Seroprevalence of HSV-2 in multiple subgroups of infertile men with abnormal sperm parameters and those seeking sex selection: a case-control study by Mohamad Javad Mahmodi, Somayeh Shatizadeh Malekshahi, Haleh Soltanghoraee

“…Therefore, we conducted a case-control study to examine the seroprevalence of HSV-2 in multiple subgroups of infertile men with abnormal sperm parameters (Case) and individuals seeking sex selection services and those with normal sperm parameters (Control). Method Blood samples were collected from infertile males seeking fertility treatment, and those seeking sex selection at the Avicenna Infertility Clinic in Tehran, Iran between July 2023 and February 2024. …”
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Genetic Diversity, Repeat Motifs, and Natural Selection at the C-Terminal Knob-Associated Histidine Rich Protein (KAHRP) of Plasmodium falciparum Clinical Samples from Saudi Arabia by Saad M. Bin Dajem, Md Atique Ahmed, Marie Fe F Bohol, Syeda Wasfeea Wazid, Mohammed I. Shafeai, Fuad H. Rudiny, Ali M. Motaen, Kareem Morsy, Hani Alothaid, Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani

“…The repeat region of PfKAHRP C-terminal interaction domain has been found to bind to the infected red blood cells and the vascular endothelium. Thus, this study aimed to assess the allelic variations, genetic diversity, and natural selection acting at the C-terminal PfKAHRP between parasite isolates from Saudi Arabia. …”
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Identification of Potential miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network Contributing to Parkinson’s Disease by Xi Yin, Miao Wang, Wei Wang, Tong Chen, Ge Song, Yixuan Niu, Ziying Jiang, Zhongbao Gao, Zhenfu Wang

“…We further investigated the expression of genes in the miRNA-mRNA regulatory network in blood samples collected from PD patients and healthy donors via qRT-PCR. …”
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Impact of Food Physical Properties on Oral Drug Absorption: A Comprehensive Review by Wang Z, Xu W, Liu D, Li X, Liu S, Wu X, Wang H

“…The impact of food on drug absorption is complex and multifaceted, potentially involving alterations in gastrointestinal physiology, increases in splanchnic blood flow rates, and shifts in the gut microbiota’s composition. …”
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Assessing tick attachments to humans with citizen science data: spatio-temporal mapping in Switzerland from 2015 to 2021 using spatialMaxent by Lisa Bald, Nils Ratnaweera, Tomislav Hengl, Patrick Laube, Jürg Grunder, Werner Tischhauser, Netra Bhandari, Dirk Zeuss

“…Abstract Background Ticks are the primary vectors of numerous zoonotic pathogens, transmitting more pathogens than any other blood-feeding arthropod. In the northern hemisphere, tick-borne disease cases in humans, such as Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis, have risen in recent years, and are a significant burden on public healthcare systems. …”
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Iron deficiency anaemia and its associated risk factors among lactating mothers in Ghana by Mensah K, Abbam G, Gadzeto FF, Marfo L, Daud S, Kuntah S, Bani SB, Dzamesi HK, Apodola FA, Badu A, Chukwurah FE

“…Elizabeth Hospital, Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. Full blood count analysis, serum ferritin, malaria and other measurements such as Body Mass Index (BMI) and diet assessment were done for all the participants. …”
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Preclinical optimization of a GPC2-targeting CAR T-cell therapy for neuroblastoma by Nan Li, Haiying Qin, Rosa Nguyen, Mitchell Ho, Ming Sun, Eytan Ruppin, Michael C Kelly, Yingying Cao, Reona Okada, Jeyshka M Reyes-González, Hannah G Stack, Charlie Seibert, Carol J Thiele

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Network Meta-Analysis of Different Acupuncture Therapies in Treatment of Low Back Myofascitis by GE Haiya, YAN Laijun, YANG Zongrui, SHI Jinyu, ZHAN Hongsheng

“…If the nodes of included studies had poor consistency after analysis (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), the non-consistency model was used for data analysis.ResultsA total of 41 RCTs were included with 6 258 patients, involving eight kinds of acupuncture therapies, including electroacupuncture, akupotomye, warming needle moxibustion, acupuncture, subcutaneous needling, acupoint catgut embedding, moxa-wool moxibustion and blood-letting puncturing. (1) Total effective rate: all included acupuncture therapies were more effective than western medication (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); akupotomye, subcutaneous needling, and acupoint catgut embedding were all more effective than acupuncture (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); akupotomye, warming needle moxibustion, subcutaneous needling, acupoint catgut embedding were all more effective than electroacupuncture (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) VAS score:the VAS scores of akupotomye, warming needle moxibustion, subcutaneous needling acupoint catgut embedding, moxa-wool moxibustion were lower than that of electroacupuncture (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); and the scores of akupotomye, acupoint catgut embedding, moxa-wool moxibustion were lower than that of acupuncture (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Clinical Profile and Prescription Patterns in Culture-proven Enteric Fever in Children by Divya Priyadharshini, Mobill Clinton, Nandini Sethuraman, Mathrubootham Sridhar, Vidya Krishna

“…A total of 98 (76.5%) had <i>Salmonella typhi (S. typhi)</i>, while 30 (23.5%) had <i>Salmonella paratyphi (S. paratyphi) A</i> in their blood. Leukopenia occurred in 28 (21.8%) patients. …”
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Inflammatory biomarkers of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios in 563 severe OSA patients before and after surgery by Chung-Wei Lin, Pei-Wen Lin, Li-Wen Chiu, Han-Tan Chai, Chun-Tuan Chang, Michael Friedman, Anna M. Salapatas, Sara Rahavi-Ezabadi, Hsin-Ching Lin

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study included 563 consecutive severe OSA patients at a tertiary academic medical center who received OSA surgery, as well as underwent pre- and post-operative polysomnographic (PSG) examinations and blood tests. The changes of major PSG estimates, NLR, and PLR before and at least 3 months after OSA surgery were analyzed using paired t-tests with subgroup analyses. …”
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Polymorphism of the prolactin gene and its association with reproductive traits in F2 local crossed chickens by Ega Rosalinda, Heru Sasongko, Dyah Maharani

“…Materials and Methods: Data on reproductive traits, including body weight (BW) at first egg laying, total egg production (EP) the first 90 days of laying eggs, egg weight (EW), egg length (EL), and egg width (EWd), and blood samples from 60 hens of F2 local crossed chicken (Merawang × Kampung Unggul Balitbangtan [KUB], n= 30; Murung Panggang × KUB [MP × KUB], n= 30) were collected. …”
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Human Fetal Liver: An In Vitro Model of Erythropoiesis by Guillaume Pourcher, Christelle Mazurier, Yé Yong King, Marie-Catherine Giarratana, Ladan Kobari, Daniela Boehm, Luc Douay, Hélène Lapillonne

“…This work supports the idea that FL remains a model of study and is not a candidate for ex vivo RBCS production for blood transfusion as a direct source of stem cells but could be helpful to understand and enhance proliferation abilities for primitive cells such as ES cells or iPS.…”
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Increased DNA Copy Number Variation Mosaicism in Elderly Human Brain by Darine Villela, Claudia K. Suemoto, Renata Leite, Carlos Augusto Pasqualucci, Lea T. Grinberg, Peter Pearson, Carla Rosenberg

“…In the present study, we demonstrate a highly significant increase in the number of CNVs in nondiseased elderly brains compared to the blood. In two neural tissues isolated from paired postmortem samples (same individuals), we found a significant increase in the frequency of deletions in both brain areas, namely, the frontal cortex and cerebellum. …”
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Preoperative anemia is associated with prolonged hospital stay and increased facility discharges after glioblastoma resection by Ahmad K. Almekkawi, Ammar Adenwalla, James P. Caruso, William H. Hicks, Benjamin Rail, Carlos A. Bagley, Jonathan D. Breshears, Tarek Y. El Ahmadieh, Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, Samuel A. Goldlust

“…Standard demographic and clinical variables were collected, including pre-operative complete blood count (CBC), and inferential analyses were performed to analyze associations between CBC parameters and postoperative outcomes.ResultsOne hundred and eighty nine (189) patients met inclusion criteria, with a mean age of 60.7 years. …”
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Plasma microRNA-145-5p as a diagnostic biomarker for acute deep vein thrombosis by Christopher Antoun, Vårin Eiriksdatter Wikan, Øyvind Øverli, Thor Ueland, Gholamreza Jafari Yeganeh, Sigrid Kufaas Brækkan, Ellen Brodin, John-Bjarne Hansen

“…Within 24 hours of admission, blood was collected for assessment of plasma miR-145 (index test), and whole-leg compression ultrasound (reference standard) was used to confirm or rule out DVT. …”
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New insights into the effects of Aspergillus oryzae administration during the transition period in Bubalus bubalis by Sameh A. Abdelnour, Walaa M. Essawi, Nasser Ghanem, Ibrahim T. El-Ratel, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, Ahmed N. F. Neamat-Allah, Shimaa A. Amer, Simon J. Davies, Ali Ali El-Raghi

“…We examined the potential effect of Aspergillus oryzae (ASG) on blood biochemistry, adaptive immunity, milk yield and composition, dry matter intake, inflammation markers, and oxidative stress in buffalo cows. …”
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High CD163 Expression on Classical Monocytes Is Associated with Immune Control of HBV Infection in Noncirrhotic Patients by Anna Parfieniuk-Kowerda, Kamil Grubczak, Andrzej Eljaszewicz, Magdalena Świderska, Magdalena Maciaszek, Anatol Panasiuk, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Robert Flisiak, Marcin Moniuszko

“…Subpopulations of peripheral blood monocytes were distinguished by CD14 and CD16. …”
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Comparison of Labour Progression between Nulliparous Pregnant Women of Advanced Maternal Age and Young Nulliparous Women with Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery: A Retrospective Study in... by Ryosuke Arakaki, Wataru Isono, Hiroaki Fukuda, Junya Tanaka, Arisa Minamino, Shiko Hayashi

“…When the characteristics of the pregnant women of advanced maternal age were compared to those of the young pregnant women among the 929 patients with spontaneous vaginal delivery, differences in “blood loss amount” and “vacuum delivery status” were detected. …”
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Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Dimethyl Fumarate in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Treated in Routine Medical Practice: Final Analysis of the ESTEEM Study by Krupa Shah Pandey, Kathryn Giles, Konstantin Balashov, Richard Macdonell, Jörg Windsheimer, Mikel Martinez, Ivan Božin, Stephanie Raynaud, Matthew Scaramozza, Oksana Mokliatchouk, Zhaonan Sun, Nicholas Belviso, Yayoi Sato, Xiaochen Lin, Annette Okai

“…Primary reasons for discontinuation were AEs (n = 1237; 24%); the most common were gastrointestinal AEs (n = 469; 9%), blood and lymphatic disorders (n = 218; 4%), and vascular disorders (n = 200; 4%). …”
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富硒生物活性肽的制备、生物活性及构效关系研究进展 "Progress on the preparation, bioactivity and structure-activity relationship of selenium-enriched bioactive peptides"... by 侯春艳，杨趁仙 HOU Chunyan, YANG Chenxian

“…The raw materials of selenium-enriched bioactive peptides mainly come from the transformation of biocarriers, such as plant sources, animal sources, and microbial sources.The selenium-enriched bioactive peptides can be prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis and microbial fermentation methods, which have a wide range of bioactivities, such as antioxidant, anti-fatigue, blood pressure lowering, anti-inflammatory, and so on. …”
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