Association of Baseline Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Clinicopathological Characteristics of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Sofia Tseleni-Balafouta, Dimitrios Balalis, Vasiliki N. Soulou, Dimitrios P. Korkolis, George H. Sakorafas, Georgios Plataniotis, Emmanouil Gontikakis

“…Whether this systemic inflammatory response, as expressed by the NLR, represents the inflammatory microenvironment leading to tumourigenesis, or is a tumour-associated phenomenon, remains to be elucidated and warrants further study.…”
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Young adults’ cigarillo risk perceptions, attention to warning labels and perceptions of proposed pictorial warnings: a focus group study by Michelle Jeong, Olivia A Wackowski, Stefanie K Gratale, Andrew A Strasser, Cristine D Delnevo, Zeinab Safi, Anupreet Sidhu

“…Participants typically paid little attention to current text warnings, but many expressed that pictorial warnings would more effectively promote knowledge of product risks and discourage use among prospective users.Conclusions US young adult cigarillo users may lack knowledge about product risks and addictiveness. …”
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Mapping C. difficile TcdB interactions with host cell-surface and intracellular factors using proximity-dependent biotinylation labeling by Jennifer S. Ward, Karl J. Schreiber, John Tam, Ji-Young Youn, Roman A. Melnyk

“…Here, we used BioID to interrogate proximal interactors of the multi-domain Clostridioides difficile TcdB toxin. Expressed fusions of TurboID to different fragments of TcdB identified several high-confidence proteins in the cytosol, including members of the Rho GTPase signaling network and the actin cytoskeletal network. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Effect of Acute Ammonia Stress on <i>Pseudobagrus ussuriensis</i> Liver Tissue by Shun Shi, Xiaohui Sun, Chunnuan Zhang, Chenran Lv, Yajuan Liu, Juan Du, Qian Qi

“…Furthermore, 9301 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (4583 upregulated and 4718 downregulated) were detected by transcriptome sequencing. …”
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An Effect Study of Structural Jets on the Long Gamma-Ray Burst Formation Rate at Low Redshift by Qi Guo, Qi Tan, Benyun Shi

“…After correcting for the redshift evolution, the luminosity function can be expressed as $\psi ({L}_{0})\propto {L}_{0}^{-0.17\pm 0.01}$ for dim LGRBs and $\psi ({L}_{0})\propto {L}_{0}^{-1.36\pm 0.05}$ for bright LGRBs, and the formation rate at z < 1 shows an increase. …”
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Acceptability of digital vending machines to improve access to sexual and reproductive health in Brighton, UK: a qualitative analysis by Jaime H Vera, Richard Cooper, Syra Dhillon, John Mear, Gillian Louise Dean, Rhys D Wenlock

“…VM acceptability was high with anonymity and instant access as main benefits. Some participants expressed concern that the public location of the VM may deter others from using it. …”
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Combined effects of global DNA methylation, blood lead and total urinary arsenic levels on developmental delay in preschool children by Yuu-Hueih Hsu, Chih-Yin Wu, Hui-Ling Lee, Ru-Lan Hsieh, Ya-Li Huang, Horng-Sheng Shiue, Ying-Chin Lin, Mei-Chieh Chen, Yu-Mei Hsueh

“…Global DNA methylation levels are expressed as the ratio 5mdC/2’-dexyguanosine (dG), called 5mdC (%). …”
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Correlation between Cellular Autophagy and Color Changes in Qinchuan Cattle Meat during Postmortem Aging by LIANG Yanqun, SI Jianfang, MA Meng, GAO Shuang, LI Yalei, LUO Ruiming

“…Moreover, the key proteins related to cellular autophagy were expressed to different degrees during the postmortem process, and muscle cells exhibited autophagy, the strongest autophagic activity being observed at 96 h. …”
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Efficacy of DNA vaccine encoding koi herpesvirus glycoprotein GP-25in common carp juvenile by immersion by Soko Nuswantoro, . Alimuddin, Munti Yuhana, Ayi Santika, Sri Nuryati, Zakki Zainun, Mira Mawardi

“…Reversetranscription polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that DNA vaccine was successfully expressed in the vaccinated fish. Fish at twenty eight days post vaccination were challenged by injecting 10-4 mL of KHV per fish. …”
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Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy in Ischemic Heart Disease by Sonia María Sánchez Valcarcel, Katia Ravelo Llanes, Iván Rodríguez Cortina, Geovedy Martínez García, Cesia Rivera Garmendia

“…The qualitative variables were expressed in frequency and percentage and the continuous quantitative variables in mean and standard deviation values according to their distribution and chi square. …”
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Are Emirati consumers in United Arab Emirates open to alternative proteins? Insights into their attitudes and willingness to replace animal protein sources by Sajid Maqsood, Feyisola Fisayo Ajayi, Hussein Mostafa, Kehinde Ganiyat Lawal, Juliet Mubaiwa, Noora Alantali, Maryam Alshihhi, Meera Aldhaheri

“…A total of 1,666 out of 2,600 individuals who expressed interest participated in the study. Data was analyzed using Pearson Chi-square to correlate two demographic variables and linear regression to identify predictors that influence the participants to shift toward alternative proteins.ResultsAbout 51.2% of Emiratis were familiar with alternative proteins, with 74% preferring plant-based options. …”
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Study of scenarios for the sustainability of technological development of regional industrial complexes by A. E. Miller, D. O. Drozdov

“…In the process of methodological application of the methodology under consideration, a scenario-modular approach is justified, aimed at achieving the goals of sustainability of technological development and expressed in the formation of predictive scenarios of technological development based on local modules, various combinations of which allow synthesizing all possible scenarios. …”
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Gender bias in urology: The role of gender in selecting urology as a medical specialty by Mansour Alnazari, Abdullah K. Aljohani, Emad S. Rajih, Abdulaziz Bakhsh, Ghadi S. Alghamdi, Faris S. Sebaa, Ali A. Alraddadi, Adel Moalwi

“…A substantial majority, 94.5%, expressed a definitive willingness to pursue further residency training following graduation, indicating a robust commitment to advancing their medical careers. …”
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Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Utilization and Barriers by Senior Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Residents at Two Teaching Referral Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Ayalew Zewdie Tadesse, Temesgen Beyene Abicho, Dirijit Mamo Alemu, Anne Aspler

“…POCUS is a highly focused, limited, goal-directed exam with the expressed purpose of answering selected questions used at the bedside for critically ill patients who are not stable. …”
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Two sexually compatible monokaryons from a heterokaryotic Lentinula edodes strain respond differently to heat stress by Yuan Guo, Wenyu Jiao, Yajie Zhang, Meiting Tan, Qi Gao, Yu Liu, Shouxian Wang

“…For SP3, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were significantly enriched in Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) signaling, cell cycle and sugar metabolism, whereas those DEGs for SP30 were enriched in glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, and protein processing. …”
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Reusable Tourniquets as Potential Transmitters of Infection: A Microbiological Analysis by Julia Szymczyk, Monika Kurpas, Bartosz Krasiński, Katarzyna Zorena, Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska

“…Bacterial contamination on the surfaces of the tourniquets was measured using Columbia agar blood medium and expressed as colony-forming units (CFUs) per cm². …”
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Tomato Quality during Short-Term Storage Assessed by Colour and Electronic Nose by Valeria Messina, Pía Guadalupe Domínguez, Ana Maria Sancho, Noemi Walsöe de Reca, Fernando Carrari, Gabriela Grigioni

“…Fruit lost weight almost linearly with shelf life (𝑃<0.001) presenting an averaged loss of 21% (𝑟2=0.98) for over-expressed (Money Maker) lines/plants, 13% (𝑟2=0.97) for silenced (Money Maker), and 14% (𝑟2=0.98) for wild type during 21 days of storage. …”
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Urban Spatial Naturalness Degree in the Planning of Ultra-High-Density Cities: The Case of Urban Green Open Spaces in Macau by Jitai Li, Fan Lin, Hongcan Cui, Shuai Yang, Yile Chen

“…Among them, the “USND” indicator is defined as “the visual perception rate of blue and green natural elements in the three-dimensional space of urban land”, which is specifically expressed as “the average function of the occupation rate of urban green open space and the visibility rate of blue–green space of main street scenes”. …”
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Cysteinyl Leukotriene Receptor-1 Antagonists as Modulators of Innate Immune Cell Function by A. J. Theron, H. C. Steel, G. R. Tintinger, C. M. Gravett, R. Anderson, C. Feldman

“…Notwithstanding potent bronchoconstrictor activity, cysLTs are also proinflammatory consequent to their autocrine and paracrine interactions with G-protein-coupled receptors expressed not only on the aforementioned cell types, but also on Th2 lymphocytes, as well as structural cells, and to a lesser extent neutrophils and CD8+ cells. …”
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Acceptability of telemedicine for early surgical site infection diagnosis after cesarean delivery in rural Rwanda: a qualitative study by Laban Bikorimana, Eve Hiyori Estrada, Anne Niyigena, Robert Riviello, Fredrick Kateera, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Vincent K. Cubaka

“…Trust in CHWs emerged as a critical factor for community acceptance. While one CHW expressed reservations about implementing the intervention during COVID-19, the majority of CHWs and patients indicated strong acceptance, with some even preferring it. …”
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