Genetic diversity of single-celled microorganism Blastocystis sp. and its associated gut microbiome in free-ranging marine mammals from North-Western Mediterranean Sea by Marianna Marangi, Sonia Boughattas

“…A genetic and 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis were conducted over the period 2022–2024 by screening fecal samples from four different species of free-ranging marine mammals (sperm, fin, long-finned pilot and Cuvier's beaked whales) circulating within North-Western Mediterranean Sea. 10 out of 43 fecal samples (23.2 %) were found positive to Blastocystis sp. using molecular tools. …”
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Clinical characteristics, metastasis patterns, and treatment outcomes of HER2-low breast cancer by Maria Elena Lacruz, Saskia Thies, Andrea Schmidt-Pokrzywniak, Ian Wittenberg, Tobias Engler, Fabian Reinwald, Monika Klinkhammer-Schalke, Sylke Ruth Zeissig, Bianca Franke, Kerstin Weitmann, Atanas Ignatov

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Hepatic Fat Content and Liver Enzymes Are Associated with Circulating Free and Protein-Bound Advanced Glycation End Products, Which Are Associated with Low-Grade Inflammation: The CODAM Study by Mitchell Bijnen, Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek, Carla J. H. van der Kallen, Jean L. Scheijen, Marjo P. H. van de Waarenburg, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Kristiaan Wouters, Casper G. Schalkwijk

“…Similarly, the LE score was positively associated with free CML (β=0.044; 95% CI 0.012; 0.076) and CEL (β=0.040; 95% CI 0.009; 0.072) but inversely with protein-bound CML (β=−0.037; 95% CI -0.060; -0.013). …”
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Future destinations: how people cured of hepatitis C using direct acting antiviral drugs progress in a new HCV-free world. A thematic analysis by Sarah R. Donaldson, Andrew Radley, John F. Dillon

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Discovery of anti-Ebola virus multi-target inhibitors from traditional Chinese medicine database using molecular screening, biophysical investigation, and binding free energy calculations by Abbas Khan, Abrar Mohammad Sayaf, Anwar Mohammad, Fahad M. Alshabrmi, Tarek Benameur, Dong-Qing Wei, Kar Kheng Yeoh, Abdelali Agouni

“…Furthermore, the binding free energy results revealed that VP30-TCM2644, VP30-TCM4697, VP35-TCM2837, VP24-TCM250, and VP24-TCM277 complexes exhibit significant binding free energy values compared to the control ligands. …”
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Comparative study on the weight loss and lipid metabolism by tea polyphenols in diet induced obese C57BL/6J pseudo germ free and conventionalized mice by Kashif Hussain, Yingying Yang, Jie Wang, Hengjuan Bian, Xi Lei, Junjie Chen, Qianying Li, Li Wang, Qingping Zhong, Xiang Fang, Yutao Wang, Hong Wei, Yigang Tong, Zhenlin Liao

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Dual-Mechanism Study of Metal-Free g-C₃N₄ Catalysts for Advanced Oxidation Under Non-Photocatalytic Conditions by Zixu Yang, Yang Sun, Weizhi Wang, Xiaohan Yuan, Pengfei Tian, Jing Xu

Subjects: “…metal-free…”
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Toll-like receptor 1/2 activation reduces immunoglobulin free light chain production by multiple myeloma cells in the context of bone marrow stromal cells and fibronectin. by Jahan Abdi, Frank Redegeld

“…However, whether triggering of these receptors also modulates production of immunoglobulin free light chains (FLCs), which largely contribute to MM pathology, has not been investigated in MM cells before. …”
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The limits of restrictions on free competition in the state of emergency—the Hungarian fuel and food retail price maximisation in the light of the Hungarian constitutional court’s, the Strasbourg court’s and the Luxembourg court’s jurisprudence by Csaba Erdős, Viktória Verebélyi, László Knapp

“…A comparison of the case law of the above-mentioned three courts also shows which legal protection mechanism is most effective against legislation restricting the free competition—at least in a period of special legal order.…”
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Health and Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Children and Young People: Analysis of Free-Text Responses From the Children and Young People With Long COVID Study by Natalia K Rojas, Sam Martin, Mario Cortina-Borja, Roz Shafran, Lana Fox-Smith, Terence Stephenson, Brian C F Ching, Anaïs d'Oelsnitz, Tom Norris, Yue Xu, Kelsey McOwat, Emma Dalrymple, Isobel Heyman, Tamsin Ford, Trudie Chalder, Ruth Simmons, Snehal M Pinto Pereira

“…ConclusionsWe used InfraNodus to analyze free-text responses from a large sample of children and young people. …”
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Glutathione-S-Transferase p1 Gene Promoter Methylation in Cell-Free DNA as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Tool for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jinghe Ye, Mao Wu, Long He, Peng Chen, Hongtao Liu, Hongwei Yang

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Evaluating the dynamics of fee-free higher education in South Africa: a causal loop diagram approach  [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] by Grace Kanakana-Katumba, Tlotlo Ramasu

Subjects: “…Fee-free education…”
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Microstructure, Mechanical, and Electrical Properties and Corrosion Analysis of Lead-Free Solder CSI Joints on Cu Substrate Using Novel Concentrated Solar Energy Soldering (CSES) Method by Pushkaraj D. Sonawane, V. K. Bupesh Raja, Manoj Gupta

“…In this study, “Concentrated Solar Energy (CSE)” is applied for soldering and is named as the “Concentrated Solar Energy Soldering (CSES) technique.” Lead-free solders are used for comparing novel CSES technique solder joints with CSI (Conventional Soldering Iron) solder joints. …”
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Correlation Between <i>Cryptococcus</i> Infection and the Nasal Mycobiota in a Population of Free-Ranging Koalas (<i>Phascolarctos cinereus</i>) in New South Wales, Australia by Andrew S. McPherson, Sophie L. Haworth, Alex Kan, Luisa Monteiro de Miranda, Mark B. Krockenberger

“…Samples were collected from 47 koalas from a population of free-ranging koalas in the Liverpool Plains, NSW, Australia, with a known history of <i>Cryptococcus</i> exposure and nasal colonisation. …”
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Long-Term Intracranial Progression-Free Survival in Lung Cancer Brain Metastases Extended Beyond 50 Months with Gubenxiaoyi Formula (GBXY): A Groundbreaking Case Study by Zhengzheng Yang, Haiming Li, Lei Chen, Shujiao Li, Dong Chen, Taicheng Lu, Tongjing Ding, Ruiyang Han, Peiyu Cheng, Xiaomin Wang

“…The efficacy of standard treatment regimens in improving intracranial progression-free survival (IPFS) for lung cancer BM is markedly limited. …”
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Freiburg flap used as vaginal applicator with/without free-hand interstitial needles in three-dimensional high-dose-rate brachytherapy for vaginal stump recurrence of cervical cancer by Mingyuan He, Hongfu Zhao, Yuqing Zhang, Ning Zhang, Zhipeng Zhao, Guanghui Cheng

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Characterization of the genomic landscape of canine diffuse large B-cell lymphoma reveals recurrent H3K27M mutations linked to progression-free survival by Anna Darlene van der Heiden, Raphaela Pensch, Sophie Agger, Heather L. Gardner, William Hendricks, Victoria Zismann, Shukmei Wong, Natalia Briones, Bryce Turner, Karin Forsberg-Nilsson, Cheryl London, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Maja Louise Arendt

“…Finally, a survival analysis revealed that H3K27M mutations in H3C8 were associated with increased hazard ratios for progression-free survival. No copy number aberrations were associated with survival. …”
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Implementation of Free Text Format Nursing Diagnoses at a University Hospital’s Medical Department.... by Sigrun Aasen Frigstad, Torunn Hatlen Nøst, Beate André

“…Our findings indicate a valid usability of free text format nursing diagnoses as it promotes the diagnostic process. …”
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In-vitro digestibility, protein digestibility corrected amino acid, and sensory properties of banana-cassava gluten-free pasta with soy protein isolate and egg white protein addition by Adetiya Rachman, Margaret A. Brennan, James Morton, Damir Torrico, Charles S. Brennan

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Avian influenza mRNA vaccine encoding hemagglutinin provides complete protection against divergent H5N1 viruses in specific-pathogen-free chickens by Zhaoyang Wang, Chongyu Tian, Jiahang Zhu, Shiqian Wang, Xiang Ao, Yanjuan He, Huixin Chen, Xiuying Liao, Deming Kong, Yongfei Zhou, Wanbo Tai, Ming Liao, Huiying Fan

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