Ficolin B in Diabetic Kidney Disease in a Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes by Charlotte Berg Holt, Jakob Appel Østergaard, Esben Axelgaard, Gitte Krogh Nielsen, Yuichi Endo, Steffen Thiel, Troels Krarup Hansen

“…The diabetes-induced increase in kidney weight was 29% in the ficolin B knockout mice, that is, equal to wild-type animals (two-way ANOVA, P=0.60). …”
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Relationship between insertions of the tibialis anterior and peroneus longus and first tarsometatarsal joint degeneration by Kodai Sakamoto, Mutsuaki Edama, Tomoki Hirai, Hirotake Yokota, Ryo Hirabayashi, Chie Sekine, Tomonobu Ishigaki, Makoto Komiya, Taku Toriumi, Ikuo Kageyama

“…The TAT was classified into 4 types based on attachment site area and number of fiber bundles: Type I, two fiber bundles with equal (within 20%) attachment site areas on the first metatarsal and medial cuneiform; Type II, with two fiber bundles and a larger (>20%) attachment site area on the medial cuneiform than on the first metatarsal; Type III, with two fiber bundles and a larger (>20%) attachment site area on the first metatarsal than on the medial cuneiform; and Type IV, with three fiber bundles. …”
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Dopamine and 24-Epibrassinolide Upregulate Root Resilience, Mitigating Lead Stress on Leaf Tissue and Stomatal Performance in Tomato Plants by Lohana Ribeiro Prestes, Madson Mateus Santos da Silva, Sharon Graziela Alves da Silva, Maria Andressa Fernandes Gonçalves, Bruno Lemos Batista, Ivan Becari Viana, Allan Klynger da Silva Lobato

“…For roots, both plant growth regulators maximized the epidermis, with increases in treatments Pb²⁺ − DOP + EBR (45%), Pb²⁺ + DOP − EBR (24%), and Pb²⁺ + DOP + EBR (36%), when compared with equal treatment without Pb²⁺. To leaves, the tested molecules improved the leaf structures, significantly increasing palisade parenchyma and spongy parenchyma. …”
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A Walk-In Screening of Dementia in the General Population in Taiwan by Chun-Hung Chen, Ling-Chun Wang, Tzu-Chiao Ma, Yuan-Han Yang

“…The ratio of suspected dementia patients, AD8 score greater than or equal to 2, was 13.6% of all recruited participants with their mean AD8 score being 2.9±1.3, mean age being 69.4±10.8 years old, and female predominance being 73.0%. …”
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Detecting gene copy number alterations by Oncomine Comprehensive genomic profiling in a comparative study on FFPE tumor samples by Fabio Bozzi, Elena Conca, Marco Silvestri, Gianpaolo Dagrada, Alice Ardore, Donata Penso, Daniele Lorenzini, Chiara Costanza Volpi, Desirè Viola Trupia, Adele Busico, Iolanda Capone, Federica Perrone, Elena Tamborini, Andrea Vingiani, Luca Agnelli, Giancarlo Pruneri

“…OCA+, a targeted DNA panel, showed lower CNAs detection sensitivity and equal specificity for gains and losses. According to proprietary software pipeline, OCA+ accurately identified gains characterized by CN ≥ 5,2. …”
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The Effects of Action Observation Speed on Motor Function in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: From Observation to Execution by Mónica Grande-Alonso, Manuel Estradera-Bel, Carlos Forner-Álvarez, Ferran Cuenca-Martínez, Celia Vidal-Quevedo, Alba Paris-Alemany, Roy La Touche

“…Methods: Sixty individuals, divided equally between those with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) and asymptomatic subjects, were enrolled. …”
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Analysis of some error-causing factors in two-dimensional geoelectrical studies and providing a solution to minimize them by Hosein Moghaddasi, Mohsen Moghaddasi, Ahmad Neyamadpour

“…This means that the array with ‘n’ equal to 12 is less sensitive to deeper structures than the array with ‘n’ equal to 6. …”
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What do the CEOs’ LinkedIn posts reveal about their mindsets towards organisational culture? A discourse analysis of LinkedIn posts by the CEOs of Swedish unicorn startups by Ona Žeimytė, Giedrė Lapinskienė

“…The findings show that the mindsets of unicorn CEOs express their inclination towards innovation, growth orientation, visionary thinking, equality, hierarchy, and appreciation as elements of organisational culture. …”
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Anthropometric profile, body composition and somatotyping of national Iranian cross-country runners by Bahman Mırzaeı, Hadi Nobarı, Hamid Arazı

“…National Iranian cross-country runners seem to have mesomorph and ectomorph are equal (or do not differ by more than one-half unit), and endomorph is smaller. …”
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Effect of the epidemiological heterogeneity on the outbreak outcomes by Alina Macacu, Dominique J. Bicout

“…Three types of responses are observed: dilution, amplification or no effect, corresponding to lower, higher or equal attack rates, respectively, for a host population in an interacting multi-host system compared to the zero-mixing situation. …”
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Bone Mass and Strength and Fall-Related Fractures in Older Age by Kirsti Uusi-Rasi, Saija Karinkanta, Kari Tokola, Pekka Kannus, Harri Sievänen

“…Reduction of falls by improving physical performance, balance, mobility, and muscle power is equally important.…”
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Navigating from ‘heroic’ leadership to a distributed leadership model in a virtual community of practice by Ian Johnson, Ed Bickle, Ralitsa Kantcheva

“…We show how power was progressively and beneficially transferred away from the founding coordinator, yet also demonstrate how coordination remained equally important as the vCoP matured. Not least, we argue that a careful balance of coordination and distribution is required to allow a CoP to evolve while holding true to its initial values and purpose. …”
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Direct numerical simulation study on relationship between Ranque-Hilsch effect and turbulence in high-speed swirling flow inside a cylindrical vortex chamber by Taihei YAMAMOTO, Yuji HATTORI

“…The viscous coefficient of the working fluid is set equal to or larger than 100 times that of the air. …”
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Gaming as a potential source of conflict with real life: The youth’s assessments by A. K. Mamedov, G. V. Denissova, O. V. Smirnova, O. V. Sapunova

“…The results of the survey show that the youth define both offline and online communication as equally important parts of their life and tend to restrain from total gamification but only in the field of education. …”
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The Interplay of Aging and PANoptosis in Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis: Implications for Novel Therapeutic Strategies by Liu S, Zhang G, Li N, Wang Z, Lu L

“…Shaoshan Liu,1,* Guifeng Zhang,2,* Nan Li,3 Zheng Wang,4 Liaodong Lu1 1Department of Joint Surgery, Liaocheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Liaocheng, 252000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital and Liaocheng Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Liaocheng, 252000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Trauma Orthopedics, Liaocheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Liaocheng, 252000, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurosurgery, Liaocheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Liaocheng, 252000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zheng Wang, Email zhengyimingdao@gmail.com; Liaodong Lu, Email shuier_226@163.comAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease characterized by the progressive degradation of articular cartilage, synovial inflammation, and subchondral bone remodeling. …”
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Building Bridges in a Divided Society: Addressing Hindutva and Muslim Conflicts in India by Mehmet Masatoğlu

“…The fundamental objective of this initiative is to foster a conversation that emphasizes the utmost significance of social justice, equality, and inclusion within the framework of the modern-day India.…”
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Assessment of Dual-Cure Resin Cement Properties of Microhardness and Water Sorption/Solubility through Various Shades of Monolithic Zirconia by Khalid Dhafer Al Hendi, Mohammed Hamad Alyami, Naveen S. Yadav, Ali Saleh Alqahtani, Shaiq Gajdhar, Abdullah Ibrahim Almakrami

“…Results: The highest mean value of microhardness (85 HV) was observed in the light shade zirconia group, whereas medium and dark shades exhibited average values equal to 80 HV and 75 HV, respectively. The dark shade showed maximum water sorption among other groups with a mean value of 35 μg/mm³, followed by medium (30 μg/mm3) and light (25 μg/mm3) shades. …”
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Safety and Effectiveness of a Perturbation-based Neuromuscular Training Program on Dynamic Balance in Adolescent Females: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Alison Bulow, Judith E Anderson, Jeff R S Leiter, Peter B MacDonald, Jason D Peeler

“… # Methods Twenty-four healthy and an exploratory group of 10 ACL-injured females (ages 12-18) were equally randomized into a perturbation-based NM training or control group and evaluated before and after a five-week intervention period. …”
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Iron deficiency and symptoms in women aged 20–49 years and relation to upper gastrointestinal and colon cancers by Jean-Luc Szpakowski, Lue-Yen Tucker

“…Using symptoms rather than IDA as an indication for endoscopy found equal numbers of cancers with fewer procedures.…”
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Effects of zinc supplementation on some lipid parameters of plasma and erythrocyte membrane in angora coats by Ercan Keskin, Zafer Durgun, Nurcan Dönmez, Ramazan Çöl, Hüdai İpek

“…The animals were divided equally into two groups . Group 1 (Control) and Group 2 (Zn Group) were fed ad libitum with a basal ration and the basal ration supplemented with 250 ppm Zn for 3 months. …”
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