Investigating ethylene oxide exposure and its associations with kidney indicators and lipid profiles: the mediating effect of HDL in NHANES 2013-2020 by Yiheng Luo, Duo Xu, Weiyong Zhang, Kai Wang, Mingqin Kuang, Yueyang Liu

“…However, its potential relationships with kidney function and lipid profiles require further investigation.MethodsThis study analyzed data from 3,500 US adults participating in NHANES 2013–2020. …”
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Unlocking wellness: the comprehensive impact of community-based exercise programs on older adults by Ronal Surya Aditya, Ah Yusuf, Qory Tifani Rahmatika, Achmad Masfi, Muhammad Putra Ramadhan, Eri Yanuar Akhmad Budi Sunaryo, Nurma Afiani, Nurul Evi, Yhenti Widjayanti, Neni Fidya Santi, Domingos Soares, Reem Iafi AlMutairi

“…Participants in-cluded 45 older adults aged 60 years and above who had been in the program for at least three months. Result: The analysis revealed several key themes: Improvement in Physical Function (increased mobility, strength, balance, and endurance), Enhanced Exercise Self-Efficacy (confidence in physical abilities, positive attitude toward exercise, self-management of health), Social and Emotional Benefits (social connections, emotional support, motivation from group dynamics, reduced loneliness), Psychological and Cognitive Benefits (increased mental alertness, stress reduction, improved mood), Overcoming Initial Challenges (physical barriers, psycholog-ical hesitations, adapting to new routines), Long-Term Commitment and Behavior Change (continued participation, development of healthy habits, increased awareness of health), and Program Design and Facilitators' Role (tailored exercises, positive influence of instructors, accessibility of the program). …”
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Evaluation and selection of high-frequency chest wall oscillation modes in children with community-acquired pneumonia based on pulse oximetry by M. L. Aryayev, D. V. Usenko

“…The high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) is a method of airway clearance therapy, which helps to restore the drainage function of the bronchial glands, improve the pulmonary function and pulmonary gas exchange in children with cystic fibrosis, atelectasis, and bronchiectasis. …”
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Galectin-3 as a Marker of Cardiorenal Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by V. I. Podzolkov, N. A. Dragomiretskaya, A. V. Kazadaeva, Yu. G. Belyaev, A. V. Tolmacheva

“…There was a trend to increase the concentration of galectin-3 with increase in NT-proBNP level. Correlation analysis showed significant feedback (r=−0.41, p<0.05) between galectin-3 and EF only in patients with preserved systolic function. …”
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Scutellarin prevents obesity-induced renal fibrosis via reduced activation of AP-1 by Haoan Yi, Yibing Jiang, Wei Li, Ling Shen, Wei Zhang, Shude Li, Yushan Xu, Fei Li

“…Renal function was evaluated by analyzing serum uric acid (UA), creatinine (CRE), and blood urea nitrogen (BUN). …”
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The patient-reported outcome measure for older people living with frailty receiving acute care (PROM-OPAC): field-testing and validation by James D. van Oppen, Simon P. Conroy, Jagruti Lalseta, Nicola Mackintosh, Peter Riley, Vivien Richardson, Jose M. Valderas, Timothy J. Coats

“…Healthcare knowledge, situational security, and physical and psychosocial function are important outcomes typically not collected. …”
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Effect of immunomodulation on cardiac remodelling and outcomes in heart failure: a quantitative synthesis of the literature by Navkaranbir S. Bajaj, Kartik Gupta, Nitin Gharpure, Mike Pate, Lakshay Chopra, Rajat Kalra, Sumanth D. Prabhu

“…Conclusions Immunomodulation led to improved cardiac structure and function in patients with HFrEF. While these benefits did not translate into a significant improvement in mortality, our analysis suggests that larger studies of targeted immunomodulation are needed to understand the true benefits.…”
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Impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure on thyroid hormone sensitivity: a cross-sectional study of urinary metabolites in 2356 adults from NHANES by Min Li, Hui Li, Qingqing Yang, Chenchen Wu, Weihua Sun, Xiaolei Hu, Zhaoming Shi, Guoxi Jin

“…Weighted quantile regression analysis demonstrated that OH-PAHs exerted a statistically significant effect (p<0.05) on TH sensitivity indices, including TFQIFT4, thyroid feedback quantile index of FT3, TT4RI, hyrotropin triiodothyronine resistance index and TSHI.Conclusions In the US population with normal thyroid function, PAH exposure may interfere with TH sensitivity, with effects varying by population characteristics.…”
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Longitudinal Study on Clinical Predictors for Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Children and Young People with Cystic Fibrosis Highlights the Impact of Infection with <i>A... by Emily L. D. Chesshyre, Beth Enderby, Angela C. Shore, Fiona C. Warren, Adilia Warris

“…<i>Aspergillus</i> colonisation (<i>p</i> = 0.01) and IV antibiotic use (<i>p</i> < 0.0001) were associated with having ABPA in 2009. Longitudinal analysis of the group without ABPA in 2009 identified male gender, younger age, lower lung function, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> infection, and <i>Aspergillus</i> colonisation to be significantly associated with the development of ABPA (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). …”
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COL10A1+ fibroblasts promote colorectal cancer metastasis and M2 macrophage polarization with pan-cancer relevance by Shangshang Hu, Muzi Ding, Jinwei Lou, Jian Qin, Yuhan Chen, Zixuan Liu, Yue Li, Junjie Nie, Mu Xu, Huiling Sun, Xinliang Gu, Tao Xu, Shukui Wang, Shukui Wang, Yuqin Pan

“…The DNA-PKcs inhibitor NU7441 reduces COL10A1 expression, suppresses CAF activity, and reverses EMT and M2 polarization. Pan-cancer analysis suggests that COL10A1+Fib may have similar functional roles across multiple major solid tumors. …”
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Correlation and Agreement of Quantitative Flow Ratio With Fractional Flow Reserve in Saphenous Vein Grafts by Ruben W. de Winter, Yvemarie B. O. Somsen, Roel Hoek, Pepijn A. van Diemen, Ruurt A. Jukema, Mathé P. Jonker, Albert C. van Rossum, Jos W. R. Twisk, Rolf A. Kooistra, Jasper Janssen, Sina Porouchani, Adriaan Wilgenhof, Niels J. Verouden, Ibrahim Danad, Johan H. C. Reiber, Alexander Nap, Paul Knaapen

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Unveiling macrophage dynamics and efferocytosis-related targets in diabetic kidney disease: insights from single-cell and bulk RNA-sequencing by Binshan Zhang, Yunqi Wu, Zhongli Wang, Suhua Gao, Hongyan Liu, Yao Lin, Pei Yu, Pei Yu

“…As time progressed, the number of resident macrophages substantially dropped, with diminishing M1-like and increasing M2-like phenotypes relative to early stages. Further analysis pointed to the most enrichment of macrophage function is the phagosome. …”
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Identification of Differentially Expressed Drought-Responsive Genes in Guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub] by Aref Alshameri, Fahad Al-Qurainy, Abdel-Rhman Gaafar, Salim Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Saleh Alansi, Hassan O. Shaikhaldein, Abdalrhaman M. Salih

“…Subsequently, an Empirical Analysis of Digital Gene Expression Data in the R Bioconductor package was used to identify DEGs. …”
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Evaluation Method for Remaining Life of XLPE Insulated Power Cable by MA Hanchao, GAO Baoqi, LI Xiangyang, WU Suzhou, ZHANG Xiaojun

“…Second, the weight value and the adaptation function are calculated by the particle group algorithm, and the input data is normalized. …”
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Comparison of CFBP, FFBP, and RBF Networks in the Field of Crack Detection by Dhirendranath Thatoi, Punyaslok Guru, Prabir Kumar Jena, Sasanka Choudhury, Harish Chandra Das

“…At the last phase a comparative study has been made between the data obtained from neural network technique and finite element analysis.…”
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Exploring the anticancer mechanism of cardiac glycosides using proteome integral solubility alteration approach by Wenjie Qin, Yinhua Deng, Huan Ren, Yanling Liu, Ling Liu, Wenhui Liu, Yuxi Zhao, Chen Li, Zhiling Yang

“…Molecular docking confirmed stable interactions between CGs and these DSPs. Re‐analysis of public data supported the impact of CGs on cancer metabolism and cell signaling pathways. …”
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Very-Large-Scale Integration-Friendly Method for Vital Activity Detection with Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave Radars by Krzysztof Ślot, Piotr Łuczak, Paweł Kapusta, Sławomir Hausman, Arto Rantala, Jacek Flak

“…The proposed computational architecture can be directly mapped onto custom digital–analog VLSI hardware, which is a unique approach in research on intelligent FMCW sensor development, offering a potential energy-efficient data analysis solution for target applications, such as preventing human trafficking or providing life-sign detection under limited visibility. …”
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An Artificial Intelligence-Based Approach With Photoplethysmogram and Heart Rate Variability for Sleep Bruxism Diagnosis by Omer Eris, Mehmet Recep Bozkurt, Seval Bulut Eris, Cahit Bilgin

“…We used Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to reduce the data size and Fisher&#x2019;s feature selection algorithm to identify the most important features. …”
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Does Specific Height Placement of a Flexible Syndesmotic Devices Affect Patient Reported and Radiographic Outcomes after Syndesmotic ORIF in Ankle Fractures? by Sarah Hall BA, C., Anthony Pumilia MD, Chase Gauthier MD, J. Benjamin Jackson MD, MBA, Edward T. Haupt MD, Eric I. Ferkel MD, Tyler Gonzalez MD, MBA

“…Categorical data was compared by Chi-squared analysis. Results: Flexible syndesmotic device placement within current guidelines demonstrated improvement in PROMIS function (p=0.044), pain (p=0.032), and mobility (p=0.035) scores at postoperative follow-up. …”
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Assessing Causality Between Plasma Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor With Major Depression Disorder: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Ming Chen, Hao‐Zhang Huang, Yi‐Hui Liu, Qiang Li, Lin‐Yan Fu, Cai‐Lan Hou

“…In a subsequent phase, we analyzed MDD data from FinnGen (N = 448,069) with plasma BDNF data from three additional GWAS sources: UK Biobank (N = 33,924), deCODE (N = 35,353), and INTERVAL (N = 3301). …”
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