Mucosa-Associated Escherichia coli in Colorectal Cancer Patients and Control Subjects: Variations in the Prevalence and Attributing Features by Roghayeh Nouri, Alka Hasani, Kourosh Masnadi Shirazi, Mohammad Reza Alivand, Bita Sepehri, Simin Sotoudeh, Fatemeh Hemmati, Afshin Fattahzadeh, Babak Abdinia, Mohammad Ahangarzadeh Rezaee

“…To classify the E. coli strains, ten colonies per sample were typed using enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-based PCR (ERIC-PCR). …”
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Risk factors for overtaking, rear-end, and door crashes involving bicycles in the United Kingdom: Revisited and reanalysed. by Chun-Chieh Chao, Hon-Ping Ma, Li Wei, Yen-Nung Lin, Chenyi Chen, Wafaa Saleh, Bayu Satria Wiratama, Akhmad Fajri Widodo, Shou-Chien Hsu, Shih Yu Ko, Hui-An Lin, Cheng-Wei Chan, Chih-Wei Pai

“…<h4>Results</h4>Significant risk factors for overtaking crashes included heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) as crash partners (AOR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.27-1.33), and elderly crash partners (AOR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.94-2.09), and decreased risk in rural area with speed limits of 20-30 miles per hour (AOR = 0.45, 95% CI = 0.43-0.47). For rear-end crashes, noteworthy risk factors included unlit darkness (AOR = 1.49, 95% CI = 1.40-1.57) and midnight hours (AOR = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.21-1.40). …”
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Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality in Russia, 1990-2021 by Anastasiya I. Pyankova, Timur A. Fattakhov, Mikhail B. Denisenko

“…In 2019, SYLL for men was 374 per 1,000, 2.3 higher than that for women. Increased losses during the COVID-19 pandemic levelled up these gains. …”
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Combination of rapamycin and adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells enhances therapeutic potential for osteoarthritis by Damien Veret, Gautier Tejedor, Esther Perez, Alison Chomette, Maylis Farno, Rosanna Ferreira-Lopez, Louis Dagneaux, Yves-Marie Pers, Christian Jorgsensen, Claire Gondeau, Jean-Marc Brondello

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Automatic Detection of the Aortic Annular Plane and Coronary Ostia from Multidetector Computed Tomography by Patricio Astudillo, Peter Mortier, Johan Bosmans, Ole De Backer, Peter de Jaegere, Francesco Iannaccone, Matthieu De Beule, Joni Dambre

“…The image analysis time per patient was below one second. The proposed method is accurate, fast, and reproducible. …”
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Cost analysis of MOUD implementation and sustainability in Massachusetts jails by Danielle Ryan, Don Lochana Ekanayake, Elizabeth Evans, Edmond Hayes, Thomas Senst, Peter D. Friedmann, Kathryn E. McCollister, Sean M. Murphy

“…Entering the sustainment phase, the per-person costs of care were quite similar across models but differed according to the proportion of costs considered time-dependent vs. variable. …”
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Synergistic effects of chemical and biochemical fertilization on yield enhancement and oil quality optimization in ‘Zard’ olive cultivars by Mohammad Saeed Tadayon, Ahmad Asgharzadeh, Seyed Majid Mousavi, Kobra Saghafi

“…The second factor, biological fertilizer application (BF), also comprised three levels: BF0 (control), soil-applied organic fertilizer without biological agents; BF1, which included a soil application of an organic fertilizer mix, mycorrhizal fungi, and the beneficial bacteria Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens, supplemented with fulvic acid and amino acids; and BF1+BFF, where trees were treated with both soil and foliar applications of the aforementioned bacterial species, fulvic acid, and amino acids.ResultsThe CF100+BF1+BFF treatment significantly increased fruit length (31.14%), diameter (41.61%), flesh thickness (30.48%), fresh weight (38.76%), dry weight (55.68%), and yield per tree (27.00%) compared to the control (CF100+BF0). …”
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Serum Apelin Levels and Correlation with illness Severity in Nonobese Patients with Bronchial Asthma by Rohan Pattanaik, Pratima Kumari Sahu, Monalisa Mohapatro, Jeetendra Kumar Patra, Nirjharini Dhal

“…Body mass index of cases and control subjects was calculated by weight (kg) per height (m2). Pulmonary function tests of the cases were done using spirometry. …”
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ATIVIDADE FÍSICA HABITUAL E SUA RELAÇÃO COM A DENSIDADE MINERAL ÓSSEA EM HOMENS ADULTOS E IDOSOS by Alex Antonio Florindo, Maria do Rosario Dias de Oliveira Latorre, Tomoe Tanaka, Patrícia Constante Jaime, Cristiano Augusto de Freitas Zerbini

“…A correlação entre as variáveis foi realizada através do coeficiente de Spearman e a análise conjunta entre AFH e DMO foi realizada per meio de regressão linear múltipla ajustada por idade e índice de massa corporal (IMC). …”
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Magnitude and Its Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infection among Adult Patients Attending Tigray Region Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 by Abrha Hailay, Kidane Zereabruk, Guesh Mebrahtom, Woldu Aberhe, Degena Bahrey

“…After adjustment of the independent variables, the significant factors associated with urinary tract infection were being female (AOR = 3.50; 95% CI: 1.88–6.51), urine passing frequency < five times in a day (AOR = 2.32; 95% CI: 1.08–4.96), having diabetes mellitus (AOR = 4.03; 95% CI: 1.69–9.63), history of urinary tract infection (AOR = 4.40; 95% CI: 2.31–8.39), <7 glasses of water intake per day (AOR = 2.16; 95% CI: 1.02–4.58), and history of urinary obstructive diseases (AOR = 2.67; 95% CI: 1.03–6.90). …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Nanosilver and Bismuth oxide on the Radiopacity of a Novel Hydraulic Calcium Silicate-based Endodontic Sealer: An In vitro Study by Teena Sheethal Dsouza, Aditya Shetty, Kelvin Peter Pais, Meenakumari Chikkanna, Fahad Hamoud Almutairi, Yazeed Abdulaziz Alharbi, J. Suresh Babu, C. Swarnalatha, Abhishek Singh Nayyar

“…The aim of the present study was to assess whether the incorporation of AgNPs and 10% bismuth oxide imparted the required radiopacity to the novel cement material (Nano CS) as per the requirement and standards laid by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) guidelines and whether it complied with the ISO 6876:2001 specifications to achieve the necessary norms. …”
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Studying Alzheimer’s disease through an integrative serum metabolomic and lipoproteomic approach by Alessia Vignoli, Giovanni Bellomo, Federico Paolini Paoletti, Claudio Luchinat, Leonardo Tenori, Lucilla Parnetti

“…Patients who displayed a decrease in MMSE < 1.5 point per year were considered at lower progression rate: we obtained a division in 18 MCI-AD at lower progression rate (MCI-AD LR) and 27 at higher progression rate (MCI-AD HR). …”
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Retinopathy among Adult Diabetics and Its Predictors in Northwest Ethiopia by Mulualem Birhan Takele, Dube Jara Boneya, Hailemariam Abiy Alemu, Tesfa Birlew Tsegaye, Molla Yigzaw Birhanu, Simegn Alemu, Tsige Gebre Anto

“…During the follow-up, the overall incidence rate of diabetic retinopathy was 48 per 1000 person-years (95% CI: 40.0–57.0). Age in years (AHR 1.02; 95% CI: 1.00-1.04), fasting blood sugar level (AHR 1.02; 1.00-1.04), hypertension (AHR 2.61; 95% CI: 1.47-4.63), DM patients who had LDL>100 mg/dl (AHR 2.73; 95% CI: 1.32-5.64), total cholesterol>200 mg/dl (AHR 2.22; 95% CI: 1.08-4.55), and positive proteinuria (AHR 1.74; 95% CI: 1.10 -2.73) were found to be the significant predictors of diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Distribution of Aeromonas bacterial population in water, sediment and Nile tilapia in fish culture pond, Guder, Ethiopia by Bekele Lema, Natarajan Pavanasam, Kassaye Balkew, Zufan Bedewi

“…The level of bacterial population in water, sediment and fish tissue were done by following standard methods and expressed as colony-forming units (CFU) in water per milliliter (CFU ml-1), sediment and fish tissues(CFU g-1).The results revealed more bacterial population in sediment (3.43 x106 to 5.54 x 106 CFU g-1) than in water (1.45x106 to 4.0x106 CFU ml-1) and  fish tissues (1.06 ± 1.10x104 to 1.74 ± 10.8x104 CFU g-1in gill filaments; 1.62 ± 11.2x104 to 2.82 ± 13.0x104 CFU g−1 in intestine from; and 0.82 ± 5.9x104 to 1.60 ± 12.1.6x104 CFU g-1; in kidney from 0.48 ± 5.0 to 0.77 ± 4.1x104 CFU g-1. in skin). …”
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Estimation of the Uncertainty due to Each Step of Simulating the Photovoltaic Conversion under Real Operating Conditions by Anne Migan Dubois, Jordi Badosa, Vincent Bourdin, Moira I. Torres Aguilar, Yvan Bonnassieux

“…Finally, we can also use the satellite images that lead to a 15.2% error, for average per year. The impact of available input shows that modeling the DC photovoltaic production, using global horizontal irradiance and ambient temperature, gives rise to an error of 6.6% for local measurements, 12.1% for weather station measurements, and 15.2% for satellite images estimations. …”
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Translation of a Diabetes Remission Service into Australian Primary Care: Findings from the Evaluation of DiRECT-Australia by Ritesh Chimoriya, Kimberly Mitlehner, Chee L. Khoo, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Russell Thomson, Lei Si, Michael Lean, David Simmons, Milan K. Piya

“…Participants reported they would be willing to pay A$92.50 (95% CI: A$75.80, A$109.30) per fortnight for the low-calorie meal replacement shakes. …”
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Preconception Care Uptake and Immediate Outcomes among Discordant Couples Accessing Routine HIV Care in Kenya by Nyawira Gitahi, Sheila Juliet Eshiwani, Kenneth Mutai, Jared Ongechi Mecha, James Njogu Kiarie

“…One confirmed seroconversion occurred; an HIV incidence rate of 0.19 per 100 person-years.Conclusion. The study demonstrates the feasibility of implementing safe and effective preconception servicesas part of routine HIV care for discordant couples living in low resource settings. …”
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1990–2041 Global burden of Burkitt lymphoma with 20 years forecast: A systematic analysis using the global burden disease of study of 2021 by Chengyun Dou, Yidan Sang, Hongbo Zhu, Chuangjie Cao

“…The global incidence rate of Burkitt lymphoma increased from 0.127 in 1990 to 0.236 in 2021 per 100,000 population. High body-mass indexes contribution to Burkitt lymphoma is evident in the disability-adjusted life-years, with the United States and the United Kingdom recording 0.06 and 0.05, respectively. …”
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ASPECTOS ECONÓMICOS DE LA ERRADICACIÓN DEL GUSANO BARRENADOR DEL GANADO, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquere l, 1858), EN COLOMBIA by EF Forero, JA Cortés, LC Villamil

“…Una de las alternativas de control integrado debe incluir la adecuada vigilancia epidemiológica, tanto de los casos animales como de los seres humanos, el tratamiento individual oportuno con insecticidas, la implementación per-manente del sistema SWASS y, en lo posible, la restricción de aquellas prácticas de manejo animal que ocasionan lesiones dérmicas.…”
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Evaluating the influence of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy combined with IMRT on thyroid dysfunction in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Liqianqi Chen, Zihuang Li, Xianming Li, Shihai Wu, Long Gong, Gang Xu, Shanyi Chen, Yucong Zhang

“…Data collected included smoking status, BMI, presence of thyroid nodules, staging, treatment modality, thyroid mean dose (Dmean), percentage of thyroid volume receiving more than x Gy, pituitary mean dose (Dmean), and TSH and FT4 levels per cycle. T-tests, rank-sum tests, multivariate logistic regression analysis, ROC curves, and Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the effects of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy combined with chemoradiotherapy on thyroid function.ResultsPatients with pre-treatment smoking history, thyroid nodules, and cervical lymph node metastasis were more likely to develop thyroid dysfunction (P&lt;0.05). …”
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