Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in the Philippines: A Systematic Review by Anna Lena Lopez, Peter Francis N. Raguindin, Maria Asuncion Silvestre, Xenia Cathrine J. Fabay, Ariel B. Vinarao, Ricardo Manalastas

“…Establishment of CRS surveillance and enhanced awareness on rubella case detection should be prioritized.…”
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Usefulness of Discarded Vitreous Samples from Routine Vitrectomy by Natàlia Vilà, Pablo Zoroquiain, Vasco Bravo-Filho, Emilia Antecka, Helena Dietrich, John C. Chen, I. John Galic, Michael A. Kapusta, Miguel N. Burnier

“…The presence of inflammatory cells was the feature with the highest sensitivity for detecting diabetes mellitus (98%) and also the highest negative predictive value (89%). …”
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Downregulation of HBx Restrains Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of HepG2 Cells by Chaoqun Huang, Wei Liu, Xiaochuan Zhao, Libin Zhao, Fuxiang Wang

“…HBx and XB130 expression was detected by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blot. …”
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An investigation on aluminothermic reduction of MoO3 in domestic microwave oven by Sheybani K., Paydar M.H., Shariat M.H., Setoudeh N.

“…Results revealed that by increasing the compaction pressure of the pellet, undesired phases of molybdenum dioxide (MoO2) and aluminum molybdate Al2(MoO4)3 can be detected among the final products. By increasing the amount of Al more than stoichiometric ratio, the intermediate phases, such as MoO2, were produced. …”
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Small Vessel Cerebral Stroke in Indian Population by Puttachandra Prabhakar, Tanima De, Dindagur Nagaraja, Rita Christopher

“…ACE I/D polymorphism was detected by polymerase chain reaction. Results. Hypertension was significantly more prevalent in the patient group and was associated with 6-fold increase in risk for stroke. …”
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Ferroptosis in thyroid cancer: mechanisms, current status, and treatment by Wenzhi Tian, Wenzhi Tian, Xi Su, Chenchen Hu, Dong Chen, Peng Li

“…Moreover, elucidating the molecular mechanisms underpinning ferroptosis in thyroid cancer may facilitate the identification of novel biomarkers for early detection and prognostication. This review endeavors to synthesize the extant knowledge regarding the role of ferroptosis in thyroid cancer, examine potential therapeutic implications, and propose future research trajectories to enhance the understanding and clinical application of ferroptosis.…”
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Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Is Implicated in the Pathogenesis of Bullous Pemphigoid by Dendritic Cells by Si-Zhe Li, Xin-Xing Jin, Xiao-Lei Ge, Ya-Gang Zuo, Hong-Zhong Jin

“…The TSLP expression in the BP lesional skin was detected by immunohistochemical staining. Infiltration of DCs, marked by DC-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN), and its relationship with TSLP and TSLP receptors was evaluated by immunofluorescence staining. …”
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A data-driven intelligent fault diagnosis framework for permanent magnet in PMSM by Huizhen Wang, Lei Wang, QiYa Wu, Haoying Pei, Lijun Diao

“…First, the proposed approach anomaly detection requires only normal data during the training phase, addressing the practical issue of limited fault samples. …”
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Interferon-γ and Interleukin-10 Responses during Clinical Malaria Episodes in Infants Aged 0–2 Years Prenatally Exposed to Plasmodium falciparum: Tanzanian Birth Cohort by Boniphace Sylvester, Dinah B. Gasarasi, Said Aboud, Donath Tarimo, Siriel Masawe, Rose Mpembeni, Göte Swedberg

“…Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine levels of IL-10 and IFN-γ in infants and detect IgM in cord blood. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. …”
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New insights into structural, optical, electrical and thermoelectric behavior of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 single crystals by G. Jagło, Kamila Kluczewska-Chmielarz, J. Suchanicz, A. Kruk, A. Kania, D. Sitko, M. Nowakowska-Malczyk, M. Łapiński, G. Stachowski

“…An overlapping reversible insulator-metal transition (resistive switching) on nanoscales, caused by the electric field, was detected. Most of these properties were measured for the first time. …”
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Neurologic Complications Associated with Sjögren’s Disease: Case Reports and Modern Pathogenic Dilemma by Michele Colaci, Giulia Cassone, Andreina Manfredi, Marco Sebastiani, Dilia Giuggioli, Clodoveo Ferri

“…To the best of our knowledge, our second case represents the first observation of SS-associated phrenic nerve mononeuritis, while optic neuritis represents the most frequent cranial nerve involvement detectable in this connective tissue disease. Trigeminal neuropathy is also frequently reported, whereas neuritis involving the other cranial nerves is quite rare. …”
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Oregano Extract Added into the Diet of Dairy Heifers Changes Feeding Behavior and Concentrate Intake by Giovani Jacob Kolling, Dejani Maíra Panazzolo, Alexandre Mossate Gabbi, Marcelo Tempel Stumpf, Marcel Batista dos Passos, Eduardo Augusto da Cruz, Vivian Fischer

“…No statistical difference was detected between treatments for total DMI, but concentrate DMI was 9% lower for OE7.5 when compared to control and OE2.5. …”
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Rare Presentation of Left Lower Lobe Pulmonary Artery Dissection by René Hako, Ján Fedačko, Štefan Tóth, Radoslav Morochovič, Pavol Kristian, Tímea Pekárová, Petri Tuomainen, Daniel Pella

“…CT imaging of the chest is a key diagnostic tool that is able to detect an intimal flap and a false lumen within the pulmonary arterial tree and is preferred in differential diagnosis of rare complications of sustained pulmonary arterial hypertension.…”
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Release of Gentamicin and Vancomycin from Preformed Spacers in Infected Total Hip Arthroplasties: Measurement of Concentrations and Inhibitory Activity in Patients’ Drainage Fluids... by Dario Regis, Andrea Sandri, Elena Samaila, Anna Benini, Manuel Bondi, Bruno Magnan

“…Serum levels were below the limit of detection. The local release kinetics of G and V from PMMA cement was similar, exerting a pronounced, combined inhibitory effect in the implant site. …”
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Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Quinones from Compost for Microbial Community Analysis by Ni Luh Gede Ratna Juliasih, Lee Chang Yuan, Yuki Sago, Yoichi Atsuta, Hiroyuki Daimon

“…The extracted quinones were analysed using ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) with 0.3 mL min−1 of methanol mobile phase for a 50 min chromatographic run time. A comparable detected amount of quinones was obtained using the developed method and an organic solvent extraction method, being 36.06 μmol kg−1 and 34.54 μmol kg−1, respectively. …”
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Circulating miRNA-125b Is a Potential Biomarker Predicting Response to Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Isabelle Duroux-Richard, Yves-Marie Pers, Sylvie Fabre, Meryem Ammari, Dominique Baeten, Guillaume Cartron, Isabelle Touitou, Christian Jorgensen, Florence Apparailly

“…Our study aimed at quantifying miR-125b in blood and serum samples from RA patients, comparing healthy controls and patients with other forms of rheumatic diseases and arthritis, and evaluating its predictive value as biomarker for response to rituximab. Detectable levels of miR-125b were measured in total blood and serum samples and were significantly elevated in RA patients compared to osteoarthritic and healthy donors. …”
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Paravertebral Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma with Low-Grade Osteosarcomatous Component: Case Report with 11-Year Follow-Up, Radiological, Pathological, and Genetic Data, and Liter... by Nicolas Macagno, Stéphane Fuentes, Gonzague de Pinieux, André Maues de Paula, Sébastien Salas, Jean-Camille Mattéi, Charlotte Dupuis, Romain Appay, Alain Aurias, Henry Dufour, Dominique Figarella-Branger, Corinne Bouvier

“…No connection with the underlying bone was detected on imagery and during surgery. After surgical resection, histopathological examination revealed a tumor harboring combined features of well-differentiated liposarcoma and low-grade osteosarcoma. …”
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A Denoising Based Autoassociative Model for Robust Sensor Monitoring in Nuclear Power Plants by Ahmad Shaheryar, Xu-Cheng Yin, Hong-Wei Hao, Hazrat Ali, Khalid Iqbal

“…Accuracy, autosensitivity, spillover, and sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) based fault detectability metrics are used for performance assessment and comparison with extensively reported five-layer AANN model by Kramer.…”
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New Tools in HCV Diagnosis, in Light of the Enhanced Awareness and the New Drugs for Treatment: SMARTube and Stimmunology by Svetlana Gorodin, Serhat Unal, Youchun Wang, Mikhail I. Mikhaylov, Ludmila Bigbulatova, Tamar Jehuda-Cohen

“…Among 5888 fresh blood samples, from various populations and regions worldwide, 641 were seropositive using plasma, while SMARTube processing (yielding enriched plasma, termed SMARTplasma) enabled diagnosis of 10 additional carriers in high-risk cohorts, that is, earlier detection. Using SMARTplasma eliminated all false positive results, using the current assays. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Relationship with Socioeconomic Status in the Thai Population: National Health Examination Survey, 2004–2014 by Wichai Aekplakorn, Suwat Chariyalertsak, Pattapong Kessomboon, Savitree Assanangkornchai, Surasak Taneepanichskul, Panwadee Putwatana

“…Epidemic diabetes continues to grow in the Thai population, particularly in individuals with lower educational attainment. Measures to detect new cases and strengthen glycemic control should be scaled up.…”
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