Goat’s Milk Powder Enriched with Red (<i>Lycium barbarum</i> L.) and Black (<i>Lycium ruthenicum</i> Murray) Goji Berry Extracts: Chemical Characterization, Antioxidant Properties,... by Danijel D. Milinčić, Aleksandar Ž. Kostić, Steva Lević, Uroš M. Gašić, Dragana D. Božić, Relja Suručić, Tijana D. Ilić, Viktor A. Nedović, Bojana B. Vidović, Mirjana B. Pešić

“…Proximate analysis, ultra-high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy using attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR), and electrophoretic analysis were assessed. …”
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Effectiveness of nicotine salt vapes, cytisine, and a combination of these products, for smoking cessation in New Zealand: protocol for a three-arm, pragmatic, community-based rand... by Natalie Walker, Amanda Calder, Joanne Barnes, George Laking, Varsha Parag, Chris Bullen

“…Secondary outcomes, measured at quit date, then one, three, six, and 12 months post-quit date, include self-reported continuous abstinence, 7-day point prevalence abstinence, cigarettes smoked per day, withdrawal and urge to smoke, time to (re)lapse, treatment use and compliance, treatment crossover, dual-use, use of other cessation products, change in e-cigarette products, continuation of product use, acceptability, change in health state, health-related quality of life, change in body mass index, adverse events, and cost per quitter. …”
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Exploring the utility of different bulking agents for speeding up the composting process of household kitchen waste by Sania Mussa, Muhammad Farhan, Shoaib Ahmad, Khadija Zahra, Amina Kanwal, Qaiser Farid Khan, Muhammad Afzaal, Abdul Wahid, Pallab K. Sarker, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh, Shafaqat Ali

“…This research effectively reduced the maturation time to 32 days and converted kitchen waste into compost (resource). …”
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Gap analysis of maternity service quality and associated factors at a maternity hospital in northwest Iran: a cross-sectional survey using SERVQUAL and HEALTHQUAL questionnaires by Parnian Rahimi, Farzaneh Miri, Alireza Hajizadeh, Azadeh Anbari, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Edris Kakemam

“…Older patients, having an academic education, women who were residents in urban and those who visited for the first time were found to have significantly higher expectations compared with their perceived quality of care (P < 0.005). …”
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Circle-seq reveals that eccDNA may be a key blood biomarker for HBV-associated liver cancer by Xiao K. Ran, Xiao F. Zhao, Zhen W. Wei, Hua Z. Pang, Yan F. Tang, Rong Liu, Tie X. Wu, Xu D. Liu

“…Experiments have verified that LAMA4[circle112550019-112550510] and KANK1[circle674459-674907] are real and expressed target genes, and their source genes are closely related to the survival time of patients with liver cancer.ConclusionOur research results revealed the main characteristics of eccDNAs in the blood of patients with HBV-related HCC and LC. …”
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Effect of pH and Mexican Oregano (Lippia berlandieri Schauer) Essential Oil Added to Carboxymethyl Cellulose and Starch Edible Films on Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus au... by Addí Rhode Navarro-Cruz, Carlos Enrique Ochoa-Velasco, Francisco Javier Caballero-Alvarez, Martin Alvaro Lazcano-Hernández, Obdulia Vera-López, Aurelio López-Malo, Raul Avila-Sosa

“…Significant differences (p<0.05) were found in tc (time to reduce 50% of microbial population) and a (slope of the curve around tc), being lower at acidic pH. …”
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First-in-human, multicenter, open-label, phase I study of ATOR-1017 (evunzekibart), a 4-1BB antibody, in patients with advanced solid malignancies by Peter Ellmark, Jeffrey Yachnin, Ana Carneiro, Lena Schultz, Amanda Hahn, Sumeet Ambarkhane, Karin Enell Smith, Gustav J. Ullenhag

“…Exploratory objectives included pharmacodynamic (PD) assessment of immune system biomarkers.Results Of the 27 patients screened, 25 received treatment with ATOR-1017. The median time on study was 13.1 weeks (range 4.3–92.3). The MTD of ATOR-1017 was not reached. …”
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Phase Behavior Identification and Formation Mechanisms of the BZ19-6 Condensate Gas Reservoir in the Deep Bozhong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China by Zhenliang Wang, Shengdong Xiao, Feilong Wang, Guomin Tang, Liwen Zhu, Zilong Zhao

“…The BZ19-6 large condensate gas field, the largest gas field in the Bohai Bay Basin, was discovered for the first time in a typical oil-type basin. The proven oil and gas geological reserves in the deeply buried hills of the Archean metamorphic rocks, amount to approximately 3×108 tons of oil equivalent. …”
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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…The unfavorable function was defined as dependency in daily life at discharge (Glasgow Outcome Scale ≤ 3), and predictors for unfavorable functional outcomes were examined using a generalized estimating equations (GEE) model, including age, sex, physical disability before injury, injury mechanism, transportation time, prehospital procedures, vital signs on arrival, surgery in each body region, transfusion, AIS in each region, and institutions. …”
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ZINQ-L: a zero-inflated quantile approach for differential abundance analysis of longitudinal microbiome data by Shuai Li, Runzhe Li, John R. Lee, John R. Lee, Ni Zhao, Wodan Ling

“…BackgroundIdentifying bacterial taxa associated with disease phenotypes or clinical treatments over time is critical for understanding the underlying biological mechanism. …”
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Valorization of mixed blackwater/agricultural wastes for bioelectricity and biohydrogen production: A microbial treatment pathway by G. Plason Z. Plakar, Abdulsalami S. Kovo, Kanayo L. Oguzie, Emeka E. Oguzie

“…The highest open circuit voltage achieved was 1090 mV at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 6 days. Maximum removal efficiencies for Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) were 90.87 % and 76.67 %, respectively, with a Columbic efficiency of 40.17 %. …”
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Characterization and Antifungal Activity of Limonoid Constituents Isolated from Meliaceae Plants Melia dubia, Aphanamixis polystachya, and Swietenia macrophylla against Plant Patho... by Thanh Nguyen Tan, Hieu Tran Trung, Quang Le Dang, Hien Vu Thi, Hoang Dinh Vu, Tuan Nguyen Ngoc, Hoai Thu Thi Do, Thanh Huong Nguyen, Dang Ngoc Quang, Thang Tran Dinh

“…Nine limonoids isolated from M. dubia (1–2), A. polystachya (3–5), and S. macrophylla (6–9) were evaluated, for the first time, their antifungal effectiveness against nine phytopathogenic fungi Fusarium oxysporum, Magnaporthe oryzae, Sclerotium rolfsii, Rhizoctonia solani, Alternaria spp., and Botrytis cinerea, and three oomycetes Phytophthora species. …”
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Experimental case study for optimizing heat sink performance using ZnO nanocarriers integrated with phase change materials for environmental sustainability by Muhammad Farooq, Imran Zahid, M. Yasar Javaid, Noreen Sher Akbar, Enio Pedone Bandarra Filho, M. Farrukh Shahzad, M. Imran Khan, Mohammad Ilyas Khan, Mohammad Rehan, Fahid Riaz

“…These findings showed the effectiveness of NcPCM based copper sink in reducing peak temperature of 24.02 % and improving operational time of 35 and 69 min at targeted critical temperatures of 50 °C and 60 °C owing to favorable characteristics of high thermal conductivity and increased surface area. …”
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Global burden of neck pain and its gender and regional inequalities from 1990 - 2021: a comprehensive analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Haifeng Wu, Yue Li, Congying Zou, Weidong Guo, Feng Han, Guoshun Huang, Lin Sun

“…Abstract Background Neck pain is a growing public health concern, no recent research has comprehensively examined its incidence and years lived with disability (YLDs) across different regions and genders. For the first time, this study aims to provide the most recent estimates on the global burden of neck pain between 1990 and 2021 obtained from the 2021 global burden of disease (GBD) database, focusing on regional and gender inequalities. …”
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Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Novel Approaches to the Pharmacology of Gut Motility by Carmelo Scarpignato, Iva Pelosini

“…This antibiotic accelerates gastric emptying and shortens orocecal transit time. In the large bowel a significant decrease in transit is observed only in the right colon, which suggests a shift in fecal distribution. …”
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Selected Biomarkers Correlate with the Origin and Severity of Sepsis by Michal Holub, Olga Džupová, Michaela Růžková, Alžběta Stráníková, Eva Bartáková, Jan Máca, Jiří Beneš, Heiko Herwald, Ondřej Beran

“…Next, cortisol levels were higher in IE patients than in those with BM and CAP, and at one time point, cortisol was also higher in patients with gram-negative sepsis when compared to those with gram-positive infections. …”
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Dynamic Proteomic Analysis of Pancreatic Mesenchyme Reveals Novel Factors That Enhance Human Embryonic Stem Cell to Pancreatic Cell Differentiation by Holger A. Russ, Limor Landsman, Christopher L. Moss, Roger Higdon, Renee L. Greer, Kelly Kaihara, Randy Salamon, Eugene Kolker, Matthias Hebrok

“…Refined sample preparation and analysis conditions across four embryonic and prenatal time points resulted in the identification of 21,498 peptides with high-confidence mapping to 1,502 proteins. …”
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Hamstring vs Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparative Study by Khadri M Khalid, Adarsh Vajrangi, Eswara Reddy, Nagesh Sherikar, Rakshith Chakravarthy Harish Yellappa, Ranganatha B Kurupati

“…Hamstring (HT) autografts have withstood the test of time and are currently the most commonly used graft for ACL reconstruction (ACLR). …”
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Efflux Pump Activity and Mutations Driving Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii at a Tertiary Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa by Noel-David Nogbou, Granny M. Nkawane, Khanyisa Ntshane, Charles K. Wairuri, Dikwata T. Phofa, Kagiso K. Mokgokong, Mbudzeni Ramashia, Maphoshane Nchabeleng, Lawrence C. Obi, Andrew M. Musyoki

“…Conventional PCR amplification of the AdeABC efflux pump (adeB, adeS, and adeR) and quinolone (parC and gyrA) resistance genes were performed, followed by quantitative real-time PCR of AdeABC efflux pump genes. Phenotypic evaluation of efflux pump expression was performed by determining the difference between the MIC of tigecycline before and after exposure to an efflux pump inhibitor. …”
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The expansion and loss of specific olfactory genes in relatives of parasitic lice, the stored-product psocids (Psocodea: Liposcelididae) by Jun Sun, Jian Wu, Sheng-Yuan Sun, Zhi-Dong Chen, Guy Smagghe, Jin-Jun Wang, Dan-Dan Wei

“…Conclusions We identified olfactory-related genes of five Liposcelis species for the first time, providing valuable insights for future functional investigations into olfactory genes associated with pheromone and odorant recognition. …”
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