A Comparative Study between Postoperative Analgesia of Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block and Anterior Quadratus Lumborum Block in Proximal Femur Fracture by O. S. M. Abd Elmaksoud, S. E. M. Elansary, N. G. Fahmy, R. M. Hussien

“…Hypotension (1.6%) was detected mainly in the QLB group, whereas poor fascial separation (1.6%) was observed only in the FICB group. …”
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Safety and tumour-specific immunological responses of combined dendritic cell vaccination and anti-CD40 agonistic antibody treatment for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer:... by Joachim G J V Aerts, Sjoerd H van der Burg, Martijn P Lolkema, Sai Ping Lau, Freek R van ’t Land, Marjolein Y V Homs, Casper H J van Eijck

“…Secondary endpoints include radiographic response according to the RECIST (V.1.1) and iRECIST criteria, and the detection of antitumour specific immune responses.Ethics and dissemination The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO; NL76592.000.21) and the Medical Ethics Committee (METC; MEC-2021-0566) of the Erasmus M.C. …”
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Savi’s pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii) in Ukraine: analysis of records and evidence of expansion by Igor Polischuk, Igor Zagorodniuk

“…The only recent actual find, the description of which contains a number of dubious facts, is an indication of the detection of a hibernating Savi’s pipistrelle in the Sevastopol youth centre. …”
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Addressing cancer care inequities in sub-Saharan Africa: current challenges and proposed solutions by Olabode Omotoso, John Oluwafemi Teibo, Festus Adebayo Atiba, Tolulope Oladimeji, Oluwatomiwa Kehinde Paimo, Farid S. Ataya, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Athanasios Alexiou

“…To promote cancer care equity, addressing issues of equity and prioritization is crucial to ensure that everyone has an equal chance at cancer prevention, early detection, and appropriate care and follow-up treatment. …”
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Unraveling the threads of depressive symptoms: Enhancing predictions of depression among university junior students by Said El-Ashker, Abdulmajeed Alharbi, Somaya Mahmoud, Feras Al-Awad, Ahlam Alghamdi, Nouf Alaqeel, Mohammed Al-Hariri

“…Conclusion: Our findings emphasize the need for tailored mental health support services to address depression and its predictors, especially during critical transition periods like the early stages of university life, as early detection and intervention can lead to improved management and better control of the depression.…”
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Hybrid Carbohydrate–Lipid Nanocarriers: In Vitro Efficacy Gene-Rated by Association of UV-Absorbers and Raspberry Polyphenols Rich-Fraction by Nicoleta Badea, Diego Samayoa, Alina Moroşan, Cristina Ott, Ioana Lacatusu

“…A long-lasting release of absorbers, with a maximum cumulative release of 2.1% BMDBM and 4.6% EHS was detected. NLC-UV Abs-RPRF-HA assured 72.83% radical scavenging activity. …”
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Elucidating the causal relationship between gut microbiota, metabolites, and diabetic nephropathy in European patients: Revelations from genome-wide bidirectional mendelian randomi... by Siyuan Song, Li Ning, Jiangyi Yu

“…Notably, sensitivity analyses did not detect any heterogeneity or horizontal pleiotropy, ensuring the robustness of the findings.ConclusionModulating gut microbiota diversity and composition offers a promising strategy for improving the incidence and prognosis of diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction in individuals with normal glucose tolerance but elevated 1-h post-load plasma glucose by Qianwen Nie, Xue Jin, Yahui Mu, Youyuan Huang, Aimei Dong

“…Older individuals (≥ 65 years) had higher glucose and a higher prevalence of abnormal 1-h PG but showed no significant differences in IR or β-cell dysfunction compared to younger individuals.ConclusionsA 1-h PG ≥ 8.6 mmol/L in individuals with NGT is associated with substantial β-cell dysfunction, highlight the value of incorporating 1-h PG measurement into diagnostic assessments for early detection of insulin secretion impairments across age groups.…”
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A novel framework unveiling the importance of heterogeneous selection and drift on the community structure of symbiotic microbial indicator taxa across altitudinal gradients in amp... by Jin Zhou, Zhidong Liu, Sishuo Wang, Jing Li, Lin Zhang, Ziyan Liao

“…Notably, the relative contribution of heterogeneous selection was significantly positively correlated with the relative abundance and niche breadth of taxa, and negatively correlated with drift. We also detected that community assembly processes remarkably regulate the structure of symbiotic microbial communities and their correlation with environmental variables. …”
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Pericardial mesothelioma mimicking mediastinal lymphoma and systemic rheumatic disease: a case report by Grzegorz Hirnle, Michał Kapałka, Michał Krawiec, Tomasz Hrapkowicz

“…There, in addition to the ANA titer at a level of 1:320, lupus anticoagulant was detected. The patient was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and initiated on chronic steroid therapy. …”
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Associations of the triglyceride-glucose index and remnant cholesterol levels with the prevalence of Carotid Plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study by Xin Xu, Tianrong Pan, Xing Zhong, Yijun Du, Deyuan Zhang

“…Abstract Background The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been identified as an alternative biomarker for insulin resistance (IR), while residual cholesterol (RC) is a simple, cost-effective, and easily detectable lipid metabolite. However, the associations of these two markers with carotid plaque presence remain unclear. …”
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Development and validation of a novel tool to measure tear volume in volumetric unit (microlitre) per minute “the standard international unit (SI) tear strip” by R Balamurugan, Anusuya Bhattacharyya, Phulen Sarma

“…Furthermore, the linearity range, lower limit of detection (LLOD), and lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) are not established. …”
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Kriptokokal meningitis: Aspek klinis dan diagnosis laboratorium by Efrida ., Desi Ekawati

“…Laboratory tests for cryptococcosis diagnosis is direct microscopic examination using India ink, antigen detection, enzyme immunoassay, culture, and molecular methods. …”
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Effect of RAS mutations and related immune characteristics on the prognosis of patients with MSI-H/dMMR colorectal cancer by Yupeng Jiang, Yuyao Liu, Hong Huang, Tiantian Zhao, Zengyi Zhao, Yawen Gao

“…The expression levels of CD11c+ dendritic cells, CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, and regulatory T cell (Treg) markers were detected, and prognostic factors were analyzed. Results RAS-mutant MSI-H colorectal patients were more likely to have: (1) higher platelet values; (2) shorter disease-free survival (DFS); (3) lower infiltrated numbers of CD11c+ dendritic cells, CD4+ T lymphocytes, and CD8+ T lymphocytes, and higher infiltrated numbers of Foxp3+ Treg cells. …”
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Detailed genetic analyses highlight genetic variation and genomic regions for lead tolerance in spring wheat by Amira M. I. Mourad, Amira M. I. Mourad, Ahmed Sallam, Ahmed Sallam, Khaled A. Farghaly, Andreas Börner

“…Markers with pleiotropic effects were detected under Pb stress and between lead and normal conditions. …”
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Risk of suicide in a sample of Egyptian high school adolescent students: a cross-sectional study by Eman S. Rabie, Marwa Soltan, Hanan Elrassas, Atteya Khairy, Moatazbellah I. Ali

“…Risk of suicide among students was associated with history of attempted suicide and psychiatric illness. So, early detection and management of students with psychiatric illness could decrease risk of suicide among them.…”
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Dopamine receptors and key elements of the neurotrophins (BDNF, CDNF) expression patterns during critical periods of ontogenesis in the brain structures of mice with autism-like be... by P. D. Pravikova, M. A. Arssan, E. A. Zalivina, E. M. Kondaurova, E. A. Kulikova, I. I. Belokopytova, V. S. Naumenko

“…A decrease in the expression of Cdnf, Bdnf and its receptor Ntrkb2, as well as dopamine receptors (Drd1, Drd2) was detected in BTBR mice in the postnatal period of ontogenesis mainly in the frontal cortex, while in the hippocampus of mature mice (p60), only a decrease in the Drd2 mRNA level was revealed. …”
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A Survey of Machine Learning in Edge Computing: Techniques, Frameworks, Applications, Issues, and Research Directions by Oumayma Jouini, Kaouthar Sethom, Abdallah Namoun, Nasser Aljohani, Meshari Huwaytim Alanazi, Mohammad N. Alanazi

“…These devices are boosted with custom AI frameworks, such as TensorFlow Lite, OpenEI, Core ML, Caffe2, and MXNet, to empower ML and DL tasks (e.g., object detection and gesture recognition). Both traditional machine learning (e.g., random forest, logistic regression) and deep learning methods (e.g., ResNet-50, YOLOv4, LSTM) are deployed on devices, distributed edge, and distributed cloud computing. …”
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BMSC-Derived Exosomes Ameliorate Osteoarthritis by Inhibiting Pyroptosis of Cartilage via Delivering miR-326 Targeting HDAC3 and STAT1//NF-κB p65 to Chondrocytes by Honggang Xu, Bin Xu

“…Proliferation, migration, specific gene and miR-326 expression, and pyroptosis of chondrocytes were detected. BMSCs or chondrocytes were transfected with miR-326 mimics or inhibitors to investigate the effect of miR-326 in BMSC-Exos on pyroptosis of chondrocytes and the potential mechanism. …”
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Identification of a Ferroptosis-Related Signature Associated with Prognosis and Immune Infiltration in Adrenocortical Carcinoma by Xi Chen, Lijun Yan, Feng Jiang, Yu Lu, Ni Zeng, Shufang Yang, Xianghua Ma

“…Additionally, TIMER website was applied to detect a possible connection between the signature and immune cells infiltration. ssGSEA was performed to evaluate scores of immune cells and immune-related pathways in two groups. …”
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