Altitude’s Impact on the Rhizosphere Prokaryotic Communities of the Cretan Endemic Plant <i>Petromarula pinnata</i> (L.) A.DC. by Rafaela Stagiopoulou, Ifigeneia Mellidou, Nikos Krigas, Effimia M. Papatheodorou

“…The prokaryotic community in the rhizosphere of <i>P. pinnata</i> was dominated at the phylum level by Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, Bacteroidota, and Firmicutes, as well as by <i>Bacillus</i> members at the genus level. The alpha diversity did not vary with altitude while the <i>b</i>-diversity varied significantly, reflecting differences in community composition in relation to altitudinal gradient. …”
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Antifungal Efficacy of Ganoderma lucidum and Clotrimazole for Treatment of Denture Stomatitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Fahimeh Pakravan, Afsaneh Yegdaneh, Somayeh Taymouri, Shiva Rahimi, Negin Ghahremani

“…Data were analyzed using the Chi-square test, independent samples t-test, repeated measures ANOVA, and logistic regression (alpha=0.05). Results: The percentage of complete recovery on day 7 in the G. lucidum group (28%) was higher than that in the clotrimazole group (16%) but not significantly (P=0.592). …”
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Effect of Alkaloids from Nelumbinis Plumula against Insulin Resistance of High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice by Yong Xie, Yi Zhang, Zebin Guo, Hongliang Zeng, Baodong Zheng

“…Some inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were determined using ELISA kits to assess the inflammatory burden in rats. …”
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Quantification of Upper Limb Motor Recovery and EEG Power Changes after Robot-Assisted Bilateral Arm Training in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study by Marialuisa Gandolfi, Emanuela Formaggio, Christian Geroin, Silvia Francesca Storti, Ilaria Boscolo Galazzo, Marta Bortolami, Leopold Saltuari, Alessandro Picelli, Andreas Waldner, Paolo Manganotti, Nicola Smania

“…Event-related desynchronization/synchronization were calculated in the upper alpha and the beta frequency ranges. Results. Significant improvement in all outcomes was measured over the course of the study. …”
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Atherosclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: More Than a Simple Association by Lorenzo Cavagna, Nicola Boffini, Giovanni Cagnotto, Flora Inverardi, Vittorio Grosso, Roberto Caporali

“…The proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6, involved in the pathogenesis of RA, are also independently predictive of subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD). …”
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First Description of the Clinical Activity of Avapritinib in Sporadic Mesenteric Desmoid Tumor by Rebecca Ganzon, Wei Chen, Gabriel Tinoco

“…Avapritinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) approved in 2020 for adults with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal (GI) stromal tumors (GISTs) harboring a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) Exon 18 mutation, including D842V mutations. …”
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The NE/AAT/CBG axis regulates adipose tissue glucocorticoid exposure by Luke D. Boyle, Allende Miguelez-Crespo, Mhairi Paul, Elisa Villalobos, Julia N. C. Toews, Lisa Ivatt, Boglarka Nagy, Marisa Magennis, Natalie Z. M. Homer, Ruth Andrew, Victor Viau, Geoffrey L. Hammond, Roland H. Stimson, Brian R. Walker, Mark Nixon

“…Targeted proteolytic cleavage of CBG by neutrophil elastase (NE; ELANE) significantly reduces CBG binding affinity, potentially increasing ‘free’ glucocorticoid levels at sites of inflammation. NE is inhibited by alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT; SERPINA1). Using complementary approaches in mice and humans to manipulate NE or AAT, we show high-fat diet (HFD) increases the NE:AAT ratio specifically in murine visceral adipose tissue, an effect only observed in males. …”
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The Impact of Enterprise Resource Planning on Operational Performance through Supply Chain Orientation in Faradaneh Company by Abbas Ghaedamini Harouni, Meysam Babaeefarsani, Mehrdad Sadeghi De Cheshmeh, Gholam Reza Maleki Farsani

“…The questionnaire was implemented through the participation of 135 managers and employees of Faradana company who were selected by stratified random sampling after measurement of validity (face and content validity based on Lawshe's method, confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, convergence, and divergence) and reliability (Cranach's alpha method and hybrid).Findings: The results showed that ERP had a significant and strong effect on the OP of Faradaneh company by mediating the SCO, indicating the high predictive power of the ERP components (With a coefficient of determination of 0.93). …”
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Oscillatory Corticospinal Activity during Static Contraction of Ankle Muscles Is Reduced in Healthy Old versus Young Adults by Meaghan Elizabeth Spedden, Jens Bo Nielsen, Svend Sparre Geertsen

“…Additionally, our data indicate a potential effect of alpha coherence and tremor on performance. These results may be instrumental in developing new interventions to strengthen sensorimotor control in elderly subjects.…”
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Environmental Estimation of Radiation Equivalent Dose Rates in Soils and Waters of Northern Calabria (Italy) by Ilaria Guagliardi, Tommaso Caloiero, Ernesto Infusino, Giovanni Callegari, Nicola Ricca

“…In this study, the equivalent dose rate of natural radionuclides (HT) in 99 spring water and surface soil samples was determined using an alpha, beta, and gamma high sensitivity detector up within a Geiger-Muller tube and with an external probe NaI (Tl). …”
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Lipid Metabolism Alterations in Hyperlipidemic Dogs with Biliary Tract or Endocrine Diseases by Tae-Woo Kim, Min-Hee Kang, Hee-Myung Park

“…The Schnauzer group showed lower alpha fractions and higher triglyceride and cholesterol levels than the NHL group. …”
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A Chinese Traditional Therapy for Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice by Lifang Sun, Minjie Mao, Zhisheng Yan, Cuiyun Zuo, Xiaojie Zhang

“…Western blotting and real-time quantitative PCR were performed to determine the abundance of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and fibronectin (FN). …”
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Crosscultural Validation of the Community Integration Questionnaire–Revised in an Italian Population by Melissa Ioncoli, Anna Berardi, Marco Tofani, Francescaroberta Panuccio, Annamaria Servadio, Donatella Valente, Giovanni Galeoto

“…The test’s internal consistency was examined using Cronbach’s alpha (α) coefficient. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was calculated to assess the test’s concurrent validity compared with the Short Form-12 (SF-12) health survey. …”
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Risks of Online Health Information Seeking: Adaptation of the OHISS in the Russian Sample by A.A. Maksimenko, A.A. Zolotareva

“…The results showed that the Russian version of the OHISS has a one-factor structure and high internal consistency (Cronbach&rsquo;s &alpha; = 0.845; Mc&rsquo;Donald&rsquo;s &omega; = 0.847). …”
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Biomineralized PEEK cages containing osteoinductive CaP bioceramics promote spinal fusion in goats by Qiujiang Li, Bowen Hu, Linan Wang, Lei Wang, Cong Feng, Zhuang Zhang, Zhipeng Deng, Yang Xiao, Bo Yuan, Xiangdong Zhu, Xiangfeng Li, Xi Yang, Yueming Song, Xingdong Zhang

“…In vitro experiments showed that biomineralized PEEK cages and CaP bioceramics regulate immunity and promote angiogenesis and bone integration via activation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha and cyclic guanosine monophosphate/protein kinase G signaling pathways. …”
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Risk Factors for Dyspepsia Incidence in Community Aged 15-64 Years in Oesao Village, Oeaso Community Health Center Work Area by Elistho Adrianus Ndun, Sigit Purnawan, Deviarbi Sakke Tira

“…The relationship between various factors and dyspepsia incidence was analyzed using p- values with alpha <0.05 as the significance threshold. The results of the study showed that diet was significantly associated with dyspepsia (p < 0.05). …”
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Mathematical insights on psoriasis regulation: Role of Th1 and Th2 cells by Amit Kumar Roy, Priti Kumar Roy, Ellina Grigorieva

“…Interferon gamma ( $\mbox{IFN}-{γ}$ ), Transforming growth factor beta ( $\mbox{TGF}-β$ ) and Tumor necrosis factor alpha ( $\mbox{TNF}-α$ ) etc. Deregulation of epidermal happens due to signaling of anti-inflammatory cytokines like Interleukin 10 ( $\mbox{IL}-{10}$ ), Interleukin 4 ( $\mbox{IL}-{4}$ ) etc., released by Th2-Cells. …”
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Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia in Outpatients after COVID-19 Infection by M. S. Turchina, Yu. M. Morozov, T. I. Obolenskaya

“…All patients were divided in 2 groups by randomization: Group 1 received omeprazole at a dose of 80 mg/day, Group 2 received a combination of omeprazole and Kolofort® (a combined action drug product containing technologically processed antibodies to S100, TNF-alpha, and histamine) at a dose of 80 mg/day. At baseline and after treatment, a 10-point VAS was used to measure symptoms and an SF-36 questionnaire to evaluate the quality of life.Results. …”
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Skala adiksi media sosial: analisis validitas dan reliabilitas menggunakan rasch model by Rikza Fadhilah, Setiawati Setiawati, Ahman Ahman

“…Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa instrumen adiksi media sosial valid karena setiap item mampu menggambarkan perilaku adiksi media sosial secara relevan dan memiliki nilai raw variance explained measure 47,2% yang berarti instrumen ini “bagus”, dan reliabel karena secara konsisten mampu mengukur konstruk adiksi media sosial, dengan nilai cronbach alpha 0,88 yang masuk kedalam kategori “sangat baik”. …”
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High-resolution mass spectrometry measurement of N-terminal carbamylated hemoglobin as a potential marker for chronic diseases with elevated blood urea levels by Fangjun Chen, Priscilla S.-W. Yeung, Carolyn V. Wong, Ruben Y. Luo

“…Methods: Apparent CarHb/Hb ratios were calculated from the peak area ratios of carbamylated to native N-terminal peptides digested from hemoglobin alpha and beta subunits. Blood samples from healthy individuals, CKD patients, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients were analyzed. …”
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