Human Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Diabetic Neuropathy via Wnt Signaling Pathway by Songsong Pan, Sushant S. Hada, Yang Liu, Chao Hu, Mengdie Zhou, Shaoqiu Zheng, Minjie Xu, Changsheng Shi, Shiwu Yin, Xiaoyun Xie

“…The expression of DVL1 and β-catenin was lower in the PMSC+LGK974 group than in the PMSC group. …”
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Exploring Alkali Hydroxide Influence on Calcium Titanate Formation for Application in Biodiesel Catalysts by Ratchadaporn Puntharod, Kittikarnkorn Onsomsuay, Pusit Pookmanee, Jaturon Kumchompoo

“…Biodiesel has been recognized as the most widely utilized biofuel around the world due to its significant role in reducing the consumption of crude oil and lowering environmental pollution levels. By serving as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels, bioethanol helps decrease greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to a more sustainable energy future. …”
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Staffing of the Ukrainian SSR militia in 1945 by V. A. Grechenko

“…Among the militia, 3 % were those with higher and incomplete higher education, 13 % – secondary, 25 % – below secondary and 57 % – lower education. Ukrainians in the PCIA of the USSR in 1945 accounted for 55 %, Russians – 35 %, Jews – 4 %, Belarusians – 2 %, others – 2,6 %. …”
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Potential Role of African Fermented Indigenous Vegetables in Maternal and Child Nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa by Marie Lys Irakoze, Eliud N. Wafula, Eddy Owaga

“…Some lactic acid bacteria (LAB) involved in food fermentation are known to produce exopolysaccharides with cholesterol-lowering, immunomodulator, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. …”
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The Relationship between Perirenal Fat Thickness and Reduced Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Yuan Fang, Yuechao Xu, Yuxian Yang, Chang Liu, Dong Zhao, Jing Ke

“…Patients were divided into three groups according to PrFT, and we found patients with higher PrFT had lower eGFR. PrFT was significantly correlated with eGFR in all patients r=−0.181,P<0.05. …”
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Decrease in platelet count in patients with AKI and its association with major adverse kidney events by Ramón Medina-González, Jose J. Zaragoza, Eduardo M. Hernández-Barajas, Juarez Correa-de Leon, Rolando Claure-Del Granado, Armando Vazquez-Rangel, Liliana M. Pineda-Segura, Martha K. Franco-Garcia, Gael Chávez-Alonso, Juan A. Gómez-Fregoso, Francisco G. Rodríguez-García, Guillermo Navarro-Blackaller, Luz Alcantar-Vallin, Alejandro Martínez Gallardo-González, Gabriela J. Abundis-Mora, Guillermo García-García, Jonathan S. Chávez-Iñiguez

“…Those who underwent hemodialysis (HD) had lower platelet counts. After multiple adjustments, a platelet reduction >21% was associated with MAKE10 (OR 4.2, CI 2.1-8.5) but not with MAKE30-90. …”
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Personalized screening strategies for TP53 R337H carriers: a retrospective cohort study of tumor spectrum in Li-Fraumeni syndrome adult carriersResearch in context by Pedro A.F. Galante, Gabriela D.A. Guardia, Janina Pisani, Renata L. Sandoval, Mateus C. Barros-Filho, Ana Carolina Leite Vieira Costa Gifoni, Diogo F.C. Patrão, Patricia Ashton-Prolla, Vitor Fiorin de Vasconcellos, Claire Freycon, Arnold Levine, Pierre Hainaut, Maria Isabel Achatz

“…Findings: R337H carriers, compared to adult carriers of other TP53 variants typical of LFS, had a lower cumulative risk of developing cancer (54% vs 78%). …”
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Procalcitonin and High APACHE (Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation) Level Are Associated with the Course of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 by Jorge Andrade Sierra, Claudia Delgado Astorga, Miriam Gabriela Nava Vargas, Enrique Rojas Campos, Kevin Javier Arrelano Arteaga, Karla Hernández Morales, Carlos A. Andrade Castellanos, Antonio de Jesús Andrade-Ortega, Luis Gerardo González Correa

“…The survival analysis free of AKI according to procalcitonin levels and APACHE scores demonstrated a lower survival in patients with procalcitonin >0.5 ng/ml (p=0.001) and APACHE >15 points (p=0.004). …”
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Injury and Illness in Elite Athletics: A Prospective Cohort Study Over Three Seasons by Shane Kelly, Noel Pollock, George Polglass, Ben Clarsen

“…The thigh was the most common injury location (0.6 per athlete year), followed by the lower leg (0.4 per athlete year) and foot (0.3 per athlete year). …”
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Fatty Acid Contents and Stability of Oyster Nut Oil (Telfairia pedata) Compared to Flaxseed and Sunflower Oil by Emmanuel Mwakasege, Anna Treydte, Otmar Hoeglinger, Neema Kassim, Edna Makule

“…The LA content was high in sunflower brands (50.3-52.8%) compared to the oyster nut (48%) and flaxseed oil 14.7%. Oleic acid was lower in oyster nut oil (8.6%) and flaxseed oil 15.8% compared to sunflower brands (35.7-38.2%). …”
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Gaps in climate health literacy: an analysis of Kosovo’s pre-university curricula and textbooks by Lira Ramadani, Lira Ramadani, Melanie Boeckmann, Carolin Klüsener, Giles B. Sioen, Giles B. Sioen

“…In 2024, a content analysis was applied to Kosovo’s Core Curricula for Pre-Primary, Primary, Lower Secondary, and Upper Secondary Education (grades 0–12), issued in 2016, along with the Subject Syllabi for each grade, issued in 2018. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with depression and anxiety among patients recovered from COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal by Biraj Man Karmacharya, Kamal Gautam, Kalpana Chaudhary, Prasanna Rai, Shalik Ram Dhital, Shrinkhala Shrestha, Bandana Paneru, Akina Shrestha

“…Participants receiving a higher level of social support and having a recovery duration of 3–6 months, 7 months and more reported lower odds of anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively.Conclusions The greater prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms among recovered COVID-19 patients highlights the need to design and implement appropriate mental health interventions. …”
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Neuroprotective Effect of Wharton’s Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium (WJMSC-CM) on Diabetes-Associated Cognitive Impairment by Improving Oxidative Stress, Neu... by Zohre Aghaei, Narges Karbalaei, Mohammad Reza Namavar, Masoud Haghani, Mahboobeh Razmkhah, Mahdi Khorsand Ghaffari, Marzieh Nemati

“…In addition, WJMSC-CM treatment reduced oxidative stress by lowering MDA and elevating GSH and antioxidant enzyme activity. …”
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Association Between Nontraditional Lipid Profiles and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Adults With Hypertension: Findings From the China Hypertension Registry Study by Yu Tao, Tao Wang, Wei Zhou, Lingjuan Zhu, Chao Yu, Juxiang Li, Huihui Bao, Xiaoshu Cheng

“…In addition, the association of TC/HDL‐C with LDL‐C/HDL‐C with T2DM was stronger in the lower homocysteine level population. Among the southern Chinese population with hypertension, all nontraditional lipid indices positively correlated with the risk of T2DM. …”
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Effect of ISPAD Anaerobic Digestion on Ammonia Volatilization from Soil Applied Swine Manure by Susan King, Michael Schwalb, David Giard, Joann Whalen, Suzelle Barrington

“…For all soil types, the ISPAD manure consistently lost less NH3 as compared to the open tank manure, averaging 53% less. Lower volatile solids content improving manure infiltration into the soil and a more complex ionic solution explain the effect of the ISPAD manure advantages. …”
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Subsurface drip irrigation mitigated greenhouse gas emission and improved root growth and yield in apple in semi-arid region by Jiabin Liu, Xiaodong Gao, Juanjuan Song, Mingyi Wen, Jianjun Wang, Yaohui Cai, Xining Zhao

“…Moreover, in comparison to DI treatment, SDI could decrease the cumulative CO2 emission flux by 5.34–6.53 %, decrease the cumulative N2O emission flux by 14.41–18.51 %, enhance the cumulative CH4 absorption flux by 14.82–26.51 %, and considerably (p < 0.05) lower GHGI by 29.41–31.58 %. The correlation analysis results indicated a positive association between soil moisture and GHG emissions, with the most significant impact noted in the surface soil layer (0–20 cm). …”
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Ficus carica and Sizigium cumini Regulate Glucose and Lipid Parameters in High-Fat Diet and Streptozocin-Induced Rats by El-Shaimaa A. Arafa, Waseem Hassan, Ghulam Murtaza, Manal Ali Buabeid

“…Results showed that both FC.Cr. and SC.Cr. have the potential to control obesity-linked type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by lowering the body weights, serum glucose, cholesterol, TG, LDL, and VLDL, while increasing the protective effects of HDL dose-dependently. …”
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Influence of Plant Additives on Changes in the Composition of Fatty Acids, Lipid Quality Indices and Minerals of Fermented Dairy Products from Cow’s Milk by Beata Paszczyk, Elżbieta Tońska

“…Yogurts with these additives were also characterized by significantly (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) lower atherogenic (AI) and thrombogenic (TI) indices and a higher hypocholesterolemia-to-hypercholesterolemia ratio (H/H). …”
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Comparison between sevoflurane and propofol induction in I-gel insertion in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal herniotomy by Harshita Singh, Harpreet Kaur, Shirin Parveen, Narendra Singh Bafila, Kirtika Yadav, Anam Rizwan, Dhruvraj Singh

“…Mean arterial pressure was significantly lower in Group 2 at 5- and 10-min post-induction. …”
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Identification of clinical subgroups in anti-SRP positive immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy patients using cluster analysis by Beibei Cui, Hongjiang Liu, Ruiting Liu, Geng Yin, Qibing Xie

“…Cluster 2 patients were younger (mean age 45.83 years), had a longer disease course (median 6.5 months), milder muscle damage, and lower autoantibody titers. Cluster 1 patients were older (mean age 58.10 years), predominantly male (70.97%), and had higher incidences of interstitial lung disease (70.97%) and cardiac injury (45.16%). …”
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