Potential diagnostic tools for intensive care unit acquired weakness: A systematic review by Chen Xin, Yubiao Gai, Lili Wei, Yanqiu Wang, Yuhong Luo, Binru Han

“…In the included studies, the gold standard for intensive care unit-acquired weakness diagnosis include the Medical Research Council score, muscle biopsy and electrophysiologic testing, potential diagnostic tools include the manual muscle test, electrophysiologic testing, imaging, serum inflammatory markers, neuromuscular ultrasound, and other parameters. …”
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Loss of histone H3K27me3 up-regulates SLC7A11 in diffuse gastric cancer cells by REN Yuanfeng, LIU Wenkang, CHU Zhaole

“…Results‍　‍The quality of the CUT&Tag and RNA sequencing data met the standards required for subsequent analysis. Histone H3K27me3 modifications in normal gastric mucosa and diffuse gastric cancer tissues were primarily distributed in distal intergenic regions and intronic regions. …”
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Comparison of Nasal Colonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-Infected and Non-HIV Patients Attending the National Public Health Laboratory of Central Nepa... by Kalash Neupane, Binod Rayamajhee, Jyoti Acharya, Nisha Rijal, Dipendra Shrestha, Binod G C, Mahesh Raj Pant, Pradeep Kumar Shah

“…A total of 600 nonrepeated nasal swabs were analyzed following standard microbiological procedures, where 300 swabs were from HIV-infected patients while remaining 300 were from non-HIV patients. …”
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Impacts of alfalfa nutrient concentrate on pellet physical attributes, growth performance, metabolism and nutritional quality of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss by Hu Chen, Patrick C. Blaufuss, Dong-Fang Deng, Fabio Casu, Emma K. Kraco, Brian Shepherd, Wendy M. Sealey, Aaron M. Watson, Matthew F. Digman, Deborah A. Samac

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A novel arterial coupler with non-return snap-fit connection approach optimized arterial end-to-end anastomotic technique: An experimental study by Hong-Bo Guo, Mo-Fei Wang, Ren-Qi Yin, Kang-Kang Zhi

“…Purpose: Hand-sewn anastomosis as the gold standard of vascular anastomosis cannot fully meet the requirements of vascular anastomosis in speed and quality. …”
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Laboratory evaluation of oral fluid for syphilis screening among clinic users from Lima, Peru by Jazmin Qquellon, Silver K. Vargas, Francesca Vasquez, E. Michael Reyes-Diaz, Kelika A. Konda, Carlos F. Caceres, Jeffrey D. Klausner

“…Oral fluid and serum were analyzed using the SD Bioline Syphilis 3.0 rapid test (Standard Diagnostics Inc., Korea). Serum was also tested using RPR (RPR slide test, Wiener Laboratorios SAIC, Argentina) and TPPA (Serodia, Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc., Japan). …”
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Effect of Lingnan Painless Apitherapy combined with McKenzie Therapy on Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation by Hongbo WU, Xinghua CHEN, Ruike ZHANG, Qinglu LUO, Yongming CHENG

“…Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of Lingnan painless apitherapy combined with McKenzie therapy on patients with lumbar disc herniation(LDH).Methods:A total of 80 patients with LDH who were treated in the department of rehabilitation medicine of the fifth affiliated hospital of Guangzhou medical university from February 2019 to June 2020 were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group according to the random number table method, with 40 cases in each group.The control group received magnetic thermal-vibration therapy and McKenzie therapy.The Japanese magnetic thermal-vibration therapy instrument(TM-3200)was used in the magnetic thermotherapy, the appropriate intensity(high, hot, warm and low temperature)was selected according to the patient's feeling and symptoms, 20 minutes each time, once a day, seven times a week, continuous treatment for two weeks.In addition, the patients with LDH received McKenzie therapy, which was assisted by the therapist or the patient actively completed the flowing training, such as prone position stretching, prone position stretching combined with compression, standing position lateral movement and so on.Each step rested for one minute, once every two days, continuous treatment for two weeks.The observation group received Lingnan painless apitherapy on the basis of treatment in the control group after half an hour's rest.Before treatment, the patients were given apitherapy tolerance test, performing apitherapy with one bee on each Zusanli acupoints on both sides.After apitherapy for 15 minutes, if there was no adverse reaction, the patients were given painless apitherapy with a quiet and comfortable environment, every other day.In this treatment, both sides of Huatuo Jiaji acupoints on the lumbar spinous processes were selected, and Huatuo Jiaji acupoints on both sides of the 5th lumbar spinous process were selected in the first treatment, one acupoint on the left and one on the right.After that, two acupoints were added each time, and each acupoint was treated by one bee.According to the order of Jiaji points on the 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st lumbar vertebrae, the number of bee needles increased to 10 bees.Before treatment and two weeks after treatment, visual analogue scales(VAS)was used to evaluate the pain degree, Oswestry disability index(ODI)was used to assess the lumbar spine dysfunction, and TCM syndrome score was used to evaluate the therapeutic effect, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated by <italic>the diagnosis and curative effect standards of TCM diseases</italic>.Results:Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the VAS score, ODI score and TCM syndrome score between the observation group and the control group(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).Compared with treatment before, the VAS score, ODI score and TCM syndrome score after treatment for two weeks of the two groups were significantly reduced, with a statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Compared with the control group, the VAS score and TCM syndrome score of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, with a statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), but there was no considerable difference in ODI score between the two groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05), and the clinical efficacy of the observation group(95%)was significantly higher than that of the control group(80%)(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Lingnan painless apitherapy combined with McKenzie therapy can significantly improve the pain degree and lumbar spine dysfunction of patients with LDH, which have a good effect and it is worthy of clinical promotion.However, it's necessary to develop large-sample randomized controlled trials and follow-up, to provide more reliable basis for clinical treatment of LDH.…”
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Revija Les/Wood izhaja pod okriljem Založbe Univerze v Ljubljani by Matevž Rudolf

“…Uredništvu revije Les/Wood na tem mestu izrekam pohvale za vse opravljeno delo, zaradi katerega revija dosega visoke akademske založniške standarde. S skupnimi močmi bomo tako še bolj spodbudili globalno izmenjavo znanja in tako pripomogli k bolj trajnostnemu razvoju sodobnega sveta. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an Immunochromatographic Strip and a Magnetic Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for Detection of <i>Porcine Circovirus Type 2</i> Antigen by Sirui Tao, Yu Duan, Yinhe Zha, Xiaxia Tong, Yulong He, Huapeng Feng, Jianhong Shu

“…Magnetic chemiluminescence immunoassay is quantitative detection method; this method can detect PCV2 Cap proteins in swine serum, the linear range of this method was 0.25 ng/mL to 32 ng/mL and R² of the standard curve was 0.9993. The limit of detection (LOD) is 0.051 ng/mL and the limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.068 ng/mL. …”
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Meta-analysis of integrative medicine in the treatment of irradiation cystitis (中西医结合治疗放射性膀胱炎的Meta分析) by SONG Jiangman (宋江曼), LIU Feifei (刘菲菲), LIAN Xiaojing (廉晓静)

“…The included literatures were meta-analyzed by Revman 5. 3 software. Results 7 standard RCT studies were included, including 382 patients, 188 in the test group (receiving combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine) and 194 in the control group(receiving western medicine). …”
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Rationale, design, and methodology of My Body Is Fit and Fabulous at school (MyBFF@school) study: a multi-pronged intervention program to combat obesity among Malaysian schoolchild... by Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Ruziana Mona Wan Mohd Zin, Abqariyah Yahya, Fuziah Md. Zain, Rusidah Selamat, Zahari Ishak, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin

“…The intervention schools underwent MyBFF@school program, whereas the control followed standard school curriculum for a duration of six months. …”
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The long-term impact of childhood sexual assault on depression and self-reported mental and physical health by Oluwasegun Akinyemi, Temitope Ogundare, Mojisola Fasokun, Fadeke Ogunyankin, Nkemdirim Ugochukwu, Walia Ajisafe, Seun Ikugbayigbe, Oluebubechukwu Eze, Kakra Hughes, Miriam Michael

“…Sampling weights ensured national representativeness, and robust standard errors accounted for clustering by state.ResultsIn a matched cohort of 15,150 individuals with CSA and 15,150 controls, the CSA group had an average age of 50.3 ± 16.3 years, with most being White (69.3%) and female (76.7%). …”
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Effects of brown alga, Stoechospermum marginatum extract on growth performance, body chemical compositions and some serum biochemical parameters in grey mullet, Mugil cephalus (Lin... by Nazanin Kiani, Paria Akbary

“…Chemical analysis of the carcass composition was carried out according to the AOAC standard method. Also, in order to determine the biochemical parameters, blood was taken from the heart using a syringe, and poured into a 2 mL- micro tube. …”
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Levels and related factors of occupational stress among nurses: hospital-based evidence from China, 2023 by Xiaoying Zhong, Yan Zeng, Lin Peng, Xixi Li, Yuanli Jia, Changqing Pan, Bangjun Wang

“…For continuous variables, the mean, standard deviation (SD), median, and interquartile range were reported, while counts and percentages were used for categorical variables. …”
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Brimonidine as an additional treatment for moderate glaucoma by I.R. Gazizova, V.E. Korelina

“…In group 4, MD reduced from -13.9±4.6 dB to -13.0±4.1 dB after 6 months and increased to -13.1±3.5 dB after 12 months. Pattern standard deviation (PSD) was stable in all four groups.…”
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Engineering a live-attenuated porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine to prevent RNA recombination by rewiring transcriptional regulatory sequences by Liwei Li, Jinxia Chen, Zhengda Cao, Ziqiang Guo, Jiachen Liu, Yanjun Zhou, Guangzhi Tong, Fei Gao

“…However, owing to the wide variety of live vaccines, non-standard use, and the wild viruses prevalent on pig farms, new strains, generated via RNA recombination, are continuously emerging. …”
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Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Training in Improving Outcomes for Dialysis Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xin Kang, Yiping Zhang, Chaonan Sun, Jiaxin Zhang, Zhe Che, Jinhui Zang, Rongzhi Zhang

“…VR interventions were associated with improved physical capacity, evidenced by higher scores in the 6-minute walk test (standardized mean difference [SD]=29.36, 95% CI 14.32-44.4, P<.001, I2=46%). …”
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Skema Kredibilitas Sertifikat Berbasis Ilearning Gamifikasi Blockchain pada Kampus Merdeka by Qurotul Aini, Nur Azizah, Rahmat Salam, Nuke Puji Lestari Santoso, Fitra Putri Oganda

“…So that it impacts learning certification to standardize reliability and have the competence of MBKM students. …”
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A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Single-Center, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effects of Pre-Meal Whey Protein Microgel on Post-Prandial Glucometabolic and Amino Acid Response i... by Ian J Neeland, Luiz H de Gregório, Roberto Zagury, Bo Ahrén, Joel Neutel, Christian Darimont, John Corthesy, Yohan Grzywinski, Emilie Perrin, Maximilian von Eynatten, Odd Erik Johansen

“…After an overnight fast and a standardized breakfast, 10 g (125 mL) WPM (40 kcal) or placebo (125 mL water, 0 kcal) was consumed 15 min ahead of the mixed-nutrient meal. …”
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Effects of Bedaquiline on Antimicrobial Activity and Cytokine Secretion of Macrophages Infected with Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by Xia-Li Lyu, Ting-Ting Lin, Jing-Tao Gao, Hong-Yan Jia, Chuan-Zhi Zhu, Zi-Hui Li, Jing Dong, Qi Sun, Wei Shu, Sai-Sai Wang, Li-Ping Pan, Hai-Rong Huang, Zong-De Zhang, Qi Li

“…Normally distributed continuous data (mean ± standard deviation) were analyzed using t-test or F-test (SPSS 25.0, P<0.05 deemed statistically significant). …”
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