Phenotypic Characterization of Circulating CD4+ T Cells in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis by Sandra Lilliebladh, Åsa Johansson, Åsa Pettersson, Sophie Ohlsson, Thomas Hellmark

“…CCL20 concentrations and percentages of Th17 cells (p=0.019) were elevated in AAV patients compared to HBD. AAV patients had lower percentages of naïve CD4+ T cells (p=0.0016) and a corresponding increase in proportion of effector memory CD4+ T cells when comparing to HBD (p=0.027). …”
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Forecasting Range Shifts in Terrestrial Alpine Insects Under Global Warming by Fabio Leonardo Meza‐Joya, Mary Morgan‐Richards, Steven A. Trewick

“…Although biotic and abiotic factors influence individual species responses, most alpine insects studied so far are shifting to higher elevations. Upslope shifts are often accompanied by range contractions that are expected to diminish species genetic variation and adaptive potential, increasing extinction risk. …”
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Usability of ChatGPT in the english essay writing proficiency of the BEED students by Karl Alvin Aglibot, Edrian Mark Tomines, Janel Talaman, Janabeth Soguilon, Rowena Bongolto, Rhona Marielle Abayon

“…The advancement of AI technology, especially in language processing systems like ChatGPT, creates opportunities for students to elevate their writing skills. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the usability of ChatGPT and the English essay writing proficiency of the BEED students. …”
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Association between clinical and sonographic patterns of major peripheral arterial occlusion among patients presenting with lower limb dry gangrene at a single center in Western Ug... by Alfred Omo, Emmanuel Barasa, Edson Tayebwa, Moses Acan, Emile Ndanga, Aturinde Mercy

“…Objectives: We assessed the lower limb dry gangrene patterns and analyzed arterial Doppler reports of these cases to determine the associations between dry gangrene patterns and specific occluded major lower limb arteries to elevate the degree of accuracy of physical assessments. …”
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Very Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease (VEO-IBD) Presenting with Recurrent Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Preceded by Streptococcal Pharyngitis by Ashley Fonseca, Julee Sunny, Lina M. Felipez

“…Stool calprotectin was elevated at 658 mcg/gm. Abdominal magnetic resonance enterography (MRE), esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and colonoscopy confirmed a VEO-IBD ulcerative colitis phenotype. …”
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Link between bilaterality and type 2 inflammation in respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartomas: A two-center retrospective cohort study. by Yujin Heo, Sang Duk Hong, Hyo Yeol Kim, Gwanghui Ryu, Kyung Won Kwon, Yong Gi Jung

“…REAH_bi was significantly associated with asthma (p = 0.012), prior sinus surgery (p = 0.002), and inflammatory polyposis (p = 0.002) compared to REAH_uni. Elevated preoperative serum eosinophil levels and JESREC scores were also noted in REAH_bi cases (p = 0.021 and <0.001, respectively). …”
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Metabolic Activity in Human Intermuscular Adipose Tissue Directs the Response of Resident PPARγ⁺ Macrophages to Fatty Acids by Xiaoying Chen, Sebastian Ludger Schubert, Aline Müller, Miguel Pishnamaz, Frank Hildebrand, Mahtab Nourbakhsh

“…<b>Results</b>: Data from 14 adults revealed that PPARγ⁺ macrophages exclusively reside in intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), and their abundance correlates with the metabolic status of surrounding adipocytes during tissue maintenance in vitro for 9–11 days. Elevated fatty acid levels lead to significant increases in PPARγ⁺ populations, which are correlated with the donor’s body mass index (BMI). …”
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Clinical and biochemical features of atherogenic hyperlipidemias with different genetic basis: A comprehensive comparative study. by Anastasia V Blokhina, Alexandra I Ershova, Anna V Kiseleva, Evgeniia A Sotnikova, Anastasia A Zharikova, Marija Zaicenoka, Yuri V Vyatkin, Vasily E Ramensky, Vladimir A Kutsenko, Olga A Litinskaya, Maria S Pokrovskaya, Svetlana A Shalnova, Alexey N Meshkov, Oxana M Drapkina

“…FH patients exhibited the highest LDL-C (median 8.03 mmol/L, p < 0.001). FD patients had elevated triglyceride levels (median 4.10 mmol/L), lower LDL-C (median 3.57 mmol/L), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (median 1.03 mmol/L) compared to FH, polygenic HCL, and severe HCL, p < 0.05. …”
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Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interferon-γ Levels in Pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ying Wang, Yongsheng Zhang, Wenting Lu, Liying Wang

“…Our meta-analysis showed that serum TNF-α and IFN-γ levels were significantly elevated and unchanged, respectively, in pediatric MPP. …”
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Endocervical miRNA-142 expression in patients with pelvic inflammatory disease positive for Chlamydia trachomatis by Aliaa Zara Allah Hussein Al-Tememy, Maysaa S. Alshukri, Asmaa Kadhim Gatea

“…From all 200 collected endocervical swab specimens, it was found that only 22/200 (11%) were positive for C. trachomatis and the current study shows that the expression of the micro-142 gene elevated in C. trachomatis patients when compared to the control group, with the expression of the gene increasing more than 40% when compared to the control group. …”
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Skeletal muscle ribosome analysis: A comparison of common assay methods and utilization of a novel RiboAb antibody cocktail by Joshua S. Godwin, J. Max Michel, C. Brooks Mobley, Gustavo A. Nader, Michael D. Roberts

“…In C57BL/6 mice, 10 days of mechanical overload (MOV) elevated plantaris [18S + 28S rRNA] (~1.7‐fold) and [RNA] according to UV (~1.5‐fold), Fluor (~1.6‐fold), and MFGE (~1.8‐fold). …”
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Early career teachers’ social and emotional competencies, self-efficacy and burnout: a mediation model by Ivana Pikić Jugović, Iris Marušić, Jelena Matić Bojić

“…This focus is particularly crucial for early career teachers, who often encounter numerous challenges at the beginning of their careers, leading to elevated levels of stress and burnout. Our study aimed to examine the relationship between social and emotional competencies and burnout of early career teachers and the potential mediating role of teacher self-efficacy in this relationship. …”
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A novel hybrid CLARA and fuzzy time series Markov chain model for predicting air pollution in Jakarta by Nurtiti Sunusi, Ankaz As Sikib, Sumanta Pasari

“…The Industrial Revolution, advancing technology and society, led to elevated air pollution levels, contributing to acid rain, smog, ozone depletion, and global warming. …”
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C-Reactive Protein Level as a Novel Serum Biomarker in Sarcopenia by Shangjin Lin, Xiuxiu Chen, Ying Cheng, Hou Huang, Fengjian Yang, Zhijun Bao, Yongqian Fan

“…The sarcopenia group showed a higher proportion of older women, with significant differences in anemia prevalence, calf circumference, gait speed, ALM, hand grip strength, and elevated CRP levels compared to the control group. …”
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Improved properties of hybrid Al-CNTs via h-BNs coated with ag and ni for ball bearings by Waheed S. Barakat, Ahmed Samir, Omayma A. Elkady, Mohamed Abu-Okail, Abdelkarim Y. A. Mohamed, A. EL-Nikhaily, A. M. I. Abu-Oqail

“…Abstract Ball bearings face numerous challenges under harsh operating conditions of elevated pressure between the balls and other contacting parts of the bearing like drop in tribological properties. …”
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Release of apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) from pentameric IgM in serum predicts prognosis after hemodialysis initiation by Keisuke Yasuda, Akemi Nishijima, Tomoko Inoue, Toshio Takagi, Kazunari Tanabe, Jun Minakuchi, Satoko Arai, Toru Miyazaki

“…Patients at dialysis initiation with high proportion of serum IgM-free AIM (fAIM%) show elevated uremic toxins and other toxic metabolites, higher mortality, and increased cardiovascular risk compared to those with low fAIM%. …”
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Potential Health Implications of the Consumption of Thermally-Oxidized Cooking Oils – a Review by Falade Ayodeji Osmund, Oboh Ganiyu, Okoh Anthony Ifeanyi

“…Furthermore, several in vivo studies had suggested that consumption of thermally-oxidized cooking oils might not be healthy as it might negatively influence the lipid profile (increased low density lipoprotein (LDL), decreased high density lipoprotein (HDL) and elevated cholesterol level), haematological system (alteration in concentration of heamoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil and lymphocyte counts), kidney function, and induce lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress which have been associated with the pathogenesis of various degenerative diseases. …”
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Excretory/secretory-products of Echinococcus multilocularis larvae induce apoptosis and tolerogenic properties in dendritic cells in vitro. by Justin Komguep Nono, Katrien Pletinckx, Manfred B Lutz, Klaus Brehm

“…While none of the larvae induced the secretion of pro-inflammatory IL-12p70, the production of immunosuppressive IL-10 was elevated in response to primary cell E/S-products. …”
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Immunoinformatic strategy for developing multi-epitope subunit vaccine against Helicobacter pylori. by Md Nahian, Md Rasel Khan, Fabiha Rahman, Hossain Mohammed Reza, Imren Bayil, Tanjum Ahmed Nodee, Tabassum Basher, Mostafizur Rahaman Sany, Rabeya Najnin Munmun, S M Ariful Habib, Lincon Mazumder, Mrityunjoy Acharjee

“…Additionally, immune simulations showed elevated levels of cell-mediated immunity, while repeated exposure simulations indicated rapid antigen clearance. …”
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Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction and Neonatal Thyroid Problems by Hulya Ozdemir, Ipek Akman, Senay Coskun, Utku Demirel, Serap Turan, Abdullah Bereket, Hulya Bilgen, Eren Ozek

“…Infants of mothers with thyroid problems are more likely to have elevated TSH and higher recall rate on neonatal thyroid screening. …”
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