Comparative efficacy and safety of 20 intravenous pharmaceutical intervention for prevention of etomidate-induced myoclonus: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis by Lu Chen, Lu Chen, Pengxiang Zhou, Pengxiang Zhou, Zhengqian Li, Ziyang Wu, Suodi Zhai, Suodi Zhai

“…ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy and safety of pharmaceutical interventions to prevent etomidate-induced myoclonus (EIM), providing the optimal intervention for clinical practice.MethodsPubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang database, and SinoMed database were searched from the inception to sixth May 2024. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing intravenous pharmaceutical interventions to prevent EIM with placebo, no intervention, or another pharmaceutical intervention.ResultsForty-eight RCTs involving 4,768 participants randomly assigned to 20 intravenous pharmaceutical interventions and normal saline were included. …”
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About One Memorable Date in the History of Spain by G. I. Volkova

“…Among reasons which escalated confrontation between supporters and opponents of Catalonian independence, we should mention the global financial crisis that hit the regions of Spain as well as the overall national economy. …”
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Characterizing PM2.5 Secondary Aerosols via a Fusion Strategy of Two-stage Positive Matrix Factorization and Robust Regression by Chun-Sheng Huang, Ho-Tang Liao, Chia-Yang Chen, Li-Hao Young, Ta-Chih Hsiao, Tsung-I Chou, Jyun-Min Chang, Kuan-Lin Lai, Chang-Fu Wu

“…To overcome this limitation, we employed a two-stage PMF modeling approach with adjustments of the species weighting, which was fused with a robust regression model to better characterize the sources of PM2.5 secondary aerosols. …”
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Uncoupling Protein 2 Increases Susceptibility to Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice by Qin Wang, Jianchun Wang, Mingdong Hu, Yu Yang, Liang Guo, Jing Xu, Chuanjiang Lei, Yan Jiao, JianCheng Xu

“…Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) is upregulated in patients with systemic inflammation and infection, but its functional role is unclear. We up- or downregulated UCP2 expression using UCP2 recombinant adenovirus or the UCP2 inhibitor, genipin, in lungs of mice, and investigated the mechanisms of UCP2 in ALI. …”
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Partial Cutting of Sternothyroid Muscle during Total Thyroidectomy: Impact on Postoperative Vocal Outcomes by Hyoung Shin Lee, Sung Won Kim, Hyo Sang Park, Chan Woo Park, Ji Soo Kim, Jong Chul Hong, Yong-Ki Kim, Seon Mi Baek, Kang Dae Lee

“…Cutting the sternothyroid (ST) muscle is a useful technique to expose the superior pole of thyroid gland during thyroidectomy. In this study, we evaluated the impact of partial cutting of the ST muscle on postoperative vocal outcomes after total thyroidectomy. …”
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Characterizing microbial diversity and metabolic pathways in yak milk and fermented yak milk based on metagenomics: A study from Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture by Jie Zhang, Yangbo Jiao, Kaiyang Liu, Wenyou Situ, Bilige Menghe, Yongfu Chen, Musu Zha

“…Therefore, it is important to understand their microbiota. We analyzed microbiota and metabolic pathways in YM. …”
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Mental health risk in human services work across Europe: the predictive role of employment in various sectors by Ágnes Győri, Éva Perpék, Szilvia Ádám

“…Work overload (19.9%), dealing with difficult clients (10.2%), and job insecurity (5.8%) were the most prevalent mental health risk factors among European employees. We identified significant differences in the prevalence of mental health risks and specific mental health risk factors among employees according to sex, age, and educational attainment. …”
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Genetic diversity and breeding value of synthetic hexaploid wheat introduced into the VIR collection by A. G. Khakimova, N. K. Gubareva, V. А. Koshkin, O. P. Mitrofanova

“…To assess the diversity of SHWs, we also used  gliadin proteins as informative  biochemical  markers. …”
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A Triple Obstetric Challenge of Thoracopagus-Type Conjoined Twins, Eclampsia, and Obstructed Labor: A Case Report from Sub-Saharan Africa by Mariatu Binta Leigh, Valerie John-Cole, Mike Kamara, Alimamy Philip Koroma, Michael Momoh Koroma, Edward Ejiro Emuveyan, Peter Bramlage, Ivo Buschmann

“…Conjoined twins are very rarely seen. We present a case of thoracopagus that was undiagnosed prior to delivery and combined with eclampsia and obstructed labor in a low-resource setting in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Chemical Identification and Antioxidant Screening of Bufei Yishen Formula using an Offline DPPH Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography Q-Extractive Orbitrap MS/MS by Jinyan Wu, Bangrong Cai, Ang Zhang, Peng Zhao, Yan Du, Xuefang Liu, Di Zhao, Liu Yang, Xinguang Liu, Jiansheng Li

“…However, the active components of BYF remain unclear. We developed an efficient ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography Q-Extractive Orbitrap mass spectrometry method to identify the composition of BYF and determine its antioxidant profile through an offline screening strategy based on 1,1-diphenyl-2-trinitrophenylhydrazine (DPPH)-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. …”
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Impact of Population Stratification on Family-Based Association in an Admixed Population by T. B. Mersha, L. Ding, H. He, E. S. Alexander, X. Zhang, B. G. Kurowski, V. Pilipenko, L. Kottyan, L. J. Martin, D. W. Fardo

“…Population substructure is a well-known confounder in population-based case-control genetic studies, but its impact in family-based studies is unclear. We performed population substructure analysis using extended families of admixed population to evaluate power and Type I error in an association study framework. …”
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PPARγ Regulates Genes Involved in Triacylglycerol Synthesis and Secretion in Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells of Dairy Goats by Hengbo Shi, Jun Luo, Jiangjiang Zhu, Jun Li, Yuting Sun, Xianzi Lin, Liping Zhang, Dawei Yao, Huaiping Shi

“…To explore the function of PPARγ in the goat mammary gland, we cloned the whole cDNA of the PPARγ gene. Homology alignments revealed that the goat PPARγ gene is conserved among goat, bovine, mouse, and human. …”
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Post-traumatic patellar tendon ossification in children: a case series by Kirill A. Kartavenko, Vyacheslav I. Zorin, Sergey A. Lukyanov

“…The aim of the study is to present a clinical and radiological picture of post-traumatic patellar tendon ossification in children and its surgical treatment outcomes using a case series as an example. Methods. We present a monocenter retrospective series of 4 male patients. …”
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Fabrication and high temperature electrical conductivity of polymer-derived SiHfBCN ceramic coating by Xichao Dong, Qinghua Zhao, Yao Li, Shaomin Gu, Xinming Xu, Dianwei He, Fang Ye, Laifei Cheng, Xingang Luan, Zhaoju Yu

“…However, the thin-film electrode as the SAW sensor core unit with excellent high-temperature conductivity, stability, and oxidation resistance is still a challenge, especially in harsh ultra-high-temperature environments. In this study, we employed a polymer-derived ceramic approach to fabricate smooth and dense SiHfBCN ceramic coatings on YCa4O(BO3)3/BN substrate. …”
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Filtration assisted pretreatment for rapid enrichment and accurate detection of Salmonella in vegetables by Bin Li, Hanling Wang, Jianguo Xu, Wei Qu, Li Yao, Bangben Yao, Chao Yan, Wei Chen

“…Rapid detection of target foodborne pathogens plays more and more significant roles in food safety, which requires the efficiency, sensitivity, and accuracy. In this research, we proposed a new strategy of isothermal-molecular-amplification integrated with lateral-flow-strip for rapid detection of Salmonella without traditional enrichment-culture. …”
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Optimal Timing for Resuming Antithrombotic Agents and Risk Factors for Delayed Bleeding after Endoscopic Resection of Colorectal Tumors by Kazuko Beppu, Taro Osada, Naoto Sakamoto, Tomoyoshi Shibuya, Kenshi Matsumoto, Akihito Nagahara, Takeshi Terai, Tatsuo Ogihara, Sumio Watanabe

“…Of 1,970 polyps larger than 10 mm removed by polypectomy, endoscopic mucosal resection, or endoscopic submucosal dissection, delayed bleeding, which was designated as bleeding that occurred 6 or more hours after endoscopic treatment, occurred in 52 cases (2.6%); 156 nonbleeding cases matched for age and gender were controls in this single-institution retrospective case-control study. We investigated (1) patient-factors: resuming antithrombotic agents within 5 days following endoscopic resection, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus; and (2) tumor-factors: morphology, size, location, and resection technique by conditional logistic regression. …”
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Ir-6: A Novel Iridium (III) Organometallic Derivative for Inhibition of Human Platelet Activation by Ren-Shi Shyu, Themmila Khamrang, Joen-Rong Sheu, Chih-Wei Hsia, Marappan Velusamy, Chih-Hsuan Hsia, Duen-Suey Chou, Chao-Chien Chang

“…Platelet activation has been reported to play a major role in arterial thrombosis, cancer metastasis, and progression. Recently, we developed a novel Ir(III)-based compound, [Ir(Cp∗)1-(2-pyridyl)-3-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine Cl]BF4 or Ir-6 and assessed its effectiveness as an antiplatelet drug. …”
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Fever, Myositis, and Paralysis: Is This Inflammatory Myopathy or Neuroinvasive Disease? by Aneeta R. Kiran, Richard A. Lau, Kim M. Wu, Andrew L. Wong, Philip J. Clements, Emil R. Heinze

“…Myopathy is an uncommon manifestation. We describe a case of a 42-year-old male from Los Angeles who presented with 8 days of fever and muscle pain. …”
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Electrically chargeable inorganic persistent luminescence in an alternating current driven electroluminescent device by Cunjian Lin, Rujun Yang, Zishuang Wu, Yajing Wang, Chenhan Zhan, Hirohisa Miyata, Xiankan Zeng, Yuantian Zheng, Shihai You, Ying Lv, Yixi Zhuang, Rong-Jun Xie, Jumpei Ueda

“…Despite the promise of electric power-driven PersL for lighting and display device applications due to its convenience and manageability, studies on electrically driven inorganic PersL are lacking. Here, we report an inorganic PersL in electroluminescent devices, which shows an energy storage effect that persists beyond 24 h after charging with an alternating current electric field at 250 K. …”
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Clinical Outcomes and Donor-specific Antibody Rebound 5 y After Kidney Transplant Enabled by Imlifidase Desensitization by Ian S. Jaffe, BS, Anna Runström, MSc, Vasishta S. Tatapudi, MD, Elaina P. Weldon, MSN, ACNP-BC, Cecilia L. Deterville, MS, Rebecca A. Dieter, PharmD, Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, Bonnie E. Lonze, MD, PhD, Massimo Mangiola, PhD

“…Imlifidase is an IgG-cleaving endopeptidase conditionally approved in Europe for desensitization of highly sensitized patients before kidney transplantation. We present 5-y outcomes and donor-specific antibody (DSA) levels for clinical trial participants from a single site who received imlifidase for desensitization before incompatible transplantation (NCT02790437). …”
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