Chronic Stress Mediates Inflammatory Cytokines Alterations and Its Role in Tumorigenesis by Liu Z, Lei M, Bai Y

“…Zhihan Liu,* Meng Lei,* Yanxia Bai Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yanxia Bai, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 85323965, Email yanxiabai@xjtufh.edu.cnIntroduction: Prolonged psychological stress is closely associated with cancer due to its role in promoting the release of stress hormones through the sustained activation of the sympathetic-adrenal-medullary system. …”
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Lung and blood early biomarkers for host-directed tuberculosis therapies: Secondary outcome measures from a randomized controlled trial. by Robert S Wallis, Sibuse Ginindza, Trevor Beattie, Nishanee Arjun, Morongwe Likoti, Modulakgotla Sebe, Vinodh A Edward, Mohammed Rassool, Khatija Ahmed, Katherine Fielding, Bintou A Ahidjo, Mboyo D T Vangu, Gavin Churchyard

“…CRP dropped precipitously during early treatment, but did so equally in all arms; over the entire period of treatment, the rate of decline of CRP tended to be greater in CC-11050 recipients than in controls but this fell short of statistical significance. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Urinary Schistosomiasis among Primary Schoolchildren in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa by Sydlynn Dorné Hambury, Anna D. Grobler, Paula Ezinne Melariri

“…The KAP scores were calculated as a percentage ranging between 0% and 100%, and this range was split into five equal width intervals 0–19%, 20–39%, 40–60%, 61–80%, and 81–100%. …”
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An Electronic Frailty Index Based on Deficit Accumulation May Predict Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression by Duy W, Pajewski N, Williamson JD, Thompson AC

“…Walter Duy,1,* Nicholas Pajewski,2 Jeff D Williamson,3 Atalie C Thompson3,4,* 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 2Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 3Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 4Department of Surgical Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Atalie C Thompson, Department of Surgical Ophthalmology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health, Janeway Tower 6th Floor, Winston-Salem, NC, USA, Tel +1 (336) 716-4091, Fax +1 (336) 716-7994, Email atathomp@wakehealth.eduPurpose: To investigate whether an electronic frailty index (eFI) is associated with visual field loss in glaucoma.Patients and Methods: We identified 1163 subjects ≥ 65 years old with glaucoma (1082 right eyes and 1042 left eyes) who had a calculable baseline eFI, and who had reliable visual fields at baseline and final follow-up. …”
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Problematic Online Video Watching, Boredom Proneness and Loneliness Among First-Year Chinese Undergraduates: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study by Yan Z, Yang Z, Xu X, Zhou C, Sang Q

“…Zhihao Yan,1,* Zeyang Yang,2,* Xinyuan Xu,3 Chengjun Zhou,2 Qingsong Sang1 1School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychology, School of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Foreign Language College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qingsong Sang, School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13956186006, Email s7210qs1@ahnu.edu.cn Chengjun Zhou, Department of Psychology, School of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13057471246, Email zhouchengjun@suda.edu.cnPurpose: While previous cross-sectional studies have investigated the relationship between problematic online video watching and mental health issues, longitudinal studies exploring their bidirectional relationship remain relatively scarce. …”
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Experimental Approach for the Evaluation of the Performance of a Satellite Module in the CanSat Form Factor for In Situ Monitoring and Remote Sensing Applications by Juan Sebastián Rodríguez, Andrés Yarce Botero, Diego Valle, Julián Gálvez- Serna, Francisco Botero

“…Then, hypothesis tests were performed for equality of medians, using nonparametric analysis of the Kruskal-Wallis variance. …”
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Gender bias in urology: The role of gender in selecting urology as a medical specialty by Mansour Alnazari, Abdullah K. Aljohani, Emad S. Rajih, Abdulaziz Bakhsh, Ghadi S. Alghamdi, Faris S. Sebaa, Ali A. Alraddadi, Adel Moalwi

“…Addressing these issues is crucial to achieving gender equality within the field.…”
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Comparative Efficacy and Tolerability of Imiquimod 3.75% Cream vs 5-Fluorouracil 4% cream in the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis: A Split-Face Study by Cesare Ariasi, Carola Romanò, Cesare Tomasi, Gaetano Licata, Davide Geat, Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton, Mariachiara Arisi

“…Patient preference was equally distributed between the treatments. The mean time to wound closure after the end of the treatment was similar after IMQ 3.75% as compared to 5-FU 4% (p=0.83). …”
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<i>Alaria esculenta, Ulva lactuca</i>, and <i>Palmaria palmata</i> as Potential Functional Food Ingredients for the Management of Metabolic Syndrome by Emer Shannon, Maria Hayes

“…Three seaweed extracts displayed enzyme inhibitory activities equal to, or more effective than, the reference positive control drugs. …”
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The impact of application acellular bovine pericardium supported with autogenous platelet-rich fibrin for cystoplasty in dogs: Histopathological assessments by Sohaib M. Amer, Fouad M. Mohammed

“…The experiment was divided randomly into two equal groups, nine for each group. In G1, acellular bovine pericardium (ABP), a circular defect about 3cm in diameter will be created on the dorsal part of the urinary bladder then the site of operation wrapped completely with 4 cm in diameter of acellular bovine pericardium, whereas in G2, acellular bovine pericardium with platelet-rich fibrin (ABP+PRF) group the site of cystoplasty was reinforced with platelet-rich fibrin. …”
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Evaluation of Commercial Disinfectants against Staphylococcus lentus and Micrococcus spp. of Poultry Origin by Otun Saha, Nadira Naznin Rakhi, Arif Istiaq, Israt Islam, Munawar Sultana, M. Anwar Hossain, Md. Mizanur Rahaman

“…No single disinfectant showed equally high efficacy against all three bacterial species in agar well diffusion test, although Virocid showed the lowest MIC against all three of them. …”
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Situational analysis on porcine diseases: general risk assessment and prioritization of epizootic threats to biosecurity systems of pig establishments in the Russian Federation by A. S. Oganesyan, M. A. Shibayev, O. N. Petrova, N. Ye. Baskakova, A. K. Karaulov

“…The biosecurity systems of the establishments should equally address other threats significant for the pig industry of the country: swine enzootic pneumonia, porcine pleuropneumonia (Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae), Aujeszky’s disease, streptococcosis (Streptococcus suis), porcine circovirus infection, foot-and-mouth disease, leptospirosis, transmissible gastroenteritis, cysticercosis (λ = 0.02…0.05). …”
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Artificial intelligence-driven ensemble deep learning models for smart monitoring of indoor activities in IoT environment for people with disabilities by Munya A. Arasi, Hussah Nasser AlEisa, Amani A. Alneil, Radwa Marzouk

“…By incorporating smart devices and technologies, the IoT provides advanced solutions to tackle numerous tasks challenged by individuals with disabilities and promote equality. Human activity detection methods are the technical area which studies the classification of actions or movements an individual achieves over the recognition of signals directed by smartphones or wearable sensors or over images or video frames. …”
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Cuproptosis Cell Death Molecular Events and Pathways to Liver Disease by Mao Y, Chen H, Zhu W, Ni S, Luo S, Tang S, Chen Z, Wang Q, Xu J, Tu Q, Chen H, Zhu L

“…Yun Mao,1,&ast; Huilan Chen,1,&ast; Weihan Zhu,2 Shunlan Ni,3 Shengnan Luo,3 Shiyue Tang,3 Zhiyi Chen,4 Qin Wang,3 Jinxian Xu,3 Qi Tu,5 Haijun Chen,3,&ast; Lujian Zhu3,&ast; 1Department of Gerontology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China; 2The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Infectious Disease, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lujian Zhu; Haijun Chen, Department of Infectious Disease, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China, Email zhulj_brave@163.com; 19564367335@163.comAbstract: Chronic liver disease ranks as the 11th leading cause of death worldwide, while hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality, representing a substantial risk to public health. …”
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Magnitude and determinants of intimate partner violence against women in Somalia: evidence from the SDHS survey 2020 dataset by Abdirizak Hassan Abokor, Omer Adam Farih, Mustafe Abdillahi Ali, Christophe Chesneau, Abdisalam Hassan Muse

“…Based on the results, recommendations include implementing comprehensive educational programs promoting gender equality and challenging traditional norms, enhancing economic opportunities for women and men, tailoring interventions to address regional disparities, strengthening the legal framework, and improving support services for IPV survivors. …”
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Study of vascular endothelial dysfunction in children with beta-thalassemia major before and after quercetin therapy by Fatma Al Zahraa Sherai, Maaly Mabrouk, Ibrahim Badraia, Adel Hagag, Eman Elaskary

“…They were categorized into two equal groups: group I: received 12 weeks of quercetin therapy and group II: served as control group and received 12 weeks of placebo. …”
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Antibiofilm and Anti-Quorum Sensing Potential of Safely-Synthesized Hydrated Zirconium Oxide-Coated Alginate Beads against Some Pathogenic Bacteria by Alfred Ngenge Tamfu, Yasemin Ispirli Dogaç, Ozgur Ceylan, Andreea Botezatu Dediu, Selahattin Bozkurt, Rodica Mihaela Dinica

“…ZAB-1 and ZAB-2 materials can therefore be sustainable materials for water treatment since it can inhibit pathogenic bacteria in water and equally satisfy environmental friendliness. The synthesized particles reduced the chances for antimicrobial resistance since they disrupted QS in bacteria and eliminated biofilms, thereby preventing biofouling of microbial communities in water. …”
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Efficacy and safety of new protease inhibitor faldaprevir in treatment of hepatitis C by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Faldaprevir has demonstrated equally good tolerability, high safety and antiviral activity in patients at different stages of fibrosis and liver cirrhosis in the range of interferon-free treatment modes.Conclusion. …”
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Deep Learning and Radiomics in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Predicting Long-Term Prognosis and Clinical Outcomes by Cheng C, Wang Y, Zhao J, Wu D, Li H, Zhao H

“…Chen Cheng,1,&ast; Yan Wang,2,3,&ast; Jine Zhao,4,&ast; Di Wu,1 Honge Li,5 Hongyan Zhao1 1Department of Ultrasound, Lianyungang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Lianyungang, 222004, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Ultrasound, Lianyungang Municipal Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, 222046, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ultrasound, Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222061, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ultrasound, Donghai County People’s Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222300, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Ultrasound, the First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222061, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hongyan Zhao, Department of Ultrasound, Lianyungang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, No. 160, Chaoyang Middle Road, Haizhou District, Lianyungang, 222004, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 0518-85574003, Email zhaohongyanzhy01@126.comAbstract: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a unique breast cancer subtype characterized by the lack of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression in tumor cells. …”
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Identification of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide-Associated Genes and Molecular Subtypes in Autism Spectrum Disorder by He Y, He Y, Cheng B

“…Yuanxia He,1,2,&ast; Yun He,2,&ast; Boli Cheng1,2 1Department of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, 637000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, 637000, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yun He; Boli Cheng, Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Email heyun02409@aliyun.comBackground: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition marked by diverse symptoms affecting social interaction, communication, and behavior. …”
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