Effect of a Novel Training Program in Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain Based on Implicit Motor Learning: Pilot and Feasibility Study. by Annelies Maenhout, Wieger Heijenk, Peter Glashouwer, Lore Quatacker, Luna Praet, Dorien Borms

“…The tasks included reaching above the head, at and below waist level, in various directions. …”
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Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 by Aseb Arba, Zerihun Zana

“…Bachelor level of study, interest to work in delivery room, and being a midwife were the factors independently associated with knowledge of essential newborn care among nurses and midwives. Therefore, the head of labor ward and institution, zonal and woreda health units, and nongovernmental organizations who are working on maternal and child health should work on providing continuous education, providing incentives and motivators to improve interest to work in delivery unit, and providing guidelines in the unit.…”
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Dual-release hydrocortisone treatment improves serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cell inflammatory and immune profiles in patients with autoimmune primary adrenal insufficienc... by Laura Tomasello, Antonina Coppola, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Carla Giordano, Giorgio Arnaldi, Valentina Guarnotta

“…Secondary outcomes included the evaluation of the CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Treg population and the gene expression levels of IL-6, IL-17A, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, heat shock proteins (HSP)-70, indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and thioredoxin (TXN)-1.MethodsWe prospectively included 15 patients with PAI on conventional glucocorticoid (GC) replacement therapy, 15 switched to dual-release hydrocortisone (DR-HC), and 20 healthy controls. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Suzi AbdelAziz, Nour A. El-Goly, Ahmed M. Maged, Nehal Bassiouny, Nihal El-Demiry, Ahmed Shamel, Yang Pan

“…We conducted a comprehensive literature search from database inception to November 2023 using terms such as placenta creta, increta, percreta, PAS, MRI, and their respective Medical Subject Headings terms. All prospective and retrospective cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies involving prenatal magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of PAS with subsequent pathological confirmation were included. …”
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Proteomic analysis to explore potential mechanism underlying pseudomale sperm defect in Cynoglossus semilaevis by Xihong Li, Lu Li, Zhongkai Cui, Ming Li, Xuexue Sun, Zhijie Li, Zhangfan Chen, Lanqing Ding, Dongdong Xu, Wenteng Xu

“…Interestingly, ten molecular chaperones including four heat shock proteins (Hsp90aa1.2, Hsp90ab1, Hsp90b1, and Hsc71/Hspa8) and six chaperonin containing T-complex protein 1 (TCP1) subunits (Cct1, Cct2, Cct3, Cct4, Cct5, and Cct7) were identified, and they were up-regulated in pseudomale. …”
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Developing incisional hernia after open liver resection and liver transplantation: A single-center risk factor analysis by Saeed Aldarwish, Paula Guda, Mark Philipp, Clemens Schafmayer, Sebastian Hinz

“…Of course, many other risk factors may interfere with wound healing and can increase the risk of developing IH after this type of surgery. …”
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Fal – Fortune Telling from Chalil Juzefovich’s Tefsir (19th Century) by Galina Miškinienė

“…The folklore material from some manuscripts makes a system of incantations, healing spells, and protective rites that were popular not only among the Muslim community, but also among Christians and Jews. …”
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Identification and validation of prognostic biomarkers in ccRCC: immune-stromal score and survival prediction by Fang Lyu, Yuxin Zhong, Qingliu He, Wen Xiao, Xiaoping Zhang

“…Functional assays, such as wound healing and Transwell assays, were employed to evaluate tumor invasion and migration. …”
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Exosomes and their distinct integrins transfer the characteristics of oxaliplatin- and 5-FU-resistant behaviors in colorectal cancer cells by Zeynab Vakili-Ghartavol, Hoda Deli, Amir Shadboorestan, Roxana Sahebnasagh, Elahe Motevaseli, Mohammad Hossein Ghahremani

“…The effects of exosomes on parental cells were examined using various methods, including MTT assay for proliferation, wound healing assay for migration, flow cytometry for cell cycle and apoptosis analysis, Matrigel-coated transwell inserts for invasion, and western blot for integrin expression evaluation. …”
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Improved magnetostriction of Tb-Dy-Fe/Dy–Cu multilayer films by introducing interfacial stress due to the semi coherent interface by Yuze Zhao, Jiheng Li, Xiaoqian Bao, Xuexu Gao

“…The microstructure of as-deposited multilayer films showed clearly the high degree of layer periodicity. After the heat treatment of 475 °C for 1 h, the layers of Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe2 and Dy0.5Cu0.5 have undergone crystallization. …”
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Crystalloid resuscitation is associated with decreased treatment delays and improved systolic blood pressures in a blood-constrained setting by Melissa Carvalho, Alain Chichom-Mefire, Catherine Juillard, S Ariane Christie, Rasheedat Oke, Thompson Kinge, Jean-Gustave Tsiagadigui, Mbiarikai A Mbianyor, Mark T Yost, Matt Driban, Fanny Nadia Dissak Delon, Richard Njock, Daniel Nkusu

“…BL patients presented with greater injury severity (Highest Estimated Abbreviated Injury Scale (HEAIS) 4 BL vs 3 CB vs 1 NR, p<0.001), and lower median hemoglobin (8.0 g/dL BL, 11.4 g/dL CB, 10.6 g/dL NR, p<0.001). …”
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Ecological and forestry assessment of the compliance of the composition of forest crops designed for afforestation with the types of forest site conditions in the Steppe climate of... by Svitlana Raspopina, Anastasiia Suska, Yulia Belay, Vitalii Goroshko

“…In dry relatively fertile or fertile forest site conditions (C1, D1), Quercus robur should be supplemented with Prunus armeniaca and Morus alba, which exhibit high drought and heat resistance. It is advisable to limit the use of Рinus sylvestris, giving preference to Pinus pallasiana, whose sprouts, seedlings, and elder trees are more resistant to drought, insect pests and pathogens. …”
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Diabetes self-management education (DSME) for older persons in Western countries: A scoping review. by Pilar Camargo-Plazas, Madison Robertson, Beatriz Alvarado, Geneviève C Paré, Idevania G Costa, Lenora Duhn

“…Systematic keyword and subject heading searches were conducted in 10 databases (e.g., MEDLINE, JBI EBP) to identify relevant English language papers published from 2000 to 2022. …”
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The miR-1269a/PCDHGA9/CXCR4/β-catenin pathway promotes colorectal cancer invasion and metastasis by Haitao Mei, Qingshan Luo, Junyong Weng, Jialing Hao, Jinfeng Cai, Runkai Zhou, Ce Bian, Yingzi Ye, Shengzheng Luo, Yugang Wen

“…Coimmunoprecipitation, dual-luciferase assays, and nuclear–cytoplasmic fractionation experiments confirmed the molecular mechanism involving PCDHGA9, CXCR4, HOXA1, and β-catenin. Transwell, wound healing, and western blot assays were conducted to confirm the impact of PCDHGA9, miR-1269a, and CXCR4 on the invasion, metastasis, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) functions of CRC cells in in vitro experiments. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on Comparing Transabdominal Preperitoneal Versus Lichtenstein Operations for Primary Inguinal Hernia Repair by Muhammad Aslam Javed, Muhammad Arshad Abbas, Mudassar Murtaza, Wasif Majeed Chaudhry, Adnan Faisal, Muhammad Mohsin Gillani

“…We searched a combination of keywords and medical subject-related headings related to "trans abdominal Pre-peritoneal," "TAPP Surgical Technique," "Lichtenstein open repair operation," "primary inguinal hernia," and "randomized controlled trials (RCTs)." …”
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Neuropilin1-dependent paracrine signaling of cancer cells mediated by miRNA exosomal cargo by Claudia Palazzo, Roberta Mastrantonio, Noemi Gioelli, Erika Testa, Francesco Recco, Donatella Lucchetti, Giulia Villari, Alessio D’Alessio, Alessandro Sgambato, Flavio Mignone, Guido Serini, Maria Teresa Viscomi, Luca Tamagnone

“…The quality of exosome-enriched preparations was validated by the presence of specific markers in western blotting, as well as by light scattering and nanoparticle tracking analysis. Wound healing, transwell, and digital real-time migration assays were carried out to assess the activity of cancer cell-derived exosomes in the regulation of endothelial cells. …”
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Validation of the Polish version of the Functional Oral Intake Scale against flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initi... by Magdalena Milewska, Barbara Jamroz, Mariusz Panczyk, Joanna Chmielewska-Walczak, Tomasz Czernicki, Marta Dabrowska-Bender, Marcin Folwarski, Marcin Folwarski, Dorota Szostak-Wegierek

“…The cohort included individuals with head and neck malignancies, cerebrovascular incidents, neuromuscular disorders, and other dysphagia aetiologies.ResultsPatients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and those post-thyroidectomy consistently exhibited oral food intake with a FOIS-PL score of ≥5. …”
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The efficacy of acupuncture in relieving postoperative pain in patients with low simple anal fistula: Protocol of a prospective, randomised, controlled trial. by Min Yang, De Zheng, Xingtao Jin, Huili Tang, Weiwei Cao, Qianqian Ye, Yin Qu, Zubing Mei

“…The secondary outcomes include postoperative analgesic usage (Day 0 to Day 7), complications (including infection, urinary retention, and bleeding from Day 0 to Day 7, as well as delayed wound healing and recurrence within 3 months post surgery), sleep quality (PSQI from Day 0 to Day 7), psychological state (SDS and SAS on Day 0, Day 1, and Day 7), and overall recovery quality (QoR-15 on Day 1, Day 3, and Day 7). …”
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Regulation of human papillomavirus E6 oncoprotein function via a novel ubiquitin ligase FBXO4 by Arushi Vats, Luca Braga, Nezka Kavcic, Paola Massimi, Edoardo Schneider, Mauro Giacca, Laimonis A. Laimins, Lawrence Banks

“…Furthermore, our data demonstrate that the combined knockdown of FBXO4 and E6AP not only rescues the protein levels of E6 but also induces high levels of cell death in a p53-dependent manner in the HPV-positive cervical cancer cell line, HeLa. These results indicate a close interplay between FBXO4, E6AP, and p53 in the regulation of cell survival in HPV-positive cervical tumor-derived cells.IMPORTANCEE6-associated protein (E6AP)-mediated stabilization of human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 plays a crucial role in the development and progression of cervical and other HPV-associated cancers. …”
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Relationship Between a Heavy Rainfall and Gravity Wave in Sichuan Basin by Xu Yizhou, Li Guoping, Zhang Xiaoyu, Xie Xin, Dong Yuanchang

“…With the decrease in solar radiation heating, the influence will extend to 250 hPa, which will also impact the excitation of gravity waves. …”
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