Genetic Polymorphism and Expression of CXCR4 in Breast Cancer by Marina Okuyama Kishima, Karen Brajão de Oliveira, Carolina Batista Ariza, Carlos Eduardo Coral de Oliveira, Roberta Losi Guembarovski, Bruna Karina Banin Hirata, Felipe Campos de Almeida, Glauco Akelinghton Freire Vitiello, Kleber Paiva Trugilo, Alda Fiorina Maria Losi Guembarovski, Walter Jorge Sobrinho, Clodoaldo Zago Campos, Maria Angelica Ehara Watanabe

“…It was observed that patients presented higher CXCR4 mRNA relative expression (5.7-fold) than normal mammary gland, but this expression was not correlated with patients clinicopathological features (nuclear grade, nodal status, ER status, PR status, p53 staining, Ki67 index, and HER-2 status). Moreover, CXCR4 mRNA relative expression also did not differ regarding the presence or absence of T allele (p=0.301). …”
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Dynamic Connectedness, Spillovers, and Delayed Contagion between Islamic and Conventional Bond Markets: Time- and Frequency-Domain Approach in COVID-19 Era by Peterson Owusu Junior

“…Using the Baruník and Křehlík spillover index, the study examines the dynamic connectedness and spillovers between Islamic and conventional (G6) bond markets to reveal the time- and frequency-domain dynamics of the two asset classes under different market conditions. …”
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Polydeoxyribonucleotide Dermal Infiltration in Male Genital Lichen Sclerosus: Adjuvant Effects during Topical Therapy by Luigi Laino, Silvia Suetti, Isabella Sperduti

“…Disease activity at baseline was evaluated on Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). We used polydeoxyribonucleotide in a commercial preparation for human use and a topical CP emulsion. …”
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Investigation of Rheological Behavior of Low Pressure Injection Molded Stainless Steel Feedstocks by Muhammad Aslam, Faiz Ahmad, Puteri Sri Melor Binti Megat Yusoff, Khurram Altaf, Mohd Afian Omar, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, M. Rafi Raza

“…The main idea consists in development of various formulations by varying 316L SS powder contents in feedstocks and evaluating the temperature sensitivity of feedstock via flow behavior index and activation energy. For this purpose, the irregular shape, spherical shape, and combination of both shapes and sizes (bimodal approach) of 316L SS powders are compounded with wax based composite binder. …”
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Community Engaged Lifestyle Modification Research: Engaging Diabetic and Prediabetic African American Women in Community-Based Interventions by Starla Hairston Blanks, Henrie Treadwell, Anya Bazzell, Whitney Graves, Olivia Osaji, Juanita Dean, James T. McLawhorn, Jareese Lee Stroud

“…Following the intervention, results indicated that participants had greater knowledge about nutrition and health, strategies for prevention and management of obesity and diabetes, increased engagement in exercise and fitness activities, and decreased blood pressure, weight, body, and mass index. Cholesterol levels remained relatively unchanged. …”
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Insights from a cluster of tuberculosis outbreak in a psychiatric hospital—Shandong Province, 2024 by Shulei Wang, Peilin Diao, Jingyu Liu, Shiwen Wang, Yuelei Wang, Xiaomin He

“…Conclusions: The primary cause of this cluster outbreak was delayed outbreak alerts following the identification of the index case. To enhance outbreak prevention, medical institutions should clarify whether TB patients with a history of mental illness have been admitted in psychiatric hospitals and, if so, initiate timely outbreak alerts. …”
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Analysing the Physical Quality of Reconstructed Residential Environment of Bam City by mahmod Ghadir, Soghra Shahrbabaki

“…Then, based on the theoretical bases and previous studies, the operational definition of physical quality concept offered in three indexes and 40 indicators, and combined by AHP and SAW methods. …”
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County-Scale Spatial Distribution of Soil Enzyme Activities and Enzyme Activity Indices in Agricultural Land: Implications for Soil Quality Assessment by Xiangping Tan, Baoni Xie, Junxing Wang, Wenxiang He, Xudong Wang, Gehong Wei

“…The relationships between soil enzyme activities and other soil properties were evaluated using both an integrated total enzyme activity index (TEI) and the geometric mean of enzyme activities (GME). …”
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Growth Patterns in the Irish Pyridoxine Nonresponsive Homocystinuria Population and the Influence of Metabolic Control and Protein Intake by Orla Purcell, Aoife Coughlan, Tim Grant, Jenny McNulty, Anne Clark, Deirdre Deverell, Philip Mayne, Joanne Hughes, Ahmad Monavari, Ina Knerr, Ellen Crushell

“…This retrospective review of 48 Irish pyridoxine nonresponsive HCU patients assessed weight, height, body mass index (BMI), protein intake, and metabolic control up to 18 years at nine set time points. …”
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Tolerance to Systemic Isotretinoin Therapy in Two Patients Using Highly Wettable Contact Lenses by Ayşegül Arman, D. Deniz Demirseren, Gulsen Akoglu

“…Subjective ocular complaints were scored with ocular surface disease index (OSDI) questionnaire. Patients were followed up monthly and examinations were repeated at each visit. …”
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The Effect of Hypertension Duration and the Age of Onset on CV Risk Factors Expression in Perimenopausal Women by Ljiljana Trtica Majnarić, Ivo Martinović, Šefket Šabanović, Stjepan Rudan, František Babič, Thomas Wittlinger

“…Among the examined CV risk factors, significant increase in parallel with hypertension duration was found for body mass index (p = 0.007) and triglycerides (p = 0.07). The highest proportion of women with diabetes duration of less than 5 years, indicating recent diabetes onset, was found in the category of hypertension duration of less than 5 years, corresponding with the onset of hypertension in the time around menopause (p = 0.003). …”
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Metformin hydrochloride laden nanostructured lipid carriers: A promising strategy for skin diseases by Reem Y. Mahran, Ehab A Fouad, Sozan S Tous, Nermin E. Eleraky

“…The NLCs were evaluated for encapsulation efficiency, hydrodynamic diameter, zeta potential, and polydispersity index. Alkalinization of the aqueous phase (pH = 12.5) resulted in maximizing the entrapment of MTF within NLCs. …”
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The effect of agency costs on the relationship between management characteristics and investment sensitivity to internal cash of companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange by Sedigheh Kamranrad, Seyed Hesam Vaghfi, Maliheh, Ghazvini

“…This research is a library and analytical-causal study based on panel data analysis; also, factor analysis was used to index CEO characteristics.Findings: The results showed that CEO optimism, ability, influence and experience have a significant effect on the sensitivities of firms' investment cash flows. …”
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Testicular and Related Size Evaluations in Nigerian Sahel Goats with Optimal Cauda Epididymal Sperm Reserve by Y. Abba, I. O. Igbokwe

“…At the cut-off ESC of >1.1 × 109 sperm heads, 66 (52.80%) of the goats had optimal ESC which was associated with testicular weight of 59.90 ± 16.10 (31.40–86.20) g, gonadosomatic index of 3.51 ± 0.69 (2.00–4.50) g/kg, and scrotal circumference of 19.07 ± 1.29 (17.00–21.80) cm. …”
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Kepler Light Curve Modeling of KIC 9788457 by Fahri Aliçavuş

“…Therefore, using the spectral energy distribution and also color index (B-V) values effective temperature (Teff ) value was estimated for the primary component. …”
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Establishment of a Shear Strength Prediction Model for Asphalt Mixtures with Raw Materials Properties and Design Parameters by Bangwei Wu, Xing Wu, Liping Liu, Peng Xiao

“…Firstly, on the foundation of analyzing the factors affecting the shear strength of asphalt mixtures, composed bulk specific gravity of mineral materials, aggregate surface energy, nonrecoverable creep compliance Jnr3.2, gradation index, aggregate specific surface area, asphalt content, and gyratory compaction number were selected as the input parameters for modeling. …”
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EFFECTS OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT ON PERIAPICAL HEALTH IN ENDODONTICALLY TREATED TEETH by Kantor Ianos, Sorana Maria Bucur, Ioana Todor, Ștefania Dinu, Cristina Nuca, Fulop Botond, Mariana Păcurar

“…The periapical bone destruction probability index (PRI) demonstrated a significant increase in periapical destruction following orthodontic treatment. …”
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Thermomechanical Properties of Jute/Bamboo Cellulose Composite and Its Hybrid Composites: The Effects of Treatment and Fiber Loading by Fui Kiew Liew, Sinin Hamdan, Md. Rezaur Rahman, Mohamad Rusop

“…Significant reduction in crystallinity index was shown by BCC which reduced by 14%. JBCC shows the lowest water absorption up to 43 times lower compared to UJBC. …”
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Interrelationships of the Intestinal Microbiome, Trimethylamine N-Oxide and Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein with Crohn’s Disease Activity by Yelena Laryushina, Nadezhda Samoilova-Bedych, Lyudmila Turgunova, Alexandr Marchenko, Yermek Turgunov, Samat Kozhakhmetov, Maxat Suieubayev, Nurislam Mukhanbetzhanov, Nadezhda Kabdulina

“…Results: We found significant differences in TMAO levels in patients in the remission/mild and moderate/severe groups compared to the control group (<i>p</i> = 0.02 and <i>p</i> = 0.014), changes in alpha diversity with the Shannon index (<i>p</i> = 0. 0151 and <i>p</i> = 0.0018) and in beta diversity (ANOSIM <i>p</i> = 0.009 and PERMANOVA <i>p</i> = 0.005) in both groups compared to controls. …”
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Laser Acupuncture Reduces Body Fat in Obese Female Undergraduate Students by Xiao-Guang Liu, Juan Zhang, Jian-Liang Lu, Timon Cheng-Yi Liu

“…Body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), body fat mass (BFM), body fat percent, waist girth, hip girth, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured before and after treatment. …”
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