The Natural History of Uterine Leiomyomas: Light and Electron Microscopic Studies of Fibroid Phases, Interstitial Ischemia, Inanosis, and Reclamation by Gordon P. Flake, Alicia B. Moore, Deloris Sutton, Grace E. Kissling, John Horton, Benita Wicker, David Walmer, Stanley J. Robboy, Darlene Dixon

“…We propose, and offer evidence to support, the concept that many uterine leiomyomas pursue a self-limited life cycle. …”
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The Extraordinary Long-lasting Infrared Echo of PS16dtm Reveals an Extremely Energetic Nuclear Outburst by Ning Jiang, Di Luo, Jiazheng Zhu, Roc M. Cutri

“…After a rapid rise in the first year, the echo remains persistently at a high state from 2017 July to 2024 July, the latest epoch, and keeps an almost constant color. We have fitted the extraordinary IR emission with a refined dust echo model by taking into account the dust sublimation process. …”
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The Association Between Serum Gamma‐Glutamyl Transferase and Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Alireza Ramandi, Jacob George, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Alireza Delavari, Zahra Mohammadi, Hossein Poustchi, Reza Malekzadeh

“…Previous studies have investigated the effect of GGT levels on the gastrointestinal (GI) cancer incidence. We aim to systematically investigate these studies to provide better insights into the interrelationship between GGT and GI cancers. …”
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Low-Concentration Oxygen/Ozone Treatment Attenuated Radiculitis and Mechanical Allodynia via PDE2A-cAMP/cGMP-NF-κB/p65 Signaling in Chronic Radiculitis Rats by Junnan Wang, Mingyi Wu, Xiaowen Lin, Yun Li, Zhijian Fu

“…This study aimed at investigating whether intrathecal administration of low-concentration oxygen/ozone could attenuate chronic radiculitis and mechanical allodynia after noncompressive lumbar disc herniation and at elucidating the underlying mechanisms. Methods. First, we transplanted autologous nucleus pulposus into dorsal root ganglions to establish chronic radiculitis in rats. …”
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Green magnetically separable molluscicide Ba–Ce–Cu ferrite/TiO2 nanocomposite for controlling terrestrial gastropods Monacha Cartusiana by Abdullah A. Alamri, Mohamed A. Ayyad, Hossameldin G. Mohamedbakr, Usama A. Soliman, Majed Y. Almashnowi, Jia Hong Pan, Elsayed T. Helmy

“…Application under natural field conditions through the bait technique showed a significant satisfactory population diminution after 14 days of exposure, as the mean percentage of diminution was 72.2% compared to the recommended pesticide Neomyl SL 20%, which poses a 74.27% reduction. Built on the above, we recommend further studies of the usage of green Ba–Ce–CuFO/TiO2 nanocomposite, and the introduction of such nanocomposite in gastropod control operations to reduce losses in the agricultural sector in general.…”
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Duration of exposure to night work and cardiovascular risk factors: results from 52,234 workers of the CONSTANCES study by Eve Bourgkard, Stéphanie Boini, Michel Grzebyk, Mathieu Dziurla, Jean Ferrières, Marcel Goldberg, Céline Ribet, Yolande Esquirol

“…This study sought to assess the cumulative dose–effect of night work exposure on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among current and former night workers in France. Methods We used cross-sectional data from the CONSTANCES cohort to design analyses on 52,234 workers exposed or not exposed to night work during their working life. …”
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Metabolic Performance of Mealworms and Black Soldier Fly Larvae Reared on Food and Agricultural Waste and By-Products by Frederik Kjær Nielsen, Rasmus Juhl Hansen, Asmus Toftkær Muurmann, Simon Bahrndorff, Niels Thomas Eriksen

“…Compared to each other, both species may hold advantageous capabilities affecting their feed efficiency, likely depending on the feed substrate. We reared mealworms and BSF larvae on a diverse selection of by-products from agricultural and food industries, quantified major metabolic rates across their life spans, and compared their performances. …”
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Symptoms of dwarf elm (Ulmus pumila L.) health condition in the Left-bank Ukraine by Valentyna L. Meshkova, Olena A. Kuznetsova, Volodymyr P. Turenko

“…The trees’ health is usually assessed according to crown and trunk appearance. We assumed that some symptoms may be associated with specific types of pathologies or indicate the latent development of the disease, which is difficult to diagnose visually. …”
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Sex-biased prevalence in infections with heterosexual, direct, and vector-mediated transmission: a theoretical analysis by Andrea Pugliese, Abba B. Gumel, Fabio A. Milner, Jorge X. Velasco-Hernandez

“…Quantitatively, the ratio of final attack ratios generally will not exceed 1.5, if non-sexual transmission accounts for most transmission events (ρ ≥ 0.6) and the ratio of gender-specific susceptibilities is not too large (say, 5 at most).The third model considers vector-borne, instead of direct transmission. In this case, we were not able to find an analytical expression for the final attack ratios, but used instead numerical simulations. …”
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Brodifacoum causes coagulopathy, hemorrhages, and mortality in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at environmentally relevant hepatic residue concentrations by Hannah Schmieg, Hermann Ferling, Karina Annika Bucher, Stefanie Jacob, Julia Regnery, Hannah Schrader, Julia Schwaiger, Anton Friesen

“…In order to assess the potential impact of rodenticide residues on fish, we exposed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to brodifacoum-spiked feed. …”
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Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Obese Type 2 Diabetes Patients Uncontrolled on Met... by Lu Ding, Bang Sun, Xinhua Xiao

“…To conduct the first meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) for obese type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients uncontrolled on metformin. Methods. We searched Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Ovid, and Web of Science from inception to May 14, 2020, without language restrictions for eligible RCTs. …”
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Early- and Late-Onset Preeclampsia: A Comprehensive Cohort Study of Laboratory and Clinical Findings according to the New ISHHP Criteria by Anna Wójtowicz, Małgorzata Zembala-Szczerba, Dorota Babczyk, Monika Kołodziejczyk-Pietruszka, Olga Lewaczyńska, Hubert Huras

“…No studies are available in the literature that analyzed in detail the differences between early-onset preeclampsia (EOP) and late-onset preeclampsia (LOP), taking into account the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP) criteria. Thus, we sought to retrospectively investigate in detail the differences in clinical and laboratory outcomes between EOP and LOP diagnosed according to the ISSHP criteria. …”
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Association of ultra-processed food-related metabolites with selected biochemical markers in the UK Biobank by Anthony Kityo, Byeonggeun Choi, Jung-Eun Lee, Chulho Kim, Sang-Ah Lee

“…Serum metabolites may elucidate these mechanisms. We investigated serum metabolites correlated with UPF and un/minimally processed food (UNPF) intake and evaluated their association with selected biochemical markers. …”
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Persistent Sepsis-Induced Hypotension without Hyperlactatemia: A Distinct Clinical and Physiological Profile within the Spectrum of Septic Shock by Glenn Hernandez, Alejandro Bruhn, Ricardo Castro, Cesar Pedreros, Maximiliano Rovegno, Eduardo Kattan, Enrique Veas, Andrea Fuentealba, Tomas Regueira, Carolina Ruiz, Can Ince

“…Our aim was to describe the clinical, hemodynamic, perfusion, and microcirculatory profiles associated to the absence of hyperlactatemia during septic shock resuscitation. Methods. We conducted an observational study in septic shock patients undergoing resuscitation. …”
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Genome-wide association study identifies four pan-ancestry loci for suicidal ideation in the Million Veteran Program. by Allison E Ashley-Koch, Nathan A Kimbrel, Xue J Qin, Jennifer H Lindquist, Melanie E Garrett, Michelle F Dennis, Lauren P Hair, Jennifer E Huffman, Daniel A Jacobson, Ravi K Madduri, Hilary Coon, Anna R Docherty, Jooeun Kang, Niamh Mullins, Douglas M Ruderfer, VA Million Veteran Program (MVP), MVP Suicide Exemplar Workgroup, International Suicide Genetics Consortium, Philip D Harvey, Benjamin H McMahon, David W Oslin, Elizabeth R Hauser, Michael A Hauser, Jean C Beckham

“…The genetic architecture of SI in the absence of suicide attempt (SA) is unknown, yet believed to have distinct and overlapping risk with other suicidal behaviors. We performed the first GWAS of SI without SA in the Million Veteran Program (MVP), identifying 99,814 SI cases from electronic health records without a history of SA or suicide death (SD) and 512,567 controls without SI, SA or SD. …”
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin as a Regulatory Protease Inhibitor Modulating Inflammation and Shaping the Tumor Microenvironment in Cancer by Siyu Xiang, Liu Yang, Yun He, Feng Ding, Shuangying Qiao, Zonghua Su, Zheng Chen, Aiping Lu, Fangfei Li

“…Therefore, in this review, we have elucidated the pivotal roles of AAT in inflammation and the tumor microenvironment, including the structure and molecular properties of AAT, its molecular functions in the regulation of the inflammatory response and tumor microenvironment, and its clinical implications in cancer including its diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic intervention. …”
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Evaluation of Performance in Colon Capsule Endoscopy Reading by Endoscopy Nurses by Yukiko Handa, Konosuke Nakaji, Kayo Hyogo, Makiko Kawakami, Tomomi Yamamoto, Akiko Fujiwara, Rika Kanda, Motoyasu Osawa, Osamu Handa, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Eiji Umegaki, Akiko Shiotani

“…Although there are papers reporting on the accuracy of colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) compared with colonoscopy (CS), there are few reports on the detection rates of significant lesions by endoscopy nurses. We previously reported no significant difference in the detection rates for small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) images among two well-trained physicians and one expert nurse. …”
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Development of a Solar-Powered Edge Processing Perimeter Alert System with AI and LoRa/LoRaWAN Integration for Drone Detection and Enhanced Security by Mateo Mejia-Herrera, Juan Botero-Valencia, José Ortega, Ruber Hernández-García

“…Although drone detection has received great research attention, the ability to identify helicopters expands the spectrum of aerial threats that can be detected. In this work, we present the development of a perimeter alert system that integrates AI and multiple sensors processed at the edge. …”
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Real-World Experience of Imipenem–Relebactam Treatment as Salvage Therapy in Difficult-to-Treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections (IMRECOR Study) by Isabel Machuca, Arantxa Dominguez, Rosario Amaya, Cristina Arjona, Irene Gracia-Ahufinger, Maravillas Carralon, Rosa Giron, Isabel Gea, Natividad De Benito, Andres Martin, Fatima Galan, Jose Antonio Martinez, Rayden Iglesias, Jaume Revuelto, Juan Jose Caston, Angela Cano, Elisa Ruiz-Arabi, Luis Martínez-Martínez, Julian Torre-Cisneros

“…Abstract Introduction Difficult-to-treat-resistant (DTR) infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa represent a global public health threat, prioritizing the search and development of new antibiotics for this microorganism. Methods We present the real-life experience of the compassionate use of imipenem/cilastatin/relebactam in a descriptive study involving 14 patients with DTR-P. aeruginosa infection and limited treatment options. …”
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Caspase 3-specific cleavage of ubiquitin-specific peptidase 48 enhances drug-induced apoptosis in AML by Zhanglin Zhang, Xiang Lin, Yaling Yang, Xuemei Wang, Yi Wang, Xianbao Huang, Miao Hong, Wei Gao, Hua He, M. James You, Yi Yang, Guangyao Kong

“…However, the mechanism by which drugs regulate deubiquitinase is not clear. Here, we identified ubiquitin-specific peptidase 48 (USP48), a member of the ubiquitin-specific protease family highly expressed in various tumors, as a specific substrate for the activated caspase-3. …”
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