Mitral valve leaflet clipping in patients with previously implanted heart failure devices by Ya. Sh. Karamova, T. M. Uskach, T. E. Imaev, S. N. Tereshchenko

“…Materials and Methods. 73 patients with mitral regurgitation of 3-4 degree, heart failure of II-IV NYHA functional class who underwent implantation of MitraClip system on mitral valve flaps were included in the study. …”
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Oligosymptomatic and giant basilar artery dolichoectasia discovered after a stroke: case report Dolicoectasia gigante e oligossintomática da artéria basilar descoberta após uma isq... by Cynthia Resende Campos, Hugo Leonardo Doria-Netto, Antonio Marcos de Souza-Filho, Hilton Mariano da Silva Júnior

“…The largest cross-sectional diameter of BA was 18 mm. The patient had a good functional recovery within the two-month follow-up after stroke with modified Rankin scale score (mRSS)=2. …”
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Impacts of loading thymoquinone to gold or silver nanoparticles on the efficacy of anti-tumor treatments in breast cancer with or without chemotherapeutic cisplatin by Soha Gomaa, Mohamed Nassef, Ahlam Abu-Shafey, Mona Elwan, Asmaa Adwey

“…However, the restoration of splenocyte levels, which had been reduced due to EAC cell inoculation, required an extended period to return to baseline. …”
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Insights into the Driving Factors of Methane Emission from Double-Season Rice Field Under Different Fertilization Practices in South China by Jin Zheng, Yusheng Lu, Peizhi Xu, Kaizhi Xie, Changmin Zhou, Yaying Li, Haoyang Geng, Qianyuan Wang, Wenjie Gu

“…High-throughput sequencing and PICRUSt2 functional prediction were employed to investigate the contributions of soil physicochemical properties, CH₄-metabolizing microorganisms (methanogens and methanotrophs), and key genes (<i>mcrA</i> and <i>pmoA</i>) on CH₄ emissions. …”
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The Interface of a Leaky Gut with Reduced Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life (SarQoL) in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Qaisar R, Karim A, Muhammad T, Ahmad F, Marinho DA, Arkadianos I, Alkahtani S

“…Next, we report that COPD patients had higher plasma zonulin and LBP levels and lower SarQoL, HGS, SMI, and gait speed than controls (all p&lt; 0.05). …”
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THE INTENSITY OF EMOTIONAL TENSION IN CHILDREN WITH CLEFT PALATE IN RESPONSE TO SITUATIONAL STRESS by P. I. Tkachenko, N.M. Lokhmatova, S.A. Byеlokon, V.A. Dobroskok

“…Methods and Materials 37 children aged 4-5 years with cleft palate, who had out-patient reception hours and received treatment at the Surgical Unit of Poltava Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital, have been involved into study. …”
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Compatibility and antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Lycopersicon esculentum peels by Esraa Ali, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Esraa Hesham, Shimaa Ahmed, Habiba Mostafa, Ahmed Gamal, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Bahaa Hemdan, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa M. Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Ahmed Galal, Basma T. Abd-Elhalim

“…Le-AgNPs had a negative zeta potential of − 68.44 mV, indicating high stability. …”
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Integrating multi-omics to unveil PSMD12 as a critical gene in promoting brain metastases of lung adenocarcinoma by Xin Li, Juxuan Zhang, Meng Zhang, Wenbin Jiang, Dexin Jia, Ruxiong Wang, Hao Li, Zhihui Wang, Yixin Liu, Lefan Tang, Jiaxing Deng, Wenyuan Zhao, Yan Yu, Shilong Liu, Lishuang Qi

“…Functional experiments revealed that PSMD12 overexpression in A549 cells disrupted BBB integrity and enhanced tumor cell invasiveness, whereas PSMD12 knockdown attenuated these effects. …”
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Family dynamics and diagnostic delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ile-Ife, South-Western Nigeria by Ayanleye Ahmed Abdulakeem, Oloyede Oyegbade Olanrewaju, Olurotimi Ogundokun Akinjide, Fehintola Awopeju Olayemi, Sebutu Bello Ibrahim, Anu Olowookere Samuel, Oluwafemi Olajubu Temitope, Olalekan Ismail Waheed, Kolawole Adewumi Muideen, Omowonuola Sonibare Olubukola, Oladeji Gbadamosi Moroof, Oyemomi Ibrahim Azeez

“…Results: The family dynamics of the respondents showed that 68.1% of them had strong family support, with about two-thirds (69.1%) having functional families. …”
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Characterization of Thirty Germplasms of Millet Pepper (<i>Capsicum frutescens</i> L.) in Terms of Fruit Morphology, Capsaicinoids, and Nutritional Components by Ruihao Zhang, Mengjuan Li, Junheng Lv, Pingping Li, Yunrong Mo, Xiang Zhang, Hong Cheng, Qiaoling Deng, Min Gui, Minghua Deng

“…This study provides a theoretical basis for the improvement of millet varieties and the development of functional food.…”
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Multi-sensor proximal remote sensing for cover crop biomass estimation at high and moderate spatial resolutions by Jyoti S. Jennewein, Brian W. Davis, Sarah Seehaver-Eagen, Jordan Nicolette, Josh Pittman, W. Dean Hively, Avi Goldsmith, Chris Hidalgo, Chris Reberg-Horton, Steven B. Mirsky

“…We assessed 11 species from three functional groups – grasses (n = 797), legumes (n = 264), and brassicas (n = 181) – using Random Forest (RF) models and four cross-validation strategies. …”
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Metabarcoding-based characterization of soil nematode communities to assess soil health in viticulture by Rubén Blanco-Pérez, María de Toro, Sergio Álvarez-Ortega, Alícia Pou, Sara Sánchez-Moreno, Raquel Campos-Herrera

“…In contrast, tillage and cover cropping had limited effects on nematode community structure and soil health indices, suggesting a weaker influence on nematode-mediated soil functions under the studied conditions. …”
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FBXO42 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via mediating p57Kip2 ubiquitination and degradation by Bing Zhou, Shasha Wu, Shengqian Hong, Han Li, Zhi Jiang, Yong Sun, Jiannan Qiu, Lei Qin

“…FBXO42 belongs to the F-box protein family and functions as a key component of the SCF (Skp1–Cullin–F-box) ubiquitin ligase complex, which is involved in the process of protein ubiquitination. …”
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Disturbance intensity drives structural, compositional and diversity attributes in tropical dry forests of Central India by Satendra Kumar Rathaude, Shairq Irtiqa, P.P. Abdul Rahim, Zishan Ahmad Wani, Subashree Kothandaraman, Javid Ahmad Dar

“…Disturbance intensity plays an important role in influencing the structural and functional dynamics of ecosystems. The present study was undertaken in the tropical dry deciduous forests of Central India under varying disturbance intensities to understand their influence on structure, diversity and compositional attributes. …”
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Relationship Between RNF213 p.R4810K and Echocardiographic Findings in Patients with Cerebrovascular Diseases: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study by Kotaro Noda, Yorito Hattori, Tatsuya Nishii, Hiroki Horinouchi, Yuriko Nakaoku, Soshiro Ogata, Yasunobu Inagaki, Ryotaro Asano, Takeshi Yoshimoto, Kunihiro Nishimura, Takeshi Ogo, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Masafumi Ihara

“…We hypothesized that insidious abnormal cardiac functions are detected in RNF213 p.R4810K carriers with cerebrovascular diseases. …”
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Comparative Genomics of Rhamnolipid Synthesis and Monoaromatic Hydrocarbon Tolerance Genes in Environmental Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Sandro B. Martel-Torres, Camila Castillo-Vilcahuaman, ROGER A. PALOMINO HUARCAYA, Susana M. Gutiérrez Moreno, Fernando A. Merino Rafael

“…DNA extraction, sequencing, and quality-controlled assembly, functional genome annotation was performed using BAKTA. …”
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Evolution of mobility, pain/discomfort, self-care, and mental health in patients with alpha-mannosidosis: an international caregiver and patient survey by Karolina M. Stepien, Sophie Thomas, Julia B. Hennermann, Christina Lampe, Nicole M. Muschol, Maria Juliana Ballesta-Martínez, Jordi Cruz, Mónica López-Rodríguez, Anneliese Barth, Martin Magner, Allan M. Lund, Vasilica Plaiasu, Andrea Ballabeni, Francesca Donà, Heather M. Morgan, Nathalie Guffon

“…We report a subset of functional and QoL data: walking ability, pain/discomfort, ability to self-care, and mental health. …”
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Revealing the prognostic potential of natural killer cell-related genes in hepatocellular carcinoma: the key role of NRAS by Ruixi Li, Guangquan Zhang, Qiang Tao, Ziyun Wu, Xiaoping Liu, Rongrong Wang, Lei Liu, Yiran Niu, Kaile Du, Runpeng Wu, Fei Du, Xiyan Zheng, Yingliang Li, Xianjie Shi

“…Patients with high-risk scores had poorer OS, as demonstrated by Kaplan–Meier curves and ROC analyses. …”
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Efficacy and safety of robot-assisted laparoscopic sacral fixation for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse by Liu Xiaodong, Wang Jiawen, Meng Lingfeng, Zhao Shuangyi, Zhou Yunhe, Chu Xin, Wu Jianye, Zhang Yaoguang

“…The mean operation time was (254.1±54.6) min, and the mean blood loss was 20（20，25）mL. Eight patients had overactive detrusor muscle before surgery, which disappeared or significantly decreased at the 3-month follow-up. …”
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A stratified therapeutic model incorporated with studies on regulatory B cells for elderly patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma by Wenjiao Tang, Yan Li, Zhongqing Zou, Jian Cui, Fangfang Wang, Yuhuan Zheng, Li Hou, Ling Pan, Bing Xiang, Hong Chang, Li Zhang, Ting Niu

“…Regulatory B cells (Bregs) can be involved in immune defects by exerting immune regulatory functions in MM. In order to provide more evidence‐based practice for the elderly MM, the study established and assessed a stratified therapeutic model with studies on Bregs for Chinese Elderly Multiple Myeloma in 2021 (CEMM2021). …”
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