Association between extracellular DNA levels, markers of inflammation and left ventricular mass index in children with chronic kidney disease by Ylva Tranæus Lindblad, Ľubomíra Tóthová, Peter Celec, Karolina Kublickiene, Peter Bárány, Milan Chromek

“…We believe that our results contribute new knowledge to the pathogenesis of CKD and its complications and may help identify new treatment targets.…”
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Biological Effects of Medicinal Plants on Induced Periodontitis: A Systematic Review by Jefferson Soares de Oliveira, Moara e Silva Conceição Pinto, Lucas de Araújo de Bastos Santana, Antonione Santos Bezerra Pinto, David di Lenardo, Daniel Fernando Pereira Vasconcelos

“…In this systematic review, the state-of-the-art knowledge on the medicinal plants and the induced periodontitis was critically evaluated and discussed from the experiment designed to the possible clinical application.…”
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Instrument for the evaluation of education at work in the Comprehensive Attention to the Population subject by Ana Gloria Vázquez De León, Alfredo Alberto Espinosa Roca, Lisgrace Llano Arana, Yoel González Beriau, Annia Lourdes González Armenteros, Dailys García Morales

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> in the current context of higher medical education, it is necessary to develop a participatory evaluation methodology in the various practical-clinical teaching scenarios of the training process that allows overcoming the traditional forms that have historically been based on the identification of knowledge and skills.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to propose an instrument to evaluate the students` learning in the education at work of the Comprehensive Attention to the Population subject, that is taught in the fifth year of the Stomatology career.…”
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Insights into the mechanisms, regulation, and therapeutic implications of extracellular matrix stiffness in cancer by Ximo Zhang, Abdullah Al‐Danakh, Xinqing Zhu, Dan Feng, Linlin Yang, Haotian Wu, Yingying Li, Shujing Wang, Qiwei Chen, Deyong Yang

“…The quantity and cross‐linking status of ECM components are crucial factors in tumor development, as they determine tissue stiffness and the interaction between stiff TME and cancer cells, resulting in aberrant mechanotransduction, proliferation, migration, invasion, angiogenesis, immune evasion, and treatment resistance. Therefore, broad knowledge of ECM dysregulation in the TME might aid in developing innovative cancer therapies. …”
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Sensitization to nsLTP: A Retrospective Study in An Italian Pediatric Population over the Last Decade by Cristiana Indolfi, Giulio Dinardo, Angela Klain, Marcella Contieri, Giuseppina Rosaria Umano, Fabio Decimo, Salvatore Abbadessa, Carolina Vitulano, Giorgio Ciprandi, Michele Miraglia del Giudice

“…However, there is poor knowledge about its prevalence and clinical manifestation in children living in the Mediterranean. …”
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The legal nature of taking actions in the property interests of another person without his authorization by Pitsyk K.

“…Such methods of scientific knowledge were used: terminological, functional, systemic-structural, logical-normative. …”
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The predictive effects of adiponectin and irisin hormones on diagnosis and clinical involvement of Sarcoidosis by Huseyin Kaya, Hasim Boyaci, Serap Argun Baris, Ilknur Basyigit, Ozgur Doga Ozsoy, Hale Maral Kir

“…The cut-off irisin value for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis was ≤ 4.2662 with 95% confidence interval, and the sensitivity and specificity were calculated as 84% and 55.8%, respectively. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate irisin in sarcoidosis patients. …”
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Characterization and Etiopathogenic Approach of Pediatric Renal Biopsy Patients in a Colombian Medical Center from 2007-2017 by Mayerly Prada Rico, Carmen Inés Rodríguez Cuellar, Monica Fernandez Hernandez, Luz Stella González Chaparro, Olga Lucía Prado Agredo, Ricardo Gastelbondo Amaya

“…Immune complex glomerulonephritis was the most frequent histological finding, differing from previous reports. To our knowledge this is the first description that classifies biopsy findings according to the probable pathogenic mechanism.…”
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Queer caregiving with older adults: A scoping review of the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ family and friend caregivers by Steven Hall, Natasha Hubbard Murdoch, Darien Dyck, Adam Stacey

“…Further research is needed to address the gaps in knowledge, provide effective interventions, and draft policies to support LGBTQ+ caregivers.…”
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Learning needs of Comprehensive General Medicine Specialists for the care of suicidal behavior by Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo, Mabel Rocha Vázquez, Idalberto Amado Pérez López, Iván Castillo Ledo, Antonio Masot Rangel, Silvia Janet Masó Torres

“…Between 98 and 100% considered their knowledge of suicidal behavior to be insufficient and evaluated their performance as improvable or not adequate.…”
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Life expectancy of cats in Britain: moggies and mollies live longer by Fernando Mata

“…This research not only contributes to existing knowledge but also advocates for the consideration of these variables in future studies and veterinary practices.…”
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Exosomal lncRNAs as diagnostic and therapeutic targets in multiple myeloma by Hong Yan, Nan Jiang, Xiaoying Li, Chenyang Lin, Fang Wang, Juan Zhang, Lijuan Chen, Dan Li

“…Despite the significant clinical application potential of exosomal lncRNAs, research in this area still faces challenges due to their low abundance and technical limitations. To our knowledge, this review is the first to comprehensively integrate and elucidate the three mechanisms of action of exosomal lncRNAs in MM, and to propose potential therapeutic targets and clinical cases based on these mechanisms. …”
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Current Evidence for Developmental, Structural, and Functional Brain Defects following Prenatal Radiation Exposure by Tine Verreet, Mieke Verslegers, Roel Quintens, Sarah Baatout, Mohammed A. Benotmane

“…This review provides an overview of the current knowledge on brain developmental and persistent defects resulting from in utero radiation exposure and addresses the many questions that still remain to be answered.…”
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Perfectionistic Self-Presentation and Suicide in a Young Woman with Major Depression and Psychotic Features by Sabrina Hassan, Gordon L. Flett, Rohan Ganguli, Paul L. Hewitt

“…This case account illustrates the role of perfectionistic self-presentation in suicides that occur seemingly without warning and, to our knowledge, this is the first examination of perfectionistic self-presentation and suicide in a case where psychotic features occurred. …”
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Stingless Bee Honey Farming and Farmer Empowerment in Sawahlunto City, West Sumatra, Indonesia by Oktavia Y., Mahdi Mahdi, Astuti N.B., Hidayat R., Yonariza Yonariza, Mutiani C., Anwar H., Goembira F., Arbain A.

“…However, barriers such as limited technical knowledge, inadequate resources, and weak market linkages constrain broader adoption. …”
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Omics based technology application in poultry meat research by Huaijun Zhou, Austin Quach, Mahesh Nair, Behnam Abasht, Byungwhi Kong, Brian Bowker

“…Omics techniques, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics, analyze entire sets of biological molecules to seek comprehensive knowledge on a particular phenotype. These approaches have been extensively utilized to identify both biomarkers and biological mechanisms for various physiological conditions in livestock and poultry. …”
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Computer-Based Clinical Examination (CCE) in Surgery: Would It Complement or Replace the OSCE in the Post-COVID-19 Era? by Gamal E H A El Shallaly, Mudather M Bafadni, Hozifa M A Abdelmaged, Maysa H A Hamza

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Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Learning Medical Terminology With Teacher-Made Flashcards Used Electronically by Iman Alizadeh, Farideh Ebrahimi, Afsane Dehnad

“…The study recommends that although teacher-made materials can support the delivery of knowledge and continuity of education, considering students’ feedback on and perceptions of the materials can help secure the quality and usability of the materials and ensure quality teaching and learning. …”
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Genesis and Prospects of Higher Insurance Education Development in Russia by Y. V. Gryzenkova, E. V. Zlobin, A. A. Tsyganov

“…In the late 2010s, the modernization processes in the requirements for insurance organizations took place, the financial stability and solvency standards were being raised, mandatory actuarial valuation and new forms of financial reporting were being introduced that required specialized knowledge, basic and professional standards were being developed and adopted with the participation of self-regulatory organizations of insurers. …”
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Big Archive-Assisted Ensemble of Many-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms by Wen Zhong, Jian Xiong, Anping Lin, Lining Xing, Feilong Chen, Yingwu Chen

“…To alleviate the undesirable phenomenon that some promising solutions are discarded during the evolution process, a big archive that number of contained solutions be far larger than population size is integrated into this ensemble framework to record large-scale nondominated solutions, and also an efficient maintenance strategy is developed to update the archive. Furthermore, the knowledge coming from updating archive is exploited to guide the evolutionary process for different MOEAs, allocating limited computational resources for efficient algorithms. …”
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