GH inhibits ALV-J replication and restricts cell cycle by activating PI3K/Akt signaling pathway by Junliang Xia, Ling Lin, Rongyang Ju, Chengxun Xu, Guodong Mo, Xiquan Zhang

“…In this study, we observed a significant upregulation of GH protein expression in the plasma of ALV infected chickens, and a marked increase in GH mRNA in ALV-J infected cells. We found that lower gp85 expression correlated with higher GH expression in immune tissues, suggesting that GH may inhibit gp85 expression. …”
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Close to the border-Resilience in healthcare in a European border region: Findings of a needs analysis. by Leonie A K Loeffler, Sophie Isabelle Lambert, Lea Bouché, Martin Klasen, Saša Sopka, Lina Vogt, COMPAS Consortium

“…Compared to their neighbor countries, German healthcare professionals indicated higher levels of depressive symptoms, were more burdened by work-related stressors, and reported lower levels of organizational resilience.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Findings highlight that healthcare institutions not only need to promote the resilience of the individual employee particularly in border regions, healthcare institutions, must also act to be better prepared for potential threats and crises while considering each country's unique needs.…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Ischemic Stroke Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes by Timothy G. White, Gabriela Martinez, Jason Wang, Michele Gribko, Artem Boltyenkov, Rohan Arora, Jeffrey M. Katz, Henry H. Woo, Pina C. Sanelli

“…Stroke volumes were significantly lower during the Peak-COVID period in 2020 compared to that in 2019, with an absolute decline of 49.5% (P<0.001). …”
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Assessing citizens\' satisfaction from urban management performance in the field of urban servicesCase study: City of Farouj by mohammad motamedi, seyedhassan rasouli, mohammad nasiri

“…In relation to two indicators of pedestrian quality and public participation, the mean difference with the statistical test was calculated to be 0.16 and -0.19 respectively, which indicates that the satisfaction of these services is lower than the limit on average. In other indicators, citizens' satisfaction is above average…”
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Comparative analysis of genetic polymorphism in <i>Rhaponticum carthamoides</i> (Asteraceae) populations by ISSR markers in the Altai Republic by E. V. Zhmud, I. N. Kuban, A. A. Achimova, M. B. Yamtyrov, O. V. Dorogina

“…Representatives of a separate population, least in size and number of individuals in the KNR, showed a high level of similarity in the distribution of DNA fragments. Significantly lower coefficients of genetic similarity with other CPs were found in plants from a small isolated CP from the Shavlinsky Protected Area. …”
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Renoprotective Effect of Thai Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated with SGLT-2 Inhibitors versus DPP-4 Inhibitors: A Real-World Observational Study by Apichaya Chanawong, Suriyon Uitrakul, Supatcha Incomenoy, Natnicha Poonchuay

“…The mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of the SGLT-2 inhibitor group was significantly lower from baseline at 18 months of treatment, as well as the DPP-4 inhibitor group. …”
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The impact of the Affordable Care Act on health insurance coverage in the Gulf Coast and the Rest of the United States by rural and urban areas by Hosik Min, Kenneth Hudson

“…The health insurance coverage for the rural area compared to urban area after the ACA implementation was higher by 17% in Alabama and Mississippi, yet lower by 23% in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. Discussion and Conclusions: Although the Gulf Coast states did not expand their Medicaid programs, each of the states showed some increase in health insurance coverage after the implementation of the ACA. …”

Exploring healthcare workers’ immunisation behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines through psychological patterns by Nour El Houda Benkaddour, Sara Ramdani, Hind Khalil, Asmae Lekfif, Naima Abda, Bouchra Oneib, Yassamine Bentata

“…In contrast, healthcare professionals based at the university hospital had a significantly lower stress level (p = 0.01). Conclusion: Moroccan healthcare professionals exhibited high vaccine acceptance and positive perceptions, particularly among vaccinated individuals despite notable stress around immunisation. …”
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High-resolution manometry in clinical practice: analysis of esophageal motor function according to Chicago classification by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…According to anatomical location of the lower esophageal sphincter and crural diaphragm several morphological types of gastro-esophageal junction are defined that determine severity of gastroesophageal reflux disease. …”
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Dufulin Impacts Plant Defense Against Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus Infecting Tomato by Liping Huang, Yingying Tang, Shuaixin Wang, Jianbin Chen, Jiao Du, Shuo Yan, Deyong Zhang, Xiaobin Shi, Yong Liu, Fan Li

“…Plants treated with dufulin showed reduced symptomatology and lower viral titers compared to the controls. Analysis of gene expression revealed that <i>NPR1</i> was upregulated in the dufulin-treated plants, whereas <i>PI II</i> expression was consistently downregulated in the TYLCV-infected plants. …”
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Effect of Rosiglitazone and Insulin Combination Therapy on Inflammation Parameters and Adipocytokine Levels in Patients with Type 1 DM by Metin Guclu, Ozen Oz Gul, Soner Cander, Oguzkaan Unal, Guven Ozkaya, Emre Sarandol, Canan Ersoy

“…Patients in both groups showed weight gain and the incidence of hypoglycemia was not lower. Discussion. The diverse favorable effects of TZDs were not fully experienced in patients with type 1 DM. …”
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Formaldehyde-free wood adhesives based on protein materials from various plant species by Bernardo Grossi, Benedetto Pizzo, Francesco Siano, Antonio Varriale, Rosanna Mabilia

“…., soybean isolate) generally exhibited higher dry shear strengths (>10 N/mm²) compared to materials with lower protein content (<7 N/mm²). Wet strengths were generally low or even absent for flours and concentrates. …”
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Improvement of Injera Shelf Life and Staling through Vacuum and Nonvacuum Polyethylene Packaging: Their Synergistic Effect with Chemical Preservative by Abinet Terefe, Shimelis Admasu Emire, Habtamu Fekadu Gemede, Ashagrie Z. Woldegiorgis

“…But it was least effective regarding staling as it had the least average scoring of MC, pH, and L value (60.96%, 3.33, and 45.92, respectively) and sensory acceptability, basically due to the crumbling effect of the packaging method used. Besides, NP + had a lower microbial load (7.5∗101 bacterial cfu/g and 9.0∗101 yeast and mold cfu/g). …”
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NT-proBNP, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, and Nutritional Status in Hemodialysis Patients by Jacques Ducros, Laurent Larifla, Henri Merault, Lydia Foucan

“…In 207 HD patients, 16.9% had PEW (at least three components). LVEF lower than 60% was found in 13.8% of patients. NT-proBNP levels ranged from 125 to 33144 pg/mL. …”
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Why Does Pnemococcus Kill? by Yves Bergeron, Michel G Bergeron

“…Acute lower respiratory tract infections remain the most common cause of death due to infection worldwide, and Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for approximately 30% of all cases of community-acquired pneumonia. …”
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Assessing the price effects of African swine fever in the China market by Melissza Salling

“…Results: In the analyzed period from 2015 to 2021, African swine fever outbreak impacts were detected in pork supply and price distribution. The outbreak lowers the output of hog meat, raising the stock price and influencing other meat products’ prices. …”
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Exercise as an abortive treatment for cluster headaches: Insights from a large patient registry by Mi‐Kyoung Kang, Yooha Hong, Soo‐Jin Cho

“…Patients who found exercise effective had lower Headache Impact Test‐6 scores. Effective exercises included running (39.1%), squats (30.4%), and stair climbing (21.7%), with high‐intensity exercise effective for 52.2% and moderate intensity for 43.5%. …”
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Identifying RBBP7 as a Promising Diagnostic Biomarker for BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy by Yicun Wang, Yuxuan Wang, Di Zhang, Hao Zhang, Wei Wang, Xiaopeng Hu

“…In this research, upregulation of RBBP7 was found to be associated with the higher infiltration of CD8 naïve T, iTreg, and neutrophil cells and the lower amounts of Th1, central memory T, NKT, CD8 T, and dendritic cells. …”
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Overwintering temperature affects lipid and fatty acid metabolism in hepatopancreas and ovary of female mud crab Scylla paramamosain by Kaijia Yu, Hanying Xu, Ce Shi, Chunlin Wang, Changkao Mu, Yangfang Ye, Shujian Chen, Ronghua Li, Qingyang Wu

“…According to the results, the hepatosomatic index (HSI) of the crabs after overwintering at 16 ℃ and 20 ℃ was significantly lower than that pre-overwintering (P < 0.05), however, overwintering did not affect the gonadosomatic index (GSI) (P > 0.05). …”
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Machine learning for classifying chronic kidney disease and predicting creatinine levels using at-home measurements by Brady Metherall, Anna K. Berryman, Georgia S. Brennan

“…ANNs achieve a higher TPR (92.0%), but a lower TNR (67.9%) compared with RFs (90.0% and 95.8%, respectively). …”
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