Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)-Based Lipidomics Reveal the Association of Altered Red Blood Cell (RBC) Membrane Lipidome with the Presence and the Severity of Coronary Artery Ste... by Ioanna A. Kastani, Paraskevi K. Soltani, Giannis G. Baltogiannis, Georgios A. Christou, Eleni T. Bairaktari, Christina E. Kostara

“…These aberrations gradually distinguish the three subgroups of patients with mild, moderate, and severe coronary stenosis, potentially indicating their non-negligible involvement in the onset and progression of atherosclerosis. …”
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Occupational therapists’ experiences of photo-supported conversations – An intervention in primary health care by Joanna Nordstrand, A. Birgitta Gunnarsson, Petra Wagman, Ulrica Hörberg, Kristina Holmgren

“…Systematic text condensation was used as the analysis method.Results Three main themes with two to three subgroups in each were identified; Discovering well-being through images, Enhancing patient’s own efforts towards well-being, and Contributing to one’s own well-being.Conclusions and significance The results provide important knowledge for the continued research work with BeWell™ by investigating how the users of the intervention experienced it.…”
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Evaluating the validity of self-reported smoking in Mexican adolescents by James F Thrasher, Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, María del Carmen Valladolid-López, Ingris Peláez-Ballestas

“…Validity indices were evaluated by subgroups of gender, social acceptability of smoking (ie, smoking parents or friends) and smoking frequency.Results Sensitivity and specificity for current smoking were 93.2% and 81.7%, respectively. …”
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Effects of Various Extents of High-Frequency Hearing Loss on Speech Recognition and Gap Detection at Low Frequencies in Patients with Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Bei Li, Yang Guo, Guang Yang, Yanmei Feng, Shankai Yin

“…This study explored whether the time-compressed speech perception varied with the degree of hearing loss in high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss (HF SNHL) individuals. 65 HF SNHL individuals with different cutoff frequencies were recruited and further divided into mildly, moderately, and/or severely affected subgroups in terms of the averaged thresholds of all frequencies exhibiting hearing loss. …”
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Does Preoperative Radio(chemo)therapy Increase Anastomotic Leakage in Rectal Cancer Surgery? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Changjiang Qin, Xuequn Ren, Kaiwu Xu, Zhihui Chen, Yulong He, Xinming Song

“…The meta-analyses found that pR(C)T was not an independent risk factor for anastomotic leakage (OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.80–1.30; P=0.88). Subgroups analysis was performed and the result was not altered. …”
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Continuous Electrical Current and Zinc Sulphate Administered by Transdermal Iontophoresis Improves Skin Healing in Diabetic Rats Induced by Alloxan: Morphological and Ultrastructur... by Lucas Langoni Cassettari, Pedro Colli Rocha Dias, Amanda Natália Lucchesi, Maurício Ferraz de Arruda, Érika Veruska Paiva Ortolan, Mariângela Esther A. Marques, César Tadeu Spadella

“…Each group was further divided into 4 subgroups with 10 rats each to be evaluated on the 4th, 7th, 14th, and 21st day after surgery. …”
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Effects of Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer (Tucumã) on Diet-Induced Dyslipidemic Rats by Geórgia Craveiro Holanda Malveira Maia, Mozer da Silva Campos, Janice Barros-Monteiro, Juan Eduardo Lucas Castillo, Murilo Soares Faleiros, Rejane Souza de Aquino Sales, Denise Moraes Lopes Galeno, Edson Lira, Francisca das Chagas do Amaral Souza, Carmen Ortiz, Luisa Morales, Rosany Piccolotto Carvalho

“…With an average weight of 350 grams, 40 male rats were divided into 4 subgroups of 10. The sedentary control group (SCG) was fed with commercial feed, while the sedentary treatment group (STG) was fed with a ration of tucumã. …”
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Evolutionary analysis of the DHHCs in Saccharinae by Hao Wen, Xinyu Liu, Xueting Zhao, Tingting Zhao, Cuilian Feng, Hailong Chang, Jungang Wang, Jishan Lin

“…Phylogenetic and classification analyses categorized DHHC family members into six subgroups (A-F). Ka/Ks ratio analysis indicated that gene duplication in these species was primarily driven by whole-genome duplication (WGD) and dispersed duplication (DSD), with DHHC genes evolving under strong purifying selection. …”
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Differences Between Lovastatin and Simvastatin Hydrolysis in Healthy Male and Female Volunteers: Gut Hydrolysis of Lovastatin is Twice that of Simvastatin by Tom B. Vree, Erik Dammers, Ivan Ulc, Stefan Horkovics-Kovats, Miroslav Ryska, IJsbrand Merkx

“…In the fan of data points, subgroups could be distinguished, each showing a different regression line and with a different Y-intercept (AUCtβ-hydroxy acid). 3-Lovastatin hydrolysis was higher than simvastatin hydrolysis. 4-It was possible to discriminate between hydrolysis of both lovastatin and simvastatin by plasma/liver or tissue esterase activity.…”
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Neo-BCV: A Novel Bacterial Liquid Complex Vaccine for Enhancing Dendritic Cell-Mediated Immune Responses Against Lung Cancer by Zilong Zhu, Zhuze Chu, Fei Fei, Chenxi Wu, Zhengyue Fei, Yuxia Sun, Yun Chen, Peihua Lu

“…Results: We have demonstrated that Neo-BCV can promote Dendritic cells (DCs) maturation and induce DCs differentiation into pro-inflammatory subgroups, significantly enhancing cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)-mediated anti-tumor responses. …”
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NSAID-Induced Enteropathy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Chronic Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Capsule Endoscopy Study by Ilja Tachecí, Petr Bradna, Tomáš Douda, Drahomíra Baštecká, Marcela Kopáčová, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jan Bureš

“…The difference between subgroups of NSAIDs according to the COX specificity was not statistically significant. …”
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Genome-wide analyses of the NAC transcription factor gene family in Acer palmatum provide valuable insights into the natural process of leaf senescence by Xin Meng, Chun Feng, Zhu Chen, Faheem Afzal Shah, Yue Zhao, Yuzhi Fei, Hongfei Zhao, Jie Ren

“…An analysis of the phylogenetic tree of Arabidopsis thaliana NAC family members revealed that ApNAC proteins could be divided into 16 subgroups. A comparison of ApNAC proteins with NAC genes from other species suggested their potential involvement in evolutionary processes. …”
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Influence of ethnicity on cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor efficacy and toxicity: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Roberto Buonaiuto, Aldo Caltavituro, Margherita Tafuro, Alessandra Longobardi, Giuliana Pavone, Pierluigi De Santis, Roberta Caputo, Carmine De Angelis, Lucia Del Mastro, Fabio Puglisi, Mario Giuliano, Grazia Arpino, Martina Pagliuca, Michelino De Laurentiis

“…Therefore, we aimed to assess the treatment efficacy of ET with and without CDK4/6i by comparing outcomes in Asian and non-Asian subgroups included in these clinical trials. In addition, we evaluated the toxicity profiles of the treatments by estimating the risk of treatment-related adverse events (AEs). …”
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Metabolic Risk Susceptibility in Men Is Partially Related to Adiponectin/Leptin Ratio by Gloria Lena Vega, Scott M. Grundy

“…This cross-sectional study examines plasma adipokine levels in 428 adult men who were subgrouped according to low (<6.5 μg/mL)and high (≥6.5 μg/mL)adiponectin levels or a low or high ratio of adiponectin/leptin. …”
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Clinically meaningful classes of financial toxicity for patients with diabetes by Minal R. Patel, Jonathan P. Troost, Michele Heisler, Noelle E. Carlozzi

“…Latent Class Analysis was used to identify subgroups of patients based on COST-FACIT score patterns. …”
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Estimates of Total Dietary Folic Acid Intake in the Australian Population Following Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification of Bread by Jacinta Dugbaza, Judy Cunningham

“…This paper presents estimates of folic acid intake in the target population and other subgroups of the Australian population following implementation of the mandatory folic acid fortification standard. …”
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Suffering from Loneliness Indicates Significant Mortality Risk of Older People by Reijo S. Tilvis, Venla Laitala, Pirkko E. Routasalo, Kaisu H. Pitkälä

“…The excess mortality was consistent in all major subgroups. Conclusion. Suffering from loneliness is common and indicates significant mortality risk in old age.…”
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A Network Analysis of Gender Differences in PTSD Symptoms among Chinese Adults during COVID-19 Pandemic by Fan Yang, Xiaohan Liu, Bo Zhang, Mingqi Fu, Ning Huang, Cheng Zhen, Jing Guo

“…A network analysis was performed to explore the structure of PTSD symptoms for subgroups of men and women. Results. The results showed intrusive thoughts and emotional cue reactivity, together with negative beliefs and negative trauma-related emotions, presented strong positive connections in both men and women. …”
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Updates on CAD risk assessment: using the coronary artery calcium score in combination with traditional risk factors by Kiara Rezaie-Kalamtari, Zeinab Norouzi, Alireza Salmanipour, Hossein Mehrali

“…Patients are classified into several subgroups: no evidence of CAD (score 0), mild CAD (score 1–10), minimal CAD (score 11–100), moderate CAD (score 101–400), and severe CAD (score > 400) and higher than1000 as the extreme risk of CVD events. …”
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Effect of antacid gastric syrups on surface properties of dental restorative materials: an in vitro analysis of roughness and microhardness by Fikri Öcal, Burak Dayi

“…The composites were randomly divided into 5 subgroups and immersed in antacid syrups for 2 min every day for 28 days. …”
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