CRAT downregulation promotes ovarian cancer progression by facilitating mitochondrial metabolism through decreasing the acetylation of PGC-1α by Zhen Zhang, Shuhua Zhao, Xiaohui Lv, Yan Gao, Qian Guo, Yanjie Ren, Yuanyuan He, Yihua Jin, Hong Yang, Shujuan Liu, Xiaohong Zhang

“…Our bioinformatics analysis using public database revealed a significant decrease of CRAT expression in ovarian cancer (OC). …”
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Cost Effectiveness of Insulin Glargine versus Neutral Protamin Hagedorn Insulin in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Turkey by Ilhan Satman, Hayley Bennett, Candeger Yilmaz, Sazi Imamoglu, Goksun Ayvaz, Abdurrahman Comlekci, Demet Ozkaya, Toros Sahin

“…Improvements in glycaemic control have been incorporated using data from The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database in the United Kingdom, combined with meta-regression results describing the relationship between hypoglycaemia and glycaemic control. …”
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Methodological considerations for estimating indirect costs in children and adolescents with chronic conditions: a scoping review by Anne Kitschen, Lulseged M. Asegu, Dirk Sauerland

“…Methods The systematic literature search was conducted in Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, NHS EED, and the HTA Database considering all articles from inception until 16 October 2024. …”
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Outcomes of cataract surgery training among ophthalmology trainees in the independent sector and within the NHS by Darren Shu Jeng Ting, Philip Severn, Qasim Mansoor, Yunzi Chen, Oonagh Crothers

“…This study aims to analyse IS cataract surgery training outcomes and explore its potential as a supplement to NHS-based training by comparing IS outcomes with NHS and National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) standards.Methods and analysis Two trainees (ST5 and ST3) trained in IS high volume and standard NHS lists. …”
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Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate for vascular calcification: animal experiments, systematic review and meta-analysis by Wei Xu, Guoyuan Lu, Lifeng Gong, Weigang Tang, Wei Jiang

“…In our systematic review and meta-analysis, databases, including PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and the Wanfang database, were searched from their inception to December 20, 2023. …”
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Use of Multiple Doses of Intravenous Infusion of Umbilical Cord-Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Severe COVID-19-Related Acute Respiratory Distress S... by Po-Ren Hsueh, Sung-Jung Ho, Po-Chuen Hsieh, I-Min Liu, Shio-Shin Jean

“…We reviewed the 2020–2022 PubMed literature database concerning the clinical efficacy of IVF-UC-MSCs among severe COVID-19 patients. …”
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How do electronic risk assessment tools affect the communication and understanding of diagnostic uncertainty in the primary care consultation? A systematic review and thematic synt... by Sarah Gerard Dean, Joshua Feyi-Waboso, Mark Tarrant, Raff Calitri, Elizabeth Shephard, Alex Burns, Brian Donnelly

“…Objectives To conduct a systematic review and synthesise qualitative research of electronic risk assessment tools (eRATs) in primary care, examining how they affect the communication and understanding of diagnostic risk and uncertainty. eRATs are computer-based algorithms designed to help clinicians avoid missing important diagnoses, pick up possible symptoms early and facilitate shared decision-making.Design Systematic search, using predefined criteria of the published literature and synthesis of the qualitative data, using Thematic Synthesis. Database searches on 27 November 2019 were of MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science, and a secondary search of the references of included articles. …”
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Downregulation of VRK1 Inhibits Progression of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma through DNA Damage by Ning Du, Boxiang Zhang, Yunfeng Zhang

“…VRK1 expression and prognosis in LUSC were analyzed using the GEPIA database. The expression of VRK1 mRNA was detected in 25 LUSC clinical tissue samples by RT-PCR. …”
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Changes in the Parietal Lobe Subregion Volume at Various Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease and the Role in Cognitively Normal and Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion by Fang Lu, Qing Ma, Cailing Shi, Wenjun Yue

“…Methods: We included 662 participants from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database, including 228 CN, 221 early MCI (EMCI), 112 late MCI (LMCI), and 101 AD participants. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Ugochinyere Ijeoma Nwagbara, Emmanuella Chinonso Osual, Rumbidzai Chireshe, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Balsam Qubais Saeed, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo, Khumbulani W Hlongwana

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Systematic searches of relevant articles were performed using databases such as the EBSCOhost, PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, the WHO library and grey literature. …”
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Identification of Key Genes and Prognostic Value Analysis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis by Meng Wang, Licheng Wang, Shusheng Wu, Dongsheng Zhou, Xianming Wang

“…The functional and pathway enrichment analysis was performed by the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery. …”
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LINE-1 methylation status and survival outcomes in colorectal cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Akbar Bagheri, Tohid Jafari-Koshki, Leila Alizadeh, Mortaza Raeisi, Yaghoub Moaddab, Abbas Karimi

“…Relevant studies were identified through systematic database searches, and summary hazard ratios (HRs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for relations between LINE-1 hypomethylation and overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS). …”
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Bibliometric analysis of ferroptosis: a comprehensive evaluation of its contribution to lung cancer by Feifei Yao, Feng Guo, Chuanzhong Sun, Erdong Wang, Hang Wang, Na Li

“…By identifying emerging research areas, our aim is to provide valuable insights and directions for researchers in this field.MethodsRelevant papers and reviews on ferroptosis in lung cancer were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database on 5 February 2024. Bibliometric analysis was conducted using CiteSpace 6.2.R3, VOSviewer 1.6.20, R 4.3.0, Bibliometric and Microsoft Excel 2019.ResultsFrom 2015 to 2020, publications related to ferroptosis in lung cancer were sparse but showed a steady increase. …”
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Role of regular medical visits in mitigating increased suicide risk during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Kobe, Japan by Daisuke Miyamori, Yasushi Nagasaki, Shuhei Yoshida, Saori Kashima, Wataru Omori, Kei Itagaki, Masanori Ito

“…Method This quasi-experimental study analyzed a population-based database from Hyogo Prefecture (2012–2022). Interrupted time-series analyses identified level and trend changes in monthly suicide rates per 1 million population during the exposure period (2020–2022) versus the control period (2012–2019). …”
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Screening and Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Fructofuranose-Metabolizing Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 19M03 by SUN Daqing, QI He, DI Ziqing, GE Xianglin, HONG Qingping, DU Xinrui, YAO Yuxi, LI Hongfei

“…Based on the metabolic relationship of these genes in the KEGG database, a fructan metabolism model was proposed for 19M03. …”
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POPULATION-BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE RECTAL CANCER STAGE STRUCTURE AND INCIDENCE AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PROJECT “HEALTH” AND ALL-NATIONAL DISPENSARIZATION IN THE ARKHAN... by D. M. Dubovichenko, M. Y. Valkov, A. A. Karpunov, A. Yu. Pankrat'eva

“…Anonymized data on all cases of RC (C19.0‑C21.0) in the AR in 2000–2015 were extracted from the database of the ARCR. Over the study period, 3721 cases of the RC were selected. …”
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External validation of radiobiological models for local control prediction in lung cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy by Bao-Tian Huang, Pei-Xian Lin, Ying Wang, Li-Mei Luo

“…The study seeks to externally validate the predictive efficacy of radiobiological models using single-institutional SBRT database.MethodsThe cohort comprised 153 patients diagnosed with primary or metastatic lung cancer who underwent SBRT. …”
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PMAIP1-mediated glucose metabolism and its impact on the tumor microenvironment in breast cancer: Integration of multi-omics analysis and experimental validation by Yidong Zhang, Hang Xu, Xuedan Han, Qiyi Yu, Lufeng Zheng, Hua Xiao

“…Method: Data were acquired from the Gene Expression Omnibus and UCSC Xena databases, and glucose-metabolism-related genes were acquired from the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis database. …”
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Prophylaxis of Pain and Fractures within Feet in the Course of Osteoporosis: The Issue of Diagnosing by Aleksandra Bitenc-Jasiejko, Krzysztof Konior, Kinga Gonta, Magdalena Dulęba, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…The data were obtained using the MEDLINE (PubMed), as well as Cochrane and Embase databases. The database review was carried out focusing mainly on English-language publications, while taking into account the topicality of scientific and research works in the area of osteoporosis. …”
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Relapse detection in the Danish surveillance program of patients with clinical stage I seminoma: a nationwide study by Niklas B. Lindahl, Jakob Lauritsen, Thomas Wagner, Gedske Daugaard, Mikkel Bandak

“…Patients/materials and methods: A total of 924 patients with CSI seminoma were identified in the prospective Danish Testicular Cancer database. Retrospectively collected clinical data were used for descriptive analyses of patterns in detection methods. …”
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