HIV-1 transcription start sites usage and its impact on unspliced RNA functions in people living with HIV by Saiful Islam, Frank Maldarelli, Olga A. Nikolaitchik, Zetao Cheng, Robert Gorelick, Maria A. Nikolaitchik, Vinay K. Pathak, Wei-Shau Hu

“…In this report, we demonstrate that in people living with HIV, the virus uses multiple transcription start sites to generate several unspliced RNA species that are 99% identical in sequence but differ functionally. …”
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肿瘤专科医院2022年就诊患者常见传染病感染状况分析 by 张媛媛, 朱浩智, 许南松, 余金吨, 邓创忠, 黄丽华

“…结果2022年就诊患者的HIV-comb阳性率为0.07%，100%患者进一步完成HIV补充确证试验，HIV总体患病率为0.06%；Anti-TP阳性率为1.99%，100%患者进一步完成梅毒螺旋体颗粒凝集试验（TPPA）及甲苯胺红不加热血清试验（TRUST）检测，梅毒总体患病率为0.51%；Anti-HCV阳性率为0.90%，仅26.61%患者进一步完成丙肝RNA定量检测，其中26.44%患者丙肝RNA高于检出下限；HBsAg阳性率为21.06%，仅54.40%患者进一步完成乙肝DNA定量检测，其中51.60%患者乙肝DNA高于检出下限。…”
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Automatic Segmentation of Asphalt Cracks on Highways After Large-Scale and Severe Earthquakes Using Deep Learning-Based Approaches by Mehmet Yilmaz, Erkut Yalcin, Fatih Demir, Ahmet Munir Ozdemir, Muhammed Atar, Aysegul Gunes, Beyza Furtana Yalcin, Ertugrul Cambay

“…Among these, the SegNet model achieved the best performance with an average accuracy of 86.72%, precision of 92.99%, and sensitivity of 78.45%. By demonstrating superior performance metrics compared to existing methods, this study provides a robust framework for future infrastructure monitoring and maintenance strategies, ensuring safer and more resilient transportation networks in disaster-prone regions.…”
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The Epidemiological Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Halabja Province/Kurdistan –Iraq by Osama Hamid Shareef, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Dashty Aziz Ghafor, Ari Shareef Ali, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Ali Aziz Ali, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Ali Muhi Aldeen Omar Aljabary

“…In addition, the ages of the tested cases were divided into 10 sub-groups (0-9) years old to (90-99) years old, subsequently. The result of this study for both sexes, revealed that, the most confirmed cases among (30-39) years group and (40-49) years group were (1521) and (1223) confirmed positive cases. …”
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Balance Changes in Adult Cancer Survivors Participating in a 16-Week Therapeutic Yoga Program by Mark J. Miller BS, Daniel C. Hughes PhD, Nydia T. Darby DPT, Tim Calderon MS, Darpan I. Patel PhD, Monica C. Serra PhD, Amelie G. Ramirez Dr. PH, Alexis Ortiz PT, PhD, Gustavo J. Almeida PT, PhD

“…Changes in both balance assessment conditions were not statistically significant (eyes opened: 80.06 ± 374.99, p  = .702; eyes closed: −1.82 ± 24.01, p  = .068). …”
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Associations between media parenting practices and early adolescent consumption of R-rated movies and mature-rated video games by Jason M. Nagata, Karen Li, Shirley S. Sui, Jonanne Talebloo, Christopher D. Otmar, Iris Yuefan Shao, Orsolya Kiss, Kyle T. Ganson, Alexander Testa, Jinbo He, Fiona C. Baker

“…Restricting screen time as a punishment for misbehavior was linked to a higher odds of watching R-rated movies (AOR 1.06, 95% CI 1.01–1.11) and playing mature-rated video games (AOR 1.12, 95% CI 1.07–1.17) while offering screen time to reward for good behavior was negatively associated with watching R-rated movies (AOR 0.95, 95% CI 0.90–0.99). Conclusions Media parenting practices such as monitoring or limiting screen use are significantly associated with playing mature-rated video games and watching R-rated movies. …”
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Antibiotic-mediated dysbiosis leads to activation of inflammatory pathways by Jemma J. Taitz, Jemma J. Taitz, Jian Tan, Jian Tan, Duan Ni, Duan Ni, Camille Potier-Villette, Camille Potier-Villette, Georges Grau, Georges Grau, Ralph Nanan, Ralph Nanan, Ralph Nanan, Laurence Macia, Laurence Macia, Laurence Macia

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Survival trends of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for pediatric emergency patients in regional and metropolitan areas in Japan by Noriyuki Kaku, Wakato Matsuoka, Kentaro Ide, Takaaki Totoki, Katsuki Hirai, Soichi Mizuguchi, Kanako Higashi, Kenichi Tetsuhara, Hazumu Nagata, Satoshi Nakagawa, Yasuyuki Kakihana, Akira Shiose, Shouichi Ohga

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بررسی اثرات تغییرات اقلیم با استفاده از نتایج گزارش ششم هیات بین الدول بر میزان تولید رواناب و رسوب by محمدرضا شیخ ربیعی, حمید رضا پیروان, پیمان دانشکار آراسته, مهری اکبری, بهارک معتمدوزیری

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The effect of strategic leadership and innovative organizational climate on employees' voice with the mediating role of work ethic maturity by Jafar Beikzad, Maryam Razmjou

“…Also, the results indicated that the z-value of the Sobel test in the sixth and seventh hypotheses is equal to 2.673 and 3.250, respectively, which is more than 1.96; so at the confidence level of 99%, the maturity of work ethics plays a mediating role in the influence of strategic leadership and innovative organizational climate on the voice of employees. …”
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Incidence and predictors of respiratory tract infections among birth cohorts in Ethiopia, 2023 by Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Anissa Mohammed, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Natnael Kebede, Yawkal Tsega, Bayu Hailemariam Mersha, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare

“…Results The incidence rate of respiratory tract infections among birth cohorts was 22.99 per 1000 infant weeks of observation. Infants born from mothers who sustained convulsion during labor had nearly doubled [AHR = 1.65, 95%CI (1.20, 2.28)] hazard or risk of developing respiratory tract infections than their counterparts. …”
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<i>Bridelia ferruginea</i> Tea Consumption Improves Antioxidant Status in Individuals Living with Type 2 Diabetes by Collins Afriyie Appiah, Jennifer Ngounda, Mavis Boakye-Yiadom, Felix Charles Mills-Robertson, Mariette Nel, Rabia Johnson, Corinna Walsh

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VCP regulates early tau seed amplification via specific cofactors by Sushobhna Batra, Jaime Vaquer-Alicea, Clarissa Valdez, Skyler P. Taylor, Victor A. Manon, Anthony R. Vega, Omar M. Kashmer, Sourav Kolay, Andrew Lemoff, Nigel J. Cairns, Charles L. White, Marc I. Diamond

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Control of Ectoparasitic Monogenean Infestation on GIFT Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) using Salt Addition by Yani Hadiroseyani, L.S. Harti, Sri Nuryati

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Photometric Selection of Type 1 Quasars in the XMM-LSS Field with Machine Learning and the Disk–Corona Connection by Jian Huang, Bin Luo, W. N. Brandt, Ying Chen, Qingling Ni, Yongquan Xue, Zijian Zhang

“…We assessed the classification performance based on the blind-test sample, and the outcome was favorable, demonstrating high reliability (≈99.9%) and good completeness (≈87.5%). We used XGBoost to estimate photometric redshifts of our selected quasars. …”
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Time-Zero Biopsies in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation: Predictive Value of Histological Findings on Long-Term Graft Function by Bárbara Beirão, Henrique Borges, Joana Trigo Medeiros, Filipa Fonte Rodrigues, Ana Pena, Mário Góis, Helena Viana, Cristina Jorge

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Rapid antigen testing by community health workers for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Mahbubur Rahman, Ayesha Sania, Seonjoo Lee, Tahmina Shirin, A S M Alamgir, Yael K Rayport, Ahmed Nawsher Alam, Joanna Andrecka, Eric Brum, Fergus Chadwick, Tasnuva Chowdhury, Zakiul Hasan, Davina L Hill, Farzana Khan, Mikolaj Kundegorski, Motahara Tasneem, Katie Hampson

“…Community health workers, who were trained and supervised by medical technicians, performed rapid antigen tests on symptomatic individuals, and up to two additional household members in their households and diagnostic results were calibrated against the gold standard RT-PCR.Setting Low-income communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Participants Between 19 May 2021 and 11 July 2021, 1240 nasal and saliva samples were collected from symptomatic individuals and 993 samples from additional household members (up to two from one household).Results The sensitivity of rapid antigen tests was 0.68 on nasal samples (95% CI 0.62 to 0.73) and 0.41 on saliva (95% CI 0.35 to 0.46), with specificity also higher on nasal samples (0.98, 95% CI 0.97 to 0.99) than saliva (0.87, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.90). Testing up to two additional household members increased sensitivity to 0.71 on nasal samples (95% CI 0.65 to 0.76), but reduced specificity (0.96, 95% CI 0.94 to 0.97). …”
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Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular characterization based on whole-genome sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus causing invasive infection in children and women living in Southw... by Li Liu, Ziyi Yan, Fumei He, Jie Chen, Linghan Kuang, Xingxin Liu, Yali Cui, Xia Wang, Chenglin Miao, Hong Li, Yongmei Jiang

“…Among the 29 MRSA isolates tested, CC59-IV-t437 (34.48%) and CC59-V-t437 (13.79%) were the main lineages, and among the 79 MSSA isolates, CC22-t309 (18.99%), CC1-t189 (10.13%), and CC5-t002 (7.60%) were the main lineages. …”
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Huntington Disease Health Related Quality of Life, Function and Well Being: The Patient’s Perspective by Jesús Pérez-Pérez, Sofía García-López, Tamara Fernández Valle, Cèlia Painous, Maria Rosa Querol-Pascual, Pedro J. García Ruiz, Elena Bellosta Diago, Esther Cubo Delgado, Barbara Vives Pastor, María Carmen Peiró Villaplana, Idaira Martín Santana, Marta Blázquez Estrada, Matilde Calopa Garride, Pablo Mir, Carmen Álvarez, Jorge Maurino, Anna de Prado, José Luis López-Sendón

“…The mean age (SD) was 53.1 (12.1) years and 56% were male. Most of the patients (99.0%) showed motor symptoms (87.3%), behavioural and psychiatric disturbances (59.8%), or cognitive impairment (20.6%). …”
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Effectiveness of the entomopathogenic fungus Alternaria murispora and the predatory ladybird Harmonia convergens in controlling Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley) by Mohamed El Aalaoui, Said Rammali, Said Rammali, Fatima Zahra Kamal, Fatima Zahra Kamal, Gabriela Calin, Viorica Rarinca, Viorica Rarinca, Viorica Rarinca, Luminita Diana Hritcu, Alin Ciobică, Alin Ciobică, Alin Ciobică, Alin Ciobică, Mohamed Sbaghi

“…AM+HC had the highest plant visual quality scores (9.8 in Experiment 1 and 9.9 in Experiment 2), while the control scores were much lower (1.2 and 0.3, respectively). …”
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