Role of Inflammation and Motility Disorders in the Development, Course and Consequences of Functional Gastrointestinal and Biliary Tract Diseases (Literature Review and Expert Pane... by V. T. Ivashkin, D. S. Bordin, T. L. Lapina, M. A. Livzan, A. V. Okhlobystin, E. A. Poluektova, A. S. Trukhmanov, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…In the development in the content of visceral hypersensitivity, the functional connection between mastocytes and TRPV1-positive sensory endings of the vagus nerve is of great importance. Proinflammatory cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases can enter the systemic circulation, provoking the development of systemic manifestations. …”
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EEG alpha/beta features as a biomarker for quantifying pain in patients with lumbar disk herniation by Rumei Li, Wanqi Shao, Shumei Zhao, Lingli Wang, Chao Yu, Lanying Liu, Kuiying Yin

“…Following the spectral analysis of the EEG signals with continuous wavelet transform, power ratios were extracted for four frequency bands (θ, α, β and γ). …”
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Exploring the antimicrobial and antioxidative potential of Leucas aspera (Willd.) link: Phytochemical screening, molecular docking, and HR-LC/MS profiling against SARS-CoV-2 protei... by Thavasiaanatham Seenivasan Shalini, Ragothaman Prathiviraj, Poomalai Senthilraja

“…Conclusion: Thus, our findings could serve as potential active molecules of L. aspera against this target protein. …”
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The Impact of Reich’s Vegetotherapy on Emotional Regulation and Postural Balance in Military Personnel: A Non-Pharmacological Approach to Combat Stress by Sana Khadhrani, Imed Touhemi, Amri Hammami, Chiraz Goumni, Jihen Khalfoun, Mohanad Omar, Rebai Haithem, Abderraouf Ben Abderrahman

“…A total of 29 soldiers, with an average age of 30, were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (EG; 15 soldiers) or a control group (CG; 14 soldiers). …”
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Elevated fasting serum xylitol levels are associated with a lower risk of incident type 2 diabetes among individuals with prediabetes in the Chinese population by Yicheng Qi, Xiaoyong Li, Yu Liu, Meng Wang, Yiming Wu, Qing Su, Li Qin, Jing Ma

“…Methods In this nested case-control study, 180 participants who developed from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes (progressors), and 180 matched controls (non-progressors) with prediabetes during a 3.5-year follow-up were enrolled. The baseline levels of serum polyols in the fasting state were quantified using time-of-flight mass spectrometry. …”
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Abnormal power and spindle wave activity during sleep in young smokers by Youwei Dong, Yongxin Cheng, Juan Wang, Zhiwei Ren, Yiming Lu, Kai Yuan, Kai Yuan, Fang Dong, Dahua Yu

“…Notably, both relative alpha power and sleep spindle duration in frontal showed a positive correlation with Pack-year.DiscussionSleep EEG power and sleep spindle activity in frontal may serve as biomarkers to assess the sleep quality of young smokers. …”
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Estimating avoidable burden of stillbirth attributable to greenness improvement in Iran by Yang Yuan, Fatemeh Mayvaneh, Yaqi Wang, Jixing Yang, Yunquan Zhang, Fang Shi

“…Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models were employed to investigate greenness-stillbirth associations. …”
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Plasma miRNAs in polycystic ovary syndrome drive endometrial cancer progression: insights into molecular pathways and therapeutic targets by Xuedan Lai, Ling Wu, Peihong Lin, Lijiao You, Jianwen Ye

“…Among the 15 differentially expressed miRNAs, 12 were up-regulated and 3 were down-regulated in PCOS. …”
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Metatranscriptomes-based sequence similarity networks uncover genetic signatures within parasitic freshwater microbial eukaryotes by Arthur Monjot, Jérémy Rousseau, Lucie Bittner, Cécile Lepère

“…Results A total of 2,165,106 proteins were clustered in connected components enabling analysis of a great number of sequences without any references in public databases. …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Influential Factors of Electronic Cigarette Web-Based Attention in Mainland China: Time Series Observational Study by Zhongmin Zhang, Hengyi Xu, Jing Pan, Fujian Song, Ting Chen

“…Data sourced from web-based search engines related to e-cigarettes have the potential to serve as cost-effective supplementary means to traditional monitoring approaches. …”
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SPAGRM: effectively controlling for sample relatedness in large-scale genome-wide association studies of longitudinal traits by He Xu, Yuzhuo Ma, Lin-lin Xu, Yin Li, Yufei Liu, Ying Li, Xu-jie Zhou, Wei Zhou, Seunggeun Lee, Peipei Zhang, Weihua Yue, Wenjian Bi

“…However, this approach is challenging for large-scale GWAS of complex traits, such as longitudinal traits. Here we propose a scalable and accurate analysis framework, SPAGRM, which controls for sample relatedness via a precise approximation of the joint distribution of genotypes. …”
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Community Caregivers’ Perspectives on Health IT Use for Children With Medical Complexity: Qualitative Interview Study by Farah Elkourdi, Onur Asan

“…Community caregivers contribute to the care management of children with medical complexity, serving as advocates and coordinators, primary sources of information about children’s needs, and facilitators of access to care. …”
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Dynamic changes of extracellular vesicles during zebrafish organogenesis by Linda-Marie Mulzer, Tim Felger, Luis E. Muñoz, Gesa Engl, Heiko Reutter, Mario Schiffer, Leila Pourtalebi Jahromi, Fanni Annamária Boros, Friederike Zunke, Philipp Arnold, Alina C. Hilger

“…Wild-type AB strain zebrafish larvae (zfl) were collected at 24, 48, 72, and 96 h post fertilization (hpf) and homogenized. …”
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Management of volume load for patients undergoing hemodialysis via WeChat and home monitoring in China: a protocol for a cluster-randomized trial by Xiaocui Wang, Bonan Yan, Shipeng Zhang, Yuanke Zhou, Qinxiu Zhang, Xueying Li

“…If this intervention measure proves effective, it will not only provide empirical evidence for managing HD patients through the WeChat platform but also serve as a reference model for other HD centers in addressing patient volume load issues. …”
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Strengthening and toughening an ultra-high strength medium Mn steel by fibrous ferrite bridging mechanism by Chao Zhang, Qian Cheng, Bo Yang, Wuli Su, Xue Chen, Qingyuan Wang, Wenquan Cao, Chongxiang Huang

“…Such excellent strength-ductility synergy is attributed to the fully activated fibrous ferrite bridging mechanism, in which the micro-voids at the grain boundaries of martensite serve as the bridging cracks while fibrous ferrites act as the bridging ligaments. …”
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Fostering transformative learning and whole patient care among teaching hospital staff through artistic creation: a qualitative study by Kang-Ju Chou, Ying-Yao Cheng, Wen Cheng, Hsueh-Hua Chuang, Chun-Teng Tsai, Hua-Chang Fang

“…The researchers identified 4 themes and 12 subthemes of transformational learning concerning the meaning of life and the value of WPC across Mezirow’s phases. The four themes were (1) deep reflection on the meaning of life and death, (2) connection, (3) deepening and valuing health-care professional identity, and (4) reaffirming the motivation to serve. …”
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Evaluación del rendimiento y variables de planta de variedades de chile Loco de la Sierra Nevada de Puebla by Mayra Salinas-Romero, Pedro Antonio López, Abel Gil-Muñoz, Rocío Toledo-Aguilar, Higinio López-Sánchez

“…El chile Loco obtuvo un rendimiento promedio en verde (13.2 t ha-1) estadísticamente similar a los testigos excepto al chile de Árbol (8.3 t ha-1). …”
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Factors Affecting Male Involvement in Family Planning at Kazo Health Center IV in Kazo Town Council Kazo District. by Ndyaguma, Laban

“…A cross sectional research design was used for this study where both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed, the population of the study included Women, Men, health staff and local leaders. …”
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Epidemiology of Trypanosomiasis in Wildlife—Implications for Humans at the Wildlife Interface in Africa by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Buyinza, Bridget, Alzahrani, Khalid J., Matama, Kevin, Nakimbugwe, Helen N., Alkazmi, Luay, Onanyang, David, Bogere, Paul, Ochieng, Juma John, Islam, Saher, Matovu, Wycliff, Nalumenya, David Paul, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Osuwat, Lawrence Obado, Abdelhamid, Mahmoud, Shen, Tianren, Omadang, Leonard, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Wildlife animal species serve as long-term reservoirs of infection, but the delicate acquired balance between trypanotolerance and trypanosome challenge can be disrupted by an increase in challenge and/or the introduction of new more virulent species into the ecosystem. …”
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Combined characterization of pore structurein deep medium-rank coal using mercury intrusion and liquid nitrogen adsorption methods and its pore fractal characteristics by Qi LI, Yong WU, Lei QIAO

“…Parameters such as pore size, pore volume, and specific surface area were obtained, and the pore fractal characteristics were studied based on the Menger sponge model and the FHH model. …”
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