EASTERN SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC WORLDVIEW by Tetiana V. Danylova

“…Foucault, J. Derrida, R. Barthes, U. Eco, G. Deleuze, J.-F.Lyotard urged to abandon dogmatism, monologue perception and explanation, interpretation based on binary oppositions. …”
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Antibacterial Effect of Sea Buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Fruit Extract on Radish Seeds Prior to Sprouting by Katarzyna Rajkowska, Emilia Rykała, Agata Czyżowska

“…The efficacy of 15-min seed treatment and 3-h soaking in the extract solution was evaluated in comparison to the treatment with 20,000 mg/L calcium hypochlorite, recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The effect of the sea buckthorn fruit extract on radish seed germination capacity and the profile of phenolic compounds in the extract were also determined. …”
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Association between 24-hour urine volume and 28-day intensive care unit mortality in sepsis patients: a multi-center retrospective cohort study by Yuzhan Lin, Weiguo Lin, Cheng Fu, Ruixue Sun, WeiLi Hong, Xinglin Chen, Shaorong Yan

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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose Fails to Enhance Antibody Response to Omicron Variant in Reinfected Healthcare Workers by Leire Fernández-Ciriza, Álvaro González, José Luis del Pozo, Alejandro Fernandez-Montero, Francisco Carmona-Torre, Paula Martínez de Aguirre, María del Mar Sarasa, Silvia Carlos, Gabriel Reina

“…After the booster dose, participants primoinfected with the Omicron variant exhibited higher antibody concentrations than those who experienced reinfection, even after 6 months of follow-up (22,545 and 9460 U/mL, respectively). Moreover, these groups showed the most pronounced disparity in antibody titers ratios between infected and uninfected individuals. …”
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Ultrasound B-Scan for Posterior Segment and Extraocular Evaluation in Ocular Cysticercosis by Bhatt VD, Bhatt KD, Bhatt DC, Dabir S, Sheth JU, Berendschot TTJM, Erckens RJ, Webers CAB

“…Vaidehi D Bhatt,1 Kalpana D Bhatt,1 Deepak C Bhatt,1 Supriya Dabir,2 Jay U Sheth,3 Tos TJM Berendschot,4 Roel J Erckens,4 Carroll AB Webers4 1UBM Institute, Mumbai, India; 2Department of Retina, Rajan Eye Care Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India; 3Department of Retina Services, Shantilal Shanghvi Eye Institute, Mumbai, India; 4University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence: Vaidehi D Bhatt, UBM Institute, A/1 Ganesh Baug, Dadar, Mumbai, 400019, India, Tel +91-9821525810, Email vaidehibhatt94@gmail.comPurpose: Cysticercosis, caused by Taenia solium larvae, can affect various ocular and extraocular structures, leading to significant morbidity. …”
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Association between weight change across adulthood and risk of chronic kidney disease: NHANES 1999–2020 by Xunliang Li, Mengqian Liu, Qihui Ye, Jiaxin Zhu, Wenman Zhao, Haifeng Pan, Deguang Wang

“…Moreover, a J-shaped or U-shaped relationship was observed between CKD risk and absolute weight changes, with both extreme weight gain (≥20 kg) and substantial weight loss (>2.5 kg) associated with increased CKD risk. …”
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Changes in Vowel Articulation with Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Dysarthric Speakers with Parkinson’s Disease by Vincent Martel Sauvageau, Joël Macoir, Mélanie Langlois, Michel Prud’Homme, Léo Cantin, Johanna-Pascale Roy

“…Vowel articulation was compared ON-simulation versus OFF-stimulation using acoustic vowel space and formant centralization ratio, calculated with the first (F1) and second formant (F2) of the vowels /i/, /u/, and /a/. The impact of the preceding consonant context on articulation, which represents a measure of coarticulation, was also analyzed as a function of the stimulation state. …”
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Automated Phenotypic Analysis of Mature Soybean Using Multi-View Stereo 3D Reconstruction and Point Cloud Segmentation by Daohan Cui, Pengfei Liu, Yunong Liu, Zhenqing Zhao, Jiang Feng

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the average Intersection over Union (IoU) for semantic segmentation is 92.10%, with a precision of 96.38%, recall of 95.41%, and F1-score of 95.87%. …”
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Effect of Intermittent Fasting Diet on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Impaired Glucose and Lipid Metabolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Anal... by Xiaojie Yuan, Jiping Wang, Shuo Yang, Mei Gao, Lingxia Cao, Xumei Li, Dongxu Hong, Suyan Tian, Chenglin Sun

“…After intermittent fasting diet intervention, in terms of glucose metabolism, fasting blood glucose reduced by 0.15 mmol/L (95% CI: −0.23; −0.06), glycosylated hemoglobin reduced by 0.08 (95% CIs: −0.25; −0.10), insulin plasma levels reduced by 13.25 uUI (95% CIs: −16.69; −9.82), and HOMA-IR decreased by 0.31 on an average (95% CIs: −0.44; −0.19). …”
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Comparing Balance Performance on Force Platform Measures in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and Healthy Adults by Cathy C. Harro, Amanda Kelch, Cora Hargis, Abigail DeWitt

“…Within the group, comparisons for the PD cohort were analyzed using ANOVA for comparing disease stage and Mann–Whitney U test for PD subtypes. Results. The PD cohort demonstrated significantly greater postural instability on the sensory organization test (SOT) measures (P=0.013, CI-95% = 1.286 to 10.37) and slower movement velocity on the limits of stability (LOS) test (P=0.001, CI-95% = 0.597 to 1.595) than the healthy cohort, suggesting that these tests were sensitive to detect sensory integration and voluntary postural control deficits in the PD cohort. …”
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Isolation and characterization of mercuric reductase by newly isolated halophilic bacterium, Bacillus firmus MN8 by M. Noroozi, M.A. Amoozegar, A.A. Pourbabaei, N.S. Naghavi, Z. Nourmohammadi

“…The mercuric reductase showed Vmax and Km values of 0.106 U/mg and 24.051 µM, respectively. Evaluation of different concentrations of NaCl at 37°C and pH=7.5 in mercuric reductase enzyme activity indicated that the enzyme shows 50% activity in concentration of 1.5 M. …”
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Eastern Spiritual Traditions Through the Lens of Modern Scientific Worldview by Tetiana V. Danylova

“…Foucault, J. Derrida, R. Barthes, U. Eco, G. Deleuze, J.-F.Lyotard urged to abandon dogmatism, monologue perception and explanation, interpretation based on binary oppositions. …”
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The relationship between anxiety and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents with obesity: propensity scores by Miguel Angel Villasis-Keever, Jessie Nallely Zurita-Cruz, Areli Zulema Pichardo-Estrada, Wendy Alejandra Mazón-Aguirre

“…Patients with anxiety were matched to patients without anxiety using propensity scores based on z-score body mass index (zBMI). Mann–Whitney U tests and χ2 tests were used.ResultsOf the 564 adolescents, 32.6% (n = 184) suffered from anxiety. …”
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Spatial distribution patterns and driving factors of understory vegetation species diversity on northeastern Tibetan Plateau by Yanwen Hu, Jingyuan He, Beibei Chen, Senxuan Lin, Wennong Kuang, Xiuhai Zhao, Chunyu Zhang

“…Diversity indices in the shrub layer were positively correlated with latitude, displayed a U-shaped relationship with aspect, and negatively correlated with elevation. …”
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Association between a body shape index and colorectal cancer in US population: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES by Hui Liu, Jialu Kang, Wei Liu, Yongqing Shen

“…Subgroup analysis indicated a notable interaction between age and BMI subgroups (interaction p < 0.05), and ROC curves indicated that the ABSI was effective in predicting CRC risk (AUC = 0.658), demonstrating good sensitivity, particularly in individuals under 60 years of age.ConclusionA positive correlation exists between ABSI levels and the increased incidence of CRC among U.S. adults. This is especially true for people under 60 years of age (40–60 years), with a BMI below 25 kg/m2, and those with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or beyond. …”
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Association of Septic Shock with Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Wuhan, China by Shaoqiu Chen, Zitong Gao, Ling Hu, Yi Zuo, Yuanyuan Fu, Meilin Wei, Emory Zitello, Gang Huang, Youping Deng

“…These eight factors included disease severity (HR = 15, p<0.001), age > 65 years (HR = 2.6, p=0.012), temperature > 39.1°C (HR = 2.9, p=0.047), white blood cell count > 10 × 10⁹ (HR = 6.9, p<0.001), neutrophil count > 75 × 10⁹ (HR = 2.4, p=0.022), creatine kinase > 5 U/L (HR = 1.8, p=0.042), glucose > 6.1 mmol/L (HR = 7, p<0.001), and lactate > 2 mmol/L (HR = 22, p<0.001). …”
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Lise Öğrencilerinde Kontrolsüz İnternet Kullanımı ve İnternet Bağımlılığının Belirlenmesi by Nurcan Kolaç, Arzu Şahin

“…Veriler tanımlayıcı istatistikler sayı ve yüzdelik, aritmetik ortalama, standart sapma, ölçek puanları ile bağımsız değişkenlerin karşılaştırılması için One Way ANOVA, çoklu karşılaştırma testlerinden LSD testi, doğrusal ilişki araştırması için Pearson Korelasyon testi kullanıldı.Bulgular: Öğrencilerin %35.9‘u interneti kontrollü kullanmayı düşünmediği bulunmuştur. …”
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The relation of traumatic childhood experiences with psychological symptoms and self-esteem in physical education and sport students by Azize Atlı Ozbas, Mehmet Kocak, Nermin Gurhan

“…ANOVA (F) t Test and the Correlation Test were used for data evaluation as well as Mann-Whitney U Test which is a non-parametric test. The average ages of the students was 22.38 (SD=3.48) and 58.1 % of them were male. …”
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Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Meslek Seçimini Etkileyen Faktörlerin İncelenmesi by Seher Zengin, Mehmet Karakaş, Ebru Çelebi, Nurhan Çingöl

“…“Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu” ve “Hemşirelikte Meslek Seçimi Ölçeği” ile toplanan veriler tanımlayıcı testler, t testi, ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis testleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir.Bulgular: Öğrencilerin hemşireliği tercih etmesindeki ilk üç neden yardım etme isteği, yakınlarının önerisi ve işsiz kalmama düşüncesidir. …”
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Effects of Ginsenoside Rg1 Regulating Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling on Neural Stem Cells to Delay Brain Senescence by Yue Xiang, Shun-he Wang, Lu Wang, Zi-ling Wang, Hui Yao, Lin-bo Chen, Ya-ping Wang

“…The following indicators were detected: (1) NSC culture identification, (2) the effect of LiCl on the proliferation and survival rate of NSCs, (3) the effect of ginsenoside Rg1 on the proliferation and survival of NSCs, (4) the growth of NSCs in each group observed by an optical microscope, (5) the cell cycle of each group detected by flow cytometry, (6) the proliferative ability of each group detected by BrdU, (7) the fluorescence intensity of Nestin and Sox2 of NSCs in each group observed by a fluorescence microscope, (8) the positive rate of senescence staining analyzed by SA-β-Gal staining, (9) the localization of β-catenin in NSCs observed by laser confocal microscopy, and (10) the changes of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway-related proteins in each group detected by Western blotting. …”
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