Enhanced recovery pathway for older people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospitals: the PERFECTED research programme including an RCT by Chris Fox, Simon P Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Fiona Poland, Catherine Henderson, Tamara Backhouse, Bridget Penhale, Simon Donell, Martin Knapp, Douglas Lewins, Alasdair MacLullich, Martyn Patel, Opinder Sahota, Toby O Smith, Justin Waring, Jane L Cross

“…In the 12 months after fracture, patients are at increased risk of cognitive and functional decline, admission to long-term care institutions and higher mortality. …”
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Canada goose fecal microbiota correlate with geography more than host‐associated factors by Joshua C. Gil, Heather R. Skeen, Celeste Cuellar, Sarah M. Hird

“…This work also suggests that there is a minimum geographic distance, likely associated with sufficient variation in habitat, climate, and local food sources, that must be reached before significant differences in the microbiota between two populations can be detected.…”
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Synthesis of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Selective Extraction Followed by Solid Phase Determination of Metformin in Pharmaceutical Preparation and in Human Serum by Rana A. Kamal Aldeen, Yehya K. Al-Bayati

“…A solid-phase extraction (SPE) syringe packed with molecular imprinted polymers (MIPs) was employed to selectively separate and pre-concentrate the Metformin in multiple pharmaceutical drugs from several sources. The human serum was based on the use of deionized water to dilute the serum, followed by the heating of the serum with methanol. …”
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Strain Monitoring of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Tower Using Fiber Bragg Gratings by Bastien Van Esbeen, Valentin Manto, Damien Kinet, Corentin Guyot, Christophe Caucheteur

“…Afterwards, by using power spectral density (PSD) on the strain signals, three sources of tower oscillations are discovered: wind force, structure unbalance, and 1st tower mode resonance, each with its intrinsic frequency. …”
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Characterization of all life stages of Tenebrio molitor: Envisioning innovative applications for this edible insect by Nuno Muñoz-Seijas, Helena Fernandes, José Eugenio López-Periago, David Outeiriño, María Guadalupe Morán-Aguilar, José Manuel Domínguez, José Manuel Salgado

“…The human food security is unavoidably dependent on exploring novel nutritional sources, such as edible insects. However, insects farming needs to improve their rearing practices, such as extracting value from all growing stages, from larvae until adults. …”
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Artificial intelligence and radiomics applications in adrenal lesions: a systematic review by Matteo Ferro, Octavian Sabin Tataru, Giuseppe Carrieri, Gian Maria Busetto, Ugo Giovanni Falagario, Martina Maggi, Felice Crocetto, Biagio Barone, Francesco Del Giudice, Michele Marchioni, Daniela Terracciano, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Pasquale Ditonno, Raul Gherasim, Ciprian Todea-Moga, Giuseppe Fallara, Marco Tozzi, Antonio Cioffi, Roberto Bianchi, Alessio Digiacomo, Alessandro Veccia, Alessandro Antonelli, Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Luigi Schips, Bernardo Rocco

“…Background: Adrenal lesions, often incidentally detected, present diagnostic challenges in distinguishing benign from malignant or hormonally active lesions. …”
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Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling by Asra Asgharzadeh, Mubarak Patel, Martin Connock, Sara Damery, Iman Ghosh, Mary Jordan, Karoline Freeman, Anna Brown, Rachel Court, Sharin Baldwin, Fatai Ogunlayi, Chris Stinton, Ewen Cummins, Lena Al-Khudairy

“…These improve the cost-effectiveness of HCL to £163,000 per QALY if it is valued using the EAG preferred source, to £121,000 if it is valued using the same source as NG17 and to £109,000 if it is valued using other credible sources. …”
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Multimodal Therapeutic Effects of Neural Precursor Cells Derived from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells through Episomal Plasmid-Based Reprogramming in a Rodent Model of Ischemi... by Seung-Hun Oh, Yong-Woo Jeong, Wankyu Choi, Jeong-Eun Noh, Suji Lee, Hyun-Sook Kim, Jihwan Song

“…Stem cell therapy is a promising option for treating functional deficits in the stroke-damaged brain. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are attractive sources for cell therapy as they can be efficiently differentiated into neural lineages. …”
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New Insights on Quality, Safety, Nutritional, and Nutraceutical Properties of Honeydew Honeys from Italy by Andrea Mara, Federica Mainente, Vasiliki Soursou, Yolanda Picó, Iratxe Perales, Asma Ghorab, Gavino Sanna, Isabel Borrás-Linares, Gianni Zoccatelli, Marco Ciulu

“…This contribution aims to provide a comprehensive characterization of the physico-chemical, palynological, functional, and food safety properties of a large sampling of honeydew honeys collected throughout Italy. …”
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High-Sensitivity Determination of K, Ca, Na, and Mg in Salt Mines Samples by Atomic Emission Spectrometry with a Miniaturized Liquid Cathode Glow Discharge by Jie Yu, Zhichao Zhang, Quanfang Lu, Duixiong Sun, Shuwen Zhu, Xiaomin Zhang, Xing Wang, Wu Yang

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THE EVALUATION OF CURRENT RESEARCH ON THE STRENGTH OF DENTAL RESTORATIVE COMPOSITE MATERIALS by V.S. Kukhta, О.S. Kyrmanov

“… The aim of the study: to analyze the sources of scientific and metric information on the state of research on the strength of dental composites for tooth restoration. …”
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VULVAR AND VAGINAL GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC PHASE CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA AFTER ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION by Esra Pirinççi, M. Orhan Ayyıldız, Abdullah Karakuş, Reyhan Gündüz

“…The main risk factor for the development of chronic genital GVHD issuing of peripheral blood as a source of progenitor cells; It represents a risk of three times higher than that obtained from bone marrow cells (9-11). …”
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Wind Turbine Static Errors Related to Yaw, Pitch or Anemometer Apparatus: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Related Performance Assessment by Davide Astolfi, Silvia Iuliano, Antony Vasile, Marco Pasetti, Salvatore Dello Iacono, Alfredo Vaccaro

“…Nevertheless, methods based on additional information sources (like further sensors or meteorological data) are also discussed. …”
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Comprehensive Phenotypic Characterization and Genomic Analysis Unveil the Probiotic Potential of <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> K12 by Yingying Tang, Tian Li, Yihong Huang, Liangliang Wu, Xiaobo Liu, Ruichao Yue, Jianmin Yuan

“…The complete genome sequencing of <i>B. velezensis</i> K12 revealed a genomic length of 3,973,105 base pairs containing 4123 coding genes, among which 3973 genes were functionally annotated. The genomic analysis identified genes associated with acid and bile tolerance, adhesion, antioxidants, and secondary metabolite production, whereas no functional genes related to enterotoxins or transferable antibiotic resistance were detected, thereby confirming the probiotic properties of <i>B. velezensis</i> K12. …”
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Subclinical Aortic Root Pathology in Close Relatives of Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve by Ivaniv Y., Lozynska N., Ivaniv I.

“…According to various sources, among the relatives of the first degree (FDR) of affinity the prevalence of BAV is 9.0-21.0%. …”
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Association of Trace Elements with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women—A Case-Control Study by Tinkara Srnovršnik, Bojana Pinter, Milena Horvat, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Ingrid Falnoga, Darja Mazej, Ivan Verdenik, Irma Virant-Klun

“…This case–control study aimed to determine levels of essential TEs (manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), molybdenum (Mo)) and non-essential TEs (arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb)) in urine, whole blood, and serum to investigate a possible association with kidney and liver function, endocrine and metabolic parameters, and environmental and lifestyle sources of potential exposure and provide possible recommendations. …”
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Iodine deficiency as an environmental risk factor for thyroid gland diseases in animals by І. P. Ligomina, I. M. Sokulskyi, V. M. Sokolyuk, B. V. Gutyj, L. M. Soloviova

“…The situation is complicated in the biogeochemical zones of Ukraine, where insufficient or excessive content of mobile forms of microelements in soils and water sources determines the biological reaction of local flora and fauna. …”
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Rossby Number Regime, Convection Suppression, and Dynamo-generated Magnetism in Inflated Hot Jupiters by Albert Elias-López, Matteo Cantiello, Daniele Viganò, Fabio Del Sordo, Simranpreet Kaur, Clàudia Soriano-Guerrero

“…We recover magnetic field strengths for inflated HJs by applying well-known scaling laws for fast rotators. When strong heat sources are applied mostly in the outer envelope and outside the dynamo region, as realistic ohmic models predict, convection in the dynamo region often breaks down. …”
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Hypoglycemic, Antioxidant Activities, and Probiotic Characteristics of <i>Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus</i> LBUX2302 Isolated from Stool Samples of Neonates by Pedro A. Reyes-Castillo, Ana Laura Esquivel-Campos, Edgar Torres-Maravilla, Eduardo Zúñiga-León, Felipe Mendoza-Pérez, Rosa González-Vázquez, María Guadalupe Córdova-Espinoza, María Angélica Gutiérrez-Nava, Raquel González-Vázquez, Lino Mayorga-Reyes

“…Finally, the presence of ferulic acid activity was detected. The results highlight <i>L. rhamnosus</i> LBUX2302 as a promising probiotic with hypoglycemic and antioxidant effects, warranting further in vivo evaluation for its possible inclusion in functional food and health formulations.…”
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Celastrol-loaded ginsenoside Rg3 liposomes boost immunotherapy by remodeling obesity-related immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in melanoma by Hongyan Zhang, Jingyi Huang, Yujie Li, Wanyu Jin, Jiale Wei, Ninghui Ma, Limei Shen, Mancang Gu, Chaofeng Mu, Donghang Xu, Yang Xiong

“…Obesity usually exacerbates the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (ITME), hindering CD8+ T cell infiltration and function, which further represents a significant barrier to the efficacy of immunotherapy. …”
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