The association between serum tacrolimus concentrations and BK viruria in kidney transplant recipients by Napatsorn Kraivisitkul, Kajohnsak Noppakun, Chotiwit Sakuludomkan, Supavit Jirawattanapong, Siriaran Kwangsukstith, Nahathai Dukaew, Naruemon Suyayai, Mingkwan Na Takuathung, Nut Koonrungsesomboon

“…Statistical analysis was performed to identify the association between the serum tacrolimus trough levels and the detection of BK virus in urine (defined as positive BK viruria), as well as to determine the cumulative incidence and risk factors for BK viruria. Out of 243 recipients, 76 had positive BK viruria. …”
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Urological, vascular, and infectious implications of kidney transplant: a single-center experience by Juan G. Prada, Sofía Manjarrés-Sierra, Isabella Lince-Rivera, Carolina Martínez-Pinedo, Carolina Martínez-Pinedo, Germán Patiño, Hugo E. López

“…Methods: A cross-sectional and retrospective study was carried out. Records of all patients who underwent kidney transplant from 2007 to 2017 were reviewed and data of demographic and surgical variables as well as information of vascular, urological, and infectious complications during the 1st post-operative month were registered and analyzed. …”
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The Guyana Diabetes and Foot Care Project: Improved Diabetic Foot Evaluation Reduces Amputation Rates by Two-Thirds in a Lower Middle Income Country by Julia Lowe, R. Gary Sibbald, Nashwah Y. Taha, Gerald Lebovic, Madan Rambaran, Carlos Martin, Indira Bhoj, Brian Ostrow

“…A complex, interprofessional, quality improvement intervention to improve foot and diabetes care was rolled out in two phases. Methods & Findings. Phase 1: Establishment of an Interprofessional Diabetic Foot Center (DFC) of Excellence to improve foot care and reduce diabetes-related amputations at the national referral hospital. …”
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Phylogenetic Analysis of Dengue Virus in Bangkalan, Madura Island, East Java Province, Indonesia by Teguh Hari Sucipto, Tomohiro Kotaki, Kris Cahyo Mulyatno, Siti Churrotin, Amaliah Labiqah, Soegeng Soegijanto, Masanori Kameoka

“…Serotyping was conducted using a multiplex Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction and a phylogenetic analysis of E gene sequences was performed using the Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method. 17 out of 359 blood samples (4.7%) were positive for the isolation of DENV. …”
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Recognition and localization of ratoon rice rolled stubble rows based on monocular vision and model fusion by Yuanrui Li, Yuanrui Li, Liping Xiao, Liping Xiao, Zhaopeng Liu, Zhaopeng Liu, Muhua Liu, Muhua Liu, Peng Fang, Peng Fang, Xiongfei Chen, Xiongfei Chen, Jiajia Yu, Jiajia Yu, Jinlong Lin, Jinlong Lin, Jinping Cai, Jinping Cai

“…After that, we carried out model fusion experiments, which showed that CD (chamfer distance) between predicted 3D coordinates of navigation points obtained by fusing the results of the two models and labels was only 0.0990. …”
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Investigation of taxonomic shrub resources in Qiqihar and analysis of their economic potentiality by CUI Lin, ZHANG Qiang, WANG Ligang, ZHANG Yuzhu, HAN Qin, JIANG Xiancui

“…[Objective] The study aims to find out the shrub resource situation and its economic potentiality in Qiqihar, and provide basis for the development and utilization of shrub resources in this area. …”
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Genetic Uniqueness and Pomological Diversity Among the Apple Accessions Maintained Within the Croatian National Clonal Germplasm Repository by Danijel Čiček, Almira Konjić, Martina Skendrović Babojelić, Predrag Vujević, Silvio Šimon, Fuad Gaši

“…In order to investigate the pomological variability of unique apples, a three-year study was carried out on eleven pomological traits. The researched germplasm shows an exceptional diversity of pomological properties. …”
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<i>In Silico</i> Investigation of γ-Sitosterol Isolated from the Ethanol Extract of <i>Artocarpus camansi</i> Leaves as a Sunscreen Agent by Rosnani Nasution, Rafna Azura, Muhammad Bahi, Nur Balqis Maulydia, Reza Akbar Bastian, Michelia Mutiara Hilda, Marianne Marianne

“…The activity test of sunscreen lotion from the ethanolic extract of Artocarpus camansi leaves was carried out. The activity of sunscreen lotion as sun protecting factor (SPF) is ranging from 28.716 ± 0.1557 to 29.740 ± 0.1360, while the SPF of pure compound is 28.483 ± 0.1422. …”
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The Role of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins in Atherosclerosis: The Myths and the Facts by Giuseppe Maiolino, Giacomo Rossitto, Paola Caielli, Valeria Bisogni, Gian Paolo Rossi, Lorenzo A. Calò

“…Experimental data carried out in cellular lines and animal models of atherosclerosis support the proatherogenic role of oxidized LDLs: (a) through chemotactic and proliferating actions on monocytes/macrophages, inciting their transformation into foam cells; (b) through stimulation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) recruitment and proliferation in the tunica intima; (c) through eliciting endothelial cells, SMCs, and macrophages apoptosis with ensuing necrotic core development. …”
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Gender Variations in the Oral Microbiomes of Elderly Patients with Initial Periodontitis by Jie Zhao, Ying-Hui Zhou, Ya-Qiong Zhao, Yao Feng, Fei Yan, Zheng-Rong Gao, Qin Ye, Yun Chen, Qiong Liu, Li Tan, Shao-Hui Zhang, Jing Hu, Marie Aimee Dusenge, Yun-Zhi Feng, Yue Guo

“…Twelve males and twenty females (range 50–68 years old) with initial periodontitis provided subgingival plaque samples. 16S rRNA gene sequencing, QIIME-based data processing, and statistical analyses were carried out using several different analytical approaches to detect differences in the oral microbiome between the two groups. …”
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Molecular biological research and molecular homologous modeling of Bw.03 subgroup by WANG Li, KONG Yongkui, JIN Huifang, LIU Xin, XIE Ying, LIU Xue, CHANG Yanli, WANG Yafang, YANG Shumiao, ZHU Di, YANG Qiankun

“…Homologous modeling of Bw.03 glycosyltransferase (GT) was carried out by Modeller and analyzed by PyMOL2.5.0 software. …”
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Latent Abnormal Pathology Affects Long-Term Graft Function in Elder Living Renal Allograft Recipients by Linlin Ma, Lei Zhang, Yu Du, Zelin Xie, Yawang Tang, Jun Lin, Wen Sun, Hongbo Guo, Rumei Bi, Mengmeng Zhang, Xi Zhu, Ye Tian

“…One-hundred and thirty-eight living donor renal transplantations have been carried out at our hospital in recent years. Of these, 72 Time-Zero biopsies were performed and used in this analysis. …”
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Beneficiaries’ satisfaction of the Distintivo Soludable Ecuador Project by Angélica Salomé Herrera Molina, Jimena Alexandra Morales Guaraca, Paola Maricela Machado Herrera, Carlos Gafas González, Valeria del Rocío Moya Amaguaya, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 782 participants among students, teachers, administrative and service personnel. …”
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Effect of Sodium Sulfate Solution Coupled with Wetting–Drying Cycles on the Properties of Nano-Alumina-Modified Concrete by Kai Gao, Dun Chen, Chunqing Li, Guoyu Li, Yuncheng Mao, Xuyang Wu, Anshuang Su, Hang Zhang, Xu Wang

“…A study of the durability of nano-alumina (NA)-modified concrete by sulfate erosion was carried out. The results showed that the compressive strength, quality, and permeability of concrete to chloride ions decreased during its long-term erosion by a sodium sulfate solution. …”
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Numerical simulation and application of argon blowing from tundish cover for bloom continuous casting by Wu C.-H., Li Y., Liu Y-D., Xie X., Wu G.-R., Zhang M.

“…Based on the calculation results, industrial testsof ABTC were carried out. The results indicated that the increased nitrogen content in steel(Δw[N]) decreased by 21.5% from 8.78×10- 6 to 6.89×10-6 , from the end of RH to tundish, and the amount of inclusions except for MnS in bloom (scanned size: 8 mm × 8 mm) decreased by 21.3% from 13.43 to 10.57, and the average size of inclusions decreased by 19.0% from 9.27 μm to 7.51 μm.…”
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Interstellar Pickup Ion Observations to 60 au by D. J. McComas, B. L. Shrestha, G. Livadiotis, J. R. Szalay, E. J. Zirnstein, H. A. Elliott, P. C. Brandt, A. R. Poppe, K. N. Singer, A. Stern, A. Verbiscer, the New Horizons Heliophysics Team

“…We derive radial gradients for all of the PUI parameters, as well as ratios to their solar wind counterparts from these combined data and extrapolate them out to a nominal termination shock distance at ∼90 au. …”
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Case of Superficial Cancer Located at the Pharyngoesophageal Junction Which Was Dissected by Endoscopic Laryngopharyngeal Surgery Combined with Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Kenro Kawada, Tatsuyuki Kawano, Taro Sugimoto, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Yuudai Kawamura, Toshihiro Matsui, Masafumi Okuda, Taichi Ogo, Yuuichiro Kume, Yutaka Nakajima, Andres Mora, Takuya Okada, Akihiro Hoshino, Yutaka Tokairin, Yasuaki Nakajima, Ryuhei Okada, Yusuke Kiyokawa, Fuminori Nomura, Takahiro Asakage, Ryo Shimoda, Takashi Ito

“…After the trumpet maneuver, the pharyngeal mucosa was stretched out. The pedicle of the tumor arose from the left-anterior wall of the pharyngoesophageal junction, so we decided to perform endoscopic resection. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury in Lymphoma: A Single Centre Experience by Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Hira Latif, Abdur Rehman, Waqar Uddin Kashif, Safia Awan, Zarghona Khalil, Uziar Mushtaq, Maria Ahmad, Muhammad Ashhad Ullah Khalil, Manickam Ranga Sami, Jackson Tan

“…Retrospective review of medical records of hospitalized lymphoma patients aged ≥14 years between January 2008 and December 2011 was done. Results. Out of 365 patients, AKI was present in 31.8% (116/365). …”
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Multilayer Shielding Design for Intermediate Radioactive Waste Storage Drums: A Comparative Study between FLUKA and QAD-CGA by Wenqian Li, Xuegang Liu, Ming Li, Yilin Huang, Sheng Fang

“…Quantitative efficiency evaluation of different FLUKA settings using the FOM factor was carried out. The differences in the calculated dose rates results between the FLUKA and QAD-CGA programs are within one order of magnitude. …”
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The Effects of Chemical Fertilizers on Composting process of Pistachio Waste by Marieh Nadi, Mohamad Moradi, Najmeh Pakdaman, Ebrahim Sedaghati, Amanollah Javanshah

“…Purpose A study was carried out on composting pistachio hull aided with chemical fertilizer. …”
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