Triglyceride-independent associations between circulating levels of apolipoprotein C-III and biomarkers of inflammation by Dídac Llop, Pere Rehues, Silvia Paredes, Montse Guardiola, Josefa Girona, Roser Rosales, Yaiza Esteban, Lluís Masana, Daiana Ibarretxe, Joan-Carles Vallvé, Josep Ribalta

“…Conversely, negative associations were detected between apoCIII and hsCRP patients with MD and RA, which were maintained after including TG in the models. …”
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Perioperative outcomes in an age-adapted analysis of the German StuDoQ|Pancreas registry for PDAC by Tengis Tschaidse, Felix O. Hofmann, Bernhard Renz, Maximilian Hungbauer, Carsten Klinger, Heinz J. Buhr, Waldemar Uhl, Sören Torge Mees, Tobias Keck, Christoph Reissfelder, Michael Ghadimi, Jan G. D’Haese, Jens Werner, Matthias Ilmer

“…No difference in the occurrence of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), postpancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH) or delayed gastric emptying (DGE) between different age groups and resection techniques was detected. However, in patients undergoing PD, major complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3a) were observed more frequently in LOPC (30,7%) than in MOPC (26,2%) and EOPC (16,9%; p < 0,01). …”
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Skin graft take rate among minor burns – A cohort study to investigate the effect of factors such as burn depth, burn size, and timing of the operation by Sinan Dogan, Arina Mahmoud, Ingrid Steinvall, Elin Albertsson, Elina Bergman, Jamila Halimi, Moustafa Elmasry

“…The advantageous effect of scalds may be interpreted to mean that scalds in general are more superficial than flame and contact burns, a difference that may not be detected by the use of a Lund and Browder chart. The conclusion is, however, tempered by the retrospective study design and the relatively low discriminatory power in our study.…”
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Neuropsychological outcome of indoor rehabilitation in post-COVID-19 condition—results of the PoCoRe study by Michael Jöbges, Melanie Tempfli, Melanie Tempfli, Christoph Kohl, Christoph Herrmann, Stefan Kelm, Alexa Kupferschmitt, Alexa Kupferschmitt, Alexa Kupferschmitt, Ida Montanari, Nike Walter, Gerhard Suetfels, Thomas Loew, Volker Köllner, Volker Köllner, Thilo Hinterberger

“…However, the MoCA demonstrated limited sensitivity in detecting attention deficits.ConclusionThe PoCoRe study highlights the high prevalence of neuropsychological deficits and fatigue in PCC patients, with notable improvements observed following multidisciplinary rehabilitation. …”
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Global decadal measurements of methanol, ethene, ethyne, and HCN from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder by K. C. Wells, D. B. Millet, J. F. Brewer, V. H. Payne, K. E. Cady-Pereira, R. Pernak, S. Kulawik, S. Kulawik, C. Vigouroux, N. Jones, E. Mahieu, M. Makarova, T. Nagahama, I. Ortega, M. Palm, K. Strong, M. Schneider, D. Smale, R. Sussmann, M. Zhou

“…The CrIS data are well correlated with ground-based Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) retrievals for methanol (<span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span> <span class="inline-formula">=</span> 0.77–0.84); HCN and ethyne exhibit lower correlations (<span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span> <span class="inline-formula">=</span> 0.36–0.44 and 0.56–0.65, respectively) with an apparent 40 % CrIS–NDACC disparity for ethyne. …”
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Genomic and Pathogenic Characteristics of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chicken in Live Bird Markets and Backyard Flocks in Kenya by Irene N. Ogali, Paul O. Okumu, Erick O. Mungube, Jacqueline K. Lichoti, Stephen Ogada, Grace K. Moraa, Bernard R. Agwanda, Sheila C. Ommeh

“…This information will be useful in the development of specific markers for detection of viruses of genotype V and generation of genotype matched vaccines.…”
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Impact of Clinical Characteristics and Treatment on Cholangiocarcinoma Prognosis in Southern Thailand by Chirawadee Sathitruangsak, Tanawat Pattarapuntakul, Apichat Kaewdech, Tortrakoon Thongkan, Apinya Prisutkul, Phatcharaporn Thongwatchara, Hutcha Sriplung, Chanon Kongkamol, Kanyanatt Kanokwiroon, Sumalee Obchoei, Pimsiri Sripongpun

“…Cirrhosis was present in 6.3%, while the presence of liver fluke was not detected. Only 15.1% of the cohort were deemed resectable. …”
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A Study of Volatile Organic Compounds in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Chuan Hao Gui, Zhunan Jia, Zihao Xing, Fuchang Zhang, Fang Du, Alex Chengyao Tham, Ming Yann Lim, Yaw Khian Chong, Agnes Si Qi Chew, Khai Beng Chong

“…<b>Objectives</b>: This study explores the potential of proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) in identifying volatile organic compound (VOC) biomarkers for the non-invasive detection of OSA. <b>Methods</b>: Breath samples from 89 participants, including 49 OSA patients and 40 controls, were analyzed using PTR-MS. …”
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Association of HIV infection and hospitalization among mpox cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Muhammed Shabil, Shilpa Gaidhane, R. Roopashree, Mandeep Kaur, Manish Srivastava, Amit Barwal, G. V. Siva Prasad, Pranchal Rajput, Rukshar Syed, Anoop Dev, Danish Kundra, Ambanna Yappalparvi, Prakasini Satapathy, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Harish Kumar, Renu Sah, Ganesh Bushi

“…Sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of these findings, and no significant publication bias was detected (Egger’s test p-value = 0.733). Conclusion HIV infection is associated with a statistically significant increased risk of hospitalization in mpox cases. …”
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Shedding light on biochemical changes in single neuron-like pheochromocytoma cells following exposure to synchrotron sourced terahertz radiation using synchrotron source Fourier tr... by Palalle G. Tharushi Perera, Jitraporn Vongsvivut, Denver Linklater, Zoltan Vilagosh, Dominique Appadoo, The Hong Phong Nguyen, Mark J. Tobin, Rodney Croft, Elena P. Ivanova

“…To investigate the metabolic response of PC 12 cells after synchrotron THz radiation exposure, we utilized the FTIR microscope at the Infrared Microspectroscopy IRM beamline, which offers high photon flux and diffraction-limited spatial resolution enabling the detection of functional group variations in biological molecules at a single-cell level. …”
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Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial by Mohamed Abdelrahman, Neil Cowan, Meera Ramcharn, Bassel H Al Wattar, William Parry-Smith, Sarah McRobbie, Michael Rimmer, Nagla Elfaki, Cheryl Dunlop, Damien Coleburt, Olivia Raglan, Jhia Jiat Teh, Maria Fisher, Nilaani Murugesu, Yazid Jibrel, Matthew Wood

“…Assuming a 30% drop-out rate, we aim to enrol 75 participants to detect a 20% improvement in knowledge acquisition at 80% power and 5% significance. …”
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Gain-of-function ANXA11 mutation cause late-onset ALS with aberrant protein aggregation, neuroinflammation and autophagy impairment by Qing Liu, Ye Sun, Baodong He, Haodong Chen, Lijing Wang, Gaojie Wang, Kang Zhang, Ximeng Zhao, Xinzhe Zhang, Dongchao Shen, Xue Zhang, Liying Cui

“…Significant motor neuron loss and neuroinflammation were detected by 9 months, with marked muscle dystrophy apparent by 12 months compared to wild-type controls. …”
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Spatial and temporal epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 virus lineages in Teesside, UK, in 2020: effects of socio-economic deprivation, weather, and lockdown on lineage dynamics by Moss, E.D., Rushton, S.P., Baker, P., Bashton, M., Crown, M.R., dos Santos, R.N., Nelson, A., O’Brien, S.J., Richards, Z., Sanderson, R.A., Yew, W.C., Young, G.R., McCann, C.M., Smith, D.L.

“…As the outbreak continued, new variants were detected through two national monitoring programmes that conducted genomic sequencing. …”
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Jianpi Yiqi Busui prescription alleviates myasthenia gravis by regulating Th17 through the TAK1/P38 MAPK/eIF-4E signaling pathway by Zhuming Chen, Jing Lu, Tianying Chang, Dongmei Zhang, Yibin Zhang, Miao Liu, Tong Wu, Peng Xv, Jian Wang

“…Western blot and immunofluorescence staining were used to detect the expression levels of key proteins and their phosphorylated forms, such as transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1), P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (P38 MAPK), and eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF-4E). …”
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Based on bioinformatics, SESN2 negatively regulates ferroptosis induced by ischemia reperfusion via the System Xc−/GPX4 pathway by Jiejie Hu, Lijun Qin, Guoqiang Zhu, Jingjing Ren, Hongxia Wang, Jing Jin, Haixue Zheng, Dan Li, Zhaoming Ge

“…Protein–protein interaction (PPI) analysis combined with molecular complex detection (MCODE) identified six hub genes, namely, Ddit3, Atf3, Sesn2, Trib3, Ppp1r15a, and Gadd45a. …”
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Varroa Volatiles Offer Chemical Cues to Honey Bees for Initial Parasitic Recognition by Qinglong Zhao, Xinning Wang, Ahsan Mustafa, Ying Wang, Hongfang Wang, Xuepeng Chi, Baohua Xu, Zhenguo Liu

“…To better understand the chemical ecology of this host–parasite relationship, we collected and characterized the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from <i>V. destructor</i> and used electroantennography (EAG) to record the responses of honey bee (<i>A. c. cerana</i> and <i>A. m. ligustica</i>) antennae to the different VOCs. Fifteen VOCs were detected from <i>V. destructor</i> using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS), which mainly contained ethyl palmitate, followed by isoamyl alcohol, nonanal, and ethyl oleate. …”
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Measurement-Based Prediction of mmWave Channel Parameters Using Deep Learning and Point Cloud by Hang Mi, Bo Ai, Ruisi He, Anuraag Bodi, Raied Caromi, Jian Wang, Jelena Senic, Camillo Gentile, Yang Miao

“…First, we introduce a novel measurement campaign for indoor mmWave channel at 60 GHz, where a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor and panoramic camera were co-located with a channel sounder and then time-synchronized point clouds and images were captured to describe environmental information. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Prognostic Scoring in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and Stevens–Johnson Syndrome: Insights from a 17-Year Burn Center Experience by David Breidung, Sarina Delavari, Ioannis-Fivos Megas, Alexander Geierlehner, Wolfgang Hitzl, Karl J. Bodenschatz, Konrad Karcz, Denis Ehrl, Moritz Billner

“…A classification tree was created to detect unknown determinants of SJS/TEN mortality. …”
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Lipoxin A4 yields an electrophilic 15-oxo metabolite that mediates FPR2 receptor-independent anti-inflammatory signaling by Adolf Koudelka, Gregory J. Buchan, Veronika Cechova, James P. O’Brien, Emily R. Stevenson, Crystal E. Uvalle, Heng Liu, Steven R. Woodcock, Steven J. Mullett, Cheng Zhang, Bruce A. Freeman, Stacy L. Gelhaus

“…While cell and murine models activate signaling responses to synthetic lipoxins, primarily lipoxin A4 (LXA4), there are expanding concerns about the reported biological formation, detection, and signaling mechanisms ascribed to LXA4 and related di- and tri-hydroxy ω-6 and ω-3 fatty acids. …”
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Antidepressant- and Anxiolytic-like Effects in Mice of Alkaloids from Aerial Parts of <i>Argemone platyceras</i> Link & Otto by Mayra Beatriz Gómez-Patiño, Rosa Estrada-Reyes, Héctor Hugo Hernández-Mendoza, Ángela Suarez-Rojas, Daniel Arrieta-Baez

“…<b>Results:</b> AlkExt was analyzed using mass spectrometry techniques (DI-ESI and UHPLC-MS) to detect 2,3′,4,5′-Tetramethoxystilbene (<i>m</i>/<i>z</i> 301.14, 3%), scoulerine (<i>m</i>/<i>z</i> 328.16, 19.8%), tetrahydro-columbamine (<i>m</i>/<i>z</i> 342.17, 28.8%), 8-(hydroxymethyl)-2,10-dimethoxy-6,8,13,13a-tetrahydro-5H-isoquinolino[2,1-b]isoquinoline-1,11-diol (<i>m</i>/<i>z</i> 358.17, 22.8%), and glaucine (<i>m</i>/<i>z</i> 356.19, 11.1%); these were assayed in a single oral administration of AlkExt, which caused robust anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects without affecting the spontaneous ambulatory activity of the mice. …”
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