Factors associated with unplanned readmissions for patients with mental and behavioural disorders in China: a quantitative analysis by Sha Lai, Zechen Wang, Chi Shen, Junfei Feng, Yawei Huang, Xiaolong Zhang, Li Lu, Zhongliang Zhou

“…Hospital factors such as facility type and size, human resources, and revenue size were associated with unplanned readmissions only in specific subgroups. …”
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Association of high complement and low immunoglobulins with the clinical symptoms of patients with fibromyalgia by Satoshi Izuno, Masako Hosoi, Kozo Anno, Takahiro A. Kato, Nobuyuki Sudo, Kazufumi Yoshihara

“…Although chronic inflammation has been implicated in the immunological abnormalities of FM, there are few human studies on complement and immunoglobulins. …”
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Developmental deficits, synapse and dendritic abnormalities in a Clcn4 KO autism mice model: endophenotypic target for ASD by Seong Mi Lee, Yura Choi, Dayeon Kim, Ha Jin Jeong, Young Ho Do, Sohee Jung, Bomee Lee, Hyung Jun Choi, Suhyeon Kim, Jung-Min Oh, Songhee Jeon, Jinju Han, Yeni Kim

“…Additionally, Sholl analysis revealed a reduction in dendritic branching and neuronal projection length in both mouse and human CLCN4 KD neurons. Finally, the decreased phosphorylation of SYNAPSIN and expression of PSD95 along with dendrite abnormalities were restored after Risperidone treatment. …”
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Efficient method for identification of Escherichia coli strains isolated from various chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) organs by V. P. Terletskiy, V. I. Tyshchenko, O. B. Novikova, E. D. Dzhavadov, I. Ya. Shakhtamirov, N. L. Adaev

“…Tracing of transmission routes and identification of pathogen sources are important issues in preventive measures aimed at controlling human and animal infectious diseases. A fast and accurate method for bacterial strain identification (genotyping) allows scientifically sound planning of preventive schemes. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of a live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate based on multiple attenuation mechanisms by Mie Suzuki Okutani, Shinya Okamura, Tang Gis, Hitomi Sasaki, Suni Lee, Akiho Kashiwabara, Simon Goto, Mai Matsumoto, Mayuko Yamawaki, Toshiaki Miyazaki, Tatsuya Nakagawa, Masahito Ikawa, Wataru Kamitani, Shiro Takekawa, Koichi Yamanishi, Hirotaka Ebina

“…Furthermore, we confirmed the safety of BK2102 using transgenic (Tg) mice expressing human ACE2 (hACE2) that are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Kombucha Versus Vegetal Cellulose for Affordable Mucoadhesive (nano)Formulations by Ioana Popa-Tudor, Naomi Tritean, Ștefan-Ovidiu Dima, Bogdan Trică, Marius Ghiurea, Anisoara Cimpean, Florin Oancea, Diana Constantinescu-Aruxandei

“…The cytocompatibility and in vitro antioxidant activity of the nanocellulose-based hydrogels were investigated using human gingival fibroblasts (HGF-1, ATCC CRL-2014). …”
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Musikalisches Zitat als kulturelle Assoziation. Die ästhetische Bedeutung des musikalischen Zitats in der koreanischen Musik des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts by Hee Sook Oh

“…In this respect, the quotation technique which has been shown to embody not only culture and human, but also history and society, plays a significant role in reflecting the identity as a Korean composer.…”
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Coactivation of Tie2 and Wnt signaling using an antibody–R-spondin fusion potentiates therapeutic angiogenesis and vessel stabilization in hindlimb ischemia by Byungtae Hwang, Min-Young Jeon, Ju-Hong Jang, Young-Lai Cho, Dong Gwang Lee, Jeong-Ki Min, Jangwook Lee, Jong-Gil Park, Ji-Hun Noh, Wonjun Yang, Nam-Kyung Lee

“…We identified a Tie2-agonistic antibody T11 that cross-reacted with the extracellular domain of human and mouse Tie2, and evaluated its ability to increase endothelial cell survival and tube formation. …”
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An in vitro study on comparative evaluation of shear bond strength of bioactive composite to tooth structure with various dentin conditioning agents by Priyanka Pokkula, Shaik Mohammed Asif, Abdullah Alqarni, Shahabe Saquib Abullais, Shaik Mohamed Shamsudeen, Syed M Yassin, Abosofyan S. Atta, Wahaj Ahmad Khan

“…This study uses various bonding and conditioning agents to evaluate the strength of bioactive composite shear bonds to the tooth structure. Sixty extracted human maxillary premolars were collected for this study. …”
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The association between recent stressful life events and brain structure: a UK Biobank longitudinal MRI study by Cheryl R.Z. See, Annabel X. Tan, Lucia R. Valmaggia, Matthew J. Kempton

“…Animal studies have shown evidence of gray matter (GM) reductions associated with stress, and previous work has found similar associations in humans. However longitudinal studies investigating the association between stress and changes in brain structure are limited. …”
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Best practice mechanisms for biodiversity conservation law and policy by Callum Brockett, Katie Woolaston, Felicity Deane, Fran Humphries, Ethan Kumar, Amanda Kennedy, Justine Bell-James

“…However, the law is necessary to regulate the human-environment interactions that form the basis of the drivers of extinction and biodiversity loss, including land-clearing, the discharge of greenhouse gases and the introduction of invasive species. …”
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Urinary Proteome and Exosome Analysis Protocol for the Discovery of Respiratory Diseases Biomarkers by Laura Martelo-Vidal, Sara Vázquez-Mera, Pablo Miguéns-Suárez, Susana Belén Bravo-López, Heidi Makrinioti, Vicente Domínguez-Arca, Javier de-Miguel-Díez, Alberto Gómez-Carballa, Antonio Salas, Francisco Javier González-Barcala, Francisco Javier Salgado, Juan José Nieto-Fontarigo

“…Specifically, lung-related proteins were overrepresented (Fold enrichment = 1.31; FDR = 0.0335) compared to whole human proteome, and 10–15% were already described as protein biomarkers for several pulmonary diseases. …”
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Multi-layered electrospun grafts for surgical repair: Biomimicking physiological ascending aortic compliance by Julia Krammer, Maximilian Pichlmaier, Jan Stana, Christian Hagl, Sven Peterss, Maximilian Grab, Linda Grefen

“…The compliance was higher than for Dacron and ePTFE grafts and comparable to the normal sized ascending aorta of around 16%/100 mmHg in a healthy human and porcine aortic compliance of 14.3%/100 mmHg. …”
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Correlation between vitamin D levels, individual and socio-demographic characteristics and COVID-19 infection and death rates in 20 European countries: A modelling study by John C. DEARDEN, Philip H. ROWE

“…Results: Cases were best modelled by vitamin D levels, stroke deaths, respiratory deaths, smoking, and human development levels. Deaths were best modelled by the number of cases, stroke deaths, proportion of African/Afro-Caribbean people, proportion of over 65-year-olds, population density, and levels of physical inactivity. …”
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A composite improved attention convolutional network for motor imagery EEG classification by Wenzhe Liao, Zipeng Miao, Shuaibo Liang, Linyan Zhang, Chen Li

“…IntroductionA brain-computer interface (BCI) is an emerging technology that aims to establish a direct communication pathway between the human brain and external devices. Motor imagery electroencephalography (MI-EEG) signals are analyzed to infer users’ intentions during motor imagery. …”
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A Machine-Learning-Based Classification Method for Meteorological Conditions of Ozone Pollution by Yang Cao, Xiaoli Zhao, Debin Su, Xiang Cheng, Hong Ren

“…Abstract Ozone pollution is harmful to human health and ecosystem, which occurs in ecosystems and has occurred frequently in China in recent years, especially during the warm seasons. …”
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Effects of Particulate Matter Exhaust on Functional Parameters of Organ Systems and Reactive Oxygen Species: A Cross-Sectional Study by Manjula Shivanagappa, SS Malini, Thanmayi Mahadeshwara Prasad, D. R. Mahadeshwara Prasad

“…We aimed to study the variation in inflammatory cellular components and oxidative stress markers among exposures along with the variation in functional parameters of the organs involved in detoxifying these nanoparticles, the renal and hepatic system.Methods: After the ethical clearance from Institutional Ethical Committee, IHEC-UOM No. 123PhD/2016-17, a cross-sectional study was undertaken in Molecular Reproductive and Human Genetics Lab, Manasa Gangothri, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India during 2015-2019, among 500 male garage workers of age group 18-60years with history of exposure for 6-8 hours a day without using any protective aids during work, for past 6-12 years and 300 controls, who live in areas where they were sparsely exposed. …”
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Comparison of Stemness and Gene Expression between Gingiva and Dental Follicles in Children by Chung-Min Kang, Seong-Oh Kim, Mijeong Jeon, Hyung-Jun Choi, Han-Sung Jung, Jae-Ho Lee

“…The aim of this study was to compare the differential gene expression and stemness in the human gingiva and dental follicles (DFs) according to their biological characteristics. …”
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Predicting the exposure of mycophenolic acid in children with autoimmune diseases using a limited sampling strategy: A retrospective study by Ping Zheng, Ting Pan, Ya Gao, Juan Chen, Liren Li, Yan Chen, Dandan Fang, Xuechun Li, Fei Gao, Yilei Li

“…However, multiple blood sampling is required to calculate the area under the plasma concentration‐time curve (AUC), causing patient discomfort and waste of human and financial resources. This study aims to use machine learning and deep learning algorithms to develop a prediction model of MPA exposure for pediatric autoimmune diseases with optimizing sampling frequency. …”
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Multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial to evaluate hexaminolevulinate photodynamic therapy (Cevira) as a novel treatment in patients with high-grade squamous intraep... by Fei Chen, Jinghe Lang, Peter Hillemanns, Youzhong Zhang, Zoltán Novák, Long Sui, Ling Han, Christian Dannecker, Ctirad Mokráš, Zhixue You

“…Introduction High-risk human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. …”
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