Can Gut Microbiota Analysis Reveal <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection? Evidence from an Italian Cohort at Disease Onset by Roberto Rosato, Gianluca Quaranta, Giulia Santarelli, Giovanni Fancello, Delia Mercedes Bianco, Francesca Romana Monzo, Stefano Bibbò, Giovanni Cammarota, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Luca Masucci, Flavio De Maio

“…In conclusion, am enrichment in <i>Clostridium</i> XI and a decrease in <i>Faecalibacterium</i> emerged in the CDI-positive patients and following antibiotic treatment, indicating that changes in the <i>Clostridium/Faecalibacterium</i> ratio may be a promising biomarker that warrants further investigation for CDI diagnosis.…”
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Control of a Single-Phase Islanded Microgrid Based on Virtual Oscillator Control Enhanced With Power Limitation and Robust Distributed Secondary Control by Ronald Musona, Ioan Serban

“…Virtual oscillator control (VOC) has emerged as an alternative solution for controlling parallel connected inverters in microgrids (MGs) due to its self-synchronization and advanced control capabilities. …”
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Carbon footprint of alternative protein sources for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture: A two-step systematic literature review by Javier Cantillo, Paritosh C. Deshpande

“…Both protein groups have emerged in the literature as suitable replacements for more traditional diets. …”
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Towards 6G: Spectrally efficient joint radar and communication with radio frequency selection, interference and hardware impairments (invited paper) by Aryan Kaushik, Evangelos Vlachos, John Thompson, Maziar Nekovee, Fraser Coutts

“…Abstract The joint radar‐communication (JRC) system is envisioned as an emerging sixth generation (6G) technology to tackle spectral congestion and hardware limitations by jointly implementing the communication and radar sensing on the same hardware platform and using the common radio frequency (RF) resources. …”
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Previously Undiagnosed Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy as a Cause of Airway Obstruction after Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy by Miyuki Niki, Taihei Tachikawa, Yuka Sano, Hiroki Miyawaki, Aisa Matoi, Yukari Okano, Nobutaka Kariya, Tsuneo Tatara, Munetaka Hirose

“…At the age of 70 years, the patient received an emergency tracheostomy due to bilateral vocal cord paralysis and then was diagnosed with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). …”
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Design-Based Natural Disaster Education Practices for Primary School Teachers by Ahmet Oguz Akcay, Engin Karahan, Mehmet Arif Bozan, Feyzanur Ardic, Omer Garan

“…The primary school teachers' lesson plans were examined, and the themes of drawing attention, design, material, career connections, and assessment-evaluation emerged. The significance of using design-based activities in primary schools, as well as the pedagogical benefits of using design-based activities in disaster education, was emphasized. …”
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Dental Service Quality and Patient Satisfaction: Insights From Anutapura General Hospital, Palu City by Sudirman Sudirman, Herlina Yusuf, Nurhidayati Nurhidayati, Maya Ariandini

“…Assurance and empathy emerged as crucial determinants, significantly influencing patient satisfaction. …”
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Hematoporphyrin derivative-photodynamic therapy (HpD-PDT) for extensive vulvar and vaginal Bowen's disease: A case report by Xiaoqing Xiang, Yanliang Li, Can Shi, Runqun Liu, Guozhang Ma, Yunyun Cao, Lianheng Xia, Jie Gao

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging, safe, and non-invasive technique utilizing a photosensitizer and a specific light source, widely applied in the treatment of malignancies and skin diseases. …”
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APMAT analysis reveals the association between CD8 T cell receptors, cognate antigen, and T cell phenotype and persistence by Jingyi Xie, Daniel G. Chen, William Chour, Rachel H. Ng, Rongyu Zhang, Dan Yuan, Jongchan Choi, Michaela McKasson, Pamela Troisch, Brett Smith, Lesley Jones, Andrew Webster, Yusuf Rasheed, Sarah Li, Rick Edmark, Sunga Hong, Kim M. Murray, Jennifer K. Logue, Nicholas M. Franko, Christopher G. Lausted, Brian Piening, Heather Algren, Julie Wallick, Andrew T. Magis, Kino Watanabe, Phil Mease, Philip D. Greenberg, Helen Chu, Jason D. Goldman, Yapeng Su, James R. Heath

“…Abstract Elucidating the relationships between a class I peptide antigen, a CD8 T cell receptor (TCR) specific to that antigen, and the T cell phenotype that emerges following antigen stimulation, remains a mostly unsolved problem, largely due to the lack of large data sets that can be mined to resolve such relationships. …”
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Delayed Awareness of the History of Barium Examination: Perforated Barium Appendicitis by Susumu Saigusa, Masaki Ohi, Satoshi Oki, Takashi Ichikawa, Minako Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Inoue, Chikao Miki

“…We diagnosed acute peritonitis with a suspicion of the perforation due to unknown foreign body and performed an emergency laparotomy. Operative findings showed a contained perforation of a phlegmonous appendicitis, and appendectomy was performed. …”
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Change in Growth Differentiation Factor 15, but Not C-Reactive Protein, Independently Predicts Major Cardiac Events in Patients with Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome by Alberto Dominguez-Rodriguez, Pedro Abreu-Gonzalez, Idaira F. Hernandez-Baldomero, Pablo Avanzas, Francisco Bosa-Ojeda

“…Among the numerous emerging biomarkers, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and growth-differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) have received widespread interest, with their potential role as predictors of cardiovascular risk. …”
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Measuring design mindset: developing the Design Mindset Inventory through its relationship with ambiguity tolerance, self-efficacy and sensation-seeking by Jakob Clemen Lavrsen, Claus-Christian Carbon, Jaap Daalhuizen

“…Ambiguity tolerance and self-efficacy emerge as positively correlated with design mindset. …”
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Animal Models for Human-Pathogenic Coronavirus and Animal Coronavirus Research by Fenglian Xiao, Jincheng Hu, Minsheng Xu, Di Wang, Xiaoyan Shen, Hua Zhang, Jie Miao, Haodong Cai, Jihui Wang, Yaqing Liu, Shan Xiao, Longchao Zhu

“…Coronavirus epidemics have posed a serious threat to both human and animal health. To combat emerging infectious diseases caused by coronaviruses, various animal infection models have been developed and applied in research, including non-human primate models, ferret models, hamster models, mouse models, and others. …”
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Treating Acute Severe Eosinophilic Asthma with IL-5 Inhibitors in ICU by Nicolas Barbarot, Emmanuelle Nourry, Nicolas Massart, François Legay, Matthieu Debarre, Pierre Fillatre, Eric Magalhaes, Arnaud Mari, Julien Wallois, Eric Briens, Stéphane Jouneau

“…Anti-IL-5 antibodies are now a standard treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma that can also be useful in an emergency to treat steroid-refractory eosinophilic acute severe asthma.…”
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A tabular data generation framework guided by downstream tasks optimization by Fengwei Jia, Hongli Zhu, Fengyuan Jia, Xinyue Ren, Siqi Chen, Hongming Tan, Wai Kin Victor Chan

“…Abstract Recently, generative models have been gradually emerging into the extended dataset field, showcasing their advantages. …”
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Stimuli-responsive supramolecular hydrogels for paclitaxel delivery: Progress and prospects by Mohammad Qutub, Amol Tatode, Jayshree Taksande, Tanvi Premchandani, Milind Umekar, Ujban Md Hussain, Dinesh Biyani, Dadaso Mane

“…Thermosensitive supramolecular hydrogels have emerged as an innovative platform for localized and sustained drug delivery, particularly for paclitaxel (PTX), a potent chemotherapeutic agent. …”
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Efficacy of Larimichthys crocea TASOR protein-derived peptide FAM286 against Staphylococcus aureus by Ritian Jin, Guanglei Wei, Rong Lin, Wenfeng Lin, Jude Juventus Aweya, Duo Liang, Wuyin Weng, Shen Yang

“…Antimicrobial peptides, as emerging antimicrobial agents, are gradually replacing traditional agents due to their highly effective and safe antimicrobial activity. …”
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The Genetic Structure of Wild Orobanche cumana Wallr. (Orobanchaceae) Populations in Eastern Bulgaria Reflects Introgressions from Weedy Populations by Rocío Pineda-Martos, Antonio J. Pujadas-Salvà, José M. Fernández-Martínez, Kiril Stoyanov, Leonardo Velasco, Begoña Pérez-Vich

“…The occurrence of bidirectional gene flow may have an impact on wild populations, as new physiological races continuously emerge in weedy populations. Also, genetic variability of wild populations may favour the ability of weedy populations to overcome sunflower resistance mechanisms.…”
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DTI-MHAPR: optimized drug-target interaction prediction via PCA-enhanced features and heterogeneous graph attention networks by Guang Yang, Yinbo Liu, Sijian Wen, Wenxi Chen, Xiaolei Zhu, Yongmei Wang

“…Numerous DTI prediction methods have emerged, yet many fail to fully harness the feature information of drugs and targets or address the issue of feature redundancy. …”
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Advancing Slope Stability and Hydrological Solutions Through Biocementation: A Bibliometric Review by Armstrong Ighodalo Omoregie, Tariq Ouahbi, Fock-Kui Kan, Qurratu Aini Sirat, Hafsat Omolara Raheem, Adharsh Rajasekar

“…This study addresses this gap through a bibliometric analysis of 685 articles (2013–2023) from the Scopus database, employing VOSviewer and RStudio to explore global research trends, key contributors, and emerging themes. The analysis reveals that China, the United States, and Japan are leading contributors to this field, with significant advancements in microbial-induced (MICP) and enzyme-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (EICP) techniques. …”
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