Comparative Genomic Analysis of <i>Campylobacter</i> Plasmids Identified in Food Isolates by Yiping He, Gretchen Elizabeth Dykes, Siddhartha Kanrar, Yanhong Liu, Nereus W. Gunther, Katrina L. Counihan, Joe Lee, Joseph A. Capobianco

“…They serve as the main vectors for transferring genetic material and spreading resistance and virulence among bacteria. In this study, we identified 34 new plasmids from 43 <i>C. jejuni</i> and <i>C. coli</i> strains isolated from retail meat using long-read and short-read genome sequencing. …”
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Association of Serum Ferritin Levels With Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Overweight/Obese US Populations: A Population-Based Study From the NHANES by Zhang Y, Zhou P, Xu C, Su H, Li R, Sun L, Yang Y

“…Kaplan-Meier survival analyses and Cox proportional hazards regression examined the relationship between ferritin levels and all-cause mortality in OSA patients.Results: After adjusting for potential confounding factors, we found that ln-transformed ferritin levels were associated with an increased risk of OSA (Q4 vs Q2: OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.01– 1.13, P = 0.020, P for trend = 0.010). …”
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The Relationship Between Serum 25 hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency and Dietary Pattern in Baxshin Hospital, Sulaimani City by Mohammed I M Gubari, Jeza Muhamad Abdul Aziz, Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen, Khalid Anwar Hama-Ghareeb, Bakhtyar Kamal Muhamed, Hemn Abdalla Omer

“…The second one was data on dietary pattern; particularly we focused on some vitamin D dietary sources. A three-day dietary records estimate was taken from the patients and this data were coded and put in dietary software (windiet) and then analyzed. …”
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Protein Level and Infantile Diarrhea in a Postweaning Piglet Model by Jing Gao, Jie Yin, Kang Xu, Hui Han, ZeMin Liu, ChenYu Wang, TieJun Li, YuLong Yin

“…Intestinal microbiota was tested by 16S sequencing, and we found that the HP group had a low diversity compared the other group. …”
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Physical vs. multidimensional frailty in older adults with and without heart failure by Gianluca Testa, Francesco Curcio, Ilaria Liguori, Claudia Basile, Martina Papillo, Carlo Gabriele Tocchetti, Gianlugi Galizia, David Della‐Morte, Gaetano Gargiulo, Francesco Cacciatore, Domenico Bonaduce, Pasquale Abete

“…Abstract Aims The assessment of frailty in older adults with heart failure (HF) is still debated. Here, we compare the predictive role and the diagnostic accuracy of physical vs. multidimensional frailty assessment on mortality, disability, and hospitalization in older adults with and without HF. …”
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A Reliable Medium for Monitoring Atmospheric Deposition near Emission Sources by Using Snow from Agricultural Areas by Jiayang Liu, Zaijin Sun, Wenkai Lei, Jingwen Xu, Qian Sun, Zhicheng Shen, Yixuan Lyu, Huading Shi, Ying Zhou, Lan Zhang, Zefeng Wu, Yuepeng Pan

“…To address this concern, we propose that frequent snowfall can help suppress local soil dust resuspension and that fresh snow can serve as an efficient surrogate surface when collecting atmospheric deposition samples. …”
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Estates in Slavonia after World War II: Confiscation of the property of Slavonian nobility after World War II by Gardaš Miro A., Repić Marko A.

“…Using examples of individual Slavonian noble families, we will illustrate how this process took place in everyday court practice. …”
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Impact of gut microbial diversity on egg production performance in chickens by Liping Wu, Tao Zhang, Zhihua Luo, Huiyuan Xiao, Di Wang, Cailong Wu, Xinyan Fang, Jiawei Li, Jing Zhou, Junjie Miao, Hongli Tan, Yanan Wang, Qing Liu, Jianhua Huang

“…By employing 16S rRNA sequencing, we uncovered distinct microbial profiles associated with varying levels of egg production. …”
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Polymeric immunogel prevents tumor recurrence and metastasis by dual activation of innate and adaptive immunity by Guanyu Jin, Hao Liu, Zi Mei, Qionghua Jin, Sheng Ma, Lanqing Wang, Yuanzhen Su, Letian Lv, Zijuan Wang, Huicong Zhou, Mingqiang Li, Zehuan Huang, Xuesi Chen, Shixian Lv

“…Currently, immunotherapy-based adjuvant therapy can effectively inhibit tumor recurrence and metastasis after surgery, but simultaneous and efficient synergistic activation of adaptive and innate immunity is a challenge. Here, we utilized polymeric hydrogel loaded with decitabine (DAC), cisplatin (CDDP) and manganese ions (Mn2+) as a postoperative filler immunogel to synergistically activate both anti-tumor innate and adaptive immunity. …”
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Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Capacity, and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Idiopathic Complete Heart Block by Shobhit Shah, Monika Bhandari, Pravesh Vishwakarma, Wahid Ali, Mohammad Kaleem Ahmad, Abhishek Singh, Ayush Shukla, Akhil Kumar Sharma, Gaurav Chaudhary, Akshyaya Pradhan, Sharad Chandra, Rishi Sethi, S. K. Dwivedi

“…This previously unexplored aspect of CHB is examined in our work. In this study, we sought to evaluate the etiological characteristics of patients with CHB. …”
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Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national Park by Yanqin Wang, Huaju Xue, Aiqing Li, Xiaofan Ma, Ailing Sun, Jinhe Zhang

“…It reveals the independent and interactive effects of its influencing factors. We found that: (1) Despite the overall positive trend observed in TNP’s ecosystem health, the trend remains relatively weak, and the health level predominantly dominated by the fragile level during the study period. (2) The spatial variation in ecosystem health within TNP was pronounced, with a noticeable increase moving from the northwest to the southeast area. …”
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Tofacitinib Efficacy/Safety in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Baseline Body Mass Index: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 2/3 Trials by Hillary Norton, Paula Sliwinska-Stanczyk, Tomas Hala, Bassel El-Zorkany, Lori Stockert, Rajiv Mundayat, Lisy Wang, Christopher T. Ritchlin

“…Abstract Introduction We assessed tofacitinib efficacy and safety in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) by body mass index (BMI) category. …”
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Co-Cultivations of <i>Beauveria bassiana</i>, <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i>, and <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i> to Produce Bioactive Compounds for Application in Agriculture by Pauline Flores da Silva, Maicon Sérgio Nascimento dos Santos, Beatriz de Andrade Araújo, Bruno Douglas Kerber, Heloisa Alves Pinto de Oliveira, Jerson Vanderlei Carús Guedes, Marcio Antonio Mazutti, Marcus Vinícius Tres, Giovani Leone Zabot

“…Based on this necessity, we present a strategy of producing a single product with bioinsecticidal and biofungicidal effects by submerged co-cultivations and paired cultivations of <i>Beauveria bassiana</i>, <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i>, and <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i> using different concentrations of glucose, sucrose, hydrolyzed animal protein (HAP), soybean meal hydrolysate plus organic phosphorus (SMH), and hydrolyzed feathers (HF) as renewable nutrients. …”
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Smoking cessation is a protective factor for lung cancer onset and mortality: a population-based prospective cohort study by Wei Yin, Zhuochen Lin, Wei-Jie Gong, Wen-Xuan Wang, Ying-Ying Zhu, Yi-Lin Fu, Han Yang, Jin-Xin Zhang, Peng Lin, Ji-Bin Li

“…However, the effects of smoking cessation and its duration with the age at onset (AAO) of LC, all-cause mortality, and LC-specific mortality remain unclear. We aimed to comprehensively investigate the association of smoking cessation-related behaviors on the AAO of LC, LC-specific and all-cause mortality. …”
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Insulin Resistance Associated with Plasma Xanthine Oxidoreductase Activity Independent of Visceral Adiposity and Adiponectin Level: MedCity21 Health Examination Registry by Masafumi Kurajoh, Shinya Fukumoto, Takayo Murase, Takashi Nakamura, Takuma Ishihara, Hirofumi Go, Kouji Yamamoto, Shinya Nakatani, Akihiro Tsuda, Tomoaki Morioka, Katsuhito Mori, Yasuo Imanishi, Masaaki Inaba, Masanori Emoto

“…Higher levels of uric acid production have been reported in individuals with visceral fat obesity, and obesity is known to enhance xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) activity, although the precise mechanism remains unclear. We investigated the associations of visceral fat area (VFA), serum adiponectin level, and insulin resistance with plasma XOR activity using our novel highly sensitive assay based on [13C2,15N2] xanthine and liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. …”
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Machine learning for predicting severe dengue in Puerto Rico by Zachary J. Madewell, Dania M. Rodriguez, Maile B. Thayer, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Laura E. Adams, Joshua M. Wong

“…This study aims to evaluate machine learning (ML) model performance compared to WHO-recommended warning signs in predicting severe dengue among laboratory-confirmed cases in Puerto Rico. Methods We analyzed data from Puerto Rico’s Sentinel Enhanced Dengue Surveillance System (May 2012–August 2024), using 40 clinical, demographic, and laboratory variables. …”
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Effects of Subchronic Exposure of Diclofenac on Growth, Histopathological Changes, and Oxidative Stress in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) by Eva Praskova, Lucie Plhalova, Lucie Chromcova, Stanislava Stepanova, Iveta Bedanova, Jana Blahova, Martin Hostovsky, Misa Skoric, Petr Maršálek, Eva Voslarova, Zdenka Svobodova

“…The identified value of LOEC (lowest observed effect concentration) was 15 mg L−1 of diclofenac and NOEC (no observed effect concentration) value was 5 mg L−1 of diclofenac. We did not find histopathological changes and changes of selected parameters of oxidative stress (glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reductase) in tested fish. …”
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A bioabsorbable mechanoelectric fiber as electrical stimulation suture by Zhouquan Sun, Yuefan Jin, Jiabei Luo, Linpeng Li, Yue Ding, Yu Luo, Yan Qi, Yaogang Li, Qinghong Zhang, Kerui Li, Haibo Shi, Shankai Yin, Hongzhi Wang, Hui Wang, Chengyi Hou

“…Electrical stimulation is a non-pharmacological therapy that promotes wound healing. In this context, we designed a passive and biodegradable mechanoelectric suture. …”
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Assessing Prevention Protocols by a Brief Questionnaire in the Infectious Respiratory Diseases Pandemics: An Application in Pedestrian Population in COVID-19 Pandemic by Ali Jafari-Khounigh, Alireza Razzaghi, Hamid Sharifi, Shahram Habibzadeh, Seyed Taghi Heydari, Rasool Entezarmahdi, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Alireza Ansari Moghaddam, Mahdi Rezaei, Mohammad Saadati, Ehsan Sarbazi, Morteza Haghighi, Mina Golestani, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani

“… To perform effective prevention programs, we need to know how well people follow prevention protocols, like mask use and social distancing, measuring using standard tools. …”
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High-performance CT features supporting accurate pre-operative tumor staging in colon cancer by Jianhua Yuan, Cangzheng Jin, Jianrong Si, Baobao Liu, Xiaohan Si, Jianzhi Chen

“…Multi-slice spiral computed tomography (CT) is currently the standard method for pre-operative clinical tumor staging, but accurately applying the CT findings in tumor staging remains a challenge due to the poor pathological understanding of the CT signs. We aimed to pathologically interpret the key CT findings in order to identify reliable markers for pre-treatment staging of colon cancer.Patients and methodsThe following CT features from 136 colon adenocarcinomas were analyzed: colon wall pliability, outline contour, pericolic fat attenuations and vascularity, tumor fusion with adjacent organs, ascites, tumor size, and relevance between tumor and retroperitoneal fascia. …”
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