Clinical efficacy and safety of sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, and Finerenone in type 2 diabetes melli... by Jingyi Guo, Maoying Wei, Wenhua Zhang, Yijia Jiang, Aijing Li, Churan Wang, Dan Yin, Anning Sun, Yanbing Gong

“…To assess the methodological quality and risk of bias in the included studies, we utilized the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment tool (RoB 2.0). …”
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Bisoprolol for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high risk of exacerbation: the BICS RCT by Graham Devereux, Seonaidh Cotton, Mintu Nath, Nicola McMeekin, Karen Campbell, Rekha Chaudhuri, Gourab Choudhury, Anthony De Soyza, Shona Fielding, Simon Gompertz, John Haughney, Amanda Lee, Graeme MacLennan, Alyn Morice, John Norrie, David Price, Philip Short, Jorgen Vestbo, Paul Walker, Jadwiga Wedzicha, Andrew Wilson, Olivia Wu, Brian Lipworth

“…Total number of major adverse cardiovascular events. Lung function (NB, during the COVID-19 pandemic, lung function could not be assessed in participants). …”
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Integrated Genome-Wide Analysis of Gene Expression and DNA Copy Number Variations Highlights Stem Cell-Related Pathways in Small Cell Esophageal Carcinoma by Di Liu, Xinyan Xu, Junmiao Wen, Liyi Xie, Junhua Zhang, Yuxin Shen, Guoliang Jiang, Jiayan Chen, Min Fan

“…Gene enrichments in addition to functional annotation and gene interaction networks were performed using DAVID 6.8 and STRING 10.0, respectively. …”
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Clinical efficacy of Ni-Ti memory alloy four-corner arthrodesis concentrator in the treatment of scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse: a follow-up of over 10 years by Baochuang Qi, Minzheng Guo, Chen Meng, Teng Wang, Chuan Li, Yongqing Xu

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The Relationship Between Supply Environment, Supply Chain Integration and Performance Considering Opportunistic Behaviors by Abbas َAsadi, safanaz Heidari

“…This research employed a goal-oriented approach and utilized a descriptive-correlational design for its data collection procedure.…”
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Isolation and Comprehensive Analysis of Cochlear Tissue‐Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles by Pei Jiang, Xiangyu Ma, Xinlin Wang, Jingyuan Huang, Yintao Wang, Jingru Ai, Hairong Xiao, Mingchen Dai, Yanqin Lin, Buwei Shao, Xujun Tang, Wei Tong, Zixuan Ye, Renjie Chai, Shasha Zhang

“…Compared to sEVs derived from in vitro sources, tissue‐derived sEVs can reflect the in vivo signals released from specific tissues more accurately. …”
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Flow-based Text Style Transfer Model by Zihan ZHANG, Jinqiao DAI, Pin YANG

“…In addition, a pre-trained discriminator is employed in the model training process to compare reconstructed stylized <inline-formula><tex-math id="M33-1">$ {\boldsymbol{z}}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{*}} $</tex-math><alternatives><graphic specific-use="online" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="202300639_M33-1.jpg"/><graphic specific-use="print" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="202300639_M33-1.png"/></alternatives></inline-formula> with its original content source <inline-formula><tex-math id="M34-1">$ {\boldsymbol{z}}_{\mathrm{a}} $</tex-math><alternatives><graphic specific-use="online" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="202300639_M34-1.jpg"/><graphic specific-use="print" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="202300639_M34-1.png"/></alternatives></inline-formula> The results are utilized to optimize the decoder. …”
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Measurement and Evaluation of Social Resilience Indicators in the Historical Neighborhoods of Tabriz City (Case Study: Sorkhab Neighborhood of Tabriz) by Leila Rahimi, Mahta Choobineh

“…In the analysis section, SPSS software was utilized, employing one-way variance and sample t-test methods to examine the impacts of gender, age, and education on the three functional, social, and cultural dimensions. …”
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Advances in Minimally Invasive Treatments for Prostate Cancer: A review of the Role of Ultrasound Therapy and Laser therapy by Corneliu-Dan Blendea, Mohammad Tazim Khan, Marius Stoian, Teodor Claudiu Ion Gligore, Ștefan Cuculici, Ion Lucian Stanciu, Mirela Gabriela-Irina Protosevici, Marius Iordache, Anca Buliman, Carmen Costea-Firan, Ioana Simona Cazacu, Liviu-Constantin Iordache, Doroteea Teoibaș-Șerban

“…HIFU consistently achieved precise tumor ablation with minimal collateral damage, leading to superior urinary and sexual function outcomes compared to traditional approaches. …”
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Mechanical Design and Motion Analysis of a Hybrid Robot for Equine Rehabilitation by YE Zenglin, DAI Zhonghong, ZHANG Liang'an, WEI Liangguo, CHEN Hua

“…ObjectiveEquine therapy, also referred to as therapeutic riding or equine-assisted therapy, is a clinical methodology that promotes physical, psychological, and social functioning through the integration of horse handling and riding skills. …”
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Therapeutic effects of raw rhubarb on gastrointestinal complications in ischemic stroke: An integrated analysis of gut microbiota, metabolomics, and network pharmacology by Zhanhao Ye, Dongmin Cao, Wenxing Ao, Ting Li, Minghua Xian, Shumei Wang

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Integrated single-cell analysis reveals the regulatory network of disulfidptosis-related lncRNAs in bladder cancer: constructing a prognostic model and predicting treatment respons... by Jiafu Xiao, Jiafu Xiao, Jiafu Xiao, Wuhao Liu, Wuhao Liu, Wuhao Liu, Jianxin Gong, Jianxin Gong, Jianxin Gong, Weifeng Lai, Weifeng Lai, Weifeng Lai, Neng Luo, Neng Luo, Neng Luo, Yingfan He, Junrong Zou, Junrong Zou, Zhihua He, Zhihua He, Zhihua He

“…This study aims to investigate disulfidptosis-related lncRNAs (DRLs) as potential prognostic markers for BLCA patients.MethodsUtilizing single-cell sequencing data, RNA sequencing data, and corresponding clinical information sourced from the GEO and TCGA databases, this study conducted cell annotation and intercellular communication analyses to identify differentially expressed disulfide death-related genes (DRGs). …”
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Molecular mechanisms of the anchang group prescription in treating radiation enteritis: network pharmacology analysis and experimental evidence by Wei Liang, Bo Li, Yuehong Sun, Dapeng Jia, Tingting Hu, Rujing Huang, Zhilong Liu, Huan Yang, Baocai Chen, Xiaoming Yin, Xinying He, Yunchuan Sun

“…This investigation seeks to delineate the active components and explore the molecular mechanisms by which ACZF mitigates RE, utilizing both network pharmacology and experimental approaches to provide a solid theoretical base for subsequent research and clinical applications.MethodsUtilizing network pharmacology, this research constructed a comprehensive “drug-active ingredient-target gene-disease” model leveraging resources such as TCMSP, SwissTargetPrediction, GeneCard, and OMIM. …”
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Pancreatic β-cells package double C2-like domain beta protein into extracellular vesicles via tandem C2 domains by Diana Esparza, Carinna Lima, Sarah Abuelreich, Ima Ghaeli, Jinhee Hwang, Eunjin Oh, Ayelet Lenz, Angel Gu, Nan Jiang, Fouad Kandeel, Debbie C. Thurmond, Tijana Jovanovic-Talisman

“…Moreover, in rat clonal β-cells, we probed domains required for DOC2B sorting into EVs.MethodUsing Single Extracellular VEsicle Nanoscopy, we quantified EVs derived from clonal β-cells (human EndoC-βH1, rat INS-1 832/13, and mouse MIN6); two other cell types known to regulate glucose homeostasis and functionally utilize DOC2B (skeletal muscle rat myotube L6-GLUT4myc and human neuronal-like SH-SY5Y cells); and human islets sourced from individuals with no diabetes (ND). …”
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Architecture and the Time of Space by Deborah Hauptman

“…As Foucault suggested, one of the great problems that arose in the 1950s was that of the political status of science and the ideological functions that it could serve. Another rebuke can be seen as the challenge to the primacy of truth as an adequation of subject to thing. …”
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AI-powered literature search: some observations and concerns by Farooq Azam Rathore, Fareeha Farooq

“…This raises questions about the data sources utilized by these AI tools and the overall reliability of their outputs. …”
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Solar‐Powered Hierarchical Microenvironments with Authigenic Multi‐Field Synergies for Simultaneous Extraction of Freshwater and Cesium by Liuyan Zhu, Lin Zhu, Ting Shi, Ke Zhao, Wenwen He, Lu Han, Zeying Jin, Jialin Kang, Shanfu Sun, Ningning Cao, Zhen Yu

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Population dynamics and monitoring applied to decision-making by M. J. Conroy, D. C. Lee

“…Second, certain outcomes are assigned value, via an objective or utility function. Both of these features involve factors beyond the usual consideration of ecological modeling; the first implies the presence of one or more “decision makers”, and the second characterizes the societal preferences of each possible outcome resulting from a prospective decision. …”
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Analyzing the Nature of Apparent Authority in Islamic Jurisprudence and Iranian Law by Hamid Reza Habibi, Behzad Pourseyyed

“…The shared legislative source of both rules, harmonizing apparent authority with foundational Islamic legal principles.     …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Self-Compassion and Mindfulness Therapies on Affection Control of Poor Parenting Adolescents by Zahra EffatDoost Sani, Mohammad Reza Zarbakhsh Bahri, Alireza Homayuni

“…Epsilon modification was applied, and Greenhouse Geisser statistics was utilized to test the examinees’ inner effects.Table 2 The Results repeated measure analysis of variance on Experimental and Control Groups in Pre, Post and follow up with Greenhouse - Geisser Scale  Source of ChangesSum of SquaresdfMean SquaresFpEta SquareStatistical PowerAffection ControlInner GroupsIntervention Levels4233.411.5327602.9964.540.0010.531Intervention Levels × Group1407.223.064599.3310.570.0010.170.99Within groupsGroup17394.0887.21427.679.280.0010.240.97The results indicated that the self-compassion and mindfulness treatments were effective with 0.24 effect (p= 0.001) on affection control of adolescences, which were significantly different from the control group. …”
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