SOX7 is involved in polyphyllin D-induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest through down-regulation of cyclin D1 by Zheng Bin, Wang Gang, Gao Wenbo, Wu Qiquan, Zhu Weizhi, Weng Guobin

“…MTT assay was used to investigate the cytotoxic effects of PD. Cell cycle progression was analyzed using propidium iodide (PI) staining, and protein levels were assayed by Western blot analysis. …”
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Long-term results of antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C with sustained virologic response by T. M. Ignatova, T. N. Lopatkina, V. P. Chulanov, Ye. V. Gaydasheva, S. N. Batskikh, G. V. Mikhaylovskaya, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, S. Yu. Karpov, Ye. N. Nikulkina, O. A. Chernova

“…At patients who have achieved SVO as a result of AVT, late relapses of HCV-infection are rare and in the majority no disease progression was found. Relapses of cryoglobulinemia syndrome were observed, but data on presence of latent HCV-infection were not received. …”
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Selective engagement of long-latency reflexes in postural control through wobble board training by Theodore Deligiannis, Mahsa Barfi, Brian Schlattmann, Ken Kiyono, Damian G. Kelty-Stephen, Madhur Mangalam

“…Wobble board increased engagement of LLRs and decreased engagement of compensatory postural adjustments (CPAs), indicated by the peak in non-Gaussianity of CoP planar displacements over LLR-specific timescales (50–100 ms) and non-Gaussianity of CoP planar displacements progressively diminishing over CPA-specific timescales ( $$>100$$ ms). …”
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Percutaneous closure of a traumatic ventricular septal defect: a case report and literature review by Camilo Andres Calderon-Miranda, Maria Juliana Reyes-Cardona, Gabriel Roberto Lopez-Mora, Fernando Andrés Guerrero-Pinedo, Jairo Sanchez-Blanco, Carlos Enrique Vesga-Reyes, Jorge Alexander Zambrano-Franco, Pastor Olaya

“…Symptomatic septal defects, those 10 mm or larger, with Qp: Qs greater than 1.5, or causing complications such as pulmonary hypertension or valvular involvement, are usually closed to prevent progression of heart failure. Management of traumatic VSD has traditionally been surgical. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and short-term mortality in patients having anti-MDA5-positive dermatomyositis with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study by Hongxia Xin, Ping He, Bin Xi, Zhaojun Wang, Han Wang, Faxuan Wang, Zhanbing Ma, Jing Xue, Yuanyuan Jia, Hourong Cai, Bi Chen, Juan Chen

“…Conclusions We found that an elevated baseline NLR and its progressive increase are associated with 30-day mortality in patients with anti-MDA5-positive DM-ILD.…”
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A Novel Liposome Formulation Carrying Both an Insulin Peptide and a Ligand for Invariant Natural Killer T Cells Induces Accumulation of Regulatory T Cells to Islets in Nonobese Dia... by Hidetoshi Akimoto, Emi Fukuda-Kawaguchi, Omar Duramad, Yasuyuki Ishii, Kazunari Tanabe

“…These data indicate that the migration of insulin B-peptide-specific Tregs to islet of NOD mice that are involved in the suppression of pathogenic T cells related to diabetes onset and progression could be enhanced by the administration of liposomes containing α-GalCer and insulin B peptide.…”
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Somatotypes and handgrip strength analysis of elite Serbian sambo athletes by Jelena Slankamenac, Tatjana Trivić, Damjan Jakšić, Miodrag Drapšin, Nemanja Lakićević, Patrik Drid

“…In total, the strength of the handgrip increases progressively in groups. In male categories, the difference exists between the first 4 groups and -78kg, as well as between -42kg and -46kg and the heaviest weight category. …”
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Research Review and Prospect of Litchi Fruit Cracking by Xiwen LI, Haoshuang SUN, Xuequn PANG, Zhaoqi ZHANG

“…We also summarize the causes of litchi fruit cracking at different developmental stages and among different varieties from the perspectives of growth environmental conditions, litchi variety characteristics (genetics, fruit size, seed type, pericarp characteristics), and etc., and the research progress in its physiology and molecular biology including pulp TSS, calcium content, cell wall components and their associated enzymes. …”
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Classification of peripheral vitreoretinal interface lesions using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography with guidance of ultrawide field imaging by Weiwei Zheng, Ying Huang, Ying Huang, Shanshan Qian, Bing Lin, Bing Lin, Shenghai Huang, Shenghai Huang

“…Classification of peripheral OCT images may provide a more effective evaluation of the risk of lesion progression.…”
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Evaluating hospital performance with additive DEA and MPI: the Isfahan University of Medical Science case study by Shirin Alsadat Hadian, Reza Rezayatmand, Saeedeh Ketabi, Nasrin Shaarbafchizadeh, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi

“…On average, in the four under study years, 12 hospitals were efficient, of which 75% (9 hospitals) had performance progress (average MPI > 1). On the contrary, among the 14 inefficient hospitals during the four studied years, more than 90% of the hospitals had improved performance. …”
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Abnormal expression of miR-668-3p in non-small cell lung cancer patients and its correlation with serum-related tumor markers by Wen Yang, Ling Liu, Jianliang Li, Yingchao Liu, Lin Rong, Junjie Ma, Rongchen Li, Qiuyue Zhang, Yugang Liu

“…Results The expression level of miR-668-3p was down-regulated in early-stage NSCLC patients compared with the control group, and showed a significant association with serum biomarkers related with disease progression, tumor staging, and lymph node metastasis. …”
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SGCL-LncLoc: An Interpretable Deep Learning Model for Improving lncRNA Subcellular Localization Prediction with Supervised Graph Contrastive Learning by Min Li, Baoying Zhao, Yiming Li, Pingjian Ding, Rui Yin, Shichao Kan, Min Zeng

“…While previous computational methods have made progress in predicting lncRNA subcellular localization, most of them ignore the sequence order information by relying on k-mer frequency features to encode lncRNA sequences. …”
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Pressure-Less Liquid-Phase Sintering of Aluminum-Based Materials by Ana Teresa Sucgang, Laurent Cuzacq, Jean-Louis Bobet, Yongfeng Lu, Jean-François Silvain

“…This was confirmed by microstructural analysis using SEM, which revealed the progression of density—from initial particle coalescence at 4 vol.% AlSi₁₂ to the development of microstructures with filled pores and well-defined grain boundaries at 20 vol.% AlSi₁₂. …”
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The inflammatory markers combined with CA125 may predict postoperative survival in endometrial cancer by Hongxing Lin, Wenhui Zhong, Liying Zhong, Chengwen Que, Xiaosong Lin

“…ROC curve and multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that decreased PDW and increased CA125 levels were independent risk factors for EC staging progression. In addition, multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the combination of low PDW and high CA125 (PDW + CA125 = 2) was an independent prognostic factor of survival in EC patients. …”
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Disulfidptosis-related gene SLC3A2: a novel prognostic biomarker in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Xinyi Zhang, Yiqi Lin, Liang Shi, Aixia Zhai, Chao Wu, Qian-Ying Zhu

“…DiscussionIn conclusion, these results indicated a strong association between SLC3A2 and progression in both NPC and HNSC, suggesting it as a promising biomarker for predicting adverse prognosis in NPC and HNSC patients.…”
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The Impact of Step Recommendations on Body Composition and Physical Activity Patterns in College Freshman Women: A Randomized Trial by Bruce W. Bailey, Ciera L. Bartholomew, Caleb Summerhays, Landon Deru, Sharla Compton, Larry A Tucker, James D. LeCheminant, Joseph Hicks

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of three progressively higher step recommendations over 24 weeks on changes in body weight and body composition. …”
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Intra-oral approach for excision of an unusual cystic mass in a 12-year-Old girl: A case report by Nasem Jamal Yousef, Issa Saad, Marwan Al-Raeei, Chadi Azmeh, Maya Saad, Zeina Darwich

“…The patient in this case was a 12-year-old female who had a slowly progressing, non-pulsatile swelling of the mandible. …”
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Impact of perineural tumor spread in head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma for carbon-ion radiotherapy by Atsushi Musha, Nobuteru Kubo, Hidemasa Kawamura, Naoko Okano, Masahiro Onishi, Takeru Ohtaka, Midori Tamura, Osamu Nikkuni, Yuichi Tomidokoro, Satoshi Yokoo, Kazuaki Chikamatsu, Tatsuya Ohno

“…The 5-year rates for local control (LC), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) were 67.6 %, 47.7 %, and 79.0 %, respectively. …”
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Technical Proficiency Analysis in Table Tennis: A Comparative Study Between Advanced and Intermediate Players by Benny Aprial, Denny Setyawan, George Danut Mocanu, Candra Brema Tarigan, Ghulam Mustafa, John Michael D. Aquino, Bilal Azmi Sarıtaş

“…The findings highlight that the progression from intermediate to advanced level requires improvements across multiple domains, including technical consistency, biomechanical efficiency, and tactical adaptability. …”
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Percutaneous microwave ablation versus sclerotherapy for large hepatic hemangioma: a multi-center cohort study by Qian Cai, Tong-Gang Qian, Qi-Yu Zhao, Shun-You Feng, Qiao Yang, Yan-Chun Luo, Yu-Qing Dai, Ping Liang, Xiao-ling Yu, Fang-Yi Liu, Zhi-Yu Han, Qiao-Wei Du, Xin Li, Jie Yu

“…Primary outcomes were technique efficacy rate (volume reduction rate [VRR] > 50% at 12 months), symptom relief rate at 12 months and local tumor progression (LTP). Secondary outcomes included procedure time, major complications, treatment sessions, cost and one-, two-, three-year VRR.Results During a median follow-up of 36 months, the MWA group showed a higher technique efficacy rate (100% vs. 90.4%, p = .018) and symptom relief rate (100% vs. 80%, p = .123) than the PS group. …”
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