L. Solomon, Bryan D. Bryson

“…Pairing quantitative mass spectrometry with the construction of validation strains, we revealed several novel Mtb proteins on the Mtb surface largely derived from the PE/PPE class of Mtb proteins, including PPE18, a component of a leading Mtb vaccine candidate. …”
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Association of predicted fat mass, predicted lean mass and predicted percent fat with diabetes mellitus in Chinese population: a 15-year prospective cohort by Lu Liu, Xiaoping Chen, Chao Ban, Shanshan Jia, Sen He

“…Objectives With body mass index (BMI) failing to distinguish the mass of fat from lean, several novel predicted equations for predicted fat mass (FM), predicted lean mass (LM) and predicted per cent fat (PF) were recently developed and validated. …”
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Amelioration of liver fibrosis with autologous macrophages induced by IL-34-based condition by Yuichi Igarashi, Haruka Wada, Masato Muto, Ryohei Sone, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Ken-ichiro Seino

“…Abstract Background For the treatment of liver fibrosis, several novel cell therapies have been proposed. Autologous macrophage therapy has been reported as one of the promising treatments. …”
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Analytical and diagnostic performance characteristics of reverse-transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for dengue virus serotypes 1-4: A scoping review to inf... by Paul Arkell, Dumrong Mairiang, Adisak Songjaeng, Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas, Kerri Hill-Cawthorne, Panisadee Avirutnan, Pantelis Georgiou, Alison Holmes, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano

“…Fourteen studies using previously described assays were identified, including those where reagents were lyophilised or 'printed' into microfluidic channels and where several novel detection methods were used. Serotype-specific DENV RT-LAMP assays are high-performing and have potential to be used in portable molecular diagnostic devices if they can be integrated with sample extraction and detection methods. …”
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Novel primers improve species delimitation in Cercospora by Mounes Bakhshi, Mahdi Arzanlou, Asadollah Babai-ahari, Johannes Z. Groenewald, Pedro W. Crous

“…The robust eight-gene phylogeny revealed several novel clades within the existing Cercospora species complexes, such as C. apii, C. armoraciae, C. beticola, C. cf. flagellaris and Cercospora sp. …”
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The Relationship Between Novel Inflammatory Markers and Serum 25‐Hydroxyvitamin D Among US Adults by Hang Zhao, Yangyang Zhao, Yini Fang, Weibang Zhou, Wenjing Zhang, Jiecheng Peng

“…Conclusions Our research confirms that serum 25(OH)D levels are negatively correlated with several novel inflammatory markers among adults in the USA, suggesting potential directions for further research into vitamin D's role in inflammation.…”
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Urine proteomics defines an immune checkpoint-associated nephritis signature by Cassian Yee, Jamie S Lin, James P Long, Shailbala Singh, Yanlan Dong

“…Pathway analyses highlighted the involvement of JAK-STAT and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) signaling in ICI-AIN pathogenesis. We identified several novel urine biomarkers, including IL-5, Fas, TNFSF4, CD274, IL-20, TNFSF15, TSLP, TREM1 and CCL1 while confirming previously reported markers such as CXCL9 and TNF-α. …”
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Fálétí’s Philosophical Sensibility by Adeshina Afolayan

“…Notable also are Akínwùnmí Ìsòlá, whose university campus novel Ó le kú (1974) broke new ground in social setting and ambience; Afọlábí Ọlábímtán, author of several novels, including Kékeré Ẹkùn (1967), which deals with the conflicts arising from early Christian conversion in a small village, and Baba Rere! …”
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