The Impact of Selenium on the Physiological Activity of Yeast Cells Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 7090 and Rhodotorula glutinis CCY 20-2-26 by Wioletta Sęk, Anna M. Kot, Marek Kieliszek

“…Results: The addition of selenium at concentrations >0.5 mg/L significantly reduced biomass yield compared with the control in the case of S. cerevisiae. …”
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Solid lipid nanoparticles for increased oral bioavailability of acalabrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia by Swagata Sinha, Punna Rao Ravi, Makarand Somvanshi, S. R. Rashmi

“…A combination of glyceryl di-behenate and stearyl palmitate along with Tween 80 was used as the lipid phase to dissolve ACP. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and adverse outcomes of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women: a systematic review by Neha Sethi, Vallikkannu Narayanan, Rahmah Saaid, Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Adlan, Soo Tein Ngoi, Cindy Shuan Ju Teh, Mashitah Hamidi, on behalf of WHOW research group

“…The risk of developing BV during pregnancy was highest among women with multiple sexual partners. Additionally, factors including age, socioeconomic status, unhygienic practices, ethnicity, 2nd trimester, spontaneous abortion, vaginal douching, symptoms, and history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were also associated with a higher prevalence of BV. …”
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Evaluation of Pentraxin-3 and Interleukin-6 Levels in Serum and Gingival Crevicular Fluid in Patients with Generalized Periodontitis and Periodontal Health Controls before and afte... by Siamak Yaghobee, Sadegh Hasannia, Fatemeh Hamidzadeh, Saman Valadan Tahbaz, Rojin Shahmohammadi, Farzaneh Poursafar

“…However, additional longitudinal prospective studies are needed to confirm these results. …”
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Association of estimated glucose disposal rate with metabolic syndrome prevalence and mortality risks: a population-based study by Xiaoli Chen, Aihua Li, Qilin Ma

“…To examine the non-linear associations between the eGDR, MetS, and mortality outcomes, restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis was applied. Additionally, the predictive performance of eGDR, and other IR indices (TyG, HOMA-IR), for mortality was assessed using the C-statistic. …”
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TcPO2 as a Predictor of Limb Salvage or Amputation in Patients of Critical Limb Ischemia by Rahul Merkhed, Vikram Patra, Rishi Dhillon, Rohit Mehra, CVNM Dattatreya, Ramandeep Kaur, Gagandeep Singh Vohra, Surjeet Dwivedi

“…In our analysis, CKD and TcPO2 < 40 emerged as independent predictors of non-healing ulcers or stump in univariate regression. Interestingly, DM did not show a significant association with non-healing outcomes in this context. …”
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Proteomics and transcriptomics combined reveal specific immunological markers in autoimmune thyroid disease by Xia Chen, Hui Chen

“…ELISA results from clinical patient serum samples indicated that the levels of IGHG3 were significantly higher in both the hyperthyroid and hypothyroid groups compared to the control group (P&lt;0.05). Additionally, the serum levels of ISG15 in the hyperthyroid group were greater than those in both the control and hypothyroid groups (P&lt;0.05), while the serum levels of ZNF683 in the hypothyroid group exceeded those in the control and hyperthyroid groups (P&lt;0.05). …”
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Predicting Neoplastic Gallbladder Polyps: The Role of Current Surgical Indications and Preoperative Images by Ik Hyun Jo, Chang Nyol Paik, Hong Geun Ahn, Dong Do You, Jae Hyun Han, Hyun A Kim

“…Combining the polyp size from US and CT images may reduce unnecessary surgery. In addition, knowledge of the patient's age, sex, and platelet count could help make more selective surgical decisions for neoplastic polyps.…”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting venous thromboembolism risk in post-surgery patients with cervical cancer by Yue Chen, Xiaosheng Li, Li Yuan, Yuliang Yuan, Qianjie Xu, Zuhai Hu, Wei Zhang, Haike Lei

“…The nomogram's performance was assessed via the concordance index (C-index) and calibration curve. Additionally, its clinical utility was assessed through decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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Developing a master of science in health research ethics program in Northern Nigeria: a needs assessment by Caitlin Bieniek, Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed, Aishatu L. Adamu, Usman J. Wudil, C. William Wester, Zubairu Iliyasu, Muktar H. Aliyu, Elisa J. Gordon, Elizabeth S. Rose

“…Abstract Background Nigeria is an emerging hub of biomedical research, requiring additional trained bioethicists for ethical oversight of research studies. …”
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Formulation of Cefdinir Ternary Solid Dispersion and Stability Study under Harsh Conditions by Naamaa A. Naama, Ghaidaa S. Hameed, Dalya Basil Hanna, Zainab H. Mahdi

“…Then, after evaluating this ternary SD, investigate its stability under harsh conditions. In addition, formulation and evaluation of CEF ternary SD as capsule dosage form. …”
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Geochemical and mineralogical differences between supergene and hypogene gold mineralization and influence on gold recovery: A case study of the Faina gold deposit, Pitangui greens... by Gabriel Machado da Silva, Atlas Vasconcelos Corrêa Neto, Mariana Brando Soares, Felipe Emerson André Alves, Nicollas de Oliveira Ferreira Santos, Piero Azevedo Berquó de Sampaio, Vitor Diniz Silveira, Gabriel Faria Gonçalves

“…Separation of gold from these mineral phases, in addition to concentration methods during ore processing may increase gold recovery. …”
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Ideas of Multipolarity in the Conceptual Frame of the Soviet Diplomacy during the Final Phases of the Great Patriotic war (1943–1945) by I. E. Magadeev

“…Departing from this convention, this article adopts a methodological approach that seeks to explore the underlying conceptual foundations upon which the ideas of Litvinov and Maisky were constructed. Additionally, the essay introduces a novel dimension by surveying the viewpoints of other Soviet diplomats (S.A. …”
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Enhancing trauma triage in low-resource settings using machine learning: a performance comparison with the Kampala Trauma Score by Mike Nsubuga, Timothy Mwanje Kintu, Helen Please, Kelsey Stewart, Sergio M. Navarro

“…The models were assessed in regard to accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and AUC-ROC (Area Under the Curve of the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve). Additionally, a multinomial logistic regression model using the KTS was developed as a benchmark for the ML models. …”
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Enhanced quantitative precipitation estimation through the opportunistic use of Ku TV-SAT links via a dual-channel procedure by L. Gelbart, L. Barthès, F. Mercier-Tigrine, A. Chazottes, C. Mallet

“…However, the measured attenuation does not directly provide rain intensity, requiring the estimation of additional parameters. These include the contribution of natural radiation from the atmosphere. …”
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Responses of Loess Ground with Different Slopes and Vegetation Covers to Rainfall Infiltration by ZHANG Lina, LI Ping, HU Xiangyang, ZHONG Jianping, YANG Kai, ZHAO Zhiyan, LI Tonglu

“…The wetting front depth after rainfall was observed and the impact of vegetation type and slope gradient on rainfall infiltration was analyzed. Additionally, laboratory model tests with six different slope gradients were conducted to study the relationships between slope gradient, as well as vertical infiltration depth, and infiltration thickness normal to the slope surface. …”
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Tissue-specific roles of de novo DNA methyltransferases by Dániel Márton Tóth, Flóra Szeri, Mária Ashaber, Muhyiddeen Muazu, Lóránt Székvölgyi, Tamás Arányi

“…Genetic variants of DNMT3A and DNMT3B cause rare diseases such as Tatton-Brown-Rahman and ICF syndromes. Additionally, somatic mutations cause common conditions such as osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), hematologic malignancies, and cancer. …”
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On-Farm Experimentation with Improved Maize Seed and Soil Amendments in Southern Ghana: Productivity Effects in Small Holder Farms by E. Marfo-Ahenkora, K. J. Taah, E. Owusu Danquah, E. Asare-Bediako

“…Thus, in continuously cropped fields, the use of inorganic fertilizer + goat manure is required in addition to improved seeds for sustainable maize production.…”
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions and epigenetic aging in adults: Protocol for a scoping review. by Alina Liebich, Shenglin Zheng, Theresa Schachner, Jacqueline Mair, Mia Jovanova, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Tobias Kowatsch

“…<h4>Registration details</h4>Open Science Framework https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/FEHNB.…”
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The Synergistic Effects of Celastrol in combination with Tamoxifen on Apoptosis and Autophagy in MCF-7 Cells by Lijun Wang, Luqun Tang, Chengyun Yao, Chunyan Liu, Yongqian Shu

“…The results from Annexin V/PI staining and flow cytometry analysis suggested that celastrol enhanced tamoxifen-mediated apoptosis. In addition, exposure to a combination of celastrol and tamoxifen inhibited cell proliferation by causing G1 phase cell cycle arrest. …”
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