Transcriptional Regulation of Δ6-Desaturase by Peroxisome Proliferative-Activated Receptor δ Agonist in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells: Role of MEK/ERK1/2 Pathway by Maryam Darabi, Shima Byagowi, Shabnam Fayezi, Masoud Darabi, Shahab Mirshahvaladi, Mehdi Sahmani

“…PANC-1 cells cultured in RPMI-1640 were exposed to the commonly used ERK1/2 pathway inhibitor PD98059 and PPARδ agonist GW0742. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of Two Computationally-Characterised Affective Bias Tasks by Alexandra C. Pike, Katrina H. T. Tan, Hoda Tromblee, Michelle Wing, Oliver J. Robinson

“…Affective biases are commonly seen in disorders such as depression and anxiety, where individuals may show attention towards and preferential processing of negative or threatening stimuli. …”
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Predicting Neoplastic Gallbladder Polyps: The Role of Current Surgical Indications and Preoperative Images by Ik Hyun Jo, Chang Nyol Paik, Hong Geun Ahn, Dong Do You, Jae Hyun Han, Hyun A Kim

“…This study examined the accuracy of surgical indications commonly used in clinical practice for detecting neoplastic polyps and investigated further clues for predicting neoplastic polyps. …”
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EFFORTS IN CONTROLLING COAL DUST HAZARDS IN THE STOCKPILE AREA OF A STEAM POWER PLANT (PLTU) by Alifiah Rizky Rosydah, Y. Denny Ardyanto Wahyudiono, Ahmad Imaduddin, Dani Nasirul Haqi, Meirina Ernawati

“…Background: The movement of coal or other activities in the stockpile area of a steam power plant can create a coal dust hazard or commonly referred to as respirable dust. The smaller the particle size, the more harmful effects it can have on human health, such as bronchitis, decreased lung function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis (CWP), and other respiratory diseases. …”
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The immunohistochemical combination of low SGLT2 expression and high PRDX4 expression independently predicts shortened survival in patients undergoing surgical resection for hepato... by Yao Liu, Jia Han, Akihiro Shioya, Yang-Xian Zhang, Vu Anh Dung, Takeru Oyama, Xin Guo, Qian Yang, Tohru Ito, Sohsuke Yamada

“…Abstract Background Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common malignant solid tumor of the liver in children and is a fatal disease with a poor prognosis. …”
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Deciphering the Transcriptional Metabolic Profile of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells During Osteogenic Differentiation and Epigenetic Drug Treatment by Giulia Gerini, Alice Traversa, Fabrizio Cece, Matteo Cassandri, Paola Pontecorvi, Simona Camero, Giulia Nannini, Enrico Romano, Francesco Marampon, Mary Anna Venneri, Simona Ceccarelli, Antonio Angeloni, Amedeo Amedei, Cinzia Marchese, Francesca Megiorni

“…Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) are commonly employed in clinical treatment for various diseases due to their ability to differentiate into multi-lineage and anti-inflammatory/immunomodulatory properties. …”
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Riverine microplastic discharge along the southern Black Sea coast of Türkiye by Yahya Terzi, Rafet Çağrı Öztürk, Ahmet Raif Eryaşar, İlhan Yandi, Ahmet Şahin, Fatih Yılmaz, Kenan Gedik, Sedat Gündoğdu

“…Polyethylene terephthalate (PET, 59.3% ± 2.66%), polyethylene (PE, 20.8% ± 2.04%), and polypropylene (PP, 14.1% ± 2.36%) were the most common polymers, with PET and PE being significantly dominant. …”
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Smart phone-based transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation as adjunctive therapy for hypertension (STAT-H trial): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Yu Wang, Xiao Wang, Ying Lin, Chao-Qun Yan, Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu, Jing-Wen Yang, Jian-Feng Tu, Shi-Yan Yan, Xin-Tong Su, Li-Qiong Wang, Si-Bo Kang, Bao-Hong Mi, He-Wen Li, Xue-Zhou Wang

“…Introduction Hypertension is a common risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) may be effective for hypertension, but the evidence remains limited. …”
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Diabetic Distal Symmetrical Polyneuropathy: Correlation of Clinical, Laboratory, and Electrophysiologic Studies in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yi-Ching Weng, Sung-Sheng Tsai, Rong-Kuo Lyu, Chun-Che Chu, Long-Sun Ro, Ming-Feng Liao, Hong-Shiu Chang, Chiung-Mei Chen, Jawl-Shan Hwang, Hung-Chou Kuo

“…DSPN correlated strongly with male gender and higher glycohaemoglobin levels; NCS abnormality correlated with higher glycohaemoglobin levels; DSPN severity correlated with NCS of each stimulating nerve. DPNP commonly occurred with clinical and electrophysiologic evidence of DSPN. …”
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Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Deficiency Attenuates Experimental Colitis-Induced Adipose Tissue Lipolysis by Liming Liu, Cuiqing Zhao, Ying Yang, Xiaoxia Kong, Tuo Shao, Li Ren, Xinyu Zhuang, Baishuang Yin, Gerald Dryden, Craig McClain, Weimin Luan, Wenke Feng

“…Nutrient deficiencies are common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). …”
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The Fungi-specific histone Acetyltransferase Rtt109 mediates morphogenesis, Aflatoxin synthesis and pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus by acetylating H3K9 by Ruilin Sun, Meifang Wen, Lianghuan Wu, Huahui Lan, Jun Yuan, Shihua Wang

“…Abstract Aspergillus flavus is a common saprophytic filamentous fungus that produces the highly toxic natural compound aflatoxin during its growth process. …”
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Safety and performance of oropharyngeal muscle strength training in the treatment of post-stroke dysphagia during oral feeding: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xin Wang, Ying Wang, Fenghua Zhou, Minxing Gao, Lingyuan Xu, Heying Wang, Jinan Song, Xiaoqiu Yang

“…Introduction Dysphagia is a common functional disorder after stroke. Most patients post-stroke are incapable of oral feeding, which often leads to complications such as malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia and dehydration that seriously affect the quality of life of patients. …”
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Youth Understanding of Healthy Eating and Obesity: A Focus Group Study by Allison C. Sylvetsky, Monique Hennink, Dawn Comeau, Jean A. Welsh, Trisha Hardy, Linda Matzigkeit, Deanne W. Swan, Stephanie M. Walsh, Miriam B. Vos

“…Our analysis suggests that urban youth in Georgia commonly recognize obesity as a problem, but there is less understanding of the link to lifestyle choices or the connection to future morbidities, suggesting a need for education to connect lifestyle behaviors to development of obesity.…”
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AdipoR1 enhances the radiation resistance via ESR1/CCNB1IP1/cyclin B1 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by Yuhan Gan, Linhui Zhu, Yimo Li, Ruoting Ge, Jiahe Tian, Yuxin Chen, Xiang He, Shumei Ma, Xiaodong Liu

“…Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors, and radiotherapy plays a pivotal role in its therapeutic regimen. …”
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Staging in the treatment of chronic calculous cholecystitis, complicated by choledocholithiasis by Alexander V. Smirnov, Vladimir R. Stankevich, Dmitry V. Sazonov, Artur R. Akhmedianov, Aishe A. Keshvedinova, Nikolay A. Solovyev, Yury V. Ivanov, Robert I. Khabazov

“…BACKGROUND: Chronic calculous cholecystitis is the most widespread disease in scheduled surgery departments, which in 10–15% of observations is complicated by choledocholithiasis. As of today, the commonly acknowledged staged treatment tactics includes first an endoscopic lithoextraction, later followed by the laparoscopic cholecystectomy, with the durations of performing the latter not being defined. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Human Populations towards Malaria Control in Four Ecoepidemiological Settings in Cameroon by Nelly Armanda Kala Chouakeu, Laura Gilberine Ngingahi, Roland Bamou, Abdou Talipouo, Carmen Sandra Ngadjeu, Marie Paul Audrey Mayi, Edmond Kopya, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Timoléon Tchuinkam, Christophe Antonio Nkondjio

“…Mosquito nets were the most commonly used protective measure against malaria, and the majority of nets in households came from the free-of-charge mass distribution campaigns organized by the government. …”
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Simultaneous Inference of Past Demography and Selection from the Ancestral Recombination Graph under the Beta Coalescent by Korfmann, Kevin, Sellinger, Thibaut Paul Patrick, Freund, Fabian, Fumagalli, Matteo, Tellier, Aurélien

“…As a result, the genealogy of a sample is characterized by multiple individuals (more than two) coalescing simultaneously to the same common ancestor. The current methods developed to detect such multiple merger events do not account for complex demographic scenarios or recombination, and require large sample sizes. …”
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The Role of Virtual Reality in Postural Rehabilitation for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Scoping Review by Francesco Agostini, Marco Conti, Giovanni Morone, Giovanni Iudicelli, Andrea Fisicaro, Alessio Savina, Massimiliano Mangone, Marco Paoloni

“…Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide, characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and postural instability. …”
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Risk Factors for Sepsis Based on Sepsis-3 Criteria after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Yanling Wang, Yu Gu, Fei Huang, Dezhao Liu, Zheng Zhang, Niman Zhou, Jiani Liang, Changyin Lu, Dongdong Yuan, Ziqing Hei

“…Sepsis is a common complication of solid organ transplant procedures and, in particular, can affect the prognosis of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). …”
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Incidental Diagnosis of Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Without Radiologically Apparent Thyroid Tumor by Natalie Rivera Vargas, MD, Moises Matos, MD, Mustafa Kinaan, MD, FACE

“…Background/Objective: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is considered the most common form of thyroid cancer. Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) are defined as papillary carcinomas that are <1 cm and are often identified on surgical pathology but may be missed by ultrasound imaging. …”
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