Altered lower leg muscle activation patterns in patients with cerebral palsy during cycling on an ergometer by Alves-Pinto A, Blumenstein T, Turova V, Lampe R

“…Ana Alves-Pinto,1,* Tobias Blumenstein,1,* Varvara Turova,1 Renée Lampe1,2 1Research Unit of the Buhl-Strohmaier Foundation for Cerebral Palsy and Paediatric Neuroorthopaedics, Orthopaedic Department, Klinikum rechts der Isar, 2Markus Würth Professorship, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany *These authors contributed equally to this work Objective: Cycling on a recumbent ergometer constitutes one of the most popular rehabilitation exercises in cerebral palsy (CP). …”
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Long-Term Supplementation of Laying Hen Diets with Various Selenium Sources as a Method for the Fortification of Eggs with Selenium by Maja Słupczyńska, Dorota Jamroz, Janusz Orda, Andrzej Wiliczkiewicz, Barbara Król

“…Enrichment of egg content with selenium was the most effective (382 μg/kg) via application of dietary Se-Met. …”
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Prenatal care and child growth and schooling in four low- and medium-income countries. by Xiaoying Liu, Jere R Behrman, Aryeh D Stein, Linda S Adair, Santosh K Bhargava, Judith B Borja, Mariangela Freitas da Silveira, Bernardo L Horta, Reynaldo Martorell, Shane A Norris, Linda M Richter, Harshpal S Sachdev

“…<h4>Results</h4>Among 7203 individuals in the analysis, 68.9% (Philippines) to 96.7% (South Africa) had at least one prenatal care visit, with most having at least four visits. Over 40% of Brazilians and Guatemalans had their first prenatal visit in the first trimester, but fewer Filipinos (13.9%) and South Africans (19.8%) did so. …”
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Imidacloprid soil drenches indirectly weaken the selection and predatory ability of the coccinellid predator Propylea japonica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) by Jie Zhang, Peng Huang, Yufang Pan, Yi Zhao, Jinai Yao, Deyi Yu

“…Abstract Systemic insecticides are widely used to control sap-feeding pests, and their risks for natural enemies have become well-assessed in the past decades. However, most of these risk assessments focused on the direct effects when natural enemies come in contact with the sprayed leaves or forge contaminated prey. …”
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Weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratification by Burak Kankaya, Suleyman Buyukasik, Yusuf Emre Altundal, Mustafa Ozgul, Ayden Etemad, Paria Rahmanbakhsh, Esra Guzelaltuncekic, Halil Alis

“…Abstract Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is the most common bariatric procedure worldwide. However, the influence of preoperative factors on weight loss outcomes remains incompletely understood. …”
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Prostate cancer screening knowledge and attitude among men over 50 at a referral Hospital in Oshana region, Namibia by Lonia Kashihakumwa, Daniel O. Ashipala, Yahaya Jafaru

“…Background: Prostate cancer is the third most common cancer in men and fourth in causing cancer-related deaths in both men and women in Africa. …”
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An In Vitro-In Vivo Evaluation of the Antiproliferative and Antiangiogenic Effect of Flavone Apigenin against SK-MEL-24 Human Melanoma Cell Line by Alexandra Ghiƫu, Ioana Zinuca Pavel, Stefana Avram, Brigitta Kis, Daliana Minda, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Valentina Buda, Roxana Folescu, Corina Danciu

“…One of the most important class of natural compounds with successful preclinical results in the management of cancer is the flavonoids. …”
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MTPrompt-PTM: A Multi-Task Method for Post-Translational Modification Prediction Using Prompt Tuning on a Structure-Aware Protein Language Model by Ye Han, Fei He, Qing Shao, Duolin Wang, Dong Xu

“…Recently, pre-trained protein language models (PLMs) have improved PTM prediction by leveraging biological knowledge derived from extensive protein databases. However, most PLMs used for PTM site prediction are pre-trained solely on amino acid sequences, limiting their ability to capture the structural context necessary for accurate PTM site prediction. …”
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A Clinical and Pathological Comparison of Different Immunomorphological Subvariants of Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at Initial Diagnosis by IA Shupletsova, AM Kovrigina, TN Moiseeva, EI Dorokhina, SM Kulikov

“…Conclusion. In NLPHL the most unfavorable clinical course is typical of the patients whose biopsies contain ≥ 50 % THRLBCL-like areas. …”
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Malignant Futility in the Intensive Care Unit by Alev Öztaş, Burcu İleri Fikri, Zinet Aslancı, Güldem Turan

“…Objective: The number of oncological patients whose life expectancy has been prolonged thanks to the developments in diagnosis and treatment modalities in the intensive care unit (ICU) is increasing. One of the most common reasons for ethics committee consultation is that patients and their families demand unnecessary restraint from doctors. …”
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Immunological possibilities of diagnostics and prognosis of aseptic and infected local complications of acute pancreatitis development by V. I. Desiateryk, D. V. Maltsev, M. S. Кrykun, V. V. Shapovaliuk, M. M. Shkura

“…The probability of complication in and after hospitalization for a patient with GP is lower with the most increase in IgG4 – RR = 0.02 (95 % CI 0.001–0.650). …”
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Identification of resistance sources and genomic regions regulating Septoria tritici blotch resistance in South Asian bread wheat germplasm by Manjeet Kumar, Xinyao He, Sudhir Navathe, Umesh Kamble, Madhu Patial, Pawan Kumar Singh

“…Abstract The Septoria tritici blotch (STB) [Zymoseptoria tritici (Desm.)] of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is characterized by its polycyclic and hemibiotrophic nature. It is one of the most dangerous diseases affecting wheat production worldwide. …”
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Fractional-Order SEIQRDP Model for Simulating the Dynamics of COVID-19 Epidemic by Mohamed A. Bahloul, Abderrazak Chahid, Taous-Meriem Laleg-Kirati

“…<italic>Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Quarantined-Recovered-Death-Insusceptible (SEIQRDP)</italic> model is one of the most promising epidemiological models that has been suggested for estimating the transmissibility of the COVID-19. …”
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Effect of brown adipose tissue activation on myocardial fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake by Saud A. Alenezi, Shorouk F. Dannoon, Naheel S. Alnafisi, Saqr M. Asa'ad, Medhat M. Osman, Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar

“…The myocardial [18F] FDG uptake pattern was similar in the BAT and control groups with the diffuse pattern being the most common, followed by the heterogeneous and less commonly focal. …”
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Real-world analysis of leuprorelin acetate microspheres-based neoadjuvant therapy for patients with high-risk prostate cancer by Changde Fu, Jun Xin, Jinjin Lai, Xu Zeng, Yongnan Wang, Wei Zhang

“…Erectile dysfunction and loss of libido was the most common adverse event, with incidences of 84.9% during neoadjuvant therapy, 79.2% at M1, 71.7% at M3, 67.9% at M6, and 56.6% at M12.ConclusionBoennuokang® leuprorelin acetate microspheres-based treatment as neoadjuvant therapy decreases PSA, testosterone, and prostate volume, with acceptable positive surgical margin rate in patients with high-risk prostate cancer and its safety profiles should be validated.…”
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Microbiological And Physicochemical Analyses Of Oil Contaminated Soil From Major Motor Mechanic Workshops In Benin City Metropolis,Edo State, Nigeria by FO Ekhaise, J Nkwelle

“…., Aspergillus versicolor, Trichoderma sp and Penicillium sp. as the most frequently occurring isolates. The physicochemical properties of the soil samples analysed shows the pH ranges from 5.63 to 6.01, percentage of carbon 2.345 to 4.800, total organic matter 1.59 to 7.81%, total petroleum hydrocarbon 86.10 to 286.50 mg/kg and sulphate 1.49 to 6.10ppm. …”
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The prevalence of the co-occurrence of risky behaviors and association with socioeconomic status in Iran: a latent class analysis by Elham Davtalab Esmaeili, Alireza Ghaffari, Leila R. Kalankesh, Ali Hossein Zeinalzadeh, Saeed Dastgiri

“…After considering the model selection indices, we found that the model with three latent classes was the most suitable. Multi-nominal logistic regression was employed to assess the association between risky behavior and SES. …”
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Exploring Isochrysis galbana Biomass Formats: Effects on Live Prey Oxidative Status and Lipid Profiles for Their Potential Use in Aquaculture Larval Nutrition by Ana Galindo, José A. Pérez, Annia Mora, Diana B. Reis, Eduardo Almansa, Ignacio A. Jiménez, Maria Carmo Barreto, Marianna Venuleo, Nieves G. Acosta, Covadonga Rodríguez

“…In conclusion, based on lipid composition and antioxidant potential, ISD was the most effective format for feeding rotifers and Artemia.…”
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PERSONALITY TYPE D AND THE LEVEL OF SUBCLINICAL INFLAMMATION MARKERS IN CHD PATIENTS by A. N. Sumin, A. V. Osokina, N. V. Fedorova, O. I. Rajh, O. N. Hrjachkova, O. L. Barbarash

“…In intergroup comparison both groups were comparable by the most anamnestic and clinical parameters. There were no any differences in the instrumental assessments data. …”
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Vitamin C potentiates the killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bedaquiline through metabolic disruption by Catherine Vilchèze, Saranathan Rajagopalan, Raja Sab Kalluru, Niaz Banaei, William R. Jacobs

“…Bedaquiline is one of the most important new drugs for treating these resistant infections, but resistance to bedaquiline is also starting to appear. …”
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