Insights into the contribution of multiple factors on Ixodes ricinus abundance across Europe spanning 20 years using different machine learning algorithms by Samantha Lansdell, Abin Zorto, Misaki Seto, Edessa Negera, Saeed Sharif, Sally Cutler

“…To assess which ML model was most suited to prediction of I. ricinus abundance, four performance metric values were calculated per model: Normalised Root Mean Square Error (NRMSE), Scatter Index (SI), Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and R2, all of which describe the statistical relationship between predicted and actual I. ricinus abundance values. …”
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Inhibition of NLRP3 enhances pro-apoptotic effects of FLT3 inhibition in AML by Helene Sieberer, Michela Luciano, Diana Amend, Constantin Blöchl, Anna Eglseer, Alina Steinkellner, Sebastian Rieser, Ancuela Andosch, Philip Steiner, Laura Hummer, Peter W. Krenn, Hieu-Hoa Dang, Christian G. Huber, Fritz Aberger, Theresa Neuper, Jutta Horejs-Hoeck

“…Abstract FLT3 mutations occur in approximately 25% of all acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. While several FLT3 inhibitors have received FDA approval, their use is currently limited to combination therapies with chemotherapy, as resistance occurs, and efficacy decreases when the inhibitors are used alone. …”
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Prevalence and genomic insights of carbapenem resistant and ESBL producing Multidrug resistant Escherichia coli in urinary tract infections by Vidhyalakshmi Sivarajan, Amirtha Varshini Ganesh, Pavithra Subramani, Priyanka Ganesapandi, R. N. Sivanandan, Sneha Prakash, Nithyasri Manikandan, Arunasalam Dharmarajan, Frank Arfuso, Sudha Warrier, Marquess Raj, Kumar Perumal

“…The NDM-5 gene was common in all three isolates, with CTX-M-15 being present in CREC 3 and CREC 4. …”
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Effects of vitamin D supplementation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahsa Ranjbar, Mehran Rahimlou, Maryam Fallah, Kurosh Djafarian, Hamed Mohammadi

“…Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) assessment shows moderate certainty of the evidence for all outcomes except for serum vitamin D, which has a high certainty of the evidence. …”
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Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, association with ocean currents and seasonal effects of upwelling using real-time Argos locations by Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Samir Harshad Patel, Gabriela Blanco, Samuel J. Friederichk, Stephen Morreale, Frank V. Paladino, Frank V. Paladino

“…Additionally, strengthened protection measures are critical to ensure the conservation of sailfish in Costa Rica, including elimination of all commercial sale.…”
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Electromagnetic compatibility of active cardiovascular implants to occupational magnetic field environments: impact of the field direction by Hammen, Lucien, Pichon, Lionel, Le Bihan, Yann, Bensetti, Mohamed , Fleury, Gérard

“…It is based on an experimental approach using a specific test bench able to generate a controlled magnetic field in all space directions up to the high occupational exposure limits between 50 Hz and 3 kHz. …”
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Morphological and endoscopic diagnostic criteria of serrated adenomas of the colon by A. M. Nechipay, M. V. Zobnina, L. M. Cherkasova, I. B. Perfilyev, V. A. Krivopuskov

“…Definition of main morphological and endoscopic diagnostic criteria of all types of serrated adenomas will provide successful diagnostics along with differentiation with other epithelial colonic lesions that is required for proper choice of management approach.…”
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Subacute toxicity of isoliquiritigenin-zein phosphatidylcholine nanoparticles on biochemical, hematological, and histopathological parameters in Sprague-Dawley rats by Ke Yang, Kumar Ganesan, Fei Gao, Chunguang Xie, Jianping Chen

“…In the subacute toxicity study, no toxic reactions were observed in both species at all doses tested. Moreover, no significant changes in the biochemical, hematological and histopathological parameters were observed in both species. …”
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Hippocampal Atrophy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients without Major Neuropsychiatric Manifestations by Shuang Liu, Yuqi Cheng, Yueyin Zhao, Aiyun Lai, Zhaoping Lv, Zhongqi Xie, Bibhuti Upreti, Xiangyu Wang, Xiufeng Xu, Chunrong Luo, Hongjun Yu, Baoci Shan, Lin Xu, Jian Xu

“…Eighty-five non-NPSLE patients with normal conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and seventy-seven matched healthy control (HC) subjects were recruited. All participants underwent the standard high-resolution volumetric MRI. …”
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Epidemiological and genomic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii strains from retailed raw meat by Leila Hamze, Raquel Garcia-Fierro, Antoine Drapeau, Pauline François, Andrea Endimiani, Jean-Yves Madec, Marisa Haenni, Vincent Perreten, Agnese Lupo

“…To avoid this risk, accurate hands and kitchen utensils hygiene should be recommended to all those in contact with raw meat.…”
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Exploring the entrepreneurial behavior of vegetable growers: influential factors and implications for agricultural development by Niyati Thakur, Ravinder Sharma, Pankaj Thakur, Shilpa, Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Richa Khushwaha, Saswat Kumar Pani, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Akash Gaurav Singh, Ajit Sharma, Prashant Sharma

“…Notably, income consistently demonstrated a positive correlation with all aspects of entrepreneurial behavior, while experience and extension contact also exhibited significant positive relationships. …”
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Evaluation of Inflammatory, Cardiac and Hematological Parameters in Hospitalized Children with COVID-19 by Damla Geçkalan, Rahmi Özdemir, Zülal Yılmaz, Onur Sivas, Yasin Yılmaz, Cemile Hilal Çelik

“…Material and Methods: One hundred thirteen hospitalized COVID-19 pediatric patients were included in this study retrospectively. All patients’ age, gender, number of hospitalization days, respiratory symptoms, laboratory parameters, thoracic computed tomography, polymerase chain reaction results were recorded. …”
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Renal Dysfunction Is an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis: A New Cutoff Value by Elyar Sadeghi-Hokmabadi, Demet Funda Baş, Mehdi Farhoudi, Aliakbar Taheraghdam, Daryoush Savadi Oskouei, Mohammad Yazdchi, Maziyar Hashemilar, Nevzat Uzuner, Reshad Mirnour, Ertugrul Colak, Atilla Özcan Özdemir

“…In multivariate regression, adjusted for all variables with p value < 0.1, low GFR (GFR < 45 versus GFR equal to or more than 45) was associated with poor outcome (OR adjusted 2.15, 95% CI 1.01–4.56, p=0.045). …”
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Antibiotics Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolated from Livestock in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2014–2019 by Ghada Elderdiri Abdelwahab, Hassan Zackaria Ali Ishag, Zulaikha Mohamed Al Hammadi, Saeed Mohamed S Al Yammahi, Mohd Faoruk Bin Mohd Yusof, Muna Sayed Y. Al Yassi, Shaikha Saeed A. Al neyadi, Asma Mohammed A. Al Mansoori, Fawzia Hassan A. Al Hamadi, Ibtesam Abdullah S. Al Hamadi, Mohamed Ali Abdalla Al Hosani, Salama Suhail Mohammed Al Muhairi

“…Both phenotypic and genotypic analyses revealed that all E. coli isolates were multidrug-resistant (resistance to 3, 4, and 5 antibiotics classes by 3.6%, 57.6%, and 38.8%, respectively) carrying one or more resistance gene/s for the same antibiotic. …”
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Chemical composition and insecticidal activity of Mentha rotundifolia and Chrysanthemum coronarium essential oils against the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta by Krache Farial, Boualem Malika, Benourad Fouzia, Touzout Nabil, Mihoub Adil, Subhan Danish, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Abdullah A. Alarfaj

“…Chemical insecticides used to control this leafminer harm all organisms, increasing the risk to public health and the environment. …”
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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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Meta-analysis of retinal transcriptome profiling studies in animal models of myopia by Teele Palumaa, Teele Palumaa, Shruti Balamurugan, Machelle T. Pardue, Machelle T. Pardue, Machelle T. Pardue

“…We then conducted a transcriptome meta-analysis incorporating all publicly available datasets and analyzed how the results related to the genes associated with refractive errors in human genome-wide association studies (GWAS).MethodsForm deprivation was induced in three male C57BL6/J mice from postnatal day 28 (P28) to P42. …”
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