Effect of Acupuncture on Cognitive Function of Insomnia Patients Compared with Drugs: A Protocol for Meta-analysis and Systematic Review by Shan Qin, Jing Jiang, Wen-Zhong Wu, Xiao-Qiu Wang, Han-Qing Xi, Qin-Qin Fang, Bin Xu, Cheng-Yong Liu

“…Insomnia, one of the most common sleep disorders, is thought to have an adverse effect on cognitive function. …”
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Insight into Neutrophil Extracellular Traps through Systematic Evaluation of Citrullination and Peptidylarginine Deiminases by Caitlyn L. Holmes, Daeun Shim, John Kernien, Chad J. Johnson, Jeniel E. Nett, Miriam A. Shelef

“…In rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune inflammatory arthritis, citrullinated proteins are targeted by autoantibodies and thus thought to drive disease. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are a source of citrullinated proteins and are increased in rheumatoid arthritis and therefore also implicated in disease pathogenesis. …”
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Bi-Hormonal Endocrine Cell Presence Within the Islets of Langerhans of the Human Pancreas Throughout Life by Jiwon Hahm, Dawn Kumar, Juan Andres Fernandez Andrade, Edith Arany, David J. Hill

“…Beta-cell plasticity and regenerative capacity are thought to decrease with age. We investigated the ontogeny of bi-hormonal islet endocrine cell populations throughout the human lifespan. …”
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Teaching healthy lifestyle behaviors based on philosophical thinking to preschool children: a randomized controlled trial by Zakieh Khoramaki, Mahin Nazari, Leila Ghahremani, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Abdolrahim Asadollahi

“…Evidence indicates that the incorporation of philosophical thinking—encompassing critical, creative, and compassionate thought—can significantly contribute to children’s cognitive and moral growth, thereby positively affecting their health-related decisions. …”
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Hyperoxia Reversibly Alters Oxygen Consumption and Metabolism by Patrick Lauscher, Sabine Lauscher, Harry Kertscho, Oliver Habler, Jens Meier

“…Ventilation with pure oxygen (hyperoxic ventilation: HV) is thought to decrease whole body oxygen consumption (VO2). …”
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Serum microRNAs as Diagnostic Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Narrative Review by K Lavanya, N Palaniappan, VM Vinodhini, Santhi Silambanan

“…Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is thought to be common worldwide among middle-aged women. …”
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Hydrolysis of Methionine- and Histidine-Containing Peptides Promoted by Dinuclear Platinum(II) Complexes with Benzodiazines as Bridging Ligands: Influence of Ligand Structure on th... by Snežana Rajković, Beata Warżajtis, Marija D. Živković, Biljana Đ. Glišić, Urszula Rychlewska, Miloš I. Djuran

“…The observed disparity in the catalytic activity of these complexes is thought to be due to different relative positioning of nitrogen atoms in the bridging qx, qz, and phtz ligands and consequent variation in the intramolecular separation of the two platinum(II) metal centers.…”
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The Role of Host‐Range Expansion and Co‐Speciation in Host–Parasite Associations With the Divergence of the Great Tit Species Complex by Xi Huang, Vincenzo A. Ellis, Yangyang Peng, Farah Ishtiaq, Haitao Wang, Wei Liang, Qiang Wu, Staffan Bensch, Lu Dong

“…ABSTRACT During the evolution of parasites, co‐speciation and host‐range expansion are thought to play roles in establishing associations with hosts, while sorting events can lead to dissolution of those associations. …”
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Potential Involvement of Type I Interferon Signaling in Immunotherapy in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis by Lina Mattson, Antonio Lentini, Danuta R. Gawel, Tejaswi V. S. Badam, Mikael Benson, Torbjorn Ledin, Colm E. Nestor, Mika Gustafsson, Jordi Serra-Musach, Janne Bjorkander, Zou Xiang, Huan Zhang

“…Recent studies report type I interferons shifting the balance between type I T helper cell (Th1) and type II T helper cells (Th2) towards Th2 dominance by inhibiting the differentiation of naive T cells into Th1 cells. As SIT is thought to cause a shift towards Th1 dominance, we hypothesized that SIT would alter interferon type I signaling. …”
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Perceptions of Cardiovascular Healthcare Professionals Regarding Clinical Trials: A Survey-Based Study from the Middle East by Zainab Atiyah Dakhil, Hasan Ali Farhan, Mohammed Dheyaa Marsool, Mohammed Saad Qasim, Michele Peters, Jose Leal

“…Prior participation was not significantly associated with respondent gender, academic affiliation, or presence of institutional ethical committee. Of the total, 95.7% thought that clinical trials should be conducted in Iraq, with 58.8% reporting that they would participate if invited. …”
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Biocompatible and Biodegradable Ultrafine Nanoparticles of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate-co-Methacrylic Acid) Prepared via Semicontinuous Heterophase Polymerization: Kinetics and Produc... by Henned Saade, María de Lourdes Guillén, Judith Cabello Romero, Jesús Cepeda, Anna Ilyna, Salvador Fernández, Francisco Javier Enríquez-Medrano, Raúl Guillermo López

“…The method used for the preparation of these particles stabilized in a latex containing around 11% solids includes the dosing of the monomers mixture on a micellar solution preserving monomer starved conditions. It is thought that the operation at these conditions combined with the hydrophilicity of MMA and MAA units favors the formation of ultrafine particles; the propagation reaction carried out within so small compartments renders copolymer chains rich in syndiotactic units very likely as consequence of the restricted movements of the end propagation of the chains. …”
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The effect of gender on the story-writing style of the novels My Bird, From Satan Learnt and Burnt, Your Redness from Me, and Bibi Shahrazad based on Sara Mills’s Theory by Fatemeh Ranjbar, Hassan Akbari Beyragh

“…As a result, it seems that, although a literary work is a product of an artist's mentality, language and world, the structural differences of gender are effective in creating linguistic, mental, stylistic and thought differences.…”
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Recovery Method and Parameter Optimization of a Pilot Test for Conformance Control Flooding and Thermal Recovery in the Offshore Heavy Oilfield by Yanxia Zhou, Xiangguo Lu, Bao Cao, Yigang Liu, Yunbao Zhang, Xun Zhong

“…In addition, sensitivity analysis was conducted to rank the most important parameters based on the three Patterns. At last, it is thought that the synergistic effect between conformance control and thermal recovery made more oil recovered, which was intuitively clarified in the mechanism analysis.…”
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Ajouts, omissions, substitutions : la main fautive des copistes dans le texte de L’Éducation sentimentale by Pierre-Marc de Biasi, Déborah Boltz

“…Probably because the act itself of “copying” has always been considered negligible, quite insignificant. It is thought that the copyist’s manuscript is incapable of revealing anything of interest since it is only the slavish reproduction of the definitive autograph Manuscript… In fact this is not the case at all. …”
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MODERN FOREIGN CONSTITUTIONALISM: MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND INTERNATIONAL LAW by Mykhaylo O. Baymuratov, Natalia V. Bocharova

“…The European vector of modern Ukrainian politics involves a broad and thorough acquaintance with the latest achievements of European and world legal thought. Domestic jurisprudence, which has been developing for many years in line with the orthodox Marxist methodology, overcomes not only ideological isolation, but also produces a new research culture based on the study and understanding of modern trends in foreign jurisprudence. …”
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Rediscovery of Social Reality of the City and the Village: Methodological Novations of the Study of Life Space Dynamics by C. I. Ildarhanova

“…The world sociological thought pays more attention to the dynamics of urban-rural relations within the modernization of the living space. …”
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The battle of question formats: a comparative study of retrieval practice using very short answer questions and multiple choice questions by Elise V. van Wijk, Mario de Jonge, Floris M. van Blankenstein, Roemer J. Janse, Alexandra M.J. Langers

“…Regardless of question format, most students thought the practice tests were beneficial for learning. …”
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Implementing a rapid geographic range expansion - the role of behavior changes by Logan, Corina, McCune, Kelsey, LeGrande-Rolls, Christa, Marfori, Zara, Hubbard, Josephine, Lukas, Dieter

“…It is generally thought that behavioral flexibility, the ability to change behavior when circumstances change, plays an important role in the ability of species to rapidly expand their geographic range. …”
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Overexpression of Delayed Rectifier K+ Channels Promotes In situ Proliferation of Leukocytes in Rat Kidneys with Advanced Chronic Renal Failure by Itsuro Kazama, Yoshio Maruyama, Yasuhiro Endo, Hiroaki Toyama, Yutaka Ejima, Mitsunobu Matsubara, Shin Kurosawa

“…The overexpression of Kv1.3 channels in the leukocytes was thought to contribute to the progression of renal fibrosis by stimulating cell cycling and promoting cellular proliferation.…”
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The effect of l-ergothioneine and fetuin on blastocyst development rates by Sakine Ülküm Çizmeci, Dursun Ali Dinç, Mustafa Numan Bucak, Ömer Faruk Yeşilkaya, Vahit Ağır, Maide Gölbaşı, Ayşe Sarı, Hasan Ali Çay

“…By investigating the use of L-Erg in different doses, it was thought that the dose can be used with the highest antioxidant activity in vitro embryo production and more blastocysts could be produced.…”
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