A Novel Eco-Friendly Process for the Synthesis and Purification of Ascorbyl-6-Oleates by Ha-Eun Ji, Se-Young Kim, Heejin So, Vivian Prayitno, Ki-Teak Lee, Jung-Ah Shin

“…The esterification product was purified sequentially by liquid–liquid extraction using ethyl acetate and water, followed by hexane and acetonitrile, resulting in 94.8 area% AO confirmed by HPLC. …”
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Validation of Immersion Precooling and Drip Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures on Weight, Temperature, Microbiological Quality, and Safety of Chicken Carcasses by Angela B.P.S. Fernandes, Clair F.S. Pereira, Hiago M. Pereira, Marco A.C. Batista, Luiz F.S. Dionisio, Amauri A. Alfieri, Bruna Alexandrino, José C. Ribeiro-Júnior

“…This study aims to validate sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs) of the precooling system in two immersion stages with different temperatures followed by dripping for 3 min. The variables evaluated were temperature, weight, microbiological quality, and safety of chicken carcasses. …”
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Atrial flutter/fibrillation in adult congenital heart disease: Insights from a large Asian cohort by Shuenn-Nan Chiu, Wei-Chieh Tseng, Chun-Wei Lu, Ming-Tai Lin, Chun-An Chen, Jou-Kou Wang, Mei-Hwan Wu

“…We found a progressive trend in the onset age of arrhythmia: AFL at a younger age, followed by paroxysmal and sustained AF. Risk factors for AF/AFL included severe and moderate CHD, PH, previous interventions, and male sex (odds ratio 11.2 and 3.15, 2.03, 1.75, and 1.71, respectively). …”
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Two Transcutaneous Stimulation Techniques in Shoulder Pain: Transcutaneous Pulsed Radiofrequency (TPRF) versus Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS): A Comparative Pil... by Mu-Lien Lin, Hung-Wei Chiu, Zao-Ming Shih, Po-Ying Lee, Pei-Zhi Li, Chin-Hong Guo, Yuan-Jie Luo, Shen-Chieh Lin, Kwan-Yu Lin, Yu-Ming Hsu, Angela Pang, Weiwu Pang

“…Fifty patients were randomly allocated into two groups for electrical stimulation treatment with 3-month follow-ups: Group 1 n=25, TENS and Group 2 n=25, TPRF. …”
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The oral disposition index calculated from a meal tolerance test is a crucial indicator for evaluating differential normalization of postprandial glucose and triglyceride excursion... by Yukako Yamamoto, Takeshi Togawa, Osamu Sekine, Yuki Ozamoto, Junko Fuse, Choka Azuma, Jun Ito-Kobayashi, Yasumitsu Oe, Akeo Hagiwara, Masaki Kobayashi, Tadahiro Kitamura, Masanori Iwanishi, Akira Shimatsu, Atsunori Kashiwagi

“…To determine the normalization of postprandial blood glucose (PG) and triglyceride (TG) excursions in 30 morbidly obese patients with or without diabetes mellitus (DM) 1-year after they underwent a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) vs. their pre-surgery data, we administered the 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and a meal tolerance test (MTT) using a 75-g glucose-equivalent carbohydrate- and fat-containing meal. The results were as follows; (i) Postoperative body-weight reduction was associated with DM remission and reduced multiple cardiometabolic risks. …”
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Placental Vascular Malperfusion in Pregnancies With Congenital Heart Disease by Nour Rahnama, MD, Arthur Colson, MD, PhD, Pamela Baldin, MD, PhD, Agnès Pasquet, MD, PhD, Damien Gruson, MD, PhD, David Vancraeynest, MD, PhD, Christophe Beauloye, MD, PhD, Frédéric Debiève, MD, PhD, Sophie Pierard, MD, PhD

“…Methods: In this prospective single-center study, we enrolled pregnant women with CHD who were followed from March 2021 to June 2023, along with a control group matched for age, parity, and body mass index. …”
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Effect of different feeding regimes in amur common carp fingerlings: compensatory growth, physio-metabolic responses, and expression of IGF-1 gene by Chowdhury Arka, Ghosh Tapas Kumar, Khatua Sanjib, Hore Sayani, Kumari Palak, Kajal Kumari, Jana Prasanta

“…The present study suggests that 2-day feeding followed by 1-day feed restriction (T2/1) as the best feeding strategy for pond culture of amur common carp with the highest net return without compromising the growth, yield and antioxidative status.…”
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Prognostic significance of programmed cell death 1 expression on CD8+T cells in various cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhiyong Wan, Meng Cui, Jia Yang, Dan Liao, Junliang Chen, Fanmin Li, Yin Xiang, Zhiwei Cui, Yang Yang

“…Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate its prognostic value in human cancers.MethodsPRISMA reporting guidelines were strictly followed for conducting the current meta-analysis. …”
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Profiling of pathogenic variants in Japanese patients with sarcoglycanopathy by Rui Shimazaki, Yoshihiko Saito, Tomonari Awaya, Narihiro Minami, Ryo Kurosawa, Motoyasu Hosokawa, Hiroaki Ohara, Shinichiro Hayashi, Akihide Takeuchi, Masatoshi Hagiwara, Yukiko K. Hayashi, Satoru Noguchi, Ichizo Nishino

“…SGCA was the most common causative gene, accounting for 56% of cases, followed by SGCG, SGCB, and SGCD, at 17%, 21%, and 6%, respectively. …”
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A new epidemic wave of Bordetella pertussis in paediatric population: impact and role of co-infections in pertussis disease by Rossana Scutari, Giulia Linardos, Stefania Ranno, Mara Pisani, Anna Chiara Vittucci, Luana Coltella, Luna Colagrossi, Velia Chiara Di Maio, Annamaria Sisto, Livia Mancinelli, Simona Landi, Sebastian Cristaldi, Massimiliano Raponi, Paola Bernaschi, Alberto Villani, Cristina Russo, Carlo Federico Perno

“…In this study, we evaluate B.pertussis cases observed in the pediatric population followed at the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and analyzed the potential impact of co-infections in relation to disease severity. …”
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Ionizing radiation and photodynamic therapy lead to multimodal tumor cell death, synergistic cytotoxicity and immune cell invasion in human bladder cancer organoids by Annabell Reinhold, Annegret Glasow, Sandra Nürnberger, Annett Weimann, Lucie Telemann, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Jochen Neuhaus, Mandy Berndt-Paetz

“…The cell death mode was analyzed by applying specific inhibitors followed by immunofluorescence or qPCR analyses of cell death markers. …”
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Use of Antibiotics in Companion Animals from 133 German Practices from 2018 to 2023 by Roswitha Merle, Leonie Feuer, Katharina Frenzer, Jan-Lukas Plenio, Astrid Bethe, Nunzio Sarnino, Antina Lübke-Becker, Wolfgang Bäumer

“…Aminopenicillins, particularly amoxicillin, were the most commonly used antibiotics, while the highest-priority critically important antibiotics (HPCIAs) accounted for 12.4% of treatments. Follow-up treatments led to changes in antibiotic substances in 9.3% of cases, often within the first two days. …”
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A framework for dynamic assessment of soil erosion and detection of driving factors in alpine grassland ecosystems using the RUSLE-InVEST (SDR) model and Geodetector: A case study... by Hucheng Li, Jianjun Chen, Ming Ling, Zizhen Chen, Yanping Lan, Qinyi Huang, Xinhong Li, Haotian You, Feng Wang, Xiaowen Han, Guoqing Zhou

“…It is expected that future soil erosion conditions will continue to follow historical trends, with approximately 30 % of the area possibly continuing to improve; (4) The interaction of vegetation cover, slope, and temperature was the main natural factor affecting the interannual variation of soil erosion rates, while the impact of rainfall remained relatively stable. …”
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Sports behaviour and adherence to sports and exercise recommendations in patients with myocarditis by Matthias Wilhelm, Christoph Gräni, Catherine Gebhard, Jonathan Schütze, Benedikt Bernhard, Noah Greisser, Philippe Joss, Sarah Manser, Anselm W Stark, Isaac Shiri, Maryam Pavlicek

“…Aim In the clinical setting of acute myocarditis, existing guidelines recommend refraining from moderate-intensity to high-intensity sports for 3–6 months, yet the extent to which these recommendations are implemented by clinicians and followed by patients remains unclear.Methods From January 2020 to December 2023, consecutive patients with myocarditis according to European Society of Cardiology criteria were prospectively enrolled. …”
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DMMR status and synchronous lesions predicts metachronous lesions after curative resection for rectal cancer by Xijie Chen, Xijie Chen, Xijie Chen, Junguo Chen, Junguo Chen, Junguo Chen, Liang Xu, Liang Xu, Dezheng Lin, Dezheng Lin, Dezheng Lin, Xiaoling Hong, Xiaoling Hong, Xiaoling Hong, Junsheng Peng, Junsheng Peng, Junsheng Peng, Xiaowen He, Xiaowen He, Xiaowen He, Jiancong Hu, Jiancong Hu, Jiancong Hu

“…Univariable and multivariable analysis showed dMMR status, synchronous adenomas/polyps, surveillance time > 3, and longer surveillance period patients were significant risk factors for development of metachronous lesions; in subgroup analysis, we also found that among rectal cancer patients with synchronous adenomas, adenomas located in the left colon and rectum, and longer surveillance period were independent risk factors for detecting metachronous adenomas.ConclusionsThis study underscored the importance of extended follow-up protocols and targeted surveillance for identifying and managing metachronous lesions in dMMR rectal cancer patients, especially with synchronous adenomas. …”
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Federally qualified health center patients’ experiences with remote patient monitoring as part of telehealth services for self-measured blood pressure monitoring by Natalia I. Heredia, Maria E. Fernandez, Ella R. Garza, Jabria Pittman, Fernanda Velasco-Huerta, Tracy L. Judd, Jocelyn Hunyadi, Elvis Longanga Diese, Deevakar Rogith, William B. Perkison, Susan H. Fenton

“…Thematic analysis was conducted for open-ended responses that followed each item, and multivariate linear regression assessed associations between psychosocial factors and SMBP use. …”
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Odyssey of environmental and microbial interventions in maize crop improvement by Alok Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Srivastava, Parul Johri, Manish Dwivedi, Radhey Shyam Kaushal, Mala Trivedi, Tarun Kumar Upadhyay, Nadiyah M. Alabdallah, Nadiyah M. Alabdallah, Irfan Ahmad, Mohd Saeed, Sorabh Lakhanpal

“…Among the various factors causing maize degradation, insects are the most prevalent, followed by fungal infections. The review also delves into the latest advancements in applying beneficial rhizobacteria across different agroecosystems, highlighting current trends and offering insights into future developments under both normal and stress conditions.…”
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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices in Patients Admitted to The Pediatric Neurology Outpatient Clinic by Deniz Yüksel, Ergin Atasoy, Ülkühan Öztoprak, Erhan Aksoy, Fatih Mehmet Akif Özdemir, Halil Celik, Nesrin Ceylan

“…Just over half (55.3%) of the patients were followed up with a diagnosis of epilepsy, 56.6% of the parents stated that they had used traditional and complementary therapy methods before, 43.4% stated that they did not use it, 46.54% stated that they used prayer and 23,9% used vitamin methods, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of the Early Development of 6-Month-Old Babies in the Case of Maternal Postpartum Depression with or Without Bipolar Disorder by Jokthan Guivarch, Mélanie-Lou Persia, Laure Le Treut, Pauline Grandgeorge, Federico Solla, Hugo Pergeline, Michel Dugnat, Florence Askenazy, François Poinso, Arthur Varoquaux, Arnaud Fernandez

“…Mothers were clinically diagnosed by a psychiatrist specialized in postpartum depression using the DSM-5; infant development was assessed at 6 months by an independent health professional using the revised Brunet–Lézine Scale, which allowed the calculation of global and partial developmental quotients (DQ). Results: We followed 40 mother–infant dyads. None of the 40 infants had a global developmental delay. …”
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Preliminary Experiment on the Effect of 18% Substitute Salt on Home Blood Pressure Variability in Hypertensives by Jing Li, Lisha Mu, Huakun Rao, Yangfeng Wu, Hao Wang, Hongbing Tao, Lihong Mu

“…The present study is a phase I clinical trial involving 43 hypertensives in which the effect of 18% sodium substitute salt on the home blood pressure variability (BPV) was observed for 8 weeks with weekly follow-up. Finally, 4 patients were lost, and 39 patients completed the intervention and were included in the analysis. …”
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