Diagnostic accuracy of calculated serum osmolarity to predict dehydration in older people: adding value to pathology laboratory reports by Lee Shepstone, John F Potter, Lee Hooper, Asmaa Abdelhamid, Amy Jennings, Paul R Hunter, W Garry John, Neil P Walsh, Adam Ali, Diane K Bunn, Susan Kerry, Gregor Lindner, Carmen A Pfortmueller, Fredrik Sjöstrand, Susan J Fairweather-Tait

“…It appeared useful in people aged ≥65 years with and without diabetes, poor renal function, dehydration, in men and women, with a range of ages, health, cognitive and functional status.Conclusions Some commonly used osmolarity equations work poorly, and should not be used. …”
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First-in-human phase 1 dose-escalation results with livmoniplimab, an antibody targeting the GARP:TGF-ß1 complex, as monotherapy and in combination with the anti–PD-1 antibody budi... by Toshio Shimizu, Toshio Shimizu, John Powderly, Albiruni Abdul Razak, Patricia LoRusso, Kathy D. Miller, Steven Kao, Sarah Kongpachith, Catherine Tribouley, Michelle Graham, Brian Stoll, Maulik Patel, Mohammad Sahtout, Martha Blaney, Rachel Leibman, Talia Golan, Talia Golan, Anthony Tolcher

“…Dose-limiting toxicities were limited, no maximum tolerated dose was reached, and the maximum administered dose of 1500mg was selected for dose expansion. The most common adverse events reported in monotherapy-treated patients were fatigue, anemia, and nausea, and those in combination therapy-treated patients were pruritus, fatigue, nausea, and anemia. …”
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Molecular Data Confirm the Occurrence of the Allochthonous <i>Gambusia holbrooki</i> (Pisces: Poeciliidae) in Sicily and the Maltese Archipelago by Luca Vecchioni, Mirko Liuzzo, Arnold Sciberras, Jeffrey Sciberras, Justin Formosa, Alan Deidun, Gabriele Giacalone, Vincenzo Arizza, Marco Arculeo, Federico Marrone, Francesco Paolo Faraone

“…Based on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, we consistently observed the occurrence of only <i>G. holbrooki</i> in the investigated area, finding, almost exclusively, the most common haplotype known for the species in the whole invaded range (i.e., “HOL1”).…”
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Tenofovir and Doravirine Are Potential Reverse-Transcriptase Analogs in Combination with the New Reverse-Transcriptase Translocation Inhibitor (Islatravir) Among Treatment-Experien... by Alex Durand Nka, Yagai Bouba, Wilfried Rooker Tsapi Lontsi, Davy-Hyacinte Gouissi Anguechia, Georges Teto, Aude christelle Ka’e, Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue, Collins Ambe Chenwi, Désiré Takou, Lum Forgwei, Tatiana Anim-Keng Tekoh, Aurelie Minelle Kengni Ngueko, Bernadette Bomgning Fokou, Jeremiah Efakika Gabisa, Michel Carlos Tommo Tchouaket, Willy Leroi TognaPabo, Derrick Tambe Ayuk Ngwese, Jacky Njiki Bikoi, Daniele Armenia, Vittorio Colizzi, Marcel Yotebieng, Nicaise Ndembi, Maria-Mercedes Santoro, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Carlo-Federico Perno, Alexis Ndjolo, Joseph Fokam

“…The most frequent NRTI DRMs were M184V/I (83.3%), M41L (25.0%), and T215FY (36.8%), while common NNRTI DRMs included K103NS (53.3%), Y181CIV (27.7%), and G190ASE (22.2%). …”
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Allergen immunotherapy in Italy: How, when, and why—A real-world study conducted through a patient association by Giovanni Paoletti, MD, Emanuele Nappi, MD, Maria Chiara Bragato, MD, Paola Valli, MD, Mattia Giovannini, MD, Domenico Gargano, MD, Luca Pecoraro, MD, Deborah Diso, MSc, Simona Barbaglia, MSc, Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Enrico Heffler, MD, PhD

“…Only 53.8% knew about AIT's existence, and AIT was proposed to only 33.1% of the 858 patients affected by allergic rhinitis and/or allergic asthma, of which 29.2% decided not to initiate the therapy. Common reasons for AIT refusal were related to indecisiveness (26.5%), costs (22.9%), and skepticism (19.3%). …”
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Upper-tropospheric pollutants observed by MIPAS: geographic and seasonal variations by N. Glatthor, G. P. Stiller, T. von Clarmann, B. Funke, S. Kellmann, A. Linden

“…A global correlation analysis of the other pollutants with HCN corroborates common release by biomass burning as a source of the widespread southern hemispheric pollution during austral spring. …”
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Designing an educational model based on identity development with an Iranian-Islamic approach for primary school students. by Ali Oladhamzehzadeh, masoumeh oladiyan, Mahmoud Safari

“…The basis of human and national identity means having a common awareness and feeling of belonging to the land of literature, language, religion, past achievements and heritage (Mehrabi Koshki et al, 2016). …”
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Designing the entrepreneurial government model in attracting and selecting public sector human resources by Atieh sarayani, Vahid Pourshahabi, Nourmohammad yaghobi, Amin reza kamaliyan

“…The results showed that for seven hypotheses out of the total of nine formulated hypotheses based on the research model, no evidence of rejection at the 5% error level has been obtained, and it has a positive and significant effect, and also the results of the average common values ​​and the average values ​​of R Squares show that the value of GOF is equal to 0.790, which indicates the strong fit of the model. …”
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The Concept of Rebellion/Rebel in the Behistun Inscription: Formal Terminology and Phrases by Adel Allahyari, Assistant Professor Hossein Badamchi

“…Thus, "those who did not praise Ahuramazdā" could be understood as individuals, who had violated their oath of loyalty to the Achaemenid king.In conclusion, all the words and phrases representing the concept of rebellion in the Behistun Inscription shared a common theme within Achaemenid political thought: the issue of breaking one's oath of loyalty to the Achaemenid king encapsulated in the concept of "oath-breaking".…”
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Designing a Future Study Model: Examining Bank Employees’ Attitudes Towards Job Security in the Era of Blockchain Technology (Horizon 2031) by Saeid Ghazi Nezhad, Hasan Darvish, Mohammad Mahmoudi Meymand

“…By intersecting these two sets, a common set was obtained. The variables that matched between the common set and the attainable set were considered priorities. …”
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Leveraging Local Community Capacities for Sustainable Security: A Case Study of the Border Villages in Darmiyan and Sarbisheh Counties by Javad Mikaniki

“…The statistical population consisted of 62 rural settlements within 30 kilometers of the common border with Afghanistan, comprising 4,502 households. …”
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Designing a structural model to improve the productivity of higher education managers by Kiana Kaveh, Amineh ahmadi, mojtaba moazzami

“…There are also a series of individual and moral factors that can be common in all organizations, because all managers, apart from their job and system positions, have common human characteristics, hence the basic research question is: what is the structural model for improving the productivity of higher education managers?…”
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Risk factors affecting progression and course of primary open-angle glaucoma in patients with different disease stages (multicenter study) by N.E. Fomin, P.Ch. Zavadskiy, A.V. Kuroyedov, A.V. Seleznev, Z.M. Nagornova, D.A. Baryshnikova, R.V. Avdeev, A.M. Getmanova, I.A. Glushnev, A.A. Gusarevich, D.A. Dorofeev, S.V. Kosmynina, O.S. Myakonkaya, N.A. Rebenok, Yu.I. Razhko, I.I. Semenova, T.V. Chernyakova

“…The rate of these entities varied from 11.1% to 69.4%, being most common in the refractory glaucoma group. Refractory glaucoma patients had a tendency&nbsp;to a slow return to topical treatment in the early postoperative period after glaucoma surgery, despite the lack of achieving target IOP.…”
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Designing a general employee management model with an emphasis on performance management by Maryam Nasiri, Ameneh Firozabadi, Sanjar Slajagheh, Mahdi Mohamad Bagheri

“…It is suggested that the objectives and the short and medium term programs of the education system be introduced through different platforms to the employees so that a common perspective is formed for the purpose of knowledge exchange among them.…”
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The increasing burden of group B Streptococcus from 2013 to 2023: a retrospective cohort study in Beijing, China by Yingxing Li, Wenhang Yang, Yi Li, Kexin Hua, Ying Zhao, Taie Wang, Lingli Liu, Yali Liu, Yao Wang, Wenjing Liu, Li Zhang, Renyuan Zhu, Shuying Yu, Hongli Sun, Hongtao Dou, Qiwen Yang, Yingchun Xu, Lina Guo

“…This study highlights the importance of continuous screening and monitoring for GBS, especially given the concerning antibiotic resistance rates of GBS.IMPORTANCEGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important pathogen that commonly causes infections in newborns and the elderly. …”
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Cardiovascular risk factors and markers of myocardial injury and inflammation in people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: a pilot cross-sectional study by Pablo Perel, Kuan Ken Lee, Anoop SV Shah, Mohammed K Ali, Shirjel R Alam, Jasmit Shah, Hassan Adan Ahmed, Jeilan Mohamed, Isaiah G Akuku, Sherry Eskander, Michael H Chung

“…Hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia were common while smoking and diabetes rates remained low. …”
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Ginseng exhibits adaptogenic-like activity in mice exposed to hypoxic-anoxic stress through activation of antioxidant/BDNF protective mechanisms and inhibition of pro-inflammatory... by James Olukayode Oni, Divine Oluwaferanmi Oyenekan, Yetunde Olamide Olayemi, Osarugue Christabel Irabor, Precious Ogbuji, McCarthy Oritseweyinmi Tova, Paul Ademola Adeleke, Gbemisayo Adetomiwa Abbas, Solomon Umukoro

“…Taken together, these findings further confirm its adaptogenic-like properties in alleviating common geriatric chronic stress-related diseases in Chinese medicines.…”
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Abortion-related complications in Brazil: results from the World Health Organization Multi-country Survey on Abortion (MCS-A) by Nelio Neves Veiga Junior, Luiz Francisco Cintra Baccaro, Adriana Mendonça da Silva Alexandrino, Alexandre Volta Andrade do Nascimento, Camila Tereza Camilo Clerot, Cintya Andreia do Nascimento Santos, Claudia Lucrécia de Matos Silva, Claudio Lucio de Medeiros Albuquerque, Débora Paulo Santos, Demétrio Antonio Gonçalves da S. Gomes, Édson Cunha de Araújo Junior, Elizabete das Chagas Vilanova, Georgina Costa Teixeira, Graciete Helena Nascimento dos Santos, Guilherme Augusto Guerra Avelar, Iara Elce Lopes Barros, Jaqueline Polon Abboud, Jeane Cristina Antas Lins, Joanne Thalita Pereira Silva, Kelma H. Aguiar de Lucena, Lara Wanderley Paes Barbosa, Lia Ferreira Caixeta Barreto de Siqueira, Luciana de Melo Freitas Carneiro, Lucila Nagata, Márcia de Oliveira Pereira Lúcio, Maria Cleane Rodrigues da Silva, Maria da Conceição Ribeiro Simões, Maria Fernanda da Mota Magalhães, Mariana Viana Almeida, Michelle Regina Faria Lira, Nádia Martins de Paula Souza, Rafael Martins Papa, Rafael Ribeiro Matos, Renata Porto Pinheiro, Roberta Souza dos Anjos, Suelen Miranda de Jesus, Tedy Roger Flores Ynturias, Valéria Cristina Gonçalves, Viviane Resende de Abreu Caetano

“…Nine out of ten women treated in Brazilian public hospitals due to abortion-related complications undergo some surgical procedure, the most common of which is uterine curettage. Approximately four in every hundred women experience severe complications. …”
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Reticulocyte hemoglobin content: a new frontier in iron deficiency diagnostics for major surgical patients by Suma Choorapoikayil, Mischa J. Kotlyar, Lisa Kawohl, Paul P. Pratz, Denana Mehic, Peter Kranke, Florian Rumpf, Lea V. Blum, Jan A. Kloka, Kai Zacharowski, Vanessa Neef, Patrick Meybohm

“…Abstract Background Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional deficiency among patients undergoing major surgery. …”
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Dissemination of IncQ1 Plasmids Harboring NTE_KPC-IId in a Brazilian Hospital by Camila Maria dos Santos Boralli, Julian Andres Paganini, Rodrigo Silva Meneses, Camila Pacheco Silveira Martins da Mata, Edna Marilea Meireles Leite, Anita C. Schürch, Fernanda L. Paganelli, Rob J. L. Willems, Ilana L. B. C. Camargo

“…<i>bla</i>_KPC transmission is commonly mediated by Tn<i>4401</i> transposons. The <i>bla</i>_KPC gene has also been found in <i>non-Tn4401 elements</i> (NTE_KPC). …”
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