Label-Free Quantitative Proteomics Analysis of Nasal Lavage Fluid in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis by Musallam Kashoob, Afshan Masood, Assim A. Alfadda, Salini Scaria Joy, Wed Alluhaim, Shahid Nawaz, Mashal Abaalkhail, Omar Alotaibi, Saad Alsaleh, Hicham Benabdelkamel

“…Functional Gene Ontology (GO) analysis showed that dysregulated proteins were involved in airway inflammatory reaction, immune response, and oxidative stress. …”
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Effectiveness of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Treating Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mainak Roy, Mulagondla Harshavardhan Reddy, Deepanjan Das, Priyanshu, Denish Chandrakar, A Muhil Elavarasu

“…Introduction: Rotator cuff tendinopathy often causes significant shoulder pain and limits function. Traditional treatments, such as physical therapy and corticosteroid injections, provide inconsistent relief. …”
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Urinary elementomic analysis indicates aluminum as a potential urinary biomarker of sarcopenia in the older adults by Mei-Lin Li, Yi-Min Li, Jing-Jing Huang, Zhi-Yue Wang, Quan Wang, Can Zhao, Xiang Lu, Jin-Shui Xu, Zheng-Kai Shen, Wei Gao

“…Sarcopenia is characterized by aging-related progressive loss of muscle mass and function; however, the specific and sensitive biomarkers are still limited. …”
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Longitudinal Analysis of Stroke Patients’ Brain Rhythms during an Intervention with a Brain-Computer Interface by Ruben I. Carino-Escobar, Paul Carrillo-Mora, Raquel Valdés-Cristerna, Marlene A. Rodriguez-Barragan, Claudia Hernandez-Arenas, Jimena Quinzaños-Fresnedo, Marlene A. Galicia-Alvarado, Jessica Cantillo-Negrete

“…Upper limb rehabilitation is particularly challenging since approximately 35% of patients recover significant hand function after 6 months of the stroke’s onset. Therefore, new therapies, especially those based on brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and robotic assistive devices, are currently under research. …”
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Performance of COPD population screener questionnaire in COPD screening: a validation study and meta-analysis by Yanhui Gu, Ying Zhang, Qian Wen, Yao Ouyang, Yongchun Shen, He Yu, Chun Wan, Jing Zhu, Fuqiang Wen

“…This study aimed to validate the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Population Screener (COPD-PS) questionnaire as a screening tool in a cohort of Chinese subjects who underwent a health examination, and to summarise its overall performance through a meta-analysis. We enrolled 997 subjects aged ≥40 years who underwent a health examination, both lung function and COPD-PS data were collected. …”
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Immunogenicity, safety, usability and acceptability of microarray patches for vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis by S Rachel Skinner, Robert Booy, Erin Mathieu, Claire Thomas, Matthew N Berger, Ellen S Mowbray, Marian W A Farag, Cristyn Davies, Angus H Forster

“…There were no significant differences in immune cell function between MAPs and N&S. No serious adverse events were reported in MAPs. …”
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A meta-analysis of changes in cholinesterase activity among experimental animals infected with Toxoplasma gondii by F. K. Mohammad, S. H. Eassa, R. H. Abdullah

“…Reduced liver ChE activity could be a biomarker of liver injury along with other liver function tests in experimental animals infected with T. gondii. …”

Efficacy and safety of tripterygium glycosides combined with ACEI/ARB on diabetic nephropathy: a meta-analysis by Zhuan’E. Yao, Zhuan’E. Yao, Pengbo Wang, Qinjuan Fu, Qiong Song, Haojian Xu, Peng Zhang

“…This study only included randomized controlled trials of tripterygium glycosides combined with ACEI/ARB in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, and the final included studies were identified according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and meta-analysis of data was performed using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 44 RCTs with 3537 DN patients were included in the study. …”
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Intelligent Robot Interventions for People With Dementia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Wenqi Fan, Rui Zhao, Xiaoxia Liu, Lina Ge

“…However, the intervention of intelligent robots had no significant effect on the following (all P>.05): cognitive function, neuropsychiatric symptoms, depression, quality of life, step count during the day, and the hours of lying down during the night of patients with dementia. …”
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Effects of PGK1 on immunoinfiltration by integrated single-cell and bulk RNA-sequencing analysis in sepsis by Yu Liu, Weijie Li, Lei Lei, Yaoliang Zhou, Mingcheng Huang, Yide Li, Xiaoying Zhang, Yingyu Jiang, Haiqi Wu, Zhihua Zheng, Kongyang Ma, Chun Tang

“…Additionally, microarray and single-cell RNA sequencing data integration, including gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), KEGG and GO functional enrichment analysis, immune infiltration analysis, and single-cell sequencing analysis, were performed to elucidate the role of PGK1 in sepsis.ResultsOur results revealed a significant upregulation of PGK1 in sepsis patients, with the area under the ROC curve (AUC) exceeding 0.9 across multiple datasets, indicating PGK1’s strong potential as a diagnostic biomarker. …”
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Serum vitamin D levels in patients with Bell’s palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Elaheh Foroughi, Mehrdad Mozafar, Shayesteh Haghighi, Maryam Moghbel Baerz, Kosar Salehi Torabi, Aref Hafezi Bafti, Fatemeh Asadi, Mani Khorsand Askari, Erfan Shahabinejad

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Experimental evidence-based construction of electroacupuncture for ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Yaoguang Guo, Sihan Hu, Sihan Hu, Shiman Luo, Lang Tu, Yao Tang, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng

“…Improvements were also noted in neurological deficit scores [MD = −0.59, 95%CI (−0.92, −0.27), p < 0.05] and modified Neurological Severity Scores (mNSS) [MD = -5.68, 95%CI (−7.41, −3.95), p < 0.05], highlighting functional recovery. While the analysis showed no significant effect on caspase-3 densities [MD = −0.39, 95%CI (−0.79, 0.02), p > 0.05], a notable increase in Bcl-2 densities suggested an anti-apoptotic mechanism [MD = −0.73, 95%CI (−1.68, 0.21), p > 0.05]. …”
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Comparative RNA-Seq analysis of differentially expressed genes in the sertoli cells of yak and cattle-yak by Xue-Mei Chen, Ming-Xiu Wang, Peng Zhang, Ke-Min Jing, Bing-Lin Yue, Zhi-Juan Wu, Zhi-Xin Chai, Xin-Rui Liu, Jin-Cheng Zhong, Xin Cai

“…Sertoli cells were subjected to transcriptome sequencing, GO analysis, KEGG analysis and differentially expressed gene were validated by RT-qPCR and Western blotting. …”
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EXPLORING DISCOURSE MARKERS IN COMPLAINTS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE ITALIAN SPEAKERS by Anna De Marco, Emanuela Paone

“…At the B1-B2 level, a broader range of DMs was observed, fulfilling functions such as mitigating or reinforcing the complaint, modulating certainty, and managing the expressive tone of the interaction. …”
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Systematic review and meta‐analysis of the pelvic organ prolapse and vaginal prolapse among the global population by Tharanga Mudalige, Vindya Pathiraja, Gayathri Delanerolle, Heitor Cavalini, Shuqi Wu, Julie Taylor, Om Kurmi, Kathryn Elliot, Sharron Hinchliff, Carol Atkinson, Kristina Potocnik, Paula Briggs, Lucky Saraswat, Helen Felicity Kemp, George Eleje, Toh Teck Hock, Cristina Laguna Benetti‐Pinto, Irfan Muhammad, Rabia Kareem, Yassine Bouchareb, Peter Phiri, Ruishu Zhang, Yunfei Weng, Ieera Aggarwal, Jian Qing Shi, Ashish Shetty, Ian Litchfield, Nirmala Rathnayake, Sohier Elneil

“…Symptoms include pelvic discomfort, fullness, and changes in bladder or bowel function. Treatment ranges from conservative approaches to surgery, depending on symptom severity. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Plasma Protein Dynamics in Women with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Takotsubo Syndrome by Shafaat Hussain, Sandeep Jha, Evelin Berger, Linnea Molander, Valentyna Sevastianova, Zahra Sheybani, Aaron Shekka Espinosa, Ahmed Elmahdy, Amin Al-Awar, Yalda Kakaei, Mana Kalani, Ermir Zulfaj, Amirali Nejat, Abhishek Jha, Tetiana Pylova, Maryna Krasnikova, Erik Axel Andersson, Elmir Omerovic, Björn Redfors

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Whole-Genome Resequencing Analysis of Copy Number Variations Associated with Athletic Performance in Grassland-Thoroughbred by Wenqi Ding, Wendian Gong, Tugeqin Bou, Lin Shi, Yanan Lin, Xiaoyuan Shi, Zheng Li, Huize Wu, Manglai Dugarjaviin, Dongyi Bai

“…Several key genes associated with energy metabolism and muscle function were identified, including <i>AGT</i>, <i>IGFN1</i>, <i>IMMPL2</i>, <i>SLC41A3</i>, <i>AOX4</i>, and <i>ACAD11</i>. …”
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Research on the Variable Factors Influencing the Vitality of Commercial Districts Based on the SOR Theory Model by Qinghua Zhou, Yubo Wang

“…Using three representative commercial districts in China as case studies, this research conducts a multi-source data integration analysis. The findings reveal that cultural and historical significance, spatial openness, and the density of functional formats exert significant positive impacts on people’s behavior, perception, and sense of comfort. …”
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Correlation Analysis Study Between the Intensity of Counseling Friendship Network and Exercise Time Among University Taekwondo Athletics by Sung‐Min Son, Byung‐O Ahn

“…ABSTRACT Background The counseling friendship is defined as a relationship based on affection and mutual trust, wherein individuals share care, interest, and information, such as exchange emotions and concerns, thereby functioning as a social support system. Analyzing counseling friendships among university taekwondo athletes provides essential foundational data for overcoming the challenges they face and enhancing their athletic performance. …”
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Analysis and comparison of the trends in burden of low back pain in China and worldwide from 1990 to 2021 by Yongcun Wei, Yanchun Xie, Anwu Xuan, Hongwen Gu, Yi Lian, Zening Wang, Hongwei Wang, Hailong Yu

“…Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) substantially affects quality of life and functional capacity, ranking as a major global cause of disability. …”
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