Mitochondrial Thioredoxin-Glutathione Reductase from Larval Taenia crassiceps (Cysticerci) by Alberto Guevara-Flores, Irene P. del Arenal, Guillermo Mendoza-Hernández, Juan Pablo Pardo, Oscar Flores-Herrera, Juan L. Rendón

“…The preparation showed NADPH-dependent reductase activity with either thioredoxin or GSSG, and was able to perform thiol/disulfide exchange reactions. At 25∘C specific activities were 437  ±  27 mU mg-1 and 840  ±  49 mU mg-1 with thioredoxin and GSSG, respectively. …”
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Pulmonary function among stone quarry workers in India: The effect of duration of exposure, smoking status and job profile on pulmonary function tests by Junaid Aziz Sheikh, Zahid Ali Khan, Tazeen Khan, Sumaira Chowdhary

“…Therefore, limiting cumulative silica dust exposure can effectively reduce damage to airways in silica-exposed workers.…”
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The NT-ProBNP Test in Subjects with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis Presenting with Acute Dyspnea: Is Knowing Worth the Cost? by Shaffer R. S. Mok, Jose Avila, Barry Milcarek, Richard Kasama

“…Of those for whom an echocardiography was performed estimated mean EFs of 54.6%, 50.8%, and 61.7% were observed among the NT-ProBNP elevated group, normal group, and no NT-ProBNP group, respectively. …”
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Stem solidness as an important factor for wheat protection from European wheat stem sawfly (<i>Cephus pygmaeus</i> L.) in Altai by S. B. Lepekhov, V. A. Petin, M. V. Chebatareva

“…Stem solidness negatively correlated with wheat stem sawfly infestation (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was rs  = –0.77 in 2019 and rs  = –0.80 in 2020). Sister lines with a solid stem had significantly shorter plant height (–5 cm), less kernels per spikelet (–0.11 kernels), 1000 grain weight (–1.7 g) and grain weight per spike (–0.08 g), but higher grain weight per tiller spike (+0.11 g), compared to sister lines with a hollow stem averaged over two years. …”
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Enhancing palm precision agriculture: An approach based on deep learning and UAVs for efficient palm tree detection by Yosra Hajjaji, Wadii Boulila, Imed Riadh Farah, Anis Koubaa

“…The results show that YOLOv8-HighAug consistently outperformed the other models, achieving an Average Precision (AP) of 0.88, a precision of 0.87, and a recall of 0.86. YOLOv5-L-HighAug also exhibited high AP@50 values (0.83), making it suitable for precise detection tasks while balancing resource efficiency.The proposed study reveals the potential of integrating deep learning algorithms with UAVs and RS to revolutionize practices in the palm industry. …”
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Comparing personality traits of healthcare workers with and without long COVID: Cross‐sectional study by Keiko Sakai, Seiichiro Tarutani, Takehiko Okamura, Hiroshi Yoneda, Tatsuhito Kawasaki, Masatoshi Takeda

“…Results Of 310 participants (141 men, 169 women, median age: 40 years), 167 had history of COVID‐19 (83/84, 37 years) and 143 did not (58 men/85 women, 46 years). …”
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Echocardiographic Findings in Patients with Atrial Septal Aneurysm: A Prospective Case-Control Study by Ramazan Atak, Mehmet Ileri, Selcuk Ozturk, Ahmet Korkmaz, Ertan Yetkin

“…AAA tended to be statistically and independently associated with ASA (OR: 2.69, 95% CI : 0.97–7.47, p=0.05). Conclusions. We have demonstrated a higher incidence of mitral/aortic valvular regurgitations, AAA, PFO, and ASD in ASA patients compared to age- and gender-matched control group patients. …”
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Prognostic value of atherogenic index of plasma in pulmonary hypertension by Meng-Qi Chen, An Wang, Chuan-Xue Wan, Bin-Qian Ruan, Jun Tong, Jie-Yan Shen

“…After controlling for multivariable factors, the results of Cox regression analysis indicated that AIP was an independent predictor of adverse outcomes with a hazard ratio and 95% confident interval (CI) of 2.426 (1.021–5.763). …”
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¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT预测弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤化疗后无进展生存期 by 林少春, 黎恩廷, 陈志丰, 张冰, 李周雷

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Efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of male smokers with tobacco use disorder: a randomized controlled trial by Salma W. Mousa, Adel A. Badawy, Gehan F. Attia, Wesam A. Ghareeb

“…Active r-TMS treatment, delivered over 15 sessions (5 sessions weekly for 3 consecutive weeks), significantly reduced the number of cigarettes smoked daily (p = 0.001), nicotine dependence (p = 0.023), withdrawal symptoms (both self-reported and observer-rated) (p = 0.001), and craving (p = 0.007) compared to the sham treatment. Urinary cotinine levels, a biomarker of nicotine intake, were also significantly lower in the active r-TMS group during the follow-up period (p = 0.011). …”
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Grounds and conditions for the application of preventive measures during the pre-trial investigation of corruption criminal offenses by V. V. Romaniuk, R. I. Login

“…It is emphasized that when deciding on the application of preventive measures in the category of criminal proceedings under study, it is necessary to clarify the presence of risks stipulated in Part 2 of Article 177 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine and justify their sufficiency in relation to the elements of the mechanism of committing a specific corruption criminal offense. …”
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内置钢筋圆钢管混凝土短柱压剪性能研究 by 陈俊, 李杰, 许福, 王世花, 赵鑫益, 罗百福

“…为研究内置钢筋圆钢管混凝土短柱的压剪性能，利用ABAQUS有限元软件建立了内置螺旋箍筋笼或带拉筋螺旋箍筋笼的圆钢管混凝土短柱压剪性能有限元分析模型，通过试验验证了有限元模型的正确性。以截面构造、剪跨比、轴压比为参数建立了27个分析模型，研究和分析了试件的受力机理和力学性能，得到了剪力-位移曲线以及相应的应力云图，并与无内置钢筋的钢管混凝土构件进行了对比。…”
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Evaluation of Neutralizing Capacity of Tixagevimab plus Cilgavimab (AZD7442) against Different SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Case Report Study with Comparison to a Vaccinated Population by Constant Gillot, Jean-Louis Bayart, Vincent Maloteau, Jean-Michel Dogné, Jonathan Douxfils, Julien Favresse

“…NAbs T1/2 for AZD7442 was 8.1 days (95% CI: 5.1–19.5 days) and was 11.8 days (95% CI: 7.9–23.7 days) for the primo-vaccination cohort. …”
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Comparison of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Elective Coronary Stenting: A Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Mohammadjavad Mehdizadeh Parizi, Reza Golchin Vafa, Amin Ahmadi, Reza Heydarzade, Mehrdad Sadeghi, Amin Khademolhossseini, Farhang Amiri, Soroush Khoshnood Mansorkhani, Ali Tavan, Nazanin Hosseini, Mohammad Montaseri, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Javad Kojuri

“…In the ticagrelor group, 95 patients (44.3%) reported dyspnea at rest, compared with only 44 patients (19.7%) in the clopidogrel group (P < 0.001). MACEs occurred in 7 patients (2.8%) in the ticagrelor group, compared with 16 (7.6%) in the clopidogrel group (P = 0.031). …”
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Identifying Factors Associated with Barriers in the Number of Antenatal Care Service Visits among Pregnant Women in Rural Parts of Ethiopia by Sali Suleman Hassen, Belete Mulatu Teshale, Lema Abate Adulo

“…From hurdle Poisson regression model results, women having previous pregnancy complication (AOR = 1.16; P≤0.001); husbands with primary education (AOR = 1.02; P=0.004), secondary education (AOR = 1.117; P≤0.0001), and higher education (AOR = 1.191; P≤0.001); middle wealth index (AOR = 1.08; P=0.006); richer wealth index (AOR = 1.10; P≤0.001); maternal age 35–49 (AOR = 0.690; P≤0.001); being exposed to media access (AOR = 1.745; P=0.019); having distance problem (AOR = 0.75; P=0.013); planned pregnancy (AOR = 1.42; P=0.002); and mothers with primary education (AOR = 1.85; P≤0.001) and secondary (AOR = 2.387; P≤0.001) were statistically associated with barriers in the number of ANC service visits. …”
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The Estimation of First-Phase Insulin Secretion by Using Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Chinese Population by Jiunn-diann Lin, Chun-Hsien Hsu, Yao-Jen Liang, Wei-Cheng Lian, Chang-Hsun Hsieh, Chung-Ze Wu, Dee Pei, Yen-Lin Chen

“…After FPI was added, the second equation was formulated: log (FPIS) = 1.532 − 0.127 × FPG + 0.059 × BMI - 0.511 × HDL-C + 0.375 × log (FPI), which provided a better accuracy than the first one. …”
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Are socio-economic inequalities related to cardiovascular disease risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies by Ololade J. Baruwa, Federica Alberti, Sunday Onagbiye, Annalisa Guddemi, Anna Odone, Hannah Ricci, Maddalena Gaeta, Schmid Daniela, Cristian Ricci

“…In men, the same investigation found a 45% increased CVD risk (RR = 1.45 [1.09, 1.92]). We reported that low education (RR = 1.56 [1.27, 1.91]), increased CVD risk the most, more than low income (RR = 1.38 [1.12, 1.70]). …”
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Predictors of Alcohol Use, Alcohol-Related Problems, and Substance Use Following Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by Gretchen E. White, PhD, Richard E. Boles, PhD, Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, Thomas H. Inge, MD, Susan Z. Yanovski, MD, Todd M. Jenkins, PhD, Meg H. Zeller, PhD

“…Methods:. This study includes 217 adolescents (aged 13–19 years) enrolled in a 5-center prospective cohort study who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or vertical sleeve gastrectomy between 2007 and 2011 and were followed for up to 8 years. …”
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Nursery of Penaeus monodon fry in Cage Culture of Intensive Pond at Different Rearing Densities by T. Budiardi, R.D. Salleng, N.B.P. Utomo

“…Higher production of shrimp fry (867 PL25) was obtained by rearing PL12 at density of 1000 PL/m2. …”
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Factors Associated with the Clinical Course of Vitreomacular Traction by Petros Petrou, Evangelia Chalkiadaki, Marie-Helene Errera, Sidath Liyanage, Louisa Wickham, Evangelia Papakonstantinou, Aristotelis Karamaounas, Menelaos Kanakis, Ilias Georgalas, Stylianos Kandarakis, David Charteris

“…Results. 150 eyes were included in the analysis. 36 eyes (24%) developed complete resolution at the last visit, 19 eyes (12.7%) formed a full-thickness macular hole, and 95 eyes (63.3%) showed no resolution of the traction. …”
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