Methylation and Expression of Retinoblastoma and Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Genes in Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated and -Negative Gastric Carcinomas by Xia Liu, Xiuming Tang, Shaoyan Zhang, Yun Wang, Xiaofeng Wang, Chengquan Zhao, Bing Luo

“…Methylation of RB is a common event in gastric carcinomas and EBV induces methylation of RB in EBVaGC, which may contribute to the development of gastric carcinomas. …”
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Complete mitogenome characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of traditional Chinese medicinal plant Tinospora sagittata (Oliv.) Gagnep. from the Menispermaceae family by Jing Zhao, Zi-Han Chen, Peng-Cheng Huang, Liu-Wei Chen, Ming-Xian Zhang, Li-Hua Wang, You-Yong Zhu, Jia-Guan Wang, Yu Zhao

“…Its tuberous roots have been used as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for pharmacological properties and are commonly known name as “Jin Guo Lan”. Although its plastome and nuclear genome had been sequenced, its mitochondrial genome has not been explored, which significantly hampers conservation efforts and further research for this species. …”
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What does the fox select? Spatial ecology of Rocky Mountain red fox during peaks and troughs of human recreation by Emily N. Burkholder, John Stephenson, Sarah Hegg, David Gustine, Joseph D. Holbrook

“…Rocky Mountain red fox is a high‐elevation subspecies of the common red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and native to North America. …”
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L’aqueduc du Gier : étude des ponts-siphons du Garon à Brignais et Chaponost (Rhône) et de Beaunant à Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) by Kilian Blanc, Laurie Danielou

“…The use of limestone is increasingly common in the Gier aqueduct near Lyon.In conclusion, the joint study of construction and materials led to new observations and new ideas about the construction technique employed on the Gier aqueduct and the materials used.…”
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Telomere Length and Oxidative Damage in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Leping Ma, Cui Liu, Ran Song, Yeping Qian, Feng Zhang

“…Telomere erosion caused by oxidative stress is a common consequence in age-related diseases. However, whether telomere length (TL) and oxidative indicators are significantly changed in ASD patients compared with controls remains controversial. …”
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Understanding barriers to veterinary involvement in dairy calf health management by Kristen Y. Edwards, Angel Abuelo, Stephen J. LeBlanc, Trevor J. DeVries, Michael A. Steele, Joao H. C. Costa, David L. Renaud

“…Incomplete records was the most common reason for not reviewing records (60% of respondents) and why actionable recommendations were made less frequently than “most of the time” (67% of respondents). …”
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Artificial intelligence in breast cancer survival prediction: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Zohreh Javanmard, Saba Zarean Shahraki, Kosar Safari, Abbas Omidi, Sadaf Raoufi, Mahsa Rajabi, Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari, Mehrad Aria

“…Supervised learning was the dominant ML paradigm (75%). Common ML methodologies included pre-processing, feature extraction, dimensionality reduction, and classification. …”
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Watermelon Germplasm with Resistance to Whitefly-transmitted Viruses by Alex Luckew, Nebahat Sari, Swikriti Pandey, Ted McAvoy, Alvin M. Simmons, Geoffrey Meru, Cecilia McGregor

“…Twenty-one Citrullus genotypes, including 10 C. lanatus, four C. mucosospermus, six C. amarus, and one C. ecirrhosus, were evaluated to determine their resistance to three WTVs common in Georgia in field trials for 2 years. Phenotypic data were collected weekly to determine viral disease severity, and the cumulative season data were calculated as the area under the disease progress curve. …”
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You Call This Exemplary? Lessons from an Unsung International Evaluation by Douglas Horton

“…However, many evaluation stakeholders, including key intended users, may judge evaluations on criteria that differ sharply from the professional standards and the criteria we commonly employ in meta-evaluations. Purpose: This paper highlights the role of academic discipline and epistemic community in judging what is an “exemplary” evaluation, by examining the case of an evaluation that was considered exemplary by professional program evaluators, but methodologically flawed by professionals from different disciplinary traditions. …”
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Safety and Feasibility of Internal Fixation Using Bioabsorbable Versus Titanium Materials for Short‐Level Lamina Reimplantation: A Comparative Clinical Study by Dingbang Chen, Jinhan Song, Luosheng Zhang, Xin Gao, Quan Huang, Xinghai Yang

“…Results Cerebrospinal fluid leak was the most common complication, with no difference between the two groups (12.9% vs. 19.4%, p = 0.366). …”
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Effect of fermented Rosa roxburghii Tratt fruit juice on gut microbiota in a dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis mouse model by Yunyang Zuo, Haoxiang Xu, Dandan Feng, Yuanyuan Shi, Jiuchang Li, Maoyang Wei, Ling Wang, Yulong Zhang, Ping Hu

“…Correlation analysis showed that inflammatory factors were positively correlated with harmful bacteria and negatively correlated with beneficial bacteria which commonly found in some colitis mice. Taken together, our study demonstrated that LAB-RRTJ could alleviate DSS-induced colitis in mice through the modulation of inflammatory cytokines and gut microbiota composition.…”
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National Development Banks in Europe – A Contribution to Sustainable Finance by Györgyi Nyikos, Zsuzsanna Kondor

“…Findings: The paper concludes that National Development Banks, despite their common goals and mandates, demonstrate important variations in terms of government involvement in strategic direction and decision-making and the Banks’ actual contribution to national policy goals. …”
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Virulence diversity of the yellow rust pathogen population in Dagestan by E. I. Gultyaeva, E. L. Shaydayuk, R. E. Smirnova, K. M. Abdullaev, K. U. Kurkiev

“…The Dagestan collection demonstrated high genetic diversity. Common phenotypes were identified on cv. ‘Graf’ in 2021 and 2020. …”
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Household air pollution exposure and risk of tuberculosis: a case–control study of women in Lilongwe, Malawi by Kenneth Maleta, Robert Krysiak, Irving Hoffman, Sam Phiri, Pamela Jagger, Ryan McCord, Anna Gallerani, Charles Jumbe, Joseph Pedit

“…We find that 16.8% of the relationship between TB and kerosene use is mediated by increases in area PM2.5.Conclusion Our findings suggest that efforts to reduce the risk of active TB within the home environment should include strategies to reduce or eliminate kerosene, commonly used for lighting and cooking in many low-income country settings.…”
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N-terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic peptide levels and left atrial appendage thrombosis in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation by Chien Do Van, Huyen Trang Dang, Son Pham Nguyen, Minh Quang Luu

“…Introduction: In hospitalized patients, atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia, and leading cause of cardio-embolic stroke. …”
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Identification of a New m6A Regulator-Related Methylation Signature for Predicting the Prognosis and Immune Microenvironment of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer by Tianle Zou, Dan Shi, Weiwei Wang, Guoyong Chen, Xianbin Zhang, Yu Tian, Peng Gong

“…N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is involved in a wide variety of biological activities due to the fact that it is the most common form of mRNA modification in mammals. Numerous research has accumulated evidence suggesting that a malfunction in the regulation of m6A RNA modification is associated with various illnesses, including cancers. …”
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An Innovation to Address the Anterior Pelvic Ring Disruptions by Ramesh Perumal, Harish Mahesan, Dheenadhayalan Jayaramaraju, Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan

“…Many of them require revision surgery if they become symptomatic in the early phase. Most commonly preferred fixation mode is plating, contoured 3.5 Matta plate, 3.5 reconstruction plates, and it may be single or dual. …”
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Prevalence of ESBL resistance genes and fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with chronic kidney disease at the Laquintinie Hospital... by Ballue S.T. Dadjo, Armelle T. Mbaveng, Michael F. Kengne, Ornella D. Tsobeng, Giresse D.T. Fonjou, Victor Kuete

“…ESBL resistance genes were more common in CKD patients (72.22 %) compared to patients without CKD (27.78 %). …”
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The sphingosine‐1‐phosphate signaling pathway (sphingosine‐1‐phosphate and its receptor, sphingosine kinase) and epilepsy by Lin Wang, Qingxia Kong, Xinyi Leng, Howan Leung, Yang Li

“…Abstract Epilepsy is one of the common chronic neurological diseases, affecting more than 70 million people worldwide. …”
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A Novel Risk Score Model for the Differential Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy: A Multicenter Study by Yuetong Zhao, Lin Liu, Li Zuo, Xianghai Zhou, Song Wang, Hongwei Gao, Feng Yu, Xiaomei Zhang, Mi Wang, Ling Chen, Rui Zhang, Fang Zhang, Shuhong Bi, Qiong Bai, Jiaxiang Ding, Qinghua Yang, Sixu Xin, Sanbao Chai, Min Chen, Junqing Zhang

“…Introduction. DN is a common complication of diabetes. However, diabetes combined with renal injury may involve DN or NDKD, with different treatment schemes. …”
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