Fatigue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: protocol of the Dutch multicentre, longitudinal, observational FAntasTIGUE study by Mirjam A G Sprangers, Martijn A Spruit, Emiel F M Wouters, Daisy J A Janssen, Jean W M Muris, Judith B Prins, Yvonne M J Goërtz, Milou Looijmans, Melissa S Y Thong, Jeannette B Peters, Chris Burtin, Yvonne Meertens-Kerris, Arnold Coors, Jan H Vercoulen

“…Introduction Fatigue is the second most common symptom in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Inter-laboratory ring test for environmental DNA extraction protocols: implications for marine megafauna detection using three novel qPCR assays by Lauren Kelly Rodriguez, Lorenzo De Bonis, Jack McKee, James A. McKenna, Teddy Urvois, Eleonora Barbaccia, Eileen Dillane, Caterina Lanfredi, Helene Hjellnes, Armelle Jung, Enrico Villa, Arianna Azzellino, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Erwan Quéméré, Bettina Thalinger

“…Each laboratory contributed eight to eleven samples collected throughout the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea near sperm whales, porbeagle sharks, basking sharks, bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins. After lysis, aliquots were exchanged between laboratories before subsequent DNA extraction using each facility’s preferred method. …”
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Doxycycline-integrated silk fibroin hydrogel: preparation, characterizations, and antimicrobial assessment for biomedical applications by Kranti Kiran Reddy Ealla, Chandra Sri Durga, Vikas Sahu, Neema Kumari, Jayachandran Venkatesan, Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan, Pratibha Ramani, Kiran Kumar Bokara, Karthikeyan Ramalingam

“…Abstract Background Tooth extraction, a common dental procedure, is often accompanied by pain, trismus, and swelling due to alveolitis caused by oral bacteria. …”
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Clinicopathological features of Lynch syndrome pedigrees with MSH2 c.351G>A gene variant by Shuai Zhang, Guanyu Fu, Gongping Sun, Yuanxin Tang, Jin Meng, Zhigang Wang, Rongjun Su, Wei Liu, Xiaoxia Li

“…The clinicopathological characteristics of LS in this family include common simultaneous or heterogeneous multiple primary cancers, a broad tumor spectrum, and a younger age with the continuation of genetic algebra.…”
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Place of death and healthcare utilisation at the end of life among individuals with mental and behavioural disorders as underlying cause of death: population-level multiple-registe... by Maja Magdalena Olsson, Christopher Holmberg, Cecilia Larsdotter, Stina Nyblom, Joakim Öhlén

“…Substance use disorders were the most common underlying cause of death (61.3%). This group consisted predominantly of men (78.8%, χ2, P < 0.001), and tended to be younger (χ2, P < 0.001). …”
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Sofosbuvir Based Regimens in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Compensated Liver Cirrhosis in Community Care Setting by Vijay Gayam, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Mazin Khalid, Osama Mukhtar, Arshpal Gill, Pavani Garlapati, Mowyad Khalid, Mohammed Mansour

“…Fatigue (35%) was the most common adverse effect and no patients discontinued treatment due to adverse effects. …”
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Genetic causality between insomnia and specific orthopedic conditions: Insights from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Mingyi Yang, Jiale Xie, Yani Su, Ke Xu, Pengfei Wen, Xianjie Wan, Hui Yu, Zhi Yang, Lin Liu, Peng Xu

“…Objective: To investigate the genetic causality for the insomnia and common orthopedic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), osteoporosis (OP), and gout (GT). …”
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Effects of Mulch Type, Plant Cultivar, and Insecticide Use on Sweet Potato Whitefly Population in Chili Pepper by Andi Nasruddin, Nurariaty Agus, Alam Saubil, Jumardi Jumardi, Burhanuddin Rasyid, Andry Siriniang, Andi Dirham Nasruddin, Firdaus Firdaus, Ahwiyah Ekawaty Said

“…This approach could substantially reduce the number of insecticide applications from twice per week (commonly practiced by chili farmers in the area) to one application only in two weeks.…”
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Gallic acid alleviates exercise-induced muscle damage by inhibiting mitochondrial oxidative stress and ferroptosis by Likai Yu, Di Tian, Zishan Su, Li Zhang, Shaobo Guo, Wenhui Zhu, Yuan Fang, Peimin Wang, Nongshan Zhang

“…Abstract Background Skeletal muscle injury caused by excessive exercise is one of the most commonly seen clinical diseases. It is indispensable to explore drugs for treating and relieving skeletal muscle injury. …”
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Mycotoxicological monitoring. Part 1. Complete mixed feed for pigs and poultry (2009–2018) by G. P. Kononenko, A. A. Burkin, Ye. V. Zotova

“…Special attention is paid to the importance of the projects for creation of common information resources that could become a unique scientific basis for innovations in feed poisoning prevention. …”
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Development of Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a Patient with DRESS Syndrome by Pedro Perez, Wilson Sze, Daniel Lozeau, Dipa Avichal, Joshua Miller

“…Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome, also known as drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, is a serious, sometimes lethal, immunological reaction to drug metabolites involving multiple organ systems. Some of the common causative agents of DRESS include allopurinol, minocycline, sulfasalazine, azathioprine, antiepileptic drugs, and hydroxychloroquine. …”
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Application of new external cooling cycles in technological scheme of helium extraction and natural gas liquefaction by M. Mehrpooya, A. V. Zaitsev, A. O. Lisovtsov

“…The paper presents the results of studying a combination of new technological solutions in the processes of natural gas liquefaction and helium extraction. The most common and effective way to ensure cooling capacity in the natural gas liquefaction process is to use a cascade cycle on mixed refrigerant (MFC) as external cooling. …”
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Analysis of a mouse germ cell tumor model establishes pluripotency-associated miRNAs as conserved serum biomarkers for germ cell cancer detection by Amanda R. Loehr, Dennis M. Timmerman, Michelle Liu, Ad J. M. Gillis, Melia Matthews, Jordana C. Bloom, Peter K. Nicholls, David C. Page, Andrew D. Miller, Leendert H. J. Looijenga, Robert S. Weiss

“…Abstract Malignant testicular germ cells tumors (TGCTs) are the most common solid cancers in young men. Current TGCT diagnostics include conventional serum protein markers, but these lack the sensitivity and specificity to serve as accurate markers across all TGCT subtypes. …”
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Intestinal Parasites Isolated from Some Vegetables Sold in Ado-Ekiti Market, Ekiti State, Nigeria by Chukwunonso Patrick Eya, Victoria Aikhomu, Frank Ebhodaghe, Moses Hamed, Obongama Edet, Monday Nwigube, Nichodemus Eze

“…Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted between May and June 2023 to identify parasites in common vegetables from markets in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. …”
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Use of Antibiotics in Companion Animals from 133 German Practices from 2018 to 2023 by Roswitha Merle, Leonie Feuer, Katharina Frenzer, Jan-Lukas Plenio, Astrid Bethe, Nunzio Sarnino, Antina Lübke-Becker, Wolfgang Bäumer

“…Aminopenicillins, particularly amoxicillin, were the most commonly used antibiotics, while the highest-priority critically important antibiotics (HPCIAs) accounted for 12.4% of treatments. …”
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Atmospheric Corrosion, Antibacterial Properties, and Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by Two Different Routes by I. DeAlba-Montero, Claudio A. Ruiz-Torres, Diana P. Portales-Pérez, Fidel Martínez-Gutierrez, Félix Echeverría, Martha E. Compeán-Jasso, Yolanda G. Cataño-Cañizales, Facundo Ruiz

“…Derived from this, the functionality and properties of the nanoparticles could decrease noticeably. The most common silver corrosion process occurs by the interaction of AgNPs with sulfur species (H2S) present in the atmospheric air, forming a corrosion layer of silver sulfide around the AgNPs, thus inhibiting the release of the ions responsible for the antimicrobial activity. …”
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Intraprosthetic Dislocation Following Dual Mobility Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrieval Analysis Study by Salar Sobhi, BSc, MD, Alan Kop, MSc, PhD, Moreica Pabbruwe, PhD, Christopher W. Jones, BCom, BEng(Hons), MBBS(Hons), PhD, FRACS, FAOrthA, Michael A. Finsterwald, MD, FMH, FRACS, FAOrthA

“…No implant-related features could be defined for the remaining cases. Recognizing common failure modes can help with the prevention and treatment of this complication.…”
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In silico molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulation of agarwood compounds with molecular targets of Alzheimer’s disease  [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approve... by Tewin Tencomnao, Krishna Swamy V. K. D, Prem Kumar Borugadda, Vishwambar Vishnu Bhandare, Vishal S. Patil, Phaniendra Alugoju

“…Aquilaria is as an endangered medicinal plant genus (commonly called agarwood plants) and various products of Aquilaria plant spp. including resinous heartwood, leaves, bark, and stem have been widely used in various traditional medicine systems. …”
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Minimal Invasive Versus Open Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Multicenter German StuDoQ|Liver Registry-Based Cohort Analysis in Germany by Simon Moosburner, MD, Chiara Kettler, Karl H. Hillebrandt, MD, Moritz Blank, Hannes Freitag, Sebastian Knitter, MD, Felix Krenzien, MD, Nora Nevermann, MD, Igor M. Sauer, MD, Dominik P. Modest, MD, Georg Lurje, MD, Robert Öllinger, MD, Wenzel Schöning, MD, Jens Werner, MD, Maximilian Schmeding, MD, Johann Pratschke, MD, Nathanael Raschzok, MD, members of StuDoQ|Liver of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie/StuDoQ

“…Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy worldwide. Up to 50% of all patients with colorectal cancer develop CRLM. …”
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Advanced automated machine learning framework for photovoltaic power output prediction using environmental parameters and SHAP interpretability by Muhammad Paend Bakht, Mohd Norzali Haji Mohd, Babul Salam KSM Kader Ibrahim, Nuzhat Khan, Usman Ullah Sheikh, Ab Al-Hadi Ab Rahman

“…Their performance was then validated against commonly used artificial neural networks (ANN) and support vector machines (SVM) using multiple evaluation metrics including prediction accuracy, error rates, and interpretability. …”
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