RHO Mutations (p.W126L and p.A346P) in Two Japanese Families with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa by Satoshi Katagiri, Takaaki Hayashi, Masakazu Akahori, Takeshi Itabashi, Jo Nishino, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Masaaki Furuno, Kazuho Ikeo, Tetsuji Okada, Hiroshi Tsuneoka, Takeshi Iwata

“…In two adRP families, we identified two RHO mutations (c.377G>T (p.W126L) and c.1036G>C (p.A346P)), one of which was novel. …”
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Synthesis of MgFe2O4 Nanoparticles and its Application for Photodegradation of Methylene Blue by Dede Sukandar, Adawiah Adawiah, Saeful Rohman, Shella Fitria, Nanda Saridewi, Salman Farishi, Nurhasni Nurhasni, Isalmi Aziz, Yulyani Nur Azizah

“…This study aims to synthesize MgFe2O4 nanoparticles with pumpkin seed extract (Cucurbita moschata) as a capping agent through a hydrothermal method. Characterization results show that MgFe2O4 nanoparticles synthesized with the addition of 3 mL pumpkin seed extract have a crystal size of 3.87 nm, cubic spinel structure, average particle size of 29 nm, and band gap energy value of 1.94 eV. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Preterm Birth in Urban Areas: Case-Control Study by Rozhan Khezri, Shaker Salarilak, Sepideh Jahanian

“…Statistical analyses were performed using logistic regression.Results: The prevalence of PTB was 7.43%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed a significant association between PTB and the following factors: education levels, antenatal care (ANC) visits [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR)=7.91 (95% CI: 2.43–25.71)], premature rupture of membranes (PROM) [AOR=5.25 (95% CI: 2.01–13.74)], gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) [AOR=5.27 (95% CI: 1.49–18.58)], and preeclampsia [AOR=9.47 (95% CI: 3.02–29.73)].Conclusion: Identifying pregnant women at risk of preterm birth is crucial, and treatments are available to reduce the risk. …”
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Electrochemical Behaviour of Tinidazole at 1,4-Benzoquinone Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and Its Direct Determination in Pharmaceutical Tablets and Urine by Differential Pulse V... by Yosef Nikodimos, Beyene Hagos

“…Differential pulse voltammetric method was proposed and optimized for TDZ determination and its reductive peak current response at 1,4-BQMCPE was found to show linear dependence on the concentration of TDZ in the range of 1.0 × 10−6 to 5.0 × 10−4 M with a linear regression equation, correlation coefficient, limit of detection (LOD), and limit of quantification (LOQ) of IPC (μA) = 0.19958 + 0.02657C (μM), 0.99486, 1.10 × 10−7 M, and 3.77 × 10−7, respectively. …”
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Exploration of the Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Metabolic Measures in Young People Living with HIV by Mark L. Rubinstein, D. Robert Harris, Bret J. Rudy, Bill G. Kapogiannis, Grace M. Aldrovandi, Kathleen Mulligan

“…Measurements included self-reported tobacco use, fasting lipids, glucose, fat distribution, and bone mineral density (BMD; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans). Overall, 144 (38.7%) self-reported smoking tobacco and 69 (47.9%) of these reported smoking greater than five cigarettes per day. …”
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AFD and chaotic map‐based integrated approach for ECG compression, steganography and encryption in E‐healthcare paradigm by Neetika Soni, Indu Saini, Butta Singh

“…By implementing on 48 records of Massachusetts Institute of Technology‐Beth Israel Hospital arrhythmia database and varying N from 15 to 120, the proposed work achieves average CR, EC, and percentage residual difference of 62.39–11.79, 7 × 10−3–6 × 10−2 and 3.77–0.32, respectively, with a highly linear relationship among them. …”
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Estimation of zooplankton density with artificial neural networks (a new statistical approach) method, Elazığ-Türkiye by Bulut Hilal

“…The MAPE percentage value at the second station was determined as 0.941 for Rotifer, 0.377 for Cladocera, and 0.185 for Copepoda. The MAPE percentage value at the third station was determined as 0.342 for Rotifer, 0.557 for Cladocera, and 0.301 for Copepoda. …”
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Effects of Periodic Task-Specific Test Feedback on Physical Performance in Older Adults Undertaking Band-Based Resistance Exercise by Ryuichi Hasegawa, Mohammod Monirul Islam, Ryuji Watanabe, Naoki Tomiyama, Dennis R. Taaffe

“…Following training, there was a significant (P<0.05) interaction for all performance tests with MPG improving more for the arm curls (MPG 31.4%, FMG 15.9%) and chair stands (MPG 33.7%, FMG 24.9%) while FMG improved more for the TUG (MPG-3.5%, FMG-9.7%). …”
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Comparison of Sustained Hemodiafiltration with Acetate-Free Dialysate and Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration for the Treatment of Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Inj... by Masanori Abe, Noriaki Maruyama, Shiro Matsumoto, Kazuyoshi Okada, Takayuki Fujita, Koichi Matsumoto, Masayoshi Soma

“….; P<.05), and the hospital stay length (42.3 days and 33.7 days, CVVHDF and SHDF, resp.; P<.05), significantly differed between the two treatments. …”
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Prevalence of Occupational Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms in Foundry Workers by Servet Kayhan, Umit Tutar, Halit Cinarka, Aziz Gumus, Nurhan Koksal

“…The other symptoms were breathlessness (n: 28, 8.06%), chest tightness (n: 14, 4.03%), and wheezing (n: 7, 2.01%) . The prevalence of occupational asthma was found to be more frequent among the subjects who worked in the production department (n: 48, 16.78% ) than the other persons who worked in the nonproduction department (n: 3, 4.91%) by chi-square test (P: 0.001). …”
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Anatomical Evaluation of Mandibular Molars in a Saudi Population: An In Vivo Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study by Mohammed Mashyakhy, Ahmad Jabali, Fatimah Saleem Alabsi, Abdulaziz AbuMelha, Mazen Alkahtany, Shilpa Bhandi

“…The data are presented as frequencies and percentages. The chi-squared test was used to assess differences between both sides. …”
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Digital Rectal Examination Standardization for Inexperienced Hands: Teaching Medical Students by Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Antonio Felipe Leite Simão, Jamal Baracat, Fernandes Denardi, Antonio Gugliotta

“…The mean and median PVs were US—45 and 34.7 cc (5.5 to 155) and DRE—39 and 37.5 cc (15 to 80). …”
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Comparative Effect of Grated Coconut (Cocos nucifera, L.) on the Characteristics of Ladu Cake by Risa Meutia Fiana, Novelina Novelina, Rezy Gusmita

“…Based on the chemical, physical and sensory characteristics of the comparison of Ladu cake products, the best product was obtained in the 10% dry grated coconut and 90% rice flour treatment with the characteristics of this treatment being 1.96% water content, 2.42% ash content, fat content 19.55%, protein content 7.56%, carbohydrate content 68.86%, crude fiber content 2.73%, and the average value of sensory analysis of aroma 3.70, color 4.07, texture 3.53 and taste 3.97. …”
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Retrospective single-center analysis of surgical treatment of patients with primary mitral insufficiency by О.A. Myshakivskyy, V.H. Аverchuk, А.V. Ratych, I.S. Protsyk, I.P. Chornenkyy, D.V. Аverchuk, T.B. Rudyk, Yu.A. Ivaniv, L.V. Povalyashko, D.S. Tymchuk, V.I. Pavliuk, L.Ya. Solovey, I.I. Кobza

“…NYHA FC improved after surgery in 57 (39.7 %) persons, worsened – in 9 (6.3 %), remained stable im more than half of patients. …”
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Mobile health interventions on vaccination coverage among children under 5 years of age in Low and Middle-Income countries; a scoping review by Olanrewaju Onigbogi, Olanrewaju Onigbogi, Olanrewaju Onigbogi, Omobola Yetunde Ojo, Ulla-Mari Kinnunen, Kaija Saranto

“…The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence concerning the context, mechanisms, and outcome elements of mobile health interventions in improving vaccination coverage among children under 5 years of age in LMIC.MethodsA search conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, CINAHL, Embase, and the Cochrane library led to 27 studies included in the final analysis out of 357 identified articles.ResultsTwenty-one studies were from Africa, four from Asia and two studies were from Latin America and the Caribbean. …”
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Cancer-Associated Immune Resistance and Evasion of Immune Surveillance in Colorectal Cancer by Pietro Parcesepe, Guido Giordano, Carmelo Laudanna, Antonio Febbraro, Massimo Pancione

“…Recent works reveal that expression of immune antigens (PDL1, CD47, CD73, CD14, CD68, MAC387, CD163, DAP12, and CD15) by tumor cells “immune resistance,” combined with prometastatic function of nonmalignant infiltrating cells, may represent a strategy to overcome the rate-limiting steps of metastatic cascade through (a) enhanced interactions with protumorigenic myeloid cells and escape from T-dependent immune response mediated by CD8+ and natural killer (NK) cells; (b) production of immune mediators that establish a local and systemic tumor-supportive environment (premetastatic niche); (c) ability to survive either in the peripheral blood as circulating tumor cells (CTCs) or at the metastatic site forming a cooperative prometastatic loop with foreign “myeloid” cells, macrophages, and neutrophils, respectively. …”
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Psychologic Resilience and Related Factors in the Euthymic Bipolar Patients by Ersin Uygun, Aylin Koseoglu, Suat Kucukgoncu, Sahap N. Erkoc

“…The subjects of the study were between the ages of 18 and 69, literate and in the phase of euthymic mood. In the study, the 67,4 % of the subjects were women and the average age was 37,7. …”
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Spectrum of Chronic Gastritis Based on Morphological Examination of Gastric Biopsies by А. S. Tertychnyy, Т. L. Lapina, D. Р. Nagornaya, N. V. Pachuashvili, А. Р. Kiryukhin, А. А. Fedorenko, Р. V. Pavlov, D. D. Protsenko, V. Т. Ivashkin

“…The most frequently diagnosed type was active H. pylori-associated gastritis (36.7 %), followed by chronic atrophic gastritis with intestinal metaplasia in cases where H. pylori infection was not detected (28.4 %), including immunohistochemical examination, classified as gastritis after successful H. pylori eradication. …”
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FluKB: A Knowledge-Based System for Influenza Vaccine Target Discovery and Analysis of the Immunological Properties of Influenza Viruses by Christian Simon, Ulrich J. Kudahl, Jing Sun, Lars Rønn Olsen, Guang Lan Zhang, Ellis L. Reinherz, Vladimir Brusic

“…FluKB consists of more than 400,000 influenza protein sequences, known epitope data (357 verified T-cell epitopes, 685 HLA binders, and 16 naturally processed MHC ligands), and a collection of 28 influenza antibodies and their structurally defined B-cell epitopes. …”
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Wideband, Low-Profile, Dual-Polarized Slot Antenna with an AMC Surface for Wireless Communications by Wei Hu, Rui-Na Lian, Zhao-Yang Tang, Ying-Zeng Yin

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed antenna achieves for both polarizations a wide impedance bandwidth (return loss 10 dB) of 36.7%, operating from 1.96 to 2.84 GHz. The isolation between the two input ports keeps higher than 29 dB whereas the cross-polarization levels basically maintain lower than −30 dB across the entire frequency band. …”
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