In vitro sperm generation from immature mouse testicular tissue using plasma rich in growth factors by Seyyed Amir Moradian, Mansoureh Movahedin

“…Immunofluorescence and quantitative analysis confirmed enhanced spermatogenesis progression in 5% PRGF media, with significantly increased numbers of PLZF + spermatogonia, SYCP3 + spermatocytes, ACRBP + spermatids, and Ki67 + proliferating cells per tubule compared to 10% KSR. …”
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Respectful community engagement in health research with diverse im/migrant communities by M Ruth Lavergne, Shira Goldenberg, Mei-ling Wiedmeyer, Stefanie Machado, Samira Karsiem

“…Community engagement has been especially uncommon in mixed-method and quantitative research in Canada.Objective This article describes lessons learnt from the Evaluating Inequities in Refugee & Immigrants’ Health Access (IRIS) project from 2018 to 2023, an ongoing mixed-method, community-based research project in British Columbia, Canada. …”
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Sensitive Detection of Biomarker in Gingival Crevicular Fluid Based on Enhanced Electrochemiluminescence by Nanochannel-Confined Co₃O₄ Nanocatalyst by Changfeng Zhu, Yujiao Zhao, Jiyang Liu

“…IL-6 binding induced immunocomplex formation, which reduced the ECL signal and allowed for quantitative detection. The immunosensor showed a linear detection range for IL-6 from 1 fg mL⁻¹ to 10 ng mL⁻¹, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.64 fg mL⁻¹. …”
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Mesothelial cell responses to acute appendicitis or small bowel obstruction reactive ascites: Insights into immunoregulation of abdominal adhesion. by Melissa A Hausburg, Kaysie L Banton, Christopher D Cassidy, Robert M Madayag, Carlos H Palacio, Jason S Williams, Raphael Bar-Or, Rebecca J Ryznar, David Bar-Or

“…Samples from 48 appy and 15 SBO patients were used to treat human MCs and subjected to quantification of 85 inflammatory mediators. Results were compared between patients with surgically naïve abdomens (naïve) and patients with >1 PAS. …”
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Thymosin β4 Protects against Cardiac Damage and Subsequent Cardiac Fibrosis in Mice with Myocardial Infarction by Fei Wang, Yajuan He, Naijuan Yao, Litao Ruan, Zhen Tian

“…Methods. Real-time quantitative reverse-transcription PCR (qRT-PCR), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and Western blot were used to analyze Tβ4 expression in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) cardiac tissues. …”
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Implementing essential diagnostics-learning from essential medicines: A scoping review. by Moriasi Nyanchoka, Mercy Mulaku, Bruce Nyagol, Eddy Johnson Owino, Simon Kariuki, Eleanor Ochodo

“…Most (75%, n = 129) studies were purely quantitative in design, comprising descriptive cross-sectional designs (60%, n = 104), 15% (n = 26) were purely qualitative, and 10% (n = 17) had mixed-methods approaches. …”
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Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Klaartje M Olde Loohuis, Bregje C de Kok, Winter Bruner, Annemoon Jonker, Emmanuella Salia, Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela, Hedieh Mehrtash, Diederick E Grobbee, Emmanuel Srofeneyoh, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Hannah Brown Amoakoh, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Joyce L Browne

“…Twelve bibliographic databases were searched for quantitative and qualitative studies that evaluated interventions to improve interpersonal communication between health workers and women, their partners or newborns' families. …”
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CD3+CD8+CD28− T Lymphocytes in Patients with Lupus Nephritis by Marcelina Żabińska, Magdalena Krajewska, Katarzyna Kościelska-Kasprzak, Marian Klinger

“…The aim of this study is to inquire whether the quantitative changes of CD3+CD8+CD28- T lymphocytes subpopulation are related to the clinical status of patients with lupus nephritis. …”
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Mapping mad maps and recovery tools developed by mental health service users and survivors of psychiatry: a scoping review by Hernán María Sampietro, Viviana R Carmona, J Emilio Rojo, J Gómez-Benito

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How Does COVID-19 Affect Traffic on Highway Network: Evidence from Yunnan Province, China by Qihui Li, Qiang Bai, Aihui Hu, Zhoulin Yu, Shixiang Yan

“…Many studies have been conducted to quantify these impacts. However, quantitative analysis of the impacts on province-wide traffic in developing countries, such as China, is still inadequate. …”
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Production of Biogas and Bio-fertilizer from Abattoir Waste as Sustainable Management, Eastern Ethiopia, 2019 by Sina Temsgen Tolera, Fekade Ketema Alemu

“…There is also lack of studies on quantification of abattoir waste and lack of workers awareness towards abattoir waste. …”
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Investigating resource productivity: the ecological potential of printed electronics as alternative to PCB by Marieke van Diemen, Jan Brusselaers, Corné Rentrop

“…However, despite promising assets of the printed electronics technology, few quantitative environmental analysis have been performed comparing printed electronics to the conventional printed circuit board (PCB). …”
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Assessing the role of virtual reality training in Canadian Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Residency Programs: a national survey of program directors and residents by Justin T Lui, Evan D Compton, Won Hyung A Ryu, Monica Y Hoy

“…Prior to distribution, the survey was vetted for face validity by a group of staff Otolaryngologists and questions were modified accordingly. Quantitative analysis was performed on SPSS (IBM Corp., Chicago) with non-parametric, two-tailed Mann-Whitney U testing performed on scaled questions. …”
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Erythropoietin Activates Autophagy to Regulate Apoptosis and Angiogenesis of Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells via the Akt/ERK1/2/BAD Signaling Pathway under Inflammatory Microenviro... by Denghao Huang, Jie Lei, Xingrui Li, Zhonghao Jiang, Maoxuan Luo, Yao Xiao

“…RNA sequencing was used to detect the downstream signaling pathway. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was conducted to examine mRNA expression level. …”
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The Long Noncoding RNA LOXL1-AS1 Promotes the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Jiang Liu, Chengtong Zhai, Degan Liu, Jianhua Liu

“…To investigate the expression of long noncoding RNA lysyl oxidase-like 1-antisense 1 (LOXL1-AS1) in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and its effect on cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Methods. Quantitative real-time PCR was used to analyze the expression of LOXL1-AS1 RNA in tumor tissues, adjacent normal tissues, and cell lines. …”
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HIV and AIDS prevention behavior among housewives in South Purwokerto sub-district, Indonesia by Colti Sistiarani, Dian Anandari, Elviera Gamelia

“…Material and methods In this quantitative cross-sectional study, health belief model (HBM) was employed to determine individual acceptance in conducting HIV and AIDS prevention behavior. …”
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Bumblebee social learning outcomes correlate with their flower-facing behaviour by Yuyi Lu, Zhenwei Zhuo, Mark Roper, Lars Chittka, Cwyn Solvi, Fei Peng, Ying Zhou

“…Investigating these mechanisms requires detailed quantification and analysis of the observation process. …”
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Relationship between Blood Lipid Profiles and Risk of Lupus Nephritis in Children by Jiajia Liu, Wenqi Song, Dawei Cui

“…The blood lipid levels were positively correlated with 24-hour urine protein quantification, urea, creatinine, uric acid, urinary IgG, urinary microalbumin, urinary transferrin, urinary α1 microglobulin, and urinary N-acetyl glucosidase, respectively. …”
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Assessment of Interleukin-1β in Saliva of Smoker and Non-smoker Patients with Chronic Periodontitis. by Solav Abdul-Qadir Mustafa, Haween T. Nanakaly, Hozan Wrya Azeez

“…Materials and methods: Gingival index, Plaque index, probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing were assessed in 84 subjects who were equally divided in to three groups. group I periodontally healthy non-smoking subjects ; group II non-smokers with chronic periodontitis; group III smokers with chronic periodontitis; Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test was used for quantification of Interleukin (IL)- 1β in the saliva samples. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms in the RAD51 Gene with a Risk of Head and Neck Cancer and Esophageal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis by Lin Li, Xue Zhang, Zhong-Ti Zhang

“…This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the correlation between the RAD51 polymorphisms and these two cancers quantitatively. Methods. Databases of PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were used to search relevant papers prior to August 17, 2019. …”
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