Prevalence and predictors of NTM in presumed/confirmed drug-resistant TB by E.T. Abbew, R. Laryea, F. Sorvor, Y.A. Poku, N. Lorent, D. Obiri-Yeboah, L. Lynen, L. Rigouts

“…RESULTS: Of the 2,492 samples, 839 (33.7%) tested culture-positive for mycobacteria, with 257 (30.6%) presumed to be NTM. …”
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Theoretical and Practical Issues That Are Relevant When Scaling Up hMSC Microcarrier Production Processes by Valentin Jossen, Cedric Schirmer, Dolman Mostafa Sindi, Regine Eibl, Matthias Kraume, Ralf Pörtner, Dieter Eibl

“…Cultivation at the suspension criteria provided d32 values between 0.2 and 0.7 mm, the highest cell densities (1.25 × 106 cells mL−1 hASCs), and the highest expansion factors (117.0 ± 4.7 on day 7), while maintaining the expression of specific surface markers. …”
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Lifestyle changes among older adults during and after COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania by Skirmante Sauliune, Ramune Kalediene, Vytenis Kalibatas, Snieguole Kaseliene, Olga Mesceriakova

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Optimal configuration strategy of energy storage considering flexible response of high energy-consuming industrial and mining loads in independent microgrid by Cuomu Yixi, Xiaoming Liu, Yu Li, Jingming Tan, Zhihong Liu, Basang Danzeng, Lei Wang

“…The results demonstrate that the proposed strategy can economically and effectively meet the power and energy balance of the independent microgrid and the electricity demands of high-energy-consuming loads, while promoting the improvement of new energy accommodation capacity.…”
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Evaluation of Sacroiliac Joint Shape in Women with Ankylosing Spondylitis According to Mode of Birth Delivery: A Retrospective Study by Sakine Rahimli Ocakoglu, Alper Vatansever, Zeliha Atak, Nurefsan Yanardag, Belkis Nihan Coskun, Sinem Akselim, Gokhan Ocakoglu

“…<i>Results</i>: The results showed that the anterior point of the SIJ had an enlarged shape in the V/D group compared with the C/S group, even in the control group. There was a difference between the mean right and left SIJ shapes of the AS group patients with V/D and the controls with C/S (<i>p</i> = 0.007 and <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Changes of Cell Adhesion Molecules and T Cell Subset Populations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Undergoing Intravenous Administration of Cytarabine Supplemented with Idarubicin by Jinhua Piao, Didi Wang, Siying Pei, Tangdong Ge, Jing Li, Pengxia Zhang

“…Phenotypic characteristics of T cell subsets including CD4+, CD8+, CD4+IL-10 Tregs, and CD4+CD25+CD127−Foxp3+ Tregs were analyzed by flow cytometry. …”
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Macular Microvasculature Density Changes in Anisometropic Amblyopic Eyes after Successful Treatment by Wuhe Chen, Frank Thorn, Ruzhi Deng, Xiaoman Li, Jiangtao Lou, Yingjie Wang, Xinping Yu

“…Changes in BCVA and macular SCP and DCP vessel density were measured after amblyopia treatment of 7.5 ± 4.4 months. Results. The amblyopic baseline BCVA, logMAR 0.42 ± 0.27, improved to logMAR 0.18 ± 0.18 in 14 patients (64%) after amblyopia treatment (P<0.001). …”
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Maximum Mixture Correntropy Criterion-Based Variational Bayesian Adaptive Kalman Filter for INS/UWB/GNSS-RTK Integrated Positioning by Sen Wang, Peipei Dai, Tianhe Xu, Wenfeng Nie, Yangzi Cong, Jianping Xing, Fan Gao

“…However, challenges like GNSS signal interference and blockage in complex scenarios can significantly degrade system performance. Moreover, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, known for its high precision, is increasingly used as a complementary system to the GNSS. …”
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Effect of Electroacupuncture on Key Muscles on Motor Function Recovery of Lower Limbs in Patients with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury by Wen GUO, Jun LENG, Fangyue WEI, Huimin LIU, Meng TIAN, Chen ZHANG, Xiaolei FANG

“…At the end of treatment, the LEMS, MBI and MAS scores of the treatment group were (8.87±1.36), (19.33±6.12) and (1.40±0.56), which were better than those of the control group (6.13±1.31), (15.00±6.43) and (0.97±0.61), and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.05). …”
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Radiographic outcomes and subsidence rate in hyperlordotic versus standard lordotic interbody spacers in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion by Rajkishen Narayanan, Nicholas B. Pohl, Jonathan Dalton, Yunsoo Lee, Alexa Tomlak, Anthony Labarbiera, Meryem Guler, Emilie Sawicki, Sebastian I. Fras, Mark F. Kurd, John J. Mangan, Ian David Kaye, Jose A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher K. Kepler, Gregory D. Schroeder, Joseph K. Lee

“…The change in CL (8.42° ± 9.42° vs. 0.94° ± 8.67°; P < 0.001), change in C2S (−4.02° ± 6.68° vs. −1.11° ± 5.42°; P = 0.026), and change in T1S (3.49° ± 7.30° vs. 0.04° ± 6.86°, P = 0.008) between pre- and postoperative imaging were larger in the hyperlordotic cohort. …”
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Determinants of Pelvic Floor Disorders among Women Visiting the Gynecology Outpatient Department in Wolkite University Specialized Center, Wolkite, Ethiopia by Ayana Benti Terefe, Tolesa Gemeda Gudeta, Girma Teferi Mengistu, Seboka Abebe Sori

“…Two hundred thirty-two (85.9%) were currently married, while 110 (40.7%) were housewives. Statistically, a significant association was found between age at first pregnancy (AOR = 5.193; 95% CI = 1.905–14.157), many vaginal deliveries (AOR = 15.858; 95% CI = 5.305–47.400), history of episiotomy (AOR = 7.508 95% CI = 1.556–36.224), and menopause (AOR = 7.665; 95% CI = 2.440–24.078) when analyzed with a multivariate logistic regression model. …”
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Efficacy of Knee Taping in addition to a Supervised Exercise Protocol to Manage Pain and Functional Status in Individuals with Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Controll... by Mudasir Nazar Shah, Mohammad Abu Shaphe, Mohammed Qasheesh, Mohammad Kashif Reza, Ahmad H. Alghadir, Amir Iqbal, Priyadarshani Bhat

“…When comparing the outcome scores at 4 weeks postintervention with baseline scores, the within-group analysis revealed significant mean differences for the outcomes within groups A (VAS: MD = −3.08–0.76; T = 9.70; p<0.05 and WOMAC: MD = −7.05–0.81; T = 11.11; p<0.05) and B (WOMAC: MD = −1.6–0.17; T = 2.35; p<0.05), but a nonsignificant mean difference for the outcomes of VAS within group B (∆MD = 0.08 ± 0.03; T = −0.56; p>0.05). …”
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Routine antibiotics for infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering: a systematic review by Jai K Das, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Abigail Smith, Aamer Imdad, Olivia Tsistinas, Emily Tanner-Smith, Melissa François, Fanny F Chen, Momal Sana

“…Future studies with adequate sample sizes are needed to assess the potential risks and benefits of antibiotics in malnourished infants under 6 months of age.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021277073.…”
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Fecal Microbiome and Metabolomic Profiles of Mixed-Fed Infants Are More Similar to Formula-Fed than Breastfed Infants by Mei Wang, Negin Valizadegan, Christopher J. Fields, Sharon M. Donovan

“…Delivery mode affected overall microbial composition (<i>p</i> = 0.022) at the genus level and 24 potential functional pathways, with 16 pathways being higher in VD than CS infants (<i>p</i> < 0.05, <i>q</i> < 0.10). Metabolomic analysis identified 47 differential metabolites between CS and VD, with 39 being lower in CS than VD (<i>p</i> < 0.05, <i>q</i> < 0.10). …”
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Central auditory system assessment in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: electrophysiology and central auditory processing by Paula Maria Martins-Duarte, Gabriel Hessel, Antônio Fernando Ribeiro, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Maria Francisca Colella-Santos

“…Objective: This study aims to evaluate the central auditory system of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis through behavioral assessment of central auditory processing and electrophysiological tests to investigate short and long-latency auditory potentials, comparing them with the results obtained in the control group. Methods: 117 from 7 to 21 years old patients were evaluated, 57 of them with cystic fibrosis and 60 of the control group, using behavioral evaluation of central auditory processing, auditory brainstem response and long latency auditory evoked potential. …”
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Antichronic Gastric Ulcer Effect of Zinc-Baicalin Complex on the Acetic Acid-Induced Chronic Gastric Ulcer Rat Model by Hui Yang, Yi Lu, Xiao-Feng Zeng, Ling Li, Rong-Ping Zhang, Zhong-Kun Ren, Xu Liu

“…BA-Zn (6.5 and 13 mg/kg) exerted a greater antiulcerogenic effect than both BA and zinc-gluconate, leading to a reduced ulcer index (18.43 ± 1.11, 15.00 ± 1.44), decreased MDA content (1.33 ± 0.07, 0.63 ± 0.01), and increased SOD activity (17.62 ± 0.11, 20.12 ± 0.32) and GSH-Px levels (102.12 ± 9.11, 120.25 ± 9.07). …”
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NGAL as an Early Predictive Marker of Diabetic Nephropathy in Children and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nektaria Papadopoulou-Marketou, Alexandra Margeli, Ioannis Papassotiriou, George P. Chrousos, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, Jeanette Wahlberg

“…Forty-nine healthy children [age: 10.5 years (SD: 6.6)] and 18 healthy adults [age 27.7 years (SD: 4.2)] served as controls. Serum concentrations of NGAL (ELISA) were determined, and SAP and DAP were examined (SAP and DAP also expressed as z-scores in the younger group). …”
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Antioxidant and Cytotoxicological Effects of Aloe vera Food Supplements by Zaira López, Gabriela Núñez-Jinez, Guadalupe Avalos-Navarro, Gildardo Rivera, Joel Salazar-Flores, José A. Ramírez, Benjamín A. Ayil-Gutiérrez, Peter Knauth

“…Starting products, dissolved at 1x, had an aloin concentration of 0.04 to 0.07 ppm, a concentration much lower than the industry standard of 10 ppm for foodstuff. …”
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Assessment of derangement in biochemical profile in primary open angle glaucoma patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital by Fatima Tuz Zuhra, Mehnaz Khattak, Sana Nadeem, Noreen Atzaz, Attika Khalid, Sami Saeed

“…Results: Mean hemoglobin (Hb), Total leukocyte count (TLC), serum urea, creatinine, uric acid, ALT, bilirubin, cholesterol and HbA1c were 12.80 ±1.50g, 8.88±1.92 mm3, 5.95±5.47 µmol/l, 92.19±21.81 µmol/l, 305.85±79.92 mmol/l, 34.31±18.26 IU/L, 9.26±3.11 µmol/l, 5.18±0.96 mmol/l,6.70±1.28 %respectively whereas the Mean IOP in POAG patients was 28mmHg, mean CCT was 516.6 µm, and mean vertical CDR was 0.6. …”
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Together throughout the year: seasonal patterns of bacterial and eukaryotic microbial communities in a macrotidal estuary by Vincent Hervé, Jérôme Morelle, Josie Lambourdière, Pascal Jean Lopez, Pascal Claquin

“…Results The metabarcoding analysis of 147 samples revealed both a high bacterial and eukaryotic diversity, dominated by Proteobacteria, Bacteriodota, Actinobacteriota and Bacillariophyta, Spirotrichea, Dinophyceae, respectively. …”
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