Evaluation of Regulatory Immune Response in Skin Lesions of Patients Affected by Nonulcerated or Atypical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Honduras, Central America by Gabriela Venicia Araujo Flores, Carmen Maria Sandoval Pacheco, Thaise Yumie Tomokane, Wilfredo Sosa Ochoa, Concepción Zúniga Valeriano, Claudia Maria Castro Gomes, Carlos Eduardo Pereira Corbett, Marcia Dalastra Laurenti

“…CD4+, FoxP3+, TGF-β+, and IL-10+ cells were observed in the dermis with inflammatory infiltration in all studied cases and at higher densities compared to the normal skin controls. …”
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Relationship of METS-IR with cardiometabolic multimorbidity in China: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study by Chunyan Zhou, Yanyu Zhang, Xiaoyi Liu, Chenyu He, Shiyang Li, Shiyang Li

“…The association between METS-IR and the incidence of CMM was present in almost all the subgroups. Furthermore, the predictive ability of METS-IR for CMM was 0.669, which surpassed that of both the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and the triglyceride glucose index.ConclusionA higher METS-IR was closely associated with an increased risk of CMM. …”
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The relationship between intimate partner violence reported at the first antenatal booking visit and obstetric and perinatal outcomes in an ethnically diverse group of Australian p... by Charlene Thornton, Virginia Schmied, Ana María Muñoz, Hannah Grace Dahlen

“…Women who reported IPV were more likely to be Australian born, smoke and be multiparous and to have been admitted for threatened preterm labour (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 1.8, 95% CI 1.28 to 2.39).Conclusions A report of IPV at the first antenatal booking visit is associated with a higher level of reporting on all psychosocial risks, higher antenatal admissions, especially for threatened preterm labour. …”
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Learning and working on an interprofessional training ward in neonatology improves interprofessional competencies by Hannah L. Schwarz, Christine Straub, Sebastian F. N. Bode, Nicole Ferschl, Christian Brickmann, Christian Brickmann, Pascal O. Berberat, Marcus Krüger

“…According to the self-assessment there were significant improvements in the external evaluation in all IP-categories (OQLF). The feedback from the parents was significantly positive (PSQ).ConclusionInterprofessional learning and working on IPANEO had a positive impact on interprofessional competencies with high parent satisfaction.…”
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Efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological interventions for neonatal pain: an overview of systematic reviews by Xufei Luo, Qiao Shen, Zixuan Huang, Hongyao Leng, Xianlan Zheng

“…Objectives To synthesise current evidence from systematic reviews (SRs) regarding the efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent and treat pain in newborn infants.Design Overview of SRs.Data sources We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Wanfang Database, Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP) and Google Scholar to identify all relevant SRs published in the last 5 years.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included SRs that evaluated the efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological interventions for neonatal pain.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently extracted the data, assessed the methodological quality using a Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) 2 and graded the evidence quality with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE).Results A total of 29 SRs were included in this overview, of which 28 focused on procedural pain and only 1 focused on postoperative pain. …”
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Generalising axion-like particle as the curvaton: sourcing primordial density perturbation and non-Gaussianities by Anish Ghoshal, Abhishek Naskar

“…Particularly we find that the value of $$f_{NL}$$ f NL and $$g_{NL}$$ g NL are dependent on the ratio of $$m_u$$ m u and $$m_d$$ m d : $$f_{NL}$$ f NL is more or less positive for all scenarios except $$m_u = m_d$$ m u = m d and $$g_{NL}$$ g NL is always positive irrespective of the ratio between $$m_u$$ m u and $$m_d$$ m d . …”
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Screening of Probiotics Derived from Chopped Chili and Its Application in Fermented Chopped Chili by Qian YANG, Luyao XIAO, Xuhong BAI, Yufang TIAN, Wei LI

“…Chopped chili fermented with all the three strains exhibited a pH<4.2, titratable acidity>0.6%, and obviously lower nitrite content and coliform count compared to naturally fermented chopped chili. …”
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Improving patient safety through better teamwork: how effective are different methods of simulation debriefing? Protocol for a pragmatic, prospective and randomised study by Wolf E Hautz, Juliane E Kämmer, Julia Freytag, Fabian Stroben, Dorothea Eisenmann

“…Analyses will include descriptive, inferential and explorative statistics.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by the institutional office for data protection and the ethics committee of Charité Medical School Berlin and registered under EA2/172/16. All students will participate voluntarily and will sign an informed consent after receiving written and oral information about the study. …”
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Potato spindle tuber viroid by A. V. Kochetov, A. Y. Pronozin, N. V. Shatskaya, D. A. Afonnikov, O. S. Afanasenko

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Consumer attitudes and behavior towards organic products: Evidence from the Lithuanian market by Lina Pilelienė, Vilma Tamulienė

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Cell therapy for scleroderma: progress in mesenchymal stem cells and CAR-T treatment by Liting Chen, Rongshan Huang, Chaoshuo Huang, Guiming Nong, Yuanyuan Mo, Lvyin Ye, Kunhong Lin, Anping Chen, Anping Chen

“…MSCs possess multiple functions, including immunomodulation, anti-fibrosis, and promotion of vascular regeneration, all of which can improve multiple pathological processes associated with scleroderma. …”
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The prevalence and distribution of hypodontia inorthodontic patients in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Azra Jelešković, Indira Mujić Jahić, Aida Selmanagić, Sara Mujić, Lejla Redžepagić Vražalica

“…Methods: The study was conducted in the Orthodontic Department of the University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Dentistry, with the Center for Clinical Dentistry. The study included all patients who presented to the Orthodontic Department in the period from January 2020 to March 2023 and whose diagnostic protocol included panoramic radiographs, which were analyzed for the purposes of this study. …”
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Comparison of CaO-NPs and Chicken Eggshell-Derived CaO in the Production of Biodiesel from Schinziophyton rautanenii (Mongongo) Nut Oil by Keene Carlvin Mmusi, Sebusi Odisitse, Florence Nareetsile

“….% compared to CaO-NPs with an optimum yield of 85% at 12 wt.%. The reactions were all performed at constant reaction conditions of 9 : 1 methanol to oil ratio, 3 h reaction time, and 65°C reaction temperature.…”
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Former Food Products Safety Evaluation: Computer Vision as an Innovative Approach for the Packaging Remnants Detection by Marco Tretola, Matteo Ottoboni, Ambra Rita Di Rosa, Carlotta Giromini, Eleonora Fusi, Raffaella Rebucci, Francesco Leone, Vittorio Dell’Orto, Vincenzo Chiofalo, Luciano Pinotti

“…Nowadays, artificial senses are widely used for the detection of foreign material in food and all of them involve computer vision. Computer vision technique provides detailed pixel-based characterizations of colours spectrum of food products, suitable for quality evaluation. …”
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Detection of opioid growth factor in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Khamael Abdulla Taha, Mayada N. Iqbal, Gheyath Abd Ali Shalal

“…A total number of 100 patients were diagnosed in two groups (54 early diagnosis of MS without treatment, 46 early diagnosis with treatment) according to McDonald criteria and 50 healthy control groups were included. All demographic data of the study samples  were recorded (age, gender), as well as  clinical data such as (BMI),and  level OGF(serum and saliva) estimated by ELISA method. …”
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Dynamics of the genetic diversity of oat varieties in the Tyumen region at avenin-coding loci by A. V. Lyubimova, G. V. Tobolova, D. I. Eremin, I. G. Loskutov

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Comparative analysis of HKTs in six poplar species and functional characterization of PyHKTs in stress-affected tissues by Xiaojiao Liu, Lincui Shi, Hezi Bai, Jing Wang, Anmin Yu, Aizhong Liu, Ping Li

“…In this study, we identified 16 HKTs from six Populus species. All poplar HKTs were classified as Class I HKTs because of their physiological relationships and the conservation of amino acids in key structures, which aligns with their conserved evolutionary coding sequences. …”
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USERS OF TOBACCO AND NICOTINE PRODUCTS: KEY BEHAVIORAL TYPES by Taras Gutor, Svitlana Kozii-Bredelieva, Natalia Zaremba, Dmytro Kupyra, Dzvenyslava Moskviak-Lesniak

“…In the group of female smokers in all studied groups, the "Support" type was the dominant type of behavior. …”
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Effect of Covid-19 on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana. Evidence from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). by Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Emmanuel Opoku-Asante, Mylene Lagarde, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah

“…This decline was observed across all care levels, except for Community-Based Health Planning and Services, which showed a slight increase. …”
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Pantoprazole Decreases Cell Viability and Function of Human Osteoclasts In Vitro by Markus Prause, Claudine Seeliger, Marina Unger, Elizabeth Rosado Balmayor, Martijn van Griensven, Alexander Tobias Haug

“…Osteoclast-specific gene expression was evaluated after seven days and revealed no significant differences between all samples. Overall, the bone degrading and resorptive function of osteoclasts is inhibited by the administration of proton pump inhibitors. …”
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