Effects of Different Cooking Methods on the Contents and Activities of Active Substances in Shiitake Mushroom Digested in Vitro in Simulated Gastrointestinal Juices by YAO Fen, LIU Hongxia, FAN Xiuzhi, SHI Defang, YIN Chaomin, GAO Hong, ZHANG Yu, YAO Wang

“…The contents of total phenols, total flavonoids and crude polysaccharides in the sample roasted for 5 minutes and the content of eritadenine in the sample roasted for 15 minutes were the highest, which were (222.13 ± 3.57) mg/g, (4.49 ± 0.06) mg/g, (5.57 ± 0.28) g/100 g and (551.31 ± 3.76) mg/100 g, respectively. …”
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Application of the 2021 AAPOS Guidelines in Clinics with Revision and Validation of SPOT Referral Criteria by Li R, Yan Q, Lin X, Wu Z, Zhu H, Guo W, Zhang P, Zuo F, Wu Z, Liu H, Huang D

“…Rui Li,1,* Qi Yan,2,* Xiao Lin,3,* Zhujian Wu,4 Hui Zhu,4 Wei Guo,4 Peibin Zhang,4 Feidi Zuo,5 Ziyan Wu,5 Hu Liu,4 Dan Huang4 1Department of Ophthalmology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 5The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hu Liu; Dan Huang, Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 (25) 68136470, Fax +86 (25) 83275171, Email liuhu@njmu.edu.cn; huangdan@njmu.edu.cnPurpose: This study aims to validate and revise the Spot Vision Screener referral criteria for detecting amblyopia risk factors (ARFs), visually significant refractive error (VSRE), and amblyopia.Methods: In clinics, we gathered data from children aged 12 months to 7 years. …”
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Impact du régime hydrique et de la gestion des récoltes sur la quantité et la qualité du fourrage herbacé dans l’écosystème sahélien au Sénégal by Ange-Jokébed Adjoua N'goran, Ousmane Ndiaye, Ousmane Diatta, Daouda Ngom, Sékouna Diatta, Haftay Hailu Gebremedhn, Cofélas Fassinou, Laurent Bonnal, Denis Bastianelli, Paulo Salgado, Simon Taugourdeau

“…Résultats: Les valeurs de la phytomasse sèche étaient respectivement comprise entre 2 932,2 ± 1 672,1 et 6 383,6 ± 2 962,6 kg/ha, 2 397,7 ± 6 263,4 et 15 059,2 ± 9 782,9 kg/ha pour les traitements de régime hydrique et du cumul de phytomasse fauchée. …”
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The Advances in Utilizing Right Ventricular Function as a Predictor of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Recovery: A Single Centre Prospective Cohort Study by Akbar MR, Sakasasmita S, Achmad C, Dewi TI, Hasan M, Prameswari HS

“…There were 33 patients (34.7%) with reduced initial RV systolic function. …”
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اثر تغییرات کاربری اراضی بر تولید آب در حوضه آبخیز تراز، استان خوزستان، جنوب‌ غرب ایران by فضل الله احمدی میرقائد, بابک سوری

“…نتایج نشان داد در 30 سال گذشته مساحت جنگل‌ها و مراتع در منطقه مطالعاتی به ترتیب حدود 3199 و 1611 هکتار کاهش و مساحت اراضی کشاورزی و ساخته شده‌ها به ترتیب 4388 و 387 هکتار افزایش یافته‌اند. پیش‌بینی می‌شود که در 30 سال آینده نیز 2442 هکتار از مساحت جنگل‌های منطقه کاسته شود و مساحت کاربری‌های کشاورزی، مراتع و ساخته شده‌ها به ترتیب 1651، 687 و 102 هکتار افزایش یابد. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of First-Line Treatment Options for Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis by Luqing Zhao, Zhiting Zhao, Xiaoqi Yan, Fei Wu, Ning Sun, Renhong Guo, Shaorong Yu, Xiao Hu, Jifeng Feng

“…In the nonradiotherapy group, the DCR and mPFS were higher in the chemotherapy plus immunotherapy subgroup than in the chemotherapy subgroup, with increased toxicity at any grade (DCR: 93.67% vs. 67.86%, p < 0.001; mPFS: 13.53 vs. 5.07 months, p < 0.001; and 68.35% vs. 41.67%, p = 0.001). …”
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Effect of the season on blood changes of oxidative stress index (OSi) in the Italian Mediterranean Buffalo (Bubalis bubalis by Giovanna De Matteis, Emanuela Rossi, Maria Chiara La Mantia, Roberto Steri, Vittoria Lucia Barile, David Meo Zilio

“…The minimum and maximum THI values for the cold and hot seasons recorded during the experimental period were 29.6-74.5 and 54-85 in 2021 and 31.6-66.3 and 47.9-86.2 in 2022, respectively. Levels of d-ROMs and BAP were affected by season (133.0±3.67 vs 145.1±3.54 UCARR, p=0.0189, and 2489.19±32.51 vs 2392.43±31.33 mml/L, p=0.033, in hot and cold/mild season, respectively). …”
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Sibling Species Composition and Susceptibility Status of Anopheles gambiae s.l. to Insecticides Used for Indoor Residual Spraying in Eastern Uganda by Julius Iga, Stephen Ochaya, Richard Echodu, Elizabeth A. Opiyo, Alex K. Musiime, Angella Nakamaanya, Geoffrey M. Malinga

“…The PCR results showed that the dominant sibling species under the A. gambiae complex was Anopheles arabiensis 99.5% (395/397). WHO bioassay tests revealed that the population of mosquitoes exhibited high levels of susceptibility (24-hour post-exposure mortality 98–100%) to both insecticides tested. …”
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MOBILIZATION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FROM THE TERRITORIES OF INDONESIA, SRI LANKA (CEYLON) AND NEPAL by N. P. Loskutova, T. M. Ozerskaya

“…The greatest number of accessions received by the Institute represented groat crops (over 1400), followed by wheat and barley (458), and industrial crops (627). In total, during the whole period of its existence, the Institute has mobilized 3843 accessions, representing 377 plant species.…”
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Evaluation of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness, Electroretinogram and Visual Evoked Potential in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Qi Zhe Ngoo, Wan Hazabbah Wan Hitam, Asrenee Ab Razak

“…For PVEP, the mean latency of P100 was 119.00 ms, SD = 9.07, P<0.001 (P<0.05), while the mean latency of N135 was 145.20 ms, SD = 8.53, P<0.001 (P<0.05). …”
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Associations between Autoimmunity and Depression: Serum IL-6 and IL-17 Have Directly Impact on the HAMD Scores in Patients with First-Episode Depressive Disorder by Lijuan Mao, Xiajin Ren, Xin Wang, Feng Tian

“…After treatment, the IL-6 (18.69±5.07, P<0.001) and IL-17 (30.67±3.47, P<0.001) levels and HAMD scores (6.73±4.15) in the FDD group were significantly decreased than before treatment (P<0.001, respectively). …”
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Biología de deroceras reticulatum y d. laeve, moluscos de cultivos en siembra directa by N.L. Clemente, A.J. Faberi, A.N López, P.L. Manetti, H.A. Álvarez

“…Los R0 mayores se obtuvieron a 12º C, 64,22 y 357,25 babosas/babosa en D. reticulatum y D. laeve, respectivamente. …”
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Multilevel analysis of prevalence and determinants of diarrhea among under-five children in Somalia: insights from the Somalia demographic and health survey 2020 by Hamse Arab Ali, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nuh, Hamse Adam Abdi, Abdisalam Hassan Muse

“…Vitamin A supplementation was found to be critical; children lacking recent supplementation had increased odds of diarrhea (AOR = 1.790; CI: 1.440–2.225). Furthermore, feeding practices indicated that children not using bottle nipples faced higher odds of diarrhea (AOR = 1.377; CI: 1.172–1.617). …”
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Exploring the clinical value of procalcitonin, c-reactive protein, white blood cell count, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the early diagnosis of bloodstream infections in children by Yadong Li, Mingjie Li, Chenye Lin, Wentao Tang, Qiuyu Tang, Feng Cheng

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Differences in the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Cardiology Outpatients in Mali: Comparison between Framingham Body Mass Index-Based Tool and Low-Information World Health Organ... by Bâ Hamidou Oumar, Sangaré Ibrahima, Camara Youssouf, Sidibé Noumou, Coulibaly Souleymane, Cissoko Yacouba, Sidibé Samba, Konaté Massama, Maiga Asmaou Kéita, Doumbia Coumba Thiam, Touré Mamadou, Diakité Mamadou, Menta Ichaka, Diall Ilo Bella

“…This study involved 793 outpatients, 63.7% being female, 35.1% of them younger than 50 years, 57.9% with no formal education, and 67.7% with no medical insurance. …”
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Access to Health Care and Use of Health Care Services Among Males in Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Nkoleleng Johannah Mashilo, Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Siphamandla Gumede, Samanta Tresha Lalla-Edward

“…After title screening, 337 results remained, and after abstract selection, 140 results remained. …”
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Clinicodemographic profile and predictors of poor outcome in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: a single-centre, retrospective cohort study from India by Prashant K Singh, Lokesh Tiwari, Alok Ranjan, Prakriti Gupta, Prabhat Kumar Singh, Yogesh Kumar, Yankappa N, Amrita Banerjee, C M Singh

“…Hypertension (45.2%), diabetes mellitus (41.8%) and chronic kidney disease (CKD; 6.1%) were common comorbidities. Disease severity on admission (adjusted OR 12.53, 95% CI 4.92 to 31.91, p&lt;0.01), coagulation defect (33.21, 3.85–302.1, p&lt;0.01), CKD (5.67, 1.08–29.64, p=0.04), high urea (11.05, 3.9–31.02, p&lt;0.01), high prothrombin time (3.91, 1.59–9.65, p&lt;0.01) and elevated ferritin (1.02, 1.00–1.03, p=0.02) were associated with poor outcome on multivariate regression. …”
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Predictive Immunological, Virological, and Routine Laboratory Markers for Critical COVID-19 on Admission by Mercedes García-Gasalla, Juana M. Ferrer, Pablo A. Fraile-Ribot, Adrián Ferre-Beltrán, Adrián Rodríguez, Natalia Martínez-Pomar, Luisa Ramon-Clar, Amanda Iglesias, Inés Losada-López, Francisco Fanjul, Joan Albert Pou, Isabel Llompart-Alabern, Nuria Toledo, Jaime Pons, Antonio Oliver, Melchor Riera, Javier Murillas

“…Levels of ferritin >370 ng/mL (OR 16.4, 95% CI 5.3–50.8), D-dimer >440 ng/mL (OR 5.45, 95% CI 2.36–12.61), CRP >7.65 mg/dL (OR 11.54, 95% CI 4.3–30.8), NLR >3.77 (OR 13.4, 95% CI 4.3–41.1), IL-6 >142.5 pg/mL (OR 8.76, 95% CI 3.56–21.54), IL-10 >10.8 pg/mL (OR 16.45, 95% CI 5.32–50.81), sIL-2rα (sCD25) >804.5 pg/mL (OR 14.06, 95% CI 4.56–43.28), IL-1Ra >88.4 pg/mL (OR 4.54, 95% CI 2.03–10.17), and IL-18 >144 pg/mL (OR 17.85, 95% CI 6.54–48.78) were associated with critical COVID-19 in the univariate age-adjusted analysis. …”
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Spatial predictors of landowners' engagement in the restoration of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Thomas Pienkowski, Anna Freni Sterrantino, Anazelia M. Tedesco, Matt Clark, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Arundhati Jagadish, Alex Mendes, Ludmila Pugliese de Siqueira, Morena Mills

“…Longer travel times to urban areas reduced restoration likelihood by 48.3% (95% CI: 39.7%–55.8%). Properties in the highest road distance quantile were 11.1% more likely to be restored (95% CI: 0.1%–23.2%). …”
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Sex-specific associations between body composition and depression among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Yijing Li, Juan Li, Tianning Sun, Zhigang He, Cheng Liu, Zhixiao Li, Yanqiong Wu, Hongbing Xiang

“…Additionally, compared to females with a low-fat high-muscle phenotype, those with LA-LM (OR = 3.97, 95%CI:2.16–7.30), HA-LM (OR = 5.40, 95%CI:2.34–12.46), and HA-HM (OR = 6.36, 95%CI:3.26–12.37) phenotypes were more likely to develop depression. …”
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