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The Vietnamese swine as a translational model of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
The flow diagram outlines the chemical induction of breast tumors through a single intraperitoneal dose of MNU. Tumor development was assessed using ultrasound and clinical examination. After 14 weeks, mammary tissue was collected and histologically analyzed to evaluate structural similarities between sows and humans, the carcinogenic potential of MNU,
Claudia Elizabeth Vera‐Tizatl, Arturo Vera‐Hernández, Lorenzo Leija‐Salas, Marco Antonio Vega‐López, María del Carmen Ramírez‐Estudillo, German Isauro Garrido Fariña, Adriana Leticia Vera‐Tizatl   +6 more
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Definition of critical skin defect and concepts of structural and functional repairs: Proposal and verification in a rat model

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the research process regarding skin defect repair using a rat model of skin defect. First, it assesses whether the barrier function of the skin is repaired. If the answer is “YES”, the study proceeds to focus on structural repair.
Cong Sun, Weihong Guo, Fang Liang, Rabia Javed, Weijian Hou, Xingdong Zhang, Qiang Ao   +6 more
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Nurses’ perceptions of how their professional autonomy influences the moral dimension of end-of-life care to nursing home residents– a qualitative study

BMC Nursing
Background Over the years, caring has been explained in various ways, thus presenting various meanings to different people. Caring is central to nursing discipline and care ethics have always had an important place in nursing ethics discussions.
Rachel Gilbert, Daniela Lillekroken
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Vitamin D‐induced mechanisms in cancer prevention and therapy: Recent advances and future opportunities

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Vitamin D, traditionally known to promote calcium and bone health, is being explored for its role in cancer prevention and treatment through its influence on cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and immune response. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) regulates gene expression and interacts with key signaling pathways such as Wnt/β‐catenin, MAPK ...
D. Prasanth, Pathan Amanulla Khan, Jamal‐E‐Fatima, Trupti Pratik Durgawale, Falak Arjumand Siddique, Sharuk L. Khan, Azmath Farhana, Uttam Prasad Panigrahy, Mohammed Abdul Aziz shahid, Mohammed Sayeed, Md. Faysal   +10 more
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Exploring a guide for codes of ethics for the development of ethical competence in Iranian nursing students: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

BMC Nursing
Background Improving the ethical competencies of nursing students, as an important dimension of professional competence, is a primary objective of nursing education.
Iman Sharifikia, Zohreh Khoshnood, Azam Hosseinnejad, Jamileh Farokhzadian, Camelia Rohani   +4 more
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Cuneiform Nucleus Stimulation Can Assist Gait Training to Promote Locomotor Recovery in Individuals With Incomplete Tetraplegia

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Impaired ability to induce stepping after incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) can limit the efficacy of locomotor training, often leaving patients wheelchair‐bound. The cuneiform nucleus (CNF), a key mesencephalic locomotor control center, modulates the activity of spinal locomotor centers via the reticulospinal tract.
Anna‐Sophie Hofer, Lennart H. Stieglitz, Marc Bolliger, Linard Filli, Adrian Cathomen, Romina Willi, Irina Lerch, Iris Krüsi, Melina Giagiozis, Christian Meyer, Martin Schubert, Michèle Hubli, Thomas M. Kessler, László Demkó, Christian R. Baumann, Lukas Imbach, Markus F. Oertel, Andrea Prusse, Alina Kiseleva, Luca Regli, Martin E. Schwab, Armin Curt   +21 more
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Epstein–Barr Virus, Lower Vitamin D, Low Sun Exposure, and HLA‐DRB1*1501 Risk Variant Share Common Epigenetic Pathways Leading to Multiple Sclerosis Onset

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) onset risk factors include Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) indices (including host response), lower serum 25‐vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels, low sun exposure, and HLA‐DRB1*1501. The underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. Here, we examined mediation through differential DNA methylation (DNAm) to better understand possible ...
Steve Simpson‐Yap, Ellen Morwitch, Samuel A. Tanner, Sarah M. Thomson, Alex Eisner, Rod A. Lea, Trevor J. Kilpatrick, Jeannette Lechner‐Scott, Rodney J. Scott, Alexandre Xavier, Vicki E. Maltby, Robyn M. Lucas, Bruce V. Taylor, Brett A. Lidbury, Simon A. Broadley, Ingrid van der Mei, Mehari Woldemariam Merid, Boris Novakovic, Richard Saffery, Anna Karin Hedström, Pernilla Stridh, Tomas Olsson, Maja Jagodic, Lars Alfredsson, Anne‐Louise Ponsonby, for the Ausimmune Investigator Group, Caron Chapman, Alan Coulthard, Keith Dear, Terry Dwyer, Trevor Kilpatrick, Robyn Lucas, Tony McMichael, Anne‐Louise Ponsonby, Bruce Taylor, Patricia Valery, Ingrid van der Mei, David Williams   +37 more
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Ethical challenges in conducting research in low and middle income setting during public health emergencies: a qualitative evidence of a COVID-19 pandemic: the experience of Iran

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Every minute during an epidemic is important and research in such conditions is for the benefit of the society. Considering that identifying experiences is a way to prevent repeated mistakes and prepare people to face crisis situations, this ...
Ehsan Shamsi-Gooshki, Alireza Parsapoor, Soolmaz Moosavi   +2 more
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Use of Restricted Nursing and a Bovine Appeasing Substance on the Welfare, Growth Performance, and Response to Vaccination of Beef Calves at Weaning

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
The effects of restricted nursing (RN) and the administration of a bovine appeasing substance (BAS) on days −8 and 0 in relation to weaning were evaluated. Both strategies were effective in improving the growth performance of beef calves. Regarding welfare, BAS ‐especially on day 0‐ was more effective than RN.
Denise E. Mussalafo, Marcelo Vedovatto, Aylpy R. D. Santos, Dalton M. Oliveira, Fabiana A. M. Sterza, Mariana Santos, Helena B. C. R. Batista, Jaíne G. Garcia, Andréa R. D. L. Souza   +8 more
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Status of human dignity of adult patients admitted to hospitals of Tehran

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 2014
Maintaining dignity and respect is among patients’ most fundamental rights. The importance of patient dignity, the status quo, patients’ needs, and a shortage of survey studies in this area were the underlying incentives for conducting this study.
Fariba Borhani, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Soolmaz Moosavi   +2 more
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