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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeurology. Diseases of the nervous system

The Effect of Hyperhomocysteinemia on Motor Symptoms, Cognitive Status, and Vascular Risk in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Bilge Kocer, Hayat Guven, Isik Conkbayir et al. · 2016 · Parkinson's Disease

Factors related with hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) and the impact of HHcy in Parkinson’s disease (PD) are not well understood. We investigated the factors associated with increased levels of homocysteine (Hcy) and the relationship between HHcy and motor symptoms, cognitive status, and vascular risk in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Among 60 patients (29 males, 48.3%) with PD, the stage of the disease, the severity of clinical symptoms, and the patients’ cognitive status were measured using a modified Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale (mHY), Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) II and

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Research on the Influence Mechanism of Intention to Proximity Travel under the COVID-19

Huan Chen, Luyao Wang, Shaogui Xu et al. · 2022 · Behavioral Sciences

The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought increasing attention to proximity travel. This mode of travel is a convenient travel setup for both tourists and neighboring destinations. With the help of the model of goal-directed behavior (MGB), this study investigates the influence of tourists’ perception of epidemic risk on their intentions for proximity travel during the normalization of epidemic prevention and control. This study takes Shenzhen, China as the research area, and carried out the investigation in the context of normalization of the epidemic in China. A total of 489 pieces of valid sampl

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSports medicine

The effect of taekwondo structured training on attention in 7–8-year-old children: a randomized controlled trial

Xianfu Song, Dan Wang, Dexin Wang et al. · 2026 · BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

Abstract Objective This study investigated the effects of an 8-week Taekwondo program on the attention of children aged 7–8 years, exploring its potential as a motor intervention during a critical developmental period. Methods Forty children were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (EG, n = 20), which participated in a structured Taekwondo program (three 45-minute sessions/week at ≥ 60% HRmax), or a control group (CG, n = 20), which attended regular physical education classes. Attention was assessed pre- and post-intervention using tasks measuring stability, allocation, shifting,

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Aqueous and methanol extracts of Paullinia pinnata improve MSUc uptake in macrophages and in vitro antioxidant effects

Pius Pum Tseuguem, Télesphore Benoît Nguelefack, Elvine Pami Nguelefack-Mbuyo et al. · 2026 · Scientific Reports

Abstract Extracts of Paullinia pinnata have demonstrated therapeutic effects in monosodium urate (MSU)-induced gout in rats, notably by reducing inflammation and hyperalgesia, as well as enhancing antioxidant activity in vivo. However, their in vitro antioxidant potential and their effects on MSU-stimulated macrophages remain insufficiently explored. This study aims to investigate the in vitro antioxidant properties of P. pinnata, with a particular focus on MSU uptake in stimulated macrophages. The in vitro antioxidant activities of aqueous (AEPP) and methanolic (MEPP) extracts of P. pinnata l

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAccounting. Bookkeeping

PENGARUH PEMAHAMAN PERATURAN PERPAJAKAN, KUALITAS PELAYANAN, KESADARAN WAJIB PAJAK DAN SANKSI PAJAK TERHADAP KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK ORANG PRIBADI

Teguh Erawati, Nur Ghailina As’ari · 2018 · Akuntansi Dewantara

This study aims to determine the effect of understanding tax laws, service quality, taxpayer awareness, and tax sanctions on taxpayer compliance of individuals at the District Rongkop, district Gunungkidul. This research type is quantitative research by using primary data. The population in this study is all taxpayers of individuals registered in KPP Pratama Wonosari. and the criteria of respondents in the study are registered Private Taxpayers. Data analysis in this research using multiple regression with SPSS program version 16.0. The results showed that the value of F arithmetic 27.707 grea

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Temporal and spatial distribution of soil water and nitrate content affected by surface irrigation and fertilizer rate in silage corn fields

Yuchun Liu, Ning Wang, Changsong Jiang et al. · 2020 · Scientific Reports

Abstract Among surface irrigation systems, long border and furrow are more adaptive to mechanized farming but may cause a non-uniform distribution of water and nutrients. In this study, field experiments were carried out in a flat silage corn field in Hebei, China to investigate the uniformity along the length of border or furrow to understand the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of soil water, electrical conductivity, and nitrate. This will guide irrigation and fertigation management recommendations, land consolidation, and high standard farmland construction. Border and furr

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychiatry

Understanding the developmental impact of psychological maltreatment through the lens of the dimensional model of adversity and psychopathology

Meret Sophie Wallimann, Katharina Beck, David Cyrill Lätsch · 2026 · European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Background: Psychological maltreatment is linked to negative developmental outcomes in adolescents. It includes psychological abuse (PA) and psychological neglect (PN), which are commonly studied as a pair. This study applied the dimensional model of adversity and psychopathology (DMAP), which conceptualises abuse as a threatening experience involving harm or the threat of harm that primarily impairs social-emotional processing, such as emotion regulation, while it views neglect as deprivation or absence of parental care that predominantly affects cognitive functioning, such as working memory.

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry

A Mechanical Stimulation Glove to Induce Hebbian Plasticity at the Fingertip

Fabian Timm, Esther Kuehn, Esther Kuehn et al. · 2020 · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Repetitive sensory stimulation of the fingertip induces Hebbian plasticity in the sensorimotor cortex that benefits the tactile and motor behavior of the hand in healthy younger adults, older adults, and patients. To use this method outside the laboratory, robust and portable stimulation systems are needed that allow prolonged stimulation phases over several hours without compromising on signal intensity or personal mobility. Here, we introduce two stimulation gloves that apply finger- and frequency-specific mechanical stimulation to individual fingertips over prolonged periods. The stimulator

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEcology

Factors affecting formation of adventitious branches in the seaweeds Fucus vesiculosus and F. radicans

Alexandra Kinnby, Ricardo T. Pereyra, Jonathan N. Havenhand et al. · 2019 · BMC Ecology

Abstract Background In the brackish Baltic Sea, shedding of adventitious branches is central to asexual recruitment of new thalli in the brown algae Fucus vesiculosus and F. radicans. To test which factors influence the formation of adventitious branches in brackish and in more marine conditions, we sampled 29 Fucus sites in the Baltic Sea (salinity 3–11) and 18 sites from the Danish straits, Kattegat, Skagerrak, and the North Sea (salinity 15–35). Separately for each area, we used structural equation modelling to determine which of eight predictor factors (phosphate, nitrate, chlorophyll-a (a

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBusiness

Analisis Pengaruh Ratio Keuangan dengan Harga Saham pada Perusahaan Properti di Bursa Efek Indonesia

Bambang Sugeng Dwiyanto · 2012 · Jurnal Maksipreneur: Manajemen, Koperasi, dan Entrepreneurship

Bankcruptcy is a very important problem, in which every company should be aware of. It is very important to detect the signs of the coming bankruptcy of the company as soon as possible in order to take effective action to avoid it. One popular model to do so is Z-score, a statistical model to predict bankruptcy based on company financial performance. This paper deals with the analysis of the financial performance of property companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. However, in previous research it was found that there is no strong correlation between the companies financial performanc

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Body Mass Index and Risk of Prostate Volume, International Prostate Symptom Score, Maximum Urinary Flow Rate, and Post-Void Residual in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients

Bing-Hui Li, Tong Deng, Qiao Huang et al. · 2019 · American Journal of Men's Health

The objective of this study was to evaluate association between body mass index (BMI) and prostate volume (PV), international prostate symptom scores (IPSS), maximum urinary flow rate ( Q max ), and post-void residual (PVR) of Chinese benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients. All newly diagnosed BPH patients between September 2016 and August 2018 were selected and 788 patients were included. According to BMI, the patients were categorized into four groups, while according to PV, IPSS, Q max , and PVR, they were categorized into two groups based on clinical significant cutoffs. Univariable a

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessInfectious and parasitic diseases

The Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Bm86 gene plays a critical role in the fitness of ticks fed on cattle during acute Babesia bovis infection

Knowles Donald P, Ueti Massaro W, Bastos Reginaldo G et al. · 2010 · Parasites & Vectors

Abstract Background Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus ) microplus is an economically important tick of cattle involved in the transmission of Babesia bovis , the etiological agent of bovine babesiosis. Commercial anti-tick vaccines based on the R. microplus Bm86 glycoprotein have shown some effect in controlling tick infestation; however their efficacy as a stand-alone solution for tick control has been questioned. Understanding the role of the Bm86 gene product in tick biology is critical to identifying additional methods to utilize Bm86 to reduce R. microplus infestation and babesia transmission. Ad

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessTechnology

Verification of Utilizing Nanowaste (Glass Waste and Fly Ash) as an Alternative to Nanosilica in Epoxy

Awham Jumah Salman, Zahraa Fakhri Jawad, Rusul Jaber Ghayyib et al. · 2022 · Energies

Silica is considered one of the most prevalent components in the Earth’s shell and is synthesized for use in technological applications. Nevertheless, new methods for finding a better, cheaper, and more ecologically friendly supply of silica with less energy consumption are unavoidable. This study investigates whether nanopowders made from waste with a great silica amount (fly ash and glass) can be utilized as fillers in an epoxy glue to enhance its characteristics. Four different contents (5, 10, 15, and 20 wt%) of nano–fly ash, nanoglass, and nanosilica powder were introduced into the sample

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAgriculture (General)

Combined effects of landscape composition and pesticide use on herbivore and pollinator functions in smallholder farms

Quentin Struelens, Diego Mina, Olivier Dangles · 2021 · CABI Agriculture and Bioscience

Abstract Background Landscape composition has the potential to foster regulating ecosystem services such as pollination and biocontrol in temperate regions. However, most landscape studies do not take pesticide use into account even though it is the main control strategy worldwide and has negative impacts on beneficial insects. Moreover, few studies have explored these combined effects in smallholder cropping system with diverse landscapes and small cultivated fields. Methods We assessed the effect of semi-natural cover and pesticide use on pollinator and herbivore abundances and functions in

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAnimal culture

Evaluation of production efficiencies at pasture of lactating suckler cows of diverse genetic merit and replacement strategy

S. McCabe, N. McHugh, N.E. O’Connell et al. · 2020 · Animal

Feed costs account for the largest proportion of direct cost within suckler beef production systems. By identifying the cow type with enhanced capability of converting grazed herbage to beef output across lactations, suckler cow systems would become more efficient and sustainable. The objective of this study was to estimate grass DM intake (GDMI) and production efficiency among lactating suckler cows of diverse genetic merit for the national Irish maternal index (Replacement Index) which includes cow efficiency components such as milk yield and feed intake. Data from 131 cows of diverse geneti

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAgriculture

The Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Melilotus officinal Flowers on Bleeding Time in Male and Female Rabbits

Hassan Toama Mohamed, Ali Sami Amen · 2012 · Al-Qadisiyah Journal For Agriculture Sciences

The present study aimes to examining the effect of the ethanolic extract of Melilotus officinalis flowers on bleeding time ,WBC and RBC count .Total number in males and females adult rabbit eighteen, (9 males and 9females ) are randomly divided into three equal groups (3 males and 3females per group). The first (control) is drenched normal saline while the second and third groups are drenched the ethanolic extracted (20 and 50mg/ml/kg of B.W) for 24 hours. The results reveal significant increase in bleeding time in third group followed by the second group compared with the control while RBC an

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessVeterinary medicine

EFFECT OF USING DIFFERENT COLORED LED LIGHTS ON GONADS, EGG NUMBER AND WEIGHT IN JAPANESE QUAILS

İsmail Gökçe Yildirim, Ece Koc Yildirim, Firuze Turker Yavas · 2025 · Slovenian Veterinary Research

Artificial lighting plays a crucial role in regulating the maturation of the reproductive system of birds during puberty and thus affects their reproductive capacity. The aim of this study was to investigate the morphometric effects of the use of different coloured light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the gonads of male and female Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). The experimental groups were also examined with regard to egg count, weight, fertility and hatchability. A total of 240 quails of mixed sex were subjected to three different light colours, namely white, green and blue LEDs. The

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Audio-Visual Spatiotemporal Perceptual Training Enhances the P300 Component in Healthy Older Adults

Weiping Yang, Weiping Yang, Ao Guo et al. · 2018 · Frontiers in Psychology

In older adults, cognitive abilities, such as those associated with vision and hearing, generally decrease with age. According to several studies, audio-visual perceptual training can improve perceived competence regarding visual and auditory stimuli, suggesting that perceptual training is effective and beneficial. However, whether audio-visual perceptual training can induce far-transfer effects in other forms of untrained cognitive processing that are not directly trained in older adults remains unclear. In this study, the classic P300 component, a neurophysiological indicator of cognitive pr

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Unmet Nutritional and Psychological Needs of Cancer Patients: An Integrated Multi-Professional Model Approach

Giuseppe Carruba, Maria Luisa Calagna, Ildegarda Campisi et al. · 2022 · Diseases

This paper presents a multi-professional integrated approach toward the recognition and management of the nutritional and psychological needs of cancer patients. In particular, the patients undertook a multi-professional, multistep process that included the collection of both personal and clinical data, the evaluation of anthropometric measures, nutritional status and psychometric indices, and an ensuing personalized nutritional prescription and psychological support, ultimately leading to combined nutritional and psychological interventions to control their adherence to a nutritional program

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Changes in brain white matter structure are associated with urine proteins in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS): A MAPP Network study.

Davis C Woodworth, Adelle Dagher, Adam Curatolo et al. · 2018 · PLoS ONE

The Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network has yielded neuroimaging and urinary biomarker findings that highlight unique alterations in brain structure and in urinary proteins related to tissue remodeling and vascular structure in patients with Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (UCPPS). We hypothesized that localized changes in diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) measurements might be associated with corresponding changes in urinary protein levels in UCPPS. To test this hypothesis, we created statistical parameter maps depicting the linear corre

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens

Dietary Patterns and Breast Cancer Risk: A KCPS-II Cohort Study

Ji-Young Lee, Hae In Cho, Heejin Kimm · 2024 · European Journal of Breast Health

Objective: There have been inconsistencies in the evidence for a role of dietary patterns in the development of breast cancer. In this study, we used a large-scale cohort [Korean Cancer Prevention Study-II (KCPS-II)] to examine the association between dietary patterns and breast cancer risk in Korean women. Materials and Methods: The dietary patterns of 14,807 women from the KCPS-II were derived by factor analysis and 135 cases of breast cancer were diagnosed during the follow-up period. Cox proportional models were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) fo

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessDiseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology

PATTERNS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND MENTAL HEALTH IN HCV-INFECTED PATIENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANTIVIRAL ELIGIBILITY

Lívia Beraldo de LIMA, André MALBERGIER, Priscila Dib GONÇALVES et al. · 2025 · Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a significant public health concern. Behavioral factors such as alcohol use and psychiatric comorbidities, particularly depression, may influence disease progression and eligibility for antiviral treatment. Objective: To assess the prevalence and clinical impact of current alcohol consumption in patients with chronic HCV infection eligible for treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), and to explore its associations with depressive symptoms and clinical characteristics. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 109

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Association between obesity and mortality from hematological malignancies among Japanese adults: The Japan Collaborative Cohort study.

Hana Wakasa, Satoshi Sunohara, Takashi Kimura et al. · 2025 · PLoS ONE

Obesity is a growing global health concern and has been associated with increased mortality from various cancer types, including hematological malignancies. However, evidence for this association in Asian populations, particularly among Japanese adults, remains limited. Thus, this study aimed to examine the association between obesity and mortality due to hematological malignancies. Data from 97,073 participants in the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study were analyzed. The participants were followed for a mean duration of 17 years. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using self-reported h

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessTherapeutics. Pharmacology

TSH-β gene polymorphism in Saudi patients with thyroid cancer: A case-control study

Maha M. AlRasheed · 2022 · Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Background: The role of thyroid-stimulating hormone in the pathogenesis of thyroid cancer is not yet fully explored. This study aimed to evaluate the role of the TSH-β polymorphism in thyroid cancer in a Saudi cohort. Methods: A prospective case-control study was conducted on 507 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma and compared them with 560 controls of Saudi origin. The association of two variants, the rs201857310, and rs7530810, in the TSH-β gene with thyroid cancer risk as well as thyroxine dose, were evaluated. Results: The rs201857310_A > G [OR: 0.50 (95 % CI: 0.35–0.71); P < 0

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNursing

The Relationship between Spiritual Well-Being and Depression in Nursing Students

Z Gharehboghlou, M Adib-Hajbaghery, M Hajimohammad Hoseini · 2016 · نشریه پرستاری ایران

Abstract Background & Aim: Depression is the fourth leading cause of community disability in the world and it has high prevalence among students. Since spirituality is positively associated to physical and mental health, this study aimed to determine the relationship of spiritual well-being and depression among nursing students in Qom and Kashan Universities of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on nursing students of Kashan and Qom Universities of Medical Sciences. Using a two-stage sampling method, 250 nursing students were randomly selected. Data

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessDiseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology

Glycemic control and asymptomatic carotid plaque and carotid intima–media thickness

Xingquan Zhao, Qian Zhang, Shengyun Chen et al. · 2025 · BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care

Introduction The effects of different glucose metabolic states and diabetes-controlled status on asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis has not been well investigated. Herein, we aimed to investigate the association of different diabetes status with asymptomatic carotid plaques and carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT).Research design and methods 4752 participants aged over 40 years, free of stroke or myocardial infarction, from the China National Stroke Screen Survey programme were enrolled. Carotid plaque and CIMT were assessed using duplex ultrasonography. Logistic regression analysis was use

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSports medicine

Covid-19 Restrictions and the Effects of Physical Activity on Mental Health in Midwestern Adolescent Adaptive Athletes

Joshua Choe MS, Saji Azerf MD, Pamela Lang MD · 2022 · Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns in 2020 negatively impacted high school students, with increased depression and anxiety especially in athletes who participated in team sports. For adolescents with disabilities, physical activity provides physical and mental health benefits; however, the impact of COVID-19 related adaptive sports cancellations have not been thoroughly investigated. Hypothesis: Adaptive athletes with lower activity levels during a period of COVID-19 related restrictions will have worse scores of depression, anxiety, and quality of life. Methods: Instituti

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry

Atividade lenta posterior: correlação eletro-clínica Posterior EEG slow activity: electro-clinical correlation

Salustiano Gomes Lins · 1971 · Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Inicialmente é feita breve exposição dos cinco principais tipos de atividade lenta posterior descritas na literatura eletrencefalográfica: variedade lenta do ritmo alfa, ritmo theta posterior, ondas lentas posteriores a 4 hertz, ritmo delta associado ao pequeno mal e ondas Pi. Em seguida o autor expõe seus achados, baseado num material clínico composto por 760 pacientes, colhidos ao acaso, dos dois sexos e com idades variáveis entre 5 e 24 anos. Excetuando a variedade lenta do ritmo alfa, um ou mais dos outros quatro grafo-elementos referidos foram observados em 131 destes pacientes (80 do sex

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine (General)

Vitamin D Status and Its Association with Clinical Severity and Inflammatory Markers of COVID-19 Patients

Wicensius Parulian Hasudungan, Andhika Rachman, Alvina Widhani et al. · 2025 · Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Introduction. The available data currently is not adequate to show the differences in vitamin D levels across various clinical stages of COVID-19 in Indonesia. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the profile of vitamin D levels and its relationship with the clinical severity and inflammatory parameters in confirmed COVID-19 patients. Methods. The study was conducted at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital and Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Emergency Hospital from January to December 2021. Subjects who were 18 years old and above and had confirmed COVID-19 status through COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Rea

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPharmacy and materia medica

Genetic polymorphisms of GSTM1 and GPX1 genes and smoking susceptibility in the Saudi population

Maryam Hassan Al-Zahrani, Nawal Marzoog Almutairi · 2023 · Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

Background/Objective/Methods: Glutathione-S-transferase Mu1 (GSTM1) and glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) are known antioxidant enzymes that help protect cells from the oxidative damage that occurs from smoking. This study explored the correlation between GSTM1 and GPX1 levels between a group of smokers with the GSTM1 and GPX1 genes in the Saudi population and a control group and investigated the genetic risk factors in the group of smokers. Results: The control and smokers' group (n = 50; aged 22.3 ± 3.1 years; BMI 24.6 ± 5.9 kg/m2) were genotyped using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q

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