Neutralizing antibody test supports booster strategy for young individuals after SARS-CoV-2 Omicron breakthrough by Yichuan Yao, Yunru Yang, Qiqin Wu, Mengyao Liu, Wei Bao, Qiutong Wang, Meijun Cheng, Yunuo Chen, Yiting Yu, Yuan Cai, Mei Zhang, Jingxue Yao, Hongliang He, Changjiang Jin, Changcheng Zheng, Tengchuan Jin, Dali Tong

“…The surge in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections among most Chinese residents by the end of 2022 provides a unique opportunity to understand immune system’s response to Omicron in populations with limited exposure to prior SARS-CoV-2 variants. …”
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Adaptive clinical trial of AZD7442 and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in immunosuppressed patients highly vulnerable to infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus (RAPID-PROTECTION): protocol for a m... by Ernest Choy, Kerenza Hood, Emma Thomas-Jones, Eleanor Barnes, Keith Wilson, Christian H Ottensmeier, Debbie Harris, Adrian Hill, Mark Tuthill, Richard Adams, Catherine Porter, Katie Ewer, Sian Griffin, Rebecca Tangney, Joanne Euden, Shirley Pringle, Lawrence Raisanen, Ruby Ray, Lisette Sheena Nixon, Melanie Varley, Craig Bodman, Paola Cicconi, Vivien Dagley, Steven Knapper

“…Vaccines require a healthy immune system to generate protective immunity. AZD7442 may prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunocompromised individuals that may not have responded to repeated vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 virus. …”
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Aflatoxin B1 impairs the growth and development of chicken PGCs through oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction by Ying-Jie Niu, Jun Wu, Wenjie Ren, Guangzheng Liu, Gaoyuan Wu, Yixiu Peng, Dan Zheng, Kai Jin, Qisheng Zuo, Guohui Li, Wei Han, Xiang-Shun Cui, Guohong Chen, Bichun Li

“…Aflatoxins harm the reproductive system and gamete development in animals. Primordial germ cells (PGCs) in chickens, as ancestral cells of gametes, are essential for genetic transmission, yet the impact and mechanisms of aflatoxins on them remain elusive. …”
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High-speed centrifugation reduces immune rejection by removing bone marrow elements from fresh osteochondral allografts by Yongsheng Ma, Wenming Yang, Qitai Lin, Meiming Li, Zehao Li, Yugang Xing, Lei Wei, Wangping Duan, Xiaochun Wei

“…In addition, OCAs using the HSC method exhibited reduced recognition by the host immune system compared with OCAs without HSC, thereby reducing immune rejection. …”
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Al–Si alloyed uncoated hot stamping steels for enhanced oxidation resistance by Zhaoqi Song, Kaixun Wang, Haitao Zhao, Long Ma, Junheng Gao, Honghui Wu, Yuhe Huang, Chaolei Zhang, Jun Lu, Shuize Wang, Xinping Mao

“…In this study, we designed Al–Si alloyed uncoated hot stamping steels based on the 22MnB5 composition system and characterized the scales formed under a simulated hot stamping thermal cycle. …”
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Mitigation of soil salinity by biochar and halophytes by Qiang Xu, Yibin Xu, Hanji Xia, Han Han, Mingsi Li, Ping Gong, Chunxia Wang, Yufang Li, Pengfei Li, Hongguang Liu

“…Water content increased by 0.14 %–18.92 %, and salt content decreased by 24.51 %–36.64 % within the 0–40 cm soil layer, with salt aggregating at 40–60 cm depths. The root system of S. salsa utilized water and salt from the biochar interlayer, resulting in a marked increase in salt content within plant organs. …”
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Association between HALP (hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet) score and poor outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a study from the T... by Xu Zhu, Yijun Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Anxin Wang, Anxin Wang, Anxin Wang, Anxin Wang, Anxin Wang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Guoyuan Yu, Shifeng Xiang, Yiping Wu, Xia Meng, Xia Meng, Xia Meng, Xia Meng, Xia Meng

“…BackgroundThe combined index (HALP) of hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets is considered a novel scoring system that reflects systemic inflammation and nutritional status. …”
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Periostin-mediated NOTCH1 activation between tumor cells and HSCs crosstalk promotes liver metastasis of small cell lung cancer by Linlin Lou, Keren Peng, Shumin Ouyang, Wen Ding, Jianshan Mo, Jiayu Yan, Xiaoxiao Gong, Guopin Liu, Jinjian Lu, Peibin Yue, Kai Zhang, Jian Zhang, Yan-dong Wang, Xiao-lei Zhang

“…Immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence and co-culture system were used to clarify the mechanism of POSTN-NOTCH1 axis in tumor cells-hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) crosstalk. …”
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Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal by Dipendra Kumar Mandal, Shiv Kumar Sah, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Sangita Sharma, Hari Prasad Kattel, Sanjeet Pandit, Pranav Kumar Yadav, Ujjwal Laghu, Rajani Lama, Niranjan Prasad Sah, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Keshav Parajuli, Anup Bastola, Sher Bahadur Pun, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokharel

“…The significant increase of these isolates and increased rate of drug resistance indicates a serious threat that stress the need to implement the surveillance system and a proper control measure so as to limit the spread of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in both OPD as well as in community. …”
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The use of antimicrobials in Italian buffalo farms by Gabriele Di Vuolo, Federico Scali, Claudia Romeo, Valentina Lorenzi, Chiara D. Ambra, Maria Serrapica, Giovanna Cappelli, Francesca Fusi, Esterina De Carlo, Giovanni Loris Alborali, Luigi Bertocchi, Domenico Vecchio

“…The identification of the principal causes of AMU in buffalo represents an important step towards a more efficient AMU analysis of structural and management critical aspects connected to the buffalo breeding system finalized to reduce to sustainable mode the AMU, in particular critical antimicrobials, and their connected AMR. …”
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Psychophysiological components of the activities of operators of nuclear power plants as a factor of accidents in the conditions of the threat of social catastrophe by O.A. Shevchenko, O.V. Sheviakov, V.V. Kornienko, I.A. Burlakova, Y.A. Slavska, N.I. Zhyhaylo, V.V. Vakulik, I.S. Ostapenko, O.A. Gerasimchuk, E.Y. Doroshenko, V.V. Prykhodko, S.A. Chernihivska, O.M. Ivchenko, V.M. Tychonovych, S.B. Dorogan

“…It was established that the psychological, physiological and psychophysiological characteristics of these operators are followed by increased reactive anxiety, decreased indicators of well-being, activity, mood, reduction in functional reserves of the cardiorespiratory system, mental and physical capacity. These indicators are considered as criteria for the development of regulatory measures. …”
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Multimodal machine learning enables AI chatbot to diagnose ophthalmic diseases and provide high-quality medical responses by Ruiqi Ma, Qian Cheng, Jing Yao, Zhiyu Peng, Mingxu Yan, Jie Lu, Jingjing Liao, Lejin Tian, Wenjun Shu, Yunqiu Zhang, Jinghan Wang, Pengfei Jiang, Weiyi Xia, Xiaofeng Li, Lu Gan, Yue Zhao, Jiang Zhu, Bing Qin, Qin Jiang, Xiawei Wang, Xintong Lin, Haifeng Chen, Weifang Zhu, Dehui Xiang, Baoqing Nie, Jingtao Wang, Jie Guo, Kang Xue, Hongguang Cui, Jinwei Cheng, Xiangjia Zhu, Jiaxu Hong, Fei Shi, Rui Zhang, Xinjian Chen, Chen Zhao

“…This study developed and evaluated the ChatGPT-powered Intelligent Ophthalmic Multimodal Interactive Diagnostic System (IOMIDS) to enable patient self-diagnosis and self-triage. …”
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Evaluation of karamunting Melastoma malabathricum L leaf extract on gonad development and growth performance of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus by Ermianus Samalei, Muhammad Zairin Jr., Odang Carman, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi

“…The undifferentiated Nile tilapia larvae (7 days post hatching) were randomly distributed (n=30) to fifteen aquaria (100×50×50 cm3) and maintained for 112 days using a common recirculation system. The results showed that all dose treatments were not significantly different (P>0.05) in gonadosomatic index values of the D84 and D98 samplings. …”
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The diagnostic performance of International Ovarian Tumor Analysis: Simple Rules for diagnosing ovarian tumors—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Awadia Gareeballah, Moawia Gameraddin, Moawia Gameraddin, Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Amirah Alsaedi, Maisa Elzaki, Walaa Alsharif, Ibrahim Mohamed Daoud, Ibrahim Mohamed Daoud, Shrooq Aldahery, Magbool Alelyani, Elrashed AbdElrahim, Fahad H. Alhazmi, Zuhal Y. Hamd, Raga Ahmed Abouraida, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mohamed Adam

“…The International Ovarian Tumor Analysis Simple Rules (IOTA-SR) offers the first scoring system to aid in diagnosis. It is based on a set of five ultrasound imaging features indicative of a malignant ovarian tumor and five features indicative of a benign tumor. …”
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Genome editing of an African elite rice variety confers resistance against endemic and emerging Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strains by Van Schepler-Luu, Coline Sciallano, Melissa Stiebner, Chonghui Ji, Gabriel Boulard, Amadou Diallo, Florence Auguy, Si Nian Char, Yugander Arra, Kyrylo Schenstnyi, Marcel Buchholzer, Eliza PI Loo, Atugonza L Bilaro, David Lihepanyama, Mohammed Mkuya, Rosemary Murori, Ricardo Oliva, Sebastien Cunnac, Bing Yang, Boris Szurek, Wolf B Frommer

“…To protect African rice production against this emerging threat, we developed a hybrid CRISPR-Cas9/Cpf1 system to edit all known TALe-binding elements in three SWEET promoters of the East African elite variety Komboka. …”
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Differences in soil Cd immobilization and blockage of rice Cd uptake by biochar derived from crop residue and bone − A 2-year field experiment by Zhongjun Xue, Fengfeng Sui, Yanjie Qi, Siyu Pan, Ning Wang, Rongjun Bian, Stephen Joseph, Xuhui Zhang, Lianqing Li, Genxing Pan

“…However, the properties and elemental compositions of biochar derived from different feedstocks may significantly impact the transfer of Cd in the soil-rice system. This study conducted a two-year field trial in Cd-contaminated paddy soil. …”
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Short- and long-term effects of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation on autonomic cardiovascular control and arm-crank exercise capacity in individuals with a spinal cord injury... by Samuel J E Lucas, Tom E Nightingale, Jet J C S Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Shin-Yi Chiou, Alex J Wadley, Rebekah A I Lucas, Daniel D Hodgkiss, Shane J T Balthazaar, Joseph F Welch, Phoebe A Cox

“…Therefore, this study aims to explore the efficacy of acute TSCS for restoring autonomic function at rest and during arm-crank exercise to exhaustion (AIM 1) and investigate its longer-term impact on cardiorespiratory fitness and its concomitant benefits on cardiometabolic health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes following an 8-week exercise intervention (AIM 2).Methods and analysis Sixteen individuals aged ≥16 years with a chronic, motor-complete SCI between the fifth cervical and sixth thoracic segments will undergo a baseline TSCS mapping session followed by an autonomic nervous system (ANS) stress test battery, with and without cardiovascular-optimised TSCS (CV-TSCS). …”
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Roles of core nosZ denitrifiers in enhancing denitrification activity under long-term rice straw retention by Shijie Zhang, Shijie Zhang, Mengyao Hou, Mengyao Hou, Bing Li, Bing Li, Panfeng Guan, Panfeng Guan, Qing Chi, Qing Chi, Hao Sun, Hao Sun, Hangbo Xu, Hangbo Xu, Dongjie Cui, Dongjie Cui, Yupan Zhu, Yupan Zhu

“…This study coupled field and incubation experiments to explore the characteristics of soil denitrification activity, soil and standing water physicochemical properties, and the abundance, community diversity, and co-occurrence network of nosZ denitrifiers, based on a paddy field implementing 10-year straw retention under a rice–wheat rotation system. Four straw retention treatments with equivalent chemical fertilizers were applied, namely no straw (NS), wheat straw only (WS), rice straw only (RS), and wheat and rice straw (WRS). …”
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The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates by Wilson L, Beall DP, Eastlack RK, Berven S, Lotz JC

“…We developed a decision tree model comparing provocative discogram (PD) with an MRS+ Nociscan diagnostic algorithm using a health system perspective over 12-months. The primary endpoint was surgical ODI success or failure. …”
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Fatty Acids of Erythrocyte Membranes and Blood Serum as Possible Predictors of Exacerbation in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by M. V. Kruchinina, M. F. Osipenko, A. I. Valuyskikh, E. Yu. Valuiskikh, I. O. Svetlova

“…The study of the composition of fatty acids (FAs) in the membranes of erythrocytes and blood serum was carried out using a gas chromatograph mass spectrometry system based on three quadrupoles Agilent 7000B (Agilent Technologies Inc., USA).Results. …”
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