Osteopontin: Relation between Adipose Tissue and Bone Homeostasis by Carolina De Fusco, Antonietta Messina, Vincenzo Monda, Emanuela Viggiano, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Anna Valenzano, Teresa Esposito, Chieffi Sergio, Giuseppe Cibelli, Marcellino Monda, Giovanni Messina

“…Because OPN is a protein principally expressed in cells with multifaceted effects on bone morphogenesis and remodeling and because it seems to be one of the most overexpressed genes in the adipose tissue of the obese contributing to osteoporosis, this mini review will highlight recent insights about relation between adipose tissue and bone homeostasis.…”
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Feasibility and Safety of Perilla Seed Oil as an Additional Antioxidative Therapy in Patients with Mild to Moderate Dementia by Chuntida Kamalashiran, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa

“…This single-centered, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial randomized 239 patients with clinical diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia according to the Thai Mini-Mental State Examination (TMSE) score of 10 to 23 or the Thai Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 12 to 25. …”
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Association of LPCAT1-rs8352 genetic variant with susceptibility and severity of pediatric bronchial asthma: a case-control study by Khalid M. Mohany, Yasser Gamal, Yaser F. Abdel Raheem

“…Neonatal blood DNA was extracted using the Gene JET™ Whole Blood Genomic DNA Purification Mini Kit. Genotyping was performed by RT-PCR. Results A significantly higher proportion of individuals in G1 had the LPCAT1-rs8352 CC and GC genotypes compared to G2 (p < 0.001). …”
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AirStrum: A virtual guitar using real-time hand gesture recognition and strumming technique by Beulah ARUL, Shashank PANDA, Tushar NAIR

“…The existing guitar simulation programs require additional devices such as Electromyography (EMG) controllers, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)-based recording devices. The EMG-based device is still a work in progress, the device is expensive and it was not very well received by the instrumentalists. …”
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Gene Therapy with Endogenous Inhibitors of Angiogenesis for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Beyond Anti-VEGF Therapy by Selwyn M. Prea, Elsa C. Chan, Gregory J. Dusting, Algis J. Vingrys, Bang V. Bui, Guei-Sheung Liu

“…In addition, a clinical trial in patients suffering from advanced neovascular AMD has provided proof-of-concept for successful gene transfer. In this mini review, we summarize current theories pertaining to the application of gene therapy for neovascular AMD and the potential benefits when used in conjunction with endogenous antiangiogenic proteins.…”
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Spectrum-specific encephalography standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography network and gray matter correlations in vascular dementia patients by Yan Lv, Huijuan Chen, Zhiyan Sui, Yingliu Huang, Shixiong Huang, Feng Chen, Guoqiang Wen

“…The process of vascular dementia is divergent with other neurodegenerative dementias and thus reversible at the early cognitive disorder or mild dementia stages. The encephalography and neuroimaging data mining at different stages would bring neuromodulation strategies in practice; 15 mild cognitive impairment patients and 16 mild vascular dementia patients as well as 17 cognitive healthy controls were screened in this study. …”
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Comparison of survival outcomes and anatomically specific severe injuries following traffic accidents among occupants of standard and K-car vehicles: A retrospective cohort study a... by Yuko Ono, Tasuku Uzawa, Jun Sugiyama, Nozomi Tomita, Takeyasu Kakamu, Tokiya Ishida, Joji Kotani, Kazuaki Shinohara

“…K-car vehicles, also known as "mini vehicles," are defined as those having an engine displacement <660 cc, vehicle length <3.4 m, width <1.48 m, and height <2.0 m. …”
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Survival analysis of early initiation of antenatal care visits and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia. by Nuru Mohammed Hussen, Kindu Kebede Gebre, Tilahun Gemechu Rorisa, Mekash Ayalew Mohammed

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The study was conducted based on the children's data set of the 2019 Ethiopia mini-demographic and health survey. The study employed a retrospective cohort study design using the data downloaded from the Measure Demographic and Health Survey website. …”
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Cognitive Function Characteristics of Parkinson’s Disease with Sleep Disorders by Jing Huang, Wenyan Zhuo, Yuhu Zhang, Hongchun Sun, Huan Chen, Peipei Zhu, Xiaobo Pan, Jianhao Yang, Lijuan Wang

“…There were 38 sleep disorder cases, 31 RBD cases, and 27 NSD cases. On the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and MoCA subtests, patients in the PD-SD, primary sleep disorder, and PD-NSD groups exhibited lower scores than those in the control group. …”
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Cognitive dysfunction, social participation, and performance of activities of daily living among a sub-urban community-dwelling older adults in Nigeria by Obiekwe Sochima Johnmark, Uzoamaka Nwakego Akobundu, Okwudili Precious Emuka, Akosile Christopher Olusanjo, Uchechukwu Martha Chukwuemeka, Ukamaka Gloria Mgbeojedo, Uchenna Prosper Okonkwo

“…Data were collected using the Mini-Mental State Exam, Katz Index of Independence in ADLs, Lawton IADL scale, and Participation Scale. …”
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Disparities in Antenatal Care Visits between Urban and Rural Ethiopian Women by Senahara Korsa Wake, Abera Botore, Ahmed Mohammed, Kolato Gemede, Moyata Bariso, Urge Gerema

“…A total sample of 3927 women who gave birth to living children between 2014 and 2019 was included in the study from the 2019 Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey. Negative binomial Poisson’s regression was adopted to analyze the data. …”
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Fake News Detection and Classification: A Comparative Study of Convolutional Neural Networks, Large Language Models, and Natural Language Processing Models by Konstantinos I. Roumeliotis, Nikolaos D. Tselikas, Dimitrios K. Nasiopoulos

“…Notably, the smaller GPT-4o mini model performed comparably to its larger counterpart, highlighting the cost-effectiveness of smaller models for specialized tasks. …”
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Climatic Trends in Hail Precipitation in France: Spatial, Altitudinal, and Temporal Variability by Lucía Hermida, José Luis Sánchez, Laura López, Claude Berthet, Jean Dessens, Eduardo García-Ortega, Andrés Merino

“…Association Nationale d’Etude et de Lutte contre les Fléaux Atmosphériques (ANELFA) installed hailpad networks in the Atlantic and Midi-Pyrénées regions of France. Historical data of hail variables from 1990 to 2010 were used to characterize variability. …”
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Timing of nitrogen fertilization and shading affect the transition of nitrogen metabolism in senescing leaves of ripening wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Hideki Araki, Hirotaka Ueno, Keisuke Mizuta, Tadashi Takahashi, Masaru Shibata, Jun’ichi Mano

“…This study suggests that the terminal leaf senescence proceeds in two phases, and the transition between these was accelerated by low nitrogen and slowed by mild shading.…”
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Analysis of color and texture characteristics of cereals on digital images by E. G. Komyshev, M. A. Genaev, D. A. Afonnikov

“…In this regard, recently, in the field of plant phenotyping, methods for evaluating the color and texture characteristics of cereals based on the analysis of two-dimensional images obtained by digital cameras have been intensively developed. This mini-review is devoted to the main tasks related to the analysis of color and texture characteristics of cereals, and to methods of their description based on digital images.…”
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Symptoms of Poststroke Depression among Stroke Survivors: An Appraisal of Psychiatry Needs and Care during Physiotherapy Rehabilitation by Sam Chidi Ibeneme, Canice Chukwudi Anyachukwu, Akachukwu Nwosu, Georgian Chiaka Ibeneme, Muideen Bakare, Gerhard Fortwengel

“…A multiple case study of 50 stroke survivors for symptoms of poststroke depression was done with Beck’s Depression Inventory, mini mental status examination tool, and Modified Motor Assessment Scale. …”
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The impact of Brazilian samba on balance and quality of life of individuals with Parkinson’s disease by Líria Cruz Fonseca, Ana Cristina Tillmann, Jéssica Moratelli, Alessandra Swarowsky, Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães

“…This study was divided into pre-intervention (before 12 weeks) and post-intervention (after 12 weeks) with a questionnaire consisting of: Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE); Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS); Quality of life (PDQ-39); Berg’s Balance Scale; Perception of perceived changes. …”
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Subjectivity and the progressive form in early eighteenth-century spoken discourse by Sylvie Hancil

“…Nombreux sont les linguistes qui ont étudié le phénomène dans la comédie en prose et dans la correspondance privée à la fin de la période de l’anglais moderne, mais aucune étude n’a encore été faite pour cette période dans le cadre de conversations appartenant à d’autres genres. …”
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Tarih Öğretiminde Menkıbelerin Kullanılması by Barış Sarıköse

“…Düz anlatım, soru-cevap gibi klasik metotlarla öğrenciler derslere aktif olarak katılamamaktadırlar. …”
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Distance-Based Congestion Pricing with Day-to-Day Dynamic Traffic Flow Evolution Process by Qixiu Cheng, Jiping Xing, Wendy Yi, Zhiyuan Liu, Xiao Fu

“…However, it is computationally demanding due to the calculation of minimal total travel cost for each day among the whole planning horizon. …”
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