Tetracycline and chloramphenicol exposure induce decreased susceptibility to tigecycline and genetic alterations in AcrAB-TolC efflux pump regulators in Escherichia coli and Klebsi... by Nian Anwar Nasralddin, Mehri Haeili, Sasan Karimzadeh, Fatemeh Alsahlani

“…A Tet and Chl-susceptible isolate of K. pneumoniae and E. coli were exposed to successively increasing concentrations of tetracycline and chloramphenicol separately until a ≥4 times increase in Tet and Chl MICs was observed. Susceptibility changes to several antimicrobial agents were tested using disk diffusion and broth dilution methods. …”
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Information Theoretical Analysis of Quantum Mixedness in a Finite Model of Interacting Fermions by Diana Monteoliva, Angelo Plastino, Angel Ricardo Plastino

“…Remarkably, this dependence remains unaffected by the strength of the fermion–fermion interaction (as long as it is non-zero), underscoring the robustness of the observed phenomena. Through comprehensive numerical simulations, we provide illustrative graphs depicting these dependencies, offering valuable insights into the fundamental characteristics of quantum many-body fermion systems. …”
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What can be lost? Genomic perspective on the lipid metabolism of Mucoromycota by Blanka Sokołowska, Małgorzata Orłowska, Alicja Okrasińska, Sebastian Piłsyk, Julia Pawłowska, Anna Muszewska

“…In total 165 out of 202 genes involved in lipid metabolism were present in all tested fungal lineages, while remaining 37 genes were found to be absent in some of fungal lineages. Duplications were observed for 69 genes. For the first time we demonstrate that ergosterol is not being produced by several independent groups of plant-associated fungi due to the losses of different ERG genes. …”
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Lights and Siren Transport and the Need for Hospital Intervention in Nontrauma Patients: A Prospective Study by Olivier Bertholet, Mathieu Pasquier, Elina Christes, Damien Wirths, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Olivier Hugli, Fabrice Dami

“…This is a monocentric prospective observational study of nontrauma patients transported by ambulance. …”
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Establishing Normal Variances and Expectations for Quadriceps Limb Symmetry Index Benchmarks Based on Time from Surgery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. by Sean Hazzard, Saoirse Connolly, Ashley Wiater, Isabella Sprague, Emily Doolan-Roy, Rachel Lampros, Peter D Asnis

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the range of quadriceps strength percentage and function benchmarks at various points after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery based on sex, age, and graft. # Design Observational Cohort Study # Methods Patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) were evaluated at various points after their surgery with handheld dynamometer assessments. …”
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A model-based spectral directional approach reveals the long-term impact of COVID-19 on cardiorespiratory control and baroreflex by Beatrice Cairo, Francesca Gelpi, Vlasta Bari, Martina Anguissola, Pavandeep Singh, Beatrice De Maria, Marco Ranucci, Alberto Porta

“…Results The expected decrease of the strength of the HP-RESP dynamic interactions as well as the expected increase of the dependence of HP on SAP along baroreflex during STAND was not observed and this result held regardless of the severity of the disease, namely in noCPAP, CPAP and IMV cohorts. …”
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Fifty years of evidence on perinatal experience among refugee and asylum-seeking women in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries: A scoping review. by Marwa Ramadan, Hani Rukh-E-Qamar, Seungmi Yang, Zoua M Vang

“…However, an increasing trend was observed over the past decade. Early studies (1980 to 2009) focused more on traditional perinatal outcomes; however, from 2010 onwards, studies related to perinatal experience were more likely to emerge in the global health literature. …”
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Assessment of line differentiation in the Thoroughbred horse breed using DNA microsatellite loci by L. A. Khrabrova, N. V. Blohina, O. I. Suleymanov, G. А. Rozhdestvenskaya, V. F. Pustovoy

“…A comparative analysis of the genotypes of horses representing different lines indicates that they differ in the number of alleles (85–99), allele frequencies, the level of polymorphism Ae (2.93–3.48) and the degree of the observed heterozygosity Ho (0.653–0.739). The genetic distances between the lines varied in a wide range from 0.014 (Nasrullah – Northern Dancer) to 0.125 (Massine – Teddy). …”
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Study of legume-rhizobia symbiosis in soybean for agroecosystem resilience by Oleksandr Mazur, Olena Mazur, Tetiana Tymoshchuk, Ihor Didur, Viacheslav Tsyhanskyi

“…The highest nitrogen fixation levels were observed in the soybean varieties Ametyst, Artemida, and Hoverla across different environmental conditions. …”
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Confronting the anxiety of Generation Z: electroacupuncture therapy regulates oxidative stress and microglia activity in amygdala-basolateral of socially isolated mice by Tong Yin, Junyun Yuan, Lu Liu, Yinxin Wang, Yuanfang Lin, Kangwen Ming, Hang Lv

“…Furthermore, EA was observed to restore normal microglial morphology, indicating its potential role in modulating microglial activity.DiscussionThe results of this study suggest that EA exerts its anxiolytic effects through the modulation of oxidative stress and the activity of microglia in the BLA. …”
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The Role of Using Motorized Diamond Burr Polisher Instrument in Minimizing the Recurrent Rate of Pterygium Excision by Sakar Abdulkarim Nidhamalddin

“…Ethical consideration of the risks and the benefits of the procedure was observed for each individual patient. A 90 patients with the mean age of group A (48.84±12.7) years and group B (49.67±12.3) years, complained of different grads of primary pterygium, group A had 31(68.9%) male and 14(31.1%) female, while group B had 22(48.9%) male and 23(51.1%) female. …”
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The association between visceral fat metabolic score and stroke: mediation by declining kidney function by Yue Cao, Weixing Wen, Hao Zhang, Weiwen Li, Guolin Huang, Yuli Huang

“…A non-linear relationship was observed, with stroke risk sharply increasing when METS-VF exceeded 7.00. …”
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Study of Teakwood Quality from Community Forests in Gunungkidul. VI. Inorganic Material Contents and Acidity by Ganis Lukmandaru, Rudy Nur Hidayah

“…Special attention should be given to the comparatively high amounts of the silica-silicates content in the observed samples as it would dull cutting tools considerably.…”
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Anti-Osteoporosis Is Imperative in Prevention of Progress of Ankylosing Spondylitis by Zheng B, Yu P, Liu H, Liang Y

“…Ordinal multinomial logistic regression and Spearman correlation analyses were performed to identify factors influencing joint stiffness.Results: Significant differences in age, BMD, and sagittal parameters (TTK, TK, MTK, TLK) were observed among the groups. Ordinal logistic revealed that BMD (Estimate = 0.012) was negatively correlated with joint stiffness, while TTK (Estimate = 0.020) and TLK (Estimate = 0.030) were positively correlated. …”
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Effects of Seaweed Polysaccharide on the Growth and Physiological Health of Largemouth Bass, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i> by Dongyu Huang, Jiaze Gu, Hualiang Liang, Mingchun Ren, Chunyu Xue

“…In addition, the highest expression level of <i>bcl-xl</i> was observed in the 0.15SP group. Finally, the quadratic regression analysis of antioxidant, immune, and ERS core parameters (CAT, <i>nf-κb</i>, and <i>bcl-xl</i>) determined 0.06–0.11% to be the optimal SP supplemental level in largemouth bass diets.…”
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Self-reported health complaints and healthcare-seeking behaviour among adult people in rural Bangladesh: results from a cross-sectional study by Ashraful Kabir, Baki Billah, Md Nazmul Karim

“…Additionally, participants in the wealthiest quintile (aOR=1.963; 95% CI 1.080 to 3.569; p=0.027), those with non-NCD complaints (aOR=5.299; 95% CI 3.673 to 7.643; p&lt;0.001) and those living further than 5 km (aOR=4.615; 95% CI 3.121 to 6.824; p&lt;0.001), were more likely to seek care from skilled providers or healthcare facilities.Conclusion A high prevalence of self-reported health complaints, particularly related to NCDs, was observed. Despite this, many participants did not seek healthcare, indicating the need to address barriers to healthcare access and improve health-seeking behaviours in rural Bangladesh.…”
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Urinary prostaglandin metabolites evaluation for activity monitoring in inflammatory bowel disease by Renata d’Inca, Hana Manceau, Lucia Zanni, Laura Vernoux, Xavier Treton, Katell Peoc’h

“…The Combination of both markers gave an AUC of 0.926 in UC and 0.952 in CD, comparable to that observed with FC alone. Cluster analysis revealed distinct inflammatory patterns with compact and homogenous character, with two endophenotypes based on biomarkers for UC and three for CD showing a between-class variance of 52% and 65%, respectively. …”
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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infection and associated risk factors among residents of Jigjiga town, Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia. by Abdlmenur Alewi Sedo, Ahmed Zeynudin, Tariku Belay, Mekdes Mekonen Belay, Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohamed Omar Osman, Ramadan Budul Yusuf, Abdifatah Abdulahi

“…A semi-structured questionnaire and observational checklist were used to collect some of the data. …”
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Fine-tuning GBS data with comparison of reference and mock genome approaches for advancing genomic selection in less studied farmed species by Daniel Fischer, Miika Tapio, Oliver Bitz, Terhi Iso-Touru, Antti Kause, Ilma Tapio

“…Repeatability analysis showed high concordance over replicates, particularly in bovine while in European whitefish data repeatability did not exceed earlier observations. Conclusions The proposed cost-effective ddRAD strategy, coupled with an efficient bioinformatics workflow, enables broad adoption of ddRAD GBS across diverse farmed species. …”
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Short-Circuit Performance Analysis of Commercial 1.7 kV SiC MOSFETs Under Varying Electrical Stress by Shahid Makhdoom, Na Ren, Ce Wang, Yiding Wu, Hongyi Xu, Jiakun Wang, Kuang Sheng

“…Failure analysis revealed gate dielectric breakdown as the dominant failure mode at V_DS ≤ 600 V, while thermal runaway was observed at higher voltages (V_DS = 800 V and 1100 V). …”
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