Screening fungi for use as biocatalysts in self-healing concrete with protocol simulating concrete environment by Ahsanul Kabir Sumon, Krutika Invally, Lu-Kwang Ju

“…The objective of this work was to develop an effective and innovative screening protocol that mimics not only the concrete-relevant pH and temperature but also the essential process/scenario of MESHC, that is, microbial spores remain dormant through the harsh conditions during concrete mixing and curing and germinate later at the less harsh condition (pH 9–11, ambient temperature) in concrete cracks. …”
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Risk factors of multidrug resistant tuberculosis among patients with tuberculosis at selected multidrug resistance treatment initiative centres in southern Ethiopia: a case-control... by Fantahun Admassu, Ermias Abera, Addisalem Gizachew, Tagesse Sedoro, Taye Gari

“…Controls were all patients with bacteriological (molecular) proven drug-susceptible TB strains and whose recent smear results were turned to negative and registered as cured. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors of MDR-TB infections.Main outcome measure Identifying the risk factors for MDR-TB.Results A total of 392 participants (79 cases and 313 controls) were interviewed. …”
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Epidemiology of Pediatric Tuberculosis and Factors Associated with Unsuccessful Treatment Outcomes in the Centre Region of Cameroon: A Three-Year Retrospective Cohort Study by Thomas Achombwom Vukugah, Derick Akompab Akoku, Micheline Mekemnang Tchoupa, Edward Lambert

“…TB treatment success (cases categorized as cured and completed treatment) was observed in 488 (80.0%) of the patients. …”
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Comparative efficacy of precut over a pancreatic duct stent and transpancreatic precut sphincterotomy for difficult biliary cannulation in ERCP by YAO Wenfei, QI Yang, LI Qianyi, WU Yuquan, XU Ruiyun, YAO Wei, KONG Lei, LI Nengping

“…Four patients (10.0%, 4/40) had PEP in PPDS group, no bleeding or perforation occurred. All patients were cured. The success rate of biliary cannulation between two groups had no significant difference（P>0.05）, while the rate of PEP had significant difference(P<0.05). …”
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Performance of GGBS Cement Concrete under Natural Carbonation and Accelerated Carbonation Exposure by Jun Zhao, Eskinder Desta Shumuye, Zike Wang, Gashaw Assefa Bezabih

“…The results also show that rate of carbonation becomes more sensitive as the percentage of GGBS replacement increases (binder ratio), rather than duration of curing. Concretes exposed to natural carbonation (indoor) achieved lower carbonation rates than those exposed to accelerated carbonation.…”
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<i>Endarachne binghamiae</i> Extract Ameliorates Inflammatory Responses in Macrophages Through Regulation of MAPK, NF-kB and PI3K/AKT Pathways, and Prevents Acute Lung Injury in Mi... by Sang-Hoon Lee, Sang-Seop Lee, Ga-Young Lee, Seung-Yun Han, Dong-Sub Kim, Bong-Ho Lee, Yung-Choon Yoo

“…These findings strongly suggest that EB-WE is a promising natural product beneficial for developing preventive treatments and cures of inflammation-related diseases.…”
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A strategy for selective screening of dual-target bioactive compounds against hypertrophic scar through inhibiting angiotensin II type 1 receptor while stimulating type 2 receptor... by Lejing Qu, Meizhi Jiao, Zilong Zhang, Yuanyuan Ou, Xue Zhao, Yajun Zhang, Xinfeng Zhao

“…Abstract Background Cutaneous hypertrophic scar is a fibro-proliferative hard-curing disease. Recent studies have proved that antagonists of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) and agonists of type 2 receptor (AT2R) were able to relieve hypertrophic scar. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus induces mitophagy via the HDAC11/IL10 pathway to sustain intracellular survival by Yaji Yang, Haotian Zhou, Feilong Li, Yanhao Zhang, Jianye Yang, Yidong Shen, Ning Hu, Quanming Zou, Leilei Qin, Hao Zeng, Wei Huang

“…Abstract Background The immune evasion and prolonged survival of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) within macrophages are key factors contributing to the difficulty in curing osteomyelitis. Although macrophages play a vital role as innate immune cells, the mechanisms by which S. aureus survives within them and suppresses host immune functions remain incompletely understood. …”
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Comparative Analysis of 95 Patients with Different Severity in the Early Outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China by Fang He, Xue-feng Ding, Meng Cao, Hai-ying Gong, Xiang-zhen Fu, Jie Luo, Kui Liu, Zhou-zhou Tian, Lin Luo, Yu-yuan Fan, Ting Li, Qian-Jing Yao, Xiao-ju Chen, Xiang-lin Duan, Li Chen, Li Jiang

“…All common and severe patients (100%) were cured and discharged from the hospital, while 10 (71.4%) of 14 critical patients died. …”
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Circulating Tumor DNA Detection for Recurrence Monitoring of Stage I Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Microwave Ablation by Lin Cheng, Sheng Xu, Yu‐feng Wang, Sheng‐wei Li, Bin Li, Xiao‐Guang Li

“…Patients with undetectable ctDNA within 1 h after MWA are determined to be clinically cured. Risk stratification based on ctDNA test results helps to differentiate high‐risk patients.…”
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Strength and Durability Performance of Hybrid Alkaline Clay Brick Waste –Coconut Shell Ash Cement by Victor Kiptoo Mutai, Mike Otieno, Joseph M. Marangu, Fredrick Mulei Mutunga, Najya Muhammed, Festus Ngui

“…Control mortar prisms were cast using distilled water and cured in distilled water. Principle Component Analysis (PCA) was used for correlation analysis. …”
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Epidemiology of notifiable outbreaks in different hospital units in Saudi Arabia: A national descriptive study by Nawal M. Alanazi, Nasser H. Alshanbari, Hala M. Roushdy, Yahya I. Alnshbah, Eman Ali Barnawi, Nawaf M. Almatrafi, Rula Felemban, Zainah M. Al Shahrani, Nadeen Burhan, Aiman El-Saed, Khalid H. Alanazi

“…Approximately 33.7 % of the patients died, 24.1 % cured, 19.3 % transferred, and 17.0 % discharged. …”
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A Framework for Early Detection of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Its Subtypes From Peripheral Blood Smear Images Using Deep Ensemble Learning Technique by Sajida Perveen, Abdullah Alourani, Muhammad Shahbaz, M. Usman Ashraf, Isma Hamid

“…It impacts both adults and children providing a narrow range of chances of being cured if diagnosed at a later stage. A definitive diagnosis often demands highly invasive diagnostic procedures thereby proving time-consuming and expensive. …”
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Assessment of stigmatization in people with epilepsy by G. Pociuvienė, D. Streckytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Lack of knowledge about epilepsy is possibly the main reason for epilepsy stigmatization at the average level: a quarter of respondents with epilepsy believe that epilepsy is a mental illness, more than a fifth believe that epilepsy cannot be controlled and two-thirds believe that it cannot be cured. …”
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Schiller’s Response to Voltaire in 'Die Jungfrau von Orleans': Enlightened or Romantic? by Ritchie Robertson

“…Her subsequent experiences embody a psychological development, rendered plausible by Schiller’s medical knowledge, which cures her fanaticism, restores her personal autonomy and replaces her egoism with humility. …”
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Fabrication and Compression Properties of Reinforced Epoxy Syntactic Foam With Basalt Fiber by Shuai Cao, Tao Jiang, Shanshan Shi, Xiaofan Gui, Ying Wang, Bo Tang, Lixue Xiang, Xuming Dai, Donghai Lin, Ning Zhong, Wenge Li, Jinhong Yu, Xinfeng Wu

“…Epoxy syntactic foam (ESF) was manufactured by blending EP, curing agent, HGMS, and HGMS-EHS with molding method. …”
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A retrospective record-based study to evaluate the profile of TB patients diagnosed and registered at DOTS center at the tertiary care center and to study the gaps in the implement... by Ruchi Arora Sachdeva, Sahil Singh, MK Sen

“…Outcome of TB patients was cured in 1082 (40.2%), treatment completed 1300 (48.3%), 32 (1.2%) patients died during treatment, 190 (7.1%) lost to follow-up, 2 patient migrated, treatment failed in 5 patients, regimen changed in 6 patients and data were not updated for 41 (1.5%) patients. …”
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Unveiling The Myth of High Recurrence Rate of Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations of The Head and Neck: Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series [version 2; peer revi... by Sagung Rai Indrasari, Danu Yudistira, Camelia Herdini, Agustian Winarno Putra

“…The studies showed a promising curing rate of AVMs, with a success rate of 94%, albeit with a complication rate of 32.5%. …”
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Comparison of the Accuracy of Fixture-Level Implant Impression Making with Different Splinting Techniques by Mehrdad Nateghi, Ramin Negahdari, Sahar Molaei, Ali Barzegar, Sepideh Bohlouli

“…In this in vitro study, a two-piece metallic index was prepared, and the patient’s jaw was simulated by placing self-cured acrylic resin in the lower part of the index. …”
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Effect of different antioxidants on properties of trans-1,4-butadiene-isoprene rubber and its composites by ZONG Xin1,2, GAO Bo1,2, LI Lan-ge1,2, GE Huai-tao1,2, LI Dan-dan2

“…The effects of three antioxidants on aging properties of raw trans-1,4-poly(butadiene-co-isoprene) copolymer rubber (TBIR), curing characteristics of natural rubber (NR)/TBIR rubber compounds, and physical and mechanical properties and flexural fatigue resistance of NR/TBIR vulcanizates were studied. …”
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