Sarcopenia in IBD patients and the role of nutritional and physical activity interventions in its management – a systematic review by Michalina Jurkiewicz, Karolina Siembab, Julia Białeta, Katarzyna Rowińska, Agnieszka Napieralska, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Albert Kapla, Alicja Černohorská, Daria Bednarczyk, Wiktoria Pysiewicz

“…This kind of exercises was proven to improve muscle mass, strength and physical performance. …”
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Structural insights on anti-biofilm mechanism of heated slightly acidic electrolyzed water technology against multi-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm on food contact surface by Pianpian Yan, Ramachandran Chelliah, Kyoung Hee Jo, Xiuqin Chen, Akanksha Tyagi, Hyeon Yeong Jo, Fazle Elahi, Nam Chan Woo, Min Seung Wook, Deog Hwan Oh

“…Slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) has proven to be an efficient and novel sanitizer in food and agriculture field. …”
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Clinical efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound for breast fibroadenoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiuying Wu, Xuewen Yue, Hong Liu, Haoran Huang, Dan Yao, Yujun Guo, Wenzhi Chen, Cai Zhang

“…Objective The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of ultrasound (US)-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of breast fibroadenoma in different studies.Methods Studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of US-guided HIFU in the treatment of histologically-proven FA with follow-up outcomes of more than 3 months were searched through MEDLINE/PubMed databases. …”
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Selenium improves the flavor-promoting substances of summer tea (Camellia sinensis) by altering the expression of flavonoid and amino acids metabolic genes by Ruiming Zhang, Huishan Tang, Xinlong Hu, Yuqiong Chen, Dejiang Ni, Mingle Wang

“…The application of selenium (Se) has proven effective in enhancing tea flavor. However, the specific mechanisms underlying the Se-mediated improvement of summer tea quality remain unclear. …”
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Leiomyosarcoma of the Right Gonadal Vein: Review of the Approach and Prognostic in a Rare Case by Noa de la Fuente, Manuel Rodríguez Blanco, Gemma Cerdán, Antonio Moral, Vicenç Artigas

“…No chemotherapy or radiotherapy has yet proven effective in improving survival, and complete surgical excision is currently considered to offer the best chance of cure. …”
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Over‐The‐Top Technique for ACL Reconstruction: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Postoperative Complications by Haocheng Du, Lin Li, Ziwen Qin, Jiang Guo, Xintao Zhang

“…In contrast, the OTT technique has shown excellent biomechanical performance, avoids the need for bone tunnels, is economically practical, and has been proven to provide satisfactory therapeutic outcomes both in the short and long term, especially for skeletally immature individuals and in revision cases. …”
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Shadi Park Renovation with Social Development Emphasis: A Case Study Halabja City, Iraq by Mihraban Othman Mustafa, Masoumeh Faraji, Zaniar Jamal Salih, Muhammed Saeed Rasheed

“…Among urban green spaces, parks are important because they have leisure and recreational functions, and the favorable physical and mental effects on humans have been proven today. Depreciation of materials, park equipment, destruction of vegetation and lifestyle changes over time have changed the needs and desires of the people and caused the old parks do not meet the needs of citizens. …”
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A Micro-RNA Connection in BRafV600E-Mediated Premature Senescence of Human Melanocytes by Gang Ren, Jingwei Feng, Ila Datar, Aaron H. Yeung, Srinivas Vinod Saladi, Yongqing Feng, Ivana de la Serna, Kam C. Yeung

“…While most of the induced microRNAs have documented negative effects on cell cycle progression, one of the repressed microRNAs has proven oncogenic functions. Ectopic expression of some of these induced microRNAs increased the expression of senescence markers and induced growth arrest and senescence in primary melanocytes. …”
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Ultrahigh concentration exfoliation and aqueous dispersion of few-layer graphene by excluded volume effect by Zhiyuan Xiong, Luyan Shen, Jin Long, Xiao Li, Ke Zhou, Gyeong Min Choi, Kangtai Ou, GuiYan Yang, Weichun Ma, Heon Sang Lee, Youyi Sun, Dan Li

“…Traditionally, achieving high-concentration dispersions of two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets has proven challenging as they tend to agglomerate or re-stack under increased surface contact and Van der Waals attraction. …”
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Yaws in Africa: Past, Present and Future by Ezekiel K. Vicar, Shirley V. Simpson, Gloria I. Mensah, Kennedy K. Addo, Eric S. Donkor

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: There is a great prospect for eradication if countries capitalize on the availability of simple, inexpensive, and well-tolerated oral treatment that has proven effective, validated point-of-care diagnostic tests and new molecular tests. …”
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Assessment of the Effects of Albendazole-Loaded Sulfonated Graphene Oxide on Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces: An In Vitro Investigation by Mohammad Reza Lashkarizadeh, Mohammad Shafie’ei, Mahdiyeh Lashkarizadeh, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Ghazaleh Sheibani, Zahra Akbari, Haniyeh Daneshafruz, Ali Derakhshani, Faham Khamesipour

“…Due to Albendazole’s relatively low efficacy and bioavailability, Echinococcosis has proven a challenge to manage successfully, with several studies investigating ways to improve the outcome, mainly showing mixed results. …”
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Using Generative Adversarial Networks for the synthesis of emotional facial expressions in virtual educational environments by William Villegas-Ch, Alexandra Maldonado Navarro, Araceli Mera-Navarrete

“…Traditional GAN architectures, such as StyleGAN and DCGAN, have proven highly effective in synthesizing positive emotions such as joy. …”
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Schisandrin B Attenuates Airway Inflammation by Regulating the NF-κB/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in Mouse Models of Asthma by Yaqin Chen, Yu Kong, Qili Wang, Jian Chen, Hua Chen, Huihui Xie, Lan Li

“…Schisandrin B is an active ingredient of the traditional Chinese herbal medicine Schisandra with various proven physiological activities such as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. …”
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Safety and Tolerance of Donor-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Pediatric Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: The MYSTEP1 Study by Steffen Hartleif, Michael Schumm, Michaela Döring, Markus Mezger, Peter Lang, Marc H. Dahlke, Joachim Riethmüller, Alfred Königsrainer, Rupert Handgretinger, Silvio Nadalin, Ekkehard Sturm

“…Our secondary objective is to evaluate efficacy of MSC treatment as measured by the individual need for immunosuppression and the incidence of biopsy-proven acute rejection. We will perform detailed immune monitoring to investigate immunomodulatory effects. …”
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Crosstalk between the Ketogenic Diet and Epilepsy: From the Perspective of Gut Microbiota by Yuying Fan, Hua Wang, Xueyan Liu, Junmei Zhang, Gang Liu

“…Although the ketogenic diet has proven successful in the treatment of refractory epilepsy and other illnesses, the underlying mechanisms of its neuroprotective effects have yet to be fully elucidated. …”
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Antidiabetic Activity of Benzopyrone Analogues in Nicotinamide-Streptozotocin Induced Type 2 Diabetes in Rats by Yogendra Nayak, Venkatachalam Hillemane, Vijay Kumar Daroji, B. S. Jayashree, M. K. Unnikrishnan

“…Benzopyrones are proven antidiabetic drug candidate in diabetic drug discovery. …”
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Earliest Detection of Oral Cancer Using Non-Invasive Brush Biopsy Including DNA-Image-Cytometry: Report on Four Cases by Torsten W. Remmerbach, Horst Weidenbach, Alexander Hemprich, Alfred Böcking

“…After at least one to 15 months the occurrence of cancer was finally proven histologically on a second scalpel biopsy each (three microinvasive and one in situ carcinoma). …”
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Imaging of Myocardial Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury Using Sodium [F]Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Rats and Humans by Hongyoon Choi MD, PhD, Jeong Hee Han PhD, Sue Yeon Lim MS, Inki Lee MD, Young-Seok Cho MD, PhD, Eun Ju Chun MD, PhD, Won Woo Lee MD, PhD

“…Positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) using sodium [ 18 F]fluoride (Na[ 18 F]F) has been proven to be a promising hot-spot imaging modality for myocardial infarction (MI). …”
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Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antioxidant Activities of Byrsonima duckeana W. R. Anderson (Malpighiaceae) by Maria Christina dos Santos Verdam, Fernanda Guilhon-Simplicio, Kleyton Cardoso de Andrade, Karina Lorena Meira Fernandes, Tallita Marques Machado, Felipe Moura Araújo da Silva, Mayane Pereira de Souza, Hector Henrique Ferreira Koolen, Cristiane da Silva Paula, Beatriz Cristina Konopatzki Hirota, Vinícius Bednarczuk de Oliveira, Cristina Mayumi Sasaki Miyazaki, Milena Kalegari, Marilis Dallarmi Miguel, Patricia Maria Stuelp-Campelo, Obdulio Gomes Miguel

“…Byrsonima is a promising neotropical genus, rich in flavonoids and triterpenes, with several proven pharmacological properties. Nevertheless, Byrsonima duckeana W. …”
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Stellar X-Ray Variability and Planetary Evolution in the DS Tucanae System by George W. King, Lía R. Corrales, Vincent Bourrier, Leonardo A. Dos Santos, Lauren Doyle, Baptiste Lavie, Gavin Ramsay, Peter J. Wheatley

“…We find a clear, monotonic decline in the quiescent level of the star by a factor of 1.8 across 8 months, suggesting stellar variability that might be due to an activity cycle. If proven through future observations, DS Tuc A would be the youngest star for which a coronal activity cycle has been confirmed. …”
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