ART Regimen and Other Sociodemographics Do Not Affect Cytokine Expression in HIV Patients in Ghana by Samuel Essien-Baidoo, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Yeboah Kwaku Opoku, Elvis Ayamga, Kevin Hodi Zie, Daniel Attoh, Evans Obboh, Anna Hayfron Benjamin, Justice Afrifa

“…Again, no significant difference was observed among all the cytokines stratified by the duration of ART, stage of HIV, and smoking status. …”
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Deep Neck Infections: The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Management and Bacteriological Profile by Geanina Bandol, Mihail Dan Cobzeanu, Mihaela Moscalu, Octavian Dragos Palade, Liliana Moisii, Florentina Severin, Emilia Patrascanu, Florin Mocanu, Andrei Ionut Roman, Bogdan Mihail Cobzeanu

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) and immunocompromised status were strongly associated with complications (<i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> = 0.0056, respectively), establishing these conditions as significant risk factors. …”
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Immunomodulatory Effects Mediated by Dopamine by Rodrigo Arreola, Samantha Alvarez-Herrera, Gilberto Pérez-Sánchez, Enrique Becerril-Villanueva, Carlos Cruz-Fuentes, Enrique Octavio Flores-Gutierrez, María Eugenia Garcés-Alvarez, Dora Luz de la Cruz-Aguilera, Emilio Medina-Rivero, Gabriela Hurtado-Alvarado, Saray Quintero-Fabián, Lenin Pavón

“…In clinical conditions such as schizophrenia, Parkinson disease, Tourette syndrome, and multiple sclerosis (MS), there are evident alterations during immune responses in leukocytes, in which changes in DA receptor density have been observed. Several groups have proposed that these findings are useful in establishing clinical status and clinical markers.…”
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A dual-RPA based lateral flow strip for sensitive, on-site detection of CP4-EPSPS and Cry1Ab/Ac genes in genetically modified crops by Jinbin Wang, Yu Wang, Xiuwen Hu, Yifan Chen, Wei Jiang, Xiaofeng Liu, Juan Liu, Lemei Zhu, Haijuan Zeng, Hua Liu

“…In addition, good applicability to transgenic samples was observed, with no cross-interference between two test lines and no influence from other genes. …”
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Reproduction outcomes and prognostic significance of pregnancy after nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment by Meijuan Luo, Liting Liu, Zhenchong Yang, Yujing Liang, Dongxiang Wen, Sailan Liu, Xiaoyun Li, Chuanmiao Xie, Linquan Tang, Qiuyan Chen, Shanshan Guo, Haiqiang Mai

“…To evaluate the outcomes of subsequent pregnancy after NPC and explore the prognostic effects of pregnancy in women.Methods Female patients with locoregional NPC were included, and their pregnancy status, newborn information, and obstetric information were collected. …”
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Ethnic and racial discrimination in maternal health care in Mexico: a neglected challenge in the search for universal health coverage by Edson Serván-Mori, Sergio Meneses-Navarro, Rocío García-Díaz, Diego Cerecero-García, David Contreras-Loya, Octavio Gómez-Dantés, Arachu Castro

“…From 2009 to 2012, 42.2% of the gap stemmed from observable differences, while 40.4% was due to discrimination. …”
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End of Pandemic Parental Hesitancy Towards Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cross-sectional Survey at Two Lebanese Tertiary Hospitals by Sabine Shehab, Lina Anouti, Celina F. Boutros, Christelle Radi, Silma El Baasiri, Arabia Badih, Rawan Korman, Marwa El Masri, Joudie Alwan, Maha Monzer, Yara Bitar, Mona Kassem, Mayse Naser, Yara Salameh, Sarah Khafaja, Murielle Bou Ghosn, Dany Al Hamod, Sarah Ghadban, Soha Ghanem, Ghassan S. Dbaibo

“…Other factors were parental gender, vaccination status, and children’s age. In the adjusted model, mothers had a higher rate of vaccine acceptance (AOR: 1.746 [1.059–2.878], p = 0.029). …”
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Coupled CRC 2D and ALI 3D Cultures Express Receptors of Emerging Viruses and Are More Suitable for the Study of Viral Infections Compared to Conventional Cell Lines by Siyu Xia, Jun Liu, Yan Yang, Ming Wu, Lina Ye, Si Chen, Tao Zhang, Zhihong Zeng, Kang Zhang, Kaihong Cai, Xiang Long, Wenbin Gao, Shisong Fang, Hui Li

“…Animal models often fail to reflect a physiological status because of species tropism of virus infection. …”
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Joint effect of modifiable risk factors on Parkinson’s disease: a large-scale longitudinal study by Panlong Li, Xirui Zhu, Min Liu, Yanfeng Wang, Chun Huang, Junwei Sun, Shan Tian, Yuna Li, Yuan Qiao, Junting Yang, Shanshan Cao, Chaohua Cong, Lei Zhao, Jingjing Su, Dandan Tian

“…A broad exposure association study was conducted across seven domains: socioeconomic status, medical history, psychosocial factors, physical measures, early life, local environment, and lifestyle. …”
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The proportion of clinically relevant alarms decreases as patient clinical severity decreases in intensive care units: a pilot study by Ryota Inokuchi, Kent Doi, Kazuaki Shinohara, Kensuke Nakamura, Takehiro Matsubara, Susumu Nakajima, Hajime Sato, Masataka Gunshin, Takahiro Hiruma, Takeshi Ishii, Yoichi Kitsuta, Naoki Yahagi, Yuko Nanjo, Masahiro Echigo, Aoi Tanaka, Mitsuo Umezu

“…The total number of irrelevant alarms could be reduced by 21.4% by evaluating their technical relevance.Conclusions We demonstrated that (1) the types of devices that alarm the most frequently were direct measurements of arterial pressure, oxygen saturation and ECG, and most of those alarms were not clinically relevant; (2) the proportion of clinically relevant alarms decreased as the patients’ status improved and (3) the irrelevance alarms can be considerably reduced by evaluating their technical relevance.…”
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The near-optimal adjustment of carbon and nitrogen allocations into different organs in early-season rice cultivars with drastically different yield components under nitrogen appli... by Wen Ning, Wen Ning, Lin Su, Lin Su, Dandan Shi, Dandan Shi, Meina Ji, Meina Ji, Xiang Ouyang, Qingfeng Song, Caihong Shao, Xin-Guang Zhu, Shuoqi Chang, Shuoqi Chang

“…At maturity, the photosynthate labeled with 13C distribution ratio in the panicle was greater in the basipetal 2nd leaves than in the flag leaves for ZZ39, whereas the opposite was observed in LLY268. These different photosynthate allocation patterns and their responses to nitrogen application were linked with their corresponding tiller number and number of grains per panicle.DiscussionThis study shows that early-season rice has the ability to flexibly adapt their carbon and nitrogen allocation patterns to gain optimized yield components for higher yield under different nitrogen status. …”
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Placental malaria infection is associated with downregulation of STAT-6 and ANG-1 in decidual macrophages by Fred Owino, Fred Owino, Fred Owino, Caroline Kijogi, Caroline Kijogi, Caroline Kijogi, Omu Anzala, Omu Anzala, Edwin Walong, Obiero Jael, Steven G. Nyanjom, Agola Lelo Eric, Bernard N. Kanoi, Bernard N. Kanoi, Jesse Gitaka, Jesse Gitaka

“…Analysis of the functional consequences of these observations is needed to determine if these factors can be explored to reprogram macrophage polarization to desired state.…”
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Effects of cage size on the natural behavior, serum parameters, production performance and hypothalamic mRNA expression profiles of laying hens by Yi Wan, Ruiyu Ma, Renrong Qi, Dawei Jiang, Helong Guan, Wei Liu, Junying Li, Yan Li, Kai Zhan

“…Behavioral expression was evaluated through observation of only six birds per group on a weekly basis. …”
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Evolving racial/ethnic disparities in AML survival in the novel therapy era by Xin Wang, Phyllis A. Gimotty, Andrew H. Matthews, Ronac Mamtani, Selina M. Luger, Elizabeth O. Hexner, Daria V. Babushok, Shannon R. McCurdy, Noelle V. Frey, Ximena Jordan Bruno, Saar Gill, Mary Ellen Martin, Vikram R. Paralkar, Ivan Maillard, David L. Porter, Alison W. Loren, Alexander E. Perl, Keith W. Pratz, Kelly D. Getz, Catherine Lai

“…Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and Hispanic patients were younger and more likely to have lower socioeconomic status than non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients, with no differences in the distributions of key disease features. …”
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Phenotypic Trajectories From Acute to Stable Phase in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Insights From the PURSUIT‐HFpEF Study by Yuki Matsuoka, Yohei Sotomi, Daisaku Nakatani, Katsuki Okada, Akihiro Sunaga, Hirota Kida, Taiki Sato, Daisuke Sakamoto, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Sho Komukai, Masahiro Seo, Masamichi Yano, Takaharu Hayashi, Akito Nakagawa, Yusuke Nakagawa, Shunsuke Tamaki, Yoshio Yasumura, Takahisa Yamada, Shungo Hikoso, Yasushi Sakata

“…A particular phenotype observed at the time of discharge was correlated with a distinct phenotype of acute worsening. …”
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Nucleotide variation in Foxp3 gene and prognosis of bladder cancer: a case-control study by Qin Li, Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Min Su, Yaping Song, Yanyun Wang, Bin Zhou, Lin Zhang

“…Notably, individuals who were homozygous for the AA genotype demonstrated a markedly lower overall survival (OS) rate compared to those with the CC/CA genotypes (P = 0.03, OR = 5.89, 95%CI = 1.23-28.15), after adjusting for factors such as age, gender, smoking status, tumor grade, metastasis, and clinical stage. …”
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Molecular Data Confirm the Occurrence of the Allochthonous <i>Gambusia holbrooki</i> (Pisces: Poeciliidae) in Sicily and the Maltese Archipelago by Luca Vecchioni, Mirko Liuzzo, Arnold Sciberras, Jeffrey Sciberras, Justin Formosa, Alan Deidun, Gabriele Giacalone, Vincenzo Arizza, Marco Arculeo, Federico Marrone, Francesco Paolo Faraone

“…In the following years, several studies proved that these two entities belonged to two different species; nevertheless, it was only at the end of the 1990s that their separate taxonomic status was re-established. In the 1920s and 1930s, both <i>G. holbrooki</i> and <i>G</i>. …”
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Hypovitaminosis D in patients with oral leukoplakia: insights from a cross-sectional study by Andrea Maturana-Ramirez, Andrea Maturana-Ramirez, Juan Aitken-Saavedra, Dante Mora-Ferraro, Gabriel Rojas-Zúñiga, Iris Espinoza-Santander, Gonzalo Rojas-Alcayaga, Ana Ortega-Pinto, Montserrat Reyes, Diego Lazo, Egardo Caamanão

“…Patients with OL were previously observed to have hypovitaminosis D, without assessing smoking habits. …”
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Predictors of specialist care referrals (SCR) following emergency department review or hospital admission in adults with previous acute COVID-19: a prospective UK cohort study by Anita Saigal, Songyuan Xiao, Owais Siddique, Prasheena Naran, Heba M Bintalib, Camila Nagoda Niklewicz, George Seligmann, Sindhu Bhaarrati Naidu, Amar J Shah, Chibueze Ogbonnaya, John R Hurst, Marc Ci Lipman, Swapna Mandal

“…Methods This prospective observational cohort study evaluates 800 PH and 484 post-ED adults from a single hospital in London, United Kingdom. …”
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Seroprevalence against SARS-CoV-2 after booster vaccination in a prison in Alicante (Spain) by Ana C. Montagud, Raul Moragues, Nancy Vicente-Alcalde, Nancy Vicente-Alcalde, Emilia Montagud, José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez, José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez, José Tuells, José Tuells

“…The staff received more booster doses and obtained a better response to seropositivity, with 72.5% of anti-SARS-CoV-2 result positive while prisoners reached 56.3%.ConclusionThe COVID-19 vaccination status within the prison community following the initiation of primary immunization and subsequent booster doses, shows a low immunization coverage (60.9%), which is below expectations given the immunization strategies implemented since the start of the pandemic. …”
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