Osteopontin as a Biomarker for Coronary Artery Disease by Georgia R. Layton, Ibrahim Antoun, Alice Copperwheat, Zaidhan Latif Khan, Sanjay S. Bhandari, Riyaz Somani, André Ng, Mustafa Zakkar

“…Thirty-three studies met the inclusion criteria. All studies were observational, with gross heterogeneity in methods used to analyse the association of plasma OPN with clinical characteristics. …”
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First evidence of the effectiveness of a field application of RNAi technology in reducing infestation of the mite Varroa destructor in the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) by Francesca Bortolin, Emanuele Rigato, Sergio Perandin, Anna Granato, Laura Zulian, Caterina Millino, Beniamina Pacchioni, Franco Mutinelli, Giuseppe Fusco

“…Results In treated hives, we observed that the average infestation rate of phoretic Varroa mite was reduced by 33% and 42% relative to control bees fed with sucrose and GFP-dsRNA, respectively. …”
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An Inverse Correlation of Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 with Abdominal Pain and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Magdalena Panek-Jeziorna, Agata Mulak

“…An inverse correlation was observed between FGF19 level and abdominal pain intensity (R=–0.48, p=0.007) as well as fecal calprotectin (R=–0.38, p=0.036) and CRP levels (R=–0.36, p=0.045). …”
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Galaxy evolution in the post-merger regime. III -- The triggering of active galactic nuclei peaks immediately after coalescence by Sara Ellison, Leonardo Ferreira, Robert Bickley, Tess Grindlay, Samir Salim, Shoshannah Byrne-Mamahit, Shobita Satyapal, David R. Patton, Jillian M. Scudder

“…Our main results are: 1) Regardless of the metric used, we find that the peak AGN excess (compared with a matched control sample) occurs immediately after coalescence, at 0 < T_PM < 0.16 Gyr. 2) The excess of AGN is observed until long after coalescence; both the mid-IR selected AGN and broad line AGN are more common than in the control sample even in the longest time bin of our sample (0.96 < T_PM < 1.76 Gyr). 3) The AGN excess is larger for more luminous and bolometrically dominant AGN, and we find that AGN in post-mergers are generally more luminous than secularly triggered events. 4) A deficit of broad line AGN in the pre-merger phase, that evolves into an excess in post-mergers is consistent with evolution of the covering fraction of nuclear obscuring material. …”
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The Impact of AI-Generated Instructional Videos on Problem-Based Learning in Science Teacher Education by Nikolaos Pellas

“…However, no significant differences were observed between videos with and without preview features across all assessed metrics and tests. …”
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Smallholder farmers' perceptions of climate variability and its risks across agroecological zones in the Ayehu watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia by Abebe Biresaw Bitew, Amare Sewnet Minale

“…Understanding farmers' perceptions of climate variability is crucial for developing adaptation strategies that reflect farmers' experiences and observations. This study investigates perceptions of climate variability and associated risks among smallholder farmers in the Ayehu watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. …”
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Quality of Sleep in an HIV Population on Antiretroviral Therapy at an Urban Tertiary Centre in Lagos, Nigeria by Olajumoke Oshinaike, Akinsegun Akinbami, Olaitan Ojelabi, Akinola Dada, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Sarah John Olabode

“…Significant differences were observed in all the individual components of the PSQI (P<0.001). …”
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Efficacy of an Intrathecal Multidrug Infusion for Pain Control in Older Adults and in End-Stage Malignancies: A Report of Three Cases by Sadegh Abdolmohammadi, Pierre-Olivier Hétu, Andrée Néron, Gilbert Blaise

“…Major side effects, such as hypotension, constipation, muscle weakness, sphincter dysfunction, and cognitive or mood deterioration, were not observed with this approach. One patient experienced a urinary tract infection followed by sepsis and meningitis, which was cured by antibiotics. …”
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Evaluation of macular retinal oximetry across different levels of diabetic retinopathy: a cross sectional study by Jennyffer D. Smith, Kaitlyn A. Sapoznik, Kelly Bisignano, Julia Benoit, Wendy W. Harrison

“…A significant inverse correlation was observed between averaged oxygen saturation and SCP vascular density for all subjects (p = 0.02). …”
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Optimizing chickpea yield prediction under wilt disease through synergistic integration of biophysical and image parameters using machine learning models by RN Singh, P. Krishnan, C. Bharadwaj, Sonam Sah, B. Das

“…Yield reductions of 44-69% were observed in susceptible genotypes. Machine learning models were able to give accurate early yield predictions. …”
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Assessment of depression, PTSD, and insomnia symptoms in a cohort of Palestinian migrants residing in Jordanian camps during the outbreak of the War on Gaza: occurrence and correla... by Omar Gammoh, Saleh Bazi, Ruba Al Akash, Bilal Sayaheen, Mervat Alsous, Albara Alomari

“…The conflict in Gaza has been observed to correlate with mental health challenges, particularly among Palestinian refugees residing in Jordan.…”
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Meta-Analysis of Visual Evoked Potential and Parkinson’s Disease by Song-bin He, Chun-yan Liu, Lin-di Chen, Zhi-nan Ye, Ya-ping Zhang, Wei-guo Tang, Bin-da Wang, Xiang Gao

“…The higher P100 latency of VEP was observed in PD patients, relative to healthy controls. …”
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Transgenerational Obesity and Alteration of ARHGEF11 in the Rat Liver Induced by Intrauterine Hyperglycemia by Wanyi Zhang, Rina Su, Hui Feng, Li Lin, Chen Wang, Huixia Yang

“…The severe intrauterine hyperglycemia rat model was caused by STZ injection before mating, while offspring development and glycolipid metabolism were observed for the following two generations. The expression of ARHGEF11, ROCK1, PI3K, and AKT was tested in the liver and muscle tissue of F2 offspring. …”
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Continuing exposure to disadvantageous material and perceived economic factors on self-rated health in different life stages: fixed effects analyses with data from the German Socio... by Tobias Rähse, Matthias Richter, Anja Knöchelmann

“…Exposure duration was calculated as observed years in exposure for each of the factors, taking only continuous exposure years into account. …”
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Clinical Efficacy and Meta-Analysis of Stem Cell Therapies for Patients with Brain Ischemia by Lukui Chen, Guilong Zhang, Ahsan Ali Khan, Xiaoyuan Guo, Yuchun Gu

“…Systematic review and meta-analysis to observe the efficacy and safety of stem cell transplantation therapy in patients with brain ischemia. …”
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Perception of individual and group discrimination among LGB individuals in Puerto Rico: A descriptive study by Caleb Esteban, Juan Aníbal González-Rivera

“…Conclusion: When analyzing all the items, it was observed that the results of the first 22 positions according to the Relative Importance Index, correspond to the experiences of discrimination in a group way. …”
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Preoperative Predictors for the Presence of Motile Spermatozoa in the Epididymis and Patency of Anastomosis During Microsurgical Vasoepididymal Anastomosis in Patients with Obstruc... by Bhopesh Kadian, Aditya Prakash Sharma, Manish Rohilla, Ujjwal Gorsi, Japleen Kaur, Ravimohan S. Mavuduru

“…It is a prospective observational study. Materials and Methods: Over a 2-year period (July 2019 to June 2021), 26 patients with idiopathic OA were enrolled in the study. …”
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Emotional Intervention and Education System Construction for Rural Children Based on Semantic Analysis by Xiaobo Zhang

“…In emotional problems, we analyze and find out the reasons for these negative emotions through observation and research. Method. In this paper, a platform for acquiring emotional semantic data of scene images in an open behavioral experimental environment is designed, which breaks the limitations of time and place, and thus acquires a large amount of emotional semantic data of scene images and then uses principal component analysis to evaluate the validity of the data analysis. …”
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Hydrothermal performance of microchannel heat sink integrating pin fins based on triply periodic minimal surfaces by Ahmed Raafat, Moza Alteneiji, Mohamed Kamra, Saeed Al Nuaimi

“…Additionally, a 27% improvement in thermal efficiency was observed. This comprehensive study demonstrates the influence of triply periodic minimal surface structures on generating secondary cooling flows and disrupting thermal boundary layers. …”
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Serum Muscle Enzymes as Indicator for Gingival Wound Healing in Rabbits Orally Receiving Pomegranate Peel Extract by Bakhtiar Muhialdin Ahmed

“…Whereas, in the control group, a significant increase in the serum activities of CPK and AST (compared to baseline values) were observed at all time intervals after gingival injury, while for ALT and LDH, their activities significantly increased one day and after. …”
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