Paediatric nephroblastoma at a South African tertiary hospital: A 21-year retrospective analysis by E Brits, E Gerber, I Iroka, L Mgidlana, J Willoughby, S Dhlamini, P Nxumalo, S Sefadi, A Mthembu, J B Sempa

“…Compared with similar SA studies, a higher stage IV disease rate (29.5%) was observed, and encouraging survival rates (59.4%) correlated with favourable preoperative histology and no relapse. …”
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NMR metabolic profiling of the liver following administrationof alcohol andthemushroom Ganoderma lucidum in rats by M. S. Krestina, O. B. Shevelev, I. V. Koptyug, L. A. Gerlinskaya, S. E. Peltek, A. E. Akulov

“…Furthermore, increase in NAD, ATP, UTP, succinate, pyranose, and acetate concentrations was observed in A+ R. A correlation was found between the valine, isoleucine, lactate, cho­line, and pyranose content and the num­ber of binuclear hepatocytes. …”
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Flowering characteristics and breeding system of Deutzia parviflora by WANG Qi, LI Jinyu, WANG Xinyi, WANG Yixuan, GUO Wei, YUAN Tao

“…[Methods] The morphological characteristics of flower organs, flowering phenology, pollen viability, stigma acceptability, and breeding system of D . parviflora were observed and analyzed. [Results] (1) D . parviflora began to bloom in late April and ended in mid-May in Beijing. …”
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Trunk Fat Negatively Influences Skeletal and Testicular Functions in Obese Men: Clinical Implications for the Aging Male by Silvia Migliaccio, Davide Francomano, Roberto Bruzziches, Emanuela A. Greco, Rachele Fornari, Lorenzo M. Donini, Andrea Lenzi, Antonio Aversa

“…An inverse correlation between E2 levels, BMDL, and BMDH (P<0.001, r2=−0.20; P<0.001, r2=−0.19) was observed. These data provide new evidences that a relationship between trunk fat mass, insulin sensitivity, OSCA and T synthesis occurs. …”
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BVDV comprehensive studies and species identification in high-yielding livestock populations in the Sverdlovsk Oblast by N. A. Bezborodova, V. V. Kozhukhovskaya, E. V. Pechura, N. A. Martynov, O G. Tomskikh, A. N. Vasilyeva

“…Acute and persistent infection forms among young animals were recorded 4 and 3.5 times less frequently, respectively, but at the same time, a 2.5-fold increase in the diagnosed latent form of the disease was observed in adult livestock, which is associated with an increase in the number of laboratory tests performed.…”
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Association of ATM Gene Polymorphism with PTC Metastasis in Female Patients by Yulu Gu, Xiaoli Liu, Yaqin Yu, Jieping Shi, Lizhe Ai, Hui Sun, Joseph Sam Kanu, Chong Wang, Yawen Liu

“…Significant associations were observed between rs189037 and metastasis of PTC in females under different models of inheritance (codominant model: OR=0.15, 95% CI 0.04–0.56, P=0.01 for GA versus GG and OR=0.08, 95% CI 0.01–0.74, P=0.03 for AA versus GG, resp.; dominant model: OR=0.49, 95% CI 0.25–0.98, P=0.04; overdominant model: OR=0.47, 95% CI 0.25–0.89, P=0.02). …”
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Decreased frequency of sugar-sweetened beverages intake among young children following the implementation of the health promotion levy in South Africa by H Salome Kruger, Tertia van Zyl, Makama A Monyeki, Cristian Ricci, Ruan Kruger

“…A decreased frequency of intake from SSB was observed following the implementation of the health promotion levy after baseline, in line with reports of national decreases in SSB sales in South Africa since 2017. …”
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Molecular-genetic mechanisms of the interaction between processes of cell response to mechanical stress and neuronal apoptosis in primary open-angle glaucoma by O. V. Saik, N. A. Konovalova, P. S. Demenkov, N. V. Ivanisenko, T. V. Ivanisenko, D. E. Ivanoshchuk, O. S. Konovalova, O. A. Podkolodnaya, I. N. Lavrik, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…It is known that the death of optic nerve cells can be triggered by mechanical stress caused by increased intraocular pressure, which induces neuronal apoptosis and is observed in patients with POAG. Currently, there is a large number of scientific publications describing proteins and genes involved in the pathogenesis of POAG, including neuronal apoptosis and the cell response to mechanical stress. …”
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Immunohistochemical Profile of p62/SQSTM1/Sequestosome-1 in Human Low- and High-Grade Intracranial Meningiomas by Antonio Ieni, Cristina Pizzimenti, Vincenzo Fiorentino, Mariausilia Franchina, Antonino Germanò, Giovanni Raffa, Maurizio Martini, Guido Fadda, Giovanni Tuccari

“…However, intranuclear vacuoles have been ultrastructurally observed in meningiomas, and they were labelled by p62 antibodies. …”
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Voxel-Wise Brain-Wide Functional Connectivity Abnormalities in Patients with Primary Blepharospasm at Rest by Pan Pan, Shubao Wei, Huabing Li, Yangpan Ou, Feng Liu, Wenyan Jiang, Wenmei Li, Yiwu Lei, Yanqing Tang, Wenbin Guo, Shuguang Luo

“…An unbiased method was used in patients with BSP at rest to observe voxel-wise brain-wide functional connectivity (FC) changes. …”
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Association between previous consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and diabetes remission in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic ketoacidosis by Shanshan Li, Jinying Wang, Junping Zhang, Yun Zou, Yuanyuan Deng, Jixiong Xu

“…Compared with the NDR group, a higher SSBs ratio, body mass index (BMI), and blood creatinine (BCr) was observed in the DR group after adjusting for confounders, SSBs (odds ratio [OR] = 3.503; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.334–9.202; p = 0.011) and BCr (OR = 1.038; 95% CI = 1.003–1.079; p = 0.042) emerged as independent predictors of DR. …”
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The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Motor Symptoms in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia by J. Antczak, J. Pera, M. Dąbroś, W. Koźmiński, M. Czyżycki, K. Wężyk, M. Dwojak, M. Banach, A. Slowik

“…Change in spasticity was still present during follow-up assessment. No effect was observed regarding gait velocity. No changes were seen after sham stimulation. …”
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Collapsing Pattern Class-IV Lupus Nephritis Presenting as Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare COVID-19 Sequelae by K Harshitha Reddy, Pranjal Kashiv, Sunil Kumar, Sourya Acharya, Kapil Navin Sejpal

“…Wire-loop lesions could also be observed. There have been reports of Collapsing Glomerulopathy (CG) in SLE patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). …”
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Transient Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block in a Dog with Addisonian Crisis by Paula Maria Pașca, Gheorghe Solcan, Andrei Blageanu, Caroline Maria Lăcătuș, Petru Cosmin Peștean, Constantin Adrian Stancu, Andrei Radu Baisan

“…Upon examination with ultrasound, we observed that the size of the adrenal glands was considerably reduced. …”
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An experimental and numerical study of the ballistic behavior of an epoxy matrix hybrid composite reinforced with aramid fabric and fique fabric by Bernardo Soares Avila de Cêa, Raí Felipe Pereira Junio, Douglas Santos Silva, Fábio da Costa Garcia Filho, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento

“…The Contact Force graph allowed observing all the interaction that occurred between the projectile and the test specimen, with the greatest acting force of 6794.7 N, until the moment in which the interaction between the bodies is considered null.…”
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Optimization of Starch Saccharification Process and Structural Characterization of Starch Using Low Transglycosidation Activity Glucoamylase GluM3 by Haiyue FAN, Zhao YU, Zhengjie ZHANG, Ming LI, Yingguo BAI, Feng YU, Zhongyuan LI

“…A decrease in short-range order degree after saccharification reaction was observed. Furthermore, various maltodextrins were produced after corn starch enzymatic hydrolysis reaction while maltodextrins were further converted into glucose by GluM3 with a proportion as high as 99.34%. …”
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Multi‐Model Assessment of Groundwater Recharge Across Europe Under Warming Climate by Rohini Kumar, Luis Samaniego, Stephan Thober, Oldrich Rakovec, Andreas Marx, Niko Wanders, Ming Pan, Falk Hesse, Sabine Attinger

“…Utilizing multi‐model ensemble simulations from four hydrologic and land‐surface models (HMs), our analysis incorporates E‐OBS observational forcing data (1970–2015) and five bias‐corrected and downscale climate model (GCMs) data sets covering the near‐past to future climate conditions (1970–2100). …”
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Target-specific peptides for BK virus agnoprotein identified through phage display screening: advancing antiviral therapeutics by Xiaofei Xing, Jingxian Han, Keke Wang, Fuyun Tian, CuiXia Jiang, Wei Liang, Lin Qi, Xin Yue, Yinhang Wen, Yuwei Hu, Hui Qiao

“…Following ELISA validation, it was observed that the optical density (OD) values for Agnoprotein binding of the seven positive clones significantly exceeded three times the value of the negative control (NC). …”
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Generation and analysis of mouse embryonic stem cells with knockout of the <i>Mcph1</i> (microcephalin) gene by A. M. Yunusova, A. V. Smirnov, T. A. Shnaider, I. E. Pristyazhnuk, S. Y. Korableva, N. R. Battulin

“…Among the negative effects of Mcph1 knockout, we observed numerous chromosomal aberrations, including micronucleus formation and chromosome fusion. …”
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Estimation of groundwater recharge using the cumulative rainfall departure method for Bac Lieu province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Trinh Hoai Thu, Shakirov, Renat B., Nguyen Van Hoang, Tran Thi Thuy Huong, Nguyen The Chuyen, Lee, Natalia S., @ Maltceva, Elena V., Venikova, Anna L.

“…The Pearson correlation between the observed and model water levels is high, from 0.898 to 0.925. …”
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