Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Agents in Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials by Waleed T Batais, Nada O Taher, Abeer K Alhindi, Abdullah A Ghaddaf, Anas Alamoudi, Sarah A Al-Ghamdi, Jumanah J Homsi, Hashem S Almarzouki, Mansour A Qurashi

“…There were no significant differences in adverse events (RR=0.83; 95% CI= (0.59 to 1.17); p=0.28) or mortality (RR=0.93; 95% CI= (0.67 to 1.30); p=0.68) across all groups.Conclusion Lipids show promise in reducing severe ROP in preterm infants, while vitamin A and propranolol were not effective. …”
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Prediction of Inadequate Bowel Preparation Using Total and Segmental Colon Transit Time in Patients with Chronic Constipation: Some Different Outcomes by Chunying Zhai, Qiyang Huang, Ningli Chai, Wengang Zhang, Enqiang Linghu

“…A total of fifty-six patients with constipation and fifty-two healthy controls (HC) were enrolled in this study. All subjects underwent the colonic transit study using radio-opaque markers and were given a follow-up colonoscopy examination on day 3 to 7 to determine BBPS. …”
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Increasing the resolution of ECG and EEG mapping equipment using nanosensors by A. I. Korniyenko, D. K. Avdeyeva, M. M. Yuzhakov, M. L. Ivanov, N. V. Turushev, S. I. Enshin

“…The problem of a large number of people with cardiovascular diseases and brain diseases is relevant all over the world. The problem of mortality and the consequences of these diseases is particularly acute. …”
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Understanding the clinical and molecular epidemiological characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections within intensive care units of three teaching ho... by Pengyu Zhang, Jingchen Hao, Yafen Zhang, Junfeng Su, Guozhuang Sun, Jun Xie, Jian Hu, Guocai Li

“…These were distributed into ST2, with ST2 identified to have the highest prevalence of infection, accounting for 99.99% (n = 91) of all isolates. The major resistance genes identified were bla OXA−23, bla OXA−66, bla OXA−51, and bla ADC. …”
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Aroma Analysis of Table Grape Berries Based on Electronic Nose Detection by Shengyang Niu, Xuewei Liu, Meiling Lin, Xiucai Fan, Ying Zhang, Lei Sun, Chonghuai Liu, Jianfu Jiang

“…Table grape varieties from the Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences were used as research materials. All of them were harvested in fruit trees over 10 years old from August to October 2023, which provided a reference for aroma evaluation and quality improvement of the table grapes. …”
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Effect of Planting Density on the Agronomic Performance and Fruit Quality of Three Pineapple Cultivars (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) by Juan C. Neri, Jegnes Benjamín Meléndez Mori, Nuri Carito Vilca Valqui, Eyner Huaman Huaman, Roicer Collazos Silva, Manuel Oliva

“…The content of total soluble solids was higher in the “Golden” cultivar, but in general, all the fruits exceeded the established standards. …”
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Bibliotherapy Services in Public Libraries: the Case of Lithuania by Jurgita Girčienė, Miglė Damijonaitytė

“…Bibliotherapy, as an interdisciplinary field, is undeniably heavily researched on a global scale, yet there are relatively few studies, especially empirical ones, devoted exclusively to the problems of public libraries, while those that would focus only on the services provided by librarians themselves, excluding cooperation with specialists in the field of health promotion, have been undetected at all. The concept, typology, methodology of bibliotherapy and specialists, who can provide services in this field, especially the scope of librarians’ possibilities, are still being discussed in multidirectional works of bibliotherapy. …”
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Does Good Aerobic Capacity Attenuate the Effects of Aging on Cardiovascular Risk Factors? Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in a Latino Population by Giovanna Valentino, Mónica Acevedo, Lorena Orellana, María José Bustamante, Verónica Kramer, Marcela Adasme, Fernando Baraona, Gastón Chamorro, Jorge Jalil, Carlos Navarrete

“…Aerobic capacity≥10 METs is associated with a better CV RF profile and lower CV risk score in all age groups, regardless of gender.…”
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Adverse drug events (ADEs) risk signal mining related to eculizumab based on the FARES database by Xi-Feng Wang, Lu-Ri Bao, Ta-La Hu, Rui-Feng Xu, Wu-Niri Gao, Jing-Yuan Wang, Jian-Rong Zhao, Zhen-Li Fu, Shu-Fang Wang, Yan Meng

“…A total of 461 PTs were identified as satisfying by all four algorithms. These PTs reported adverse reactions consistent with the specifications, such as fatigue, nasopharyngitis, meningococcal infection, fever, and anemia. …”
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Maize Fungal Growth Control with Scopoletin of Cassava Roots Produced in Benin by Rafiatou Ba, Teou Alfa, Fernand Gbaguidi, Kosi Mawuéna Novidzro, Kokouvi Dotse, Koffi Koudouvo, Ursula Houngue, Marcel T. Donou Hounsode, Kossi Honoré Koumaglo, Yaovi Ameyapoh, Lamine Baba-Moussa

“…The presence of scopoletin was revealed in all components of the cassava root. Scopoletin extracted from the first skin cassava root was the most active both as inhibition of sporulation (52.29 to 87.91%) and the mycelial growth (36.51–80.41%). …”
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Serological Evidence of Infectious Laryngotracheitis Infection and Associated Risk Factors in Chickens in Northwestern Ethiopia by Mastewal Birhan, Ashenafi Syoum, Saddam Mohammed Ibrahim, Tewodros Fentahun, Addisu Mohammed, Nega Berhane, Molalegne Bitew, Esayas Gelaye, Malede Birhan Atanaw, Belayneh Getachew, Bereket Dessalegn, Anmaw Shite Abat, Kassahun Berrie, Kassaye Adamu, Takele Abayneh

“…In addition, factors such as using local feed source (OR: 6.53, 95% CI: 1.77–24.04), rearing chickens extensively (OR: 1.97, 95% CI: 0.78–5.02), mixing of different batches of chicken (OR: 14.51, 95% CI: 3.35–62.77), careless disposal of litter (OR: 1.62, 95% CI: 0.49–4.37), lack of house disinfection (OR: 11.05, 95% CI: 4.09–47.95), lack of farm protective footwear and clothing (OR: 20.85, 95% CI: 5.40–80.45), and careless disposal of dead chicken bodies had all been associated with increased seropositivity to ILTV. …”
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Dynamic Complement Protein Changes in Aqueous Humor and Plasma of Patients With Retinal Vein Occlusion During Ranibizumab Treatment by Guo T, Zhao Y, Liang S, Wang J, Liu H, Zhou Y, Xu H, Chen Z

“…No significant changes were observed in the plasma levels of all measured factors. At baseline, CRVO had higher levels of C4 (p = 0.003), C4b (p < 0.001), C3b/iC3b (p < 0.001), C5 (p = 0.020), C5a (p = 0.007), CFD (p = 0.002), CFH (p < 0.001), and CFI (p < 0.001) in AH compared to BRVO.Conclusion: Ranibizumab treatment reduced the intraocular but not circulating activation of classical and alternative complement pathways in RVO patients. …”
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Comparative assessment of empirical and hybrid machine learning models for estimating daily reference evapotranspiration in sub-humid and semi-arid climates by Siham Acharki, Ali Raza, Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma, Mina Amharref, Abdes Samed Bernoussi, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Ahmed Z. Dewidar, Ahmed A. Al-Othman, Mohamed A. Mattar

“…Results indicate that the Valiantzas 2013 (VAL2013b) model outperformed other empirical models across all stations, achieving high KGE and R2 values (0.95–0.97) and low RMSE (0.32–0.35 mm/day) and RRSE (8.14–10.30%). …”
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Impact of meropenem exposure on fluoroquinolone and carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in inpatients in a Japanese university hospital: Insights into oprD mu... by Tadanori Yamochi, Kazuhisa Ugajin, Rintaro On, Sho Inoue, Hiromi Ikeda, Toshiko Yamochi, Masafumi Takimoto, Issei Tokimatsu

“…Results: Eight of nine strains were metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) negative, and one strain was MBL positive. All eight non-MBL-resistant strains harbored mutations in the quinoline-resistance-determining regions (QRDR) of gyrA, gyrB, or parC. …”
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Dual-task-related gait patterns as possible marker of precocious and subclinical cognitive alterations in Parkinson disease by F. Di Filippo, G. De Biasi, M. Russo, C. Ricciardi, N. Pisani, A. Volzone, M. Aiello, S. Cuoco, M. Calabrese, M. Romano, P. Barone, M. Amboni

“…In normal gait task, the three groups showed several differences, all due to the comparison between PD-MCI and PD-noCI, as disclosed by post-hoc analysis. …”
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The correlation between trainee gender and operative autonomy during trauma and orthopaedic training in Ireland and the UK by Rosie Mc Colgan, Fiona Boland, Gerard A. Sheridan, Grainne Colgan, Deepa Bose, Deborah M. Eastwood, David M. Dalton

“…Methods: This retrospective cohort study examined all operations recorded by orthopaedic trainees in Ireland and the UK between July 2012 and July 2022. …”
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Discrete Element Modeling on Mechanical Behavior of Heterogeneous Rock Containing X-Shaped Fissure under Uniaxial Compression by Ming Chen, Jian Liu, Zhengyong Xie, Jianjun Liu, Xunjian Hu, Bingyang Li, Yue Cen

“…Moreover, the change trends of crack initiation stress, damage stress, boundary energy, and total strain energy at the peak stress were consistent with the peak strength. (3) Regardless of the changes of α and β, models all firstly initiated wing cracks at the two tips of the single fissure with a larger inclination angle, and the crack initiation angle decreased with the increase of the inclination angle of the single fissure. (4) The fracture was dominated by tensile microcracks, and no microcracks were generated in a certain range of the X-shaped fissure center. …”
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Circulating Monocyte and Lymphocyte Populations in Healthy First-Degree Relatives of Type 2 Diabetic Patients at Fasting and during Short-Term Hyperinsulinemia by Michaela Šiklová, Eva Krauzová, Barbora Svobodová, Jana Kračmerová, Marek Štěpán, Michal Koc, Vladimír Štich, Lenka Rossmeislová

“…Materials and Methods. 19 nondiabetic (FDR) and 19 control subjects without a family history of diabetes (all men) matched for age and BMI underwent 2-hour hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. …”
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DNA Damage Sensor γ-H2AX Is Increased in Preneoplastic Lesions of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yasunobu Matsuda, Toshifumi Wakai, Masayuki Kubota, Mami Osawa, Masaaki Takamura, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Yutaka Aoyagi, Ayumi Sanpei, Shun Fujimaki

“…Appropriate cases were also examined by fluorescence analysis and western blotting. Results. All cases with chronic liver disease showed increased levels of γ-H2AX expression. …”
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Genetic Analysis of in Korean Patients Associated with Atrioventricular Conduction Block by Hyoung Seob Park, Yoon Nyun Kim, Young Soo Lee, Byung Chun Jung, Sang Hee Lee, Dong Gu Shin, Yongkeun Cho, Myung Hwan Bae, Sang Mi Han, Myung Hoon Lee

“…DNA was isolated from the peripheral blood, and all exons (exon 2-exon 28) except the untranslated region and exon-intron boundaries of the SCN5A gene were amplified by multiplex PCR and directly sequenced using an ABI PRISM 3100 Genetic Analyzer. …”
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