Association between prior tuberculosis disease and dysglycemia within an HIV-endemic, rural South African population. by Alison C Castle, Susanne S Hoeppner, Itai M Magodoro, Urisha Singh, Yumna Moosa, Ingrid V Bassett, Emily B Wong, Mark J Siedner, Vukuzazi Study Team

“…<h4>Results</h4>In the analytic cohort (n = 17,593), the prevalence of prior TB was 13.8% among men and 10.7% among women. …”
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Research on the Instability Mechanism and Control Technology of Gob-Side Entry in Deep Mines with Soft Rock by Lu Ma, Luyi Xing, Chang Liu, Tongyuan Cui, Xi Qiao, Wang Miao, Peng Kong

“…Following the grouting process, the deformation of the coal pillar and roof subsidence decreased by 16.7% and 7.1%, respectively. This demonstrates that coal pillar grouting not only mitigates pillar deformation but also provides effective control over roof subsidence. …”
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The use and operationalization of “structural stigma” in health-related research: A scoping review by Evan L. Eschliman, Edwina P. Kisanga, Long Jie Huang, Ohemaa B. Poku, Becky L. Genberg, Danielle German, Sarah M. Murray, Lawrence H. Yang, Michelle R. Kaufman

“…Conclusions As the use of “structural stigma” is increasing, operationalizations can better leverage the concept’s breadth and account for individuals’ intersectional lived experiences. …”
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Case presentation: Breast abscess by Obiozor AC, Obiozor AA

“…Breast abscesses, although more prevalent in lactating women, can occur in non-lactating women like in this case presentation and can pose a diagnostic challenge. …”
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Nutritional status, hemoglobin, and albumin levels in predicting platinum resistance in ovarian cancer at Dr. Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang, Indonesia by Tatit Nurseta, Ayu Rizky Widowati

“…Pre-chemotherapy albumin levels did not significantly differ between the two groups (p = 0.218); but a significant post-chemotherapy difference was observed (p = 0.027), with both groups experiencing substantial increases from pre- to post-chemotherapy (p = 0.000). …”
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Prevention of Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression in Mice with the Antimicrobial Peptide Sublancin by Shuai Wang, Shuo Huang, Qianhong Ye, Xiangfang Zeng, Haitao Yu, Desheng Qi, Shiyan Qiao

“…In normal mice, the phagocytic activity of mouse peritoneal macrophages was significantly enhanced by oral administration of sublancin (1.0 mg/kg body weight) to BALB/c mice for 7 days (P<0.01). In addition, the mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in peritoneal macrophages from sublancin- (1.0 mg/kg body weight) administered mice was significantly increased (P<0.05). …”
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Lyme neuroborreliosis as initial expression of Lyme disease in an elderly patient by Emidio Mata, Bárbara Lage Garcia, André Pereira, Joana Rego, Flávia Santos, Carlos Fernandes, Jorge Cotter

“…This highlights the importance of maintaining clinical suspicion for LD, given the limitations of serological and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing. Prompt recognition and intervention are essential to prevent progression and ensure favourable outcomes.…”
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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of a New Isospora (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Species From a Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens Vieillot, 1817) (Passeriformes: Meli... by Yinhua Chen, Belinda Brice, Bruno P. Berto, Rongchang Yang

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Correlation of Serum Albumin Level to Lung Ultrasound Score and Its Role as Predictors of Outcome in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients: A Prospective Observational Study by Souvik Chaudhuri, Sagar S. Maddani, Shwethapriya Rao, Sirish Gauni, N. R. Arjun, Pratibha Todur, Nitin Gupta

“…The cut-off value of albumin for predicting a prolonged length of ICU stay (≥10 days) in ARDS patients was <3.25 g/dL with AUC 0.623, p<0.05, sensitivity of 86.67%, specificity of 45.45%, and 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.513–0.732], and on multivariate analysis it increased the odds of prolonged ICU stay by 8.9 times (Hosmer and Lemeshow p value 0.810, 95% CI [2.760–28.72]). …”
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Interregional features in the taxonomic composition of the Russian segetal floras by O. G. Baranova, A. S. Tretyakova, N. N. Luneva, A. A. Zverev, P. V. Kondratkov, T. A. Terekhina, G. R. Khasanova, S. M. Yamalov, M. V. Lebedeva

“…The number of native species was higher than that of alien species and varied from 137 to 209 species. The number of alien weeds varied from 99 to 179 species. …”
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Synthesis, In vitro antimicrobial activity, and In silico bioinformatical approach of xanthone-fatty acid esters against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albica... by Yehezkiel Steven Kurniawan, Ervan Yudha, Jumina, Harno Dwi Pranowo, Eti Nurwening Sholikhah

“…In this work, we combined the chemical structure of 3-hydroxyxanthone and some fatty acids through ester linkage to form xanthyl laurate, xanthyl myristate, xanthyl palmitate, xanthyl stearate, and xanthyl oleate in 78.68–89.77 % yield. The in vitro antimicrobial assay revealed that xanthyl laurate exhibited the strongest antimicrobial activity with zone of inhibition of 11.0 ± 1.65, 9.43 ± 1.74, and 9.30 ± 1.37 mm against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans, respectively, which also higher than 3-hydoxyxanthone and lauric acid. …”
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Increasing the operating time of hollow fiber membrane bundles used for water ultrafiltration by Ciocănea Adrian, Simionescu Ștefan-Mugur, Opriș Florin

“…The tests were carried out on a HFMB with molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of 0.097 μm, that was put in a glass cylinder with a horizontal axis, for μ = 900, μ = 00, and Q = 8 l/min. …”
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Stable antivortices in multiferroic ε-Fe2O3 with the coalescence of misaligned grains by Wuhong Xue, Tao Wang, Huali Yang, Huanhuan Zhang, Guohong Dai, Sheng Zhang, Ruilong Yang, Zhiyong Quan, Run-Wei Li, Jin Tang, Cheng Song, Xiaohong Xu

“…Stable isolated antivortices were observed in truncated triangular multiferroic ε-Fe2O3 polycrystals ranging from 2.9 to 16.7 µm. Furthermore, the unpredictability of the polarity of the core was utilized as a source of entropy for designing physically unclonable functions. …”
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Особливості ведення вагітності та пологів у жінки з хворобою Віллебранда: клінічний випадок by L.P. Нrek, Y.O. Dubossarska, O.M. Puzii, Z.V. Shevchenko

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Main Factors Influencing Winter Visibility at the Xinjin Flight College of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China by Jing Zhang, Pengguo Zhao, Xiuting Wang, Jie Zhang, Jia Liu, Bolan Li, Yunjun Zhou, Hao Wang

“…These were mainly mild haze days, with an occurrence frequency of 44.4%, while severe haze days occurred the least, with a frequency of 7.7%. The linear and nonlinear relationships between winter visibility, meteorological factors, and PM2.5 were measured using daily data in winter from 2013 to 2016. …”
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早初潮及GnRHa治疗女孩初潮后代谢和性腺轴的改变 by 陈秋莉, 李燕虹, 马华梅, 杜敏联, 陈红珊, 古玉芬

“…GnRHa治疗者初潮后BMISDS 和胰岛素、HOMA-IR及发生胰岛素的比例（20.7%）均较正常初潮组显著升高（P < 0.05）；同时，DHEAS、雄烯二酮和睾酮均 较早初潮组高，子宫体积较正常和早初潮组显著增大。…”
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Adverse childhood experiences, sleep quality/duration and later-life lower extremity function among older adults in China: evidence from CHARLS by Jiaqiang Xiao, Xiaosheng Dong, Meng Ding, Tao Kong

“…Methods This study included 4,439 participants aged 60 years or older (mean age: 67.2 ± 5.7 years) from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2015 national survey and the 2014 Life History Survey. …”
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FABP4 and I-FABP Levels in Pregnant Women Are Associated with Body Mass Index but Not Gestational Diabetes by Tamara Vorobjova, Aili Tagoma, Ija Talja, Helis Janson, Anne Kirss, Raivo Uibo

“…FABP4 and adiponectin levels were negatively correlated in controls (r=−0.61, p=0.0009), while I-FABP correlated positively with adiponectin (r=0.58, p=0.04) and resistin (r=0.67, p=0.04) levels in the GDM group. Conclusion. …”
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Genetic variability in the cholecystokinin A receptor affects lipid profile and glucose tolerance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome by Eva Drnovsek, Mojca Jensterle, Katja Goričar, Sara Redenšek, Andrej Janež, Irina Milisav, Vita Dolžan

“…However, among healthy controls, carriers of at least one polymorphic CCKBR rs1800843 allele had a larger waist circumference (p = 0.027) and more visceral fat (p = 0.046). Among PCOS patients, carriers of at least one polymorphic CCKAR rs6448456 C allele had significantly higher total blood cholesterol and LDL, and significantly lower blood glucose levels after 30, 60 and 90 minutes of the oral glucose tolerance test (all p < 0.05). …”
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Time to Relapse and Relapse Predictors in Patients with Schizophrenia at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northern Ethiopia by Habtamu Endashaw Hareru, Kebede Embaye Gezae, Daniel Sisay W/tsadik, Gebremedhin Berhe Gebregergs

“…Age (AHR=0.65, 95% CI: 0.34-0.88) and length of first hospitalization (AHR=0.69, 95% CI: 0.57-0.86) were factors that decreased schizophrenia relapse. …”
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