Anatomical Adaptations of Halophyte Leaves (<i>Nitraria retusa</i> [Forsskal] Asch. and <i>Atriplex halimus</i> L.) in Response to Cement Dust Pollution in Arid Environments by Nouha Krir, Mounira Mkaddem Guedri, Mehrez Romdhane, Manel Abdullah Alshaqha

“…These anatomical responses suggest that <i>N. retusa</i> and <i>A. halimus</i> could be effective bioindicators for detecting cement dust pollutants. Their leaf relative water content (RWC) exhibited a range of values: 70.1% and 87% for <i>N. retusa</i> and 64.8% to 74.2% for <i>A. halimus</i> on the highly polluted site (S1) and the control site (S4), respectively. …”
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Navigating the Collective: Nanoparticle-Assisted Identification of Leader Cancer Cells During Migration by Anastasia Alexandrova, Elizaveta Kontareva, Margarita Pustovalova, Sergey Leonov, Yulia Merkher

“…Thus, nanoparticle encapsulation offers a groundbreaking approach to identifying the most aggressive and invasive leader cells during the CCM process in breast cancer. Detecting these cells is crucial for developing targeted therapies that can effectively curb metastasis and improve patient outcomes.…”
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Therapeutic effects of Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi root and Hovenia dulcis Thunb. extracts on alcoholic liver disease: Network pharmacology and experimental validation by Zhendong Chen, Yu Yue, Hongyan An, Haisu Yan, Hyeok-Joo Park, Pei Lin

“…Moreover. inflammatory responses were mitigated, as indicated by reductions in the expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6, and we detected reduction in the levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase, thereby indicating hepatoprotective effects. …”
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SMILE and Wavefront-Guided LASIK Out-Compete Other Refractive Surgeries in Ameliorating the Induction of High-Order Aberrations in Anterior Corneal Surface by Min-jie Ye, Cai-yuan Liu, Rong-feng Liao, Zheng-yu Gu, Bing-ying Zhao, Yi Liao

“…No significant difference could be detected in the induced total HOAs and SA between SMILE and WF-LASIK, whereas SMILE induced more horizontal coma and vertical coma compared with WF-LASIK (P<0.05). …”
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Cryptosporidium Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Cattle in the Central Region of Ghana by Kwabena Dankwa, Patrick K. Feglo, Samuel V. Nuvor, Michael Aggrey-Korsah, Mohamed Mutocheluh

“…., Israel) for Cryptosporidium was used in the detection of Cryptosporidium antigens in faecal samples. …”
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Enucleated bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells regulate immune microenvironment and promote testosterone production through efferocytosis by Lu Sun, Jiayu Huang, Xuezi Wang, Peng Huang, Baolin Dong, Zehang Liang, Jiahong Wu, Jiancheng Wang

“…Testosterone production and spermatogenesis were detected at different time points through various tests. …”
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Genetic Mapping for Seed Aging Tolerance Under Multiple Environments in Sweet Corn by Yanchao Du, Jianting Lin, Haoxuan Jiang, Huating Zhao, Xuebiao Zhang, Ruigang Wang, Faqiang Feng

“…Composite interval mapping was employed to detect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with five seed vigor traits, namely the seedling fresh weight (SFW), germination potential (GP), germination rate (GR), germination index (GI), and vigor index (VI), at three days after artificial aging treatment. …”
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Prognostic significance of the logistic regression model for assessing the risk of recurrence in patients with prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy by S. A. Reva, A. V. Arnautov, O. A. Klitsenko, S. B. Petrov

“…This model makes it possible to obtain the probability of recurrence after radical prostatectomy depending on the severity of a specific set of predictive signs (a positive effect is predicted for y &gt; 0.5, a negative one for y ≤ 0.5) and the degree of influence of one or a group of predictive signs on the likelihood of relapse, such as the ISUP grade group, locally advanced disease, clinically detectable lymph node lesion, positive surgical margin, PSA level of more than 0.09 ng/ml 1 month after surgery, the presence of regional metastases and the time between biopsy and the start of treatment.…”
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Atypical Mucin Expression Predicts Worse Overall Survival in Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Yunzhen Qian, Yitao Gong, Yu Liu, Yusheng Chen, Ruijie Wang, Zhengjie Dai, Xuan Zou, Yesiboli Tasiheng, Guopei Luo, Xuan Lin, Xu Wang, He Cheng, Xianjun Yu, Chen Liu

“…We performed immunohistochemistry (IHC) to detect the expression of MUC1, MUC2, and MUC5AC in resected PDAC specimens from Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University (FUSCC, n=427) and obtained the corresponding clinical statistical data for retrospective study. …”
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Reliability and Measurement Error of the Qualitative Analysis of Single Leg Loading (QASLS) Tool For Unilateral Tasks by Gemma N Parry, Lee C Herrington, Allan G Munro

“… # Purpose To determine the intra and inter-rater, within- and between-session reliability of the QASLS tool during two unilateral movement tasks, and provide insight to measurement error and smallest detectable difference (SDD). # Study Design Reliability Study # Methods Fifteen healthy females (mean age 19 years SD2; height 167 cm, +/- 6; weight 56 kg, +/- 6) completed two unilateral tasks, single leg squat (SLS) and single leg landing (SLL), within session data collection occurred on the same day, with between session data collection occurring seven days later. …”
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Intraocular Pressure Measurement Using Ocular Response Analyzer, Dynamic Contour Tonometer, and Scheimpflug Analyzer Corvis ST by Lisa Ramm, Robert Herber, Eberhard Spoerl, Frederik Raiskup, Lutz E. Pillunat, Naim Terai

“…As no influence of CCT on IOPcc, DCT-IOP, and bIOP was detectable, the used correction algorithms appear to be appropriate in these tonometers in the clinical setting. …”
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Association between IgG4 Autoantibody and Complement Abnormalities in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Qingjun Pan, Linjie Guo, Jing Wu, Jun Cai, Huanjin Liao, Qiaofen Lan, Yanxia Peng, Yiming He, Hua-feng Liu

“…Also, the levels of IgG subclasses, C1q, and C3 deposition in lupus nephritis (LN) were detected. The results showed that serum levels of antinuclear IgG4 were higher in SLE patients relative to healthy normals (P<0.01). …”
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Astaxanthin Protects Primary Hippocampal Neurons against Noxious Effects of Aβ-Oligomers by Pedro Lobos, Barbara Bruna, Alex Cordova, Pablo Barattini, Jose Luis Galáz, Tatiana Adasme, Cecilia Hidalgo, Pablo Muñoz, Andrea Paula-Lima

“…Longer exposures to AβOs (6 h) promoted NFATc4-eGFP nuclear translocation and decreased RyR2 mRNA levels, evaluated by detection of the eGFP-tagged fluorescent plasmid and qPCR, respectively. …”
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Anemia among Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 by Wubet Worku Takele, Amare Tariku, Fasil Wagnew Shiferaw, Amare Demsie, Wondale Getinet Alemu, Degefaye Zelalem Anlay

“…Intestinal parasite was examined by stool wet mount test. HIV serostatus was detected. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin concentration below 11 g/dl. …”
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Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Heart Failure; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Erfan Rahmani, Masoud Farrokhi, Mehrdad Farrokhi, Shadi Nouri, Atousa Moghadam Fard, Behnam Hoorshad, Ramin Atighi, Erfan Ghadirzadeh, Michael Tajik, Habibollah Afshang, Aida Naseri, Mohadeseh Asoudehfard, Shiva Samami Kojidi, Arsham Ebnemehdi, Mehdi Rezaei, Maziar Daneshvar, Amirali Makhmalbaf, Sepideh Hassanpour Khodaei, Shirin Farsi, Saber Barazandeh Rad, Fateme Nozari, Pouya Rezaei, Negar Babapour, Salman Delavar, Babak Goodarzy, Lida Zare Lahijan, Sanam Mohammadzadeh, Helena Mehran, Fatemeh Gheibi, Ramtin Shemshadigolafzani, Behnaz Dalvandi, Amir Abderam

“…The pooled sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of LUS for detection of heart failure were 0.92 (95% CI, 0.87-0.95), 0.90 (95% CI, 0.86-0.93), and 0.96 (95% CI, 0.94-0.98), respectively. …”
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Mechanism of SET8 Activates the Nrf2-KEAP1-ARE Signaling Pathway to Promote the Recovery of Motor Function after Spinal Cord Injury by Xin Li, Yan Qian, Wanling Shen, Shiying Zhang, Hui Han, Yu Zhang, Shuangmei Liu, Shaokun Lv, Xiuying Zhang

“…We used real-time quantitative PCR, western blotting, and immunohistochemical staining to analyze SET8, Keap1, and Nrf2 expression at the cellular level and in SCI tissues. ChIP to detect H4K20me1 enrichment in the Keap1 promoter region under OE-SET8 (overexpression of SET8) conditions. …”
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Liver fibrosis stage classification in stacked microvascular images based on deep learning by Daisuke Miura, Hiromi Suenaga, Rino Hiwatashi, Shingo Mabu

“…Comparing human judgement with AI judgement, the AI analysis was a superior model with a higher F1 score in the 2-class classification. Conclusions In detecting significant fibrosis (≥ F2) using the SMVI method, AI-based assessments are more accurate than human judgement; moreover, AI-based SMVI analysis eliminating human subjectivity bias and determining patients with objective fibrosis development is considered an important improvement.…”
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Occurrence of Enteric Viruses in Surface Water and the Relationship with Changes in Season and Physical Water Quality Dynamics by Wasonga Michael Opere, Maingi John, Omwoyo Ombori

“…Out of half of the samples (108) collected during the rainy season, enteric viral genomes were detected in 9.26% (10) while 8 (7.41%) samples tested positive from the other half of the samples (108) collected during the dry season. …”
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Analysis of Gait and Foot Pressure in Patients with Different Severity of Knee Osteoarthritis by LING Xingjin, OU Jianlin, XIE Wenhao, CHEN Zhuoming, OUYANG Hui

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the gait characteristics of patients with different severity of knee osteoarthritis and the differences in the peak pressure points in different subdivisions of the foot to provide a basis for the clinical diagnosis, treatment and rehabilateral of knee osteoarthritis.MethodsA total of 64 patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis admitted to the Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Department of Spine and Trauma Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University from August 2020 to February 2021 were selected, based on the K-L classification (Kellgren-Lawrence classification) criteria of imaging, and the 50 cases of patients who met the criteria were divided into mild and moderate-severe groups, of which 26 cases of patients with grades I and II were included in the mild group, and 24 cases of patients with grades III and IV were in the moderate-severe group.The gait spatiotemporal parameters and peak plantar pressure points of the two groups were detected using the gait and balance function training assessment system and smart rehabilitation shoes respectively. …”
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Enhanced Early Autism Screening: Assessing Domain Adaptation with Distributed Facial Image Datasets and Deep Federated Learning by Shafiul Alam, Muhammad Mahbubur Rashid

“… This study offers a significant advancement in the area of early autism screening by offering diverse domain facial image datasets specifically designed for the detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It stands out as the pioneering effort to analyze two facial image datasets – Kaggle and YTUIA, using federated learning methods to adapt domain differences successfully. …”
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