Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Mediate Clinically Unpromising but Favourable Immune Responses in Kidney Transplant Patients by Urvashi Kaundal, Raja Ramachandran, Amit Arora, Deepesh B. Kenwar, Ratti Ram Sharma, Ritambhra Nada, Mukut Minz, Vivekanand Jha, Aruna Rakha

“…., one day before transplant (D-0) and 30 days after transplant (D-30) at the rate of 1.0-1.5×106 MSCs per kg body weight in addition to immunosuppressants. …”
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A global analysis of portion size recommendations in food-based dietary guidelines by Fanny Salesse, Fanny Salesse, Alison L. Eldridge, Tsz Ning Mak, Eileen R. Gibney, Eileen R. Gibney

“…Recommendations for Fruits and Vegetables showed the highest consistency across FBDGs worldwide, whereas guidance on Meat, fish & eggs and Cooked cereals/grains showed discrepancies in the classification of foods into categories, as well as in the number of portions per day.DiscussionWhile some variation in PS recommendations across countries can be expected due to cultural and regional dietary practices, inconsistent definitions to refer to a portion and varied derivation methods may further produce discrepancies. …”
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Vaccine-induced reduction of COVID-19 clusters in school settings in Japan during the epidemic wave caused by B.1.1.529 (Omicron) BA.2, 2022 by Yuta Okada, Hiroshi Nishiura

“…We first estimated the protected (immune) fraction of each age group either by infection or vaccination and then linked the case count in each age group to the number of clusters via a time series regression model that accounts for the time-varying hazard of clustering per infector. From January 3 to May 30, 2022, there were 4,722 reported clusters in school settings. …”
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SLAUGYTOJŲ VEIKLA VALDANT PACIENTŲ NERIMĄ PRIEŠ OPERACIJĄ by Loreta Bukartienė, Eglė Pažusytė, Rūta Lukianskytė

“…Daugelio respondentų nuomone, jų atveju slaugytojas nepadėjo valdyti priešoperacinio nerimo arba skyrė tam per mažai laiko. Didesnė dalis tyrimo dalyvių sutiko, kad priešoperacinio nerimo atsiradimas yra susijęs su informacijos stoka ir nemaloniu slaugytojo bendravimu su pacientais. …”
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Quality assessment of fish vaccine data in the Norwegian Veterinary Prescription Register (VetReg) by Trishang Udhwani, Katharine R. Dean, Ingunn Sommerset, Kari Olli Helgesen

“…We recommend that quality can be improved by reporting all vaccines in volume rather than doses, reporting a single vaccine prescription per report, and including a deadline for pharmacies to report in the legislation.…”
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Evaluation of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale in the UK: a psychometric analysis including predictive validity by Geraldine Barrett, Jennifer Hall, Corinne Rocca

“…Construct validity was demonstrated on hypothesis testing, with odds of contraceptive use increasing threefold with each increasing DAP point (range: 0–4). Eighty per cent of women with the lowest DAP score became pregnant within 12 months, compared with <1% of those with the highest DAP score. …”
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SLFCNet: an ultra-lightweight and efficient strawberry feature classification network by Wenchao Xu, Yangxu Wang, Jiahao Yang

“…On an economical GTX 1080 Ti GPU, the processing time per image is a mere 4.1 ms. This indicates that the model can smoothly run on edge devices, ensuring real-time performance. …”
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Affordability of sugar-sweetened beverages and nonessential energy-dense foods after taxation, Mexico, 2010–2022 by Néstor A. Sánchez-Ortiz, Adriana Vargas Flores, Jesús E. Morales-Ríos, J. Alai Quiroz-Reyes, M. Arantxa Colchero

“…The affordability ratio was estimated as the proportion of monthly income required to purchase 16 L of sugar-sweetened beverages and 2.8 kg of nonessential energy-dense foods, amounts that reflect median monthly consumption per household. Trends in the affordability ratio and its components (e.g. income and costs) are reported. …”
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Age Differences in the Manifestation of Endurance Ability of Boys Karate Athletes by Svitlana Marchenko, Bohdan Fedotov

“…The research involved 75 boys 7-11 years old, divided into five age groups: 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 years old, with 15 participants per age group. The children's technical levels corresponded to the 10-9-8 Kyu (orange belt, orange with blue stripe, and blue). …”
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Exploring the potential cost-effectiveness and societal burden implications of screening for fracture risk in a UK general radiography setting by E. Söreskog, B. Lopez, T. Bean, P. Lewis, N. Ashley, J. Da Palma Lopes, R. Meertens, A. Ratcliffe

“…Results The results showed that screening with IBEX BH was associated with a gain of 0.013 QALYs and a cost saving of £109 per patient compared with usual care, making it a dominant (cost-saving) strategy. …”
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Does quercetin affect tendon healing? An experimental study in a rat model of Achilles tendon injury by Ahmet Yurteri, Numan Mercan, Zeliha Esin Çelik, Hakan Yaykaşlı, Ahmet Yıldırım

“…A bilateral Achilles tenotomy model was applied, with the experimental group receiving quercetin and the control group receiving corn oil via oral gavage from surgery until sacrifice. One Achilles tendon per rat underwent histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluations, while the other underwent biomechanical analysis.ResultsTendons were evaluated histopathologically in terms of tenocyte, ground substance, collagen, and vascularity, and quercetin was observed to significantly increase tendon healing in the experimental group (p-values = 0.0232, 0.0128, 0.0272, 0.0307, respectively). …”
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Physical and motivational effects of Exergames in healthy adults-A scoping review. by Katrin Hoffmann, Josef Wiemeyer, Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken

“…Eighteen publications with 907 participants were included. The number of studies per outcome was low (2 to 9balance:). Studies on coordination and knowledge were lacking. …”
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Development and validation of a deep learning system for detection of small bowel pathologies in capsule endoscopy: a pilot study in a Singapore institution by Bochao Jiang, Michael Dorosan, Justin Wen Hao Leong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Tiing Leong Ang

“…The models could process approximately 200–250 images per second and showed good discrimination on time-critical abnormalities such as bleeding. …”
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Influence of sleep duration and quality on depression symptoms among nurses during the Omicron outbreak: a cross-sectional survey by Yingying Gu, Pinglang Hu, Caijun Dai, Shuhong Ni, Qiqi Huang

“…Participants (N = 2140) were evaluated for depression symptoms via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and sleep was evaluated via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and "short sleep duration" was defined as ≤ 5 h per day. Demographic information was also collected. …”
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The effect of nutrition-related patterns on primary infertility among couples in Gaza Strip: A case-control study by Amal DHAIR, Maha NUBANI HUSSEINI, Yehia ABED

“…Adjusting covariates showed that 65% of the risk is reduced by consumption of vegetables for more than 3 days/week (P = 0.007) and 54% reduction is achieved with every additional serving of vegetables consumed per day (P = 0.029). Conclusion: The study provides credible evidence for the importance of following healthy nutritional patterns that seems to offer remarkable protection against primary infertility.…”

Supervised machine learning and genotype by trait biplot as promising approaches for selection of phytochemically enriched Rhus coriaria genotypes by Hamid Hatami Maleki, Reza Darvishzadeh, Ahmad Alijanpour, Yousef Seyfari

“…Fruits of 75 sumac genotypes (15 genotype per population) were analyzed using HPLC-LC/MS-MS method. …”
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A Predictive Nomogram for Selective Screening of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Population-Based Study by Nghia H. Vo, Bui V. Pham, Nghia N. Nguyen, Bao T. Nguyen

“…The optimal model for predicting CKD included age (odds ratio [OR] per 5-year increase = 1.19; 95% CI = 1.11-1.28), hypertension (OR = 2.08; 95% CI = 1.50-2.89), and diabetes (OR = 1.69; 95% CI = 1.18-2.43). …”
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Intraoperative dynamics of interleukin-6 levels during planned coronary stenting with different approaches to analgesic sedation by D.О. Dziuba

“…Group 1 – slow intravenous administration of 10 mg of diazepam solution and 100 μg of fentanyl solution for induction and repeated administration of these drugs in the same dose to maintain anesthesia during surgery; group 2 – slow intravenous administration of the solution of fentanyl 1.5 mg/kg per induction and 1.5 mg/kg for 1 h to maintain analgesia, propofol solution was used to maintain a certain level of sedation; group 3 – slow intravenous administration of 1 mg/kg of lidocaine solution for induction, for sedation – propofol solution as well. …”
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Spatial analysis of regency city minimum wage, labor force, regional original income and investment affecting gross regional domestic product in central Java province in 2022 by Darwin Kasidi, Husnul Fitri

“…This study aims to analyze the influence of the variables of Regency/City Minimum Wage (UMK), Total Labor Force (Work), Regional Original Income (PAD), Investment (Foreign Investment and Domestic Capital Investment) on Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) per capita in Central Java Province in 2022 and spatial analysis of these factors in 35 Regency / City in Central Java Province. …”
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Level of completion of maternity continuum of care among ever-married women: An analysis of Somalia's health and demographic survey 2020. by Adam A Mohamed, Ays'e Akın, Sare Mihciokur, Sarp Üner, Abdi Gele

“…For instance, the maternal mortality ratio is 621 per 100,000 live births. Extra efforts are needed to improve maternal health. …”
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