Evidence for Negative Effects of Elevated Intra-Abdominal Pressure on Pulmonary Mechanics and Oxidative Stress by I. Davarcı, M. Karcıoğlu, K. Tuzcu, K. İnanoğlu, T. D. Yetim, S. Motor, K. T. Ulutaş, R. Yüksel

“…Our study showed negative effects of pneumoperitoneum in both lung and systemic levels despite lung-protective ventilation strategy.…”
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Disease suppression is driven by microbial community properties at fine taxonomic scales by Shan Shan, Isabelle George, Michael D. Millican, Linda L. Kinkel, Richard A. Lankau

“…A small number of microbial groups have been proposed as main players behind disease suppression, but the complete picture of the underlying mechanisms remains unclear for both functions in many soil systems. Here, we investigated broad and fine‐scale microbial community features for their contributions to disease suppression and growth promotion for potato plants. …”
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Barriers and facilitators regarding the implementation of policies and programmes aimed at reducing adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: an exploratory qualitative study by Melissa Kang, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Lin Perry, Fiona Brooks

“…Perceived barriers included gender inequality, family poverty, stigma, community support for early childbearing and cohabitation, inadequate data systems, lack of collaboration between stakeholders and lack of political will. …”
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Blocking Interleukin-33 Alleviates the Joint Inflammation and Inhibits the Development of Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice by Yan Li, Yeqin Fu, Huan Chen, Xiaojin Liu, Mingcai Li

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered a systemic chronic inflammatory joint disease characterized by chronic synovitis and cartilage and bone destruction. …”
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Application of Quantum Recurrent Neural Network in Low-Resource Language Text Classification by Wenbin Yu, Lei Yin, Chengjun Zhang, Yadang Chen, Alex X. Liu

“…With the development of quantum technology, quantum machine learning models leverage the superposition property of qubits to enhance model expressiveness and achieve faster computation compared to classical systems. To promote the development of quantum machine learning in low-resource language domains, we propose a quantum–classical hybrid architecture. …”
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Study on Fatigue Fracture Behavior of S32750 Duplex Stainless Steel at Different Solution Temperatures by Shun Bao, Han Feng, Zhigang Song, Jianguo He, Xiaohan Wu, Yang Gu

“…The microstructures, fracture surfaces, and slip systems of the tested steel were analyzed using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. …”
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Capsule Endoscopy for Crohn’s Disease: Current Status of Diagnosis and Management by Dong-Hoon Yang, Bora Keum, Yoon Tae Jeen

“…Several studies have suggested the use of VCE-based disease activity scoring systems to evaluate small intestinal mucosal disease activity, although their clinical relevance needs to be further studied. …”
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Luminescent Lanthanide Infinite Coordination Polymers for Ratiometric Sensing Applications by Ziqin Song, Yuanqiang Hao, Yunfei Long, Peisheng Zhang, Rongjin Zeng, Shu Chen, Wansong Chen

“…Finally, we outline future research directions for improving the design and synthesis of ratiometric Ln-CPs, such as incorporating long-lifetime reference luminescent molecules, exploring near-infrared emission systems, and developing up-conversion or two-photon luminescent materials. …”
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Oral Tolerance Induced by Transfer of Food Antigens via Breast Milk of Allergic Mothers Prevents Offspring from Developing Allergic Symptoms in a Mouse Food Allergy Model by Takeshi Yamamoto, Yuma Tsubota, Toshihisa Kodama, Natsuko Kageyama-Yahara, Makoto Kadowaki

“…After weaning, their offspring were systemically sensitized twice with OVA and repeatedly given OVA by oral intubation. …”
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A high-valence bismuth(V) nanoplatform triggers cancer cell death and anti-tumor immune responses with exogenous excitation-free endogenous H2O2- and O2-independent ROS generation by Yizhang Tang, Xujiang Yu, Liangrui He, Meng Tang, Wenji Yue, Ruitong Chen, Jie Zhao, Qi Pan, Wanwan Li

“…NaBiVO3-PEG intratumorally administered initiates robust therapeutic efficacies against both primary and distant tumors and activates systemic immune responses to combat tumor metastasis. …”
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Efficacy of Anakinra for Various Types of Crystal-Induced Arthritis in Complex Hospitalized Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by A. Aouba, S. Deshayes, L. Frenzel, A. Decottignies, C. Pressiat, B. Bienvenu, F. Boue, G. Damaj, O. Hermine, S. Georgin-Lavialle

“…All patients presented with elevated inflammatory syndrome, systemic symptoms with poly/oligoarthritis. Except for absolute contraindications, all patients were previously treated with full or decreased dose of NSAID, colchicine, and/or glucocorticoids, with unsatisfactory response. …”
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SOLARIS project: a portable 3D-printed bioaerosol sampler for environmental bacterial collection by Pedro Henrique Dobroes Fonseca, Filipe Miguel Borgas Henriques Duarte, Frederico Silva de Sousa Alves, Jose Alberto de Jesus Borges, Susana Isabel Pinheiro Cardoso, Vania Cristina Henriques Silverio, Wilson David Talhao Antunes

“…The ‘One Health‘ approach, which interconnects human, animal and environmental health, underscores the need for robust biomonitoring and biosurveillance systems. We introduce the SOLARIS project, a novel bioaerosol sampler manufactured through three-dimensional printing with a biocompatible material. …”
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Chronic kidney disease and inflammatory cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis: a potential pathogenic link by Hironari Hanaoka, Takumi Aoki, Taiji Kosaka, Shoichi Yoshinaga, Akiko Shibata, Ryota Sakai, Takahiko Kurasawa, Koichi Amano

“…Inflammatory cytokines, notably interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and IL-1, play significant roles in the pathogenesis of both RA and CKD, promoting systemic inflammation and renal impairment. Elevated levels of various cytokines have been detected in the plasma and urine of CKD patients, and they raise morbidity and mortality rates, even during early disease stages. …”
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First principle investigation of Cr doping effect on the stability of NiFe2O4 by Tianhao Rui, Yulin Lan, Congyi Li, Haibin Zhang, Xiaojing Liu

“…NiFe2O4 is a key component of CRUD (corrosion-related undesirable deposits) that may severely degrade the safety and efficiency of nuclear power systems. Recent experimental studies showed that Cr impurity may affect the formation and growth of NiFe2O4-rich deposit on Cr-coated nuclear fuel, demonstrating a promising solution to inhibit the growth of CRUD. …”
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Peptide-Based Vaccination Therapy for Rheumatic Diseases by Bin Wang, Shiju Chen, Qing Zheng, Yuan Liu, Guixiu Shi

“…Tremendous efforts have been made to develop effective peptide-based vaccinations against rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), while studies in other rheumatic diseases are still limited. …”
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Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities by Ferry Efendi, Eka Mishbahatul Mar’ah Has, Rifky Octavia Pradipta, Grace Solely Houghty, Hisaya Oda, Yuko Tsujita

“…Results: Six prominent themes and 15 subthemes emerged: 1) organizational factors (caring leader, involvement in decision making, career development, and participation in training); 2) social support systems (group support, colleagues support and friend support); 3) individual drive (lifelong learning and persistent); 4) national policies (government support in public service and flexibility in finding a comfortable placement); 5) family factors (positive support of child education and development and maintaining relationship with spouse); and 6) economic factors (staying due to high salary and increasing income streams). …”
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Highly-sensitive electrochemiluminescence biosensor for detection of inosine monophosphate in meat based on graphdiyne/AuNPs/luminol nanocomposites by Jing Liu, Yizhong Shen, Guangxian Wang, Yaodong Xiang, Yemin Guo, Xia Sun, Yuan Liu

“…Importantly, GDY/AuNPs/luminol nanocomposites showed excellent catalytic ability and superior ECL activity towards luminol-H2O2 systems due to the synergistic effect of GDY and AuNPs. …”
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Diagnosis of Vitreoretinal Aspergillosis with Transvitreal Retinochoroidal Biopsy by Krishi Peddada, Nida M. Khan, Jascha Rubin, Haykanush Zakaryan, Yaobin Liu, Nikolay Popnikolov, Roshun Sangani, Weiye Li

“…However, the patient’s vision and mental status continued to clinically decline despite being started on intravitreal and systemic antibiotic and antifungal therapy. Neuroimaging revealed rim-enhancing brain lesions. …”
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Development of Safe and Non-Self-Immunogenic Mucosal Adjuvant by Recombinant Fusion of Cholera Toxin A1 Subunit with Protein Transduction Domain by Byoung-Shik Shim, In Su Cheon, Eugene Lee, Sung-Moo Park, Youngjoo Choi, Dae-Im Jung, Eunji Yang, Jung-ah Choi, June Young Chun, Jae-Ouk Kim, Cheol-Heui Yun, Cecil Czerkinsky, Man Ki Song

“…Our results indicate that intranasal (i.n.) delivery of ovalbumin (OVA) with TCTA1T significantly augments the OVA-specific systemic and mucosal antibody responses to levels comparable to those seen with CT adjuvant. …”
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Insulin Modulates Paracoccidioides brasiliensis-Induced Inflammation by Restoring the Populations of NK Cells, Dendritic Cells, and B Lymphocytes in Lungs by Felipe Beccaria Casagrande, Sabrina de Souza Ferreira, Fernanda Peixoto Barbosa Nunes, Lavínia Maria Dal’Mas Romera, Suelen Silvana dos Santos, Fernando Henrique Galvão Tessaro, Paula Regina Knox de Souza, Sandro Rogério Almeida, Joilson Oliveira Martins

“…We evaluated the role of insulin in inflammatory parameters in diabetic and nondiabetic mice using a systemic mycosis Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb) model. …”
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