How do serum cytokine levels change in myocarditis and inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy relative to healthy individuals? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Romuald Wojnicz, Piotr Lewandowski, Maciej Baron, Marcin A Rojek, Marcin Goławski, Karol Krystek, Magdalena Żegleń, Pascal Zytkiewicz, Jakub Kancerek, Klaudia Gabriela Lis, Jakub Warecki, Jakub Kufel, Kamila Kuśpiel

“…Subgroup analysis will be stratified by age, sex, sample size, New York Heart Association scale, cardiac Troponin T, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide, C reactive protein, number of lymphocytes per mm2 in the endomyocardial biopsy.Ethics approval and dissemination This study does not require ethics approval. …”
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Illicit drug use derived from wastewater-based epidemiology in Iran, their removal during wastewater treatment, and occurrence in receiving waters by Anvar Asadi, Shabnam Zarei, Nebile Daglioglu, Evsen Yavuz Guzel, Neda Ravankhah

“…The detected concentration in raw wastewater was converted into the quantity of illicit drugs per capita using back-calculation. There was no detection of cocaine, its metabolite benzoylecgonine, or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in any of the samples. …”
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Application of effective microorganisms to reduce mineral nitrogen for feeding wheat by Bajagić Marija, Cvijanović Vojin, Đurić Nenad, Šević Biljana, Cvijanović Gorica, Ivetić Aleksandra, Algrei Hassan Omran S.

“…The research was carried out in the field in the period 2017-2019 (factor A) in Serbia, by growing the bread wheat variety Ratarica, in two different sowing densities (400 and 500 grains per m 2) (factor B). Factor C, fertilization treatments: F1 control = NPK (15:15:15) 400 kg ha-1 + 150 kg ha-1 UREA (46% N); F2 = F1 + 1 foliar treatment with EM preparation; F3 = NPK + 100 kg ha-1 UREA + 2 foliar treatments; F4 = NPK + 50 kg ha-1 UREA + 3 foliar treatments. …”
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A Novel Method to Evaluate the Effect of Slope Blasting under Impact Loading by Wenhai Zhou, Zhenbao Li, Xin Wu, Shujiang Wang, Yaru Lv, Xiaoming Lou, Chaofei Du, Rui Liang

“…The entire evaluation process selects eleven indicators to form an evaluation set, including the boulder yield, root rate, flying distance of flyrock, explosive consumption, postcracking distance, detonator unit consumption, vibration velocity, loose coefficient, cast distance, throw rate, and blasted volume per meter of hole. Part of the indicator parameters are derived from field test monitoring, and another part of the indicator parameters are derived from numerical simulation. …”
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Characterization and genome analysis of a novel phage BP15 infecting Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Te-Ken Hsu, Yi-Yin Chen, Shiao-Wen Li, Hui-Yu Shih, Hsin-Yiu Chou, Jeff Chia-Kai Hsu, Han-Ching Wang, Li-Li Chen

“…The one-step growth curve indicated a latent period of 30 min and a burst size of 120 PFUs per cell. Phage BP15 exhibited tolerance to a range of temperatures and pH values. …”
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The level of individual participation of community in implementing effective solid waste management policies by A. Brotosusilo, S.H. Nabila, H.A. Negoro, D. Utari

“…Out of 1.791 respondents, the regression revealed that the participation of individuals from Jakarta is influenced by 1) the frequency of their involvement in social community activities, 2) their education level, and 3) per capita expenditure. The solid waste management score increased by 0.233 if the respondents were more socially active, with a participation score of 1. …”
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Purification immunoglobulin yolk anti avian influenza H5N1 in poultry using hydrophobic interaction chromatography by Armanda Dwi Prayugo, Toto Subroto, Wyanda Arnafia, Wahyu Widayat, Dinda Reisinta, Akmal Jauhari, Siti Munawaroh, Denniswara Sibit, Idar Idar

“…IgY anti-avian influenza H5N1 can be obtained from chickens vaccinated at 0.5 ml per bird dose using inactivated H5N1 vaccine with a purification stage from graded PEG, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, and concentrated using an ultrafilter. …”
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Oral Immunotherapy Using Probiotic Ice Cream Containing Recombinant Food-Grade Lactococcus lactis Which Inhibited Allergic Responses in a BALB/c Mouse Model by Alireza Vasiee, Fereshteh Falah, Mojtaba Sankian, Farideh Tabatabaei-Yazdi, Seyed Ali Mortazavi

“…After the sensitization of mice, the treatment was performed by oral immunotherapy for 4 weeks, 4 to 5 times per week. 20 μl of functional ice cream with 1012 CFU/ml of r-L. lactis NZ1330 significantly reduced the serum IgE level. …”
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The Dose Makes the Poison: Sugar and Obesity in the United States – a Review by Samir Faruque, Janice Tong, Vuk Lacmanovic, Christiana Agbonghae, Dulce M Minaya, Krzysztof Czaja

“…In the US, current estimates for these costs range from $147 to $210 billion per year. Obesity is a multifactorial disease: genetics, lifestyle choices, metabolism, and diet. …”
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Long-Term Statistical Analysis of Severe Weather and Climate Events in Greece by Vassiliki Kotroni, Antonis Bezes, Stavros Dafis, Dimitra Founda, Elisavet Galanaki, Christos Giannaros, Theodore Giannaros, Athanasios Karagiannidis, Ioannis Koletsis, George Kyros, Konstantinos Lagouvardos, Katerina Papagiannaki, Georgios Papavasileiou

“…The main results show that between 2010 and 2023, Greece experienced: nearly one heatwave per summer; heavy rainfall events, most common in winter and autumn, showing a significant increase, particularly in the eastern Aegean and western continental Greece; dry spells, which are longest in southern Greece; thunderstorm and hail events peaking in spring and summer; fire weather conditions and risk peaking in southern Greece. …”
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To be or not to be, when synthetic data meet clinical pharmacology: A focused study on pharmacogenetics by Jean‐Baptiste Woillard, Clément Benoist, Alexandre Destere, Marc Labriffe, Giulia Marchello, Julie Josse, Pierre Marquet

“…In this study, we implemented and compared three synthetic data generation methods, CT‐GAN, TVAE, and a simplified implementation of Avatar, for a previously published pharmacogenetic dataset of 253 patients with one measurement per patient (non‐longitudinal). The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of these methods in terms of data utility and privacy trade off. …”
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Development of Porosity and Copper(II) Ion Adsorption Capacity by Activated Nano-Carbon Xerogels in Relation to Treatment Schemes by Badie S. Girgis, Mohamed N. Alaya, Iman Y. El-Sherif, Amina A. Attia, Nady A. Fathy

“…Activated carbon xerogels proved to be potential cation-exchange carbons whose performance appeared to be governed by the total surface area, slurry pH and the abundance of oxygen functional groups per unit surface area of the sorbent.…”
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Deep Learning Model for CS-Based Signal Recovery for IRS-Assisted Near-Field THz MIMO System by Vaishali Sharma, Prakhar Keshari, Sanjeev Sharma, Kuntal Deka, Ondrej Krejcar, Vimal Bhatia

“…Terahertz (THz) communication is a cutting-edge technology for the sixth-generation (6G) networks, offering vast bandwidths and data rates up to terabits per second, significantly advancing vehicular connectivity and services. …”
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Isolation of a Novel Caprine <i>Eimeria christenseni</i> Strain (GC) in Canary Islands and Analysis of Parasitological, Clinical, and Pathological Findings on Experimentally Infect... by Emilio Barba, José Manuel Molina, Francisco Rodríguez, Otilia Ferrer, María Carmen Muñoz, Liliana M. R. Silva, María Cristina Del Río, José Adrián Molina, Anja Taubert, Carlos Hermosilla, Antonio Ruiz

“…Infections were performed orally with 2 × 10⁵ sporulated oocysts per animal. Oocyst shedding, clinical signs, and production parameters, in addition to haematological and histopathological features, were monitored. …”
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Effect of stabilizer pressure biofeedback on post-thyroidectomy neck pain in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial by Elham S Hassan, Afaf M. Botla, Marian Y. Abdou, Abdel Hamid A. Attalla, Khadra Mohamed Ali, Shreen Rashad Aboelmaged

“…Q1: The treatment interventions were administered 3 times per week for six weeks. A stabilizer pressure biofeedback device was utilized to evaluate the endurance capacity of the DCFs. …”
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Assessment of different enrichment methods revealed the optimal approach to identify bovine circRnas by Yixin Wang, Jian Wang, Robert J. Gruninger, Tim A. McAllister, Mingzhou Li, Le Luo Guan

“…RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that different approaches led to varied ratio of uniquely mapped reads, false-positive rate of identifying circRNAs, and the number of circRNAs per million clean reads (Padj <0.05). Out of 2,285 and 2,939 highly confident circRNAs identified in liver and rumen tissues, respectively, 308 and 260 were commonly identified from five methods, with Ribo-RTP method identified the highest number of circRNAs. …”
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An Effect of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Inflammation, Steatosis and Liver Fibrosis and Atherogenesis Factors in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Results of the USPEH S... by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. Yu. Nadinskaia, V. D. Lunkov, I. Yu. Pirogova, E. V. Chesnokov, Kh. B. Kodzoeva, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The study included 139 patients with NAFLD who received 15 mg/kg of UDCA (Ursosan®) per day for 24 weeks. Before and after the study, liver function and lipid metabolism, liver steatosis index FLI, intimamedia thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries were determined. …”
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Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Trends and Adaptation Strategies in Semiarid Highlands of Eastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia by Hailay Tsigab Kahsay, Dawit Diriba Guta, Belay Simane Birhanu, Tagel Gebrehiwot Gidey

“…Furthermore, mean annual temperature increased statistically significant (p<0.001) by about 0.40°C and 0.39°C per decade during the period of analysis cognate with the farmers’ perception. …”
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Frequency of Fibromyalgia in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Its Relationship with Vitamin D Levels and Quality of Life by Havva Talay Calis, Fatma Gul Ulku Demir, Ulas Serkan Topaloglu, Hatice Sayan, Deniz Kamalak Guzel, Emel Guler, Fatma Samli, Caglar Karabas, Serap Tomruk Sutbeyaz, Hatice Kayis Topaloglu

“…Patients were diagnosed with fibromyalgia and arthritis as per the 2010 American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria. …”
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Acute Consumption of Bordo Grape Juice and Wine Improves Serum Antioxidant Status in Healthy Individuals and Inhibits Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Human Neuron-Like Cells by Cristiane Copetti, Fernanda Wouters Franco, Eduarda da Rosa Machado, Marcela Bromberger Soquetta, Andréia Quatrin, Vitor de Miranda Ramos, José Cláudio Fonseca Moreira, Tatiana Emanuelli, Cláudia Kaehler Sautter, Neidi Garcia Penna

“…In contrast, wine (dealcoholized) exhibited a per se effect by inducing the production of RS and reducing cell viability. …”
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