Variance in brain volume with advancing age: implications for defining the limits of normality. by David Alexander Dickie, Dominic E Job, David Rodriguez Gonzalez, Susan D Shenkin, Trevor S Ahearn, Alison D Murray, Joanna M Wardlaw

“…Using nonlinear regression within both samples, we compared mean and percentile rank estimates of whole brain tissue volume by age.…”
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Experimental Medications Made with <i>Сetraria islandica</i> Showing Antiviral Activity against Influenza A Virus by E. V. Makarevich, M. A. Protsenko, O. Yu. Mazurkov, E. I. Filippova, N. A. Mazurkova

“…Therefore, the development of new antiviral drugs will always be relevant.The aim of the study is to obtain and test the chemical composition and antiviral activity of the lichen Cetraria islandica extracts against the influenza A virus.Material and methods. Samples of lichen Cetraria islandica (aqueous and ethanol extracts) were tested for toxic properties and antiviral activity against influenza A virus in MDCK cell culture.Results. …”
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Autophagy crosstalk with the immune microenvironment in chronic myeloid leukemia and serves as a biomarker for diagnosis and progression by Fangmin Zhong, Fangyi Yao, Jing Liu, Qun Fang, Xiajing Yu, Bo Huang, Xiaozhong Wang

“…The value of autophagy-related genes (ARGs) in diagnosis and treatment evaluation was analyzed and verified by a variety of machine learning algorithms.ResultsCompared with normal samples, CML samples had significantly lower autophagy scores and more downregulated ARGs. …”
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Some virulence genes are associated with antibiotic susceptibility in Enterobacter cloacae complex by Fatemeh Mosaffa, Fereshteh Saffari, Mahin Veisi, Omid Tadjrobehkar

“…The present study was designed to find probable association between VGs and antibiotic susceptibility in different ECC species. Methods Forty-five Enterobacter isolates that were harvested from different clinical samples were classified in four different species. …”
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Pregnancy does not affect HIV incidence test results obtained using the BED capture enzyme immunoassay or an antibody avidity assay. by Oliver Laeyendecker, Jessica D Church, Amy E Oliver, Anthony Mwatha, S Michele Owen, Deborah Donnell, Ron Brookmeyer, Philippa Musoke, J Brooks Jackson, Laura Guay, Clemesia Nakabiito, Thomas C Quinn, Susan H Eshleman

“…HIV surveillance occurs at maternal-child health clinics, but it is not known if pregnancy affects HIV incidence testing.<h4>Methods</h4>We used the BED capture immunoassay (BED) and an antibody avidity assay to test longitudinal samples from 51 HIV-infected Ugandan women infected with subtype A, C, D and intersubtype recombinant HIV who were enrolled in the HIVNET 012 trial (37 baseline samples collected near the time of delivery and 135 follow-up samples collected 3, 4 or 5 years later). …”
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Viral Fragments in the Urine Proteome: New Clues to the Cause of Fever by Minhui Yang, Yan Su, Chenyang Zhao, Youhe Gao

“…Background: To provide clues and a diagnostic basis for patients with fever of unknown origin through urinary proteomics analysis. Methods: For the first time, an attempt was made to conduct a full-library search for viruses in urine samples. …”
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Micro-computed tomographic analysis of the morphology of maxillary canines by Thomas Gerhard Wolf, Theodora Rempapi, Niccolò Giuseppe Armogida, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Andrea Lisa Waber

“…The most prevalent RCC is 1-1-1/1, with accessory or connecting canals present in over half of the samples. However, it is noteworthy that in more than one-fifth of the examined samples, a particularly challenging RCC was observed. …”
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Development of a scale for measuring university students’ attitudes toward oral health by Muhammet Fidan, Ceren Mutluer, Mustafa Fidan

“…The aim of this study was to develop a scale for measuring college undergraduates’ attitudes toward oral and dental health.Materials and Methods: A sample of 770 college undergraduates (241 male, 529 female) enrolled in various academic programs of three universities in Turkey participated in this study. …”
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Multi-omics analysis identifies Sphingomonas and specific metabolites as key biomarkers in elderly Chinese patients with coronary heart disease by Xiaoshan Zhou, Tianlong Zhang, Sixiang Jia, Shudong Xia

“…This study aimed to explore the key gut microbiota and metabolites, as well as their relationships in CHD.MethodsFeces samples and blood samples were collected from CHD patients and healthy controls. …”
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Detection of Nonpolio Enteroviruses among children with acute flaccid paralysis from institutions and from migrants’ families by N. I. Romanenkova, O. I. Kanaeva, M. A. Bichurina, N. R. Rozaeva

“…Aim: to study of the frequency of isolation and determination of the spectrum of enterovirus serotypes excreted by children living in the North-Western region of Russia and children arriving in this region from unsafe territories.Materials and methods: we investigated 832 samples of children with acute flaccid paralysis and 1153 samples of healthy children from institutions and migrants’ families. …”
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Directions of emerging structural changes in the use of biometric data in Russia by N. S. Seliverstova

“…Methods: general scientific, abstract-logical, dialectical, phenomenological methods, observation, description.   …”
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Digital empowerment for innovative teaching: application and mediating effects of information technology in physical education teachers’ practices by Bochuan Zhao, Junji Chen, Jiefu Yang, Yuqi Su

“…This study explores the current situation and relationship between PE teachers’ use of information technology (IT) for innovative teaching.MethodsA sample of 217 PE teachers completed a questionnaire measuring demographic variables, IT teaching, and innovative teaching performance. …”
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«Healthy Personality» of a Modern University Student as a Research Concept by Zh. V. Puzanova, T. I. Larina

“…With the help of tools that include these methods and thematic blocks (attitudes towards the media, extremism, civic and political position), a questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 1,500 people representing the Russian students of three Moscow universities – RUDN University, Moscow State University and National Research University Higher School of Economics in terms of courses and areas of study.The purpose of the article is to develop a research concept of “healthy personality” based on a combination of existing methods used to measure conformity, psychological stability and emotional well-being and value orientations. …”
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The application of problem-based learning (PBL) guided by ChatGPT in clinical education in the Department of Nephrology by Xiaoya Tong, Ying Hu, Yanjun Long, Qian Zhang, Yao Yang, Jing Yuan, Yan Zha

“…Objective To assess the impact of ChatGPT-guided Problem-Based Learning (PBL) on medical students’ education and satisfaction in the Nephrology Department. Methods Fifty-four clinical resident doctors were divided into an experimental group, using ChatGPT-guided PBL, and a control group, using traditional methods. …”
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Perceptions of Students and Teachers Regarding Remote and Face-to-Face Assessments in the Evolving Higher Education Landscape by Daniel Humberto Pozza, José Tiago Costa-Pereira, Isaura Tavares

“…The objective of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the perceptions of students and teachers on the introduction of remote assessments in the context of the evolving higher education landscape, which was significantly disrupted by the 2020 pandemic, but leaving methods and approaches that are still used. Data collection comprised a sample of 989 students and 266 teachers. …”
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First evidence of circulation of multiple arboviruses in Algeria. by Saïd C Boubidi, Laurence Mousson, Tahar Kernif, Fayez Khardine, Aïssam Hachid, Cécile Beck, Sylvie Lecollinet, Rayane A Moraes, Sara Moutailler, Catherine Dauga, Anna Bella Failloux

“…To improve the surveillance of mosquito-borne pathogens, we performed a study using innovative tools based on multiplex molecular methods.<h4>Methods</h4>We combined two approaches: a high-throughput chip based on the BioMark Dynamic array system to detect arboviruses in mosquitoes, and a set of immunologic methods (ELISA, microsphere immunoassays (MIA) and virus microneutralization tests (MNT)) for serological surveys in animal hosts. …”
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Accuracy of Abbreviated Breast MRI in Diagnosing Breast Cancer in Women with Dense Breasts Compared with Standard Imaging Modalities by Areej S. Aloufi, Nuha Khoumais, Fayka Ahmed, Sara Hosawi, Sameera Sulimani, Deema Abunayyan, Fadiah Alghamdi, Samar Alshehri, Malak Alsaeed, Rasha Sahloul, Reem Sabir, Elaine F. Harkness, Susan M. Astley

“…AUC for ABMRI was higher than all the methods including mammography (0.751 vs. 0.643; P < 0.05). …”
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Factors With a Major Effect on the Budgetary Control Process – An Empirical Study From the Czech Republic by Dokulil , J., Popesko, B., Kadalová, K.

“…In total, 136 Czech companies took part in the survey, and it was discovered that a significant number of them had implemented traditional budgeting methods. More than 80% of respondents monitored any variation within their budgets. …”
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Lifestyle habits and type 2 diabetes traits in patients from healthcare centers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study by Kenana Hatab, Fadila Serdarevic, Fadila Serdarevic, Fadila Serdarevic, Aisha Yousuf, Sarah Al Ali, Khawla Eissa Ahmed M. Al Hajaj, Khawla Eissa Ahmed M. Al Hajaj, Fatima Mohamed Abdulla Mohamed Almarzooqi, Leena Tawfiq Swaidan, Elsheikh Farah ElHassan, Mahra Nooruddin Abdulwahid Kazim, Hanan Hamza Ahmed Abdalla, Hanan Ali Al-Muhaureq, Salah Mohammed Thabit, Hassan Abdulla BaKhamis, Sabina Semiz, Sabina Semiz

“…Both groups considered dietary changes important, and more than 90% of participants expressed high or moderate confidence in making those changes. …”
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Dysregulation of immune cells and platelet-monocyte aggregates in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension by Lu Sun, Haobo Li, Xincheng Li, Yuhan Li, Min Liu, Han Tian, Jixiang Liu, Ran Miao, Yu Zhang, Qiang Huang, Zhu Zhang, Ximei Niu, Shuai Zhang, Wanmu Xie, Shiqing Xu, Peiran Yang, Zhenguo Zhai

“…Immune cells found in peripheral blood may provide information on how a disease develops. Methods We developed a 7-color flow cytometry method using 200 µl of peripheral blood to analyze immune cell subpopulations and platelet immune cell aggregates in CTEPH. …”
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