Effect of miR-144-3p-Targeted Regulation of PTEN on Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells under Stretch by Shiyong Ling, Xi Luo, Bo Lv, Hua Wang, Mengzhi Xie, Kai Huang, Jingchuan Sun

“…Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining and alizarin red staining were used to detect the osteogenic differentiation ability of the two groups of cells. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of miR-144-3p and PTEN in the two groups of cells after osteogenic differentiation. …”
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The Application of Three-dimensional Shear Wave Elastography in the Detection of Inguinal Lymph Node Metastasis in Gynecological Malignancies by Yuping Shen, Jiulong Dai, Jiami Li, Man Lu

“…Conclusions: 3D-SWE, particularly using the sagittal Emax parameter, effectively distinguishes benign lymph nodes from metastatic ones by quantitatively evaluating the stiffness of ILNs in relation to gynecological tumors. …”
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Effects of deoxynivalenol contaminated corn distiller's dried grains with solubles on growth performance, body composition, immunological response, and gastrointestinal health in y... by Deependra Paneru, Milan K. Sharma, Hanyi Shi, Doyun Goo, Venkata S.R. Choppa, Ishwari Gyawali, Revathi Shanmugasundaram, Woo K. Kim

“…A total of 360, 4-week-old Hy-Line W36 pullets were randomly assigned to diets with increasing levels of naturally DON contaminated DDGS (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20%) over 28 days, resulting in dietary DON concentrations ranging from below the limit of quantification to 15.4 ppm. Diets with DON concentration exceeding 8.9 ppm, corresponding to 15% and 20% DDGS inclusion, resulted in significantly lower body weight gain (BWG) and feed intake (FI) from experimental day 14 to day 28 compared to DON concentration below 5.9 ppm (0, 5 and 10% DDGS groups; P = 0.024 and P = 0.007, respectively). …”
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Evolution du comportement de manipulation chez les strepsirrhiniens by Louise Peckre, Anne‑Claire Fabre, Anthony Herrel, Christine Wall, Emmanuelle Pouydebat

“…Cette étude vise à déterminer de manière quantitative les différentes stratégies comportementales adoptées par les strepsirrhiniens lors de la saisie de divers items alimentaires immobiles. …”
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Comparative analysis of deep learning and radiomic signatures for overall survival prediction in recurrent high-grade glioma treated with immunotherapy by Qi Wan, Clifford Lindsay, Chenxi Zhang, Jisoo Kim, Xin Chen, Jing Li, Raymond Y. Huang, David A. Reardon, Geoffrey S. Young, Lei Qin

“…Abstract Background Radiomic analysis of quantitative features extracted from segmented medical images can be used for predictive modeling of prognosis in brain tumor patients. …”
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Changes in the critical nutrient content of packaged foods and beverages after the full implementation of the Chilean Food Labelling and Advertising Law: a repeated cross-sectional... by Natalia Rebolledo, Pedro Ferrer-Rosende, Marcela Reyes, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Camila Corvalán

“…To assess the changes in proportions, we used Firth’s bias-reduced logistic regression models and the Cochran-Armitage test for trends. Quantile regression was used to evaluate changes in nutrient content. …”
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Quantifying uncertainties in satellite NO₂ superobservations for data assimilation and model evaluation by P. Rijsdijk, P. Rijsdijk, P. Rijsdijk, H. Eskes, A. Dingemans, A. Dingemans, K. F. Boersma, K. F. Boersma, T. Sekiya, K. Miyazaki, S. Houweling, S. Houweling

“…The use of realistic superobservations within model comparisons and data assimilation in this way aids the quantification of air pollution distributions, emissions, and their impact on climate.…”
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Peer- and community-led responses to HIV: A scoping review. by George Ayala, Laurel Sprague, L Leigh-Ann van der Merwe, Ruth Morgan Thomas, Judy Chang, Sonya Arreola, Sara L M Davis, Aditia Taslim, Keith Mienies, Alessandra Nilo, Lillian Mworeko, Felicita Hikuam, Carlos Garcia de Leon Moreno, José Antonio Izazola-Licea

“…Future research is needed and should focus on generating additional quantitative evidence on cost effectiveness and on the synergistic effects of bundling two or more peer- and community-led interventions.…”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Kejadian Pre Eklampsi pada Kehamilan di RSUD Embung Fatimah Kota Batam Tahun 2012 by Dessy Hasmawati

“…This study aims to determine the factors that relate among pregnant women with pre-eclampsia incidence in Batam City Hospital Fatimah Embung 2012 that include maternal age, gestational age, parity, and comorbidities.This type of research uses quantitative analytic research with cross sectional approach. …”
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iRGD-Targeted Biosynthetic Nanobubbles for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging of Osteosarcoma by Liu T, Liang X, Liu W, Yang S, Cui T, Yan F, Li Z

“…Tingting Liu,1– 3 Xiaoxin Liang,4 Wei Liu,5 Shuai Yang,6 Tao Cui,7 Fei Yan,3 Zhenzhou Li1,2 1Department of Ultrasound, The second People’s Hospital of Shenzhen, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518061, People’s Republic of China; 2Graduate School, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530200, People’s Republic of China; 3CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Clinical and Research, Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co, Ltd, Shenzhen, 518055, People’s Republic of China; 7Medical Imaging center, Shenzhen Yunshan Yunli Hospital, Shenzhen, 518055, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fei Yan; Zhenzhou Li, Email fei.yan@siat.ac.cn; lizhenzhou2004@126.comPurpose: Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the bone. …”
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Enhancing safety in CT-guided lung biopsies: correlation of MinIP imaging with pneumothorax risk prediction by Michael P. Brönnimann, Leonie Manser, Bernhard Gebauer, Timo A. Auer, Dirk Schnapauff, Federico Collettini, Alexander Pöllinger, Alois Komarek, Miltiadis E. Krokidis, Johannes T. Heverhagen

“…Conclusion The assessment of MinIP images is superior, and in combination with relative quantitative measurement of radiodensity for access route planning, it can reduce the risk of pneumothorax in CT-guided lung biopsies. …”
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INSTRUMENT ASSESSMENT IN STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME FOR FACTUAL AND CONCEPTUAL HOTS ON SCIENCE EDUCATION by Endang Widi Winarni, Endina Putri Purwandari, Rinto Hartono

“…The present study employs a data analysis technique that involves expert validation to material, language, construction, and reliability aspects, alongside the examination of test results. Quantitative descriptive analysis was conducted to assess the learning achievement profile. …”
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VECTOR: Velocity-Enhanced GRU Neural Network for Real-Time 3D UAV Trajectory Prediction by Omer Nacar, Mohamed Abdelkader, Lahouari Ghouti, Kahled Gabr, Abdulrahman Al-Batati, Anis Koubaa

“…We train the GRU-based models on drone 3D position and velocity samples to capture the dynamics of UAV movements effectively. Quantitatively, the proposed GRU-based prediction algorithm demonstrates superior performance, achieving a mean square error (MSE) ranging from <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>8</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>7</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Perbedaan Kadar Formalin pada Tahu yang Dijual di Pasar Pusat Kota dengan Pinggiran Kota Padang by Siti Ardina Sari, Asterina ., Adrial .

“…Qualitative test performed with chromotropic acid method and quantitative formalin test using acid-base titration method. …”
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Going, going, gone: Landscape drying reduces wetland function across the American West by J. Patrick Donnelly, Johnnie N. Moore, John S. Kimball, Kelsey Jencso, Mark Petrie, David E. Naugle

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AGD1/USP10/METTL13 complexes enhance cancer stem cells proliferation and diminish the therapeutic effect of docetaxel via CD44 m6A modification in castration resistant prostate can... by Hong Wang, Chunli Cui, Weiyi Li, Hui Wu, Jianjun Sha, Jiahua Pan, Wei Xue

“…This study demonstrated that AGD1, derived from prostate cancer stem cells (PCSCs), enhanced the stemness of prostate cancer cells and reduced the therapeutic effect of docetaxel in CRPC. Methods Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) was employed to determine the expression levels of AGD1 and METTL13 mRNAs in PCSCs and exosomes. …”
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Development of an artificial intelligence-based application for the diagnosis of sarcopenia: a retrospective cohort study using the health examination dataset by Chang-Won Jeong, Dong-Wook Lim, Si-Hyeong Noh, Sung Hyun Lee, Chul Park

“…To address this gap, we propose an artificial intelligence (AI)-based web application that automates the collection of data, classification of the lumbar spine 3 (L3) slices, segmentation of the subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, and muscle areas in the classified L3 slices, and quantitative analysis of the segmented areas. Methods We developed an automated lumbar spine slice classification model using the CNN (EfficientNetV2) algorithm and an automated domain segmentation model to identify the subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, and muscle areas using the U-NET algorithm. …”
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PLL-g-HPA Hydrogel Loaded Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Burn Wound Healing in Rat Model by Regulating Inflammation Response by Tian L, Wang Z, Lei T, Feng L, Li Y, Wang K, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Liu J, Xing H, Ren W

“…The cytotoxicity to human foreskin fibroblasts (HFF) were assessed by CCK-8 assay and live/dead quantification and antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus was also detected by colony forming unit. …”
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Performance evaluation model of the narrators of Rahian Noor camps. by Abbas Alwardi, Mohammad Mahdi Mohtadi, Mohammadjavad Pahlevanzadeh, Amirhossein Saffarinia, Mohammad Reza Fathi

“…Design indicators are to evaluate the performance of narrators and provide a performance evaluation model to evaluate narrators.Methodology: The research is applied and mixed, which is designed in two qualitative and quantitative phases. In the first phase, with the research method of theme analysis and through theoretical foundations and interviews with experts familiar with narration in Rahian Noor camps, the performance indicators of narrators or basic themes were extracted. …”
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Identifying and Ranking the Causes of Delay Based on Production Strategies in Manufacturing Projects by Mohsen Rouzbahani, Mohammad Forozandeh

“…Design/methodology/approach: This research includes a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to provide a more detailed analysis of the dimensions related to the problem. …”
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