Association between cardiometabolic index and risk of testosterone deficiency in adult men: a cross-sectional study by Yangyang Mei, Bo Zhang, Xiaogang Wang, Renfang Xu, Wei Xia, Yiming Chen, Xingliang Feng

“…Linear and logistic regression analyses were used to explore the relationship between CMI and total testosterone (TT) levels, as well as the risk of testosterone deficiency (TD). …”
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Presenting a Model for Color Effectiveness in Marketing Using Consumer Neuroscience: A Sequential Exploratory Mixed-Methods Approach by Allahyar Ghasemi, Ahmad Rahchamani, Hamidreza Saeednia

“…Therefore, after identifying and exploring the cognitive and emotional impacts of colors as stimuli, a model was presented and its findings were tested quantitatively in the laboratory utilizing the tools of consumer neuroscience. …”
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Diplomacia científica aplicada a la economía - Scientific diplomacy applied to economics by Vicente René Encalada Encarnación, Mayra Paola Mizhquero Jaramillo 

“…ABSTRACT: Introduction/Objective: the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic significantly intensified global poverty and economic instability. This study explored the role of scientific diplomacy within the Ecuadorian economy, assessing how governments responded to an unprecedented crisis in the history of macroeconomic reactions to recessive and resource-constrained scenarios. …”
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THE APPLICATION OF IOT (INTERNET OF THINGS) FOR SMART HOUSING ENVIRONMENTS AND INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEMS by Andi Hildayanti, M Sya'Rani Machrizzandi

“…This study was analyzed descriptively qualitative with a case study approach to explore the benefits of IoT technology. The results of this study indicate by connecting disparate building systems with networked IoT sensors and devices, smart building applications for smart housing environments and integrated ecosystems can use data across operations, providing greater visibility, valuable insights, and better occupant experiences. …”
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Research progress of phosphogypsum-based backfill technology by Qiusong CHEN, Aixiang WU

“…This paper systematically explores phosphogypsum-related progress, examining material characteristics, filling preparation processes, filling performance, filling pollution risks, and control strategies. (1) A quantitative analysis of relevant research results and policy trends has revealed a growing interest in phosphogypsum-based backfill, with an increasing number of technical papers and patents published annually. …”
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Spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal cluster detection of malaria incidence in Southwest Ethiopia by Lidetu Demoze, Fetlework Gubena, Eyob Akalewold, Helen Brhan, Tigist Kifle, Gelila Yitageasu

“…To better understand the factors contributing to these high-risk areas, further research is needed to explore individual, household, geographical, and climatic factors. …”
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Interventions for Digital Addiction: Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses by Peng Lu, Jiamin Qiu, Shiqi Huang, Xinman Wang, Shasha Han, Sui Zhu, Youjing Ning, Fang-fang Zeng, Yuan Yuan

“… BackgroundNumerous studies have explored interventions to reduce digital addiction outcomes, but inconclusive evidence makes it difficult for decision-makers, managers, and clinicians to become familiar with all available literature and find appropriate interventions. …”
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Integrating bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing data: unveiling RNA methylation and autophagy-related signatures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients by Shi-Xia Liao, Lan-Ying Zhang, Ling-Mei Shi, Huai-Yu Hu, Yan-Hui Gu, Ting-Hua Wang, Yao Ouyang, Peng-Peng Sun

“…This study aimed to investigate key RNA methylation regulators and explore the roles of RNA methylation and autophagy in COPD pathogenesis. …”
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CaCO3-coated indoxacarb deep eutectic solvent complexed with diatomaceous earth improves insecticidal activity against the red imported fire ants by Jiantao Fu, Junfang Wang, Zewen Ma, Di Yuan, Yunfei Zhang, Lanying Wang, Yanping Luo

“…However, the extensive use of chemical pesticides causes environmental problems, and alternative strategies for controlling this pest are being explored. In our study, we aimed to design a deep eutectic solvent (DES)–CaCO3 system in which RIFAs were used as target insects to increase the lethal activity and behavioural regulation effects on RIFAs via contact and feeding. …”
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Rehabilitation using virtual gaming for Hospital and hOMe-Based training for the Upper limb post Stroke (RHOMBUS II): protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Cherry Kilbride, Tom Butcher, Meriel Norris, Nana Anokye, Alyson Warland, Karen Baker, Dimitrios A Athanasiou, Guillem Singla-Buxarrais, Jennifer Ryan, Francesca Gowing, Carole Pound, Victoria Stewart, Basaam Aweid, Arul Samiyappan

“…Postintervention, semistructured interviews will be used to explore acceptability with 12 participants from the intervention group, four from the usual care group and with up to nine staff involved in delivering the intervention.Ethics and dissemination This trial has ethical approval from Brunel University London’s Research Ethics Committee 25257-NHS-Oct/2020-28121-2 and the Wales Research Ethics Committee 5 Bangor (Health and Care Research Wales) REC ref: 20/WA/0347. …”
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Remimazolam Suppresses Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Regulating AKT/GSK-3β/NRF2 Pathway by Duan M, Yu N, Liu J, Zhao Y, Zhang J, Song S, Wang S

“…Mei Duan,1,* Ning Yu,1,* Jia Liu,1 Yang Zhao,1 Jing Zhang,1 Siyi Song,2 Shilei Wang1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shilei Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 186 6180 6773, Email wshlei@aliyun.comIntroduction: The mechanism of remimazolam, a benzodiazepine that activates γ-aminobutyric acid a (GABAa) receptors, in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is not well understood. Therefore, we explored whether remimazolam activates protein kinase B (AKT)/glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β)/nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) to attenuate brain I/R injury in transcerebral I/R-injured rats and transoxygenic glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R)-injured SY5Y cells.Material and Methods: Remimazolam was added at the beginning of cell and rat reperfusion, and the PI3K/AKT inhibitor LY294002 was added to inhibit the AKT/GSK-3β/NRF2 pathway 24 h before cellular OGD/R treatment and 30 min before rat brain I/R treatment. …”
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IL-8 Downregulation Mediates the Beneficial Effects of Infection-Induced Fever on Breast Cancer Prognosis by Li H, Liang X, Ma J, Liu Q, Lin Y, Tang J, Ren Z, Liang Z

“…The mediation effects of various cytokines were analyzed through model-based causal mediation analysis. Additionally, we explored modifications to these mediation effect by examining interactions among the cytokines themselves as well as their interactions with infection-induced fever. …”
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Activation of Hippocampal Microglia Mediates Chronic Stress-induced Depression-like Behavior in Rats with Ischemic Stroke by TAO Xi, YANG Chen, TANG Wenjing, WU Siyuan, DENG Jinggui

“…ObjectiveTo explore the role of hippocampal microglia activation and related proinflammatory factors in depression-like behavior induced by chronic stress in rats with ischemic stroke.MethodsA total of seventy-five healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were used to establish a right middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model with 70 min ischemia. …”
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Levodopa Challenge Test Predicts STN-DBS Outcomes in Various Parkinson’s Disease Motor Subtypes: A More Accurate Judgment by Zijian Zheng, Zixiao Yin, Bohan Zhang, Houyou Fan, Dan Liu, Yuancheng Zhou, Jian Duan, Dongwei Zhou, Xi Wu, Guohui Lu

“…For patients in each subtype group from the training set, we used the correlation and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analyses to explore the strength of their relations. Areas under the curve (AUCs) were calculated and compared through the DeLong test. …”
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Influence law and control mechanism of coal seam permeability on coal and gas outburst by Chaolin ZHANG, Mingliang LIU, Enyuan WANG, Peizhong WANG, Qiaozhen JIANG, Wei ZENG

“…Finally, from the perspectives of gas pressure gradient and gas seepage force, the evolution characteristics of the entire process of coal and gas outburst are systematically explored. It is found that coal seam permeability plays an important role in each stage of outburst. …”
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A Community-Based Intervention for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Postpartum: One Healthy Start Site’s Story by Sampson M, Xu W, York FN, Roberson J

“…More robust data is needed to allow statistical comparisons are needed in future research.Plain Language Summary: In this study, we wanted to know how well a strengths-based program, the University of Houston Healthy Start (UHHS), screened and referred mothers for postpartum depression needs. We also want to explore how mothers in the program perceived and experienced mental health services provided by UHHS. …”
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Short-term Effects of Sling Exercise Combined with Massage on the Treatment of Neck Type Cervical Spondylopathy by LI Jianfei, ZHAO Hong, CHEN Qian, LI Li, ZHANG Deqi

“…Objective: To observe the effects of sling exercise combined with massage in patients with neck type cervical spondylopathy (NTCS) by using surface electromyography (sEMG), and to explore the short-term effects on neck pain, neck disabilities and muscle fatigue.MethodsA total of ninety-three patients with neck type cervical spondylopathy who met the inclusion criteria were divided into three groups according to the random number table: massage group, sling exercise group and sling exercise combined with massage group, with 31 cases in each group. …”
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High BMP7 Expression May Worsen Airway Disease in COPD by Altering Epithelial Cell Behavior by Dong W, Xie M, Ming C, Li H, Xu X, Cui L, Wang W, Li Y

“…The functional consequences of adding recombinant human BMP7 or BMP7 overexpression to HPBECs were explored.Results: BMP7 expression in bronchial epithelial cells of patients with COPD was significantly higher than that in smoking and nonsmoking controls. …”
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Mass Casualty Incident Training in Immersive Virtual Reality: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Multimethod Performance Indicators by Anke Sabine Baetzner, Yannick Hill, Benjamin Roszipal, Solène Gerwann, Matthias Beutel, Tanja Birrenbach, Markus Karlseder, Stefan Mohr, Gabriel Alexander Salg, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Marie Ottilie Frenkel, Cornelia Wrzus

“…While the examined visual attention indicators did not function as valid performance indicators in this study, future research could further explore visual attention in MCI training and examine other indicators, such as holistic gaze patterns. …”
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Pragmatic performance, its relationship with symptom severity, and early clinical predictors of pragmatics in 5 ~ 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder by Lu Qian, Ning Ding, Hui Fang, Ting Xiao, Bei Sun, HuiYun Gao, XiaoYan Ke

“…Furthermore, hierarchical multiple regression analyses and machine learning techniques were performed to explore the effects of early potential predictors of pragmatic development in the ASD group. …”
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