The Predictive Value of Lactate Dehydrogenase for Viral Suppression in Newly Diagnosed People Living With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Jin Y, Wang Y, Xia T, Ma Q

“…Yong Jin,1,* Yan Wang,1,* Ting Xia,1 Qichao Ma2 1Department of Internal Medicine, Ningbo Yinzhou No.2 hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Ningbo Yinzhou No.2 hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qichao Ma, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Ningbo Yinzhou No.2 hospital, No.998 Qianhe North Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315101, People’s Republic of China, Email mqc777@126.comPurpose: Rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people living with HIV (PLWH) is crucial for achieving viral suppression and improving clinical outcomes. …”
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A prospective study to evaluate high dose daptomycin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in spp. infective endocarditis by Simona De Gregori, Annalisa De Silvestri, Mara Capone, Vincenzina Monzillo, Paola Giordani, Raffaele Bruno, Elena Seminari

“…A value of area under the curve/minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC/MIC) > 666 was reached by all patients; however, 4 out of 15 patients in group A and 1 out of 14 patients in group B did not reach the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) target of 1061; therefore, AUC/MIC equal to or above 1061 was reached by 73.3% in group A and 92.9% in group B. …”
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Effects of bioactive peptides combined with probiotics on serum uric acid in patients with hyperuricemia by HAN Dan，ZHAO Ya，HUANG Enshan，YE Shuhua，WANG Wanjin，WU Fangmin，WANG Dingliang，ZHANG Ronghua

“…The patients in the intervention group received bioactive peptides combined with probiotics for 28 days at a dose of 3 g/d, while the patients in the control group received an equal dose of placebos. Demographic information, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and blood lipid were collected through questionnaire surveys, physical examination and laboratory tests. …”
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Academic Pressure and Psychological Imbalance in High School Students: Predictors of Depression via Polynomial Regression and Response Surface Analysis by Ye Y, Zhang Z, Tao Z, Liping C, Wang Y, Chen H, Li S, Chen X, Tang H, Zhou J, Zhou J

“…Yanyue Ye,1,* Zheng Zhang,1,* Zhen Tao,3 Cui Liping,2 Yuxin Wang,1 Hui Chen,1 Sihong Li,1 Xianliang Chen,1 Huajia Tang,1 Jiawei Zhou,1 Jiansong Zhou1,* 1Department of Psychiatry, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, National Center for Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychiatry, Liuyang Brain Hospital, Liuyang, People’s Republic of China; 3Human Resources Department, Hebei Vocational University of Technology and Engineering, Hebei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jiansong Zhou, Email zhoujs2003@csu.edu.cnObjective: The purpose of this study was to explore how the congruence between academic pressure and psychological imbalance affects depressive symptoms in adolescents and to further explore grade-level differences in these effects among high school students.Methods: The study population consisted of 29,975 high school students from 20 schools in Liuyang City, Hunan Province. …”
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Rebuilding Soil Ecosystems for Improved Productivity in Biosolarized Soils by Laura Ney, Dorcas Franklin, Kishan Mahmud, Miguel Cabrera, Dennis Hancock, Mussie Habteselassie, Quint Newcomer, Brendan Fatzinger

“…We also found that kale grown with lower rates of N (50 kg·ha−1), applied as compost plus LEM, had the greatest magnesium leaf content and were more economically efficient while producing an equally abundant and nutritious food.…”
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Automated skin melanoma diagnostics based on mathematical model of artificial convolutional neural network by D. A. Gavrilov, E. I. Zakirov, E. V. Gameeva, V. Yu. Semenov, O. Yu. Aleksandrova

“…Modern algorithms of computer vision equaled and even in some problems surpassed human capabili es. …”
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Vegetation optical depth as a key predictor for fire risk escalation by Dinuka Kankanige, Yi Y. Liu, Ashish Sharma

“…Across the entire spatial domain, from the first to the ninth lead month, the VOD-induced model showed higher mean NSE (0.65 ± 0.23 to 0.52 ± 0.34) and lower or nearly equal mean root mean square error (RMSE) (4.6 ± 3.7 to 7.9 ± 5.4) than the persistence model. …”
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The Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy for Migraine: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies on Rats by An Y, Zhang J, Ren Q, Liu J, Liu Z, Cao K

“…Yuqiu An,1,2,* Jing Zhang,1,2,* Qiaosheng Ren,1,2 Jiaojiao Liu,1,2 Zhenhong Liu,1,2,* Kegang Cao1,2,* 1Department of Neurology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100700, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100700, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Kegang Cao; Zhenhong Liu, Email Kgdoctor@sina.com; lzhh0399@163.comBackground: Acupuncture has long been used for migraine treatment as it is convenient for use and has remarkable efficacy. …”
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Centralized and local legal regulation of labor relations: problems of correlation and development by V. S. Venediktov, K. Yu. Melnyk

“…It has been proposed to supplement Art. 11 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Organization of Labor Relations in Martial Law” part 2 with the following content: “During the period of martial law, it is not allowed to suspend the provisions of the collective agreement regarding wages, labor protection, medical care, ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men , measures aimed at preventing, countering and stopping mobbing (harassment), prohibition of discrimination”.…”
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A study of mydriatic effect on intraocular pressure and anterior chamber angle morphology by anterior segment optical coherence tomography by Srinivasapuram Krishnacharya Prabhakar, Meghana Hiremath

“…Paired t test performed to establish a statistical significance P value less than or equal to 0.05. Statistical analysis used MS Excel. …”
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Perinatal consequences of a category 1 caesarean section at term by Sailesh Kumar, Leah Grace, Ristan M Greer

“…Caucasian women were equally as likely to undergo a category 1 CS as a non-category 1 CS, while indigenous women and women of Asian ethnicity were more likely to undergo a category 1 CS. …”
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Multistability of synchronous modes in a multimachine power grid with a common load and their global and non-local stability by Khramenkov, Vladislav Anatolevich, Dmitrichev, Aleksej Sergeevich, Nekorkin, Vladimir Isaakovich

“…The first is characterized by equal powers and currents flowing through all load supply paths except one. …”
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Influences of multi-pass friction stir alloying on characterization of AZ91D alloy-based dual reinforcement bio-ceramic nano-composites by Surendra Kumar Patel, Guoxin Dai, Lu Liu, Zhen Sun, Lei Shi

“…The microstructure showed that the reinforcements were equally distributed into the surface matrix after 3-passes for sets of composites. …”
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Geodetic data inversion to estimate a strain-rate field by introducing sparse modeling by Yohei Nozue, Yukitoshi Fukahata

“…As a result, we find: (1) regardless of the locking depth of the fault, the proposed method reproduces localized strain rates near the fault with almost equal or better accuracy than the L2 regularization method (i.e., only the smoothness constraint); (2) the advantage of the proposed method over the L2 regularization method is clearer when data coverage is worse (i.e., when fewer observation points are available); and (3) the proposed method can be applied when observation errors are small. …”
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Interpretation services used for non-English language speaking patients with head and neck cancer: Findings from a tertiary London cancer centre by Maesaya Chartkul, Florence Cook, Roganie Govender

“…Future research should investigate how this can be optimised to ensure necessary language support is provided consistent with guidelines that promote equality, diversity, and inclusion.…”
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Analysis of clinical and pathological prognostic factors of survival in rectal adenocarcinoma treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy by Sarhan Sydney Saad, Nora Forones, Gaspar Lopes Filho, Jaques Waisberg, Elesiario Caetano Júnior, Ricardo Artigiani-Neto, Delcio Matos

“…Univariate cox regression showed a significant relationship of CEA equal to or greater than 4 ng/mL with DFS and MFS, pT3/pT4 staging with DFS, MFS and SEN, pN1/N2 with DFS, MFS and SEN and stages II and III with DFS and MFS. …”
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Rearing of Humpback Grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) Fed on Pellet and Trash Fish in Cage Culture System by I.A. Fauzi, I. Mokoginta, D. Yaniharto

“…With that fact we can conclude that artificial feed can equalize or even substitute the trash fish feed for Humpback grouper rearing in cage culture system. …”
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Hypergammaglobulinemia in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients: A New Emerging Association by Martora F, Battista T, Giordano A, Potestio L, Megna M

“…Fabrizio Martora,* Teresa Battista,* Antonella Giordano, Luca Potestio, Matteo Megna Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fabrizio Martora, Section of Dermatology - Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Pansini 5, Napoli, 80131, Italy, Tel +39 - 081 – 7462457, Fax +39 - 081 – 7462442, Email fabriziomartora92@libero.itAbstract: Hypergammaglobulinemia is a sign of B cell and plasma cell hyperactivity marked by elevated levels of gamma globulins, proteins within the gamma fraction of serum electrophoresis, linked to diseases like acute hepatitis, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, autoimmune conditions, and neoplasms. …”
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Escherichia coli in the T11-12 Thoracic Vertebrae: A Case Report by Weng D, Zhou H, Huang G, Cao Q, Wang H, Cao Z, Xie Q

“…Dandan Weng,1,* Hongyuan Zhou,1,* Guancheng Huang,1 Qingren Cao,2 Huafeng Wang,3 Zhujun Cao,2 Qing Xie2 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Yuyao People’s Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qing Xie; Zhujun Cao, Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, People’s Republic of China, Email xieqingrjh@163.com; estherlucifer@163.comBackground: Pyogenic thoracic spondylitis is a rare but severe infection, particularly when complicated by sepsis and acute kidney injury (AKI). …”
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Revisiting microgenderome: detecting and cataloguing sexually unique and enriched species in human microbiomes by Zhanshan Sam Ma

“…Obviously, it is both species abundance and distribution that shape/drive the structure and dynamics of human microbiomes, and both should be equally responsible for the universal heterogeneity of microbiomes including the sexual dimorphism. …”
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