LINE-1 methylation status and survival outcomes in colorectal cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Akbar Bagheri, Tohid Jafari-Koshki, Leila Alizadeh, Mortaza Raeisi, Yaghoub Moaddab, Abbas Karimi

“…Relevant studies were identified through systematic database searches, and summary hazard ratios (HRs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for relations between LINE-1 hypomethylation and overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS). …”
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Female Gender Remains a Significant Barrier to Access Cataract Surgery in South Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Qunru Ye, Yanxian Chen, William Yan, Wei Wang, Jingxian Zhong, Cong Tang, Andreas Müller, Bo Qiu

“…Pooled odds ratios (ORs) for males receiving cataract surgery in comparison with females were calculated by a random effect model. Results. Sixteen studies with 135972 subjects were included in the final analysis. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts in inland Bahia, Brazil: a cross-sectional follow-up study by Guilherme Lages Matias, Marcio Vinicius Ferreira Sales, Gabriela Santos Andrade, Brenda dos Santos Teixeira, Maria Eduarda da Macena Tenorio, Maria Augusta Vasconcelos Palácio, Maria Luisa de Carvalho Correia, Iukary Takenami

“…LTBI prevalence estimates were calculated and are presented with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Synthesis, Antimalarial Activity and Molecular Dynamics Studies of Pipecolisporin: A Novel Cyclic Hexapeptide with Potent Therapeutic Potential by Nety Kurniaty, Taufik Muhammad Fakih, Rani Maharani, Unang Supratman, Ace Tatang Hidayat, Nurhidanatasha Abu Bakar, Xiaoshuang Wei

“…The purified compound was characterized using HPLC and mass spectrometry, confirming a molecular ion peak at <i>m</i>/<i>z</i> [M + H]⁺ 692.4131, which matched the calculated mass. Structural verification through ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR demonstrated strong alignment with the natural product. …”
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Network analysis of the association between social anxiety and problematic smartphone use in college students by Wanying Xing, Xianyang Wang, Tingwei Feng, Jiaxin Xie, Chang Liu, Xiuchao Wang, Hui Wang, Lei Ren, Lei Ren, Xufeng Liu

“…A regularized Gaussian graphical model was used to estimate the relationships between these symptoms. We calculated Bridge Expected Influence (BEI) to identify key symptoms contributing to their co-occurrence. …”
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Epidemiological trends in gastrointestinal cancers and risk factors across U.S. states from 2000 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Jiahao Jiang, Zhiqin Xie, Qingbin Wang, Bingkun Wang, Rong Huang, Weikai Xu, Changzhen Shang, Yajin Chen

“…Age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) were estimated across various states, sexes, ages, and risk factors, and annual percentage changes were calculated. Results From 2000 to 2021, liver cancer exhibited the greatest increase in both the ASIR and the ASMR, followed by pancreatic cancer. …”
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Spectrometric evaluation of biotransformed agro-industrial residues and their humic substances by UV–visible and infrared spectroscopy and their effect on winter wheat productivity... by Juliana Moisés, Juan Manuel Martinez, Gastón Iocoli, Matías Duval, Juan Galantini

“…A pot experiment was performed with solid residue incorporated into the soil (Petrocalcic Haplustoll) using four nitrogen (N) levels calculated as the equivalent amount of N considering the amount of organic N (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg N ha-1). …”
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Quantification of Soluble or Insoluble Fractions of Leishmania Parasite Proteins in Microvolume Applications: A Simplification to Standard Lowry Assay by Bhagya Deepachandi, Sudath Weerasinghe, Thisira Priyantha Andrahennadi, Nadira D. Karunaweera, Nadeeja Wickramarachchi, Preethi Soysa, Yamuna Siriwardana

“…Concentrations of unknown samples were calculated using a standard curve prepared using a standard series of bovine serum albumin (BSA). …”
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Utilization of a Joint Point Regression Model for Predicting Mortality Rates of Common Cancers in Babol City by Pouyan Ebrahimi, Sara Khaleghi, Mohebat Vali, Sahar Delavari, Soraya Khafri, Mohsen Karami, Layla Shojaie, Hossein‐Ali Nikbakht

“…Crude and age‐standardized rates and cancer trends were calculated and predicted for the next 5 years, overall and by type of cancer and gender. …”
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Intravenous Contrast Agent in Abdominal CT: Is It Really Needed to Identify the Cause of Bowel Obstruction? Proof of Concept by Federica Vernuccio, Dario Picone, Gregorio Scerrino, Massimo Midiri, Giuseppe Lo Re, Roberto Lagalla, Giuseppe Salvaggio

“…Two radiologists evaluated CT scans before and after contrast agent in two reading sessions. Then, we calculated sensitivity of CT in the diagnosis of bowel obstruction and determined in which cases the etiology of bowel obstruction was detected on both unenhanced and enhanced CT or on enhanced CT only. …”
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The relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletes by Ersan Tolukan, Hasan Guler, Aydiner Birsin Yildiz, Guner Cicek, Ilimdar Yalcin, Alican Bayram, Nurullah Emir Ekinci

“…A Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to analyze the relationships between variables wherein the data showed normal distribution. …”
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The relationship between prenatal drought exposure and the diversity and composition of gut microbiome in pregnant women and neonates by Qingbo Fang, Tianlai Qiu, Fenglan Chen, Xuqi Tian, Zijun Feng, Yanan Cao, Jinbing Bai, Jing Huang, Yanqun Liu

“…Mothers and neonates were divided into the LSPEI (Lower SPEI) group or HSPEI (Higher SPEI) group by calculating the average levels of prenatal SPEI levels. …”
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Injection laryngoplasty during transoral laser microsurgery for early glottic cancer: a randomized controlled trial by Ayham Al Afif, Matthew H. Rigby, Colin MacKay, Timothy F. Brown, Timothy J. Phillips, Usman Khan, Jonathan R. B. Trites, Martin Corsten, S. Mark Taylor

“…Survival estimates were calculated. Results Mean VHI-10 scores improved over time amongst all patients. …”
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Serum level of soluble interleukin‐2 receptor is positively correlated with metabolic tumor volume on 18F‐FDG PET/CT in newly diagnosed patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma... by Hajime Senjo, Minoru Kanaya, Koh Izumiyama, Koichiro Minauchi, Kenji Hirata, Akio Mori, Makoto Saito, Masanori Tanaka, Hiroaki Iijima, Eriko Tsukamoto, Kazuo Itoh, Shuichi Ota, Masanobu Morioka, Daigo Hashimoto, Takanori Teshima, North Japan Hematology Study Group (NJHSG)

“…High total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) calculated using 18F‐FDG PET/CT images at diagnosis predicts poor prognosis of patients with DLBCL. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Knowledge Attitude and Practices on African Animal Trypanocide Resistance by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ewan Thomas, MacLeod, Charles, Waiswa, Michael, Mahero, Ibrahim, Ntulume, Susan Christina, Welburn

“…A meta-analysis was conducted on the data extracted and the risk ratio and inverse variance at 95% confidence interval were calculated using RevMan®. Results: All the eight articles in the study showed that DA was the most preferred trypanocide in both West and Eastern Africa. …”
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The application of blockchain with a comparative approach and its impact on risk, flexibility and internal control evaluation by mohammadsadegh aminipoor, HamidReza GholamniaRoshan, azadeh kiapour, Iman Dadashi

“…Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to evaluate the reliability of the questionnaire; it was more than 0.7, which indicates the reliability of the questionnaire; and SPSS and Smart-PLS software were used for the relationships between research variables. …”
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Presenting the indigenous model of organizational self-leadership with an emphasis on training in non-governmental organizations by Sajad Ghoreishi, abbas abbaspour, Mostafa Niknami, Morteza Taheri

“…In the quantitative part of the research, a questionnaire was compiled from the output of the three stages of coding and the calculated components. Content validity method was used to evaluate its validity and reliability. …”
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The Role of Humoral Alloreactivity in Liver Transplantation: Lessons Learned and New Perspectives by Elaine Y. Cheng

“…More than ten years after the initial description of the humoral theory of transplantation by Dr. Paul I. Terasaki, the significance of humoral alloimmunity in liver transplantation has yet to be clearly defined. …”
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The baptistery of St Lydia in northern Greece by Katerina Seraïdari

“…Constructed in 1974, the baptistery of St Lydia commemorates a founding event in Christian history: Lydia’s baptism by Paul in 49 or 50 AD in the river at Philippi. This article examines how this iconic baptism (considered to be the first on the European continent) was initially commemorated in the nineteenth century by Georgios Lampakis, a Greek scholar, who transformed water from Philippi into an artefact which was exhibited in an Athens museum. …”
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Hacer caridad para el alma, organizarse para defender la fe. Las asociaciones católicas bogotanas (1863-1885) by Sindy Paola Veloza Morales

“…Concretamente el trabajo se enfoca en las sociedades de San Vicente de Paúl, Juventud Católica, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús e Hijas de María, todas estas organizaciones católicas integradas por miembros de la elite capitalina.…”
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