Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and osteoporosis: Mendelian randomization combined with bibliometric analysis by Fangjun Yang, Huaming Wang, Miaomiao Liu, Shengtai Pei, Xiaoming Qiu

“…Publications were extracted from the Web of Science core collection publications related to osteoporosis and sarcopenia published between January 2014 and October 2024; Bibliometrics and visualization were performed by Microsoft Office Excel, Citespace, and R (Bibliometrix). Results The MR Findings suggest that there is no causal relationship between COPD and BMD at five specific anatomical sites. …”
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Molecular identification of Leptospira spp. in urine samples from female water buffaloes. Preliminary results by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Héctor Nava-Trujillo

“…Data analysis was performed with R (Fisher’s exact test). The hematocrit mean was 21%, and all females were negative for hemoparasites (Anaplasma mar ginale, Babesia spp., and Trypanosoma spp.). …”
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Structural Properties, Cytotoxicity, and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Silver(I) Complexes with tris(p-tolyl)Phosphine and 5-Chloro-2-Mercaptobenzothiazole by L. Kyros, N. Kourkoumelis, M. Kubicki, L. Male, M. B. Hursthouse, I. I. Verginadis, E. Gouma, S. Karkabounas, K. Charalabopoulos, S. K. Hadjikakou

“…The compounds 1–4 were characterized by X-ray crystallography at r.t (1) and 120 K (2–4). All these complexes and {[(Et3NH)+]2⋅[Ag6(μ3-Hmna)4(μ3-mna)2]2−⋅(DMSO)2⋅(H2O)} (5) (Hmna = 2-mercaptonicotinic acid) were evaluated for cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activity. …”
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Dengue dynamics, predictions, and future increase under changing monsoon climate in India by Yacob Sophia, Mathew Koll Roxy, Raghu Murtugudde, Anand Karipot, Amir Sapkota, Panini Dasgupta, Kalpana Baliwant, Sujata Saunik, Abhiyant Tiwari, Rajib Chattopadhyay, Revati K. Phalkey

“…The dengue model yields a skillful forecast, achieving a statistically significant correlation coefficient of r = 0.77 and a relatively low Normalized Root Mean Squared Error score of 0.52 between actual and predicted dengue mortalities, at a lead time of two months. …”
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Environmental impacts on childhood rhinitis: The role of green spaces, air pollutants, and indoor microbial communities in Taiyuan, a city in Northern China by Liu Yang, Huiyu Gao, Ying Wang, Dan Norbäck, Zhuohui Zhao, Xi Fu, Yu Sun, Xin Zhang

“…Ambient air pollution was estimated using the inverse distance weighted (IDW), and the indoor microbiome in classroom vacuum dust was profiled by bacterial 16S rRNA and fungal ITS amplicon sequencing. Mixed-effect logistic regression revealed the proportion of natural grassland, grassland leaf-off and total grassland was negatively associated with current rhinitis. …”
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The Role of Immunohistochemistry for AMACR/p504s and p63 in Distinguishing Prostate Cancer from Benign Prostate Tissue Samples in Botswana by Ramatlho P, Rugemalila MM, Tawe L, Pain D, Choga OT, Ndlovu AK, Koobotse MO, Lal P, Rebbeck TR, Paganotti GM, Narasimhamurthy M, Kyokunda LT

“…Pleasure Ramatlho,1,2 Moses Muganyizi Rugemalila,3 Leabaneng Tawe,1,2 Debanjan Pain,4,5 Ontlametse T Choga,1,6 Andrew Khulekani Ndlovu,1 Moses O Koobotse,1 Priti Lal,5 Timothy R Rebbeck,7,8 Giacomo M Paganotti,2,9 Mohan Narasimhamurthy,5 Lynnette Tumwine Kyokunda3 1School of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; 2Botswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana; 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; 4Department of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 5Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 6Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana; 7Division of Population Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; 8Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. …”
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High Virulence and Antifungal Resistance in Clinical Strains of Candida albicans by Eric Monroy-Pérez, Gloria Luz Paniagua-Contreras, Pamela Rodríguez-Purata, Felipe Vaca-Paniagua, Marco Vázquez-Villaseñor, Clara Díaz-Velásquez, Alina Uribe-García, Sergio Vaca

“…The strains were identified by PCR amplification of the ITS1 and ITS2 regions of rRNA. The detection and expression of virulence genes and azole resistance genes MDR1 and CDR1 were performed using PCR and RT-PCR, respectively. …”
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A multidisciplinary pain management program for patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized, single-blind, controlled, feasibility study by Anna Dalmau-Roig, Christian Dürsteler, Mirari Ochandorena-Acha, Francisco Vilchez-Oya, Inés Martin-Villalba, Amadeu Obach, Marc Terradas-Monllor

“…Significant differences and a medium size effect were observed between groups in terms of pain intensity (p = .017, r = .408) at the 4-month follow-up. The intragroup analysis of the PAINDOC group revealed significant lessening in pain intensity (p = < 0.001) and improvements in quality of life (p = .030). …”
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Identification of potential druggable targets for endometriosis through Mendelian randomization analysis by Peng Chen, Xin Wei, Xiao-Ke Li, Yi-Hang Zhou, Yi-Hang Zhou, Qi-Fang Liu, Ling Ou-Yang

“…Additionally, we conducted a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network as well as functional enrichment analyses to unveil potential associations among target proteins.ResultsMR analysis revealed that a decrease of one standard deviation (SD) in plasma R-Spondin 3 (RSPO3) level had a protective effect on EM (OR = 1.0029; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.0015–1.0043; P = 3.2567e-05; Bonferroni P &lt; 5.63 × 10−5). …”
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First evidence of transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus in Haemaphysalis and Rhipicephalus ticks in the wild by Sarah J. Burthe, Bhimanagoud Kumbar, Stefanie M. Schäfer, Bethan V. Purse, Abi T. Vanak, Natrajan Balakrishnan, Richard Hassall, Subhash L. Hoti, Darshan Narayanaswamy, Santoshkumar Potadar, Mujeeb Rahman, Mohammed Mudassar Chanda

“…Five different tick species were found to have KFDV-positive larvae: Haemaphysalis spinigera, H. bispinosa, Rhipicephalus annulatus, R. microplus and an unidentifiable species of Haemaphysalis (no close match in GenBank). …”
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Modelling of structural, mechanical, electronic, and optical properties of Rb2TlXF6 (X = Ir, Rh) double perovskite compounds through density functional theory by Wasi Ullah, Nasir Rahman, Mudasser Husain, Wafa Mohammed Almalki, Khamael M. Abualnaja, Ghaida Alosaimi, Soufyane Belhachi, Bashar.M. Al-Khamiseh, Vineet Tirth, Ahmed Azzouz-Rached, Hanan A. Althobaiti, Farooq Ali

“…The optical properties were analyzed through key parameters: refractive index n(ω), optical conductivity σ(ω), reflectivity R(ω), absorption coefficient α(ω), and extinction coefficient k(ω). …”
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Co-obligate symbioses have repeatedly evolved across aphids, but partner identity and nutritional contributions vary across lineages by Manzano-Marín, Alejandro, Coeur d’acier, Armelle, Clamens, Anne-Laure, Cruaud, Corinne, Barbe, Valérie, Jousselin, Emmanuelle

“…Here, using metagenomics on 25 aphid species from nine subfamilies, re-assembly and re-annotation of 20 aphid symbionts previously sequenced, and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing on 223 aphid samples (147 species from 12 subfamilies), we show that dual symbioses have evolved anew at least six times. …”
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Investigating the potential immunomodulatory effects of commercial oral probiotic supplements on equine gastrointestinal tract barrier function by Agnieszka Żak-Bochenek, Paulina Żebrowska-Różańska, Joanna Bajzert, Łukasz Łaczmański, Bogumiła Szponar, Natalia Siwińska, Klaudia Gładysz, Katarzyna Sikorska, Anna Chełmońska-Soyta

“…The samples were subjected to microbiome analysis via next-generation sequencing of hypervariable regions V3-V4 and V7-V9 of the 16S rRNA gene for analysis of short-chain fatty acids via HPLC analysis and fecal secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) quantification via ELISA.ResultsMicrobiome analysis revealed no significant differences in either alpha or beta diversity parameters between the groups. …”
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Efficacy of intranasal naloxone compared to other administration routes in prehospital opioid overdose management and beyond: a narrative review by Luigi Venuso, Francesco Ricciardi, Antonio Del Prete, Michele Virgolesi, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Luigi Langella, Teresa Rea

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The differentiated impacts of interprovincial trade on achieving nine environment-related SDGs in China by Xiaoyu Duan, Qingxu Huang, Ziwen Liu, Ling Zhang, Penghui Li, Chunyang He, Delin Fang, Zhenci Xu, Yihao Li

“…Importantly, we found that the impacts on the total SDG score was significantly associated with GDP per capita (R = 0.65, p < 0.01). Therefore, regions and sectors that are vulnerable to negative impacts need increasing technical and policy support.…”
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Association between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity trajectories and academic achievement in Chinese primary school children: a 3-year longitudinal study by Junyu Wang, Yong Yang, Jun Wu, Ting Xie, Xuejun Guo, Xun Yuan, Ting Li, Yu Zhang, Huiying Zhao, Jie Zhuang

“…All statistical analyses were conducted using R and SAS 9.4 software. Results This study identified three distinct MVPA trajectories: Low (74.8%), Decline (13.2%), and High (12.0%). …”
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Bacterial communities as bioindicators of climate change in freshwater ecosystems: Tank bromeliads as model systems by Daniel Di Pace Soares Penna, Gustavo Quevedo Romero, Mark P. Nessel, Angélica L. González, Valéria Maia Oliveira

“…These plants host complex communities, including microorganisms, which may serve as bioindicators of climate change due to their adaptability and ubiquity. This study used 16S rRNA gene sequencing to examine bacterial communities in bromeliads along a latitudinal gradient on the Brazilian coast, using a space-for-time substitution approach. …”
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Paul'Ün Kutsadığı Tanrısal Bağ Olarak Gnostik Kutsal Evlilik - The Gnostic Holy Marriage as The Divine Tie was Blessed by Paul by Kürşat Akalın

“…Paul, ruhsal erkekleri ve bedensel kadınları aslen aynı oluşun tarafı haline nasıl geldiğini tanımlayarak, bu nedenle kadının erkekten asla ayrılmaması gerektiğini &ouml;ne s&uuml;rm&uuml;şt&uuml;r.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;…”
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Clinical and Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain characteristics of tuberculosis patients with diabetes mellitus in Changping District, Beijing, China by Xiaolong Cao, Zexuan Song, Ping He, Xinyue Li, Nan Lei, Qian Sun, Xue Wang, Ruida Xing, Bing Zhao, Xinyu Yang, Zhiguo Zhang, Yanlin Zhao

“…A statistically significant difference in cavity formation across different age groups was observed (r = -0.198, P < 0.05). Out of the 144 etiologically positive patients, WGS successfully revived 73 MTB strains, with Lineage 2 being predominant. …”
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Risk of diabetic ketoacidosis caused by sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in patients with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized cont... by Ying Liu, Shiwen Yang, Aidou Jiang, Dan Zou, Zhaoyang Chen, Na Su, Na Su

“…Literature screening, quality assessment and data extraction were carried out independently by 2 researchers based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and statistical analysis was performed using Stata 15.1 software and R 4.1.3.ResultsNineteen clinical studies and one clinical trial were ultimately included. …”
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