The clinical utility of tissue polymerase chain reaction, tissue culture and tissue histology in blood culture-negative infective endocarditis in South Africa – insights from the G... by W Endres, P Mkoko, M Ntsekhe

“…BCNIE patients had a mean (standard deviation) age of 40.2 (13.4) years, and 41 (71.9%) were male. …”
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Therapeutic effectiveness of three commercial anthelmintics against strongylids in buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) by David Uzcátegui, Víctor Gutiérrez, María Rodríguez, Andrea González, Alfredo Sánchez

“…Twenty-eight buffalo calves, naturally infected, with a parasite load ≥ 350 eggs per gram of faeces (EPG), and age between 2 and 3 months, with an average weight of 65.9 kgs, were selected. …”
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Cognitive Status Correlates with CXCL10/IP-10 Levels in Parkinson’s Disease by Natália Pessoa Rocha, Paula Luciana Scalzo, Izabela Guimarães Barbosa, Mariana Soares Souza, Isabela Boechat Morato, Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira, Paulo Pereira Christo, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Helton José Reis

“…For this purpose, 40 PD patients and 25 age- and gender-matched controls were subjected to a clinical evaluation including cognitive and mood tests. …”
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Evaluating reproduction traits in a crossbreeding program between indigenous and exotic sheep in semi-arid lands by E. Oyieng, J.M.K. Ojango, M. Gauly, R. Mrode, R. Dooso, A.M. Okeyo, C. Kalinda, S. König

“…This study evaluates the age at first lambing (AFL), lambing interval (LI), litter weight at birth (LBWT), litter weight at weaning (LWWT), birth weight of ewe (EBWT) and weaning weight of ewes (EWWT) in a crossbreeding program between the Red Maasai (RRRR) and Dorper sheep and their crosses, 75% Dorper and 50% Dorper (DDRR) breeds. …”
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Knowledge of COVID-19 and the psychological status of parents: a retrospective survey in Wuhan, Hubei by Lei Wang, Jing Cheng, Lin Lv, Yaqi Xu, Yutong Zhang, Honghui Gan, Change Xiong, Guiping Wang, Can Mei, Linwanyue Chen, Lu He, Shuliu Pan, Jianbo Zhan

“…Significant differences in psychological status were linked to age, education, professional background, sleep status, personal views on the pandemic’s impact and concern for children’s learning (p<0.05). …”
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Different starch sources and amino acid levels on growth performance, starch and amino acids digestion, absorption and metabolism of 0- to 3-week-old broilers fed low protein diet by Caiwei Luo, Jinping Wang, Wei Jiang, Dafei Yin, Gang Meng, Jiwei Wang, Jing Xu, Jianmin Yuan

“…The 1.32% AID Lys level and the waxy corn starch both improved the body weight (BW) of broilers from 0 to 3 weeks of age, intestinal starch digestibility, and intestinal villi height or the ratio of villi height to crypt depth (P < 0.05). …”
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Robotic Surgery from a Gynaecological Oncology Perspective: A Global Gynaecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative Led Study (GO SOAR3) by Faiza Gaba, Karen Ash, Oleg Blyuss, Dhivya Chandrasekaran, Marielle Nobbenhuis, Thomas Ind, Elly Brockbank, on behalf of the GO SOAR Collaborators

“…Multiple linear regression was used to model the effect of variables on outcomes adjusting for gender, age, and postgraduate experience. Outcomes included situational awareness, surgeon fatigue/stress, and the surgical learning curve. …”
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Three-year course of clinical high-risk symptoms for psychosis in the community: a latent class analysis by C. Michel, N. Osman, G. Rinaldi, B. G. Schimmelmann, J. Kindler, F. Schultze-Lutter

“…Methods Participants (N = 829; baseline age: 16–40 years) comprised individuals from a Swiss community sample who were followed up over roughly 3 years. latent class analysis was applied to CHR-P symptom data at baseline and follow-up, and classes were examined for demographic and clinical differences, as well as stability over time. …”
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Surgical Injury and Ischemia Prime the Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction and Increase Angiogenic Capacity in a Mouse Limb Ischemia Model by Satoko Kishimoto, Ken-ichi Inoue, Ryoichi Sohma, Shigeru Toyoda, Masashi Sakuma, Teruo Inoue, Ken-ichiro Yoshida

“…However, the quality and quantity of SVFs vary depending on the patient’s age, complications, and other factors. In this study, we developed a method to reproducibly increase the cell number and improve the quality of adipose-derived SVFs by surgical procedures, which we term “wound repair priming.” …”
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Risk of lung disease in the PI*SS genotype of alpha-1 antitrypsin: an EARCO research project by Teresa Martín, Catarina Guimarães, Cristina Esquinas, Maria Torres-Duran, Alice M. Turner, Hanan Tanash, Carlota Rodríguez-García, Angelo Corsico, José Luis López-Campos, Eva Bartošovská, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen, José María Hernández-Pérez, Maria Sucena, Marc Miravitlles

“…The PI*SS population consisted of 58.9% men, with a mean age of 59.2 years and a mean FEV1(% predicted) of 83.4%. …”
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CD28 Genetic Variants Increase Susceptibility to Diabetic Kidney Disease in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Case Control Study by Yangyang Li, Li Jin, Jing Yan, Hong Zhang, Rong Zhang, Cheng Hu

“…Under additive genetic models, CD28-rs3116494 (OR=1.29 [95% CI 1.11, 1.51], P=0.0011) and CD80-rs3850890 (OR=1.16 [95% CI 1.02, 1.31], P=0.0283) were associated with DKD susceptibility adjusted for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), duration of diabetes, and HbA1c. …”
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Reconstructing prevalence dynamics of wildlife pathogens from pooled and individual samples by Borremans, Benny, Falvo, Caylee A, Crowley, Daniel E, Hoegh, Andrew, Lloyd-Smith, James O, Peel, Alison J, Restif, Olivier, Ruiz-Aravena, Manuel, Plowright, Raina K

“…As it is challenging to link individual-level metrics such as age, sex, or immune markers to infection status when using pooled samples, the model also allows the incorporation of individual-level samples. …”
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Outcomes of Idecabtagene Vicleucel Therapy in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: A Single-Institution Experience by Aaron Trando, Farid Ghamsari, Philip Yeung, Caitlin Costello, Ila Saunders, Ah-Reum Jeong

“…<b>Results:</b> The median age was 65. Twelve patients (48%) were male. Patients received a median of six lines of prior therapy with four patients (16%) receiving prior BCMA-targeted therapy. …”
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The association between cognitive impairment and oral health or oral hygiene behaviors among multiethnic older adults in Western China: a cross-sectional multicenter study by Yuqing Xie, Xin Xia, Xin Tian, Yuexia Hu, Yun Li, Xiao Tan, Wenwen Wu, Birong Dong, Yanyan Wang

“…Results A total of 6529 participants with a median age (interquartile range) of 62.4 (55, 68) years were included. …”
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Assessment of upper respiratory and gut bacterial microbiomes during COVID-19 infection in adults: potential aerodigestive transmission by Hafez Al-Momani, Andrew Nelson, Hadeel Al Balawi, Dua’a Al Balawi, Iman Aolymat, Ashraf I. Khasawneh, Hala Tabl, Ayman Alsheikh, AbdelRahman M. Zueter, Jeffrey Pearson, Christopher Ward

“…This research explored the relationship between the microbiomes of the upper respiratory and GI tracts in patients with COVID-19 and examined Extraesophageal reflux (EOR), a mechanism which could contribute to dysregulated communication between the GI and respiratory tract (as identified in COVID-19). 97 patients with a laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 infection, and 50 age-matched controls were recruited and stool, saliva and sputum were obtained from each participant. …”
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A video intervention to improve patient understanding of tumor genomic testing in patients with cancer by Deloris J. Veney, Lai Y. Wei, Amanda E. Toland, Carolyn J. Presley, Heather L. Hampel, Tasleem J. Padamsee, Clara N. Lee, William J. Irvin Jr, Michael J. Bishop, James J. Kim, Shelly R. Hovick, Leigha A. Senter, Daniel G. Stover

“…Improvement in video message‐specific knowledge was consistent across demographic groups, including age, income, and education. Conclusions A concise, 3–4 min, broadly applicable video incorporating culturally diverse images administered prior to TGT significantly improved video message‐specific knowledge across all demographic groups. …”
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Does Preendoscopy Rockall Score Safely Identify Low Risk Patients following Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage? by Matthew R. Johnston, Iain A. Murray, Michael Schultz, Peter McLeod, Nathan O’Donnell, Heather Norton, Chelsea Baines, Emily Fawcett, Terry Fesaitu, Hin Leung, Jeong-Yoon Park, Adibah Salleh, Wei Zhang, José A. García

“…Results. 424 admissions with UGIH. Median age was 74.3 years (range 19–93 years), with 55.1% being males. 30-day mortality was 4.6% and 14-day rebleeding rate was 6.0%. …”
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Vaccination in Nile tilapia broodstock with whole cell vaccine and disease resistance in its fry against Aeromonas hydrophila by Sukenda Sukenda, Odang Carman, Rahman Rahman, Dendi Hidayatullah, Nurfitriani Siti Yumaidawati

“…Challenge test in fry tilapia performed at the age of 5, 10, and 15 days. The results showed that vaccination in tilapia broodstock delivered a significant antibody level in broodstock, eggs, and fry (P<0.05) compared to the control. …”
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Semen Analysis of Covid-19 Survivors and Uninfected Men: Examining the Motility, Concentration, Vitality, and Morphology Parameters of Spermatozoa by Sri Musta'ina, Eko Budi Siswidiyanto, Pety Narulita, Agustinus, Aucky Hinting, Atika, Zakiyatul Faizah

“…Subjects were selected through consecutive sampling of up to 26 men of childbearing age who met the predetermined criteria. Semen quality assessment using the WHO Semen Analysis Guide 6th edition. …”
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Case report: Successful treatment of hyperbaric oxygen for radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis in a 95-year-old patient with bladder cancer by Li Lin, Li Lin, Man He, Yanyan Zeng, Xiaoxiao Ni, Yequn Guo, Xiaojuan Xie, Lingling Sun, Huai Huang

“…To the best of our knowledge, this report represents the first documented case of hematuria resolution in a patient over 90 years old with severe RHC.ConclusionThis case represents the first documented instance of successful hematuria resolution in a patient over 90 years of age with severe RHC. The positive therapeutic outcome achieved with personal protocol (1.4-1.6 ATA) in this 95-year-old patient, expands hyperbaric oxygen pressure options for elderly patients. …”
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