Evaluation of Anxiety and Depression Levels in High-Risk Pregnancies During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Approaches to Vaccination: A Case-Control Study by Seval Yilmaz Ergani, Huriye Guvenc Sacinti, Mujde Can Ibanoglu, Kadriye Yakut Yucel, Caner Kose, Nazan Vanli Tonyali, Elif Gulsah Diktas, Rahmi Sinan Karadeniz, Can Tekin Iskender, Yaprak Ustun

“…STUDY DESIGN: In a case-control study, the Beck Depression and Beck Anxiety Scales were administered to 62 high-risk pregnant women and 296 normal pregnant women who registered at our hospital. …”
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Ocular Surface Disease Severity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: is This Really Significant in Daily Life? by Demet Yabanoglu, Funda Gode

“…Ocular surface disease grading was performed using the Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaire, slit lamp examination, meibomian gland secretion scoring, tear film breakup time, staining scores of ocular surfaces, the Schirmer's test, and tear osmolarity assessment. …”
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Associated Bleeding Risks: A Narrative and Clinical Review by Amber N. Edinoff, Keerthiga Raveendran, Marc A. Colon, Bennett H. Thomas, Katie A. Trettin, Grace W. Hunt, Adam M. Kaye, Elyse M. Cornett, Alan D. Kaye

“…Increased serotonin can also increase gastric acid secretion, which increases the risk for ulceration. …”
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Clinical features and diagnostic criteria of diseases of esophagogastroduodenal zone in patients with gallstone disease after cholecystectomy by I. V. Kozlova, Ye. V. Graushkina

“…After operation secretory and motor dysfunction of gastroduodenal zone aggravated: significantly more frequent decrease secretion of muriatic acid, duodenogastric and duodenogastroesophageal refluxes were found. …”
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Neural progenitor cell-derived exosomes in ischemia/reperfusion injury in cardiomyoblasts by Oiva Arvola, Virpi Stigzelius, Minna Ampuja, Riikka Kivelä

“…In the adult human brain, vestigial neuronal progenitor stem cells contribute to neuronal repair and recovery following cerebral ischemic injury, an effect modulated by secreted exosomes. Ischemia conditioned neuronal cell derived supernatant and experimental stroke has been shown to be injurious to the heart. …”
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Explaining the Factors Affecting the Competence Development of Managers in Public Hospitals with an Approach Based on the General Policies of the Health System by Saied Moradi, Mohammadreza Rabiee Mandejin, Mohammad Mohammadi

“…Background and purpose: The implementation of key components in the selection of meritorious candidates, ensuring they possess the necessary capabilities for key and sensitive positions, and adhering to the principle of meritocracy in the distribution of power and division of duties and responsibilities among society’s elites, not only contributes to the stability, growth, and development of the country but is also one of the secrets to the success and longevity of leaders. Therefore, this article aims to explain the factors influencing the competence development of public hospital managers, guided by the general policies of the health system. …”
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Innovation of kwetiau with red rice and red bean flour: evaluation of nutritional value and potential fiber source for patients with diabetes mellitus by Mulus Gumilar, Gurid Pramintarto Eko Mulyo, Dila Evianda, Roro Nur Fauziyah

“… Diabetes mellitus is characterized by hyperglycemia and metabolic dysfunctions in carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, primarily due to impaired insulin action and/or secretion. Dietary fiber can help delay carbohydrates conversion to glucose, slow the rise in blood sugar, and aid in blood sugar regulation. …”
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Ductus Venosus Doppler S/D Value Adjusted Alfa Fetoprotein Levels to Decrease False Positive Rates by Alptekin Tosun, Enis Özkaya, Vakkas Korkmaz, Yasemin Çekmez

“… OBJECTIVE: Fetal liver is mostly perfused by umbilical vein via ductus venosus and AFP is synthesized and secreted from fetal liver. In this study we tried to determine the effect of ductus venosus and umbilical blood flow on serum AFP levels STUDY DESIGN: Sixty women with 16-20 weeks of gestation were enrolled for the study. …”
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Resistant stomach ulcer at Cushing disease: clinical case by N. V. Novozhilov, Yu. O. Shulpekoa, S. V. Mironov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Hypercorticoidism is one of the causes of treatment-resistant stomach ulcers that is due to increase in gastric secretion and depression of collagen formation under the effect of hydrocortisone. …”
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Teacher Job Satisfaction and Student Academic Performance at Uganda Certificate of Education in Secondary Schools in Uganda: A case Study of Kamwenge District. by Andrew, Kasaija

“…The total number of 120 respondents was in the age brackets of 18-30, 31-45, and 46-65 years and in terms of percentage were 34%, 61%, and 25% respectively. …”
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Reflexões teóricas acerca da “crise ambiental”: possibilidades de novas orientações para as políticas públicas ambientais by José Irivaldo Alves Oliveira Silva

“…Then it examines environmental issues in a risk society as characterized by Beck, or in reflexive modernity as described by Giddens.…”
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Detection of Amylin-β-amyloid Hetero-Oligomers by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay by Noah Leibold, Deepak Kotiya, Nirmal Verma, Florin Despa

“…Amylin is an amyloidogenic neuroendocrine hormone co-synthesized and co-secreted with insulin from the pancreas. It readily crosses the blood–brain barrier and synergistically forms mixed amyloid plaques with β-amyloid (Aβ) in brain parenchyma. …”
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Population genetics of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern Chad by Ravel, Sophie, Mahamat, Mahamat Hissène, Ségard, Adeline, Argilés-Herrero, Rafael, Bouyer, Jérémy, Rayaisse, Jean-Baptiste, Solano, Philippe, Guihini Mollo, Brahim, Pèka, Mallaye, Darnas, Justin, Belem, Adrien Marie Gaston, Yoni, Wilfrid, Noûs, Camille, De Meeûs, Thierry

“…The genetic signature of a population bottleneck was found in the Mandoul and Timbéri area, suggesting a large ancient interconnected metapopulation that underwent genetic subdivision into small, isolated pockets due to adverse environmental conditions. The long-range dispersal and the existence of genetic outliers suggest a possibility of migration from remote sites such as the Central African Republic in the south (although the fly situation remains unknown there) and/or a genetic signature of recent exchanges. …”
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Microbial proliferation deteriorates the corrosion inhibition capability, lubricity, and stability of cutting fluid by Yuanyuan Shen, Wenkai Zhang, Lili Wu, Yaohua Dong, Guoqiang Guo, Lihua Dong, Zhangwei Guo

“…Some obligate anaerobic bacteria were also present in the cutting fluid. Organic acids secreted by anaerobic microbial activity reduced the pH of the cutting fluid, as well as its resistance to corrosion. …”
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A multistage drug delivery approach for colorectal primary tumors and lymph node metastases by Yihang Yuan, Quanjun Lin, Hai-Yi Feng, Yunpeng Zhang, Xing Lai, Mao-Hua Zhu, Jue Wang, Jiangpei Shi, Yanhu Huang, Lele Zhang, Qin Lu, Zeli Yuan, Jonathan F. Lovell, Hong-Zhuan Chen, Peng Sun, Chao Fang

“…The liposomal membrane contains 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-rac-(1-glycerol) (DPPG) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC), two phospholipids sensitive to secreted phospholipase A2 in human colorectal tumors. …”
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Platycodon grandiflorum-derived extracellular vesicles suppress triple-negative breast cancer growth by reversing the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and modulating the gu... by Min Yang, Jia Guo, Jinxian Li, Shuyue Wang, Yuan Sun, Ying Liu, Yinghua Peng

“…Additionally, PGEVs facilitated the polarization of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) toward M1 phenotype and increased the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Further in vivo investigations revealed that PGEVs efficiently accumulated in 4T1 tumors and exerted significant therapeutic effects through boosting systemic anti-tumor immune responses and modulating the gut microbiota whether administered orally or intravenously (i.v.). …”
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Analysis and Characterization of the Immunogenicity of Rhoptry Protein 18 by Masoud Foroutan, Amir Karimipour-Saryazdi, Ali Dalir Ghaffari, Hamidreza Majidiani, Arezo Arzani Birgani, Elaheh Karimzadeh-Soureshjani, Shahrzad Soltani, Hany M Elsheikha

“…Rhoptry protein 18 (ROP18) is a key virulence factor secreted into host cells during the invasion of Toxoplasma gondii ( T. gondii ) and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of infection. …”
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The impaired response of nasal epithelial cells to microplastic stimulation in asthma and COPD by Magdalena Paplińska-Goryca, Paulina Misiukiewicz-Stępień, Monika Wróbel, Katarzyna Mycroft-Rzeszotarska, Dorota Adamska, Julia Rachowka, Milena Królikowska, Krzysztof Goryca, Rafał Krenke

“…Microplastic exposure induced inflammatory cytokine secretion only for IL-8 production in controls (epithelial/ moMφs co-culture) and asthmatic (monoculture) epithelial cells in contrast to PM2.5, which was a strong inflammatory inducer. …”
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Electroacupuncture for mild-to-moderate dry eye: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised, single-blind, sham-controlled trial by Yue Zhao, Guang Yang, Yun-Qiong Lu, Mei-Yan Li, Jue Hong, Yan-Ting Yang, Xue-Jun Wang, Xie-He Kong, Zhao Ma, Xin-Yun Huang, Yue-Lan Zou, Xing-Tao Zhou, Xiao-Peng Ma

“…Clinical evidence shows that electroacupuncture (EA) can improve DE symptoms, tear secretion and tear film stability, but it remains controversial whether it is just a placebo effect. …”
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Estimation of population structure in emmer wheat germplasm conserved in the National Genebank of India by Jatin Tanwar, Sandhya Tyagi, Shivani Sharma, Preeti Jakhar, Gaurav Kumar, Sherry R. Jacob, Amit Kumar Singh, Shailendra K. Jha, Jyoti Kumari

“…This might be due to limited cultivation in small pockets and emphasizes a need to broaden the genetic base of emmer wheat genetic resources for enhanced utilization.…”
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