Incidence and outcomes of neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis in Qatar-a multicentre study by Sajid Salim Thyvilayil, Anvar Paraparambil Vellamgot, Khalil Salameh, Sudheer Babu Kurunthattilthazhe, Abdurahiman Elikkottil, Liliana Llerena Dominguez, Dhanya Banarjee

“…Materials and Methods A retrospective chart review of all neonates born during the study period was performed with the help of medical records departments of the four main maternity hospitals in Qatar, where > 90% of the births occurred. …”
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Human PBMC-based humanized mice exhibit myositis features and serve as a drug evaluation model by Akiko Nishidate, Kana Takemoto, Yuki Imura, Mikako Murase, Ryu Yamanaka, Manami Kikuchi, Junpei Anan, Sayuka Kato, Airi Akatsuka, Sachiko Mochizuki, Yuzo Koda

“…Transplantation of CD8+ T cell-depleted hPBMC leads to a significant reduction in polymyositis-like symptoms, in agreement with previous studies demonstrating CD8+ T cells as the main pathologic drivers of polymyositis. Furthermore, the transcriptome analysis of muscle tissue from hPBMC mice reveal extensive upregulation of characteristic genes of polymyositis, providing further support that hPBMC mice accurately reflect the pathophysiology of myositis in humans. …”
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Point prevalence survey of antibiotics in a pediatric tertiary hospital in the Republic of Panama by Ximena Norero, Dora Estripeaut, Elizabeth Castaño, Jacqueline Levy, Paola Lichtenberger, José Pablo Díaz-Madriz, José Luis Bustos, Robin Rojas Cortés, Gabriel Levy-Hara

“…To conduct a point prevalence survey (PPS) of antibiotic use in the main pediatric tertiary-level hospital in Panama City to establish antibiotic prevalence and identify key areas for addressing antimicrobial resistance. …”
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Seasonal Changes in Climate Variables in Rainfed Crop Areas in the Lerma-Chapala-Santiago Basin, Mexico by Raymundo Ordoñez-Sierra, Miguel A. Gómez-Albores, Carlos Díaz-Delgado, Luis Ricardo Manzano-Solís, Angel Rolando Endara-Agramont, Carlos Alberto Mastachi-Loza

“…The central and southern portions (55% of the area) presented more significant changes in amplitude, mainly in Tmin and Tmax. The remaining RCAs were smaller (14.6%) but presented greater variation: the amplitude of the Tmin decreased in addition to showing a phase shift, whereas Tmax increased in addition to showing a phase shift. …”
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Comparison of analytical sensitivity of automated microbiological blood culture systems by Lyamin A.V., Ismatullin D.D., Kozlov A.V., Alekseev D.V., Kayumov K.A., Bochkareva P.V., Antipov V.A.

“…It was revealed that the main analytical parameters of both devices were comparable. …”
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Strategic SWOT analysis of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital using Modified Delphi Technique: implications for strengthening national and regional health systems by Cyril Chukwudi Dim, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Nympha Onyinye Enebe, Wilson Chukwukasi Kassy, Johnpaul Ejikeme Nnagbo, Ikechukwu Emmanuel Obi, Nkiruka Pauline Onodugo, Nwamaka Ngozika Lasebikan, Obinna Donatus Onodugo

“…Results The top strengths were mainly related to the hospital's resources like its large expanse of land, staff capabilities like their skills and training, as well as their prevailing language, and existing hospital partnerships. …”
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Integrating river transport processes and seasonal dynamics to assess watershed nitrogen export risk by Jian Peng, Tianhan Lan, Jiabin Wang, Pei Xia, Huining Zheng

“…The priority areas for ecological project were mainly distributed around the Dongting Lake, achieving an improvement of 58.15 % in water purification service with approximately 7.02 % of the total returnable cropland. …”
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Unique Biomarker Characteristics in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Identified by LC-MS-Based Metabolic Profiling by Xingjun Meng, Bo Zhu, Yan Liu, Lei Fang, Binbin Yin, Yanni Sun, Mengni Ma, Yuli Huang, Yuning Zhu, Yunlong Zhang

“…Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a type of glucose intolerance disorder that first occurs during women’s pregnancy. The main diagnostic method for GDM is based on the midpregnancy oral glucose tolerance test. …”
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Cytogenetic Identification and Molecular Marker Analysis of Two Wheat–<i>Thinopyrum ponticum</i> Translocations with Stripe Rust Resistance by Guotang Yang, Yi Han, Huihui Yin, Xingfeng Li, Honggang Wang, Yinguang Bao

“…Agronomic trait assessments uncovered advantageous properties in both lines, with SN21171 matching the recurrent parent and SN52684 exhibiting elevated higher grain number per main spike and increased thousand grain weight. These two translocation lines and specific markers may apply to wheat stripe rust-resistance breeding.…”
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Performance evaluation of the Qiagen BK virus ASR on the NeuMoDx system by Amorce Lima, Luciano Soares, Caroline Simmons, Laura Rowe, Dominic Uy, Deanna Becker, Suzane Silbert

“…Background: BK virus (BKV) is the main cause of polyomavirus‐associated nephropathy in kidney transplant patients and hemorrhagic cystitis in bone marrow recipients. …”
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Sustainability assessment of pectin extraction from Citrus paradisi peel to support the encapsulation of lactic acid bacteria by Natalia A. Di Clemente, Enzo La Cava, Sonia Sgroppo, Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia, Esteban Gerbino

“…The impact scores of the TS and CHE scenarios were similar in terms of millipoints (TS = 18.9 and CHE = 19.1 mPt). The main impact categories were climate change, human toxicity with carcinogenic effects and depletion of water resources contributing to deionized water and electricity consumption. …”
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Exploring the bidirectional causality between neuroticism and frailty: a Mendelian randomization analysis by Yuhang Xing, Rui Pu, Mengdie Fu, Zhikang Wang, Zhen Wang, Xiaopeng Shang, Guoli Yang, Zhiwei Jiang

“…Inverse variance weighted (IVW), MR-Egger, weighted median, weighted mode, and MR-PRESSO were mainly used for MR analysis. Results The MR analysis showed a positive causal relationship between neuroticism and the risk of frailty (odds ratio (OR) = 1.627, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.538–1.722, P < 0.001). …”
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Forecasting and modelling the rye market, as a niche grain crop, under conditions of increasing mineral fertiliser costs by Anatolii Dibrova, Viktoriia Baidala, Теtiana Mirzoieva, Ludmila Stepasyuk, Alla Chmil, Larysa Dibrova

“…The potential of rye as a niche crop has been revealed, the current state of its production has been analysed, and the key factors influencing the formation of supply and demand in the Ukrainian rye market have been identified; the dynamics of the supply and demand balance in the rye market, taking into account various economic and other factors, have been analysed; a forecast has been made of the consequences of changes in the cost of mineral fertilisers on the main parameters of the development of the rye market in Ukraine under several probable scenarios. …”
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Investigation of FDM-Based 3D Printing for Optimized Tooling in Automotive and Electronics Sheet Metal Cutting by Szabolcs Szalai, Brigitta Fruzsina Szívós, Vivien Nemes, György Szabó, Dmytro Kurhan, Mykola Sysyn, Szabolcs Fischer

“…Relevant investigations have thus far mainly concentrated on tools for the 3D printing of bent and deep-drawn pieces, yet the implementation of FDM tools in cutting has been insufficiently covered. …”
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Monitoring of agricultural progress in rice-wheat rotation area based on UAV RGB images by Jianliang Wang, Jianliang Wang, Chen Chen, Senpeng Huang, Senpeng Huang, Hui Wang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yuanyuan Zhao, Jiacheng Wang, Jiacheng Wang, Zhaosheng Yao, Zhaosheng Yao, Chengming Sun, Chengming Sun, Tao Liu, Tao Liu

“…However, the current monitoring methods mainly rely on manual recording and observation, leading to low monitoring efficiency. …”
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Effect of low salicylate diet on clinical and inflammatory markers in patients with aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease – a randomized crossover trial by Leigh J. Sowerby, Krupal B. Patel, Crystal Schmerk, Brian W. Rotenberg, Taciano Rocha, Doron D. Sommer

“…There was no statistical difference in the urinary salicylate and leukotriene levels between the two diets; nevertheless, participants on low salicylate diet reported improved SNOT-22 symptoms scores (p = 0.04), mainly in the rhinologic, ear/facial, and sleep dysfunction symptom domains. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Traffic Emissions on Fine Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide Levels in Hanoi through COVID-19 Social Distancing Periods by Nhung H. Le, Bich-Thuy Ly, Phong K. Thai, Gia-Huy Pham, Ich-Hung Ngo, Van-Nguyet Do, Thuy T. Le, Luan V. Nhu, Ha Dang Son, Yen-Lien T. Nguyen, Duong H. Pham, Tuan V. Vu

“…However, there has not been enough data to determine the main source of this pollution. In this study, we utilized the rare opportunity of the COVID-19 social distancing to assess the contribution of traffic emission to PM2.5 and CO levels when traffic volume was reduced significantly in Hanoi. …”
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Exploring a high-level programming model for the NWP domain using ECMWF microphysics schemes by S. Ubbiali, C. Kühnlein, C. Schär, L. Schlemmer, T. C. Schulthess, T. C. Schulthess, M. Staneker, H. Wernli

“…The library achieves high performance by translating the application into targeted low-level coding implementations. Here, the main goal is to study the correctness and performance portability of the Python rewrites with GT4Py against the reference Fortran code and a number of automatically and manually ported variants created by ECMWF. …”
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Evolution of Self-reported Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After Switching from Dolutegravir/Abacavir/Lamivudine to Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide: Results from the Rand... by Barbara Rossetti, Micol Ferrara, Lucia Taramasso, Francesca Bai, Francesca Lombardi, Nicoletta Ciccarelli, Miriam Durante, Francesca Alladio, Federica Bonazza, Ilaria Rancan, Francesca Montagnani, Antonio Di Biagio, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, Maurizio Zazzi, Massimiliano Fabbiani, for DOBINeuro study group

“…Abstract Introduction Central nervous system adverse events (AE) have been a cause of discontinuation of dolutegravir-containing therapy, especially in combination with abacavir. The main aim of the study was to evaluate whether the switch to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF) was associated with a reduction in severity and incidence of neuropsychiatric symptoms compared to continued dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine (DTG/ABC/3TC). …”
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The Determinants of Sexual Intercourse Before Age 16 Years Among Rural Jamaican Adolescents by Olaniyi J. Ekundayo, Joana Dodson-Stallworth, Michele Roofe, Inmaculada B. Aban, Laura H. Bachmann, Mirjam C. Kempf, John Ehiri, Pauline E. Jolly

“…They also reported liberal attitude towards negative sexual outcomes. Boys were mainly influenced by liberal attitude towards negative sexual outcomes. …”
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