Effectiveness and Safety of Treatments for Early‐Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized and Non‐Randomized Studies by Yves Paul Vincent Mbous, Rowida Mohamed, Usha Sambamoorthi, Murtuza Bharmal, Khalid M. Kamal, Traci LeMasters, Joanna Kolodney, George A. Kelley

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Replication of European hypertension associations in a case-control study of 9,534 African Americans. by Harpreet Kaur, Dana C Crawford, Jingjing Liang, Penelope Benchek, COGENT BP Consortium, Xiaofeng Zhu, Asha R Kallianpur, William S Bush

“…<h4>Methods</h4>To evaluate associations, we analyzed genotype data of 14 SNPs for their associations with a diagnosis of hypertension, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in a case-control study of an AA population (N = 9,534). We also performed an age-stratified analysis (>30, 30≥59 and ≥60 years) following the hypertension definition described by the 8th Joint National Committee (JNC). …”
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A Run-Time Reconfigurable Ge Field-Effect Transistor With Symmetric On-States by Andreas Fuchsberger, Lukas Wind, Daniele Nazzari, Larissa Kuhberger, Daniel Popp, Johannes Aberl, Enrique Prado Navarrete, Moritz Brehm, Lilian Vogl, Peter Schweizer, Sebastian Lellig, Xavier Maeder, Masiar Sistani, Walter M. Weber

“…Here, we present a Ge based reconfigurable transistor, capable of dynamic run-time switching between n- and p-type operation with enhanced performance compared to state-of-the- art Si devices. …”
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Crocin improves post-thaw quality, fertility-associated gene expression and fertilization potential of buffalo bull sperm by Amjad Riaz, Ghulam S. Khan, Muhammad Zahid Tahir, Muhammad Yasir Zahoor, Hifz-ul-Rahman Hifz-ul-Rahman

“…The current study investigated the effect of crocin addition in the semen extender on the post-thaw quality, fertility- associated gene expression, and fertilization potential of buffalo bull sperm. Semen samples (n=32) from four Nili-Ravi buffalo bulls were extended with tris-citric acid extender containing different concentrations of crocin (0mM; control, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2mM). …”
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Comparative study on the weight loss and lipid metabolism by tea polyphenols in diet induced obese C57BL/6J pseudo germ free and conventionalized mice by Kashif Hussain, Yingying Yang, Jie Wang, Hengjuan Bian, Xi Lei, Junjie Chen, Qianying Li, Li Wang, Qingping Zhong, Xiang Fang, Yutao Wang, Hong Wei, Yigang Tong, Zhenlin Liao

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Pregnancy and Postpartum Trends in Self‐Measured Blood Pressure and Derived Indices: The BOSHI Study by Seiya Izumi, Misato Nishimura, Noriyuki Iwama, Hasumi Tomita, Hirotaka Hamada, Taku Obara, Mami Ishikuro, Takahisa Murakami, Michihiro Satoh, Takuo Hirose, Masatoshi Saito, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Shinichi Kuriyama, Nobuo Yaegashi, Kazuhiko Hoshi, Yutaka Imai, Hirohito Metoki, the BOSHI Study Group

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Status of seawater intrusion in Mexico: A review by Xiaoxiao Zha, Jesús Horacio Hernández Anguiano, Francisco Padilla Benítez, Arturo Cruz-Falcón, Raul Miranda-Avilés, Manuel E. Mendoza Cantú, Jorge Adrian Perera-Burgos, Xu Liao, Juan Manuel Navarro-Céspedes, Miguel Angel Acosta-Reyes, Yanmei Li

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Sustainable geopolymer adsorbents utilizing silica fume as a partial replacement for metakaolin in the removal of copper ion from synthesized copper solution by Pilomeena Arokiasamy, Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah, Eva Arifi, Noorina Hidayu Jamil, Md Azree Othuman Mydin, Shayfull Zamree Abd Rahim, Andrei Victor Sandu, Shafiq Ishak

“…Based on the experimental result, the geopolymer prepared with 25 % MK and 75 % S1 at S:L of 0.6 maintained the high removal efficiency of Cu2+ (99.62 %) with 100 % MK geopolymer (98.56 %). The generation of N-A-S-H gel with the 75 % replacement level of S1 producing more reactive Si and Al binding sites for Cu2+ adsorption. …”
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急性髓系白血病新型预后分子标志物<italic>NKX2-3</italic>的发现 by 王婉頔, 常桃, 江思远, 侯琪, 金真伊, 吴秀丽

“…结果生物信息数据分析显示，根据R语言计算出的NK2转录因子相关基因位点3（<italic>NKX2-3</italic>）的最佳截断值0.051进行生存分析，发现与低表达<italic>NKX2-3</italic>的AML初发患者相比，高表达<italic>NKX2-3</italic>的AML初发患者总体生存率较差（<italic>P </italic>= 0.003 6）；与HI相比，<italic>NKX2-3</italic>在AML初发组患者中显著高表达（<italic>P </italic>&lt; 0.001）；实时荧光定量PCR的验证结果也证实N<italic>KX2-3-1</italic>和<italic>NKX2-3-2</italic>在AML初发组患者中高表达，且与健康人组相比有显著相关性（<italic>P = </italic>0.000， <italic>P </italic>= 0.000）。…”
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Consuming a modified Mediterranean ketogenic diet reverses the peripheral lipid signature of Alzheimer’s disease in humans by Bryan J. Neth, Kevin Huynh, Corey Giles, Tingting Wang, Natalie A. Mellett, Thy Duong, Colette Blach, Leyla Schimmel, Thomas C. Register, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Richa Batra, Annalise Schweickart, Amanda Hazel Dilmore, Cameron Martino, Matthias Arnold, Jan Krumsiek, Xianlin Han, Pieter C. Dorrestein, Rob Knight, Peter J. Meikle, Suzanne Craft, Rima Kaddurah-Daouk

“…We further validated our findings by leveraging our prior clinical studies into lipid related changeswith AD (n = 1912), and found that the lipidomic signature with MMKD was inversely associated with the lipidomic signature of prevalent and incident AD. …”
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Military-Applied Means of Physical Education in Pre-University Educational Institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defence by D. V. Vinograd, A. V. Zykov

“…The selection of means of physical training in pre-university all-service military and naval educational institutions was made on the basis of theoretical and statistical material of analytical review and collected empirical data and pedagogical experience in 17 pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defence of Russia (n = 607). The list of the most productive means is made. …”
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Reproductive strategies in loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta: polyandry and polygyny in a Southwest Atlantic rookery by Laís Amorim, Lara Chieza, Jake A. Lasala, Sarah de Souza Alves Teodoro, Wesley D. Colombo, Ana Carolina Barcelos, Paula Rodrigues Lopes Guimarães, João Luiz Guedes da Fonseca, Ana Claudia Jorge Marcondes, Alexsandro Santos, Sarah Vargas

“…We analyzed 534 hatchlings from 43 nests associated with 42 females during the 2017/18 to 2019/20 nesting seasons, using four highly polymorphic, species-specific microsatellite markers (nDNA). Parentage tests were conducted to reconstruct paternal genotypes and determine the rates of multiple paternity within clutches. …”
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Regulatory T Cell Phenotype Related to Cytokine Expression Patterns in Post‐COVID‐19 Pulmonary Fibrosis and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Sara Gangi, Laura Bergantini, Irene Paggi, Marco Spalletti, Paolo Cameli, Elena Bargagli, Miriana d'Alessandro

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Alpha and Theta Oscillations Associated With Behavioral Phenotypes of Pain–Attention Interaction by Nikou Kelardashti, Benjamin T. Dunkley, Rima El‐Sayed, Vaidhehi Veena Sanmugananthan, Junseok Andrew Kim, Natalie Rae Osborne, Joshua C. Cheng, Anton Rogachov, Rachael L. Bosma, Ariana E. Besik, Karen Deborah Davis

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Assistência Oncológica para Crianças, Adolescentes e Adultos Jovens nos Serviços Públicos da Região de Campinas-SP by Jane Kelly Oliveira Friestino, Breno Binotti de Souza Camargo, Vander Monteiro da Conceição, Willian Lorentz, Patricia Haas, Rivaldo Mauro de Faria, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco

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Promotion mechanism of hydroxyl groups in catalyzing CO2 cycloaddition by Yiming Wang, Wensheng Wei, Yuxin Wang, Guangwen Xu, Jinggang Zhao, Lei Shi

“…., NEt3(HE)Br, NEt2(HE)2Br, NEt1(HE)3Br, and N(HE)4Br, were successfully prepared by quantitatively grafting hydrogen-bond donors (HBDs) as electrophilic sites on quaternary ammonium salts and then used to catalyze the cycloaddition of propylene oxide (PO) and carbon dioxide (CO2). …”
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Resensitizing β‐Lactams by Reprogramming Purine Metabolism in Small Colony Variant for Osteomyelitis Treatment by Tingwang Shi, Qiong Wu, Zesong Ruan, Zhiyuan Luo, Wenbo Wang, Zhao Guo, Yihong Ma, Xin Wang, Guangyu Chu, Han Lin, Min Ge, Yunfeng Chen

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The relevance of a multidomain geriatric assessment in older patients with heart failure by Emma E.F. Kleipool, Julia H.I. Wiersinga, Marijke C. Trappenburg, Albert C. vanRossum, Carmen S. vanDam, Su‐San Liem, Mike J.L. Peters, M. Louis Handoko, Majon Muller

“…HF severity was assessed with New York Heart Association class (I‐II versus III‐IV) and N‐terminal pro b‐type natriuretic peptide levels. …”
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Real world data on outcomes of anti-CD38 antibody treated, including triple class refractory, patients with multiple myeloma: a multi-institutional report from the Canadian Myeloma... by A. Visram, A. De La Torre, D. White, J. Su, E. Masih-Khan, M. Chu, V. Jimenez-Zepeda, A. McCurdy, R. LeBlanc, K. Song, H. Mian, M. Louzada, M. Sebag, D. Bergstrom, J. Stakiw, A. Reiman, R. Kotb, M. Aslam, C. Venner, R. Kaedbey, E. Gul, D. Reece

“…The median PFS and OS of patients with TCR disease (n = 199) was 4.4 (95% CI 3.6–5.3) months and 10.5 (95% CI 8.5–13.8) months. …”
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Clinical findings, treatment, and outcomes in cats with naturally occurring hypoadrenocorticism: 41 cases by Emma Roberts, Ian K. Ramsey, Ruth Gostelow, Anna Latysheva, Luca Battaglia, Paolo Silvestrini, Ghita Benchekroun, Karen Brenner, Bérénice Conversy, Riccardo Ferriani, Andre Kortum, Lisa Stammeleer, Nele Van den Steen, Flavia Tavares, Julia Lieser, Angie Hibbert, Antoine Duclos, Troy Bunn, Alisdair M Boag, Carolina Arenas, Kirsty Roe, Florian K. Zeugswetter, Yi Cui, Imogen Schofield, Federico Fracassi

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