Prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors among HIV-infected adults at the time of ART initiation at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a r... by Agazhe Aemro, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Mulugeta Wassie, Basazinew Chekol

“…After multivariate analysis, an increased risk of anaemia was seen among males (adjusted OR (AOR)=2.45; 95% CI: 1.51 to 3.98); those not attending formal education (AOR=2.38; 95% CI: 1.12 to 5.05); those who had baseline CD4+ T cell count ≤200 cells/mm3 (AOR=4.67; 95% CI: 2.78 to 7.85); had body mass index (BMI) <18.5 kg/m2 (AOR=2.43; 95% CI: 1.42 to 4.16) and had ambulatory/bedridden baseline functional status (AOR=2.69; 95% CI: 1.41 to 5.12).Conclusion The current study showed that a significant proportion of HIV-infected adults developed anaemia at the time of ART initiation. …”
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Development and demographic parameters of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) when feeding on rice (Oryza sativa) by Md Panna Ali, Sheikh Shamiul Haque, Md Mosaddeke Hossain, Md Nazmul Bari, Mir Md Moniruzzaman Kabir, Tapon Kumar Roy, Juel Datta, Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain Howlader, Syed Nurul Alam, Timothy J. Krupnik

“…When the Fall Armyworm consumed maize instead of rice, there was an increase in the reproduction rate (R 0), the intrinsic rate of natural increase (r m ), and the finite rate of increase (λ). For instance, when FAW fed on rice, the rm value was 0.121, whereas it rose to 0.173 when FAW fed on maize. …”
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Are facility service delivery models meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative evidence synthesis by Yusupha Sanyang, Saikou Sanyang, Alice Norah Ladur, Mamady Cham, Nicola Desmond, Florence Mgawadere

“…These findings call for expanding out-of-facility services, adopting mHealth solutions, enhancing provider training, strengthening confidentiality, and reducing financial barriers to ensure equitable and effective access to services.…”
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Evaluation of a PCR-based lateral flow device for detecting Aspergillus and Candida species from clinical specimens by Ariff Khalid, Jacinta Santhanam, Mohd Nizam Tzar, Ang-Lim Chua, Sharifah Fadilah Abdul Wahid, Wan Rahiza Wan Mat, Raha Abd Rahman, Petrick Periyasamy

“…Results: The limits of detection of the multiplexed PCR were in the range of 5–100 CFU/mL for fungal spiked human blood samples. Against the clinical diagnosis of proven or probable IFDs, the findings show that the LFA system produced a high specificity of 99.4 % while the sensitivity was only moderate at 47.8 % due to the difficulty of extracting fungal DNA from blood samples. …”
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Circulating, Extracellular Vesicle-Associated Tissue Factor in Cancer Patients with and without Venous Thromboembolism by Valentina Lami, Dario Nieri, Marta Pagnini, Mario Gattini, Claudia Donati, Mariella De Santis, Alessandro Cipriano, Erica Bazzan, Andrea Sbrana, Alessandro Celi, Tommaso Neri

“…EV were isolated by differential centrifugation from 4 mL of peripheral blood; the final EV pellet (16,000× <i>g</i> for 45 min) was resuspended in 100 μL saline and tested for TF using a one-step clotting assay. …”
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Slurry Synthesis and Thin-Film Fabrication Toward Production of Li₂O-B₂O₃-Al₂O₃-Based Multilayer Oxide Solid-State Batteries for Internet of Things Applications by Jihyun Park, Jongmin Choi, Jihye Seo, Wolil Nam, Soobeom Lee, Seungchan Cho, Kyungchul Park, Geonhyoung An, Beomkyeong Park, Moonhee Choi

“…We successfully developed the conditions for producing thin films from 21 μm thick solid-electrolyte sheets of Li₂O-B₂O₃-Al₂O₃, one of the most promising candidates for multilayer solid-state batteries. …”
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Systemic Predictors of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema in an Adult Veteran Population by Tran EM, Gregori NZ, Rachitskaya A, Nandan A, Pershing S, Goldberg JL

“…Elaine M Tran,1 Ninel Z Gregori,2 Aleksandra Rachitskaya,2 Abhishek Nandan,2 Suzann Pershing,1,3 Jeffrey L Goldberg1– 3 1Byers Eye Institute at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA; 2Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/Miami VA Health Care System, Miami, FL, USA; 3VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USACorrespondence: Jeffrey L Goldberg, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA, Email jeffrey.goldberg@stanford.eduPurpose: To investigate the influence of systemic and serum measures and hypoglycemic medications on the initial presentation and ongoing development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME).Design: Using Veterans Affairs electronic health records, we identified patients with a diabetes mellitus diagnosis and at least one eye examination between 1997 and 2010. …”
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Iron deficiency, supplementation, and sports performance in female athletes: A systematic review by Michael Pengelly, Kate Pumpa, David Bruce Pyne, Naroa Etxebarria

“…Studies were included that evaluated the effects of iron deficiency or FeSup on sports performance in high-level (maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) > 45 mL/kg/min, or trained > 5 h/week) iron deficient (ID) (serum ferritin (sFer) < 40 µg/L) female athletes. …”
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Epidemiology, Tear Film, and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Facial Palsy: A Comparative Analysis by Guerrero-de Ferran C, Bastán-Fabián D, del Castillo-Morales A, Rivera-Alvarado IJ, Valdez García JE

“…A comprehensive dry eye evaluation was performed using the Oculus 5M Keratograph. A Pearson correlation coefficient was performed to determine correlation strength between House-Brackmann score and Meibomian gland atrophy. …”
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DNA损伤修复基因<italic>FANCI</italic>与肝癌预后和免疫浸润相关性 by 游莹, 梅美华, 谭宁歆, 陈怡丽, 池沛冬, 何晓顺, 黄俊琪

“…方法在本研究中，使用TCGA、GTEx、TIMER2.0及qRT-PCR法、蛋白质印迹法和免疫组织化学法研究FANCI在肝癌中的表达及其与不同临床分期之间的相关性；使用Kaplan-Meier Plotter数据库分析FANCI与肝癌预后的关系；使用TISIDB数据库探索FANCI与肝癌免疫细胞浸润及免疫检查点的关系；使用STRING数据库探索FANCI相结合的蛋白；使用TCGA及GTEx数据库进行GO及KEGG富集分析；通过细胞实验探索了FANCI在肝癌中的作用。结果与正常组织相比，肝癌组织FANCI的mRNA和蛋白表达水平上调（<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001）；高表达FANCI的肝癌患者预后较差（<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001）；肝癌组织中FANCI的表达与组织活化的CD4⁺T细胞数目、Th2细胞数目及免疫检查点基因的表达呈正相关，且FANCI高表达组的B细胞及巨噬细胞浸润水平明显较低（<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01）；GO及KEGG富集分析显示FANCI相关基因富集在氨基酸跨膜转运体活性等多种生物过程中；细胞实验发现敲低FANCI后，肝癌的增殖、侵袭及迁移能力下降（<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）。…”
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Ecotoxicidad de nanopartículas metálicas y superparamagnéticas de óxido de hierro en dos especies by Yordanka Domínguez Linares, Odette Beiro Castro, Rafael Peláez Rodríguez, Alicia Díaz García, Esperanza Lóriga Loaces, Roxana Fraga Álvarez

“…Resultados: los efectos tóxicos más significativos en el caso de la lombriz de tierra fueron, la ocurrencia de alteraciones fisiológicas y conductuales al ser expuesta a NPs de Ag de 3 nm y superparamagnéticas de óxido de hierro, estas últimas provocaron citotoxicidad a la concentración 1,38 mg/mL. En el caso de los anfibios se evidenció toxicidad en NPs de Ag 3 nm y superparamagnéticas de óxido de hierro.  …”
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Identification of cepharanthine as an effective inhibitor of African swine fever virus replication by Chuanxiang Qi, Jiyoung Lee, Yongqiang Zhang, Huan Chen, Jiaxuan Lv, Zhenzhong Wang, Jinming Li, Xiaodong Wu, Yong-Sam Jung, Zhiliang Wang, Yingjuan Qian

“…Cepharanthine (CEP), a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid, was the most potent inhibitor effect with an IC50 of 0.3223 μM. To further investigate the mechanism through which CEP inhibits ASFV replication, transcriptome profiles were generated in PAMs treated with CEP and/or infected with ASFV. …”
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Pulse wave parameters as a predictor of the development of post-transplant diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation by Dominika Macakova, Josef Zadrazil, David Karasek, Veronika Kucerova, Katerina Langova, Lubica Cibickova

“…Pulse wave parameters for developing PTDM: Pre-transplant Aortic PP > 45 mmHg (AUC = 0.757) and PWV > 8.5 m/s (AUC = 0.730) were strong predictors of the development of PTDM after 3 months (p < 0.0001). …”
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Study of Ultrasound-Assisted Low-Pressure Closed Acid Digestion Method for Trace Element Determination in Rock Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry by Xijuan Tan, Yunxiu Ren, Ting Liang, Denghong Wang

“…In this paper, a method of ultrasound-assisted low-pressure closed acid digestion followed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis was proposed for trace element quantification in rock samples. By using 1.5 mL of a binary acid mixture of HNO₃–HF with a ratio of 2:1, rock powder samples of 50 mg were completely decomposed in 12 h at 140 °C after 4 h of ultrasonic treatment with or without pressure relief procedure. …”
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miR-424-5p Promotes Proliferation, Migration and Invasion of Colorectal Cancer Cells via the Targeting TXNIP/Hippo Axi by Zhang F, Zhu KL, Chen R, Su F

“…Mechanically, TXNIP overexpression significantly inhibited YAP/TAZ transcriptional activity, and the highly expressed miR-424-5p in CRC targeted TXNIP mRNA.Conclusion: The study clarify a novel miR-424-5p/TXNIP/Hippo signaling pathway that facilitated CRC cells proliferation, migration and invasion. …”
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The anthropogenic activities in Makere north forest reserve in Tanzania and implications to conservation by Eberehard Daudi, Hussein Luswaga, Pensia Mapunda, Hamisi Nchimbi

“…Field data were collected from 120 field plots of 800 m2 (0.08 hectare) sizes in three (3) forest study sites bordering Makere, Nyamidaho, and Mvugwe villages. …”
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Base de datos para Efecto agudo de los entrenamientos de fuerza, velocidad, pliometría y velocidad contra resistencia en la carrera de velocidad by José Francisco Barquero Jiménez, Walter Salazar Rojas

“…Once velocistas (edad promedio de 21.8 años 3.04, talla de 1.764 m 0.062 y peso de 69.645 kg 4.946), con experiencia como velocistas realizaron cinco tratamientos agudos (F, V, P, VR y control), para los cuales se aleatorizó el orden. …”
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Analysis of the characteristics of the ejector mode of the pulse detonation propulsion system of the combined acceleration cycle by Olena Zolotko, Oleksandr Zolotko, Oleksandr Aksonov, Vitalii Stoliarchuk, Oleksandr Cherniavskyi

“…The mode of self-similarity (independence) of ΦP from the flight height occurs at a speed of M = 5 and altitudes greater than 8 km. It is proposed to use a turbopump supply system without a gas generator to supply the rocket fuel components to the detonation combustion chamber. …”
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Fiber-tip photonic crystal for real-time referenced biosensing in serum by Mathias Dolci, Paco Dreverman, Mildred S. Cano-Velázquez, Arthur L. Hendriks, Emiel Veth, P.J. van Veldhoven, Andrea Fiore, Peter Zijlstra

“…By integrating the fiber in a continuous flow platform, the real-time detection of anti-IgG in undiluted serum was achieved, with a limit of detection down to 60 pM. Moreover, the use of a reference channel is demonstrated to correct for signal drifts in real-time due to changes in bulk refractive index. …”
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Personality characteristics of students in the regulation of network activity by S. E. Panshina, N. L. Sungurova, N. B. Karabushchenko

“…Gritsenko; the technique of M. Kernis and A. Paradise “The Contingent Self-Esteem Scale” adapted by T. …”
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