Regulation of NK cell development, maturation, and antitumor responses by the nuclear receptor NR2F6 by Johannes Woelk, Florian Hornsteiner, Stephanie Aschauer-Wallner, Patrizia Stoitzner, Gottfried Baier, Natascha Hermann-Kleiter

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Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed PPARG promoted osteosarcoma progression: based on osteoclast proliferation by Lei Sun, Jinhao Zhang, Zhikai Xiahou, Zhenzhen Zhao, Yanchen Liang

“…In most primary and metastatic malignant tumors, bone destruction can promote cancer progression, which is closely related to osteoclast activation and the imbalance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts. …”
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Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Associated With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cervical Conization: A Retrospective Study of German Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data by Anna-Janina Stephan, Miriam Reuschenbach, Kunal Saxena, Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Christian Jacob, Kim M. Schneider, Wolfgang Greiner, Regine Wölle, Monika Hampl

“…High-grade CIN (CIN2/CIN3) may develop from persistent HPV infection and progress to cervical cancer if left untreated. Management of CIN includes conservative surveillance or ablation and excision by conization. …”
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Performance of artificial intelligence on cervical vertebral maturation assessment: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Termeh Sarrafan Sadeghi, Seyed AmirHossein Ourang, Fatemeh Sohrabniya, Soroush Sadr, Parnian Shobeiri, Saeed Reza Motamedian

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Impact of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on cardiopulmonary function and prognosis in ST elevation myocardial infarction after PCI patients in extremely cold regions by Shenglong Hou, Li Liu, Jing Yao, Qi Zhao, Wei Feng, Qingqing Liu, Mou Zou, Ruoxi Zhang, Hongtao Yin, Huimin Xian

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Analysis of the prognostic value of thyroglobulin antibody change trends during follow-up after 131I treatment in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma by Hua Ge, Wenxin Chen, Zhiyi Lin, Yuxuan Li, Shuting Chen

“…ObjectivesThe prognostic value of thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) and its trends during follow-up periods may guide the treatment plans in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) following surgery, however, there is still a lack of sufficient data. …”
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Reproductive health literacy scale: a tool to measure the effectiveness of health literacy training by Maha Rauf, Zahra Goliaei, Lana Machta, Jenny Chang, Heike Thiel de Bocanegra

“…The identified items were collected and adapted as a single scale with three domains: (a) general health literacy, measured with HLS-EU-Q6, (b) digital health literacy, measured with eHEALS, and (c) reproductive health literacy, measured through a composite of the Cervical Cancer Literacy Assessment Tool (C-CLAT) and the Refugee Reproductive Health Network (ReproNet) postpartum literacy scale. …”
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Innovative Solid Lipid Nanoparticle-Enriched Hydrogels for Enhanced Topical Delivery of L-Glutathione: A Novel Approach to Anti-Ageing by Mengyang Liu, Manisha Sharma, Guoliang Lu, Zhiwen Zhang, Wenting Song, Jingyuan Wen

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Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutritional Status of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the ICU and Patients’ Prognosis: A Cohort Study by Parsa Mohammadi, Hesam Aldin Varpaei, Alireza Khafaee pour khamseh, Mostafa Mohammadi, Mojgan Rahimi, Amirhossein Orandi

“…Patients with a history of HTN, CKD, DM, and cancer are more likely to be at nutritional risk at the time of ICU admission.…”
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Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding practices of male and female surgical sterilization procedures in Lebanon by Jad Najdi, Alexandre Armache, Elia Abou Chawareb, Nassib Abou Heidar, Marwan Zein, Anthony Fadel, Jimmy Nehme, Bassel Bachir

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Aberrant heterochromatin silences immune response genes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia by Olivia M. Depies, Qianqian Guo, Yuan Gao, Sutapa Sinha, Zhenqing Ye, Weiguo Han, Kari G. Rabe, Mingma S. Hoel, Heather C. Darby, Chuanhe Yu, Esteban Braggio, Sameer A. Parikh, Susan L. Slager, Neil E. Kay, Zhiquan Wang

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The Prevalence of High Carcinogenic Risk of HPV Genotypes among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative MSM from Russia by Ilia Beliakov, Maria Senina, Yuriy Tyulenev, Elena Novoselova, Viktor Surovtsev, Alexander Guschin

“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) have a high risk of lifelong anal cancer caused by high-risk human papillomavirus (HR HPV) infections. …”
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In vivo MRS study of long-term effects of traumatic intracranial injection of a culture medium in mice by O. B. Shevelev, O. P. Cherkasova, I. A. Razumov, E. L. Zavjalov

“…Consequently, when using animal models of human glioma, researchers should clearly distinguish between which changes in neurometabolites are a response to the injection of cancer cells into the brain, and which processes may indicate the early development of a brain tumor. …”
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Seasonal Changes in the Elemental Composition of Five Valuable Fish Species (<i>Sparidae</i>) from Bozcaada, North Aegean Sea: A Health Risk and Nutritional Benefit Assessment by İlknur Yuvka, Ali Rıza Kosker, Mustafa Durmus, Yılmaz Ucar, Yesim Ozogul

“…Health risk assessments, including Estimated Weekly Intake (EWI), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), and Cancer Risk (CR), were calculated for both adult and child consumers. …”
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Factors associated with in-hospital mortality in octogenarians managed by geriatric service in a referral hospital in Colombia by Carlos Mario Cortes Bahamon, Jenny Rodríguez Ángel, Jennifer Katherine Ballesteros Tapias, Diego Andrés Chavarro-Carvajal, Oscar Mauricio Muñoz

“…Factors independently associated with mortality were history of cancer (Odds ratio (OR): 2.31; 95% Confidence interval (CI): 1.34–3.98, p  < 0.003), delirium (OR: 2.48; 95% CI: 1.44–4.28, p  < 0.001), malnutrition (OR: 2.50; 95% CI: 1.46–4.28; p  = 0.001), frailty (OR: 2.25; 95% CI: 1.13–4.45, p  = 0.019), tachypnea on admission (OR: 1.09; 95% CI: 1.03–1.14, p  = 0.002), and creatinine elevation (OR: 2.47; 95% CI: 1.47–4.15, p  = 0.001). …”
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Inhibition of Corneal Neovascularization by Subconjunctival Injection of Fc-Endostatin, a Novel Inhibitor of Angiogenesis by Junko Yoshida, Robert T. Wicks, Andrea I. Zambrano, Betty M. Tyler, Kashi Javaherian, Rachel Grossman, Yassine J. Daoud, Peter Gehlbach, Henry Brem, Walter J. Stark

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Radiation decreases bronchial epithelial progenitor function as assessed by organoid formation by Merian E. Kuipers, Dennis K. Ninaber, Krista C.J. van Doorn-Wink, Annelies M. Slats, Pieter S. Hiemstra

“…Abstract Objective Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) is a serious side-effect of radiotherapy for lung cancer, in which effects on the normal lung epithelium may play a key role. …”
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The Essential Role of Monte Carlo Simulations for Lung Dosimetry in Liver Radioembolization—Part B: ¹⁶⁶Ho Microspheres by Edoardo d’Andrea, Andrea Politano, Bartolomeo Cassano, Nico Lanconelli, Marta Cremonesi, Vincenzo Patera, Massimiliano Pacilio

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cfDNA as a surrogate marker for COVID-19 severity in patients with influenza-like symptoms with and without SARS-CoV-2 infections in general practice: a study protocol for a prospe... by Dorothea Dehnen, Elmo Neuberger, Jürgen in der Schmitten, Ekaterini Giagkou, Perikles Simon, Suzan Botzenhardt

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Validation of Mortality Data Sources Compared to the National Death Index in the Healthcare Integrated Research Database by Jamal-Allial A, Sponholtz T, Vojjala SK, Paullin M, Papazian A, Eshete B, Mahmoudpour SH, Verpillat P, Beachler DC

“…This validation study assesses the accuracy of various mortality data sources with the NDI.Methods: This validation study is a secondary analysis of an advanced cancer cohort in the US between January 2010 and December 2018, with an established NDI linkage. …”
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