Differentiating Liver Metastases from Primary Liver Cancer: A Retrospective Study of Imaging and Pathological Features in Patients with Histopathological Confirmation by Laura Andreea Ghenciu, Mirela Loredana Grigoras, Luminioara Maria Rosu, Sorin Lucian Bolintineanu, Laurentiu Sima, Octavian Cretu

“…Laboratory data such as liver function tests and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels were collected. Pathological features recorded included tumor differentiation, vascular invasion, necrosis, and fibrosis. …”
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Functional Tests and Surveys Used to Assess Nervous System Dysfunction in Patients with Fabry Disease – A Review by Stanislaw Jesionek, Jakub Parys, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Partycja Kałuziak, Marta Jajczak, Maciej Mossakowski, Aleksandra Witek, Mateusz Litwin, Justyna Jankowska

“… Introduction and Purpose: Fabry disease (FD) is a rare, X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A, leading to progressive multi-organ damage. …”
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Comunicado de imprensa como indicador de atenção social qualificada da ciência: a construção de um banco de dados e suas potencialidades by Germana Barata, Monique Oliveira, Thaís Peixoto, Carlos Caetano de Almeida, Alysson Fernandes Mazoni, Rodrigo Costas Comesana, Juan Pablo Alperin

“…Para isso, foi realizada a coleta de comunicados de imprensa de três agências de notícias de ciência: Eurekalert! (EUA), AlphaGalileo (Reino Unido) e Agência BORI (Brasil). …”
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Research on ion cyclotron emission driven by deuterium–deuterium fusion-produced tritium ions on the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak by Huapeng Zhang, Lunan Liu, Wei Zhang, Xuan Sun, Xinjun Zhang, Zhengshuyan Wang, Zelin Xu, Jiadong Zhang, Weijian Qin, Liuxin Li, Yuhao Jiang, Sichun Qiu, Chengming Qin, Guanghui Zhu, Yongxin Zhu, Kai Zhang, Tao Jin, Zhiping Li

“…It is important to study ICE because ICE can help distinguish the species of fusion-product ions, which can also help monitor the fusion alpha ions in large fusion devices, such as CFETR, DEMO, and ITER.…”
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Corporate Social Responsibility's Influence on Product Innovation: Spotlight on the Mediating Role of Employer Branding (A Case Study of Medium and Large Manufacturing Firms in Bus... by zahra hajizadeh, Ebrahim Rajabpour, Heidar Ahmadi, Majid Esmaeilpour

“…To ensure the reliability of the questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated at 94%, and content validity analysis was employed for construct validity. …”
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Establishment of a Southern catfish (Silurus meridionalis) spermatogonial stem cell line capable of sperm production in vitro by Jianeng Li, Changle Zhao, Lei Liu, Shuqing Zheng, Deshou Wang, Changwei Shao, Jing Wei

“…It exhibited expression of germ cell markers, including glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha-1 (gfrα1) a and b, pou5f3, nanog, and vasa, but no expression of somatic cell markers such as amh, wt1a, and wt1b. …”
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Therapeutic applications of artemisinin in ophthalmic diseases by Hao Sun, Ping Zhao, Lianghui Zhao, Zhizhong Zhao, Haoyu Chen, Cong Ren, Bin Guo

“…Recently, studies confirmed that artemisinin plays therapeutic roles in eye diseases through regulation of signaling pathways, such asNrf2/HO-1/Keap1, TLR/MyD88/NF-κb, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, and FASN/Kmal-mTOR/SREBP1, and biological factors, such as protein kinase B, AMP-activated protein kinase, tumor necrosis factor alpha, nod-like receptor protein 3, vascular endothelial growth factor, malonyl-coenzyme A and cytochrome C. …”
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Development and validation of a multidimensional, culturally and socially inclusive Child Resilience Questionnaire (parent/caregiver report) to measure factors that support resilie... by Deirdre Gartland, Elisha Riggs, Rebecca Giallo, Stephanie Janne Brown, Karen Glover, Kelsey Hegarty, Amanda Mitchell, Jane Yelland, Josef Szwarc, Sue Casey, Donna Weetra, Mardi Stowe, Sharon Mongta, Helen Herman, Selena White, Tanya Koolmatrie, Georgie Paxton

“…Recruitment via a large tertiary hospital’s outpatient clinics, Aboriginal and refugee background communities (Aboriginal and bicultural researchers networks) and nested follow-up of mothers in a pregnancy cohort and a cohort of Aboriginal families.Analysis Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses conducted to assess the structure and construct validity of CRQ-P/C subscales. Cronbach’s alpha used to assess internal consistency of subscales. …”
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Abnormal EEG Spectral Power and Coherence Measures During Pre-Motor Stage in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Saroj Bista, Amina Coffey, Matthew Mitchell, Antonio Fasano, Stefan Dukic, Teresa Buxo, Eileen Giglia, Mark Heverin, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Richard G. Carson, Madeleine Lowery, Lara McManus, Orla Hardiman, Bahman Nasseroleslami

“…Similarly, spectral coherence revealed abnormal EEG connectivity within 1) sensorimotor network during rest in theta band, 2) (pre)motor networks during pre-motor stage in low-alpha and high-beta bands, 3) Fronto-parietal networks during execution in high-beta band. …”
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Cancer stem cells and tumor-associated macrophages as mates in tumor progression: mechanisms of crosstalk and advanced bioinformatic tools to dissect their phenotypes and interacti... by Francesco Verona, Sebastiano Di Bella, Roberto Schirano, Camilla Manfredi, Francesca Angeloro, Giulia Bozzari, Matilde Todaro, Matilde Todaro, Giuseppe Giannini, Giuseppe Giannini, Giorgio Stassi, Veronica Veschi

“…Specifically, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) create an immunosuppressive milieu through the production of a plethora of paracrine factors (IL-6, IL-12, TNF-alpha, TGF-beta, CCL1, CCL18) promoting the acquisition by CSCs of a stem-like, invasive and metastatic phenotype. …”
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Characterization of patients with clonal mast cells in the bone marrow with clinical significance not otherwise specifiedResearch in context by Thomas Ballul, Vito Sabato, Peter Valent, Olivier Hermine, Olivier Lortholary, Julien Rossignol, Thomas Ballul, Vito Sabato, Cristina Bulai Livideanu, Antoine Neuraz, Julie Agopian, Fabienne Brenet, Patrice Dubreuil, Didier G. Ebo, Michiel Beyens, Richard Lemal, Olivier Tournilhac, Louis Terriou, David Launay, Laurence Bouillet, Catharina Chatain, Clément Gourguechon, Gandhi Damaj, Stéphane Durupt, Celine Greco, Laurent Frenzel, Christine Bodemer-Skandalis, Laura Polivka, Marine Madrange, Cécile Meni, Hassiba Bouktit, Anne Florence Bellais, Jean-Marc Durand, Marie Gousseff, Edwige Le Mouel, Mohamed Hamidou, Antoine Neel, Dana Ranta, Mathilde Niault, Aurélie Schiffmann, Stéphane Barete, Michel Arock, Danielle Canioni, Thierry Jo Molina, Julie Bruneau, Mélanie Vaes, Violaine Havelange, Hassan Faour, Nicolas Garcelon, Rose-Marie Javier, Fabien Pelletier, Florence Castelain, Denis Vincent, Frédérique Retornaz, Quentin Cabrera, Patricia Zunic, Philippe Guilpain, Marie Pierre Gourin, Ewa Wierzbicka–Hainaut, Jean François Viallard, Christian Lavigne, Cyrille Hoarau, Ludovic Lhermitte, Maël Heiblig, Roland Jaussaud, Peter Valent, Olivier Hermine, Olivier Lortholary, Julien Rossignol

“…The median baseline serum tryptase level was lower in MMCS compared with ISM or BMM (13 vs 26 vs 23 ng/mL, respectively; p < 0.001). Hereditary alpha-tryptasemia was similarly represented in MMCS and BMM (14.3% vs 19.7% respectively, p = ns). …”
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Synergistic impact of Salmonella typhimurium and Eimeria spp. coinfection on turkey poults: Growth performance, salmonella colonization, and ceca microbiota insights by Hamid Reza Rafieian-Naeini, Hanseo Ko, Doyun Goo, Venkata Sesha Reddy Choppa, Seshidhar Reddy Gudidoddi, Hemanth Reddy Katha, Woo Kyun Kim

“…The ST challenge significantly decreased alpha diversity, including pielou evenness and Shannon entropy (P < 0.05). …”
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Phase II trial of nab-paclitaxel plus ramucirumab in combination with nivolumab for unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer after progression on first-line treatment incl... by Hidekazu Hirano, Naoki Takahashi, Yusuke Amanuma, Nobumi Suzuki, Daisuke Takahari, Takeshi Kawakami, Chie Kudo-Saito, Kengo Nagashima, Narikazu Boku, Ken Kato, Hirokazu Shoji

“…The target number of patients was set at 45 based on threshold and expected 6-month PFS rates of 35% and 60%, respectively, with a one-sided alpha error of 0.05 and power of 0.95. Secondary endpoints include objective response rate, disease control rate, PFS, overall survival, duration of response, time to response, and safety. …”
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Reliability, validity, and minimal clinically important differences for the Thai-version of the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ-Thai) in patients with chronic venous dis... by Suchat Wongsuwanich, Chaowanun Pornwaragorn, Chumpon Wilasrusmee, Termpong Reanpang, Pinit Noorit, Boonying Siribumrungwong, Kittipan Rerkaserm, Andrew Malcolm Garratt, Thoetphum Benyakorn, Saritphat Orrapin, Kanoklada Srikuea

“…The AVVQ-Thai had good internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.783 and moderate reliability with the intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.67 (95%CI: 0.50, 0.79). …”
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USP22 inhibits microglial M1 polarization by regulating the PU.1/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway by Ming-chen Yu, Xiao-lin Li, Ming-liang Ning, Zhen-zhong Yan, Wan-tao Yu

“…Enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assay was employed to determine the levels of inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), IL-1 β, and IL-10 in the cells. Furthermore, immunofluorescence was utilized to analyze the levels of iNOS and Arg1-positive BV-2 cells in different treatment groups. …”
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Coarse-scale vertical distribution of pelagic amphipods in two contrasting seasons of the southern Gulf of Mexico by Marco Violante-Huerta, Laura Sanvicente-Añorve, Miguel Alatorre-Mendieta, Edlin Guerra-Castro

“…The diversity of the assemblages in both seasons was analyzed using alpha diversity species accumulation curves and a completeness analysis, using the sampling coverage. …”
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Texture evolution and anisotropy of TA18 titanium alloy strip under rolling and heat treatment conditions by Bobo Li, Jiangkun Fan, Wenyuan Zhang, Jiaxing Zhao, Ding Zhao, Huifa Tao, Xiaobo Hao, Fei Wang, Peng Jiang, Hongchao Kou, Jinshan Li

“…Texture and anisotropy control of rolled strip have always been a technical problem in titanium alloy industry, especially for near-alpha titanium alloys. In order to solve the above problems, we innovatively propose a process method for efficiently preparing weakly anisotropic alloy strips. …”
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Comparing the Institution-based Supervision and Tele-based Supervision for Task-oriented Exercises on Upper Limb Motor Performance and Functional Ability among Stroke Patients: A R... by Neha, Subhasish Chatterjee

“…The level of statistical significance will be set at alpha=0.05.…”
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Alternations of the gut microbiota and the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio after biologic treatment in inflammatory bowel disease by Yu-Chieh Tsai, Wei-Chen Tai, Chih-Ming Liang, Cheng-Kun Wu, Ming-Chao Tsai, Wan-Hsiang Hu, Pao-Yuan Huang, Chien-Hung Chen, Yuan-Hung Kuo, Chih-Chien Yao, Seng-Kee Chuah

“…About species richness, community alpha diversity was significant lower in active CD patients and enriched gradually after biologic therapy. …”
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Seasonal Variations in the Structure and Function of the Gut Flora in Adult Male Rhesus Macaques Reared in Outdoor Colonies by Longbao Lv, Feiyan Zhang, Haimei Zhou, Wenxian Xiao, Yingzhou Hu, Wenchao Wang, Zhu Zhu, Fangming Zhu, Dongdong Qin, Xintian Hu

“…A 16S rRNA sequencing analysis showed that the alpha diversity of the gut microbiota of the rhesus monkeys was higher in winter and spring than in summer and autumn. …”
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