Chemical Characterization of Water-soluble Ions and Metals in Particulate Matter Generated by a Portable Two-stroke Gasoline Engine by Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Shui-Jen Chen, Sheng-Lun Lin, Zheng-You Xu, Kuo-Lin Huang, Chih-Chung Lin

“…Experimental results reveal that the PM mass concentrations in the exhausts were in the order MS (avg. 1,934 mg Nm−3) > SLS (avg. 1,543 mg Nm−3) > LS (avg. 1,167 mg Nm−3) in all test conditions. The mass concentrations and emission factors (EFs) of PM decreased as the P2SGE load increased by adding each tested lubricant. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults by Pingping Huang, Linjing Wu, Rongxiang Zhang, Rongxiang Zhang, Shiqi Chen, Shiqi Chen, Yu Zhang, Yuan Chen, Yuan Chen

“…Factors such as age, gender, physical frailty, pre-frailty, and unattached were identified as key risk factors for oral frailty in older adults (all p < 0.05).ConclusionThe incidence of oral frailty among older adults is notably high and influenced by a variety of factors. …”
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Death and disappearance: Measuring racial disparities in mortality and life expectancy among people in state prisons, United States 2000-2014. by Bryan L Sykes, Ernest K Chavez, Justin D Strong

“…Understanding how and why gains in survivorship may stall is important for aligning health initiatives with social policy to facilitate maximal and consistent mortality declines for all demographic groups.…”
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Massive subcutaneous filariosis by Filaria martis in beech marten (Martes foina) in Italy by Giovanni Sgroi, Ranju Ravindran Santhakumar Manoj, Ettore Napoli, Nicola D'Alessio, Maria Gabriella Lucibelli, Claudio de Martinis, Esterina De Carlo, Peyman Khademi, Alireza Sazmand, Vincenzo Veneziano

“…., 18 specimens (11 males and 7 females) in the dorso-posterior region, where mild redness and sloughing of skin were found. All the filarioids were identified as Filaria martis via morphology and Sanger sequencing of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene that revealed a single sequence type (GenBank accession number PQ034642) having 100 % nucleotide identity with those available in the literature. …”
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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a paediatric cohort in Kuwait by Mohammad Alghounaim, Saadoun Bin-Hasan, Fatemah Alhaddad, Ali Abdulkareem, Danah Alsharrah, Abdullah Alkandari, Mona Al-Ahmad, Hashem Al Hashemi

“…We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 PCR repositivity in children.Design This is a population-level retrospective cohort study.Setting Patients were identified through multiple national-level electronic COVID-19 databases that cover all primary, secondary and tertiary centres in Kuwait.Participants The study included children 12 years and younger between 28 February 2020 and 6 March 2021. …”
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From Traditional Typing to Genomic Precision: Whole-Genome Sequencing of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Isolated from Refrigerated Foods in Chile by Julio Parra-Flores, Beatriz Daza-Prieto, Pamela Chavarria, Miriam Troncoso, Anna Stöger, Guillermo Figueroa, Jetsi Mancilla-Rojano, Ariadnna Cruz-Córdova, Aleksandra Martinovic, Werner Ruppitsch

“…Ninety-four percent of the isolates (15/16) were serotype 1/2b, and 88% of them (14/16) were ST5. All strains shared identical virulence genes related to adhesion (<i>ami</i>, <i>iap</i>, <i>lapB</i>), stress resistance (<i>clpCEP</i>), invasion (<i>aut</i>, <i>iapcwhA</i>, <i>inlAB</i>, <i>lpeA</i>), toxin production (<i>hly</i>), and intracellular regulation (<i>prfA</i>), with only 13 strains exhibiting the <i>bcrBC</i> and <i>qacJ</i> gene, which confer resistance to quaternary ammonium. …”
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Epidemiology of Lumbar Puncture and the Validity of Meningeal Signs in Predicting Meningitis in Children: A Cross-sectional Study by Mehjabin, Shiji Joseph, Arun Ravi, Kalyani Pillai

“…A checklist was prepared for all the patients, where demographic data, clinical presentations, findings of CSF, and blood analysis were recorded. …”
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The application of pigment-protein fraction from Nannochloropsis oculata on β-actin response of Cromileptes altivelis infected with viral nervous necrosis by Uun Yanuhar, Achmad Khumaidi

“…The results showed that PPF was able to increase β-actin expression on all treatments: A (34.9%), B (38.1%), C (39.1%), and D (51.6%). …”
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Relationship of Serum Uric Acid Level with Demographic Features, Risk Factors, Severity, Prognosis, Serum Levels of Vitamin D, Calcium, and Magnesium in Stroke by Payam Saadat, Alijan Ahmadi Ahangar, Mansor Babaei, Mandana Kalantar, Mohammad Ali Bayani, Hiva Barzegar, Hemmat Gholinia, Farbod Zahedi Tajrishi, Sekineh Faraji, Fatemeh Frajzadeh

“…P<0.05 was considered as significant in all analyses. Results. Of the total 170 included patients, 57% had normal, 25% had low, and the remaining patients (18%) had high SUA levels. …”
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Monitoring process of developing system for providing temperature, air supply and filtration of transported control modules by A. A. Girchenko, A. A. Rumyantsev, A. A. Kazantsev, D. I. Bukhanets, A. V. Timoshenko, A. A. Murashev

“…The availability of this information allows taking control on the process of creating TAFS at all stages of the life cycle using a network model. …”
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Biological, cytomorphological and karyological heterogeneity of transformed cell lines derived from domestic pig (Sus scrofa L.) organs by B. L. Manin, E. A. Trofimova, V. L. Gavrilova, O. S. Puzankova

“…Based on the obtained data analysis it was concluded that the epithelial cells derived from trypsinized porcine spleens could be successfully immortalized. All transformed cell lines of porcine origin have similar morphology with predominated epithelium-like forms. …”
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Risk factors for acute abdominal pain (colic) in the adult horse: A scoping review of risk factors, and a systematic review of the effect of management-related changes. by Laila Curtis, John H Burford, Gary C W England, Sarah L Freeman

“…A scoping review was performed to identify and categorize evidence on all risk factors for colic. A systematic review of management-related risk factors was then performed following PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Whole exome sequencing-based homologous recombination deficiency test for epithelial ovarian cancer by Ying-Cheng Chiang, Hsien-Neng Huang, Kuan-Ting Kuo, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Po-Han Lin

“…Nine patients had mutations in the genes involved in HR DNA repair, and all of them were positive for HRD. In the validation group, 23 patients were defined as positive HRD by WES-based testing. …”
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Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and Associated Factors among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia by Mohabaw Jemal, Teshiwal Deress, Teshome Belachew, Yesuf Adem

“…A cryptococcal antigen test was performed for all patients along with medical chart and laboratory registration book review. …”
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Large language models generating synthetic clinical datasets: a feasibility and comparative analysis with real-world perioperative data by Austin A. Barr, Joshua Quan, Eddie Guo, Emre Sezgin, Emre Sezgin

“…The dataset was plausible in range and correctly calculated body mass index for all case files based on respective heights and weights. …”
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Temporal Trends in the Utilization and Survival Outcomes of Lobar, Segmental, and Wedge Resection for Early-Stage NSCLC, 2004 to 2020 by Eden Z. Deng, BS, Xiaofei Wang, PhD, Jianrong Zhang, MD, MPH, Thomas E. Stinchcombe, MD, Chi-Fu (Jeffrey) Yang, MD, Nasser Altorki, MD

“…The likelihood of nodal assessments and negative margins has increased for all treatments. Younger patients, patients with low comorbidity burden, and patients with smaller tumors have become increasingly likely to receive segmental and wedge resections. …”
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An updated overview of Juvenile systemic sclerosis in a French cohort by Léa Jacquel, Rouba Bechara, Joëlle Terzic, Anne-Cécile Rameau, Emmanuel Chatelus, Linda Rossi-Semerano, Isabelle Kone-Paut, Ulrich Meinzer, Irène Lemelle, Charlotte Rebelle, Diego Urbina, Pascal Pillet, Pauline Choquet, Jad El Maamari, Ariane Zaloszyc, SOFREMIP

“…Skin induration was the most reported symptom, while Raynaud’s phenomenon was present in 61% of the children at initial clinical evaluation. All children tested positive for antinuclear antibodies, with anti-Scl70 being the most common specificity, even among children with limited cutaneous subsets. …”
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Frequency and persistency of DNA vaccine encoding GP25 by oral on common carp by Sri Nuryati, , Yuliyanti, , Alimuddin

“…KHV disease outbreak is happened in almost all centre of common carp culture in Indonesia and caused mass mortality. …”
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Deep Learning in Oral Hygiene: Automated Dental Plaque Detection via YOLO Frameworks and Quantification Using the O’Leary Index by Alfonso Ramírez-Pedraza, Sebastián Salazar-Colores, Crystel Cardenas-Valle, Juan Terven, José-Joel González-Barbosa, Francisco-Javier Ornelas-Rodriguez, Juan-Bautista Hurtado-Ramos, Raymundo Ramirez-Pedraza, Diana-Margarita Córdova-Esparza, Julio-Alejandro Romero-González

“…<b>Results</b>: Among the tested models, YOLOv11m achieved the highest mAP@50 (0.713), displaying superior detection of over-mature plaque. Across all YOLO variants, older plaque was generally easier to detect than newer plaque, which can blend with gingival tissue. …”
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Phytocompounds from Indonesia Medicinal Herbs as Potential Apelin Receptor Agonist for Heart Failure Therapy: An In-silico Approach by Muhamad Rizqy Fadhillah, Wawaimuli Arozal, Muhammad Habiburrahman, Somasundaram Arumugam, Heri Wibowo, Suci Widya Primadhani, Aryo Tedjo, Surya Dwira, Nurul Gusti Khatimah

“…The study concluded that all five selected compounds exhibited strong interactions and bioactivity as APR agonists, supporting the need for further validation through in-vitro studies.…”
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