Survey and Identification of Fusarium Head Blight Pathogens of Wheat in the Western Cape Region of South Africa by Ali Al-Hashimi, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Omolola Aina, Morné Du Plessis, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein

“…<i>Fusarium</i> head blight (FHB) is a major disease affecting wheat production worldwide, caused by multiple <i>Fusarium</i> species. In this study, seven <i>Fusarium</i> strains were isolated from wheat fields across the Western Cape region of South Africa and identified through phylogenetic analysis. …”
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Factors influencing therapeutic efficacy of denosumab against osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus by Sung-Hwan Park, Seung-Ki Kwok, Wan-Uk Kim, Ji Hyeon Ju, Jiwon Yang, Youngjae Park, Jennifer Jooha Lee

“…Correlation analysis was performed between the degree of BMD improvement and covariates including SLE-specific factors such as SLE duration, SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) score, glucocorticoid dose and hydroxychloroquine use. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to identify predictors of the therapeutic efficacy of denosumab.Results Denosumab significantly increased BMD and decreased bone turnover markers at 12 months compared with baseline. …”
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Analysis of Optimal Health-Related Quality of Life Measures in Patients Waitlisted for Lung Transplantation by Junko Tokuno, Toyofumi F Chen-Yoshikawa, Toru Oga, Takahiro Oto, Tomoyo Okawa, Yoshinori Okada, Miki Akiba, Masaki Ikeda, Daisuke Nakajima, Masatsugu Hamaji, Hideki Motoyama, Akihiro Aoyama, Maki Isomi, Kazuo Chin, Hiroshi Date

“…All domains of the MRF-26 and SRI were significantly correlated with the SGRQ. Multiple regression analyses to investigate factors predicting each HRQL score indicated that dyspnea and psychological status accounted for 12% to 28% of the variance more significantly than physiological measures did. …”
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Scapular Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma with EWSR1-CREB1 Fusion in an Adult Patient by Hiroshi Kobayashi, Naohiro Makise, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Yuki Ishibashi, Masachika Ikegami, Shinji Kohsaka, Tetsuo Ushiku, Katsutoshi Oda, Kiyoshi Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Hiroyuki Mano, Sakae Tanaka

“…Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple cystic components with fluid-fluid levels. …”
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Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease by Elisa Menozzi, Daniela Ballotta, Francesco Cavallieri, Stefania Tocchini, Sara Contardi, Valentina Fioravanti, Franco Valzania, Paolo F. Nichelli, Francesca Benuzzi

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether affective ToM abilities are impaired in PD using multiple stimulus modalities and whether they are related to disease duration and cognitive/emotional abilities.Twenty mid-stage, non-demented people with PD and 20 matched controls were evaluated by means of two tasks requiring subjects to infer others' mental states from the eyes' expression – the Reading the Mind in the Eyes (RME) test, and from the emotional prosody – a modified version of the Reading the Mind in the Voice (RMV) test. …”
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Assessment of adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with Helicobacter pylori infection by Shao-Jing Wang, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Yun-Han Su, Li-Ling Lin, Wei-Chih Chen, Hsin-Hua Chen, Jenn-Jhy Tseng

“…Our study confirmed the association between H. pylori infection and multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes. Given its high prevalence, further research is warranted to investigate effective screening and treatment protocols for H. pylori infection during pregnancy.…”
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Simultaneous detection of eight cancer types using a multiplex droplet digital PCR assay by Isabelle Neefs, Nele De Meulenaere, Thomas Vanpoucke, Janah Vandenhoeck, Dieter Peeters, Marc Peeters, Guy Van Camp, Ken Op de Beeck

“…However, multi‐cancer detection using multiple targets in ddPCR has never been performed before. …”
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Development of a comprehensive sustainability index for extractive and mining companies: Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals by Marta Fernández-Hernández, Pedro Mora, Marcelo F. Ortega, Juan Pous Cabello

“…The proposed methodology provides a process of normalization of indices that avoids this natural weighting, allowing the comparison of results.This study advances a comprehensive methodology for evaluating extractive companies' contributions to the SDGs, incorporating multiple dimensions and expert opinions, and its adaptability allows for continuous improvement by incorporating new parameters. …”
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Estimation Model of Global Ionospheric Irregularities: An Artificial Intelligence Approach by Penghao Tian, Bingkun Yu, Hailun Ye, Xianghui Xue, Jianfei Wu, Tingdi Chen

“…The results show that the model can learn complex relevance as bridges connecting the input and the desired output and obtain excellent performance and generalization capability by applying multiple evaluation criteria. Additionally, we established several model architecture training methods to explore the performance of the model with different input data. …”
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Increased Circulating Chemerin in Relation to Chronic Microvascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Ping Gu, Wei Wang, Yue Yao, Yixin Xu, Liping Wang, Pu Zang, Jian Ma, Cuihua Yang, Junya Liang, Bin Lu, Jiaqing Shao

“…Pearson correlation analysis showed that plasma chemerin levels were positively related to duration of diabetes, serum creatinine, and 24-hour urine albumin excretion, even after multiple adjustments. Using logistic regression analysis, plasma chemerin concentrations were independently associated with the presence of nephropathy and retinopathy, not neuropathy. …”
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An Optimized NGS Workflow Defines Genetically Based Prognostic Categories for Patients with Uveal Melanoma by Michele Massimino, Elena Tirrò, Stefania Stella, Cristina Tomarchio, Sebastiano Di Bella, Silvia Rita Vitale, Chiara Conti, Marialuisa Puglisi, Rosa Maria Di Crescenzo, Silvia Varricchio, Francesco Merolla, Giuseppe Broggi, Federica Martorana, Alice Turdo, Miriam Gaggianesi, Livia Manzella, Andrea Russo, Giorgio Stassi, Rosario Caltabiano, Stefania Staibano, Paolo Vigneri

“…However, these genetic alterations are currently dispersed over multiple studies and several methodologies, emphasizing the need for a defined workflow that will allow standardized and reproducible molecular analyses. …”
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Blood Trihalomethanes and Human Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Miaomiao Fu, Pengyu Xue, Zhuorong Du, Jingsi Chen, Xiaojun Liang, Jiafu Li

“…Additionally, we discussed the carcinogenic mechanisms of THMs, which involve multiple biological pathways such as oxidative stress, DNA adduct formation, and endocrine disruption, with variations in accumulation and target sites potentially leading to different cancer types, for which evidence is currently lacking. …”
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Cram&#x00E9;r-Rao Bound Analysis of Spatial Effects in 2D TOA Localization With Directive Antennas by Imran Moez Khan, Xuezhi Wang, William Moran, Wayne S. T. Rowe

“…We prove that a single anchor with a directive antenna can suffice for localization using multiple range measurements, and that the FIM can be inverted even in the collinear anchor-target geometry. …”
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding due to Pancreatic Disease-Related Portal Hypertension by Kexin Zheng, Xiaozhong Guo, Ji Feng, Zhaohui Bai, Xiaodong Shao, Fangfang Yi, Yongguo Zhang, Rui Zhang, Han Liu, Fernando Gomes Romeiro, Xingshun Qi

“…Three elderly patients (>60 years old) were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, of whom one underwent laparoscopic radical distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy, one received chemotherapy, and another one chose conservative management due to multiple systemic metastases. Two younger patients (<40 years old) were diagnosed with acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis. …”
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The search for microRNAs potentially involved in the selfrenewal maintaining of laboratory rat pluripotent stem cells by V. V. Sherstyuk, S. P. Medvedev, M. T. Ri, Y. V. Vyatkin, O. V. Saik, D. N. Shtokalo, S. M. Zakian

“…Self-renewal of cultured pluripotent stem cells is a complex process, which includes multiple functional and regulatory levels. Transcription factors, their target genes, chromatin modifiers, signaling pathways, and regulatory noncoding RNAs are involved in the maintaining of self-renewal. …”
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Anxiety as a mediator between symptom distress and quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients: insights from mediation analysis and nonlinear models by Sixia Chen, Yun Wang, Sheng Feng, Mingli Shen, Fan Zhang, Kai Song, Wenwen Li, Yun- Wang

“…Symptom burden (occurrence and distress), anxiety levels, and quality of life were measured using validated tools. Multiple linear regression and restricted cubic spline models assessed associations, using β with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI), while mediation analysis with 1000 bootstrap samples quantified anxiety’s mediating effects.Results Participants reported an average of 8.2 ± 2.3 concurrent symptoms, with ‘worry,’, ‘tiredness’, and ‘dry skin’ being the most severe. …”
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Assessment of different genotyping markers and algorithms for distinguishing Plasmodium falciparum recrudescence from reinfection in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Golumbeanu, Monica, Jones, Sam, Cantoreggi, L. Sara, Musinguzi, Benson, Nankabirwa, I. Joaniter, Bikaitwoha, Everd Maniple, Kalyango, N. Joan, Karamagi, Charles, Plucinski, Mateusz, Nsobya, L. Samuel, Nsanzabana, Christian, Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline

“…Microsatellites 313, Poly-α, and 383 exhibited the highest diversity, while PfPK2 and Poly-α revealed elevated multiplicity of infection (MOI) across all sites. The 3/3 match-counting algorithm classified significantly fewer recrudescences than both the ≥ 2/3 and Bayesian algorithms at probability cutoffs of ≥ 0.7 and ≥ 0.8 (P < 0.05). …”
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Construction of the cancer patients’ database based on the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) datasets for cancer epidemiology research by Jinyoung Moon, Yongseok Mun

“…To address this gap, the authors developed a cancer patient database from the US NHANES datasets by employing multiple R programming codes. Methods To illustrate the practical application of this methodology to a real-world problem, the authors extracted the R codes applied in an academic paper published in another journal on January 30th, 2024 ( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24337 ). …”
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Distinct expression profile reveals glia involvement in the trigeminal system attributing to post-traumatic headache by Gurueswar Nagarajan, Yumin Zhang

“…Results The repetitive impacts at the bregma, but not pre-bregma site led to periorbital hypersensitivity, which was correlated with enhanced inflammatory gene expression in multiple brain regions. RNA sequencing revealed mTBI induced distinct transcriptomic profiles in the peripheral TG and central Sp5C and PAG. …”
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The role of VNTR aggrecan gene polymorphism in the development of osteoarthritis in women by D. A. Shapovalova, A. V. Tyurin, S. S. Litvinov, E. K. Khusnutdinova, R. I. Khusainova

“…A significance of allele *27 (х2 = 6.297, p = 0.012, odds ratio (OR) = 1.50; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.09-2.05) in the development of OA in general, knee OA (х2 = 4.613, p = 0.031, OR = 1.52; 95 % CI 1.04-2.23), and multiple OA (х2 = 4.181, p = 0.04, OR = 1.68; 95 % CI 1.02-2.78) was revealed. …”
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