Physicochemical Parameters, Mineral Composition, and Nutraceutical Properties of Ready-to-Drink Flavored-Colored Commercial Teas by Daniel Flores-Martínez, Vania Urías-Orona, Luis Hernández-García, Werner Rubio-Carrasco, Korev Silva-Gutiérrez, Michelle Guevara-Zambrano, Julio Prieto-Cadena, Teresa Serna-Méndez, Dolores Muy-Rangel, Guillermo Niño-Medina

“…The levels of sodium reported in labels of all samples were lower than data obtained in our analysis. …”
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Tax Exemptions and R;D Expenditures in Iran Saeed Dorokhshi Moghaddam by Saeed Dorokhshi Moghaddam, Bahram Sahabi, Hassan Heydari, Sajad Barkhordari

“…In Iran, there has been a particular interest in implementing tax exemptions for knowledge-based companies and providing tax credits for all firms. Empirically, the existing literature in this field is still underdeveloped, particularly in the context of developing countries. …”
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The Role of Butirprost^® as an Adjuvant in Enhancing the Effect of Antibiotics in Patients Affected by Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: A Randomized Prospective Trial by Felice Crocetto, Armando Calogero, Michele Santangelo, Agostino Fernicola, Filippo Varlese, Benito Fabio Mirto, Fabio Machiella, Alfonso Falcone, Giovanni Pagano, Fabrizio Dinacci, Gaetano Giampaglia, Domenico Varriale, Francesco Trama, Salvatore Iaconis, Francesco Del Giudice, Gian Maria Busetto, Matteo Ferro, Francesco Lasorsa, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Ciro Imbimbo, Biagio Barone

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: Patients diagnosed with prostatitis (positive Meares–Stamey test and symptom duration > 3 months) at the University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy, from March 2024 to July 2024 were included in this study. All patients underwent bacterial cultures. Patients were randomized into two groups: Group A received antibiotics plus Butirprost^® (sodium hyaluronate plus Plantago major) for one month, while Group B received antibiotics alone. …”
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Enhancing individual glomerular filtration rate assessment: can we trust the equation? Development and validation of machine learning models to assess the trustworthiness of estima... by Antoine Lanot, Anna Akesson, Felipe Kenji Nakano, Celine Vens, Jonas Björk, Ulf Nyman, Anders Grubb, Per-Ola Sundin, Björn O. Eriksen, Toralf Melsom, Andrew D. Rule, Ulla Berg, Karin Littmann, Kajsa Åsling-Monemi, Magnus Hansson, Anders Larsson, Marie Courbebaisse, Laurence Dubourg, Lionel Couzi, Francois Gaillard, Cyril Garrouste, Lola Jacquemont, Nassim Kamar, Christophe Legendre, Lionel Rostaing, Natalie Ebert, Elke Schaeffner, Arend Bökenkamp, Christophe Mariat, Hans Pottel, Pierre Delanaye

“…Methods This observational study used data from European and US cohorts, comprising 22,343 participants of all ages with available mGFR results. Four machine learning and two traditional logistic regression models were trained on a cohort of 9,202 participants to predict the likelihood of the EKFC creatinine-derived eGFR falling within 30% (p30), 20% (p20) or 10% (p10) of the mGFR value. …”
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Local application of sodium thiosulfate as an otoprotectant for cisplatin-exposed patients – A narrative literature review to explore the potential benefit for children with cancer... by Nienke Streefkerk, Amirhossein Masroor, James I. Geller, Martine van Grotel, Marc Ansari, Eric Bouffet, Archie Bleyer, Brice Fresnau, Michael Sullivan, Alwin D.R. Huitema, Alexander E. Hoetink, Per Kogner, Rudolf Maibach, Allison F. O’Neill, Vassilios Papadakis, Kaukab M. Rajput, Gareth J. Veal, Penelope R. Brock, Annelot J.M. Meijer, Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink

“…Methods: A PubMed search, focused on clinical and pre-clinical efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of local STS application in cisplatin-exposed subjects of all ages was performed. Findings: From 256 studies, ten studies met the inclusion criteria, including seven preclinical studies, and three clinical studies. …”
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The significance of isolated de novo red patches in the bladder in patients referred with suspected urinary tract cancer: Results from the IDENTIFY study by Sinan Khadhouri, Kevin Gallagher, Kenneth R. MacKenzie, Taimur T. Shah, Chuanyu Gao, Eleanor Zimmermann, Miles Mannas, Taeweon Lee, Giancarlo Marra, Juan Gomez Rivas, Gautier Marcq, Mark A. Assmus, Taha Ucar, Francesco Claps, Matteo Boltri, Giuseppe Pizzuto, Tara Burnhope, Nkwam Nkwam, George Tanasescu, Nicholas E. Boxall, Alison P. Downey, Troy A. Sukhu, Marta Antón‐Juanilla, Sonpreet Rai, Madeline Moore, Kathryn Bandeira de Mello, Sian Parsons, John S. McGrath, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, IDENTIFY Study Group: Pubmed indexed collaborator authors

“…Limitations included subjectivity in classifying a suspicious patch and selection bias as not all patches were biopsied. Conclusions Many patients still undergo unnecessary biopsies under general anaesthetic for isolated de novo red patches. …”
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New Torsional Surface Elastic Waves in Cylindrical Metamaterial Waveguides for Sensing Applications by Piotr Kiełczyński, Krzysztof Wieja, Andrzej Balcerzak

“…The newly discovered torsional elastic surface waves exhibit virtually all extraordinary properties of their electromagnetic SPP counterparts, such as strong subwavelength concentration of the wave energy in the vicinity of the cylindrical surface <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>a</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) of the guiding rod, very low phase and group velocities, etc. …”
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Detection of viral antigen and inflammatory mediators in fatal pediatric dengue: a study on lung immunopathogenesis by Leandro Junqueira Moragas, Laíza Vianna Arruda, Laíza Vianna Arruda, Lucca de Lima Siqueira Oliveira, Felipe de Andrade Vieira Alves, Felipe de Andrade Vieira Alves, Natália Gedeão Salomão, Natália Gedeão Salomão, Jemima Fuentes Ribeiro da Silva, Carlos Alberto Basílio-de-Oliveira, Rodrigo Panno Basílio-de-Oliveira, Ronaldo Mohana-Borges, Caio Gonçalves Azevedo, Gabriela Xavier de Oliveira, Jorge José de Carvalho, Fernando Colonna Rosman, Fernando Colonna Rosman, Marciano Viana Paes, Kíssila Rabelo, Kíssila Rabelo

“…While the characterization of the inflammatory response and cellular expression was done by marking the viral protein, macrophages, lymphocytes and pro-inflammatory cytokines.Results and discussionThe results confirm that vascular dysfunctions such as hemorrhage, vascular congestion and edema associated with a mononuclear infiltrate were observed in all three cases. In addition, the presence of viral replication and increased expression of inflammatory markers were also observed. …”
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Glucose Metabolism Changes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Treated with Direct Acting Antivirals by Sylvia Drazilova, Martin Janicko, Lubomir Skladany, Pavol Kristian, Marian Oltman, Maria Szantova, Dusan Krkoska, Eva Mazuchova, Lubica Piesecka, Veronika Vahalova, Marek Rac, Ivan Schreter, Ladislav Virag, Tomas Koller, Adriana Liptakova, Miriam Ondrasova, Peter Jarcuska

“…We saw significant decrease of glycemia after treatment in all patients, but patients without T2DM or IFG from 6.21±0.12 to 6.08±0.15 mmol/L (p=0.002). …”
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Exploration of rituximab treatment strategies for membranous nephropathy adapted to the Chinese healthcare environment by Xiaolong Wang, Xueying Cao, Jie Wu, Shuang Liang, Jian Yang, Hong Wang

“…Compared with the non-initial treatment group, this choice did not significantly differ in terms of efficacy or faster remission speed (all P > 0.05). On the other hand, 39.7% (50/126) of patients received the standard RTX treatment regimen. …”
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Additive effect of brimonidine in maximum tolerated medical therapy for primary open-angle glaucoma by D.A. Dorofeev, V.P. Balukhtina, M.V. Es’kova, K.A. Efimova, E.V. Kirilik, K.O. Luk’yanova

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods: </b>63 patients (63 eyes) with advanced POAG and poorly controlled IOP who received prostaglandin analogs and a fixed-dose carbonic anhydrase inhibitor/beta-blocker combination were enrolled. All patients were additionally prescribed with brimonidine 0.2%. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cells from perinatal tissues promote diabetic wound healing via PI3K/AKT activation by Jiawei Huang, Qingwen Deng, Lai Ling Tsang, Guozhu Chang, Jinghui Guo, Ye Chun Ruan, Chi Chiu Wang, Gang Li, Hon Fai Chan, Xiaohu Zhang, Xiaohua Jiang

“…We incorporated the MSCs into a polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) and sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel matrix with collagen I (Col-I) to evaluate their effects on wound healing. Results All three types of MSCs promoted wound healing, with hUCMSCs and hCVMSCs showing stronger effects compared to hDCMSCs. …”
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Health literacy assessment and analysis of influencing factors in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus in Southwest China by Fangmei Tang, Fangmei Tang, Li Gu, Li Gu, Xiujing Guo, Xiujing Guo, Wenjing Fu, Wenjing Fu, Benyi He, Yuqing Song, Yuqing Song, Dehua Li, Dehua Li

“…Healthcare professionals should focus on the GDM population with low family income and high pre-pregnancy BMI, fully mobilize their social support system, provide reliable access to information, encourage all GDM pregnancies to use pregnancy management diaries to record their self-management behaviors, and ensure the effectiveness of health education.…”
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Efficacy and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: An analysis of evidence from 2014 to 2022 by Jiao Wang, Tian Ma, Xiaoying Sun, Liu Liu, Seokgyeong Hong, Huijung Cha, Miao Zhang, Jiale Chen, Naixuan Lin, Bin Li, Xin Li

“…Results: We included 16 relevant RCTs involving 4,936 patients with psoriasis, with interventions performed using different doses of JAK inhibitors. Except in one study, all patients received a placebo or vehicle control. …”
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Perbandingan Insidensi Hipotensi Saat Induksi Intravena Propofol 2 Mg/Kg Bb Pada Posisi Supine dengan Perlakuan dan Tanpa Perlakuan Elevasi Tungkai by Beni Indra, Untung Widodo, Yunita Widyastuti

“…Patients were randomly allocated into two groups with 92 patients in each. All the patients received Ringer’s Lactate (10 ml/kg) and premedicated with fentanyl (2 mcg/kg) and midazolam (0,05 mg/kg) before induction of anesthesia. …”
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Residence-based disparities of composite index of anthropometric failures in East African under five children; multivariate decomposition analysis by Aznamariam Ayres, Yawkal Tsega, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare, Amare Muche, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Natnael Kebede, Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu

“…Conclusions The residence-based CIAF differences were high in all study countries. The rural–urban CIAF gap is ascribed by household, maternal and child characteristics. …”
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Viral load suppression rate of third-line antiretroviral therapy and its association with gender among HIV patients after second-line treatment failure in Africa: a systematic revi... by Tilahun Degu Tsega, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Getaneh Atikilt Yemata, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Getasew Yirdaw, Chalachew Yenew, Anley Shiferaw Enawgaw, Amare Genetu Ejigu, Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw, Berhanu Abebaw Mekonnen, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Abathun Temesgen, Abebaw Molla, Habitamu Mekonen, Assefa Andargie Kassa, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh

“…The odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used to assess the association of gender with the viral load suppression rate in patients on third-line antiretroviral therapy. All analyses were conducted using Stata 18. Results A total of 14 primary studies with a total sample size of 1791 were included. …”
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Identification of serotype O3b and high-risk clone ST37 of Klebsiella pneumoniae revealed by comparative genomic analysis by Sivaraman Gopalan Krishnan, Sudha Sajeev, Visnuvinayagam Sivam, Raja Swaminathan T., Rakshit Ojha, Bibek Ranjan Shome, Mark Holmes, Thanigaivel Sundaram, Ramesh M. D., Saranya Vinayagam, Suseela Meesala, Tabarak Malik, Tabarak Malik, Pavan Kumar Dara

“…The most common plasmid type detected in all four isolates was IncFIB, and 75% of the isolates were IncFII and IncHI1B. …”
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Role and prognostic value of growth differentiation factor 15 in patient of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the PURSUIT-HFpEF registry by Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Shungo Hikoso, Takahisa Yamada, Yoshio Yasumura, Akito Nakagawa, Toshihiro Takeda, Hirota Kida, Akihiro Sunaga, Tomoharu Dohi, Katsuki Okada, Daisaku Nakatani, Yasushi Matsumura, Yasushi Sakata, Shunsuke Tamaki, Takaharu Hayashi, Yoshiharu Higuchi, Masaharu Masuda, Mitsutoshi Asai, Toshiaki Mano, Hisakazu Fuji, Daisaku Masuda, Shizuya Yamashita, Masami Sairyo, Yusuke Nakagawa, Haruhiko Abe, Yasunori Ueda, Kunihiko Nagai, Masamichi Yano, Masami Nishino, Jun Tanouchi, Yoh Arita, Shinji Hasegawa, Takamaru Ishizu, Minoru Ichikawa, Yuzuru Takano, Eisai Rin, Tetsuya Watanabe, Shiro Hoshida, Masahiro Izumi, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Hiroyasu Kato, Kazuhiro Nakatani, Mayu Nishio, Keiji Hirooka, Takahiro Yoshimura, Akihiro Tani, Yasushi Okumoto, Yasunaka Makino, Katsuomi Iwakura, Yoshiyuki Kijima, Takashi Kitao, Masashi Fujita, Koichiro Harada, Masahiro Kumada, Osamu Nakagawa, Ryo Araki, Takayuki Yamada, Fusako Sera, Kei Nakamoto, Hidetaka Kioka, Tomohito Ohtani, Nobuyuki Ogasawara, Yukinori Shinoda, Koichi Tachibana, Yohei Sotomi, Taiki Sato, Yuji Yasuga, Toshinari Onishi, Kazunori Kashiwase, Ryu Shutta, Masahiro Seo, Yuki Matsuoka, Yasuhiro Akazawa, Daisuke Sakamoto

“…The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause death and hospitalisation for HF.Results In this analysis population, the median age was 81 (75–85) years, with 48% male patients. …”
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Factors associated with physical fitness and disparities in population segments among older adults: A cross-sectional study by Yuqin Rao, Jingjing Wang, Kai Li, Fanhui Zheng, Ying Chen, Bo Zhai, Jintao Hong, Chen Wang, Bao Liu, Dao Wang

“…In contrast, exercise consistently demonstrated a facilitating role across all clusters. Furthermore, greater marginal effects on achieving higher physical fitness test scores were observed among individuals classified as inactive when engaging in more moderate-to-vigorous activities and exercise. …”
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