Plasma Chemerin Levels Are Increased in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients with High Thrombus Burden by Ahmet Hakan Ateş, Uğur Arslan, Aytekin Aksakal, Ahmet Yanık, Metin Özdemir, Selim Kul

“…Besides, serum chemerin levels were also found to be significantly correlated with CRP r=0.47,p<0.001 and peak CK-MB r=0.376,p<0.001 levels. …”
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Compliance with maternal HIV retesting for pregnant women attending care in selected health facilities in Namutumba district, Uganda by Shafik Malende, Edward Buzigi, Esther Bayiga

“…Results The study showed that most respondents were young women, with an average age of 25.7 years, most of whom lived in rural areas (89.3%) and were married (88%). …”
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Inadequate toothbrushing practice and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Malaysia: Findings from Global School Health Survey (GSHS) 2017. by Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar, Nurulasmak Mohamed, S Maria Awaluddin, Habibah Yacob

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 12.7% (95% CI: 11.8-13.6) of in-school adolescents had inadequate toothbrushing practices. …”
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Herbicidal Formulations with Plant-Based Compounds to Control <i>Amaranthus hybridus, Lolium multiflorum</i>, and <i>Brassica rapa</i> Weeds by Juan J. Romero, Juliana Soler-Arango, Marcos E. Coustet, Daniela B. Moracci, Sebastián Reinoso, Marcos E. Yanniccari, Aline Schneider-Teixeira, Jimena M. Herrera

“…The herbicidal activity against <i>Amaranthus hybridus</i>, <i>Lolium multiflorum</i>, and <i>Brassica rapa</i> weeds was evaluated, and each species showed different levels of sensitivity with half maximal inhibitory concentration doses from 0.07 to 5 mM. The binary formulations negatively affected the photosynthetic system reducing Fv/Fm values at 5 days after treatment. …”
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Real-world treatment patterns and survival outcomes in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in Finland: a national, population-based cohort study by Antti Rannikko, Olivia Hölsä, Trude Ågesen, Mattias Ekman, Riikka Mattila

“…Median overall survival for treated patients with mCRPC was 28.3 (95% CI: 26.3–30.4) and 38.5 (95% CI: 32.7–42.1) months pre- and post-reimbursement of 1L-ARPIs, respectively. …”
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Mannose-Binding Lectin Promoter Polymorphisms and Gene Variants in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients from Cantabria (Northern Spain) by J.-Gonzalo Ocejo-Vinyals, Lucía Lavín-Alconero, Pablo Sánchez-Velasco, M.-Ángeles Guerrero-Alonso, Fernando Ausín, M.-Carmen Fariñas, Francisco Leyva-Cobián

“…We analysed the six promoter and structural mannose-binding lectin 2 gene variants in 107 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and 441 healthy controls. …”
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Orphan Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020: A Cross-Sectional Study by Selam Shegaw Sewnet, Hunegnaw Almaw Derseh, Hanna Demelash Desyibelew, Netsanet Fentahun

“…Presence of illness (AOR = 2.23; 95% CI: 1.41, 12.73), children who received less than three meals per day (AOR = 2.11; 95% CI: 1.58, 7.71), and children who were not vaccinated (AOR = 2.86; 95% CI: 2.07, 11.61) were significantly associated with stunting. …”
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The association of previous and current non-chronic low back pain with daily physical activity in middle- and older-aged adults by Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves, Diana Barbosa Cunha, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Amal A. Wanigatunga, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Jennifer A. Schrack

“…Current non-chronic LBP was reported by 5.7% (n = 38) with mean pain intensity of 4.1 ± 2.3. …”
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Worth the effort? A practical examination of random effects in hidden Markov models for animal telemetry data by Brett T. McClintock

“…Random effects accounting for unexplained individual variation can improve estimation of state transition probabilities and measurable covariate effects, but discrete random effects can be a relatively poor (and potentially misleading) approximation for continuous variation. …”
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A Hysteresis Model Incorporating Varying Pinching Stiffness and Spread for Enhanced Structural Damage Simulation by Mohammad Rabiepour, Cong Zhou, James Geoffrey Chase

“…Further validation uses real-world seismic data from a six-story RC building and achieves an average correlation of ~0.97 with a minor 2.5% difference in the peak restoring forces compared to direct measurements. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Natural Cellulose from Oxytenanthera abyssinica (Lowland Ethiopian Bamboo) Using Alkali Peroxide Bleaching Stages Followed by Aqueous Chlorite in... by Limenew Abate Worku, Rakesh Kumar Bachheti, Mesfin Getachew Tadesse

“…The highest content of cellulose and holocellulose was exhibited in the BOA samples with a yield of 86.01±0.02 wt% and 97.61±0.17 wt%, respectively. ROA had greater hemicellulose (21.31±0.15 wt%), lignin (20.63±0.12 wt%), and ash content (3.30±0.11 wt%) in comparison to AOA and BOA. …”
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Hybrid Analysis of Biochar Production from Pyrolysis of Agriculture Waste Using Statistical and Artificial Intelligent-Based Modeling Techniques by Hani Hussain Sait, Ramesh Kanthasamy, Bamidele Victor Ayodele

“…At optimized experimental conditions for nitrogen flow rate (150.01 mL/min), temperature (799.71 °C), and pyrolysis time (107.61 min), a biochar yield of 37.87% was obtained at a desirability function of 1.…”
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Matching plus regression adjustment for the estimation of the average treatment effect on survival outcomes: a case study with mosunetuzumab in relapsed/refractory follicular lymph... by Danilo Di Maio, S. A. Mitchell, S. Batson, E. Keeney, Howard H. Z. Thom

“…Consistent findings (HR range 0.25–0.47 and 0.21–0.50 with all CIs excluding/including 1 for PFS/OS, respectively) were observed in sensitivity analyses. …”
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Recent Developments in Heavy Metals Detection: Modified Electrodes, Pretreatment Methods, Prediction Models and Algorithms by Yujie Shi, Shijie Zhang, Hang Zhou, Yue Dong, Gang Liu, Wenshuai Ye, Renjie He, Guo Zhao

“…Metal nanomaterials (such as titanium dioxide (TiO₂), copper oxide (CuO), ZIF-8, MXene, etc.) are emphasized as promising candidates for enhancing the performance of sensors due to their high surface area and excellent catalytic properties. …”
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Eliminating fluoride-induced corrosion of aluminum cathodes in zinc electrowinning by aluminum ion complexation by N.G.S. Almeida, B.M. Ward, J.R. De Wet, A.D. Souza, V.S.T. Ciminelli, D. Majuste

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Effects of dietary fiber on human health by Yang He, Bixiang Wang, Liankui Wen, Fengzhong Wang, Hansong Yu, Dongxia Chen, Xin Su, Chi Zhang

“…DF has different physicochemical properties such as water holding capacity (WHC) (2.01–25.03 g/g), water swelling capacity (WSC) (0.95–23.90 mL/g), oil holding capacity (OHC) (0.65–29.00 g/g), glucose adsorption capacity (GAC) (0.17–4.65 mmol/g), cholesterol adsorption capacity (CAC) (0.03–37.10 mg/g) and viscosity, which make it exhibits different physiological functions such as reducing the risk of obesity, diabetes, cancer, and intestinal diseases. …”
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Sources of Lipopeptides and Their Applications in Food and Human Health: A Review by Shuyi Chen, Sumin Chen, Xin Yu, Caijing Wan, Ying Wang, Lianxin Peng, Qiang Li

“…They can also be added to food packaging materials for preservation and freshness during transportation, and can be used as additives to improve the taste of food. (2) LPs can provide amino acids and promote protein synthesis and cellular repair. …”
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Sour Cherry (Cerasus vulgaris Miller) Kernel Oil as the Novel Functional Edible Oil: Sensory Evaluation and Antioxidant and Physicochemical Properties by Maryam Kazempour-Samak, Ladan Rashidi, Mehrdad Ghavami, Anoosheh Sharifan, Fakhrisadat Hosseini

“…Also, antioxidant activity, total phenol content (TPC), total anthocyanin content (TAC), total flavonoid content (TFC), total tannin content (TTC), and total tocopherol content were obtained as 73.22%, 33.44 mg GA/g dry matter, 177.84 mg/L, 46.37 mg/g dry matter, and 1.21 mg GA/g dry matter, 832.5 mg/kg oil, respectively. …”
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The relationship of body mass index with fasting blood glucose in type-2 diabetes mellitus by Rimadhani Ervina Tria, Mawardi Fitriana, Dewi Fitria Puspita, Purwanta Barkah Djaka, Sholikah Amanatus, Hutomo Muhammad Agita

“…Indonesia ranks seventh globally with 10.7 million people affected. The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus is correlated with the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity. …”
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Glucose-Sensing Carbohydrate Response Element-Binding Protein in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy by Christopher R. Starr, Assylbek Zhylkibayev, Oleg Gorbatyuk, Alli M. Nuotio-Antar, James Mobley, Maria B. Grant, Marina Gorbatyuk

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