Effects of using different levels of dietary chitosan on some immune indices and antioxidant defense system in Vannamei shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei by Saeed Dayani, Valiallah Jafari, Roghayeh Safari, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar

“…Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 180 pieces of Vannamei shrimp with an average weight of about 4 g were prepared and kept for 2 weeks to adapt to the test conditions. We prepared 4 groups, each with three repetitions, including the basal diet of zero (control), 1 g (treatment 1 = T1), 2 g (T2) and 4 g (T3) chitosan per kilogram of feed in a completely randomized design for 8 weeks. …”
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The Novel Histological Prostatic Inflammation Score Helps Defining the Association Between Stromal and Glandular Inflammation with the Risk of Prostate Cancer at Prostate Biopsy by Ugo Giovanni Falagario, Francesca Sanguedolce, Angelo Cormio, Antonella Ninivaggi, Marco Finati, Francesco Guzzi, Gian Maria Busetto, Carlo Bettocchi, Daniele Castellani, Giuseppe Carrieri, Luigi Cormio

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to test the association between the novel PIS and the risk of being diagnosed with PCa and clinically significant (cs) PCa at PBx. …”
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Mortality in Antinuclear Antibody-Positive Patients with and Without Rheumatologic Immune-Related Disorders: A Large-Scale Population-Based Study by Uria Shani, Paula David, Ilana Balassiano Strosberg, Ohad Regev, Mohamad Yihia, Niv Ben-Shabat, Dennis McGonagle, Orly Weinstein, Howard Amital, Abdulla Watad

“…Significant predictors of mortality included male gender (39.2% vs. 24.4%, <i>p</i> < 0.001), older age at testing (72.4 ± 13.0 vs. 50.1 ± 17.3 years, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and Jewish ethnicity (89.6% vs. 83.2%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Teklehaimanot Kiros, Lema Workineh, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Tahir Eyayu, Shewaneh Damtie, Debaka Belete

“…Nine out of the total (50%) reviewed articles were studied using the combination disk test. Likewise, E. coli and K. pneumoniae (50% both) were the predominant isolates of ESBL-PE in addition to other isolates such as Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. …”
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Effect and Safety of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Recovery of Upper Limb Motor Function in Subacute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study by Dandong Wu, Jingxi Ma, Liping Zhang, Sanrong Wang, Botao Tan, Gongwei Jia

“…The assessment included the upper limb Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA-U), the Wolf motor function test (WMFT), the Functional Independence Measurement (FIM), and Brunnstrom stage. …”
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Beverage consumption modifies the risk of type 2 diabetes associated with ambient air pollution exposure by Chaonan Fan, Wenjuan Wang, Wenxue Xiong, Zhiyao Li, Li Ling

“…Modifying effects of beverage consumption on AP-T2D associations were evaluated through stratified analysis and heterogeneity test. Results: During a median follow-up of 12.19 years, 1486 T2D events were recorded. …”
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Pseudovibriamides from Pseudovibrio marine sponge bacteria promote flagellar motility via transcriptional modulation by Yitao Dai, Vitor Lourenzon, Laura P. Ióca, Dua Al-Smadi, Lydia Arnold, Ian McIntire, Roberto G. S. Berlinck, Alessandra S. Eustáquio

“…Here, we define the borders of the pseudovibriamides gene cluster, assign function to biosynthetic genes using reverse genetics, and test the hypothesis that pseudovibriamides impact motility by modulating gene transcription. …”
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Optimization of the Antibacterial Activity of a Three-Component Essential Oil Mixture from Moroccan <i>Thymus satureioides</i>, <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i>, and <i>Origanum major... by Amine Elbouzidi, Mohamed Taibi, Naoufal El Hachlafi, Mounir Haddou, Mohamed Jeddi, Abdellah Baraich, Saad Bougrine, Ramzi A. Mothana, Mohammed F. Hawwal, Waleed A. Alobaid, Abdeslam Asehraou, Bouchra El Guerrouj, Hanae Naceiri Mrabti, Francois Mesnard, Mohamed Addi

“…The antibacterial activity was assessed against <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> using minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) tests, while antioxidant activity was evaluated through DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl), and ABTS (2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)) assays. …”
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An exploratory study on the differential diagnostic indicators between adult systemic EBV-positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders and angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma with... by Xiaodan Zheng, Yuanyuan Zheng, Yanlin Zhang, Jianlan Xie, Xiaojing Teng, Kuo Bi, Lan Sun, Xiaowen Huang, Mulan Jin, Xiaoge Zhou

“…., and had significantly more EBER+/CD20 + cells than EBER+/CD3 + cells; 4 cases had mutation test results, with mutated high-frequency genes being TET2 (100%, and all of them had 2 or more TET2 mutations) and RHOA G17V (100%), DNMT3A mutation occurred in 2 cases (50%), and IDH2 R172 mutation occurred in 1 case (25%). …”
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Discharge against Medical Advice (DAMA) from an Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia by Ashraf El-Metwally, Nesreen Suliman Alwallan, Ali Amin Alnajjar, Nida Zahid, Khalid Alahmary, Paivi Toivola

“…Descriptive statistics were reported for quantitative and categorical variables and assessed by independent t-test/chi-square/ANOVA (analysis of variance), where appropriate. …”
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100% oxygen mobilizes stem cells and up-regulates MIF and APRIL in humans: a new point on the hormetic dose curve by Kent J. MacLaughlin, Gregory P. Barton, Julia E. MacLaughlin, Jacob J. Lamers, Matthew D. Marcou, Matthew J. O’Brien, Rudolf K. Braun, Marlowe W. Eldridge

“…IntroductionThe aim of the current study was to test normobaric 100% oxygen (NBO) (PiO2 = 713 mmHg) for stem cell mobilization and cytokine modulation. …”
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Concordance of Prenatal Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Classification of Corpus Callosum Dysplasia by Hui Peng, Xi Chen, Xuejin Zou, Yan Song, Chunlan Cheng, Jianli Zhang

“…The findings detected on ultrasound (US) were compared to those detected on MRI. and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the sensitivity and specificity of prenatal ultrasound in diagnosing corpus callosum anomalies. The Kappa test was used to analyze the consistency of prenatal ultrasound and MRI in the classification of corpus callosum anomalies. …”
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Identification of major trauma using the simplified abbreviated injury scale to estimate the injury severity score: a diagnostic accuracy and validation study by David Eidenbenz, Tobias Gauss, Tobias Zingg, Vincent Darioli, Cécile Vallot, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Pierre Bouzat, François-Xavier Ageron

“…Second, to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the sAIS (index test) to calculate the simplified ISS (sISS) to identify major trauma, compared with the reference AIS (rAIS) to calculate the reference ISS (rISS). …”
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The CYP2C19*1/*2 Genotype Does Not Adequately Predict Clopidogrel Response in Healthy Malaysian Volunteers by Yanti Nasyuhana Sani, Lim Sheau Chin, Lim Luen Hui, Nur Elyana Yazmin Mohd Redhuan Shah Edwin, Goh Teck Hwa, Victor L. Serebruany, Yuen Kah Hay

“…The present paper demonstrated that genotype information does not correlate with clopidogrel response, and genotyping may represent a less robust approach compared to platelet activity testing in guiding clopidogrel therapy.…”
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Using benthos a bioindicator to assess the efficiency constructed wetland community wastewater treatment system by K. Seethong, K. Chunkao, N. Dampin, W. Wararam

“…Benthos sampling involved polyvinyl chloride pipe cores at a depth of 5 cm from the soil surface. Statistical tests were performed to analyze the water quality data.FINDINGS: The study observed a decrease in Chironomid abundance in both constructed wetland systems, indicating their effectiveness in treating wastewater. …”
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Enhancing the understanding of safety and the quality of patient care among medical and health sciences students in interprofessional climate: an interventional study by Salman Yousuf Guraya, Nabil Sulaiman, Ahmed Hasswan, Vida Abdolhamid Salmanpour, Feras Jassim Jirjees, Mohamed Hassan Taha, Jennat Alamara, Sausan A.L. Kawas, Manal Awad, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Leena R. David, Mohamed Aly Haider, Shaista Salman Guraya, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Amal Al-Qallaf, Sarra Shorbagi, Ibrahim Eltayeb Mahmoud

“…There was a statistically improved understanding of the participants, as reflected by significantly high scores of post-test survey in all domains of PS across all colleges (p < 0.001). …”
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The Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio at Hospital Admission Is a Novel Predictor for Acute Traumatic Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage Expansion after Cerebral Contusion by Jiangtao Sheng, Tian Li, Dongzhou Zhuang, Shirong Cai, Jinhua Yang, Faxiu Ding, Xiaoxuan Chen, Fei Tian, Mindong Huang, Lianjie Li, Kangsheng Li, Weiqiang Chen

“…MLR was acquired from routine blood tests upon admission. We constructed two predictive models: basic combined model of clinical and imaging variables and MLR combined model of both MLR and other variables in the basic model. …”
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Altered medial temporal lobe subregion volumes in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms by Z. Makdad Najeeb, P. C. Sundgren, A. Jönsen, K. Zervides, J. Lätt, T. Salomonsson, J. Nystedt, P. Nilsson, A. Bengtsson, G. Kuchcinski, L. E. M. Wisse

“…Methods A total of 70 SLE patients and 25 HI underwent clinical evaluation, cognitive testing, and 3 tesla MRI imaging. T1-weighted MRI images were analyzed using the Automatic Segmentation of Hippocampal Subfields-T1 software. …”
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The significance of risk stratification through nomogram-based assessment in determining postmastectomy radiotherapy for patients diagnosed with pT1 − 2N1M0 breast cancer by Chao Wei, Jie Kong, Huina Han, Xue Wang, Zimeng Gao, Danyang Wang, Andu Zhang, Jun Zhang, Zhikun Liu

“…Group imbalances were mitigated using the propensity score matching (PSM) method, and the log-rank test was employed to compare overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) between the cohorts. …”
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Oxidative Stress and Risk of Dementia in Older Patients with Depression: A Longitudinal Cohort Study Using Plasma Biomarkers by Yoo-Jin Jang, Min-Ji Kim, Su-Jin Lee, Shinn-Won Lim, Doh-Kwan Kim

“…Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the association between oxidative stress biomarkers and AD conversion after adjusting for confounders. The log-rank test, using the minimum <i>p</i>-value approach, was applied to determine the optimal cut-off value for significantly associated biomarkers of AD-free survival rates. …”
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