Exploiting gasdermin-mediated pyroptosis for enhanced antimicrobial activity of phage endolysin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Dorota Kuc-Ciepluch, Karol Ciepluch, Daria Augustyniak, Grzegorz Guła, Barbara Maciejewska, Artur Kowalik, Ewelina Jop, Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa, Michał Arabski

“…Transcriptomic analyses revealed the activation of the immune system pathways in response to LPS, mainly in monocytic cells, in contrast to epithelial A549 or HeLa cell lines. …”
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Budesonide in treatment of alcohol-induced severe hepatitis: results of randomized trial by I. I. Komkova, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Groups were comparable for main clinical and laboratory features. In the first group oral budesonide 9 mg/day per os was applied, in the second – oral prednisolone 40 mg/day. …”
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Differences between frequent emergency department users in a secondary rural hospital and a tertiary suburban hospital in central Japan: a prevalence study by Makoto Kaneko, Masashi Okubo, Michael D Fetters, Machiko Inoue, Allison K Cullen Furgal, Benjamin F Crabtree

“…The study aims to (1) document the proportion of ED visits that are by frequent users and (2) describe the differences in characteristics of frequent ED users and other ED users including expenditures between a secondary and a tertiary hospital.Design A prevalence study for a period of 1 year.Setting A secondary hospital and a tertiary hospital in central Japan.Participants All patients who presented to the EDs.Primary outcome measures We defined frequent ED user as a patient who visited the ED≥5 times/year. The main outcome measures were the proportion of frequent ED users among all ED users and the proportion of healthcare expenditures by the frequent ED users among all ED expenditures.Results Of 25 231 ED visits over 1 year, 134 frequent ED users accounted for 1043 visits—0.66% of all ED users, comprised 4.1% of all ED visits, and accounted for 1.9% of total healthcare expenditures. …”
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Occurrence Mechanism of Roof-Fall Accidents in Large-Section Coal Seam Roadways and Related Support Design for Bayangaole Coal Mine, China by Shitan Gu, Bangyou Jiang, Gensheng Wang, Huabin Dai, Mingpeng Zhang

“…The following three reasons are mainly attributed to the occurrence of roof-fall accidents: (i) effects of mining-induced stress and tectonic stress, (ii) existence of equipment cavern on the side of roadway, and (iii) unreasonable support parameters. …”
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Artificial neural network with incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics for exothermic chemical reaction on heat and mass transfer in a rectangular annulus by Alaa Allakany, Noura Alsedias, Abdelraheem M. Aly

“…The artificial neural network (ANN) is combined with the ISPH results to predict the average Nusselt number $$\overline{Nu }$$ Nu ¯ and Sherwood number $$\overline{Sh }$$ Sh ¯ . The main objective of establishing the ANN model in this investigation is to create a reliable predictive instrument capable of estimating the values of $$\overline{Nu }$$ Nu ¯ and $$\overline{Sh }$$ Sh ¯ . …”
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Effect of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties on leaf bud sprouting for rapid multiplication of planting materials by Ngakwi Masai Meibuko, Hosea Dunstan Mtui, Anna Baltazari

“…The design used was randomized complete block design (RCBD) in a split–split plot arrangement with three replications. Varieties were the main plot factor, media as a subplot factor, and leaf bud position as a sub–sub plot factor. …”
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Detection of Masses in Mammogram Images Based on the Enhanced RetinaNet Network With INbreast Dataset by Wang M, Liu R, Luttrell IV J, Zhang C, Xie J

“…Until now, analyzing mammogram images is still the main method used by doctors to diagnose and detect breast cancers. …”
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Razvoj poslovnointeligenčnih sistemov v slovenski javni upravi – študija primera [Development of Business Intelligence Systems in Slovenian Public Administration – A Case Study]... by Jurij Terglav

“…In literature there are many methodological approaches to their implementation, but they have been mainly applied in the private sector. Due to all the advantages of BIS, their implementation in the public administration would be reasonable as well, however, limited experience and scientific research are available in this area. …”
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Clinical inertia and treatment intensification among patients with type ii diabetes mellitus at Debre Tabor comprehensive specialized hospital, Ethiopia: an institutional-based cro... by Samuel Berihun Dagnew, Samuel Agegnew Wondm, Getachew Yitayew Tarekegn, Abebe Tarekegn Kassaw, Tilaye Arega Moges

“…Strict glycemic control has advantages, but many patients with diabetes are unable to reach their target blood sugar levels. The study’s main objective was to determine the prevalence of clinical inertia in patients with type 2 diabetes at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital(DTCSH) in Ethiopia.MethodsAn institutional based, cross-sectional research design was used at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from November 20/2023 to January 30/2024. …”
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Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in promoting sustainable agriculture by V. Dhayalan, K. Sudalaimuthu

“…The microorganism is the bio fertilizer's main ingredients, promoting the soil nutrients for efficient plant growth and increasing food productivity. …”
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Evaluasi Faktor-Faktor Pembelajaran Online pada Perguruan Tinggi Menggunakan Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP): Studi Kasus Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya (PENS) by Rosiyah Faradisa, Mohammad Hasbi Assidiqi, Tessy Badriah

“…A comprehensive view and assessment of the three main factors in the implementation of online lectures in tertiary institutions, including lecturers, students, and the Learning Management System (LMS), were carried out in this study. …”
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Interpretable machine learning-based prediction of 28-day mortality in ICU patients with sepsis: a multicenter retrospective study by Li Shen, Li Shen, Jiaqiang Wu, Jianger Lan, Chao Chen, Yi Wang, Zhiping Li

“…The primary objective was to construct and evaluate a machine learning (ML) model for forecasting 28-day all-cause mortality among ICU sepsis patients.MethodsData for the study was sourced from the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD) (version 2.0). The main outcome was 28-day all-cause mortality. Predictor selection for the final model was conducted using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis and the Boruta feature selection algorithm. …”
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The Effect of Resistance Strength Training on Muscle Cross Education: A Meta analysis by Yuan Hao Dong, Jiong Luo

“…Cross training refers to increasing muscle strength on the training side, while there is also a significant increase in muscle strength on the untrained homologous side. The main purpose of this review is to explore the impact mechanism of cross transfer phenomenon and summarize the optimal training methods and rehabilitation methods for cross transfer phenomenon. …”
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Molecular-Based Identification of Actinomycetes Species That Synthesize Antibacterial Silver Nanoparticles by Abebe Bizuye, Lashitew Gedamu, Christine Bii, Erastus Gatebe, Naomi Maina

“…This requires to search potential actinomycete isolates from undiscovered habitats as a source of effective bioactive metabolites and to synthesis metabolite-mediated antibacterial silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The main purpose of the present study was to identify actinomycetes isolated from Thika waste dump soils that produce bioactive metabolites to synthesize antibacterial AgNPs. …”
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THE FINANCIAL CRISES, INCOME LEVELS AND THE DEPTH OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM by HALIL D. KAYA

“…The stock market values and the trading volume seem to be the main problems in terms of depth of the market when these countries face such a crisis. …”
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Onchocerciasis is not a major cause of blindness in two endemic villages in Sierra Leone by Ibrahim Kargbo-Labour, Victoria Redwood-Sawyerr, Abdulai Conteh, Doris Harding, Mohamed S. Bah, Patricia Houck, Sugandh Juneja, Achille Kabore, Darin Evans, Angela M. Weaver, Yaobi Zhang

“…Results Reported vision loss in 37 patients was mainly due to cataracts (35.1%), allergic conjunctivitis (18.9%), refractive error (10.8%), and other conditions not related to onchocerciasis. …”
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Changes in Vitamin D Status in Overweight Middle-Aged Adults with or without Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Two Consecutive Nordic Summers by Petra Lundström, Kenneth Caidahl, Maria J. Eriksson, Tomas Fritz, Anna Krook, Juleen R. Zierath, Anette Rickenlund

“…Background. Sun exposure is the main driver of vitamin D synthesis. High latitude, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are all risk factors for vitamin D deficiency. …”
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The use of radar-optical remote sensing data and geographic information system–analytical hierarchy process–multicriteria decision analysis techniques for revealing groundwater rec... by Wang Yuxia, Han Yanzhong, Guo Yujiao, Wang Jingwei, Wang Nana, Abdelkareem Mohamed

“…To investigate the combined impact of the model, 13 input thematic maps, including elevation, slope, curvature, depression, drainage density, Topographic Wetness Index, distance to river, Stream Power Index, Terrain Roughness Index, geology, lineaments, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, and rainfall factors, were created, and employed in the model, which was subsequently merged through GIS techniques to reveal prospective zones. These maps are mainly derived from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, Sentinel-1, Landsat, and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. …”
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Molecular genetic and morphological characteristics of Micractinium thermotolerans and M. inermum (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) from pyroclastic deposits of the Kamchatka Peninsu... by R. Z. Sushchenko, V. Yu. Nikulin, V. B. Bagmet, A. Yu. Nikulin

“…The secondary structure patterns of the helices of strain VCA-72 were generally similar to those of M. inermum, but intraspecific variability was noted, mainly due to substitutions in the apical and lateral loops. …”
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Efficacy Analysis of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Oligometastatic Tumors: A Retrospective Study by Qian Sun MD, Hanqing Zhao MS, Xianwen Zhang MS, Suli Zhang MS, Zelai He MD, Gengming Wang MD, Hao Jiang MS, Aili Xuan MS, Xianming Li MD

“…Radiotherapy is one of the main modalities of cancer treatment. The rapid development of radiotherapy technology has enabled the widespread application of hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT) in clinical practice. …”
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