tiRNA-Gln-CTG is Involved in the Regulation of Trophoblast Cell Function in Pre-eclampsia and Serves as a Potent Biomarker by Yixiao Wang, Xiaohong Ji, Hengmei Shi, Sicong Liu, Hong Yu

“…However, their role in the development of PE is unclear. Consequently, we detected the expression profiles of tsRNAs in the plasma of patients with PE as well as those in the plasma of the healthy control group, and a multiplicity of experiments were conducted with the aim of clarifying their roles in the occurrence and development of PE and the feasibility of serving as predictive biomarkers for this disorder. …”
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Prevalence of β-lactam antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from a neonatal intensive care unit by Jian Zhou, Jingqian Zhou, Min Chen, Pan Lü, Chunming Jiang

“…Although β-lactam antibiotics are commonly used for neonatal infectious diseases, E. coli has exhibited resistance to them. Therefore, we investigated the resistance of E. coli strains isolated from a NICU to β-lactam antibiotics. …”
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Socioeconomic factors and sex effects of postpartum maternal depression on offspring internalizing symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yang Geng, Wenlan Liu, Zhiying Yu, Hui Zhang, Yun Li, Weihua Zhao

“…To determine whether the characteristics of postpartum maternal depression with a history of prenatal depression influence sex differences in offspring internalizing symptoms across childhood and adolescence, socioeconomic factors should be considered. Methods We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CNKI, and SinoMed databases from inception to November 28, 2023, and selected longitudinal cohort studies that quantified sex differences in internalizing symptoms of children and adolescents. …”
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Oridonin ameliorates renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by Jushuang Li, Lan Shu, Qianqian Jiang, Baohong Feng, Zhimin Bi, Geli Zhu, Yanxia Zhang, Xiangyou Li, Jun Wu

“…However, whether Ori can alleviate renal fibrosis in DN remains unknown. Here, we investigated the mechanism through which Ori affects the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in diabetic rats and human proximal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) exposed to high glucose (HG) levels. …”
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The Role of Circulating Regulatory T Cell Levels on Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Mario García-Carrasco, Pamela Soto-Santillán, Claudia Mendoza-Pinto, Rebeca González-Ramírez, Ana Lidia López-Carmona, Pamela Munguía-Realpozo, Ivet Etchegaray-Morales, Socorro Méndez-Martínez, José Luis Gálvez-Romero, Aurelio López-Colombo, Alejandro Ruiz-Arguelles

“…Regulatory T cells (Treg cells) are considered atheroprotective. We investigated the relationship between the absolute number of different phenotypes of Treg cells and abnormal carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in women with SLE. …”
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Preoxygenation in difficult airway management: high-flow oxygenation by nasal cannula versus face mask (the PREOPTIDAM study). Protocol for a single-centre randomised study by Samir Jaber, Karim Asehnoune, Fanny Feuillet, Mickael Vourc’h, Donatien Huard, Gabrielle Baud, Arthur Guichoux, Marielle Surbled, Melanie Tissot, Anne Chiffoleau, Christophe Guitton

“…Hence, recent guidelines recommend HFNC during DI, but its relevance has never been evaluated in this setting in a large randomised study until now.Methods and analysis The PREOPTIDAM trial is a prospective, single-centre, randomised, controlled study in Nantes University Hospital. In anticipated DI, we hypothesised that HFNC can decrease the incidence of desaturation ≤94% or face mask ventilation from 16% to 4% compared with standard device. …”
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Exploring Health Educational Interventions for Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Scoping Review by Neda Barbazi, Ji Youn Shin, Gurumurthy Hiremath, Carlye Anne Lauff

“…Eligible studies were in English, published in peer-reviewed journals, and focused on primary data about educational health interventions for children with CHD. We extracted and synthesized data using thematic analysis. …”
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Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Barriers for Pediatric Emergency Patients and Caregivers by Amanda M. Szarzanowicz, Kendra Fabian, Maya Alexandri, Carly A. Robinson, Sonia Singh, Michael Wallace, Michelle D. Penque, Nan Nan, Changxing Ma, Bradford Z. Reynolds, Bethany W. Harvey, Heidi Suffoletto, E. Brooke Lerner

“…Participants were asked about their and the child’s demographics, vaccination status, and barriers to vaccination. We used descriptive statistics, Cohen's kappa, and logistic regression to analyze responses. …”
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Perspectives on Swedish Regulations for Online Record Access Among Adolescents With Serious Health Issues and Their Parents: Mixed Methods Study by Josefin Hagström, Charlotte Blease, Arja Harila, Päivi Lähteenmäki, Isabella Scandurra, Maria Hägglund

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to qualitatively and quantitatively investigate the perceived benefits and risks of ORA and the awareness of and views on ORA regulations among adolescents with serious health issues and their parents in Sweden. MethodsWe used a convergent mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) design, consisting of a survey and semistructured individual interviews with adolescents with serious health issues (aged 13-18 y) and their parents. …”
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Integrated Evaluation of Age-Related Changes in Structural and Functional Vascular Parameters Used to Assess Arterial Aging, Subclinical Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Risk in... by Daniel Bia, Yanina Zócalo, Ignacio Farro, Juan Torrado, Federico Farro, Lucía Florio, Alicia Olascoaga, Javier Brum, Walter Alallón, Carlos Negreira, Ricardo Lluberas, Ricardo L. Armentano

“…A conservative approach was used and people with nonphysiological and pathological conditions were excluded. Then, we excluded subjects with (a) cardiovascular (CV) symptoms, (b) CV disease, (c) diabetes mellitus or renal failure, and (d) traditional CV risk factors (other than age and gender). …”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted platform performs high detection ability of hepatocellular carcinoma in CT images: an external clinical validation study by Rongxue Shan, Chenhao Pei, Qianrui Fan, Junchuan Liu, Dawei Wang, Shifeng Yang, Ximing Wang

“…The automatic HCC segmentation performed by the AI-assisted platform was used to compare with the annotation of radiologists. Furthermore, we also did subgroup analysis depending on the size and location of HCC to explore the impact factors of HCC detectability. …”
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Understanding “Alert Fatigue” in Primary Care: Qualitative Systematic Review of General Practitioners Attitudes and Experiences of Clinical Alerts, Prompts, and Reminders by Illin Gani, Ian Litchfield, David Shukla, Gayathri Delanerolle, Neil Cockburn, Anna Pathmanathan

“…To ensure structured and practicable findings, we used a directed content analysis of the data, guided by the 7 domains of the Non-adoption, Abandonment, Scale-up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) framework, including domains related to Technology, Adopter attitudes, and Organization. …”
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Activity of Aztreonam-avibactam and other β-lactamase inhibitor combinations against Gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients hospitalized with pneumonia in United States medi... by Helio S. Sader, Rodrigo E. Mendes, S. J. Ryan Arends, Timothy B. Doyle, Mariana Castanheira

“…Abstract Background Initial antimicrobial therapy for pneumonia is frequently empirical and resistance to antimicrobial agents represents a great challenge to the treatment of patients hospitalized with pneumonia. We evaluated the frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative bacteria causing pneumonia in US hospitals. …”
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Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Teklehaimanot Kiros, Lema Workineh, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Tahir Eyayu, Shewaneh Damtie, Debaka Belete

“…However, published data regarding the pooled estimate of ESBL-PE are not conducted in Ethiopia. For this reason, we systematically reviewed laboratory-based studies to summarize the overall pooled prevalence of the isolates recovered from various human specimens. …”
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A study on the classification of coastal wetland vegetation based on the Suaeda salsa index and its phenological characteristics by Weicheng Huang, Xianyun Fei, Weiwei Yang, Zhen Wang, Yajun Gao, Hong Yan

“…Therefore, in this study, based on the analysis of the spectral separability of Suaeda salsa (S. salsa) and native vegetation, two new Red Suaeda salsa Indices (RSSI and RSSI(1)) were constructed by selecting the red, green and near-infrared bands of the Sentinel 2 multispectral band, and then, based on the sample points, we constructed the RSSI time series and fitted using Fourier function fitting, and extracted (a) Difference Of RSSI (DOR), (b) Sum Of RSSI (SOR), (c) Ratio Of Green-up RSSI (ROGR), and (d) Ratio Of Senescence RSSI (ROSR) from the phenological fitting curve. …”
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Associations of substance use and positive coping behaviors with sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jessica Laudie, Bethany L. Stangl, Tommy Gunawan, Tommy Gunawan, Melanie L. Schwandt, Cecilia Cheng, Amanda K. Gilmore, Amanda K. Gilmore, David Goldman, David Goldman, Vijay A. Ramchandani, Nancy Diazgranados, Jeremy W. Luk

“…BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic may have negatively impacted individuals' sleep quality. In this study, we examined changes in sleep quality from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic by history of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and investigated the cross-sectional associations of substance use and positive coping behaviors with sleep quality domains.MethodsData were drawn from the NIAAA COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Alcohol Study which enrolled participants from June 2020 to December 2022. …”
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Diagnosis of Peritonsillar Abscess—A Prospective Study Comparing Clinical with CT Findings in 133 Consecutive Patients by François Voruz, Rebecca Revol, Christophe Combescure, Yan Monnier, Minerva Becker, Nicolas Dulguerov

“…Several clinical signs may be used, with unknown performances. We evaluated and compared the diagnostic performance of individual and combined clinical signs (<i>trismus</i>, <i>edema</i>, <i>pharynx immobility</i>, <i>uvula deviation</i>, <i>hot potato voice</i>, and <i>overall clinical impression</i>) assessed by an otolaryngologist and of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) to detect acute PTA. …”
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Parameters Suggesting Spontaneous Passage of Stones from Common Bile Duct: A Retrospective Study by Tawfik Khoury, Mohamed Adileh, Ashraf Imam, Yosef Azraq, Avital Bilitzky-Kopit, Muhamad Massarwa, Ari Benson, Zaher Bahouth, Samir Abu-Gazaleh, Wisam Sbeit, Rifaat Safadi, Abed Khalaileh

“…All positive MRCP-groups (A+B+C) were further grouped together into group E. We compared groups A versus B and groups E versus D. …”
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Prevalence, predictors, and economic burden of mental health disorders among asylum seekers, refugees and migrants from African countries: A scoping review. by Wael Osman, France Ncube, Kamil Shaaban, Alaa Dafallah

“…<h4>Design and methods</h4>In this scoping review, we followed the guidelines from PRISMA and CoCoPop. …”
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Controllable synthesis of nonlayered high-κ Mn3O4 single-crystal thin films for 2D electronics by Jiashuai Yuan, Chuanyong Jian, Zhihui Shang, Yu Yao, Bicheng Wang, Yixiang Li, Rutao Wang, Zhipeng Fu, Meng Li, Wenting Hong, Xu He, Qian Cai, Wei Liu

“…However, high dielectric constant (κ) materials, which can be integrated with 2D semiconductors, are still rare. Here, we report a hydrate-assisted thinning chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique to grow manganese oxide (Mn3O4) single crystal nanosheets, enabled by a strategy to minimize the substrate lattice mismatch and control the growth kinetics. …”
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