A patient-led survey on information and communication needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer in Ireland and Northern Ireland (CTRIAL-IE 23–05) by Siobhan Gaynor, Yvonne O'Meara, Emer Mulvaney, Rachel J. Keogh, Catherine S. Weadick, Fran J. Duane, Ann Mc Brien, Helen Greally, Mary Jane O'Leary, Ieva Teiserskyte, Isabel Beristain, Jacinta Marron, Eibhlin Mulroe, Vicky Donachie, Sarah Mc Loughlin, Seamus O'Reilly

“…The online survey was publicised nationally on all media platforms. Results: 246 patients completed the survey between July and October 2023. …”
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Efficacy of Moringa oleifera Seed Husk as Adsorptive Agent for Trihalomethanes from a Water Treatment Plant in Southwestern, Nigeria by Aderonke Adetutu Okoya, Olasunkanmi Olalekan Olaiya, Abimbola Bankole Akinyele, Nnenneh Oruada Ochor

“…The turbidity values for the coagulation experiment reduced from 9.76 ± 0.03 NTU in the raw water before coagulation to 5.92 ± 0.13 NTU after coagulation while all other physicochemical parameters of the surface water decreased in value except conductivity and total dissolved solid which increased from 104.5 ± 3.54 to 108.0 ± 2.83 μS/cm and 63.00 ± 11.31 to 83.0 ± 8.49 mg/l, respectively. …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors of Gastric Low-Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Subjects Undergoing Physical Examination by Yingling Liu, Yuli Cai, Si Chen, Yawen Gou, Qiaomin Wang, Mingli Zhang, Yetao Wang, Haiou Hong, Kaiguang Zhang

“…Risk factors including age, H. pylori infection, history of antibiotic misuse, and spicy and high-fat diet (all P<0.05) were further verified by multivariate analysis as independent risk factors. …”
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Effect of pelvic floor muscle training combined with hydrotherapy on postoperative rehabilitation of patients undergoing for sphincter preservation rectal cancer (盆底肌锻炼联合水疗促进直肠癌患者保... by HUANG Liming (黄丽明), WU Lifang (吴丽芳)

“…Methods Totally 66 patients undergoing for sphincter preservation rectal cancer were randomly divided into the control group and observation group, with 33 cases in each group. All patients received routine supportive treatment and nursing, and those in the observation group were given pelvic floor muscle training combined with hydrotherapy for 6 months. …”
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Physical activity, fatigue severity, and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study by Marufat Oluyemisi Odetunde, Ayomide Felix Makinde, Olamide Mary Jimoh, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Francis Fatoye

“…Abstract Background Physical inactivity among stroke survivors (SSV) may result from fatigue, physical disabilities, and psychosocial factors, all of which adversely affect health-related quality of life (HRQL). …”
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Effect of external application of Shuangbai powder combined with microwave therapy on acute joint pain of patients with gout (双柏散外敷结合微波理疗缓解痛风患者急性关节疼痛的效果观察)... by WEI Sihua (韦思华), QIN Jianghua (覃江华), WEI Changna (韦昌娜), QIN Hai (覃海)

“…Methods Totally 160 patients with gout were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 80 cases in each group. All patients received routine care during the treatment, and those in the observation group were given external application of Shuangbai powder combined with microwave therapy. …”
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Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Differently Processed Smoothies and Fresh Produce from Austria by Sonia Galazka, Valerie Vigl, Melanie Kuffner, Irina Dielacher, Kathrin Spettel, Richard Kriz, Norbert Kreuzinger, Julia Vierheilig, Markus Woegerbauer

“…The MGE <i>ISPps</i> and the class 1 integron-integrase gene <i>intI1</i> were detected by probe-based qPCR in concentrations up to 10⁴ copies/mL in all smoothies, lettuce, carrots and a single tomato sample. …”
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Post-training breakdown: acute effects of different training types on body hydration status and performance by Erkan Demirkan, Mehmet İsmail Tosun, Abdurrahim Kaplan, Mert Ayrancı, Damian George Cosmin, Mustafa Arıcı, Mehmet Kutlu, Veysi Aslan, Michael Favre

“…In contrast, the strength training improved the reaction time before the next day’s session (+5.6 ± 1.3%, p &lt; 0.05), while the attention remained unaffected across all training types.ConclusionEndurance training—commonly used for rapid weight loss—can acutely compromise hydration and reduce key performance measures, with recovery taking more time compared to strength or wrestling sessions. …”
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Systemic risk factors for developing of primary open-angle glaucoma by E.A. Egorov, V.P. Erichev, S.Yu. Petrov, A.V. Kuroyedov, A.A. Antonov, A.A. Vitkov

“…The aim of this review is to summarize current data on systemic risk factors for POAG, which can contribute to a better understanding of the principles of glaucoma and to plan diagnostics taking into account the assessment of all risks. Such an approach will help to timely diagnose glaucoma and prevent irreversible irreversible vision loss.…”
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A new Lactobacillus gasseri strain HMV18 inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria by Xiang Gao, Zixuan Wang, Xiang Li, Xiaoling Zhang, Shengqiang Du, Miaomiao Jia, Dailun Hu, Xianxian Jia, Bin Cong, Yan Zhang, Chunling Ma, Song Zhou, Jun Zhang

“…L. gasseri HMV18 could not up-regulate inflammatory cytokines level of plasma. All the results suggested L. gasseri HMV18 is a candidate probiotic to be an additive for food preservation or drug to prevent food-borne diseases.…”
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Effects of HIV exposure on anemia and vitamin D nutritional status in children aged 6–24 months: a hospital-based cross-sectional study by Huixia Li, Shan Yuan, Minghui Liao, Sanfeng Tan, Jianfei Zheng, Lijia Wan, Ying Tu, Min Yang, Jie Gao

“…Questionnaires about children’s characteristics and maternal gestational conditions were collected from children’s caregivers, and blood samples were collected from all children. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, non-parametric rank sum test, and logistic regression were used for analysis. …”
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Effect of crystalline lens decentration and tilt on visual performance in eyes implanted with bifocal or extended depth of focus intraocular lenses by Yu Zhang, Jiaqing Zhang, Chen Liang, Yifan Xu, Jiaying Wu, Junming Wu, Yifan Zhang, Aixia Jin, Xuhua Tan, Lixia Luo

“…Beyond these points, internal aberrations such as coma increased significantly (all P < 0.01). Patient satisfaction decreased (P < 0.01). …”
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PCR-detection rates of T. pallidum ssp. pallidum in swab samples from the Czech Republic (2004–2022): Combined RPR, IgM, and PCR tests efficiently detect active syphilis by Eliška Vrbová, Petra Pospíšilová, Eliška Dastychová, Martina Kojanová, Miluše Kreidlová, Daniela Vaňousová, Filip Rob, Přemysl Procházka, Alena Krchňáková, Vladimír Vašků, Radim Strnadel, Olga Faustmannová, Monika Dvořáková Heroldová, Ivana Kuklová, Hana Zákoucká, David Šmajs

“…A combination of RPR + PCR, or a combination of all three tests (RPR, IgM, and PCR) can therefore be used to reliably detect active syphilis cases, including reinfections. …”
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Adequate Reporting Among Ventral Hernia Repair Operative Reports: A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence of Details and Association With Clinical Outcomes by Said Maldonado, BS, Nicole B. Lyons, MD, Jonathan S. Lall, BS, J. Scott Zimmerle, MBA, Brendan Rosamond, BS, Ashlynn Mills, BS, Yoolim Alex Seo, BS, Angelica Calderon Rodriguez, BS, Rainna Coelho, MD, Natalia Cavagnaro, MD, Zuhair Ali, MD, Mike K. Liang, MD

“…More recent operative reports, cases with resident involvement, and contaminated procedures were more likely to be highly detailed (all P < 0.05). Compared to poorly detailed operative reports, cases with highly detailed reports had fewer SSIs (13.2% vs 7.5%, P = 0.006), hernia recurrence (65.8% vs 55.4%, P = 0.002), and reoperation (78.9% vs 62.6%, P = 0.001). …”
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Overexpression of multiple cytochrome P450 genes with and without knockdown resistance mutations confers high resistance to deltamethrin in Culex quinquefasciatus by Saowanee Chamnanya, Benyapa Kiddela, Jassada Saingamsook, Woottichai Nachaiwieng, Nongkran Lumjuan, Pradya Somboon, Jintana Yanola

“…Results Bioassay tests revealed a significantly higher resistance level in Cq_SP-R than in Cq_NiH-R strains in both larvae and adults. All eight cytochrome P450 genes were significantly overexpressed in larvae of Cq_NiH-R strain compared to the parent and susceptible Cq_Sus strains. …”
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Oxygenation and intestinal perfusion and its association with perturbations of the early life gut microbiota composition of children with congenital heart disease by Hanna Renk, Hanna Renk, Hanna Renk, Ulrich Schoppmeier, Jennifer Müller, Vanessa Kuger, Felix Neunhoeffer, Christian Gille, Silke Peter, Silke Peter

“…CHD patients that were born by vaginal delivery showed a lower fraction of the genera Bacteroides (15% vs. 21%) and Bifidobacterium (7% vs. 22%) compared to HCs and in those born by cesarean section, these genera were not found at all. In infants with CHD, we found a significant impact of oxygen saturation (SpO2) on relative abundances of the intestinal core microbiota by multivariate analysis of variance (F[8,2] = 24.9, p = 0.04). …”
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Implementasi Metode Longest Common Subsequences untuk Perbaikan Kata pada Kasus Analisis Sentimen Opini Pembelajaran Daring di Media Sosial Twitter by Alfisyar Jefry Pranata, Yuita Arum Sari, Edy Santoso

“…Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Coronavirus as a pandemic. This results in all activities that were previously face-to-face or offline (offline) becoming online (online), including teaching and learning activities. …”
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Evaluation of host immune responses to Mycobacteriophage Fionnbharth by route of delivery by Thomas Smytheman, Tiffany Pecor, Dana E. Miller, Debora Ferede, Suhavi Kaur, Matthew H. Harband, Hazem F. M. Abdelaal, Carlos A. Guerrero-Bustamante, Krista G. Freeman, Whitney E. Harrington, Lisa M. Frenkel, Graham F. Hatfull, Rhea N. Coler, Sasha E. Larsen

“…We found that aerosol delivery disperses phage across all lung lobes where M.tb is also found after experimental infection by the same route. …”
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Transplacental and genotoxicity effects of thallium(I) during organogenesis in mice by Lucila Álvarez-Barrera, Rodrigo Aníbal Mateos-Nava, Keyla Nahomi Hernández-Córdova, Eduardo Lezama-Sánchez, Víctor Alan Alcántara-Mejía, Juan José Rodríguez-Mercado

“…The results revealed that the 9.25 mg/kg body weight dose produced maternal and fetal toxicity, and all of the treatment groups presented relatively high percentages of fetuses with external abnormalities, reduced bone ossification, and an increased percentage of liver cells with structural chromosomal aberrations (SCAs) and micronuclei (MNs) in blood cells. …”
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A Circulating miRNA-Based Scoring System Established by WGCNA to Predict Colon Cancer by Da Qin, Rui Wei, Si Liu, Shengtao Zhu, Shutian Zhang, Li Min

“…After correlation analysis, green (cor=0.77, p=3×10‐25) and yellow (cor=0.65, p=6×10‐16) modules were strongly correlated with cancer development. 20 hub genes were found after hub gene analysis in these DEmiRs by cytoscape. Among all these hub genes, hsa-miR-23a-3p (OR=2.6391, p=6.23×10‐5) and hsa-miR-663a (OR=1.4220, p=0.0069) were identified as an independent risk factor of colon cancer by multivariate regression. …”
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