Soluble galectin-4 in colorectal cancer is associated with tumor progression, but is not a predictor of the disease outcome by Elena Y. Yakunina, Olga V. Kovaleva, Ruslan A. Zukov, Alexey N. Gratchev, Sergey S. Salamatin, Sofya O. Kochkina, Zaman Z. Mammadli, Nikolay E. Kushlinskii

“…Galectin-4 levels were measured in serum obtained by a standard method before the start of specific treatment, by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on Comparing Transabdominal Preperitoneal Versus Lichtenstein Operations for Primary Inguinal Hernia Repair by Muhammad Aslam Javed, Muhammad Arshad Abbas, Mudassar Murtaza, Wasif Majeed Chaudhry, Adnan Faisal, Muhammad Mohsin Gillani

“…The risk of bias for included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool and sed on odds ratios (ORs), standardized mean differences (SMDs) and confidence intervals (CIs), a quantitative meta-analysis study was conducted. …”
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Interventions for Digital Addiction: Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses by Peng Lu, Jiamin Qiu, Shiqi Huang, Xinman Wang, Shasha Han, Sui Zhu, Youjing Ning, Fang-fang Zeng, Yuan Yuan

“…Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces anxiety (standardized mean difference [SMD] 0.939, 95% CI 0.311 to 1.586), internet gaming disorder symptoms (SMD 1.394, 95% CI 0.664 to 2.214), time spent gaming (SMD 1.259, 95% CI, 0.311 to 2.206), and IA scores (SMD –2.097, 95% CI –2.814 to –1.381). …”
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Evaluation of Non-Invasive Hemoglobin Monitoring in Perioperative Patients: A Retrospective Study of the Rad-67^TM (Masimo) by Philipp Helmer, Andreas Steinisch, Sebastian Hottenrott, Tobias Schlesinger, Michael Sammeth, Patrick Meybohm, Peter Kranke

“…This study evaluates the accuracy of SpHb compared to clinical standard blood gas analysis (BGA) in perioperative patients. …”
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Utilization of biomass ash generated from combined heat and power generation system as a multi-nutrient source for crops by Tirthankar Mohanty, Subhaprada Dash, Priyabrata Pattanaik, Hara Prasada Tripathy, J.M.L. Gulati, Dilip Kumar Mishra, William Holderbaum

“…The current gap lies in the need for systematic methods to convert this ash into compelling multi-nutrient compositions for agricultural use by developing a standardized process. The protocol includes the collection of crop residues like rice, maize and groundnut from the homogenous fields of respective crops at harvest as part of the initial study. …”
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No Need to Know: Toward Astrophysics-free Gravitational-wave Cosmology by Amanda M. Farah, Thomas A. Callister, Jose María Ezquiaga, Michael Zevin, Daniel E. Holz

“…When paired with a redshift measurement, this enables standard-siren cosmology: a Hubble diagram can be constructed to directly probe the Universe’s expansion. …”
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The Interpretation is the Message. Komposition als angewandte Interpretation bei György Kurtág by Tom Rojo Poller

“…. // At first sight, it seems fairly appropriate to apply standard music-analytical tools to the music of György Kurtág, since this music is deeply rooted in the tradition of European art music. …”
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Smartphone-Based Intervention Targeting Norms and Risk Perception Among University Students with Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Secondary Mediation Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Tria... by Joseph Studer, John A Cunningham, Elodie Schmutz, Jacques Gaume, Angéline Adam, Jean-Bernard Daeppen, Nicolas Bertholet

“…Outcomes were drinking volume (DV) in standard drinks per week and the number of heavy drinking days (HDDs) assessed at baseline and 6 months. …”
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Healthcare practitioners as accomplices: a qualitative study of gender affirmation in a context of ambiguous regulation in Indonesia by Benjamin Hegarty, Alegra Wolter, Amalia Puri Handayani, Kevin Marian, Jamee Newland, Dede Oetomo, Ignatius Praptoraharjo, Angela Kelly-Hanku

“…Abstract Background The World Professional Association for Transgender Health guidelines Standards of Care 8 draw on ethical arguments based on individual autonomy, to argue that healthcare and other professionals should be advocates for trans people. …”
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Robotic Assistance is Associated With No Intraoperative Fluoroscopy or Radiation Exposure During Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty by Sean Sequeira, MD, Alan Brett, PhD, Joseph Nessler, MD, Benjamin Frye, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD

“…This time was then converted to an effective radiation dose based on accepted standards, and this was multiplied by the average number of fluoroscopy shots per case to determine the average dosage per case. …”
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Radiogenomics and machine learning predict oncogenic signaling pathways in glioblastoma by Abdul Basit Ahanger, Syed Wajid Aalam, Tariq Ahmad Masoodi, Asma Shah, Meraj Alam Khan, Ajaz A. Bhat, Assif Assad, Muzafar Ahmad Macha, Muzafar Rasool Bhat

“…The survival rate remains low despite standard therapies, highlighting the urgent need for novel treatment strategies. …”
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Evaluasi Tata Kelola Teknologi Informasi di Dinas Pertanian Gianyar Menggunakan COBIT 2019 by I Nyoman Rai Widartha Kesuma, Irman Hermadi, Yani Nurhadryani

“…Evaluation of IT governance aims to increase the benefits of optimal use of IT and be able to manage the risks. COBIT 2019 is a standard framework that is considered complete and comprehensive in evaluating an organization's IT governance. …”
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A Community-Based Intervention for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Postpartum: One Healthy Start Site’s Story by Sampson M, Xu W, York FN, Roberson J

“…Using data from the standardized HS tools (required for all sites), aggregate demographic data and screening results of depression and interpersonal violence were assessed. …”
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Health Risk of Ingested Heavy Metals in Fluidized Canned Milks: Are We Drinking Heavy Metals? by Victor Eshu Okpashi

“…Peak Milk did not contain copper (Cu). Standard models for daily consumption of different heavy metals, such as Pb in Nunu (3.7E − 03) and Cowbell (−1.8E − 03), were used to construct the health risk evaluations. …”
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Antibacterial Potential of Honeybee Venom and <i>Monascus purpureus</i> Extracellular Metabolites Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria by Islam I. Teiba, Yasser S. A. Mazrou, Abeer H. Makhlouf, Yasser Nehela, Abdallah E. Mohamed, Ahmed M. Abbas, Islam Mamdouh, Emad H. El-Bilawy

“…Although the three bacterial strains were resistant to the antibiotic ampicillin-sulbactam (10/10 µg), both extracts exhibited superior antibacterial activity against the three bacterial strains compared to five standard antibiotics, especially RD extract, which produced the largest inhibition zone (20 ± 0.20 mm) against <i>S. aureus.…”
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AiGPro: a multi-tasks model for profiling of GPCRs for agonist and antagonist by Rahul Brahma, Sunghyun Moon, Jae-Min Shin, Kwang-Hwi Cho

“…This breakthrough sets a new standard in the GPCR studies, outperforming previous studies. …”
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Daily home monitoring of potassium, creatinine, and estimated plasma volume in heart failure post‐discharge by Patrick Rossignol, Renaud Fay, Nicolas Girerd, Faiez Zannad

“…It was possible to document a number of episodes of hyperkalaemia (>5: mean ± standard deviation: 2.2 ± 2.2 or 5.5: 1.7 ± 1.6 mmol/L), hypokalaemia (<4: 1.9 ± 2.4 or 3.5: 0.5 ± 1.2 mmol/L), worsening renal function (drop in estimated glomerular filtration rate > 20%: 1.3 ± 1.8 or 30%: 0.7 ± 1.2) and recongestion (ePV rise above 10%: 1.4 ± 1.5, 15%: 2.3 ± 2.4, 5.5 mL/g Hb: 1.8 ± 2.6) episodes indicative of clinically relevant and potentially actionable cardiorenal and electrolytic patterns. …”
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Solitary vitreous cysts: a series of case reports by A.B. Galimova, I.V. Baranchikova, G.I. Garipova, I.R. Karachurina, R.Yu. Ziyazetdinova

“…All patients underwent a standard ocular examination and enzyme immunoassay to detect antibodies against Toxoplasma, Taenia solium, and Echinococcus. …”
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Designing a Conceptual model for Evaluating the Performance of Software Developers in Fintech Organizations by Hassan Javadi, Fereshteh Amin

“…These sub-themes, listed in order of priority, include teamwork, quality of produced software, customer satisfaction, documentation skills, participation in knowledge sharing, commitment to scheduling, mastery of production tools, participation in goal realization, compliance with organizational regulations, adherence to technical standards, problem-solving ability, and frequency of software rewriting. …”
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Call to Action: Lead Pharmacy into the Next Decade by Kerry K Fierke, Gardner Lepp, Bridget McGugan, Marta Brooks, Gregory Zumach

“…Pharmacy leaders feel that leadership is needed to make decisions, take accountability and, especially in an area as highly regulated as healthcare, ensure regulations and procedures are followed and standards are upheld. At the same time, our current environment requires attention to new challenges such as a multigenerational workforce and artificial intelligence. …”
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