RNA-guided transcriptional activation via CRISPR/dCas9 mimics overexpression phenotypes in Arabidopsis. by Jong-Jin Park, Emma Dempewolf, Wenzheng Zhang, Zeng-Yu Wang

“…The Cas9 has undergone a series of functional alterations from the original active endonuclease to partially or completely deactivated Cas9. …”
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On the formation of the framework model of the Specially Protected Natural Areas system in the regions within the Ural-Siberian sector of the steppe and forest-steppe zones by V. P. Petrishchev, E. А. Shcherbakova

“…It was ascertained that the SPNA allocation system of each examined region had its peculiarities connected with natural objects. …”
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Quality of Life and Predictors among Gastrointestinal Cancer Survivors in Iran by Musab Ghaderi, Afzal Shamsi, Arman Azadi, Azad Rahmani

“…These factors predicted a significant proportion of variance for QoL (84% for global QoL, 83.50% for functional subscale, and 67.30% for symptom subscale). …”
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Buddhist Priests’ Traditional Activity as a De Facto Community Outreach for Older People with Various Challenges: A Mixed Methods Approach by Yukan Ogawa, Akinori Takase, Chiaki Ura, Machiko Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Okamura

“…From the interviews, the functions of the monthly home visits were categorized into the following six categories: “finding incidents”, “preventing suicides”, “caring for older people”, “grief care”, “a peaceful passing”, and “connecting people”. …”
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Additive Therapy for Advanced Stages of Glaucoma by I. R. Gazizova, V. E. Korelina, E. P. Goncharuk

“…The second group (II) consisted of 27 patients (36 eyes) who had the α2-adrenergic agonist brimonidine — S3 added to the previously available combination of APG or ICA with BB. …”
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Effectiveness of Spinal Stabilization Exercises on Movement Performance in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain by Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Kelli Brizzolara, Mark Weber, Sharon Wang-Price

“…Further, the results demonstrated that all participants, regardless of group, had significant improvements in movement performance, pain intensity, and disability level over time…”
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Psychometric Analysis of Student Social Skill Instruments (S3I) with the Rasch Model by Siti Fatimah, Ahman Ahman, Uman Suherman, Ilfiandra Ilfiandra, Dona Fitri Annisa

“…Data analysis was conducted using the Rasch model approach, including analysis of item validity, reliability, unidimensionality, and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) based on gender and department. The results showed that the S3I instrument had very high reliability (α = 0.98), met the criteria of unidimensionality (explained variance 29.8%), and most of the items showed conformity with the Rasch model. …”
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Interstitial microbial communities of coastal sediments are dominated by Nanoarchaeota by Simone Brick, Jutta Niggemann, Anja Reckhardt, Martin Könneke, Bert Engelen

“…We found that the free-living prokaryotes only had a proportion of about 0.2–2.3% of the bulk communities, depending on the pore space. …”
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Hepatolenticular degeneration: analysis of neurological manifestations under treatment in 76 patients by Egberto R. Barbosa, Milberto Scaff, Horácio M. Canelas

“…Global score varied between 0 to 36. A functional disability scale (0, normal; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe) was also adopted. …”
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Late-onset hearing loss was not observed among preschool- aged children with prenatal Zika virus exposure: An analysis of the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort... by Danielle Seabra Ramos, Lilian Ferreira Muniz, Mariana de Carvalho Leal, Demócrito de Barros Miranda Filho, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Elizabeth Brickley, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araujo, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Silvio da Silva Caldas Neto

“…We investigated whether children with prenatal ZIKV exposure could develop late-onset hearing loss and whether those with preserved auditory thresholds at birth might exhibit deficits in functional hearing or primary language development.The study included children with suspected or confirmed prenatal ZIKV exposure who had normal neonatal hearing screenings. …”
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Allometric Equations for Estimating Silk Oak (Grevillea robusta) Biomass in Agricultural Landscapes of Maragua Subcounty, Kenya by Omamo Augustine Owate, Mugo Joseph Mware, Mwangi James Kinyanjui

“…Regression analysis was used to develop equations relating DBH/tree height to biomass based on linear, exponential, power, and polynomial functions. The polynomial and the power equations had the highest R2, lowest SEE, and MRE values, while DBH was the most suitable parameter for estimating tree biomass. …”
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Telitacicept: A New Therapy for the Treatment of Optic Neuromyelitis Spectrum Disease Associated with Other Autoimmune Disorders by Zuo S, Yang W, Zhang S, Sun S, Lu S, Lu C, Li W

“…We present two cases of NMOSD patients who also had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with one case additionally complicated by myasthenia gravis (MG). …”
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Assessment of the Severity of Intermediate Coronary Artery Stenosis Using the Systemic Inflammatory Response Index by Serdar Akyel, Ahmet Korkmaz, Abdülkadir Yıldız

“…This study evaluates the relationship between the functional significance of FFR measurements and the SIRI in intermediate coronary stenosis. …”
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Community-based pulmonary rehabilitation for post-TB lung disease – a programmatic intervention by B. Stenberg, M. Drage, B. Matewere, V. Alvarez-Manon

“…Moderate and severe dyspnea disappeared, and no one scored below 80 on the Karnofsky Index scale after the PR ended. Endurance and functional capacity measured by 6-minute walk test (6MWT) increased by 15.5%.: CONCLUSION: The 12-week course of PR had a positive effect on people’s health and well-being, and it is now integrated into the National TB strategy in Malawi. …”
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Untangling Relational Ties: How Internalized Homonegativity and Adult Attachment Shape Relationship Quality in Lesbian and Gay Couples by Tommaso Trombetta, Chiara Fusco, Luca Rollè, Alessandra Santona

“…However, the dimensions of psychological functioning that might moderate this relationship seem to be scarcely explored. …”
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Investigation of the Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Basic Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire in Preschool Children by Nilay Şahan, Songül Atasavun Uysal

“…To determine convergent validity, the Functional Independence Measure for Kids (WeeFIM) scale was used. …”
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Identifying the dimensions of gender justice in the Iranian Ministry of Sport and Youth by Javad Bani Hassan, Zahrasadat Mirzazadeh, Mahdi Talebpour, Ahamadreza Asgharpourmasouleh

“…Social, economic and political functions are one of the reasons. In Iran, the role of the Ministry of Sports and Youth is very important in managing sports in the country. …”
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Tuberculous empyema thoracic -surgical perspective by Rizwan Aziz Memon, Syed Ali Arsalan, Ali Raza Uraizee, Jawed Ahmed Memon, Aneel Roy Bhagwani, Imroz Arif Farhan

“…Age less than 20yrs and above 50yrs, poor functional and nutritional status, underlying parenchymal disease, A.T.T. …”
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Nonsurgical Management of Adductor-related groin pain with Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection and Physical Therapy in a Competitive Soccer Player: A Case Report by Giorgio Zeppieri, Micheal S Smith, Ryan P. Roach

“…The subject returned to sport at six weeks post injection without limitation and at three months follow up, the subject reported that he had returned to 95% of his previous level of play…”
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In Vivo Monitoring of Parathyroid Hormone Treatment after Myocardial Infarction in Mice with [Ga]Annexin A5 and [F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography by Sebastian Lehner, Andrei Todica, Yordan Vanchev, Christopher Uebleis, Hao Wang, Tanja Herrler, Carmen Wängler, Paul Cumming, Guido Böning, Wolfgang M. Franz, Peter Bartenstein, Marcus Hacker, Stefan Brunner

“…FDG-PET showed a small but significant reduction in infarct size but no functional improvement.…”
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