THE ROLE OF US IN CHINA – TAIWAN CRISIS by EDGAR AGUBAMAH

“…The US has played many roles that are unfortunately sustaining the China-Taiwan crisis like serving as a covert Diplomatic back up, arms supplier, ambiguous strategic policy supporter, paying subtle government official visits, firm economic relations, strong science and technological ties, international organization membership support, and socio-cultural links-all on the side of Taiwan. …”
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Validity, reliability and clinical utility of ASSIST-Y in assessing risk of substance-related harm and dependence in Spanish male adolescents by Núria Ibáñez-Martínez, Matthew William Richard Stevens, Núria Civit-Bel, Noemí Moreno-Ferrer, Sandra Lopez-Ferré, Ana Olivares-Casado, Juame Claramunt-Mendoza, Chris Holmwood, Robert Ali

“…Abstract Background Substance use among adolescents is strongly associated with adverse physical, mental health, and social outcomes. …”
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Genetic variation reveals the therapeutic potential of BRSK2 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Zhe Chen, Mingyang Tang, Nan Wang, Jiangjiang Liu, Xiaoyan Tan, Haitao Ma, Jing Luo, Kai Xie

“…Conclusions BRSK2 is identified as a critical pathogenic factor in IPF, with strong potential as a therapeutic target. Future studies should focus on its translational implications and the development of targeted therapies to improve patient outcomes.…”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation modulates jejunal host-microbiota interface in weanling piglets by Shankumar Mooyottu, Muhammed Shafeekh Muyyarikkandy, Farnaz Yousefi, Ganwu Li, Orhan Sahin, Eric Burrough, Joy Scaria, Brett Sponseller, Alejandro Ramirez

“…FMT significantly enriched the jejunal microbiota composition, while multiple bacterial genera were specifically lacking in control weanling piglets. FMT was strongly associated with the enrichment of the genus Pseudoscardovia of the Bifidobacteriaceae family, which was found lacking in the jejunum of weanling control piglets and inversely associated with the abundance of the genus Bifidobacterium within the same family. …”
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The development of modern-day competences in education, in the context of an agile approach by János Varga, Ágnes Csiszárik-Kocsir, Mónika Garai-Fodor

“…Generations Y and Z, although they have a positive view of agility, are willing and able to identify with it, but in their case there is still a strong lack of concrete knowledge and understanding. …”
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Significance of KLK7 expression, polymorphisms, and function in sheep horn growth by Mingzhu Shan, Hao Li, Xinyue Li, Guoqing Zhang, Jianxin Shi, Pingjie Feng, Lisheng Zhou, Zhangyuan Pan, Mingxing Chu

“…Our findings suggest a strong association between KLK7 and sheep horn length, indicating the potential role of KLK7 in inhibiting horn growth and providing novel insights into the functionality of KLK7.…”
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Cancer vaccines compensate for the insufficient induction of protective tumor-specific immunity of CD3 bispecific antibody therapy by Sjoerd H van der Burg, Marjolein Sluijter, Thorbald van Hall, Jim Middelburg, Kristel Kemper, Janine Schuurman, Gaby Schaap, Katy Lloyd, Vitalijs Ovcinnikovs

“…However, this endogenous T-cell immunity swiftly waned and failed to protect mice from subsequent tumor rechallenge, except for combination therapy with tumor-specific vaccination. These vaccines strongly improved the therapeutic efficacy of CD3 bsAb against primary tumors and led to long-term immunological protection. …”
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Development and Validation of a Novel Classification System and Prognostic Model for Open Traumatic Brain Injury: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Yuhui Chen, Li Chen, Liang Xian, Haibing Liu, Jiaxing Wang, Shaohuai Xia, Liangfeng Wei, Xuewei Xia, Shousen Wang

“…The calibration curve closely approximated the ideal curve, indicating strong predictive performance of the model. Conclusions The implementation of our proposed OTBI classification system and its use alongside the other prognostic factors identified here may improve the prediction of patient prognosis and aid in the selection of the most suitable treatment strategies.…”
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A MALDI-TOF MS-based multiple detection panel of drug resistance-associated multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Candida tropicalis by Feifei Wan, Min Zhang, Jian Guo, Huiping Lin, Xiaoguang Zhou, Lixin Wang, Wenjuan Wu

“…Mutations at specific loci are strongly correlated with resistance to antifungal agents. …”
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Identifying Who Benefits the Most from a Community Health Worker-Led Multicomponent Intervention for Hypertension by Meng Pan, Andrea Beratarrechea, Rosana Poggio, Hua He, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Jing Chen, Vilma Irazola, Adolfo Rubinstein, Jiang He, Katherine T. Mills

“…The effect of the intervention was consistent across many subgroups with some key groups showing a particularly strong intervention effect. These findings could be useful for planning future hypertension control programs in low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Assessing caregiver stress and resource needs in pediatric cancer care by Shaimaa Mohamed Amin, Mahmoud Abdelwahab Khedr, Azza Medhat Aziz Mansy, Ahmed Hashem El-Monshed, Mohamed Gamal Noaman Malek, Ayman Mohamed El-Ashry

“…Data were collected using the Caregiver Needs and Resources Assessment (CNRA) and the King Stone Caregiver Stress Scale (KCSS), both of which demonstrated strong reliability and validity. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients were employed for data analysis using SPSS version 29, with a significance level set at p < 0.05. …”
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Association of the body roundness index with chronic diarrhea and chronic constipation: findings based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2010 data by Yinda Wang, Fei Chen, Binzhong Zhang, Zhengwei Song

“…Persistent bowel movement patterns were categorized based on the BSFS—Bristol Stool Form Scale, while stool types 1 and 2 were designated as indicators of long-term constipation and types 6 and 7 were identified as markers of persistent diarrhea. …”
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Predictive value of the perivascular fat attenuation index for MACE in young people suspected of CAD by Yani Yu, Dongkai Shan, Xi Wang, Zinuan Liu, Guanhua Dou, Junjie Yang, Yuqi Liu, Yundai Chen

“…Abstract Objective The perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) evaluated by coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) has been reported to have strong prognostic value, but few studies have focused on young people. …”
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Cognitive behavior therapy for academic burnout, procrastination, self-handicapping behavior, and test anxiety among adolescents: a randomized control trial by Khizra Khurshid, Rabia Mushtaq, Umara Rauf, Nida Anwar, Qasir Abbas, Sumayah Aljhani, Zoobia Ramzan, Mafia Shahzadi

“…Abstract Objective Academic stressors among adolescents, strongly associated with emotional disturbance, increase the chance of psychiatric problems, and their severity increases over time when emotional and educational issues remain unresolved. …”
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Towards a histological diagnosis of childhood small vessel CNS vasculitis by Maryam Nabavi Nouri, Anastasia Dropol, Pascal N. Tyrrell, Sheila Sheikh, Marinka Twilt, Jean Michaud, Benjamin Ellezam, Harvey B. Sarnat, Christopher Dunham, Peter W. Schutz, Julia Keith, David G. Munoz, Harry V. Vinters, Cynthia Hawkins, Susanne M. Benseler

“…Reactive endothelium was strongly associated with sv-cPACNS, with an OR of 8.93 (p = 0.001). …”
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Role of outer membrane vesicles of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from bovine uterine discharge in pro-inflammatory dysregulation by A. F. Daham, A. H. Jaber, A. Neamah, H. Al-Karagoly

“…These bands included OmpX, flagellin, MipA, OmpA, OmpC, and OmpF (4244 kDa), a strong OmpA band at 45 KDa, and a faint band at 60 kDa of GroEL as an oligomer of OmpA. …”

About the national work of Saint Sava by Bodrožić Đuro

“…Sain Sava knew how important the close relationship between the church ant the state is for the future of the Serbian people, he was convinced that the mission of the church requires the support of the state and that the state, if it wants to be strong and stable, needs the support of the church. …”
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Identification and validation of the important role of KIF11 in the development and progression of endometrial cancer by Biying Wang, Lunmin Bao, Xiaoduo Li, Guang Sun, Wu Yang, Nanzi Xie, Ling Lei, Wei Chen, Hailong Zhang, Man Chen, Xing Zhao, Xiufang Wan, Rui Yuan, Hongmei Jiang

“…Conclusion Our study demonstrated that KIF11 was upregulated in EC and was strongly associated with a poor prognosis. Notably, we found that reduced KIF11 expression inhibited EC cell proliferation, migration and invasion. …”
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Linking winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L) root traits and root water uptake with electrical resistivity tomography by Huijie Gu, Yanzhe Wang, Luca Peruzzo, Baoru Li, Yang Lu, Xiuwei Liu

“…Pot experiments revealed strong positive correlations between root surface area and soil ER (R2 = 0.78, P < 0.001), suggesting that the increase in soil ER due to root absorption greatly outweighs the reduction caused by the roots themselves. …”
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An outbreak within an outbreak: The impact of Infection Prevention and Control strategies on hospital-acquired infections and the occurrence of multi-drug resistant organisms durin... by B Mashigo, A Parker, U Lalla, B W Allwood, M S Moolla, T Lovelock, C F N Koegelenberg

“…The outbreak of both CRE and A. baumannii, and the fact that many patients cultured the same CRE organism and A. baumannii, strongly suggests that a critical breakdown in IPC measures had occurred. …”
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