Top 10 palliative care research priorities in France: a 3-step, mixed-methods protocol (AXEPRO study) by Stéphane Sanchez, Guillaume Economos, Fiona Ecarnot, Cecile Barbaret, Raphaëlle Habert-Dantigny, Héloïse Rouze, Doan Huynh, Roseline Huynh, Caroline Tête, Martin Julier-Costes, Valérie Amouroux-Gorsse, Isabelle Lavault, Justine Bret

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Transcriptomic responses of sponge holobionts to in situ, seasonal anoxia and hypoxia by Strehlow, Brian W., Schuster, Astrid, Francis, Warren R., Eckford-Soper, Lisa, Kraft, Beate, McAllen, Rob, Nielsen, Ronni, Mandrup, Susanne, Canfield, Donald E.

“…Deoxygenation can be fatal for many marine animals; however, some sponge species are tolerant of hypoxia and anoxia. …”
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Uticaj individualnih ložišta na biomasu na zagađenost vazduha u urbanim sredinama by Vladimir Vukašinović, Dusan Gordic, Jelena Nikolić, Mladen Josijević, Davor Končalović

“…Od ukupnog broja nastanjenih stanova u gradskim sredinama koji nisu povezani na sistem daljinskog grejanja, drvo kao energent koristi 47,60 %, ugalj 2,07%, prirodni gas 17,40%, a električnu energiju 29,00%. …”
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Efficacy analysis of pancreatic duct stenting in treating severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study by Liangping Chen, Ning Wang, Weijie Yao, Chengsi Zhao, Jiahang Tao, Gubai Ma, Chengwang Ma, Zuozheng Wang

“…Mortality rates were 3 (10.7%) in the control group and 4 (17.4%) in the stent group, with no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). …”
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Efficacy of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Impact of Chronic Lung Disease on its Outcome in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Minakshmi Karmakar, V D Prasanna Kumar Vasamsetty, Bonapart Chowdhury

“…In case of sporadic form 9(69.2%), diffuse polyp form 6(60%), infundibular form 1(33.3%) and spheno-ethmoidal form 2(66.7%) were successful. The success rate among CLD patients was 66.6% and those who had no co-morbidities was 65.6 %. …”
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An analysis of extraskeletal osteosarcoma based on the literature by De-Hui Wang, Jun-Liang Zhang, Xiao-Wen Fan, Hui-Qun Du, Zi-Fan Gao, Dong-Dong Ling, Ying Cui, Meng-Han Chang, Xing Zhou

“…RT reduced the incidence of local recurrence in patients ≤ 45years (P = 0.035) and patients with tumors > 5 cm (P = 0.044). So, we recommend that CT should be used for patients aged ≤ 45years, and RT can be used for patients ≤ 45years or those with tumors > 5 cm for the sake of decreasing the incidence of local recurrence, which we believe would indirectly benefit the survival of ESOS patients.…”
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Effect of microbial fertilizers on soil microbial community structure in rotating and continuous cropping Glycyrrhiza uralensis by Daiyu Qiu, Daiyu Qiu, Xue Wang, Xue Wang, Kan Jiang, Kan Jiang, Gaoxia Gong, Gaoxia Gong, Fang Bao

“…High-throughput sequencing technology was used to determine soil microbial richness, diversity and distribution of community structure in rotating and continuous cropping G. uralensis.Results and discussionContinuous cropping reduced G. uralensis soil bacterial diversity by 7.56% and increased fungal richness by 17.01% compared with crop rotation. …”
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Impact of Helicobacter pylori infection on neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric cancer: a retrospective analysis by Bin Zhong, Zhizhong Xiong, Jiabo Zheng, Saddam Ahmed Mohamed, Jiachen Sun, Dayin Huang, Zijian Deng, Jianping Guo, Junsheng Peng, Huashe Wang, Lei Lian

“…Multivariate analysis showed that factors related to major pathological response included; age ≤ 50 (OR: 0.423, 95% CI: 0.194–0.925), H. pylori infection (OR: 0.396, 95% CI: 0.183–0.854), pathological stage T 3/4 (OR: 0.524, 95% CI: 0.288–0.954), and CA12-5 > 35 U/mL (OR: 0.345, 95% CI: 0.132–0.904). …”
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Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a social network-based, peer-led HIV self-testing intervention among men in two Ugandan fishing communities, 2022 by Joseph KB Matovu, Aisha Twahiri Namwama, Linda Kemigisha, Geoffrey Taasi, Jennipher Nakabugo, Julius Wandabwa, Laura M. Bogart, Nuraan Fakier, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Joshua Musinguzi, David Serwadda

“…Results Of 475 screened men, 400 (84.2%) met the eligibility criteria and completed the baseline interview. Of these, 56.7% (n = 227) were engaged in fishing or fishing-related activities. …”
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Sugarcane waste products as source of phytotoxic compounds for agriculture by Dandara A. Luz, Anne C. C. Gomes, Naomi K. Simas, Otavio A. Heringer, Wanderson Romão, Betina P. O. Lovatti, Rodrigo Scherer, Paulo R. Filgueiras, Ricardo M. Kuster

“…VDiCl inhibited L. sativa root growth by 72.6% and 59.7%, respectively, while VAcOEt inhibited by 62.13% and 30.67%, respectively. …”
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Evaluating the use of coronary artery calcium scoring as a tool for coronary artery disease (CAD) risk stratification and its association with coronary stenosis and CAD risk factors: a single-centre, retrospective, cross-sectional study at a tertiary centre in Pakistan by Afrose Liaquat, Ameerdad Khan, Saeed Ullah Shah, Hania Iqbal, Safa Iqbal, Atif Iqbal Rana, Habib Ur Rahman

“…The secondary outcome was the association of CACS with conventional CAD risk factors.Results A significant positive association was shown between CACS and coronary artery stenosis (zero vs minimal: OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.79, p=0.01; zero vs mild: OR 0.16, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.27, p<0.0001; zero vs moderate: OR 0.05, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.08, p<0.0001; zero vs severe: OR 0.02, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.050, p<0.0001). …”
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Incorporation of reduced glutathione to the extender improves frozen-thawed sperm function and fertility potential in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) by Sen Yang, Wenjie Xu, Yanglin Hua, Qingxin Ruan, Zining Meng

“…The addition of GSH at 4 mM presented significantly higher (P < 0.05) post-thaw sperm total motility (%, 71.7 ± 7.2 vs. 64.6 ± 2.2), progressive motility (%, 14.9 ± 2.8 vs. 10.7 ± 0.4), curvilinear velocity (μm/s, 59.6 ± 4.5 vs. 51.2 ± 0.9), straight line velocity (μm/s, 25.3 ± 2.4 vs 22.1 ± 0.5), and average path velocity (μm/s, 37.3 ± 3.6 vs. 32.7 ± 0.6), compared to the control group. …”
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Trends in tuberculosis mortality among older adults in China, 2004–2021: a Joinpoint regression and age–period–cohort analysis by Mengdi Zhang, Xin Wang, Yiran Xiao, Qiqi Wang, Fei Huang, Xiang Ren, Xiaomin Guo, Wenshan Sun, Jinqi Deng, Qi Jiang, Jianjun Liu, Wenjing Zheng, Hongyan Yao

“…The APC analysis revealed increased TB mortality with age, with the relative risk (RR) rising from 0.57 in the 60–64 age group to 1.53 in the 80–84 age group. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Bile Acids and Amino Acids in Differentiating Acute Coronary Syndromes by Yu Q, Zhao F, Wang S, Jia X, Shen S, Zhao X, Li Y, Song J, Sun M, Liu X, Liu Z

“…Qian Yu,1– 3,&ast; Furong Zhao,3,4,&ast; Shuang Wang,4 Xingwang Jia,1,5 Shuang Shen,2 Xiaofeng Zhao,2 Ying Li,3,4 Jiaolei Song,2 Miao Sun,1,5 Xin Liu,1,2 Zhining Liu1,6 1Post Graduate School of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 2Huludao Central Hospital Teaching Base of Jinzhou Medical University, Huludao, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 3Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Oncology Metabolomics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 4Clinical Research department, Dalian Boyuan Medical Technology Co., Ltd, Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, General Hospital of Fushun Mining Bureau of Liaoning Health Industry Group, Fushun, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 6Ultrasound Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhining Liu, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, 121001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15941695215, Email liuzhiningfuyi@163.com Xin Liu, Huludao Central Hospital Teaching Base of Jinzhou Medical University, Huludao, Liaoning, 125001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15941695215, Email lyy66112@163.comPurpose: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS), comprising unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction, is the most dangerous and fatal form of coronary heart disease. …”
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The prevalence and influencing factors of COVID-19 in pregnant women post-relaxation of epidemic control measures in Hunan Province, China by Yingxia Wang, Yixu Liu, Kehan Zou, Min Yang, Yinglan Wu, Donghua Xie

“…Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 25.0 software.ResultsAmong the 7,761 pregnant women included in the study, 5,191 (66.9%) had a positive result of SARS-CoV-2 test or related symptoms. …”
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Association between Admission Hyperglycemia and Culprit Lesion Characteristics in Nondiabetic Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomograp... by Jinying Zhou, Zhaoxue Sheng, Chen Liu, Peng Zhou, Jiannan Li, Runzhen Chen, Li Song, Hanjun Zhao, Hongbing Yan

“…Non-DM patients had fewer lipid-rich plaques (52.7% versus 68.4%, p=0.012) and thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) (19.8% versus 34.7%, p=0.006) than DM patients but similar prevalence of plaque rupture (47.3% versus 56.8%, p=0.130). …”
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Longitudinal changes in factors affecting postoperative patient satisfaction after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: an assessment using a patient-reported questionnaire by Soichiro Ogawa, Kei Yaginuma, Yuki Harigane, Shunta Makabe, Hitomi Imai, Satoru Meguro, Ryo Tanji, Akifumi Onagi, Ruriko Honda-Takinami, Kanako Matsuoka, Seiji Hoshi, Junya Hata, Yuichi Sato, Hidenori Akaihata, Masao Kataoka, Motohide Uemura, Yoshiyuki Kojima

“…Abstract Background Long-term survival can be achieved in patients with localized prostate cancer (PCa). …”
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Cytological evaluation by Caco-2 and KU812 of non-allergenic peptides from simulated digestion of infant formula in vitro by Zihao Xu, Hao Bai, Xin Ma, Yong Wu, Zhihua Wu, Anshu Yang, Weixiang Mao, Xin Li, Hongbing Chen

“…However, only peptide BLG107-118 showed potential allegencity by KU812 model. …”
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Efficacy of intermittent fasting on improving liver function in individuals with metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mousa Khalafi, Sara K Rosenkranz, Faeghe Ghasemi, Shokoufeh Kheradmand, Aref Habibi Maleki, Mallikarjuna Korivi, Jung-Piao Tsao

“…Overall, IF effectively decreased liver fat with a large effect size [SMD: -1.22 (95% CI: -1.63 to -0.80), p = 0.001], liver steatosis with a medium effect size [SMD: -0.73 (95% CI: -1.12 to -0.35), p = 0.001], ALT with a small effect size [SMD: -0.44 (95% CI: -0.58 to -0.30), p = 0.001], and AST with a small effect size [SMD: -0.30 (95% CI: -0.49 to -0.11), p = 0.001], but not liver fibrosis [SMD: -0.28 (95% CI: -0.59 to 0.02), p = 0.07]. …”
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Chemical Composition, Antifungal, and Cytotoxicity Activities of Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd Leaves by Carla de Moura Martins, Sérgio A. L. de Morais, Mário M. Martins, Luís C. S. Cunha, Cláudio V. da Silva, Carlos H. G. Martins, Luís F. Leandro, Alberto de Oliveira, Francisco J. T. de Aquino, Evandro A. do Nascimento, Roberto Chang

“…The EAF showed MIC value 11.7 μg mL−1 against C. glabrata and a selectivity index of 1.6 against Vero cells. …”
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