Exosomal miR-141-3p from PDLSCs Alleviates High Glucose-Induced Senescence of PDLSCs by Activating the KEAP1-NRF2 Signaling Pathway by Min Liu, Rui Chen, Yunxuan Xu, Jiawen Zheng, Min Wang, Ping Wang

“…Senescent PDLSCs have diminished abilities to proliferate and differentiate, affecting the efficiency of periodontal tissue repair and regeneration. …”
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Identifying novel heterozygous PI4KA variants in fetal abnormalities by Chen Cheng, Fan Yang, Xinlin Chen, Sheng Zhao

“…Compound heterozygous variants (NM_058004.3: c.2802_2863-40del and c.2819 C > T, p.Ala940Val) were identified in the PI4KA of the affected fetus through clinical trio-WES. Both variants were predicted deleterious. …”
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Evaluating the efficiency of 16S-ITS-23S operon sequencing for species level resolution in microbial communities by Meghana Srinivas, Calum J. Walsh, Fiona Crispie, Orla O’Sullivan, Paul D. Cotter, Douwe van Sinderen, John G. Kenny

“…Key areas that require detailed analysis include understanding how primer pairs, sequencing platforms, and classifiers and databases affect the accuracy of species resolution achieved through RRN sequencing. …”
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Study of the Intrinsic Factors Determining the Near-Threshold Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior of a High-Strength Titanium Alloy by Huan Wang, Yongqing Zhao, Ping Guo, Fei Qiang, Lei Zhang, Zhongli Qiao, Shewei Xin

“…In addition, the near-threshold fatigue crack growth behavior was synergistically affected by the crack tip plastic zone and crack bifurcation. …”
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Evaluation of Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Related to Toxoplasmosis Among Females in Algeria by Mohamed Lounis, Samah Aissaoui, Fatima Ghouissem, Karim Souttou

“…Toxoplasmosis is a major veterinary and public health issue affecting humans and animals, where felids represent the definitive hosts of the causative agent <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>. …”
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Life Stage‐ and Sex‐Specific Sensitivity to Nutritional Stress in a Holometabolous Insect by Leon Brueggemann, Pragya Singh, Caroline Müller

“…Life‐history traits were mainly affected by larval stress, while activity appeared to be more robust and metabolism mostly impacted by the adult conditions. …”
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Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of Buckling-Restrained Braces with Different Lengths by Kechuan Wu, Guanglan Wei, Chi Lin, Longfei Zhang, Wenzheng Yu, Xiang Lan

“…The length of the brace is a significant factor affecting the imbalance coefficient of tension–compression bearing capacity, with longer braces resulting in a larger imbalance coefficient. …”
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Effect of NaCI solution concentration, particle size and ratio on viscosity inhibitor of porang flour by Mohammad Amirul Muzakki, Erliza Noor, Anto Tri Sugiarto

“…The results show that the factor of particle size, the concentration of NaCl, and the ratio significantly affected the decrease in the viscosity of porang flour. …”
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Neuroborreliosis with encephalitis: a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations by Dominica Hudasch, Franz Felix Konen, Nora Möhn, Lea Grote-Levi, Ulrich Wurster, Gabriel Welte, Josef Conzen, Nima Mahmoudi, Thomas Skripuletz, Philipp Schwenkenbecher

“…Facial nerve is the most frequently affected cranial nerve. Neuroborreliosis presenting as encephalitis is only scarcely described in the literature. …”
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Improving birth preparation with the hypnosis online course “The Peaceful Birth”: a randomized controlled study by Luisa Motz, Rosa Marie Brückner, Barbara Schmidt

“…ObjectiveStress, anxiety, and birth-related expectations affect the way women experience birth. In this study, we evaluate the German online hypnosis program “The Peaceful Birth” (“Die Friedliche Geburt”) to find out if it reduces stress, anxiety, and pain during pregnancy. …”
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A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Etiology and Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infections by Aferdita Ademi, Ferizat Dika Haxhirexha, Agron Dogjani, Kastriot Haxhirexha

“…The global impact of these infections is staggering, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting that millions of patients worldwide are affected by hospital-acquired infections annually, with many succumbing to these infections. …”
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Malondialdehyde and carbonyl levels in skeletal muscle tissues after intermittent hypobaric hypoxia exposures by Syarifah Dewi, Alexander Rafael Satyadharma, Albertus Raditya Danendra, Wardaya

“…Skeletal muscle is one of the important organs that can be affected by oxidative stress and cause contractile dysfunction. …”
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A Study to Check the Readiness of Final-Year Dental Students Vis-à-Vis to a Safe and an Independent Practitioner in Sultanate of Oman Amidst the Recent Pandemic by Triveni Nalawade, Sanjay Saraf, Rachappa Mallikarjuna, Belal Haj-Hamed, Siva Kumar, Nutayla Al Harthy, Mohamed Al Ismaily

“…The DU-PAS consists of 50 items, including 24 items related to clinical skills (part A) and 26 items related to scientific knowledge and affective skills (part B). Each item in part A was scored on a three-point scale ranging from no experience (0), with verbal and/or practical input from a colleague (1), to independently (2). …”
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Rectal application of a highly osmolar personal lubricant in a macaque model induces acute cytotoxicity but does not increase risk of SHIV infection. by Sundaram A Vishwanathan, Monica R Morris, Richard J Wolitski, Wei Luo, Charles E Rose, Dianna M Blau, Theodros Tsegaye, Sherif R Zaki, David A Garber, Leecresia T Jenkins, Tara C Henning, Dorothy L Patton, R Michael Hendry, Janet M McNicholl, Ellen N Kersh

“…Thus neither the lubricant-induced type/extent of inflammation nor the presence of PQ15 affected infection risk. This study constitutes a first step in the in vivo evaluation of lubricants with regards to HIV transmission.…”
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Diagnosis-Based Hybridization of Multimedical Tests and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques:... by M. E. Alqaysi, A. S. Albahri, Rula A. Hamid

“…Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurobehavioral condition that begins in childhood and continues throughout life, affecting communication and verbal and behavioral skills. …”
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Assessing the relationship between the distress levels in patients with irreversible terminal delirium and the good quality of death from the perspective of bereaved family by Pei Zhou, Cheng Tang, Jingyi Wang, Chunhua Zhang, Jun Zhong

“…Good quality of death was significantly and negatively related to the distress in patients with irreversible terminal delirium (r = -0.458, P<0.01).The multiple linear regression model indicates that TDDS score, CES score, types of diseases, smoking history, nutritional deficiency are important factor affecting the good quality of death. Conclusions The good quality of death from the perspective of bereaved family, a negative correlation was found between the distress in patients with irreversible terminal delirium and good death. …”
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Criminal liability for interfering with the legal professional activities of journalists (art. 171 of the Criminal Code): a scientific and practical comment by Movchan R., Hel A.

“…Based on the results of writing the article, firstly, recommendations were formulated for solving those debatable issues, the lack of answers to which can prevent effective law enforcement of Art. 171 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, secondly, the shortcomings inherent in the corresponding norm were identified, the presence of which already negatively affects its effectiveness, and proposals were made for their elimination. …”
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What is known from the existing literature about self-management of pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse? A scoping review by Dawn Dowding, Lucy Dwyer, R Kearney

“…Further in-depth exploration of factors which affect women’s willingness to self-manage their pessary is indicated to ensure better understanding and support as available for other conditions.…”
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Inhibitory effects of estetrol on the invasion and migration of immortalized human endometrial stromal cells by Akihiko Wakatsuki, Yinzhi Lin, Shiori Kojima, Hiroshi Matsushita, Kosei Takeuchi, Kazuo Umezawa

“…We investigated different effects of E4 and E2 on the invasion and migration of immortalized human endometrial stromal cells (HESCs) and evaluated whether E4 affects the expression of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family member 1 (WASF-1). …”
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Neighborhood characteristics and HIV treatment outcomes: A scoping review. by Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, Magdiel A Habila, Namoonga M Mantina, Purnima Madhivanan, Elizabeth Connick, Kacey Ernst, John Ehiri

“…Comparative studies that define and assess how specific neighborhood indicators independently or jointly affect HIV treatment outcomes are highly needed.…”
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