Depression, anxiety, and quality of life among kidney donors before and after the kidney donation: A prospective study from a tertiary care center in India by Geetika Chopra, Vikas Gaur

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A Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Mycotoxin-Producing Penicillium expansum Isolated from River Water Using Molecular Profiling, DNA Barcoding, and Secondary Structure Prediction by R. Ravikiran, G. Raghu and B. Praveen

“…The analysis indicated a striking 99.49% genetic similarity to Penicillium expansum isolate MW559596 from CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, an Indian isolate, with a resultant 600-base pair fragment. …”
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Polish as L1, English as L2: the linguistic transfer impact on Second Language Acquisition stemming from the interlingual differences: implications for young learners education by Marta Łockiewicz, Martyna Jaskulska

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Calculated interdiffusivities resulting from different fitting functions applied to measured concentration profiles in Cu-rich fcc Cu-Ni-Sn alloys at 1073 K by Liu Y., Liu D., Du Y., Liu S., Kuang D., Deng P., Zhang J., Du C., Zheng Z., He X.

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Evaluation of internal coupling and coordination degree and diagnosis of obstacle factors for high-quality regional economic development: Evidence from Chongqing's " One District, Two Groups". by Sifang Che, Xi Zhang, Weijia Shu

“…The order of high-quality economic development from highest to lowest is: the main city metropolitan area, southeast Chongqing, and northeast Chongqing. (2)The development level of internal coupling coordination for high-quality economic development within the "one district and two groups" has also been rising annually. …”
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Management and outcomes of thoracic sarcomas - a collaboration between Orthopaedic Oncology and cardiothoracic surgery: seven-year clinical data from a tertiary referral centre by Zaid Ahmed Shamsi, Vlad Paraoan, Chang Kim, Sarah Raihanah Saifuddin, Thomas D A Cosker, Duncan Whitwell, Christopher L M H Gibbons, Dionisios Stavroulias, Francesco DiChiara

“…Abstract Introduction Sarcomas are rare cancers originating from mesenchymal tissues, manifesting in diverse anatomical locations, but notably in connective tissue, muscles and the skeleton. …”
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Development and Validation of the RCOS Prognostic Index: A Bedside Multivariable Logistic Regression Model to Predict Hypoxaemia or Death in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Sumanth Gandra, Venkata R. Gurram, Raghu P. Reddy, Manoranjan Midde, Praveen Kumar, Ketty E Arce

“…The RDT COVID-19 Observational Study (RCOS) collected clinical data from patients with COVID-19 admitted regardless of the severity of their symptoms in a general hospital in India. …”
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Wealth-related inequality in women healthcare-seeking behaviour for under-five children illness in Afghanistan: evidence from 2022 Afghanistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey by Conrad Murendo

“…Hence, women healthcare seeking behaviour for children under-five illness was heavily concentrated among women from richer households and disfavoured women from poorer households. …”
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Induction of Apoptosis Coupled to Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress through Regulation of CHOP and JNK in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Genkai Guo, Yan Meng, Wei Tan, Yunfei Xia, Chun Cheng, Xiaolan Chen, Zhifeng Gu

“…Previous studies indicated that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exhibited the phenomenon of apoptosis. …”
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From paternalistic stereotypes to overtly negative storytelling: A critical narrative analysis of how British Conservative leaders talk about young people (2005-2022) by Alma-Pierre Bonnet

“…To verify this hypothesis, we propose a critical analysis of the narratives used by various Conservative leaders to talk about young people during the party’s annual conferences, from 2005 to 2022.…”
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The Effects of Disinfection Byproduct 2,6-Dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone on the Cyanobacterium <i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i>: From the Perspectives of Biochemistry and Non-Targeted Metabolomics by Tianqi Zhang, Zhaoyang Wang, Liang Wu, Chaonan Liu, Liang Meng, Fuxiang Tian, Meifang Hou, Haizhuan Lin, Jing Ye

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Super paramagnetic iron oxide contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging was useful in differentiating an insulinoma from an accessory spleen: a case report with review of literature by Ema Toyokuni, Hiroshi Okada, Goji Hasegawa, Mayuko Kadono, Sayaka Kato, Mari Yoneda, Michiaki Fukui

“…SPIO contrast-enhanced MRI is considered useful for differentiating pancreatic endocrine tumors from paraspleen tumors.…”
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Accessibility of Patients With Special Healthcare Needs to Dental Care in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Multicentre Study From Perspective of Caregiver and Dental Care Providers by Tarek Ezzeldin, Mazin Algahtani, Nadia Abdulrahman Alghannam, Faisal Abdulkareem Alsafran, Intisar Ahmad Siddiqui, Hebah Zaki Al-Ghanim, Basma Mohamed Bader, Abdullah Abdulatif Alshubat, Adnan Hamad Almarry, Hussein Hejji IbnAhmed, Sarah Abdulhadi Kanakri, Reem Babiker Eltayeb, Mohammed Ibrahim Almuaybid, Khalaf Ali Al-Wasi

“…The Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia served as the site of this cross-sectional study from 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2022. Caregivers of 272 patients with SCN, regardless of age and gender, were recruited in the study. …”
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Field Observations During the Ninth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-9): from March 24, 2010 through January 6, 2011 by Tara Bongiovanni, Pang-Wei Liu, Karthik Nagarajan, Robert Terwilleger, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Jasmeet Judge, Juan Fernandez-Diaz, Daniel Preston, Tyler Cheney, Jason Motsinger

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Sulodexide Protects Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells from Oxidative Stress-Induced Injury via Upregulating Klotho Expression at an Early Stage of Diabetic Kidney Disease by Yu Ning Liu, Jingwei Zhou, Tingting Li, Jing Wu, Shu Hua Xie, Hua-feng Liu, Zhangsuo Liu, Tae Sun Park, Yaoxian Wang, Wei Jing Liu

“…In this study, the diabetic rats were treated with SDX either from week 0 to 24 or from week 13 to 24. We found that 24-week treatment significantly decreased the urinary protein and HAVCR1 excretion, inhibited the interstitial expansion, and downregulated the renal cell apoptosis and interstitial fibrosis. …”
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Discovery of a Novel Insecticidal Peptide with a Cystine-Stabilized α-Helix/α-Helix Motif from the Venom of Scorpion <i>Liocheles australasiae</i> by Masahiro Miyashita, Naoya Mitani, Fuki Iwamoto, Mitsuki Hirota, Yoshiaki Nakagawa

“…In this study, with the aim of discovering novel insecticidal peptides, we synthesized five peptides, which were predicted to adopt a CSαα motif, identified from the venom of the scorpion <i>Liocheles australasiae</i>, and measured their insecticidal activity. …”
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Effect of ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors on attendance at ophthalmology appointments following referral from a Diabetic Eye Screening Programme: a retrospective cohort study by James Banks, Adnan Tufail, Ling Zhi Heng, Josef Huemer, Christopher G Owen, Alicja R Rudnicka, Yasir Khan, Abraham Olvera-Barrios, Michael Seltene, Mumina Khatun, Catherine A Egan, Zoe Ockrim, Matilda Pitt, Daisy Williams, Celestine Rutowska

“…Background/aims To examine the association between sociodemographic characteristics and attendance at Hospital Eye Service (HES) referrals from the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP), in a large, ethnically diverse urban population.Methods Retrospective cohort study (4 January 2016–12 August 2019) of people with diabetic retinopathy (DR) referred from an English DESP to a tertiary referral eye hospital. …”
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Osteogenesis from Dental Pulp Derived Stem Cells: A Novel Conditioned Medium Including Melatonin within a Mixture of Hyaluronic, Butyric, and Retinoic Acids by Margherita Maioli, Valentina Basoli, Sara Santaniello, Sara Cruciani, Alessandro Palmerio Delitala, Roberto Pinna, Egle Milia, Regina Grillari-Voglauer, Vania Fontani, Salvatore Rinaldi, Roberta Muggironi, Gianfranco Pigliaru, Carlo Ventura

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Evaluation of acute postoperative pain management after living donor nephrectomy during the transition from open access to laparoscopic and minimally invasive robotic surgical approach by Amer Majeed, Noon E. Abdelgadir, Areej A.G. AlFattani, Bilal Tufail, Muhammad Shabbir, Sajjad Rasool, Basel A. Jobeir

“…Background: Living donor nephrectomies (LDN) at our institution transitioned from open access to laparoscopic and, more recently, to a minimally invasive robotic surgical approach between 2019 and 2022. …”
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Ghanaian women’s experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) during group antenatal care: a brief report from a cluster randomised controlled trial by Samia J. Abdelnabi, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Cheryl A. Moyer, John E.O. Williams, Jody R. Lori

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