Immunoregulatory programs in anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor encephalitis identified by single‐cell multi‐omics analysis by Xinhui Li, Yicong Xu, Weixing Zhang, Zihao Chen, Dongjie Peng, Wenxu Ren, Zhongjie Tang, Huilu Li, Jin Xu, Yaqing Shu

“…Additionally, activation of Toll‐like receptor 2 (TLR2) in myeloid cells was noted, which may connect to tumor necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐α) secretion. This cytokine may contribute to the activation of B and T cells, thereby perpetuating immune dysregulation. …”
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Psychometric properties of the health literacy questionnaire tested in Vietnamese adults with chronic diseases by Thi Thuy Ha Dinh, Ann Bonner

“…Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) testing nine one-factor models were fitted to test the structure of each scale, and a nine-factor model tested the hypothesized structure of the HLQ, followed by the calculation of scale reliability using Cronbach’s alpha. Results No item had floor effects, and only eight items showed ceiling effects. …”
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The Collection of Rhizosphere Microorganisms: its importance for the study of associative plant-bacterium interactions by O. V. Turkovskaya, S. N. Golubev

“…This group includes nitrogen-fixing soil alpha-proteobacte-ria of the genus Azospirillum, which form the core of the IBPPM collection. …”
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Validity and reliability of the brief form of the normative male alexithymia scale among Chinese patients after radical prostatectomy by F. Wang, X. Zhang, L. Huang, X. Zhang, W. Jie, X. Chang, Y. Chu, L. Wang, W. Jia, B. Zhang

“…Additionally, Pearson’s correlation, t-tests, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to identify factors influencing the NMAS-BF. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the Chinese version of the NMAS-BF was 0.856. …”
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Betaine Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome Hyperactivation and Regulates Microglial M1/M2 Phenotypic Differentiation, Thereby Attenuating Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Depression-Like Behavi... by Man Zhang, Xiao-Long Wang, Hui Shi, Lan-Qing Meng, Hong-Feng Quan, Lin Yan, Hui-Fang Yang, Xiao-Dong Peng

“…Betaine decreased the expression of the NLRP3 inflammasome, decreased the expression of M1 polarization markers, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), COX-2, and iNOS and promoted the expression of M2 polarization marker CD206. …”
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Lipids as key biomarkers in unravelling the pathophysiology of obesity-related metabolic dysregulation by Anis Adibah Osman, Siok-Fong Chin, Lay-Kek Teh, Noraidatulakma Abdullah, Nor Azian Abdul Murad, Rahman Jamal

“…A stepwise logistic regression revealed three metabolites associated with increased risk of obesity (14-methylheptadecanoic acid, 4′-apo-beta,psi-caroten-4'al and 6E,9E-octadecadienoic acid), and three with lower risk of obesity (19:0(11Me), 7,8-Dihydro-3b,6a-dihydroxy-alpha-ionol 9-[apiosyl-(1->6)-glucoside] and 4Z-Decenyl acetate). …”
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Navigating the fear: assessing nursing students’ concerns and preventive practices in response to Monkeypox in Egypt by Shaimaa Mohamed Amin, Doaa El Demerdash, Mona Metwally El-Sayed, Tasneem Ragab Ahmed Salama, Mohamed Gamal Elsehrawy, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta

“…Reliability was confirmed with Cronbach’s alpha values ranging from 0.87 to 0.94. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation, and multiple linear regression using SPSS Version 23. …”
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Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Rats with Hyperandrogenic Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome by Na Li, Chenghao Yang, Huiyu Xie, Yinghong Liu, Yuanpeng Liao

“…Compared with the NC group, the levels of testosterone (T), estradiol (E2), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), LP, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and free fatty acids (FFA) were all significantly augmented in the PC group (all p<0.05). …”
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Karakter Güçlerinin Sınıflandırılması ve Ölçülmesi: VIA-IS-P ve GACS-24 Yetişkin Formlarının Türkçeye Uyarlanması by İbrahim Demirci, Şeyma Tozlu Güldal, Halil Eksi

“…VIA Karakter Güçleri Envanteri'nin 24 alt boyutuna ait Cronbach Alpha iç tutarlılık katsayısı, birinci örneklem için .63 ile .89 arasında (X̄ = .75), ikinci örneklem için ise .62 ile .85 arasında (X̄ = .73) değişmektedir. …”
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Serum metabolic profiles in quails: Effects of age, breed, and sex by Qin He, Hanle Shang, Yizhong Huang, Lizhi Li, Zhuomin Wu, Huihui Ran, Jiguo Xu, Xinwei Xiong

“…At 20 days of age (D20), quails had high levels of serum thymidine and alpha-D-glucose, while at 70 days of age (D70), the lipids, including 3-isothujone, 15-deoxy-d-12,14-PGJ2, and 2-aminobut-2-enoate dominated the serum. …”
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Structural Disruption of Cilia and Increased Cytoplasmic Tubulin in Biliary Atresia—An Exploratory Study Focusing on Early Postoperative Prognosis Following Portoenterostomy by Patrícia Quelhas, Rui Oliveira, Carlos Kieling, Sandra Vieira, Jorge dos Santos

“…The detrimental effect of HIF-1alpha pathway activation over early native liver survival was confirmed, although independently from PC or cytoplasmic tubulin features.…”
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A Review on Bioactive Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities of Aegiceras corniculatum: A Pharmaceutically Important Mangrove Plant by Pritam Sarkar, Tasfiya Rufaidah Ahnaf, Razina Rouf, Jamil Ahmad Shilpi, Shaikh Jamal Uddin

“…The data revealed that anti-inflammatory compounds from this plant suppress iNOS, myeloperoxidase, COX, LOX, and cytokines (like TNF-alpha, IL-1ß, LTB4, IL-12, and IL-6) to reduce inflammation. 5-O-Butyl-embelin, 2-hydroxy-5-ethoxy-3-nonyl1, 4-benzoquinone, 5-O-methylembelin, 5-O-methyl-rapanone, s-saponin, and 5-O-ethylembelin are some phytochemicals of A. corniculatum with anticancer properties, although their mechanism is unclear. …”
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uN2CpolyG-mediated p65 nuclear sequestration suppresses the NF-κB-NLRP3 pathway in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease by Yu Shen, Kaiyan Jiang, Dandan Tan, Min Zhu, Yusen Qiu, Pencheng Huang, Wenquan Zou, Jianwen Deng, Zhaoxia Wang, Ying Xiong, Daojun Hong

“…Results Single-cell sequencing revealed a significant reduction in the expression of NFKBIA, encoding NF-κB inhibitor alpha (IkBa), which facilitates the nuclear translocation of p65, a key NF-κB component. uN2CpolyG directly interacted with and sequestered p65 in nuclear inclusions, leading to reduced phosphorylated p65 (p-p65) levels. …”
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Evaluating strategies for global respiratory pandemic control at ports: a modelling study by Gregory Gan, Jue Tao Lim, Tong Guan, Sharon Esi Duoduwa, S Balakumar, Janhavi A, Borame L Dickens

“…To assess different infection parameters, we explored three variants (Alpha, Delta and Omicron), four prevalences (0.1%, 0.5%, 1% and 2%) and three quarantine compliances (50%, 90% and 100%).Results Across the prevalences with no intervention, our modelled simulations estimate that approximately 3%, 15%, 28% and 47% of crews are infected, totalling around 9400, 44 900, 82 600 and 141 300 infections. …”
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Development of a novel instrument to measure Japanese psychiatric nurses’ technological competency as caring in nursing by Yoshiyuki Takashima, Hirokazu Ito, Gil P. Soriano, Yuko Yasuhara, Kyoko Osaka, Savina Schoenhofer, Tetsuya Tanioka

“…Results: The developed instrument comprises 22 items with a 4-factor structure: competency to practice caring and person-centered care (Factor 1); competency to recognize and respond to ethical issues in psychiatry (Factor 2); competency to utilize technology in psychiatry (Factor 3); and competence to practice care for the preservation of human dignity and shared decision making (Factor 4). Cronbach’s alpha for the entire scale was 0.864, while that for factors 1-4 was 0.911, 0.814, 0.773, and 0.64, respectively. …”
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Association between time consumption of electronic screens with eating behaviors and academic performance for pupils in elementary schools by Mohammed A. S. Al-Wily, Luay A. M. Al-Waly

“…A pilot study was conducted to measure reliability from December 28 to 30, 2023. By Cronbach’s Alpha measurement, the results were 0. 815 at SPSS version 26. …”
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Optimal dietary vitamin E level facilitates ovarian development of female largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) broodstock by Qiuyu Gao, Qiao Feng, Dong Zhou, Zhili Ding, Changle Qi, Youqin Kong, Qiyou Xu

“…Dietary vitamin E supplementation significantly upregulated the expression of genes involving vitamin E transfer, ovarian development, and hormone, including alpha-tocopherol transfer protein, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, vitellogenin receptor (vgr), vitellogenin (vg), 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-hsd), cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (cdk2), and cytochrome P450 family 17 (cyp-17), with the highest expression levels detected in the 209.31 mg/kg group (P < 0.05). …”
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Prediction of Immune Infiltration Diagnostic Gene Biomarkers in Kawasaki Disease by Hongjun Ba, Yao Wang, Lili Zhang, Huishen Wang, Zhan-Peng Huang, Youzhen Qin

“…KD diagnostic biomarkers, including the alkaline phosphatase (ALPL), endoplasmic reticulum degradation-enhancing alpha-mannosidase-like protein 2 (EDEM2), and histone cluster 2 (HIST2H2BE), were discovered (AUC=1.000) and verified utilizing the GSE73461 dataset (AUC=1.000). …”
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Col1A1 as a new decoder of clinical features and immune microenvironment in ovarian cancer by Xiao Xiao, Fangyi Long, Shaolan Yu, Wengjuan Wu, Dayan Nie, Xiaoyan Ren, Wen Li, Xujuan Wang, Ling Yu, Pinghan Wang, Gang Wang

“…BackgroundsCollagen type I alpha 1 chain (COL1A1) is a key protein encoding fibrillar collagen, playing a crucial role in the tumor microenvironment (TME) due to its complex functions and close association with tumor invasiveness. …”
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Multiple intracerebral hematomas during SEEG recording and intradural hemorrhage after spinal tap: A case report prompting more research on collagen IV gene mutation and oral nicot... by Markus Leitinger, Serena Broggi, Mathias Spendel, Gudrun Kalss, Ivan Petrović, Herbert Krainz, Fabio Rossini, Julia Höfler, Andreea Toma, Giorgi Kuchukhidze, Matthias Mauritz, Kai‐Nicolas Poppert, Bernardo Crespo‐Pimentel, Pilar Bosque‐Varela, Anna Pleyers, Patricia Ganger, Dieter Kotzot, Davor Lessel, Christoph J. Griessenauer, Eugen Trinka

“…(Trp1566Cys) in COL4A2 (NM_001846.4) encoding a collagen type‐IV alpha‐2 chain inherited from his seemingly healthy mother. …”
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