Individual patterns of anadromy determine the cost of salmon lice exposure in brown trout by K. L. Hawley, H. A. Urke, T. Kristensen, T. O. Haugen

“…This resulted in an unequal contribution of lice to total mortality among populations (range: 3.3%–34.3%). Despite an equal distribution of lice exposure for all populations within the fjord, diverse mortality consequences among populations were estimated, largely resulting from individual selection of migration trajectory. …”
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Antibiofilm and Anticancer Activity of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Fabricated with Hot-Melt Extruded Astaxanthin-Mediated Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles by You HS, Jang YS, Sathiyaseelan A, Ryu SJ, Lee HY, Baek JS

“…Han-Sol You,1,* Young-Sun Jang,2,* Anbazhagan Sathiyaseelan,1 Su-Ji Ryu,1 Ha-Yeon Lee,1 Jong-Suep Baek1,3 1Department of Bio-Health Convergence, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea; 2College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea; 3BeNatureBioLab, Chuncheon, 24206, Republic of Korea*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jong-Suep Baek, Email jsbaek@kangwon.ac.krPurpose: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were used as carriers for silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). …”
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Ultrasound guided thoracic dorsal root ganglia pulsed radiofrequency verified by fluroscopy for patients with lung cancer and metastatic thoracic cage pain: a randomized controlled... by Dina Kamel Abdel Maksoud, Sahar Ahmed El Karadway, Nagwa Ahmed Ibrahim, Dina Nabil Abbbas

“…The current study aimed to investigate the effect of ultrasound guided pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) of thoracic DRG on metastatic thoracic cage pain intensity and impact of pain on daily life of patients with lung cancer.Materials and Methods 30 patients with lung cancer thoracic cage metastatic pain were randomized equally to receive active PRF plus 0.5 ml lidocaine 2% for each thoracic DRG modulation (group 1) or non-active PRF plus 0.5 ml of lidocaine 2% (group 2). …”
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Functional Analysis and Experimental Validation of the Prognostic and Immune Effects of the Oncogenic Protein CDC45 in Breast Cancer by Zhang JN, Li LW, Cao MQ, Liu X, Yi ZL, Liu SS, Liu H

“…Jia-Ning Zhang,1,2,* Lin-Wei Li,1,2,* Man-Qing Cao,1,2,* Xin Liu,1,2 Zi-Lu Yi,1,2 Sha-Sha Liu,1,2 Hong Liu1,2 1The Second Surgical Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 2Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hong Liu, Email liuhong_submit@tjmuch.comPurpose: Cell division cycle protein 45 (CDC45) plays a crucial role in DNA replication. …”
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Sex and gender differentials in the prevalence of obesity and its association with multimorbidity among reproductive-aged individuals in India by Jogesh Murmu, Abhinav Sinha, Ritik Agrawal, Bhagyashree Rout, Srikanta Kanungo, Sanghamitra Pati

“…IntroductionThe increase in the prevalence of obesity has become a common public health issue worldwide, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like India witnessing an equal rise. It makes a considerable contribution to chronic diseases as it is a major risk factor for other chronic illnesses. …”
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Impact of A1 segment asymmetry on hemodynamic conditions around the circle of Willis and anterior communicating artery aneurysm formation by Joonho Lee, Seul-Ki Jeong, Ji Man Hong, Ji Man Hong

“…The occurrence of AcomA is associated with both anatomical factors of the circle of Willis, represented by the bilateral A1 diameter ratio, and hemodynamic factors, represented by the bilateral A1 SIG ratio, suggesting that both factors are almost equally significant.ConclusionOur findings suggest that A1 segment asymmetry influences hemodynamic changes within the COW, contributing to AcomA formation. …”
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Classification of North Atlantic and European extratropical cyclones using multiple measures of intensity by J. Cornér, C. Bouvier, B. Doiteau, B. Doiteau, F. Pantillon, V. A. Sinclair

“…Finally, less than a 10th of all ETCs belong to the most intense cluster and occur almost equally everywhere. This last cluster includes a clear majority of a set of investigated impactful storms (17 out of 21), which demonstrates the ability of the method to identify potentially damaging ETCs.…”
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Risk Factors and Patterns of Drug‐Drug Interactions in Two Categories of Level‐3 Hospitals in Dhaka: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Md. Abdus Samadd, Farhan Tanvir Patwary, Md Momin Islam, Ashfia Tasnim Munia, K. M. Yasif Kayes Sikdar, Md. Raihan Sarkar

“…Severity‐wise, both types of hospitals had almost equal amounts of serious (10.34% vs. 9.18%), moderate (68.96% vs. 59.61%), and minor (20.06% vs. 21.79%) pDDIs. …”
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Predicting Time to First Rejection Episode in Lung Transplant Patients Using a Comprehensive Multi-Indicator Model by Chen Y, Li E, Yang Q, Chang Z, Yu B, Lu J, Wu H, Zheng P, Cheng ZJ, Sun B

“…Youpeng Chen,1,* Enzhong Li,2,* Qingqing Yang,1 Zhenglin Chang,1 Baodan Yu,1 Jiancai Lu,1 Haojie Wu,1 Peiyan Zheng,1 Zhangkai J Cheng,1,* Baoqing Sun1 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510140, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhangkai J Cheng; Baoqing Sun, Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510140, People’s Republic of China, Email jasontable@gmail.com; sunbaoqing@vip.163.comBackground: Rejection hinders long-term survival in lung transplantation, and no widely accepted biomarkers exist to predict rejection risk. …”
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Assessing microvascular dysfunction and predicting long-term prognosis in patients with cardiac amyloidosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance quantitative stress perfusion by Leting Tang, Wenjin Zhao, Kang Li, Lin Tian, Xiaoyue Zhou, Hu Guo, Mu Zeng

“…MPR of >1.5 and ECV of ≤53.6% were associated with improved overall survival, both of which provided predictive incremental value in patients with advanced disease. With equal Mayo staging and degree of ECV, MPR improves assessment of patient survival. …”
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Monetary Fines in EU Mergers: In Need for More Regulation by Nora Memeti

“…The last point to be addressed is the one of policy and the need to balance EC discretional powers and relevant legal principles such as legal certainty, equal treatment, transparency, and consistency.3 The fourth section provides for concluding remarks. …”
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Quality profile of milk from high producing dairy cows vaccinated against mastitis by M. N. Isakova, U. V. Sivkova, M. V. Ryaposova, I. A. Shkuratova, A. V. Lysov

“…After two years of the vaccine use the somatic cell count was equal to 371 and 725 thousand/ml at the unit and on the farm respectively. …”
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Approximate and Sample Entropy of the Center of Pressure During Unperturbed Tandem Standing: Effect of Altering the Tolerance Window by Jayla Wesley, Samhita Rhodes, David W. Zeitler, Gordon Alderink

“…The results suggest that both ApEn and SampEn indices demonstrated relative consistency and were equally effective in quantifying the level of the center-of-pressure signal regularity during quiet tandem standing postural balance tests.…”
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Determination of Benzalkonium Chloride in a Disinfectant by UV Spectrophotometry and Gas and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography: Validation, Comparison of Characteristics, and... by Mariia Smolinska, Roman Ostapiv, Mariia Yurkevych, Liubov Poliuzhyn, Olha Korobova, Ihor Kotsiumbas, Hryhorii Tesliar

“…Helium was used as a carrier gas, and the gas flow rate was constant, equaling 1.6 ml/min. The temperature of the detector was 250°C, and a mixture of hydrogen, helium, and air in a ratio of 30 : 8.5 : 350 was used in the split of the detector. …”
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Impact of Immunotherapies on SARS-CoV-2-Infections and Other Respiratory Tract Infections during the COVID-19 Winter Season in IBD Patients by Constanze Heike Waggershauser, Cornelia Tillack-Schreiber, Paul Weyh, Eckard Alt, Thorsten Siegmund, Christine Berchthold-Benchieb, Daniel Szokodi, Fabian Schnitzler, Thomas Ochsenkühn

“…Symptoms of respiratory tract infections occurred equally frequent in IBD patients with immunotherapies as compared to those without. …”
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Professional propaedeutic council in the university by N. N. Malyarchuk, G. M. Krinitzyna, E. V. Pashchenko, V. V. Pivnenko

“…As a state strategy in higher education, vocational education should be provided for everyone creating equal opportunities. At some large universities, structural divisions are already functioning (resource centers including the defectology faculties and departments), which promote satisfaction of special educational needs of students with disabilities. …”
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Clinical Activity of Behcet’s Disease Associated with SARS-CoV-2 and Herpes Simplex Virus: Insights from Three Case Reports by Bakti FU, Sufiawati I

“…Fitrah Utari Bakti,1,* Irna Sufiawati2,* 1Oral Medicine Residency, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia; 2Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Irna Sufiawati, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jl. …”
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Possibilities of Using Regional Index-Flood Method with Annual Maximum and Partial Duration Series: A Case Study of Susurluk River Basin, Turkey by Havva Eylem Polat, Ayşe Doğanülker, Alper Serdar Anlı

“…The PDS's most appropriate frequency factors (k) were determined according to the Poisson distribution, which makes the variance-mean ratio equal. k=3.5 was determined for only two stations. k=4 was suitable for seven stations, and k=5 was suitable for thirteen stations. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles Released from Neprilysin Gene-Modified Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Enhance Therapeutic Effects in an Alzheimer’s Disease Animal Model... by HyeJu Jeong, Ok Joon Kim, Seung-Hun Oh, Sanghoon Lee, Han A. Reum Lee, Kee Ook Lee, Boo-Yong Lee, Nam Keun Kim

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) were equally observed in the hippocampus in the naïve and NEP-enhanced hUC-MSC groups. …”
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Association Between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Triglyceride Glucose-Body Mass Index with Iron Deficiency in Reproductive Age Women: Evidence from NHANES 2005-2018 by Ding J, Xu Z, Liang R, Xie S

“…Jia Ding,1,* Zhehao Xu,2,* Ruiyun Liang,3 Shuangfeng Xie1 1Department of Hematopathology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shuangfeng Xie, Email xiesf@163.comBackground & Aims: There is a growing focus on the role of dietary factors and metabolic conditions in the evolution and progression of iron deficiency (ID), yet few studies have examined the underlying mechanisms. …”
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