Healthcare resource use of patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy by Rosa Lauppe, Johan Liseth Hansen, Anna Fornwall, Katarina Johansson, Mark H. Rozenbaum, Anne Mette Strand, Merja Vakevainen, Johanna Kuusisto, Einar Gude, J. Gustav Smith, Finn Gustafsson

“…Studies to investigate if earlier diagnosis and treatment of ATTR‐CM may lower resource use are warranted.…”
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Effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation with 3D-printing and ultrasound localization for treating neurogenic bladder in patients with pelvic structural anomalies by Runze Liu, Yuxuan Zhou, Qiang Hao, Yaoguang Zhang, Peng Zhang, Guoqing Chen, Yong Zhang

“…Results: The study group experienced significantly fewer punctures compared to the control group (2.21 ± 0.92 vs 9.29 ± 4.37) (P < 0.01), had a shorter average puncture duration (5.71 ± 2.69 min vs. 28.60 ± 9.69 min) (P < 0.01), and required a lower effective initial voltage (0.87 ± 0.23v vs. 1.38 ± 0.52v) (P < 0.01). …”
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INNOVATIONS IN THE USE OF ACIDIFIERS: MODERN SOLUTIONS FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASPECTS by I. Chernega, L. Fihurska, B. Iegorov, A. Makarynska, O. Tsiundyk

“…This is important for farmers, as it allows achieving better results at lower costs. With the development of industrial animal husbandry, there is a need for more effective feeding methods, which makes feed acidifiers an important tool in maintaining animal health and productivity. …”
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The DNMT1/miR-34a Axis Is Involved in the Stemness of Human Osteosarcoma Cells and Derived Stem-Like Cells by Xiao Liang, Chang Xu, Wanchun Wang, Xiang Li

“…We here revealed the higher DNMT1 activity and expression, lower miR-34a expression with high methylation of its promoter, and stronger stemness of OSLCs, as manifested by elevated sphere and colony formation capacities; CD133, CD44, ABCG2, Bmi1, Sox2, and Oct4 protein amounts in vitro; and carcinogenicity in a nude mouse xenograft model, when compared to the parental U2OS cells. 5-Azacytidine (Aza-dC) repressed DNMT1 activation and upregulated miR-34a expression by promoter demethylation and suppressed the stemness of OSLCs in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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How drinking motives mediate associations between sexual orientation and indicators of alcohol use – a study among young Swiss men by Matthias Wicki, Matthias Wicki, Simon Marmet, Joseph Studer, Joseph Studer, Kim Bloomfield, Kim Bloomfield, Kim Bloomfield, Gerhard Gmel, Gerhard Gmel, Gerhard Gmel, Gerhard Gmel

“…Homosexual men, however, displayed similar or lower scores for alcohol use indicators and AUD symptoms than heterosexual men, but these differences were not mediated by drinking motives. …”
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Clinical and ultrasound assessment of body composition in preterm infants at discharge: an observational study by Beatriz del Rey Hurtado de Mendoza, Montserrat Izquierdo Renau, Elsa García González, Carla Balcells-Esponera, Emilio J Inarejos Clemente, Isabel Iglesias-Platas

“…Higher nutritional support during the first 2 weeks of life was related to a lower loss of length z-scores, and exclusive human milk feeding correlates with arm fat-to-circumference ratio.Conclusions Growth and BC of VPIs can be approached using simpler measures in clinical practice. …”
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How Did the COVID‐19 Pandemic Change Cigarette Smoking Behavior? by Jason Semprini

“…Conclusions Smoking prevalence continues to decline in the United States, and the pandemic appeared to have been associated with lower smoking rates. However, our results suggest that the pandemic was also associated with greater intensity and fewer quit attempts among smokers warranting greater attention from policymakers and researchers.…”
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The sex differences in diseases progression and prognosis among persons with HIV and HBV coinfection by Rongrong Yang, Qianhui Chen, Fangzhou Jiao, Xingxia Yu, Yong Xiong

“…Furthermore, females had greater CD4+ T lymphocyte counts and a lower prevalence of liver cirrhosis than males throughout the study period. …”
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Reliability Testing of Machine Learning Model Prediction Capability towards Unidentifiable Microplastic Spectral Data: Triple Battery and Colorant Investigation by Wesley A. Williams, Shyam Aravamudhan

“…Abstract Microplastics (MPs) are exudated fragments and fibers from environmental plastic refuse in the lower millimeter to micrometer range with some intentionally created particles and degraded exudates from anthropogenic sources. …”
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Acute Attack of Pseudogout with the Wide Lesion in Lumbar Spondylolytic Spondylolisthesis by Hironari Kaneyama, Yuichiro Morishita, Osamu Kawano, Takuaki Yamamoto, Takeshi Maeda

“…An 86-year-old woman presented with high fever and bilateral neurological deficit of the lower extremities. Results. CRP was elevated (20.9 mg/dl). …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Trypanosomosis in Dromedary Camels in the Pastoral Areas of the Guji Zone in Ethiopia by Gossa Alemu, Rahmeto Abebe

“…Statistically, the mean packed cell volume was significantly lower (P<0.05) in parasitemic camels (26.5%±7) as compared with aparasitemic camels (33.9%±9.1). …”
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Physiological changes induced by green fodder expansion into grasslands and croplands enhance water-use efficiency in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau by Xu Wang, Jilin Yang, Jie Wang, Tong Yang, Chuchen Chang, Yanbo Zhao, Xiaocui Wu, Geli Zhang, Xiangming Xiao

“…Evapotranspiration was 2.89 % and 3.33 % lower in comparison. Ecosystem-level water-use efficiency was respectively 15.14 % and 6.92 % higher, while plant-level water-use efficiency increased by 4.76 % and 1.5 %, respectively. …”
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Effect of Cocoa (<i>Theobroma cacao</i>) Plantation Types on the Distribution of Anuran Communities in Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria by AB Onadeko

“…Generally, the result of the study clearly indicated that pesticide use cocoa farms were significantly lower  compared to other sites. Farmers are encouraged to engage in intercropping (polyculture) especially with food and economic crops in a biodiversity friendly manner which could have similar characteristics of a natural ecosystem, thereby enhancing the  biological diversity of agro-ecosystems. © JASEM Keywords: Anuran, cocoa, pesticides, intercropped, biological diversity and agro-ecosystems …”
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Assessment of heart rate deceleration capacity, heart rate deceleration runs, heart rate acceleration capacity, and lipoprotein-related phospholipase A2 as predictors in individual... by Yaping Wang, Mingyan Liu, Yaping Liu, Xiaowei Tang, Xiangming Tang

“…The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores, DC, DRs, AC, and Lp-PLA2 levels were comprehensively evaluated.ResultsOur studies showed that DC and DRs in VD and AD groups were significantly lower than those in controls, while AC values were significantly higher. …”
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MFBTFF-Net: A Novel Multi-Frequency Brightness Temperature Feature Fusion Network for Global Lunar Surface Oxides Abundance Estimation With Chang&#x0027;e-2 Lunar Microwave Sounder... by Yu Li, Zifeng Yuan, Sarah Mazhar, Zhiguo Meng, Yuanzhi Zhang, Jinsong Ping, Ferdinando Nunziata

“…The detection depth of spectral sensors and the drilled depths of the returned samples are not consistent, lowering the reliability of the results. Moreover, existing machine/deep learning models may not be suitable for processing the data acquired in lunar exploration. …”
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Comparison of outcome and toxicity of postoperative intensity‐modulated radiation therapy with two‐dimensional radiotherapy in patients with soft tissue sarcoma of extremities and... by Jianyang Wang, Yongwen Song, Xinfan Liu, Jing Jin, Weihu Wang, Zihao Yu, Yueping Liu, Ning Li, Hui Fang, Hua Ren, Yuan Tang, Yu Tang, Bo Chen, Ningning Lu, Shunan Qi, Shulian Wang, Yexiong Li

“…For late toxicities, the patients in IMRT group enjoyed lower incidences of ≥Grade 2 joint stiffness (3.9% vs 12.3%; P = 0.041) and ≥Grade 3 fractures (0.0% vs 3.4%; P = 0.25) than those in 2D‐RT group. …”
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Efficacy and safety of post-discharge oral nutritional supplements for patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Qiuman Liang, Siyi Wang, Beibei Wang, Yanyan Hong

“…Meta-analysis revealed a significant lower absolute body weight loss (WMD: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.11, 1.40; p = 0.02) and % body weight loss (WMD: 1.15; 95% CI: 0.20, 2.11; p = 0.02) in the ONS group compared with the control (regular diet/dietary advice) group. …”
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Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Asare Kwaku Offei, Ewurama Andam Idun, Dorothea Anim, Edmund Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe

“…CT, by virtue of its ubiquity, ease of use, speed, and lower financial footprint, is usually the first investigation in cases of headache. …”
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Weight trajectories in aging humanized APOE mice with translational validity to human Alzheimer's risk population: A retrospective analysis. by Francesca Vitali, Jean-Paul Wiegand, Lillian Parker-Halstead, Allan Tucker, Roberta Diaz Brinton

“…Weight gain trajectory was associated with elevated plasma β-amyloid levels, higher body fat composition, lower survival rates and a greater proportion of APOE4/4 carriers. …”
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Polydatin ameliorates early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through up-regulating SIRT1 to suppress endoplasmic reticulum stress by Yuwei Han, Guangzhi Hao, Song Han, Tingzhun Zhu, Yushu Dong, Ligang Chen, Xinyu Yang, Xiaoming Li, Hai Jin, Guobiao Liang

“…Compared to the SAH group, the expression levels of ER stress-related proteins including glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), phosphorylated protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (p-PERK), phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (p-eIF2α), activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), and C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), were significantly lower in the PD-treated group. Moreover, PD significantly enhances the protein expression of Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1). …”
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