Experimental use of mycobacterial antigens in tuberculin skin test on water buffalo by Alessandra Martucciello, Federica Signorelli, Piera Mazzone, Francesco Grandoni, Giovanna Cappelli, Lucia Boccia, Giuseppe Parente, Monica Cagiola, Maria Beatrice Boniotti, Esterina De Carlo, Francesco Napolitano, Giorgio Galiero

“…Twenty-one buffaloes, gamma-interferon (IFN-γ) test positive, from a TB-out-break herd and 11 buffaloes from a TB-free herd were selected. All subjects were also submitted to the IFN-γ test using the same antigens (Ag) as the TST to verify the cellular response in vitro and to exclude anaergic animals that did not respond to in vitro stimulation with the mitogen. …”
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Higher Serum Uric Acid Is Associated with Higher Bone Mineral Density in Chinese Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Dian-dian Zhao, Pei-lin Jiao, Jing-jia Yu, Xiao-jing Wang, Lin Zhao, Yan Xuan, Li-hao Sun, Bei Tao, Wei-qing Wang, Guang Ning, Jian-min Liu, Hong-yan Zhao

“…Data analyses revealed that serum UA levels were positively associated with BMD at all sites (p<0.05) in men with T2DM after adjusting for multiple confounders. …”
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Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Nocturnal Hypoxemia With the Circadian Rhythm of Myocardial Infarction by Xiaochen Liu, Bin Wang, Wen Hao, Yuyao Qiu, Qian Guo, Yingying Guo, Qingjie Xin, Jingyao Fan, Bin Que, Wei Gong, Wen Zheng, Xiao Wang, Shaoping Nie

“…The time of MI onset was identified by patient's report of the chest pain that prompted hospital admission. All patients underwent an overnight sleep study using a type III portable sleep monitoring device after clinical stabilization during hospitalization. …”
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Phenotypic Presentation of Children with Joint Hypermobility: Preclinical Signs by Mateus Marino Lamari, Neuseli Marino Lamari, Michael Peres de Medeiros, Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho, Adriana Barbosa Santos, Matheus Gomes Giacomini, Vitor Roberto Pugliesi Marques, Eny Maria Goloni-Bertollo, Érika Cristina Pavarino

“…BS ≥ 6 is more frequently observed in all positions. The majority of the total sample has BS > 6, with a significant female gender influence. …”
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Fosab, but not fosaa, plays important role in learning and memory in fish—insights from zebrafish gene knockout study by Qiuling Wang, Qiuling Wang, Qiuling Wang, Lixin Zhang, Lixin Zhang, Lixin Zhang, Chenyuan Zhu, Chenyuan Zhu, Chenyuan Zhu, Ke Lu, Ke Lu, Ke Lu, Jiaqi Wu, Jiaqi Wu, Jiaqi Wu, Xu-Fang Liang, Xu-Fang Liang, Xu-Fang Liang

“…However, whether the c-fos plays a vital role in learning and memory in fish is unclear.Methods: Almost all fish have two paralogues of c-fos named fosaa and fosab. …”
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Screening of α-glucosidase inhibitors in large-leaf yellow tea by offline bioassay coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by You Wu, Zisheng Han, Mingchun Wen, Chi-Tang Ho, Zongde Jiang, Yijun Wang, Na Xu, Zhongwen Xie, Jinsong Zhang, Liang Zhang, Xiaochun Wan

“…Fluorescence-quenching analysis and protein-binding test revealed that the compounds of ethyl acetate fraction could inhibit α-glucosidase and α-amylase activities through binding to enzymes or other mechanisms. All chromatographic peaks of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) of ethyl acetate fraction were separated and collected. …”
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The Late Orchid Catches the Bee: Frost Damage and Pollination Success in the Face of Global Warming in a European Terrestrial Orchid by Florian P. Schiestl, Beat A. Wartmann, Ruth Bänziger, Brigitte Györög‐Kobi, Klaus Hess, Jürg Luder, Edith Merz, Beat Peter, Max Reutlinger, Tobias Richter, Heinz Senn, Thomas Ulrich, Beate Waldeck, Claudia Wartmann, Roland Wüest, Walter Wüest, Quint Rusman

“…Historical climate data suggested frost damage has increased in the last decades and may increase further in the future. All populations but one had very low fruit set, and plants that flowered earlier were less likely to set fruit. …”
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Genotype-environment interactions on growth and inner shell color variation in Hyriopsis cumingii cultured in different iron-level substrates by Xuefeng Lv, Zhiyan Wang, Quanzhi Bao, Changzhi Li, Tingting Lu, Yuyang Wu, Chuntong Liu, Zhiyi Bai

“…The comprehensive estimation of breeding values showed that Family 7 exhibited superior performance across all traits under different conditions, positioning it as a promising candidate for genetic improvement. …”
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Effect of Rifaximin and a Multi-Strain Probiotic on the Intestinal Microbiome and Cardiovascular Risk Indicators in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease by E. A. Kashukh, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, G. S. Krasnov, V. I. Kazey, P. D. Sobolev, P. V. Gremyakova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…TMAO showed a statistically insignificant (p&gt;0.05) downward trend in all groups. The composition of the fecal microbiota, at the end of administration of the probiotic, showed an increase in the proportion of bacteria of the Streptococcaceae, Lactobacillaceae, Enterobacteriaceae families and a decrease in the Ruminococcaceae family (p&gt;0.05). …”
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Patterns and wavelet coherence analysis of tidal dynamics and chlorophyll a concentration by M.N. Hidayat, R. Wafdan, M. Ramli, Z.A. Muchlisin, S. Rizal

“…The wavelet transform coherence analysis of chlorophyll a, sea level, and current magnitude data in Regions 1, 2, and 3 show notable coherence in all areas.…”
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An improved statistical bias correction method for Global Climate Model (GCM) precipitation projection: A case study on the CMCC-CM2-SR5 model projection in China’s Huaihe River Ba... by Yuning Luo, Ke Zhang, Wen Wang, Xinyu Chen, Jin Feng, Haijun Wang, Wei Liu, Cheng Guo, Cuiying Chen, Xiaozhong Wang

“…The Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) extreme precipitation indices and spatial patterns of extreme precipitation in July 2020 in the observations and bias-corrected data were then compared to evaluate the effectiveness of these methods on capturing precipitation extremes.New hydrological insights for the region: Results show that the LS-EDCDF method outperforms the other three methods in correcting monthly CDFs, reducing biases, and preserving extreme precipitation. All results of these methods indicate that the CMCC-CM2-SR5 model tends to overestimate precipitation but performs well during the main flood seasons, especially for extreme precipitation. …”
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Zinc lysine and selenium yeast can effectively improve the reproductive performance of Northeast white geese by Jingchun Li, Heze Feng, Yulun Song, Hechuan Wang, Yingying Dong, Han Li, Qing Guo, Shengjun Liu, Yanbing Li

“…A total of 24 male and 72 female geese, all 180-days-old, were selected and divided into four treatment groups, each with a consistent body weight. …”
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High-Titer Rheumatoid Factor is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes and Higher Needs for Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Real-Life Conditions by Victor Davi R. S. Oliveira, Ana Paula M. G. Reis, Claiton V. Brenol, Ivânio A. Pereira, Karina R. Bonfiglioli, Letícia R. Pereira, Manoel B. Bértolo, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma, Maria Fernanda B. R. Guimarães, Paulo Louzada-Júnior, Rina D. N. Giorgi, Sebastião C. Radominski, Licia Maria H. Mota, Cleandro P. Albuquerque, Geraldo R. Castelar-Pinheiro

“…Negative vs. low-positive RF groups performed similarly concerning all clinical outcomes, being subsequently aggregated as "non-high" RF group. …”
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Hyperglycemia and Correlated High Levels of Inflammation Have a Positive Relationship with the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Wen Zhang, Chuanwei Li, Yu Xu, Binfeng He, Mingdong Hu, Guoqiang Cao, Li Li, Shuang Wu, Xia Wang, Chun Zhang, Jianping Zhao, Jungang Xie, Zihui Xu, Qi Li, Guansong Wang

“…The severity of COVID-19 in all patients was determined according to the diagnostic and treatment guidelines issued by the Chinese National Health Committee (7th edition). …”
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Fish oil supplementation in commercial diet on growth of Anguilla bicolor bicolor by Retno Cahya Mukti, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Ridwan Affandi

“…This research applied complete randomized design with four treatments addition of fish oil, i.e. 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15%. All treatments were carried out in triplicate. Feed given as much as 3% of the fish biomass a day for four times at 06:00, 11:00, 16:00, and 21:00. …”
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous onset of orthostatic headache by Linda D’Antona, Sanjay Cheema, Dwij Mehta, Fion Bremner, Laurence Dale Watkins, Ahmed Kassem Toma, Manjit Singh Matharu

“…Results Thirty-eight patients (23 females, mean age 41 years ± 14SD) were identified. All patients had orthostatic headaches with a spontaneous onset. …”
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A Wideband Chemical Survey of Massive Star-forming Regions at Subarcsecond Resolution with the Submillimeter Array by Charles J. Law, Qizhou Zhang, Arielle C. Frommer, Karin I. Öberg, Roberto Galván-Madrid, Eric Keto, Hauyu Baobab Liu, Paul T. P. Ho, Andrés F. Izquierdo, L. Ilsedore Cleeves

“…We derive nearly constant COM column density ratios that agree with literature values in other low- and high-mass protostellar cores, supporting the idea that COM abundances are set during the pre-stellar phase. In all regions, we identify spatial offsets among different molecular families, due to a combination of source physical structure and chemistry. …”
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Risk factors associated with mortality and pathogen characteristics of bloodstream infection-induced severe sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort stud... by Jian Chen, Jian Chen, Haixin Huang, Ruichen Zhang, Yueqiang Fu, Chunmei Jing

“…Double organism growth was detected in 8 cultures, and a total of 200 pathogenic bacteria were isolated from all blood cultures. Of these, 110 strains (55.0%) were Gram-negative bacteria, 88 strains (44.0%) were gram-positive bacteria, and 2 strains (1.0%) were Candida albicans. …”
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La question du logement social à New York by Catherine Pouzoulet

“…Ultimately, the utopian vision of modern, decent housing for all as well as the concern for community building were defeated by the political and economic forces who favored the building of high‑density, high‑rise, low‑cost public projects. …”
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Lower respiratory tract infection admissions and deaths among children under 5 years in public sector facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, before and during the C... by K Kehoe, E Morden, N Zinyakatira, A Heekes, H E Jones, S R Walter, T Jacobs, J Murray, H Buys, M T Redaniel, M-A Davies

“…The COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in the implementation of strict public health and social measures (PHSMs) (including mobility restrictions, social distancing, mask‐wearing and hand hygiene), limitations on non‐essential healthcare services, and public fear of COVID‐19 infection, all of which potentially affected transmission and healthcare use for other diseases such as lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). …”
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