Feature selection enhances peptide binding predictions for TCR-specific interactions by Hamid Teimouri, Hamid Teimouri, Zahra S. Ghoreyshi, Zahra S. Ghoreyshi, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky, Jason T. George, Jason T. George, Jason T. George, Jason T. George

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Working memory and the need for explainable AI – Scenarios from healthcare, social media and insurance by M. Liebherr, E. Gößwein, C. Kannen, A. Babiker, S. Al-Shakhsi, V. Staab, B.J. Li, R. Ali, C. Montag

“…Further, all participants were presented three AI systems scenarios of relatively different degrees of (personal) relevance and, hence, personal investment: skin cancer detection (i), the personalization of social media feeds (ii), and the amount to pay for a car insurance (iii). …”
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Lentinan's effect on gut microbiota and inflammatory cytokines in 5-FU-induced mucositis mice by Xiaoxiao Zhang, Liang Wang, Asif Iqbal Khan, Ata Ur Rehman, Kavish Hasnain Khinsar, Yi Xin

“…Abstract Chemotherapeutic therapies for cancer are frequently associated with cytotoxic side effects that can be harmful to human health, including the development of intestinal mucositis (IM). …”
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Heterogeneity in Fluorescence-Stained Sperm Membrane Patterns and Their Dynamic Changes Towards Fertilization in Mice by Momoka Hirai, Satoshi Kishigami

“…Methods: Sperm were collected from the cauda epididymis or testis of Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) male mice and stained with MemBright dye (commercial name: MemGlow™-560, MG-560), a fluorogenic live-cell membrane probe. …”
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Immunohistochemical Coexpression of Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule and Alpha-Fetoprotein in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Leonardo do Prado Lima, Carla Jorge Machado, João Bernardo Sancio Rocha Rodrigues, Leonardo de Souza Vasconcellos, Eduardo Paulino Junior, Paula Vieira Teixeira Vidigal, Vivian Resende

“…The epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) has been proposed as a marker for cancer stem cells in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as well as in the development of novel target therapies. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Metabolic and Skeletal Response of C57BL/6J and C57BL/6N Mice in a Diet-Induced Model of Type 2 Diabetes by Elizabeth Rendina-Ruedy, Kelsey D. Hembree, Angela Sasaki, McKale R. Davis, Stan A. Lightfoot, Stephen L. Clarke, Edralin A. Lucas, Brenda J. Smith

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Design, theoretical approaches and new framework of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine as potent anticancer agents: Efficient synthesis, ADME-T and molecular docking by Peduri Suresh Reddy, Thuraka Sekhar, Pinnu Thriveni, Gandla Mahesh Kumar, Allaka Tejeswara Rao, Mohammad Raish, Tota Giridhar, Gudipati Srinivasulu

“…The study shows how certain residues from the colorectal cancer mutant (1WCH) interact with each other in a way that is stable. …”
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Colonic cytokines for severe ulcerative colitis by Ye. A. Konovich, K. Ye. Shirokikh, I. L. Khalif, M. V. Shapina

“…Colonic mucosa biopsy specimens of unaffected parts of the large intestine resected in 10 patients with colorectal cancer were used as controls. Results. Tissue levels of IL-1β, IL-8, IL-6, TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor-α), IFN-γ (interferon-γ), IL-17 and IL-12 in biopsy specimens the large intestine of UC patients were significantly elevated. …”
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Skeletal muscle stem cells modulate niche function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse through YY1-CCL5 axis by Yang Li, Chuhan Li, Qiang Sun, Xingyuan Liu, Fengyuan Chen, Yeelo Cheung, Yu Zhao, Ting Xie, Bénédicte Chazaud, Hao Sun, Huating Wang

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Forty-two-year frequencies of river buffaloes calving in the Terecay ranch, Venezuela by Renny Jesús Becerra, Inés Valentina Reggeti-Gómez, Francisco Miguel Reggeti Gómez, Néstor Simón Montiel-Urdaneta

“…Venezuela, a tropical country, is located in the intertropical zone of the northern hemisphere, between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer, between coordinates 00° 38’ 53” and 12° 11’ 22” LN and 59° 48’ 10” and 73° 25’ 00” LW. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of HGF-Expressing Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Mice with Acute Liver Failure by Yunxia Tang, Qiongshu Li, Fanwei Meng, Xingyu Huang, Chan Li, Xin Zhou, Xiaoping Zeng, Yixin He, Jia Liu, Xiang Hu, Ji-Fan Hu, Tao Li

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Sunscreen Use among a Population of Saudi University Students by Mohammed I. AlJasser, Abdullah Aljumah, Mohannad Alzaydi, Abdullah Alassaf, Suliman Alassafi, Maha T. Alassafi, Mohammed Almedlej, Emad Masuadi

“…The main reasons for using sunscreen were prevention of sunburns, dark spots, skin cancer, and overall skin darkening. Eighty percent of participants used other methods of sun protection. …”
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Gender characteristics, social determinants, and seasonal patterns of malaria incidence, relapse, and mortality in Sistan and Baluchistan province and other province of Iran: A sys... by Maryam Khazaee-Pool, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi, Fereshteh Yazdani, Koen Ponnet

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Prolactin Levels Correlate with Abnormal B Cell Maturation in MRL and MRL/lpr Mouse Models of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Like Disease by Maria Victoria Legorreta-Haquet, Rocio Flores-Fernández, Francisco Blanco-Favela, Ezequiel M Fuentes-Pananá, Luis Chávez-Sánchez, Rafael Hernández-González, Emiliano Tesoro-Cruz, Lourdes Arriaga-Pizano, Adriana Karina Chávez-Rueda

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The impact of weight change on suicide mortality: a nationwide population-based cohort study of 2 million Koreans by Kyuho Kim, Jin-Hyung Jung, Yoo Hyun Um, Yu-Bae Ahn, Seung-Hyun Ko, Kyungdo Han, Jae-Seung Yun

“…This reverse J-shaped association was consistently observed in subgroup analyses considering age, sex, depression, cancer, and BMI category. Conclusions Moderate to severe weight change within a 2-year interval is associated with increased risk of suicide mortality. …”
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Bridging the gap: attitudes and practices toward complementary and alternative medicine among oncology patients and healthcare professionals in Croatia by Ljerka Armano, Vanja Vasiljev, Tomislav Rukavina, Denis Juraga, Aleksandar Racz, Aleksandar Racz, Vanja Tešić, Vanja Tešić, Vanja Tešić

“…This study highlights a gap between cancer patients’ frequent, unsupervised CAM use and healthcare providers’ often skeptical attitudes, particularly among physicians. …”
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Research and development of Cordyceps in Taiwan by Ching-Peng Chiu, Tsong-Long Hwang, You Chan, Mohamed El-Shazly, Tung-Ying Wu, I-Wen Lo, Yu-Ming Hsu, Kuei-Hung Lai, Ming-Feng Hou, Shyng-Shiou Yuan, Fang-Rong Chang, Yang-Chang Wu

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Acute kidney injury in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a single-center retrospective study by Ping Zhou, Bing Liu, Ning Shen, Xiaoting Fan, Shangwei Lu, Zhijuan Kong, Ying Gao, Zhimei Lv, Rong Wang

“…However, studies on this topic in Chinese cancer patients are very limited. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study on the incidence, risk factors, clinical features and renal recovery of ICI-AKI in all patients with malignancies treated with ICIs in Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.Methods In this single-center retrospective cohort study, the data of 904 patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of thyroblastoma: a case report and review of literature by Xiting Chen, Xiting Chen, Lijuan Xiong, Lijuan Xiong, Hongling Liu, Haoqiang Wang, Donghai Cheng, Wei Wang, Wenyuan He, Bo Xie, Juan Zhou

“…The patient ultimately died of cardiac arrest resulting from the progression of the cancer thrombus to the right atrium and right ventricle.ConclusionAlthough thyroblastoma has been treated as a separate entity with its distinctive morphologic and molecular characteristics, its clinicopathological features, diagnosis and treatment methods and prognosis remain poorly understood, which requires more accumulated clinical case data to provide basis for the correct diagnosis and treatment in the future.…”
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The relationship between perceptions toward advertising and consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods among adults in the United States: results from a national survey by Chan L. Thai, Jacqui Villarreal, Jacqueline A. Thai

“…The purpose of this study is to explore (1) the differences in perceptions toward and trust in food advertisements between racial/ethnic population subgroups; and (2) the associations between perceptions toward food advertising and the consumption of energy-dense, nutrient poor (EDNP) foods among adults using data from a national data set (n = 1,535).MethodsData from the National Cancer Institute’s Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) survey were utilized in this secondary data analysis study. …”
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