Delta Neutrophil Index in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: An Innovation in Postoperative Mortality Assessment by Bilgiç A, Toprak B, Kaya H

“…A 1-unit increase in postoperative DNI measurement was associated with a 10.21-fold (95% Confidence Interval: 5.08– 20.05) increase in the risk of death.Conclusion: Elevated DNI values are strong independent predictors of postoperative mortality, underscoring its critical role in perioperative risk assessment for CABG patients. Both preoperative and postoperative DNI levels are significantly linked to mortality, emphasizing DNI’s value in improving patient outcomes and reducing complications. …”
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Dietary diversity and its associated factors among school children in conflict affected communities of southern Ethiopia by Tagese Yakob, Eskinder Israel, Begidu Yakob, Mekdes Meshesha, Endale Jambo, Tadewos Utalo, Awoke Abraham

“…Adequate dietary diversity was defined as the consumption of at least five food groups. Both bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression were performed. …”
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Optimised extraction of antioxidant components from Calophyllum inophyllum L. seeds using response surface methodology by L. Fitriyana, M.D. Supardan, Y. Aisyah, Irfan .

“…The maceration method better ability enhanced the antioxidant activity capacity of C. inophyllum seeds compared to the ultrasonic method, as indicated by the response surface method. Both extraction methods produced the same secondary metabolite compounds with a promising reservoir of antioxidant compounds. …”
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Effect of Laryngeal Mask Airway Insertion on Intraocular Pressure Response: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohammed Suleiman Obsa, Zewde Zema kanche, Robera Olana Fite, Tilahun Saol Tura, Bulcha Guye Adema, Aseb Arba Kinfe, Melkamu Worku kercho, Kebreab Paulos chanko, Getahun Molla Shanka, Atkuregn Alemayehu Lencha, Gedion Asnake Azeze, Lolemo Kelbiso Hanfore, Nefsu Awoke Adulo, Blen Kassahun Dessu, Getahun Dendir Wolde, Shimelash Bitew Workie

“…All original peer-reviewed papers which reported the mean and standard deviation of IOP before and after airway instrumentation in both groups were included. Two reviewers independently extracted the data using a standardized data extraction format for eligibility and appraised their quality. …”
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Preserving postharvest storage quality of fresh-cut cactus pears by using different bio-materials by İbrahim Kahramanoğlu, Serhat Usanmaz, Volkan Okatan, Chunpeng Wan

“…Fruit peeling was carried out in three steps: (i) slicing off and discarding the both ends of the prickly pears, (ii) making one long vertical slice down the body, and (iii) peeling back the skin by sliping our finger into the slice and preparing a peeled prickly pear without skin. …”
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Like mother like daughter, the role of low human capital in intergenerational cycles of disadvantage: the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study by Akanksha A. Marphatia, Akanksha A. Marphatia, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Alice M. Reid, Aboli Bhalerao, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik

“…Poverty and socio-economic status are considered systemic risk factors, but both economic growth and cash transfers have had limited success improving undernutrition. …”
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Validation of the version 4.5 MAESTRO ozone and NO₂ measurements by P. S. Jeffery, J. R. Drummond, C. T. McElroy, K. A. Walker, J. Zou

“…In the stratosphere, the Vis-ozone product was found to possess a small high bias, with stratosphere-averaged relative differences between 2.3 % and 8.2 %, although good agreement with the comparison datasets was found overall. …”
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Erythrocyte Shape Abnormalities, Membrane Oxidative Damage, and β-Actin Alterations: An Unrecognized Triad in Classical Autism by Lucia Ciccoli, Claudio De Felice, Eugenio Paccagnini, Silvia Leoncini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Cinzia Signorini, Giuseppe Belmonte, Roberto Guerranti, Alessio Cortelazzo, Mariangela Gentile, Gloria Zollo, Thierry Durand, Giuseppe Valacchi, Marcello Rossi, Joussef Hayek

“…A high percentage of altered RBCs shapes, predominantly elliptocytes, was observed in autistic patients, but not in both control groups. The RBCs altered morphology in autistic subjects was related to increased erythrocyte membrane F2-isoprostanes and 4-hydroxynonenal protein adducts. …”
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CXCR4 promotes tumor stemness maintenance and CDK4/6 inhibitors resistance in ER-positive breast cancer by Qiangfeng Shi, Wang Yang, Yiye Ouyang, Yujie Liu, Zijie Cai

“…Targeting CXCR4 using siRNAs or small molecular inhibitors effectively reduces cancer stemness and reverses palbociclib resistance both in vitro and in vivo. Clinical sample analysis further underscores the overactivation of the CXCR4/WNT5A/β-catenin axis in palbociclib-resistant breast cancer, suggesting CXCR4 as a potential biomarker for predicting resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors. …”
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Protein identification using Cryo-EM and artificial intelligence guides improved sample purification by Kenneth D. Carr, Dane Evan D. Zambrano, Connor Weidle, Alex Goodson, Helen E. Eisenach, Harley Pyles, Alexis Courbet, Neil P. King, Andrew J. Borst

“…Protein purification is essential in protein biochemistry, structural biology, and protein design, enabling the determination of protein structures, the study of biological mechanisms, and the characterization of both natural and de novo designed proteins. However, standard purification strategies often encounter challenges, such as unintended co-purification of contaminants alongside the target protein. …”
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Bi-level data-driven enterprise-wide optimization with mixed-integer nonlinear scheduling problems by Hasan Nikkhah, Zahir Aghayev, Amir Shahbazi, Vassilis M. Charitopoulos, Styliani Avraamidou, Burcu Beykal

“…Our study further evaluates the efficacy of using local, NOMAD (Nonlinear Optimization by Mesh Adaptive Direct Search), and a global data-driven optimizer, ARGONAUT (AlgoRithms for Global Optimization of coNstrAined grey-box compUTational), within the DOMINO framework and characterize their performance both in terms of solution quality and computational expense. …”
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ϵ-Confidence Approximately Correct (ϵ-CoAC) Learnability and Hyperparameter Selection in Linear Regression Modeling by Soosan Beheshti, Mahdi Shamsi

“…Simulation results, for both synthetic and real data, confirm not only strength and capability of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\epsilon $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-CoAC in providing learning measurements as a function of data length and/or hypothesis complexity, but also superiority of the method over the existing approaches in hypothesis complexity and model selection.…”
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Preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: an integrative approach combining ultrasound-based radiomics and inflammation-related markers by Yu-ting Peng, Jin-shu Pang, Peng Lin, Jia-min Chen, Rong Wen, Chang-wen Liu, Zhi-yuan Wen, Yu-quan Wu, Jin-bo Peng, Lu Zhang, Hong Yang, Dong-yue Wen, Yun He

“…Abstract Objectives To develop ultrasound-based radiomics models and a clinical model associated with inflammatory markers for predicting intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) lymph node (LN) metastasis. Both are integrated for enhanced preoperative prediction. …”
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It is time to tackle psychological determinants of obesity and eating disorders by Pietro Crescenzo

“…As stated by the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets for Sustainable Food Systems, nutrition is a global problem that would require a dedicated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) [2]. Obesity and malnutrition are two sides of the same question and they are probably one of the most evidence of social and economic inequalities in the world today [3]. …”
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Activity of oxidative processes and the state of the redox regulating system in tumor tissue in skin cancer by I. A. Goroshinskaya, E. M. Frantsiyants, N. I. Larina, Yu. V. Przhedetskiy, I. V. Kaplieva, L. A. Nemashkalova, V. A. Bandovkina, V. V. Pozdnyakova, V. Yu. Przhedetskaya

“…An increase in the level of MDA in BCC was observed in tumor and nearby tissues in women with both types of growth, in men only with superficial growth. …”
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Colour Stability and Lipid Oxidation of Beef Longissimus Lumborum under Different Packaging Conditions by Bonny Dadji Stéphane Serge, Li Xin, Li Zheng, Li Meng, Du Manting, Gao Lingling, Zhang Dequan

“…The muscles longissimus lumborum were randomly packed in vacuum or modified atmosphere packaging (MAP, 80% O2, 20% CO2). Both packages were aged at 4°C for 7, 14 and 21 days. …”
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The effectiveness of providing training and ongoing support to foster cultural humility in volunteers serving as mentors to youth of color: a mixed-methods study protocol by Bernadette Sánchez, Amy J. Anderson, Carla Herrera, David L. DuBois, Kay Thursby Bourke, Jean K. Sack, So Jung Lee, Karen Burchwell, Lidia Y. Monjaras-Gaytan, Yesenia Garcia-Murillo

“…Methods Recruitment started in June 2022, with a goal of enrolling 240 dyads (i.e., “matches”), each consisting of a volunteer mentor and a youth of color aged 9- to 17-years old with whom they were paired through BBBS. …”
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Identification of macrophage polarisation and mitochondria-related biomarkers in diabetic retinopathy by Weifeng Liu, Bin Tong, Jian Xiong, Yanfang Zhu, Hongwei Lu, Haonan Xu, Xi Yang, Feifei Wang, Peng Yu, Yunwei Hu

“…Immune infiltration analysis showed that activated NK cell and Monocyte were notably different between DR cohort and control cohorts, and PTAR1 showed the strongest positive correlations with activated NK cell. Both biomarkers were enriched in lysosome and insulin signaling pathway. …”
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WINTER HARDINESS OF BREAD WHEAT FROM THE VIR COLLECTION IN ENVIRONMENTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL BLACK SOIL REGIONS OF RUSSIA by N. S. Lysenko, V. F. Loseva, O. P. Mitrofanova

“…Twelve accessions that overwintered well at both geographical locations during all the years of testing were identified.…”
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Case report: Illustrating associated malignancies in Paget’s disease using contrast-enhanced mammography by Luciano Mariano, Luca Nicosia, Luca Nicosia, Anna Bozzini, Filippo Pesapane, Francesca Magnoni, Giovanni Mazzarol, Lorenza Meneghetti, Adriana Sorce, Enrico Cassano

“…CEM identified disease extensions and NAC involvement that was not evident in conventional imaging in both cases. CEM findings influenced surgical decisions, leading to total mastectomies with reconstruction instead of conservative approaches. …”
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