Prognostic significance of CD204 and IDO1 expression in esophageal tumors by O. V. Kovaleva, O. V. Rashidova, V. V. Mochalnikova, D. V. Samoilova, P. A. Podlesnaya, A. N. Gratchev

“…In this work, we studied tumor-associated macrophages and their different phenotypes using membrane protein, indoleamine 2,3‑dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) as a marker for type 1 macrophages and macrophage scavenger receptor (CD204) as a marker for type 2 macrophages.The objective of this work was to study the expression of IDO1 and CD204 in tumors of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus and to assess its prognostic value.Materials and methods. The study included tumor samples obtained from 48 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. …”
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Novel strand-specific qPCR assay elucidates differences in viral replication kinetics between different strains of avian reovirus by Telvin L. Harrell, Sonsiray Alvarez-Narvaez, Quentin D. Read, Steven J. Conrad

“…TCID50 is the preferred method to quantify ARV, but it does not provide specific information about the number of genomes present in a sample. …”
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The main reasons of difference between the quality of bought wheat and the flour made in Russia by A. V. Alabushev, M. M. Kopus, E. V. Ionova, D. P. Dorokhova

“…For the comparative assessment we have used such efficient express-methods as electrophoresis of prolamins, SDS-sedimentation and estimation of protein content according to the Kjeldahl method. …”
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The relevance of cardiac and gastric interoception for disordered eating behavior by Aline Tiemann, Julie Ortmann, Marius Rubo, Andrea H. Meyer, Simone Munsch, Claus Vögele, Zoé van Dyck

“…Methods Our sample (n = 128) was predominantly female (n = 116), included healthy individuals (n = 87) and individuals with an eating disorder or sub-clinical eating disorder (n = 41). …”
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Domain Knowledge Decomposition for Cross-Domain Few-Shot Scene Classification From Remote Sensing Imagery by Can Li, He Chen, Yin Zhuang, Liang Chen, Lianlin Li

“…Hence, in this article, a novel CDFSSC method called domain knowledge decomposition (DKD) framework is proposed to effectively exploit domain-common and domain-specific knowledge from the pseudo-labels of target samples, improve the certainty of cross-domain representation learning, and enhance the model’s adaptability to the target domain. …”
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Evaluation of Bangladesh Healthy Eating Index (BD-HEI) by Ahmed Jubayer, Abira Nowar, Saiful Islam, Md. Hafizul Islam, Md. Moniruzzaman Nayan

“…A high value was observed for the sample menu provided in Food-based dietary guideline (FBDG). …”
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The Sonographic Evaluation of Male Testicular Volume amongst Patients with Fertility Challenges by Augusta Amarachi Ezenwaka, Onyebuchi Okechukwu Ezema, Chizoba Ihedioha, Uchechukwu Innocent Nwadike

“…Independent samples t-test and Pearson correlation were employed at a 5% level of significance. …”
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Multicenter performance comparison of the hepatitis C antibody serology assay on the new Atellica integrated chemistry and immunoassay analyzer by Joe M. El-Khoury, Anthony Bonito, Rachel Fonstad, Michael Anostario, Michael Quintanilla, Neil Birmingham, Amin A. Mohammad

“…This study evaluated the performance of the Atellica IM anti-HCV antibodies (aHCV) assay on the Atellica CI analyzer across 3 sites in the United States (U.S). Methods: Precision, cutoff bias analysis and qualitative method comparison studies were performed on Atellica CI and Atellica IM analyzers. …”
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Emergency department visits for children identified as at risk of mental and behavioral conditions in the United States: an analysis of the 2019 NHIS data by Samuel N. Koscelny, David M. Neyens, Ann Dietrich, Danielle Stewart, Veronica Parker, Anjali Joseph

“…The objective was to analyze data from the 2019 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to evaluate the odds of ED visits among children and to identify patterns among those at higher risk of MBH conditions. Methods The study utilized data from the 2019 NHIS Sample Child Survey, focusing on children aged 6–17. …”
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Toll-like receptors 2 and 4, and bacterial proteins in IgG4-related sialadenitis, other types of chronic sialadenitis and sialolithiasis by Elin Waltimo, Mine Eray, Antti Mäkitie, Caj Haglund, Timo Atula, Jaana Hagström

“…Background The association of chronic sclerosing sialadenitis and IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) has resulted in the more frequent identification of IgG4-positivity in submandibular gland inflammations, also uncovering IgG4 overexpression in nonspecific inflammations. …”
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Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among female healthcare workers in Syria: results from a 2022 cross-sectional survey by Zlatko Nikoloski, Elnur Aliyev, Robert Bain, Leonardo Menchini, Sahar Hegazi, Mai Zalkha, Shaza Mouawad, Neha Kapil, Amaya Gillespie

“…We present descriptive information about the sample and conduct a multivariate logistic regression analysis to shed light on some of the barriers preventing COVID-19 vaccination uptake. …”
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Particulate morphology and textural characteristics of nanosilica hydro-compacted at various wetting degree by V. M. Gun’ko, V. V. Turov

“… The particulate morphology and textural characteristics of nanosilica A–300, initial and hydro-compacted        (cA–300) by wetting with various amounts of water in the range of h = 0.5–5.0 g per gram of dry silica, strongly stirred and then dried, have been analyzed using low-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy (treated-dried-wetted samples), small angle X-ray scattering, scanning and transmission electron microscopies, infrared spectroscopy, and nitrogen adsorption methods (treated-dried-degassed samples). …”
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Detection of actionable mutations in circulating tumor DNA for non-small cell lung cancer patients by Paul van der Leest, Pim Rozendal, Naomi Rifaela, Anthonie J. van der Wekken, Hanneke Kievit, Vincent D. de Jager, Grigory Sidorenkov, Léon C. van Kempen, T. Jeroen N. Hiltermann, Ed Schuuring

“…Methods One hundred eighty plasma samples from consecutively recruited NSCLC patients were included. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Natural sciences by I.S. Makeev, T.A. Konchina, M.S. Lyubov, O.I. Nedoseko

“…In the shoreline three sample plots were studied in each biotope of 3 × 4 m2 (total – 36 m2), in the water, descriptions were carried out in the surface water layer up to 2.5 m deep on three sample plots of 3 × 4 m2 (total – 36 m2). …”

The role of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase and serum amyloid A proteins in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis by P.A. Orujova, N.H. Sultanova

“…Materials and methods. A cohort study was conducted involving 143 newborns suspected of sepsis, admitted to the intensive care units within the first 24 hours of life. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: MicroRNA-582–3p negatively regulates cell proliferation and cell cycle progression in acute myeloid leukemia by targeting cyclin B2 by Haixia Li, Xuefei Tian, Paoqiu Wang, Mao Huang, Ronghua Xu, Tian Nie

“…This study aimed to reveal the biological function of miR-582–3p in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which is one of the most frequently diagnosed hematological malignancies. Methods The expression of miR-582–3p was determined using quantitative real-time PCR in blood samples from leukemia patients and in cell lines. …”
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Neutrophil extracellular traps-related genes contribute to sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by Tang Shaoqun, Yu Xi, Wang Wei, Luo Yaru, Lei Shaoqing, Qiu Zhen, Yang Yanlin, Sun Qian, Xia Zhongyuan

“…Estradiol and (+)-JQ1, which targeted more of the hub targets with good binding affinity, could increase the viability of HK-2 cells and HUVECs induced by LPS and inhibit apoptosis and OS. …”
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Paederia scandens extract alleviates obesity via modulating the gut microbiota and serum metabolome disorder by Yuanyuan Yang, Jinglei Si, Jiayuan Mo, Jin Li, Bin Pan, Yi Pan, Lihe Jiang, Decai Wang, Xueping Feng

“…There is an urgent need to identify more affordable methods to combat this condition. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Preclinical and Clinical Exposure to the Pediatric Pulpotomy Procedure on Confidence Among Senior Dental Students: An Analytical Survey Study by Alzain I, Albqmi SS, Alkatheeri SM

“…Those who reported better learning experiences were more likely to report higher confidence levels (p< 0.001).Conclusion: The number of pulpotomy procedures performed on pediatric patients significantly impacted students’ confidence levels, while knowledge scores showed no correlation with confidence. …”
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The UroLife study: protocol for a Dutch prospective cohort on lifestyle habits in relation to non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer prognosis and health-related quality of life by Liesbeth de Goeij, Ellen Westhoff, J Alfred Witjes, Katja KH Aben, Ellen Kampman, Lambertus ALM Kiemeney, Alina Vrieling

“…The main aim of this study is to evaluate whether lifestyle habits are related to prognosis and HRQOL in patients with NMIBC.Methods and analysis The UroLife study is a multicentre prospective cohort study among more than 1100 newly diagnosed patients with NMIBC recruited from 22 hospitals in the Netherlands. …”
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