Impact of myosteatosis on prognosis in multiple myeloma patients: A subgroup analysis of 182 cases and development of a nomogram by Jun-Peng Liu, Xing-Chen Yao, Ming Shi, Zi-Yu Xu, Yue Wu, Xiang-Jun Shi, Meng Li, Xin-Ru Du

“…Background: This study aims to explore the prognostic value of myosteatosis in multiple myeloma (MM) and to analyze the factors influencing myosteatosis. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 182 patients treated for MM at our institution from 2009 to 2020 who underwent MRI examinations. …”
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Lactic Microbiota and Metabolites in Raw Cow’s Milk: Implications for Consumer Health by María Carmen Sánchez, Eduardo Soria, Arancha Llama-Palacios, Franco Almirón, Alberto Valdés, Alejandro Cifuentes, Marta Hernández, María José Ciudad, Luis Collado

“…These findings suggest that microbiota-derived metabolites can enhance the nutritional and functional value of milk. Further research is needed to understand how environmental and processing factors influence these dynamics.…”
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The effect of Stop X exercises on balance, strength and range of motion of male adolescent football players with dynamic knee valgus by Rahman Hasani Chenari, Ebrahim Mohammad Ali Nasab Firouzjah, Sajad Roshani

“…Abstract Dynamic valgus of the lower limb is known as a risk factor associated with improper muscle function for many lower limb injuries, especially knee injuries. …”
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Stability Evaluation of Rock Slope in Hydraulic Engineering Based on Improved Support Vector Machine Algorithm by Fei Li, Hongyun Zhang

“…Aiming at the slope samples collected, the classification algorithm of support vector machine (SVM) was used to identify the stable state of the test samples, and the improved SVM algorithm was used to analyze the safety factor of the test samples. …”
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The Effect of Passive Smoking during Pregnancy on the Central Nervous System Structure and Behaviour of the Offspring by Omar Abuzant, Waseem Khraim, Watheq Sharqia, Waleed Ajaj, Walid Basha

“…The 35 pregnant hamsters produced 78 offspring, which were evaluated at age 8 weeks for memory function by T-maze test, anxiety using marble burying test and social behaviour by social dominance test. …”
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Deformation anisotropy and lamellar α re-orientation of TC17 alloy under the different slip modes of HCP structure by Cong Li, Jiao Luo

“…Therein, the variation of the rotation factor with tilt angle conforms to the quadratic function, reaching a maximum value around 45°. …”
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BDNF polymorphism predicts general intelligence after penetrating traumatic brain injury. by Elham Rostami, Frank Krueger, Serguei Zoubak, Olga Dal Monte, Vanessa Raymont, Matteo Pardini, Colin A Hodgkinson, David Goldman, Mårten Risling, Jordan Grafman

“…Neuronal plasticity is a fundamental factor in cognitive outcome following traumatic brain injury. …”
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Escalating doses of intravenous APAC demonstrate antithrombotic effect in pigs by Zsuzsa Bagoly, Annukka Jouppila, Rita Orbán-Kálmándi, Linda Lóczi, Dóra Bomberák, Zsófia Anna Kádár, Ádám Deák, Ádám Mátrai, Ildikó Beke Debreceni, János Kappelmayer, Norbert Németh, Riitta Lassila

“…Methods We studied escalating APAC boluses (0.15–1.5 mg/kg; n = 11) and their reversal in anesthetized pigs for pharmacodynamics using functional coagulation testing. In some experiments, aspirin (500 mg) was co-administered with APAC, and protamine sulfate for reversal. …”
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Biombalance™, an Oligomeric Procyanidins-Enriched Grape Seed Extract, Prevents Inflammation and Microbiota Dysbiosis in a Mice Colitis Model by Mohamed Mokrani, Naima Saad, Ludivine Nardy, Elodie Sifré, Julie Despres, Amandine Brochot, Christine Varon, Maria C. Urdaci

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) results from genetic factors, environmental factors, and intestinal microbiota interactions. …”
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Process Optimization and Quality Evaluation of Pomegranate Juice Yogurt Fermented with Streptococcus thermophilus FUA329 by Yichen HUANG, Ziyan HUA, Gewen ZHANG, Shu LIU, Xiaoyue HOU, Kexin CHI, Guang YANG, Xiang ZHOU, Yaowei FANG

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The role of targeted physiotherapy in the group of patients diagnosed with epilepsy by Elżbieta Szczygieł-Pilut, Elżbieta Mirek, Magdalena Filip, Daniel Pilut, Justyna Totoń-Żurańska

“…The patients were examined 3 times at monthly intervals using the following methods: - EEG testing, - SF-36 quality of life questionnaire, - Biodex SD stabilometric platform. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…It describes the activities; actors and how different factors influence the process of building products' reuse. …”
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Model development to improve the predictive maintenance reliability of medical devices by Khalid Musallam Alahmadi, Essam Rabea Ibrahim Mahmoud, Fitrian Imaduddin

“…The research developed the Medical Equipment Maintenance Prioritization Factor (MEMPF) model to enhance maintenance schedules. …”
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MULTIPLEX EVALUATION OF ConA-INDUCED PRODUCTION OF TWELVE CYTOKINES IN THE CULTURES OF MONONUCLEAR CELLS FROM PERIPHERAL BLOOD OF HEALTHY SUBJECTS by V. I. Konenkov, V. V. Avdoshina, I. G. Rakova, M. V. Smolninkova, E. L. Gelfgat

“…Furthermore, we observed in healthy donors a significantly stronger production of IL-13 as compared to IL-4. These cytokines function as co-stimulators of proliferation for pre-activated B-cells.When performing pairwise comparisons of the growth factor concentrations, we have shown higher levels of G-CSF production than that of GM-CSF, thus reflecting predominance of differentiation stimuli for granulocytopoiesis over monocytopoiesis in bone marrow of healthy humans.Among pro-inflammatory cytokines tested, the significantly higher TNF-α production is prevalent. …”
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Influence of Improvement in Respiratory Muscle Strength on Recovery of Balance and Gait Ability in Patients With Stroke: A Prospective Observational Study by Hee-yong Park, Ui-jae Hwang, Oh-yun Kwon

“…Background: Decreased respiratory muscle strength in patients with stroke may cause breathing difficulties, and cardiopulmonary function and exercise capacity may decline, which may reduce balance and gait ability. …”

Animal welfare and biosecurity correlation in buffalo farm evaluated by ClassyFarm system by Domenico Vecchio

“…N-ABMs are divided into two macro-areas: Area A (32 items): “Management factors” and Area B (31 items): “Housing factors”. …”
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Strength Deterioration Pattern and Stability Evaluation of Open−Pit Mine Slopes in Cold Regions Under Freeze–Thaw Cycles by Penghai Zhang, Ning Gao, Wanni Yan, Jun Hou, Honglei Liu

“…Slope safety factors and potential landslide mechanisms were determined through numerical simulations and the strength reduction method. …”
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Immunotropic and Immunogenic Properties of Nonspecific Yersinia Porins by O. D. Novikova, O. Yu. Portnyagina, O. P. Vostrikova, V. A. Ivanis

“…Porins can affect a number of eukaryotic cell functions, including cytokine expression, receptor activation, apoptosis induction, and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. …”
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Telemedicine for HIV care: a cross-sectional survey of people living with HIV receiving care at two federally qualified health centers in Los Angeles during a mature phase of the C... by Daisy Walker, Corrina Moucheraud, Derrick Butler, Christian Takayama, Steven Shoptaw, Judith S. Currier, Jay Gladstein, Risa Hoffman

“…Survey data were analyzed utilizing summary statistics, chi-square analyses, and Fisher’s exact test to understand associations between sociodemographic factors and telemedicine attitudes and experiences. …”
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Quantifying Ecological Dynamics and Anthropogenic Dominance in Drylands: A Hybrid Modeling Framework Integrating MRSEI and SHAP-Based Explainable Machine Learning in Northwest Chin... by Beilei Zhang, Xin Yang, Mingqun Wang, Liangkai Cheng, Lina Hao

“…The study revealed the spatiotemporal evolution patterns through the Theil–Sen (T-S) estimator and Mann–Kendall (M-K) test, and adopted the Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM) combined with the Shapley Additive Explanation (SHAP) to quantify the contributions of ten natural and anthropogenic driving factors. …”
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