TGF-β induces cholesterol accumulation to regulate the secretion of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles by Dorival Mendes Rodrigues-Junior, Chrysoula Tsirigoti, Konstantina Psatha, Dimitris Kletsas, Michalis Aivaliotis, Carl-Henrik Heldin, Aristidis Moustakas

“…EVs transport transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), which is commonly activated under late stages of cancer progression. …”
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Lenvatinib Therapy in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Real Clinical Practice by V. V. Petkau, A. V. Sultanbaev, K. V. Menshikov, A. S. Antipin, M. V. Volkonsky, V. M. Filippova, Yu. V. Vasilyeva, A. A. Tarkhanov, M. R. Mukhitova, M. Zh. Murzalina, A. R. Safarova

“…AEs were registered in 81.0% (n = 47) of patients. Among the most common AEs were arterial hypertension (32.8 %), weakness (24.1 %), weight loss (12.1 %) and appetite loss (10.3 %). …”
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New Option for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing in Clinical Practice: Performance Evaluation of AutoMic-i600 Automatic System Based on Broth Microdilution Method by Lin C, Zhang H, Wu Q, Qiu X, Li Q, Wu G

“…Current automated AST systems improve efficiency but face accuracy or operational challenges, highlighting the need for reliable and user-friendly solutions.Objective: This study aims to evaluate the performance of a novel automated AST system (AutoMic-i600) based on the BMD method for AST of common clinical bacteria.Methods: A total of 229 clinical isolates (150 Gram-negative and 79 Gram-positive) were prospectively collected from microbiology laboratory between June 2023 and August 2023. …”
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Trends and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2015 by T Chibura, H Twabi, K Maluleke, A Musekiwa

“…Adverse pregnancy outcomes, including abortions, miscarriages and stillbirths, are common in developing countries such as Zimbabwe. …”
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Development of a Comprehensive Fall Risk Assessment Tool for Older People in Elderly Care Institutions and Its Test by LUO Yuan, ZHANG Hua, WANG Sanxiang, ZHANG Mengxi, DENG Yuqian, RAN Haiye, LIU Jiaxin, ZHANG Yi, CHEN Xi, WU Yibo, ZHAO Liping

“…The total Cronbach's alpha coefficient for sub-instrument (i) was 0.73 and the scorer reliability coefficient was 0.85; the exploratory factor analysis extracted three common factors with a cumulative variance contribution of 57.95%; the fit indices of the confirmatory factor model: Chi-square degrees of freedom ratio (χ2/df), Goodness of fit index (GFI), adjusted goodness of fit index (AGFI), standardized moderate index (NFI), comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis coefficient (TLI), approximation error (RMSEA) were 2.43, 0.95, 0.91, 0.89, 0.93, 0.91, and 0.07, and discriminant validity is statistically significant (P<0.001). …”
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Effectiveness of a Web-Based Medication Education Course on Pregnant Women’s Medication Information Literacy and Decision Self-Efficacy: Randomized Controlled Trial by Suya Li, Hui-Jun Chen, Jie Zhou, Yi-Bei Zhouchen, Rong Wang, Jinyi Guo, Sharon R Redding, Yan-Qiong Ouyang

“… BackgroundMedication-related adverse events are common in pregnant women, and most are due to misunderstanding medication information. …”
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Digital Surveillance of Mental Health Care Services in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study of National e-Referral System Data by Abdullah A Alharbi, Nawfal A Aljerian, Meshary S Binhotan, Hani A Alghamdi, Ali K Alsultan, Mohammed S Arafat, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Yasser A Alaska, Eid B Alwahbi, Mohammed A Muaddi, Ahmad Y Alqassim, Ronnie D Horner

“…Emergency cases were the most common type of referral overall, followed by routine inpatient and routine outpatient department referrals. …”
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Gambaran Hasil Uji Widal Berdasarkan Lama Demam pada Pasien Suspek Demam Tifoid by Vika Rahma Velina, Akmal M. Hanif, Efrida Efrida

“…</em><em>The conclusion is </em><em>1:160 is the most often titres found in patients with suspected typhoid fever</em><em> with t</em><em>he highest value of antibody titers against the O antigens that is 1:320, is more common in duration of fever with a range of 6-8 days and the highest value of antibody titers against H antigens that is 1:640 has found in duration of fever with range 6-8 days.…”
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Hubungan Kualitas Tidur dengan Prestasi Akademik Mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Angkatan 2010 FK Universitas Andalas by Hanafi Nilifda, Nadjmir ., Hardisman .

“…The condition of sleep disorders commonly found among young adults, especially college students who can later cause a reduction in the concentration of learning and health problems. …”
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Assessing and Enhancing Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments in Early Childhood Education and Care Centers: Scoping Review of eHealth Tools by Joyce Hayek, Kelsi Dickson, Lynne M Z Lafave

“…Full texts for 65 citations were retrieved and screened for inclusion, resulting in 30 studies eligible for data extraction and analysis. The most common study design was a randomized controlled trial, comprising 16 studies (53%). …”
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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture monotherapy or combined with pelvic floor muscle training for female stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tong Jiang, Zhi-Yu Dong, Ying Shi, Yang-Qing Zhou, Hong-Bin Zhang, Yi Gong

“…Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is a common physical therapy for SUI, but has low adherence and its long—term effectiveness is uncertain. …”
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Gambaran Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Timbulnya Kejang Demam Berulang pada Pasien yang Berobat di Poliklinik Anak RS. DR. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2010 – Desember 2012 by Vivit Erdina Yunita, Afdal Afdal, Iskandar Syarif

“…</p><p><strong>Kata kunci:</strong> faktor yang berhubungan, kejang demam berulang</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>Recurrent  febrile seizure is the most common seizure in young children.  Although having good prognosis, it is very frightening for parents. …”
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Application of fuzzy logic in decision-making process for relocation of floating net cages in river fish farming by R. Pramana, B.Y. Suprapto, Z. Nawawi

“…Floating net cages are one of the traditional methods commonly used by Indonesian fishermen for river fish farming. …”
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Call to Action: Lead Pharmacy into the Next Decade by Gregory Zumach, Kerry K Fierke, Gardner Lepp, Bridget McGugan, Marta Brooks, Anthony Olson, Andrew Bartlett, Nilushi Karunaratne, Betty Exintaris

“…Findings We reached out to leaders across a variety of pharmacy work and practice settings to understand the importance of leadership today and the importance for leadership in pharmacy. Responses were common across pharmacy professionals in all settings; nearly every response mentioned that leadership is important to help motivate a team toward a shared goal or vision and to be a role model. …”
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RETRACTED: Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Implantation—Implications for Physiotherapists by Peng-Ming Yu, Peng-Ming Yu, Yu-Qiang Wang, Ze-Ruxing Luo, Raymond C. C. Tsang, Oystein Tronstad, Oystein Tronstad, Jun Shi, Ying-Qiang Guo, Alice Y. M. Jones

“…Despite a 3-day prehabilitation protocol and standard post-operative physiotherapy, PPCs were common among patients after TTVI and significantly impacted on hospital and short-term recovery and outcomes. …”
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Dexmedetomidine versus Dexamethasone as Perineural Adjuvants in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: An Interventional Study by Charmi Hitenbhai Shah, Jinesh Pareshbhai Kothari, Nilesh Vrajmohan Shah, Rajsi Rajan Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Introduction: Supraclavicular block is a common regional anaesthetic technique for upper limb surgeries. …”
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Prevalence of Myocardial Infarction With Obstructive and Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries in a Middle-Aged Population With Chronic Airflow Limitation: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sundh J, Ekström M, Blomberg A, Lindberg E, Malinovschi A, Olin AC, Sköld CM, Torén K, Wollmer P, Östgren CJ, Jernberg T

“…MI-CAD was defined as a self-reported MI with coronary computed tomography angiography findings of previous revascularization or at least one significant coronary stenosis (> 50%), and MINOCA as self-reported MI with no previous revascularization and no significant coronary stenosis.Results: In total, 1735 (8.3%) of 20,882 included participants had CAL. MI-CAD was more common than MINOCA both in people with (2.8 vs 0.6%) and without CAL (1.2 vs 0.3%). …”
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Plaider la « bonne gouvernance sécuritaire » au Maroc : Domestiquer les savoirs de réforme en régime de contrainte consensuelle by Irene Lizzola

“…The regime, in search of relegitimization, endorses the rhetoric of co-production of public policies, to be guaranteed by the involvement of the “civil society”.The confrontation between the actors is based on a consensus which results in common alignment on the legalistic and managerial treatment of security reform. …”
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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

“…Vascular invasion was more common in primary liver cancer (45.5% vs. 11.1%, <i>p</i> = 0.01). …”
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Prospective Evaluation of Results of Surgical Treatment of Patients with Idiopathic Macular Hole by Phacovitrectomy and Combined Cataract and Vitrectomy Surgery by Kinga Tochman-Kanty, Monika Jasielska, Jerzy Mackiewicz

“…There were no statistically significant differences between phacovitrectomy and the combined procedure in terms of the improvement achieved in the values of distance visual acuity parameters, near vision and retinal sensitivity in the macula 12 months after trans pars plana vitrectomy. A common feature of patients with worse results on individual variables was a longer duration of the disease and a larger size of the hole prior vitrectomy.…”
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