Investigation of Interleukin-27 in the Sera of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Patients by Mehdi Ghahartars, Shiva Najafzadeh, Shabnam Abtahi, Mohammad Javad Fattahi, Abbas Ghaderi

“…Furthermore, when subcategorized based on pathological diagnosis, both BCC and SCC patients had higher levels of IL-27 in their sera compared to controls (P=0.002 and P=0.033; respectively). …”
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The Norwegian version of the Norwich Patellar Instability score has good validity and moderate reproducibility by T. Hysing‐Dahl, A. G. Faleide, L. H. Magnussen, E. Inderhaug

“…A cohort of 107 patients surgically treated for recurrent patellofemoral instability completed NPI‐No, related questionnaires and functional tests prior to and six months post‐surgery. …”
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The sedating antidepressant trazodone impairs sleep-dependent cortical plasticity. by Sara J Aton, Julie Seibt, Michelle C Dumoulin, Tammi Coleman, Mia Shiraishi, Marcos G Frank

“…They also demonstrate that changes in sleep architecture are not necessarily reliable predictors of how hypnotics affect sleep-dependent neural functions.…”
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Evaluating China’s Belt and Road Railway Projects in Nigeria: Infrastructure Gains and Strategic Risks by Adedeji Daniel Gbadebo

“…China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has had a substantial impacton Nigeria's infrastructure development, notably railway projects.This report evaluates the risks and advantages of BRI-funded railwayprojects, with a focus on the economic, social, and environmentalimplications. …”
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Losing the ability in activities of daily living in the oldest old: a hierarchic disability scale from the Newcastle 85+ study. by Andrew Kingston, Joanna Collerton, Karen Davies, John Bond, Louise Robinson, Carol Jagger

“…PCA confirmed a single underlying dimension; Mokken scaling confirmed a hierarchic scale where 'Cutting toenails' was the first item with which participants had difficulty and 'feeding' the last. The ordering of loss differed between men and women. …”
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Generative deep learning for predicting ultrahigh lattice thermal conductivity materials by Liben Guo, Yuanbin Liu, Zekun Chen, Hongao Yang, Davide Donadio, Bingyang Cao

“…Applying this method to carbon materials, we screen 100,000 candidates and identify 34 carbon polymorphs, approximately a quarter of which had not been previously predicted, to have lattice thermal conductivity above 800 W m−1 K−1, reaching up to 2,400 W m−1 K−1 aside from diamond. …”
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The constitutional conflict about confidence to the Government of the Russian Federation in the context of constitutional reform 2020 by I. A. Tretyak

“…The constitutional-conflict diagnostic includes group of methods: dialectical and systemic methods, as well as structural and functional method; a group of private-scientific methods (historical, methods of formal logic: analysis, comparison). …”
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MPV17 Loss Causes Deoxynucleotide Insufficiency and Slow DNA Replication in Mitochondria. by Ilaria Dalla Rosa, Yolanda Cámara, Romina Durigon, Chloe F Moss, Sara Vidoni, Gokhan Akman, Lilian Hunt, Mark A Johnson, Sarah Grocott, Liya Wang, David R Thorburn, Michio Hirano, Joanna Poulton, Robert W Taylor, Greg Elgar, Ramon Martí, Peter Voshol, Ian J Holt, Antonella Spinazzola

“…Moreover, changes in the expression of factors involved in mitochondrial deoxynucleotide homeostasis indicate a remodeling of nucleotide metabolism in MPV17 disease models, which suggests mitochondria lacking functional MPV17 have a restricted purine mitochondrial salvage pathway.…”
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Incidentally discovered monostotic Paget's disease involving the scapula inducing brachial plexopathy: A diagnostic dilemma by Bano Alsaleh, MD, Ahmed Alanzi, MD, Fouad Aladel, MD

“…This pain, exacerbated by overhead activity and limiting daily functions, radiated to the upper limbs without causing weakness or sensory deficits. …”
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Clinic and demographic characteristics of pediatric patients with Lichen sclerosus by Ayşe Akbaş, Fadime Kılınç

“…It can lead to various changes of the skin and the genital area, potentially leading to both functional as well as cosmetic problems for the patient, thus disrupting the quality of life. …”
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Focal Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy – A Case Report with Clinical Application and Validation of 2021 European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society Crit... by Fu Liong Hiew, Winnie Lee Mei Paan

“…A young woman presented with progressive right foot drop and numbness over 5 years. Clinically, she had areflexic right lower limb monoparesis with a sensory deficit over the dorsum of the right foot. …”
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HarmGR13 mediates myo-inositol taste perception in Helicoverpa armigera larvae. by Yu-Sheng Tan, Bao-Tong Mo, Guo-Cheng Li, Yu-Ruo Guo, Jian-Zhen Zhang, Chen-Zhu Wang

“…Behavioral assays confirmed that larvae of HarmGR13 homozygous mutant lost the feeding preference to myo-inositol which the wild-type larvae had. Further functional analysis with Xenopus oocytes expressing system and two-electrode voltage-clamping demonstrated that myo-inositol and ribose specifically induced concentration-dependent currents in HarmGR13-expressing oocytes. …”
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Isolation, identification and optimization of fermentation conditions against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum strains in high salt Doenjang by Xian Zhang, Hongmei Li, Xiaoyu Kang, Seongil Lim, Fanzhu Li

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Public Procurement Reforms and Service Delivery in Rubanda District Uganda. by Niwagaba, Ivan

“…This underlay on the following objectives that is to assess the effect of compliance with procurement rules and procedures on service delivery, evaluate the relationship between procurement forms and service delivery and assess the effect of staffing and functionality of procurement committees on service delivery in Rubanda District. …”
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Impact of Architectural Sculpture Design on Buildings: A Case Study of Kigezi Region. by Tumwekwase, Boaz

“…This aimed to capture the essence of architectural sculpture, blending the functional aspects of architecture with the expressive nature of sculpture to create something that transcends both disciplines.…”
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Environmental Effects of Brick Making on a Wetland Ecosystem: A Case Study of Kakiizi Wetland Ntungamo District. by Nimusiima, Nicholas

“…Findings of the study revealed that the affected parts of the wetland had limited plant richness and increased ranges of water physical parameters most especially PH, Electrical conductivity, and temperature. …”
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Dietary selective effects manifest in the human gut microbiota from species composition to strain genetic makeup by Kun D. Huang, Mattea Müller, Pavaret Sivapornnukul, Agata Anna Bielecka, Lena Amend, Caroline Tawk, Till-Robin Lesker, Andreas Hahn, Till Strowig

“…Dietary patterns notably affected the bacterial community composition by altering the relative abundances of certain species but had a minimal impact on microbial functional repertoires. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Chemotherapy‐Related Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Lung Cancer Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Wu XiuCen, Chen GuiHua, Li Qin, Tang Huan, Shen HuaPeng

“…A self‐designed General and Disease‐Related Information Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Cognitive Function (Fact‐Cog) were utilized for the questionnaire survey. …”
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From Antenna Optimization to MIMO Structures: A Unified Design Framework by Claudia Constantinescu, Claudia Pacurar, Adina Giurgiuman, Calin Munteanu, Sergiu Andreica, Marian Gliga, Laura Grindei

“…The optimum structure was obtained for both antennas. The new antennas functioned at 2.4 GHz but had different dimensions, thus a study into the decoupling methods was needed to see if the same methods were best for both cases. …”
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Overexpression of the ferroptosis-related gene, NFS1, corresponds to gastric cancer growth and tumor immune infiltration by Mao Zhiyun, Shi Zhongmei, Cui Ming, Ma Xiaohong, Wang Yan, Zhang Xiaojie, Jing Rongrong, Wang Jingchun

“…The current work has further elucidated the expression and functional implication of cysteine desulfurase (NFS1) in gastric cancer (GC), the prognostic value, and therapeutic target because of the interaction with tumor immune infiltration and ferroptosis. …”
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