Analysis of the short-to-intermediate-term efficacy of autologous costochondral transplantation in treatment for Hepple V osteochondral lesion of talus by Jiazheng Wang, Jieyuan Zhang, Shaolin Fu, Xueqian Li, Cheng Wang, Chenglin Wu, Shutao Zhang, Xin Ma, Zhongmin Shi

“…The related complications that occurred during the follow-up of the patients in the group were also recorded. Statistical analysis included normality assessment, intra-group comparisons (one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and LSD method for normal quantitative data, Mann–Whitney U for non-normal data, and chi-square for categorical variables). …”
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Comprehensive exploration of programmed cell death landscape in lung adenocarcinoma combining multi-omic analysis and experimental verification by Peng Yu, Leyang Xiao, Kaibo Hu, Jitao Ling, Yixuan Chen, Ruiqi Liang, Xinyu Liu, Deju Zhang, Yuzhen Liu, Tongchun Weng, Hongfa Jiang, Jing Zhang, Wuming Wang

“…In this research, we integrated fourteen types of PCD, bulk multi-omic data from TCGA-LUAD and other cohorts in gene expression omnibus (GEO) and clinical LUAD patients to develop our analysis. …”
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Biomechanical effects of loading methods on the patellofemoral joint during stair climbing: based on statistical parametric mapping analysis by Hongwen Zhang, Xingchen Zhang, Jing Ma, Na Sun, Litai Zhang, Yuan Gao

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Population pharmacokinetic analysis of rivaroxaban in healthy volunteers and patients with radiofrequency ablation of non-valvular atrial fibrillation in China by Fangfang Gu, Kaixian Tang, Cong Zhang, Mingsheng Hu, Junlong Sun, Xiang Yu, Mengli Tian, Chen Zhang, Yingrong Chen

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Integrated in vitro, microarray, and network pharmacology analysis reveals the multi-target anti-diabetic potential of Vigna unguiculata by Haseeba Sardar, Fatima Noor, Syed Mukarram Shah, Ashraf Ullah Khan, Jamelah S. Al-Otaibi, Fazal Hadi, Maria Daglia, Prof. Dr. Haroon Khan

“…Phytochemical screening identified several bioactive compounds. Functional annotation and KEGG pathway analysis confirmed these genes’ roles in crucial metabolic pathways. …”
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The effect of physical exercise on circulating neurotrophic factors in healthy aged subjects: A meta-analysis and meta-regression by Samira Behrad, Seyed Ashkan Tabibzadeh Dezfuli, Reza Yazdani, Saeed Hayati, Sanaz Mirzayan Shanjani

“…Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) may help the brain resist both functional and structural neurodegeneration, which is critical for maintaining cognitive and neurological health in older adults. …”
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Clinical and biological significance of estrogen receptor-positive/progesterone receptor-negative in invasive breast cancer: bioinformatic analysis by Maryam Althobiti, Raef Albugami, Mohammed Alnamnakani, Samir Alharbi, Michael Toss, Rajennder Kumar, Fahad Alkhureeb

“…Multiple online tools were employed to conduct functional enrichment analysis. STRING was used to create protein-protein interaction networks for the identified DEGs. …”
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Quantitative proteomic analysis deciphers mechanisms of sheath blight resistance in novel rice landrace against Rhizoctonia solani by Arvind Mohanan, S. K. Prashanthi, Y. P. Arun, A. Raghunandana, P. U. Krishnaraj, Spurthi N. Nayak, Yashoda Hegde

“…Functional annotation revealed that the proteins associated with jasmonic acid-induced systemic resistance (JA-ISR), brassinosteroid (BR) signaling pathway, terpenoid biosynthesis, cell wall remodeling and carbohydrate metabolism showed significant upregulation in Nizam Shait upon ShB infection. …”
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The Efficacy of Combined Use of Huaier Granules in the Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Tianhui Zhou, Yingying Zhang, Yuqing Lu, Zhaodong Sun, Dehui Wang, Xiaolong Zhang, Yu Wang, Yinuo Wei, Tiange Zhang, Xin Zhang, Ruohan Wei, Po Hu, Guangming Yang, Xinzhu Wang, Yang Pan

“…<b>Objective:</b> Existing clinical data suggest that Huaier granules effectively improve the condition of PLC patients. …”
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Proteomic analysis of plasma unravels dynamic pathways and potential biomarkers indicating disease stages following Mtb infection by Zonglei Zhou, Jie Tian, Yuying He, Haiyan Xiong, Weibing Wang

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Global sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification for a mathematical model of dry anaerobic digestion in plug-flow reactors by Daniele Bernardo Panaro, Andrea Trucchia, Vincenzo Luongo, Maria Rosaria Mattei, Luigi Frunzo

“…The calibration of model parameters is crucial to obtain the best fit between simulated and experimental data. Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification constitute essential tools in the field of biological systems modeling. …”
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Systemic doxycycline as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy in diabetic patients with periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zheng Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Zhenyu Zhang, Guoquan Zhang

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Identification and validation of cigarette smoking-related genes in predicting prostate cancer development through bioinformatic analysis and experiments by Duocheng Qian, Xin’an Wang, Tengfei Lv, Dujian Li, Xi Chen

“…This study identified the function of smoking-related genes involved in the progression of PCa.…”
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The Prevalence and Characteristics of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jun Zhang, Jiaying Hou, Dechen Liu, Yingqi Lv, Chi Zhang, Xianghui Su, Ling Li

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Responses of rice plant to multiple abiotic stresses revealed by transcriptome meta-analysis and identification of novel genetic factors by Asadollah Ahmdikhah, Mehdi Safaeizadeh, Alireza S. Tehranian

“…Several tolerant rice varieties were subjected to drought, salt and cold stresses and their transcriptomic responses were evaluated using affymetrix probe set. Meta-analysis of standardized microarray data was conducted to identify specific and common genes responding to multiple abiotic stresses. 375 and 298 genes were up- and downregulated under drought stress, 281 and 313 genes were up- and downregulated under salt stress, and 1,273 and 2,996 genes were up- and downregulated under cold stress. …”
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Colon cancer survival after radical surgery performed in hospitals of the Arkhangelsk region: a population-based analysis by D. V. Bogdanov, A. V. Berezin, E. F. Potekhina, E. A. Mordovsky, M. Yu. Valkov

“…One- and five-year cancer-specific survival rates were estimated by the survival tables; cumulative survival function was calculated by the Kaplan–meier method. …”
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Balanced Electrolyte Solutions Versus 0.9% Saline for Kidney Transplantation: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Susan S. Wan, MBBS, MMed (Clin Epi), FRACP, PhD, Kate Wyburn, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, Steven J. Chadban, PhD, FRACP, FAHMS, Michael G. Collins, MBChB, FRACP, PhD

“…Eligible studies were assessed for risk of bias and data were pooled for analysis. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation framework was used to assess the quality of evidence. …”
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Category-Based Sentiment Analysis of Sindhi News Headlines Using Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Transformer Models by Safdar Ali Soomro, Siti Sophiayati Yuhaniz, Mazhar Ali Dootio, Ghulam Mujtaba, Jawaid Ahmed Siddiqui

“…The rapid growth of digital content has made sentiment analysis (SA) an essential tool for understanding public sentiment and classifying textual data. …”
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Identification of a novel chemotherapy benefit index for patients with advanced ovarian cancer based on Bayesian network analysis. by Shuxiao Ma, Lu Zhou, Yi Liu, Hui Jie, Min Yi, Chenglin Guo, Jiandong Mei, Chuan Li, Lei Zhu, Senyi Deng

“…The AUC of internal validation and two external validation cohorts were 0.87, 0.71 and 0.70, respectively. Molecular function analysis indicated that the CBI-low subgroup is characterized by the activation of cancer-related signaling pathways, immune-related biological processes, higher TP53 mutation rate, particularly with a better response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) treatment, while the CBI-high subgroup is characterized by inhibition of cell cycle, less response to ICB treatment, and potential therapeutic targets.…”
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Atypical hierarchical brain connectivity in autism: Insights from stepwise causal analysis using Liang information flow by Shan Sun, Fei Wang, Fen Xu, Yufeng Deng, Jiwang Ma, Kai Chen, Sheng Guo, X. San Liang, Tao Zhang

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