Cacti in distress: how to enhance ex situ conservation strategies through living collections by Thaís Moreira Hidalgo de Almeida, Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Ariane Luna Peixoto

“…In 2022, we inventoried all specimens in the collection and cross-referenced them with the institutional specimen registry system, Jabot. …”
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Assessing the dynamics of  Mycobacterium bovis infection in three French badger populations by Calenge, Clément, Payne, Ariane, Réveillaud, Édouard, Richomme, Céline, Girard, Sébastien, Desvaux, Stéphanie

“…This model revealed that the prevalence increased with time in one cluster (Dordogne/Charentes), decreased in the second cluster (Burgundy), and remained stable in the third cluster (Bearn). In all the clusters, the infection was strongly spatially structured, whereas the mean correlation between the infection status of the animals trapped in the same commune was negligible. …”
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Meta-Analysis of Expression Profiling Data Indicates Need for Combinatorial Biomarkers in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis by Xinxiu Li, Eun Jung Lee, Danuta R. Gawel, Sandra Lilja, Samuel Schäfer, Huan Zhang, Mikael Benson

“…An extended search including all differentially expressed genes that overlapped between colonic biopsies and WBC only resulted in identification of three potential biomarkers involved in the regulation of intestinal inflammation. …”
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A comparative longitudinal study between bilateral and unilateral totally extraperitoneal repair among patients with unilateral inguinal hernia at a tertiary care hospital in easte... by Bikash Kumar Sah, Jatin Goel, Vijay Pratap Sah, Bhawani Khanal, Abhijeet Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Gupta

“…The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of bilateral laparoscopic exploration for all unilateral cases followed by laparoscopic bilateral total extraperitoneal repair and to compare complications, recurrence rates, postoperative pain, and operative duration with prospectively performed unilateral repairs. …”
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Polyethylene glycol used as a dispersant potentiates the toxicity of insecticides in mammalian cells rather than insects by Thillaichidambaram Muneeswaran, Tanya Bhatt, Su Hwan Park, Muthuchamy Maruthupandy, Minsik Kim, Vartika Mathur, Jong-Ho Lee, Min-Seok Kim, Wan-Seob Cho

“…., dinotefuran, fipronil, hydramethylnon, indoxacarb, and etofenprox) were dispersed in water, PEG, and PLE, and their lung inflammation potential was evaluated by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis 24 h after intratracheal instillation into the lungs of rats. All chemicals dispersed in water caused no inflammation. …”
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Menstrual status and perceived coaching strategy and training methodology in high-performance female swimmers from Slovenia - Preliminary study by Boštjan Jakše, Dorica Šajber

“…., regularity, duration, perceived pain before and during menstruation, bleeding) and the opinion of these female swimmers regarding training during their menstrual periods were assessed via our in-depth questionnaire, and the athletes responded to additional questions pertaining to the motivation of swimming, coaching strategy and training methods via a questionnaire. All swimmers included in our study had experienced their first menstrual period, and the majority (85%) reported moderate or heavy menstrual bleeding. …”
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Use of iStent as a Standalone Operation in Patients with Open-Angle Glaucoma by Yu-Yen Chen, Yun-Ju Lai, Yung-Feng Yen, Li-Ying Huang

“…A total of 17 studies with 978 eyes were included in this analysis. All studies demonstrated a reduction in IOP after iStent implantation. …”
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Recombinant short TNF-BD protein from smallpox virus is pharmacologically active in an experimental septic shock model by I. P. Gileva, S. N. Yakubitskiy, I. V. Kolosova, S. N. Shchelkunov

“…After septic shock induction, several doses of recombinant TNF-BD were injected and the mortality of experimental animals was observed during 7 days. All mice not injected with TNF-BD had been dead by day 3 of the experiment, but 30, 40 and 60 % of the experimental animals, who received different TNF-BD doses, survived in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Outpatients with Improvement in Ejection Fraction in Qatar by Rasha Kaddoura, Jassim Zaheen Shah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Rajvir Singh, Ammar Chapra, Haisam Alsadi, Maha Al Amri, Tahseen Hamamyh, Manar Fallouh, Farras Elasad, Mohamed Salah Abdelghani, Sumaya Alsaadi Alyafei, Amr Badr, Ashfaq Patel

“…They experienced lower rates of all-cause hospitalization (20.5% vs. 38.0%, P = 0.001) and emergency department visits (25.5% vs. 35.9%, P = 0.001), without a difference in hospital mortality rate, than those without LVEF improvement. …”
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Lithuanian Scientific Medical Periodicals in the Third-Fifth Decade of the 20th Century (till 1944) by Silvija Stakulienė

“…Buinevičius and lots of unnamed; in all 34 physicians and 72 works from different subject areas were published. …”
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Cytotoxicity and In Vitro Antileishmanial Activity of Antimony (V), Bismuth (V), and Tin (IV) Complexes of Lapachol by Marcele Neves Rocha, Paula Monalisa Nogueira, Cynthia Demicheli, Ludmila Gonçalvez de Oliveira, Meiriane Mariano da Silva, Frédéric Frézard, Maria Norma Melo, Rodrigo Pedro Soares

“…In this study, using the classic microscopic in vitro model, we have analyzed the effects of a series of lapachol and chlorides complexes with antimony (V), bismuth (V), and tin (IV) against L. amazonensis. All seven compounds exhibited antileishmanial activity, but most of the antimony (V) and bismuth (V) complexes were toxic against human HepG2 cells and murine macrophages. …”
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Sound-Induced Flash Illusions Support Cortex Hyperexcitability in Fibromyalgia by Vincenzo Di Stefano, Salvatore Iacono, Andrea Gagliardo, Bruna Maggio, Giuliana Guggino, Massimo Gangitano, Roberto Monastero, Vito Renato Maggio, Nadia Bolognini, Filippo Brighina

“…Fission and fusion illusory effects were detected in all the participants. However, in FM patients, the fission illusion was reduced and almost abolished as compared to HCs (1F1B, p=0.02; 1F2B, p<0.0001; 1F3B, p<0.0001; 1F4B, p=0.0001), while there were no differences between groups in fusion trials. …”
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Lactoferrin: a secret weapon in the war against pathogenic bacteria by Lucero Ruiz-Mazón, Gerardo Ramírez-Rico, Mireya de la Garza

“…The excessive use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infectious diseases in all living beings has caused a global epidemic of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, leading to the emergence of multidrug-resistant and pandrug-resistant strains. …”
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The effectiveness of the combined PBL and Tencent Conference online teaching mode in the clinical internship teaching of cardiac surgery. by Xiuwen Chen, Yao Xiao, Yunhui You, Jianxi Zhu, Shiqing Liu, Huiqiong Chen, Hong Zhu

“…A total of 34 participants from the graduating class of 2020 took the combined PBL and Tencent Conference online teaching mode. 42 participants from the graduating class of 2021 adopted the traditional teaching method and were enrolled as a control group. All participants completed a questionnaire designed by the researcher to assess teaching quality. …”
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Oleuropein in olive leaf, branch, and stem extracts: stability and biological activity in human cervical carcinoma and melanoma cells by Benčić Đani, Barbarić Monika, Mornar Ana, Klarić Daniela Amidžić, Brozovic Anamaria, Dabelić Sanja, Fadljević Mihaela, Marković Ana Karković

“…The biological activity of extracts was determined on cervical cancer (HeLa), melanoma (A375), metastatic melanoma (A375M) tumor cell lines, and on spontaneously immortalized cell line of keratinocytes (HaCaT), using the MTT assay. The data show that all extracts had a similar dose-dependent effect on cell viability in HeLa cells, while the effect of LE on melanoma A375 and A375M, and HaCaT cells was cell-line dependent.…”
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Toward 6G: An Overview of the Next Generation of Intelligent Network Connectivity by Sivarama Prasad Tera, Ravikumar Chinthaginjala, Giovanni Pau, Tae Hoon Kim

“…Security and privacy considerations are also covered, proposing a robust architecture across all network layers to address emerging threats. …”
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Enhanced Detection of Residual Breast Cancer Post-Excisional Biopsy: Comparative Analysis of Contrast-Enhanced MRI with and Without Diffusion-Weighted Imaging by Han Song Mun, Bong Joo Kang, Sung Hun Kim, Ga Eun Park

“…Both CE-MRI and CE-MRI with DWI effectively identified residual lesions, with significant differences in morphology, size, kinetic patterns, and ADC values (all <i>p</i> < 0.001). CE-MRI with DWI showed a sensitivity of 90.9% and an NPV of 93.6%, compared with 89.1% sensitivity and 92.2% NPV for CE-MRI alone. …”
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Reliability of Chest Wall Mobility and Its Correlation with Lung Functions in Healthy Nonsmokers, Healthy Smokers, and Patients with COPD by Ravi S. Reddy, Khalid A. Alahmari, Paul S. Silvian, Irshad A. Ahmad, Venkata Nagaraj Kakarparthi, Kanagaraj Rengaramanujam

“…Upper and lower CE showed a significant and positive correlation with all lung function parameters, with strong correlation with FEV1/FVC (r = 0.68). …”
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Enhanced humidity-sensing performance of (Zr4+/Sb5+)-codoped TiO2 ceramics with giant dielectric properties by Noppakorn Thanamoon, Nateeporn Thongyong, Kaniknun Sreejivungsa, Narong Chanlek, Prasit Thongbai

“…A pure phase of rutile TiO2 with a highly dense microstructure and relative density (ρr) higher than 96% was detected in all the sintered ceramics. The mean grain size was reduced, but the dielectric permittivity (ε′) increased. …”
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Dysregulation of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and Mice with Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Fengfan Yang, Xing Luo, Wenxiao Zhu, Jia Li, Zhaohui Zheng, Ping Zhu

“…Patients with stable RA had greater proportions of ILC2s and decreased proportions of ILC1s and ILC3s (all p<0.05). The 28-joint disease activity (DAS28) score had positive correlations with the proportion of ILC1s and negative correlations with ILC2s (both p<0.05). …”
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