Impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on gut microbiota in colorectal surgery: insights from an Eastern European stewardship study by Irina Cezara Văcărean-Trandafir, Roxana-Maria Amărandi, Iuliu Cristian Ivanov, Loredana Mihaiela Dragoș, Mihaela Mențel, Ştefan Iacob, Ştefan Iacob, Ana-Maria Muşină, Ana-Maria Muşină, Elena-Roxana Bărgăoanu, Cristian Ene Roată, Cristian Ene Roată, Ștefan Morărașu, Ștefan Morărașu, Valeri Țuțuianu, Marcel Ciobanu, Mihail-Gabriel Dimofte, Mihail-Gabriel Dimofte

“…Romania's stricter healthcare regulations result in more standardized antibiotic protocols, whereas Moldova's limited healthcare funding leads to less consistent practices and greater variability in treatment outcomes.MethodsThis study presents the results of a prospective cross-border investigation involving 86 colorectal cancer patients from major oncological hospitals in Romania and Moldova. …”
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Integrating Visible Light Communication and AI for Adaptive Traffic Management: A Focus on Reward Functions and Rerouting Coordination by Manuela Vieira, Gonçalo Galvão, Manuel A. Vieira, Mário Vestias, Paula Louro, Pedro Vieira

“…A key focus of this work is the design of reward functions for standard and rerouting scenarios. In standard scenarios, the reward function prioritizes wide green bands for vehicles while penalizing pedestrian rule violations, balancing efficiency and safety. …”
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A multiresolution approach with method-informed statistical analysis for quantifying lymphatic pumping dynamics by Mohammad S. Razavi, Katarina J. Ruscic, Elizabeth G. Korn, Marla Marquez, Timothy T. Houle, Dhruv Singhal, Lance L. Munn, Timothy P. Padera

“…This is driven by the absence of standardized, non-invasive, reliable, quantitative methods for real-time functional analysis of lymphatic contractility with adequate spatial and temporal resolution. …”
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Experimental Fracture Model versus Osteotomy Model in Metacarpal Bone Plate Fixation by S. Ochman, T. Vordemvenne, J. Paletta, M. J. Raschke, R. H. Meffert, S. Doht

“…Bones fractured at a mean maximum load of 482.8 N ± 104.8 N with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 21.7%, mean stiffness was 122.3 ± 35 N/mm. …”
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Compost from the food waste for organic production of cabbage, cauliflower, and radish under sub-tropical conditions by Neha Kumari, Anit Sharma, Mamta Devi, Atif Zargar, Sunny Kumar, Umesh Thakur, Ajay Bhatia, Khushboo Badhan, Sunaina Chandel, Arpana Devi, Kriti Sharma, Shweta Kumari, Mussarat Choudhary, Arup Giri

“…Field soil of both control and treatment plots were analyzed by standard methods. Standard methods took different morphological and chemical parameters of all the plants. …”
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Physical and Chemical Properties of Biodiesel Obtained from Amazon Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) Biomass Oil by F. Anguebes-Franseschi, A. Bassam, M. Abatal, O. May Tzuc, C. Aguilar-Ucán, A. T. Wakida-Kusunoki, S. E. Diaz-Mendez, L. C. San Pedro

“…The results show that the biodiesel complies with all the specifications of the standard, except the content of polyunsaturated methyl esters. …”
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Global burden of chronic kidney disease due to dietary factors by Lingtao Yin, Mengni Kuai, Zhuo Liu, Binbin Zou, Ping Wu

“…BackgroundWe aimed to assess the global impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) attributable to dietary risk factors.MethodsThe research utilized data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 to evaluate age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) linked to CKD resulting from dietary risk factors.ResultsFrom 1990 to 2021, both the ASMR and age-standardized DALY rate (ASDR) for CKD attributable to dietary risk factors exhibited an overall increasing trend globally. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Ink from Hibiscus sabdariffa, Curcuma longa and Sorghum vulgare by Idara U. Ntuen, Aniekan Effiong Akpakpan, Godwin Enin, Iniobong Sylvester Enengedi, Emaime Jimmy Uwantta, Edet William Nsi, Itoro E. Udo, Edidiong Emmanuel Ikpe, Ukana Davies Akpabio

“…The raw materials were characterized according to standard procedures. Different ratios of the plant extracts were used to formulate the inks, with the optimal blend selected for stamp pad production. …”
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Numerical Low-Back Booster Analysis in a 6-Year-Old Infant during a Dolly Rollover Test by I. L. Cruz-Jaramillo, C. R. Torres-San Miguel, L. Martínez-Sáez, V. Ramírez-Vela, G. M. Urriologoitia-Calderón

“…The border conditions were established for each study, in accordance with the regulations of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), and following the FMVSS 213 standard for the mounting and fastening of the infant, the FMVSS 208 for the dolly methodology test with the vehicle rollover was performed, implementing such analysis under the same conditions for a vehicle Toyota Yaris 2010. …”
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Biochemical and technological properties of moose (<i>Alces alces</i>) recombinant chymosin by D. V. Balabova, A. P. Rudometov, S. V. Belenkaya, A. N. Belov, A. D. Koval, A. A. Bondar, A. Yu. Bakulina, E. A. Rukhlova, V. V. Elchaninov, D. N. Shcherbakov

“…Recombinant chymosins (rСhns) of the cow and the camel are currently considered as standard milk coagulants for cheese-making. The search for a new type of milk-clotting enzymes that may exist in nature and can surpass the existing “cheese-making” standards is an urgent biotechnological task. …”
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Harmonizing population health data into OMOP common data model: a demonstration using COVID-19 sero-surveillance data from Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System by Michael Ochola, Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Tathagata Bhattacharjee, David Amadi, Maureen Ng’etich, Damazo Kadengye, Henry Owoko, Boniface Igumba, Jay Greenfield, Jim Todd, Agnes Kiragga, Agnes Kiragga

“…The Observational Medical Outcome Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM) is a standardized data model that can harmonize observational health data.ObjectiveThis paper demonstrates the use of the OMOP CDM to harmonize COVID-19 sero-surveillance data from the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS).MethodsIn this study, we extracted data from the Nairobi Urban HDSS COVID-19 sero-surveillance database and mapped it to the OMOP CDM. …”
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Cytopenia among CML Patients on Imatinib in Kenya: Types, Grades, and Time Course by Angela McLigeyo, Jamilla Rajab, Mohammed Ezzi, Peter Oyiro, Yatich Bett, Andrew Odhiambo, Matilda Ong’ondi, Sitna Mwanzi, Mercy Gatua, NAOthieno- Abinya

“…Imatinib mesylate is the gold standard for the treatment of all phases of Philadelphia-positive chronic myeloid leukemia. …”
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The Manufacture of GMP-Grade Bone Marrow Stromal Cells with Validated In Vivo Bone-Forming Potential in an Orthopedic Clinical Center in Brazil by Rhayra B. Dias, João A. M. Guimarães, Marco B. Cury, Leonardo R. Rocha, Elaine S. da Costa, Liebert P. Nogueira, Camila Hochman-Mendez, Anneliese Fortuna-Costa, Anna Karoline F. Silva, Karin S. Cunha, Sergio A. L. de Souza, Maria Eugênia L. Duarte, Rafaela C. Sartore, Danielle C. Bonfim

“…After cell isolation in standard monolayer flasks, BMSC expansion was subsequently performed in two cycles, in 2- and 10-layer cell factories, respectively. …”
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Arthroplasty registries at a glance: an initiative of the International Society of Arthroplasty Registries (ISAR) to facilitate access, understanding, and reporting of registry dat... by Anne Lübbeke, Lotje A Hoogervorst, Perla J Marang-van de Mheen, Heather A Prentice, Ola Rolfson, Rob G H H Nelissen, Arnd Steinbrück, Gearoid McGauran, Christophe Barea, Kajsa Erikson, Alma B Pedersen, Martyn Porter

“…Methods: Within the International Society of Arthroplasty Registries (ISAR) we aimed at developing, testing, adopting, and making publicly available a short, standardized registry description with items considered relevant for stakeholders using a cross-sectional study survey. …”
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Quantitative profiling of the vaginal microbiota improves resolution of the microbiota-immune axis by Eric Armstrong, Rachel Liu, James Pollock, Sanja Huibner, Suji Udayakumar, Erastus Irungu, Pauline Ngurukiri, Peter Muthoga, Wendy Adhiambo, Sergey Yegorov, Joshua Kimani, Tara Beattie, Bryan Coburn, Rupert Kaul

“…Compositional approaches such as metagenomic sequencing provide a snapshot of all bacteria in a sample and have become the standard for characterizing the vaginal microbiota, but only provide microbial relative abundances. …”
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Investigating the needs and barriers for prevention, control, and treatment of HIV/AIDS in transgender population: a systematic review of literature by Heshmatollah Sofimajidpour, Ghobad Moradi, Hojat Dehghanbanadaki, Marzieh Mahboobi, Mobin Azami, Parisa Khodakhah, Mohammad Aziz Rasouli, Yousef Moradi

“…Quality of articles was assessed using STROBE (strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology), CONSORT (consolidated standards of reporting trials), and SRQR (standards for reporting qualitative research) checklists. …”
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Comparison of time-to-event machine learning models in predicting biliary complication and mortality rate in liver transplant patients by Aref Andishgar, Sina Bazmi, Kamran B. Lankarani, Seyed Alireza Taghavi, Mohammad Hadi Imanieh, Gholamreza Sivandzadeh, Samira Saeian, Nazanin Dadashpour, Alireza Shamsaeefar, Mahdi Ravankhah, Hamed Nikoupour Deylami, Reza Tabrizi, Mohammad Hossein Imanieh

“…Features importance was assessed using standardized regression coefficients and permutation importance for top models. …”
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Summary of Evidence on Nutritional Management for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy by Xin Dan, Ya‐Lin He, Ya‐Lin Tian, Tang‐Lin Chen, Jia‐Yi Yu

“…Integrating prospective and retrospective studies with interdisciplinary insights provides evidence‐based recommendations to enhance patient care through personalized and standardized approaches.…”
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Systemic antihyperalgesic effect of a novel conotoxin from Californiconus californicus in an inflammatory pain model by Joaquín López-Carrillo, Johanna Bernáldez-Sarabia, Tushar J. Pawar, Samanta Jiménez, Salvador Dueñas, Andrea Figueroa-Montiel, José L. Olivares-Romero, Vinicio Granados-Soto, Alexei F. Licea-Navarro, Alexei F. Licea-Navarro, Nadia L. Caram-Salas, Nadia L. Caram-Salas

“…Comparative analyses were conducted against O1_cal6.4d, ω-MVIIA, and standard analgesics (morphine, dexamethasone, and diclofenac). …”
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Transforming 5G Mega-Constellation Communications: A Self-Organized Network Architecture Perspective by Marius Corici, Marius Caus, Xavier Artiga, Alessandro Guidotti, Benjamin Barth, Tomaso de Cola, Justin Tallon, Hemant Zope, Daniele Tarchi, Fanny Parzysz, David Naseh, Swapnil Sadashiv Shinde

“…With the widespread adoption of 5G as a communication standard, satellite mega-constellations have emerged as viable alternatives and complement terrestrial networks, offering extensive and reliable communication services across a broad spectrum of users and applications. …”
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