Hyponatremia In Ischemic Stroke Patients And Its Relationship To Clinical Outcomes In Such Patients by Maria Zafar, Aneza Jalil, Amber Ghaffer, Mahnoor Yousaf, Sadia Batool

“…All patients with hemorrhagic stroke, having previous history of stroke, recent head injury, CNS infection, already using sodium lowering diuretics, or with end-stage diseases like Heart failure, chronic kidney disease and decompensated liver diseases were excluded from the study. …”
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Investigating the role of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) during pandemics: COVID-19 as an example by Elaheh Abiri, Rasoul Raesi, Maryam Haji Ghasem Kashani

“…Results 42.3% of participants in the study did not use or used very little of the Infection Prevention and Control (NPI) education, and considering participants’ concerns about contracting COVID-19, 7.97% were somewhat concerned, while 58.3% were considered highly concerned. …”
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A Review on The Impact of Thermal Stress on Fish Biochemistry by Manoj Kumar Pati, Mohammad Aftabuddin, Prasun Roychowdhury

“…Prolonged stress leads to reduced growth, reproductive impairments, heightened infection susceptibility, and mortality. Elevated temperatures serve as abiotic stressors, triggering biotic stress responses. …”
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Changing the High-Risk Behaviors of Injecting Drug Users in Iran: Application Theory of Planned Behavior by Ali Khani Jeihooni, Fatemeh Mohammadkhah, Mostafa Bijani, Pooyan Afzali Harsini

“…Injection risk behavior is a major predictor of HIV infection. The present study was conducted to survey the effect of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on changing high-risk behaviors (the high-risk behaviors of injecting and behaviors of transmitting blood diseases to others) of injecting drug users under the coverage of addiction harm reduction centers. …”
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Thymoglobulin Induction Dosing Strategies in a Low-Risk Kidney Transplant Population: Three or Four Days? by Karen L. Hardinger, Rafia S. Rasu, Rebecca Skelton, Brent W. Miller, Daniel C. Brennan

“…Two-year rejection-free survival was 95% in each group (P=.983). Renal function and infection rates were similar. The incidence of leucopenia was similar, although the 2 mg/kg group was more likely to be thrombocytopenic on day 2 (4% versus 28%, P=.04). …”
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Interventional Protocol for Treatment of Complications after Esophagojejunostomy for Esophagogastric Carcinoma by Yonghua Bi, Jindong Li, Mengfei Yi, Zepeng Yu, Xinwei Han, Jianzhuang Ren

“…During follow-up, 14 patients died of cancer recurrence, and one died of severe pulmonary infection. The 1-, 3-, 5-year survival rates were 39.5%, 23.7%, and 23.7%, respectively. …”
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Therapeutic alternatives for sporotrichosis induced by wild-type and non-wild-type Sporothrix schenckii through in vitro and in vivo assessment of enilconazole, isavuconazole, posa... by Vasurom Aroonvuthiphong, Norasuthi Bangphoomi

“…Two isolates were assessed using time-kill assays, checkerboard assays, and Galleria mellonella infection models. In vitro studies have shown that all of these drugs were more effective than or equal to ITC against WT and non-WT isolates. …”
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Chronic Granulomatous Disease Presenting as Aseptic Ascites in a 2-Year-Old Child by J. F. Moreau, John A. Ozolek, P. Ling Lin, Todd D. Green, Elaine A. Cassidy, Veena L. Venkat, Andrew R. Buchert

“…This defect leads to recurrent catalase-positive bacterial and fungal infections as well as associated granuloma formation. …”
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Use of a Sendai virus-based vector for effcient transduction of pinniped fbroblasts by V. R. Beklemisheva, A. G. Menzorov

“…We showed that the Sendai virus­based transduction system provides transgene expression one­two orders of magnitude higher than the lentiviral system at a comparable multiplicity of infection. Also, transgene expression after Sendai virus­based transduction is quite stable and changes only slightly at day four compared to day two. …”
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Prevalence of Drug Resistance and Associated Mutations in a Population of HIV-1+ Puerto Ricans: 2006–2010 by Lycely del C. Sepúlveda-Torres, Alexandra De La Rosa, Luz Cumba, Nawal Boukli, Eddy Ríos-Olivares, Luis A. Cubano

“…This is a continuation of our efforts to maintain a record of the evolution of HIV-1 infection in Puerto Rico by monitoring the expression levels of antiretroviral drug-resistance-associated mutations. …”
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Evaluation of Ethnopharmacological and Antioxidant Potential of Zanthoxylum armatum DC. by Rabia Kanwal, Muhammad Arshad, Yamin Bibi, Saira Asif, Sunbal Khalil Chaudhari

“…The ethnopharmacological study of Z. armatum revealed the use of different plant parts for curing various ailments including cholera, chest infection, fever, indigestion, stomach disorders, gas problems, piles, toothache, gum problems, dyspepsia, as carminative, antipyretic, aromatic, tonic, and stomachic. …”
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Defaulting from antiretroviral therapy and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients in public hospitals of Eastern Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2020: a cross-sectional study by Tsegu Hailu Gebru, Haftea Hagos Mekonen

“…Background Globally, over 76 million people have been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and the infection has contributed to more than 35 million deaths since its emergence. …”
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Influence of plant density and biological products on the formation of seed yield of maize lines under irrigation conditions by Marchenko Tetiana, Piliarska Olena, Kiyamova Dilfuza, Musaev Sharof

“…The increase in laboratory germination was observed due to a decrease in the infection of seeds of the lines by Fusarium moniliforme Scheld. …”
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RETRACTED: Kanan et al. Empowering Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Combat AMR by Minimal Use of Antibiotics: A Way Forward. <i>Antibiotics</i> 2023, <i>12</i>, 1504 by Mohammed Kanan, Maali Ramadan, Hanan Haif, Bashayr Abdullah, Jawaher Mubarak, Waad Ahmad, Shahad Mari, Samaher Hassan, Rawan Eid, Mohammed Hasan, Mohammed Qahl, Atheer Assiri, Munirah Sultan, Faisal Alrumaih, Areej Alenzi

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A sequencing-based method for quantifying gene-deletion mutants of bacteria in the intracellular environment by Xiao Fei, Xiao Fei, Zengzhi Yuan, Zengzhi Yuan, Sandra Marina Wellner, Yibing Ma, John Elmerdahl Olsen

“…Six mutants and one control strain were mixed in a pool and allowed to infect HD11 cells for 2 h. The results align with prior research results, providing evidence of the feasibility of mixed mutant infections in functional gene identification. …”
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Roquefort Cheese Proteins Inhibit Chlamydia pneumoniae Propagation and LPS-Induced Leukocyte Migration by Ivan M. Petyaev, Naylia A. Zigangirova, Natalie V. Kobets, Valery Tsibezov, Lydia N. Kapotina, Elena D. Fedina, Yuriy K. Bashmakov

“…Inflammation in atherosclerosis, which could be associated with some subclinical infections such as C. pneumoniae, is one of the key factors responsible for the development of clinical complications of this disease. …”
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A New Prognostic Indicator of Immune Microenvironment and Therapeutic Response in Lung Adenocarcinoma Based on Peroxisome-Related Genes by Zhen Xiong, Liwen Zhang, Wei Fan

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Kidney and gallbladder stones and the risk of prostate cancer: Results from the EPICAP study. by Melissa Sawaya, Emilie Cordina-Duverger, Pierre-Jean Lamy, Brigitte Trétarre, Florence Menegaux

“…The analysis indicated significant potential associations between kidney stones and the risk of prostate cancer (OR: 1.46 95% CI: 1.13-1.90), particularly in men with a history of kidney infection. Additionally, our data suggested a possible relationship between gallbladder stones and prostate cancer when considering triglyceride (OR: 2.27, 95% CI: 0.99-5.28), although further research is needed for a conclusive understanding.…”
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A two-sex model for the influence of heavy alcohol consumption on the spread of HIV/AIDS by Gigi Thomas, Edward M. Lungu

“…Empirical studies have found heavy alcoholconsumption to be a fueling factor for HIV/AIDS infection andprogression. Previously [20], we formulated andanalyzed a one-sex deterministic model to capture the dynamics ofthis deadly interaction. …”
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Clinical and morphological features of salmonellosis in cows and calves affected by heat stress by L. I. Drozdova, E. N. Shilova, I. A. Shkuratova, M. V. Ryaposova

“…Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella choleraesuis – causeda number of clinical and morphological changesin adultcows. In cows, the infection manifested itself by persistent diarrhea with mucus, reduced milkproduction and intoxication. …”
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