Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Children versus Adolescents with Obesity by Yvette E. Lentferink, Marieke A. J. Elst, Catherijne A. J. Knibbe, Marja M. J. van der Vorst

“…In the multivariable regression model, BMI-SDS, preterm birth, and Tanner stage were associated with IR in children (6.3 (95% CI 1.3–31.1), 5.4 (95% CI 1.4–20.5), 2.2 (95% CI 1.0–4.8)), and BMI-SDS and waist circumference in adolescents (4.0 (95% CI 1.7–9.2), 3.7 (95% CI 1.5–9.4)). …”
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GWSF-EuSWAP70 gene expression to enhance gray mold resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana by Zhenchi Huang, Xiaoming Li, Fenglian Cai, Lichun Li, Zhihua Wu

“…However, the genetic transformation system of eucalyptus is still in its early stages of development, while studies on transgenic eucalyptus and its disease resistance genes are limited. …”
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The distribution of the european swallow bug (oeciacus hirundinis jenyns, 1839) in the nests of house martin (delichon urbica linnaeus, 1758) in afyonkarahisar by Mustafa Köse, Kürşat Kartal, Mustafa Eser, Bilal Dik

“…The number of female and male bugs were usually similar (1:1- 1.2:1). Nymph stage of the bugs showed a peak in June and July after the first and second incubation periods of house martins. …”
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Prognostic Impact of miR-224 and RAS Mutations in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma by Elisabetta Cavedon, Susi Barollo, Loris Bertazza, Gianmaria Pennelli, Francesca Galuppini, Sara Watutantrige-Fernando, Simona Censi, Maurizio Iacobone, Clara Benna, Federica Vianello, Stefania Zovato, Davide Nacamulli, Caterina Mian

“…RAS (10/107 cases, 9%) and RET (39/107 cases, 36%) mutations were mutually exclusive in sporadic cases. miR-224 expression was significantly downregulated in patients with the following: high calcitonin levels at diagnosis (p=0.03, r=−0.3); advanced stage (p=0.001); persistent disease (p=0.001); progressive disease (p=0.002); and disease-related death (p=0.0001). …”
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The contribution of forest coffee certification program to household income and resource conservation: Empirical evidences from Southwest Ethiopia by Diriba Abdeta, Alemayehu N. Ayana

“…The results also indicate that the certification program contributed to forest conservation by creating incentives that fostered a sense of ownership within the local community, particularly during the early stages of its implementation. The study concludes that improving price differentials and ensuring fairer premium distribution could strengthen the FCCP's impact on livelihoods and forest conservation. …”
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Comparison of rituximab vs. cyclophosphamide in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease and its correlation with spirometry by Mohammed Abdullah Saleem, Atiya Parveen, Fazeel Zubair Ahmed

“…Specifically, the toxicity of cyclophosphamide sets the stage for investigating the comparative effectiveness of rituximab in the context of RA-ILD. …”
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DSMF-Net: Dual Semantic Metric Learning Fusion Network for Few-Shot Aerial Image Semantic Segmentation by Xiyu Qi, Yidan Zhang, Lei Wang, Yifan Wu, Yi Xin, Zhan Chen, Yunping Ge

“…The experiments have demonstrated our network's effectiveness and efficiency, yielding on-par performance with the state-of-the-art methods.…”
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Prediction of acute kidney injury in intensive care unit patients based on interpretable machine learning by Li Zhang, Mingyu Li, Chengcheng Wang, Chi Zhang, Hong Wu

“…This study was to establish a prediction model for AKI 24 hours in advance for ICU patients and to help clinicians monitor patients at an early stage by key features. Methods In this study, the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC) databases were used to construct a dataset of critically ill patients. …”
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Chromogranin A: From Laboratory to Clinical Aspects of Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors by Paola Di Giacinto, Francesca Rota, Laura Rizza, Davide Campana, Andrea Isidori, Andrea Lania, Andrea Lenzi, Paolo Zuppi, Roberto Baldelli

“…Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are characterized by having behavior and prognosis that depend upon tumor histology, primary site, staging, and proliferative index. The symptoms associated with carcinoid syndrome and vasoactive intestinal peptide tumors are treated with octreotide acetate. …”
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Expression of LAIR-1 (CD305) on Human Blood Monocytes as a Marker of Hepatic Cirrhosis Progression by María Martínez-Esparza, Antonio José Ruiz-Alcaraz, Violeta Carmona-Martínez, María Dolores Fernández-Fernández, Gonzalo Antón, María Muñoz-Tornero, Miriam Lencina, Inmaculada Pagán, Jesús de la Peña, Pilar García-Peñarrubia

“…Blood monocytes exhibited higher LAIR-1 expression levels in cirrhotic patients, which were evident even in early clinical stages in all monocyte subsets, and greater in the “intermediate” inflammatory monocyte subpopulation. …”
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Karhunen–Loeve orthogonal decomposition method for problems of EEG assessment of patients with migraine by Egorov, Evgenij Nikolaevich, Zhuravlev, Maksim Olegovich, Runnova, Anastasia Evgenevna, Evstropov, Maksim Arkad`evich, Redzhepova, Alena Садуллаевна

“…Studies have shown that the energy distribution of modes in active and sleep states can differ significantly. The character of this distribution depends on the brain zone of signal recordings, on the duration of the experiment, and on at what time point in the experiment certain stages of the subject’s reaction were recorded. …”
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A Guide in the Process of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Formulation by Nergis LAPSEKÝLÝ, Mehmet AK

“…As a result, the formulation is a roadmap that should be taken into consideration at every stage of therapy. Its presence is essential to reach the correct destination and it is a dynamic process needed to be updated according to the information from the patient. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of different types of tumor microvessels depending on the histological type of cervical cancer by M. A. Senchukova, E. V. Makarova, E. I. Shurygina, N. N. Volchenko

“…The tumor samples from 76 patients with CC stage I–IIA who received the surgical treatment on the first phase were the object of study. …”
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APPLICATIONS OF DIABETIC FOOT EXERCISE TO INCREASE FOOT SENSITIVITY IN ELDERLY WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS by Siti Aisah, Fika Zahrun Ni'mah

“…There were 3 clients in the family developmental stage of the elderly with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus who were selected using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Bird Diversity and Existence at Pringtali Block: Implications for Conservation in Meru Betiri National Park, Indonesia by Arif Mohammad Siddiq, Hari Sulistiyowati, Annisaa Aprilia Palupi, Puji Firmansyah

“…Data analysis was conducted in three stages:  determining species composition, species diversity index (H'), and species existence value (Ef). …”
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H3K9 post-translational modifications regulate epiblast/primitive endoderm specification in rabbit blastocysts by Wilhelm Bouchereau, Hong-Thu Pham, Worawalan Samruan, Van-Hong Vu, Thierry Joly, Marielle Afanassieff, Pierre Savatier, Rangsun Parnpai, Nathalie Beaujean

“…Conversely, H3K9ac is abundant in early blastocyst stages but decreases during the transition from the inner cell mass to the epiblast. …”
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Cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, IL-17F, and IL-4 Differentially Affect Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Adipose Stem Cells by Angela P. Bastidas-Coral, Astrid D. Bakker, Behrouz Zandieh-Doulabi, Cornelis J. Kleverlaan, Nathalie Bravenboer, Tim Forouzanfar, Jenneke Klein-Nulend

“…During the initial stages of bone repair, proinflammatory cytokines are released within the injury site, quickly followed by a shift to anti-inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Effects of Active Video Games Combined with Conventional Physical Therapy on Perceived Functionality in Older Adults with Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Francisco Guede-Rojas, Cristhian Mendoza, Jorge Fuentes-Contreras, Cristian Alvarez, Bárbara Agurto Tarbes, Javiera Karina Muñoz-Gutiérrez, Adolfo Soto-Martínez, Claudio Carvajal-Parodi

“…Results: The EG showed progressive improvements in all WOMAC scores, with moderate to large increases by the end of the intervention, while the CG only showed significant changes in the later stages. The EG demonstrated greater improvements in WOMAC pain and the GroC scale (<i>p</i> < 0.05), maintaining most of the gains at follow-up, whereas the CG showed regression. …”
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Developing Interactive Learning Worksheets (LKPD) with Google Slides for Elementary School Teachers by Endah Rahayu Ningsih, Mawardi Mawardi, Yari Dwikurnaningsih

“…The research process involved seven stages: 1) a comprehensive needs assessment and literature review, 2) detailed research planning, 3) development of an initial module draft, 4) small-scale field testing to gather feedback, 5) revision of the module based on initial findings, 6) large-scale field testing to evaluate the module's effectiveness, and 7) final revisions based on the overall results. …”
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Epidemiology and Molecular Aspect of pediculosis among Primary School Children in Sulaimani Province Kurdistan-Iraq by Abdullah A. Haama

“…Pediculosis is the term for head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) and the other hairy parts infestation with any stages of lice. The lice is a human blood sucking ecto-parasite which can cause severe itching. …”
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