Performance enhancement of organic single-flash cycles by eliminating the throttle valves: A comparative exergy-economic assessment by Aboulbaba Eladeb, Ali B.M. Ali, Pooya Ghodratallah, Kuwar Mausam, Rahul Thakur, Praney Madan, Lotfi Ben Said, Lioua Kolsi

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Threshold effects of sleep duration and cognitive function in older adults with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 by Kunyu Qiu, Kunyu Qiu, Yilei Liu, Chengwei Hu, Jie Gu, Yanyan Huang

“…However, there was a threshold effect where sleep duration reached the three inflection points.ConclusionIn overweight and obese older adults, there is a clear inverted U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and cognitive function, with consistent results across different subgroups. …”
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Neglected Questions on the “Forgotten War”: South Korea and the United States on the Eve of the Korean War by Mark Caprio

“…And, did such strategy enter into discussions between Syngman Rhee and high-level U.S. officials?…”
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Is It Possible to Achieve Favorable Accelerated Dental Changes with No Periodontal Complications When Retracting Upper Anterior Teeth Assisted by Flapless Corticotomy Compared to T... by Hanin Nizar Khlef, Mohammad Younis Hajeer

“…Secondary outcomes were the periodontal health and pulp vitality of the maxillary teeth. Mann–Whitney U test and two-sample t-test with Bonferroni correction were used to analyze the data. …”
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Proteínas de alto valor biológico en pacientes con esteatosis hepática metabólica obesos o con sobrepeso by Caridad Ruenes Domech, Sila María González Suero, Mirtha Engracia Infante Velázquez, Yusimik Román Martínez, Karen Lisseth Labanda Jaramillo, Marlen Ivon Castellanos Fernandez

“…Se redujo el índice de masa corporal en una media -1,70 +/- 0,50 kg/m2 tras la toma del producto; así también de las enzimas (U/L) alanino amino transferasa (43,2 ± 36,1 vs 21,8 ± 15,9, p <0,001) y aspartato amino transferasa (34,3 ± 25,0 vs 22,7 ± 16,9¸ p = 0,002), así como la gamma glutamil transpeptidasa (58,0 ± 51,9 vs 41,1 ± 34,0, p = 0,003). …”
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干扰素α、5-AZA-CdR对白血病细胞HL-60和K562的作用 by 黄云燕, 夏焱, 郭海霞, 李文益

“…[目的]探讨细胞因子干扰素α（INFα）和甲基化抑制剂5-杂氮脱氧胞嘧啶核苷（5-AZA-CdR）对白血病细胞HL-60和K562的作用机制。[方法]1000U/mL INFα和不同剂量的5-AZA-CdR作用于HL-60和K562 48h,通过RT-PCR检测Xaf1和XIAP mRNA的表达,流式细胞技术检测Bcl-2家族成员、线粒体膜电位（Δψm）和细胞凋亡的情况。…”
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Association between magnesium depletion score and prevalence of hyperuricemia in American adults: a study based on NHANES 2007-2018 by Yongchun Xiao, Yong Mou, Yong Mou, Ping Wu, Ke Wang, Tianjun Chen, Zhiwan Chen, Hongsheng Lin, Hua Yang, Zhisheng Ji

“…Sensitivity and additional analyses reinforced the robustness of these findings.ConclusionAmong U.S. adults, higher MDS were significantly associated with an increased prevalence of HUA, suggesting that interventions targeting magnesium deficiency could be beneficial in reducing HUA prevalence within this population. …”
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The impact of Ramadan fasting on oxidative stress levels in the second trimester of pregnancy by Esin Kasap, Raziye Torun, Sema Kardeşler, Gökşen Görgülü, M. Bora Bozgeyik, Yılmaz Güzel, Ebru Şahin Güleç

“…To discern differences between distinct cohorts, independent t-tests and Mann–Whitney’s U-tests were employed based on the data distribution. …”
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Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Deliver miR-21 to Promote Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing through PTEN/PI3K/Akt Pathway by Xiaolong Liu, Xuran Li, Guangyuan Wu, Pengfei Qi, Yanyan Zhang, Zhiyu Liu, Xinyue Li, Yu Yu, Xiangmei Ye, Yang Li, Dongguang Yang, Yueqiu Teng, Ce Shi, Xin Jin, Sen Qi, Yuting Liu, Shudan Wang, Ying Liu, Fenglin Cao, Qingran Kong, Zhenkun Wang, Hong Zhang

“…Changes in HCEC proliferation after HUMSC-sEVs or miR-21 mimic treatment were evaluated by CCK-8 and EdU assays, while migration was assessed by in vitro scratch wound assay. …”
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Convolutional Attention Based Mechanism for Facial Microexpression Recognition by Hafiz Khizer Bin Talib, Kaiwei Xu, Yanlong Cao, Yuan-Ping Xu, Zhijie Xu, Muhammad Zaman, Adnan Akhunzada

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Novel Mechanisms Modulating Palmitate-Induced Inflammatory Factors in Hypertrophied 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by AMPK by Naru Morita, Toshio Hosaka, Atsuko Kitahara, Toshitaka Murashima, Hirohisa Onuma, Yoshikazu Sumitani, Kazuto Takahashi, Toshiaki Tanaka, Takuma Kondo, Hitoshi Ishida

“…In contrast, MCP-1 release suppression was abolished by the AMPK inhibitor compound C and the MEK inhibitor U0126. Conclusions. MCP-1 release from hypertrophied adipocytes is suppressed by AMPK activation through the NF-κB and ERK pathways. …”
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Global and Regional Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attributable to Low Physical Activity From 1990 to 2021 by Lihang Yang, Diya Xie, Fengmin Liu, Jiaying Lin, Xin Lin, Yuquan Chen, Kun Zhang

“…The global PAF for ASDR and ASMR in 2021 is 7.38% and 9.45%. A U‐shaped drift pattern was observed in most SDI quintiles in APC model. …”
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Peroxiredoxin 6 maintains mitochondrial homeostasis and promotes tumor progression through ROS/JNK/p38 MAPK signaling pathway in multiple myeloma by Dandan Gao, Yang Lv, Fei Hong, Dong Wu, Ting Wang, Gongzhizi Gao, Zujie Lin, Ruoyu Yang, Jinsong Hu, Aili He, Pengyu Zhang

“…Further, the deficiency of PRDX6 promoted MM cell lines (RPMI 8226, MM.1S, and U266) apoptosis significantly. Mechanically, PRDX6 serves as an anti-oxidative enzyme, and its deficiency led to over-accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in oxidative stress, following the activation of MAPK signaling pathway, which manifested as phosphorylation of JNK and p38. …”
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KANTO ETIKOS PĖDSAKAI R. M. HARE’O PERSPEKTYVIZME by Jūratė Baranova

“…Ar akrasia, kaip valios silpnumo problema, paneigia, ar pagrindžia Hare’o preskriptyvizmą? Kodėl su Hare’u nesutinka jo kritikai Warnockas ir MacIntyre’as? …”
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Association of the body roundness index with chronic diarrhea and chronic constipation: findings based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2010 data by Yinda Wang, Fei Chen, Binzhong Zhang, Zhengwei Song

“…Abstract Aim The study aimed to explore potential links between long-term digestive issues (specifically diarrhea and constipation) and body roundness index (BRI) in a representative U.S. population sample. Methods This study adopted a design that is cross sectional, drawing on data from the NHANES, gathered from 2005 to 2010 with health information from a total of 11,235 individuals. …”
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Profile of Children With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Referred to a Hospital in Iran by Amin Ghanbari, Mohammadreza Pazoki, Bahar Allahverdi, Pejman Rohani, Parisa Rahmani

“…Laboratory findings revealed elevated levels of alanine transaminase (ALT), triglycerides (TG), and total cholesterol (TC) (60.72±59.06 U/L, 65.35±142.54 mg/dL, 35±166.71 mg/dL, respectively). …”
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Mapping the future: The current landscape and future directions of evidence-based practice in Saudi radiology departments. by Walaa Alsharif, Faisal Alrehily, Fahad H Alhazmi, Awadia Greeballah, Abdulaziz A Qurashi, Shrooq Aldahery, Adnan Alahmadi, Amirah Alsaedi, Sultan Alshoabi, Khalid M Alshamrani, Awatif M Omer, Raghad Aljuhani

“…Inferential statistics, including non-parametric tests such as the Mann-Whitney U Test and the Kruskal-Wallis Test, were used to assess the influence of demographic factors on perceptions and challenges related to the adoption of evidence-based practice (EBP) in research within Saudi Arabia. …”
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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LIPID PROFILE AND COMPLETE BLOOD CELL COUNT PARAMETERS by Yevhen Dzis, Oleksandra Tomashevska, Andriy Petrukh

“…The study is a fragment of the planned scientific research of the Department of Internal Medicine No. 2 of the Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University: "Peculiarities and markers of the course of internal diseases under conditions of combination with metabolic syndrome and metabolically associated fatty liver disease", state registration number: 0122U000165.…”
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Revize vzdělávacího obsahu bezpečnostní problematiky pohledem klíčových aktérů kurikulární reformy by Miroslava Kovaříková

“…K vyhodnocení otázek byly použity statistické metody Mannův–Whitneyho U-test a Spearmanův korelační koeficient. Výsledky a závěry – Ukázalo se, že učitelé hodnotí bezpečnostní témata jako důležitá pro připravenost žáků pro život a zařazení této problematiky do vzdělávací oblasti Člověk a zdraví, resp. …”
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ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ ARAŞTIRMA GÖREVLİLERİNİ GÜDÜLEYEN ÖZENDİRME ARAÇLARI by Kamile Demir

“…Elde edilen veriler frekans, yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma, t-testi, Kruskal-Wallis H ve Mann-Whitney U testi kullanılarak çözümlenmiştir. Bu araştırmanın iki önemli sonucu vardır: (1) Genelde araştırma görevlilerinin özendirme araçlarının güdüleme düzeylerinde, cinsiyet ve mesleki deneyim değişkenlerinden bağımsız olarak benzerlik göstermeleri, (2) Araştırma görevlilerinin manevi ödülleri ücret gibi ekonomik özendiricilere tercih etmeleridir. …”
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