Yeokwisan: Standardised Herbal Formula Enhancing Gastric Mucosal Protection Against Gastric Ulcers in Mice, a Preclinical Study by Yun Mi Lee, Kyuhyung Jo, So Yeon Kim, Chang-Seob Seo, Eunjung Son, Aejin Kim, Dong-Seon Kim

“…<b>Background</b>: Yeokwisan (YWS) is a standardised herbal formula for relieving functional dyspepsia symptoms. <b>Methods</b>: We explored the therapeutic value of YWS and its potential effects on gastritis. …”
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Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Augmented Total Antioxidant Capacity and Reduced C-Reactive Protein among Haemodialysis Patients in Phase II Trial by Nour Elkhair Ali, Lamis AbdelGadir Kaddam, Suad Yousif Alkarib, Babikir Gabir Kaballo, Sami Ahmed Khalid, Abdalazim Higawee, Alaa AbdElhabib, Alaa AlaaAldeen, Aled O. Phillips, Amal Mahmoud Saeed

“…Gum Arabic (GA) has been claimed to act as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent in experimental studies and clinical trials. Therefore, we assumed GA supplementation among haemodialysis patients would reduce oxidative stress and consequently reduce the state of chronic inflammatory activation associated with haemodialysis. …”
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Decreased Cardiovascular Risk after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Chinese Diabetic Patients with Obesity by Xue Zhao, Wenyan Duan, Chenglin Sun, Zhuo Li, Yujia Liu, Xianchao Xiao, Gang Wang, Xiaokun Gang, Guixia Wang

“…The influence of bariatric surgery on cardiovascular risks in Chinese diabetic patients remains unclear. Here, we aimed to explore the impact of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) on cardiovascular risks in Chinese diabetic patients with obesity. …”
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Neurophysiological Effects of Chronic Indoor Environmental Toxic Mold Exposure on Children by Ebere C. Anyanwu, Andrew W. Campbell, Aristo Vojdani

“…The phenomenon of building-related diseases is attracting much research interest in recent years because of the extent to which it affects people with compromised immune systems, especially children. In this study, we reported the neurological findings in children who attended our Center because of chronic exposure to toxic molds. …”
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Identification of Maltase Glucoamylase as a Biomarker of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Cirrhosis by Linda Awdishu, Shirley Tsunoda, Michelle Pearlman, Chanthel Kokoy-Mondragon, Majid Ghassemian, Robert K. Naviaux, Heather M. Patton, Ravindra L. Mehta, Bhavya Vijay, Satish P. RamachandraRao

“…Traditional biomarkers such as serum creatinine are not sensitive for detecting injury without functional change. We hypothesize that urinary exosomes potentially carry markers that differentiate the type of kidney injury in cirrhotic patients. …”
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A Novel Gel Polymer Electrolyte by Thiol-Ene Click Reaction Derived from CO2-Based Polycarbonate for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Wenhan Luo, Kuirong Deng, Shuanjin Wang, Shan Ren, Dongmei Han, Yufei Wang, Min Xiao, Yuezhong Meng

“…Here, we describe the synthesis of a CO2-based polycarbonate with pendent alkene groups and its functionalization by grafting methoxypolyethylene glycol in view of its application possibility in gel polymer electrolyte lithium-ion batteries. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of largemouth bronze gudgeon (Coreius guichenoti) by Xuemei Li, Xingbing Wu, Yongjiu Zhu, Xiaoli Li, Zihao Meng, Nian Wei, Miao Xiang, Deguo Yang, Tingbing Zhu

“…Abstract Coreius guichenoti, mainly distributed in upstream regions of the Yangtze River China, is currently on the brink of extinction and listed as national secondary protected animal. In this study, we aimed to obtain the chromosome-level genome of C. guichenoti using PacBio and Hi-C techniques. …”
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The efficacy and safety of rhGH treatment combined with letrozole/GnRHa in adolescent boys by Ying Zhang, Xin Yuan, Kenneth McCormick, Xiao-Hong Yang, Shi-Jun Chen, Rui-Min Chen

“…Abstract Objective In boys during puberty who were undergoing recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment, we compared the therapeutic efficacy on growth, and any adverse reactions, of co-therapy with either letrozole or gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa). …”
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The Effect of Ca and Mg Concentrations and Quantity and Their Correlation with Caries Intensity in School-Age Children by Milaim Sejdini, Kastriot Meqa, Nora Berisha, Ekrem Çitaku, Nora Aliu, Sokol Krasniqi, Sami Salihu

“…The decrease of calcium molality in saliva might play a significant role in caries occurrence; thus, we may suppose that saliva calcium level significantly influences hard dental tissues defense mechanism. …”
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Correlation Between Objective Habit Metrics and Objective Medication Adherence: Retrospective Study of 15,818 Participants From Clinical Studies by Antoine Pironet, L Alison Phillips, Bernard Vrijens

“…Recently, several objective habit metrics have been proposed, based on objective medication-taking data. ObjectiveWe aim to explore the correlation between objective habit metrics and objective medication adherence on a large dataset. …”
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Resurgence of common respiratory viruses and mycoplasma pneumoniae after ending the zero-COVID policy in Shanghai by Pengcheng Liu, Menghua Xu, Lijuan Lu, Xunhua Zhu, Ran Jia, Niuniu Dong, Liyun Su, Jin Xu

“…However, China has begun to end the zero-COVID policies in late 2022. Here, we reported a resurgence of common respiratory viruses and Mycoplasma pneumoniae with unique epidemiological characteristics among children after ending the zero-COVID policy in Shanghai, China, 2023. …”
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A study of association between maternal tetanus toxoid immunization and neonatal mortality in the context of Bangladesh. by Sujan Kumar Naha, Md Efty Islam Arpon, Rifa Tasfia Siddique, Farjana Rahman Ripa, Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Md Jamal Uddin

“…The adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) was 1.36, which indicates that there was a 36% higher risk of neonatal mortality for those children whose mothers did not take TT (IRR = 1.36, p = 0.081). We also found that women from middle-class households (IRR = 1.58, 95% CI = 0.98, 2.54) and women with higher parity (IRR = 1.96, 95% CI = 0.95, 4.03) also had a higher risk of newborn fatalities. …”
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Effect of Kinases in Extracellular Vesicles from HIV-1-Infected Cells on Bystander Cells by Gifty A. Mensah, Anastasia Williams, Pooja Khatkar, Yuriy Kim, James Erickson, Alexandra Duverger, Heather Branscome, Kajal Patil, Hafsa Chaudhry, Yuntao Wu, Olaf Kutsch, Fatah Kashanchi

“…One of the main barriers to a cure is latency, which allows the virus to persist despite combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). Recently, we have found that exosomes, which are small, membrane-enclosed particles released by virtually all cell types and known to mediate intercellular communication, caused an increase in RNA Polymerase II loading onto the HIV-1 promoter. …”
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Comparative monocyte and T cell responses in DENV-exposed subjects from South-East Asia and DENV-naïve residents in Taiwan by Sheng-Hsuan Wang, Yun-Erh Chuang, Sia-Seng Tan, Tzu-Chuan Ho, Oscar Guey Chuen Perng, Po-Lin Chen

“…Method: In the present study, we performed a functional analysis of monocytes and T cells from people with previous DENV infection and DENV-naïve people that stimulated with DENV2 ex vivo. …”
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Observation of momentum-gap topology of light at temporal interfaces in a time-synthetic lattice by Yudong Ren, Kangpeng Ye, Qiaolu Chen, Fujia Chen, Li Zhang, Yuang Pan, Wenhao Li, Xinrui Li, Lu Zhang, Hongsheng Chen, Yihao Yang

“…This discovery hints at abundant topological phases defined within momentum bands, alongside a wealth of topological boundary states in the time domain. Here, we report the experimental observation of k-gap topology in a large-scale optical temporal synthetic lattice, manifesting as temporal topological boundary states. …”
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Acute Neurotoxicity in Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A 10-Year Single-Centre Experience by Izabela Kranjčec, Nada Rajačić, Tamara Janjić, Monika Kukuruzović, Filip Jadrijević-Cvrlje, Maja Pavlović, Jelena Roganović

“…The most frequent clinical presentation was seizures (83.3%), with status epilepticus in four cases. We detected electroencephalogram (EEG) irregularities in almost all patients and various morphological changes in the brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), most often consistent with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and leukoencephalopathy. …”
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Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Worku Necho Asferie, Tigabu Munye Aytenew, Amare Kassaw, Habtamu Shimels Hailemeskel, Solomon Demis Kebede, Bosena Tebeje Gashaw, Demewoz Kefale

“…Conclusion Women living with HIV are at greater risk for giving low birth weight babies, preterm delivery than HIV negative women. We recommend that Health care providers and other stakeholders should focus on maternal HIV screening and providing special care to protect them from adverse birth outcomes during antenatal period.…”
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Predictive value of systemic immune inflammation index combined with coagulation index in traumatic coagulopathy in patients with severe trauma by Chen Wang, Yongyong Huang, Shiyun Liao, Jiming Song

“…By monitoring these indexes, we can more accurately predict the occurrence of TIC and take effective treatment measures in time.…”
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Nano-Perforated Silicon Membrane with Monolithically Integrated Buried Cavity by Sanjeev Vishal Kota, Anil Thilsted, Daniel Trimarco, Jesper Yue Pan, Ole Hansen, Jörg Hübner, Rafael Taboryski, Henri Jansen

“…Existing fabrication methods are suitable for many desired geometries, but face challenges related to mechanical robustness and fabrication complexity. We demonstrate a process that utilizes the cyclic deposit, remove, etch, and multi-step (DREM) process for directional etching of high-aspect-ratio (HAR) 300 nm in diameter nano-pores of 700 nm pitch. …”
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CGH, cDNA and Tissue Microarray Analyses Implicate FGFR2 Amplification in a Small Subset of Breast Tumors by Mervi Heiskanen, Juha Kononen, Maarit Bärlund, Joachim Torhorst, Guido Sauter, Anne Kallioniemi, Olli Kallioniemi

“…However, only relatively few target genes for such amplifications have been identified. Here, we indicate how small‐scale commercially available cDNA and CGH microarray formats combined with the tissue microarray technology enable rapid identification of putative amplification target genes as well as analysis of their clinical significance. …”
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