Long-Term Outcomes Following Inguinal Hernia Repair With Mesh Performed by Medical Doctors and Surgeons in Ghana by Jessica H. Beard, MD, Michael Ohene-Yeboah, MBChB, Emmanuel S. Kasu, MBChB, Nelson Affram, MBChB, Stephen Tabiri, MD, Joachim K. A. Amoako, MBChB, Francis A. Abantanga, MD, Jenny Löfgren, MD

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Construction and validation of a machine learning-based immune-related prognostic model for glioma by Qi Mao, Zhi Qiao, Qiang Wang, Wei Zhao, Haitao Ju

“…The model genes were further studied using GSCA, TISCH2, and HPA databases to understand their role in glioma pathology at the genomic, molecular, and single-cell levels, and validate the biological function of IKBKE in vitro experiments. …”
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Storage Insects on Yam Chips and Their Traditional Management in Northern Benin by Y. L. Loko, A. Dansi, M. Tamo, A. H. Bokonon-Ganta, P. Assogba, M. Dansi, R. Vodouhè, A. Akoegninou, A. Sanni

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Spring reproductive success influences autumnal malarial load in a passerine bird by Pigeault, Romain, Cozzarolo, Camille-Sophie, Wassef, Jérôme, Gremion, Jérémy, Bastardot, Marc, Glaizot, Olivier, Christe, Philippe

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Pretreatment with AM1241 Enhances the Analgesic Effect of Intrathecally Administrated Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Junran Xie, Jinxuan Ren, Na Liu, Chengwei Wu, Dongju Xiao, Huanyu Luo, Jingxian Du

“…Taken together, the findings of the current study show that i.t. administration of AM1241-treated mesenchymal stem cells has a positive effect on analgesia and that TGF-β1 and p-ERK1/2 may be the molecular signaling pathway involved in this process.…”
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Burden of pertussis in infants in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and the impact of maternal vaccination: a systematic review by Randa K. Saad, Yousef Khader, Flor M. Munoz, Faris Lami, Ezzeddine Mohsni, Nadine Haddad

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Comparative genomics of Botryosphaeria dothidea and B. kuwatsukai, causal agents of apple ring rot, reveals both species expansion of pathogenicity-related genes and variations in... by Bo Wang, Xiaofei Liang, Mark L. Gleason, Rong Zhang, Guangyu Sun

“…Our results will be instrumental in understanding how both phytopathogens interact with their plant hosts and in designing efficient strategies for disease control and molecular breeding to help ensure global apple production and food security.…”
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Química y las ciencias básicas biomédicas. Alternativa tecnológica by María Antonia Jiménez Dávila, Yordanis Figueredo Torres, Ismara Zamora León, Irene Luisa del Castillo Remón, Grettel Galiano Guerra, Martha Gertrudis Lara Carrillo

“…<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> los resultados del cuasi experimento evidencian un salto cualitativo en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes del grupo experimental, en el cual se logró que la mayoría quedaran ubicados en un nivel alto de aprendizaje al poder establecer la relación causa molecular-enfermedad-aplicación práctica de los contenidos químicos.…”
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The potential role of differentially expressed tRNA-derived fragments in high glucose-induced podocytes by Zhenxing Zhang, Yunyang Qiao, Jialing Ji, Chan Huang, Huimin Shi, Weihua Gan, Aiqing Zhang

“…GO analysis revealed that the biological process, cellular component, and molecular function terms in which the tRFs were the most enriched were cellular processes, cellular anatomical entities, and binding. …”
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A Novel Mutation in the CYP11B1 Gene Causes Steroid 11β-Hydroxylase Deficient Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia with Reversible Cardiomyopathy by Mohammad A. Alqahtani, Ayed A. Shati, Minjing Zou, Ali M. Alsuheel, Abdullah A. Alhayani, Saleh M. Al-Qahtani, Hessa M. Gilban, Brain F. Meyer, Yufei Shi

“…Six months following treatment, cardiomyopathy disappeared with normal blood pressure and improvement in the skin pigmentation. The underlying molecular defect was investigated by PCR-sequencing analysis of all coding exons and intron-exon boundary of the CYP11B1 gene. …”
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Insights into the effects of biomass feedstock and pyrolysis conditions on the energy storage capacity and durability of standard biochar-based phase-change composites by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Yujin Kang, Sumin Kim

“…The crystalline temperature increased slightly from 10.7 °C in RH550/HXD to 10.9 °C in RH700/HXD, suggesting improved molecular motion and crystal growth of HXD. Wheat straw biomass pyrolyzed at a low temperature (550 °C), displaying a reduced surface area at 700 °C (7.35 m2 g−1) and exhibiting the lowest energy storage density. …”
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Predicting the tumor microenvironment composition and immunotherapy response in non-small cell lung cancer from digital histopathology images by Sushant Patkar, Alex Chen, Alina Basnet, Amber Bixby, Rahul Rajendran, Rachel Chernet, Susan Faso, Prashanth Ashok Kumar, Devashish Desai, Ola El-Zammar, Christopher Curtiss, Saverio J. Carello, Michel R. Nasr, Peter Choyke, Stephanie Harmon, Baris Turkbey, Tamara Jamaspishvili

“…We show that HistoTME accurately predicts the expression of 30 distinct cell type-specific molecular signatures directly from whole slide images, achieving an average Pearson correlation of 0.5 with the ground truth on independent tumor cohorts. …”
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Successful management of recurrent cutaneous granulomas caused by Candida albicans using aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy post-surgery: A case report by Lulu Wang, Yahui Feng, Sisi Wang, Leyao Shi, Yong Ren, Zhiya Yang, Dongmei Shi

“…The diagnosis of infectious granulomas caused by C. albicans was confirmed through tissue histopathological, morphology and molecular sequence of the isolated pathogen. The lesion was completely resolved after two sessions of ALA-PDT adminstered 9 days apart. …”
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Hydrogels empowered mesenchymal stem cells and the derived exosomes for regenerative medicine in age-related musculoskeletal diseases by Lixin Liu, Siwen Chen, Yantao Song, Longwei Cui, Yiman Chen, Jiangli Xia, Yibo Fan, Liqun Yang, Lina Yang

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EGFR-Mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma With Li–Fraumeni Syndrome: The Imperative for Germline Testing in Patients With a Family History, a Case Report by Hiroyuki Fujii, MD, Yusuke Okuma, MD, PhD, Makoto Hirata, MD, PhD, Yuki Shinno, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Yoshida, MD, PhD, Yasushi Goto, MD, PhD, Hidehito Horinouchi, MD, PhD, Noboru Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Yuichiro Ohe, MD, PhD

“…However, CGP provides opportunities for molecular-targeted therapy, but it also unveils incidental germline findings, posing challenges and opportunities in patient care.We present the case of a 32-year-old female patient, diagnosed with stage IVB lung adenocarcinoma harboring an EGFR p.L746_A750del, who was also subsequently diagnosed with Li–Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) through CGP testing. …”
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Body composition, mitochondrial oxygen metabolism and metabolome of patients with obesity before and after bariatric surgery (COMMITMENT): protocol for a monocentric prospective co... by Sina M Coldewey, Charles Neu, Philipp Baumbach, Utz Settmacher, Kornel Skitek, Hermann Kissler, Ricardo Esper Treml

“…Obesity is viewed as a systemic disease with pathophysiological mechanisms on the molecular level. Dysfunction of the mitochondrion and systemic low-grade inflammation are among the proposed causes for the metabolic changes. …”
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Integrated Analysis and Validation of Ferroptosis-Related Genes Associated with Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplantation by Li Q, Yin J, Lin Q, He J, Shi X, Nie H

“…This study aims to explore the role of ferroptosis in lung transplantation-related ischemia/reperfusion injury and to identify its potential molecular mechanisms through bioinformatics analysis.Methods: Transcriptome data from lung transplant patients were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. …”
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Ribosomal proteins mediate non-canonical regulation of gut inflammatory signature by crop contaminant deoxynivalenol by Juil Kim, BoGyoung Song, Ki-Hyung Kim, Yuseok Moon

“…These insights provide potential molecular targets for therapeutic intervention in toxin-induced inflammatory diseases of the gut, highlighting the non-canonical roles of ribosomal proteins in modulating immune responses to environmental stressors.…”
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Genome-wide identification of CAMTA gene family in teak (Tectona grandis) and functional characterization of TgCAMTA1 and TgCAMTA3 in cold tolerance by Wenlong Zhou, Jian Du, Runjie Jiao, Xianbang Wang, Tiansong Fang, Guihua Huang

“…The encoded proteins were predicted to be located in the nucleus and exhibited hydrophilic properties, with molecular weights ranging from 103.4 to 123.3 kDa and isoelectric points ranging from 5.49 to 7.55. …”
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Towards New Scaffolds for Antimicrobial Activity—In Silico/In Vitro Workflow Introducing New Lead Compounds by Maria Mangana, George Lambrinidis, Ioannis K. Kostakis, Ioanna Kalpaktsi, Marina Sagnou, Chrysoula Nicolaou, Emmanuel Mikros, Stylianos Chatzipanagiotou, Anastasios Ioannidis

“…For the in silico studies, molecular scaffolds from the in-house chemical library of the Department of Pharmacy of Athens (Pharmalab) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) were screened and selected for further experimental procedures. …”
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