Seroprevalence of HSV-2 in multiple subgroups of infertile men with abnormal sperm parameters and those seeking sex selection: a case-control study by Mohamad Javad Mahmodi, Somayeh Shatizadeh Malekshahi, Haleh Soltanghoraee

“…The ELISA testing was performed on 98 control, 32 Teratozoospermia (T), 45 Asthenozoospermia (A), 48 Oligoteratozoospermia (OTA), 50 Azoospermia (Azo), and 147 Teratozooasthenospermia (TA) samples. …”
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Statistical Downscaling Method for Vegetation Optical Depth Based on NDVI by Wang Xinyu, Fang Shibo, Han Jiahao

“…The spatial downscaling of Ku-band VOD with NDVI is performed and assessed.Results indicate that Ku-band VOD exhibits the highest spatial and temporal correlation with NDVI, showing a consistent response across various vegetation types, with a correlation coefficient of 0.8240. …”
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Diversity and Distribution of <i>Phytophthora</i> Species Along an Elevation Gradient in Natural and Semi-Natural Forest Ecosystems in Portugal by Carlo Bregant, Eduardo Batista, Sandra Hilário, Benedetto Teodoro Linaldeddu, Artur Alves

“…This paper reports the results of a survey of <i>Phytophthora</i> diversity in natural and semi-natural forest ecosystems in Portugal along an elevation gradient. Isolations performed from 138 symptomatic plant tissues and rhizosphere samples collected from 26 plant species yielded a total of 19 <i>Phytophthora</i> species belonging to 6 phylogenetic clades, including <i>P. cinnamomi</i> (36 isolates), <i>P. multivora</i> (20), <i>P. plurivora</i> (9), <i>P. cactorum</i> (8), <i>P. lacustris</i> (8), <i>P. pseudocryptogea</i> (8), <i>P. amnicola</i> (6), <i>P. hedraiandra</i> (6), <i>P. pseudosyringae</i> (5), <i>P. thermophila</i> (5), <i>P. bilorbang</i> (4), <i>P. inundata</i> (4), <i>P. asparagi</i> (3), <i>P. citricola</i> (3), <i>P. gonapodyides</i> (3), <i>P. rosacearum</i> (3), <i>P. chlamydospora</i> (2), <i>P. pachypleura</i> (2), and <i>P. syringae</i> (1). …”
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Association of workforce participation with depression among US older adults: results from NHANES 2005–2018 by Zhenyu Sun, Yi Wang, Xi Chen, Dongfu Qian

“…Multivariate generalised linear and logistic regression models, also with restricted cubic spline (RCS) were performed to examine linear or non-linear associations between workforce participation and depression. …”
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The Level of Heavy Metal Contamination in Selected Vegetables and Animal Feed Grasses Grown in Wastewater Irrigated Area, around Asmara, Eritrea by Goitom Kfle, Ghebray Asgedom, Tedros Goje, Felema Abbebe, Lula Habtom, Hagos Hanes

“…Multivariate analysis, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA), was performed on the distribution of elements in plant species to identify the source of the heavy metals. …”
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MiR-125b-5p ameliorates ox-LDL-induced vascular endothelial cell dysfunction by negatively regulating TNFSF4/TLR4/NF-κB signaling by Wenshuai He, Limin Zhao, Pengfei Wang, Maojia Ren, Yunfei Han

“…A series of functional assays, including CCK-8 assay, flow cytometry, MDA and SOD kits, capillary-like network formation assay and ELISA assay were performed in vitro. TNFSF4/TLR4/NF-κB pathway-related protein expressions were measured by Western blot. …”
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Gait kinematics at trot before and after repeated ridden exercise tests in young Friesian stallions during a fatiguing 10-week training program by Esther W. Siegers, Jeanne I. M. Parmentier, Jeanne I. M. Parmentier, Marianne M. Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, Carolien C. B. M. Munsters, Filipe M. Serra Bragança

“…Earlier, this training program was demonstrated to induce overtraining.ObjectivesTo evaluate how this training program affects stallions’ trot locomotion variables in relation to fatigue.Study designProspective analytical study.Methods3 or 4 years-old (n = 16) Friesian stallions performed three ridden indoor standardized exercise tests (SETs) in week-1 (SET-I; n = 15), week-6 (SET-II; n = 11) and week-10 (SET-III; n = 4), measuring heart rate (bpm) and lactate concentration (LA, mmol/L). …”
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Age-dependent interaction between serum zinc and triglyceride-glucose index among American adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jun Lai, Jun Lai, Xin-Qing Li, Yinglin Zheng, Zongyan Liu, Qiquan Wu, Yongxiao Cao

“…Therefore, we designed this cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between serum zinc and TyG in adults using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).MethodsA cross-sectional analysis was performed on 1,610 adults aged ≥20 years who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2016. …”
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Sexual Differences in response to Mid- or Low-Premixed Insulin Analogue in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Bing-li Liu, Xiao-mei Liu, Yi-fei Ren, Yi-Xuan Sun, Meng-hui Luo, Lei Ye, Jian-hua Ma, Feng-fei Li

“…A 4-day continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was performed during the cross-over period. The primary endpoint was the differences in glycemic control between male and female patients receiving mid- or low-premixed insulin therapy. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of Rhipicephalus microplus hemocytes from female ticks infected with Babesia bovis or Babesia bigemina by Rubikah Vimonish, Janaina Capelli-Peixoto, Wendell Johnson, Lowell Kappmeyer, Perot Saelao, Naomi Taus, Chungwon Chung, Massaro Ueti

“…Hemocyte cells were collected from replete female ticks infected with Babesia bovis or Babesia bigemina to perform high-throughput RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis. …”
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Wild relatives and interspecific hybrids of potato as source materials in breeding for resistance to golden nematode by N. V. Mironenko, E. V. Rogozina, A. A. Gurina, A. V. Khiutti, N. A. Chalaya, O. S. Afanasenko

“…Screening for resistance to PGN pathotype Ro1 and molecular screening for the presence of H1 and Gro1-4 gene markers were performed. Amplification products of the Gro1-4 gene marker were sequenced.Results. …”
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Fermentation of Azolla sp. leaves and the utilization as a feed ingredient of tilapia Oreochromis sp. by Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Nurfadhilah ., Julie Ekasari

“…In incubation period treatments, fermentation of Azolla meal was performed in two, six, eight, and ten days (AF2, AF6, AF8, AF10) using Trichoderma harzianum as the fermentor. …”
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Store Separation: Photogrammetric Solution for the Static Ejection Test by Luiz Eduardo Guarino de Vasconcelos, Nelson Paiva Oliveira Leite, André Yoshimi Kusumoto, Leandro Roberto, Cristina Moniz Araujo Lopes

“…In regard to photogrammetry, several market solutions can be used to perform these tests. However, the result of the separation trajectory is only obtained after the test flight, and therefore, it is not possible to safely carry out more than one on the same flight. …”
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Patient-reported symptoms and admission pathways in stroke mimics versus confirmed stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a cross-sectional observational study by Jawad Haider Butt, Christina Kruuse, Heidi Shil Eddelien, Viktor Frederik Idin Sørensen

“…Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with mimics. …”
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Expression of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma by Shivani Sivasakthivel, Pratibha Ramani, Selvaraj Jayaraman

“…Fresh tissue samples were collected from the primary tumor areas of OSCC patients and healthy tissue samples from patients who had tooth extraction, and both tissues were stored at −80 °C. RNA isolation was performed using the TRIR kit from Invitrogen. cDNA was synthesized from total RNA isolated from tissues using a first-strand synthesis kit. …”
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Finite element analysis of the influence of occlusal contact on maxillary All-on-4 immediate loading under different framework materials by JIANG Nan, GU Weiping

“…The stress of cortical bone, implant and framework, the micromotion of implant and the deformation of framework were calculated and statistical analysis was then performed. Results Among the four types of framework materials, in terms of cortical bone peak stress, the NAC group had the highest value and the ANC group had the lowest. …”
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Thyroid Hormone-Induced Cytosol-to-Nuclear Translocation of Rat Liver Nrf2 Is Dependent on Kupffer Cell Functioning by Luis A. Videla, Pamela Cornejo, Pamela Romanque, Catherine Santibáñez, Iván Castillo, Romina Vargas

“…In this work, we studied the role of Kupffer cell respiratory burst activity, a process related to reactive oxygen species generation and liver homeostasis, in Nrf2 activation using the macrophage inactivator gadolinium chloride (GdCl3; 10 mg/kg i.v. 72 h before T3 [0.1 mg/kg i.p.]) or NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin (1.5 mmol/L added to the drinking water for 7 days before T3), and determinations were performed 2 h after T3. T3 increased nuclear/cytosolic Nrf2 content ratio and levels of heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), catalytic subunit of glutamate cysteine ligase, and thioredoxin (Western blot) over control values, proteins whose gene transcription is induced by Nrf2. …”
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Efficacy and safety of FOLFIRI/aflibercept in second‐line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer in a real‐world population: Prognostic and predictive markers by Ana Fernández Montes, Nieves Martínez Lago, Marta Covela Rúa, Juan de la Cámara Gómez, Paula González Villaroel, José Carlos Méndez Méndez, Mónica Jorge Fernández, Mercedes Salgado Fernández, Margarita Reboredo López, Guillermo Quintero Aldana, María Luz Pellón Augusto, Begoña Graña Suárez, Jesús García Gómez

“…Exploratory analyses of prognostic and predictive markers of efficacy were performed. Results Patients had good general status (PS 0‐1 96.2%), tumours were mostly RAS‐mutant (75.6%), synchronous (71.8%), and left‐sided (71.8%). …”
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Utilization of cardiopulmonary bypass at radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma with tumour thrombus by Chalairat Suk‐Ouichai, Mitchell M. Huang, Clayton Neill, Christopher K. Mehta, Ashley E. Ross, Shilajit D. Kundu, Kent T. Perry Jr, Duc T. Pham, Hiten D. Patel

“…Metastatic disease was greater in the CPB cohort (75% vs. 28%, p = 0.008). All cases performed on CPB were Levels 3 and 4 thrombi (100% vs. 19% in the non‐CPB group, p < 0.001). …”
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Utilisation des systèmes de test ALDM dans le cadre de l'étude des réseaux sociaux du babouin de Guinée by Julie Gullstrand, Joël Fagot, Nicolas Claldière

“…Enfin, cette même continuité ouvre les perspectives pour étudier l'influence de nouveaux indices sociaux sur les performances cognitives des individus en contexte social naturel.…”
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