Šumska drvna biomasa i drvni otpad u funkciji proizvodnje energenta na području Tuzlanskog kantona ̶ potencijali i mogućnosti by Velid Halilović, Jusuf Musić, Dino Hadžidervišagić, Admir Avdagić, Jelena Knežević, Edin Brčaninović

“…Količina drvnog otpada iz prerade drveta iznosi cca 36 306 m³ godišnje. Stvarna realizacija ogrevnog drveta sa maloprodajom na području Šuma TK iznosila je 96 007 m3. …”
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A New Antibody–Cytokine Construct Targeting Natural Killer Cells: An Immunotherapeutic Approach to Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Michela Flego, Mauro Andreotti, Francesca Romana Mauro, Maria Beatrice Arasi, Silvia Zamboni, Zuleika Michelini, Sara Pepe, Clementina Maria Galluzzo, Roberta Amici, Diego Moricoli, Chiara Mazzei, Alessandro Ascione, Alessandra Mallano

“…We designed and developed a cis-acting immunocytokine composed of an anti-CD56 single-chain Fragment variable (scFv) and IL15, labeled scFvB1IL15. scFvB1IL15 was tested in vitro on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) obtained from both different healthy donors (HDs) and CLL patients in order to evaluate its ability to target NK cells and enhance their activation and NK-mediated directed cytotoxicity. scFvB1IL15 specifically induced strong degranulation and cytokine and chemokine production in NK cells in both HD- and CLL patient-derived PBMC samples. …”
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Effects of chronic diseases on health related quality of life is mediated by sleep difficulty in middle aged and older adults by Yaoyao Wu, Zesheng Chen, Zongxue Cheng, Zhecong Yu, Kang Qin, Caixia Jiang, Jue Xu

“…After correcting for demographic and life characteristics, the mediation analysis results indicated that sleep difficulty mediated the relationship between chronic diseases and HRQoL (β=-0.0022, 95% Bca CI: -0.0034 -0.0014). Additionally, sleep difficulty influenced the association between chronic diseases and daily activities as well as pain (or discomfort) (β = 0.0083, 95% Bca CI: 0.0042–0.0111; β = 0.0162, 95% Bca CI: 0.0107–0.0225) in the analysis of the dimensions. …”
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Integration of histone modification-based risk signature with drug sensitivity analysis reveals novel therapeutic strategies for lower-grade glioma by Jingyuan Wang, Shuai Yan

“…We further conducted comprehensive analyses of molecular mechanisms, immune microenvironment, and drug sensitivity associated with the risk stratification.ResultsWe identified distinct histone modification patterns across five major cell populations in LGG and developed a robust 20-gene HMRS from 129 candidate genes that effectively stratified patients into high- and low-risk groups with significantly different survival outcomes (training set: AUC = 0.77, 0.73, and 0.71 for 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival; P < 0.001). …”
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Analysis of community older adult care facility construction and demand differentiation based on residential area and population attribute differences by Yanzhe Liu, Yaolei Wang, Guiping Guo, Tubao Yang, Tubao Yang, Yupeng Liu, Hongmei Gao, Tiejian Jiang, Xiangmin Li

“…Based on the indicator system, a survey questionnaire was designed, and validity analysis was conducted using Kaiser Meyer Olkin test and Bartlett sphericity test. 490 survey questionnaires were distributed to 22 communities in Wuhan, and 447 valid questionnaires were collected, with a response rate of 91.22%. …”
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Peripheral lncRNA NEAT-1, miR374b-5p, and IL6 panel to guide in COVID-19 patients' diagnosis and prognosis. by Marwa A Ali, Olfat G Shaker, Eman M Ezzat, El Shaimaa Gomaa Ali, Mahmoud I Aboelor, Mona I Ahmed, Essam A Hassan, Doaa Y Ali, Heba Mostafa Ahmed, Abeer A Khalefa, Rasha A Hussein, Ahmed Fathy Elkhateeb, Esam Ali Mohamed

“…Serum level of NEAT-1 correlates negatively with IL-6 level (r = -.317, P = .008). ROC curve analysis revealed that sensitivity and specificity tests for NEAT-1 and IL-6 levels in the diagnosis of cases illustrated a sensitivity of (100% and 97.9%) and a specificity of (85% and 100%) at cut-off values (0.985 and 12.55), respectively. …”
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Colostrum feeding practice and associated factors among mothers who come for postnatal care to Asella referral and teaching hospital, Arsi Zone, South-East Ethiopia by Gisha Haji, Gebi Agero, Amde Eshete, Abdurahman Hasan, Ahmed Hiko

“…Being Urban residence (AOR = 4.05, 95%CI: 2.18–7.52), health education counseling (AOR = 4.31, 95%CI: 1.27–10.73), and favorable attitude toward colostrum milk (AOR = 6.64, 95% CI: 3.61–12.2) were factors significantly associated with colostrum feeding practice.Conclusion and recommendationsIn comparison to WHO recommendations, the study area had a low rate of colostrum feeding practice. …”
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Prognostic Factors for COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients with Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes by Yuanyuan Fu, Ling Hu, Hong-Wei Ren, Yi Zuo, Shaoqiu Chen, Qiu-Shi Zhang, Chen Shao, Yao Ma, Lin Wu, Jun-Jie Hao, Chuan-Zhen Wang, Zhanwei Wang, Richard Yanagihara, Youping Deng

“…Older age (HR = 1.076, 95% CI = 1.014–1.143, p=0.016), elevated glucose level (HR = 1.153, 95% CI = 1.038–1.28, p=0.0079), increased serum amyloid A (SAA) (HR = 1.007, 95% CI = 1.001–1.014, p=0.022), diabetes treatment with only oral diabetes medication (HR = 0.152, 95%CI = 0.032–0.73, p=0.0036), and oral medication plus insulin (HR = 0.095, 95%CI = 0.019–0.462, p=0.019) were independent prognostic factors. …”
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Clinical diagnostic performance of droplet digital PCR for pathogen detection in patients with Escherichia coli bloodstream infection: a prospective observational study by Hiroki Kitagawa, Masato Kojima, Kayoko Tadera, Shuta Kogasaki, Keitaro Omori, Toshihito Nomura, Norifumi Shigemoto, Eiso Hiyama, Hiroki Ohge

“…Of the 81 patients with E. coli BSI, ddPCR detected E. coli DNA in 67 (82.7%). The results of ddPCR for E. coli had a sensitivity of 82.7% (95% CI: 73.1–89.4%), specificity 100% (95% CI: 93.0–100%). …”
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Conversion from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis: what paraclinical tests findings are the most characteristic? by M. Malciūtė, I. Čelpačenko, R. Stankevičiūtė, R. Balnytė

“…Moreover, lesions detected by the BAEP test were also more frequent among MS group (χ2=10.924, p<0.001, n=17). Conclusions. The results indicate that pathological CSF findings (positive OCBs, elevated IgG levels) and prolonged BAEP latency are characteristic in patients with CIS who later progress to MS. …”
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The use of kinematic photogrammetry and LiDAR for reconstruction of a unique object with extreme topography: a case study of Dutchman’s Cap, Baltic seacoast, Lithuania by Birutė Ruzgienė, Lina Kuklienė, Indrius Kuklys, Dainora Jankauskienė, Dainora Jankauskienė, Sérgio Lousada, Sérgio Lousada, Sérgio Lousada, Sérgio Lousada, Sérgio Lousada

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Comparative evaluation of pattern and distribution of stresses in single- and double-implant overdenture using ball-ring, positioner, and magnet-keeper attachment under different l... by Jatin Jain, Rajesh Sethuraman, Sayam Sachin Shah

“…For the keeper, stresses were at its base and stress patterns extended into the body (10.5–17.7 MPa). Less stress magnitude was seen for all models on bilateral loading (10.5–15 MPa). …”
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Clinical analysis and risk factors associated with poor prognosis in nontuberculous mycobacterial infection by Jinjing Chai, Sujie Zhang, Chong Ma, Qimin Mei, Tao Liu, Jihai Liu, Yecheng Liu, Huadong Zhu

“…The search identified 745 patients diagnosed with NTM infection, of whom 147 met the inclusion criteria. NTM pulmonary disease was the most commonly observed (n = 93; 63.3%), followed by disseminated infection (n = 43; 29.3%). …”
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Procedural sedative effect of remimazolam in ICU patients on invasive mechanical ventilation: a randomised, prospective study by Youli Tian, Jintong Li, Minggen Jin, YiHua Piao, Jisheng Sheng, Zhixiong Mei, Qingsong Cui, Lilin Li

“…With respect to liver and kidney function, the ∆AST value in the remimazolam group was significantly lower than that in the control group on Day 7 (P = 0.023). There were significant differences in triglyceride (TG) levels on Days 4 and 7 (P = 0.020) and in the ∆LDL on Day 7 (P = 0.027). …”
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Re-defining pT4b buccal mucosa squamous cell carcinoma: Looking beyond palliation in select patients by Prateek V. Jain, Kapila Manikantan, Gary M. Clark, Indranil Mallick, Sanjoy Chatterjee, Indu Arun, Paromita Roy, Lateef Zameer, Pattatheyil Arun

“…The MSI (HR 1.5, p = 0.113 for Low MSI, HR 2.98, p < 0.001 for high MSI), perineural invasion (PNI) (HR 2.17, p = 0.001) and extranodal extension (ENE) (HR 2.74, p = 0.001) predicted poor DFS on multivariate analysis. …”
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Association between COVID-19 severity and relatively high serum adiponectin levels at the time of admission by Ryohei Mineo, Shiro Fukuda, Shigehito Suzuki, Yoshito Ito, Sachiko Tamba, Takuya Sugiyama, Yuya Fujishima, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Iichiro Shimomura, Koji Yamamoto, Yuji Matsuzawa

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The relationship of well-being, academic self-efficacy, and academic major satisfaction among part-time job students: A cross-sectional study by Phuoc-Thien NGUYEN, Hoai-Thang TO, Gia-Phuoc TRAN-THIEN, Thien-Ly DUONG-VO, Ky LUU, Ngoc-Han NGUYEN-THI, Vinh-Long TRAN-CHI

“…There were 22.7% freshmen, 37.2% sophomores, 28.0% juniors, and 12.1% seniors. …”
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Mechanically robust surface-degradable implant from fiber silk composites demonstrates regenerative potential by Wenhan Tian, Yuzeng Liu, Bo Han, Fengqi Cheng, Kang Yang, Weiyuan Hu, Dongdong Ye, Sujun Wu, Jiping Yang, Qi Chen, Yong Hai, Robert O. Ritchie, Guanping He, Juan Guan

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Prediction of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction using atrial fibrillation or flutter electrocardiograms: A machine-learning study by Soonil Kwon, SooMin Chung, So-Ryoung Lee, Kwangsoo Kim, Junmo Kim, Dahyeon Baek, Hyun-Lim Yang, Eue-Keun Choi, Seil Oh

“…Results A total of 15,683 patients were analyzed (mean age, 70.0 ± 11.7 years; 61.2% men), with 82.2% having LVEF ≥50% and 17.8% having LVEF < 50%. …”
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Trophic transfer of arsenic in the food chain from selected crops grown in long-term wastewater contaminated soil by Mudasra Munir, Kafeel Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Shahzad Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem, Asma Ashfaq, Mohammad Faisal, Abdulrahman A. Alatar, Hafiza Mamona Nazir, Ifra Saleem Malik

“…C esculenta presented the highest values for the accumulation factor (0.756) and enrichment factor (3.134). …”
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