SUMO modified ETV1 promotes M2-polarized tumor-associated macrophage infiltration and cancer progression by facilitating CCL2 transcription in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ce... by Tianci Han, Xiaoqi Guo, Junwei Xie, Wei Tong, Liang Zhang

“…Furthermore, ETV1 upregulation in tumor tissues was found to drive M2 macrophage infiltration both in vitro (transwell assays) and in vivo (xenograft tumor models). C–C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2), a key factor inducing M2 macrophage polarization, was also found to be elevated in ESCC tumor tissues. …”
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Effect of Prior Bariatric Surgery on the Outcomes of Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zhou Zhang, Xiang Shi, Wei Liu, Jianwei Wang, Qingfeng Shen, Guozhu Xu, Jiakuan Bao, Yupeng Dong

“…We used the data to conduct meta-analyses using random-effects models and subgroup analyses based on the type of arthroplasty.Results Overall, 15 studies with nearly 150,000 participants were included. …”
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Sparse Convolution FPGA Accelerator Based on Multi-Bank Hash Selection by Jia Xu, Han Pu, Dong Wang

“…The main contributions are as follows: (1) Most neural network inference tasks are typically executed on general-purpose computing devices, which often fail to deliver high energy efficiency and are not well-suited for accelerating sparse convolutional models. In this work, we propose a specialized computational circuit for the convolutional operations of sparse neural networks. …”
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Satisfied with the worst health outcomes or unsatisfied with the best: explaining the divergence between good patient-reported outcomes and low satisfaction and vice versa among kn... by Lukas Schöner, Viktoria Steinbeck, Reinhard Busse, Carlos J. Marques

“…Multinomial logistic regression models were conducted to identify predictors for the allocation of patients in groups. …”
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L-shaped association between dietary iron intake and HPV infection: a cross-sectional analysis based on national health and nutrition examination survey 2005–2016 by Xiaotong Chen, Haiwei Chen, Yuling Chen, Lixin Tang, Jiaqi Liu, Yu-Hua Ou

“…To statistically assess this relationship, we utilized weighted multivariate logistic regression models. Additionally, we implemented smooth curve fitting and threshold effect analysis, to delineate the complex, nonlinear association between iron intake and HPV infection. …”
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Türkiye’de Vergi Yükünün, Enflasyonun ve Vergi Affı Beklentisinin Kayıt Dışı Ekonomiye Etkisi Üzerine Ampirik Bir Uygulama 1985-2012 by Ahmet Ay, İ. Halil Sugözü, Savaş Erdoğan

“…Bu değişkenin alınmasının sebebi parasal oran yöntemlerine göre yapılan hesaplamalar içerisinde genişletilmişparasal oran yönteminin kayıt dışıekonomiyi hesaplarken nakit işlemler yanında vadesiz mevduat hesaplarınıda modele katarak kayıt dışılığıhesaplamasıdır. Diğer taraftan, vergi yükü verileri, toplam vergi gelirlerinin GSYİH’ya oranıile hesaplanmışve veriler Maliye Bakanlığıweb sitesinden alınmıştır. …”
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Shorter versus longer durations of antibiotic treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gordon Guyatt, Arnav Agarwal, Mark Loeb, John Basmaji, Ya Gao, Maryam Ghadimi, Layla Bakaa, Luis Enrique Colunga Lozano, Saad Asif, Aninditee Das

“…We will perform random-effects modelling for meta-analyses, with study weights generated using the inverse variance method, and will assess certainty in effect estimates using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. …”
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Source and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Urban Riverine Sediments Using Multivariate Analytical and Statistical Tools by Xiaojun Zheng, Abdul Rehman, Shan Zhong, Shah Faisal, Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Syeda Urooj Fatima, Daolin Du

“…Ecological and toxicity risks were calculated to be extremely high, using respective models, predominantly due to Hg (Er_i = 1656 and ITRI = 91.6). …”
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The relationship between social support and psychological crisis vulnerability among family impoverished undergraduates: the intermediary role of psychological resilience by Weimin Yuan, Jinhui Ning, Mengke Huo, Yiwei Feng

“…Finally, we employed a structural equation modeling approach to analyze the underlying mechanisms between social support and psychological crisis vulnerability and to test the conspicuousness of the mediating role of psychological resilience in the process by which social support affects psychological crisis vulnerability.ResultsAnalysis of 1,549 valid questionnaires revealed that the overall level of psychological crisis vulnerability among family impoverished undergraduates was moderate. …”
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Access Differentials in Primary Healthcare among Vulnerable Populations in a Health Insurance Setting in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gertrude Acquah-Hagan, Daniel Boateng, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong, Peter Twum, Joseph Amankwa Atta, Peter Agyei-Baffour

“…More than 95% of respondents were insured under the NHIS, but acceptability of service provision under the NHIS was low among the vulnerable groups. In the crude models, pregnant women had lower prevalence of access to medications as compared to the elderly (prevalence ratio (PR): 0.88; 95% CI: 0.80–0.98). …”
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Quantification of Soil–Water Erosion Using the RUSLE Method in the Mékrou Watershed (Middle Niger River) by Rachid Abdourahamane Attoubounou, Hamidou Diawara, Ralf Ludwig, Julien Adounkpe

“…High-resolution digital elevation models (30 m) provided detailed topographic information, crucial for calculating slope length and steepness factors. …”
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The role of endogenous insulin in patients with acute pancreatitis by O.I. Dronov, I.O. Kovalska, T.Yu. Ivanets, Ye.S. Kozachuk, L.V. Levchenko, U.V. Stasiuk

“…The study of experimental models shows that the acinar cells surrounding the islets of Langerhans remain relatively intact, indicating that endogenous insulin is a protective factor for the pancreatic parenchyma. …”
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Optimizing composite ecological networks through Synergistic risk Management, ecological Conservation, and recreational Integration: A case study of Beijing’s shallow mountain regi... by Lei Cao, Kaiping Wang, Xinyao Zhao, Yunlu Zhang

“…This research focuses on the shallow mountainous areas of Beijing, employing a combination of multivariate models, including ecological risk assessment (ERA), ecosystem service function evaluation, and recreational resource evaluation. …”
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Association between normal weight obesity and comorbidities and events of cardiovascular diseases among adults in South China. by Miaomiao Ma, Deliang Lv, Xiaobing Wu, Yuqing Chen, Shimiao Dai, Yutian Luo, Hui Yang, Wei Xie, Fengzhu Xie, Qinggang Shang, Ziyang Zhang, Zhiguang Zhao, Ji-Chang Zhou

“…Multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for BF%, CVD comorbidities, and CVD events, adjusted for multiple confounders.…”
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Phα1β interaction with the Kv11.1 potassium channel in HEK293 cells transfected with the human ERG channel by João B. Calixto, Adara Aurea dos Santos, Juliano Ferreira, Alessandra Hubner Souza, Célio José de Castro Junior, Marcus Vinicius Gomez

“…Over the past 15 years, our research has demonstrated the potential of Phα1β, in both its native and recombinant forms, as a promising analgesic drug through preclinical tests conducted on rodent pain models. Regulatory agencies require the evaluation of new drugs on human ERG channels. …”
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Gait kinematics at trot before and after repeated ridden exercise tests in young Friesian stallions during a fatiguing 10-week training program by Esther W. Siegers, Jeanne I. M. Parmentier, Jeanne I. M. Parmentier, Marianne M. Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, Carolien C. B. M. Munsters, Filipe M. Serra Bragança

“…The within-measurement coefficient of variation (CV) was calculated for all parameters. Linear mixed models were used to analyze gait variables related to SET, pre-or post-SET and a peak LA ≥4 mmol/L during SETs.ResultsHorses showed individual responses in gait kinematics to moderate fatigue. …”
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Commonly prescribed medications and risk of pneumonia and all-cause mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a UK population-based cohort study by Ann D. Morgan, Georgie M. Massen, Hannah R. Whittaker, Iain Stewart, Gisli Jenkins, Peter M. George, Jennifer K. Quint

“…We explored the association between PPI/ICS prescription and pneumonia hospitalisation and all-cause mortality using multinomial Cox regression models. Results A total of 17,105 people met our study inclusion criteria; 62.6% were male and 15.9% were current smokers. …”
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Finite element analysis of the influence of occlusal contact on maxillary All-on-4 immediate loading under different framework materials by JIANG Nan, GU Weiping

“…The cone beam CT data, crown, framework, abutment and implant data were used and the titanium, cobalt-chromium alloy, polyetheretherketone(PEEK) and resin framework materials were specified. The finite element models were divided into 4 groups, according to whether the anterior teeth or the cantilever had occlusal contact(AC group: both the anterior teeth and the cantilever were loaded;ANC group: load on the anterior teeth and no load on the cantilever; NAC group: no load on the anterior teeth and load on the cantilever;NANC group: no load on both the anterior teeth and the cantilever). …”
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Yeni doğan dudak damak yarıklı bebeklerin alçı modellerinin değerlendirilmesi by Merve Göymen, Eren İşman, Rıdvan Okşayan, Tolga Topçuoğlu

“…Bu çalışmada Gaziantep Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Ortodonti Anabilim Dalı’nda tedavi edilen dudak damak yarıklı hastalarının cinsiyet, yaş, yarık tipi, anterior yarık genişliği, midpalatal ve posterior palatal genişliklerine göre değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmada kliniğimize gelen 39 dudak damak yarıklı hastanın kayıtları kullanıldı ve yaş, cinsiyet, yarık tipleri değerlendirildi. Analiz için alçı modeller üzerinde ölçümler yapıldı. Kullanılan referans noktaları; c, c’ noktaları (kaninler bölgesi), t, t’ noktaları (tüber noktaları), g, g’ noktaları (c ve t noktaları arası mesafenin orta noktası) olarak belirlendi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya dâhil edilen bireylerin %24ü (n=9) çift taraflı dudak damak yarıklı, %20si (n=8) izole damak yarıklı, %56sı (n=22) tek taraflı dudak damak yarıklı idi. …”
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Utilisation des systèmes de test ALDM dans le cadre de l'étude des réseaux sociaux du babouin de Guinée by Julie Gullstrand, Joël Fagot, Nicolas Claldière

“…Les résultats montrent que la corrélation entre les matrices d'associations fondées sur les observations sociales et celles basées sur la fréquentation des machines est très élevée et différente significativement des corrélations obtenues avec un modèle aléatoire de fréquentation des boxes expérimentaux. …”
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