Molecular identification and antibiotic clearance of Mycoplasma arginini and Mycoplasma orale from cell cultures infected with Rickettsia or Ehrlichia species by Michelle E. J. Allerdice, Savannah L. Shooter, Maria F. B. M. Galletti, Joy A. Hecht, Sandor E. Karpathy, Christopher D. Paddock

“…This method requires minimal adjustment of laboratories that already maintain rickettsial cultures and is not dependent on the use of laboratory animals. …”
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TransRAUNet: A Deep Neural Network with Reverse Attention Module Using HU Windowing Augmentation for Robust Liver Vessel Segmentation in Full Resolution of CT Images by Kyoung Yoon Lim, Jae Eun Ko, Yoo Na Hwang, Sang Goo Lee, Sung Min Kim

“…We propose a method of applying image augmentation with different HU windowing values. In addition, to minimize the false negative area, we propose TransRAUNet, which introduces a reverse attention module (RAM) that can focus edge information to the baseline TransUNet. …”
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Effect of Acupuncture at ST36 on Signal Transduction Pathways of BDNF-CREB in Dentate Gyrus of Telomerase Knockout Mice by Xiaoting YANG, Shiyi QI, Shen LIN, Dong LIN

“…The interventional mice were fixed with a flexible plastic mesh to minimize the stress on the mice. The needles were made of homemade bipolar conjoined needles which used two 0.30 mm×13 mm needles. …”
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Hubungan Antara Penggunaan Kontrasepsi Hormonal Suntik DMPA dengan Peningkatan Berat Badan di Puskesmas Lapai Kota Padang by Dhania Pratiwi, Syahredi ., Erkadius .

“…Sampel adalah akseptor yang telah menggunakan kontrasepsi DMPA minimal delapan kali, dengan jumlah 40 akseptor. Analisis data dilakukan secara bivariat dengan menggunakan uji T. …”
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Increased Co-Expression of PD-L1 and CTLA-4 Predicts Poor Overall Survival in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Chen C, Qiu K, Chen J, Wang S, Zhang Y, Wang C, Li Y

“…Importantly, PD-L1/CTLA-4 was the best combination model for predicting poor OS in AML patients following allo-HSCT, especially combined with minimal residual disease (MRD).Conclusion: High expression of ICs in BM of AML patients following allo-HSCT was related to poor outcomes, and increasing co-expression of PD-L1 and CTLA-4 might be one of the best immune biomarkers to predict outcomes in patients with AML.Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia, allo-HSCT, immune checkpoint, biomarker, prognosis…”
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Mine Flooding History of a Regional Below-Drainage Coalfield Dominated by Barrier Leakage (1970–2014) by Joseph J. Donovan, Eric F. Perry

“…The earliest flooding formed small pools within near-surface mines closed prior to 1962 yet still pumped following closure to minimize leaking into adjacent still-active workings. …”
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Clean and healthy environmental behavior in terms of malnutrition and sanitation by . Nuraeni, N.I. Hawa, D. Utari, E. Parahyanti

“…Meanwhile, the aspects of controlling maternal behavior can be intervened through efforts to minimize obstacles and increase the perception of benefits from behavior to prevent chronic malnutrition. …”
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Evaluating the Safety and Usability of an Over-the-Counter Medical Device for Adults With Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss: Formative and Summative Usability Testing by Megan Elizabeth Salwei, Shilo Anders, Carrie Reale, Jason M Slagle, Todd Ricketts, Matthew B Weinger

“…ResultsUsability issues were identified in all 3 usability testing rounds. There were minimal safety-related issues with the device. Round 1 testing led to several design modifications which then increased task success in round 2 testing. …”
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Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians by Vladimir Khanassov, Deniz Cetin-Sahin, Sid Feldman, Saskia Sivananthan, Allan Grill, Isabelle Vedel

“…Virtual care could facilitate access to primary care and minimize potential disruptions to in-person care for PLWD. …”
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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

“…Oxygen/ozone therapy is a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of radiculitis from lumbar disc herniation. …”
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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

“…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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Evaluation of the Psychiatric Disorders among Amphetamine Addicts in Rehabilitation Centers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Saud D. AlOtaibi, Hossam A. Elsisi, Mohammed J. AlShammary, Saud A. AlQader, Hejab A. AlHarbi, Bayan R. AlOlaiyan, Ahmad O. Alanazi, Firas S. AlMendeel, Yazeed N. AlHarbi, Ibrahim AlKhalaf, Ahmad H. Alhowail, Abdelhamid Mohamed Elwy, Ashraf M. Emara

“…The assessment of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) reflected a higher impairment that minimized their ability to perform the work requirements, home management, social leisure, and relationships. …”
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The effectiveness of static balloon atrioseptostomy for correcting hemodynamics in complex congenital heart diseases by O.O. Motrechko, A.V. Maksymenko, Yu.L. Kuzmenko, M.P. Radchenko, N.M. Rudenko

“…Static balloon atrioseptostomy is an efficient and safe minimally invasive method of enlarging interatrial communication.…”
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Effect of different clay additions to concrete on its ultrasonic acoustic parameters and compressive strength by Wenxiang Wu, Shunchao Chen, Yong Wu, Xiangyang Zhang, Debiao Kong, Jifeng Wen

“…Specifically, with the increase of concrete age and when $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ is between 0 and 10%, the changes in concrete sound velocity and sound time are minimal; With the increase of concrete age and when $$\:{\:\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ exceeds 20%, the frequency value significantly increases; The changes in amplitude values are similar during the age of concrete from 7 to 28 days. …”
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Medication reconciliation: impact of an educational intervention on the knowledge, attitude and practices of healthcare professionals - a prospective quasi-experimental study in a... by Abubakar Siddique Mustafa Hussain, Siti Maisharah Sheikh Ghadzi, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Saud Mohammad Alsahali, Safiya Fatima Khan

“…This study underscores the importance of continuous education and training for healthcare professionals to minimize medication discrepancies and improve patient care.…”
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Effect of narrative writing based on Gibbs’ reflective model on the empathy and communication skills of nursing students by Najmeh Ahmadpour, Atefeh Shariati, Mahdieh Poodineh Moghadam

“…In the control group, communication skills changed minimally from 186.27 ± 16.07 to 187.60 ± 15.44, which was not statistically significant (P = 0.215). …”
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Superplastic Forming/Diffusion Bonding of TA15 Titanium Alloy for Manufacturing Integrated Solid/Hollow Four-Layer Grid Lightweight Structure Components by Zheng Han, Yuhan Xing, Taiying Liu, Ning Zhang, Shaosong Jiang, Zhen Lu

“…In addition, the solid block has a minimal effect on the thinning of the core sheet. …”
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The Association of HOTAIR with the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Gastric Cancer and Its Effect on the Proliferation of Gastric Cancer Cells by Zhiying Xu, Hui Chen, Bin Yang, Xiangfeng Liu, Xiaoli Zhou, Hongfang Kong

“…The expression levels of HOTAIR in 54 GC tissues and their matched adjacent nontumor tissues from GC patients and 24 normal mucosa or those with minimal gastritis as healthy controls were determined by qRT-PCR. …”
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Correlation and predictive value of novel anthropometric indicators with adult sarcopenia and sarcopenia obesity by Xue Wu, Ziang Chen, Yuanhui Zhao, Hong Ren

“…The RCS curve delineated a distinctive J-shaped distribution for each physical index in concurrence with SA and SO, signifying an optimal value at which the incidence of these conditions is minimal; conversely, deviations from this optimal value entailed an escalated risk of disease. …”
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Estimating ocean heat content from the ocean thermal expansion parameters using satellite data by V. P. Kondeti, S. Palanisamy

“…Because of the limitations associated with in situ conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) data as well as ocean reanalysis system products, satellite-based approaches have gained importance in estimating the daily to decadal variability of OHC over the vast oceanic region. Efforts to minimize the biases in satellite-based OHC estimates are needed to realize the actual response of the ocean to the brunt of climate change. …”
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