Chlamydia trachomatis Growth and Cytokine mRNA Response in a Prostate Cancer Cell Line by Ivan M. Petyaev, Naylia A. Zigangirova, Elena Y. Morgunova, Nigel H. Kyle, Elena D. Fedina, Yuriy K. Bashmakov

“…In the present paper, we report that C. trachomatis can be efficiently propagated and affect mRNA expression for two major cytokines, relevant to tumor progression, in CWR-R1 cells, a malignant prostate cell line. …”
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Differential Diagnosis of Jejunum and Ileum Tumours Based on Video Capsule Endoscopy Data Using Mathematical Analysis by E. D. Fedorov, E. V. Ivanova, S. E. Rauzina, D. E. Seleznev, A. V. Budykina

“…Among them, 8 were found to be statistically significant (affecting the division of objects into groups): patient gender, gut wall/lumen deformation, path of intestinal folds, polypoid changes, vascular pattern, mucosal regularity, mucosal lobulation and colour. …”
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Sitagliptin and the Blood-Retina Barrier: Effects on Retinal Endothelial Cells Manifested Only after Prolonged Exposure by Anja Jäckle, Focke Ziemssen, Eva-Maria Kuhn, Jürgen Kampmeier, Gerhard K. Lang, Gabriele E. Lang, Helmut Deissler, Heidrun L. Deissler

“…Therefore, we studied whether the barrier properties of immortalized endothelial cells of the bovine retina (iBREC) were affected by the inhibitors of DPP-4 sitagliptin (10-1000 nM) and diprotin A (1-25 μM). …”
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Prediction of Heavy Metals Values for South-East of Baghdad Study Area by Eman Abdul Rahman, Muthaina Abdullah Mustafa

“…The presence of old and modern factories that emit pollutant materials such as steam and smoke polluting the air and soil, as well as dumping solid and liquid wastes for these industries on the lands and in the adjacent water channels, and all these pollutants will negatively affect the environment surrounding the industrial sites. …”
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Frequencies and ethnic distribution of ABO and RhD blood groups in China: a population-based cross-sectional study by Min Liu, Jue Liu, Shikun Zhang, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang

“…Objectives ABO and RhD blood groups are key factors affecting blood transfusion safety. The distribution of ABO and RhD blood groups varies globally, but limited data exist for ethnic distributions of these blood groups in Asian populations. …”
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Identification and Functional Characterization of P159L Mutation in in a Family with Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young 5 (MODY5) by Eun Ky Kim, Ji Seon Lee, Hae Il Cheong, Sung Soo Chung, Soo Heon Kwak, Kyong Soo Park

“…Sanger sequencing revealed that a heterozygous P159L (CCT to CTT in codon 159 in the DNA-binding domain) mutation in HNF1B was segregated according to the affected status. To investigate the functional consequences of this HNF1B mutation, we generated a P159L HNF1B construct. …”
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DETERMINING THE LOCATION AND OPTIMAL NUMBER OF BUILDING LIFTS IN HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS USING A LINEAR INTEGER MATHEMATICAL MODEL by M. Jawaheri, M. Ahmadnia, M. Maghrebi, R. Ghanbari

“…The number of lifts used can affect the number of project working days, and as a result, the optimization is performed simultaneously for the number of working days and the number of lifts. …”
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Optimization of Development Strategies and Injection-Production Parameters in a Fractured-Vuggy Carbonate Reservoir by Considering the Effect of Karst Patterns: Taking C Oilfield i... by Mengqin Li, Qi Wang, Chao Yao, Fangfang Chen, Qinghong Wang, Jing Zhang

“…In the northern facing karst fractured-vuggy units, there are two main types of remaining oil: well-spacing type and local-blocking type, and the reasonable development strategies are affected by reservoir morphology and the connectivity of structure patterns. …”
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Anterior Endocrowns as An Alternative to Core Crown restorations: A Systematic Review by Hisham A. Mously, Ghada H. Naguib, Ahmed O. Abougazia, Afaf A. Almabadi, Osama A. Qutub, Mohamed T. Hamed

“…Restoring extensively damaged endodontically treated teeth presents a challenging task due to the state of biomechanical deterioration affecting long-term prognosis. Therefore, the study aims to assess and compare the biomechanical performance of endocrowns and post core-crown restorations in anterior endodontically treated teeth with severe coronal structure loss. …”
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Barriers and enablers to young people accessing sexual and reproductive health services in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: A scoping review. by Maggie Ikinue Baigry, Robin Ray, Daniel Lindsay, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Michelle Redman-MacLaren

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Guided by the PRISMA Scoping review guidelines, we searched three databases (Medline Ovid, Scopus and CINAHL Complete) for peer-reviewed articles published between 1st January 2000 and 31st August 2020 that reported on factors, including barriers and enablers, affecting access to sexual and reproductive health information and services by young people living in Pacific Island Countries and Territories. …”
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The Effect of Drinking Ionized Water on the Productive Performance, Physiological Status, and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chicks by Abdullah Mohamed, Mohamed Khalil, Farid Soliman, Karim El-Sabrout

“…The ideal water treatment affects the chemical composition and physical properties of water, having a significant positive impact on the animal’s physiology, productivity, and welfare. …”
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Utility of High-Resolution Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Posterior Segment Ocular Lesions Using Sensitivity and Specificity by Deb K. Boruah, Daisy Vishwakarma, Pallavi Gogoi, Navneet R Lal, Arup Deuri

“… Background: High-resolution Ultrasound (USG) provides good anatomical details of the ocular posterior segment and depicts the various pathological conditions affecting the ocular posterior segment, which helps ophthalmologists for choosing the best treatment options. …”
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Rhopalurus junceus scorpion venom induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptotic cell death in human non-small lung cancer cell lines by Alexis Díaz-García, Ángel Garrido, Jenny Laura Ruiz-Fuentes, Tamara Hermosilla, Diego Varela

“…Likewise, the scorpion venom treatment did not affect p-ERK, p-AKT, or p-38MAPK protein levels. In contrast, scorpion venom treatment increased the cytosolic apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) in A549 cells, indicating caspase-independent apoptosis. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of oral versus injectable disease modifying therapies in relapsing multiple sclerosis: a systematic review analysis by Mehdi Rezaee, Ramin Ravangard, Seyyed Morteza Mojtabaeian, Abdosaleh Jafari

“…Abstract Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressive neurological autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. There are two types of drugs used to treat this disease: injectable and oral drugs. …”
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Effect of Different Rearing Density on Survival Rate and Growth of Giant Gouramy Osphronemus gouramy Lac. Fry at Size of 2 cm in Length by I. Effendi, H.J. Bugri, . Widanarni

“…The result of study showed that survival rate and feed efficiency did not affected by rearing density, while growth and feed quantity were did.  …”
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Achieving prediabetes reversal in China: a nationwide longitudinal study on the role of blood glucose and lipid management in middle-aged and elderly adults by Hongguang Yang, Yao Liu, Zhenhe Huang, Guifang Deng

“…However, scant research has delved into the factors that affect a regression from prediabetes to normal glucose regulation (NGR) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.MethodsWe conducted a longitudinal analysis of 2,655 adults, aged 45 years and above, drawing data from wave 1 and wave 3 of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). …”
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Abnormal sagittal patellar tilt during active knee flexion and extension on 4DCT might be associated with patellofemoral pain by Yurou Chen, Xin Liu, Bo Sheng, Mao Yuan, Furong Lv, Fajin Lv, Fan Yu, Jia Li

“…Abstract Background The quadriceps during activities mainly affect patellar movement in the sagittal plane. This study was to analyze the pattern of sagittal patellar tilt in patellofemoral pain (PFP) patients by four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT). …”
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Asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 infection in women prior to oocyte retrieval has no impact on embryo laboratory outcomes: a retrospective study by Yanhong Wu, Shenghao Wu, Weijue Su, Junzhao Zhao, Liangliang Ma

“…The purpose of this study was to assess whether COVID-19 infection affects ovulation induction outcomes and the laboratory outcomes of women undergoing assisted reproductive technology treatment. …”
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Poor COVID-19 Preventive Practice among Healthcare Workers in Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 by Belayneh Ayanaw Kassie, Aynishet Adane, Eskeziaw Abebe Kassahun, Amare Simegn Ayele, Aysheshim Kassahun Belew

“…The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak affects the global social, economic, and political context and becomes a significant threat to healthcare providers who are among the exposed groups to acquire and transmit the disease while caring and treating patients. …”
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Association between Interferon-Inducible Protein 6 () Polymorphisms and Hepatitis B Virus Clearance by Geun-Hee Park, Kyoung-Yeon Kim, Sung Won Cho, Jae Youn Cheong, Gyeong Im Yu, Dong Hoon Shin, Kyu Bum Kwack

“…We hypothesized that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IFI6 could affect the chronicity of CLD. The present study included a discovery stage, in which 195 CLD patients, including chronic hepatitis B (HEP) and cirrhosis patients and 107 spontaneous recovery (SR) controls, were analyzed. …”
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