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December 2023

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Medicine Articles)

December 21, 2023

Association between different types of preoperative anemia and tumor characteristics, systemic inflammation, and survival in colorectal cancer

Chaoxi Zhou, Hongqing Ma, Guanglin Wang, Youqiang Liu, Baokun Li, Jian Niu, Yang Zhao, Guiying Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16293 PubMed 38144195

December 18, 2023

Breathlessness and “exacerbation” questions predictive for incident COPD (MARKO study): data after two years of follow-up

Žarko Vrbica, Justinija Steiner, Marina Labor, Ivan Gudelj, Davor Plavec

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16650 PubMed 38130928

December 12, 2023

NOS3 and CTH gene mutations as new molecular markers for detection of lung adenocarcinoma

Iman Abdullah Ramadhan, Luqman Rahman Sulaiman, Abbas Salihi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16209 PubMed 38107574

December 14, 2023

Sex differences in wrist strength: a systematic review

Alexis D. Napper, Meera K. Sayal, Michael W.R. Holmes, Alan C. Cudlip

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16557 PubMed 38107569

December 8, 2023

Upper extremity kinematics: development of a quantitative measure of impairment severity and dissimilarity after stroke

Khadija F. Zaidi, Michelle Harris-Love

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16374 PubMed 38089910

December 11, 2023

The accuracy of Fiber-Optic Raman Spectroscopy in the detection and diagnosis of head and neck neoplasm in vivo: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wen Chen, Yafei Chen, Chenzhou Wu, Xidong Zhang, Xiaofeng Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16536 PubMed 38099303

December 8, 2023

The effect of icotinib or apatinib on the pharmacokinetic profile of oxycodone in rats and the underlying mechanism

Qi Zhou, Feng Ye, Zhize Ye, Nanyong Gao, Qihui Kong, Xiaoqin Hu, Jianchang Qian, Bin Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16601 PubMed 38089912

December 19, 2023

Morphometric and morphologic analysis of the foramen spinosum in the Slovenian population with clinical correlations

Žiga Šink, Nejc Umek, Erika Cvetko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16559 PubMed 38144180

December 14, 2023

Comparative diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging-ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy versus systematic biopsy for clinically significant prostate cancer

Jian-hua Fang, Liqing Zhang, Xi Xie, Pan Zhao, Lingyun Bao, Fanlei Kong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16614 PubMed 38107582

December 6, 2023

Assessment of the effects of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-β1)-Smad2/3 on fibrosis in rat myofascial trigger points using point shear wave elastography

Xin Fang, Yalong Yin, Haimei Lun, Shitao Su, Shangyong Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16588 PubMed 38077437

December 1, 2023

Comparison of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and proprioceptive neuromuscular stretching on hamstring flexibility in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Narmeen Anjum, Raheela Kanwal Sheikh, Aadil Omer, Kinza Anwar, Muhammad Manan Haider Khan, Anam Aftab, Waqar Ahmed Awan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16506 PubMed 38054019

December 6, 2023

Relationship between isokinetic strength of the knee joint and countermovement jump performance in elite boxers

Chao Chen, Zhalel Ali, Muhammad Abdul Rehman Rashid, Marchibayeva Ulbossyn Samethanovna, Guodong Wu, Sagidolla Mukhametkali, Tussipkan Dilnur

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16521 PubMed 38077436

December 7, 2023

LINC01936 inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of lung squamous cell carcinoma probably by EMT signaling and immune infiltration

Qinqin Tian, Xiyao Liu, Ang Li, Hongjiao Wu, Yuning Xie, Hongmei Zhang, Fengjun Wu, Yating Chen, Congcong Bai, Xuemei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16447 PubMed 38084139

December 1, 2023

Identification of cytokine-induced cell communications by pan-cancer meta-analysis

Yining Liu, Min Zhao, Hong Qu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16221 PubMed 38054018

December 15, 2023

The relationship between leptin and periodontitis: a literature review

Zhijiao Guo, Yanhui Peng, Qiaoyu Hu, Na Liu, Qing Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16633 PubMed 38111655

December 6, 2023

Pharmacoscreening, molecular dynamics, and quantum mechanics of inermin from Panax ginseng: a crucial molecule inhibiting exosomal protein target associated with coronary artery disease progression

Janakiraman V, Sudhan M, Abubakar Wani, Sheikh F. Ahmad, Ahmed Nadeem, Ashutosh Sharma, Shiek S. S. J. Ahmed

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16481 PubMed 38077444

December 11, 2023

Identifying CD1c as a potential biomarker by the comprehensive exploration of tumor mutational burden and immune infiltration in diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Xiaoyu Xiang, Li-Min Gao, Yuehua Zhang, Qiqi Zhu, Sha Zhao, Weiping Liu, Yunxia Ye, Yuan Tang, Wenyan Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16618 PubMed 38099311

December 6, 2023

Proximal tubule cells in blood and urine as potential biomarkers for kidney disease biopsy

Minwa Lin, Yingxue Zhong, Dan Zhou, Baozhang Guan, Bo Hu, Panpan Wang, Fanna Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16499 PubMed 38077419

December 21, 2023

Validating osteological correlates for the hepatic piston in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Clinton A. Grand Pré, William Thielicke, Raul E. Diaz Jr, Brandon P. Hedrick, Ruth M. Elsey, Emma R. Schachner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16542 PubMed 38144194

December 4, 2023

Identification of novel biomarkers in obstructive sleep apnea via integrated bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation

Kai Zhang, Caizhen Wang, Yunxiao Wu, Zhifei Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16608 PubMed 38077447

December 6, 2023

Oblique direction reach test: evaluating psychometric properties in stroke population

Rinita Mascarenhas, Akshatha Nayak, Abraham M. Joshua, Shyam K. Krishnan, Vani Lakshmi R. Iyer, Jaya Shanker Tedla, Ravi Shankar Reddy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16562 PubMed 38077435

December 4, 2023

Increased game frequency period crossing Ramadan intermittent fasting decreases fat mass, sleep duration, and recovery in male professional basketball players

Seifeddine Brini, Luca Paolo Ardigò, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Javier Raya-González, Jennifer A. Kurtz, Gretchen A. Casazza, Carlo Castagna, Anissa Bouassida, Hadi Nobari

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16507 PubMed 38077421

December 7, 2023

Foxa2 attenuates steatosis and inhibits the NF-κB/IKK signaling pathway in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Li Yang, Qiang Ma, Jiayu Chen, Xiangcai Kong, Xiaohui Yu, Wei Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16466 PubMed 38084145

December 8, 2023

Differences in family functioning before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study in Peruvian families

Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, David Villarreal-Zegarra, Wilder Iván Lázaro-Illatopa, Denisse Manrique-Millones, Miguel Ipanaqué-Zapata, María José Garcia, Oscar Bazo-Alvarez, Evelyn Goicochea-Ríos, Willy Valle-Salvatierra, Jackeline Edith García-Serna

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16269 PubMed 38089908

December 15, 2023

Contributions of each of the four swimming strokes to elite 200-400 individual medley swimming performance in short and long course competitions

José María González-Ravé, Jesus Santos-Cerro, Patricia González-Megía, David Pyne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16612 PubMed 38111656