Identification and validation of hub gene TNFAIP6 of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis by LEI Lei, LYU Yuxin, ZHANG Jing

“…RT-qPCR and Western blot assay demonstrated that TNFAIP6 was significantly highly expressed at mRNA and protein levels in MH7A cells stimulated with 10 ng/mL TNF-α when compared to the cells treated with PBS (P<0.05). CCK-8 and Transwell assays indicated that the silencing of TNFAIP6 markedly inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion abilities of MH7A cells when compared with the control cells (FAM-si-NC,P<0.05). …”
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Evaluating the role of inflammatory biomarkers as a diagnostic tool in peri-implantitis by Ayan Saxena, Pavitra Kumar Rastogi, Nand Lal, Umesh Pratap Verma, Rameshwari Singhal, Md. Kaleem Ahmad

“…Conservative treatment was performed in peri-implantitis cases, 3 months after treatment their clinical parameters, IL-1β and IL-6 levels were recorded and compared with their pre-treatment values. Results: Clinical parameters like Modified Plaque Index (MPI), Modified Bleeding Index (MBI) and Probing Pocket Depth (PPD) were statistically significantly higher in the peri-implantitis group as compared to the healthy implant group and healthy teeth group. …”
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COMPARISON OF MONO AND POLY-AXIAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION IN THORACOLUMBAR A3/A4 FRACTURES by EMILIANO NEVES VIALLE, BARBARA MIROSKI DE OLIVEIRA PINTO, JOANA BRETAS CABRAL RONDOM GUASQUE, LUIZ ROBERTO GOMES VIALLE, RENATO FEDATO BERALDO

“…ABSTRACT Objective: This study aims to compare the use of mono-axial and poly-axial screws in AOSpine type A3 and A4 thoracolumbar fractures. …”
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Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional study by Keying Zhang, Tao Zhao, Yu Ding, Jia Cheng, Chunmei Cao

“…BackgroundAlthough training has been recognized as a potential contributor to neuroplasticity in athletes, the impact of prolonged shooting training on human brain plasticity remains unclear in the existing literature.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, we used a multimodal neuroimaging analysis, including the analysis of functional blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images, structural T1-weighted MRI images, and diffusion MRI images, to systematically identify differences between elite shooters and normal controls.ResultsThe results showed that compared to male normal controls, male elite shooters had higher regional homogeneity (ReHo) in the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, precuneus, thalamus, and cingulate gyrus, as well as higher functional connectivity between the medial frontal cortex (MedFC) and temporooccipital middle temporal gyrus (toMTG). …”
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The Effectiveness of Motivational Psychotherapy on Social-Emotional Competencies of Students with Type 1 Diabetes by Hossein Sahebdel, Hossein Kareshki, Hossein Mehrabi

“…Results: The findings revealed that the motivational psychotherapy program significantly increased the social-emotional competencies of the experimental group compared to the control group (P < 0.01). These results indicate that the educational package of motivational psychotherapy is an effective method for enhancing the social-emotional competencies of secondary school students with type 1 diabetes. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact of Emerging Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Bilal Chughtai, Sirikan Rojanasarot, Kurt Neeser, Dmitry Gultyaev, Stacey L. Amorosi, Neal D. Shore

“…The PSA demonstrated that relative to PUL, WVTT yielded higher QALYs and lower costs 99% and 100% of the time, respectively. **Conclusions:** Compared to PUL, WVTT was a cost-effective and cost-saving treatment of moderate-to-severe BPH. …”
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Comparison of Gonadotropin with Gonadotropin and Letrozole Combination in Infertile Women with Biopsy - Proven Endometriosis Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection by Burak Tanır, Mehmet Serdar Kütük, Mehmet Dolanbay, Mahmut Tuncay Özgün, Semih Uludağ, Ercan Aygen, Yılmaz Şahin

“… OBJECTIVE: To compare the result of intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles using gonadotrophins with those of using gonadotrophins combined with letrozole in infertile woman with biopsy-proven endometriosis. …”
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The role of the AVAPS ventilation mode combined with TCM monitoring in weaning patients with AECOPD by Nianci Wang, Haidong Qin, Lei Bao

“…The respiration-related parameters were compared between the two groups at the time of weaning and after 1 h and 12 h of noninvasive ventilation. …”
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Effects of Core Stability and Mckenzie Exercises in Low Back Pain with Extension Preference by Hamidreza Nemati, Hoda Niknam, Khosro Khademi Kalantari, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Negin Jalili

“…This study compares the effects of core stability and McKenzie exercises on the range of motion, pain, disability, and function in patients with mechanical low back pain. …”
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Evaluation of Nausea and Vomiting Severity in Pregnancies Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction by Ozge Senem Yucel Cicek, Merve Demir

“…Weight change during pregnancy and hospital admission due to nausea vomiting of pregnancy were also compared to assess severe nausea vomiting of pregnancy. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Patients With Agitation in Alzheimer Dementia by Christie Teigland, Zulkarnain Pulungan, David Bruhn, Steve Hwang

“…Overall, healthcare costs were higher in the agitation in Alzheimer dementia population compared with those without agitation in Alzheimer dementia (mean cost PPPY, $32 322 and $30 121, respectively), with the largest differences observed in inpatient and post-acute care costs. …”
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Medial sural artery perforator free flap for small- to medium-sized defects in head and neck reconstruction: a suitable replacement for radial forearm free flap by Yulian Zhang, Keran Pan, Jian Wu, Xi Tang

“…Abstract Background and objectives To compare clinical outcomes and donor site morbidity between medial sural artery perforator (MSAP) flap and radial forearm free (RFF) flap for soft tissue reconstruction of head and neck. …”
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Acute kidney injury and outcomes in hospitalized children with autoimmune rheumatic disease by Chien-Hung Lin, Wen-Sheng Liu, Chuan Wan, Hsin-Hui Wang

“…Abstract Background Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) in children can negatively impact renal function, potentially leading to acute kidney injury (AKI). This study compares the prevalence of AKI and other adverse in-hospital outcomes among hospitalized children with ARDs. …”
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Smart building energy management with renewables and storage systems using a modified weighted mean of vectors algorithm by Mohamed Ebeed, Sabreen hassan, Salah Kamel, Loai Nasrat, Ali Wagdy Mohamed, Abdel-Raheem Youssef

“…The effectiveness of MINFO is demonstrated through comprehensive evaluations, comparing its performance with other optimization methods across 33 benchmark functions from basic and CEC-2019 test suites. …”
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Effect of Bio MTA plus & ProRoot MTA pulp capping materials on the regenerative properties of human dental pulp stem cells by Khaled Mohamed Ayoub, Mohamed Mokhtar Nagy, Riham Mohamed Aly, Ghada Nour El Deen, Karim El-Batouty

“…Human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) were isolated from impacted third molars. Extracts of Bio MTA + and ProRoot MTA were prepared at a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Role of Chest Radiography in Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Does Every Suspected Case Needs GeneXpert MTB; A Cross-Sectional Study by Mujahid Raza, Saleh Khurshied, Altaf Hussain, Nawal Khurshid, Ali Khurshid

“…Methodology: CXR of symptomatic patients with and without findings consistent with Pulmonary TB were compared with GeneXpert MTB results for association between the results of two. …”
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Exploring the potential cost-effectiveness and societal burden implications of screening for fracture risk in a UK general radiography setting by E. Söreskog, B. Lopez, T. Bean, P. Lewis, N. Ashley, J. Da Palma Lopes, R. Meertens, A. Ratcliffe

“…Methods The study used a health economic model that compared the health outcomes and costs of screening with IBEX BH versus usual care for men and women aged 50 and older who had a forearm radiograph for any reason. …”
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The Role of Morphological Information in Processing Pseudo-words in Italian L2 Learners: It’s a Matter of Experience by Simona Amenta, Francesca Foppolo, Linda Badan

“…Participants with low proficiency exhibited reduced accuracy and longer reaction times when presented with pseudo-words embedding a stem compared to those embedding a suffix. Conversely, participants with high proficiency demonstrated comparable accuracy in rejecting pseudo-words with real stems or real suffixes but required more time to reject pseudo-words embedding a suffix. …”
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Evaluation of bone healing in trabeculae structure of mandibular corpus and angulus fracture patients with fractal dimension analysis by Poerwati Soetji Rahajoe, Hendra Sukawijaksa, Pingky Krisna Arindra, Silviana Farrah Diba

“…Conclusion: Post ORIF observation of corpus fracture shows a greater trabecula formation value which indicates faster healing when compared to mandibular angulus fracture.…”
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Socioeconomic disparities in depression risk: Limitations of the moderate effect of physical activity changes in Korea. by Su Kyoung Lee, Yong Jin Kwon

“…After adjustment, medical aid beneficiaries consistently showed higher risks of depression compared to health insurance enrollees with the same physical activity (PA) change patterns. …”
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