To explore whether the expression of pyroptosis-related lncRNAs makes a difference in the prognosis and antitumor immunity of cutaneous melanoma (CM) patients. A series of analyses were conducted to establish a prognostic risk model and validate its accuracy. Immune-related analyses were performed to further assess the associations among immune status, tumor microenvironment and the prognostic risk model. Eight pyroptosis-related lncRNAs relevant to prognosis were ascertained and applied to establish the prognostic risk model. The low-risk group had a higher overall survival rate. The established prognostic risk model presents better prediction ability for the prognosis of CM patients and provides new possible therapeutic targets for CM.
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Biomed Phys Eng Express
January 2025
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, 250355, CHINA.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a significant predictor of the early progression of Alzheimer's disease, and it can be used as an important indicator of disease progression. However, many existing methods focus mainly on the image itself when processing brain imaging data, ignoring other non-imaging data (e.g.
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January 2025
Environmental Sciences Department, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands.
The boreal forest biome is warming four times faster than the global average. Changes so far are moderate, but time lags in responses may transiently maintain forest states which are no longer supported by current environmental conditions. Here, we explore whether tree cover dynamics hint at the state to which the biome may be shifting.
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January 2025
Taiyuan University, Taiyuan, China.
Internal auditing demands innovative and secure solutions in today's business environment, with increasing competitive pressure and frequent occurrences of risky and illegal behaviours. Blockchain along with secure databases like encryption improves internal audit security through immutability and transparency. Hence integrating blockchain with homomorphic encryption and multi-factor authentication improves privacy and mitigates computational overhead.
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January 2025
Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Background: The current management of psoriasis does not differentiate between young and old patients in selecting the safest and/or most effective biologic.
Objectives: To explore the effect of age at treatment initiation in response to biologics in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis in the UK and Eire.
Methods: Data from patients registering to the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR) from 2007-2024 on first course of Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF), interleukin (IL) 12/13, IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors (i) with at least 6 months' follow-up were included.
PLoS One
January 2025
School of Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Background: Previous studies have shown that both the composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) and sex are strongly associated with a variety of cardiovascular diseases, but sex differences between CDAI and hyperlipidemia are unknown.
Objective: This study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to investigate the sex differences between CDAI and hyperlipidemia.
Method: We calculated the CDAI of the six dietary antioxidants using data from NHANES, explored the relationship between CDAI and the prevalence of hyperlipidemia using multivariate logistic regression analysis, and analyzed for potential nonlinear associations using restricted cubic spline.
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