Genotyped cluster investigations versus standard contact tracing: comparative impact on latent tuberculosis infection cascade of care in a low-incidence region by Michael Asare-Baah, Marie Nancy Séraphin, LaTweika A.T. Salmon-Trejo, Lori Johnston, Lina Dominique, David Ashkin, Krishna Vaddiparti, Awewura Kwara, Anthony T. Maurelli, Michael Lauzardo

“…TB patients in the case group were more likely to be males, U.S.-born, Asians, residents of long-term care or correctional facilities, with past year histories of alcohol use, homelessness, and drug use. …”
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ARMTRAJ: a set of multipurpose trajectory datasets augmenting the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility measurements by I. Silber, J. M. Comstock, M. R. Kieburtz, L. M. Russell

“…<p>Ground-based instruments offer unique capabilities such as detailed atmospheric, thermodynamic, cloud, and aerosol profiling at a high temporal sampling rate. The U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility provides comprehensive datasets from key locations around the globe, facilitating long-term characterization and process-level understanding of clouds, aerosol, and aerosol–cloud interactions. …”
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Sex-specific effects of prenatal bisphenol A exposure on transcriptome-interactome profiles of autism candidate genes in neural stem cells from offspring hippocampus by Kasidit Kasitipradit, Surangrat Thongkorn, Songphon Kanlayaprasit, Thanit Saeliw, Pattanachat Lertpeerapan, Pawinee Panjabud, Depicha Jindatip, Valerie W. Hu, Takako Kikkawa, Noriko Osumi, Tewarit Sarachana

“…In addition, in vitro proliferation assays were conducted, utilizing immunofluorescence staining for Sox2, a stem cell marker, and BrdU to quantify proliferating NSCs. Our results revealed that prenatal BPA exposure induced sex-specific alterations in NSC gene expression, with ASD-related genes such as Atp1a3, Nefl, and Grin1 being particularly dysregulated in male offspring. …”
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The association between TyG index and cardiovascular mortality is modified by antidiabetic or lipid-lowering agent: a prospective cohort study by Changchang Fang, Nanqin Peng, Jiang Cheng, Xiyu Zhang, Wenli Gu, Zicheng Zhu, Xiaoping Yin, Zhiwei Yan, Jing Zhang, Peng Yu, Xiao Liu

“…Exposure-effect analysis revealed a U-shaped relationship between TyG index levels and the risks of all-cause and CVD mortality in participants using these agents, while a linear positive relationship was observed in participants not using these agents. …”
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Comparison of mechanical properties and shaping performance of ProGlider and ProTaper ultimate slider by Jeyi Song, Ji-Hyun Jang, Seok Woo Chang, Shin Hye Chung, Soram Oh

“…Statistical analyses were performed using the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis test with Bonferroni correction. …”
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The effect of Ocimum basilicum on the prevention of postpartum depression symptoms and sleep quality: A triple-blind randomized controlled clinical trial by Monireh Abdi, Elham Rezaei, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Fatemeh Ebrahimi, Laleh Payahoo, Alireza Shafiei-Kandjani, Solmaz Ghanbari-Homaie

“…The EPDS and postpartum sleep quality scale were completed through structured interviews at eight weeks postpartum. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the mean postpartum depression scores before and after the intervention, and ANCOVA was used to compare the mean postpartum sleep quality scores. …”
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Filling the Gap to Address Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe by Tiago Correia, Anabela da Conceição Pereira, Anabela da Conceição Pereira, Henrique Barros, Nadav Davidovitch, Nadav Davidovitch, Lore Leighton, Alison Katherine McCallum, Paula Meireles, Judith E. Mueller, Judith E. Mueller, Robert Otok, Anna Odone, Anna Odone, Alena Petrakova, Roman Prymula, Roman Prymula, Walter Ricciardi, Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Carlo Signorelli

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Phenotypic age mediates the associations between platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A prospective cohort study by Xiangjun Li, Jia Wang, Mengqi Zhang, Yujing Li, Xiaoxuan Li, Jiaqi Zhang, Lihua Zhang, Yixuan Zhang, Zhenkang Qiu

“…Restricted cubic splines showed the U-shaped relationships between PLR and all-cause and cancer mortality, and the positively linear relationships between PLR and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and respiratory mortality. …”
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Correction: HELLO: a protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial to enhance interpersonal relationships and team cohesion among ICU healthcare professionals by Elie Azoulay, Nancy Kentish Barnes, Sheila Nainan Myatra, Maria-Cruz Martin Delgado, Yaseen Arabi, Carole Boulanger, Giovanni Mistraletti, Maria Theodorakopoulou, Vernon Van Heerden, José-Artur Paiva, Oktay Demirkýran, Gabriel Heras La Calle, Abdulrahman Al Fares, Gaston Burghi, Guy Francois, Anita Barth, Jan De Waele, Samir Jaber, Michael Darmon, Maurizio Cecconi

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Subcutaneous Pectoral Edema After Arthroscopic Labral Repair Despite Normal Irrigation Fluid Usage and Surgery Duration by İnci Hazal Ayas, Yağız Oğul Akcan, Miray Haspolat, Mehmet Ali Tokgöz, İlke Keser, Ulunay Kanatlı

“…In the statistical analysis, repeated measures ANOVA and the independent‐samples t‐test were applied to compare parametric data, while the Friedman test and Mann–Whitney U test were used for nonparametric data. Results The average operation time was 29.0 ± 12.1 min for RCR and 30.0 ± 10.9 min for LR, with average irrigation fluid use of 3.8 ± 0.9 and 4.0 ± 0.7 L, respectively (both p > 0.05). …”
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A Green Approach to the Production of Hybrid Diindolylmethane-Phenylboronic Acids via a 3MCR: Promising Antineoplasic Molecules by Mónica Zarco Juarez, Joel Omar Martínez, Olivia Noguez Cordova, María Inés Nicolás Vazquez, Teresa Ramírez-Apan, Javier Pérez Flores, René Miranda Ruvalcaba, Gabriel Arturo Arroyo Razo

“…Moreover, the activity of these target molecules was evaluated in the presence of six cancer cell lines (U251 = glia of the central nerve system, PC-3 = prostate, K562 = leukemia, HCT-15 = colon, MCF-7 = breast, and SKLU-1 = lung), which resulted in the meta-regioisomer being the most active. …”
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Effect of Interferon-γ on the Basal and the TNFα-Stimulated Secretion of CXCL8 in Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines Bearing Either the RET/PTC Rearrangement Or the BRAF V600e Mutation by Mario Rotondi, Francesca Coperchini, Oriana Awwad, Patrizia Pignatti, Christian A. Di Buduo, Vittorio Abbonante, Flavia Magri, Alessandra Balduini, Luca Chiovato

“…Cells were incubated with IFNγ (1, 10, 100, and 1000 U/mL) alone or in combination with TNF-α (10 ng/mL) for 24 hours. …”
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Mental health in children with and without ADHD: the role of physical activity and parental nativity by David Adzrago, Saanie Sulley, Faustine Williams

“…We examined the relationship between PA, parental nativity, and current anxiety/depression among U.S. children with and without ADHD. We also analyzed whether ADHD diagnosis status moderates the relationship between anxiety/depression and PA or parental nativity. …”
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Gut microbiota derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide influences prostate cancer progression via the p38/HMOX1 pathway by Yuhua Zhou, Jing Lv, Shengkai Jin, Chaowei Fu, Bo Liu, Yang Shen, Menglu Li, Yuwei Zhang, Ninghan Feng, Ninghan Feng, Ninghan Feng, Ninghan Feng

“…Subsequently, CCK8 time gradients, colony formation assays, and EdU assays measured TMAO’s influence on cell proliferation. …”
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DeepGolf: A fine-grained perception framework for golf course distribution in the real world based on multi-source remote sensing data by Ning Li, Yingchao Feng, Wenhui Diao, Xian Sun, Liang Cheng, Kun Fu

“…The DPDFE network further enhances accuracy, improving IoU and F1 scores by 2.1 % and 1.2 %, achieving an overall accuracy of 89.8 %. …”
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Adverse drug events (ADEs) risk signal mining related to eculizumab based on the FARES database by Xi-Feng Wang, Lu-Ri Bao, Ta-La Hu, Rui-Feng Xu, Wu-Niri Gao, Jing-Yuan Wang, Jian-Rong Zhao, Zhen-Li Fu, Shu-Fang Wang, Yan Meng

“…The current study was conducted to assess real-world adverse events (AEs) associated with eculizumab through data mining of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).MethodsDisproportionality analyses, including Reporting Ratio Ratio (ROR), Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR), Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network (BCPNN), and Multi-Item Gamma Poisson Shrinker (MGPS) algorithms were used to quantify the signals of eculizumab-associated AEs.ResultsA total of 46,316 eculizumab-related ADEs reports were identified by analyzing 19,418,776 reports in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. …”
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Comparative assessment of empirical and hybrid machine learning models for estimating daily reference evapotranspiration in sub-humid and semi-arid climates by Siham Acharki, Ali Raza, Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma, Mina Amharref, Abdes Samed Bernoussi, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Ahmed Z. Dewidar, Ahmed A. Al-Othman, Mohamed A. Mattar

“…Six input combinations were created, utilizing Tmax, Tmin, RHmean, Rs, and U2, with the PM-FAO56 model serving as the benchmark. …”
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The Effect of Iodine Status on the Risk of Thyroid Nodules: A Cross-Sectional Study in Zhejiang, China by Xiaoming Lou, Xiaofeng Wang, Zhifang Wang, Guangming Mao, Wenming Zhu, Yuanyang Wang, Xuejiao Pan, Zhijian Chen, Zhe Mo

“…The relationship between UIC and the risk of thyroid nodules is U-shaped. Consumption of noniodized salt is an independent risk factor of thyroid nodules.…”
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Association Between GABRG2 and Self-Rating of the Effects of Alcohol in a French Young Adult Sample by Moe JS, Bramness JG, Bolstad I, Mørland JG, Gorwood P, Ramoz N

“…Jenny Skumsnes Moe,1,2 Jørgen G Bramness,1– 4 Ingeborg Bolstad,1,5 Jørg Gustav Mørland,3,6 Philip Gorwood,7,8 Nicolas Ramoz7,8 1Research Center for Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Brumunddal, Norway; 2Institute for Clinical Medicine, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; 3Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; 4Section for Clinical Addiction Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 5Department of Health and Social Science, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway; 6Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; 7Université Paris Cité, Inserm U1266, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris (IPNP), Team Vulnerability of Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders, Paris, France; 8GHU PARIS Psychiatrie & Neurosciences, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, CMME, Paris, FranceCorrespondence: Jenny Skumsnes Moe, Research Center for Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness, Innlandet Hospital Trust, P.O. …”
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Robotic Assistance in Percutaneous Liver Ablation Therapies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ana K. Uribe Rivera, MD, Barbara Seeliger, MD, PhD, Laurent Goffin, MSc, Alain García-Vázquez, MD, Didier Mutter, MD, PhD, Mariano E. Giménez, MD, PhD

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