Real-world effectiveness of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir, glecaprevir/pibrentasvir, and sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir against genotype 3 hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Liwei Zhuang, Liwei Zhuang, Junnan Li, Yu Zhang, Shibo Ji, Huichun Xing, Huichun Xing

“…The pooled SVR12/24 rate of the three evaluated regimens was 94.00% (95% CI: 90.87-96.59%). Furthermore, the SVR rate was 83.81% (95% CI: 75.70-90.62%) in patients receiving SOF+VEL+VOX; 94.98% (95% CI: 92.02-97.33%) in patients receiving SOF+VEL ± RBV; and 96.96% (95% CI: 93.20-99.45%) in patients receiving GLE+PIB. …”
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Interleukin 6 Function in the Skin and Isolated Keratinocytes Is Modulated by Hyperglycemia by Eric G. Lee, Lerin R. Luckett-Chastain, Kaitlin N. Calhoun, Benjamin Frempah, Anja Bastian, Randle M. Gallucci

“…Hyperglycemic wounds displayed greater IL-6 and IL-6Rα protein expression at 1, 7, and 10 days of postwounding compared to euglycemic control. …”
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An underground coal mine multi-target detection algorithm by FAN Shoujun, CHEN Xilin, WEI Liangyue, WANG Qingyu, ZHANG Shiyuan, DONG Fei, LEI Shaohua

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Microbial consortium culture and vermi-composting technologies for recycling on-farm wastes and food production by Girish Chander, Suhas P. Wani, S. Gopalakrishnan, Ankita Mahapatra, Swati Chaudhury, C. S. Pawar, Manoj Kaushal, A. V. R. Kesava Rao

“…Aerobic-compost tested for high nutrient (1.55% N, 0.93% P, 1.00% K) content and stable C:N ratio (10.3) compared to vermi-compost (1.11% N, 0.43% P, 0.96% K and C:N ratio of 11.7). …”
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Evidences of +896 A/G TLR4 Polymorphism as an Indicative of Prevalence of Complications in T2DM Patients by Carmela Rita Balistreri, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Massimo Boemi, Fabiola Olivieri, Antonio Ceriello, Stefano Genovese, Claudio Franceschi, Liana Spazzafumo, Paolo Fabietti, Giuseppina Candore, Calogero Caruso, Domenico Lio, Roberto Testa

“…The adjusted OR for the confounding variables was 3.788 (95% CI: 1.642–8.741). Thus, the rs4986790 polymorphism may be an indicative of prevalence of complications in T2DM patients.…”
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Repurposing of Metformin to Improve Survival Outcomes in Patients With Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma by Hsiang Ying Lee, Po‐Hung Lin, See‐Tong Pang, Jen‐Kai Fang, Chung‐You Tsai, Yao‐Chou Tsai, Yung‐Tai Chen, Wei‐Chieh Chen, Hsin‐Chih Yeh, Wei‐Ming Li

“…Statistical analysis involved the use of Student's t‐test, Mann–Whitney test, Chi‐squared test, Fisher's exact test, and Cox proportional hazard regression. …”
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Sidewalk thermal comfort in street canyon and role of pavements under perpendicular sun rays during summer by D. Jareemit, M. Srivanit

“…Field data validation showed acceptable errors (R² = 0.91, normalized mean square error = 0.17).FINDINGS: For an east-west-oriented deep street canyon with direct overhead sunlight in summer, low-albedo materials for road and sidewalk surfaces are recommended to enhance thermal comfort. …”
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ارزیابی اثر خشکسالی بر پوشش گیاهی استان لرستان با استفاده از تصاویر پیشرفته مادون‌قرمز by صمد خسروی یگانه, مصطفی کرم پور, بهروز نصیری

“…به‌منظور آشکارسازی تأثیر بارش بر پوشش گیاهی استان لرستان، میانگین ماهانه شاخص استاندارد بارش SPI با استفاده از داده‌های بارش 7 ایستگاه هواشناسی استان محاسبه شد. سپس با استفاده از تصاویر مادون‌قرمز به‌صورت میانگین هفتگی در دوره زمانی 2021-2013 (اول آوریل تا پایان ژولای) اخذ شده از سنجنده Suomi NPP  به بررسی وضعیت پوشش گیاهی پرداخته شد. …”
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Impact of hot alkali modification conditions on secondary structure of peanut protein and embedding rate of curcumin by Wei Li, Shugang Li, Yong Hu, Mengzhou Zhou, Chao Wang, Dongsheng Li, Deyuan Li

“…The percentage of α-helices and β-sheets gradually decreased with increasing pH, while that of random coils gradually increased with increasing pH, reaching a maximum 11.24 ± 0.87% when the pH was 11(p<0.05). Within the range of the heating temperature 75 °C < T < 95 °C, the percentage of random coils and β-sheets gradually increased with increasing heating temperature, while that of α-helices and AAR gradually decreased with increasing heating temperature; they remained unchanged when the heating temperature was 90 °C, and then decreased to (10.41 ± 1.18%; p<0.01) and (4.02 ± 2.12%; p<0.01), respectively. …”
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Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries and Their Effects on Perioperative Parameters and Mortality of Children with Tetralogy of Fallot: A Case-control Study by Mohammadreza Edraki, Amir Naghshzan, Hamid Amoozgar, Kambiz Keshavarz, Nima Mehdizadegan, Hamid Mohammadi

“…A comparative analysis, encompassing hospital and surgical data, such as the presence of MAPCA, blood transfusion volume, intubation time, ICU stay, and mortality rates during and post-surgery, was performed among the aforementioned groups. The Chi square, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze the data.Results: 59 patients were enrolled, with a mean age of 27.98±24.19 months. …”
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Presencia y severidad de calcio coronario: su relación con la aparición de eventos coronarios agudos by Lázaro E. de la Cruz Avilés, Yanier Coll Muñoz, Félix R. Jorrín Román, Juan J. Navarro López, Dayan García Cuesta, Suleidy Castillo Fernández

“…<strong><br />Resultados</strong>: La edad media fue de 53,2±7,4 años, con predominio del sexo masculino (52,5 %). …”
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Contribution à l’analyse de la viabilité d’une petite population de gorilles, Gorilla beringei graueri (Hominidae, Primates), par modélisation et simulations de l’écosystème du Mon... by Jean‑Claude Kasolene Kyungu, Jean Mukulire Malekani, Lohandjola Nyamangombe

“…D’une manière générale, les résultats de la présente étude par rapport aux simulations indiquent : 1) qu’en tenant compte du nombre de mises bas, le taux de natalité s’est avéré se situer au niveau de 0.007. Ainsi, cette population continuera à décroître avec le temps. …”
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Risk factors for and incidence of osteoporosis in patients with breast cancer by gender : a nationwide cohort study by Jin Ah Lee, Hye Sun Lee, Soyoung Jeon, Dooreh Kim, YoungJoo Lee, SooYun Bae, Woo-Chan Park, Chang Ik Yoon

“…Matching was performed at a 1:5 ratio, based on age, treatment modalities and Charlson Comorbidity Index scores [CCI], resulting in 294 males and 1,470 females.Before and after matching, females consistently showed higher osteoporosis prevalence than males (16.7% vs. 5.0% before, 27.6% vs. 4.8% after, p < 0.001). …”
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International collaboration of VIR as an important factor of replenishing the collection of grain legume genetic resources by M. A. Vishnyakova, T. G. Alexandrova, T. V. Buravtseva, M. O. Burlyaeva, G. P. Egorova, E. V. Semenova, I. V. Seferova, I. L. Stepanova, I. I. Yankov

“…The percentage of foreign material in the VIR collection of grain legumes varies from 42% (vetch) to 96-97% (cowpea, chickpea). For most crops, this indicator is between 75-86%. …”
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Antenatal depression among pregnant women in Ethiopia: An umbrella review. by Mesfin Abebe, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…The pooled prevalence of antenatal depression in Ethiopia was found to be 24.60% (95% CI: 22.46-26.73). Significant associations were identified between antenatal depression and several factors: unplanned pregnancy (POR = 2.29; 95% CI: 1.75, 2.82), poor social support (POR = 2.10; 95% CI: 1.37, 2.84), history of abortion (POR = 2.49; 95% CI: 1.64, 3.34), history of depression (POR = 3.57; 95% CI: 2.43, 4.71), and history of obstetric complications (POR = 2.94; 95% CI: 1.61, 4.28).…”
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Plasma levels of anti phosphocholine IgM antibodies are negatively correlated with bone mineral density in humans by Michela Palmieri, Spyridoula Maraka, Horace J. Spencer, Jeff D. Thostenson, Katherine Dishongh, Micheal Knox, Betty Ussery, Jesse Byrd, Jacqueline K. Kuipers, Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki, Chitharanjan Duvoor, Yuanjie Mao, Lakshmi Menon, James S. Williams, Stavros C. Manolagas, Robert L. Jilka, Elena Ambrogini

“…We investigated the relationship between anti-PC IgM plasma levels and bone mineral density (BMD) in a cross-sectional study of 247 participants [mean age: 65.5 (± 8.6) years] without medical conditions known to influence BMD or antibody production. …”
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Nutritional Analysis of Three Commonly Consumed Varieties of Sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor L.</i>) in Bauchi State, Nigeria by Z.S. Mohammed, A.H. Mabudi, Y. Murtala, S. Jibrin, S. Sulaiman, J. Salihu

“… Three sorghum samples (yellow, red, and white sorghums) were analyzed for their proximate, vitamin (B1, B3, B6) and mineral element (Mg, Na, K, Ca, Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn) compositions. Vitamins and mineral compositions were determined using HPLC and AAS respectively. …”
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Analisis Kesalahan Mahasiswa dalam Pembuktian Identitas Trigonometri by Ucik Fitri Handayani, Wildan Hakim, Anggita Oktaviana Putri

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Sub-surface flow constructed wetland for the treatment of sewage generated in a municipal park by A.M. Vazquez, A. Samudio-Oggero, H.D. Nakayama, I. Cantero-García

“…This model of water treatment can be easily adopted.…”
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Application of Mechanistic Models and the Gaussian Process Model to Predict Bacterial Growth on Baby Spinach During Refrigerated Storage by Sriya Sunil, Sarah I. Murphy, Ruixi Chen, Wei Chen, Joseph Guinness, Li-Qun Zhang, Renata Ivanek, Martin Wiedmann

“…The RMSE values for the M models (i.e., 0.72, 0.77 and 1.09 log10 CFU/g, for three M models assessed here) and GP models (i.e., 0.68 and 0.81 log10 CFU/g, for the two GP models assessed here) are similar, which suggests that both M and GP models show comparable accuracy at predicting bacterial growth on spinach.…”
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