Natural Food Colorant Obtained from Wild <i>Berberis vulgaris</i> L. by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction: Optimization and Characterization by Erika N. Vega, Lorena González-Zamorano, Elena Cebadera, Lillian Barros, Tânia C. S. P. Pires, Adriana K. Molina, Tayse F. F. da Silveira, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Javier Tardío, Montaña Cámara, Virginia Fernández-Ruiz, Patricia Morales

“…These results highlight the richness of BVFF and BVE in bioactive compounds, especially anthocyanins, underscoring their potential as natural food colorants that can be used in food product formulations instead of synthetic azo colorants.…”
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Real-world survival outcomes with immune checkpoint inhibitors in large-cell neuroendocrine tumors of lung by Samuel Kareff, Jair Bar, Amir Onn, Alona Zer, Chul Kim, Stephen V Liu, Elizabeth Dudnik, Mor Moskovitz, Anastasiya Lobachov, Teodor Gottfried, Damien Urban, Ofer Rotem, Mira Wollner

“…Median OS DX was 12.4mo (95% CI 10.7 to 23.4) and 6.0mo (95% CI 4.7 to 9.4) in groups A and B, respectively (log-rank test, p=0.02). …”
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Post-vaccination campaign evaluation of systemic and mucosal immunity of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine in Karachi, Pakistan (2020–2021): a cross-sectional studyResearch in cont... by Ali Faisal Saleem, Visalakshi Jeyaseelan, Zaubina Kazi, Mahjabeen Zehra, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Grace Macklin, Rocio Lopez Cavestany, Sajid Muhammad, Najeeb Rehman, Ondrej Mach

“…The seroconversion rate for type 2 was 72% (44/61, 95% CI: 59.8–81.8) after the first tOPV dose; cumulative seroconversion after two doses was 93.4% (95% CI: 84.3–97.4). …”
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Attitudes Toward General Vaccination Mediate the Association Between Influenza Vaccination History and Pneumococcal Vaccination Intention Among Older Adults in China by Siwen Huang, Chi Ruan, Yan Jiang, Yudan Song, Yuhang Zhang, Zeying Qin, Xinyu Shi, Mengyue Zhang, Jingtao Zhou, Dingwan Chen, Yongkang Xiao, Liang Wang, Lili Tian, Rui Peng, Zongchao Peng, Sitong Luo

“…<b>Results:</b> A significant positive association was observed between influenza vaccination history and pneumococcal vaccination intention (r = 0.167, <i>p</i> < 0.001). In contrast, negative attitudes toward general vaccination, including mistrust of vaccine benefits (r = −0.253, <i>p</i> < 0.001), worries about unforeseen future effects (r = −0.180, <i>p</i> < 0.001), concerns about commercial profiteering (r = −0.360, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and a preference for natural immunity (r = −0.212, <i>p</i> < 0.001) were negatively associated with pneumococcal vaccination intention. …”
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Characteristics and spatiotemporal changes in phenotypes and genotypes of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolated from bloodstream infections in China from 2014... by Sayyed Salman, Hao Xu, Yunbo Chen, Jinru Ji, Zhiying Liu, Yonghong Xiao

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Prediction of long-term drug-free outcomes in ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative rheumatoid arthritis by combined clinical and ultrasound assessment of residual disease: a 5-year pros... by Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Garifallia Sakellariou, Claudia Alpini, Catherine Klersy, Serena Bugatti, Ludovico De Stefano, Emanuele Bozzalla Cassione, Antonio Manzo, Blerina Xoxi, Terenzj Luvaro, Ylenia Sammali

“…Whole-cohort multivariate Cox regression identified anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) positivity (HR: 4.20, 95% CI 2.37 to 7.44) and hands’ joints with grey scale (US-GS) alterations (GS&gt;1; HR: 2.18, 95% CI 1.20 to 3.93) as independent predictors. …”
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Integrating the GRACE Score with the Ceramide Risk Score Enhances the Predictive Accuracy of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percut... by Xiaofei Wang, Chengzhe Liu, Fu Yu, Zizhuo Zhang, Jiale Wang, Xiaoyu Shi, Tianyou Xu, Qiang Deng, Liping Zhou, Wanyue Sang, Hong Jiang, Lilei Yu

“…Clinical Trial Registration: Registration number: ChiCTR2300068491 (https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?…”
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Assessment of post-partum physical exercise practice and its associated factors among women in postpartum period, in West Wollega zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Tegegne Yadeta, Daniel Belema, Seifedin Ahmad, Nurye Sirage, Abubeker Seid Ali, Kedir Ali, Ali Yimer

“…The prevalence of postpartum physical exercise practice among the participants was determined to be 19.5% (95% CI: 12.03–22.50). Several factors were independently associated with postpartum physical exercise practice: Women with a college education or higher had nearly three times greater odds of engaging in postpartum physical exercise (AOR = 2.97, 95% CI: 1.14, 7.80). …”
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ECG‐based epileptic seizure prediction: Challenges of current data‐driven models by Sotirios Kalousios, Jens Müller, Hongliu Yang, Matthias Eberlein, Ortrud Uckermann, Gabriele Schackert, Witold H. Polanski, Georg Leonhardt

“…In pseudo‐prospective classification, the ROC‐AUC was 0.569 (±0.17), and 86 (49.4%) seizures were classified with IoC. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infections by Mohd Saleem, Soha Abdallah Moursi, Tahani Nasser Almofeed Altamimi, Mohammed Salem Alharbi, Alwaleed Mohammad Alaskar, Sahar Adly Hassan Hammam, Ehab Rakha, Ozair Ilyas Syed Muhammad, Hamoud Abdulmohsin Almalaq, Metab Nasser Alshammari, Azharuddin Sajid Syed Khaja

“…<b>Results:</b> Among the isolates, 51.7% were confirmed to be carbapenemase producers. …”
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Establishing a baseline for surgical care in Mongolia: a situational analysis using the six indicators from the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery by Raymond R Price, Ali Jalali, Anudari Zorigtbaatar, Sarnai Erdene, Sergelen Orgoi, Andrea Davis, Jonathan Nellermoe, Jade M Nunez, Simon Ruhnke, Battsetseg Gonchigjav, Nomindari Bat-Erdene, Kevin Bagley, Micah Katz, Hannah Pioli, Batsaikhan Bat-Erdene, Ganbold Lundeg

“…Secondary outcomes include regional access; surgeons, anaesthesiologists and obstetricians (SAO) density; surgical volume; and perioperative mortality.Results In 2016, 80.1% of the population had 2-hour access to essential surgery, including 60% of those outside the capital. SAO density was 47.4/100 000 population. A coding change increased surgical volume to 5784/100 000 population, and in-hospital mortality decreased from 0.27% to 0.14%. …”
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Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus Infections in Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected Key Populations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Doreen Kamori, Agricola Joachim, Mucho Mizinduko, Godfrey Barabona, Macdonald Mahiti, Upendo Kibwana, Mtebe Majigo, Salim Masoud, Ambele M. Mwandigha, Takamasa Ueno, Elia Mmbaga, Eligius Lyamuya

“…The overall seropositivity of HHV IgG was 92% (95% CI: 87.7–95.3%). HHV IgM was not detected in any of the samples. …”
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Variations in the diagnostic performance of transurethral resection of bladder tumor with photodynamic diagnosis according to surgical experience: A retrospective, single-center st... by Shuhei Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Nagumo, Kosuke Kojo, Atsushi Ikeda, Bunpei Isoda, Akane Yamaguchi, Kozaburo Tanuma, Satoshi Nitta, Masanobu Shiga, Takashi Kawahara, Shuya Kandori, Akio Hoshi, Hiromitsu Negoro, Bryan J. Mathis, Hiroyuki Nishiyama

“…Multivariate analysis identified urological experience as a significant factor improving accuracy rate (odds ratio [OR] 2.14) while tangential effects substantially reduced accuracy rate (OR 0.37). Notably, combining both PDD and WL resulted in a sensitivity exceeding 94 %, even in first-year urology residents and tangential effect areas. …”
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The effect of the relative dose intensity of chemoradiotherapy on the effectiveness of therapy of locally advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer by A. E. Glukhareva, G. V. Afonin, I. V. Kolobaev, L. Yu. Grivtsova, S. A. Ivanov, A.  D.  Kaprin

“…The data obtained from 22 (73.3 %) patients who retained a relative dose intensity of RDI &gt; 80 % demonstrated that given dose intensity is sufficient to achieve a stable antitumor effect. In 8 (26.7 %) cases, however, the RDI was less than 80 %, which affected the effectiveness of the treatment. …”
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Utilization of biofloc meal as a feed ingredient for Nile tilapia and common carp by Julie Ekasari, Hilda Kemala Pasha, Nur Bambang Priyoutomo

“…Pakan kontrol yang digunakan adalah pakan komersial dengan kadar protein 29,03%. Pembuatan pakan uji dilakukan dengan mencampurkan tepung limbah bioflok (30%) dengan pakan kontrol (67,5%) dan dibentuk pelet kembali setelah dilakukan penambahan binder sebanyak 2% dan Cr2O3 sebanyak 0,5% sebagai penanda untuk menganalisis kecernaan pakan dengan tepung limbah bioflok. …”
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Assessment of Attentional Functioning in Health Professionals of a Brazilian Tertiary Referral Hospital for COVID-19 by Eelco van Duinkerken, Guilherme J. Schmidt, Ana Lúcia Taboada Gjorup, Carolina Ribeiro Mello, André Casarsa Marques, Áureo do Carmo Filho, Paula Regina Yuri Fukusawa, Simone Gonçalves de Assis, Júlio Cesar Tolentino, Sergio L. Schmidt

“…Concluding, hospital professionals with a substantial level of exposure to patients with COVID-19 show a significant attention decrement and, thus, may be at a higher risk of accidental SARS-CoV-2 infection.…”
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Rapid Detection of the mt3243A > G Mutation Using Urine Sediment in Elderly Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Yinan Zhang, Xiujuan Du, Xinqian Geng, Chen Chu, Huijuan Lu, Yixie Shen, Ruihua Chen, Pingyan Fang, Yanmei Feng, Xiaojie Zhang, Yan Chen, Yanping Zhou, Congrong Wang, Weiping Jia

“…In patient 2, the heteroplasmy was 5.3%, 8.4%, and 37.7% in peripheral blood leukocytes, saliva, and urine sediment, respectively. …”
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Spatial characteristics and health risks assessments of trace metal pollution from road dusts in the industrialized city of Bangladesh by Masum Howlader, Ashik Md Mamun, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Hasibur Rahman, Sadhon Chandra Swarnokar, Mahfuza Sultana, Md Tanvir Rahman, Tusar Kumar Das

“…The mean concentration of Bi (3.56 ± 2.10 mg/kg), Cd (0.71 ± 0.29 mg/kg), Co (4.03 ± 1.09 mg/kg), Cr (29.05 ± 25.44 mg/kg), Cu (17.36 ± 40.56 mg/kg), Ga (134.96 ± 45.39 mg/kg), In (2.25 ± 1.32 mg/kg), Mn (195.13 ± 191.15 mg/kg), Ni (20.31 ± 19.67 mg/kg), Pb (16.28 ± 3.68 mg/kg), Ti (1.72 ± 1.51 mg/kg) and Zn (44.96 ± 22.40 mg/kg). …”
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New Dihydro OO'Bis(Salicylidene) 2,2' Aminobenzothiazolyl Borate Complexes: Kinetic and Voltammetric Studies of Dimethyltin Copper Complex with Guanine, Adenine, and Calf Thymus DN...

“…Cyclic voltammetry was employed to study the interaction of complex (5) with guanine, adenine, and calf thymus DNA. The CV of complex (5) in the absence and in the presence of guanine and calf thymus DNA altered drastically, with a positive shift in formal peak potential <mml:math alttext="$E_{pa}$"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>E</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>p</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:math> and <mml:math alttext="$E_{pc}$"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>E</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>p</mml:mi><mml:mi>c</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:math> values and a significant increase in peak current. …”
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Implantación y análisis de Atención Farmacéutica basada en la comunicación entre Farmacéuticos Comunitarios y Médicos de Familia a través de una plataforma bidireccional en línea u... by Emilia Montagud Penadés, Javier Cremades Alcaraz, Raúl Moragues, Antonio Manuel Medina Toro, Hipólito Caro Moreno, Flor Alvarez de Toledo, Ana Dago

Subjects: “…Comunicación; problemas relacionados con los medicamentos; eficiencia; atención farmacéutica; cronicidad; farmacéutico comunitario; médico de familia…”
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