Enriched environment rescues bisphenol A induced anxiety-like behavior and cognitive impairment by modulating synaptic plasticity by Jiong Li, Guangyin Yu, Laijian Wang, Wenjun Zhang, Wenya Ke, Yifei Li, Danlei Liu, Keman Xie, Yuanyuan Xu, Caihui Cha, Guoqing Guo, Jifeng Zhang

“…Additionally, spatial and learning memory cognitive impairments were observed in Y-maze and water maze tests. Furthermore, exposure to BPA led to a decrease in both the density and maturity of dendritic spines, as well as a reduction in neurite length and branch numbers. …”
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Mortality Prognostic Factors in Patients with Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma by Víctor Ernesto González Velázquez, Lázaro Roque Pérez, Elys María Pedraza Rodríguez, Lissi Lisbet Rodríguez Rodríguez, Mabel González Escudero

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a retrospective cohort analytical observational study was carried out. The population consisted of all patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma diagnosed and treated at the Hospital in the study period (N = 142), and the sample was 112 patients. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of vaginal microbiota in Chinese women with genital tuberculosis: implications for diagnosis and treatment by Zhan Zhang, Xiaonan Zong, Zhaohui Liu, Xiaoyu Dong, Huihui Bai, Linyuan Fan, Ting Li

“…Similarly, no significant differences in alpha diversity were observed between women with genital and pulmonary tuberculosis (P = 0.82) or between those with pelvic and endometrial tuberculosis (P = 0.82). …”
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Effects of the physical form of starter feed on the intake, performance, and health of female Holstein calves by Í.R.R. Castro, G.B.C. Leite, I.F. Carrari, L.N.C. Silva, J.C.C. Chagas, D.D. More, M.I. Marcondes

“…In conclusion, starter feeds containing whole-kernel corn as a texturizer did not improve the intake and performance of dairy calves compared with pelleted starter feed; however, improvements were observed in health scores and non-disease probability of calves fed textured starter feed.…”
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Hepatic Fat Content and Liver Enzymes Are Associated with Circulating Free and Protein-Bound Advanced Glycation End Products, Which Are Associated with Low-Grade Inflammation: The... by Mitchell Bijnen, Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek, Carla J. H. van der Kallen, Jean L. Scheijen, Marjo P. H. van de Waarenburg, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Kristiaan Wouters, Casper G. Schalkwijk

“…In contrast, inverse relations were observed of liver fat and enzymes with circulating protein-bound AGEs and of protein-bound AGEs with LGI. …”
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LIPS and PaO2/FiO2 Combined Plasma Biomarkers Predict Onset of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients of High Risks in SICU: A Prospective Exploratory Study by Ziyuan Shen, Zhongnan Yin, Senhao Wei, Zhukai Cong, Feng Zhao, Hua Zhang, Xi Zhu

“…We conducted a prospective, observational study from January 2020 to December 2023, which enrolled 263 patients of high risks in the SICU of Peking University Third Hospital consecutively; they were classified as ARDS and non-ARDS according to whether ARDS occurred after enrollment. …”
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Culturing of Giardia lamblia under microaerobic conditions can impact metronidazole susceptibility by inducing increased expression of antioxidant enzymes by Kateryna Starynets, Ana Paunkov, Anja Wagner, Klaus Kratochwill, Christian Klotz, David Leitsch

“…Reduced susceptibility to metronidazole under microaerobic conditions was also observed in a clinical isolate from a refractory giardiasis case.Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis showed that microaerobic growth was accompanied by the upregulation of superoxide reductase, a pyridoxamine 5′-phosphate oxidase putative domain-containing protein, and a TlpA-like protein in 713 but not in WB C6. …”
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Polymorphism of genes associated with infectious lung diseases in Northern Asian populations and in patients with community-acquired pneumonia by S. V. Mikhailova, L. V. Shcherbakova, N. I. Logvinenko, I. I. Logvinenko, M. I. Voevoda

“…Meanwhile, a gradient of its frequency is observed in Asia. The aim of this work was to assess the effect of selection for the genotypes of the above-mentioned SNPs on the gene pools of populations living in harsh climatic conditions that contribute to the development of infectious lung diseases. …”
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The Relationship Between Serum Levels of Total IgE, IL-18, IL-12, IFN-<mml:math> <mml:mi>&#x03B3;</mml:mi> </mml:math> and Disease Severity in Children With Atopic Dermatitis

“…<p>Studies about the role of cytokines on the immunopathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD) are generally based on in vitro observations and this role has not been completely clarified yet. …”
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Characteristics of Soil Profile Greenhouse Gas Concentrations and Fluxes of Alpine Grassland as Affected by Livestock Grazing by Mingyuan Yin, Xiaopeng Gao, Yanyan Li, Yufeng Wu, Wennong Kuang, Fanjiang Zeng

“…Furthermore, the cumulative N₂O flux over the study period was significantly higher for the concentration gradient method than the chamber method, whereas a contrary result was observed for CO₂ emission and CH₄ uptake. …”
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Rotation errors in path integration are associated with Alzheimer’s disease tau pathology: a cross-sectional study by Lise Colmant, Lisa Quenon, Lara Huyghe, Adrian Ivanoiu, Thomas Gérard, Renaud Lhommel, Pauline Coppens, Yasmine Salman, Vincent Malotaux, Laurence Dricot, Lukas Kunz, Nikolai Axmacher, Philippe Lefèvre, Bernard Hanseeuw

“…We decomposed the error into rotation and distance errors. Results We observed that clinically normal adults with brain amyloidosis (preclinical Alzheimer’s disease) had spatial navigation deficits when relying only on self-motion cues. …”
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The effects of acute and chronic exercise on immune markers of TH1/TH2 cells in older adults: a systematic review by Thiago Henrique Teodoro, Katerine Palharini Manfrin Costa, Jonato Prestes, José Campanholi, James Navalta, Guilherme Borges Pereira

“…This review investigates the impact of acute and chronic exercise on immune markers of Th1 and Th2 cells in the older adults.MethodsThis study was conducted as a systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines, databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Science Direct, and Scopus were searched until March 2024, identifying randomized controlled trials and prospective observational studies that examined the effects of acute and chronic exercise on intracellular and surface markers, cytokines, and immunoglobulins in older adults. …”
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A novel 2D nickel coordination polymer based on Trimesic acid with glyphosate coordination capabilities by João M. R. Gonçalves, Ademar Wong, Pedro H. O. Santiago, Guilherme Arroyos, Augusto H. Piva, Javier A. Ellena, Benedito S. Lima-Neto, Regina C. G. Frem

“…Upon substitution of this precursor with Ni(NO₃)₂∙6H₂O, only one phase was observed, indicating the influence of the counter-ion in modulating new phases during synthesis. …”
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Characterization and Selection of WiFi Channel State Information Features for Human Activity Detection in a Smart Public Transportation System by Roya Alizadeh, Yvon Savaria, Chahe Nerguizian

“…This allows identifying and recommending the most effective features for the explored detection task according to observed variability, information gain, and correlation between features. …”
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Implementing a Care Model for Bedridden Stroke Survivors: A Qualitative Study in Northeastern Thailand by Panpanit L, Jongudomkarn D, Doungmungkorn A, Boontoch K, Neelasmith S, Manorat M, Maneerat T

“…Data collection involved focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and participant observations, with content analysis used for data interpretation.Results: Key themes emerged: SSs experienced “Feeling Isolation & Powerlessness” and “Hopelessness & Being Burden to Family”, FCGs expressed “Sorrow & Gratitude”, and CVCGs identified “Inadequate Capacity & Need for Training”. …”
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Development of the genetic classification of Aegilops columnaris Zhuk. chromosomes based on the analysis of introgression lines Triticum aestivum×Ae. columnaris by A. A. Shishkina, A. Yu. Dragovich, A. S. Rouban, S. N. Sibikeev, A. E. Druzhin, E. D. Badaeva

“…A comparison of electrophoretic spectra of gliadins in introgression lines L-2310/1 and L-2304/1 with substitutions of chromosome 6D with two different chromosomes of Ae. columnaris (these lines were assigned to the 6th homoeologous group based on C-banding data) has shown that they carry different alleles of the gliadin loci. This observation confirmed that lines L-2310/1 and L-2304/1 contained non-identical 6Ae chromosomes. …”
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Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019 by Dorean Nabukalu, Júlia Almeida Calazans, Milly Marston, Clara Calvert, Hadijja Nakawooya, Brendah Nansereko, Robert Sekubugu, Gertrude Nakigozi, David Serwadda, Nelson Sewankambo, Godfrey Kigozi, Ronald H Gray, Fred Nalugoda, Fredrick Makumbi, Tom Lutalo, Jim Todd

“…The crude adult death rate was 5.60 (95% confidence interval (CI): 5.33–5.87) per 1000 person-years of observation (pyo). The crude death rate decreased from 11.41 (95% CI: 10.61–12.28) to 3.27 (95% CI: 2.89–3.68) per 1000 pyo between 1999–2004 and 2015–2019. …”
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Prevalence and Economic Impact of Acute Respiratory Failure in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Service of the Madrid Community: Retrospective Cohort Study by Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Cristina Horrillo-García, Víctor Quesada-Cubo, Ana María Pérez-Alonso, Alicia Gutiérrez-Misis

“…The aim of this retrospective observational study was to determine the pathologies that have mainly caused respiratory failure in patients and required medicalized ALS and to evaluate the cost of care for these pathologies collected through this pilot registry. …”
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Diagnostic Potential of CTRP5 and Chemerin for Coronary Artery Disease: A Study by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography by Taha Okan, Cihan Altın, Caner Topaloglu, Mehmet Doruk, Mehmet Birhan Yılmaz

“…A strong positive correlation was observed between CTRP5 and chemerin, but neither adipokine showed a correlation with the Agatston score, a measure of CAD severity and extent, nor with coronary artery stenosis as determined by CCTA. …”
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Computer-Aided Supporting Models of Customized Crack Propagation Sensors for Analysis and Prototyping by Paulina Kurnyta-Mazurek, Rafał Wrąbel, Artur Kurnyta

“…However, during bending tests, an approx. 17% change in principal strain level can be observed through the top to bottom edge of the epoxy resin layer. …”
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