Investigating the Role of the basic Components of Smart Governance in Realizing a Smart City with the ISM Method (Case Study: Tehran) by ALi Asghar Pourezzat, Tayebeh Abbasi, Shahryar Maghsoodi Kenari, Mohammad Mehdi Namdar Joybari

“…The research environment was natural, with participants including both academic experts in the field of smart cities and executive professionals working in relevant organizations, such as smart city departments within municipalities and other related institutions. …”
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The application of Vavilov’s approaches to the phylogeny and evolution of cultivated species of the genus <i>Avena</i> L. by I. G. Loskutov, A. A. Gnutikov, E. V. Blinova, A. V. Rodionov

“…The research uses various markers of genes, gene regions, intergenic spacers (internal and external), both nuclear and chloroplast and mitochondrial, genomic approaches and other modern methods. …”
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hUC-MSC preserves erectile function by restoring mitochondrial mass of penile smooth muscle cells in a rat model of cavernous nerve injury via SIRT1/PGC-1a/TFAM signaling by Mengbo Yang, Xinda Chen, Ming Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Dongdong Xiao, Huiming Xu, Mujun Lu

“…Mechanistically, the application of hUC-MSC activated SIRT1/PGC-1α/TFAM pathway both in rat penile tissues and CCSMCs. In addition, knockdown of SIRT1 in CCSMCs abolished the protective effects of hUC-MSC on mitochondrial mass and function, while leading to an increase in cellular apoptosis. …”
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Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents by Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti, Thiago Henrique de Araujo Lino, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de Oliveira, Andreia Medeiros Rodrigues Cardoso, Rodrigo Feliciano de Macedo, Wilton Wilney Nascimento Padilha, Alidianne Fabia Cabral Xavier

“…From 1613 medical reports analyzed, the sample is composed 232 (14.4%) reports referring to child and adolescent victims of automobile accidents aged 0–19 years of both sexes. Victims were mostly adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years (64.2%), males (73.7%), and motorcyclists (51.3%). …”
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Early Weaning Impairs the Growth Performance of Hu Lambs Through Damaging Intestinal Morphology and Disrupting Serum Metabolite Homeostasis by Haoyun Jiang, Haibo Wang, Haobin Jia, Yuhang Liu, Yue Pan, Xiaojun Zhong, Junhong Huo, Jinshun Zhan

“…As for the serum parameters, the concentrations of glucose on D33, D36, and D45 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and the IL-6 content on D45 (<i>p</i> = 0.018) were observed to be lower, while the levels of immunoglobulin A (IgA) (<i>p</i> = 0.027), IgG (<i>p</i> = 0.035), and IgM (<i>p</i> = 0.002) on the four ages were all higher in the EW group than those in CON group. Additionally, both treatment and age interactively affected the levels of GLU (<i>p</i> = 0.001), TP (<i>p</i> = 0.041), and IL-6 (<i>p</i> = 0.016). …”
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Clinical features and genetic analysis of 15 Chinese children with dent disease by Qian Li, Zhenle Yang, Ruixian Zang, Suwen Liu, Lichun Yu, Jing Wang, Cong Wang, Xiaoyuan Wang, Shuzhen Sun

“…Objective  The clinical characteristics, genetic mutation spectrum, treatment strategies and prognoses of 15 children with Dent disease were retrospectively analyzed to improve pediatricians’ awareness of and attention to this disease.Methods  We analyzed the clinical and laboratory data of 15 Chinese children with Dent disease who were diagnosed and treated at our hospital between January 2017 and May 2023 and evaluated the expression of the CLCN5 and OCRL1 genes.Results  All 15 patients were male and complained of proteinuria, and the incidence of low-molecular-weight proteinuria (LMWP) was 100.0% in both Dent disease 1 (DD1) and Dent disease 2 (DD2) patients. …”
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Liver Transplantation without Perioperative Transfusions Single-Center Experience Showing Better Early Outcome and Shorter Hospital Stay by Nicolás Goldaracena, Patricio Méndez, Emilio Quiñonez, Gustavo Devetach, Lucio Koo, Carlos Jeanes, Margarita Anders, Federico Orozco, Pablo D. Comignani, Ricardo C. Mastai, Lucas McCormack

“…However, 30-day mortality (10 versus 15%) and one- (86 versus 70%) and 3-year (77 versus 66%) survival were equivalent in both groups. Conclusions. Recipient MELD score was not a predictive factor for P-RBC transfusion. …”
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Machine learning based on blood test biomarkers predicts fast progression in advanced NSCLC patients treated with immunotherapy by Jie Yang, Jian-Guo Zhou, Benjamin Frey, Hu Ma, Haitao Wang, Markus Hecht, Rainer Fietkau, Udo Gaipl, Xiaofei Chen, Ada Hang-Heng Wong, Fangya Tan, Si-Si He, Gang Shen, Yun-Jia Wang, Wenzhao Zhong

“…In addition, the absolute difference in median survival between the SVM-predicted FP and non-FP groups was significant in both progression-free survival and overall survival (p&lt;0.001).Conclusion SVM trained using a 4-biomarker panel has good performance in predicting the occurrence of FP regardless of programmed cell death ligand 1 expression, hence providing evidence for decision-making in single-agent atezolizumab immunotherapy for patients with advanced NSCLC.…”
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Benchmarking the identification of a single degraded protein to explore optimal search strategies for ancient proteins by Rodriguez Palomo, Ismael, Nair, Bharath, Chiang, Yun, Dekker, Joannes, Dartigues, Benjamin, Mackie, Meaghan, Evans, Miranda, Macleod, Ruairidh, Olsen, Jesper V., Collins, Matthew J.

“…The community has also established standards of good practice to interrogate our data. However, there is a lack of a systematic exploration of how these affect the identification of peptides, post-translational modifications (PTMs), proteins and their significance (through the False Discovery Rate) and correctness. …”
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Effect of Du moxibustion in the treatment of Wind-phlegm disturbance vertigo (督灸疗法治疗眩晕风痰上扰证效果观察) by LUO Lihua (罗丽华), LI Silu (李思璐), LONG Yuqin (龙玉琴), YANG Yanni (杨燕妮), GENG Qingwen (耿庆文)

“…Results The total score of the grading scale of vertigo (posterior circulation ischemia) was decreased in both two groups after intervention, and total score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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Hypofractionated image-guided radiotherapy with 70 Gy in 28 fractions for prostate cancer confined to the pelvis: a single institute experience in Taiwan by Hui-Lei Mu, Mau-Shin Chi, Hui-Ling Ko, Guang-Dar Juang, Thomas I-Sheng Hwang, Kwan-Hwa Chi, Kai-Lin Yang

“…Conclusions Hypofractionated image-guided radiotherapy, delivering 70 Gy at 2.5 Gy per fraction, is both effective and safe for Taiwanese patients with prostate cancer across all risk groups, consistent with findings from existing large randomized trials. …”
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Resensitizing β‐Lactams by Reprogramming Purine Metabolism in Small Colony Variant for Osteomyelitis Treatment by Tingwang Shi, Qiong Wu, Zesong Ruan, Zhiyuan Luo, Wenbo Wang, Zhao Guo, Yihong Ma, Xin Wang, Guangyu Chu, Han Lin, Min Ge, Yunfeng Chen

“…Therefore, a co‐delivery system for lonidamine and oxacillin is constructed with amino‐modified dendritic mesoporous silica as a carrier, which showed high efficacy and safety in combating SCV both in vitro and in vivo experiments. Overall, this study elucidated the pathogenic mechanisms of a class of clinically isolated SCV isolates with hpt mutations and provided a paradigm for treating SCV‐associated osteomyelitis by reprogramming purine metabolism.…”
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Nested case-control study investigating factors affecting initial adoption of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China: amidst comprehensive service cov... by Yuzhou Gu, JiaLi Yang, Yefei Luo, Lishan Zhan, Fanghua Liu, Wenting Zeng, Huifang Xu, Huifang Xu, Yongheng Lu, Yanshan Cai, Zhigang Han

“…BackgroundChina has been exploring HIV self-testing (HIVST) among men who have sex with men (MSM) since 2014. Currently, both non-profit and commercial initiatives HIVST services have achieved comprehensive coverage. …”
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Real-world clinical evidence of oral semaglutide on metabolic abnormalities in subjects with type 2 diabetes: a multicenter retrospective observational study (the Sapporo-Oral SEMA... by Sho Furusawa, Hiroshi Nomoto, Chiho Oba-Yamamoto, Jun Takeuchi, Miki Ito, Hiroyoshi Kurihara, Shin Aoki, Aika Miya, Hiraku Kameda, Akinobu Nakamura, Tatsuya Atsumi

“…In this multi-center retrospective observational study, we analyzed subjects with type 2 diabetes newly treated with an oral semaglutide for &gt;6 months at four medical centers located in Sapporo, Japan. …”
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Hydrogen absorption kinetics and microstructural features of TiFe0.8Mn0.2 alloy by Ryun-Ho Kwak, Taeyang Kwak, Da Hye Lee, Sojin Jung, Jang-Won Kang, Seongtak Kim, Tae-Wook Na, Seok Su Sohn, Hyung-Ki Park, Taejun Ha

“…TiFe with the Body-Centered Cubic (BCC) B2 structure and Fe2Ti with the C14 Laves hexagonal structure were observed in the alloy samples, and the amount of precipitated second phase Fe2Ti within the TiFe matrix phase was significantly reduced in both 10 h and 20 h annealed samples. During the annealing treatment, TiFe0.8Mn0.2 alloy changes in terms of the equilibrium phase fraction and chemical composition were predicted through Thermo-Calc software calculation. …”
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Characterization of Potential Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Isolated from Maize (Zea mays L.) in Central and Northern Benin (West Africa) by Nadège A. Agbodjato, Pacôme A. Noumavo, Farid Baba-Moussa, Hafiz A. Salami, Haziz Sina, Alphonse Sèzan, Honoré Bankolé, Adolphe Adjanohoun, Lamine Baba-Moussa

“…The microbial density, generally high, varies according to both soil types and agroecological zones. All Serratia strains (100%) have produced ammonia, whereas 80% of Bacillus and 77.77% of Pseudomonas produced this metabolite. …”
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Associations of gut microbiota with disease development, disease activity, and therapeutic effects in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Junko Nishio, Hiroshi Sato, Eri Watanabe, Hiroaki Masuoka, Kotaro Aoki, Mai Kawazoe, Risa Wakiya, Soichi Yamada, Sei Muraoka, Shotaro Masuoka, Tomoki Hayashi, Satoshi Mizutani, Zento Yamada, Keiko Koshiba, Izumi Irita, Miwa Kanaji, Karin Furukawa, Nobuyuki Yajima, Hiroaki Dobashi, Wataru Hirose, Yoshikazu Ishii, Wataru Suda, Toshihiro Nanki

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Optimizing Automated Hematoma Expansion Classification from Baseline and Follow-Up Head Computed Tomography by Anh T. Tran, Dmitriy Desser, Tal Zeevi, Gaby Abou Karam, Julia Zietz, Andrea Dell’Orco, Min-Chiun Chen, Ajay Malhotra, Adnan I. Qureshi, Santosh B. Murthy, Shahram Majidi, Guido J. Falcone, Kevin N. Sheth, Jawed Nawabi, Seyedmehdi Payabvash

“…This threshold excluded 47–88% of test-negative predictions from expert review of automated segmentations for different HE definitions, with less than 2% false-negative misclassification in both internal and external validation cohorts. Our pipeline offers a time-efficient and optimizable method for generating ground truth HE classifications in large ICH datasets, reducing the burden of expert review of automated hematoma segmentations while minimizing misclassification rate.…”
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Analisis Faktor-Faktor Penentu Kepuasan Pengguna Layanan Paylater Dengan Pendekatan Regresi Linier by Kastaman, Siska Komala Sari, Tora Fahrudin, Heru Nugroho

“…We conclude that if there is an engineering and non-engineering study programme background, with an awareness of paylater meaning that the knowledge of paylater both in terms of benefits and risks increases, customer satisfaction will be achieved. …”
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Effect of Conductive Education Combined with Exercise Therapy on Rehabilitation Function of Children with Cerebral Palsy by Lihong LI, Liya YANG, Feng HAN, Ningning TIAN, Beibei GONG, Suju CHEN

“…Objective:To analyze the rehabilitation effect of conductive education combined with exercise therapy on children with cerebral palsy and provide evidence-based support for the high-quality diagnosis, treatment and care of such groups.Methods:A total of 100 children with cerebral palsy admitted to our hospital were divided into study group and control group by random number table, with 50 cases in each group. Both groups received exercise therapy, including upper limb function exercise, eating behavior exercise, binaural cup exercise, and dietary management; while the study group carried out conductive education on the basis of the control group, including cognitive level conductive management, conductive emotional relaxing meditation. …”
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