Is rectus abdominis thickness associated with survival among patients with liver cirrhosis? A prospective cohort study by Maria Ciocîrlan (12800283)

“…RA thickness correlated moderately with MAMC (r = 0. 596; P < 0.0001) and HGS (r = 0.515; P < 0.0001) and decreased with increasing SGA class (A, 10.6 ± 2.8 mm; B, 8.3 ± 1.9 mm; C, 6.5 ± 1.9 mm; P < 0.0001). …”

Table_1_Causal effect of iron status on lung function: A Mendelian randomization study.docx by Zhimin Yu (2258896)

“…Summary statistics of these genetic instruments with lung function were extracted from a meta-analysis of UK Biobank and SpiroMeta consortium (N = 400,102). …”

Data_Sheet_4_Predictors of sequence capture in a large-scale anchored phylogenomics project.PDF by Renato Nunes (5704595)

“…Sequence capture, also known as anchored hybrid enrichment, is a method to produce reduced representation libraries for NGS sequencing. …”

Table_1_Lactate Dehydrogenase as a Potential Therapeutic Drug Target to Control Babesia bigemina.docx by Lan He (219448)

“…Furthermore, the Babesia LDH sequence is distinct from its bovine homologue and thus a potential chemotherapeutic target that would result in decreasing the ATP supply to the parasite but not to the host. …”

Data_Sheet_3_Predictors of sequence capture in a large-scale anchored phylogenomics project.PDF by Renato Nunes (5704595)

“…Sequence capture, also known as anchored hybrid enrichment, is a method to produce reduced representation libraries for NGS sequencing. …”

Association of vitamin B6 intake with the risk and prognosis of diabetic retinopathy: a NHANES-based study by Yimeng Ruan (17763457)

“…Multivariate analyses showed that the intake of vitamin B6 was negatively associated with the risk of DR (odds ratio = 0.81, 95% confidence level: 0.69–0.95, <i>p</i> = 0.012), and patients with DR with an increased intake of vitamin B6 had a significantly decreased risk of all-cause death (hazard ratio = 0.81, 95% confidence level: 0.66–0.99, <i>p</i> = 0.041) or cardiovascular disease-related death (hazard ratio = 0.76, 95% confidence level: 0.58–0.98, <i>p</i> = 0.037).…”

DataSheet_1_Inflammatory cytokine profiles in erectile dysfunction: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization.csv by Dongze Liu (12993036)

“…MR-Egger (ME), inverse variance weighting (IVW), and weighted median (WM) were applied to conduct the MR study and IVW was taken as the main criterion.</p>Results<p>From a genetic perspective, the increase of interferon-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) level significantly increased the risk of ED (P=0.043, odds ratio (OR)=1.269, 95% confidence interval (95%CI): 1.007-1.600), while the increase of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) markedly decreased the risk of ED (P=0.037, OR=0.768, 95%CI: 0.600-0.984). …”

Omega 3 Fatty Acids Supplementation and Oxidative Stress in HIV-Seropositive Patients. A Clinical Trial by Norma Amador-Licona (2576329)

“…The aim of this study was to assess the effect of omega 3 fatty acids on different markers of oxidative stress in HIV-seropositive patients. We performed a randomized parallel controlled clinical trial in The Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, a public health hospital. 70 HIV-seropositive patients aged 20 to 55 on clinical score A1, A2, B1 or B2 receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) were studied. …”

Plausibility of the zebrafish embryos/larvae as an alternative animal model for autism: A comparison study of transcriptome changes by Sangwoo Lee (1727713)

“…<div><p>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired or abnormal social interaction and communication and by restricted and repetitive behaviour. …”

Proteomics Analysis of Human Obesity Reveals the Epigenetic Factor HDAC4 as a Potential Target for Obesity by Mohamed Abu-Farha (25322)

“…<div><p>Sedentary lifestyle and excessive energy intake are prominent contributors to obesity; a major risk factors for the development of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. …”

Pharmaceutical industry payments to NHS trusts in England: A four-year analysis of the Disclosure UK database by Piotr Ozieranski (8662758)

“…</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: Between 2015 and 2018, 116 companies reported paying £60,253,421.86 to 235 trusts. As a share of payments to all healthcare organisations the number of payments to trusts rose from 38.64% to 39.48%, but their value dropped from 33.01% to 23.61%. …”

HIV and tuberculosis co-infection among migrants in Europe: A systematic review on the prevalence, incidence and mortality by Ana Maria Tavares (4477183)

“…Additionally, while HIV-TB incidence rates have decreased among migrants and nationals, migrants are still at a higher risk for this co-infection. …”

Spontaneous cephalic version and risk factors for persistent breech presentation: a longitudinal retrospective cohort study by Zehong Zhou (6927917)

“…<p>To address the rate of spontaneous version in breech presentation until term and explore the risk factors for persistent breech presentation diagnosed by the second-trimester ultrasound examination.</p> <p>This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy who had their ultrasound examination conducted at the time of 22–26 weeks of gestation in the Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center. …”

Image2_A Stable Chemokine Gradient Controls Directional Persistence of Migrating Dendritic Cells.tiff by Thomas Quast (249407)

“…In contrast to Dictyostelium amoeba, DCs are unable to decode oscillatory stimulation of soluble chemokine traveling waves into a directional response toward the wave source. …”

Image_2_Dry Eye and Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.TIF by Qiang Lu (49688)

“…Patients with pre-existing meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) had worsened subjective symptoms of dry eye (1.31, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.66, 1.95], P < 0.0001), a reduced tear break-up time (BUT) (−2.27, 95% CI [−2.66, −1.88], P < 0.0001), and a worse corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) score (0.75, 95% CI [0.5, 1.0], P < 0.0001) after phacoemulsification cataract surgery, whereas in the general population, the subjective symptoms score and CFS remained unchanged and BUT decreased slightly after surgery. …”

Table_1_Exploring temporal trends and burden of traumatic shoulder dislocation: a global perspective.DOCX by Cheng Chen (136164)

“…Lastly, the study studied the correlation between age-standardized rates and the socio-demographic index (SDI).</p>Results<p>Over a span of 30 years, both the crude and age-standardized rates of incidence and years lived with disability (YLDs) rates for all genders displayed a slight fluctuating downward trend. …”

Translation, Adaptation, Validation and Evaluation for use in Brazil of a British Inventory to Assist in the Choice of Medical Specialty by Iago da Silva Caires (4700479)

“…<p></p><p>ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to translate, validate and evaluate a British specialty choice inventory. This tool processes the answers to 130 items and returns a 59-medical specialty ranking, in decreasing order of recommendation, based on the candidate’s profile adjustments to specialty characteristics. …”

Table_1_Droughts Over Amazonia in 2005, 2010, and 2015: A Cloud Cover Perspective.docx by Juan C. Jimenez (210924)

“…Results show a significant decreasing trend (p < 0.05) for TCC over southern Amazonia during the dry season (around −2% per decade), in contrast to the significant increasing trend found over northern Amazonia during this season and the significant widespread increasing trend during the wet season (between +2 and +4% per decade). …”

CNE1 mediates direct autoregulation and positive feedback via a paired domain binding site. by Steven Moore (466458)

“…<p>(A) CNE1-Motif1 is homologous to the 5′ region of defined PD binding sites, however the alignment diverges in the 3′ region. …”

Quantifying skeletal muscle volume and shape in humans using MRI: A systematic review of validity and reliability by Christelle Pons (5196740)

“…Segmentation on one slice (n = 11) increased volume errors. The Deformation of a Parametric Specific Object (DPSO) method (n = 5) decreased the number of manually-segmented slices required for any chosen level of error. …”