Therapeutic effects of composite probiotics derived from fermented camel milk on metabolic dysregulation and intestinal barrier integrity in type 2 diabetes rats by Tabusi Manaer, Tabusi Manaer, Tabusi Manaer, Tabusi Manaer, Jialehasibieke Sailike, Xin Sun, Baheban Yeerjiang, Baheban Yeerjiang, Baheban Yeerjiang, Baheban Yeerjiang, Xinhua Nabi, Xinhua Nabi, Xinhua Nabi, Xinhua Nabi

“…Measurements over 6 weeks included body weight (BW), fasting blood glucose (FBG), oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), C-peptide (CP), lipid profiles, inflammatory markers, fecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and tight junction protein expression in colonic tissues.ResultsHigh-dose CPCM significantly increased BW by 22.2% (p < 0.05) and reduced FBG by 6.5 mmol/L (p < 0.001). …”
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Promotion and practice of an online service offering Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution conditioning under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control (疫情防控常态化背景下中医... by MA Qian (马茜), YU Hong (俞红), XU Junhua (徐俊华), XU Lidan (许丽丹), FANG You (方友), ZHEN Yanping (郑艳平), LI Yanlan (李燕兰), LIANG Xiao (梁肖), LU Mingya (陆明雅), ZHANG Yijun (张轶俊)

“…Methods From March 1, 2020 to March 10, 2020, 190 subjects who were judged as "Qi deficiency" by "TCM constitution test" were recruited online. A research team was set up to develop physique conditioning plans, formulate "Ear Massage", construct a physique conditioning WeChat group and public account for Qi-deficiency subjects, and provided online physique conditioning services for 6 months. …”
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Pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic factors for dexmedetomidine-associated hemodynamic instability in pediatric patients by Yanping Guan, Bilian Li, Yiyu Zhang, Hao Luo, Xueding Wang, Xue Bai, Zhuoling Zheng, Yaying Huang, Wei Wei, Min Huang, Xingrong Song, Guoping Zhong

“…The areas under the curve for the training and test cohorts were 0.881 and 0.762, respectively. …”
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Design, evaluation, and future projections of the NARCliM2.0 CORDEX-CMIP6 Australasia regional climate ensemble by G. Di Virgilio, G. Di Virgilio, J. P. Evans, J. P. Evans, F. Ji, F. Ji, E. Tam, J. Kala, J. Andrys, C. Thomas, D. Choudhury, C. Rocha, S. White, Y. Li, M. El Rafei, R. Goyal, M. L. Riley, J. Lingala

“…We first describe NARCliM2.0's design, including selecting two definitive RCMs via testing 78 RCMs using different parameterisations for the planetary boundary layer, microphysics, cumulus, radiation, and land surface model (LSM). …”
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Global phylogeography and genetic characterization of carbapenem and ceftazidime-avibactam resistant KPC-33-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Longjie Zhou, Jiayao Yao, Ying Zhang, Xiaofan Zhang, Yueyue Hu, Haiyang Liu, Jintao He, Yunsong Yu, Minhua Chen, Yuexing Tu, Xi Li

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that all the KPC-33-bearing P. aeruginosa strains in this study were multidrug-resistant but susceptible to colistin and amikacin. …”
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Impact of glucocorticoids on patients’ quality of life: a qualitative study assessing face validity and feasibility of the Steroid PRO in patients with inflammatory gastroenterolog... by Shaney L Barratt, Emma Dures, Mwidimi Ndosi, Michelle Sharp, Sebastian E Sattui, Jill Dawson, Susan M Goodman, Sarah L Mackie, Tom Creed, Catherine L Hill, Joanna C Robson, Pamela Richards, Susan Bridgewater, Christine A Silverthorne, Jen Orme, Anne-Marie T Sweeney, Elizabeth Arthurs, Genevieve Osborne, Giles Dunhill, Richard P Ramonell, Timothy Patton

“…Future work should include quantitative testing of the Steroid PRO as an outcome measure within clinical trials in these conditions.Trial registration number NCT06314451.…”
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Alkaloids extracted from Dendrobium officinale grown in diverse environments exhibited robust antioxidative and antiaging activity by Yichen Liu, Arome Solomon Odiba, Qi Yu, Jin Xie, Nkwachukwu Oziamara Okoro, Guiyan Liao, Xinchen Zhu, Bin He, Cheng Jin, Wenxia Fang, Bin Wang

“…Three distinct sources of DOA, represented as tree (TR)-DOA, greenhouse (GH)-DOA, and rock (RK)-DOA, were examined. Following initial testing of three DOA concentrations, 10 µg/mL was selected, which increased the TJ1060 lifespan by 23%, and exhibited no toxicity. …”
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Development and validation of an explainable machine learning model for mortality prediction among patients with infected pancreatic necrosisResearch in context by Caihong Ning, Hui Ouyang, Jie Xiao, Di Wu, Zefang Sun, Baiqi Liu, Dingcheng Shen, Xiaoyue Hong, Chiayan Lin, Jiarong Li, Lu Chen, Shuai Zhu, Xinying Li, Fada Xia, Gengwen Huang

“…Ten ML models were developed to predict 90-day mortality in these patients. A benchmarking test, involving nested resampling, automatic hyperparameter tuning and random search techniques, was conducted to select the ML model. …”
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EDENT1FI Master Protocol for screening of presymptomatic early-stage type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents by Melanie Gündert, Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Peter Achenbach, Olga Kordonouri, Agnieszka Szypowska, Ezio Bonifacio, Parth Narendran, Christiane Winkler, R Ribeiro, Sandra Hummel, Przemysława Jarosz-Chobot, Emanuele Bosi, R Lahesmaa, K Casteels, M Peakman, P Jarosz-Chobot, O Kordonouri, Chantal Mathieu, Vito Lampasona, J F Raposo, H Hyöty, F Pociot, João Filipe Raposo, R Berner, R Bergholdt, E Bonifacio, Flemming Pociot, B Petersen, J Van Rampelbergh, L Overbergh, B Van der Schueren, V Lampasona, C Winkler, R Coelho, O Cohen, C Mathieu, E Bosi, Stefanie Arnolds, Lut Overbergh, Zdenek Sumnik, A Koralova, G Sebastiani, Luisa Hoffmann, Mirjam Kohls, Regine Bergholdt, Bianca K Hoefelschweiger, Jurgen Vercauteren, P Gillard, J Vercauteren, A G Ziegler, P Achenbach, F Haupt, S Hummel, T Pieber, J Mader, S Moitzi, S Del Prato, B Torbeyns, Z Sumnik, O Cinek, V Neuman, B Berka, J Antvorskov, J H Klaebel, J E Laiho, F Reschke, T von dem Berge, A Hommel, A Loff, G Gemulla, N Zubizarreta, L Piemonti, F Dotta, A Szypowska, K Karczewski, E Niemoeller, M Baccara-Dinet, K Fogh, M I Buompensiere, C Hurtado del Pozo, E Latres, G Agiostratidou

“…Children and adolescents with confirmed two or more autoantibodies are invited to metabolic staging (oral glucose tolerance test, haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), random glucose, optionally continuous glucose monitoring); an educational programme and recommendations for monitoring are provided. …”
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LGR4 is essential for maintaining β-cell homeostasis through suppression of RANK by Joanna Filipowska, Zelda Cisneros, Sneha S. Varghese, Nancy Leon-Rivera, Peng Wang, Randy Kang, Geming Lu, Yate-Ching Yuan, Hung-Ping Shih, Supriyo Bhattacharya, Sangeeta Dhawan, Adolfo Garcia-Ocaña, Nagesha Guthalu Kondegowda, Rupangi C. Vasavada

“…Using Lgr4fl/fl and Lgr4fl/fl/Rankfl/fl × Ins1-Cre mice we generated β-cell-specific conditional knockout (cko) mice to test the role of LGR4 and its interaction with RANK in vivo under basal and stress-induced conditions. …”
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Proteomic profiling of the local and systemic immune response to pediatric respiratory viral infections by Emily Lydon, Christina M. Osborne, Brandie D. Wagner, Lilliam Ambroggio, J. Kirk Harris, Ron Reeder, Todd C. Carpenter, Aline B. Maddux, Matthew K. Leroue, Nadir Yehya, Joseph L. DeRisi, Mark W. Hall, Athena F. Zuppa, Joseph Carcillo, Kathleen Meert, Anil Sapru, Murray M. Pollack, Patrick McQuillen, Daniel A. Notterman, Charles R. Langelier, Peter M. Mourani

“…To address this gap, gain insights into vLRTI pathophysiology, and test a novel diagnostic approach, we assayed 1,305 proteins in tracheal aspirate (TA) and plasma from 62 critically ill children using SomaScan. …”
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Impact of alcohol drinking and tobacco smoking on the drug-resistance of newly diagnosed tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study in Shandong, China, during 2004–2020 by Yi-Fan Li, Yao Liu, Qi Fu, Wan-mei Song, Jin-yue Liu, Qian-yun Zhang, Ting-ting Xu, Shi-jin Li, Qi-qi An, Si-qi Liu, Huai-chen Li, Ning Ning Tao, Xue-han Zhu, Chun-bao Yu, Jihua Dong

“…Exclusive criteria: retreated cases; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; without information on drug susceptibility testing results, smoking or drinking habits; bacteriological identification as non-tuberculous mycobacteria.Primary and secondary outcome measures Patients were classified into four groups including smokers only (G1), drinker only (G2), smoker +drinker (G3), non-smoker +non-drinker group (G0). …”
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Associations between milk infrared-predicted plasma biomarkers of stress resilience and fertility in dairy cattle: Insights for enhancing breeding programs and herd management by Alessio Cecchinato, Hugo Toledo-Alvarado, Lucio Flavio Macedo Mota, Vittoria Bisutti, Erminio Trevisi, Riccardo Negrini, Sara Pegolo, Stefano Schiavon, Luigi Gallo, Giovanni Bittante, Diana Giannuzzi

“…The 2 databases were merged according to the milk test day (and thus, the MIR spectrum) closest to the date of insemination. …”
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Application of platelet-rich plasma therapy combined with 5E rehabilitation nursing mode for patients with knee osteoarthritis (富血小板血浆联合5E康复护理模式在膝骨性关节炎患者中的应用)... by AN Linjing (安林静), ZHAO Chen (赵晨), CHANG Yueyuan (常月圆), PAN Yaying (潘亚英), CHEN Yanqi (程艳琪), ZHANG Bing (张兵), CHEN Weinan (陈炜楠), GAO Bei (高蓓), NIU Jing (牛静), ZHANG Ting (张婷)

“…They were divided into test group and control group according to ward odd and even numbers, with 40 cases in each group. …”
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Evaluation of Learners’ Satisfaction with Open Flexible and Distance Learning Services at the University of Lagos Distance Learning Institute by Adenike Oladipo, Esther O. Oladele, Oladipupo Ajeyalemi, Folashade Afolabi, Peter O. Olayiwola, Johnson A. Adewara, Andrew Akala, Uchenna Udeani

“…Data was collected using a structured questionnaire which was developed and validated for testing learner satisfaction in ODL at the University of Lagos. …”
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Sub-THz channel measurement and hybrid channel modeling for indoor scenarios by WANG Yang, ZHOU Xue, ZHENG Xiangquan, LIAO Xi, ZHOU Xianrong, CHEN Qianbin

“…Generally, the accuracy of the hybrid model was verified by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and its validity was confirmed by comparing the root-mean-square error and structural similarity indices of the small scale parameters of the extended SV model. …”
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The role of smell in medical and psychological disorders: An interdisciplinary approach by Giuseppe Riva

“…Finally, central causes of smell alterations result from the damage of the olfactory processing pathways of the central nervous system, such as neurodegenerative diseases [1]. Olfactory testing includes subjective, psychophysical, and objective evaluations [4]. …”

Evaluation of Learners’ Satisfaction with Open Flexible and Distance Learning Services at the University of Lagos Distance Learning Institute by Adenike Oladipo, Esther O. Oladele, Oladipupo Ajeyalemi, Folashade Afolabi, Peter O. Olayiwola, Johnson A. Adewara, Andrew Akala, Uchenna Udeani

“…Data was collected using a structured questionnaire which was developed and validated for testing learner satisfaction in ODL at the University of Lagos. …”
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Evaluation of a peer support group programme for vulnerable host population and refugees living with diabetes and/or hypertension in Lebanon: a before-after study by Leah Anku Sanga, Carla Njeim, Éimhín Ansbro, Rima Kighsro Naimi, Ali Ibrahim, Benjamin Schmid, Jasmin Lilian Diab, Jytte Roswall, Tim Clayton, Lars Bruun Larsen, Pablo Perel

“…We performed a before-after analysis of PROMs for all patients who completed the PSG sessions. T-tests were used to analyze the differences in PROMs from baseline. …”
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Health economic evaluation of different colorectal cancer screening strategies in Hubei province: a Markov simulation analysis based on local cancer registration and domestic study... by Jie JI, Yuying WANG, Duan ZHUO, Yuhan LIU, Jiaxi PENG, Ruijingfang JIANG, Hao WU, Song LIU, Lijian ZHAO, Jian WANG, Bing MAO, Shida ZHU, Hongbing TAO

“…ResultsThe cost-effectiveness analysis at the individual level showed that the screening strategy with the lowest cost was 50-74-1 (annual primary screening with immunochemical fecal occult blood testing [iFOBT] and then required colonoscopy from 50 to 74 years of age), which cost 483 100 Chinese yuan (CNY) in social costs, gained 17.82 life-years (LY) and 16.76 quality-adjusted life-years (QALY), with a cost-effectiveness ratio (CER) of 27 100 CNY/LY and 28 800 CNY/QALY, using LY and QALY as outcome measures, respectively. …”
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