Improving prenatal diagnosis with combined karyotyping, CNV-seq and QF-PCR: a comprehensive analysis of chromosomal abnormalities in high-risk pregnancies by Jia-pei Liu, Shan-Bing Wang, Li Luo, Ya-mei Guo

“…Karyotyping showed full concordance with CNV-seq and QF-PCR in detecting major chromosomal aneuploidies, identifying 21 cases of trisomy 21 and 4 cases of trisomy 18. CNV-seq uniquely identified additional pathogenic copy number variations in 2.1% of cases and variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in 3.2% of cases, both undetectable by conventional karyotyping. …”
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Unravelling the transcriptomic symphony of muscle ageing: key pathways and hub genes altered by ageing and caloric restriction in rat muscle revealed by RNA sequencing by Gulam Altab, Brian J. Merry, Charles W. Beckett, Priyanka Raina, Inês Lopes, Katarzyna Goljanek-Whysall, João Pedro de Magalhães

“…CR was found to suppress 69.7% and rescue 57.8% of the genes found to be upregulated and downregulated in aged muscle, respectively. In addition, CR uniquely upregulated 291 and downregulated 304 protein-coding genes. …”
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Looking for the origins of the human brain: The role of South Africa in the history of palaeoneurology by Amélie Beaudet, Edwin de Jager, Mirriam Tawane, Brendon Billings

“…We finally consider how our view of human brain evolution, and in particular the putative uniqueness of the hominin brain, has changed over the last century. …”
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Genesis of the term "savilaida": from collections of avant-garde poetry till Lithuanian neologism by Egidijus Jaseliūnas

“… The genesis of the Lithuanian neologism "savilaida" has not been studied by the science of history, though such studies would allow reasonable answering to the questions of expedience of the usage of the term and uniqueness of its object. The article aims at analyzing the history of the origin of the Lithuanian term "savilaida" and its genesis in the Soviet society.  …”
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Virulence-associated variants in Cryptococcus neoformans sequence type 93 are less likely to be associated with population structure compared to independent rare mutations by Katrina M. Jackson, Kisakye Diana Kabbale, Marissa Macchietto, David Meya, Peter Tiffin, Kirsten Nielsen

“…The majority of the human population has a latent, controlled infection suggesting that C. neoformans is uniquely adapted to cause infection. In spite of this, the reason C. neoformans is a pathogen remains unknown; interestingly, most environmental isolates are avirulent but are genetically very similar to disease-causing virulent isolates. …”
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Syphilitic aortitis: from the past to the present (view of a dermatovenerologist) by S.V. Zakharov, T.V. Svyatenko, V.K. Zakharov, V.V. Gorbuntsov, L.A. Pohrebniak

“…Special attention is paid to the fact that the uniqueness of the above observations lies in the fact that complicated forms of aortitis began to occur more often and also in treated syphilis patients who had previously been treated with water-soluble penicillin. …”
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Los Derechos Fundamentales en Iberoamérica by Javier Pardo

“…En efecto, por un lado, la creciente hegemonía de Estados Unidos a nivel mundial habrá de notarse de manera especial en Iberoamérica, y ello, casi con toda probabilidad, en un sentido poco favorable al éxito de procesos políticos de democratización y emancipación social que puedan amenazar los intereses norteamericanos en la zona. …”
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Molecular and functional characterization of Accl(2)efl: A biomarker for heavy metal stress in Apis cerana cerana by Yu-Lin Xu, Ling Peng, Jun-Jie Li, Wen-Feng Chen

“…However, l(2)efl (LOC410857) uniquely remains unresponsive to heat stress within this gene family, and research examining its role in adaptation to other types of stress across diverse bee species is scarce. …”
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Bosquejo de la construcción de América Latina by Jorge Majfud

“…Pese a todas estas discrepancias, coincidieron en su admiración por la Europa anglosajona y los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica. Ambos fueron liberales y progresistas, como la mayoría de los intelectuales de su época. …”
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Calidad de vida en pacientes sobrevivientes a un ictus al año de seguimiento by Yoany Mesa Barrera, Otman Fernández Concepción, Tania Elena Hernández Rodríguez, Yanneris Parada Barroso

“…<br /><strong>Conclusión:</strong> la calidad de vida estuvo determinada por el grado de afectación neurológica, el estado cognitivo, mayor edad y la presencia de síntomas depresivos. Los únicos factores asociados a la calidad de vida que sufrieron modificación al año del seguimiento, fueron la afectación neurológica y la presencia de síntomas depresivos.…”
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Encapsulation of Hydrogen Peroxide in PVA/PVP Hydrogels for Medical Applications by Natalie Mounayer, Sivan Shoshani, Elena Afrimzon, Taly Iline-Vul, Moris Topaz, Ehud Banin, Shlomo Margel

“…The resulting PVA/PVP-based hydrogel uniquely combines the water absorbency, biocompatibility, and biodegradability of the polymer composite. …”
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Factores nutricionales maternos y el bajo peso al nacer en un área de salud by Arley Rey Vilchez, Darehyne Ávila Piña, Amarelis Rodríguez Fuentes, Ana Celia Cabrera Iznaga

“…Los hábitos alimentarios inadecuados unidos a otros factores nutricionales maternos son determinantes. …”
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Educación y vida intelectual by Zena Hitz

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Un análisis bibliométrico y de contenido de metodologías activas en el campo educativo. by Juan Luis Cabanillas-Garcia, María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez, Irene del Brío-Alonso

“…Se destacó el protagonismo de autores como Hwang, Gwo-Jen y se observó que Estados Unidos lidera la producción científica en metodologías activas, seguido por países europeos, Australia y China. …”
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Real-World Parkinson&#x2019;s Hand Tremor Detection Using Ensemble Learning Techniques by Sungwook Hur, Jieming Zhang, Moon-Hyun Kim, Tai-Myoung Chung

“…Finally, unlike traditional approaches that use uniform feature weighting, our proposed variance adaptive AdaBoost (VA-AdaBoost) algorithm uniquely incorporates accelerometer signal variance to adaptively weight samples for feature training. …”
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El Zika, un Virus Transmitido por Mosquitos by Jorge R. Rey, L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…Transmisión local, principalmente por el mosquito de la fiebre amarilla Aedes aegypti, ha sido documentada en la mayoría de los países tropicales de las Américas, pero aún no se ha detectado en Los Estados Unidos Continentales. Los síntomas de la infección incluyen, salpullido, dolor de cabeza, fiebre, dolor muscular y en las coyunturas, conjuntivitis, y malestar general. …”
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Identifying Factors Influencing Urban Bus Drivers’ Distraction: A Qualitative Study in Tehran, Iran by Fatemeh Sadat Mirnajafi Zadeh, Mojtaba Khosravi Danesh, Ali Nahvi, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Mohammad Javad SheikhMozafari, Adel Mazloumi

“…Conclusion: The current study identified various influential factors, spanning different levels of the work system, affecting bus drivers’ distraction, including generic factors that impact all urban drivers and specific factors that uniquely affect bus drivers. Addressing these factors through providing appropriate education for both passengers and street users along with implementing management strategies in the organization to enhance intra-organizational relationships and organizational support can lead to the safety of the bus drivers.…”
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El Zika, un Virus Transmitido por Mosquitos by Jorge R. Rey, L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…Transmisión local, principalmente por el mosquito de la fiebre amarilla Aedes aegypti, ha sido documentada en la mayoría de los países tropicales de las Américas, pero aún no se ha detectado en Los Estados Unidos Continentales. Los síntomas de la infección incluyen, salpullido, dolor de cabeza, fiebre, dolor muscular y en las coyunturas, conjuntivitis, y malestar general. …”
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How international research consortia can strengthen organisations’ research systems and promote a conducive environment and culture by Justin Pulford, Nadia Tagoe, Yan Ding, Imelda Bates, Susie Crossman, Taghreed El Hajj, Tara Tancred, Lorelei Silvester, Martina Savio, Natasha Bevan

“…They were partly or wholly funded by UK agencies including the Wellcome, Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, UK Research and Innovation Fund, and the Medical Research Council and they operated for 2–10 years between 2012 and 2022.Consortia’s size and ability to access and share resources among their member organisations according to need meant they were uniquely placed to target actions to address weaknesses in member organisations’ research capacity, to widen networks and collaborations, and to build in sustainability of capacity gains. …”
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La edad como variable asociada a la gravedad en pacientes con la COVID-19 by Carlos Enrique Herrera Cartaya, Agustín Lage Dávila, Julio Betancourt Cervantes, Eligio Barreto Fiu, LIzet Sanchez Valdes, Lilibeth Hernandez Claro

“…Conclusiones: La edad constituye un factor de riesgo asociado a la gravedad en pacientes con la COVID-19; aumenta significativamente a partir de los 70 años, cuando coexisten una serie de factores que, unidos a la edad avanzada, juegan un importante papel en el pronóstico. …”
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