Wnt/GSK‐3β mediates posttranslational modifications of FLYWCH1 to regulate intestinal epithelial function and tumorigenesis in the colon by Sheema Almozyan, Roya Babaei‐Jadidi, Abrar Aljohani, Sepideh Youssefi, William Dalleywater, Prerna Kadam, Bradley Spencer‐Dene, Emad Rakha, Mohammad Ilyas, Abdolrahman Shams Nateri

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Adherence to Azathioprine/6-Mercaptopurine in Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Multimethod Study by Mervat M. Alsous, Ahmed F. Hawwa, Cameron Imrie, Andras Szabo, Eman Alefishat, Rana Abu Farha, Mohammad Rwalah, Rob Horne, James C. McElnay

“…Medication adherence in 47 children (age range 3 to 17 years) with IBD in three centers in Northern Ireland and Jordan was assessed via subjective (parent and child versions of the Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS) specific questionnaire) and objective methods, that is, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) determination of the 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and azathioprine (AZA) metabolites in packed red blood cell samples taken during a clinic visit. …”
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Antiproliferative and genotoxic potential of xanthen-3-one derivatives by Veljović Elma, Špirtović-Halilović Selma, Muratović Samija, Osmanović Amar, Haverić Sanin, Haverić Anja, Hadžić Maida, Salihović Mirsada, Malenica Maja, Šapčanin Aida, Završnik Davorka

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Economic and Humanistic Burden of Moderate and Severe Hemophilia A and B in Spain: Real-World Evidence Insights from the CHESS II Study by Carmen Peral, Alfonso De Lossada Juste, Nadia Lwoff, Nataly Espinoza-Cámac, Miguel Ángel Casado, Tom Burke, Jose Alvir, Sheena Thakkar, Enrico Ferri Grazzi

“…Economic burden was determined by estimating condition-related annual per-patient direct (medical and nonmedical) and indirect costs, stratified according to hemophilia type and severity and presented as 2022 Euros. HRQoL was assessed via the EQ-5D-5L. **Results:** Of 341 patients in the Spanish CHESS II cohort, 288 patients met the inclusion criteria: 181 had HA (37% \[n = 66\] moderate and 63% \[n=115\] severe) and 107 had HB (26% \[n = 28\] moderate and 74% \[n = 79\] severe). …”
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Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) a Tool to Assess Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Post Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy by Eman Al Shawaf, Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Fahad Al-Asfar, Anwar Mohammad, Shaima Al-Beloushi, Sriraman Devarajan, Fahd Al-Mulla, Jehad Abubaker, Hossein Arefanian

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The relationship between malocclusion and speech patterns: a cross-sectional study by Nada E. Tashkandi, Razan AlDosary, Hissah Zamandar, Misk Alalwan, Mohannad Alwothainani, Hissah Aljoaid, Duaa Alghazhmri, Eman Allam, Anand Marya, Samar M. Adel

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Dexmedetomidine Use in the Setting of Cocaine-Induced Hypertensive Emergency and Aortic Dissection: A Novel Indication by Fahad Javed, Alexandre Miguel Benjo, Kiran Reddy, Muhammad Shoaib Akram, Shahzeb Afsar Khan, Manpreet Singh Sabharwal, Girish Nadkarni, Emad F. Aziz, Eyal Herzog

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Zinner syndrome unveiled: Ectopic ureter and seminal vesicle cyst leading to urinary dysfunction: A case report by Zaid Sawaftah, Khaled Sawafta, Moath Hattab, Adel Abu Al Rub, Omar Sawafta, Jehad Khamaysa, Humam Emad Rajha, Jana Dibas, Muath Daraghmeh, Yazan Dibas

“…Physical examination revealed a left lower abdominal mass, and imaging confirmed the classic findings of ZS, including unilateral renal agenesis, an enlarged seminal vesicle cyst, and an ectopic ureter. …”
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Association of AFF3 Gene Polymorphism rs10865035 with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study on a Pakistani Cohort by Yasir Ali, Suleman Khan, Yangchao Chen, Nadia Farooqi, Zia-Ul Islam, Mehran Akhtar, Aamir, Aisha Aman, Aftab Ali Shah, Muhsin Jamal, Fazal Jalil

“…A total of 703 individuals, including 409 RA patients and 294 healthy controls, were genotyped using TaqMan assay and Tri primer ARMS-PCR (amplification-refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction) methods. …”
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Crystallite size and phase purity in Pb1-xSrxTiO3 ferroelectric perovskites for biomedical applications via controlled sintering by Rahmat Doni Widodo, Samsudin Anis, Deni Fajar Fitriyana, Maykel Manawan, Joni Sah, Aji Santiko, Rizalman Bin Mamat, Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf, Muhammad Imam Ammarullah

“…PbCO3, SrCO3, and TiO2 powders were processed via ball milling for 58 hours, followed by sintering at temperatures ranging from 500°C to 1100°C. …”
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Antibacterial Potential of Honeybee Venom and <i>Monascus purpureus</i> Extracellular Metabolites Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria by Islam I. Teiba, Yasser S. A. Mazrou, Abeer H. Makhlouf, Yasser Nehela, Abdallah E. Mohamed, Ahmed M. Abbas, Islam Mamdouh, Emad H. El-Bilawy

“…Extracts of BV and RD exhibited dose-dependent antibacterial activity against the three tested bacteria, with their strongest effectiveness against <i>S. aureus</i> (minimum inhibitory concentrations [MIC] = 3.18 and 6.315 μg·mL⁻¹, respectively). …”
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Children's Motor Skills Based on Geographical Location by Gusril Gusril, Felia Rahmadhani Saputri, Nurul Ihsan, Ahmad Chaeroni, Mohd Firdaus Abdullah, Mohd Salleh Aman, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Anton Komaini, Toho Cholik Mutohir

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One-Year Clinical Outcome in Middle Eastern Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The Jordan Atrial Fibrillation (JoFib) Study by Ayman Hammoudeh, Yousef Khader, Ramzi Tabbalat, Yahya Badaineh, Nazih Kadri, Haneen Shawer, Eyas Al-Mousa, Rasheed Ibdah, Batool A. Shawer, Imad A. Alhaddad

“…Nonvalvular (NVAF) was diagnosed in 1849 (91.5%) patients. OACs were used in 85.7% of high-risk patients with NVAF (CHA2DS2-VASc score>3 in women, and>2 in men), including direct OACs (DOACs) in 64.1% and vitamin K antagonists (VKA) in 35.9%. …”
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Coupling Beams’ Shear Capacity Prediction by Hybrid Support Vector Regression and Particle Swarm Optimization by Emad A. Abood, Mustafa Kamal Al-Kamal, Sabih Hashim Muhodir, Nadia Moneem Al-Abdaly, Luís Filipe Almeida Bernardo, Dario De Domenico, Hamza Imran

“…Several performance metrics, including RMSE, R2, and MAE, were employed to compare the performance of the optimized model against a baseline SVR model and previous approaches. …”
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Anemia in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, determinants, and health impacts in Egypt by Ahmed Azzam, Heba Khaled, Alrefaey K. Alrefaey, Amar Basil, Sarah Ibrahim, Mohamed S. Elsayed, Muhammad Khattab, Nashwa Nabil, Esraa Abdalwanees, Hala Waheed Abdel Halim

“…BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth…”
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Therapeutic Efficacy of <i>Lavandula dentata</i>’s Oil and Ethanol Extract in Regulation of the Neuroinflammation, Histopathological Alterations, Oxidative Stress, and Restoring Ba... by Aziza Antar, Eman S. Abdel-Rehiem, Areej A. Al-Khalaf, Abdelaziz S. A. Abuelsaad, Mohamed Abdel-Gabbar, Gaber M. G. Shehab, Ayman M. Abdel-Aziz

“…., are rich in phenolic compounds and may provide neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory benefits. …”
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Nanocomposite treatment of hospital wastewater; Prophylaxis toxicity in the freshwater crayfish muscles and hepatopancreas by Hend A. Sabry, Sally M. Salaah, Marwa M. El-Naggar, Elham H.A. Ali, Magdy T. Khalil, Amal A.E. Ibrahim, Amr B. Mostafa

“…The research demonstrated that HWW treated with nanocomposite (NiFe2O4) may decrease the impairment effects of HWW exerted on the HP and muscles. …”
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An Agent-Based Model of Leader Emergence and Leadership Perception within a Collective by Shun Cao, Neil G. MacLaren, Yiding Cao, Yingjun Dong, Hiroki Sayama, Francis J. Yammarino, Shelley D. Dionne, Michael D. Mumford, Shane Connelly, Robert Martin, Colleen J. Standish, Tanner R. Newbold, Samantha England, Gregory A. Ruark

“…Results also showed that talkativeness may be the most significant and instantaneous predictor for leader emergence of the three investigated attributes: talkativeness, intelligence, and credibility. …”
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