Additive interaction of conjoint tobacco smoking and heavy drinking on hypertension prevalence in rural Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study by Paineto Masengere, Nynke Halbesma, Rawlance Ndejjo, Bonny Enock Balugaba, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Fred Nuwaha, Hilde Bastiaens, Geofrey Musinguzi

“…To determine effect modification due to combined tobacco smoking and heavy drinking, the relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) was computed. All analyses were performed via R programming software version 4.2.3. …”
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Toxicity Assessment of the Xanthid Crab Demania cultripes from Cebu Island, Philippines by Manabu Asakawa, Gloria Gomez-Delan, Shintaro Tsuruda, Michitaka Shimomura, Yasuo Shida, Shigeto Taniyama, Mercy Barte-Quilantang, Jo Shindo

“…We assessed the toxicity of the unidentified xanthid crab collected from the Camotes Sea off the eastern coast of Cebu Island, central Visayas region of Philippines from the food hygienic point of view. All seven specimens, which were identified with Demania cultripes, collected in 2006 were toxic to mice irrespective of the season of collection and induced paralytic symptoms typical of tetrodotoxin (TTX) and paralytic shellfish poison (PSP). …”
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Molecular Characterization and Pathogenicity of <i>Colletotrichum</i> on Banana Fruits: Wound Effects on Virulence and Cross-Infection by Maysa C. Santos, Luis O. Viteri, Sabrina H. Araujo, Dalmarcia C. Mourão, Marcos P. Câmara, Ana G. Amaral, Eugênio E. Oliveira, Gil Rodrigues dos Santos

“…Our results indicated that pathogenicity varies with the isolate (with C2, C8, and C10 as the most virulent), fruit condition (wounded fruits are the most susceptible), and cultivars (terra, marmela, and maça are the most susceptible). All isolates were more virulent on wounded bananas, while those on unwounded ones showed lower virulence. …”
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Exemestane Attenuates Hepatic Fibrosis in Rats by Inhibiting Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells and Promoting the Secretion of Interleukin 10 by Ya-Hui Wang, Rong-Kun Li, Ying Fu, Jun Li, Xiao-Mei Yang, Yan-Li Zhang, Lei Zhu, Qin Yang, Jian-Ren Gu, Xin Xing, Zhi-Gang Zhang

“…Besides inhibiting aromatase activity, EXE has multiple biological functions, such as antiproliferation, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities which are all involved in hepatic fibrosis. Therefore, we investigated the role of EXE during the progress of hepatic fibrosis. …”
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The Value of IgM Memory B-Cells in the Assessment of Splenic Function in Childhood Cancer Survivors at Risk for Splenic Dysfunction: A DCCSS-LATER Study by Bente M. Houtman, Iris Walraven, Elke de Grouw, Richard W. M. van der Maazen, Leontien C. M. Kremer, Eline van Dulmen-den Broeder, Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Wim J. E. Tissing, Dorine Bresters, Helena J. H. van der Pal, Andrica C. H. de Vries, Marloes Louwerens, Margriet van der Heiden-van der Loo, Sebastian J. C. Neggers, Geert O. Janssens, Nicole M. A. Blijlevens, Annechien J. A. Lambeck, Frank Preijers, Jacqueline J. Loonen

“…We investigated whether IgM memory B-cells could be used to assess splenic dysfunction in CCS who received a splenectomy, radiotherapy involving the spleen, or TBI. Methods. All CCS were enrolled from the DCCSS-LATER cohort. …”
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Neonatal mortality of live births with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in São Paulo State, Brazil: Failure of care? by Ana Sílvia Scavacini Marinonio, Milton Harumi Miyoshi, Daniela Testoni Costa Nobre, Adriana Sanudo, Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco, Mandira Daripa Kawakami, Rita de Cássia Xavier Balda, Tulio Konstantyner, Carina Nunes Vieira e Oliveira, Paulo Bandiera-Paiva, Rosa Maria Vieira de Freitas, Monica La Porte Teixeira, Bernadette Cunha Waldvogel, Carlos Roberto Veiga Kiffer, Maria Fernanda Branco de Almeida, Ruth Guinsburg

“…Methods: Population-based study of all live births in São Paulo State from mothers residing in the same State, from 2004 to 2020. …”
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Corporate accreditation system of PJSC Gazprom as a tool for ensuring uniformity of measurements of organization by R. T. Saetova, I. A. Battalov, Ya. V. Denisova

“…Depending on the direction of measurement processes and applications of the measurement results the shape of laboratories attestation has different requirements. All types of measurements carried out in an organization should be subject to mandatory or voluntary accreditation. …”
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The Effectiveness of Cancer Pain Management in a Tertiary Hospital Outpatient Pain Clinic in Thailand: A Prospective Observational Study by Suratsawadee Wangnamthip, Skaorat Panchoowong, Carolina Donado, Kimberly Lobo, Pimporn Phankhongsap, Pinyo Sriveerachai, Pramote Euasobhon, Pranee Rushatamukayanunt, Sahatsa Mandee, Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon, Charles B. Berde

“…Pain interference diminished at all visits relative to baseline (p<0.05). Median morphine equivalent daily dosage (MEDD) at BL was 20 mg/day, with a statistically significant, but clinically modest increase to 26.4 mg/day at FU3. …”
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Association of liver biopsy pathology on outcome of patients undergoing heart transplantation by Lauren S. Eichenwald, MD, Raffi Karagozian, MD, Adam J. Eichenwald, PhD, John Morrissey, MD MBA, Saurav Kini, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS MPH

“…Future research should evaluate whether pre-transplant liver biopsy is necessary for all HT candidates or if clinical assessments can adequately stratify risk. …”
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Sexually transmitted diseases and immunology articles pushed by WeChat official accounts are of most interest to the Chinese public: A national cross-sectional study in China by Yi Li, Yinan Zhao, Ning Yao, Shuang Zhou, Beibei Jiang, Ying Xiong, Chunbei Zhou

“…The average reads, likes and WCI of all articles were 43115.18, 355.82, and 4363.38, respectively. …”
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Can Clinical Measures of Postoperative Binocular Function Predict the Long-Term Stability of Postoperative Alignment in Intermittent Exotropia? by Yidong Wu, Meiping Xu, Junxiao Zhang, Jinjing Zhou, Minghui Wan, Zhiyue Dai, Tingting Peng, Seung Hyun Min, Fang Hou, Jiawei Zhou, Xinping Yu

“…However, no significant correlation was found between their binocular functions measured at the beginning of each follow-up period and the postoperative drift (all p>0.13). Conclusion. Our findings suggest that the clinical measures of sensory fusion, fusional convergence amplitude, and stereoacuity cannot serve as a robust predictor for the long-term stability of postoperative ocular alignment in patients who underwent successful surgery without overcorrection at 1 month postoperatively.…”
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Usability Assessment of Technologies for Remote Monitoring of Knee Osteoarthritis by Andrea Cafarelli, Angela Sorriento, Giorgia Marola, Denise Amram, Fabien Rabusseau, Herve Locteau, Paolo Cabras, Erik Dumont, Sam Nakhaei, Ake Jernberger, Par Bergsten, Paolo Spinnato, Alessandro Russo, Leonardo Ricotti

“…<italic>Results:</italic> The questionnaires highlighted a good level of usability and user-friendliness for all the technologies, obtaining an average score of 8.7 provided by the patients, 8.8 by the caregivers, and 8.5 by the clinicians, on a scale ranging from 0 to 10. …”
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Polymorphism in the TRP8 gene in Kyrgyz population: putative association with highland adaptation by V. N. Babenko, Ж. Т. Isakova, E. T. Talaibekova, D. A. Asambaeva, V. F. Kobzev, T. A. Potapova, M. I. Voevoda, A. A. Aldashev

“…Comparison of haplotype frequencies in Kyrgyz people with Europeans, East Asians, and Africans shows a clear narrowing of genotype variation in Europeans in comparison to all others. Probably, this phenomenon is related to a population size decline (bottleneck effect) during the evolution. …”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study by Foglia SD, Drapeau CC, Ramdeo KR, Adams FC, Soppitt DB, Rehsi RS, Shanthanna H, Nelson AJ

“…Clinical outcomes included pain intensity using the numerical ratings scale, Pain Catastrophizing scale-EN-SF, PROMIS-29 v2.0 profile, and Rainbow Pain Scale.Results: All participants tolerated the study procedures and 83% of participants completed the 9-week intervention, deeming the protocol feasible. …”
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Biofilm Formation and Detection of Fluoroquinolone- and Carbapenem-Resistant Genes in Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii by María-Guadalupe Avila-Novoa, Oscar-Alberto Solís-Velázquez, Daniel-Eduardo Rangel-López, Jean-Pierre González-Gómez, Pedro-Javier Guerrero-Medina, Melesio Gutiérrez-Lomelí

“…We demonstrated 100% of the A. baumannii isolates examined to be multidrug resistant (MDR), presenting a 73.3% susceptibility to cefepime and a 53.3% susceptibility to ciprofloxacin. All A. baumannii isolates were positive for blaOXA-51, 33.3% being positive for blaOXA-23 and ISAba1, and 73.3% being positive for gyrA. …”
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Phenotypic and genetic extended spectrum beta lactamase profiles of bacterial isolates from ICU in tertiary level hospital in Kenya [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Edwin O. Magomere, Lucy Muchiri, Leon Otieno, Frank G. Onyambu, Ali Kassim, Job Mwale, Brian Maina

“…Moreover, majority of isolates harboured all the four ESBL genes. Conclusion A high rate of phenotypic and genetic resistance was detected among the tested isolates. …”
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Pseudomonas azotoformans and Pseudomonas putida: Novel kiwifruit-native biological control agents against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae by Cristiana Correia, Antonio Cellini, Irene Donati, Panagiotis Voulgaris, Adebayo Ebenezer Obafemi, Elia Soriato, Elodie Vandelle, Conceição Santos, Francesco Spinelli

“…Strains of Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas azotoformans efficiently antagonized Psa on flowers and leaves and colonized all susceptible organs with high surviving rates in glasshouse conditions. …”
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Electroacupuncture Pretreatment Elicits Tolerance to Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion through Inhibition of the GluN2B/m-Calpain/p38 MAPK Proapoptotic Pathway by Bao-yu Zhang, Guan-ran Wang, Wen-hua Ning, Jian Liu, Sha Yang, Yan Shen, Yang Wang, Meng-xiong Zhao, Li Li

“…The experimental procedure included 5 consecutive days of pretreatment stage and the subsequent modeling stage for one day. All rats were evenly randomized into three groups: sham MCAO/R, MCAO/R, and EA+MCAO/R. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Conbercept Pretreatment before Vitrectomy in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by Xiaochun Yang, Jianbiao Xu, Ruili Wang, Yan Mei, Huo Lei, Jun Liu, Ting Zhang, Haiyan Zhao

“…Methods. 107 eyes of 88 patients that underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for active PDR were enrolled. All patients were assigned randomly to either preoperative IVC group or control group. …”
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Association of valproate use and hippocampal atrophy in idiopathic generalized epilepsy by Xiang Huang, Yingying Zhang, Qiuxing Lin, Kailing Huang, Yuming Li, Peiwen Liu, Danyang Cao, Wenhao Li, Wei Li, Xiuli Li, Qiyong Gong, Dong Zhou, Dongmei An

“…Methods: A total of 211 patients with IGE and 97 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled in this study. All participants underwent T1-weighted images. Each hippocampus was segmented into seven subfields using HippUnfold. …”
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