Multi-target gene therapy AUP1602-C to improve healing and quality of life for diabetic foot ulcer patients: a phase I, open-label, dose-finding study by Christoph Schindler, Jacek Mikosiński, Pawel Mikosiński, Hanna-Riikka Kärkkäinen, Mirka Sanio, Jere Kurkipuro, Igor Mierau, Wesley Smith, Aki Vartiainen, Laurent Décory, Dirk Weber, Thomas Wirth, Juha Yrjänheikki, Sebastian Schellong, Haritha Samaranayake

“…The recommended phase II dose of 2.5 × 10 8  CFU/cm 2 demonstrated complete healing in 83% of patients without recurrence of ulcers during follow-up. Conclusion: AUP1602-C was safe and well tolerated and demonstrated dose-dependent efficacy in patients with nhDFU. …”
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Nissen-Sleeve procedure versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with morbid obesity and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: protocol for a non-inferiority randomise... by Jan A Apers, Martin Dunkelgrun, Ivonne Leeuwenburgh, Judith W H 't Hart, Bo J Noordman, Laser U Biter

“…Exclusion criteria are achalasia, neoplastic abnormalities diagnosed during endoscopy, super obesity (body mass index ≥50 kg/m2), Crohn’s disease and medical history of major abdominal surgery. …”
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Comparative Study on Growth Characteristics and Early Selection Efficiency of Hybrid Offspring of <i>Populus deltoides</i> ‘DD-109’ and <i>P. maximowiczii</i> in Liaoning, China... by Wei Liu, Chenggong Liu, Yan Zhang, Jinhua Li, Jiabao Ji, Xiaorui Qin, Fenfen Liu, Chengcheng Gao, Nairui Wang, Xueli Zhang, Ning Liu, Rusheng Peng, Qinjun Huang

“…The growth rate of the 17 clones peaked from 10 to 14 years, with annual volume growth increments (PAIs) higher than mean annual volume increments (MAIs) during the early growth stages; the quantitative maturity age ranged between 12 and 16 years. …”
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Model Formal Negosiasi dalam Sistem Penjadwalan Rapat Berbasis Agen by Tresnaningtiyas Sudartik Purbo, Tri Astoto Kurniawan

“…In the search process, agents negotiate to balance meeting preferences and those of the participants. Conflicts may occur during the search, resulting in the negotiation in many rounds.  …”
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Comparıng The Influence of Force Traınıngs Applıed Wıth Dıfferent Methods by Sinan Akın, Oğuzhan Yuksel, Ali Turker

“…Volunteer participants partaking in experiment group have been incorporated into different force trainings of 3 days in a week during eight weeks. Training program 4. It has been modified their 1 maximum ranks (1TM) by being identified again at the end of the week. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 and Impact on Disease Course in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Panu Wetwittayakhlang, Farah Albader, Petra A Golovics, Gustavo Drügg Hahn, Talat Bessissow, Alain Bitton, Waqqas Afif, Gary Wild, Peter L Lakatos

“…Biologic therapy was held during active COVID-19 infection in 37% of patients. …”
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A dual-band microwave sensor for glucose measurements utilizing an enclosed split ring metamaterial-based array by Abhishek Kandwal, Ziheng Ju, Louis W.Y. Liu, Rohit Jasrotia, Choon Kit Chan, Zedong Nie, Ali M. Almuhlafi, Hamsakutty Vettikalladi

“…The backside of the PET substrate was fabricated with a defected ground plane designed to suppress the Q-factor associated with 4.5 GHz while leaving the Q-factor associated with 9.2 GHz unchanged. During a glucose concentration measurement, a drop of glucose solution was applied to the rectangular metasurface sensing area. …”
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Association between triglyceride/high density lipoprotein ratio and incidence risk of Parkinson’s disease: a population-based cohort study by Yoonkyung Chang, Ju-young Park, Tae-Jin Song

“…This study was conducted using data from the National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort Database of South Korea (2002–2019). …”
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Experimental assessment of the pyramidal energy on water. by Pedro Díaz Rebollido, Luis Carlos Silva Ayçaguer, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez

“…<strong>Method: </strong>The study was developed in the laboratory of Physiology of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos. We worked with 30 test tube numbered consecutively, stuffed with 500 ml of water. …”
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Following Up Patients With Chronic Pain Using a Mobile App With a Support Center: Unicenter Prospective Study by Marta Antonia Gómez-González, Nicolas Cordero Tous, Javier De la Cruz Sabido, Carlos Sánchez Corral, Beatriz Lechuga Carrasco, Marta López-Vicente, Gonzalo Olivares Granados

“…ObjectiveOur objective was to evaluate patient adherence to remote follow-up using a system that includes a mobile app and a remote support center. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus and HIV Infection among Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in the North West Region of Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study by Leonard Fonkeng Sama, Sidoine Sadjeu, Thibau Flaurant Tchouangueu, Solange Dabou, Georges Ful Kuh, Omer Bebe Ngouateu, Michel Noubom

“…Rapid strip test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to diagnose HIV infection. Interventions. No intervention was done during the period of study. …”
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Target trial emulation to evaluate the effect of immune-related adverse events on outcomes in metastatic urothelial cancer by Renate Pichler, Josef Fritz, Sarah Maier, Melanie R. Hassler, Johanna Krauter, David D`Andrea, Ekaterina Laukhtina, Kilian Gust, Keiichiro Mori, Karl H. Tully, Dora Niedersuess-Beke, Lea Korber, Jasmin Alija Spiegelberg, Thomas Bauernhofer, José D. Subiela, Roman Mayr, Andreas Kronbichler, Marco Moschini, Jeremy Teoh, Benjamin Pradere, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Hanno Ulmer, Laura S. Mertens, European Association of Urology–Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU): Urothelial Carcinoma Working Group

“…In patients with irAEs, systemic corticosteroids did not negatively impact survival. Conclusion Using TTE, we were able to show that the occurrence of irAEs is no longer associated with better survival or improved response rates to ICI in mUC patients, in contrast to the naïve analysis. …”
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Green sanctuaries: residential green and garden space and the natural environment mitigate mental disorders risk of diabetic patients by Erxu Xue, Jianhui Zhao, Jingyu Ye, Jingjie Wu, Dandan Chen, Jing Shao, Xue Li, Zhihong Ye

“…Methods We performed a longitudinal analysis based on 39,397 participants with diabetes from the UK Biobank. …”
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Socio-ecological factors influencing boro rice yield and profitability in Wetland areas of Bangladesh: an integrated assessment by Jasim Uddin Ahmed, Md. Abul Kashem, Md. Jaynal Abedien, Tukir Ahamed, Arifa Jannat, Md. Monirul Islam

“…The Cobb–Douglas production function was used to identify the factors that influence Boro rice yield in these regions. …”
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Therapeutic role of miR-26a on cardiorenal injury in a mice model of angiotensin-II induced chronic kidney disease through inhibition of LIMS1/ILK pathway by Weijie Ni, Yajie Zhao, Jinxin Shen, Qing Yin, Yao Wang, Zuolin Li, Taotao Tang, Yi Wen, Yilin Zhang, Wei Jiang, Liangyunzi Jiang, Jinxuan Wei, Weihua Gan, Aiqing Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhou, Bin Wang, Bi-Cheng Liu, Yuanyuan Ji

“…We also used an adeno-associated virus (AAV) to supplement LIMS1 and explored the specific regulatory mechanism of miR-26a on Ang-II-induced cardiac and renal injury. …”
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Automated and code-free development of a risk calculator using ChatGPT-4 for predicting diabetic retinopathy and macular edema without retinal imaging by Eun Young Choi, Joon Yul Choi, Tae Keun Yoo

“…The performance of the ChatGPT-4 developed models was comparable to those created using various machine-learning tools. Conclusion By utilizing ChatGPT-4 with code-free prompts, we overcame the technical barriers associated with using coding skills for developing prediction models, making it feasible to build a risk calculator for DR and DME prediction. …”
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Study on mechanical properties of sandstone damaged by blasting load under triaxial cyclic loading and unloading by Haibo Wang, Genshuo Zhu, Ziyi Lu, Qi Zong, Hao Wang

“…Abstract To investigate the changes in the strength and deformation of the blast load-damaged sandstone roof plate under cyclic loading and unloading conditions at different confining pressures, a triaxial loading device was used to carry out graded cyclic unloading tests on specimens with different degrees of damage, and the test results were summarized. …”
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Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Changes in Biochemical Parameters Occurring in Patients with Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria: Data Analysis from Antimalarial Efficacy-Ran... by Khadime Sylla, Roger Tine, Doudou Sow, Souleye Lelo, Annie Abiola, Jean Louis NDiaye, Magatte NDiaye, Kuaku Folly, Léon Amath NDiaye, Oumar Gaye, Babacar Faye

“…Risks and trends were calculated using multivariate logistic random effect models. …”
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HIV self-testing positivity rate and linkage to confirmatory testing and care: a telephone survey in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal by Kra, Arsène Kouassi, Fotso, Arlette Simo, Rouveau, Nicolas, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu, Boily, Marie-Claude, Silhol, Romain, d’Elbée, Marc, Vautier, Anthony, Larmarange, Joseph

“…Initially, participants were recruited via leaflets from March to June and completed a sociobehavioural questionnaire. …”
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Formation of digital literacy components of future teachers in the course of studying the university-wide discipline “Digital Technologies in Education” by Natalya I. Isupova, Tatyana N. Suvorova

“…The Pearson’s χ2 (chi-square) criterion is used as a statistical processing method. Differentiation of the content of the discipline and division of students into subgroups occurs on the basis of an analysis of the results of input diagnostics, during which the most acute deficiencies in the formation of one of the five components of the student’s digital literacy are identified. …”
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