Metformin augments doxorubicin cytotoxicity in mammary carcinoma through activation of adenosine monophosphate protein kinase pathway by Nahla E El-Ashmawy, Naglaa F Khedr, Hoda A El-Bahrawy, Hend E Abo Mansour

“…Co-treatment markedly decreased tumor volume, increased survival rate, and improved other parameters compared to doxorubicin group. In parallel, the histopathological findings demonstrated enhanced apoptosis and absence of necrosis in tumor tissue of co-treatment group. …”
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Enhanced Iteroparity Is a Correlated Response to Direct Selection on Blood Feeding in a Mosquito by Rudyard J. Borowczak, Mary A. Wood, William E. Bradshaw, Peter A. Armbruster, Christina M. Holzapfel

“…Herein, we evaluate a novel fitness benefit of blood feeding that reduces the risk of reproductive failure by spreading that risk across multiple reproductive events in a population confronted with an unpredictably variable larval environment. …”
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Effect of Celery (Apium graveolens L.) Microgreens on Drosophila melanogaster by Mohamad Agus Salim, Muhammad Subandi, Yeni Yuniarti

“…In the current study, we intended to evaluate the neuromodulatory potential of methanol extract of celery microgreens on fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster Meigen : family Drosophilidae ; ordo : Diptera) which were exposed to paraquat. …”
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Postresuscitative Morphofunctional Changes in the Brain and Retina (Experimental Study) by D. A. Yenikeyev, Ye. A. Nurgaleyeva, L. T. Idrisova, A. F. Samigullina, R. M. Gubaidullin, O. V. Laptev

“…The long (35-day) postresuscitative period exhibited a heterodirectional change in the size and density of the cerebral and retinal microcirculatory network along with a parallel increase in the level of nitric oxide metabolites in the tissues of the rat cerebral cortex and retina. …”
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A New Method for 3D Dental Records Related to Orthopedic Treatments: The Hemimaxillary Plane Reference System and Its Clinical Implications by Lara Iannotti, Marco Serafin, Alberto Caprioglio

“…Three-dimensional landmarks were selected to evaluate molar changes; buccal tipping and rotation were calculated, in addition to intermolar angle, molar angle of rotation, and orthopedic expansion angles. …”
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A study on awareness regarding cigarettes and other tobacco products act (COTPA Act) among hospital staff of medical college, Kanpur: A mixed method study by Aradhana Yadav, Sonam, Samarjeet Kaur, Santosh K. Barman, Seema Barman

“…The aim of the study is to evaluate hospital staff’s knowledge of the COTPA Act and their enablers and hurdles using qualitative analysis. …”
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Electrical Properties of Engine Oils—Comparison of Electrical Parameters with Physicochemical Characteristics by Artur Wolak, Ryszard Żywica

“…Key parameters, including impedance (|Z|), phase shift angle (θ), conductance (G), susceptance (B), parallel equivalent capacitance (Cp), and quality factor (Q), were measured across a frequency range of 100 Hz to 1.2 MHz. …”
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Development of High Throughput Rapid Turbidimetric Assay for Potency Determination of Gramicidin by Mostafa Essam Eissa, Engy Refaat Rashed, Dalia Essam Eissa

“…Verification of the assay suitability was evaluated statistically against reference antibiotics of known activity. …”
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Rapid Determination of Trace Impurity Elements in Pure Molybdenum by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Based on the Online-Standard-Addition Method by Yichuan TANG, Yuanyuan FENG, Tao ZHOU, Yanjie CUI, Jianying ZHANG

“…For Ca and Zn, the RDs were relatively large (32% for Ca and 13% for Zn), which was probably due to the contamination. To further evaluate the method reliability, the analytical results of K and Cr were compared with those by using the IDMS method. …”
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Confirmatory validation of the transgender health care humanization scale by Liliane Lins-Kusterer, Nicolle Melo Vieira, Carlos Brites

“…Factors were identified using parallel analysis with an oblique Promax rotation to allow for inter-factor correlations. …”
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Immediate Effects of the Mandibular Muscle Energy Technique in Adults with Chronic Temporomandibular Disorder by Antonio Márquez-Vera, Luis Polo-Ferrero, Ana Silvia Puente-González, Roberto Méndez-Sánchez, José Antonio Blanco-Rueda

“…The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a specific manual therapy technique (the mandibular muscle energy technique) in adults with temporomandibular disorders. …”
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Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prenatal Diagnosis of Choledochal Cysts: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis by Huiying Wu, Jinsheng Tian, Hehong Li, Hongsheng Liu, Yutao Liu, Lianwei Lu, Xiwen Chen, Xiaochun Zhang, Wenbiao Xu

“…The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of prenatal MRI in diagnosing choledochal cysts (CDC), evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of MRI signs in the diagnosis of fetal CDC, and first compare the trend of size of CC between prenatal and postpartum. …”
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Estudos preliminares de Adsorventes Lenhocelulósicos para a Remoção de Cefalosporinas by Luísa Cruz-Lopes, Rodrigo Araújo, Ana Lopes, Morgana Macena, Bruno Esteves

“…The adsorption kinetics were evaluated based on the pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, Elovich, and intraparticle diffusion models. …”
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A novel method for accelerating surgical wound healing in rabbits by collagen extraction from carp (Cyprinus carpio) fish skin by Shahbaa Kh. Al-Taee

“…Histochemical analysis demonstrated thick, parallel collagen bundles over seven days in the CoIII-treated group, with these pathophysiological events combined with intense immunohistochemistry staining of collagen III, vascular endothelial growth factors, and keratin-14 expression at the wound biopsy. …”
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Effects of Crest Morphology on Lingual Concavity in Mandibular Molar Region: an Observational Study by Tansu Çimen, Neset Volkan Asar, Samir Goyushov, Onurcem Duruel, Tolga Fikret Tözüm

“…Material and Methods: According to inclusion criteria, 836 molar teeth regions from 209 cone-beam computed tomography images were evaluated. Posterior crest type (concave, parallel, or convex), possible implant length, lingual concavity angle, width, and depth were recorded. …”
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Resource use and costs associated with coeliac disease before and after diagnosis in 3,646 cases: results of a UK primary care database analysis. by Mara Violato, Alastair Gray, Irini Papanicolas, Melissa Ouellet

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cohort of 3,646 CD cases and a parallel cohort of 32,973 matched controls, extracted from the General Practice Research Database (GPRD) over the period 1987-2005 were used i) to evaluate the impact of diagnosis on the average resource use and costs of cases; ii) to assess direct healthcare costs due to CD by comparing average resource use and costs incurred by cases vs. controls.…”
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Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania aethiopica: A Systematic Review. by Johan van Griensven, Endalamaw Gadisa, Abraham Aseffa, Asrat Hailu, Abate Mulugeta Beshah, Ermias Diro

“…High quality trials on CL due to L aethiopica are urgently needed, exploring group sequential methods to evaluate several options in parallel.…”
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Comparison between Opioid and Non-Opioid Analgesia for Postoperative Pain in Obstetric Patients by Marwa A. Qassim, Alaa A AlTaei

“…Results: Ketorolac had showed results parallel to those of Pethidine with lesser adverse effects. …”
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Protocol for a Hybrid-type 1 pilot study of a randomized control trial of a brief, peer-delivered treatment to improve father depression and child mental health in Kenya. by Ali Giusto, Florence Jaguga, Dan Aburi, Mercy Korir, Winnie Maina, Wilter Rono, Michaela Greenlee

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We will conduct a hybrid type-1 pilot study using a parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, enrolling 102 fathers randomized 2:1 to LEAD or a waitlist control group. …”
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Classification of Arrhythmias Using a Pre-trained Deep Learning Model with Binary Images of Segmented ECG by H. Solieman, S. Sali

“…The results of a parallel classification of 12 lead ECG are better than those for the orthogonal leads. …”
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