Molecular Detection of Minimal Residual Cancer in Surgical Margins of Head and Neck Cancer Patients by A. Peggy Graveland, Michiel de Maaker, Boudewijn J. M. Braakhuis, Remco de Bree, Simone E. J. Eerenstein, Elisabeth Bloemena, C. René Leemans, Ruud H. Brakenhoff

“…A great disappointment in head and neck cancer surgery is that 10–30% of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients develop local recurrences despite histopathologically tumor-free surgical margins. …”
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Hyperglycemia Does Not Affect Iron Mediated Toxicity of Cultured Endothelial and Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells: Influence of L-Carnosine by Shiqi Zhang, Emmanouil Ntasis, Sarah Kabtni, Jaap van den Born, Gerjan Navis, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Bernhard K. Krämer, Benito A. Yard, Sibylle J. Hauske

“…Irrespective of glucose concentrations L-carnosine prevented toxicity in a dose-dependent manner, only if it was present during the FeCl3 challenge. …”
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Electrocardiographic Changes in Pregnant Patients With Congenital Heart Disease by Maria A. Pabon, Amrit Misra, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Madeline E. Duncan, Ava Conklin, Katherine E. Economy, Fred M. Wu, Thomas Tadros, Anne Marie Valente, For the STORCC Investigators

“…Patients with ASD and BAV had a statistically significant increase in their QTc (ASD:13 ms, p = 0.017; BAV:7 ms, p = 0.018) during pregnancy. …”
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Plant Compounds Inhibit the Growth of W12 Cervical Precancer Cells Containing Episomal or Integrant HPV DNA; Tanshinone IIA Synergizes with Curcumin in Cervical Cancer Cells by Linda Saxe Einbond, Jing Zhou, Kunhui Huang, Mario R. Castellanos, Emeka Mbazor, Michael Balick, Hongbao Ma, James A. DeVoti, Stephen Redenti, Hsan-au Wu

“…W12 cells, derived from a cervical precancerous lesion, contain either episomal or integrated HPV16 DNA. …”
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Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations by Ronan A Lyons, Aziz Sheikh, Vahe Nafilyan, Frank Kee, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Chris Robertson, Ben Humberstone, Jane Lyons, Christopher R Cardwell, Steven Kerr

“…Introduction The QCOVID algorithm is a risk prediction tool for infection and subsequent hospitalisation/death due to SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Food-related behaviors of rural (Asaase Kooko) and peri-urban (Kaadjanor) households in Ghana by Prince Kwabena Osei, Megan A. McCrory, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Edward Sazonov, Mingui Sun, Wenyan Jia, Tom Baranowski, Gary Frost, Benny Lo, Alex Kojo Anderson

“…Food-related behaviors can influence nutritional status and health outcomes, and likely vary between rural and peri-urban households; however, there is limited documentation on such differences.ObjectiveTo assess food-related behaviors of rural and peri-urban households in Ghana to inform the design and implementation of a field study to validate passive wearable camera technologies for dietary assessment.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional qualitative study in rural (Asaase Kokoo) and peri-urban (Kaadjanor) communities, Ghana. …”
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Sex, Prescribing Practices and Guideline Recommended, Blood Pressure, and LDL Cholesterol Targets at Baseline in the BARI 2D Trial by Michelle F. Magee, Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, Jiang Lu, Vera A. Bittner, Maria Mori Brooks, Neuza Lopes, Alice K. Jacobs, BARI 2D Study Group

“…We analyzed sex differences in pharmacotherapy strategies and attainment of goals for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), blood pressure (BP), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with type 2 diabetes and established coronary artery disease enrolled into the BARI 2D trial. …”
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Effect of Kinases in Extracellular Vesicles from HIV-1-Infected Cells on Bystander Cells by Gifty A. Mensah, Anastasia Williams, Pooja Khatkar, Yuriy Kim, James Erickson, Alexandra Duverger, Heather Branscome, Kajal Patil, Hafsa Chaudhry, Yuntao Wu, Olaf Kutsch, Fatah Kashanchi

“…Although great strides have been made in treatment options for HIV-1, and our understanding of the HIV-1 life cycle has vastly improved since the start of this global health crisis, a functional cure remains elusive. One of the main barriers to a cure is latency, which allows the virus to persist despite combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). …”
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Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis as an Adjunct to ACL Reconstruction by Madeline M. McGovern MD, Sercan Yalcin MD, Natalie A. Lowenstein MPH, Jillian L. Mazzocca BA, Elizabeth G. Matzkin MD, Giovanna Medina MD, PhD

“…Background: Lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) is a surgical technique used to decrease the risk of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) failure by supplementing internal rotational stability and reducing pivot shift. …”
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Effects of protein supplementation on dairy goats naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes in Valle de Lerma, province of Salta, Argentina by Leandro H. Olmos, G.M. Martínez, R.J. Alfaro, E.J. Alfaro, J.P. Díaz, L.A. Colque-Caro, R.D. Moreno, V.H. Suarez

“…Bajo las condiciones de este estudio, sería recomendable suplementar a los animales 45 días antes del parto para mejorar el control de NGI y la producción de leche.…”
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Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Acquired Nontraumatic Urethral Strictures in Boys in Yaoundé, Cameroon by F. F. Mouafo Tambo, G. Fossi kamga, C. Kamadjou, L. Mbouche, A. S. Nwaha Makon, J. Birraux, O. G. Andze, F. F. Angwafo, P. Y. Mure

“…With a median follow-up of 8.2 months (4–16 months) all patients remained symptoms-free. …”
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DNA Quality Assessment for Array CGH by Isothermal Whole Genome Amplification by Tineke E. Buffart, Marianne Tijssen, Thijs Krugers, Beatriz Carvalho, Serge J. Smeets, Ruud H. Brakenhoff, Heike Grabsch, Gerrit A. Meijer, Henry B. Sadowski, Bauke Ylstra

“…Background: Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (array CGH) is increasingly applied on DNA obtained from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue, but in a proportion of cases this type of DNA is unsuitable. …”
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Impact of Sex on Infection Risk in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by R. Borrelli, S. Nicola, F. Corradi, I. Badiu, L. Lo Sardo, N. Rashidy, A. Quinternetto, M. Mazzola, F. Meli, E. Saracco, I. Vitali, S. Negrini, L. Brussino

“…<b>Background:</b> Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that exhibits considerable diversity in terms of both clinical and immunological manifestations. …”
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Decreased SynMuv B gene activity in response to viral infection leads to activation of the antiviral RNAi pathway in C. elegans. by Ashwin Seetharaman, Himani Galagali, Elizabeth Linarte, Mona H X Liu, Jennifer D Cohen, Kashish Chetal, Ruslan Sadreyev, Alex J Tate, Taiowa A Montgomery, Gary Ruvkun

“…The multivulval (Muv) phenotype of synMuv B mutants requires the presence of a second nematode-specific synMuv A gene mutation, but the enhanced RNAi of synMuv B mutants does not require a second synMuv A mutation. …”
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Markers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Alcoholic Hepatitis and Viral Hepatitis C by Manuela G. Neuman, Hemda Schmilovitz-Weiss, Nir Hilzenrat, Marc Bourliere, Patrick Marcellin, Cristhian Trepo, Tony Mazulli, George Moussa, Ankit Patel, Asad A. Baig, Lawrence Cohen

“…Proinflammatory cytokines’ responses to viral and/or toxic injury differed with the severity of liver inflammation. A combination of these markers was useful in predicting and diagnosing the stages of inflammation and fibrosis in HCV and ALD. …”
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Higgs Boson studies at future particle colliders by J. de Blas, M. Cepeda, J. D’Hondt, R.K. Ellis, C. Grojean, B. Heinemann, F. Maltoni, A. Nisati, E. Petit, R. Rattazzi, W. Verkerke

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The disparities and development trajectories of nations in achieving the sustainable development goals by Fengmei Ma, Heming Wang, Asaf Tzachor, César A. Hidalgo, Heinz Schandl, Yue Zhang, Jingling Zhang, Wei-Qiang Chen, Yanzhi Zhao, Yong-Guan Zhu, Bojie Fu

“…Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a comprehensive framework for societal progress and planetary health. …”
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Monster Radio Jet (>66 kpc) Observed in Quasar at z ∼​​​​​ 5 by Anniek J. Gloudemans, Frits Sweijen, Leah K. Morabito, Emanuele Paolo Farina, Kenneth J. Duncan, Yuichi Harikane, Huub J. A. Röttgering, Aayush Saxena, Jan-Torge Schindler

“…\limits^{{\rm{^{\prime} }}{\rm{^{\prime} }}}$ 3 resolution radio image of J1601+3102 reveals a northern and a southern radio lobe located at 9 and 57 kpc from the optical quasar, respectively. …”
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Nutritional Supplementation with the Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus Reduces Oxidative Stress in Children with HIV by Marcela S Figueira, Luana A Sá, Amanda S Vasconcelos, Danilo R Moreira, Paula SOC Laurindo, Danielle RG Ribeiro, Rogério S Santos, Paulo Guzzo, Maria F Dolabela, Sandro Percario

“…However, few studies have demonstrated a benefit in clinical studies.…”
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Comparative evaluation of cell-based assay technologies for scoring drug-induced condensation of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein by Rui Tong Quek, Cyna R. Shirazinejad, Christina L. Young, Kierra S. Hardy, Samuel Lim, Phillip J. Elms, David T. McSwiggen, Timothy J. Mitchison, Pamela A. Silver

“…Proximity-based N biosensors also reliably reported on condensation, enabling the rapid assaying of large compound libraries with a readout independent of imaging. Both htSMT and proximity-based biosensors performed well in a screening format and provided information on CMOD activity that was complementary to HCS. …”
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