Associations of CAG repeat polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene with steroid hormone levels and anthropometrics among men: the role of the ethnic factor by L. V. Osadchuk, G. V. Vasiliev, A. V. Osadchuk

“…Male volunteers of three ethnic groups (Slavs, Buryats, Yakuts) from urban Russian populations were recruited in a population­based study (n = 1078). …”
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S100A13-driven interaction between pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes tumor progression through calcium signaling by Liuyuan Xia, Xin Guo, Dong Lu, Yixin Jiang, Xiaohui Liang, Yiwen Shen, Jiayi Lin, Lijun Zhang, Hongzhuan Chen, Jinmei Jin, Xin Luan, Weidong Zhang

“…Transcriptome analysis was conducted to identify differential gene expression and associated signaling pathways in PAAD cells derived from an indirect culture system. Furthermore, the protumoral role of S100A13 in PAAD was further verified using both 3D bioprinting and cell line-based xenograft tumor models. …”
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Exclusive Breast-Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Mothers in Governmental Health Facilities, Southern Ethiopia by Lewam Mebratu, Selamawit Mengesha, Yadessa Tegene, Abraham Alano, Alemayehu Toma

“…Methods. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 2019. …”
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Microbial Safety of Sachet Water in Ghana: A Systematic Review by Wisdom K Ahiabor, Eric S Donkor

“…A thorough literature search was conducted across multiple databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus and the search engine Google Scholar, using relevant search terms. Eligible studies were identified based on established criteria, and data were subsequently extracted and analysed. …”
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Nomogram prediction of overall survival in breast cancer patients post-surgery: integrating SEER database and multi-center evidence from China by Yufen Zheng, Yuan Yuan, Minya Jin, Chunlong Wu

“…Additionally, data from 332 breast cancer surgery patients from four hospitals in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, were included as an external validation cohort. …”
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Agronomic Performance of Irrigated and Rainfed Arabica Coffee Cultivars in the Cerrado Mineiro Region by Giovani Belutti Voltolini, Gladyston Rodrigues Carvalho, Vinícius Teixeira Andrade, André Dominghetti Ferreira, Francislei Vitti Raposo, João Paulo Felicori Carvalho, Diego Junior Martins Vilela, Cleidson Alves da Silva, Jéfferson de Oliveira Costa, Guilherme Barbosa Abreu, Juliana Costa de Rezende Abrahão, César Elias Botelho, Denis Henrique Silva Nadaleti, Marcelo Ribeiro Malta, Vânia Aparecida Silva, Sônia Maria de Lima Salgado, Reginério Soares de Faria, Antônio Carlos Baião de Oliveira, Antônio Alves Pereira

“…Evaluations were conducted in experimental fields across 22 farms of Arabica coffee producers, and 11 used an irrigated production system and 11 used a rainfed system. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review and Bucher Indirect Comparison: Tildrakizumab versus Guselkumab by Kristian Garn Du Jardin, Pepi Hurtado Lopez, Mette Lange, Rachael McCool, Silvia Maeso Naval, Sandra Quickert

“…**Results:** Overall, 154 unique records were identified. Five studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in the analysis; two tildrakizumab trials (reSURFACE 1 and reSURFACE 2) and three guselkumab trials (VOYAGE 1, VOYAGE 2, and a Japanese study). …”
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Introduction of Powder Fluxes in Rotary Degassing System Towards Intensifying Refining Process of Aluminium Alloys by M. Piękoś, Z. Smorawiński

“…This method of dosing the refining salts increases the efficiency of their use, reduces any losses, and limits the formation of post-refining slag (thus, minimising the negative environmental effect). …”
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Treatment outcomes and its associated factors among neonates admitted with sepsis in Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia by Betelhem Gezahegn, Ahmed Abdella, Fentahun Meseret, Ahmed Mohammed, Mulualem Keneni, Tesfaye Asfaw, Diribsa Tizazu, Assefa Desalew

“…Neonates were selected using systematic random sampling. Relevant data were extracted from medical records using a checklist. …”
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Development of a Solar-Powered Edge Processing Perimeter Alert System with AI and LoRa/LoRaWAN Integration for Drone Detection and Enhanced Security by Mateo Mejia-Herrera, Juan Botero-Valencia, José Ortega, Ruber Hernández-García

“…The system incorporates a PDM microphone based on an Arduino Nano 33 BLE with a trained model to identify a drone or a UH-60 from an audio spectrogram to demonstrate its functionality. …”
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Streptococcus pyogenes carriage rate, associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among urban and rural schoolchildren at Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia by Yalewayker Gashaw, Alem Getaneh, Desie Kasew, Mitkie Tigabie, Baye Gelaw

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Streptococcus pyogenes, associated factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among urban and rural public schoolchildren in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia. A school-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted via a multistage sampling technique among elementary schoolchildren from April to June 2022 in Gondar City. …”
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El desbanque del Usted, y el uso del Tú, al rescate de la igualdad comunicativa en un entorno universitario español by María Gemma Sánchez González

“…Generally, in the teacher-student relationship in a university environment, the use of Usted is the first sign of respect and rank in the classrooms. …”
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The Safety and Efficacy of Lansoprazole plus Metoclopramide among Neonates with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Resistant to Conservative Therapy and Monotherapy: A Clinical Trial by Peymaneh Alizadeh Taheri, Elahe Validad, Kambiz Eftekhari

“…The efficacy and safety of ranitidine plus metoclopramide and lansoprazole plus metoclopramide in reducing clinical GERD symptoms based on I-GERQ-R scores in neonatal GERD resistant to conservative and monotherapy. …”
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Impact of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 on mortality risk, ICU admission rate, and hospitalization length in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study by Behnam Maleki, Amir M. Sadeghian, Mitra Ranjbar

“…Patients were categorized as unvaccinated, partially vaccinated (single dose), or fully vaccinated (at least one booster dose). …”
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Exploring diazotrophic diversity: unveiling Nif core distribution and evolutionary patterns in nitrogen-fixing organisms by Bruno Thiago de Lima Nichio, Roxana Beatriz Ribeiro Chaves, Fábio de Oliveira Pedrosa, Roberto Tadeu Raittz

“…Abstract Background Diazotrophs carry out biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) using the nitrogenase enzyme complex (NEC), which relies on nitrogenase encoded by nif genes. …”
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Microorganisms causing of clinical pathologies in canines and domestic felines in Valledupar, Colombia by M. C. Hinojosa, A. S. Cañate, P. C. Herrera

“…Con base en la información se aplicó un análisis descriptivo, explicativo y estadístico, este último mediante una correlación de Sperman para evaluar relación entre raza, sexo, edad, grupo microbiano y patología-patógeno. …”
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Evolution Characteristics of a High-Level Asymmetric Fracture-Seepage Community and Precise Coalbed Methane Drainage Technology during Mining of Outburst-Prone Coal Seam Groups by Hongbing Wang, Zhiheng Cheng, Tie Li, Liang Chen, Quanle Zou, Shengli Yang, Jialin Cao

“…Because of different rupture angles α and β, mining-induced fractures in overlying strata are distributed as an asymmetric-oblique-quadrilateral fracture development body in space. Furthermore, based on the coupling relationship between fracture development states and pressure-relief gas seepage in the fracture development zone in overlying strata of the 4305 rear working face in the mine, this research obtained rupture angles α ∈ [74, 90) and ß ∈ (70, 82] on both sides of the fracture development zone. …”
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“What does ‘often’ even mean?” Revising and validating the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory in partnership with autistic people by Friederike Charlotte Hechler, Outi Tuomainen, Nathan Weber, Frank Fahr, Bodie Karlek, Marie Maroske, Meike Misia, Nathan Caruana

“…Our project aimed to extend this further, to increase the inventory’s accessibility, and to minimise stigma induced by deficit-based representations of autistic experience. Methods Together with 22 individuals from the autism and autistic communities, we created the Revised Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI-R). …”
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Deaths during Sexual Activity by Agnė Okulevičiūtė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…Cases: Case 1: A 65-year-old male was clothed in women’s underwear and was found hanging in a noose in a bedroom after a house fire. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to secondhand smoke from 1990 to 2019 by Xinyue Yang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Jiayi Sun, Wenjuan Zhang

“…Methods The burden of IHD attributable to SHS from 1990 to 2019 was assessed using the comparative risk assessment method as part of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2019. …”
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