Renewable Human Cell Model for Type 1 Diabetes Research: EndoC-βH5/HUVEC Coculture Spheroids by James M. Porter, Michael Yitayew, Maryam Tabrizian

“…Stimulating monoculture beta-cell spheroids with 20 mM glucose +1 μg/mL glycine-modified INGAP-P increased the insulin stimulation index ~2-fold compared to glucose alone. Considering their availability and consistent phenotype, EndoC-βH5-based spheroids present a useful 3D cell model for in vitro testing and drug screening applications.…”
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Composition and Performance Evaluation of SBS/SBR Modified Emulsified Asphalt for Tack Coat on Airport Pavement by Kaiwei Wang, Xiangbing Xie, Guanghui Li, Jinggan Shao, Meng Bao, Mingwei Wang, Xianglei Zhu, Yahui He

“…Combined with the evaporation residue, softening point, penetration, ductility, and Engla viscosity indexes, the range analysis was carried out to determine the optimal dosage of modifier and emulsifier. …”
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Five-Year Follow-Up of a Slowly Resorbable Biosynthetic P4HB Mesh (Phasix) in VHWG Grade 3 Incisional Hernia Repair by L. M. Van den Dop, MD, M. M. J. Van Rooijen, MD, PhD, T. Tollens, MD, L. N. Jørgensen, MD, PhD, T. S. De Vries-Reilingh, MD, PhD, G. Piessen, MD, PhD, F. Köckerling, MD, PhD, M. Miserez, MD, PhD, M. Dean, MD, F. Berrevoet, MD, PhD, B. Dousset, MD, PhD, H. L. Van Westreenen, MD, PhD, F. Gossetti, MD, PhD, G. W. M. Tetteroo, MD, PhD, A. Koch, MD, PhD, M. F. Boomsma, MD, PhD, J. F. Lange, MD, PhD, J. Jeekel, MD, PhD

“…Hernia repair with Phasix mesh in high-risk patients (VHWG 3, body mass index >28) demonstrated a recurrence rate of 15.9%, low pain scores, no mesh-related complications or reoperations for chronic pain between the 2- and 5-year follow-up. …”
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Early weight gain after stopping smoking: a predictor of overall large weight gain? A single-site retrospective cohort study by Alexandra Pankova, Eva Kralikova, Kamila Zvolska, Lenka Stepankova, Milan Blaha, Petra Ovesna, Paul Aveyard

“…In addition, lower body mass index and an increase in appetite at 3 months after quitting were associated with greater weight gain, while using nicotine replacement therapy was associated with less weight gain at 1-year follow-up.Conclusions People who stop smoking and gain a larger amount of weight early after quitting are not more likely to gain excessively at 1 year.…”
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Prediction of physiological status, community participation, and daily activity function to sleep quality for outpatient dynapenic older people by Hsiao-Chi Tsai, Shu-Fang Chang

“…Results Findings indicated significant correlations between sleep quality and gender (X2 = 11.340, p < .001), occupational status (X2 = 13.378, p < .05), residence (X2 = 6.265, p < .05), medication intake (X2 = 7.250, p < .05), smoking history (X2 = 6.695, p < .01), instrumental activities of daily living (X2 = 12.556, p < .01), activities of daily living (t = 2.74, p < .01), instrumental activities of daily living (t = 3.60, p < .001), skeletal muscle mass (t = 2.94, p < .01), skeletal muscle index (t = 2.65, p < .01), grip strength (t = 3.61, p < .001), and walking speed (t = 2.09, p < .05). …”
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Impacts of free-roaming dogs on spatiotemporal niches of native carnivores in Taiwan by Hsin-Cheng Ho, Tzung-Su Ding, Hsiao-Wei Yuan, Jo-Szu Tsai, Guo-Jing Weng, Yu-Hsiu Lin, Hsiang Ling Chen, Yu-Bo Huang, Shih-Ching Yen

“…With data from 1270 camera traps, we used relative activity index (RAI), occupancy models, and kernel density estimation to analyze changes in abundance and spatiotemporal niche overlaps. …”
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Gastric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (G-POEM) as a Treatment for Refractory Gastroparesis: Long-Term Outcomes by Jiaxin Xu, Tianyin Chen, Shaimaa Elkholy, Meidong Xu, Yunshi Zhong, Yiqun Zhang, Weifeng Chen, Wenzheng Qin, Mingyan Cai, Pinghong Zhou

“…The patients included had severe and refractory gastroparesis, as indicated by a Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI) score ≥20, and evidence of a delay on gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES). …”
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Propagation phenological phase and fruiting habits of the Nitraria tangutorum in the lower reaches of Shiyang River by LIU Hujun, LIU Yun, LIU Shujuan, ZHAO Peng, QI Fujun, LIU Kailin

“…[Conclusion] The flowering and fruiting stages of N . tangutorum tended to advance and lengthen with climate warming, and the fruiting mother branch was a composite branch, and the branch type and fruiting were less affected by the habitat than that of fruit index.…”
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Control of hypercapnia and mortality in home mechanical ventilation: the population-based DISCOVERY study by Andreas Palm, Magnus Ekström, Össur Emilsson, Karin Ersson, Mirjam Ljunggren, Josefin Sundh, Ludger Grote

“…Predictors for increased mortality included age, Charlson Comorbidity Index, supplemental oxygen therapy and acute start of HMV therapy. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with neonatal sepsis in Mali: a cross-sectional study by Bienvenu Salim Camara, Alexandre Delamou, Haoua Dembele, Hamadoun Sangho, Birama Apho Ly, Sidikiba Sidibé, Alioune Camara, Cheick Sidya Sidibé, Alhassane Diallo, Abdoulaye Touré, Fatoumata Bintou Traoré, Elhadj Marouf Diallo, Fatimata Yaro, Mariam Traoré

“…Data were analyses using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression.Setting This facility-based study was conducted in four health facilities consisting of two hospitals and two reference health centres in Mali.Participants The study participants comprised 795 randomly selected neonates and their indexed mother.Outcome measures The primary outcome of the study was the prevalence of sepsis in the considered health facilities. …”
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An Interpretable Model for Salinity Inversion Assessment of the South Bank of the Yellow River Based on Optuna Hyperparameter Optimization and XGBoost by Xia Liu, Yu Hu, Xiang Li, Ruiqi Du, Youzhen Xiang, Fucang Zhang

“…SHAP analysis revealed that the salinity index and topographic factors were the primary inversion factors. …”
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The Clinical Utility of the Seated Wall Angel as a Test with Scoring by Chad Kofoed, Allison Palmsten, Jonathon Diercks, Michael Obermeier, Marc Tompkins, Terese L Chmielewski

“…Testing included clinical tests (SWA, passive shoulder external rotation range of motion, total arc of motion) and patient-reported outcomes including the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form, (ASES) and the Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI). The SWA test was scored 0 to 3 points bilaterally based on number of body contacts with the wall (i.e., elbows and fingertips, posterior fingers, posterior forearm). …”
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Cytotoxicity Potential of Endophytic Fungi Extracts from Terminalia catappa against Human Cervical Cancer Cells by Michèle Stella Majoumouo, Marius Belmondo Tincho, Rufin Marie Kouipou Toghueo, Thureyah Morris, Donavon Charles Hiss, Fabrice Fekam Boyom, Chitra Mandal

“…A 50% cytotoxic concentration (CC50) of 268.4 µg/ml was obtained with HFF cells and the selectivity index (SI) was 8.01. The percentages of cell populations were increased at late apoptosis (Annexin+/PI+), with the percentages of 27.4 ± 0.3 and 19.2 ± 0.01 obtained, respectively, for 50 µg/ml and 80 µg/ml of the N97 extract and 2.1 ± 0.1 obtained for the control in late apoptosis (Annexin V+/PI+) . …”
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Prostate Cancer Detection from MRI Using Efficient Feature Extraction with Transfer Learning by Rafiqul Islam, Al Imran, Md. Fazle Rabbi

“…This will enhance the possibility of an early and precise diagnosis in clinical settings such as index terms deep learning, machine learning, prostate cancer, cancer identification, and cancer classification.…”
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Sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with diet quality among low-income community health center patients with hypertension. by Jessica Cheng, Katherine C Faulkner, Ashlie Malone, Kristine D Gu, Anne N Thorndike

“…<h4>Design</h4>In this cross-sectional analysis, dietary recalls were used to assess Healthy Eating Index-2020 (HEI-2020) total (range: 0 to 100 [best diet quality]) and component scores and sodium intake. …”
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Feasibility study to assess the delivery of a lifestyle intervention (TreatWELL) for patients with colorectal cancer undergoing potentially curative treatment by Annie S Anderson, Ronan E O’Carroll, Martine Stead, Robert J C Steele, Mary Wells, Maureen Macleod, Anna Campbell, Jacqui A Sugden, Jackie Rodger, Jennifer McKell

“…The majority of participants (77%) had a body mass index&gt;25 kg/m2 and none was underweight. Physical activity data showed a positive trend towards increased activity overall, but no other changes in secondary outcomes were detected.Conclusions To make this intervention feasible for testing as a full trial, further research is required on (a) recruitment optimisation, (b) appropriate assessment tools, (c) protocols for phase 2 and 3, which can build in flexibility and (d) ways for NHS staff to facilitate the programme.Trial registration number ISRCTN52345929; Post-results.…”
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Influencing factors of pain during ultrasound-guided puncture sclerotherapy for ovarian endometriotic cysts via transabdominal and transvaginal approaches by LI Yuanhua, TIAN Hongju, YANG Qian

“…At the moment of needle insertion, significantly higher incidence of moderate/severe pain was observed in the patients with a body mass index (BMI) >23.9 kg/m² than those with BMI ≤23.9 kg/m², and those with a history of dysmenorrhea than those without (P<0.05). …”
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Integrating Metabolomics and Genomics to Uncover the Impact of Fermented Total Mixed Ration on Heifer Growth Performance Through Host-Dependent Metabolic Pathways by Zhenzhen Hu, Minyu Zuo, Shixuan Ding, Yifan Zhong, Mingyuan Xue, Huichao Zheng

“…At the end of trial, blood and urine samples were collected to measure biochemical indexes and metabolomics. The results showed that high rice straw content and ZF diets could increase blood glucose and non-protein nitrogen in heifers, that is, blood glucose and urea nitrogen levels in HSF and ZF groups were higher than those in LSF and MSF groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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The mediating role of psychological equilibrium in the relationship between dietary variety and self-reported health among older adults in rural China by Zhaoquan Jiang, Zhaoxu Xu, Mingyue Zhou, Huijun Zhang, Shixue Zhou

“…Based on data from the 2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study (CLHLS), 4,643 rural older adults were included in the study. The Dietary Variety Index was found across seven food classes using latent class analysis (LCA). …”
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Effects of age and circadian rhythm on vital parameters and erythrocyte osmotic fragility of donkeys during seasonal changes. by Moses Ayo-Opemipo Olorunfemi, Abdulhakeem Binhambali, Victor Olusegun Sinkalu, Mohammed Babashani, Felix Uchenna Samuel, Joseph Olusegun Ayo

“…Blood samples were collected at six-hour intervals over a 24-hour period, while dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures were measured to compute the temperature-humidity index (THI). Vital parameters including rectal temperature, respiratory rate, and heart rate were also recorded. …”
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