Immunohistochemical Expression of AQP2 and HSP70 in Broiler Kidney Tissue Treated with Salix tetrasperma Roxb. Extract under Heat Exposure by Sugito Sugito, Etriwati Etriwati, Muslim Akmal, Erdiansyah Rahmi, Mira Delima, Zainal Abidin Muchlisin, Denny Irmawati Hasan

“…The importance of AQP2 and HSP70 compounds in maintaining the homeostasis of the chicken body when it is subjected to heat stress is well established. This study aims to determine the effect of giving the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Salix tetrasperma Roxb. on the immunohistochemical expression of AQP2 and HSP70 in exposed and unexposed broiler kidney tissue. …”
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The association between frailty and falls among individuals aged 60 years and older residing in community settings and experiencing hip fractures in China: a cross-sectional study by Lan Jiang, Shulong Ding, Juxia Wang

“…Appropriate adjustments were made for confounding factors, such as age, gender, marital status, education level, smoking, drinking, body mass index (BMI), hearing and vision impairment, hypertension, diabetes, medication history, exercise, and hip fracture.Results After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 5224 subjects from CHARLS (male: 52.2%, female: 47.8%) and 174 patients from the trauma and orthopedic ward (male: 36.2%, female: 63.8%) were included. …”
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Hotspots in peril: Misalignment of conservation efforts and ecological values in a shallow coastal sea by Kasper J. Meijer, Oscar Franken, Sterre Witte, Sander J. Holthuijsen, Tjisse van der Heide, Laura L. Govers, Han Olff

“…Because the whole Wadden Sea is subject to several international protection schemes (e.g. …”
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Continuity in Teaching the Course Algebra and the Beginning of Analysis: Adaptation of Students to New Conditions by Azizkhan Umiralkhanov, Alma Abylkassymova, Yessenkeldy Tuyakov, Larissa Zhadrayeva, Almagul Ardabayeva

“…Recent studies show that the low level of training of school graduates in mathematics causes difficulties in adapting them to subjects in pedagogical universities. The purpose of this work is to develop the concept of continuity in the teaching of algebra and the beginning of analysis in secondary and higher educational institutions and to verify the conditions for its implementation. …”
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Blood-based biomarkers and plasma Aβ assays in the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia by Pablo Mohaupt, Jana Kindermans, Jérôme Vialaret, Sarah Anderl-Straub, Leonie Werner, Sylvain Lehmann, Christophe Hirtz, Markus Otto, Patrick Oeckl

“…Results The novel IP-MS assay measuring the Aβ42/40 ratio demonstrated an AUC of 0.82 for differentiating AD from control subjects. While it did not significantly outperform the composite biomarker score from the Shimadzu assay (AUC = 0.79, P = 0.67), it significantly outperformed the Shimadzu Aβ42/40 ratio (AUC = 0.65, P = 0.037) and the Simoa Aβ42/40 assay (AUC = 0.57, P = 0.023). …”
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Pharmacy students’ opinion on mandatory summer internships carried out in community and hospital pharmacies by Lucyna Bułaś, Anna Gołda, Ewa Długosz, Artur Owczarek, Anna Zagaja, Mariola Drozd

“…The quality of this didactic process should be subjected to constant verification. What is important is that pharmacists who are tutors of students participating in summer internships should obtain an academic support in the area of education and training, relevant to the professional preparation for the didactic process. …”
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Chronic fatigue and headache in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a radiological and clinical evaluation by Gonçalo G. Almeida, Gonçalo G. Almeida, Saide Alkan, Saide Alkan, Robert Hoepner, André Euler, André Euler, Lara Diem, Franca Wagner

“…These findings suggest that T2-hyperintense brain lesions may not be directly related to the subjective experience of these symptoms. Further research with larger sample sizes and adjustment for potential confounding factors is necessary to better understand the relationship between MRI findings and post-COVID-19 syndrome symptoms.…”
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Hubungan Jumlah Komplikasi Kronik Dengan Derajat Gejala Depresi Pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 Di Poliklinik Rsup Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Try Rahmi Lussii Karsuita, Eva Decroli, Delmi Sulastri

“…M. Djamil Padang. The subject  consisted of 76 diabetic patients. The number of chronic complications was identified by looking at the medical record of patients, whereas the degree of depressive symptom assessed by interview using a questionnaire BDI II. …”
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Effect of Music Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on Reducing the Fall Risk in Elderly Patients with Multimorbidity by CHEN Xiaoya, YU Nannan, DING Jiajia, GUO Shanshan, DONG Hongsheng, DING Yuqing, ZHONG Na

“…ObjectiveTo explore the effect of music therapy combined with rehabilitation training on reducing the fall risk in elderly patients with multimorbidity.MethodsA total of 72 elderly patients with chronic multimorbidity hospitalized in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Shanghai Jiahua Hospital from October 2021 to October 2022 were selected. The subjects were randomly assigned to the treatment group and the control group, with 36 cases in each group. …”
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Advanced TSGL-EEGNet for Motor Imagery EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces by Xin Deng, Boxian Zhang, Nian Yu, Ke Liu, Kaiwei Sun

“…The testing results show that the proposed model has achieved 78.96&#x0025; (0.7194) average classification accuracy (kappa) on the dataset BCI Competition IV 2a, which are greater than EEGNet, C2CM, MB3DCNN, SS-MEMDBF and FBCSP, especially on insensitive subjects. The proposed model has also achieved 85.30&#x0025; (0.8040) average classification accuracy (kappa) on the dataset BCI Competition III IIIa, which are greater than the EEGNet, MFTFS <italic>et al.…”
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EASTERN MYSTICISM AND TIMOTHY LEARY: HUMAN BEYOND THE CONVENTIONAL REALITY by T. V. Danylova

“…These non-dualistic traditions emphasize: we have to transcend our dual thinking in order to perceive true nature of our inner self and to achieve the state of the absolute unity with everything that exists. “Subject – object” duality is illusory. Being disintegrated from the Oneness, a human is dissociated into different parts. …”
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Interpretive structural modeling (ISM) of risk management in Iran's construction industry by Hamed Shokri, Abbas Afrazeh

“…Also, according to (D-R), the lowest value, the risk dimension of laws and regulations, is the most effective dimension of risk management in Iran's construction industry.Originality/Value: The current research is new in terms of the subject area, i.e. in the field of the construction industry of Iran, and in terms of the location area, i.e. companies active in the field of the construction industry of New Tehran. …”
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Effect of Lb. plantarum BFE 5092 Fermentation on Antinutrient and Oligosaccharide Composition of Whole Red Haricot Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) by Vivian C. Kitum, Peter K. Kinyanjui, Julius M. Mathara, Daniel N. Sila

“…After fermentation, the beans were dried and milled, and the flours were subjected to biochemical analysis. ANOVA was done using SPSS statistics 23. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Suzi AbdelAziz, Nour A. El-Goly, Ahmed M. Maged, Nehal Bassiouny, Nihal El-Demiry, Ahmed Shamel, Yang Pan

“…We conducted a comprehensive literature search from database inception to November 2023 using terms such as placenta creta, increta, percreta, PAS, MRI, and their respective Medical Subject Headings terms. All prospective and retrospective cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies involving prenatal magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of PAS with subsequent pathological confirmation were included. …”
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Evaluation of extracts from used Xpert MTB/RIF cartridges for detection of resistance to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Et... by Tilahun Ketema, Mulualem Tadesse, Zegeye Bonsa, Getu Balay, Wakjira Kebede, Mekidim Mekonnen, Gemeda Abebe

“…Sputum samples from RR-TB patients were split, with one aliquot being subjected for Xpert testing and the other being cultured on Lowenstein-Jensen media. …”
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Individual monitoring of occupational external radiation in radiation workers of medical institutions in Jing’an District, Shanghai by KUANG Yujie, XIAO Hong, GAO Linfeng, WANG Bin, LU Shunqi

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the individual monitoring results of the radiation workers in Shanghai’s Jing’an District from 2017 to 2023, to assess the occupational protection status as well as to offer scientific references for enhancing occupational health and radiation safety, and to provide support for health education initiatives targeting radiation workers.MethodsRadiation workers from several medical institutions in Jing’an District from 2017 to 2023 were selected as the subjects for this study. The individual dose of occupational external radiation exposure was monitored by using thermoluminescence dosimeters. …”
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Assessment of the validity and reliability of the nurses’ professional values scale—revised in Persian version among nursing students by Fahimeh Alsadat Hosseini, Ladan Zarshenas, Kobra Parvan, Maryam Shaygan, Banafsheh Tehranineshat, Brian Thomson

“…Following a back-translation process, the Persian version was subjected to face, content, and construct validity assessments. …”
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Unlocking melanoma Suppression: Insights from Plasma-Induced potent miRNAs through PI3K-AKT-ZEB1 axis by Pradeep Bhartiya, Apurva Jaiswal, Manorma Negi, Neha Kaushik, Eun Ha Choi, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik

“…Methods: Melanoma cells were exposed to NTP and then subjected to high-throughput miRNA sequencing to identify NTP-regulated miRNAs. …”
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Predictors of a Good Outcome after Endovascular Stroke Treatment with Stent Retrievers by Ozcan Ozdemir, Semih Giray, Zulfikar Arlier, Demet Funda Baş, Yusuf Inanc, Ertugrul Colak

“…Apart from diabetes, the baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients were similar between subjects with poor outcome versus those with good outcomes. …”
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Identification and validation of prognostic biomarkers in ccRCC: immune-stromal score and survival prediction by Fang Lyu, Yuxin Zhong, Qingliu He, Wen Xiao, Xiaoping Zhang

“…Methods Data from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) were subjected to analysis to compute immune and stromal scores utilizing the ESTIMATE algorithm. …”
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