Incidence of HBV Reactivation in Psoriasis Patients Undergoing Cytokine Inhibitor Therapy: A Single-Center Study and Systematic Review with a Meta-Analysis by Meng Hsuan Kuo, Ping-Hung Ko, Sz-Tsan Wang, Chih-Wei Tseng

“…Results: No HBVr cases were observed among the 11 HBsAg+ patients in the cohort. …”
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Bariatric surgery in Poland, 2023: growth, trends, and impact of the KOS‑BAR program by Michał R. Janik, Przemysław Sroczyński, Piotr Major

“…Significant regional variations in procedure volumes were observed. Conclusions: Bariatric surgery in Poland has seen substantial growth, with SG as the dominant procedure. …”
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Recycling and Reusing Polyethylene Waste as Antistatic and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Materials by Mostafizur Rahaman, Ibrahim Abdullah Al Ghufais, Govindasami Periyasami, Ali Aldalbahi

“…There is a substantial increment in thermal stability, and dielectric properties are observed with the addition carbon black loading within the polymer matrix.…”
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. and <i>Campylobacter</i> spp. Isolated from Retail Chickens in Saudi Arabia by Sulaiman F. Aljasir, Sahar A. Allam

“…Multidrug resistance (MDR) was observed in all <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> isolates, 90% of <i>Campylobacter coli</i> isolates, and 70% of <i>Salmonella</i> isolates. …”
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Impact of invasive and noninvasive pneumococcal diseases on adult populations: risk factors and vaccination status by Hasip Kahraman, Pınar Yıldız, Şenay Yılmaz, Gül Durmaz, Muzaffer Bilgin, Derya Çağlayan

“…Significant correlations were observed between mortality and various factors, including age, comorbidities, bacteremia, invasive disease, and intensive care unit admissions. …”
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Contributing factors to postoperative surgical site infections in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors undergoing endonasal transsphenoidal resection by Lei Wang, Shanxian Liu, Jie Zheng, Rui Li, Zhenyi Xing

“…Microbial analysis revealed Escherichia coli as the most prevalent pathogen in post-surgery infections, with notable antibiotic resistance patterns observed in key bacteria, necessitating careful antibiotic selection. …”
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Mocaf flour, moringa flour, and mackerel flour food bars as an emergency food source for neurodivergent/autistic children during a natural disaster by Viorafanti Olivia Monica, Crosita.O Yessi, Malkan Bakhrul Ilmi Ibnu, Nasrullah Nanang

“…However, significant effects were observed on ash content (p=0.029), protein (p=0.001), and carbohydrate (p=0.003), but not on fat content (p=0.087). …”
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Recyclable Xanthan/TiO2 Composite Cryogels towards the Photodegradation of Cr(VI) Ions and Methylene Blue Dye by Paulo V. O. Toledo, Leandro R. Marques, Denise F. S. Petri

“…The largest compressive modulus (E) was observed for XG/TiO2 10% cryogels prepared at pH 4.0, which amounted to 100±7 kPa, whereas the E value determined for bare XG cryogels was 29±3 kPa. …”
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Impact of immobilization system angle, body mass index and breast size on breast radiotherapy accuracy using EPID-only setup by Ioana-Claudia Costin, Loredana G. Marcu

“…A strong correlation between BMI and both systematic (r = 0.720) and random errors (r = 0.752) was observed in posterior direction for group B, while the correlation between breast size and setup errors showed a moderate association under systematic errors for right (r = −0.507) and left (r = 0.503) directions. …”
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The Effects of Multimodal Exercise Program on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Parkinson\'s Disease by Abbas Abdel Amir Nasser, khosro Jalali Dehkordi, Mahmoud Nasser Radhi, Farzaneh Taghian, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA at a significance level of p < 0.05. Results: The study observed significant differences in quality of life, static balance, dynamic balance, wrist strength, and walking performance between the two groups of PD patients (p <0.001). …”
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Sustainable ceiling panels: exploring the potentials of groundnut shell and sugarcane bagasse-modified plaster of Paris by Ubong Williams Robert, Sunday Edet Etuk, Okechukwu Ebuka Agbasi, David Adeniran Oyegoke, Sylvester Andrew Ekong

“…The least strength against bending stress was (2.506 ± 0.002) N/mm2 with the GNS content and (2.376 ± 0.002) N/mm2 for using the SGB in the POP matrix, both of which exceeded the minimum requirement for gypsum ceilings (Code H). Further, it was observed that the samples could provide a desirable level of acoustical comfort ceilings in buildings. …”
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Transformative social innovation and rural collaborative workspaces: assembling community economies in Austria and Greece [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reser... by Colm Stockdale, Vasilis Avdikos

“…Methods applied were: semi-structured interviews (N=28), participant observation and focus groups (2). Results Community-led rural collaborative workspaces hold transformative potential from i) their ability to assist rural actors with their capacities and realizing their desires and ii) changing individual subjectivities towards collective. …”
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Alterations in mRNA level of proteins related to redox state and mitochondria in an Alzheimer’s disease animal model: Promising targets in neuroprotection by Sylwia Żulińska, Przemysław L. Wencel, Kinga Czubowicz, Joanna B. Strosznajder

“…Moreover, transcription of genes related to mitochondrial electron transport complexes (ETC) and biogenesis in the brain cortex of 4-, 6- and 12-month-old transgenic AD Tg mice was analyzed. We observed significant decreases in mRNA of Sod2, Parp1 and Sirt1 in the 3-month-old AD Tg mice and upregulation of Parp1 in the 6-month-old AD Tg mice by qPCR analysis. …”
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Aqueous spice extracts as alternative antimycotics to control highly drug resistant extensive biofilm forming clinical isolates of Candida albicans. by Bindu Sadanandan, Vaniyamparambath Vijayalakshmi, Priya Ashrit, Uddagiri Venkanna Babu, Lakavalli Mohan Sharath Kumar, Vasulingam Sampath, Kalidas Shetty, Amruta Purushottam Joglekar, Rashmi Awaknavar

“…Aqueous and organic spice extracts were screened for their antimycotic activity against C. albicans M-207 and S-470 by agar and disc diffusion and a Zone of Inhibition was observed. Minimal Inhibitory Concentration was determined based on growth absorbance and cell viability measurements. …”
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Interacting Large Language Model Agents Bayesian Social Learning Based Interpretable Models by Adit Jain, Vikram Krishnamurthy

“…First, we show using Bayesian revealed preferences from microeconomics that an individual LLMA satisfies the necessary and sufficient conditions for rationally inattentive (bounded rationality) Bayesian utility maximization and, given an observation, the LLMA chooses an action that maximizes a regularized utility. …”
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Evaluation Method of the Vertical Well Hydraulic Fracturing Effect Based on Production Data by Debin Xia, Zhengming Yang, Daolun Li, Yapu Zhang, Ying He, Yutian Luo, Anshun Zhang, Wenming Wang, Xinli Zhao

“…As the progress develops, the equivalent permeability and the area of the fracture gradually decrease as the fracturing effect gradually weakens, and so does the conductivity of the network decreasing exponentially; a good correlation is observed between the conductivity of the fracture network, the cumulative production, and fracturing construction parameters, which can serve as the evaluation parameters for the fracturing effects and the basis for fracturing productivity prediction and provide a guidance for fracturing optimization design.…”
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Scrutinizing the untapped potential of emerging ABSe3 (A = Ca, Ba; B = Zr, Hf) chalcogenide perovskites solar cells by Dhineshkumar Srinivasan, Aruna-Devi Rasu Chettiar, Eupsy Navis Vincent Mercy, Latha Marasamy

“…Notably, we achieved an enhanced light absorption (~ 26.5%) at an optimal absorber thickness (500 nm), intensifying carrier generation. Additionally, we observed an increase in VOC (1.03 V) due to improved quasi-Fermi level splitting and a reduction in energy loss (0.45 V) across all solar cells with an optimal absorber carrier concentration (1016  cm−3). …”
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Transferability Evaluation in Wi-Fi Intrusion Detection Systems Through Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approaches by Saud Yonbawi, Adil Afzal, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Rizwan, Natalia Kryvinska

“…This endeavor unravels a diverse performance landscape, demonstrating that the outstanding performance observed on a particular dataset doesn&#x2019;t guarantee the transferability of features across dissimilar datasets nestled within different network environments. …”
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A Study of the AR Solutions Used in the Dangerous Goods Acceptance Process in Airport Cargo Warehouses by Anna Jodejko-Pietruczuk, Agnieszka A. Tubis, Franciszek J. Restel

“…Conclusions: The potential for AR support in DGA has been very positively assessed by experts; however, there have also been observed differences between functions that indicate the most promising and less promising aspects. …”
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Comprehensive landscape and oncogenic role of extrachromosomal circular DNA in malignant biliary strictures by Zhuo Cheng, Xuanmei Luo, Wenzheng Liu, Xiaofang Lu, Hong Chang, Yingchun Wang, Wei Zheng, Xiue Yan, Yonghui Huang

“…Abstract Background Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) is crucial for carcinogenesis and bile has direct contact with malignant biliary strictures, yet eccDNA features in bile and its function in malignant biliary strictures remain underexplored. Results We observed the widespread presence of eccDNA in bile and systematically profiled the landscape of bile cell-free eccDNA (bcf-eccDNA). …”
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