Optimization of anthracene biodegradation by indigenous Trichoderma lixii and Talaromyces pinophilus using response surface methodology by Samson O. Egbewale, Ajit Kumar, Mduduzi P. Mokoena, Ademola O. Olaniran

“…Analysis of Variance confirmed the model's accuracy with a significant F-value of 51.0 at p<0.0001 while the quadratic regression model showed a high R² value 0.9808. CCD predicted 100 % degradation efficiency which were validated for TlFLU1 and TpFLU12 respectively on day 8 and 12 at pH 4 and 5, temperatures 30°C and 25°C, with 20 mm biomass size and 200 mg/L anthracene. 9,10-anthraquinone and phthalic acid were detected as metabolites formed during the anthracene degradation by TlFLU1 and TpFLU12 after validation of the optimization process. …”
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Application of complexity theory in health and social care research: a scoping review by Áine Carroll, Claire Collins, Andrew Darley, Diarmuid Stokes, Jane McKenzie

“…The review used the revised Arksey and O’Malley framework and adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).Results 2021 studies were initially identified with a total of 61 articles included for extraction. …”
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Risk Mitigation and Construction Control for Effective Underwater Recovery of an EPB Shield: A Case Study of the First Metro Tunnel in Tel Aviv by Weiqiang Qi, Zhiyong Yang, Yusheng Jiang, Zhiyong Liu, Yinxin Guo, Xing Yang

“…In order to ensure the deformation control of the underground diaphragm wall and the smooth tunneling of the shield, the thrust of the shield excavating the underground diaphragm wall will not be larger than 12 000 kN, and the penetration degree will be limited to 3 mm/r. Qualitative observations and measurements of surface subsidence in the metro tunnel indicate that these risk mitigation techniques are effective and suitable for the underwater recovery of EPB shields in water-rich sand strata.…”
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Detection of early relapse in multiple myeloma patients by Tereza Růžičková, Monika Vlachová, Lukáš Pečinka, Monika Brychtová, Marek Večeřa, Lenka Radová, Simona Ševčíková, Marie Jarošová, Josef Havel, Luděk Pour, Sabina Ševčíková

“…Independent validation by RT-qPCR confirmed changed levels of miR-598-3p in MM patients with different times to relapse. …”
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Factors affecting DH plants <i>in vitro</i> production from microspores of European radish by E. V. Kozar, E. A. Domblides, A. V. Soldatenko

“…The seed progeny from doubled haploids and mixoploids were obtained by self-pollination, where all R1 plants had a doubled set of chromosomes. This study launches the development of an efficient method of radish doubled haploid production to be used in the selection process.…”
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Effects of cereal rye residue biomass and preemergence herbicide on the emergence of troublesome southeastern weed species by Annu Kumari, Andrew J. Price, Steve Li, Audrey Gamble, Alana Jacobson

“…Cereal rye biomass and Palmer amaranth counts were strongly negatively correlated with a Pearson’s coefficient (r) of 0.83 while weakly negatively correlated for ivyleaf morningglory with 0.49. …”
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A sustainable breakthrough in rodent pest control: laboratory validation of novel neem-andrographolide bait with dual toxic and contraceptive effects by Meenu Verma, Harjinder Kaur, Bhupinder Kaur Babbar

“…To test the efficacy of the NSA bait, female black rats (R. rattus) from groups I–V (n = 12 rats per group) were acclimatised. …”
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Occurrence and Assessment of Human Exposure to Microplastic Particles in Bottled Water From Southwest, Nigeria by Oluwatosin Shokunbi, Ebunoluwa Akinbile, David Jegede, Oluwawapelumi Oyedele, Olutayo Shokunbi

“…The concentrations of MPs in the bottled water were strongly correlated (r = 0.789, P < 0.01) with the pH of the water samples. …”
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Crime and birth rate in Ukraine: modelling and statistical analysis by O. F. Shevchuk

“…The combined two-period birth rate model built as a result of the correlation and regression analysis proved to be adequate, with a fairly high interpolation accuracy (R = 0.865; MAPE = 5.38 %). In addition, for the first period (1992–2018), an overall decrease in the crime rate by 1 % was accompanied by an increase in the birth rate by 0.71 % with a time shift of two years. …”
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Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis by Elena Bolletta, Pierluigi Macchioni, Giorgia Citriniti, Valentina Mastrofilippo, Raffaella Aldigeri, Luca De Simone, Fabrizio Gozzi, Chantal Adani, Anna Sangiovanni, Chiara Posarelli, Michele Figus, Francesco Muratore, Nicolò Pipitone, Carlo Salvarani, Luca Cimino

“…The multivariate logistic regression (R2=0.28) for SpA diagnosis identified as significant predictive factors: age at diagnosis (odds ratio OR=0.95, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.91-0.99) and HLA-B27+ (OR=5.32, 95% CI: 1.80-15.70). …”
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Composition of the sputum bacterial microbiome of patients with different pathomorphological forms of non-small-cell lung cancer by V. G. Druzhinin, E. D. Baranova, P. S. Demenkov, L. V. Matskova, A. V. Larionov

“…In the present study, we determined the taxonomic composition of the sputum microbiome of 52 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, 52 patients with lung adenocarcinoma and 52 healthy control donors, using next-generation sequencing (NGS) on the V3-V4 region of the bacterial gene encoding 16S rRNA. The sputum microbiomes of patients with different histological types of lung cancer and controls did not show significant differences in terms of the species richness index (Shannon); however, the patients differed from the controls in terms of evenness index (Pielou). …”
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Impact of Varicocele on The Expression of Testicular Enzymes Involved in The Transsulfuration Pathway by Azam Shiasi, Marziyeh Tavalaee, Ramesh Monajemi, Dattilo M, Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani

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Parchment Glutamine Index (PQI): A novel method to estimate glutamine deamidation levels in parchment collagen obtained from low-quality MALDI-TOF data by Nair, Bharath, Palomo, Ismael Rodríguez, Markussen, Bo, Wiuf, Carsten, Fiddyment, Sarah, Collins, Matthew James

“…In this study, we propose a simple three-step workflow, developed as an R package called MALDIpqi(), to estimate deamidation in parchment derived collagen using low-resolution MALDI-TOF spectra. …”
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Development and Validation of LAMP Assays for Distinguishing MPXV Clades with Fluorescent and Colorimetric Readouts by Nazente Atceken, Sara Asghari Dilmani, Ahmed Choukri Abdullah, Mutlu Sarıkaya, Defne Yigci, Gozde Korkmaz, Savas Tasoglu

“…For the LAMP-2 assay, a probe-based test utilizing the Novel R-Duplex DARQ probe was developed, offering fluorescence detection at a sensitivity of 10³ copies. …”
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Prediction of Immune Infiltration Diagnostic Gene Biomarkers in Kawasaki Disease by Hongjun Ba, Yao Wang, Lili Zhang, Huishen Wang, Zhan-Peng Huang, Youzhen Qin

“…Gene sets related to complement and coagulation cascades, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis, NOD-like receptor signaling pathway, and regulation of actin cytoskeleton underwent differential activation in KD as opposed to the controls. …”
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Nicotinamide Ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Chronic Colitis in Mice through Its Anti-Inflammatory Properties and Modulates the Gut Microbiota by Kai Kang, Yue Sun, Dan Pan, Bing Chang, Li-Xuan Sang

“…Moreover, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) analysis of LPL cells revealed that the level of interleukin- (IL-) 6, IL-12p70, IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α, interferon- (IFN-) γ, IL-21, and IL-17A was increased, while IL-10 was reduced, in the chronic colitis group compared to the control group, but the levels of all these factors were restored after NAM treatment. Then, 16S rRNA sequencing of the large intestinal content was performed, and analysis of alpha diversity and beta diversity showed that the richness of the gut microbiota was decreased in the DSS group compared to the control group and restored after NAM treatment. …”
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The efficacy of acupuncture in relieving postoperative pain in patients with low simple anal fistula: Protocol of a prospective, randomised, controlled trial. by Min Yang, De Zheng, Xingtao Jin, Huili Tang, Weiwei Cao, Qianqian Ye, Yin Qu, Zubing Mei

“…The secondary outcomes include postoperative analgesic usage (Day 0 to Day 7), complications (including infection, urinary retention, and bleeding from Day 0 to Day 7, as well as delayed wound healing and recurrence within 3 months post surgery), sleep quality (PSQI from Day 0 to Day 7), psychological state (SDS and SAS on Day 0, Day 1, and Day 7), and overall recovery quality (QoR-15 on Day 1, Day 3, and Day 7). The statistical analysis of this trial will be conducted using SPSS software, validating the normality of data and the homogeneity of variance, and employing t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, chi-square tests, and repeated measures ANOVA to analyze baseline data, primary and secondary outcome indicators.…”
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A Unique Case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Masquerading as a Cecal Mass by Sarahi Herrera-Gonzalez, Dema Shamoon, Tingliang Shen, Simon Badin, Yatinder Bains

“…Treatment involves conventional chemo-immunotherapy consisting of R CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) or RB (rituximab and bendamustine), with the latter being better tolerated and associated with longer progression-free survival. …”
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Hubungan Jumlah Leukosit Pre Operasi dengan Kejadian Komplikasi Pasca Operasi Apendektomi pada Pasien Apendisitis Perforasi di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Annisa Amalina, Avit Suchitra, Deddy Saputra

“…Hasil analisis bivariat didapatkan p=0.000 (p<0.05) dengan derajat kekuatan hubungan sedang r=0,537. Simpulan studi ini ialah terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara jumlah leukosit pre operasi dengan kejadian komplikasi pasca operasi apendektomi pada pasien apendisitis perforasi di RSUP Dr M. …”
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An artificial insurance framework for a hydrogen-based microgrid to detect the advanced cyberattack model by Mahan Fakhrooeian, Ali Basem, Mohammad Mahdi Gholami, Nahal Iliaee, Alireza Mohammadi Amidi, Amin Heydarian Hamzehkanloo, Akbar Karimipouya

“…Comparative analysis indicates notable gains, such as scores of 0.95%, 0.92%, 0.7%, and 10% for the Hit rate, C.R. rate, F.A. rate, and Miss rate in order to evaluate the GAN-based detection model within the microgrid.…”
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