Le quai no 9 du port romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Jimmy Mouchard, Matthieu Yacger

“…The subsequent transformations of each ensemble, materialized by major restructuring, as well as the association or overlay of new timber boxes, signal the transition from a mixed construction comprised of wood and stone, to the exclusive use of the latter material toward the middle of the 2nd c. AD. This common architectural development testifies to a gradual retreat from the shoreline toward the north and suggests a desire, despite this, to maintain port activity and access to the river. …”
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Pregnancy and Childbirth Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Fatemeh Darsareh, Malihe Shirzadfard Jahromi, Amene Ranjbar, Mitra Shekari, Vahid Mehrnoush, Nasibeh Roozbeh

“…GDM mothers had a significantly higher risk of macrosomia (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.94, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.71–4.61, P<0.001), labor induction (aOR: 3.14, 95% CI: 1.72–6.95, P<0.001), instrumental delivery (aOR: 3.16, 95% CI: 1.51–3.87, P<0.001), IUFD (aOR: 1.95, 95% CI: 1.17–3.06, P<0.01), and NICU admission (aOR: 2.19, 95% CI: 0.99–3.82, P<0.01). Other common complications, such as cesarean section (CS), postpartum hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, childbirth trauma, and extensive perineal lacerations, were not significantly different between GDM and non-GDM mothers. …”
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Pharmacological activities and phytochemical evaluation of coconut crude oil and upon exposure to ozone by Mohammed S. Almuhayawi, Mohammed H. Alruhaili, Muyassar K. Tarabulsi, Soad K. Al Jaouni, Abdulmajeed A. Alqurashi, Faisal A. Alraddadi, Duaa A. Bukhari, Hibah M. Albasri, Moayad S. Waznah, Samy Selim

“…Fifteen compounds were detected in the coconut oil crude and ozonized oils where the fatty acid esters were the most common molecules in crude coconut oil, whereas alkenes were the most predominant compounds in ozonized coconut oil. …”
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HIV-1 drug resistance and genetic transmission networks among patients with sexually transmitted HIV in Ningxia, China by Jianxin Pei, Zhonglan Wu, Zhonglan Wu, Bingqian Si, Chunhua Ma, Yichang Liu, Xiaofa Ma, Wenhe Kuai, Yinhao Zhang, Yong Li

“…The TN93 model in HyPhy2.2.4 with 1.25% as the threshold, was used to calculate the gene distance, and Cytoscape3.7.0 was used to generate a visual molecular transmission network.ResultsA total of 269 samples were successfully sequenced, and 10 HIV-1 subtypes were detected. The two most common subtypes were CRF07_BC and CRF01_AE. All 10 subtypes were detected in heterosexually transmitted patients, and 7 subtypes were found in homosexually transmitted patients who were exclusively men sex with men (MSM). …”
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%diag_test: a generic SAS macro for evaluating diagnostic accuracy measures for multiple diagnostic tests by Jacques K. Muthusi, Peter W. Young, Frankline O. Mboya, Samuel M. Mwalili

“…Abstract Background Measures of diagnostic test accuracy provide evidence of how well a test correctly identifies or rules-out disease. Commonly used diagnostic accuracy measures (DAMs) include sensitivity and specificity, predictive values, likelihood ratios, area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUROC), area under precision-recall curves (AUPRC), diagnostic effectiveness (accuracy), disease prevalence, and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) etc. …”
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Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder by Marie-Josée Fleury, Louis Rochette, Zhirong Cao, Guy Grenier, Victoria Massamba, Alain Lesage

“…Profile 4 (23%), “High follow-up care by usual GP and prior consultations for physical reasons”, showed the typical characteristics of patients treated in primary care (more common MD, women, less materially and socially deprived). …”
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Clinical Decision Support Using Speech Signal Analysis: Systematic Scoping Review of Neurological Disorders by Upeka De Silva, Samaneh Madanian, Sharon Olsen, John Michael Templeton, Christian Poellabauer, Sandra L Schneider, Ajit Narayanan, Rahmina Rubaiat

“…The literature explored the potential of speech feature analysis in diagnosis, differentiating between, assessing the severity and monitoring the treatment of neurological conditions. The common speech tasks used were sustained phonations, diadochokinetic tasks, reading tasks, activity-based tasks, picture descriptions, and prompted speech tasks. …”
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Antibodies Against β2-Glycoprotein I Complexed With an Oxidised Lipoprotein Relate to Intima Thickening of Carotid Arteries in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome by P. R. J. Ames, J. Delgado Alves, L. R. Lopez, F. Gentile, A. Margarita, L. Pizzella, J. Batuca, G. Scenna, V. Brancaccio, E. Matsuura

“…The following were measured in all participants: β2GPI−oxLDL complexes, IgG anti-β2GPI−oxLig-1, IgG anti-β2GPI−oxLDL antibodies (ELISA), PONa, (para-nitrophenol method), IMT of common carotid (CC) artery, carotid bifurcation (B), internal carotid (IC) by high resolution sonography. β2GPI−oxLDL complex was highest in the control group (p < 0.01), whereas, IgG anti-β2GPI−oxLig1 and IgG anti-β2GPI−oxLDL were highest in PAPS (p < 0.0001). …”
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A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes by Peter R. Johnston, Luis Quijada, Christopher A. Smith, Hans-Otto Baral, Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Christiane Baschien, Kadri Pärtel, Wen-Ying Zhuang, Danny Haelewaters, Duckchul Park, Steffen Carl, Francesc López-Giráldez, Zheng Wang, Jeffrey P. Townsend

“…Abstract Fungi in the class Leotiomycetes are ecologically diverse, including mycorrhizas, endophytes of roots and leaves, plant pathogens, aquatic and aero-aquatic hyphomycetes, mammalian pathogens, and saprobes. These fungi are commonly detected in cultures from diseased tissue and from environmental DNA extracts. …”
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Scutellarein Inhibits Osteosarcoma Growth by Targeting the TLR4/TRAF6/NF-&kappa;B Pathway by Shi Y, Tang Y, Sun Z, Sui P, Shao Y, Wang Z, Zhang J, Gao M

“…Yingxu Shi,1 Yu Tang,2 Zhiwei Sun,3 Ping Sui,4 Yiming Shao,4 Zhonghao Wang,4 Jian Zhang,1 Ming Gao1 1Department of Trauma Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272007, People’s Republic of China; 2Pharmaceutical Department, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272007, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA; 4Department of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272067, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ming Gao, Department of Trauma Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, No. 129 hehua Road, Jining, Shandong, 272007, People’s Republic of China, Tel + 86-0537-0298202, Email gaoming3661@mail.jnmc.edu.cnPurpose: Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common malignant tumor associated with poor patient outcomes and a limited availability of therapeutic agents. …”
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Integrating Indigenous healing practices within collaborative care models in primary healthcare in Canada: a rapid scoping review by Ginny Brunton, Pierre Côté, Silvano Mior, Hainan Yu, Anne Taylor-Vaisey, Melissa Corso, Astrid DeSouza, Carolina Cancelliere, Kathy MacLeod-Beaver

“…Twenty-four studies (77%) involved Indigenous leadership or collaboration at each phase of the study and, seven (23%) included consultation only or the level of engagement was unclear.Conclusions We found that collaborative and Indigenous-led strategies were more likely to facilitate and implement the integration of Indigenous healing practices. Commonalities across strategies included community engagement, elder support or Indigenous ceremony or traditions. …”
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Policy and practice implication of - and tools to address - mental health and psychosocial support needs in Sierra Leone by Alastair Ager, Rebecca Horn, Abdulai Bah, Abdulai Bah, Haja Wurie, Mohamed Samai, Mohamed Samai

“…This information was utilized in the development and validation of two culturally appropriate measures: the Sierra Leone Psychological Distress Scale (to assess mental health and psychosocial needs at the community level) and the Sierra Leone Perinatal Psychological Distress Scale (to identify common perinatal mental disorder in amongst pregnant and lactating mothers). …”
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Development and experimental validation of dephosphorylation-related biomarkers to assess prognosis and immunotherapeutic response in gliomas by Hui Tang, Xuping Yang, Xuping Yang, Guoqian Li, Ke Peng, Yang Sun, Longyang Jiang, Longyang Jiang, Yilan Huang, Yilan Huang

“…BackgroundGliomas are common aggressive brain tumors with poor prognosis. …”
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Reproducibility and repeatability of 18F-(2S, 4R)-4-fluoroglutamine PET imaging in preclinical oncology models. by Gregory D Ayers, Allison S Cohen, Seong-Woo Bae, Xiaoxia Wen, Alyssa Pollard, Shilpa Sharma, Trey Claus, Adria Payne, Ling Geng, Ping Zhao, Mohammed Noor Tantawy, Seth T Gammon, H Charles Manning

“…Several studies have evaluated the reproducibility of PET using 18F-FDG, the most common PET tracer used in oncology, but similar studies using other PET tracers are scarce. …”
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Low body mass index as a predictor of sputum culture conversion and treatment outcomes among patients receiving treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lesotho by Lawrence Oyewusi, Chengbo Zeng, KJ Seung, Stephanie Mpinda, Mikanda Kunda, Carole D Mitnick, Makelele Kanu, Meseret Tamirat, Joalane Makaka, Mabatloung Mofolo, Refiloe Maime, Llang Maama, Ninza Senyo, Bamidele Oguntoyinbo, Lwayi Mayombo, Molly F Franke

“…Conclusions Low BMI was common and associated with the frequency of six-month culture conversion and end-of-treatment outcomes. …”
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Indications, Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Splenectomy: A Retrospective Descriptive Study from Srinagar, India by Mushtaq Chalkoo, Mudasir Habib, Ashiq Hussain Raina, Firdous Hamid, Sajad Nazir Malla, Imtiyaz Ahmad Malik

“…The mean age was 43.42±11.28 years. The most common indication for splenectomy was Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) (n=15), followed by hereditary spherocytosis (n=7). …”
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Mobile health in communication disorders: willingness to use, attitude, advantages, and challenges from the perspective of patients by Taleb Khodaveisi, Hamid Bouraghi, Soheila Saeedi, Marjan Ghazisaeedi, Mohammad-Sadegh Seifpanahi, Shokofeh Ahsanifar, Sara Vafaeeyan

“…Abstract Introduction Communication disorders are one of the most common disorders that, if not treated in childhood, can cause many social, educational, and psychological problems in adulthood. …”
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Gross recurrent laryngeal nerve invasion by extranodal extension in thyroid carcinoma by Xin Li, Xiang-yun Yao, Shi-rong Liu, Fang Mei, Bo Yu, Bing-yan Wang, Shi-bing Song, Shi Tan

“…Abstract Background Lymphatic metastasis commonly occurs in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma and medullary thyroid carcinoma. …”
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Examining the Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sexually Transmitted Infections in People Living With HIV/AIDS at a Community Health Center in Bandung City, Indonesia by Nuraeni S, Alfian SD, Puspitasari IM

“…The following significant factors associated with the prevalence of STIs were population group men who have sex with men (MSM) (p = 0.046), referral origin from non-government organizations (NGOs) (p = 0.030), duration of disease (p = 0.023) and duration of ART ranging from 12 to 36 months (p = 0.023), and early clinical stage (p = 0.010).Conclusion: STIs affected over one-third of CHC-registered PLWHA, with syphilis being the most common. MSMs and patients referred by NGOs, with illness and treatment durations ranging from 12 to 36 months, as well as the early clinical stage of HIV, are associated with STIs among PLWHA. …”
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Coral histology reveals consistent declines in tissue integrity during a marine heatwave despite differences in bleaching severity by Elisa Kruse, Kristen T. Brown, Katie L. Barott

“…However, declines in tissue integrity in response to heat stress that are not accompanied by a visible bleaching response may still have long-term consequences for fitness, and this is an important area of future investigation as heat stress is commonly associated with long-term decreases in coral fecundity and growth. …”
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