Effect of floral therapy in mothers of premature newborns: A randomized controlled trial by Tatiana Carneiro de Resende, Karla Oliveira Marcacine, Erika de Sá Vieira Abuchaim, Marcia Barbieri, Maria Cristina Gabrielloni, Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena Abrão

“…The pre-and post-intervention parameters were evaluated using the Instrument Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and cortisol analysis. …”
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Machine learning-based identification and validation of amino acid metabolism related genes as novel biomarkers in chronic kidney disease by Guoqing Zhang, Hongyan Luo, Xiaohua Lu, Yonghua Liu, Mei Wang, Bo Li, Haixia Lu, Yali Zheng

“…Then, we constructed logistic regression models and evaluated the accuracy and specificity by nomogram analysis and DCA. …”
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Effects of Homeopathic Arsenicum Album, Nosode, and Gibberellic Acid Preparations on the Growth Rate of Arsenic-Impaired Duckweed (Lemna gibba L.) by Tim Jäger, Claudia Scherr, Meinhard Simon, Peter Heusser, Stephan Baumgartner

“…Unsuccussed and succussed water did not result in any significant differences in duckweed growth rate. Data from the control and treatment groups were pooled to increase statistical power. …”
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Methimazole disrupted skeletal ossification and muscle fiber transition in Bufo gargarizans larvae by Fei Wei, Xueyi Wu, Hongyuan Wang, Yongpu Zhang, Lei Xie

“…Muscle sarcomere was elongated in both the MMI and T4 treatment groups, which may lead to muscle weakness and consequently affect land motion. …”
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Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure due to Mushroom Poisoning by Hayri Canbaz, Attila Bestemir, Sami Akbulut, Sezai Yilmaz, Yusuf Yavuz

“…The patients were divided into two groups: alive (n = 18) and dead (n = 8). No statistically significant differences were found between groups in terms of age, BMI, blood groups, hepatic encephalopathy grade, biochemical analysis obtained on the first days of hospital admission (AST, ALT, creatinine, ammonia, PTT, INR, albumin, platelets, HGB), ICU stay, cold ischemia time (CIT) and warm ischemia time (WIT), total bilirubin (P = .052), and time from poisoning to admission (P = .051). …”
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Revisiting the Link Between HLA‐DRB1 Alleles and Autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association of non‐Shared Epitope Alleles *09 and *15 With High Levels of Anti–Citrullinate... by Denis Lagutkin, Luis Panaifo, Ahmad‐Fauzi Nurul‐Aain, Lena Israelsson, Monika Hansson, Karin Lundberg, Lars Alfredsson, Johan Askling, RACI consortium, Lars Klareskog, Chun‐Lai Too, Leonid Padyukov

“…In light of the increasing knowledge concerning the diversity and biologic implications of anti–citrullinated peptide/protein antibodies (ACPAs), we have re‐evaluated the association between the ACPA response and the HLA‐DRB1 allelic groups, known to represent a major genetic risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Predictive Factors and the Predictive Scoring System for Falls in Acute Care Inpatients: Retrospective Cohort Study by Chihiro Saito, Eiji Nakatani, Hatoko Sasaki, Naoko E Katsuki, Masaki Tago, Kiyoshi Harada

“…Demographic data, candidate predictors at admission, and fall occurrence reports were collected from medical records. …”
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The Clinical Importance of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: Preliminary Report by Burcu AVCI OZBALIK, Tugba BINGOL TANRIVERDI, Hafize Gulsah OZCAN, Melek GURA CELIK

“…The patients were divided into two groups: survivors (n=17) and non-survivors (n=27). …”
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Fracture resistances of heat-treated nickel-titanium files used for minimally invasive instrumentation by Yoo Jung Kang, Sang Won Kwak, Jung-Hong Ha, Gianluca Gambarini, Hyeon-Cheol Kim

“…Torsional load, distortion angle, and bending stiffness were assessed using a custom device AEndoS, and toughness was calculated using the torsional data. Cyclic fatigue resistance was evaluated using another custom device (EndoC) with 45-degree curved canal in which file was rotated until fracture using dynamic pecking motion at 37 °C. …”
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Statistical Fragility of Findings From Randomized Phase 3 Trials in Pediatric Oncology by Hannah E. Olsen, Pei‐Chi Kao, Caleb Richmond, David S. Shulman, Wendy B. London, Steven G. DuBois

“…Results One hundred and thirteen trials included sufficient data for analysis. The median FI for trials with a binary outcome (n = 40) was 4.5 (range: 1–33). …”
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Bovine milk consumption affects the transcriptome of porcine adipose stem cells: Do exosomes play any role? by Katherine Swanson, Jimmy Bell, David Hendrix, Duo Jiang, Michelle Kutzler, Brandon Batty, Melanie Hanlon, Massimo Bionaz

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of milk consumption on miR present in circulating exosomes and the transcriptome of ASC in piglets. …”
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Late Onset of Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults Living with HIV in an Urban Area in Brazil: Prevalence and Risk Factors by Priscila Ribeiro Guimarães Pacheco, Ana Laura Sene Amâncio Zara, Luiz Carlos Silva e Souza, Marília Dalva Turchi

“…Uni- and multivariate analysis were performed to evaluate associated factors for late ARV using SPSS®, version 21. …”
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Immunizing adult female mice with a TcpA-A2-CTB chimera provides a high level of protection for their pups in the infant mouse model of cholera. by Gregory A Price, Randall K Holmes

“…These data support the concept of including both TcpA and CTB as immunogens in development of an effective multivalent subunit vaccine against V. cholerae.…”
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The value of multiparametric MRI radiomics and machine learning in predicting preoperative Ki-67 expression level in breast cancer by Yan Lu, Long Jin, Ning Ding, Mengjuan Li, Shengnan Yin, Yiding Ji

“…Modelintra, modelperi, modelintra+peri were established by eleven supervised machine learning (ML) algorithms to predict the expression status of Ki-67 in breast cancer and were verified by the validation groups. The model’s performance was evaluated by employing metrics such as the area under the curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. …”
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Climate and gypsum parent material shape biocrust communities and moss ecology in the Chihuahuan and Mojave Deserts by Katelyn G. Gobbie, Nicole Pietrasiak, Brian M. Jusko, Rebecca E. Drenovsky

“…We conducted intensive field surveys to evaluate the ground cover and frequency of biocrust functional groups and moss species on gypsum and non-gypsum soils in the U.S. regions with the most extensive gypsum outcrops, the northern Chihuahuan and eastern Mojave Deserts. …”
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Disrupted Regional Spontaneous Neural Activity in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients with Depressive Symptoms: A Resting-State fMRI Study by Xiaozheng Liu, Yunhai Tu, Yirou Zang, Aiqin Wu, Zhongwei Guo, Jiawei He

“…Correlation analyses were performed between the CReHo index of these regions and clinical variables to evaluate the relationship between CReHo and pathophysiological measures in the two groups. …”
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Exploring the functional diversity and metabolic activities of the human gut microbiome in Thai adults in response to a prebiotic diet by Amornthep Kingkaw, Preecha Patumcharoenpol, Narissara Suratannon, Massalin Nakphaichit, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Wanwipa Vongsangnak

“…As a result, the integrative analysis of metaproteomic data revealed that seven key families across 11 dominant gut bacterial species were concerted. …”
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High-Intensity Interval Training Improves Physical Function, Prevents Muscle Loss, and Modulates Macrophage-Mediated Inflammation in Skeletal Muscle of Cerebral Ischemic Mice by Lu Luo, Meixi Liu, Hongyu Xie, Yunhui Fan, Jingjun Zhang, Li Liu, Yun Li, Qiqi Zhang, Junfa Wu, Congyu Jiang, Yi Wu

“…Additionally, RNA-seq analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes among HIIT, MOD, and MCAO groups were highly associated with signaling pathways involved in inflammatory response, more specifically the I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB signaling. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Haematological Profile, CD4 Cell and Viral Load Counts of HIV-Positive Clients Attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano State, Nigeria by Rahamat I Ishaq, Aliyu Dutsinma Usman, M Bashir

“…One hundred and ninety-six (196) HIV-positive clients already on antiretroviral therapy, aged 18-75 years old, were enrolled, and their haematological parameters, Viral load, and CD4+ cell counts were evaluated.  The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey's multiple comparison analysis.  …”
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Joint association of triglyceride glucose index (TyG) and a body shape index (ABSI) with stroke incidence: a nationwide prospective cohort study by Ruiying Zhang, Jianan Hong, Yaoling Wu, Liling Lin, Shuying Chen, Yingxiu Xiao

“…Sociodemographic information, health status, physical examination and blood data were collected retrospectively. Cox regressions were to determine the relationship between different groups and stroke incidence, using receiver operating characteristic curves to evaluate the diagnostic value. …”
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