Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Inflammation-Related Tumorigenesis via Modulating Macrophages by Yanxia Fu, Jun Li, Mengdi Li, Junfeng Xu, Zheng Rong, Fangli Ren, Yinyin Wang, Jianqiu Sheng, Zhijie Chang

“…HUC-MSCs were unable to form any tumor in immunodeficiency or normal mice with or without inflammatory stimulation. Intriguingly, we observed that HUC-MSCs inhibited tumorigenesis in B16-derived or AOM/DSS-induced colon cancer models. …”
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Does Toxoplasma gondii Infection Affect the Levels of IgE and Cytokines (IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, and TNF-alpha)? by Joanna Matowicka-Karna, Violetta Dymicka-Piekarska, Halina Kemona

“…The levels of IL-12 and TNF-α were comparable to those observed in healthy controls. …”
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Clinical significance of serum cystatin C‐to‐creatinine ratio as a surrogate marker for incident osteoporotic fracture predictions by Ichiro Yoshii, Naoya Sawada, Tatsumi Chijiwa

“…Methods Eligible patients with simultaneous measurement of CysC/Cr and bone mineral density in the lumbar spine and proximal femur were selected, and their fracture histories until 5 years after baseline were observed in the retrospective area cohort data. Patients who were followed up until termination or the first osteoporotic fracture were included, and loss of follow‐up or death was excluded. …”
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Early Postoperative Outcomes and Medication Cost Savings after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Bethany J. Slater, Nina Bellatorre, Dan Eisenberg

“…Diabetes remission was observed in 62% of patients within 2 months and in 75% of patients within 12 months. …”
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Prenatal Cytogenetic Findings in 13.466 Cases of High-Risk Pregnant Women in One Laboratory by Leyla Özer, Evrim Ünsal, Özge Ayvaz, Aşkın Şen, Volkan Baltacı

“…Chromosomal abnormalities were observed in 1029/13406 cases (7.6%). Trisomy 21 was the most common chromosomal abnormality found in 228/1029 cases (22.2%). …”
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Systematic Characterization of Splicing Dysregulation in Pan Solid Tumor Transcriptome by Jingru Sui, Dan Guo, Xiao Wen, Lei Zhou, Yue Huang, Haoyu Yu, Jinyu Chen, Zhaoqi Liu

“…Cross‐cancer commonalities of splicing dysregulation are observed among digestive system neoplasms, renal‐associated tumors, and urogenital tumors. …”
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Dynamic Impact-Based Heavy Rainfall Warning with Multi-classification Machine Learning Approaches by Anand Shankar

“…This analysis is conducted by leveraging historical observed datasets. The results demonstrate the feasibility of mitigating the issue of excessive and insufficient flood warnings resulting from the cumulative effects of intense precipitation. …”
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Beyond periodicity: tailoring Tamm resonances in plasmonic nanohole arrays for multimodal lasing by Shadman Shahid, Muhammad Anisuzzaman Talukder

“…We investigate three scenarios: the bare metal NHA, a passive Tamm resonant cavity, and a TP laser. We observe that multiple Tamm resonances appear as the periodicity of the holes increases. …”
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Sex Differences in Parent and Child Pain Ratings during an Experimental Child Pain Task by Erin C Moon, Christine T Chambers, Anne-Claire Larochette, Kelly Hayton, Kenneth D Craig, Patrick J McGrath

“…Children undertook the cold pressor pain task while observed by one of their parents. During the task, the children’s heart rates and facial expressions were recorded. …”
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Clients’ experiences in their first entry to the operating room: a descriptive phenomenological study by Nasim Alipour, Amir Jalali, Rostam Jalali, Alireza Khatony

“…During the steps of this study, Lincoln and Guba’s four reliable criteria were observed. Results By continuous analysis of interviews about patients’ experiences, 308 codes, 10 sub-themes, 6 primary themes, and 3 general themes were obtained. …”
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GENDER INFLUENCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES SYSTEM: A STUDY OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS by VICTOR A. ADESIYAN, BABAJIDE JACOB, SEIGHA SONIA GESIERE, WOLE-TAIWO OLAYINKA

“…The study recommended adequate data monitoring, policy reform, awareness campaigns, curriculum review, support services, and socio-economic support as solutions to the observed challenges. …”
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Inference Attacks on Genomic Data Based on Probabilistic Graphical Models by Zaobo He, Junxiu Zhou

“…With this method, the adversary can predict the unobserved genomes or traits of targeted individuals in a family genomic dataset where some individuals’ genomes and traits are observed, relying on SNP-trait association from Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS), Mendel’s Laws, and statistical relations between SNPs. …”
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Haptoglobin Genotype and Risk Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Charlotte Strandhave, My Svensson, Henrik Krarup, Jeppe Hagstrup Christensen

“…In conclusion, a negative association was observed between Hp 2-2 and HRV, and Hp 2-2 was positively associated with hs-CRP in CKD patients.…”
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Was Copernicus an Astrologer? by George Borski, Ivan Kolkov

“…Further, a careful analysis of Copernicus’s annotations in the Alfonsine Tables revealed a link between the misprints corrected by him and the ancient observations he included in De Revolutionibus. Consequently, an extensive astrological use of the tables by him can be excluded with a high probability. …”
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Synergistic activity of Pitstop-2 and 1,6-hexanediol in aggressive human lung cancer cells by Sílvio Terra Stefanello, Caren Rigon Mizdal, Aline Franzen da Silva, Luca Matteo Todesca, Félix Alexandre Antunes Soares, Victor Shahin

“…Herein, we investigate the possible synergistic effects of both compounds on lowly, highly metastatic, and erlotinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer. We observe a synergistic cytotoxic effect on erlotinib-resistant cells. …”
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Adherence to customized vestibular rehabilitation therapy: influencing factors and clinical implications in vestibulopathy by Yeon Hee Im, Hyun Jin Lee, Eun-Ju Jeon

“…CVRT improved subjective dizziness symptoms and VFT parameters, with the greatest gains observed in AUVH. However, no significant differences in symptom improvement were found between adherent and non-adherent patients. …”
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Evaluasi Kebijakan, Kelembagaan, Infrastruktur, Aplikasi, dan Perencanaan E-Goverment di Pemerintahan Kota Batu by Admaja Dwi Herlambang, Mochamad Chandra Saputra, Ridho Fadhlurrahman

“…The research approach used is qualitative with questionnaires, interviews, and observations as measurement tools. Based on the assessment, the implementation of e-government in the Communications and Informatics Department, Bapelitbangda, and the  Agriculture Department categorized as Less. …”
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How Much PEEP Does High Flow Deliver via Tracheostomy? A Literature Review and Benchtop Experiment by Martin Thomas, Riddhi Joshi, Grant Cave

“…Patient anatomy and device characteristics differentiate it from high flow nasal cannula and the physiological effects observed. Objectives. (1) To review the available literature on the effects of HFT on airway pressure and indices of gas exchange. (2) To quantify PEEP generated by a HFT  circuit. …”
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Bebras: A Social Approach for Concept Based Learning of Informatics and Computational Thinking by Filiz Kalelioğlu, Dilek Doğan, Erinç Karataş, Yasemin Gülbahar

“…When the nationwide activity results were examined, it was observed that female participants were more successful than male participants, that 6th graders were more successful than 5th graders, and that private school students were more successful than those from public state schools.…”
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Optimizing Growth Conditions and Biochemical Properties of <i>Chondracanthus acicularis</i> (Rhodophyta) in Laboratory Settings by Teresa Mouga, Andreia Sousa, Marta V. Freitas, Clélia Afonso

“…Negative growth was observed in treatments with Nutribloom plus^®, and blue LED light. …”
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