Effects of vitamin D supplementation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahsa Ranjbar, Mehran Rahimlou, Maryam Fallah, Kurosh Djafarian, Hamed Mohammadi

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The Cytotoxicity Assessment of Grapefruit Peel Essential Oil and Its Effect on Frying Stability of Sunflower Oil by Ghania Kaanin-Boudraa, Fatiha Brahmi, Linda Grimaud, Mohamed Lamine Freidja, Ourdia-Nouara Kernou, Daniel Henrion, Samir Hadjal, Khodir Madani, Lila Boulekbache-Makhlouf

Subjects: “…citrus x paradisi…”
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Lifespan trajectories of motor control and neural oscillations: A systematic review of magnetoencephalography insights by Xinbi Zhang, Mingming Huang, Xiaoxia Yuan, Xiaoke Zhong, Shengyu Dai, Yingying Wang, Qiang Zhang, Kanya Wongwitwichote, Changhao Jiang

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Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life data by Petra Belohlavkova, Daniela Zackova, Hana Klamova, Edgar Faber, Michal Karas, Lukas Stejskal, Eduard Cmunt, Olga Cerna, Ivana Jeziskova, Katerina Machova Polakova, Pavel Zak, Tereza Jurkova, Marika Chrapava, Jiri Mayer

“…However, there was no significant difference in 5‐year overall survival (OS) or progression‐free survival (PFS) between the two groups (OS: 94.3% vs. 90.5%, p = 0.602; PFS: 92.9% vs. 88.0%, p = 0.614). Nilotinib‐treated patients had a higher failure‐free survival (FFS) and event‐free survival (EFS) than imatinib‐treated patients (FFS: 71.7% vs. 54.3%, p = 0.040; EFS: 71.7% vs. 53.5%, p = 0.025). …”
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The effect of depth data and upper limb impairment on lightweight monocular RGB human pose estimation models by Gloria-Edith Boudreault-Morales, Cesar Marquez-Chin, Xilin Liu, José Zariffa

“…Comparisons between the uninjured and stroke groups did not reveal a significant effect (all p values > 0.36) of motor impairment on the accuracy of any model. …”
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Clinical Burden and Healthcare Resource Use of Asthma in Children in the UK by Gouia I, Joulain F, Zhang Y, Morgan CL, Khan AH

“…Risk of re-exacerbation was significantly increased for severe versus mild asthma (hazard ratio [95% CI]: 2.98 [1.90– 4.65], P< 0.001). All-cause HCRU (IRR [95% CI]) was higher in severe asthma patients versus controls (primary care: 3.81 [3.54– 4.09], P< 0.0001; inpatient admissions: 3.23 [2.31– 4.62], P< 0.0001]); total-cost ratios relative to controls for mild, moderate, and severe asthma were 1.58 (1.39– 1.78, P< 0.0001), 2.56 (1.97– 3.33, P< 0.0001), and 3.42 (2.54– 4.61, P< 0.0001), respectively. …”
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Respuesta del cultivo de soja al agregado de azufre en función de la disponibilidad hídrica y del sistema de labranza by P.L. Cicore, H.R. Sainz Rozas, H.E. Echeverría, P. A. Barbieri

“…Esto es confirmado por los valores de concentración de S en grano (0,26 vs 0,28% para los tratamientos P y P+S, respectivamente), los cuales fueron superiores a los umbrales reportados en la bibliografía (0,23%).…”
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Estimación del contenido de sorbato de potasio residual en ciruela tiernizada by Jesica WORLOCK, Delia URFALINO

“…Se cosechó ciruela de calibre mediano (35 a 48 unidades frescas por kg) con una madurez promedio superior a 20ºBrix y se deshidrató en horno hasta una humedad promedio de 21 ± 1% y una actividad acuosa promedio (aw) de 0,682 ± 0,013. …”
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Assessment of vegetation in Murchison falls national park five years after the completion of oil and gas exploration by Hindrah Akisiimire, William Tinzaara, Keneth Tumwebaze, Charles K.Twesigye

“…The study recorded uniform and non-uniform plant species and the mean vegetation diversity of 1.9±0.06 in oil pads and 1.71±0.12 in control areas. …”
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Transgenerational cues about local mate competition affect offspring sex ratios in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae by Duncan, Alison B., Marinosci, Cassandra, Devaux, Céline, Lefèvre, Sophie, Magalhães, Sara, Griffin, Joanne, Valente, Adeline, Ronce, Ophélie, Olivieri, Isabelle

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Within-species variation in the gut microbiome of medaka (Oryzias latipes) is driven by the interaction of light intensity and genetic background by Evangelista, Charlotte, Kamenova, Stefaniya, Diaz Pauli, Beatriz, Sandkjenn, Joakim, Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn, Edeline, Eric, Trosvik, Pål, de Muinck, Eric Jacques

Subjects: “…communities, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, harvest-induced evolution, mesocosm, light, fish density…”
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Eukaryotic plankton community and assembly processes in a large-scale water diversion project in China by Liming Zhu, Lihui Feng, Daoxi Zhang, Fang Shi, Xi Zou, Qing Yang, Shan He, Wen Zhu

“…However, in comparison to DJK, deterministic processes have a more pronounced impact on MRP, accounting for 39.29% and 1.82%, respectively. The variations in total nitrogen (TN), chlorophy IIa (Chl.a), and conductivity (Spc) have led to a transition in the assembly of eukaryotic phytoplankton communities in MRP from a stochastic process to a deterministic process. …”
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Therapeutic effects of reduced glutathione on liver function, fibrosis, and HBV DNA clearance in chronic hepatitis B patients by Qiyao Wei, Jing Zhao

“…ALB increased from 29.65 ± 0.94 g/L to 48.76 ± 4.85 g/L in the observation group and from 29.77 ± 0.90 g/L to 34.12 ± 0.84 g/L in the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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Green analysis of illicit drugs on banknote dust by Teresa Cecchi, Arianna Giuliani, Carlo Catini

“…Results: Going green (AGREE score 0.83/1, Eco-Scale score 88/100) limits shortcomings due to the use of classical organic solvents in the extraction step and improves the chromatographic outcome. …”
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Effectiveness of mobile health for exercise promotion on cardiorespiratory fitness after a cancer diagnosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Megan E. Gregory, Weidan Cao, Saurabh Rahurkar, Fadi Haroun, James C. Stock, Sanam M. Ghazi, Daniel Addison

“…Relationships remained after accounting for lipid‐based outcomes (d = 0.30; 95% CI = 0.03–0.56). There was no evidence for heterogeneity or publication‐bias. …”
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Urinary interleukin 13 level in steroid sensitive and resistant nephrotic syndrome: a cross-sectional single center study by Behnam Ermian, Noosha Samieefar, Aida Vahidi, Daryoush Fahimi, Niloufar Peirovi, Mohamed Husein Aldokhi, Behnaz Bazargani, Arash Abbasi, Fahimeh Askarian, Mastaneh Moghtaderi

“…Interleukin-13 levels in the urine were measured using the ELISA method. In this study, 83 cases of nephrotic syndrome were enrolled, of whom 30 (36.1%) were girls and 53 (63.9%) were boys. …”
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Urinary concentrations of arsenic species in older Dutch adults and risk of chronic kidney disease by Hannah P. McKeon, Weiluan Chen, Jan Dirk te Biesebeek, Nanette G. Vrijenhoek, Jacqueline J.M. Castenmiller, Marcel J.B. Mengelers

“…The median and 95th percentile concentrations (middle bound) were 0.24 and 0.77 µg As(III)/g creatinine, 0.12 and 0.74 µg As(V)/g creatinine, 0.96 and 2.54 µg MMA/g creatinine, 8.09 and 63.82 µg DMA/g creatinine and 8.69 and 166.15 µg AsB/g creatinine, respectively. …”
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Sistem Pendeteksi Sleep-Disordered Breathing Berdasarkan High dan Low Frequency Menggunakan Metode Naïve Bayes by Achmad Ghifari, Edita Rosana Widasari

“…Sistem ini memiliki akurasi sebesar 85% dalam melakukan klasifikasi SDB menggunakan metode Naïve Bayes dengan rata-rata waktu komputasi sebesar 12ms. …”
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Paediatric nephroblastoma at a South African tertiary hospital: A 21-year retrospective analysis by E Brits, E Gerber, I Iroka, L Mgidlana, J Willoughby, S Dhlamini, P Nxumalo, S Sefadi, A Mthembu, J B Sempa

“…The median age of the study population was 38 months, with a marginal male predominance (50.7%). …”
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Patellofemoral Joint Loading During the Performance of the Forward and Side Lunge with Step Height Variations by Rafael Escamilla, Naiquan Zheng, Toran D MacLeod, Rodney Imamura, Kevin E. Wilk, Shangcheng Wang, Irv Rubenstein, Kyle Yamashiro, Glenn S. Fleisig

“…At 40°(p=0.005), 50°(p=0.002), 60°(p<0.001), 70°(p=0.006), 80°(p=0.005), 90°(p=0.002), and 100°(p<0.001) knee angles during lunge descent and 50°(p=0.002), 60°(p<0.001), 70°(p<0.001), 80°(p<0.001), and 90°(p<0.001) knee angles during lunge ascent patellofemoral joint force and stress were greater in side lunge than forward lunge. …”
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