Evaluation of the recombinant protein Sh-TSP-2 for the serological diagnosis of imported urogenital schistosomiasis and comparison with commercially available tests by María Pilar Luzón-García, Laura Navarro, Esther Rodríguez, Manuel Jesús Soriano-Pérez, José Vázquez-Villegas, María Isabel Cabeza-Barrera, Alex Loukas, Nerea Castillo-Fernández, María Jesús Perteguer, Javier Sotillo, Joaquín Salas-Coronas

“…CRS modelling showed that the ICT IgG–IgM, NovaLisa® and Sh-TSP-2 serum tests led in sensitivity at 97.1, 88.6 and 71.4%, respectively, with all tests except that the ICT IgG–IgM test having a specificity >90%. …”
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The Minimum Dietary Diversity For Women Indicator Can Be Extended To Children And Adolescents aged 4-15 Years As A Proxy Population Indicator For Good Micronutrient Adequacy Of Die... by Loty Diop, Aulo Gelli, Lieven Huybregts, Joanne E Arsenault, Lilia Bliznashka, Erick Boy, Megan Deitchler, Carl Lachat, Mourad Moursi, Angelica M Ochoa-Avilés, Deanna K Olney, Elodie Becquey

“…Positive and significant associations between FGS-10 and MPA-8 were found in all datasets and the pooled sample. The optimal cutoff varied across datasets from FGS-10 ≥ 4 to FGS-10 ≥ 6. …”
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Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease Is an Independent Predictor of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Risks in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China by Xiao-Hong Pang, Jue Han, Wan-Lan Ye, Xue Sun, Yue Ding, Wen-Juan Huang, Yi-Ming Zhao, Han-Yu Lou, Li-Zhen Shan, Ying-Xiu Kang, Xiao-Xiao Song, Song-Zhao Zhang, Wei Gu, Peng-Fei Shan

“…Age; duration of diabetes; systolic blood pressure; the hypertension rate; the use of hypertension drugs, ACEI /ARB, and statins; CHD risk; fatal CHD risk; stroke risk; and fatal stroke risk were significantly higher in the PAD group than in the non-PAD group (P<0.05 for all). Logistic stepwise regression analysis indicated that ABI was an independent predictor of 10-year CHD and stroke risks in T2DM patients. …”
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Cranial reconstruction utilizing polymeric implants in two different designs: finite element investigation by Yomna H. Shash

“…Additionally, the contact area between the PEEK implant (whether mesh or plate design) and the left parietal bone of the skull was expected to be damaged due to excessive strains. Importantly, all implants tested did not exceed permissible limits for tensile and compressive stresses and strains on the brain. …”
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Gender difference in domain-specific quality of life measured by modified WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire and their associated factors among older adults in a rural district in Banglades... by Fakir M Amirul Islam

“…<h4>Results</h4>The domain-specific QoL mean (standard error), minimum-maximum values were physical 48.9 (0.41), 7-86, psychological 38.9 (0.51), 4-71, social 50.5 (0.49), 8-92, and environmental domains 47.8 (0.37), 6-91 in the total sample with significant gender difference in all but social domain. The proportion of below average QoL for females vs. males was physical 47.6% vs. 42.6%, psychological 74.4% vs.66.7%; social 34.8% vs. 30.1% and environmental domains 56.1% vs. 49.0%. …”
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Evolution of human genes encoding cell surface receptors involved in the regulation of appetite: an analysis based on the phylostratigraphic age and divergence indexes by E. V. Ignatieva, S. A. Lashin, Z. S. Mustafin, N. A. Kolchanov

“…It turned out that the set of genes under consideration contains an increased number of genes with the same phylostratigraphic age (PAI = 5, the stage of vertebrate divergence), and almost all of these genes (28 out  of 31) belong to the superfamily of G-protein coupled receptors. …”
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GC/MS Fatty Acid Profile of Marine-Derived Actinomycetes from Extreme Environments: Chemotaxonomic Insights and Biotechnological Potential by Marlene B. Cunha, André F. Jorge, Maria João Nunes, Joana R. Sousa, Maria João Lança, Marco Gomes da Silva, Susana P. Gaudêncio

“…The identified BCFA were i-C16:0, a-C15:0, i-C15:0, i-C15:1ω6, a-C16:0, a-C14:0, and i-C17:0, which include combined branching and unsaturation and branching and odd. SFAs were present in all species, with C16:0 and C18:0 being the most representative. …”
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Geometrical Features of Subbasal Corneal Whorl-like Nerve Patterns in Dry Eye Disease by Ziqing Feng, MD, Kang Yu, MD, Yupei Chen, MS, Gengyuan Wang, MS, Yuqing Deng, MD, Wei Wang, MD, Ruiwen Xu, MD, Yimin Zhang, MD, Peng Xiao, PhD, Jin Yuan, MD, PhD

“…Participants: The study included 29 healthy subjects (51 eyes) and 62 DED patients (95 eyes). Methods: All subjects underwent comprehensive ophthalmic examinations, dry eye tests, and in vivo confocal microscopy to visualize the whorl-like corneal nerve at the inferior whorl (IW) region and the straight nerve at the central cornea. …”
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Dexmedetomidine improves clinical outcomes in sepsis-induced myocardial injury: a retrospective cohort study by Yuan Liu, Jianjie Ouyang, Cuicui Zhang, Pingping Niu, Pingping Niu, Baoling Shang, Baoling Shang, Gengzhen Yao, Gengzhen Yao, Yongyong Shi, Yongyong Shi, Xu Zou, Xu Zou

“…DEX doses &gt;0.4 μg/kg/h, particularly in the range of 0.400–0.612 μg/kg/h, total doses &gt;3.113 mg during hospitalization, and treatment durations exceeding 72 h were associated with improved mortality risk at all intervals. Regarding DEX efficacy at 28 days, our subgroup analyses indicated a significant interaction between the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score and invasive mechanical ventilation.ConclusionDEX administration was associated with improved in-hospital mortality and reduced mortality rates at 7 days, 28 days, 90 days, and 1 year in patients with SIMI. …”
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Model Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Kelompok untuk Penilaian Gangguan Depresii, Kecemasan dan Stress Berdasarkan DASS-42 by Sri Kusumadewi, Hepi Wahyuningsih

“…Ordered Weighted Averaging (OWA) operator used to aggregation process for all decision maker preference. The OWA operator are used to aggregate into one matrix. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Aspartam terhadap Kadar Glukosa Darah Tikus Diabetes Melitus Diinduksi Aloksan by Ega Purnamasari R.D, Eti Yerizel, Efrida .

“…Data were analyzed using ANOVA test, p-value=0.000 ( p&lt;0.05 ), there are differences in fasting blood glucose levels were significant in all groups. The conclusions of this study is the provision of aspartame in alloxan induced diabetic rats can cause a decrease in blood glucose levels significantly.…”
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Restoring coronal pre-arthritic alignment in mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: mid- to long-term outcomes by Yankun Jiang, Changquan Liu, Qidong Zhang, Guoyuan Sun, Ran Ding, Nianfei Zhang, Cheng Huang, Weiguo Wang, Wanshou Guo

“…Although no significant differences in postoperative VAS scores were observed between groups (p = 0.147), the pre-arthritically aligned group demonstrated significantly higher HSS scores and better KOOS subscale scores for daily living activities, sports, and quality of life than the non-pre-arthritically aligned group (all p < 0.01). The PASS ratio for KOOS subscales also indicated superior outcomes in the pre-arthritically aligned group. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous Rituximab in Previously Untreated Patients with CD20+ Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma or Follicular Lymphoma: Results from an Italian Phase IIIb S... by Mario Petrini, Gianluca Gaidano, Andrea Mengarelli, Ugo Consoli, Armando Santoro, Anna Maria Liberati, Marco Ladetto, Vincenzo Fraticelli, Attilio Guarini, Donato Mannina, Paola Ferrando, Paolo Corradini, Pellegrino Musto, Caterina Stelitano, Dario Marino, Andrea Camera, Marco Murineddu, Roberta Battistini, Giuseppe Caparrotti, Mauro Turrini, Luca Arcaini, Simone Santini, Manuela Cerqueti, Andres J. M. Ferreri, Nicola Cantore, Alessandro Inzoli, Giovanni Cardinale, Benedetto Ronci, Giorgio La Nasa, Stefano Massimi, Gianfranco Gaglione, Valentina Barbiero, Maurizio Martelli

“…ARRs were reported in 10 patients (6.3%), 3 (4.2%) with DLBCL and 7 (8.1%) with FL, all of mild severity, and resolved without dose delay/discontinuation. …”
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First study on molecular identification of Anaplasma ovis in sheep in southern Kazakhstan by Alexandr Ostrovskii, Madina Kadyrova, Nurdina Yerzhanova, Dinara Kamalova, Amirkhan Kassen, Nailya Tursunbay, Alexandr Shevtsov, Christian Bauer, Kassym Mukanov

“…Altitude <500 m above sea level was identified as a risk factor for Anaplasma infection. All amplification products were identified as A. ovis through sequencing. …”
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Hubungan Mobilisasi Dini dengan Proses Penyembuhan Luka pada Pasien Pasca Laparatomi di Bangsal Bedah Pria dan Wanita RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Wira Ditya, Asril Zahari, Afriwardi Afriwardi

“…<br clear="all" /><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p><strong>   </strong>Mobilisasi dini merupakan kebijakan untuk secepat mungkin membimbing penderita turun dari tempat tidur dan berjalan. …”
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Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Emmanuel Firima, Lucia Gonzalez, Fabiola Ursprung, Elena Robinson, Jacqueline Huber, Jennifer M Belus, Fabian Raeber, Ravi Gupta, Gibrilla F Deen, Alain Amstutz, Bailah Leigh, Maja Weisser, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt

“…There were no reported outcomes on end-organ damage. All four studies were rated as being at high risk for bias.…”
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Computational and in vitro evaluation of sumac-derived ©Rutan compounds towards Sars-CoV-2 Mpro inhibition by Muzaffar Kayumov, Parthiban Marimuthu, Parthiban Marimuthu, Jamoliddin Razzokov, Jamoliddin Razzokov, Jamoliddin Razzokov, Nurkhodja Mukhamedov, Nurkhodja Mukhamedov, Akmal Asrorov, Nodir S. Berdiev, Jamolitdin F. Ziyavitdinov, Ansor Yashinov, Ansor Yashinov, Yuliya Oshchepkova, Shavkat Salikhov, Sharafitdin Mirzaakhmedov

“…Furthermore, the per-residue decomposition analysis showed C145, E166, and Q189 residues as the hotspot residues for components contributing to maximum BFE energies. All five components effectively interact with the catalytic pocket of Mpro and form stable complexes that allow the estimation of their inhibitory activity. …”
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Adaptive Just-in-Time Intervention to Reduce Everyday Stress Responses: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jillian A Johnson, Matthew J Zawadzki, Martin J Sliwinski, David M Almeida, Orfeu M Buxton, David E Conroy, David Marcusson-Clavertz, Jinhyuk Kim, Robert S Stawski, Stacey B Scott, Christopher N Sciamanna, Paige A Green, Emily M Repka, Meynard John L Toledo, Nicole L Sturges, Joshua M Smyth

“…The Pennsylvania State University Institutional Review Board approved all study procedures (STUDY00012740). …”
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Farm-to-fork changes in poultry microbiomes and resistomes in Maputo City, Mozambique by Natalie Olson, Frederica Lamar, Hermógenes Mucache, José Fafetine, Joaquim Saíde, Amélia Milisse, Denise R. A. Brito, Kelsey J. Jesser, Karen Levy, Matthew C. Freeman, Maya L. Nadimpalli

“…We also found that while all potentially pathogenic bacteria and many high-risk antimicrobial resistance genes persisted from production and market through processing, some resistance genes were detected on carcass samples only after processing, suggesting human or environmental contamination is occurring within markets. …”
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Features of development and progression of colorectal cancer on a background of ulcerative colitis by I. L. Khalif, V. N. Kashnikov, A. V. Gusev, O. V. Golovenko, K. V. Bolikhov, L. L. Kapuller, A. N. Kuznetsov, A. V. Vasilchenko

“…In 6 (6,2%) patients distant metastases were found. All patients survived for 1 year after operation (100%), 5-years survival rate was 76,9%.Conclusions. …”
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