The Effect of St. John’s Wort Oil on Urethral Stricture: An Experimental Study in Rat Model by Kazım Yelsel, Ergün Alma, Ömer Yüceer, Zeynel Abidin Taş, Berna Totan Ateş, Murat Kobaner, Halil Esimek, Adem Altunkol, Umut Ünal, Ali Ayyıldız

“…No urethral damage was induced in the sham group. The urethras of all rats in the other groups was traumatized at 6 o’clock with a specially designed urethrotome blade. …”
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Comprehensive comparative metabolome study of a large collection of Corsican bryophytes by Anaïs Pannequin, Anaïs Pannequin, Alain Muselli, Laurence Marcourt, Laurence Marcourt, Emerson Ferreira Queiroz, Emerson Ferreira Queiroz, Luis-Manuel Quiros-Guerrero, Luis-Manuel Quiros-Guerrero, Yoshinori Asakawa, Miwa Dounoue-Kubo, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Jean-Luc Wolfender

“…This allowed us to describe in detail the chemical space covered by our collection and to establish comparisons between all the moss and liverwort species available. To validate some of the structural annotations, 3 liverworts (Frullania tamarisci, Pellia epiphylla, Plagiochila porelloides) and 2 mosses (Antitrichia curtipendula and Dicranum scoparium), available in larger quantities were fractionated using high-resolution semi-preparative HPLC, yielding 20 pure compounds. …”
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Ground-based contrail observations: comparisons with reanalysis weather data and contrail model simulations by J. Low, R. Teoh, J. Ponsonby, E. Gryspeerdt, M. Shapiro, M. E. J. Stettler

“…When evaluating contrails with observed lifetimes of at least 2 <span class="inline-formula">min</span>, the simulation's correct prediction rate for contrail formation increases to over 85 %. Among all waypoints with contrail observations, 78 % of short-lived contrails (observed lifetimes <span class="inline-formula">&lt;</span> 2 <span class="inline-formula">min</span>) formed under ice-subsaturated conditions, whereas 75 % of persistent contrails (observed lifetimes <span class="inline-formula">&gt;</span> 10 <span class="inline-formula">min</span>) formed under ice-supersaturated conditions. …”
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Comparison of radiation esophagitis associated with daytime versus evening radiotherapy in patients with esophageal carcinoma by Yun Xing, Yutian Yin, Liang Yu, Cong Zhang, Guangjin Chai, Bo Lyu, Bin Wang, Lina Zhao, Geng Xiang

“…There was no difference in the overall survival (OS), locoregional relapse-free survival (LRFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and progression-free survival (PFS) (all p > 0.05) between the daytime treatment group and evening treatment group. …”
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Impact of VSD therapy on surgical outcomes, inflammatory markers, and functional rehabilitation in patients with secondary bone infection following tibial fracture surgery by Sheng Chang, Yu Wang, Zengshan Zhang

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) treatment on surgical indicators, inflammatory factors, and functional recovery in patients with chronic osteomyelitis secondary to open tibial fractures.MethodsIn total, 87 patients with secondary bone infection after internal fixation of tibial fracture treated in the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University from December 2020 to June 2022 were selected, all of whom were tibial shaft fractures. Of these, 55 cases of primary open fracture were sutured in the first stage; 32 cases underwent internal fixation after primary debridement at the time of trauma. …”
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Effects of the MyBFF@school program on anthropometry and body composition among overweight and obese adolescent schoolchildren by Nur Zati Iwani Ahmad Kamil, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Abqariyah Yahya, Fuziah Md. Zain, Rusidah Selamat, Zahari Ishak, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin

“…The primary outcomes presented in this study were body mass index adjusted for age (BMI z-score), waist circumference (WC), percentage body fat (PBF) and skeletal muscle mass (SMM), measured at baseline, three and six months. Analyses of all outcomes except for the baseline characteristics were conducted according to the intention-to-treat principle. …”
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The prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in nasopharyngeal cancer by Mustafa Kandaz, Atalay Balsak, Hatice Bengü Çobanoğlu

“…The follow-up period was 79.4±72.1 (2-279) months. In all patients, mean overall survival (OS) was 159.37±13.66 (132.97-185.76) months, median 205±31.11 (144-265.99) months, The 1-, 2- , 3- and 5-year survival rates were 87.3%, 81.5%, 74.3%, and 65.3%, respectively. …”
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Uji Daya Hambat Sabun Cair Cuci Tangan pada Restoran Waralaba di Kota Padang Terhadap Pertumbuhan Bakteri Escherichia coli dan Staphylococcus aureus Secara In Vitro by Anisha Fazlisia, Elizabeth Bahar, Yulistini .

“…The samples were taken from four restaurants and examined by using diffusion method. The results showed all of them could inhibit S. aureus but only a half inhibited Escherichia coli bacterial growth. …”
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Case report: PD-L1-targeted high-affinity natural killer cells and IL-15 superagonist N-803-based therapy extend overall survival of advanced metastatic pancreatic cancer patients by Tara Seery, Lennie Sender, Omid Jafari, Frank Jones, Patricia Spilman, Sandeep B. Reddy, Patrick Soon-Shiong

“…OS from the commencement of spIND therapy was 13, 4.8, 26.9, 9, and 23.2 months, and OS from diagnosis was 22, 21, 42, 13, and 33 months for patients 1 through 5, respectively.ConclusionsThe OS from the initiation of spIND for all patients exceeded the reported OS for the greater-than-second-line mPC patients and, for four of five patients, second-line therapy. …”
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The assessment of marrow adiposity in type 1 diabetic rabbits through magnetic resonance spectroscopy is linked to bone resorption by Wei Li, Wei Wang, Minlan Zhang, Qi Chen, Fengyi Li, Shaojun Li

“…Moreover, MFF at 3 months showed a strong positive correlation with serum TRACP5b levels (r = 0.763), as well as with the mRNA expression of osteoclast markers, including TRACP (r = 0.784) and cathepsin K (r = 0.659), all with p &lt;0.001.ConclusionsRabbits with type 1 diabetes experience an expansion of marrow adiposity, and this enhanced marrow adiposity is associated with increased osteoclast activity.…”
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FTO rs9939609 Does Not Interact with Physical Exercise but Influences Basal Insulin Metabolism in Brazilian Overweight and Obese Adolescents by Gabrielle Araujo do Nascimento, Neiva Leite, Lupe Furtado-Alle, Mayza Dalcin Teixeira, Ricardo Lehtonen Rodrigues de Souza, Gerusa Eisfeld Milano, Larissa Rosa da Silva, Juliana Pizzi, Wendell Arthur Lopes, Maria de Fátima Aguiar Lopes, Ana Cláudia Kapp Titski, Luciane Viater Tureck

“…The sample was composed by 432 children and adolescents grouped in three ways (obese, overweight, and normal weight); of these, 135 children and adoloescents who are obese and overweight were submitted to a physical exercise program for 12 weeks. All were genotyped by TaqMan SNP genotyping assay. …”
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Jack Surgery: Reconstructing Collapsed Femoral Head in Association Research Circulation Osseous Stage III Osteonecrosis: A Series of 13 Cases by Ying Zhong, Yichen Gong, Shuaijie Lv, Wenxi Du, Xun Liu, Jianhua Zhang, Peijian Tong

“…An Independent sample t‐test was used to compare the data, and the chi‐square test was used for categorical data. Results All the 13 patients successfully completed the surgery and were followed up. …”
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Anogenital distance in water buffalo females and relationship with reproductive performance. Preliminary results by Héctor Nava-Trujillo, Simón Zambrano-Salas, Justin Dijak, Adriana Morgado-Osorio, Quintino D’Andrea

“…The calving-to- conception interval was modeled against the AGD category using a variance analysis adjusted by parity and season of calving. All analyses were carried out with R studio version R4.2.2. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding screening and managing diabetic microvascular complications among general practitioners of community health centres: a cross-sectional st... by Hua Yang, Jian Gao, Ying Yu, Cuiling Huang, Chengdian Lan, Zhangyan Chen

“…Objective To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding screening and managing diabetic microvascular complications, encompassing diabetic retinopathy (DR), diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and diabetic neuropathy (DN), among general practitioners (GPs).Design Cross-sectional study.Setting The online questionnaire survey was conducted between April and July 2023.Participants GPs from community health centres (CHCs) in all 16 districts of Shanghai were recruited.Primary and secondary outcome measures The data of sociodemographic characteristics, KAP scales, training experience and screening instruments for community screening and managing diabetic microvascular complications were collected. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Evolution Analysis of Two Forms of TLR5 and TLR13 Genes Base on Larimichthys crocea Genome Data by Lihua Jiang, Liyi Pei, Ping Wang, Liqin Liu, Gong Li, Binjian Liu, Zhenming Lǚ, Tabata Hiromasa, Hao Pan, Atsushi Ogura

“…These TLRs share high sequence homology with other ichthyic TLRs, while also having their own characters; qtPCR was determined and the results found that the three genes were constitutively expressed in all examined tissues: TLR5M was highly expressed in the spleen and liver; TLR13 expression was high in the kidney, liver, and spleen. …”
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Modeling dose uncertainty in cone-beam computed tomography: Predictive approach for deep learning-based synthetic computed tomography generation by Cédric Hémon, Lucía Cubero, Valentin Boussot, Romane-Alize Martin, Blanche Texier, Joël Castelli, Renaud de Crevoisier, Anaïs Barateau, Caroline Lafond, Jean-Claude Nunes

“…Dose uncertainty was determined on the dose-volume histogram (DVH). For all patients except one, the reference CT DVH was included in the uncertainty interval defined by the sCT-derived DVH. …”
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Safety of Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin Combination Therapy in a Patient Who Developed Anemia due to Ribavirin by Hirokazu Suii, Itaru Ozeki, Ryoji Tatsumi, Masakatsu Yamaguchi, Mutsuumi Kimura, Tomohiro Arakawa, Tomoaki Nakajima, Yasuaki Kuwata, Takumi Ohmura, Shuhei Hige, Yoshiyasu Karino, Joji Toyota

“…She received five treatments including RBV and IFN therapy before SOF was approved and all of them were ineffective. Therapies that included RBV induced severe anemia and led to discontinuation of treatment. …”
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Arthroscopic Bankart repair augmented with glenoid bone dry allograft by Thomas Boissinot, MD, Antoine Baltassat, MD, Hugo Barret, MD, Mathieu Girard, MD, Pierre Mansat, MD, PhD, Nicolas Bonnevialle, MD, PhD

“…At last follow-up, graft resorption was observed in all patients, reaching 100% of the initial volume in 4 cases. …”
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Malnutrition risk, weight loss, and subsequent survival in patients listed for heart transplantation by Tae Kyung Yoo, MD, MS, Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Michael Wu, BS, MPH, Lauren Parsly Read-Button, MPH, RD, LDN, Masashi Kawabori, MD, Greg S. Couper, MD, Edward Saltzman, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH

“…As binary variables, higher risk GNRI, PNI or CONUT scores at listing were all associated with higher mortality. Conversely, risk scores at time of HT operation were not associated with subsequent mortality. …”
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High-z Stellar Masses Can Be Recovered Robustly with JWST Photometry by R. K. Cochrane, H. Katz, R. Begley, C. C. Hayward, P. N. Best

“…These systematic trends, which exist for all star formation history parameterizations tested, have a tilting effect on the inferred stellar mass function, with the number densities of massive galaxies underestimated (particularly at the lowest redshifts studied) and the number densities of lower-mass galaxies typically overestimated. …”
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