Quantifying the spatial patterns of retinal ganglion cell loss and progression in optic neuropathy by applying a deep learning variational autoencoder approach to optical coherence... by Jui-Kai Wang, Jui-Kai Wang, Brett A. Johnson, Zhi Chen, Zhi Chen, Honghai Zhang, Honghai Zhang, David Szanto, Brian Woods, Brian Woods, Michael Wall, Young H. Kwon, Young H. Kwon, Edward F. Linton, Edward F. Linton, Andrew Pouw, Mark J. Kupersmith, Mark J. Kupersmith, Mark J. Kupersmith, Mona K. Garvin, Mona K. Garvin, Mona K. Garvin, Mona K. Garvin, Randy H. Kardon, Randy H. Kardon

“…XGBoost was used to analyze the dLVs and bLVs, estimating normal/abnormal GCL thinning and classifying diseases (glaucoma, ON, and NAION). …”
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Investigación sobre la formación inicial del profesorado de educación secundaria para la atención educativa a los estudiantes con necesidades especiales by Antonio SÁNCHEZ PALOMINO

“…Nuestra hipótesis de trabajo no podía ser más pesimista, ya que si deseamos una educación de calidad para todos, desde los paradigmas de normalización (hacer de la diferencia un valor, haciendo normal la diferencia) e inclusión (una educación de todos y para todos), tropezamos con que la formación que están recibiendo los aspirantes a profesores de Educación Secundaria desde ese perfil, "para atender a la diversidad", sencillamente no existe, e incluso parten de prejuicios, creencias e ideas que lo dificultan. …”
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The Neurogenic Effects of Pasak bumi (Eurycoma longifolia Jack) and Seluang Fish (Rasbora spp.) in Malnutrition-Induced Rat by Didik Dwi Sanyoto, Triawanti Triawanti, Meitria Syahadatina Noor, Dimas Ikhsan Airlangga

“…The parameters evaluated consisted of the levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neural progenitor cell β-tubulin 3 (Tuj-1) expression, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). …”
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Age-associated microglial transcriptome leads to diminished immunogenicity and dysregulation of MCT4 and P2RY12/P2RY13 related functions by Martin Škandík, Lara Friess, Guillermo Vázquez-Cabrera, Lily Keane, Kathleen Grabert, Mireia Cruz De los Santos, Mercedes Posada-Pérez, Austeja Baleviciute, Mathilde Cheray, Bertrand Joseph

“…Abstract The aging process is marked by a time-dependent deterioration in cellular functions, particularly the immune and neural systems. Understanding the phenotype acquisition of microglia, the sentinel immune cells of the brain, is crucial for understanding the nature of age-related neurological diseases. …”
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A novel mitochondrial-related risk model for predicting prognosis and immune checkpoint blockade therapy response in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma by Ru-Gen Liao, Jin-Hong Wang, Fan Zhang, Yu-Tong Fang, Li Zhou, Yong-Qu Zhang

“…This study utilized RNA sequencing data and clinical information from the TCGA database to identify differentially expressed MRGs (DEMRGs) between UCEC and normal groups that are associated with overall survival (OS). …”
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Prognostic significance of total choline on in-vivo proton MR spectroscopy for prediction of late recurrence in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative early breast... by Hyunjik Kim, Heungkyu Park, Yongsoon Chun, Hagjun Kim, Hyeonman Baek, Yunyeong Kim

“…Harrell's C-index showed that the Ki-67 index (AUC = 0.597) and lymphovascular invasion (AUC = 0.545) were also predictive of survival, with the addition of normalized tChoi improving the AUC to 0.622 (p = 0.014), indicating better predictive power.…”
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Review of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment of Neurogenic Bladder after Spinal Cord Injury by Qianqian LIN, Chengmei LIU, Kewei CHEN, Huijie DUAN

“…Acupuncture can promote the proliferation of neural stem cells in patients with NB after SCI, so as to stimulate nerve regeneration and improve the function of the damaged nervous system; it can effectively induce the expression of neurotrophic factors and promote the repair of tissues after SCI; it can reduce the expression of pro-inflammatory and pro-apoptotic factors after SCI, so as to inhibit the apoptosis of nerve cells and protect nerve cells. …”
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Faster intervals, faster recoveries - intensified short VO2max running intervals are inferior to traditional long intervals in terms of time spent above 90% VO2max by Daniel Fleckenstein, Hannes Braunstein, Nico Walter

“…To analyze differences between the interval sessions, the paired t-test respectively the Wilcoxon test, if data were not normally distributed, were applied.ResultsThe time spent above 90% VO2max was significantly lower in the 30-s intervals, despite the higher intensity, compared to the 3-min session (201.3 ± 268.4 s vs. 327.9 ± 146.8 s, p = 0.05, r = 0.57). …”
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Osteoporosis Awareness, Self-Efficacy and Health Beliefs Among Staff in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zhou Y, Xu Z, Zhang Z, Su J

“…Yun Zhou,1,* Zheyun Xu,2,* Zhifen Zhang,3 Jun Su4,5 1Outpatient Department, Hangzhou Women’s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310008, People’s Republic of China; 2The Fourth Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hangzhou Women’s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310008, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, People’s Republic of China; 5Intensive Care Medicine Department, Hangzhou Women`s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, 310008, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jun Su, Email junjunsu@163.comBackground: We investigated the key factors that influence the awareness, health beliefs, and self-efficacy of osteoporosis among the staff of an obstetrics and gynecology hospital to identify the key target population for carrying out education and promotion in medical institutions, hoping to improve women’s awareness and prevention and treatment consciousness of osteoporosis from the source.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 15 to October 24 in 2023, and 200 staff members were randomly sampled from an obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Hangzhou city for a questionnaire survey. …”
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Safety analysis of the modified method of collecting nasopharyngeal swab samples in COVID-19 screening (新型冠状病毒肺炎筛查鼻咽拭子标本采集安全性方法的研究)... by LI Na (李娜), LIU Suyan (刘素彦)

“…Another 406 samples were collected from participants by using modified collecting method: before collecting the nasopharyngeal swab sample, participant’s nasal cavity was cleaned with 0. 9% normal saline, and psychological nursing interventions were carried out during the period of samples collecting. …”
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Efficacy and predictors of response to somatostatin analogues in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome by Olga O. Golounina, Zhanna E. Belaya, Alla A. Markovich, Liudmila Y. Rozhinskaya, Galina A. Mel`nichenko, Natalia G. Mokrysheva, Ivan I. Dedov

“…Dose escalation was required in 39.4% cases, the period before the first dose escalation was on average 9 months. 13 (48.1%) patients achieved drug-induced remission of the disease. Normalization of cortisol in 24hUFC or its decrease ≥50% from the baseline level by the 6th month of treatment was achieved in 46.4%, by the 12th month – in 61.9%, “eluding” from the effect of therapy was observed in 3 patients. …”
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Scalable production of bio-calcium oxide via thermal decomposition of solid - hatchery waste in a laboratory-scale rotary kiln by Suwanan Chuakham, Ajchara I. Putkham, Yuwadee Chaiyachet, Arnusorn Saengprajak, Kriangsak Banlue, Nipon Tanpaiboonkul, Apipong Putkham

“…However, experiments on the production of bio-CaO are normally conducted in a small lab-scale furnace. Furthermore, the eggshell raw material is collected from canteens or households, which is not suitable for economical or industrial production. …”
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Clinicopathological Analysis and Surgical Outcome of Eyelid Malignancies: A Study of 332 Cases by Syeed Mehbub Ul Kadir, Mukti Rani Mitra, Riffat Rashid, Murtuza Nuruddin, Md. Kamrul Hassan Khan, Golam Haider, Mst. Sayedatun Nessa

“…All patients were managed by surgical excision with tumor-free margins verified on histopathology, either the frozen section or excision biopsy with 2–3 mm microscopic view of normal tissue followed by eyelid reconstruction. Computer-based statistical software SPSS was used for the analysis, and an appropriate test of significance (chi-square) was used for the statistical analysis. …”
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Association of Prehypertension with Renin Angiotensin System: A Cross-Sectional Study on Tribal Population of Northern India by Vani Kandpal, Mohinder Pal Sachdeva, Kallur Nava Saraswathy

“…Prehypertension, the intermediate stage between HTN and normal blood pressure (BP), is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis and target-organ damage. …”
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Ocular changes after simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant by I.V. Vorobyeva, Е.V. Bulava, L.K. Moshetova, A.V. Pinchuk

“…The simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant prevents insulin therapy and dialysis, thereby avoiding further progression of complications of diabetes. Normalization of carbohydrate metabolism and resolving of uremia after simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant are beneficial for ocular structures. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children: The Current State of the Problem by G. V. Volynets, A. I. Khavkin, T. A. Skvortsova, V. V. Matkash

“…It is expedient to treat children at least for 2–3 years before attempting to cancel the treatment, which decision should be considered only when the levels of transaminases have remained normal and IgG has been negative, or autoantibody titers have been low (1:20 using immunofluorescence method) for at least a year. …”
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Potential Effect of Exosomes Derived from Cancer Stem Cells and MSCs on Progression of DEN-Induced HCC in Rats by Faisal A. Alzahrani, Mohammed A. El-Magd, Ahmed Abdelfattah-Hassan, Ayman A. Saleh, Islam M. Saadeldin, Eman S. El-Shetry, Abdelnaser A. Badawy, Saleh Alkarim

“…Cross talk, mediated by exosomes, between normal stem cells and cancer stem cells (CSCs) in the tumor microenvironment has been given less attention so far. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: NR3C2 affects the proliferation and invasiveness of colon cancer cells through the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway by Ke Nie, Zhong-Jiang He, Ling-Jun Kong

“…The analysis of NR3C2 expression discrepancies between normal colon and tumor tissues was conducted using R software. …”
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Prevalence of depression and its correlates among undergraduate health science students in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional study by Bashiru Garba, Samiro Ali Mohamed, Maria Mowlid Mohamed, Hodo Aideed Asowe, Najib Isse Dirie, Yushau Umar, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Mohamed Hussein Adam, Jihaan Hassan, Fartun Abdullahi Hassan Orey, Abdullahi Abdirahman Omar, Ibrahim Abdullahi Mohamed, Mohamad Mustaf Ahmed, Samira Abdullahi Moalim

“…A total of 41.5% (133/321) of the participants were free from depression (Normal), while 30.8% had mild depression, 27.1% had moderate depression and 0.6% had severe depression. …”
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Post-extrasystolic variation of ST segment and T wave as a mortality risk predictor after myocardial infarction by Ralf J. Dirschinger, Ralf J. Dirschinger, Alexander Müller, Petra Barthel, Alexander Steger, Michael Dommasch, Axel Bauer, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Georg Schmidt, Daniel Sinnecker, Daniel Sinnecker

“…Ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) elicit electrocardiographic changes in the repolarization of the first post-extrasystolic normal beat. The aim of this study was to assess whether this post-extrasystolic ST segment and T wave variation (PEST) conveys prognostic information regarding the mortality risk of cardiac patients.MethodsPEST was calculated from 30-min ECGs obtained from 941 survivors of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as mean difference between the sum of squared voltages from three orthogonal leads (XYZ) of the first (post-extrasystolic) and second (reference) beat after each VPC, in a time window between the limits ϕ1 and ϕ2. …”
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