From Guidelines to Action: Tackling Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections by Caterina Elisabetta Rizzo, Roberto Venuto, Paola Tripodi, Linda Bartucciotto, Elvira Ventura Spagnolo, Antonio Nirta, Giovanni Genovese, Isabella La Spina, Sabrina Sortino, Alessandro Nicita, Francesco Loddo, Bruno Romeo, Raffaele Squeri, Cristina Genovese

“…<b>Results:</b> This study included 117 patients with an average age of 63 ± 12.36 SD years, 70.9% from the Thoracic Surgery Unit and 29.1% from the Vascular Surgery Unit. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Metronidazole and Clindamycin against Gardnerella vaginalis in Planktonic and Biofilm Formation by Ting Li, Zhan Zhang, Fengjuan Wang, Yuanhui He, Xiaonan Zong, Huihui Bai, Zhaohui Liu

“…Moreover, the MIC of clindamycin was higher too for biofilm-forming isolates (0.099 ± 0.041 μg/mL vs. 23.7 ± 9.49 μg/mL; P=0.034); the resistance rate was 27.3%, and the MBEC of clindamycin was 28.4 ± 6.50 μg/mL. …”
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Abnormal Obesity Phenotype Is Associated with Reduced eGFR among Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Patients in a Peri-Urban Community in Ghana by Richard K. D. Ephraim, Frederick Ahordzor, Kwame Kumi Asare, Evans Duah, Ibrahim W. Naveh-Fio, Grace Essuman, Justice Afrifa

“…For the total samples, when MHNO was maintained as a reference, reduced eGFR was significantly associated with MANO (aOR = 3.07 (95% CI = 1.76–5.35), P<0.001) and MAO (aOR = 5.67 (95% CI = 2.66–17.27), P<0.001) even after adjusting for age, gender, smoking, and alcohol intake. …”
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Ambient PM2.5 Temporal Variation and Source Apportionment in Mbarara, Uganda by Silver Onyango, Crystal M. North, Hatem A. Ellaithy, Paul Tumwesigye, Choong-Min Kang, Vasileios Matthaios, Martin Mukama, Nuriat Nambogo, J. Mikhail Wolfson, Stephen Ferguson, Stephen Asiimwe, Lynn Atuyambe, Data Santorino, David C. Christiani, Petros Koutrakis

“…Daily PM2.5 concentrations were 26.7 µg m−3 and 59.4 µg m−3 in Mbarara and Kampala, respectively (p < 0.001). …”
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Maximizing phonation: impact of inspiratory muscle strengthening on vocal durations and pitch range by Coşkun Yilmaz, Özgür Bostanci, Özgür Eken, Rania Alkahtani, Monira I. Aldhahi

“…Results All pulmonary function and muscle strength parameters improved in the SE group, with the highest increases in MIP (22.9%) and MEP (14.7%). No significant improvements were noted in the SC group (p > 0.05). …”
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Soft wheat cultivars grown in the Saratov region and their resistance to Septoria blotch by Yu. V. Zeleneva, E. A. Konkova

“…Using molecular markers, we performed the identification of genes encoding NEs in 220 Parastagonospora spp. fungal isolates obtained from 7 cultivars of soft winter wheat, 6 taken from the winter triticale, 5 from soft spring wheat, 3 from durum spring wheat and 1 from spring oats. …”
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Sedation/Analgesia Administration Practice Varies according to Endoscopy Facility (Hospital- or Office-Based) Setting: Results from a Nationwide Survey in Greece by Georgios Tziatzios, Dimitrios N. Samonakis, Theocharis Tsionis, Spyridon Goulas, Dimitrios Christodoulou, Konstantinos Triantafyllou

“…However, a significant contribution of anesthesiology sedation/analgesia provision was detected in private hospitals (14.7% vs. 2.8% vs. 2.4%, p<0.001) compared to the other settings. …”
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The Clinical Impact of Tumor Grade Heterogeneity in Nonmuscle- invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder by Meftun Culpan, Ferhat Keser, Ayberk İplikci, Gözde Kır, Gökhan Atış, Asif Yıldırım

“…Patients with mixed-grade tumors had lower rates of pT1 stage diseases than those with high-grade tumors (42.5% vs. 64.0%, respectively) and higher rates than those with low-grade tumors (14.7% vs. 42.5%, respectively) (p=0.001). There was no significant difference in RFS between low-, mixed-, and high-grade tumor patients (p=0.887). …”
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精液过氧化物酶阳性白细胞浓度与精液及精子质量的关系

“…【结果】与非炎症组患者相比，炎症组患者精液体积（２．９６ ± １．０７，４．１６ ± １．３６）、液化时间（２２．９６ ± １２．５５，３２．５９ ± １６．９６）ｍｉｎ、精液抗精子抗体（１．８２ ± １．２４，４．６１ ± ２．５３）％、精子ＤＮＡ碎片异常率（１４．８１％，４７．３７％），４项参数均增加，差异有统计学意义（Ｐ ＜ ０．０５）；精子浓度（８２．６２ ± ４７．３９，４４ ± ３３）×１０６／ｍＬ、精子活动率（６９．９６ ± ２０．６２，４６．５９ ± ２８．５８）％、前向运动精子百分率（４６．８５ ± １９．７５，２９．５８ ± ２４．３９）％、正常形态精子百分率（２．４１ ± １．３３，１．５１ ± １．０３）％、精子存活率（７４．８８ ± ２０．７９，４８．４ ± ２７．７）％、精子顶体酶（１４３．１７ ± ５１．８４，４７．４９ ± ３１．４２）Ｕｉｕ／１０６、精浆锌含量（１２．２０ ± ６．５２，６．８９ ± ４．７９）ｍｏｌ／次，７项参数均降低，差异有统计学意义（Ｐ ＜ ０．０５）；两组患者的精子总数（２３５．３０ ± １５１．６５，１７５．３５ ± １４３．１３）×１０６、精液ＰＨ（７．４３ ± ０．１５，７．４４ ± ０．１２）均无明显变化，差异没有统计学意义（Ｐ ＞ ０．０５）。…”
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Utility of Visceral Adiposity Index and Lipid Accumulation Products to Define Metabolically-Unhealthy Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Asian Indian Women - A Cross Sectional Study by R. A. Shreenidhi, Reeta Mahey, Monika Rajput, Rohitha Cheluvaraju, Ashish D. Upadhyay, Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Garima Kachhawa, Neerja Bhatla

“…VAI has a positive predictive value of 61.7% (95% CI [23.7%–40.3%]) and a negative predictive value of 95% (95% CI [88%–99.1%]). …”
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Assessing Durability and Stability of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement-Stabilized Soils Under Cyclic Wet–Dry Conditions by Ayesha Rauf, Sung-Woo Moon, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Jong Kim

“…Similarly, UCS values for 5% and 7% cement content reduced from 666 kPa to 509 kPa and from 1587 kPa to 1331 kPa, respectively, indicating improved resilience with higher CSA content. …”
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Myocardial Fatty Acid and Glucose Metabolism in Fasted and Nonfasted Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Using MicroPET/CT by Jennifer S. Huber PhD, Andrew M. Hernandez PhD, Mustafa Janabi PhD, James P. O’Neil PhD, Kathleen M. Brennan DVM, Stephanie T. Murphy BS, Youngho Seo PhD, Grant T. Gullberg PhD

“…Using longitudinal micro positron emission tomography (microPET)/computed tomography (CT) studies, we quantified changes in myocardial metabolism and perfusion in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), a model of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). …”
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Student perceptions of U.S. based school day physical activity best practices in relation to accelerometer-based sedentary behavior and activity by Ann Pulling Kuhn, Ajuni Choudhary, Amy Zemanick, Hannah Lane, Bridget Armstrong, Yan Wang, Rachel Deitch, Erin R. Hager

“…For every additional best practice perceived, elementary schoolers spent 0.64 % less time in sedentary behavior (B = -0.62; SE = 0.27, p = .02), equivalent to ∼12 fewer minutes/week in sedentary behaviors, and 0.58 % more time in light activity (B = 0.58; SE = 0.25, p = .02; ∼10 more minutes/week). …”
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Purification immunoglobulin yolk anti avian influenza H5N1 in poultry using hydrophobic interaction chromatography by Armanda Dwi Prayugo, Toto Subroto, Wyanda Arnafia, Wahyu Widayat, Dinda Reisinta, Akmal Jauhari, Siti Munawaroh, Denniswara Sibit, Idar Idar

“…The potential of IgY biomaterials can be utilized as bioreceptors in diagnostic tools. …”
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MUC1 and glycan probing of CA19-9 captured biomarkers from cyst fluids and serum provides enhanced recognition of ovarian cancer by Shamima Afrin Ruma, Rufus Vinod, Shruti Jain, Kaisa Huhtinen, Johanna Hynninen, Janne Leivo, Kim Pettersson, Karin Sundfeldt, Kamlesh Gidwani

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Caracterización morfológica y fisiológica de aislamientos nativos de Beauveria brongniartii a partir de insectos infectados en campo by Carlos López Blanco, David Cruz Choque, Jorge Espinoza Almazán, Juan Javier Quino Luna

“…El análisis fisiológico determino diferencias en conidiación, sobresaliendo el Bbr5 (5.95 x 107 c ml-1), y sin diferencias las variables crecimiento radial (TDCR) y germinación, con superioridad no significativa de Bbr2 (39.20 mm y 1.91 mm día-1) y Bbr5 (94.20 %). …”
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The Groundwater Geochemistry and the Human Health Risk Assessment of Drinking Water in an Area with a High Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu), Sri Lank... by W. S. M. Botheju, J. A. Liyanage, S. D. P. Kannangara

“…Results of the inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation tool indicated the nephrotoxic heavy metals contents including Cd, Pb, As, and Cr in CKDu hotspot were changed in the ranges of 9.78–187.25 μg/L, 0.08–0.66 μg/L, 20.76–103.30 μg/L, and 0.03–0.34 μg/L. …”
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Co-Design of an Escape Room for e-Mental Health Training of Mental Health Care Professionals: Research Through Design Study by Joyce J P A Bierbooms, Wouter R J W Sluis-Thiescheffer, Milou Anne Feijt, Inge M B Bongers

“…The suitability of the escape room to explore the possibilities of eMH was rated 4.7 out of 5 by the professionals who participated in the field study. …”
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SELP+ TEC:CD8+ T cell crosstalk associates with improved radiotherapy efficacy in cervical cancer by Qingyu Huang, Wenhui Yang, Fuhao Wang, Rui Huang, Qian Wang, Xiaohui Li, Tianyu Lei, Shengqin Yue, Wenxue Zou, Qi An, Jinbo Yue, Qinyong Hu, Chao Liu

“…In conclusion, these findings underscore the pivotal role of SELP+ TEC:CD8+ T cell interactions through the ACKR1-CCL5 pathway in enhancing radiotherapy response in CC. …”
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Capacidad productiva de cepas nativas de Pleurotus djamor en Veracruz, México by Diego Armando Aguilar-Ventura, Ricardo Serna-Lagunes, Noé Aguilar-Rivera, Gerardo Mata Montes de Oca, Pedro Zetina-Córdoba, Regulo Carlos Llarena Hernández

“…La cepa 598 cultivada en RM, mostró una EB de 74 %, TP de 2.17 % día-1, R de 7.59 % y PFTE de 240 g. La cepa 598 cultivada en RM posee alto potencial productivo y podía introducirse en el sistema de producción de Pleurotus en Veracruz. …”
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