Causal role of immunophenotypes in HIV-1 acquisition: insights from Mendelian randomization analysis by Nan Li, Chuan He

“…We validated our findings using Summary-data-based MR analysis, integrating eQTL and mQTL data from the GTEx project. Bayesian colocalization analysis was conducted to identify shared causal variants. …”
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Docosahexaenoic Acid Status in Pregnancy Determines the Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Status 3-, 6- and 12 Months Postpartum. Results from a Longitudinal Observational Study. by Maria Wik Markhus, Josef Daniel Rasinger, Marian Kjellevold Malde, Livar Frøyland, Siv Skotheim, Hanne Cecilie Braarud, Kjell Morten Stormark, Ingvild Eide Graff

“…<h4>Trial registration</h4>www.helseforskning.etikkom.no 2009/570/REC, project number: 083.09.…”
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Associations of Circulating Oxidized LDL and Conventional Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease in a Cross-Sectional Study of the Navajo Population. by Molly E Harmon, Matthew J Campen, Curtis Miller, Chris Shuey, Miranda Cajero, Selita Lucas, Bernadette Pacheco, Esther Erdei, Sandy Ramone, Teddy Nez, Johnnye Lewis

“…This cross-sectional study included 252 participants from 20 Navajo communities from the Diné Network for Environmental Health Project. Plasma samples were tested for oxLDL levels by a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Izuchenie vliyaniya sulodeksida na endoteliy-zavisimuyu vazodilatatsiyu mozgovykh sosudov u zhivotnykhso streptozototsin-indutsirovannym sakharnym diabetom by Ivan Nikolaevich Tyurenkov, Andrey Vladislavovich Voronkov, Anna Al'bertovna Slietsans, Evgenia Viktorovna Petrova, Grigoriy Leonidovich Snigur

“…A month later, the endothelium-dependent and independent vasodilation was tested by registration of circulation in brain vessels in the projection of the middle cerebral artery, determination of Pourcelot?…”
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Biological diversity of cultural plants - a basis of innovative development of crop production by I. V. Savchenko

“…The general gene pool of the crops kept at institutes of Russia constitutes 370 thousand samples. On the basis of a gene pool 260-350 grades and hybrids of agricultural and medicinal cultures with high rates of product quality, steady against abiotic and biotic stresses were created in the country with modern genetic and selection methods, including biotechnological with use of molecular and genetic marking. …”
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A cross-sectional study on adaptation and initial validation of a test to evaluate health claims among high school students: Croatian version by Ana Marusic, Diana Aranza, Boris Milavić, Magdalena Buzov, Tina Poklepović Peričić

“…After face-validity testing, the questionnaire was piloted and sent to a convenient sample of 302 high school students.Primary and secondary outcome measures Difficulty and discrimination indices were calculated for each MCQ to determine the validity of translation and the weight of MCQs. …”
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Assessing the quality of medication documentation: development and feasibility of the MediDocQ instrument for retrospective chart review in the hospital setting by Tanja Manser, Antje Hammer, P Martus, A Hammer, A Wagner, Anke Wagner, Monika A Rieger, E Luntz, MA Rieger, H Sturm, T Manser, M Holderried

“…We report on the development process, the feasibility of the instrument and describe our application of the instrument to a sample of patient records.Design Cross-sectional study using an RCR instrument to evaluate paper-based, non-standardised prescription and medication administration charts (MediDocQ).Setting Two German university hospitals.Participants Records from 1361 patients admitted between April and July 2015 were evaluated.Methods The MediDocQ development process comprised six consecutive stages: focused literature review, web-based search, initial patient record screening, review by project advisory board, focus groups with professionals and pilot testing. …”
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Towards researcher physicians in Palestine: resident doctors’ perceptions, practices, and barriers by Zaher Nazzal, Shayma Naghnaghia, Noor Sawalha, Raya Fuqha, Ablah Thaher, Hanood Abu Rass

“…Research engagement was moderate, with 52.0% involved in research projects, although only 40.6% had published in peer-reviewed journals. …”
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus among wild birds in Mongolia. by Martin Gilbert, Losolmaa Jambal, William B Karesh, Amanda Fine, Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba, Purevtseren Dulam, Ruuragchaa Sodnomdarjaa, Khuukhenbaatar Ganzorig, Damdinjav Batchuluun, Natsagdorj Tseveenmyadag, Purevsuren Bolortuya, Carol J Cardona, Connie Y H Leung, J S Malik Peiris, Erica Spackman, David E Swayne, Damien O Joly

“…Of these, one was detected during active surveillance employed by this project, three by active surveillance performed by Mongolian government agencies, and four through passive surveillance. …”
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Assessing The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Ruhinda, Irene George

“…Literature was reviewed using secondary data sources including other reports, journals, the internet, research projects, and information from the University library. …”
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Assessing the Use of Crushed Rock Aggregate and Carbon Black for Laterite Soil Stabilization in Road Construction. by Turyamureeba, Emmanuel

“…Lateritic soil samples were collected from a borrow pit near Nyakambu, 1 km from Kekubo town along the Kekubo-Kikungiri Road. …”
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The Role of Faith Bases Organizations in Enhancement of the Social Welfare Among the Rural Poor Households in Nyamweru sub-county, Kabale district; A case Study of Caritas Kabale d... by Hategekimana, Donisian

“…The study used a case study design which was backed up by qualitative approach. The study used a sample size of 80 respondents and these were selected both randomly and purposively. …”
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Wildlife Authority Revenue sharing Scheme and Women Empowerment; A Case Study of Mghahinga Conservation area Kisoro District, Uganda by Iradunkunda, Sam, Moses, Agaba

“…The research design employed in the study was descriptive research design and qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. The sample of the study comprised of seventy two (72) respondents selected from three parishes of Nteko, Nyamatsinda and Rukongi in Kisoro district all adjacent to the park. …”
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Critically ill patients undergoing interhospital transportation: a prospective multicentre cohort study in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine by Gernot Marx, Iwan C C van der Horst, Ulrich Strauch, Dennis Bergmans, Bas C T van Bussel, Stefan Beckers, Marc Felzen, Joachim Habers, Jochen Jansen, Micheline Christina Dionisius Maria Florack, Stephan Ortmanns, Marian Ramakers-van Kuijk

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Tricin selectively combats KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer by inhibiting the PDGF-BB-induced SRC/MAPK/AP-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway and potentiating the antitumor effect of a... by Jia-Xin Li, Jia-Xin Li, Shi-Yu Tan, Li-Qi Li, Yu-Hong Zheng, Lin Zhao, Hui-Rong Zhu, Hai-Lang He, Yan-Yu Zhang, Run-Ze Li, Tian-Yu Bao, Yi-Zhong Zhang, Xiao-Man Yang, Hao Zhang, Hui-Hui Chen, Bo-Wen Wu, Xin Lin, Xiao-Sheng Lin, Xiao-Sheng Lin, Yin Cheng Lin, Xin-Bing Sui, Ying Xie, Xian-Mei Zhou, Pei-Yu Yan

“…Moreover, the detection of clinical samples indicated that the rate of SRC positivity was higher in elderly patients with KRAS mutations at the early stage. …”
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Comparative Analysis of AI Models for Atypical Pigmented Facial Lesion Diagnosis by Alessandra Cartocci, Alessio Luschi, Linda Tognetti, Elisa Cinotti, Francesca Farnetani, Aimilios Lallas, John Paoli, Caterina Longo, Elvira Moscarella, Danica Tiodorovic, Ignazio Stanganelli, Mariano Suppa, Emi Dika, Iris Zalaudek, Maria Antonietta Pizzichetta, Jean Luc Perrot, Gabriele Cevenini, Ernesto Iadanza, Giovanni Rubegni, Harald Kittler, Philipp Tschandl, Pietro Rubegni

“…This study involved the analysis of 1197 dermoscopic images of facial lesions excised due to suspicious and histologically confirmed malignancy, classified into seven classes (lentigo maligna—LM; lentigo maligna melanoma—LMM; atypical nevi—AN; pigmented actinic keratosis—PAK; solar lentigo—SL; seborrheic keratosis—SK; and seborrheic lichenoid keratosis—SLK). Image samples were collected through the Integrated Dermoscopy Score (iDScore) project. …”
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Predicting memory decline from left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery using preoperative fMRI: a multicenter study by William L. Gross, Sara J. Swanson, Alexander I. Helfand, Sara B. Pillay, Colin J. Humphries, Manoj Raghavan, Wade M. Mueller, Chad E. Carlson, Lisa L. Conant, Robyn M. Busch, Mark Lowe, Madalina E. Tivarus, Daniel L. Drane, Monica Jacobs, Victoria L. Morgan, Jane B. Allendorfer, Jerzy P. Szaflarski, Leonardo Bonilha, Susan Bookheimer, Thomas Grabowski, Jennifer Vannest, Jeffrey R. Binder

“…Cross-validation accuracy for predicting change scores in independent held-back samples ranged from 0.54–0.75 standard deviations of the preoperative sample. …”
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Mucosal and Serum Neutralization Immune Responses Elicited by COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Vaccinated and Breakthrough-Infection Individuals: A Longitudinal Study from Louisville C... by Lalit Batra, Divyasha Saxena, Triparna Poddar, Maryam Zahin, Alok Amraotkar, Megan M. Bezold, Kathleen T. Kitterman, Kailyn A. Deitz, Amanda B. Lasnik, Rachel J. Keith, Aruni Bhatnagar, Maiying Kong, Jon D. Gabbard, William E. Severson, Kenneth E. Palmer

“…Samples were collected from the Louisville Metro–Jefferson County Co-Immunity Project, a federally funded, population-based study for the surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Jefferson County, Kentucky during 2020–2022, involving both health care workers and a local community. …”
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A China dataset of soil properties for land surface modelling (version 2, CSDLv2) by G. Shi, W. Sun, W. Shangguan, Z. Wei, H. Yuan, L. Li, X. Sun, Y. Zhang, H. Liang, D. Li, F. Huang, Q. Li, Q. Li, Y. Dai

“…Data-splitting and independent-sample validation strategies were employed to evaluate the accuracy of the predicted maps' quality. …”
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Increasing population adherence to vaccination: evaluation and a systematic approach to implementation by A. V. Plakida, N. I. Briko, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, I. V. Feldblyum, N. A. Los’, E. S. Ivanova

“…The target audience. The sample of the target audience of the doubting population, compiled on the basis of social network Vkontakte users, amounted to 90,937 people. …”
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