Knowledge Is (Still) Key: Awareness to Shape Trends in Telemedicine Use during the Pandemic Based on Management Perceptions and Implementation Systems by Nada I. Hawa, Tri E. B. Soesilo, Nuraeni Nuraeni

“…A lack of knowledge will become an information gap and a barrier for someone to reach new tools/technologies.…”
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Does Baseline Serum Androgen Levels Have an Impact on Ovulation Induction Cycle Outcomes by Using Clomifene Citrate among Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? A Retrospe... by Serkan Kahyaoglu, Muzeyyen Gulnur Ozaksit, Gozde Karacan Duman, Deniz Ozturk Atan, Inci Kahyaoğlu, Meryem Kuru Pekcan, Ozlem Moraloglu Tekin

“…RESULTS: Serum basal follicular stimulating hormone, LH, E2, fasting cholesterol, glucose, and HOMA-IR levels were comparable between these two groups of patients. …”
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Adaptación y validación de la Escala de Satisfacción con el Apoyo Recibido de la Pareja y diseño y validación de la Escala de Disposición a Recibir Apoyo Social by Rozzana Sánchez-Aragón, Nazira Calleja

“…Por ello, esta investigación se propuso adaptar y validar el Cuestionario de Apoyo Social (CAS) de Sarason et al. (1983) en el contexto de la relación de pareja con el propósito de diseñar y validar una escala de disposición para recibir apoyo social ambas en México, así como evaluar la invarianza de medición por sexo para ambas escalas. …”
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Targeting unique ligand binding domain structural features downregulates DKK1 in Y537S ESR1 mutant breast cancer cells by K. S. Young, G. R. Hancock, E. C. Fink, A. Zigrossi, B. Flowers, D. A. Cooper, V. T. Nguyen, M. C. Martinez, K. S. Mon, M. Bosland, D. R. Zak, A. P. Runde, M. N. Sharifi, I. Kastrati, D. D. L. Minh, S. Kregel, Sean W. Fanning

“…It enables endocrine therapy resistance by superceding intrinsic structural-energetic gatekeepers of ER hormone-dependence, it enhances metastatic burden by enabling neomorphic ER-dependent transcriptional programs, and it resists SERM and SERD inhibiton by reducing their binding affinities and abilities to antagonize transcriptional coregulator binding. …”
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Extracellular vesicles-derived miR-21 as a biomarker for early diagnosis and tumor activity in breast cancer subtypes by Claudia Omarini, Virginia Catani, Ilenia Mastrolia, Angela Toss, Federico Banchelli, Chrystel Isca, Daniele Medici, Ornella Ponzoni, Marco Brucale, Francesco Valle, Maria Cristina Baschieri, Roberto D’Amico, Valentina Masciale, Chiara Chiavelli, Federica Caggia, Carlo Augusto Bortolotti, Federico Piacentini, Massimo Dominici

“…The levels of miR-21 were higher in the MBC group than in the HD group (p = 0.029), mainly in those who were human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)+ (p = 0.0005) and hormone receptor-positive (p = 0.036). In particular, in the HER2 + subgroup, the miR-21 levels were significantly higher in those with active BC (both EBC and MBC) than in HDs (p = 0.002). …”
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The Effect of the Glucosinolate Sinigrin on Alterations in Molecular Biomarkers of the Myocardium in Swiss Mice by Nikola Ferara, Vedran Balta, Domagoj Đikić, Dyana Odeh, Ana Mojsović-Ćuić, Lana Feher Turković, Dario Dilber, Anđelo Beletić, Irena Landeka Jurčević, Ivana Šola

“…This observation calls for further investigation into the mechanisms regulating the actions of glucosinolate hydrolysis products, their interactions with sex hormones, and the determination of permissible intake levels associated with both beneficial and adverse outcomes.…”
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Effectiveness of solution-focused brief counseling to increase achievement motivation of bullying victims by Bambang Dibyo Wiyono, Wiryo Nuryono, Muhamad Afifuddin Ghozali, Olusegun Fatai Adebowale, Akmal Nasri Kamal, Aulia Ramadhani Putri

“…The phenomenon of bullying has been a problem in almost every school, and many factors have been attributed to someone becoming a victim of bullying. The intimidation that occurs to victims of bullying has a negative impact on many facet of their live, one of which is a decrease in academic achievement due to lack of motivation. …”
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Transcriptomic, histological and biochemical analyses of Macrobrachium nipponense response to acute heat stress by Xiao Wu, Yaoran Fan, Jianbin Feng, Keyi Ma, Jiale Li

“…Furthermore, the DEGs in the hepatopancreas were significantly enriched in KEGG pathways including neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, thyroid hormone synthesis, and ECM-receptor interaction. And the DEGs in the gills were enriched in KEGG pathways including cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, ribosome, and calcium signaling pathway. …”
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Immune imbalance in the pre-ovulatory follicular microenvironment of overweight and obese women during IVF by Yang Liu, Yiran Zhao, Chengliang Zhou, Hong Zhu, Jiexue Pan, Jing Fu, Hefeng Huang, Hui Lin, Li Jin

“…Serum was collected before ovulation induction, follicular fluid (FF) and aspirates were obtained during oocyte retrieval for flow cytometry, cytokines, hormone, and lipid profiles measurement. Clinical outcomes were recorded through a one-year follow-up. …”
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Importance of early use of tolvaptan in hyponatremic acutely decompensated heart failure patients, a retrospective study by Rarsari Soerarso, Emir Yonas, Silfi Pauline Sirait, Dian Yaniarti Hasanah, Sunu Budhi Raharjo, Bambang Budi Siswanto, Maarten J. Cramer, Pim van der Harst, Marish I. F. J. Oerlemans

“…Decrease in cardiac output and systemic blood pressure triggers activation of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system, antidiuretic hormone, and norepinephrine due to the perceived hypovolemia. …”
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Interaction between Angiotensin II and Insulin/IGF-1 Exerted a Synergistic Stimulatory Effect on ERK1/2 Activation in Adrenocortical Carcinoma H295R Cells by An-li Tong, Fen Wang, Yun-ying Cui, Chun-yan Li, Yu-xiu Li

“…We are led to conclude that Ang II in combination with insulin/IGF-1 had an evident synergistic stimulatory effect on ERK1/2 activation in H295R cells and the effect may be responsible for the enhanced steroid hormone production induced by Ang II plus insulin/IGF-1.…”
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Analysis of serum levels and DNA methylation of fibroblast growth factor 21 using peripheral blood-derived genomes in patients with obesity by Hiroyuki Shinozaki, Shiori Kawai, Mami Gamo-Kawasaki, Ayano Takei, Kyoko Tsujikado, Kazunori Fukuda, Mototaka Yamauchi, Kenji Hara, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Kohzo Takebayashi, Koshi Hashimoto

“…Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21, a hormone produced by the liver, improves glucose and lipid metabolism. …”
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Advantages of using T1-mapping in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with acromegaly by Alina A. Almaskhanova, Konstantin V. Melkozerov, Elena G. Przhiyalkovskaya, Natalia V. Tarbaeva, Anastasya Y. Korneluk, Raisa S. Kosharnaia, Victor Y. Kalashnikov, Zhanna E. Belaya, Galina A. Mel'nichenko, Natalia G. Mokrysheva

“…All patients underwent standard medical examinations, including hormonal blood tests, electrocardiograms, echocardiography, Holter monitoring electrocardiograms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart with gadolinium contrast, additionally 48 patients underwent T1-mapping, which is an MRI method that allows the detection of diffuse changes by measuring the values of myocardial relaxation time – T1. …”
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El Movimiento Bolivariano en Venezuela: ¿de vuelta al populismo? by Flávio da Silva Mendes

“…Para aquello, me concentro en obras recientes de autores reconocidos y algunos textos clásicos, que aún hoy son referencias sobre el tema.AbstractIn 1999, the election of Hugo Chávez as president led to a significant change in Venezuelan politics: it was the first time since 1957 that the post would be held by someone who did not belong to the country´s most traditional political parties. …”
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CRISPR/Cas9-editing of PRNP in Alpine goats by Aurélie Allais-Bonnet, Christophe Richard, Marjolaine André, Valérie Gelin, Marie-Christine Deloche, Aurore Lamadon, Gwendoline Morin, Béatrice Mandon-Pépin, Eugénie Canon, Dominique Thépot, Johann Laubier, Katayoun Moazami-Goudarzi, Ludivine Laffont, Olivier Dubois, Thierry Fassier, Patrice Congar, Olivier Lasserre, Tiphaine Aguirre-Lavin, Jean-Luc Vilotte, Eric Pailhoux

“…A total of 122 two-cell-stage embryos were transferred to 46 hormonally synchronized recipient goats. Six of the goats remained pregnant and naturally gave birth to 10 offspring. …”
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Table ronde autour d’une performance dans un panier en osier by Baptiste Buob, Jérémy Demesmaeker, Laurence Maillot, Carl Lavery, Vincent Rioux

“…In place of an abstract, here are a few lines written by a reader of this article, someone who is himself a contributor to this issue on “Plastic Anthropologies”, and is keen on Lacan’s topology.Four people—Laurence, Baptiste, Vincent and Jérémy, who have been working together for a few years on a re-imagining, a re-writing, a re-situating, a performance and an (“incremental”) re-programming inspired by the film Les Maîtres fous by Jean Rouch—were invited by a fifth person, Carl, to show and talk about what they have done, in such a way that the article itself re-enacts and therefore transforms the academic ritual of the “round-table discussion”. …”
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Breast cancers with neuroendocrine differentiation: Retrospective case studies series from a single institution based on the 2019 WHO classification by Youngkyung Jeon, Ji-Yeon Kim, Jin Seok Ahn, Young-Hyuck Im, Kyuehee Choi, Sun Young Jeong, Yeji Jung, Jaeyeon Jang, Dae-Ho Choi, Joohyun Hong, Hyo Jung Kim, Soo Youn Cho, Yeon Hee Park

“…All patients were treated with curative intent surgery; five patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, twelve patients received radiotherapy, six patients received adjuvant chemotherapy, and eight patients received hormone therapy. The median follow-up period for the eight patients with breast NEC was 20.4 months. …”
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Gender-Specific Independent and Combined Effects of the Cortisol-to-Cortisone Ratio and 11-Deoxycortisol on Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: From the Henan Rural Cohort St... by Xue Liu, Jingjing Jiang, Xiaotian Liu, Zhicheng Luo, Yan Wang, Xiaokang Dong, Dandan Wei, Wenqian Huo, Songcheng Yu, Linlin Li, Shuna Jin, Chongjian Wang, Zhenxing Mao

“…Conditional logistic regression was performed to estimate the associations between hormones and outcomes. Results. After adjusting for multiple variables, the negative associations of F/E and 11-dexyocortisol with T2DM were observed in females (T3 vs. …”
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A Significant Association of Upper Limb Muscle Strength with Thyroid Function in Overweight and Obese Population: A Study of the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examinati... by Jeongmin Lee, Kwanhoon Jo, Jeonghoon Ha, Dong-Jun Lim, Jung Min Lee, Sang-Ah Chang, Moo Il Kang, Min-Hee Kim

“…As skeletal muscle is one of main targets of thyroid hormone signalling, an association of thyroid function and muscle strength could be expected. …”
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Suretyship in the Teaching of Ben Sira (Sir 29:14–20) by Andrzej Piwowar

“…At the same time, Sirach reminds the person for whom someone has vouched of the need to fulfil the obligation towards the guarantor (cf. 29:15) as not doing so means becoming a sinner (cf. 29:16a, 19a). …”
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