The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on time to treatment in head and neck cancer management: a systematic review by Malte Grumstrup Simonsen, Amanda-Louise Fenger Carlander, Kathrine Kronberg Jakobsen, Christian Grønhøj, Christian von Buchwald

“…Inclusion criteria were: (1) Studies including patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas; (2) Studies containing a comparison of time to treatment; (3) Studies containing a well-defined time interval with restrictions on health care due to COVID-19 and a well-defined time interval without restrictions. …”
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Diversity of new Russian bread wheat cultivars according to leaf rust resistance genes by E. I. Gultyaeva, E. L. Shaydayuk, V. V. Veselova, R. E. Smirnova, E. V. Zuev, A. G. Khakimova, O. P. Mitrofanova

“…The studied cultivars did not contain juvenile genes Lr9, Lr24, Lr25, Lr28, Lr29, Lr39, Lr47 or Lr66 and adult plant resistance genes Lr21 and Lr35. …”
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A Randomized Trial of Ionic Silver Dressing to Reduce Surgical Site Infection After Gastrointestinal Surgery by Chihiro Kosugi, MD, Keiji Koda, MD, Hiroaki Shimizu, MD, Masato Yamazaki, MD, Kiyohiko Shuto, MD, Mikito Mori, MD, Akihiro Usui, MD, Hiroyuki Nojima, MD, Satoshi Endo, MD, Hiroo Yanagibashi, MD, Hidehito Arimitsu, MD, Toru Tochigi, MD, Tetsutaro Sazuka, MD, Mihono Hirota, MD, Hideyuki Kuboki, MD

“…To determine whether Aquacel Ag Hydrofiber dressings containing ionic silver are superior to film dressings for preventing superficial surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal surgery. …”
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Ossification Vesicles with Calcium Phosphate in the Eyes of the Insect Copium teucrii (Hemiptera: Tingidae) by Javier Garcia-Guinea, Alberto Jorge, Laura Tormo, Marta Furio, Elena Crespo-Feo, Virgilio Correcher, Pedro Prado-Herrero, Ana C. Soria, Jesus Sanz, Jose L. Nieves-Aldrey

“…Each single ommatidium unit contains a cluster of photoreceptor cells surrounded by support cells and pigment cells. …”
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Leishmania mexicana: Novel Insights of Immune Modulation through Amastigote Exosomes by Laura Enedina Soto-Serna, Mariana Diupotex, Jaime Zamora-Chimal, Adriana Ruiz-Remigio, José Delgado-Domínguez, Rocely Buenaventura Cervantes-Sarabia, Adriana Méndez-Bernal, Alma Reyna Escalona-Montaño, María Magdalena Aguirre-García, Ingeborg Becker

“…The exosomes from Leishmania parasites contain an array of parasite molecules such as virulence factors and survival messengers, capable of modulating the host immune response and thereby favoring the infection of the host. …”
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The Addis Declaration on Immunization: Assessing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Immunization Service Delivery Systems in Africa as of the End of 2023 by Franck Mboussou, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Bridget Farham, Ado Bwaka, Sarah Wanyoike, Amos Petu, Sidy Ndiaye, Andre Bita Fouda, Johnson Muluh Ticha, Adidja Amani, Regis Obiang, Magaran Monzon Bagayoko, Benido Impouma

“…Eleven countries (20.3%) and ten countries (18.5%) sustained 90% or above coverage for DTP3 and first dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV1), respectively, in the past three years (2021–2023). …”
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ANALYSIS OF DOMAIN SPECIFICITY OF THE PROTECTIVE CHIMERIC ANTIBODY ch14D5a AGAINST GLYCOPROTEIN E OF TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS by I. K. Baykov, L. A. Emelyanova, L. M. Sokolova, E. M. Karelina, A. L. Matveev, I. V. Babkin, Ya. А. Khlusevich, V. F. Podgornyy, N. V. Tikunova

“…As a result, four recombinant variants of glycoprotein E were generated using the bacterial expression system: (1) the rE protein containing the domains D1, D2, and D3 of glycoprotein E; (2) the rED1+2 protein containing domains D1 and D2; (3) the rED3_301 protein, which is domain D3 of glycoprotein E, and (4) the rED3_294 protein comprising domain D3 and a hinge region connecting domains D1 and D3. …”
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An Automatic Decision-Level Fusion Rice Mapping Method of Optical and SAR Images Based on Cloud Coverage by Xueqin Jiang, Song Gao, Huaqiang Du, Shenghui Fang, Yan Gong, Ning Han, Yirong Wang

“…The method effectively utilizes clear-sky pixels in images containing clouds and leverages the advantages of SAR features in heavily clouded regions. …”
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The PHD transcription factor Cti6 is involved in the fungal colonization and aflatoxin B1 biological synthesis of Aspergillus flavus by Zhang Mengjuan, Lin Guanglan, Pan Xiaohua, Song Weitao, Tan Can, Chen Xuan, Yang Yanling, Zhuang Zhenhong

“…Recently, it has been reported that some PHD family transcription factors are involved in the morphogenesis and AFB1 biological synthesis in A. flavus, but the role of Cti6, a PHD domain containing protein in A. flavus, is totally unknown. …”
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Effects of Macleaya cordata extract supplementation in low-protein, low-fishmeal diets on growth, hematology, intestinal histology, and microbiota in largemouth bass (Micropterus s... by Wenyuan Xu, Ruijun Zhu, Dianyu Huan, Xiaoqin Li, Xiangjun Leng

“…Two control diets were prepared: a low-protein diet (LP-0) containing 360 g/kg fishmeal and 460 g/kg crude protein, and a low-fishmeal diet (LF-0) containing 270 g/kg fishmeal and 500 g/kg crude protein. …”
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Foodborne toxin Aflatoxin B1 induced glomerular podocyte inflammation through proteolysis of RelA, downregulation of miR-9 and CXCR4/TXNIP/NLRP3 pathway by Jie Zhang, Shuang Yang, Baocai Xu, Zihui Qin, Xinyi Guo, Ben Wei, Qinghua Wu, Kamil Kuca, Tushuai Li, Wenda Wu

“…Reduction of RelA resulted in decreasing microRNA-9 (miR-9) and activating the chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4), thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP), and NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) signaling axis (CXCR4/TXNIP/NLRP3 pathway), leading to podocyte inflammation. …”
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PFAS residue analysis in fish and fish feed by applying a modified QuEChERS method in combination with LC-HRMS detection by Ourania Koloka, Vasiliki Boti, Dimitra Hela, Triantafyllos Albanis, Ioannis Konstantinou

“…No PFAS residues were detected in any of the fish samples, whereas two fish feeds contained PFOS residues and one contained the target PFOA.…”
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Decoding the mannose receptor-mAb interaction: the importance of high-mannose N-glycans and glycan-pairing by Julia Baumeister, Maximilian Meudt, Sybille Ebert, Frank Rosenau, Boris Mizaikoff, Michaela Blech, Kristina M. J. Aertker, Fabian Higel

“…Previous reports have shown that mAbs containing high-mannose N-glycans are cleared faster from blood circulation, leading to reduced half-lives. …”
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Exploring the effects of cannabidiol encapsulation in liposomes on their physicochemical properties and biocompatibility by Inga Jurgelane, Karina Egle, Andra Grava, Dana Galkina, Margarita Brante, Maksims Melnichuks, Marite Skrinda-Melne, Girts Salms, Arita Dubnika

“…However, CBD-loaded liposomes significantly reduced cell viability for defined type of CBD containing liposomes. The inclusion of DSPE-PEG improved encapsulation efficiency and liposome stability, making DSPC DSPE-PEG CBD liposomes more suitable for long-term CBD release. …”
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Genes involved in DMSO-mediated yield increase of entomopathogenic nematodes by Xingxin Liu, Zhongchen Rao, Richou Han, Linhong Jin, Li Cao

“…This study identified differentially expressed genes and associated enriched pathways by analyzing the transcriptomic response of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora H06 in the liquid medium containing 0.01% DMSO, and validated the function of the selected genes using RNA interference (RNAi). 11 upregulated and 295 downregulated genes were detected in the hermaphrodites of H. bacteriophora H06 at 3 days beforee egg formation, following DMSO treatment. …”
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Influence of Synthesis Conditions on the Capacitance Performance of Hydrothermally Prepared MnO₂ for Carbon Xerogel-Based Solid-State Supercapacitors by Vania Ilcheva, Victor Boev, Mariela Dimitrova, Borislava Mladenova, Daniela Karashanova, Elefteria Lefterova, Natalia Rey-Raap, Ana Arenillas, Antonia Stoyanova

“…The electrochemical evaluation showed that the composite with the higher specific surface area, containing 75% manganese dioxide, demonstrated improved characteristics, including 96% capacitance retention after 5000 charge/discharge cycles and high energy efficiency (approximately 99%). …”
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Traditional Knowledge and Efficacy Analysis of an Emerging Medicinal Food Plant: <i>Disporopsis aspersa</i> by Qingyu Chen, Miaomiao Wang, Xian Hu, Jihai Zhang, Qing Zhang, Congli Xu, Chunlin Long

“…The results showed that <i>D. aspersa</i> contains 16 amino acids, with a total content of up to 19.13 g/100 g, including 3.0 g/100 g of lysine. …”
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Lysozyme-based spray for treatment of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis by Zdenka Gojković, Jelena Rožić, Nataša Gašpar, Aziz Šukalo, Meliha Mehić, Amna Tanović Avdić, Una Glamočlija

“…Patients were randomly divided into a lysozyme group (using a spray containing lysozyme + cetylpyridinium + lidocaine) and a control group (using a compounded preparation containing gentamicin + dexamethasone + lidocaine). …”
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Application of stem cells alone and in combination with low-level laser therapy for sciatic nerve repair in rats by Mohsen Shalalvand, Hamidreza Mahaseni Aghdam, Ahmad Asghari, Siamak Nehzat, Fatemeh Shahsavari, Rojin Ardalani

“…Abstract This study evaluated the efficacy of tubular constructs containing stem cells and Type I collagen, both independently and in conjunction with low-level laser therapy (LLLT), in repairing the sciatic nerve in a rat model. …”
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A 10-year review of isoniazid-resistant TB management in Uzbekistan 2009-2020 by M.L. Rekart, P. Thit, M. Oluya, S. Moe, T. Hasan, N. Parpieva, K. Safaev, A. Khristusev, T. Zinaida, J. Singh, S. Allamuratova, I. Azamat, C.G. Restrepo, N. Sitali, J. Achar, J.L. Alvaraez, A. Sinha

“…Treatment success was lower and LTFU was higher for injection-containing regimens.…”
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