Prevalence of the Helicobacter pylori babA2 Gene in Children Mainly Depends on the PCR Primer Set Used by Anja Šterbenc, Maja M. Lunar, Matjaž Homan, Boštjan Luzar, Nina Zidar, Mario Poljak

“…Our results reaffirm previous observations that the use of certain babA2 PCR primer sets can significantly impact estimation of the prevalence and clinical relevance of the H. pylori babA2 gene in children, suggesting babA2 detection methods should be carefully selected.…”
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Association between systemic immune-inflammation index and the risk of all-cause, cancer and non-cancer mortality in the general population: results from national health and nutrit... by Siyu Wu, Zhao Liu, Xing Li, Shan Gao, Peng Xia

“…The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) was recognized as an objective biomarker reflecting immunoinflammatory status. This study aimed to identify the association between SII with all-cause, cancer and non-cancer mortality among general population in the United States. …”
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Prevalence and Intensity of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Donkeys in Selected Abattoirs in Kenya by Nancy Mulwa, Samuel Githigia, Davis Karanja, Cecilia Mbae, Eberhard Zeyhle, Erastus Mulinge, Japhet Magambo, Kennedy Ogolla

“…No significant differences were observed between fecal Strongylus egg count and age, sex, and pregnancy status. …”
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The Feature of Distribution and Clonality of TCR γ/δ Subfamilies T Cells in Patients with B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Liang Wang, Meng Xu, Chunyan Wang, Lihua Zhu, Junyan Hu, Shaohua Chen, Xiuli Wu, Bo Li, Yangqiu Li

“…Restricted T-cell receptor (TCR) Vα/Vβ repertoire expression and clonal expansion of αβ T cells especially for putative tumor-associated antigens were observed in patients with hematological malignancies. …”
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Combination Blockade of the IL6R/STAT-3 Axis with TIGIT and Its Impact on the Functional Activity of NK Cells against Prostate Cancer Cells by S. González-Ochoa, M. C. Tellez-Bañuelos, A. S. Méndez-Clemente, A. Bravo-Cuellar, G. Hernández Flores, L. A. Palafox-Mariscal, J. Haramati, E. J. Pedraza-Brindis, K. Sánchez-Reyes, P. C. Ortiz-Lazareno

“…Furthermore, the expression of CD155 was found to increase in accordance with aggressiveness and metastatic status in the prostate cancer cells. Stt and Tcz induce a decrease in STAT-3 phosphorylation in the DU145 cells and, in turn, induce an increase of NKp46 and a decrease of TIGIT expression in NK-92 cells. …”
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Impact of Herpesvirus Detection via Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Zhang H, Zhang X, Zheng Y, Gu X, Fu Z, Gai W, Wang H

“…Additionally, the impacts of herpesvirus presence are influenced by the immune status of the patients.Keywords: lower respiratory tract infections, herpesvirus detection, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, microbial composition, mNGS…”
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Pembrolizumab plus Pemetrexed and Platinum in Metastatic Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Real-Life Study at a Portuguese Centre by Maria João Santos, Filipa Ferro, Andrea Machado, Ana Sofia Vilariça, Direndra Hasmucrai, Paula Alves

“…Median age 67 years, 72.7% male, 92.4% performance status 0 - 1, 90.9% current/former smokers. Programmed death ligand 1 < 1% in 63.6%. …”
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Severe reversible cardiomyopathy associated with adrenal crisis caused by isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency: a case report by Li Wang, Fangfang Bu, Lanjie He, Guihua Yao, Guihua Yao

“…However, the initial treatment did not alleviate hypotension and confusion. Therefore, the status of adrenal function was analyzed using blood and urine cortisol tests. …”
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Gabapentin versus Transdermal Fentanyl Matrix for the Alleviation of Chronic Neuropathic Pain of Radicular Origin: A Randomized Blind Multicentered Parallel-Group Noninferiority Tr... by Chang Ju Hwang, Jae Hyup Lee, Jung-Hoon Kim, Sang Hyuk Min, Kun-Woo Park, Hyoung-Yeon Seo, Kwang-Sup Song

“…Secondary endpoints included pain relief, improvement in functional status (the Korean-Oswestry Disability Index (K-ODI)), improvement in depressive symptoms (Korean-Beck Depression Index (K-BDI)) between the 28th and 56th day, and adverse events (AEs). …”
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Challenges and opportunities for assessing trends of amphibians with heterogeneous data – a call for better metadata reporting by Klaus Henle, Reinhard A. Klenke, M. Benjamin Barth, Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth, Diana E. Bowler

“…Instead, there are many heterogeneous datasets that contain observations of amphibians from professional surveys as well as diverse citizen science and other voluntary surveys. …”
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Biomonitoring of Environmental Pollution Using Forest Tree Foliage Chemistry at Extremely Contaminated, Post-Industrial Sites by Justyna Likus-Cieślik, Paula Orlikowska, Marcin Pietrzykowski

“…At the FJSM site, high S concentrations were observed in degraded soil areas (4816 mg kg⁻¹ in birch, 1563 mg kg⁻¹ in pine). …”
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Association of dysautonomia and different risk factors in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines by Gerald T. Pagaling, Lowrence Precious C. Dichoso, Nikolai Gil D. Reyes, Mario B. Prado

“…GBS patients with dysautonomia was observed to have longer hospital stays and higher mortality rates than those without dysautonomia. …”
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Isolation and Evaluation of Potential Use of Prebiotics—Utilizing Butyrate-Producing Bacteria in Nibea coibor by Zhongzhen Li, Ngoc Tuan Tran, Ming Zhang, Zhaoxi Li, Wanying Yang, Shuqi Wang, Zhong Hu, Shengkang Li

“…Alterations in intestinal microbiota (including diversity, abundance, and function) were observed in four experimental groups (CB, CBIG, PS, and PSGS groups). …”
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Resolution of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss in a pediatric patient with a severe phenotype of Muckle-Wells syndrome treated with Anakinra: a case report and review of the l... by Cinzia Marchica, Faisal Zawawi, Dania Basodan, Rosie Scuccimarri, Sam J. Daniel

“…IL-1 inhibitors, such as Anakinra, have been described to improve systemic inflammation, and stabilize or improve hearing status as well. However, complete resolution of hearing loss has been rarely reported. …”
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Effects of Elemental Mercury Vapor Inhalation on Arterial Blood Gases, Lung Histology, and Interleukin-1 Expression in Pulmonary Tissues of Rats by Liqaa A. Raffee, Khaled Z. Alawneh, Ruba A. Alassaf, Abdallah Alzoubi, Musa A. Alshehabat, Nadeem Alabdallah, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi

“…These results indicate significant alterations in blood acid-base status characterized by severe respiratory acidosis with hypoxemia and no evidence of compensatory alkalosis in rats after exposure to short- and long-term elementary mercury vapor.…”
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Insulin Treatment Attenuates Small Nerve Fiber Damage in Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes by Laura J. Andreasen, Rikke K. Kirk, Christian Fledelius, Mark A. Yorek, Jens Lykkesfeldt, Thorbjorn Akerstrom

“…Linear regression analysis revealed that glycemic status, circulating lipids, and sciatic nerve sorbitol level were all negatively associated with the small nerve fiber damage observed. …”
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AI augmented edge and fog computing for Internet of Health Things (IoHT) by Deepika Rajagopal, Pradeep Kumar Thimma Subramanian

“…These techniques allow data from many sources to be integrated to effectively assess patient health status and predict potential preventive actions. A subset of the Internet of Things, the Internet of Health Things (IoHT) enables the remote exchange of data for physical processes like patient monitoring, treatment progress, observation, and consultation. …”
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Spatial epidemiology based on the analysis of COVID-19 in Africa by Joyce Akhalakwa Mukolwe, John Kamwele Mutinda, Amos Kipkorir Langat

“…In Africa, the disease’s spread and vaccination efforts have been influenced by multiple factors, including geography, socioeconomic status, demographic characteristics, and healthcare infrastructure. …”
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Color, Structure, and Thermal Stability of Alginate Films with Raspberry and/or Black Currant Seed Oils by Jolanta Kowalonek, Bogna Łukomska, Aleksandra Szydłowska-Czerniak

“…Changes in the structure and morphology of the alginate films after incorporating bioactive-rich oils were observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Association between fasting blood glucose and psychotic symptoms in Chinese patients with first-episode drug-naïve major depressive disorder by Xingzhi Xia, Hanxu Deng, Wei Ren, Lin Yang, Yingzhao Zhu, Yaozhi Liu, Junjun Liu, Xueli Zhao, Fengnan Jia, Xiangdong Du, Xiangyang Zhang

“…Additionally, interaction and stratified analyses were performed based on gender, educational background, marital status, presence of comorbid anxiety, and history of suicide attempt. …”
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