Dual test gas pulmonary diffusing capacity in patients with idiopathic scoliosis 40 years after diagnosis by Rie S. Thomsen, Milan Mohammad, Lærke C. Ragborg, Casper Dragsted, Søren Ohrt‐Nissen, Martin Gehrchen, Benny Dahl, Ronan M. G. Berg, Jann Mortensen

“…It remains to be determined if impaired pulmonary diffusing capacity is mostly influenced by reduced alveolar–capillary membrane diffusing capacity (DM, CO), reduced pulmonary capillary blood volume (VC) or both. …”
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Physical activity and risk of sarcopenia in 6500 community-dwelling Japanese people aged 40–74 years: an 8-year follow-up study by Shoya Wakana, Keiko Kabasawa, Kaori Kitamura, Yumi Watanabe, Tomoyo Komata, Yumi Ito, Akemi Takahashi, Toshiko Saito, Ryosaku Kobayashi, Rieko Oshiki, Ribeka Takachi, Shoichiro Tsugane, Kei Watanabe, Junta Tanaka, Ichiei Narita, Kazutoshi Nakamura

“…Background and aim: The association between physical activity (PA) and sarcopenia has mostly been investigated in older people, with few studies focused on earlier life stages. …”
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Reduced reproductive potential in young healthy women with hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome by Giovanna Sighinolfi, Giovanni Grandi, Elena Barbieri, Marta Venturelli, Claudia Piombino, Chiara Melotti, Rebecca Lippi Bruni, Riccardo Costantini Cuoghi, Roberto D’Amico, Matteo Lambertini, Fedro A. Peccatori, Elena Tenedini, Massimo Dominici, Laura Cortesi, Antonio La Marca, Angela Toss

“…The significant decrease in AMH levels is mostly ascribable to BRCA1 P/LPV carriers (p = 0.03). …”
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Cytopenias and infections following ciltacabtagene autoleucel in heavily-pretreated relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma by Danai Dima, Jennifer M. Logue, Syed Hamza Bin Waqar, Lauren C. Peres, Christelle M. Colin-Leitzinger, Gabriel De Avila, Eric C. Smith, Lawrence Skelson, Kristy L. Matte, Brandon Blue, Vanna N. Hovanky, Mahmoud Gaballa, Oren Pasvolsky, Laura B. Oswald, Gliceida Galarza M. Fortuna, Charlotte B. Wagner, Shaun DeJarnette, Christen Dillard, Fabiana Perna, Lekha Mikkilineni, Hitomi Hosoya, Ciara L. Freeman, Kenneth H. Shain, Rachid C. Baz, Ariel Grajales-Cruz, Omar Castaneda Puglianini, Melissa Alsina, Frederick L. Locke, Leyla O. Shune, Douglas W. Sborov, Krina K. Patel, Surbhi Sidana, Doris K. Hansen

“…Later infections between days 31-100 and after day 100 were mostly viral (59% and 60%), with only 32% and 12% being grade ≥3 at each time period. …”
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Continuous sensing of water status in the root zone of wheat plants reveals features of circadian-dependent water uptake under mild water deficit by Ismael Gutiérrez-Fernández, Ouardia Bendou, Emilio L. Marcos-Barbero, Nara Bueno-Ramos, Ana I. González-Hernández, Rosa Morcuende, Juan B. Arellano

“…Drought studies mostly rely on field capacity (FC) to maintain an imposed soil water deficit. …”
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Enzymatic therapy versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pleural infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weija R. de Jonge, Bo Smits, Johannes C.F. Ket, Josje Altenburg, Jouke Annema, Johannes M.A. Daniels, Chris Dickhoff, Martijn van Dorp, Jerry Braun, Daniel A. Korevaar, David J. Heineman

“…Results We screened 2263 articles; eight were included in the final analysis, covering 1023 patients (n=465 IET (mostly single agent IET); n=558 VATS). Six were non-randomised studies (n=5 with serious risk of bias) comprising 964 patients, and two were small, randomised feasibility studies (n=1 with high risk of bias), comprising 59 patients. …”
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The Benthic Dinoflagellate <i>Coolia malayensis</i> (Dinophyceae) Produces an Array of Compounds with Antineoplastic Activity in Cells of Tumor Origin by Itzel B. Morales-Montesinos, Maria Yolanda Rios, Yordin D. Ocampo-Acuña, Baldomero Esquivel-Rodríguez, Celia Bustos-Brito, María del Carmen Osorio-Ramírez, Lorena M. Durán-Riveroll, Leticia González-Maya

“…This fraction was identified as mostly fatty acids (FA) by NMR. Seventeen compounds with reported biological activities, such as antioxidant, analgesic, antiviral, and anticancer, were identified from <i>C. malayensis</i> extracts and fractions. …”
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Transitioning a multiethnic donor pool from serologic D-negative to molecularly RHD-negative at a hospital-based blood donor service by Willy A. Flegel, Kshitij Srivastava, Lorraine G. Caruccio, Pirmin Schmid, David A. Stiles, Marina U. Bueno, Nadine R. Dowling, Traci D. Paige, Sita Shrestha

“…Pools of 20 or more donor samples are routinely screened for the RHD gene in some, mostly European, donor populations. Methods A modular real-time PCR assay targeting RHD intron 4, exon 5, and exon 7 was developed for individual testing. …”
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Immune responses following DNA vaccination by needle-free injection against Burkholderia pseudomallei hemolysin co-regulated protein 1 by Michael L. Davies, Sergei S. Biryukov, Christopher P. Klimko, Jennifer L. Dankmeyer, Nathaniel O. Rill, Melissa Hunter, Christopher T. Braun, Deven W. Patrick, Tyrique D. David, Steven A. Kwilas, Carlos I. Rodriguez, Brian A. Smith, Ju Qiu, Jay W. Hooper, Christopher K. Cote

“…No vaccines for B. pseudomallei have been approved for human use, although several are under development, mostly targeting the antigens Hcp1 (hemolysin-coregulated protein 1) and CPS (capsular polysaccharide). …”
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Patient Burden And Impact Of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis In the Spanish Healthcare System: The APOLO Cross-Sectional Study by Pablo De La Cueva Dobao, Laia Curto Barredo, Juan Francisco Silvestre Salvador, Esther Serra Baldrich, Pedro Herranz Pinto, Natalia Hernández Cano, Francisco Javier Ortiz De Frutos, Gastón Roustan Gullón, Rosa María Izu Belloso, Irene Arévalo Ortega, Alicia González Quesada, Manuel Galán Gutiérrez, Yolanda Gilaberte Calzada, Daniel Arumi Torredemer, Noelia Llevat Felius, Irene Hernández Martín, Francisco José Rebollo Laserna

“…AD also affected patients’ work/academic activities and sleep. The disease was mostly treated with topical corticosteroids (81.5%) and emollients (75.9%). …”
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Molecular Docking, Dynamics, and Preclinical Studies Reveal Morin Hydrate as a Potent PPARγ and Nrf2 Agonist That Mitigates Colon Inflammation by Aya A. Touny, Balaji Venkataraman, Saeeda Almarzooqi, Rajesh B. Patil, Bhoomendra A. Bhongade, Miroslav Harjaček, Tahir A. Rizvi, Shreesh Ojha, Shamanth Neralagundi Harihar Gowdru, Sandeep B. Subramanya

“…The primary isotypes of PPARs are PPARα, PPARβ, and PPARγ. PPARγ is mostly expressed in adipose tissue and the colon. …”
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Self-reported frequency of handwashing among pet and non-pet owners in different situations: results of four surveys of the general adult population in Germany by Karolin M. E. Nettelrodt, Thomas von Lengerke

“…Handwashing frequency was operationalized for nine indications using the item “How often do you wash your hands in each of the following situations: ‘never/almost never‘, ‘seldom‘, ‘mostly‘, ‘always/almost always‘?”, with the latter defining compliance. …”
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TAAR8 in the Brain: Implications for Dopaminergic Function, Neurogenesis, and Behavior by Taisiia S. Shemiakova, Alisa A. Markina, Evgeniya V. Efimova, Ramilya Z. Murtazina, Anna B. Volnova, Aleksandr A. Veshchitskii, Elena I. Leonova, Raul R. Gainetdinov

“…Meanwhile, other TAARs (TAAR2, TAAR5, TAAR6, TAAR8, and TAAR9 in humans) are mostly known for their olfactory function, sensing innate odors. …”
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TSUBASA study: evaluation of the quality and content of daily life of people with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors on prophylactic treatment with emicizumab by Teruhisa Fujii, Keiji Nogami, Akihiro Sawada, Azusa Nagao, Chiai Nagae, Masanori Nojima, Nobuaki Suzuki, Mika Kawano, Tomomi Shimura, Yoshimasa Sugao, Kagehiro Amano

“…The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey scores were mostly unchanged across the study period and comparable with Japanese national standard values. …”
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Itraconazole Loaded Micelle Based on Methoxy Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-Poly(D, L-Lactic Acid) for Ocular Drug Delivery: In vitro and in vivo Evaluation by He J, Yang J, Liang Z, Zhang Z, Pu G, Dong F, Lu P, Xia H, Zhang J

“…Transcorneal studies indicated that the fluorescence intensity (FI) was mostly enriched in the corneal epithelium, which was reduced in the stroma. …”
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Morpho-biochemical evaluation and biodiversity assessment of multi-origin apricot cultivars in Algeria by Kaouther Boutiti, Awais Ali, Ines Bellil, Douadi Khelifi

“…Fruit quality is a major concern for distributors, producers, and consumers alike, and it is mostly determined by facets related to nutrients and taste. …”
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Structural and functional changes of the heart and electrical disorders in patients with coronary artery disease with concomitant anemia by M. O. Konovalova, N. S. Mikhailovskaya

“…The patients of both groups mostly showed diastolic dysfunction type 1, however, in the main group, there was a tendency to increase the number of patients with diastolic dysfunction type 2 and type 3. …”
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Knowledge and attitude towards plagiarism: a comparative study of students from medical and non-medical fields by Roha S Memon, Mahrukh M Ali, Marium Zafar, Asim Shaikh

“…Studies published on plagiarism have seen an increase recently but mostly they are from the developed part of the world and output from developing countries like Pakistan is low. …”
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doc2a and doc2b contribute to locomotor and social behaviors by down-regulating npas4b in zebrafish by Yali Chi, Tao Feng, Zixin Du, Ping Huang, Wenjun Yu, Haihua Liu, Wanshan Wang, Xinping Yang, Liping Huang

“…We found the downstream targets of the transcription factor Npas4b in the DEGs were mostly enriched in the synaptic signaling pathways. …”
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Understanding mushroom farm environment using TinyML-based monitoring devices by Segun Adebayo, Halleluyah Oluwatobi Aworinde, Oluranti Olayinka Olufemi, Christian Okechukwu Osueke, Abidemi Emmanuel Adeniyi, Oluwasegun Julius Aroba

“…On the one hand, the study employed SCD30 Sensirion sensor mostly for gauging atmospheric conditions and the other (Grove-Digital sensor) for measuring various parameters specific to soils (such as moisture content, pH level, or temperature). …”
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