Genomic strategies to facilitate breeding for increased β-Glucan content in oat (Avena sativa L.) by Sumandeep Kaur Bazzer, Guilherme Oliveira, Jason D. Fiedler, Raja Sekhar Nandety, Jean-Luc Jannink, Melanie Caffe

“…Results Large variation for β-glucan content was observed with values ranging between 3.02 and 7.24%. An independent GWAS was performed for each breeding panel in each environment and identified 22 loci distributed over fourteen oat chromosomes significantly associated with β-glucan content. …”
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Enhancing safety in CT-guided lung biopsies: correlation of MinIP imaging with pneumothorax risk prediction by Michael P. Brönnimann, Leonie Manser, Bernhard Gebauer, Timo A. Auer, Dirk Schnapauff, Federico Collettini, Alexander Pöllinger, Alois Komarek, Miltiadis E. Krokidis, Johannes T. Heverhagen

“…Binomial logistic regression identified positive BROM-OLB MinIP results (OR 28.244, 95% CI: 7.675–103.9, p < 0.01) and lower LW density (OR 0.992, 95% CI: 0.985–0.999, p = 0.025) as independent risk factors. The optimal threshold values to predict pneumothorax were −868 HU in MinIP images and −769 HU in LW. …”
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Does completion of radical hysterectomy improve oncological outcomes of women with clinical early-stage cervical cancer and intraoperative detection of nodal involvement?: protocol... by Hui Xu, Qing Liu, Yu Xu, Yi Du, Ai Zheng, Cui Hu, Ya Jia, Qianwen Zhang, Yue-Dong He, Shuang-Shuang Cui, Yong Tian, Lin Ran, Fengmei Ke

“…The screening of the eligible studies, the extraction of data of interest, and the quality assessment of the included studies will all be independently performed by different members of our team. …”
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Adipose tissue may not be a major player in the inflammatory pathogenesis of Autism Spectrum Disorder by Baojiang Wang, Yueyuan Qin, Yong Chen, Xiujie Zheng, Yanjuan Chen, Juan Zhao, Feng Zhang, Shan Duan

“…However, markedly elevated levels of IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) were detected in children with ASD, suggesting that the inflammatory state is independent of adipokines. Similar results were also observed in BTBR autistic mice. …”
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Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and contrast-induced nephropathy in chronic total occlusion patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention by Serdar Söner, Adem Aktan, Raif Kılıç, Hamdullah Güzel, Ercan Taştan, Metin Okşul, Adnan Duha Cömert, Mehmet Sait Coşkun, Hülya Tosun Söner, Tuncay Güzel

“…In multivariable logistic regression analysis, it was seen that age (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.01–1.08, P = 0.020), chronic kidney disease (OR = 2.34, 95% CI = 1.02–5.33, P = 0.044), peripheral artery disease (OR = 5.66, 95% CI = 1.24–25.91, p = 0.026), LVEF (OR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.92–0.99, P = 0.005), LDL cholesterol levels (OR = 1.00, 95%CI = 1.00–1.02, P = 0.024) and TyG index (OR = 2.17, 95% CI = 1.21–3.89, P = 0.009) were independent predictors of the development of CIN. Conclusion Our study demonstrates a correlation between the TyG index and the prevalence of CIN in patients with CTO undergoing PCI. …”
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Enhanced expression of ten‐eleven translocation 1 reverses gemcitabine resistance in cholangiocarcinoma accompanied by a reduction in P‐glycoprotein expression by Chuanxu Wang, Hua Ye, Lei Zhang, Yayu Cheng, Shifeng Xu, Ping Zhang, Zijie Zhang, Jimin Bai, Fangkang Meng, Lin Zhong, Guangjun Shi, Hao Li

“…Furthermore, multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that TET1 expression and TNM stage were independent risk factors (P < 0.001) for the clinical outcomes of CCA patients with chemotherapy. …”
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Development and Validation of Risk Stratification for Heart Failure After Acute Coronary Syndrome Based on Dynamic S100A8/A9 Levels by Jie Ma, Ke Ma, Jing Chen, Xinying Yang, Fei Gao, Hai Gao, Hui Zhang, Xin‐Liang Ma, Jie Du, Ping Li, Yulin Li

“…Methods and Results This prospective study included 3 independent cohorts of patients with ACS who received reperfusion therapy. …”
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Nursing faculty readiness to teach online: a survey of nursing educators from Saudi Arabia and the UK by Mansour Mansour, Naim Abdulmohdi, Abd Alhadi Hasan, Hana Abu-Snieneh, Rani Shatnawi, Firas Taysir Abu-Sneineh, Sahar Elmetwally A. Badawi

“…Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis One-Way Analysis of Variance tests were used to examine the differences in the average median scores of the participants’ responses across selected independent variables. Results Nursing Faculty from Saudi Arabia universities have scored significantly higher Median score than their British counterparts on the Course Design subscale (z=-2.6, p = 0.01) and Time Management subscale (z=-4.403, p = 0.001), and Nursing Faculty who completed a training course before they can teach online have also scored significantly higher median score than those who didn’t on the same two subscales respectively (X 2 = 6.15, df = 2, p = 0.05), (X2 = 12, df = 2, p = 0.002). …”
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Measured Resection as Gap Balance Method in Mobile‐Bearing Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Qian Liu, Jianhua Ren, Wenhui Zhang, Tangzhao Liang, Zhe Wang, Siwei Xie, Yuhang Li, Jianfeng Hou, Kun Wang, Ronghan He

“…Prosthetic angles, range of motion (ROM), visual analog scale (VAS) score, Oxford knee score (OKS), and Global Perceived Scale (GPE) were used to evaluate clinical outcomes. Independent samples t‐test and Mann–Whitney U test were used to compare the differences. …”
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Clinical Features, Endoscopic Findings, and Predictive Factors for Mortality in Tissue-Invasive Gastrointestinal Cytomegalovirus Disease between Immunocompetent and Immunocompromis... by Panu Wetwittayakhlang, Natthapat Rujeerapaiboon, Poowadon Wetwittayakhlung, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Nannapat Pruphetkaew, Sawangpong Jandee, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Teerha Piratvisuth

“…ICU admission (hazard ratio [HR] 7.21; 95% CI 2.55-20.36), sepsis or shock (HR 1.98; 95% CI 1.08-3.66), malnutrition (HR 2.62; 95% CI 1.05-7.01), and receiving chemotherapy (HR 5.2; 95% CI 1.89-14.29) were independent factors for inhospital mortality. Antiviral treatment for more than 14 days was the only protective factor to improve survival (Peto-Peto test, p<0.001). …”
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Factors associated with early hospital readmission for acute decompensation of cirrhosis - prospective cohort study by Tamara Liana Zocche, Cláudia Maccali, Fernanda Cristina de Augustinho, Elayne Cristina de Morais Rateke, Camila Matiollo, Ariane Borgonovo Rayes, Dariana Carla Maggi, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, Janaina Luz Narciso-Schiavon

“…In the logistic regression analysis, CLIF-SOFA variables (odds ratio [OR] 1.137, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.003–1.289, p=0.045) and several complications present in the initial hospitalization (OR 1.503, 95% CI 1.074–2.105, p=0.018) independent of early readmission. Early readmission rates were 16.8% in patients with CLIF-SOFA <8 and less than 2 complications at admission and 49.2% in those with CLIF-SOFA ≥8 and 2 or more complications at the initial hospitalization. …”
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Association of albumin to non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients by Yongjie Xie, Xiaoran Feng, Youqun Gao, Xiaojiang Zhan, Fenfen Peng, Qian Zhou, Xianfeng Wu, Xiaoyang Wang, Na Tian, Qingdong Xu, Ning Su, Xingming Tang, Jianbo Liang, Jiao Li, Yueqiang Wen

“…Serum albumin and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) are independently associated with mortality in PD patients. …”
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Notation publications in the context of musical life in Lithuania in the XVI-XVII centuries by Jūratė Trilupaitienė

“…The Lithuanian Jesuits, now no longer accountable to the Polish church hierarchy, began to make independent decisions about the publication of hymnals. …”
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Associations between night-time sleep duration and fasting glucose and ratio of triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol among adults free of type 2 diabetes or without... by Rong Zhang, Li Zhang, Qiang Li, Minying Zhang, Feng Liu, Shuo Chen, Yu-Jie Niu, Xin Qi, Chunjun Li, Jiangshan He, Chenglin Hong, Yuxue Wang, Yaqi Fan, Pei Guo, Binbin Zhang, Shitao Ma, Mianzhi Zhang

“…Sleep duration had an independent, U-shaped associated with FG (β1 (linear term)=−0.111, p=0.047; β2 (quadratic term)=0.008, p=0.026) with 6.9 hours of sleep associated with the lowest FG and a negative association with BMI (β=−0.154, p&lt;0.001). …”
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KATALIKYBĖ IR VISUOMENĖ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…It was considered that if the Church would refuse the formalism and more rely on the possibilities of an individual to search independently and authentically the way to the God, it would attract many persons, having doubts of religion and even irreligious ones. …”
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Sustainability of healthcare system improvements, programmes and interventions in acute care settings: protocol for a mixed methods systematic review by Franz E Babl, Sandy Middleton, Julie Cowie, Catherine Wilson, Peter Wilson, Pauline Campbell, Emma Tavender, Lisa Kuhn, Nicola Straiton, Victoria Ramsden, Elizabeth McInnes

“…Studies will be exported into Covidence (Melbourne) and pairs of reviewers will independently screen abstracts and full-text studies. …”
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Anti-HER2 biparatopic antibody KJ015 has near-native structure, functional balanced high affinity, and synergistic efficacy with anti-PD-1 treatment in vivo by Zheng Wang, Yu Liu, Yunxia Xu, Lin Lu, Zhen Zhu, Baojie Lv, Xin Fang, Yao Tang, Jinhua Wang, Yu Cheng, Ying Hu, Junwen Lou, Peican Wu, Chendan Liu, Yanjun Liu, Xin Zeng, Qing Xu

“…Among them, biparatopic antibodies (bpAbs) have shown improved efficacy compared to monoclonal antibody (mAb) combinations in HER2-positive patients. BpAbs bind two independent epitopes on the same antigen, which allows fine-tuning of mechanisms of action, including enhancement of on-target specificity and induction of strong antigen clustering due to the unique binding mode. …”
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Risk factors and clinical outcomes of cytomegalovirus infection following haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with aplastic anemia: a single-center r... by Jia Feng, Jia Feng, Xinhe Zhang, Xinhe Zhang, Zhengwei Tan, Zhengwei Tan, Yuechao Zhao, Huijin Hu, Junfa Chen, Liqiang Wu, Qinghong Yu, Dijiong Wu, Baodong Ye, Wenbin Liu

“…For this subset of the population, exploring the risk factors for CMV infection remains significant in predicting its occurrence.MethodsTherefore, a retrospective analysis was conducted on 88 haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients over 4 years.ResultsOur study results indicate that chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is an independent risk factor for CMV infection following haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Haplo-HSCT). …”
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The Prognostic Significance of Sleep and Circadian Rhythm for Myocardial Infarction Outcomes: Case-Control Study by Wei-Chih Chin, Pao-Hsien Chu, Lung-Sheng Wu, Kuang-Tso Lee, Chen Lin, Chien-Te Ho, Wei-Sheng Yang, I-Hang Chung, Yu-Shu Huang

“…Follow-ups were conducted at 3 and 6 months after discharge to evaluate prognosis, including the duration of current admission, the number and duration of readmission and ICU admission, and catheterization. Independent sample t tests and analysis of covariance were used to compare group differences. …”
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Deficiency of ATF3 facilitates both angiotensin II‐induced and spontaneously formed aortic aneurysm and dissection development by activating cGAS–STING pathway by Yifan Du, Poyi Hu, Xiangchao Ding, Dashuai Wang, Jingjing Luo, Sheng Le, Lingyun Ren, Manhua Chen, Ping Ye, Jiahong Xia

“…We ensured the unbiased nature of our assessment by conducting morphological evaluations with two independent observers in a blinded manner. We identified elevated expression of ATF3 in both human sporadic AAD tissues and mouse AAD models. …”
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