Molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and carbapenemases-producing Shigella in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Namwin Siourimè Somda, Rabbi Nyarkoh, Abel Tankoano, Ouindgueta Juste Isidore Bonkoungou, Patience B. Tetteh-Quarcoo, Eric S. Donkor

“…The meta-analysis and forest plots of Shigella species, ESBL and carbapenemases genes were done using the comprehensive Meta-Analysis software. All data were analyzed using a binary random-effects model by the DerSimonian-Laird method at a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Severity Assessment of COVID-19 Using a CT-Based Radiomics Model by Zhigao Xu, Lili Zhao, Guoqiang Yang, Ying Ren, Jinlong Wu, Yuwei Xia, Xuhong Yang, Milan Cao, Guojiang Zhang, Taisong Peng, Jiafeng Zhao, Hui Yang, Jinfeng Hu, Jiangfeng Du

“…We retrospectively analyzed the CT images of 284 COVID-19 patients. All of the patients were divided into four groups (0-3): early (n=75), progressive (n=58), severe (n=75), and absorption (n=76) groups, according to the progression of the disease and the CT features. …”
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Assessment of the southern polar and subpolar warming in the PMIP4 last interglacial simulations using paleoclimate data syntheses by Q. Gao, Q. Gao, Q. Gao, E. Capron, L. C. Sime, R. H. Rhodes, R. Sivankutty, X. Zhang, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, M. Werner

“…The four syntheses include 99 reconstructions, and all syntheses support the presence of a warmer Southern Ocean, with reduced sea ice and a warmer Antarctica at 127 ka compared to the preindustrial. …”
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The association of visceral and subcutaneous fat areas with phenotypic age in non-elderly adults, mediated by HOMA-IR and HDL-C by Yuanhong Liu, Min Xu, Liqing Wang, Linyun Meng, Mengran Li, Shumin Mu

“…Abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue, the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) have all been shown to correlate with ageing; however, the connections between these factors and PhenoAge are still insufficiently investigated. …”
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Deciphering the role of flutamide, fluorouracil, and furomollugin based ionic liquids in potent anticancer agents: Quantum chemical, medicinal, molecular docking and MD simulation... by Danish Ali, Muhammad Arif Ali, Muhammad Sarfraz, Afifa Yousuf, Rasham Zulfiqar, Abdul Rauf, Hong-Liang Xu, Muhammad Arshad

“…Additionally, in silico docking investigations against the protein (PDB ID: 1B38) showed that all designed ligands [FT1]+, [FT2]+, [FU1]+, [FM1]+, and [FM2]+ display binding affinities values of −7.82, −6.30, −6.09, −5.86, and −7.72 kcal/mol superior to both the reference and reported drug fluorouracil. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of 79 Patients with an Insulinoma: A Nationwide Retrospective Study in Finland by Elina Peltola, Päivi Hannula, Heini Huhtala, Saara Metso, Ulla Kiviniemi, Martine Vornanen, Juhani Sand, Johanna Laukkarinen, Mirja Tiikkainen, Camilla Schalin-Jäntti, Johanna Arola, Jukka Sirén, Antti Piiroinen, Minna Soinio, Pirjo Nuutila, Mirva Söderström, Hanna Hämäläinen, Leena Moilanen, David Laaksonen, Elina Pirinen, Fia Sundelin, Tapani Ebeling, Pasi Salmela, Markus J. Mäkinen, Pia Jaatinen

“…Retrospective analysis on all adult patients diagnosed with insulinoma in Finland during 1980–2010. …”
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Costs of community-wide mass drug administration and school-based deworming for soil-transmitted helminths: evidence from a randomised controlled trial in Benin, India and Malawi by Judd Walson, ROBIN BAILEY, Katya Galactionova, Maitreyi Sahu, Samuel Paul Gideon, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Chloe Morozoff, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Khumbo Kalua, Euripide Avokpaho, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Arianna Rubin Means, James Simwanza, Wongani Lungu, Parfait Houngbegnon, Adrian J F Luty, Rachel Pullan

“…However, targeting individuals of all ages through community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) may interrupt STH transmission in some settings. …”
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Entomological Investigations, Seasonal Fluctuations and Impact of Bioclimate Factors of Phlebotomines Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an Emerging Focus of Cutaneous Leishmania... by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami, Mouhcine Fadil, Mohamed Najy, Hassan Ech-Chafay, Mohamed Lachhab, Said Lotfi, Nordine Nouayti, Khadija Lahouiti, Chafika Faraj, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi

“…The wind speed does not have any impact on the relative abundance of all species. Within this context, the results will be useful for the development of a monitoring program to better manage the operations and evaluate their effectiveness.…”
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Rapid Detection of the mt3243A > G Mutation Using Urine Sediment in Elderly Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Yinan Zhang, Xiujuan Du, Xinqian Geng, Chen Chu, Huijuan Lu, Yixie Shen, Ruihua Chen, Pingyan Fang, Yanmei Feng, Xiaojie Zhang, Yan Chen, Yanping Zhou, Congrong Wang, Weiping Jia

“…Two patients (2/1041) carrying the mt3243A > G mutation were detected among all type 2 diabetic patients. In patient 1, the heteroplasmy was 0.8%, 2.8%, and 14.7% in peripheral blood leukocytes, saliva, and urine sediment, respectively. …”
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New Dihydro OO'Bis(Salicylidene) 2,2' Aminobenzothiazolyl Borate Complexes: Kinetic and Voltammetric Studies of Dimethyltin Copper Complex with Guanine, Adenine, and Calf Thymus DN...

“…<mml:math alttext="chem{Cu^{II}}"> <mml:msup> <mml:mtext>Cu</mml:mtext> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>II</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:math> (3) and <mml:math alttext="chem{Zn^{II}}"> <mml:msup> <mml:mtext>Zn</mml:mtext> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>II</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:math> (4) complexes of (2) were synthesized and further metallated with dimethyltindichloride to yield heterobimetallic complexes (5) and (6). All complexes have been thoroughly characterized by elemental analysis, and IR, NMR, EPR, and UV-Vis spectroscopy and conductance measurements. …”
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Effects of brown alga, Stoechospermum marginatum extract on growth performance, body chemical compositions and some serum biochemical parameters in grey mullet, Mugil cephalus (Lin... by Nazanin Kiani, Paria Akbary

“…Results: The results showed that at the end of experiment, the highest final weigh (32.89 ± 2.74 g), the highest weight gain (292.56 ± 35.01%) the lowest food conversion ratio (0.95 ± 0.05), the highest voluntary feed intake (1.74 ± 0.42%), the highest crude protein (20.50 ± 1.29%), lowest crude lipid (6.73 ± 1.13%), the highest globulin (4.27 ± 0.12 g/dL), albumin (2.63 ± 0.18 g/dL) and total protein (6.84 ± 0.54 g/dL) were observed in T4. In all of these parameters, T4 showed a significant difference compared to control treatment (p<0.05). …”
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Physio-Biochemical Indexes as Indicators of Cadmium Tolerance in <i>Brassica napus</i> L. Cultivars by Yu Qiu, Shuhe Wei, Jie Zhan, Brett H. Robinson, Lidia Skuza, Jianming Xue, Huiping Dai, Li Zhan, Ziyang Tang

“…A pot experiment was conducted in greenhouse to assess the differences in Cd accumulation and tolerance among three <i>Brassica napus</i> L. cultivars (‘Hanyou 2’, ‘Hanyou 3’, and ‘Hanyou 16’) under the treatments of CK (0.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil), T1 (2.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil), T2 (4.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil), and T3 (8.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil). All three cultivars exhibited high tolerance indexes (TIs) and strong Cd tolerance when exposed to a Cd concentration of 2.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil (T1). …”
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Severe soft tissue injuries in multiple trauma patients—a challenge we can meet? A matched-pair analysis from the TraumaRegister DGU® by Nora Kirsten, Georg Maximilian Franke, Rolf Lefering, Tim Klüter, Matthias Weuster, Michael Müller, Sebastian Lippross, Andreas Seekamp, TraumaRegister DGU®, Stefanie Fitschen-Oestern

“…In this study, we were able to show that although concomitant severe soft tissue injuries required more ICU interventions and led to a longer length of stay, 24-h and all-cause mortality were not significantly increased.…”
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Association of lipid accumulation product index with self-reported diabetes among residents aged 18 – 44 years in Hebei province, 2020: a surveillance data analysis by Qi QI, Lijuan TANG, Yuhuan LIU, Jinchai GAO, Xiuli NIU, Qianyu LI, Shifan WANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…ResultsThe median (25th percentile, 75th percentile) of the LAP index was 29.47 (13.67, 62.33) for 3 177 (49.85% of all participants) male residents and 16.58 (9.24, 31.50) for 3 196 (50.15%) female residents. …”
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Acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative stu... by Elvin Lufele, Sophie Pascoe, Alice Mengi, Alma Auwun, Nalisa Neuendorf, John W. Bolnga, Moses Laman, Stephen J. Rogerson, Kamala Thriemer, Holger W. Unger

“…Focus group discussions comprised pregnant women only, including those engaged in the clinical trial and those receiving routine ANC outside of the trial. All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed. …”
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Scaling climate information services and climate smart agriculture through bundled business models by Desire M. Kagabo, Livingstone Byandaga, Patrick Gatsinzi, Patrick Mvuyibwami, Yvonne U. Munyangeri, Nasson Ntwari, Mathieu Ouedraogo

“…The finding also suggests that multi-stakeholder CIS-CSA business models, which provide a more diverse package of CIS-CSA products and services and have many revenue sources, have the potential to benefit all categories of farmers and entrepreneurs. This study reveals a reason for optimism about the future of agriculture; it suggests that scalable bundled CIS-CSA products and services can contribute significantly to attaining climate resilience and food security.…”
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Kidney failure-related excess mortality during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a nation-wide, population-based analysis by Zhenhu Chen, Pingping Jia, Di Xie, Jingyu Xie, Juan Liu, Wangnan Cao, Lefei Han, Jinjun Ran, Shengzhi Sun, Shi Zhao, Yang Ge, Leonardo Martinez, Xin Chen, Peihua Cao

“…Additionally, disparities in mortality were evident among various demographic groups, including age, sex, racial/ethnic subgroups, and geographic regions. Across all age subgroups, an increase in kidney failure-related mortalities was observed, with individuals aged 85 years and above experiencing the most substantial relative increase, reaching 9595.8 per million persons (95% CI: 9438.8, 9752.9). …”
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Dietary supplementation of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides alleviates soybean meal-induced enteritis in spotted sea bass Lateolabrax maculatus by Longhui Liu, Yanbo Zhao, Zhangfan Huang, Zhongying Long, Huihui Qin, Hao Lin, Sishun Zhou, Lumin Kong, Jianrong Ma, Yi Lin, Zhongbao Li

“…The results showed that 0.15% LBP decreased serum D-lactic acid (D-LA) content and diamine oxidase (DAO) activity (P < 0.05). In addition, in all LBP supplementation groups, the intestinal tissue morphology was significantly improved (P < 0.05); the intestinal microbial structure gradually recovered to a level close to that without adding SM; and the microbial species richness and diversity were significantly increased (P < 0.05). …”
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Acute haemodynamic impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic stenosis by Francesca Graziani, Pio Cialdella, Rosa Lillo, Gabriella Locorotondo, Lorenzo Genuardi, Gessica Ingrasciotta, Stefano Cangemi, Marialisa Nesta, Piergiorgio Bruno, Cristina Aurigemma, Enrico Romagnoli, Michele Calabrese, Nicole Giambusso, Antonella Lombardo, Francesco Burzotta, Carlo Trani

“…We aimed to evaluate the acute haemodynamic impact of TAVI in patients with severe AS and to investigate invasive and non‐invasive parameters predicting all‐cause mortality. Methods and results A total of 245 consecutive AS patients (43% male, mean age 80.3 ± 7.3 years) undergoing TAVI were enrolled. …”
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Volatile components, total phenolic compounds, and antioxidant capacities of worm-infected Gomphidius rutilus by Libin Sun, Wei He, Guang Xin, Pengju Cai, Yin Zhang, Zhiyong Zhang, Yunyun Wei, Bingxin Sun, Xiaowen Wen

“…The relative content of 1-octen-3-ol was the highest in all mushrooms. The concentration of eight-carbon (C8) compounds relative to the total volatile compounds varied widely, ranging from 40% (GW) to 64.34% (GS) and 84.42% (GS) and to 91.59% (GL), respectively, among the three samples. …”
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