Seq2scFv: a toolkit for the comprehensive analysis of display libraries from long-read sequencing platforms by Marianne Bachmann Salvy, Luca Santuari, Emanuel Schmid-Siegert, Nikolaos Lykoskoufis, Ioannis Xenarios, Bulak Arpat

“…In addition to providing annotated scFvs, translated sequences and numbered chains, Seq2scFv enables linker inference and characterization, sequence encoding with unique identifiers and quantification of identical sequences across selection rounds, thereby simplifying enrichment identification. …”
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Estimated prevalence and incidence of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in Japan by Tsukasa Okamoto, Mariko Hanafusa, Taketomo Abe, Takashi Shimamura, Masaru Ito, Yoko Wakai, Torahiko Jinta, Katsuyuki Higa, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Yasumi Okouchi, Ryo Okuda, Masashi Bando, Takafumi Suda, Hiromi Tomioka, Takeo Fujiwara, Masato Takase, Shigemi Yoshihara, Hiroshi Odajima, Yasunari Miyazaki

“…Methods: For adults, the study hospitals were selected by stratified random sampling according to numbers of beds. The sampling rate was set at about 20%. …”
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The Mechanisms of the Regulation of Immune Response in Patients with Comorbidity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma by Elena P. Kalinina, Yulia K. Denisenko, Tatyana I. Vitkina, Elena G. Lobanova, Tatyana P. Novgorodtseva, Marina V. Antonyuk, Tatyana A. Gvozdenko, Vera V. Knyshova, Anna V. Nazarenko

“…The specific features in comorbid COPD and asthma were lymphocytosis, increased absolute count of T-helper cells, increased cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in relative and absolute count, increased relative and absolute numbers of B-lymphocytes, and high levels of total IgE. …”
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Isoleucine at position 137 of haemagglutinin acts as a mammalian adaptation marker of H9N2 avian influenza virus by Weiwei Ma, Chenyang Ren, Lin Shi, Bo Meng, Yali Feng, Ying Zhang

“…We found that the isoleucine (I) residue at position 137 (H3 numbering) in the haemagglutinin (HA) was responsible for the chick embryo lethality of the H9N2 virus. …”
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Investigation of predictors of interest in a brief mindfulness-based intervention and its effects in patients with psoriasis at a rehabilitation clinic (SkinMind): an observational... by Laura Stadtmüller, Markus Eckardt, Christoph Zick, Joerg Kupfer, Christina Schut

“…Study results will be disseminated by publication of the results at (inter) national conferences and in scientific journals.Trial registration numbers DRKS00017426 and DRKS00017429.…”
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Effect of Chronic Morphine Consumption on Synaptic Plasticity of Rat’s Hippocampus: A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study by Mohammad Hassan Heidari, Abdollah Amini, Zohreh Bahrami, Ali Shahriari, Abolfazle Movafag, Reihane Heidari

“…Our data indicated that synaptic numbers per nm3 change significantly in morphine group compared to the other two groups (placebo and control) (P<0.001) and also statistical analysis revealed a significant difference between groups in terms of thickness of postsynaptic density (P<0.001) and synaptic curvature (P<0.007). …”
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A perfusion-independent high-throughput method to isolate liver sinusoidal endothelial cells by Anna Babin-Ebell Gonçalves, Yifang Mao, Tinja Baljkas, Felix Wiedmann, Larissa Eis, Franziska Pilz, Manuel Winkler, Sina W. Kürschner-Zacharias, Marlene Hoffarth, Charlotta Funaya, Réza Shahidi, Cyrill Géraud, Chi-Chung Wu, Constanze Schmidt, Sergij Goerdt, Philipp-Sebastian Reiners-Koch, Mahak Singhal

“…Combining magnetic and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), LSECs from different zones of the hepatic sinusoid can now be isolated in high numbers in less than two hours for downstream applications including proteomics. …”
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Global Dynamics of Some 3 × 6 Systems of Exponential Difference Equations by A. Q. Khan, A. Sharif

“…We study the global dynamics of a list of following 3×6 systems of exponential difference equations: xn+1=α4+β4e-yn/γ4+yn-1, yn+1=α5+β5e-zn/γ5+zn-1, zn+1=α6+β6e-xn/γ6+xn-1, xn+1=α7+β7e-zn/γ7+zn-1, yn+1=α8+β8e-xn/γ8+xn-1, zn+1=α9+β9e-yn/γ9+yn-1, xn+1=α10+β10e-xn/γ10+xn-1, yn+1=α11+β11e-yn/γ11+zn-1, zn+1=α12+β12e-zn/γ12+yn-1, xn+1=α13+β13e-xn/γ13+zn-1, yn+1=α14+β14e-yn/γ14+yn-1, zn+1=α15+β15e-zn/γ15+xn-1, xn+1=α16+β16e-xn/γ16+yn-1, yn+1=α17+β17e-yn/γ17+xn-1,  zn+1=α18+β18e-zn/γ18+zn-1, where αi,βi,γi,i=4,5,⋯,18 and the initial conditions x0,x-1,y0,y-1,z0,z-1 are arbitrary nonnegative real numbers. This proposed work is considerably extended and improve some existing results in the literature. …”
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The effect of the rations containing different ratios of urea on rumen and blood metabolites of angora goats by Şule Kaya, Mehmet Kocabatmaz

“…The urea nitrogen of saliva (respectively p<0.05, p<0.01) and the numbers of the rumen fluid protozoa (p<0.01) increased in 2 % and %4 urea supplied groups than that control group at before and after feeding samples.The saliva pH was higher in the group ii compared with the control group at 2nd sampling time (p<0.05).The blood ammonia nitrogen concentration of the same group was the highest in other groups at the same sampling time. …”
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Volumetric hyperthermia delivery using the ExAblate Body MR-guided focused ultrasound system by Kisoo Kim, Pragya Gupta, Kazim Narsinh, Chris J. Diederich, Eugene Ozhinsky

“…The experimental validation was performed using a tissue-mimicking phantom.Results The developed simulation framework allowed for a parametric study with varying numbers of heating spots, sonication durations, and transducer movement times to evaluate the hyperthermia characteristics for mechanical transducer movement and sector-vortex beamforming. …”
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Treatment Patterns of Follicular Lymphoma in the United States: A Claims Analysis by Scott F. Huntington, Sreevalsa Appukkuttan, Wenyi Wang, Yuxian Du, Sari Hopson, Svetlana Babajanyan

“…The use of combination therapy decreased with each line of therapy and the numbers of patients receiving third- or fourth-line therapy were small in this study, potentially due to the short follow-up. …”
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The finding and researching algorithm for potentially oscillating enzymatic systems by T. N. Lakhova, F. V. Kazantsev, S. A. Lashin, Yu. G. Matushkin

“…Oscillatory processes are responsible for cell cycles in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, for circadian rhythms, for synchronous coupling of respiration with cardiac contractions, etc. Fluctuations in the numbers of organisms in natural populations can be caused by the populations’ own properties, their age structure, and ecological relationships with other species. …”
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Spinach powder as soil conditioner enhances physiochemical properties of soil and growth characteristics of Solanum melongena by Hifza Javed, shazia Iram, Barira Bilal, Tehreem Tassawar

“…While, plant morphological traits plant height, root length, numbers of flowers and fruits were recorded.Results The pH of spinach-amended soil was slightly alkaline before plantation as compared to control soil. …”
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K(Ca)3.1 channel-blockade attenuates airway pathophysiology in a sheep model of chronic asthma. by Joanne Van Der Velden, Grace Sum, Donna Barker, Emmanuel Koumoundouros, Garry Barcham, Heike Wulff, Neil Castle, Peter Bradding, Kenneth Snibson

“…Senicapoc also significantly reduced eosinophil numbers in bronchoalveolar lavage taken 48 hours post-allergen challenge, and reduced vascular remodelling.…”
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Analysis of Amino Acid Changes in the Fusion Protein of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus from Vaccinated Poultry in Nigerian Isolates by Olubukola O. Funsho-Sanni, Elijah E. Ella, Lawal D. Rogo, Olufunsho S. Sanni, Helen I. Inabo, Sodangi A. Luka, Ismaila Shittu

“…Nucleotide sequences were assigned accession numbers OK491971–OK491977.…”
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Characterisation of native Dagestan grape cultivars using SSR-analysis and the main ampelographic features of the leaves by E. T. Ilnitskaya, I. I. Suprun, L. G. Naumova, S. V. Tokmakov, V. A. Ganich

“…Some Dagestan aboriginal grape varieties are cultivated on an industrial scale, while others are found in single numbers. The study of the native gene pool is given special attention in all grapes producing countries of the world. …”
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Occurrence and Antibiotic Resistance of Mesophilic Aeromonas in Three Riverine Freshwaters of Marrakech, Morocco by Boujamaa Imziln

“…Antibiotic resistance rates did vary according to the source of a strain’s isolation, and high numbers of antibiotic resistant strains were recorded in polluted samples. …”
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Hydrogel as an alternative to agar for laboratory rearing of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae by Ana Paula Nascimento Silva, Camila Faria Chagas, Emanuel Lucas de Andrade Alves, Vinícius de Castro Carvalho, Khalid Haddi

“…Results The hydrogel concentration of 0.6 g allowed the production of aphids in high numbers, similarly to the agar (1 g), without affecting their life cycle parameters or their reproductive outputs. …”
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Determining barriers and facilitators to engagement for families in a family-based, multicomponent healthy lifestyles intervention for children and adolescents: a qualitative study by Yvonne C Anderson, Paul L Hofman, Cervantée EK Wild, Ngauru T Rawiri, Esther J Willing

“…Semistructured, home-based interviews were conducted and thematically analysed with peer debriefing for validity.Participants Families were selected through stratified random sampling to include a range of levels of engagement, including those who declined their referral, with equal numbers of interviews with Indigenous and non-Indigenous families.Results Three interactive and compounding determinants were identified as influencing engagement in Whānau Pakari: acute and chronic life stressors, societal norms of weight and body size and historical experiences of healthcare. …”
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Incidence rate and associated patient characteristics of liver disease in Wales 2004–2022: a retrospective population-scale observational study by Ashley Akbari, Andrew Yeoman, Haroon Ahmed, Jingwei Gao, Aled Davies, Thomas Peter Ignatius Pembroke

“…Secondary outcome is the numbers and frequencies of underlying aetiology and the associated comorbidities.Results Between 2004 and 2022, 111 098 individuals received a diagnosis of liver disease in Wales and were included in this study. …”
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