Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Nasal Airway Changes after Treatment with C-Expander by Wang Xiao, Siling Liu, Yanqin Lu, Lei Lei, Ning Liu, Xiaoping Shen, Yuhong He, Ousheng Liu

“…The morphology parameters and nasal airway ventilation parameters of pretreatment and posttreatment were measured. All study data were normally distributed. A paired t-test was used to evaluate the changes before and after treatment. …”
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Fecal microbiota is more stable during degradation and more diverse for ex situ cheetahs in Namibia compared to the USA by Morgan A. Maly, Morgan A. Maly, Morgan A. Maly, Morgan A. Maly, Reade B. Roberts, Mia M. Keady, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Meagan Maxwell, Laurie Marker, Matthew Breen, Carly R. Muletz-Wolz, Adrienne E. Crosier

“…The fresh Namibian samples (n = 8) were also used in objective two for comparison to fresh USA cheetah samples (n = 8). All samples were analyzed for bacterial community diversity and composition using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. …”
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L’africanisation de l’Église évangélique au Maroc : revitalisation d’une institution religieuse et dynamiques d’individualisation by Bernard Coyault

“…As the only officially recognized Protestant church, the EEAM has congregations in many cities all over the country, where regular attendees are 95 % Sub-Saharan Africans, with very diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. …”
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Studying a collection of common-wheat varieties for leaf rust resistance, crop yield and grain quality in the environmental conditions of Novosibirsk region by L. P. Sochalova, V. A. Aparina, N. I. Boyko, E. V. Zuev, E. V. Morozova, E. V. Musinov, N. A. Vinichenko, I. N. Leonova, V. V. Piskarev

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Rapid and noninvasive assessment of adductor muscle performance through shell-closing strength of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri by Xiangyi Zeng, Zujing Yang, Mingyi Sui, Zhi Liu, Qiang Xing, Liping Hu, Liming Jiang, Zhenmin Bao, Xiaoting Huang

“…For ten SCS tests, the coefficients of variation (CV) for all four indicators were between 2.54 % and 5.57 %, and the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) exceeded 0.75 in each case, which proved that the measurement results were stable and reliable. …”
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Sex Differences in the Prognostic Value of Circulating Biomarkers in Patients Presenting With Acute Chest Pain by Gard Mikael Sæle Myrmel, MD, Nasir Saeed, Ole Thomas Steiro, MD, Hilde Lunde Tjora, MD, PhD, Jørund Langørgen, MD, PhD, Rune Oskar Bjørneklett, MD, PhD, Øyvind Skadberg, MD, Vernon Vijay Singha Bonarjee, MD, PhD, Øistein Rønneberg Mjelva, MD, Eva Ringdal Pedersen, MD, PhD, Kjell Vikenes, MD, PhD, Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD, Kristin Moberg Aakre, MD, PhD

“…Patients were followed up for a median of 1,547 (IQR: 873-1,842) days until a primary composite endpoint of all-cause mortality, incident myocardial infarction, or heart failure hospitalization. …”
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First microscopic and molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. in fat sand rats (Psammomys obesus) in Egypt and their potential zoonotic implications by Sara Abdel-Aal Mohamed, Fatma A. S. Anwar, Ahmed Gareh, Marwa M. I. Ghallab, Remigio Martínez, Asmaa Aboelabbas Gouda, Fatemah Enad Alajmi, Hind Alzaylaee, Ignacio García-Bocanegra, Ignacio García-Bocanegra, Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy, Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy

“…Moreover, the molecular analysis confirmed Cryptosporidium species in DNA from all 30 stool samples previously identified as heavily infected through microscopy. …”
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Short-term abstinence from alcohol and changes in cardiovascular risk factors, liver function tests and cancer-related growth factors: a prospective observational study by Gautam Mehta, Rajiv Jalan, Matteo Rosselli, James Maurice, Stewart Macdonald, Alexandra Cronberg, Tanya Khera-Butler, Colin Sumpter, Safa Al-Khatib, Anjly Jain, Christos Charalambous, Amir Gander, Cynthia Ju, Talay Hakan, Roy Sherwood, Devaki Nair, Kevin P Moore

“…Significant reductions from baseline in the abstinence group (all p<0.001) were found in: HOMA score (−25.9%, IQR −48.6% to +0.3%), systolic BP (−6.6%, IQR −11.8% to 0.0%), diastolic BP (−6.3%, IQR −14.1% to +1.3%), weight (−1.5%, IQR −2.9% to −0.4%), VEGF (−41.8%, IQR −64.9% to −17.9%) and EGF (−73.9%, IQR −86.1% to −36.4%). …”
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Degradation kinetics, pathways, transformation products, and toxicity assessment of fluorochloridone in agricultural soils by Dong Zhao, Hongyu Chen, Shuo Shen, Enyu Lu, Junlong Feng, Hui Zhi, Lei Wang, Wei Li

“…High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) was subsequently used for further quantification of these TPs in all samples under examination. The primary transformation reactions of FLC in the environment include oxidative dechlorination, reductive dechlorination, reductive defluorination, acetylation, and hydrolysis. …”
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Bifidobacterium fermentation with infant formulas is associated with benefits for gut and brain barrier function by Emily G. Knox, Paula Sánchez-Díaz, Colin Buttimer, Sarah-Jane Leigh, Klara Vlckova, Colin Hill, Elaine Kennedy, Jonathan O’Regan, Seamus McSweeney, David Goulding, Maria Rodriguez Aburto, Caitriona M. O’Driscoll, John F. Cryan, Eoin Gunnigle, Gerard Clarke

“…Cell-free supernatants from these fermentations were exposed to cultures of T84 colonocytes (gut barrier model) or bEnd.3 brain endothelial cells (BBB model), with and without lipopolysaccharide challenge. All three Bifidobacterium strains exhibited protective effects on both gut barrier and BBB integrity with a profile that depended on the infant formula. …”
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Germline BRCA testing in Denmark following invasive breast cancer: Progress since 2000 by Aleksandar M. Kostov, Maj-Britt Jensen, Bent Ejlertsen, Mads Thomassen, Caroline Maria Rossing, Inge S. Pedersen, Annabeth H. Petersen, Lise Lotte Christensen, Karin A.W. Wadt, Anne-Vibeke Lænkholm

“…Current DBCG guidelines recommend BRCA testing of all BC patients younger than 50 years, while a general recommendation for older patients is still missing. …”
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Genetic interaction between oxidative stress and body mass index in a Spanish population by Francisco Lara-Hernández, Rebeca Melero, María Elena Quiroz-Rodríguez, Celeste Moya-Valera, Mariana de Jesús Gallardo-Espinoza, Luis Álvarez, Ingrid Lizeth Valarezo-Torres, Laisa Briongos-Figuero, Jessica Abadía-Otero, Francisco Javier Mena-Martin, Guillermo Saez, Josep Redon, Juan-Carlos Martín-Escudero, Ana-Bárbara García-García, Guillermo Ayala, Felipe Javier Chaves

“…SNPs identified in genes such as NPPA, CPT1A, DDIT3, NOX and IL6ST were significantly associated with all oxidative stress parameters analysed, indicating a substantial influence on BMI modulation. …”
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L’aqueduc du Gier : nouvelles données sur le pont-siphon de Beaunant à Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) by David Baldassari, François Blondel, Stéphane Gaillot

“…Fifteen arches remain today.The excavation, motivated by the improvement in the state of the river, revealed the opus quadratum foundations at the base of two piers (17 and 19) and uncovered the well-preserved remains of a wooden frame used to carry out the opus caementicium for the foundation block of pier 18.On the right bank of the river, this operation made it possible, against all odds, to bring to light the foundation block of pier 17, whose 38° tilt easterly testifies to the violence of the bridge collapse. …”
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The History of Miss Jane Pittman by Christopher Mulvey

“…Gaines returned African American fiction to its roots, and he did so with a didactic purpose remarkably like that of William Wells Brown. For all that he had been a slave there, Brown seems to have loved the South more than he loved the North. …”
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Sustained immunogenicity of bivalent protein COVID-19 vaccine SCTV01C against antigen matched and mismatched variants by Guiqiang Wang, Kexin Zhao, Xiuli Zhao, Yimin Cui, Peng He, Tianzuo Zhang, Yanchao Wang, Rui Shi, Yanhua Li, Qian Wang, Yanping Ren, Zhisong Chen, Xuedan Zhao, Zekang Xie, Yufei Liang, Qingyun Tian, Jing Pan, Chao Zhang, Ying Han, Yuyang Dai, Siyang Ni, Yun Zhang, Xinjie Yang, Yongpan Fu, Dongfang Liu, Jing Li, Miaomiao Zhang, Zhongyu Hu, Liangzhi Xie

“…Reactogenicity was generally mild, with one adverse event of special interest (AESI) and 9 ≥Grade 3 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs); all recovered within 3 days.Conclusions SCTV01C, when administered as both a primary series and a booster vaccination, exhibited encouraging sustained immunogenicity against both antigen-matched and antigen-mismatched variants, with no significant safety concerns.Clinical trial registration www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier is NCT05148091.…”
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Study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of comparing enhanced acceptance and commitment therapy plus (+) added to usual aftercare versus usual aftercare only, in... by Imran Khan, Stephanie J. C. Taylor, Clare Robinson, Elisavet Moschopoulou, Paul McCrone, Liam Bourke, Mohamed Thaha, Kamaldeep Bhui, Derek Rosario, Damien Ridge, Sheila Donovan, Ania Korszun, Paul Little, Adrienne Morgan, Olivier Quentin, Rebecca Roylance, Peter White, Trudie Chalder

“…Registered on 09 December 2019. All items from the World Health Organization Trial Registration Data Set for this protocol can be found in Additional file 2 Table S1.…”
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Kajian patogenisitas bakteri Edwardsiella ictaluri pada ikan patin Pangasionodon hypophthalmus by Wiwik Susanti, Agustin Indrawati, Fachriyan H Pasaribu

“…Decreased of hematocrit and hemoglobin values of all tread group were statistically significant different (P<0,05) compared to controls. …”
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Impact of witnessing abuse of their mother and childhood trauma on men's perpetration of intimate partner violence in the cross-sectional UN multi-country study on men and violence... by Rachel Jewkes, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Naeema Abrahams, Nwabisa Shai, Leane Ramsoomar, Bianca Dekel, Andrew Gibbs, Jani Nöthling, Samantha Willan, Esnat Chirwa

“…The effects were mediated by food insecurity, depression and gender inequitable and anti-social masculinities, all recognised risk factors for IPV perpetration. …”
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Ultrasound and histopathological assessment of benign, borderline, and malignant thyroid tumors in pediatric patients: an illustrative review and literature overview by Dominika Januś, Dominika Januś, Monika Kujdowicz, Monika Kujdowicz, Aleksandra Kiszka-Wiłkojć, Aleksandra Kiszka-Wiłkojć, Konrad Kaleta, Anna Taczanowska-Niemczuk, Anna Taczanowska-Niemczuk, Jan Radliński, Kamil Możdżeń, Zuzanna Nowak, Wojciech Górecki, Wojciech Górecki, Jerzy B. Starzyk, Jerzy B. Starzyk

“…However, given that not all solid thyroid nodules are malignant, a more conservative approach may also be appropriate in certain cases.ObjectiveThis study aims to present an illustrative analysis of the pathological foundations underlying the sonographic appearance of benign, borderline, and malignant thyroid nodules in the pediatric population at a single tertiary thyroid center.MethodsA total of 47 well-documented pediatric patients referred for thyroid surgery between 2010 and 2023 were analyzed. …”
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Complete or incomplete revascularization in patients with left main culprit lesion acute myocardial infarction with multivessel disease: a retrospective observational study by Sun Oh Kim, Hong-Ju Kim, Jong-Il Park, Kang-Un Choi, Jong-Ho Nam, Chan-Hee Lee, Jang-Won Son, Jong-Seon Park, Sung-Ho Her, Ki-Yuk Chang, Tae-Hoon Ahn, Myung-Ho Jeong, Seung-Woon Rha, Hyo-Soo Kim, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, In-Whan Seong, Kyung-Kuk Hwang, Seung-Ho Hur, Kwang-Soo Cha, Seok-Kyu Oh, Jei-Keon Chae, Ung Kim

“…The study endpoint was major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), a composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, ischemia-driven revascularization, stent thrombosis, and stroke. …”
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