Given a passage with a question and an answer to that question, classify if the answer actually answers the question into 'yes' or 'no'. Output 'yes' if the answer answers the question and output 'no' if the answer does not answer the question.

[EX Q]: Question: Does triptolide inhibit TGF-β1-induced cell proliferation in rat airway smooth muscle cells by suppressing Smad signaling?
Answer: Triptolide may function as an inhibitor of asthma airway remodeling by suppressing ASMCs proliferation via negative regulation of Smad signaling pathway.
[EX A]: yes

[EX Q]: Question: Does positive expression of miR-361-5p indicate better prognosis for breast cancer patients?
Answer: These results indicated that miR-361-5p expression is an independent predictive factor for better prognosis in BC.
[EX A]: yes

[EX Q]: Question: Do manual and electronic probes have similar reliability in the measurement of untreated periodontitis?
Answer: Manual and electronic probes were of similar reliability when used to measure CAL in individuals who had untreated periodontitis and when used by a calibrated examiner, but this finding is not supported by strong evidence.
[EX A]:
yes