Molecular Evidence of Coinfection with Acute Respiratory Viruses and High Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among Patients Presenting Flu-Like Illness in Bukavu City, Democratic Republic of... by Patrick Bisimwa Ntagereka, Rodrigue Ayagirwe Basengere, Tshass Chasinga Baharanyi, Théophile Mitima Kashosi, Jean-Paul Chikwanine Buhendwa, Parvine Basimane Bisimwa, Aline Byabene Kusinza, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Dieudonne Wasso Shukuru, Simon Baenyi Patrick, Ronald Tonui, Ahadi Bwihangane Birindwa, Denis Mukwege

“…This study demonstrates cases of COVID-19 infections cooccurring with other acute respiratory infections in Bukavu city during the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. Therefore, testing for respiratory viruses should be performed in all patients with flu-like symptoms for effective surveillance of the transmission patterns in the COVID-19 affected areas for optimal treatment and effective disease management.…”
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Protective role of ginsenoside Rg1 in the dynamic progression of liver injury to fibrosis: a preclinical meta-analysis by Lijuan Dan, Xiuyan Li, Shuanglan Chen, Xiaojie You, Dong Wang, Tianyuan Wang, Jia Li, Wenping Liu, Jie Mu, Quansheng Feng, Quansheng Feng

“…Meta-analysis and subgroup analysis were performed using Revman 5.4 software, while publication bias was evaluated through funnel plots and Egger’s test in STATA 15.0 software. Additionally, a time-dose interval curve was utilized to assess the dose-response relationship and identify the effective dose of ginsenoside Rg1 for treating liver injury and fibrosis.ResultsTwenty-four trials involving 423 animals were included. …”
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Stigma and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study on the perceptions of healthcare workers in Canada and Singapore by Christine Fahim, Christine Fahim, Chou Chuen Yu, Jeanette Cooper, Suvabna Theivendrampillai, Taehoon (Tom) Lee, Michelle Wai-Ki Lau, Christine Marquez, Bernard Tang, Mathews Mathew, Malika Sharma, Malika Sharma, Eric Wong, Eric Wong, Tracey O'Sullivan, James Alvin Low, James Alvin Low, Sharon E. Straus, Sharon E. Straus

“…HCPs in both countries experienced occupation-based stigma, including stigma related to public health practices (masking, testing); in Canada, this intersected with race-based prejudice for participants of Chinese ethnicity. …”
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Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterizations of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on Frequently Touched Sites from Public Hospitals in South Africa by Siyethaba Mkhize, Daniel G. Amoako, Christiana O. Shobo, Oliver T. Zishiri, Linda A. Bester

“…Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby–Bauer disk-diffusion method. …”
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Formulation Optimization and Quality Analysis of Dendrobium officinale Chewable Tablets by Wenyu ZHANG, Xianshu FU, Xue BAI, Shiwen WU, Jiabin LI, Xiaoping YU, Mingzhou ZHANG, Zihong YE

“…Results of physical property evaluation and the dissolution test of D. officinale chewable tablets showed that the water content, adhesion, elasticity, and chewiness were 2.23%±0.92%, 12.75±0.54 mJ, 7.08±0.58 mm, and 0.41±0.67 mJ, respectively, and the cumulative dissolution reached 79.80%±0.75% at 60 min. …”
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Rapid corticosteroid taper versus standard of care for immune checkpoint inhibitor induced nephritis: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Ryan Sullivan, Riley Fadden, Kerry L Reynolds, Meghan D Lee, Harish Seethapathy, Ian A Strohbehn, Sophia H Zhao, Genevieve M Boland, Meghan E Sise

“…Renal recovery was defined as creatinine returning to within 1.5-fold baseline. The log-rank test compared the differences in time to renal recovery between the groups. …”
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Fatal toxoplasmic encephalitis triggered by anti-TNF therapy by Rodrigo A. Montoro, Michael Moran, Katherine A. Overmyer, Andrew Periaccante, Joshua J. Coon, Swapnil Lanjewar, Laura J. Knoll, Rob Striker

“…We advise T. gondii seropositivity testing be considered before and after initiation of anti-TNF-α therapy as is done for other infections such as tuberculosis.…”
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Analysis of the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasound, MRI, and combined examination in benign and malignant breast tumors by Dianpei Ma, Dianpei Ma, Changliang Wang, Jie Li, Jie Li, Xiaohan Hao, Yun Zhu, Zhizhen Gao, Zhizhen Gao, Chun Liu, Changfan Luo, Yu Huang

“…The diagnostic accuracy of US, MRI, and their combined use in differentiating benign and malignant tumors was evaluated.ResultsThe combined examination demonstrated the highest area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and negative predictive value (NPV) (0.904, 90%, 90.4%), outperforming US (0.830, 73.3%, 78.6%) and MRI (0.897, 89.7%, 88.8%). DeLong test results revealed statistically significant differences in AUC between US and MRI, as well as between US and the combined examination (P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of efficacy and safety of coenzyme Q10 in pediatric hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial by Salma A. Rahman Sharaf, Sarah Farid Fahmy, Heba M. Adel Abou Zaghla, Ahmed Hussein Hassan, Sara Mahmoud Zaki

“…Results Using the Mann–Whitney test, children in the intervention group showed a significant reduction in the median percent change of blood urea nitrogen from baseline of − 58.18 versus − 9.6 in the placebo group (p = 0.002). …”
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In Vitro Effect of Estradiol and Progesterone on Ovine Amniotic Epithelial Cells by Annunziata Mauro, Hashimita Sanyal, Angelo Canciello, Paolo Berardinelli, Valentina Russo, Nicola Bernabò, Luca Valbonetti, Barbara Barboni

“…Steroid supplementations were assessed by testing oAEC proliferation, stemness, EMT, and osteogenic or chondrogenic plasticity. …”
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Tracking the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in <i>Enterococcus</i> Within the Spanish Poultry Industry: Insights from a One Health Approach by Josep Garcia-Llorens, Isaac Monroy, Jan Torres-Boncompte, Jose M. Soriano, Pablo Catalá-Gregori, Sandra Sevilla-Navarro

“…Mannitol fermentation tests revealed high metabolic capacity in <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> (99.25%) and <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> (96.88%), associated with adaptability and virulence potential. …”
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Impaired Glucose Metabolisms of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes by Ye Zhang, Yanpeng Xing, Haibo Yuan, Xiaokun Gang, Weiying Guo, Zhuo Li, Guixia Wang

“…This group additionally underwent a steamed bread meal test and measurement of HbA1c, C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin 6, morning plasma cortisol, and growth hormone. …”
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Consumo alimentar de pacientes oncológicos: onde estão as inadequações? by Simone dos Anjos Caivano, Amanda Cristina Torralbo Pugliesi, Semíramis Martins Álvares Domene, Fabiola Pansani Maniglia

“…Foi avaliada a correlação do IQD-GAD com as variáveis de estudo por meio dos testes t-Student, ANOVA e coeficiente de correlação de Pearson. …”
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Early- and Late-Onset Preeclampsia: A Comprehensive Cohort Study of Laboratory and Clinical Findings according to the New ISHHP Criteria by Anna Wójtowicz, Małgorzata Zembala-Szczerba, Dorota Babczyk, Monika Kołodziejczyk-Pietruszka, Olga Lewaczyńska, Hubert Huras

“…Electronic medical records were reviewed for demographics and medical history, laboratory tests, and delivery and neonatal data. Patients with preeclampsia accounted for 1.7% of the women who delivered during the study period. …”
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Severe reversible cardiomyopathy associated with adrenal crisis caused by isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency: a case report by Li Wang, Fangfang Bu, Lanjie He, Guihua Yao, Guihua Yao

“…Therefore, the status of adrenal function was analyzed using blood and urine cortisol tests. Blood and urinary cortisol levels were significantly reduced, but concurrent increase in the ACTH levels were not observed. …”
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Abnormal Operation Detection of Automated Orchard Irrigation System Actuators by Power Consumption Level by Shahriar Ahmed, Md Nasim Reza, Md Rejaul Karim, Hongbin Jin, Heetae Kim, Sun-Ok Chung

“…A demonstration orchard with four apple trees was set up in a 3 m × 3 m soil test bench inside a greenhouse, divided into two sections to enable independent irrigation schedules and management. …”
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Goats who stare at video screens – assessing behavioural responses of goats towards images of familiar and unfamiliar con- and heterospecifics by Deutsch, Jana, Lebing, Steve, Eggert, Anja, Nawroth, Christian

“…Many cognitive paradigms rely on active decision-making, creating participation biases (e.g. subjects may lack motivation to participate in the training) and once-learned contingencies may bias the outcomes of subsequent similar tests. We here present a looking time approach to study goat perception and cognition, without the need to extensively train animals and no reliance on learned contingencies. …”
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Effect of carbon quantum dots on the anticorrosive action of the tin coatings by Taiane Fíngolo Duarte, Victor Magno Paiva, Braulio Soares Archanjo, Clara Muniz da Silva de Almeida, Natasha Midori Suguihiro, Rodrigo José Corrêa, Emerson Schwingel Ribeiro, Eliane D'Elia

“…In addition, characterizations of the CDs and composite films were carried out by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Zeta Potential (ζ), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), UV-VIS Spectroscopy, Fluorimetry, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Excited Photoelectron Spectroscopy X-Ray (XPS). The electrochemical tests show an optimal working concentration equivalent to 0.05 g L−1 of CDs in the bath. …”
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Multimedia: multimodal mediation analysis of microbiome data by Hanying Jiang, Xinran Miao, Margaret W. Thairu, Mara Beebe, Dan W. Grupe, Richard J. Davidson, Jo Handelsman, Kris Sankaran

“…The package provides a uniform interface to direct and indirect effect estimation, synthetic null hypothesis testing, bootstrap confidence interval construction, and sensitivity analysis, enabling experimentation with various mediator and outcome models while maintaining a simple overall workflow. …”
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Prospective study of factors associated with asthma attack recurrence (ATTACK) in children from three Ecuadorian cities during COVID-19: a study protocol by Cristina Ardura-Garcia, Max Bachmann, Alejandro Rodriguez, Philip Cooper, Michael Richard Perkin, Irina Chis Ster, Natalia Cristina Romero, Martha E Chico, Alvaro Cruz, Diana Morillo, Santiago Mena-Bucheli, Angélica Ochoa, Claudia Rodas, Augusto Maldonado, Karen Arteaga, Jessica Alchundia, Karla Solorzano, Camila Figueiredo

“…Data are being collected at baseline and during follow-up by questionnaire: sociodemographic data, asthma history and management (baseline only); recurrence of asthma symptoms and attacks (monthly); economic costs of asthma to family; Asthma Control Test; Pediatric Asthma Quality of life Questionnaire; and Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire (baseline only). …”
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