PGC1α −1 Nucleosome Position and Splice Variant Expression and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Overweight and Obese Individuals by Tara M. Henagan, Laura K. Stewart, Laura A. Forney, Lauren M. Sparks, Neil Johannsen, Timothy S. Church

“…We report in this paper that skeletal muscle PGC1α  −1 nucleosome (−1N) position is associated with splice variant NTPGC1α but not FLPGC1α expression. Division of participants based on the −1N position revealed that those individuals with a −1N phased further upstream from the transcriptional start site (UP) expressed lower levels of NTPGC1α than those with the −1N more proximal to TSS (DN). …”
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Lay views in Southern France of the acceptability of refusing to provide treatment because of alleged futility by María Teresa Muñoz Sastre, Paul Clay Sorum, Etienne Mullet

“…Abstract Aim To carry out a detailed study of existing positions in the French public of the acceptability of refusing treatment because of alleged futility, and to try to link these to people’s age, gender, and religious practice. Method 248 lay participants living in southern France were presented with 16 brief vignettes depicting a cancer patient at the end of life who asks his doctor to administer a new cancer treatment he has heard about. …”
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From information to action: modelling social and cognitive factors in health decisions by Jiadong Yu, D. A. Bekerian

“…Data were collected from 742 U.S.-based participants via Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) between January 28–30, 2023. …”
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Re-assembling the Victorians: Steampunk, Cyborgs, and the Ethics of Industry by Helena Esser

“…It has generated an active subculture whose participants utilise a perceived Victorian technophilia to fuel their own anachronistic explorations. …”
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Should Medications Be Prescribed to Patients in Generic Form? Dental Practitioners’ Perspective by Saudamini G More, Tejal Patil, Tanvi Shetty, Monika Bhanushali, Hitesh Sawant

“…About 60% of practitioners were aware about the PMBJP scheme. Around 62% of participants were not confident about prescribing drugs in their generic form. …”
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Evidence for Transfer of Membranes from Mesenchymal Stem Cells to HL-1 Cardiac Cells by Robert A. Boomsma, David L. Geenen

“…MSC gained gap junction permeant calcein from HL-1 cells after 4 hours which was partially reduced by oleamide. After 20 hours, 99% MSC gained calcein, unaffected by oleamide. …”
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A Semi-Automated Usability Evaluation Framework for Interactive Image Segmentation Systems by Mario Amrehn, Stefan Steidl, Reinier Kortekaas, Maddalena Strumia, Markus Weingarten, Markus Kowarschik, Andreas Maier

“…As a result, users prefer simple interfaces as well as a considerable degree of freedom to control each iterative step of the segmentation. In this article, an objective method for the comparison of ISS is proposed, based on extensive user studies. …”
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The effectiveness of “Boteli” and Fed on exercises to court tennis backhand groundstroke rally skills by Rumi Doewes, Djoko nugroho

“…Methodology. 110 sports students participated in a pseudo-experimental study with a two group pretest-posttest design over 12 meetings. …”
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Footcare knowledge and practice among diabetic patients attending primary health care centers in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia by Gasem Darraj, Mohammed Somaili, Samy Shaban, Mohammed Jahlan, Abdulaziz Darraj, Banan Ahmed, Gasem Mojamamy, Mohammed Darraj, Hesham Dahlan, Ahmad Alqassim

“…The mean age of the participants was 56.7 years. The mean duration of their diabetes mellitus (DM) to date was 9.2 years, and 63% had complications of diabetes. …”
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gênero contra a parede: a intersexualidade como ferramenta de análise de saberes médico-científicos by Caio Bueno Horimoto, Lótus Vieira Dias, Carla Cristina de Souza, Gabriel Luis Pereira Nolasco, Anita Guazzelli Bernardes

“…Neste artigo, refletimos sobre os modos pelos quais a intersexualidade é constituída por certos regimes discursivos neoconservadores em termos de políticas morais, como corpos violáveis a partir de uma estrutura colonial pautada no paradigma da diferença sexual e da patologização. …”
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Reputation Detection for Information Diffusion in Social Network Systems by Yifeng Zhou, Fang Yu

“…Thus, the reputation of a target agent can be assessed by the superimposition of reputations of multiple paths on which this agent has participated in past information diffusion processes. …”
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Challenges of early renal cancer detection: symptom patterns and incidental diagnosis rate in a multicentre prospective UK cohort of patients presenting with suspected renal cancer by Michelle Wilson, Naveen S Vasudev, Grant D Stewart, Adebanji Adeyoju, Jon Cartledge, Michael Kimuli, Shibendra Datta, Damian Hanbury, David Hrouda, Grenville Oades, Poulam Patel, Naeem Soomro, Mark Sullivan, Jeff Webster, Peter J Selby, Rosamonde E Banks

“…Objectives To describe the frequency and nature of symptoms in patients presenting with suspected renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and examine their reliability in achieving early diagnosis.Design Multicentre prospective observational cohort study.Setting and participants Eleven UK centres recruiting patients presenting with suspected newly diagnosed RCC. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF MOBILE LEARNING IN NARRATIVE WRITING AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS by Raganeswari Ramasamy, Mariam Mohamad, Mageswaran Sanmugam, Chee Mei Hooi

“…A pre-test and a post-test were used to gather quantitative data, while participant observation and focus group interviews were used to collective qualitative data. …”
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Prospective Associations of the Short Form Health Survey Vitality Scale and Changes in Body Mass Index and Obesity Status by Cathrine Lawaetz Wimmelmann, Emilie Rune Hegelund, Anna Paldam Folker, Emilie Just-Østergaard, Merete Osler, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Trine Flensborg-Madsen

“…The study population comprised 2864 (81.5%) men and 648 (18.5%) women from the Metropolit Project and the Danish Longitudinal Study on Work, Unemployment and Health, who participated in a follow-up examination in 2009–2011 corresponding to a follow-up period of 3–7 years. …”
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Des identités (dé)politisées ? Les enjeux de catégorisation des Nubien.ne.s en Égypte by Mérième Ihsan

“…Reversing a dichotomous vision of the state vs. the Nubians, the article aims to highlight the heterogeneity of actors (the state, researchers, activists, associative leaders, etc.) who participate in the categorisation process. …”
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Teachers’ perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and virtual teaching on the physical and mental health of children in Kashmir: A qualitative study by Khalid Bashir, Zeenat Kausar, S. Muhammad Salim Khan, Mariya Amin Qurieshi, Inaamul Haq

“…Materials and Methods: The qualitative study was conducted in the Kashmir valley and school teachers teaching students from class Ist to class 8th were involved in the study. Participants were selected purposefully based on the inclusion criteria. …”
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Association between physical activity and cognitive function in post-menopausal women with high parity: the chain-mediating effects of nutritional status and depression by Xiaotong Chen, Kai Wei, Shanshan Peng, Na Liu, Leqi He, Biying Wu, Meifang Shi, Yong Lin

“…Methods A total of 2296 postmenopausal women were enrolled from the Baoshan District, from April to December 2020. All participant information was collected through interviewer-administered questionnaires or measurements, including personal information, medical history, lifestyle, body mass index (BMI), cognitive function, nutritional status, and depression status. …”
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Radiographic interpretation using high-resolution Cbct to diagnose degenerative temporomandibular joint disease. by Jonas Bianchi, João Roberto Gonçalves, Antônio Carlos de Oliveira Ruellas, Júlia Vieira Pastana Bianchi, Lawrence M Ashman, Marilia Yatabe, Erika Benavides, Fabiana Naomi Soki, Lucia Helena Soares Cevidanes

“…Clinical assessment of the DJD and high-resolution CBCT images (isotropic voxel size of 0.08mm) of the temporomandibular joints were performed for each participant. An American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology certified radiologist and a maxillofacial radiologist used the DC/TMD imaging criteria to evaluate the radiographic findings, followed by a consensus of the radiographic evaluation. …”
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BK Virus Load Associated with Serum Levels of sCD30 in Renal Transplant Recipients by Haidar A. Shamran, Salma N. Malik, Jinan M. Al-Saffer, Rana S. Jawad

“…Serum samples were obtained from each participant. Real-time PCR was used to quantify BK virus load in RTRs serum, while ELISA technique was employed to estimate serum levels of sCD30. …”
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Binge eating and personality traits: A gender-specific analysis among patients affected by obesity by Amelia RIzzo, Rossella Alfa, Alessia Giuffrida, Giuseppina Selene Spina, Veronica Currò, Maria Letizia Caracciolo

“…Methods: A total of 110 participants with BMI >35 kg/m², 30 males and 80 females, aged 18-60 years (M=38.70; SD=10.31) completed the Binge Scale Questionnaire (BSQ) for detecting the presence of binge eating (tot >9) and the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) for assessing personality traits. …”
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