Acceptability of veggie bread among Lebanese adults by Asma Chanbour, Hussein F. Hassan, Dima Kreidieh, Salma Khazaal, Tareq Osaili, Tareq Osaili, Khaled El Omari, Khaled El Omari, Nada El Darra

“…Statistical analyses included frequency distribution, response percentages, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha), and the Chi-square test for independence to examine associations between sociodemographic factors and willingness to switch. …”
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Clinical predictors of 3-month isoniazid rifapentine (3HP)-related adverse drug reactions (ADR) during tuberculosis preventive therapy (PAnDoRA-3HP study): an observational study p... by Turyahabwe Stavia, Barbara Castelnuovo, Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Kelly E Dooley, Grace Banturaki, Irene Mbabazi, Ruth Mirembe Nabisere, Lucy Alinaitwe, Brian Otaalo, Florence Aber, Juliet Nampala, Rogers Owori, Josephine Bayigga, Jonathan Mayito, Eva Agnes Odongpiny Laker, Moorine Penninah Sekadde, Jotam Pasipanodya, Stella Zawedde‐Muyanja

“…ADR evaluation includes clinical assessment and liver function tests. Cases are selected from those who experience ADRs and controls from those who do not. …”
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Chronic kidney disease among patients with hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gebrie kassaw Yirga, Tigabu Munye Aytenew, Amare Kassaw, Endalk Getasew Hiruy, Kirubel Shiferaw, Astewle Andargie Baye, Gashaw Kerebeh, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Mengistu Ewunetu, Abraham Tsedalu Amare, Tekalgn Amera Birlie, Fentahun Dires Wassie, Tadila Diress, Getu Abeje, Yeshiambaw Eshetie, Yirgalem Abere, Berihun Bantie

“…Abstract Introduction Chronic kidney disease is defined by the presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function for at least three months, irrespective of the cause. …”
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Angioedema Related to Infectious Mononucleosis by Duygu Lüleci Dağlı, Hasan Yüksel, Seda Tunca, Özge Yılmaz

“… Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a member of the Herpes-viridae family, is a microorganism could be present in various clinical presentations, from upper respiratory tract infection findings to asymptomatic liver function test elevation, from facial paralysis to angioedema. …”
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Dropping out of school by M. Teneva

“…The aim is to differentiate the negative factors leading to dropping out of school, and to identify the motivating factors that encourage the individual to return to the educational environment. …”
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Preoperative MRI-based radiomics analysis of intra- and peritumoral regions for predicting CD3 expression in early cervical cancer by Rui Zhang, Chunfan Jiang, Feng Li, Lin Li, Xiaomin Qin, Jiang Yang, Huabing Lv, Tao Ai, Lei Deng, Chencui Huang, Hui Xing, Feng Wu

“…PPI analysis highlighted connections between these genes and T lymphocyte function, while GSEA indicated enrichment of immune-related pathways linked to CD3D. …”
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Angiopoietin II in Critically Ill Septic Patients: A Post Hoc Analysis of the DRAK Study by Veronika Bucher, Helen Graf, Johannes Zander, Uwe Liebchen, Danilo Hackner, Caroline Gräfe, Martin Bender, Michael Zoller, Christina Scharf

“…The Mann–Whitney U test and the Kruskal–Wallis test were used to detect significant differences in Ang-II concentration. …”
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Evaluating the Influence of Different Artificial Diets on <i>Apis mellifera</i> L. Using Health Biomarkers and Performance Metrics by Shams Ul Islam, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel, Muhammad Usman Yousuf, Asim Abbasi, Muhammad Yasin, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Fahim Raza, Aqsa Parvaiz, Nazih Y. Rebouh

“…Numerous diets have been developed; however, their global implementation faces challenges due to diverse climatic conditions and some other factors. To address this issue, three previously evaluated diets (selected from seven) were tested to assess their effects on <i>A. mellifera</i> using key health biomarkers (immune function, stress response) and performance metrics (foraging activity, honey quality, and social interactions). …”
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Prediction of 10‐Year Fragility Fractures Using Muscle Health Indicators in Postmenopausal Women: The OsteoLaus Cohort by Colin Vendrami, Elena Gonzalez Rodriguez, Guillaume Gatineau, Peter Vollenweider, Pedro Marques‐Vidal, Olivier Lamy, Didier Hans, Enisa Shevroja

“…ABSTRACT Background Muscle strength, mass and function have been associated with falls, fractures and mortality, but the results vary between previous studies. …”
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Moderate intensity continuous training mitigates hypertension-induced renal fibrosis by inhibiting HIF-1α-mediated autophagy by Yun Li, Xinyu Yang, Zhuo Chen, Wenyu Dong, Xinhua Chen, Wenhao Wang, Lingang Li, Wenjun Ma, Qing Chang

“…Introduction: Hypertension is a significant risk factor for kidney disease. Aerobic exercise has demonstrated positive effects in managing hypertensive nephropathy. …”
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Effect of luminal surface structure of decellularized aorta on thrombus formation and cell behavior. by Mako Kobayashi, Masako Ohara, Yoshihide Hashimoto, Naoko Nakamura, Toshiya Fujisato, Tsuyoshi Kimura, Akio Kishida

“…The results of the cell seeding test suggest that vascular cells recognize the luminal surface structure and regulate adhesion, proliferation, and functional expression accordingly. …”
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Health-related quality of life association with sociodemographic characteristics among children under-five with Down syndrome in Western Region Secondary Care Hospitals, Saudi Arab... by Shrouq R. Almalki, Amjad W. Alotaibi, Asheqah M. Albalawi, Malak E. Aloufi, Nesrin K. Abd El-Fatah

“…The scores for physical functioning were relatively high, particularly for motor functioning (mean = 86.64) and skin health (mean = 85.68). …”
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Affordable Condominium Housing by Rosa Elena Donoso Gomez

“…The lack of maintenance of these communal areas is a problem of increasing proportions, which has prompted this research. Which factors play a decisive role in how homeowner’s associations function and how building maintenance is organized, how important is the horizontal property law and how does this affect low-income housing policy in Colombia and Ecuador? …”
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Falls in older adults: a practical approach by Cristiana Borges Pereira, Aline Mizuta Kozoroski Kanashiro

“…The clinical evaluation of an older adult prone to falls must include identification of risk factors through history and examination and identification of risk of falls through an assessment tool such as gait velocity, functional reach test, timed up and go, Berg balance test, and miniBEST test. …”
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Chromatin remodeling protein BPTF mediates chromatin accessibility at gene promoters in planarian stem cells by Prince Verma, John M. Allen, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Elizabeth M. Duncan

“…However, the mechanistic details of how and where BPTF/NuRF is recruited to regulate gene expression vary between studies and have been largely tested in vitro and/or in cultured cells. Improving our understanding of how this chromatin remodeling complex targets specific gene loci and regulates their expression in an organismal context will provide important insight into how pathogenic mutations disrupt its normal, in vivo, cellular functions. …”
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Association between the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and cognitive impairment in patients with acute mild ischemic... by Huiting Wang, Jingru Wang, Depeng Feng, Lin Wang, Jingjing Zhang

“…By collecting data from patients with acute minor ischemic stroke in hospital, we will analyze the relationship between NHHR and cognitive function in these patients. Methods This study enrolled 817 acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients (NIHSS ≤ 5), Cognitive function was assessed using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) within 2 weeks, with cognitive impairment defined by education-stratified thresholds. …”
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Galectin-3 as a Marker of Cardiorenal Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by V. I. Podzolkov, N. A. Dragomiretskaya, A. V. Kazadaeva, Yu. G. Belyaev, A. V. Tolmacheva

“…Galectin-3 level in patients with HF is more influenced by the degree of reduction in GFR rather than the left ventricular systolic function impairment.…”
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Anticancer effects and mechanisms of Pulsatilla chinensis, Bupleurum chinense and Polyporus umbellatus on human lung carcinoma and hepatoma cells by Mengzhen Li, Woonghee Kim, Han Jin, Hong Yang, Xiangtai Kong, Xiya Song, Hasan Turkez, Yuefeng Bi, Chengxue Pan, Ling Fu, Hongmin Liu, Mathias Uhlen, Cheng Zhang, Adil Mardinoglu

“…We also identified two drugs, AMG232 and Nutlin-3, that exhibited treatment effects similar to P. chinensis in A549 cells. Both drugs function as inhibitors of the MDM2-p53 interaction. …”
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Implicit Damping Iterative Algorithm to Solve Elastoplastic Static and Dynamic Equations by Huaifa Ma, Jikai Zhou, Guoping Liang

“…In addition, a damping factor is introduced to improve the stiffness matrix conformation in the nonlinear iterative process. …”
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Characterisation of airway disease associated with Sjögren disease by Eric Hachulla, Xavier Mariette, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Marie-Pierre Debray, Philippe Dieude, Alain Saraux, Olivier Vittecoq, Emanuelle Dernis, Raphaele Seror, Gaetane Nocturne, Cindy Marques, Veronique Le Guern, Claire Larroche, Robin Dhote, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Anne Laure Fauchais, Antoine Beurnier, Loïc Meudec

“…Clinical and biological data, pulmonary function test (PFT), and CT scans were collected. A single radiologist specialist in thoracic diseases reviewed CT scans. …”
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