Use of Indocyanine Green (ICG) to Assess Myocardial Perfusion and Territorial Distribution of Vein Grafts Implanted on Coronary Arteries in an Ex-vivo Porcine Model. A Potential Ad... by Cristiano Spadaccio, Antonio Nenna, Diletta Corrado, Carter Glenn, Antonio Panza, Russell Vester, Grzegorz Laskawski, David Rose, Louis Louis

“…Methods: Porcine arrested hearts (n = 18) were used to evaluate territorial distribution of native coronary arteries and of a coronary bypass constructed with porcine saphenous vein graft (SVG) using ICG. …”
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Development and validation of a multidimensional, culturally and socially inclusive Child Resilience Questionnaire (parent/caregiver report) to measure factors that support resilie... by Deirdre Gartland, Elisha Riggs, Rebecca Giallo, Stephanie Janne Brown, Karen Glover, Kelsey Hegarty, Amanda Mitchell, Jane Yelland, Josef Szwarc, Sue Casey, Donna Weetra, Mardi Stowe, Sharon Mongta, Helen Herman, Selena White, Tanya Koolmatrie, Georgie Paxton

“…Recruitment via a large tertiary hospital’s outpatient clinics, Aboriginal and refugee background communities (Aboriginal and bicultural researchers networks) and nested follow-up of mothers in a pregnancy cohort and a cohort of Aboriginal families.Analysis Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses conducted to assess the structure and construct validity of CRQ-P/C subscales. Cronbach’s alpha used to assess internal consistency of subscales. …”
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Identification of a novel heterozygous GPD1 missense variant in a Chinese adult patient with recurrent HTG-AP consuming a high-fat diet and heavy smoking by Xiao-Yao Li, Bei-Yuan Zhang, Xin-Ran Liang, Yan-Yu Han, Min-Hua Cheng, Mei Wei, Ke Cao, Xian-Cheng Chen, Ming Chen, Jian-Feng Duan, Wen-Kui Yu

“…In vitro, the corresponding plasmid was constructed and transfected into human renal HEK-293T cells, and GPD1 protein levels were detected. …”
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Bone Defect Repair Using a Bone Substitute Supported by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from the Umbilical Cord by Michal Kosinski, Anna Figiel-Dabrowska, Wioletta Lech, Lukasz Wieprzowski, Ryszard Strzalkowski, Damian Strzemecki, Lukasz Cheda, Jacek Lenart, Krystyna Domanska-Janik, Anna Sarnowska

“…Conclusions. The presented construct consisted of Bio-Oss®, the scaffold with high flexibility and plasticity, approved for clinical use with seeded immunologically privileged WJ-MSC which may be considered reconstructive therapy in bone defects.…”
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Pharmacodynamic characteristics and influencing factors of tapentadol for chronic pain relief under dose titration by Liang Xin, Haoxiang Zhu, Haoxiang Zhu, Suping Niu, Xie Han, Hongxian Pang, Jiangfan Li, Ye Hu, Xuhong Wang, Lujin Li, Lujin Li, Yi Fang

“…A time-effect relationship model of the percent change in Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) scores post-tapentadol intervention from baseline was constructed, along with a covariate model to identify factors significantly impacting the analgesic effects of tapentadol. …”
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An anoikis-related signature predicts prognosis and immunotherapy response in gastrointestinal cancers by Ruyi Liu, Ruyi Liu, Ruyi Liu, Ruyi Liu, Ruyi Liu, Yuchen Liu, Yuchen Liu, Yuchen Liu, Yuchen Liu, Yuchen Liu, Weicheng Huang, Weicheng Huang, Weicheng Huang, Weicheng Huang, Weicheng Huang, Pengxiang Chen, Pengxiang Chen, Pengxiang Chen, Pengxiang Chen, Pengxiang Chen, Yufeng Cheng, Yufeng Cheng, Yufeng Cheng, Yufeng Cheng, Yufeng Cheng

“…Anoikis-related patterns were identified via unsupervised clustering analysis. We constructed a prognostic signature (Anoscore) based on prognostic ARGs through univariate, LASSO, and multivariate Cox regression analyses. …”
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The Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio at Hospital Admission Is a Novel Predictor for Acute Traumatic Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage Expansion after Cerebral Contusion by Jiangtao Sheng, Tian Li, Dongzhou Zhuang, Shirong Cai, Jinhua Yang, Faxiu Ding, Xiaoxuan Chen, Fei Tian, Mindong Huang, Lianjie Li, Kangsheng Li, Weiqiang Chen

“…MLR was acquired from routine blood tests upon admission. We constructed two predictive models: basic combined model of clinical and imaging variables and MLR combined model of both MLR and other variables in the basic model. …”
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The gut–kidney axis is regulated by astragaloside IV to inhibit cyclosporine A-induced nephrotoxicity by Cong Han, Ran-ran Gao, Le Zhou, Wei Li

“…The gut microbiota, renal transcriptome, and urine metabolome were separately detected to construct a gut–transcriptome–metabolome coexpression network. …”
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Roles of the rpoEc-chrR-chrA operon in superoxide tolerance and β-lactam susceptibility of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia by Ren-Hsuan Ku, Hsu-Feng Lu, Li-Hua Li, Li-Hua Li, Ting-Yu Yeh, Yi-Tsung Lin, Yi-Tsung Lin, Tsuey-Ching Yang

“…The contribution of rpoEc-chrR-chrA operon to oxidative stress alleviation and antibiotic susceptibility was evaluated using mutant constructs and stress-tolerance assays. RNA-seq transcriptome assay of wild-type KJ, KJΔChrR (chrR mutant), and KJΔChrRΔRpoEc (chrR/rpoEc double mutant) was performed to reveal the σEc regulon.ResultsThe rpoEc-chrR pair and downstream chrA formed an operon. …”
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Environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural drivers of monkeypox transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a One Health perspective by Guangyu Lu, Zeyin Chong, Enyu Xu, Ce Na, Kaixuan Liu, Liying Chai, Pengpeng Xia, Kai Yang, Guoqiang Zhu, Jinkou Zhao, Olaf Müller

“…Moreover, a grey prediction model GM (1, n) was constructed to predict the epidemic trend of mpox post-2015 and validated using suspected mpox case data in the DRC from 2016 to 2021, sourced from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of a Serious Game to Deliver Health Education About Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Clustered Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial by Lauren Bloomfield, Julie Boston, Martin Masek, Lesley Andrew, Donna Barwood, Amanda Devine

“…Serious games could represent a constructive tool to help teachers impart specialized health education.…”
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Identification of a novel disulfidptosis-related gene signature in osteoarthritis using bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation by Mingjie Wei, Xiangwen Shi, Wenbao Tang, Qian Lv, Yipeng Wu, Yongqing Xu

“…Differential expression analysis was employed to identify DR-DEGs, and unique molecular subtypes of OA were constructed based on these DR-DEGs. Subsequently, the immune microenvironment of OA patients was comprehensively analyzed using the “CIBERSORT” algorithm for immune infiltration. …”
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Log odds of positive lymph nodes compared to positive lymph node ratio and number of positive lymph nodes in prognostic modeling for patients with NSCLC undergoing lobectomy or tot... by Qiming Huang, Shai Chen, Zhenjie Li, Longren Wu, Dongliang Yu, Linmin Xiong

“…An XGBoost model was constructed to predict overall survival in patients using three features: LODDS, LNR, and PLN. …”
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3D-AttenNet model can predict clinically significant prostate cancer in PI-RADS category 3 patients: a retrospective multicenter study by Jie Bao, Litao Zhao, Xiaomeng Qiao, Zhenkai Li, Yanting Ji, Yueting Su, Libiao Ji, Junkang Shen, Jiangang Liu, Jie Tian, Ximing Wang, Hailin Shen, Chunhong Hu

“…Deep learning models with double channel attention modules based on MRI (AttenNet) for predicting PCa and csPCa were constructed separately. Each model was first pretrained using 1144 PI-RADS 1–2 and 4–5 images and then retrained using 238 PI-RADS 3 images from three training centers (centers 1–3), and tested using 185 PI-RADS 3 images from the other three testing centers (centers 4–6). …”
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The expression landscape and clinical significance of methyltransferase-like 17 in human cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma: a pan-cancer analysis using multiple databases by Yezhou Ding, Mingyang Feng, Wanqing Chi, Xiaoyin Wang, Baoyan An, Kehui Liu, Shike Lou, Xiaolin Wang, Hui Wang

“…Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed on clinical samples to validate the differential expression of METTL17 in HCC and normal tissues. Ultimately, we constructed a METTL17-related risk-score model of HCC and validated its prognostic classification efficiency. …”
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‘Queer Reverence’: Aubrey Beardsley’s Venus and Tannhäuser by Nicole Fluhr

“…Instead, the land ‘under the hill’ is constituted as a genuinely alternative paradise, a counterpublic of perverts who communally flout the dictates of heteronormativity, together constructing a world that does not simply exclude shame, guilt, and sin but disavows them entirely.…”
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Comprehensive analysis of full genome sequence and Bd-milRNA/target mRNAs to discover the mechanism of hypovirulence in Botryosphaeria dothidea strains on pear infection with BdCV1... by Wangcheng Hu, Hui Luo, Yuekun Yang, Qiong Wang, Ni Hong, Guoping Wang, Aiming Wang, Liping Wang

“…To investigate the role of RNA-silencing in B. dothidea defense, we constructed four small RNA libraries and sequenced B. dothidea micro-like RNAs (Bd-milRNAs) produced in response to BdCV1 and BdPV1 infection. …”
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Associations between age, red cell distribution width and 180-day and 1-year mortality in giant cell arteritis patients: mediation analyses and machine learning in a cohort study by Si Chen, Rui Nie, Xiaoran Shen, Yan Wang, Haixia Luan, Xiaoli Zeng, Yanhua Chen, Hui Yuan

“…Predictive models were constructed using machine learning algorithms, and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis was applied to evaluate the contributions of age and RDW levels to mortality in this patient population. …”
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Real-World Experience with CDK4/6 Inhibitors in the First-Line Palliative Setting for HR+/HER2− Advanced Breast Cancer by Ram Patel, John Mathews, Caroline Hamm, Swati Kulkarni, Rasna Gupta, Tarquin Opperman, John Dean Chiong, Abdullah Nasser

“…Cox proportional hazards models were constructed to adjust for confounding factors. Results: Seventy-five patients were included in the final analysis. …”
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Exploring multi-level factors determining social participation of students with intellectual disabilities in inclusive physical education classes by Christoffer Klenk, Matthias Buser

“…In specific, social participation (SP) – a construct comprising of contacts, friendships, self-perception and acceptance (Koster et al., 2009) – has yet not been accomplished. …”
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